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

For the past few days, Xiao Yichen has been working day and night to collect evidence and contact ministers, his eyes bloodshot. Su Yao saw this and felt heartbroken.

"Yichen, you should rest. You're working so hard, how can your body take it?" Su Yao carried a bowl of hot soup to Xiao Yichen's side, her face full of worry.

Xiao Yichen grasped Su Yao's hand and shook his head slightly: "Yao'er, the situation is urgent, I can't stop. Every extra moment, those treacherous villains may prepare more, and we will be in more danger."

Su Yao sighed softly, "I know, but I'm just worried about you. By the way, I went through the previous clues again today and found a detail that we had overlooked before."

Xiao Yichen perked up: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Su Yao took out a piece of paper covered with writing and drawings: "Look, this is the location of their previous secret meeting. According to our previous investigation, it should just be an ordinary manor, but I always felt something was wrong. Later, I thought about it carefully and found that the patrol routes of the guards around that manor were very strange, as if they were guarding some more secret place."

Xiao Yichen carefully examined the contents of the paper, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Yao'er, you're right. Perhaps their more crucial evidence is hidden there. I'll go and investigate tomorrow."

Su Yao grabbed Xiao Yichen's arm: "I'll go with you. The more people there are, the better."

Xiao Yichen firmly objected: "No, it's too dangerous. This time is different from before. If they find out, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Su Yao's eyes were firm: "Yi Chen, I'm not afraid of danger. Besides, I can help. My medical skills might come in handy at a crucial moment. Have you forgotten that we agreed to face all difficulties together?"

Looking into Su Yao's determined eyes, Xiao Yichen finally nodded helplessly: "Alright, but you must stay close to me and not act on your own."

The next day, the two disguised themselves and arrived near the manor. They found a secluded spot to hide and observed the movements within the manor.

Just as Su Yao had expected, the guards in the manor patrolled very closely, and every now and then, several people would enter a grove of trees behind the manor and not come out for a long time.

"It seems the key lies in that grove of trees," Xiao Yichen said in a low voice.

As darkness fell, they took advantage of the guards changing shifts to quietly sneak into the village and make their way into the woods.

The woods were shrouded in mist, eerie and terrifying. They proceeded cautiously, when suddenly, Su Yao slipped and made a soft sound.

"Who's there?" A voice called out from not far away, followed by footsteps approaching them.

Xiao Yichen quickly pulled Su Yao behind a big tree and held his breath.

The guards searched the area but found nothing, so they left.

"That was close," Su Yao said softly.

Xiao Yichen nodded: "We need to be more careful."

Continuing deeper into the forest, they discovered a hidden chamber within a cave. Two guards stood at the entrance, but Xiao Yichen used his lightness skill to silently eliminate them.

Upon entering the secret room, it was filled with various boxes. Xiao Yichen opened one box, which was full of gold and silver treasures and some confidential documents.

"These should be the evidence of their embezzlement, bribery, and collusion with foreign enemies," Xiao Yichen said happily.

Su Yao also came over to help check: "Great, with these, they can't deny it anymore."

However, just as they were about to leave, the door to the secret room suddenly slammed shut, and a triumphant laugh came from outside: "Xiao Yichen, did you think you could take the evidence so easily? This time, you won't escape!"

Xiao Yichen realized they had fallen into a trap. He held Su Yao's hand tightly and said, "Yao'er, don't be afraid. I will definitely find a way to get you out of here."

Su Yao looked at Xiao Yichen, her eyes showing no fear: "Yichen, with you here, I'm not afraid of anything."

At this moment, a poisonous fumes began to fill the secret room. Su Yao quickly took out some pills from her bosom and handed one to Xiao Yichen: "This is an antidote pill, take it first."

Xiao Yichen took the pill and swallowed it, then began searching for an exit. He discovered a vent in the ceiling of the secret room; perhaps he could get out from there.

He brought over some boxes, stacked them together, and then had Su Yao climb up to the ventilation shaft by stepping on the boxes.

"Yao'er, you go out first, I'll be right behind you," Xiao Yichen said.

Su Yao shook her head: "No, I want to go with you."

Xiao Yichen said anxiously, "Yao'er, there's no time! Go out and find someone to rescue me. Listen to me, hurry up!"

With tears in her eyes, Su Yao finally nodded and began climbing the ventilation shaft.

Xiao Yichen stood below, shielding himself from the ever-flowing smoke, watching Su Yao slowly climb out.

Just as Su Yao was about to climb out of the ventilation shaft, a fight suddenly broke out outside. Xiao Yichen's heart tightened, worried about Su Yao's safety.

After a while, Su Yao's voice came from the ventilation duct: "Yi Chen, come up quickly, my father is here, he brought people to rescue us."

Xiao Yichen was overjoyed and quickly climbed up the ventilation shaft. It turned out that Su Yao's father, upon learning of their perilous journey, was worried about his daughter's safety and had brought some experts to rescue her.

The group successfully escaped the village and returned home with the evidence.

Having survived this life-or-death ordeal, Xiao Yichen and Su Yao's relationship deepened even further. They knew that no matter how many difficulties and dangers they might encounter in the future, as long as they loved each other and supported one another, they would surely overcome them.

With this new evidence, Xiao Yichen was even more confident in thoroughly exposing the crimes of those corrupt officials in the court, restoring order to the court, and winning a glimmer of hope for his and Su Yao's future.