For a moment, the expression on He Ya's face became complicated and difficult to read.

Of course, she was happy to be able to benefit Bai Yu, but the appearance of the secret passage indicated that her father had indeed done something shameful. Perhaps Jiang Mingxuan was not in there, this was the only way she could comfort herself.

After making up her mind, she was the first to speak: "Go tonight?"

"Of course I have no objection. After all, I'm here to look for someone." Jiang Hanmo said leisurely while drinking soup.

Bai Yu didn't believe him at all, "Silly girl..."

He wanted to persuade He Ya not to waste time, but when he met her eyes shining with surprise, he could say nothing more.

"Well, let's just consider it as an adventure with the little girl." He smiled faintly.

Bai Zhenxi nodded and said coldly, "I'll go too."

Chi Li quickly put down her chopsticks and raised her right hand: "And me, I'll go too."

The people at the table smiled at each other, agreed on a time, and then left.

At twelve o'clock, the servants had fallen into a deep sleep and the Jin Mansion was silent.

Chi Li followed the atmosphere, changed into black clothes, and walked quietly to the back garden.

Seeing the two brothers of the Bai family at the door, Chi Li attributed it to fate.

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence." Chi Li whispered in surprise.

Bai Yu nodded to her.

Bai Zhenxi frowned and looked at her: "Are you going to steal something?"

Chi Li didn't get angry. Instead, she blinked her right eye, tapped his chest twice with her fingers, and said playfully, "I'll steal your heart."

Bai Zhenxi's face turned red. She pursed her lips and tried her best to maintain a cool expression, turning her head away and not looking at her.

Bai Yu looked as if he had been hurt and laughed out loud.

Bai Zhenxi looked at her brother in disbelief and said, "You are really crazy."

Your fiancée is hooking up with your brother, why on earth are you laughing?

Bai Yu waved his hands and bent over with laughter.

When He Ya arrived, she saw Bai Yu so lively. She asked why and laughed with him.

Under the puzzled gazes of Chi Li and Bai Zhenxi, the two held hands and laughed for a long time before they calmed down.

Jiang Hanmo was the last to arrive. He went downstairs and stood in front of the crowd to lead the way.

Passing through layers of flowers, plants and trees, the moonlight falls like water on the flowers and lush leaves, casting mottled light and shadows.

Jiang Hanmo stopped at the northwest corner of the garden and looked ahead at a lush rose wall.

"The housekeeper once told me there were bugs on the flowers and told me not to touch them. Is this the secret passage you mentioned?"

As if to verify, He Ya reached out and pushed aside the layers of rose branches, and sure enough, she saw a half-open stone door.

The stone door was covered with moss and traces of erosion by time. Jiang Hanmo pushed it hard and it made a "creaking" sound, which was particularly abrupt in the silent night.

Behind the door is a narrow secret passage that is only wide enough for two people to pass side by side.

Jiang Hanmo walked in front, and He Ya and Bai Yu followed him hand in hand.

"That is..." Chi Li felt familiar with the semicircular object sticking out of Bai Zhenxi's pocket.

Bai Zhenxi followed her gaze and took something out of his pocket in confusion: "What is this?"

When Chi Li saw clearly, his face turned pale.

It was that strange badge. The female ghost had set her sights on him. Thinking of the ending where Bai Zhenxi was solved by the male and female protagonists, Chi Li felt even worse.

"Are you not feeling well?" Bai Zhenxi held her arm and asked worriedly.

Chi Li shook her head, snatched the badge and held it in her hand: "It's okay, let's go. This is mine."

Bai Zhenxi didn't ask why her things were in his pocket, but nodded and walked forward side by side with her.

He didn't let go of the hand that was holding her.

The secret room was shrouded in deep darkness. Jiang Hanmo turned on the flashlight on his cell phone to barely illuminate the road ahead.

The deeper you go into the secret passage, the clearer the footsteps echo in the enclosed space. Every step seems to be stepping on your own heartbeat, making your nerves involuntarily tense.

Occasionally, there are some small niches on both sides of the secret passage, which contain stone sculptures of various shapes. Some have ferocious faces, while others have solemn expressions. In the dim light, they look particularly strange.

"Ah." He Ya guessed something and her body swayed a little, but fortunately she had Bai Yu supporting her.

"Be careful." Bai Yu put his arm around her waist and warned her.

He Ya's panic instantly disappeared.

A stone sculpture, previously standing quietly in a corner, suddenly and without warning began to move. Its head slowly rotated with a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound.

Chi Li looked over and suddenly shrank back, his body gripped by fear in an instant.

Before she could react, the stone sculpture's mouth suddenly opened with a "bang".

Chi Li was so frightened that she subconsciously reached out and grabbed Bai Zhenxi's sleeve tightly. She ran backwards with all her strength, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Get out of the way! That thing is crazy."

Her sharp cry echoed in the secret passage. Without time to think, several people retreated to the back like frightened birds and squatted on the ground in unison, imitating her.

Chi Li's guess turned out to be correct. The moment everyone squatted down, dense silver needles sprayed out of the stone sculpture's mouth like a rainstorm.

The silver needles swished through the air, carrying a deadly aura towards the place where everyone had just stood.

When the last silver needle landed with a crisp "ding" sound, the secret passage fell into a brief silence. Everyone squatted on the ground, not daring to breathe, their eyes fixed on the stone sculpture, fearing that it would suffer another mishap.

"Damn, I almost died." Chi Li's hand holding Bai Zhenxi was shaking.

He Ya also huddled in Bai Yu's arms, trembling and unable to speak.

Jiang Hanmo lowered his head, seeming to be still frightened.

Bai Zhenxi suddenly held Chi Li's hand, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Thank you." After saying it quickly, he turned his head to the side.

The corners of Chi Li's lips rose for a moment, then returned to her panicked state.

"Let's keep moving forward." Jiang Hanmo stood up and said.

Bai Yu didn't want to go any further. He originally treated this as a game and chose to participate in it in order not to disappoint He Ya. Now that this game was dangerous, of course he refused.

"Sorry, I think it's time to end this game." Bai Yu said coldly.

Jiang Hanmo poked his cheek with the tip of his tongue and snorted coldly: "Oh, Mr. Bai, if you want to leave, no one can stop you."

Bai Yu pulled the trembling He Ya out: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

He Ya followed him for two steps and then stopped.

Bai Yu frowned and looked at the pale girl in confusion.

He Ya forced a smile and said, "There will definitely be a good outcome after the danger. I hope you are well."

"That's all a lie. Come back with me." Bai Yu was rarely angry.

Neither of them could convince the other, and they were in a stalemate.

The moment Bai Zhenxi looked over, Chi Li immediately waved her hands and said, "Stop, stop, stop. Let me make it clear, I won't leave. Don't waste your breath."

The words Bai Zhenxi wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and she could only turn her head away in frustration and secretly throw a tantrum.

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