An Empress and the Warriors

Chapter 8

"Heavens, how could this be?" Mo Yitong clenched her fist tightly in anger. Was Yuanyang going to die a short while after his death without evidence?

Yu Zixuan pondered for a while and asked the old woman, "Boss' wife, may I ask where Lady Yuanyang's body is?"

The old woman said, "It has been cremated."

Yu Zixuan took two steps back and hit the trunk beside him with his hand. He said guiltily, "It's my fault. If I hadn't been injured, how could I..." After that, he sighed.

Mo Yitong pondered for a moment before saying, "Boss's wife, I want to go to Miss Yuanyang's room to take a look."

"No problem, no problem." The old woman quickly led the way. Mo Yitong and Yu Zixuan entered the room in front of Yuanyang. There was no change, only coldness.

"Come in."

"I wouldn't dare. I'm afraid." The old woman stood outside and refused to come in.

Mo Yitong also gave up and immediately used her ability to spy on things from the beginning to the end. The scene appeared in front of her. It was dark and windy. A man walked in with his face covered by the window. He poured some white powder in the teapot in Yuanyang cottage and left with his lightness skill. However, Mo Yitong could see clearly that the mysterious person was wearing a jade pendant that was exactly the same as the Third Prince's Dragonblood Jade Pendant on his waist...

"Alright, let's go." After Mo Yitong finished reading, she and Yu Zixuan walked out of the Heyuan Tower and unintentionally told Yu Zixuan what she had seen.

Yu Zixuan shook his head helplessly, his expression grave. "Now that we've cut off all clues, what should we do?"

Mo Yitong was even more disappointed. She could see that she could no longer throw away the black pot on her back.

At this moment, Zuo Zuo came running with sweat. When he saw the two of them, he was out of breath and said, "Yi Tong, General, I know, I know!"

"What do you know?" Mo Yi Tong asked in a loose voice. Nothing was important now. She couldn't throw away her black pot.

"I know. I've checked ancient books. It turns out that the Dragonblood Jade Pendant was an ancestral heirloom of the previous dynasty's royal family!"

"Oh?" Mo Yitong's interest was instantly piqued. "What else did you understand?"

Zuo Zuo shook his head and said, "No, but I'm not. We can go to the tomb before. Maybe we can get more information about the Dragon Blood Jade Pendant."

Mo Yitong pondered for a moment before nodding. "You're right. Let's go tomorrow."

The next day, Mo Yitong got up early and put on her men's clothing. The three of them stepped on the path to the ancient tomb of the previous dynasty. The tomb of the previous dynasty was located at the foot of Huya Mountain. It was said to be the auspicious place of the previous dynasty, and later became the king's tomb of the deceased kings.

The three of them could be said to have traveled through mountains and rivers. After walking through rugged mountains, they finally arrived at the foot of Huya Mountain at noon.

The left assistant was in the front, and Mo Yitong and Yu Zixuan were in the back.

"Brother Zuo Zuo, are you sure it's here?" Mo Yitong followed him. There were thorns everywhere and it was very difficult to walk.

"That's what's written in the book. It's on the cliff over there."

As expected, the three of them came to the cliff. Left-Tengio looked around and kicked hard on a protruding rock. Then, with a bang, a circular cave appeared on the smooth cliff. Mo Yitong nodded. It was very similar to the cave before they passed through the cliff, but this round cave was round.

The three of them clung to one another as they cautiously made their way in. Mo Yitong was even more careful after a time-travel. Each step she took required her to be sure of the mechanism before she could proceed.

It was okay. After walking for more than 300,meters, the three of them passed through the caves one after another. They became darker and quieter. The silence was a little scary. Zuo Zuosan took out a flint from his arms and hit it a few times. Soon he found the place for the fire to be lit, and the cave lit up.

Then, the light of the fire lit up. Mo Yitong felt a whoosh behind her and the three of them quickly bent down. A few darts with red ribbons flashed and hit the wall firmly. Mo Yitong looked over and saw that the darts were all stabbed into the wall. Her heart couldn't help but tremble. If they hit a person, they might be able to pass through the wall.

"Yi Tong, be careful," said Zuo Zuo.

"Mn." Mo Yitong nodded. The three of them proceeded forward cautiously. At some point, Yu Zixuan's hand was tightly holding onto Mo Yitong's hand. Mo Yitong did not break free and continued pulling her hand. When Zuo Zuo saw this, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He did not say anything and could only walk forward, pretending that he did not care.

After going through the interval, the left assistant would light up a place. Although it was still dim, it was not too dark.

Mo Yitong turned around and smiled at Yu Zixuan. "It's alright, I'm not afraid."

"Watch out!" Suddenly, Zuo Zuo Zuo who was walking in front shouted. The sound of drawing the sword was followed by the sound of cutting swiftly. Mo Yitong was so scared that she did not dare to open her eyes. Yu Zixuan held Mo Yitong tightly in his arms.

