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Without waiting for Qu Ling to ask, Xiao Jingyue explained to her, "It might be related to the ground."

Eighth Prince, who was walking in front of the two of them, nodded, "According to our observations, that is indeed the case. If there were people standing on the empty ground, the stone door would close. Once someone left, the stone door would immediately open. When that door opens, the one behind us will close. "

In other words, this was a trap that could only be "entered" and not "exited".

While they were talking, they continued to walk inside.

The stone passage was winding. Some parts were dry and flat, while others were wet and muddy.

Qu Ling lowered his head, gloomily looking at his feet, which were now covered in dirt, and asked: "How much longer do we have to walk?"

Eighth Prince answered, "We will arrive in about half an hour's time."

Xiao Jingyue suddenly took a step forward, bent his body, and carried Qu Ling on his back.

Caught off guard, Qu Ling who was hanging in the air was at a loss for a moment. Then, feeling overjoyed, he grabbed onto Xiao Jingyue's neck and rubbed against his neck.

The corner of Xiao Jingyue's mouth raised in a shallow arc, he turned his head and gently rubbed her white and tender face.

Xiao Er behind the two hurriedly lowered his head, silently saying "do not look at them unless they are courteous".

After half an hour, the group arrived at the place mentioned by the Eighth Prince that was filled with red flowers. They stood at the entrance of the passage and looked around.

The top of the cave was inlaid with Night Pearls of different sizes. On the stamens of every flower on the ground, there were at least two or three red glowing insects, which made the originally bright red flowers turn even redder, forming a white light sprinkling from the top of the head and a red glow rippling from the ground, illuminating the entire cave.

There were delicate beds, tables, chairs, tables, cabinets, screens, trays, mirrors, and so on. There was also living water dripping into a round wooden bucket on the side of the stone wall, which was completely the arrangement of the daily living quarters.

There was no woman who didn't like beautiful places. If it weren't for the fact that they were well aware of the dangers inside, Qu Ling would have thrown himself in to enjoy the feeling of being inside there.

The Eighth Prince pointed at the flowers and asked, "Does the general know what those are?"

Xiao Jingyue shook his head and honestly replied: "I don't."

Pausing, he lowered his head and asked Qu Ling: "Does Madam recognize him?"

However, Qu Ling acted as if he did not hear his words, he raised his head and looked at the Night Pearls at the ceiling of the cave, and sighed, "With so many Night Pearls, how rich must he be?"

If he gave all of them to her, and took them to decorate her South Wind House, perhaps those customers might be even more obsessed with them.

When the Eighth Prince heard Qu Ling's words, he shook his head and laughed involuntarily, "I had wanted to give an adult pearl of the East Sea to royal father for a gift after staying until the New Year's Eve feast, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to make it back for the New Year. If I return safely this time, I will have the palace send the pearl of the East Sea to your General Mansion."

On the surface, these words sounded good, but in the end, it was just a 'life for a pearl'.

He was planning to do this too well.

Qu Ling didn't think much about it, he opened his own palm, took a look, and his eyes immediately lit up, saying: "You keep your word ah."

Eighth Prince laughed: "Since when have I not gone overboard with my conversation with you?"

"Every time your sister looks for trouble with me, you always say that you will keep a close eye on her, but every time you say those words, she would come and find trouble with me again."

"…"

Eighth Prince smiled bitterly, "Ah Ling is right. It was I who failed to do what I said. "

As per what Qu Ling had said, he had promised before. Therefore, he could only promise: "If Eleven comes looking for trouble with you in the future, if you want to teach her a lesson, as long as it doesn't hurt her life, I won't stop you."

Because there was a disaster at Mong Huai Manor and the city gate was tightly closed, Eighth Prince did not know what happened in the capital, so he did not know that his own sister had become a demon after he left, nor did he know that Qu Ling had already "taught" Eleventh Princess a lesson.

When the silent Xiao Jingyue heard this, she suddenly spoke out with a cold tone, as though it was "If she dares to cause trouble again, it's useless for you to stop her" expression.

Eighth Prince scratched his nose in embarrassment and immediately changed the topic: "Do Ah Ling know about those flowers and bugs?"

Under everyone's anticipating gaze, Qu Ling slowly nodded and said: "I know."

With that, she pointed to the closest red flower in front of them, "This is the 'Worryfree Lamp' flower bud shaped like a lantern, with a long stamen extending from its center, on the stamen grew a small needle-like thing, but the end of the thorn is not sharp, rather it is a small hole, and the flower fragrance is coming from that hole. Not only is the fragrance poisonous, it also has a hallucinogenic effect, causing people to hallucinate after inhaling it."

Pausing, her eyes flashed lightly, and she continued, "Wherever there is a Worryfree Lamp, there must be a type of worm called 'Red Flame Ying' that emits red light. These worms normally lie on the stamens of those small thorns at the end of the small opening, relying on the fragrance of the Worryfree Lantern to survive. "

The Eighth Prince continued, "That's why when people walk in, they startle the fireflies. When they leave the small openings on the stamen of the Worryfree Lamp, the fragrance from those openings will spread out. It has a hallucinating effect on the body, causing the person to become delirious."

Xiao Er could not help but say: "Since that's the case, why don't you cover your mouth and nose, and avoid those red fireflies that are circling around us, and then we can walk over safely."

Qu Ling nodded his head, then shook it, "Yes, and no."

Xiao Jingyue asked: "Could it be that those fireflies have the ability to cause hallucinations after absorbing the flower's fragrance from the Worryfree Lamp?"

"Yes, the Red Firefly can sing, and the singing can be fantastic. At first, they did not hear the Eighth Prince because the Red Fiery Blossom's singing was very small. The Worryfree Lamp has nothing to block it, so it will dance in the air. The Red Flame Firefly can sing.

She had heard about these two things from her father when she was young, because it had been too many years since then. Previously, when she had heard Magistrate Zeng describe the situation of the farmers who had left the cave, she did not match these two things for a while.

Eighth Prince suddenly realized something and laughed: "So that's how it is."

The smile on his face didn't last long as he said in a sad tone: "Won't we have to block out our sense of smell and hearing if we want to pass through unscathed?"

It was very dangerous to shield their senses in such a place. Who knew if they had escaped the worry-free lights and the red fireflies, or if there was something else that had come out.

"It's far more than that." Qu Ling shook his head, "Since the fragrance of the Worryfree Lamp is poisonous, naturally the firefly that is enjoying the scent of the Worryfree Lamp will not be unharmed. If you want to go over, it won't be as simple as shielding your eyes from the smell, you will also have to avoid the touch of the red firefly.

Who knew if he would hallucinate after staring at the red light of the firefly for too long. One must know that vision was the most direct way to induce hallucinations.

When the Eighth Prince heard him, he was immediately rendered speechless.

After a long while, he forced a smile and said, "Don't tell me that I really have to leave my life here?"

Xiao Jingyue frowned, he was just about to speak, but suddenly his pupils contracted, and said: "Someone is heading this way."

When everyone heard this, they immediately turned around in vigilance. Their hands were placed on their weapons as they stared intently at the pitch-black passage of stone walls.

Before long, a light broke through the darkness. A tall figure shrouded in light slowly appeared in front of everyone.

The flickering firelight illuminated his beautiful face, making the ice-cold smile on his lips seem even more frightening.

His pair of beautiful eyes turned slightly, and his gaze slowly fell on Qu Ling and. Opening his red lips slightly, he said in a cold and gentle voice, "General Xiao, Mrs. Xiao, how have you been?"