When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Seeing him standing there, Xu Xinyue asked suspiciously, "Aren't you coming over?"

It's really strange. He just doesn't want to climb over the wall. Didn't he say that this wall can lead to a quick way out of the palace?

Xu Xinyue simply stood up and stopped looking at him. She turned around and looked around to see if there were any other paths around.

Soon he heard the rustling sound of clothes behind him. Xu Xinyue turned around and saw "Xuan San" crouching and crawling through the door which was too narrow for him.

"Xuan San, which direction can we go out of the palace now?"

Xu Xinyue looked at the surrounding palace walls and asked him.

"Princess, I'm sorry."

Qin Yuechuan didn't say much. He lowered his eyes to look at the top of her head, put his arms around her waist, jumped on his toes to climb over a few walls, and took her out of the palace city.

Xu Xianyue, who was hanging in the air, grabbed the fabric of his sleeves tightly and watched the street scenery below quickly passing by. In just a few minutes, the two of them landed at the nearest alley near Prince Su's Mansion.

Xu Xinyue looked around at the numerous shop signs and immediately understood:

"It is indicated on Wuming's drawing that there should be a side entrance nearby that leads to Prince Su's Palace."

Qin Yuechuan nodded: "If we rashly enter through the main gate, I'm afraid it will alert the secret guards of Prince Su's Mansion. Fortunately, Wuming's drawings are very clear, and I already know the guarding route. Princess, don't worry."

Xu Xinyue followed Qin Yuechuan into the nearest alley. There was a wall made of broken bricks. Xu Xinyue unintentionally reached out to feel for it in the dark. The south wall, which rarely saw sunlight, was cold, damp and slippery, with a thin layer of slippery mucus. She sniffed it and found that it was non-toxic, but it smelled fishy and smelly, which was really disgusting.

Xu Xinyue shook her hand in disgust and quickly wiped off the dirt that she had accidentally touched with a handkerchief.

Qin Yuechuan heard the noise and immediately lowered his eyes and asked, "What happened?"

Xu Xinyue whispered back: "Nothing, it was too dark at night, and I accidentally touched something dirty on the wall, luckily it's not poisonous."

Qin Yuechuan said: "It is probably because of these things that this place is disliked and few people come near. The princess is noble, please do not touch her. If you must touch her, let your subordinates do it."

Xu Xinyue followed his steps and took out a towel to wipe her fingers, saying calmly, "It's okay, I'll just be careful."

Qin Yuechuan quickly traced the location according to the drawing in his memory and found the stone baffle of the secret passage hidden under the mud in the corner of the wall.

Qin Yuechuan used his palm to disperse the dirty mud on the baffle and confirmed it. He half-crouched and felt for the gap between the baffle and the ground with his hand.

Seeing this, Xu Xinyue roughly knew what his intention was, so she squatted opposite him and started to search with him. Before they even touched the ground, Qin Yuechuan raised his hand to stop them, disapproving, "It's too dirty, Princess, you don't have to do it, just do it."

Xu Xinyue didn't even look at him, she lowered her head and pushed his hand away, unable to help but said:

"It's already this late, why are you still talking about this? I also dug pits before I became a princess, and your prince also dug dog holes. Don't talk too much, just move it away as soon as possible."

"It won't hurt to be patient for a while."

Qin Yuechuan was speechless for a moment. What she said was so true that he didn't know how to respond. He smiled bitterly and reluctantly followed her actions. But after a few breaths, Xu Xinyue let out a "sigh".

"Here, I seem to feel a gap."

Qin Yuechuan followed his instructions and touched it, agreeing: "It is indeed here. The princess is great."

Xu Xinyue: ...What's wrong with the tone of voice you use to coax a child?

Qin Yuechuan put his five fingers into the crack and grabbed the thick stone slab. With just a little effort, he moved it to the side, revealing a dark hole of unknown depth underneath.

The endless darkness was like a mouth wide open in the night that could swallow everything. Qin Yuechuan threw a stone to test the depth, then took out the fire he carried with him to check whether he could breathe. After completing all the preparations, he jumped into the dark cave first to confirm whether it was safe.

