Chapter 72
The sky is getting dark, but the birthday banquet of Emperor Xi Cang is still going on.Xiao Jue sat on the seat and took a sip of the wine placed in front of his table.It was already this time, and I was tired of watching the singing and dancing all day long, so there were very few courtiers left in the hall.Apart from the envoys from various countries, Mo Zhuyue and Prime Minister Yin were the only ones I saw.

Sitting opposite Mo Zhuyue raised his glass to Xiao Jue, a bloodthirsty smile flashed by.Before Xiao Jue could react, Mo Zhuyue left his position.

When Xiao Jue wanted to stand up and look for someone, Prime Minister Yin directly blocked his way.

"Second prince, don't worry, General Mo is going to help you, don't worry. Come and let's continue drinking."

Xiao Jue's face darkened, and was soon pulled back to his original position by Prime Minister Yin.

……

When Han Poli went to pick up Xia Zhi, he brought a new dress.The dark red background, coupled with black embroidery, worn on Xia Zhi's body, immediately made this little man look much more mature.

Xia Zhi lowered her head, letting Han Poli lead her towards the palace to meet Ning Yan.

From when she woke up to when she stood there, she didn't say a word.Although she was drugged before, Xia Zhi still had a weak consciousness. She knew what she had experienced.

The rich dark color spread out in the eyes, and Xia Zhi's hand holding Han Poli was gradually tightening.

"Little Zhi'er, you're here. See how we can all wear red so nicely. We're really brothers and sisters." Ning Yan shouted excitedly when he saw Han Poli appear holding Xia Zhi's hand. .

Xia Zhi was a little dazed and Ning Yan said, seeing that he was still laughing so wickedly as before, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Ning Yan probably wasn't involved in that incident.So who knocked her out?
Han Poli saw that there was something wrong with Xia Zhi's expression, so he reached out and stroked her forehead to make her feel relieved.Said in a deep voice, "The next step is to enter the most heavily guarded part of the palace. I heard that there are many agencies inside. You must follow me closely. Don't worry, I will protect you."

However, what Han Poli said made Xia Zhi smile slightly. Before coming to Xi Cang, didn't he also say that nothing would happen?

For them, what she is going through now is really not an accident.

Xia Zhi let go of Han Poli's hand, without saying a word, she just pursed her lips and walked towards Ning Yan.

After standing still behind Ning Yan, Xia Zhi said slowly, "Let's go."

As soon as she heard Xia Zhi's hoarse voice, she knew that she was not in a good state.But Han Poli couldn't stop the arrangement that he had to enter the forbidden area today, he could only stare at Xia Zhi motionlessly with his dark eyes.

Being stared at so deeply by him, Xia Zhi could only let out a sigh in the end.Feeling soft, he turned around and took Han Poli's hand.

I hope he won't betray her trust again this time.

The three walked into a dark forest.Because this is the most remote place in the Xi Cang Palace, if it hadn't been checked in advance, no one would have known that the layout of the entire Xi Cang army and horses was hidden in it, as well as the herb planted to cure Xia Zhi's eyes.

After a wave of guards in the palace passed by, Ning Yan, who entered first, made a gesture to Chao Han Poli and Xia Zhi, telling them to follow quickly.

However, because Xia Zhi was injured not long ago, her lower limbs were weak, so it was really difficult for her to let her run.

After only hesitating for a while, Han Po immediately picked up Xia Zhi on his back and asked her to bend over him, making it easier for them to move.

Seeing this, Ning Yan only frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Across the outermost dark clearing, they came to a cave.When the autumn wind blows, it seems that a cry can be heard from the cave.

"This place is kind of scary." Seeing this situation, Xia Zhi crouched slightly on Han Poli's back.

In her previous life, she didn't dare to watch horror movies.

Han Poli sensed Xia Zhi's fear, and gently stretched out a hand to pat her on the back.

"I also think this place is very weird. Judging by Emperor Xi Cang's appearance, it doesn't seem like he has the brains to hide such an important thing in such a ghostly place." Ning Yan rubbed the hair on his arm Goosebumps, the gust of cool wind just now made his heart tremble several times.

"Yeah. Let's go to the cave and look for it. Xiao Jue told me today that the things are in a box." Han Poli stared at the cave with his dark eyes, and walked in first without waiting for Ning Yan's answer.

However, as soon as they walked in, they saw three forks waiting for them.Ning Yan hesitated immediately, he didn't know which one to choose.

"Go this way." Xia Zhi pointed to the road on the left. Although there were stone lions at every entrance, Xia Zhi found that only the leftmost stone lion had black eyes.

Han Poli nodded and followed Xia Zhi's suggestion.

"Strange, why do you say there are lions at the entrance of the cave." Ning Yan muttered a few words immediately when he saw these unreasonable things placed.

As soon as they stepped into the road on the left, a door appeared out of nowhere in the relatively spacious entrance, and the deafening sound of closing the door told them that the back road was blocked.

