Two quarters of an hour later, a secret door was pushed open with a creak. Chu Wenzhong said in surprise:
"Your Majesty, we have found a secret passage!"
Jun Lingyun got up after hearing the words and came to the entrance of the secret passage. Chu Wenzhong had already lit the torch and went in to explore the way.
The walls of this secret passage are actually made of stone, which shows the care taken in its construction.
He walked a while, and the firelight suddenly reflected several figures.
"There's someone inside!"
Chu Wenzhong saw that the man being protected in the middle was clearly wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
"It's the Northern Barbarian Emperor!"
However, those people had already reacted, turned around and ran deeper into the secret passage.
"Stop! Old Northern Man, you still want to run away!"
Chu Wenzhong immediately led people to chase him. Unexpectedly, the Northern Man emperor had not escaped from the palace yet. How could he let him escape again?
Jun Lingyun and General Chu thought that Chu Wenzhong would be sure of capturing the Northern Man Emperor, but unexpectedly they heard panic coming from the secret passage.
"Little General Chu! Little General Chu!"
General Chu's heart skipped a beat. Oops, could there be an ambush?
"What happened inside?"
Although General Chu was anxious, he did not rush in directly. Years of battlefield experience told him that at times like this, he should not panic.
"General, suddenly a stone door was closed. The young general himself was on the other side of the stone door. There was no movement. We can't find the mechanism to open the door!"
Jun Lingyun frowned.
"My father-in-law is guarding outside. I'll go in and take a look."
"Your Majesty, no!"
General Chu was shocked. Jun Lingyun, the Nine-Fifth Lord, the safety of one person has a bearing on the survival of the world!
He would be willing to trade his and Chu Wenzhong's lives for Jun Lingyun's.
How could Jun Lingyun be allowed to take risks for his son? If he wanted to go, it was his father who should do it!
Jun Lingyun said:
"My father-in-law's eyesight is not as good as mine."
This reason left General Chu at a loss for words to refute.
After Jun Lingyun finished speaking, he had already entered the secret passage, with Qing Feng following closely behind.
General Chu had to wait anxiously outside. Someone had to be left outside to respond.
Qing Feng held up the torch and followed Jun Lingyun's gaze.
Jun Lingyun carefully inspected the door, walls, and floor, and found that there was indeed no mechanism.
Could it be that this stone door is one-time use and can never be opened again after being put down?
He closed his eyes and thought carefully about whether he had forgotten anything.
Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked up at the top of the secret passage. After observing for a moment, he tiptoed and pressed down a totem.
The stone door opened in response, and the soldiers in the secret passage were surprised.
"The door is open, the stone door is open!"
The mechanism that opens the door is actually above their heads! How did the emperor come up with this idea?
"Boom!"
Everyone turned around following the sound and saw the door at the entrance behind them suddenly closed.
General Chu who was guarding the door was caught off guard and hurriedly ordered:
"Open the door quickly!"
The soldiers immediately found the previous mechanism and pressed it. Fortunately, the door could still be opened. But there was no one behind the door.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
General Chu was extremely panicked. He knew that it was because of Chu Yunxi's relationship that Jun Lingyun put himself in danger for his Chu family.
If something really happened to the emperor, the Chu family would be entirely responsible for his death!
At this time, Jun Lingyun and Qing Feng were falling rapidly below the passage, deeper underground.
He used his sword to create sparks on the stone wall, and was able to slow down and survive.
After his feet were firmly planted, Jun Lingyun looked at the spikes in front of him and the soldiers pierced by the spikes, with murderous aura in his eyes.
Just when the door of the secret passage was closed, the stone slab under their feet suddenly opened wide and fell down without any preparation.
In a hurry, Jun Lingyun and Qing Feng had no time to save others and could only protect themselves.
The only thing that made them happy was that they finally found Chu Wenzhong here.
Chu Wenzhong was holding a fire stick and approaching them with difficulty among the sharp thorns.
"Your Majesty, Qingfeng Guards, why did you fall down too?"
Jun Lingyun rolled his eyes and didn't want to speak.
He glanced at the high ceiling above, which was also covered with spikes. It seemed that it was impossible to get out from above.
He remembered that just now, they fell down two levels. That is to say, there was another level above the top he saw now.
The person who designed this mechanism would not be so stupid, so that the person who falls can still find the exit from the original path.
"Be careful, lest you run into any trap again."
Jun Lingyun has already understood that they did not enter an ordinary secret passage, but a carefully designed mechanism formation! If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
When Chu Wenzhong heard this, he just raised his foot and suddenly didn't know where to put it.
He held up the fire folder and looked around, and carefully looked at his feet to make sure nothing was wrong before he dared to put his feet down.
"Your Majesty, there is a gate here."
Qing Feng had already touched the crack in the door. Chu Wenzhong quickly moved to Qing Feng and helped him find the switch.
Jun Lingyun, on the other hand, raised the sword in his hand and kept hitting the wall.
They couldn't hear the sound outside, and people outside certainly couldn't hear them, but the stone walls were connected and should be able to transmit the sound.
You have to let your father-in-law outside know that they are still alive.
Sure enough, General Chu above him twitched his ears.
"The Emperor is fine, the Emperor is still in this secret passage! Look carefully! Get a big stone and block the door!"
"Yes, General."
The soldiers quickly took action.
General Chu resisted the urge to go in to investigate in person and only ordered the soldiers to go in.
If he also falls into this secret passage and cannot get out, who will save the emperor and Chu Wenzhong? He has to stay calm.
But not long after this wave of soldiers entered the secret passage, the stone floor suddenly opened wide again.
"careful!"
General Chu had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he pulled back one of them with one hand. But for those who were far away, he could only watch them fall.
The soldiers' screams stopped abruptly as the stone slab was closed again.
It seemed like nothing happened just now.
The two soldiers who were rescued by General Chu were now numb in their hands and feet and in shock.
"Your Majesty, are they underground?"
General Chu finally knew where to look for people, but he didn't know when the secret passage would fall. How to get in and find the mechanism?
"Come here, let's go find the rope and the big stone!"
As long as you tie the big stone with a rope and control its position, the next time the stone slab collapses, you can use the big stone to block it! Just like blocking the exit of the secret passage.
"Yes, General."
The panicked soldiers quickly obeyed the orders.
They quickly found ropes and big rocks, tied the rocks tightly with the ropes, fixed them, and put them into the secret tunnel.
But this time, after waiting for a full two-quarters of an hour, the stone slab in the secret passage did not move at all.
This mechanism is not automatic, it is controlled by someone! General Chu frowned when he came to this conclusion.
The Emperor of the Northern Barbarians is hiding deep in this secret passage. He must be controlling the mechanisms in the secret passage.
What should he do to rescue the emperor and the others?