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At the end of the day, the situation could be considered unclear. Even if Hong Ye really did not know martial arts, it was not impossible for him to not have allies. Because of this, Liang He could be considered to be very careful.

Liang He took out a flint from the cave on the wall. There was still some heat coming from it. It seemed that someone had used it not too long ago. Liang He couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, he had come too late.

He groped his way to the candlestick on the wall. The two candles had already been burnt out, and there seemed to be a thick layer of dust on the candlestick.

Liang He didn't think too much about it. He took out the extra candles from the cave nearby. It was unknown if it was because he had been inside for a while, but Liang He felt that his eyes seemed to gradually adapt to the darkness, just like when he was looking for a candle.

Lianghe blew at the candlestick, blowing away the dust that had accumulated on it. Then, he put away the remaining candles.

He wasn't sure if it was just an illusion, but when he blew away the dust, Liang He could smell a slightly sweet fragrance.

Liang He stopped to sniff again, but the smell was gone. It was as if he had smelled something else for a while.

Since he did not discover anything, Liang He naturally would not continue to be conflicted here. After the candles were lit, Jorge began to look deeper into the passage.

The area in front of him was pitch black, and only the area lit up by Liang He's candle had a bit of light. Liang He didn't intend to continue his pursuit.

On one hand, there was no need to force him, the crown prince's hall, to do such a thing. As for the other aspect, it was naturally because of the fact that Ling Tian was here alone. Liang He wasn't at ease from the start.

As for bringing Yan Ling along to investigate, that was even more impossible. Nobody knew what they would encounter in this passage. If so, why let Yan Ling take the risk?

"What about underground?" When Yan Ling saw that Liang He didn't react after a long time, he couldn't help but ask.

Liang He called out, "I'm going up now. We can talk about it later."

Hearing that Liang He was about to come up, only then did Yan Ling feel truly relieved.

Although Yan Ling and Liang He had just been in the room, the commotion caused was not small. Because of this, two more people appeared in the room after Liang He came up. They were the two people who allowed Red Leaf to escape.

"The two of you, follow this passageway and be careful." Liang He sat on a chair at the side, tidying up his messy clothes as he spoke to the other two.

"Yes." The two were straightforward and didn't say anything more. They directly took their lives and entered the passageway.

In fact, what Yan Ling did not know was that the two of them appeared to be quite calm on the surface. There was actually another feeling of unease in his heart. Of course, it wasn't because he was afraid of what was in the passageway.

If this was true, then these people were old men who had followed Liang He for many years. They had seen all sorts of dangers. Such a small tunnel wasn't enough for them to put it in their eyes.

However, what they really did not understand was Liang He's attitude when he had just spoken. Liang He had always been very clear about the rewards and penalties. This time around, they knew that they had made a mistake.

At first, she couldn't even stand watching a weak little girl swagger out from under her nose. When they searched for clues again, they found nothing.

It would have been fine if that person had just disappeared into thin air. However, they were completely unable to find this passageway, but Liang He had turned it upside down and slapped their faces.

According to past experience, even if Liang He didn't heavily punish them, that reprimand would still be hard to avoid.

But today … Liang He acted as if nothing had happened, merely asking them to continue their pursuit of the suspect.

Was this what they meant by 'merit'? Liang He's underlings thought like this. The seriousness of this matter seemed to have become much more apparent.

"What did you find?" Yan Ling asked as he handed his handkerchief to Liang He.

However, as soon as he handed the handkerchief over, Yan Ling was stunned. Because of the wound on his hand, the handkerchief that he was wearing now was the one that Liang He had wrapped around his finger. There were still some bloodstains on it.

When he thought about Liang He's obsession with cleanliness, Yan Ling felt that he had just done something stupid, and it didn't seem like it was going to be that good anymore.

However, he had already extended his hand and passed his handkerchief over. Even if Yan Ling felt that something was wrong, could he still take it back?

The answer was of course, he could take it back, but he was still unable to do so. Just when Yan Ling had that intention, Liang He had already taken the handkerchief from him and was wiping away the sweat on his forehead without a care.

"I didn't find anything. This place might be used often. The candlesticks are very clean, there's not even dust on them. It's just the first candlestick near the tunnel …"

Halfway through his words, he saw Yan Ling's slightly surprised gaze. Liang He was first stunned before he also recovered from his shock.

Liang He carelessly smiled and said, "I'm not some young miss of a great clan, so how could I be so delicate and charming? Even if you feel uncomfortable, it will never be towards you. "

When Yan Ling heard this, he felt a little awkward. However, he also felt a little happy in his heart that he could not detect at all. After all, to him, there was a person who was special no matter what.

"It should be possible for Red Leaf to escape from here, but the strange thing is …" Why would there be such a passage in Imperial Physician Bai's residence? " Yan Ling felt a little awkward, so he began to talk business and change the topic.

At the mention of this, Liang He also frowned. He said in a deep voice, "Everything in this tunnel can be considered to be completely prepared. Therefore, this tunnel definitely cannot be created in a short amount of time."

"In that case, should we go and ask Imperial Physician Bai about it? After all, this is his territory." Yan Ling pressed between his eyebrows and said helplessly.

Liang He nodded, and then shook his head. He said in a deep voice, "You will have to ask for a clear answer, but according to my experience, Imperial Physician Bai should be just like us. He doesn't know of this passage. "Otherwise …"

"That may not be the case. Who knows, maybe Imperial Physician Bai is an accomplice. With such a huge commotion, Imperial Censor Bai, as the head of the family, has no reason to say that he didn't know. " Yan Ling seemed to care about the fact that Imperial Physician Bai had decided that she was the murderer, yet he still sounded a little awkward when he said that.