The prince's personal bodyguard

"Are we going to crack the secret here? In this environment?" Bai Xinyin looked around.

"Ayin, come with me."

Dugu Feng led Bai Xinyin to a spacious room. This room didn't look like a tomb at all. It was fully furnished, as if someone had lived here for a long time. The room was well lit, and there seemed to be a large yard outside the window. However, the yard was surrounded by cliffs, making it difficult for people to climb up. If they wanted to get out, they had to go back to the tomb.

Bai Xinyin opened the ancient book and read it carefully. She found that the front part was painted with totems, and the back part was painted with various symbols. These totems and symbols looked ancient and mysterious, as if they were telling the story in the book. The paper of the book had turned yellow, and some of the handwriting on it was blurred, but these mysterious symbols and totems made people very curious. They wanted to explore the secrets of this book, but they didn't know where to start.

Bai Xinyin carefully studied every page of the book, trying to find some clues.

The cover of the old book is made of animal skin, and the passage of time and frequent inspections make it look a little worn.

There is a picture of a nine-headed bird on the front of the book, and judging from its appearance it seems to be a phoenix. Could it be the legendary mythical bird Nine Phoenix?

Bai Xinyin had read the Classic of Mountains and Seas and knew the story of the mythical bird Jiufeng. It was a nine-headed bird with bright feathers and a sweet voice, and was often portrayed as a beautiful and mysterious creature.

Could it be that Dugu Feng's ancestors were related to the divine bird Jiufeng? An idea flashed through Bai Xinyin's mind.

The following pages show how the divine bird Jiufeng defeated hundreds of birds to occupy territory and fought with various divine beasts. All those divine beasts were defeated by Jiufeng.

But soon a Garuda bird appeared. It was a big bird, almost taking up the entire paper, with golden wings, good at flying, and looked very mighty and powerful. Looking closely, there seemed to be a temple behind the Garuda bird. Is it related to Buddhism?

Bai Xinyin's mind flashed, and she suddenly felt as if she had seen this bird somewhere before. Was she dreaming?

Yes, it was in the dream, that big peng had carried me on its back. Was I dreaming again? Bai Xinyin pinched herself.

Turning the page, a veiled fairy appears on the screen, holding a basket and scattering flowers.

After scattering the flowers, a bouquet of red peonies was given to Jinpeng and a bouquet of white peonies was given to Jiufeng.

Turning the page again, it seemed as if a page had been torn out of the book. It seemed to have been newly torn, and it looked very hidden and could not be seen without careful observation.

Then there was a scene of the Golden Peng and the Nine Phoenix fighting and killing each other. The sky was dark and the birds' feathers were flying everywhere. But the Nine Phoenix seemed to be seriously injured this time, and the Golden Peng was also injured.

The totem story seems to end here.

Next come some symbols that look like a form of writing, but are actually made up of various lines, shapes, and patterns with no discernible pattern.

At the end of the ancient book, there was a whole piece of paper with a picture of something similar to a mirror. I seemed to have seen it somewhere, but I couldn't remember where it was.

Bai Xinyin was confused, but she was very interested in it, so she turned the pages over and over again. But she couldn't understand their meanings, and she didn't know what secrets were hidden in this book.

She closed the book and said to Dugu Feng who had been behind her: "Do you recognize these symbols?"

"I don't know him." Dugu Feng said sincerely.

Bai Xinyin felt a little depressed.

"How many hours have you been watching?" Bai Xinyin asked.

"It's almost two hours."

"Then why do I feel like time is so short?"

"Ayin is too focused on reading." Dugu Feng looked at Bai Xinyin intently.

"It seems there's nothing I can do." Bai Xinyin shifted his gaze and sighed.

"You've only been looking at it for a while, less than a whole morning, how come you can't solve it? Yin, can you try again?"

At this time, a maid brought up the food. Bai Xinyin was indeed hungry at this time, so she didn't care about anything and started eating. The food was delicious. It seemed that Dugu Feng didn't intend to treat her harshly.

"Why is this page gone? The story seems incomplete without this page." Bai Xinyin finished her meal and took a sip of the fine Yunwu tea.

Dugu Feng also had his meal here. He frowned after hearing this, and finally he couldn't hide it from her.

"I'll take it out. Ayin, don't be surprised. In fact, I didn't tear it up. It was my little sister some time ago. She was very surprised when she saw the content of the painting, so she tore it down and showed it to me. At that time, I didn't want to live to that old age, nor did I want to crack the family secret. I thought it was okay to tear it up, but she found me and insisted that I look for the person in the painting."

Dugu Feng said this as he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Bai Xinyin. The paper still had the warmth of Dugu Feng's body.

Bai Xinyin took the paper, unfolded it, and was really surprised. It turned out that the masked woman was sitting on Jinpeng, and Jiufeng was watching them on a tree.

The woman sat on the big roc, with a corner of her face cream blown up, revealing half of her stunning face.

"Ah?" The masked woman actually looked very similar to me. Looking at her eyes, I was almost certain that the portrait was of me. Could it be that there really was someone in the world who looked like me?

Now, let alone solving Gu Dufeng’s doubts, Bai Xinyin felt that it would be best if someone came to solve her own doubts.

At this moment, the scene on the Peng bird reappeared in Bai Xinyin's mind, and those blurred images gradually became clear. She saw herself riding on the back of the Peng bird, soaring in the sky, and feeling the taste of freedom and joy.

However, along with these beautiful memories, a severe headache came over her, as if it was about to tear her head apart. Bai Xinyin groaned in pain, her body gradually lost balance, and finally fainted on the ground.

As she was unconscious, some memories began to come back to her. She saw a blurry figure, someone she had never seen before, but she felt very familiar with him. The figure gradually became clear in her mind, and she saw a kind face, a pair of warm eyes, and a world she had never seen before.

Dugu Feng watched Bai Xinyin faint and carried her to the bed. He hurriedly called out, "Go and call military advisor Dongfang Gu!"

Dugu Feng looked at Bai Xinyin's stunning face and couldn't help wanting to kiss her pink lips. Just as he was about to lean over, someone came to report: "The military advisor is here."

Dongfang Gu arrived. He was over sixty years old, tall and sturdy, with a cold face and sharp eyes. His hair and beard were gray, and under his high nose was a pair of tightly closed lips.

He was dressed in a gorgeous Hun robe, decorated with exquisite embroidery and jewels. His robe had wide sleeves and was light in texture, fluttering with his movements, showing his elegance and majesty. He had a wide belt tied around his waist, inlaid with various gems, shining with dazzling light, highlighting his identity and status.

"Military Advisor Dongfang is here. Come and see how Ayin is doing?" Dugu Feng greeted him hurriedly when he saw Dongfang Gu coming in.