The group of people walked in the damp secret passage for at least half an hour, turning left and right for a while, and then they vaguely saw a bright light ahead. They walked towards the starry light, and only when they got there did they realize that there was also a bright light. There is a long staircase.

"This..." Ying Wu sighed softly and looked at the other people who also looked helpless. "Did the old Marquis create a maze under his mansion? It's so winding and twisting, are we still there? Within the mansion?”

"Yes, still there." Xue Ruitian nodded, stood there and felt the direction, "Let's go up, this should be my father's yard."

"Uncle's yard?" Shen Cha thought for a while, "Has it been sealed and never lived in?"

"Yes, but Xiaojing and I have searched this yard before and found no secret room." Xue Ruitian sighed, "It seems there are still places we haven't noticed."

"Otherwise, I'll go up and take a look first, and you guys walk up the steps slowly." Ying Wu looked at the wet steps, "Be careful, don't fall."

"I know." Shen Cha thought for a while, "Block your mouth and nose, Miao Miao, and give him antidote pills."

Jin Miaomiao responded, walked up to Ying Wu, and motioned for him to open his mouth.

"Come on, Xiaowu, ah!"

Yingwu opened his mouth and ate the antidote pills Jin Miaomiao fed him, and then obediently put on the special veil she handed over.

"Then I'll go up."

"Go!" Shen Cha nodded, "Don't worry about us, we will walk slowly."

Ying Wu agreed, tapped the ground lightly with his toes, and reached the top floor of the stairs with a few leaps. The place where there was a little light should be the exit, but there was something blocking it. He tried to push twice. Without pushing, he held up the fire folder and looked around, trying to find a mechanism that could open it.

It didn't take long to search, and he found that there was a spot on the left wall with a pattern that was different from the others. He reached out and pressed it, and heard a subtle "squeak" sound, and the covered exit was revealed.

Everyone who was still slowly climbing the steps heard the noise, raised their heads and looked up, and saw the shadow of Ying Wu swooping out. Xue Ruitian and Shen Cha looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

"You said..." Xue Ruitian curled his lips in disgust, "My father has gone through so much trouble and made this place like a maze, but in the end he has to end up in his yard. What's the point of doing this?"

"Maybe..." Shen Cha touched his chin and looked at the steps above, "Maybe it is not used as the entrance and exit of the secret room, but is used for other purposes. We just found it by accident."

"I have a feeling that this should be used as a secret passage to survive and avoid tracking." Jin Miaomiao looked at it as he walked, "This step should be used to resist assassins and is an obstacle. If it were us, we would You can just jump to the top floor like Xiao Wu did, and you don't have to climb up one step at a time like you do now."

"I understand what you mean." Xue Ruitian nodded, "Maybe it's exactly what you said, this is for escape."

"Really?" Jin Miaomiao shook her head proudly, and quickly caught the plum bamboo that almost fell, "Be careful."

"Thank you, Sister Miao Miao, I was scared to death."

"You, it would be weird if you could be scared by this."

"Why can't I? After all, I am a delicate and fragile little girl, right?" Mei Zhu climbed up happily, "Speaking of which, we rarely have such activities, right?"

"I originally thought that I could go out for an outing this spring, climb mountains, go for an outing, etc., but I didn't expect..." Xue Ruitian sighed, "I don't know what to do next! By the way, in the past few days, people from southwest

Are you quite peaceful?"

"Tsurugai Atsushi has been holding on, but it's almost unbearable." Umetake snorted, "Their patience is basically worn out. If they stay up for another two days, they will be completely defeated."

"They are quite tolerant. If it had been anyone else, I would have been unable to stay any longer."

"That is to say, that Haku Ui Atsushi is a bit majestic. In fact, the people under him have long been impatient. And his brother is not of the same mind as him. He always tries to persuade him not to be kind to women."

"That brother of his is very ambitious and wants to replace him." Mei Zhu raised her eyebrows at Jin Miaomiao who turned around, "Let's see who can outlast whom!"

Xue Ruitian listened to what they said and wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard Ying Wu's voice coming from the exit above.

"Boss, Lord Marquis, come up quickly, it's safe!"

Several people looked at each other, jumped up one after another, landed on the top step, and were pulled out one by one by Ying Wu.

After a few people emerged from the secret passage and their eyes relaxed a little, they saw the scene in this so-called secret room.

"This is..." Shen Cha rubbed his eyes and looked at Xue Ruitian beside him, "If I remember correctly, it should be the library, right? If I remember correctly, I came here several times when I was a child. Every time

Every time you come, you have to tell your uncle in advance, and he will move a small stool and put it..." She pointed to the door, "Put it there and let me sit and wait. He will look for it for me personally, and he will take me with him as soon as he finds it.

Go out."

"Yes, it's a library." Xue Ruitian thought for a while, "Because there are many precious classics here, we didn't search here. Unexpectedly..." She turned around to look at the secret passage exit on the ground, and sighed softly.

, "This is where the universe is!" He suddenly remembered and patted his head, "Xiaowu, send someone to report to His Highness Prince Ning and the Duke of Guo, please stop guarding the pavilion and go to my father's house.

Just come to this library. Also, tell your people to restore the pavilion to its original state."

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. He just ordered people to go over. Your Highness and the Duke should have gone this way now."

Xue Ruitian nodded, lit the candles in the library with a fire stick, and stayed for a moment in front of each bookcase.

"Father once said that there are a total of thirty-five bookcases in this library. Each bookcase is marked with a number. According to the different categories of books, they are placed in different cabinets. Unexpectedly..." Xue Ruitian sighed, "

There are actually other uses here.”

Shen Cha didn't say anything, but just looked around. She didn't think that this mystery would be hidden in the bookcase. With Mr. Xue's shrewdness, he wouldn't put it somewhere where everyone would want to get it.

Before she could figure out the mystery of the library, the group of people left in the pavilion had already arrived. They hurried to the door to greet him and welcomed His Highness Prince Ning to the library.

"Huh?" His Highness Prince Ning looked at the furnishings in the library and chuckled, "You all stand aside and don't get in the way. I know how to open this secret room."
Chapter completed!