Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

The discovery of such a large secret room beneath the Prince's Mansion is already astonishing.

The appearance of another giant stone statue is even more bizarre.

"Could this statue be King Wu?"

Yan Zhengchu's speculation was quickly refuted by Du Shi, who had transformed into a vengeful spirit: "This is not King Wu!"

None of the people in the arena had ever seen King Wu before.

As his favored concubine, Lady Du actually had more say.

After staring at the statue for a long time, Yu Lang finally stroked his chin and concluded: "It should be a military general from the previous dynasty."

"The previous dynasty? A military general?"

Yan Zhengchu was about to ask more questions.

Yu Lang quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm just speculating. Lord Ren should know the specifics better!"

Du continued, "The people trapped under this statue also say that the Prince's Mansion was originally the residence of a general from the previous dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lang exclaimed with certainty, "It seems Lord Ren is down there!"

Xia Ximo looked around but saw no entrance or exit. She asked, "How can we get in?"

Du pointed to the large sword at the statue's waist: "The mechanism is hidden in that sword."

Because the statue is so tall, an average person standing on flat ground simply cannot reach the knife.

It takes a certain level of skill to jump up and then figure out how to find the switch.

Yu Lang was quite adept at this, and immediately volunteered, "Then I'll do it."

He leaped lightly, found a place to land, grabbed the hilt of the knife, and tried to pull it outwards.

However, even with 80-90% of its strength, the blade did not budge.

Yan Zhengchu said, "Try turning it left or right."

Yu Lang tried again, but it still didn't work.

Left with no other choice, he bent down to examine it closely and discovered that it was not an ordinary knife, but a "mother-and-child knife".

The so-called "mother-child knife" is a knife hidden within a knife, which is quite rare.

I never expected that this general would use this kind of sword!

Yu Lang understood the situation. He gripped the end of the scabbard with one hand, gave it a gentle twist, and then drew the sword out.

Sure enough, with a soft sound, the statue immediately turned its back, revealing a hole below.

Seeing that it was pitch black below, Yu Lang shouted, "Sir, are you in there?"

After the sound was transmitted, Ren Fengjue's voice was heard immediately.

"As expected of Lord Ren!"

Seeing this, Yu Lang was about to jump down when Yan Zhengchu stopped him, saying, "We don't know how dangerous it is down there, or perhaps I should..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Ximo had already jumped down.

Yu Lang patted Yan Zhengchu on the shoulder: "It would be safer for Miss Xia to go."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ren Fengjue gave the order from below: "Yu Lang, come down."

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Yu Lang didn't understand what she meant and thought to himself, "Wouldn't it have been enough for Miss Xia to go down and save you?"

It was only after he went downstairs that he realized why Lord Ren had summoned him.

Below, there was actually a comatose Princess Zhao Wan.

Yu Lang realized the atmosphere was awkward.

Ren Fengjue said politely, "I've been drugged with sleeping powder, which is quite inconvenient for me. I'll trouble you, Young Master Yu, to take the princess away."

Yu Lang had originally wanted to ask why the princess was here, and also, the layout of this place seemed a bit off...

There were red gauze curtains and red candles; it seems that only on the wedding night would such an arrangement be made.

Is it...

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Yu Shaoqing glanced at Xia Ximo, but dared not ask anything. He immediately picked up Zhao Wan without saying a word and used his lightness skill to leave the secret room.

Inside, only Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo remained.

"I was waiting for Yu Lang and Daoist Yan in my room when suddenly an evil spirit transformed into your likeness..."

Lord Ren was very observant and could clearly sense the deep meaning in Xia Ximo's eyes when he looked at him and Zhao Wan after coming down.

After Yu Lang left, he hurriedly explained, "I fainted at the time, and when I woke up, I found myself trapped in this secret room with the princess..."

"I know that Princess Wu is trying to matchmake me and the princess, but nothing has happened between us!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Ximo simply responded with an indifferent "Oh."

Seeing her cold reaction, Ren Fengjue panicked and wanted to explain further.

Xia Ximo interrupted him, "No need for further explanation, just go out."

Ren Fengjue awkwardly stopped talking, responded with a sound of agreement, and then said, "However, I'm feeling a bit weak right now, so I might need Miss Mo's help!"

Xia Ximo glanced at him, but said nothing, and stepped forward to support him.

With her help, Ren Fengjue stood up, while Xia Ximo, unconcerned with formalities, grabbed his waist and led him out of the secret room.

However, just as they left the secret chamber, the round boulder beneath them trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a wisp of black mist attached itself to the pattern, and the stone slab emitted a cracking sound…

This subtle sound reached Xia Ximo's ears, and she frowned and glanced down.

Unexpectedly, the stone statue next to it suddenly split open.

"Oh no! Retreat immediately!"

Yan Zhengchu called out.

The remaining people immediately reacted and retreated, creating distance between themselves.

In no time, the statue shattered and collapsed, sending dust flying everywhere.

Everyone coughed incessantly from the dust, and even Zhao Wan, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up.

She quickly noticed that some unidentified crawling creatures were emerging from the pile of rubble...

"Insects! Insects!"

Zhao Wan was closest to Yu Lang, so she immediately hid in his arms.

However, Yu Lang had been bitten by corpse worms before and was still traumatized. Hearing the word "worm" made him feel nauseous, so without thinking, he pushed Zhao Wan away.

Princess Fenghua was terrified of insects, and after being pushed away, she instinctively moved closer to Ren Fengjue.

However, she heard a cold voice beside her say, "Hide behind me."

It's Xia Ximo.

Hearing this, Zhao Wan was deeply moved. She quickly moved behind her, and for reasons unknown, she blurted out, "Xia Ximo, I will never compete with you for Ren Fengjue again. I don't like him at all!"

"..."

Everyone involuntarily looked at Ren Fengjue.

Lord Ren was taken aback at first, and then he inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

Xia Ximo didn't answer her, but instead asked Yan Zhengchu, who was standing to the side, "What kind of insects are these?"

Master Yan initially thought they were corpse worms, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that they were much larger than the corpse worms he had seen in Qixia Town.

Moreover, these insects did not attack people. As if summoned by something, they swarmed in one direction and quickly disappeared.

"I'm not sure if they are corpse worms, but for them to grow in a place like this, they must be extremely sinister."

Yu Lang then said to Ren Fengjue, "My lord, I remember you mentioned before that there was a military general from the previous dynasty who was stationed in Liangzhou, but later disappeared. Is this stone statue of him?"

Although Ren Fengjue hadn't had a chance to examine the statue closely, he nodded confidently: "We can be basically certain now."

He looked around, his expression turning serious. "Moreover, this place looks more like a 'living tomb'."