Xia Zhi quickly exchanged glances with Ning Yan, and they both saw a trace of heaviness in each other's eyes.

"Be cautious."

Because he was carrying Xia Zhi on his back, he could only support her body with one hand, and show off the weapon he carried with him with the other hand.

It is a small knife slightly longer than a dagger.

Sure enough, as soon as Han Poli finished speaking, dozens of holes suddenly appeared on the flat wall just now, and densely packed arrows shot at them at an extremely fast speed.

"Ding." Ning Yan also immediately took out his weapon, and after panicking for a while, he and Han Poli cooperated tacitly to protect Xia Zhi and walked forward step by step until he left the Arrow Rain mechanism.

"How dare you use this little trick to scare people!" Ning Yan snorted disdainfully. Apart from the suddenness of the arrow rain, the large number of arrows caught them off guard at first.Thankfully no one was hurt.

Xia Zhi felt a little burdened by being carried by Han Poli, so she wanted to get down and leave by herself.With only a slight movement, Han Po immediately put Xia Zhi down.It's just that he still didn't let go of Xia Zhi's hand.

"Go." Looking at the blue arrows scattered on the ground, Han Poli's eyes darkened, and he changed his gesture calmly, leading them to continue walking.

If the arrow rain before was so powerful, then the road ahead would be quiet and scary.A few more torches suddenly appeared on the flat wall, and the flames roasted the iron chains hanging from it.I don't know how long it has been roasted, the black iron chain has been roasted a little red.

It felt a little strange, after a few more glances, Xia Zhi sharply saw a few traces of being scratched by claws on the wall, and a few hairs scattered on the ground.The short black hair exudes a foul smell.

"what is this?"

Xia Zhi covered her nose and stayed away.It looks like it fell off some kind of animal, but it's just a few hairs, how can there be such a strong smell.

Han Poli picked up one of them and observed it under the light of the torch.When his eyes moved to the roots, his face changed, and his previous calmness disappeared immediately.

A sharp sound gradually came from the empty road ahead.

"Back off!"

There is no retreat, not to mention it is too late to leave now.

The sound coming from the front was getting louder and louder, it sounded like a large group of animals were running over, Xia Zhi pressed her lips tightly, and kept rubbing the hands hanging by her side.

"Above, grab the iron chain and hide for a while." Seeing the red-burned iron chain, Xia Zhi had a flash of inspiration, and suggested that Han Poli and the others could jump on it and hide for a while, and wait until the animals are gone. make plans.

"Little Zhi'er, the iron chain has been burned red. Your hands will be cooked!" Ning Yan hopped on one foot, obviously resisting.Although he couldn't do anything about it, Xia Zhi's suggestion was not easy to implement.

Han Poli frowned, weighed it, then let go of Xia Zhi's hand, and pulled her directly in front of him, wrapping one hand around her waist, with a leap of luck, he used the other hand to hold the iron chain , hanging on one of the walls.

Xia Zhi was hugged tightly by Han Poli, because her feet couldn't touch the ground, so now she could only wrap her arms around Han Poli's neck to reduce his burden.

"You, are you okay?" The two were very close, and Xia Zhi clearly heard Han Poli snort at the moment when he grabbed the chain.

Han Poli didn't answer her, but kept his eyes on the ground to see if the coming thing was what he thought before.

Just now he resisted Xia Zhi's suggestion, but Ning Yan saw Han Poli and Xia Zhi hanging on the iron chain in an intimate posture, so he resignedly jumped to the other side of the iron chain.

"This is really hot!" Ning Yan held the iron chain with both hands, his trembling hands showed its high temperature.

"Chirp chirp."

The three of them held their breath and stared intently at the densely packed things rushing towards them.

The darkness finally ran to the light, Xia Zhi opened her eyes wide, looking at the things below in shock.Another burst of stench blew, and Mu Jin had to hold back the nausea from his chest.

"Close your eyes, don't look." Sensing Xia Zhi's abnormality, Han Poli immediately tightened his arms around his waist, trying to distract her.

Xia Zhi closed her eyes after listening to Han Poli's words.But even if you can't see it, you can't get rid of the stench coming from your nose.The picture I saw just now kept reappearing in my mind. The black animal was nothing but a mouse the size of a pig.The sharp teeth looked even more terrifying under the firelight, and there were so many of them one after another that Xia Zhi's whole body couldn't help but tremble even if he imagined it.

"My God, what is this thing? How can it be so big!" Ning Yan didn't dare to relax his strength now, he was afraid that if he didn't pay attention, he would fall down, and there would be nothing left.Didn't you see that the branch that was on the ground just now turned into powder when one of the mice stepped on it?

Han Poli was also taken aback by the huge mouse, and he looked at the thing running past with a complicated expression. "The sacred object of the Western Cang Kingdom, the Iron Hoofed Rat."

(End of this chapter)

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