“Ahem.”
Chu Wujin quickly withdrew his hand from Jiang Yueyao’s waist.
“Daiqing, do you know who is fighting outside?”
“Who… are they?”
“The Black Armor Guard… and a Northern Liang spy.”
Jiang Yueyao: …(⊙_⊙)
[Wait, handsome guy, are you being this straightforward?]
[Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?]
[Why do I feel like my life is in even greater danger now?]
[Speaking of which… how does this handsome guy know so clearly about the situation outside?]
[Could it be that he’s a member of the Black Armor Army, or is he also a Northern Liang spy?]
[Wait a minute…]
Black Armor?
Jiang Yueyao looked up. A sliver of moonlight shone through the window lattice, allowing her to vaguely see the dark robe worn by the man opposite her, and… a Jade Pendant at his waist.
The pattern on the Jade Pendant looked somewhat familiar.
[Wait… that Black Armor Army soldier I encountered today at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, didn’t he also have an iron waist token?]
[If I remember correctly, the pattern on the waist token is the same as the one on this Jade Pendant!!]
[Mystery solved, so this person is also from the Black Armor Army!]
[My intelligence is truly remarkable!]
“Big brother, I’m from the Loyal Marquis Manor. We’re both from Great Chu, brave souls willing to shed blood and sacrifice our lives for Great Chu!!”
Chu Wujin: …So now you’re not just a passerby?
But…
This girl’s eyes are sharp, and her mind works quickly. She actually guessed my identity so fast, saving me the trouble of proving it.
“Truly willing to shed blood and sacrifice your life for Great Chu?”
Jiang Yueyao: …
[I was just being polite, why are you taking it seriously?]
[Don’t you understand the art of rhetorical embellishment?]
[Even though your physical education classes were taken over by the Chinese teacher, that Chinese teacher must have originally taught physical education!]
[How can you bear to discuss such bloody matters with a cute girl like me?]
“Big brother, I think… sometimes, with great power comes great responsibility.”
[As for shedding blood and sacrificing lives, leave that to capable people like you!]
[Don’t involve me!!!]
Chu Wujin curled the corner of his lips.
“Don’t worry, I wouldn’t really make a young girl shed blood and sacrifice her life. But… would you have a problem helping Great Chu find the secret letter of the Northern Liang spy?”
Jiang Yueyao was stunned.
[So this big brother is here to find the secret letter left by the Northern Liang spy. Then he must be from the Black Armor Guard.]
[That means my life should be safe.]
[Scared me to death, why didn’t you say so earlier!]
Having confirmed the other’s identity and ‘believing’ that he trusted her claim of being from the Loyal Marquis Manor, Jiang Yueyao immediately perked up.
Hehehe, I’m safe now.
“Looking for something? Of course, no problem!”
Jiang Yueyao nodded repeatedly, then immediately pretended to search diligently.
But in reality, Jiang Yueyao’s little brain was already spinning rapidly.
Long before coming here, she had tried hard to recall the original text.
No wonder… this handsome Black Armor Guard is quite good at picking locations. It’s said that the Northern Liang spy leader stored the secret letters, documents, and gold and silver in the room under the tallest old locust tree in this courtyard.
Which means…
[My little money is right here!]
[It’s said the secret letters and such are in a hidden chamber… Should I tell him that the switch for the hidden chamber is on the second level of the curio cabinet next to it?]Chu Wujin glanced at the situation outside where the Northern Liang spies stationed there were already at a disadvantage and would soon be captured by the Black Armor Guards.
Slowly lowering the window lattice.
In the darkness, Chu Wujin, having heard Jiang Yueyao’s inner voice, nodded silently and walked to the wall. By the glow of the phosphorescent stone, he felt for the second layer of the curio shelf.
[Damn, what kind of luck does this guy have?!]
[How did he find the switch so quickly!!!]
[This is unreasonable!]
[Hmph, but even if you find the switch, what’s the use? I won’t tell you that the switch needs to be turned left twice, right three times, and then left once again!]
Chu Wujin in the darkness: …
A faint smile curled at the corner of his lips as his slender fingers grasped the button, turning it left twice, right three times, and then left once more.
Click!
After a soft crisp sound, the blank wall beside the curio shelf suddenly trembled, and then…
The wall slowly shifted, revealing a hidden door just like that.
Jiang Yueyao: …(ΩДΩ)!!!
[This is unreasonable!!]
[Why does the handsome guy even know how to open the switch?!]
[Does he actually already know about the secret room and even found out how to operate the switch?]
[Or is he just incredibly lucky?]
[If I go touch his hand now, could I get lucky enough to win five million?!]
[But… this handsome guy definitely doesn’t know that there are traps inside the secret room. As soon as he steps in, hidden arrows will shoot out. Should I warn him?]
[Or should I wait for him to get injured first and then go in to scavenge some little money?]
[Male charm and little money—such a tough choice.]
While Jiang Yueyao was still hesitating, Chu Wujin had already taken a direct step forward…
“Be careful!”
Whoosh!
In the faint glow of the phosphorescent stone, Jiang Yueyao first felt anxious, then…
Σ(°△°|||)
Stunned and speechless.
There were indeed hidden arrows shooting out from the secret room, but…
The handsome guy moved with the grace of a swimming dragon and the swiftness of a startled swan. None of the arrows even grazed him as he smoothly entered the secret room.
[This… this works too?]
[Oh my god, so handsome?!!!]
[Ahhh, I’m about to turn into a screaming chicken!]
[That face, that figure, those skills… and he even has a secure job like the Black Armor Guards. Should I change brother-in-laws and introduce him to my sister?]
Inside the secret room, Chu Wujin, who had just disabled the mechanism and was about to call Jiang Yueyao in, suddenly froze.
He suddenly didn’t feel like calling Jiang Yueyao anymore.
Shaking his head, Chu Wujin flicked his fingers lightly.
Thump!
Outside, a wooden box on the curio shelf wobbled and suddenly fell.
[Ahhh, what’s going on?!]
[It almost hit my little foot!]
[This Northern Liang spy, why didn’t they make the curio shelf sturdier? What if falling objects hit the flowers and plants? And if they hit a national treasure like me, that would be even more sinful, okay?!]
[Hmph!]
Jiang Yueyao’s heart was pounding from the sudden falling box.
But…
[Damn, what’s this?!]
[I swear with my 5.0 vision—this is something amazing!]
Jiang Yueyao, who had been complaining just moments ago, suddenly squatted down, widening her titanium-alloy dog eyes.The wooden box that fell to the ground cracked open, revealing… a metallic glint that caught Jiang Yueyao’s eye.
[Money! So much little money!]
[It’s all gold, and silver notes too…]
[Wuwu, fortune’s wheel turns at last, finally landing on my doorstep… Is it finally my turn to make money?]
[I was so foolish, truly… I only knew this Northern Liang spy leader must have hidden plenty of little money, but never imagined he wouldn’t keep it in a secret chamber, instead leaving it in the most obvious place!]
[Well, of course! This little money must be for emergency escapes, so naturally it’d be kept accessible!]
[Thankfully, lady luck is smiling upon me, and the little money threw itself into my embrace. Otherwise, I would have missed out on my precious little money~]
[Don’t worry, my darlings, I’ll take good care of you all!!]