The prince's personal bodyguard

Guo Qing beside him exclaimed: "Ah!" An echo came from the cave.

I saw that the box did not contain gold, silver, jewelry, pearls or agates, but a life-size puppet.

The doll was made in the shape of a woman, with three words written on it: Hua Qi Feng.

Mu Yunxiao turned over the face of the puppet and found that it looked very similar to Bai Xinyin.

Could it be Bai Xinyin's mother? Because I heard the emperor mention the name Hua Qifeng, it was most likely that she was.

But his body was covered with needles. How big of a grudge could this be? He was actually practicing witchcraft in the palace. Who was behind this?

Mu Yunxiao observed his surroundings, looked up ahead, and was about to continue walking forward. Suddenly, his face turned stern, and he said to the last imperial guard who was about to walk out of the secret passage and enter the cave: "Don't come in! Go and invite Mr. Xuansu!"

The imperial guard stopped in panic and looked at Mu Yunxiao. Mu Yunxiao nodded at him, and he quickly turned around and left.

"Everyone else, don't move. Hold your breath and squat as low as you can."

When Guo Qing and others heard the prince say this, they knew that the prince was a veteran and had rich experience, so they quickly did as he said.

As the imperial guard ran out, he heard the sound of a mechanism spinning in front of him. Everyone looked forward and saw the hole in front of them close with a bang. He quickly looked back and saw that the hole he had entered from had suddenly disappeared.

"Hahaha, hahaha, Mu Yunxiao, there is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you come by yourself. Today is the day of your death! God really helps me!" A voice came from the front. Mu Yunxiao felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

At this time, we only heard gas being released in from the front, making a "hissing" sound. The air suddenly felt thinner and everyone felt it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe.

"Quickly put out the torches!" Mu Yunxiao ordered again. Everyone panicked and pressed the torches to the ground to put them out.

Mu Yunxiao thought to himself: Someone has set up a formation here, and it was activated just now. I was a little anxious just now, and I didn't pay attention and rushed in. It's difficult to get out now. In addition, the gas released in front of me, I have seen this kind of gas on the battlefield. At that time, many soldiers gradually had difficulty breathing and slowly fell asleep.

This method was very familiar. It seemed that Dongfang Gu, the military advisor under Dugu Feng, was very good at using this formation and gas.

Could this matter be related to Dugu Feng? With such long arms, could he conspire with people in the palace?

At this time, a weaker imperial guard had already fainted.

If Ayin encountered this kind of formation, it would be difficult for her to escape. When Mu Yunxiao thought of this, he became very anxious.

Gradually, Mu Yunxiao also felt very sleepy. When he was about to close his eyes and sleep for a while, he heard a noisy sound coming from the cave entrance.

The hole that had disappeared reappeared.

Changli took the lead, followed closely by Mr. Xuansu and Yan San.

The first thing they saw was the guard lying on the ground.

"Prince, are you okay?" Chang Li asked nervously.

"I'm fine." Mu Yunxiao's voice was a little weak.

Mr. Xuan Su quickly searched the cave, and with a "bang", a door opened in front of him, and fresh air rushed in immediately.

Mu Yunxiao let out a long sigh, and Guo Qing and others also took deep breaths of fresh air.

"Quickly uncover the man's chest, carry him out of the cave, and go to my palace to find Dr. Si." No one dared to delay, and followed the prince's orders and hurriedly carried the man out.

With the help of Mr. Xuan Su, everyone continued to move forward.

Five holes appeared in front of us, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing where to go.

Mu Yunxiao looked at Mr. Xuan Su.

Mr. Xuansu looked at the top of the cave entrance, stretched out his right hand and calculated: "Gold, wood, water, fire, earth... five cave entrances, there should be three life gates and two death gates. The main palace of the life gate is in the northeast Gen Palace, and the north and northwest are also life gates. Logically, these three caves are feasible."

Mr. Xuan Su pointed out three of the holes with his hands.

