The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Chapter 305: A Secret Passage in the Imperial Study

In the southeast corner of the palace, there is a dense bamboo forest. Countless red silk threads are wrapped around the bamboo poles, and each one is hung with copper bells.

What is surprising is that when strong winds shake the tree trunks, the copper bells will not stop ringing even if they move. However, when someone trespasses into the secret bamboo forest, even if they don't touch the red lines, all the bells will ring together.

This bamboo forest is where the four imperial guards are stationed in the palace, and it is also where the square formation is hidden.

After Qin Miaoxi and the other person walked into the bamboo forest, they soon disappeared.

The young eunuch who had been following behind them peeked in and then left in a hurry, probably to report back.

Qin Miaoxi seemed to sense the movement behind her, and a sneer appeared on her lips. "There are still people in the palace who are curious! And they are so blind, aren't you right, Senior Brother?"

Qinglong beside her sighed helplessly, and when he took off the mask on his face, it turned out to be her senior brother - Fu Yifan.

"I don't know how many people die in the palace every year, most of them because of curiosity. Those who learned secrets that didn't belong to them gained more benefits, so even if they died, they deserved it."

Qin Miaoxi stopped talking and her expression became serious because they arrived in front of the square formation.

This formation was made of a whole piece of cast iron, with bright red lines in the grooves, painted with cinnabar. This was the formation that their master had spent half his life setting up for the Longyuan Kingdom. It could protect the country from harm and disasters.

Fu Yifan tilted his head and asked, "Have you brought everything?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded and took out the box that had been prepared long ago.

Inside were the scriptures she had copied these days, and some tools for repairing the formation.

Qinglong took the scripture and said directly: "There is no time to lose, let's get started now!"

The two of them placed the scriptures one by one on the formation, and finally sprinkled it with red powder.

They occupied the east and west sides respectively, holding torches in their hands and lighting the runes in front of them one by one, and instantly a raging fire ignited the formation.

The air was filled with a strong scent of ink. The red powder turned into a viscous liquid in the flames and eventually flowed into the grooves, dyeing the lines blood red.

In less than an incense stick of time, all the scriptures were burned out, and the formation looked brand new as if it had been refreshed. If you look closely, you can see golden light flowing in the grooves.

After completing all this, Fu Yifan breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is just a small fill-in. Next time Third Junior Sister comes, we can do it together and we won't have to come again."

Qin Miaoxi's heart trembled, and with shock in her eyes, she blurted out: "Don't our four imperial guards need to come to the palace?"

The reason why someone has to be in charge of the palace in recent years is because the Four-Sided Formation is tied to the destiny of Longyuan Kingdom and is not stable.

The four of them were chosen by the master as the four people who are most compatible with the dragon fortune of Longyuan Kingdom. Every year, they help inject new vitality into the Four Square Formation, which allows the Four Square Formation to last forever.

But now the eldest brother actually said that there is no need to take charge, does that mean... ?

Her heart began to beat violently, and a guess was about to come to her mind.

Fu Yifan showed a relieved smile on his face, "Yes, we will no longer be the Four Imperial Guards in the future."

Originally, the four imperial guards were born to support the country. Now that the emperor is ruling the country wisely and the world is at peace, they have no meaning for existence and are just a bunch of useless people.

"That's great. Every time that old man looks at me, it's annoying. Now I don't have to worry about him doing anything to me anymore."

Qin Miaoxi blinked innocently and almost called out the "pet name" she usually called the emperor.

Fu Yifan frowned, "The Emperor has done this to Third Junior Sister?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded repeatedly, "Third Senior Sister wouldn't let me say it. That dog emperor hadn't even seen Third Senior Sister's appearance, but he wanted to touch her. It's disgusting."

Fu Yifan's handsome face instantly darkened. "Okay, I understand. I'll remind him before I leave."

"Yeah." She nodded repeatedly, and she thought with schadenfreude that the bastard was most afraid of the eldest brother.

Suddenly, a sharp gaze fell on him.

"Big...Big Brother, what's wrong?"

"Junior sister, you must not act recklessly this time. You are not always so lucky." Fu Yifan warned solemnly. If he didn't say anything, this guy would make a big fuss.

Qin Miaoxi knew that he was talking about the Huang Bang incident. She was still young at that time and couldn't stand staying in the bamboo forest, so she secretly ran out to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly, she met Huang Bang.

In order to prevent him from revealing his identity as Xuanwu, she put the poisonous insect given by her senior sister on him and warned him that if he told anyone, his intestines and stomach would be pierced and his body would be torn into pieces. In this way, she could keep her identity from being revealed.

This also meant that Huang Bang was the only person in the palace who knew her true identity.

She raised three fingers and swore, "Big Brother, just believe me! I will never do something stupid again."

"So good."

After Fu Yifan finished speaking, he put on his mask again and walked out of the bamboo forest secret realm without looking back.

Qin Miaoxi watched him leave eagerly and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Although the eldest brother looked gentle and refined, he was the one who gave people the most oppressive feeling among the four.

Then she thought that after she was busy for these three months, she wouldn't have to worry about stabilizing the dog emperor's regime, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

The days of freedom are so beautiful.

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In the imperial study, Eunuch Wu took Qinglong away tremblingly. When he came back, he heard the sound of pottery being smashed coming from inside the house.

He questioned the guard at the gate with his gaze, and he murmured in distress. What else could it be? It could only be that Lord Qinglong had reprimanded their emperor.

Eunuch Wu had a splitting headache. Every time at this time, the emperor's mood was extremely bad, but if he did not go to serve, he would definitely be beaten afterwards.

He gritted his teeth and walked in carefully. In a moment of distraction, he saw Emperor Meiji throw something with too much force and stumble backwards.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

He rushed forward to support Emperor Meiji, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Emperor Meiji threw him away, his face blazing with rage, "Asshole, you dare to laugh at me?"

"I dare not!" Eunuch Wu knelt on the ground with a thud, and the sound of his kowtow was loud.

"He's so arrogant that he doesn't even take me seriously. Could it be that they've been plotting rebellion for a long time? Are they planning to take over my kingdom? I'm going to kill them and wipe out their entire clan."

Eunuch Wu was horrified. "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Four Imperial Guards would never dare to do such a treasonous act."

He knew how powerful the four imperial guards were. If the emperor's words were to reach the four of them, they would probably be forced to join forces to find a new monarch for Longyuan Kingdom.

Emperor Meiji's gaze was like an ice-hardened blade, staring deeply at him. He squeezed out a cold voice from between his teeth, "Are you speaking for them too?"

Eunuch Wu knocked his head hard on the ground. "I dare not, but I hope Your Majesty will not be so angry that he will damage his health. Please put the country first."

Emperor Meiji's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's. He looked into the distance and said coldly, "Get out."

"Yes."

When the imperial study fell into darkness again, Emperor Meiji stood up, walked over the broken debris on the ground, and walked step by step to the back of the dragon throne.

His hand rested on the dragon head of the dragon throne, and with a "click", a secret door opened, revealing an extremely dark corridor with no end in sight.