His movements were so swift and decisive that before Xu Xinyue could say a word, she saw his figure disappear from her sight.

Then he heard someone say from below: "Princess, it's safe down there. Jump down and I'll catch you."

Although Xu Xinyue was unsure, out of trust in him, she closed her eyes and jumped down.

The person below did as he was told, held her steadily in his arms, and carefully placed her on the ground.

The two of them said no more, lit a fire, and walked deeper into the secret passage.

After getting used to the darkness, Xu Xinyue could gradually see the surrounding scenery clearly.

He looked around, and suddenly he stumbled, and then he seemed to step on something round and hard, and fell to the ground unexpectedly. Qin Yuechuan's hands and eyes were swift, and he grabbed Xu Xinyue's arm and pulled her back: "Be careful!"

Xu Xinyue stood firm and turned around to take a look, and was shocked for a few breaths - it was a complete human skeleton half sitting and half leaning!

The round object that was just stepped on was that person's head!

His clothes were torn into tatters, his flesh had rotted away, and his bones were dry and withered. It looked like he had been dead for at least a year.

Qin Yuechuan stepped forward to take a look, and then comforted Xu Xianyue, saying: "Don't be afraid, there are no arrows or weapon wounds. I think he must have wanted to escape from here, but couldn't find a way, so he died here."

Xu Xinyue's face turned pale, and she replied dryly:

"Hmm." It's pitiful to die of exhaustion.

She unconsciously looked back at the way she came.

This man had managed to evade the numerous patrols and guards and escape here, but was trapped here in despair until his life was extinguished. Perhaps he didn't even know that the exit was only a few steps away.

This was the first corpse of its kind she had found, but it would definitely not be the last.

Qin Yuechuan could see her facial expression clearly, and resisted the urge to hold her in his arms. Seeing that she was distracted by the bones, he quietly moved down to hold her wrist. Seeing that she didn't seem to notice his movements and didn't resist, he whispered, "Princess, let's go. I promise that we won't do this."

Xu Xinyue nodded and continued to follow him.

The dark lines on the drawings in his memory were like a spider web, dense and disorganized. There were often two or even three forks at the end of a secret passage. Xu Xinyue, who was following nearby, was surprised to find that "Xuan San" did not hesitate at every turn, and never took out the drawings for confirmation and review. He looked very confident and well-prepared.

Xu Xinyue secretly admired: In just one day and one night, he had memorized all the drawings?

In this short period of time, she only remembered about 30% to 50%.

It is true that every profession has its own expertise, and people who work in this field do not eat for free.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Yuechuan suddenly stopped.

Xu Xinyue asked puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

Qin Yuechuan made a gesture to keep quiet and pointed above his head.

Xu Xinyue held her breath and listened carefully. Gradually, a sound like the footsteps of hard leather shoes and boots came from above. Dozens of pairs of feet passed over, and the rhythm of the footsteps was surprisingly uniform and coordinated.

Even if Xu Xinyue was not familiar with training soldiers, he could roughly guess from the sound of their footsteps that the patrol team above must be well-trained and very powerful.

Qin Yuechuan's words confirmed her guess: "It seems that they were sent from the military camp. Qin Liexing is indeed strict and cautious."

The footsteps gradually faded away until they disappeared. Xu Xinyue walked to the bottom of the source of the sound and looked up. She could vaguely see a round well-shaped entrance made of earth and rocks above her head.

Xu Xinyue looked at Qin Yuechuan, pointed upwards with her finger, and said in a low voice: "The exit is too high, Xuan San, take me up."

Qin Yuechuan nodded, and took the lead in climbing through the cracks in the earth and rocks, touching the entrance, and moving the stones blocking the "wellmouth" away little by little until the sky and night outside were completely revealed.

Qin Yuechuan fell back to Xu Xinyue's side, and just as he did when he came, he held her waist and jumped out of the well together.

At this time, the moon emerged from the clouds, illuminating the surrounding scenery. This place seemed to be a courtyard, with several green phoenix trees. Under the bright moon, the shadows were all over the ground, and the night breeze blew, making a rustling sound.