"It's alright now. It's a venomous snake," said Left-Teng Emissary. Only then did he open his quivering eyes. Indeed, there was a pile of snake corpses under his feet. Most of them had been slashed into two by Left-Teng Emissary. Dark red blood flowed out from them. Mo Yitong could only carefully avoid stepping on those venomous snakes. It was only after a long time that the three of them finally passed by.

"It's really too terrifying." Mo Yi Tong wasn't timid. She had explored countless times, but there had never been a time when she was as terrifying and sinister as she was now.

"It's fine." Behind her, Yu Zixuan patted the back of Mo Yitong's hand and gently patted it a few times, "Don't worry, we'll protect you one after the other."

Mo Yitong turned around and took a deep look at Yu Zixuan. She nodded and relaxed a little.

###Chapter9,The Reappearance of the Murderer

The three of them continued to walk forward. They knew that there were more horrible and cruel mechanisms waiting for them in front of them, but there was no other way. Everyone was moving forward slowly with breath.

After walking for another few hundred meters, the three of them suddenly came to an empty space. There were two rooms as big as two rooms. There was only one golden chair inside, on which was engraved the pattern of a dragon.

Everyone was surprised to walk to the front of the chair. Yu Zixuan gently touched the back of the chair and heard the sound of whistling getting louder and louder.

"What kind of sound is this?" Mo Yitong asked in astonishment.

The left assistant tilted his head and shouted loudly. As the last syllable of the left assistant stopped, the upper iron railing fell from above, and the splashing sound was the sound of the chain sliding.

"Ah!" Mo Yitong screamed and the steel bars quickly fell down. Without giving them any time to think, she stood in the middle of the three people with the left assistant, Mo Yitong on one side and Yu Zixuan on the other. An iron railing was like a copper wall or iron wall in the middle of the three people. Mo Yitong grabbed the railing and shook it hard, but it was of no use at all. She used her knife to cut them constantly.

Yu Zixuan shook his head and said, "It seems that I can't take it off."

"Then what should we do?" Mo Yitong anxiously looked at Yu Zixuan as she shook the railings with all her might.

"Yi Tong, it's okay. You and Zuo Zuo will go there. I'll go there alone. If we can go in, we'll go in. If it's really dangerous, let's go back. Safety first!"

Seeing the determination in Yu Zixuan's eyes, Yi Tong let go of her hands and followed Zuo Zuo to the other side. Watching Mo Yitong and Zuo Zuo Zuo walk away, Yu Zixuan had a complicated smile on his face.

Zuo Zuoo and Mo Yitong walked cautiously. They passed by one place after another and finally entered a magnificent palace.

"Heavens." Mo Yitong's eyes widened. This place was the same as the one she had seen before her transmigration. Golden rays of light could be seen everywhere. "Where is this?"

"This should be the real King Mausoleum."

Mo Yitong looked around in surprise. There was a large pile of boxes not far away. She quickly walked over and prepared to open them. "Could it be here?"

When Zuo Zuo looked in the direction of the voice, he was shocked and shouted, "Don't open it!"

However, it was too late. As soon as Zuo Zuo finished speaking, with a squeak, Mo Yitong opened the box in shock. A black-green snake stuck out its tongue and stuck its head out with a slight sound. Surprised, Mo Yitong took two steps back and screamed. Fortunately, Zuo Zuo moved quickly, and a dart flew out from his hand and hit the vital part of the body. Before the snake could move, it fell to the ground with a thud. Then, there was a dead silence, as if something horrible was floating over its head.

"Ah!" Mo Yitong let out another long scream. Left Zuo Zuo ran over and hugged Mo Yitong, "Don't be afraid, Yi Tong. It's just a flag."

Mo Yitong looked up and saw a flag swaying above her. She couldn't make out what pattern was on it. Zuo Zuozuo took a deep look at the flag and pulled Mo Yitong away quickly with a calm expression.

"That's the banner of the former dynasty."

"Oh, you scared me."

"It's okay."

"Mm." Mo Yitong tightly grabbed onto Zuo Qiu's clothes. The two of them walked slowly and with great difficulty. After a short while, they passed through another room. It was cold inside and there was only a pile of books. The yellowed paper was filled with dust. Zuo Qiu gently picked up the dust and did not say anything.

Mo Yitong gently took out a book. There was a wooden brocade box under the book.

"What's this?" Mo Yitong picked it up but didn't dare to open it again. She didn't want a spider to jump out after opening it.

Zuo Zuo looked back and was surprised. He opened the box and saw a piece of red brocade. In the middle of the box, there was a dragon blood jade pendant. Mo Yitong looked at it in surprise and said, "This is exactly the same as the one on Third Prince's body."

Zuo Zuo looked at the two hollow spaces in the brocade box and said, "So there are three pieces in total in the Dragon Blood Jade Pendant."

Mo Yitong started. "In that case, Third Prince isn't the only person wearing the Dragonblood Jade Pendant."

"OK." Zuo Qiu nodded.

Zuo Zuo put the Dragon Blood Jade Pendant into his bosom and said, "I think we can leave now."

The two people went back, but they didn't encounter any mechanism. They soon came out and saw Yu Zixuan pacing around in front of the cave.