When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Qingyang and others followed Qin Yuechuan to the real entrance of the mechanism alley.

Sure enough, after a while, I felt a loose brick on the wall hidden by the locust tree. I pulled and pushed it, and the sound of "clicking" of the subtle movement of the machine lingered in my ears.

The dust under his feet suddenly flew up, and Qin Yuechuan quickly led the others to jump to the side.

Along with the sound of a slight mechanism turning, a crack slowly appeared on the ground in front of him. The crack became wider and larger, until it completely revealed a square hole that could accommodate one person in a single row.

Looking down, there are stone steps inside, extending from the entrance to the unknown darkness.

Qingyang threw a few stones in, waited for a moment, and confirmed that there was nothing unusual. Then he turned around and said, "Your Majesty, it should be safe."

Qin Yuechuan nodded, without saying much, and entered the cave with the others one by one.

The group of people took out the fire sticks in their hands and, using the faint light, carefully groped their way forward in the narrow and tight secret passage.

Their footsteps echoed in the narrow and damp corridor, and the air was filled with a unique smell of underground mold and dampness.

As they went deeper, after an unknown amount of time, Qin Yuechuan felt that the secret passage seemed to begin to meander upwards. The originally damp and sticky air gradually became dry and clear, with even the slightest imperceptible breeze.

Probably almost to the other end.

There was a faint light coming from the front. The more they watched out for danger, the more they had to be careful. They unconsciously slowed down their steps and even restrained their breathing.

As they got closer to the light source, they could hear occasional footsteps coming from the stone slabs on the top, and... noisy voices not far away. Qin Yuechuan, Qingyang and the others held their breath, tensed their muscles, and were fully prepared for defense.

The voice above his head gradually faded away. Qin Yuechuan raised his head and waited for a moment. Then he relaxed a little and said, "You guys stay here and I'll go take a look."

This place is indeed unusual. Qin Yuechuan had a guess in his mind.

But where exactly is this place? If we want to confiscate it, we can't always use secret passages to get around.

Qingyang disagreed and said, "Your Highness, this place is dangerous and we are unfamiliar with it. If something goes wrong, we don't know where to retreat and whether we can return safely. It's better for me to go first."

Qin Yuechuan continued to look at the exit slate while saying, "This opportunity is rare. I need to understand the situation above as soon as possible before I can make arrangements. There is no better way to understand it than for me to go there in person."

"but……"

"No need to say more. For now, you will return the same way you came and guard the mechanism you came from. If I have not returned within two hours, you will evacuate immediately."

"Your Majesty!!"

"I have my own ideas. If I don't come back within two hours, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape. I will find a secluded place to hide. You don't have to worry. I know how to protect myself."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Qingyang had no choice but to agree.

There was also a mechanism just below the stone slab above his head. Qingyang pressed it with his body tensed, carefully pricked up his ears to pay attention to every move outside the stone slab, for fear that the sound of the mechanism turning would attract the attention of others.

Fortunately, there was nothing unusual, so he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Qin Yuechuan.

Qin Yuechuan leaped up nimbly, and when he landed, he thought he had reached the ground, but when he looked up, it seemed to be another corridor!

The corridor is about three meters wide, with a round arch on the top. It is grand in scale yet looks old. The bricks and stones fit together tightly and seamlessly, and the "stone" used is also very exquisite. Qin Yuechuan touched it unconsciously and found that it was white jade!

Moreover, there is a fist-sized pearl embedded every five steps on the top of the head. The white jade is bright and with the radiance of the night pearl, the place is as bright as day. The light in the secret passage just now came from here.

It's just a passage, is Qin Zhaolie so extravagant?

Qin Yuechuan found it a little unbelievable. Spending money on such an insignificant thing was not Qin Zhaolie's style at all.

He did not think deeply, but walked forward step by step along the light of the night pearl. The deeper he went, the more he realized that the "luxury" here was more than that.

Not to mention that the pearl on the top of the head is getting bigger and bigger, the white jade bricks and stones on both sides are more and more exquisitely carved with patterns than at the beginning, and even the gaps are filled with gold powder and jade chips.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Yuechuan felt that these patterns were quite familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere.

