The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Rou was the first to jump down and was stunned by the situation in front of her.

There are so many people down here!

Su Rou said to Yuan Wen above, "Don't come down yet."

Yuan Wen reminded in a muffled voice, "Be careful."

"It's Su Rou."

Although the light below was dim, there was a big hole above her head, and the faint light was enough for her to see the scene in front of her.

There were less than ten men in black hiding in the shadows, and she had jumped down so decisively...

It was pitch black all around, and if they hit her, she would have no place to hide.

Su Rou raised her eyebrows and glanced at them calmly, "Do you recognize me? Who are you?"

"Who we are has nothing to do with you. Leave as soon as possible and don't get in the way."

A dagger slipped from Su Rou's sleeve. There were suspicious people like them in the capital of Northern Kingdom. How could she let them go so easily?

"What if I insist on blocking the way? Who are you?" Su Rou did not see them detaining her third brother and father. On the contrary, they only brought a small box and asked two people to carry it.

But they appear here, maybe they know something.

The leading man in black took a step forward and bowed respectfully. "We are not trying to make things difficult for you. We hope you can help us."

The man in black handed over a waist badge with a word engraved on it, "Yu"

Su Rou understood. They turned out to be Gong Yu's people. If they were Gong Yu's people, they should be from the South, not the North. After all, Gong Yu had no power in the North.

Su Rou lowered her eyes, glanced at them calmly, and a rare smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu's people..."

The man in black nodded vigorously, "Yes, we are His Royal Highness Prince Yu's men. Please make way for us, young lady, and don't get entangled with us."

Su Rou said, "What did you bring? Let me see it."

The man in black quickly stood in front of Su Rou and said, "Excuse me, young lady. This is something that His Royal Highness Prince Yu found on the orders of the Emperor. If it gets into trouble, none of us will be exempt from the blame."

Su Rou narrowed her eyes. "His Royal Highness Prince Yu is imprisoned in my General's Mansion. He has been with me for the past two days. When did the Emperor give him the order? And do you know what the crime is for falsely conveying the Imperial Edict?"

The men in black hesitated for a moment. They didn't dare to touch her. If something happened to her here, not only would their whereabouts be exposed, but Gong Yu would also be in danger.

Su Rou shook the shining knife in her hand and said, "Why are you silent? Let me see. I won't say anything. How can you steal the emperor's jade seal? You are so guilty."

The men in black all looked at the leader, and only after the leader nodded did they put down the boxes and disperse.

Su Rou took a step forward and pointed at the box, "Please help me open it."

The man in black didn't say anything, but silently opened the lock of the box for her. The original color of the box had faded, and it was now an eerie green.

This box can't hold a person, at most it can hold two pieces of clothing. The things Gong Yu asked people to steal wouldn't be simple.

Two men in black on the left and right opened the box, revealing a bead that glowed brightly in the darkness.

Su Rou realized that this was something from the palace.

What's the use of this thing? Gong Yu thought it looked pretty so he wanted to steal it and use it as decoration?

Su Rou turned around and saw a man in black quietly raising the knife in his hand and about to bring it down on her.

Her face was expressionless. "You want to sneak attack me? If you do, you will all have to follow His Royal Highness Prince Yu and flee for your lives. I've already told you that I won't steal your things. Why are you so nervous?"

The man in black put down the knife and said, "Miss, you misunderstood me. I just wanted to prick an apple for you to eat."

Then the man in black took an apple from the long knife like a magic trick.

Su Rou felt surprised. There was nothing on it just now. Was it a trick used by the people?

The man in black peeled an apple with a long knife and handed it to Su Rou.

Su Rou pushed him a bit, refusing. "You happen to be here, and I have something I want to trouble you with. If you refuse me, you should know what will happen to His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

Su Rou took Yuan Wen down. Yuan Wen leaned close to her and looked around carefully.

Yuan Wen lowered his voice and leaned close to her ear, "Who are they? Why are there strangers downstairs of my restaurant?"

Su Rou said, "Don't worry, they won't hurt you."

They walked further down the passage and came across a wall.

Su Rou asked them to stay because she wanted them to act as bait and walk in front.

This place had experienced a big fire, so who knows what might have gone wrong.

If the road ahead becomes brittle and a big pothole suddenly appears, you can ask them to explore the way.

If there is a flood, they will be the ones to take the blame.

Yuan Wen lay on the wall and groped for a while. The wall slowly lowered and a new passage came into view.

Yuan Wen looked at Su Rou and said, "Walk a little further inside and you will reach the secret room where you were trapped last time."

Su Rou said, "When I was here, I seemed to hear the sound of chains falling to the ground. Is something locked up here?"

Yuan Wen said, "Oh, the chain, it's from last time..."

"Roar!!"

Yuan Wen was interrupted by a tiger roar when he was halfway through his words.

The place was long and narrow, and the sound echoed deafeningly.

Su Rou protected Yuan Wen. Well, she finally knew what was going on.

Su Rou heard footsteps, the sound of hooves hitting the ground.

Su Rou said, "There are tigers here, scatter!"

The torches in their hands were extinguished.

In that instant, Su Rou saw the tiger rushing towards Yuan Wen beside her.

The man in black joked in my ears, "The North is different! There are tigers living underground!"

"It's like you've been underground in another country!"

"Yes."

They were probably worried about their identities being exposed, so they immediately covered up this sentence with other words.

Su Rou cursed, "My father and third brother might be in that secret room. If you don't protect me, I will go back and complain to Prince Yu!"

"Miss Su, why don't we retreat first? There was no tiger when we came here just now."

Su Rou said, "You guys weren't here when I came down here. Find a way to get rid of this tiger, or I'll kill your Prince Yu!"

It was pitch black in this place, without a single ray of light. Su Rou's ears could at best discern the direction the tiger would go in the next second.

Su Rou also knew that it would be useless even if she really complained, she just wanted to threaten them.

They could still chat and laugh happily, which meant that the tiger was not a threat to them at all.

This group of people may run away in the dark, leaving only her and Yuan Wen here.

Yuan Wen grabbed her arm and was lifted up by her into the air.

As the saying goes, one who eats someone's food will be soft-hearted, and one who receives someone's money will be grateful. Yuan Wen had previously given her a house, so that she could not just watch Yuan Wen being eaten by a tiger.

Yuan Wen hugged Su Rou's arm tightly. "The tiger imprisoned here is actually the son of the previous one. The Yuan family hasn't fully tamed it yet, so it has been kept in the cage downstairs. How could it escape... Fortunately, we didn't go in right away! If we continue to go forward, the narrow passage will make it impossible to avoid it. Otherwise, you can let me down and I will go to open the mechanism for General Su."