Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Young, impulsive, ignorant and fearless.

Cheng Wen never expected that as soon as he got in front of Gu Yanbai, Gu Yanbai turned around and snatched the dagger from him.

He pressed it against the stone wall, and the dagger fell on his neck.

"You lose." Gu Yanbai looked at Cheng Wen who was furious in front of him and silently retracted the dagger.

"Within one move, you are no match for me even if I am seriously injured." Gu Yanbai murmured and slowly let go of Cheng Wen.

But just when he relaxed, Cheng Wen suddenly took out another dagger from his waist and rushed over. When Gu Yanbai noticed it, he raised his hand to block it, and the dagger pierced his arm straight through.

Gu Yanbai paused, raised his hand and slapped Cheng Wen, then staggered and fell to the ground.

"Gu Yanbai..." When Yan Xiuchen saw Gu Yanbai fall, he wanted to rush over, but he was distracted and Cheng Yu found the opportunity and chopped him with a knife.

Yan Xiuchen hurriedly used his fan to block it, but did not notice the other two people approaching. When he came to his senses, it was too late.

The big knife chopped towards his back, and Yan Xiuchen staggered, forcing himself to kneel on one knee without falling down.

But Cheng Yu's knife also came and landed on his neck.

"Don't move. If you dare to move, I'll kill you immediately." Cheng Yu shouted at Cheng Wen who was not far away, "Go, go and kill Gu Yanbai."

……

On the other side of the sacrificial hall, Jiu Ye found an iron tunnel entrance under the collapsed altar.

The entrance is very small, only big enough for one person, and it has a ladder.

“Empress…Empress here…” Jiu Ye shouted, and Jiang Qingwu and Wan Yue also rushed over.

"There is indeed a secret passage, Your Majesty..." Jiu Ye echoed, and then jumped straight in. After a moment, he shouted at the entrance.

"The passage inside is not narrow, one person can easily pass through. There are messy footsteps on the ground, as if many people passed by."

Jiang Qingwu listened to Jiuye's shout, turned around and took off his outer robe, "Xiao Luzi... knife..."

"Yes, here..." Xiao Luzi hurried over and handed the two swords to Jiang Qingwu.

"Xiao Liuzi, immediately lead people to search all the mountain paths and cave entrances in Chongling."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Qingwu took the two swords and jumped down, followed by Wanyue, and then several bodyguards.

Jiu Ye walked in front, holding a torch, followed by Jiang Qingwu. After walking for a while, they walked out of the narrow secret passage.

There was a huge hole in front of me.

The space was very large and they were at a very high position. Looking down, they saw a pool of dark green water with slight ripples.

Close to the stone walls on all sides is a narrow stone road, only about three feet wide, which winds down along the cave wall in circles.

"Damn...godmother, where is this place?" Jiu Ye looked around in surprise and uneasiness.

"This place looks like it was formed naturally, unlike the secret passage just now, which was dug by humans."

Jiang Qingwu's voice had a slight echo, making it seem even more empty and eerie.

Looking from their perspective, there seemed to be nothing below, only a pool of stagnant water, so deep that you couldn't see the bottom, and it looked eerie and terrifying.

"Be careful, elder sister." Wan Yue grabbed Jiang Qingwu who was leaning forward and looked at the pool of water. "Eldest sister, it's so high, and there's only stagnant water below. Did we go the wrong way?"

"Impossible, Yan Xiuchen and the others must have come here through the secret passage. There is only one way down here, let's go." Jiang Qingwu said with certainty, and then strode ahead.

As it circled down, the closer it got to the pool of water, the more uneasy Jiang Qingwu felt, as if he could see something floating in the water.

"Ah..." Wanyue screamed, grabbed Jiang Qingwu and pointed at the thing in the pool below.

Jiang Qingwu looked over hurriedly following the sound, and saw something swimming faintly in the water.

"Is it a snake?" Jiu Ye murmured, but immediately became terrified, "But...how could there be such a big snake?"

Jiang Qingwu stopped and stared at the water surface. Indeed, the black snake shadow was becoming more and more obvious in the water, swimming and circling in the water, but the snake was too big.

Or rather, a python.

"Shh, don't disturb it." Jiang Qingwu lowered his voice.

As I looked around and was wondering what to do, I saw a hole in the cave wall three meters below.

"Over there, the cave entrance is there, let's go..."

After noticing the thing in the water, Jiang Qingwu and the others slowed down their pace.

If you just want to reach the cave entrance, you have to go down further. The further you go, the closer you will be to the pool of water.

"Eldest sister, is this... a python? Or a snake? How could there be something like it in the water in this cave?"

"This Chongling has stood here for hundreds or thousands of years. It doesn't matter if there is such a thing. Snakes and pythons can survive in the water."

"It may have lived here for hundreds of years. We have intruded into its territory. Be careful and leave as soon as possible."

Wanyue nodded slightly and hurriedly followed Jiang Qingwu's footsteps.

Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the cave. The entrance was wider than the previous secret passage and it was winding inside, but following the previous footprints, they didn't take any detours.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Qingwu vaguely saw some light and seemed to hear something.

"Cheng Wen, get up and kill him..." Cheng Yu put the knife on Yan Xiuchen's neck.

When Cheng Wen heard the shout, he immediately picked up the dagger on the ground, staggered to his feet and walked towards Gu Yanbai.

"Stop..." Yan Xiuchen blurted out and subconsciously wanted to rush over, but was grabbed by Cheng Yu, and the blade instantly cut his neck.

Gu Yanbai looked at Cheng Wen who was approaching him, raised his hand, grasped the dagger on his wrist, and pulled it out violently.

"Don't be nervous. Can this little evildoer kill me?" Gu Yanbai seemed to be trying to comfort Yan Xiuchen, and he still had a smile on his face.

"I'm going to kill you to avenge my parents." Cheng Wen said as he raised the knife.

But the next moment, Jiang Qingwu and the others rushed out.

Jiu Ye swung his sword and directly killed the three gang members behind Cheng Yu.

But Cheng Yu also reacted quickly, turned around, grabbed Yan Xiuchen, and took two steps back.

Seeing Jiang Qingwu and the others, Cheng Wen also panicked. He pulled Gu Yanbai up and, imitating Cheng Yu's behavior, put the dagger on Gu Yanbai's neck.

"Yan Xiuchen..." When Jiang Qingwu rushed over, Cheng Yu and Cheng Wen each held Gu Yanbai and Yan Xiuchen hostage.

"Huh, you...you actually showed up here?" Cheng Yu grabbed Yan Xiuchen tightly, and his hand holding the knife held even tighter.

The sword was pressed tightly against Yan Xiuchen's neck, and bright red blood was flowing from his neck.

"Let them go and you still have a chance to survive." Jiang Qingwu held the two swords tightly and shouted angrily.

"A chance to live? Okay, I'll let one go, and you let my nephew go..."

Before Cheng Yu could finish, Jiang Qingwu roared, "Release them all, release them all, I will let you two go."

"Hahaha..." Cheng Yu laughed loudly, and then his face suddenly turned cold.

"Stop talking nonsense and let one go. I have to avenge my elder brother and the others... If you don't choose, I will kill them all..."