Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1020: Zuo Gong’s Tomb Is Below
Everyone gathered around, except Woxue. Although she was curious, she was concerned that Shang Ruyi was still lying unconscious on the bed, so she could only stand by the bed, craning her neck to look across the room.

Ashina Zhuxie looked down at the wooden board, which was deeply embedded in the ground and had a copper handle on it.

He had never seen this before and asked, "What is this?!"

"If I'm not mistaken,"

Wang Shaoqiu slowly leaned over and reached out to touch the copper handle. He didn't know how many years the wooden board and the handle had been pressed under the futon. The board looked new, but the handle was covered with verdigris, obviously it had not been used much. Wang Shaoqiu held the handle tightly and pulled hard, but the board did not move at all.

Ashina Zhuxie said, "Let me do it."

After saying this, he reached out to hold the copper handle, and felt it was very heavy. It was obviously not the weight of the wooden board itself, so he gritted his teeth and pulled it up with all his strength.

There was a muffled "bang" sound, as if some thunder had exploded under their feet. Ashina Zhuxie took two steps back and pulled open the wooden board. They saw a dark, bottomless hole underneath. As soon as the board was opened, a gust of wind suddenly rushed in from behind them, and even the messy hair of several people who had slept for a whole night flew into the hole.

"This is--"

Although the cave was pitch black, everyone's eyes were bright.

It seems that the answer to the mystery of Mr. Jia's disappearance is right in front of us, but this hole is definitely more than just the answer to his disappearance. After all - no one would dig a hole under the house they live in on the mountain for no reason!
Wang Shaoqiu looked up at Ashina Zhuye in surprise and said, "Khan, that's right!"

This time, Lei Yu didn't care about anything else: "What do you mean--"

Wang Shaoqiu said: "The suspected tomb of Zuo Gong, I'm afraid there are clues related to the suspected tomb of Zuo Gong, or..."

The words he spoke later gradually faded away, but even if he didn't say it, everyone had the same guess after seeing the hole hidden under the futon - they were afraid that Zuo Gong's tomb was right underneath.

And that Mr. Jia is probably from the Zuo family!
Soon, everyone was fully prepared. Because they didn't know how big the cave was and they were worried that Master Jia might have set a trap outside, Ashina Zhuye only selected seven or eight strong soldiers to go down with him. Although Shang Ruyi's guards were a little curious, they did not dare to act rashly. After all, the Princess of Qin was poisoned and unconscious, and her life was in danger. If they all focused on looking for treasure underground and ignored her, they would be beheaded by the emperor when they returned.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiao actually wanted to follow him.

Although she did not complain along the way, everyone knew that she was just a delicate dancer who sold her body. So although many people coveted her beauty, no one really took her seriously.

But I didn't expect that she would insist on going down that hole.

Lian Woxue couldn't help but frown and whispered, "Miss Luxiao, there might be something down there. If you, a woman, go down like this, and if you run into danger, no one can protect you."

Lu Xiao found a rope in the house and passed it through her armpits to tie up her sleeves to make her movements more convenient. She said, "Thank you for your concern."

Seeing her like this, Woxue's brows furrowed even more tightly.

She would never abandon the unconscious Shang Ruyi and take risks, but Lvxiao was brought out by Shang Ruyi from the Shen family after all, and they should be responsible for her life and safety. Moreover, Shang Ruyi had expressed his desire to find Zuo Gong's tomb more than once before, so it would be unreasonable to just let her go. Wo Xue thought about it and found two good guards and asked them if they were willing to follow Lvxiao to take a look. The two guards agreed immediately.

For them, protecting such a beautiful woman was not a hard job, not to mention how much the Princess of Qin valued Zuo Gong Yi's tomb. Even if they could not get anything, at least they would have an explanation when they returned in the future.

So they got ready and the group prepared to go down into the cave.

Although it seemed bottomless when the lid was just opened, judging from the noise heard when a stone was thrown down, the cave was only about ten feet deep. Shining a torch at the entrance of the cave, one could see the dark, rugged stone wall below. So they tied a rope to a tree outside and threw the other end into the cave. A brave Turkic soldier jumped in first.

Immediately, a "ouch" was heard.

The person above hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

The man cursed in a muttered voice and seemed to look around again. Then everyone heard him gasp and said, "It's so big down there. There's a road. Someone must have been here before!"

Everyone understood a little more clearly.

So everyone jumped down one after another. The last one was Lu Xiao. She was not completely powerless and she had experienced many life-and-death crises in her life. However, this was the first time she jumped into such a dark hole where she had no idea what was waiting for her. Her legs were shaking unconsciously.

However, when she thought that there might be the Tomb of Zuo Gong hidden inside, and that there might be wealth that everyone dreams of, and that maybe in a few days she would be able to follow Shang Ruyi to Luoyang and meet Xiao Yuansui, whom she had not seen for a long time, she took a deep breath again, and held the rope a little tighter. Before she jumped, a bloody mark appeared on her palm.

They will see each other again!

In this meeting, she couldn't convince herself to show him her physically and mentally damaged self. If she could find Zuo Gong's tomb, perhaps Xiao Yuansui would be happier.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiao regained her courage, climbed the rope and jumped down -

Watching her fluttering clothes disappearing at the entrance of the cave, Wo Xue sighed softly. She sat back on the bed silently and reached out to hold Shang Ruyi's hand.

The moment she jumped into the hole, Lu Xiao felt a darkness in front of her eyes. An indescribable wet and cold smell went straight into her nose like a poisonous snake, almost suffocating her for a moment. Lu Xiao's hands holding the rope froze for a moment and she almost fell down. Fortunately, the people below caught her at the same time.

"Miss Lu Xiao, are you okay?"

The people who caught her were the two guards that Wo Xue had instructed before. One was called Li Miao and the other was called Gao Chen. They were both in their early twenties, young, strong and extremely smart. After they supported her, they immediately let go of her hands, but also stretched out their arms in front of her so that she could hold on to herself to stand firm.

Lu Xiao staggered and felt her feet stepping on the cold, hard, and uneven stone surface. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he raised his head and looked forward.