Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Xiao Yanzi looked anxiously at Hongli and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, this situation is not good! We don't know which group of people are coming. What if they are after us again? What should we do?"

Hongli's gaze was calm as he gripped his sword tightly and comforted her, "My beloved consort, do not panic. No matter who it is, I will protect you."

Hongzhou gripped his weapon tightly and said, "Fourth Brother, we have weathered many storms. Even if we face more difficulties and dangers today, we will overcome them together!"

Consort Fucha frowned and anxiously echoed, "Your Highness, please be careful in everything you do! We mustn't let anything go wrong!"

Before long, the people outside rushed into the basement. It turned out to be the Minister of Rites leading a group of soldiers.

The Minister of Rites, beaming with smugness, laughed loudly, "Haha, Prince Bao, you've really walked right into our trap! Today is your burial ground!"

Hongli glared at him and rebuked him, "Minister of Rites, you treacherous villain, you colluded with the Shadow Pavilion to develop poisons and committed such a heinous crime, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly here. Aren't you afraid of the Emperor punishing you?"

The Minister of Rites snorted coldly and replied, "Hmph! Once you're all dead, who will know about these things? At that time, won't the world be under our control?"

Little Swallow stomped her feet in anger and shouted, "Don't even think about it! All the evil things you've done will be exposed to the world sooner or later, and you'll just have to wait for your retribution!"

After that, the two sides engaged in a chaotic battle again. Although the Minister of Rites brought a large number of men, Xiao Yanzi and her companions were not afraid and fought bravely.

While dodging the attacks, Xiao Yanzi shouted to Hongli, "Your Highness, there are too many of them! We need to think of a way to break through!"

As Hongli swung his sword to repel the enemies, he replied, "My dear consort, you move over there first. Hongzhou and I will hold them off and find a chance to break out!"

Hongzhou shouted, "Little Swallow, you go quickly! Fourth Brother and I will hold them off!"

However, the Minister of Rites seemed to have seen through their intentions and ordered his men to focus their attacks on Xiao Yanzi and her companions, making it difficult for them to escape.

Consort Fucha, the primary consort, also helped to fend them off, saying anxiously, "Your Highness, this can't go on! We must get rid of them as soon as possible!"

Just then, the rescued servant suddenly shouted, "Your Highness, there's a secret passage over there. I discovered it by chance. Perhaps we can escape from there!"

Hongli's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Quick, head towards the secret passage!"

As they fought their way towards the secret passage, they finally arrived at the entrance, only to find that it was partially blocked by a large rock.

Little Swallow said anxiously, "What should we do? This rock is blocking the way, and we can't get in anytime soon!"

Hongzhou rushed forward and pushed the stone with all his might, shouting, "Come on, everyone push together, we must push it away!"

With everyone working together and putting in a lot of effort, they finally managed to push the stone aside a bit, just enough for one person to pass through.

Hongli called out, "My beloved concubine, you go in first, quickly!"

Little Swallow didn't stand on ceremony and quickly slipped into the secret passage, followed by the others who followed in one by one.

Upon seeing this, the Minister of Rites shouted in exasperation, "Don't let them get away! Chase after them!"

But when they reached the entrance of the secret passage, they hesitated, fearing that there might be some traps or mechanisms inside.

Xiao Yanzi and the others ran wildly along the secret passage, which was dark and damp, with water droplets falling from time to time.

Little Swallow, panting heavily, said, "Your Highness, we don't know where this secret passage leads. We hope it's not a dead end!"

Hongli said, "No matter where it leads, it's better than staying there and getting caught. Let's go and see."

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a faint light appeared ahead.

Hongzhou said excitedly, "Fourth Brother, look, there's light ahead! That must be the exit!"

The group quickened their pace and exited the secret passage, only to find themselves in a mountain forest.

Little Swallow patted her chest and said, "Oh dear, we're finally out! That was so dangerous!"

Hongli looked around and pondered, saying, "We are in a mountain forest here. We must first determine our direction and return to the palace as soon as possible to report the Minister of Rites' crimes to Father."

Hongzhou nodded and said, "Fourth Brother is right. We can't delay too long, lest the Minister of Rites come up with some bad ideas again."

As they were talking, several men dressed as hunters suddenly darted out of the woods, holding bows and crossbows, and looked at them warily.

One of the hunters shouted, "Who are you? How did you get out of this secret passage?"

Little Swallow hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brothers, we were being chased by villains and stumbled into this secret passage by mistake. Please do us a favor and tell us the way back to the palace!"

The hunter was skeptical and said, "Hmph, who knows if what you're saying is true or false? This mountain forest isn't safe, why should we believe you?"

Fucha's primary consort also stepped forward and said, "Brother, we are truly good people. If you don't believe us, we will definitely send someone to thank you when we return to the palace."

After some explanation, the hunters lowered their guard and showed them the way back to the palace.

The group followed the path the hunter had pointed out, proceeding cautiously along the way, fearing they might encounter any more danger.

As they walked, Little Swallow noticed a strange package in the roadside bushes and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what is that?"

Hongli stepped forward to examine the package. Upon opening it, he found some letters and blueprints inside, which seemed to contain a detailed plan of collusion between the Minister of Rites and the Shadow Pavilion, as well as clues about the antidote for the Dream Powder.

Hongli was overjoyed and said, "My beloved consort, this is truly a blessing from heaven! Now we have evidence and hope of finding the antidote!"

Little Swallow excitedly said, "That's wonderful, Your Highness! Let's hurry back to the palace and present these to the Emperor!"

However, unbeknownst to them, the Minister of Rites, upon learning of their escape, had already laid numerous ambushes along their route back to the palace, waiting for them to walk right into his trap. Will Xiao Yanzi and Hongli be able to successfully return to the palace, bring down the Minister of Rites, and unravel the mystery of the poison? The political landscape of the palace remains unpredictable, and the story continues.

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.