Once you enter the life gate, you can walk out, but you don’t know where the outside leads to. Once you enter the death gate, there will be poison gas or traps inside, and it is difficult for ordinary people to walk back. "

"Then according to your opinion..." Guo Qing was very modest.

"Mr. Changli and Mr. Xuansu will lead two people to take the northwest secret passage, Guo Qing will lead a few people to take the northeast secret passage, and you follow me." Mu Yunxiao pointed at Yan San.

Everyone went their separate ways, each heading towards the secret passage.

Mu Yunxiao led Yan San forward. After taking a few steps, they heard footsteps coming from the opposite side. He told Yan San to be careful, and the two of them went on alert.

Not long after, several people came over from the opposite side. The leader was Shangguan Qing, the Minister of Dali Temple, followed by Xia Yang.

When they met, they were surprised. Shangguan Qing asked, "Why is the prince here?"

Mu Yunxiao briefly explained what happened and asked why Shangguan Qing and Xia Yang were here.

It turned out that Shangguan Qing didn't find anything in Kunning Palace, so he went to the Buddhist temple behind the bedroom.

The queen usually worships Buddha and recites scriptures in this Buddhist temple.

"How can you desecrate such a holy place of Buddhism?" The queen was very angry when she saw everyone entering the temple. She picked up the fruit plate and threw it at Shangguan Qing.

"Your Majesty, please forgive us. We are only following orders and dare not blaspheme the gods and Buddhas. But if we can't find anyone, I'm afraid the gods and Buddhas will be worried. Please cooperate with us. Your Majesty can send someone to watch over us. We are just looking around and will not touch the gods and Buddhas at will." Shangguan Qing dodged the fruit plate and explained.

"I'm going to tell the Emperor that the Crown Princess is pregnant because of the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, but you guys want to blaspheme the gods and Buddhas. If the gods and Buddhas blame you, you will be held accountable if anything happens to the Crown Princess!"

Oh my goodness, so the Crown Princess's pregnancy wasn't caused by the Crown Prince? It seems that the Queen was so angry that she lost her mind?

Originally Shangguan Qing wanted to negotiate with the Queen, but seeing the Queen acting like a shrew, he realized that it was impossible to talk about ice in summer, so he could not explain or be lenient.

Shangguan Qing and Xia Yang looked at each other and walked straight into the Buddhist hall without saying anything. Mingri stopped the Queen and let her go crazy behind him.

Neither of them noticed the hint of guilt that flashed across the queen's gloomy eyes.

There is a Buddha statue enshrined in the Queen's Buddhist hall. It looks solemn and dignified, as if incense has just been burned not long ago, and there is still smoke inside.

Shangguan Qing's eyes fell carefully on the ancient Buddha statue. It was late at night and there was silence all around. Only the light of the torch illuminated his face. He approached the Buddha statue, the torch in his hand trembling slightly, as if exploring an unknown secret in the darkness.

Shangguan Qing held his breath and stared at the eyes of the Buddha. In the light of the fire, he found that the eyes of the Buddha seemed to flicker slightly, as if it was winking at him. An inexplicable curiosity surged in his heart, and this strange phenomenon made him eager to explore further.

He slowly approached the Buddha statue, carefully stretched out his hand, and gently pushed the Buddha statue's eyes. At that moment, the Buddha statue's eyes suddenly opened, revealing a hidden secret passage behind the Buddha statue. Shangguan Qing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

The two men immediately sent someone to report to the emperor.

After a brief hesitation, Shangguan Qing took a deep breath, mustered up the courage, and stepped into the secret passage with Xia Yang and a few imperial guards.

The secret passage here was very spacious and could accommodate several people walking at the same time. They walked along the secret passage for a while and suddenly heard footsteps from the opposite side.

The sharp-eyed imperial guards looked and saw that it was Prince Rong.

Only then did they dare to relax and walk over.

"Not good!" Mu Yunxiao's heart skipped a beat. "You should quickly tell His Majesty what happened here truthfully. I have something urgent to do!" After saying that, he waved his hand and took Yan San back to the cave and headed straight for the northwest secret passage.