The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 313 The Strange Room

When Xiahou Ying and Yin Quan fell down, everyone was shocked and about to rush to their rescue when a hole appeared beneath their feet, and they fell into it without any warning.

When they came to their senses, it was pitch black inside, and they couldn't see anything. However, their martial arts skills were very high, so they could still tolerate the darkness.

"Mengsheng, is Mengsheng here? Where are you?" Elder Gu was closest to Mengsheng. Originally, Brother Yu was always by his side, but in order to be able to talk to Mengsheng alone, he made Brother Yu stand a little further away.

"I'm fine." Meng Sheng's voice came from the darkness. Elder Gu was relieved. Elder Gu had never been able to see in the dark since he was a child. It was something he was born with, and no matter how high his martial arts skills were, there was no way to improve it.

After hearing Meng Sheng's voice, Elder Gu began to perceive the world around him. It was like a new world to him; he had never experienced such an environment before.

"There's a passageway in front of the child. There seems to be a breeze, but the temperature of the breeze is very different, and there's a slight smell of sulfur." ​​Elder Gu told Meng Sheng everything he could sense.

"Sulfur?" Meng Sheng's voice came, seemingly surprised that there was a sulfur smell in the wind.

"Yes, you don't know, do you? In the legends of Chonglou Manor, the legends about this mountain are also very strange." Elder Gu thought of this and became somewhat excited.

"Legend has it that when the first manor owner built the manor here, there was a fire god living on this mountain. He had a bad temper and would breathe fire at the drop of a hat, so everyone was afraid of him," Elder Gu said as he walked with Meng Sheng.

Meng Sheng no longer hated Elder Gu as much. Everyone could see that he genuinely wanted to make amends. Although he couldn't forgive that person for causing his mother's death, he no longer hated him as much as before.

"When the first lord of the manor came, he subdued the fire god and imprisoned it in this forbidden area, which is how this mountain became a place where people could live." Seeing that Meng Sheng did not stop him, Old Gu spoke even more enthusiastically.

"Back then, legend has it that the fire of the fire god was like a flowing river. Wherever the fire flowed, nothing was left but a pile of rocks." Elder Gu felt that everything around him was becoming blurry, as if he could see some figures.

"Mengsheng, do you feel that the temperature here is a little different from before?" At this moment, Elder Gu sensed the abnormality around him, not knowing whether his senses were wrong or if something had changed around him.

"Can't you see? Can't you see for yourself?" Meng Sheng's voice was very impatient. He had been somewhat interested in what Elder Gu had just said, but now he sounded like he was trying to please him.

"Since I was a child, I have been unable to see in the dark; I can only see in bright light. So now I am blind and can only rely on my senses," Elder Gu explained.

Upon hearing Elder Gu's explanation, Meng Sheng was momentarily speechless. This man was far more fragile than he had imagined, yet he was trying so hard to please him and make amends for his mistakes. Should he forgive him?

"It's much brighter around here, and it's warmer," Meng Sheng said. Although he was reluctant to admit his mistake, he knew he was wrong this time and he would still acknowledge it.

Elder Gu was overjoyed to hear Meng Sheng's reply. It meant that Meng Sheng was no longer so angry with him, and perhaps their relationship would improve because of this trip to the forbidden area.

“Alright, alright, I think it’s because the Fire God is imprisoned here, and his heat is emanating from the rocks, which is why it’s this temperature,” Elder Gu said, without any fear in his tone.

"It seems you're not afraid of this Fire God." Meng Sheng found it strange. If this Fire God was really as powerful and terrifying as Elder Gu said, then why wasn't he afraid?

"He once saved my life," Elder Gu recalled. "It was winter then, and it suddenly started snowing when I entered the forbidden area. I don't know if it was because of the forbidden area or because of the snow." Elder Gu still felt a little scared when he thought about that time.

"Back then, I wanted to see your mother, and the only way out was through this forbidden area, so I prepared to go out and find her," Elder Gu said. He regretted not trying harder then.

As Mengsheng gradually learned about Elder Gu's past, he no longer only heard about it from one person. This made him feel less hatred towards Elder Gu, and he began to yearn for fatherly love again.