The layout and structure of the surroundings were not unfamiliar, until we approached the exit, and then we heard uniform drill shouts, which were loud and deafening.

The guess in my mind became more and more certain.

As the exit was approaching, he walked more cautiously, leaning against the wall and slowly looking out. He was startled:

It turned out that the place where they were now was actually a huge sinkhole and an imperial mausoleum of considerable size!

So the corridor he is in now is the corridor of the imperial mausoleum!

No wonder the layout looks familiar and the materials are luxurious. Apart from the emperor, who else can be so extravagant in such a place? If it is an imperial tomb, then everything makes sense.

However, the current emperor's mausoleum is nearing completion, so it is unlikely that the project will be carried out at such a half-baked pace at the moment.

He looked back and saw that the initial passage had obviously been built a long time ago. The end even had signs of being old, as if it had been abandoned for a long time...

Deserted!

Qin Yuechuan suddenly remembered that he had heard during the time of the previous emperor that the original site of the imperial mausoleum was not the current location, and it seemed that it was suddenly changed after the construction.

Yes! Those patterns and layouts, I visited the tomb of the previous emperor once in my previous life, and they were exactly the same as what I saw today!

Therefore, if his speculation is correct, this place should be the original imperial tomb of the previous emperor. It was later abandoned. Qin Zhaolie chose this place as the place to station his troops, which was indeed a bold move.

He really made the most of the dark under the lamp.

No wonder it couldn't be found anywhere, it turns out it was hiding here.

He lowered his head and looked down. The passageway under his feet was about ten feet away from the tiankeng. It should be an unfinished burial pit or tomb chamber. It looked like it could accommodate about five thousand people for training at the same time. If it was an imperial mausoleum, it couldn't have only one burial pit or tomb chamber...

If you want to explore, you need to go deeper.

He looked around, leaned forward slightly and observed the bottom. Since those people came in from here, they should have an easy way to get down.

"Who is here?!"

There was a loud shout from above, followed by the crisp sound of a mechanism opening and closing. A guard wearing phosphorus armor and a pointed helmet that half-covered his face slowly descended from a roller platform.

Perhaps because the distance below was high, the sound of just a shout could not reach the bottom and did not attract the attention of those below.

Although he was discovered, Qin Yuechuan remained calm and fearless, standing there calmly, as if he was the master here.

Although he is just a small soldier, he doesn't make a big fuss. Perhaps I can use him for the time being to lead the way.

The wooden planks that had landed touched the ground of the passage. The guard took a few quick steps and came in front of Qin Yuechuan. He held his spear in front of him and demanded, "If you don't tell me the truth, I'll call for help! This place is very secretive and complicated. I advise you to be sensible and be honest!"

Qin Yuechuan stood with his hands behind his back, calmly saying, "It's me, the king."

The guard hesitated, took a few steps back, and carefully looked at the person in front of him. Judging from his dress and demeanor, he was indeed not an ordinary person. However, even if he was a prince, so what? No one was allowed to enter without Prince Qi's order!

Qin Yuechuan, on the other hand, clenched his fists behind his back. He was betting that the only prince this little guard recognized was Qin Zhaolie.

Even with his status, he was not qualified to meet Qin Zhaolie.

However, Qin Zhaolie's legs were disabled at the moment, so he was not very sure.

"Who are you? Even if you are someone else, you cannot come in and out of this place at will without the King Qi's order!"

Qin Yuechuan said calmly: "This place is secret. If it weren't for Prince Qi's instructions and personal instructions, would I appear here and talk to you?"

The guards were skeptical, but also felt that what he said made sense. Apart from the people here, the only ones who knew about this passage were His Royal Highness Prince Qi's men.

"Which prince are you?"

"I am his elder brother."

Qin Yuechuan's answer was ambiguous.

The guard subconsciously asked, "Are you King Yu?"

Although he had never met Qin Jizhao, he knew that Prince Yu was Prince Qi's biological brother, and thought that it might be Prince Qi who had instructed him to come here.

Qin Yuechuan remained silent and did not comment.

The guards thought he agreed, and seeing that he was so frank and showed no fear at all, they believed him about 70% of the time.

"Does His Royal Highness Prince Yu have a warrant?"

"Yes, but you need to take me to see the commander. I have something to tell you."

