Phoenix Dance: The Eldest Daughter's Physician Consort Shocks the World

As dawn broke, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao sat facing each other, discussing countermeasures with grave expressions.

"Yichen, as far as I know, the place where they fabricated the evidence is heavily guarded. We're afraid it will be difficult for us to break in by force. We need to think of a foolproof plan." Su Yao frowned, her eyes full of worry.

Xiao Yichen nodded slightly, his gaze firm: "Yao'er, I have found out that although there are many guards in that place, there is a shift change every night at midnight, when the guards are most lax. We can take this opportunity to sneak in."

Su Yao bit her lip: "Even so, it's extremely dangerous. But since things have come to this, we have no choice but to try. Yi Chen, do you have a layout map of that place?"

Xiao Yichen took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and spread it on the table: "This is a sketch I have secretly drawn over the past few days. Although it is not detailed, the key points are marked."

Su Yao carefully examined the blueprints, her finger tracing the lines: "This looks like a secret room where important items are stored. If we can get in here, we might find evidence of forgery. But there are many traps along the way. How can we avoid them?"

Xiao Yichen held Su Yao's hand and said softly, "Yao'er, just follow behind me. I will protect you. I have studied some methods of breaking mechanisms. Although I am not an expert, I know a little bit about them. We will act according to the situation."

As night fell, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao, dressed in black, quietly arrived at the secret location. All around was silent, save for the occasional sound of patrolling soldiers' footsteps.

Around midnight, the guards changed shifts, and the two took advantage of the brief chaos to quickly approach the wall. Xiao Yichen used his lightness skill to carry Su Yao over the wall and land lightly in the courtyard.

They carefully avoided the patrolling guards and followed the map towards the secret chamber. Suddenly, a hidden door appeared ahead. Xiao Yichen stepped forward to examine it closely and discovered a mechanism lock on the door.

He took a thin wire from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and gently turned it. Su Yao watched nervously from the side, not daring to breathe.

A moment later, with a "click," the mechanism was unlocked, and the hidden door slowly rose. Just as the two were about to enter, they heard footsteps behind them.

"Oh no, someone's coming!" Xiao Yichen said in a low voice, pulling Su Yao to hide in a corner.

Several guards carrying torches walked past them, muttering, "We'd better be careful these next few days. The orders from above are that we can't afford any mistakes."

Once the guards were out of sight, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao breathed a sigh of relief and continued towards the secret chamber. Along the way, they encountered several more traps, which Xiao Yichen skillfully avoided without incident, thanks to his quick wit and Su Yao's assistance.

Finally, they arrived at the door to the secret chamber. This door was even more sturdy, and it was covered with strange symbols and patterns.

“This looks like a coded mechanism, Yao’er. Look at these symbols, is there any pattern?” Xiao Yichen carefully studied the pattern on the door.

Su Yao leaned closer to take a look, and after a moment of thought, said, "Yi Chen, look at these symbols. Aren't they somewhat similar to the formation we saw in an ancient book before? Perhaps we can find a way to break it from there."

Xiao Yichen's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled out an ancient book he always carried with him from his pocket and began searching through it. Soon, he found the relevant records and, following the instructions in the book, began to turn the mechanism on the door.

With a low rumble, the door to the secret chamber slowly opened. An old, worn atmosphere permeated the room, which was filled with various boxes and files.

"Yao'er, let's search quickly and see if we can find those forged pieces of evidence." Xiao Yichen said, and he and Su Yao began to search the secret room carefully.

Just when they were about to despair, Su Yao discovered a hidden compartment in a corner. She pushed it open forcefully, revealing some documents and letters inside.

"Yichen, come and see, is this it?" Su Yao called out.

Xiao Yichen quickly walked over, picked up the document, and a delighted smile appeared on his face: "That's right, these are the forged pieces of evidence. Yao'er, let's go quickly, we can't stay here any longer."

The two carefully collected the evidence and quickly left the secret room. However, just as they were about to leave the courtyard, they suddenly heard shouts of killing.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Xiao Yichen gripped his sword tightly, shielding Su Yao behind him.

A group of men in black surrounded them from all directions. The leader sneered, "Xiao Yichen, do you think you can take the evidence so easily? Today is your death day!"

Xiao Yichen was fearless and shouted, "You treacherous officials and villains, who plotted to frame loyal and virtuous people, today is your doom!"

Having said that, he brandished his sword and charged at the man in black. Su Yao also drew a dagger from her waist and fought alongside Xiao Yichen.

In an instant, the courtyard was filled with the glint of swords and the shouts of battle. Xiao Yichen and Su Yao worked together, gradually carving a bloody path through the enemy lines.

However, the number of enemies increased, and they gradually became exhausted. Just then, a dark figure suddenly flashed in and joined the battle.

"Brother Xiao, I've come to help you!" It turned out to be Xiao Yichen's good friend, who came to his rescue after learning of his predicament.

With the help of their friends, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao finally escaped the men in black and successfully fled the area.

Back home, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao collapsed onto the floor, exhausted, but their faces beamed with the joy of victory.

"Yichen, we finally got the evidence. Now we can expose their conspiracy." Su Yao leaned on Xiao Yichen's shoulder and said with relief.

Xiao Yichen gently stroked Su Yao's hair: "Yes, Yao'er, this time it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to succeed on my own."

“We are one, why say such things? Next, we must present the evidence to the Emperor as soon as possible so that those treacherous officials will receive the punishment they deserve,” Su Yao said, sitting up with a determined look in her eyes.

Xiao Yichen nodded: "Alright, I will go to the palace to meet the Emperor tomorrow. However, the political situation in the court is constantly changing, so we still need to be careful."

"No matter what difficulties we encounter, we will face them together." Su Yao held Xiao Yichen's hand, and the two smiled at each other, their eyes filled with hope for the future.