However, he chose to remain silent. He had always been alone, training himself every day to become stronger, all for the sake of revenge. He would no longer trust others so easily.

But he never expected that the woman would be defeated so easily. Now that Gu Lounan is right in front of him, he is not afraid of what means Gu Lounan might use to seek revenge.

He was afraid that if he gave his heart, he would be met with disappointment and loss once again.

"Mengsheng, can't you forgive me? I know it's no use saying I had my reasons, that I was forced to do it, because the truth is I wasn't there for you." Elder Gu said. Actually, at the beginning, Elder Gu was very happy to have this opportunity to be alone with Mengsheng, because he finally had a chance to be alone with him.

He must do his best this time and not let this opportunity slip away. In the days to come, he must stay by Mengsheng's side.

“These things are in the past, and I can never go back to them in my heart.” Mengsheng was silent for a while before saying that he really wanted to say that all of this was in the past, and he also hoped to have a fresh start with his father.

But he was afraid, afraid of being abandoned again. Although he now had power, he was still very afraid deep down.

Elder Gu felt very sad when he heard what Meng Sheng said. In the past, Meng Sheng had suffered so much because of him. Now, no matter what he did, he could not turn back time and prevent Meng Sheng from experiencing those hardships.

The two of them fell into a long silence, simply continuing to walk forward.

As Xiahou Ying and Yin Quan walked through the passage, they discovered that there was a door at the end of the passage. Xiahou Ying looked around and quickly opened the door.

“This underground place is truly amazing; there’s even a room here,” Yin Quan said. The room wasn’t large, but it was furnished with some things, as if someone had lived there.

“It looks like someone lived here. It still looks very clean, so it shouldn’t have been long ago,” Xiahou Ying said. But he noticed something strange: everything here looked like it had been burned. Although it was made of rock, it seemed very different from the rocks outside.

Moreover, many places looked like they were formed from cooled flowing magma, which caught Yin Quan's attention. If people really lived here, how could there be traces of magma flowing through them? And it didn't look like it had been formed for a long time; it was only recently formed.

Moreover, it seemed as if something had flowed down from the chair and turned into stone; all the furnishings in the room were very strange.

There were strange characters written on the table that I couldn't understand, but they didn't seem to be written or engraved using any techniques known to humankind.

All of this surprised Yin Quan. Xiahou Ying and Yin Quan felt that the people living here were definitely not ordinary people, or perhaps they were not even human.

The most important thing now is to get out of here. We can't stay underground any longer. The temperature here is much higher than when we first arrived, and I believe it will get even hotter as we go further. It will be scalding hot then.

There was a small door on the other side of the room, which seemed to lead to another side. A breeze was blowing in from there, so there must be an exit there.

Xiahou Ying told Yin Quan to wait where she was, and went to check another door. She found that there was no danger there, and that it was also a passage with no end in sight.

Xiahou Ying walked to Yin Quan's side and looked at Yin Quan, who was still observing carefully. He suddenly felt that if the two of them could live here and be isolated from the world, he would be willing to do so.

"What are you thinking about?" Yin Quan asked, noticing Xiahou Ying staring at him in a daze.

"Ah Quan, if we can live here, undisturbed by others, just like here, I'll do anything for you." Xiahou Ying wrapped his arms around Yin Quan from behind, letting her back rest against his chest, holding her tightly in his embrace.

"Xiahou Ying, what are you thinking? There's only dirt and stones here. What will we eat? Besides, this isn't a place for you," Yin Quan said gently. If a man is willing to give up his career for you, it means he truly loves you.

“I want to be with you, but we both know where your real stage is. Let’s go, let’s get out of here quickly.” Yin Quan turned around, looked at Xiahou Ying, gave him a firm look, and the two walked hand in hand toward the door.

When they reached the door, they both stopped.

"Xiahou Ying, are you sure you just came to check this place? You're a liar! There's no road here, just a wall!" Yin Quan was speechless. He clearly hadn't gone to check it out, so why did he bring her here?

"Ah Quan, I just saw it, there really is a road here." Xiahou Ying's expression was not good, and he said in a low voice.