"Please show me your warrant, Your Majesty. Without it, I will not be able to obey your orders!"

Qin Yuechuan's face was frosty, and he said sternly: "How can you be worthy of my order? Take me there quickly, or else it will delay important matters, and you, a guard, can't afford to be punished!"

"After meeting the commander, who I really am and what my purpose is will become clear."

The guards were frightened and thought that the powerful and wealthy were the hardest to deal with. Seeing that he was unfamiliar with the place, they took him to see the commander. Even if he wanted to cause trouble, he would not be able to escape from here even if he was a prince.

Not daring to really anger him, he bowed and said, "Please follow me."

Qin Yuechuan followed behind him, but found that he did not take him down to the bottom floor on the roller board, but went back along the original corridor they came from.

Qin Yuechuan frowned slightly, but still said nothing.

He walked back about ten steps, touched the wall with his hand, pressed down a white jade brick, and the stone wall moved, revealing a secret door. The guard extended his hand, "Your Highness, please."

Qin Yuechuan didn't move at all, just stared at him coldly. The guard didn't dare to say anything and entered the secret door first.

The corridor here is more tortuous and is made of ordinary stone walls. It is believed that it was repaired by Qin Zhaolie himself later. Qin Yuechuan silently noted the turning points along the way.

Seeing that they were about to reach the end, the guard suddenly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, please let me see the warrant. You don't need to unfold it. Just let me take a look at the appearance. I will not read the contents."

Qin Yuechuan had a gloomy face and said word by word: "Open the door."

"Please let me have a look, Your Majesty."

"This king says, open the door!"

The guard's face darkened: "Are you really the prince's man? Do you really have a warrant on you?"

"You can't open the door without a warrant!"

Qin Yuechuan sneered. He knew that this man could not be kept alive. He had wanted to let him live a little longer, but it seemed that he was seeking death on his own initiative.

Accidents happen in a flash.

The guard held a spear in one hand facing him, and with the other hand he seemed to be groping for a switch on the wall. Qin Yuechuan immediately guessed that it was probably a hidden weapon. He was quick-eyed and quick-handed. Without waiting for the guard to react, he drew the soft sword at his waist and nimbly dodged the spear from the opposite side. Before he could press the switch, he chopped off his palm cleanly.

The guard bent over and howled in pain, the sound echoing in the narrow stone wall becoming more and more harsh. Qin Yuechuan took the opportunity to grab his spear and ruthlessly and decisively struck him in the neck with the sword, and only then did the guard fall silent.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then quickly stripped off his helmet and armor, took out all the things on his body, put them on himself, picked up his spear and was about to walk out.

He took three steps, as if thinking about something, paused, looked back, turned back, chopped off the guard's head with a sword, covered the head with his clothes, and then walked towards the door with the gun in one hand and the head in the other.

Following the previous guard's method, he found a switch exactly the same as the previous one about ten steps away from the exit. He pressed it in the same way as the guard did, and indeed, the stone wall with the mechanism in front of him opened.

Fortunately, the pointed helmets worn by the guards covered most of their faces. If they didn't make a sound, it would be difficult to tell who was who without their identity badges.

Qin Yuechuan observed that he had already reached the bottom of the pit, and there were many guards coming and going who were dressed the same as him.

Just as he was about to step forward and blend in, he heard someone shouting, "What's wrong with you? How did you get out of here?"

Qin Yuechuan turned his head. The man was dressed almost the same as him, except that the pointed helmet on his head had an extra red tassel. He must be the leader of the guards.

"Is this where you come in and out? You can go up and down the corridor on the hanging board!"

Qin Yuechuan lowered his eyes and just raised the thing in his hand.

"What is this? Why, why is there blood?"

Qin Yuechuan said in a hoarse voice: "An outsider accidentally broke in. I led him in here and killed him. This is his head."

The man looked at the thing in his hand with disgust and waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it, you are defending yourself, I will let you go today, hurry up, throw this filthy thing away! What are you still holding it for!"

"I'm telling you, don't blame me for not reminding you, the prince is coming today, don't rush into it!"

The only prince here is Qin Zhaolie.

Qin Yuechuan sneered in his heart: He can't hold back so soon?