Chapter 863 Escape from the Palace!
"Puff!" The man in black robe squirted out a mouthful of blood again, flew backwards, and fell heavily to the ground, motionless.
"Is he dead?" Qingshuang asked.
"I don't know." Luo Chen said, "But let's leave here first."
"Yes." Qingshuang nodded.
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The three of them helped the injured Mo Han up and left the imperial kitchen.
"Mo Han, how are you?" Luo Chen asked.
"I'm fine." Mo Han said, "I just suffered a little bit of a minor injury, just take a break."
"That's good." Luo Chen said, "Let's find a place to rest first, and then find a way to find other keys."
"Okay." Qingshuang and Ling'er responded.
The four of them found a hidden place and started to rest.
"Let's do this." Luo Chen said, "Let's find a place to rest first and discuss the next action plan. We will take action after dawn."
"Okay." Qingshuang responded, and the four of them found a hidden place and started to rest.
"Mo Han, are you okay?" Luo Chen asked.
"I'm fine." Mo Han said, "I just suffered a little bit of a minor injury, just take a break."
"That's good." Luo Chen said, "You have a rest first. I will discuss the next action plan with Qingshuang and Ling'er."
"Okay." Mo Han responded, then closed his eyes and started to rest.
Luo Chen, Qingshuang and Mo Han sat around a hidden broken house, while Ling'er sat against the wall, with a pale face. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was breathless.
"What should I do next?" Qingshuang broke the silence, her voice a little hoarse.
Luo Chen looked at the injured Mo Han and the silent Ling'er, and said, "We have to leave the palace first, it's too dangerous here."
Mo Han covered the wound on his shoulder and grinned: "Hey, I'm not dead yet, what are you afraid of? At worst, I can fight them!"
"Shut up!" Luo Chen glared at him, "Do you think you are a copper head and iron arm? A few more burst beads, you are a meat sauce!"
Ling'er raised her head, looked at Luo Chen with complicated eyes, and stopped talking.
Luo Chen noticed her gaze and asked, "Ling'er, what do you want to say?"
Ling'er hesitated for a moment and said softly, "I know a secret passage that I can leave the palace."
"Secret Way?" The three of them looked at her at the same time.
"Well, this is the secret of the royal family, and only a very small number of people know it." Ling'er explained, "But I don't know where the exit of the secret passage is."
"It's better than being trapped here and waiting to die." Mo Han said immediately.
"Okay, let's go on the secret passage." Luo Chen made a quick decision, "Ling'er, you lead the way."
The four of them carefully left the broken house, and Ling'er took them through the palace, avoiding the patrol guards.
"Ling'er, you are very familiar with the palace." Qingshuang couldn't help asking.
Ling'er smiled bitterly: "I have lived here for more than ten years, how could I not be familiar with it?"
"More than ten years?" Luo Chen keenly captured this information, "Who are you?"
Ling'er was silent for a moment and said slowly, "I am..."
"Be careful!" Mo Han suddenly roared and threw Ling'er to the ground.
Several black shadows rushed out of the darkness and surrounded Luo Chen and the other two.
"It's another lackey of the 'Holy Sect'!" Mo Han cursed angrily and pulled out the dagger.
"You can't escape!" The man in black robe said coldly, "I can surrender my hands and suffer less!"
"Dream!" Luo Chen snorted coldly and rushed forward first.
A fierce battle broke out again.
The undercover agent of the "Holy Church" was obviously prepared, with a large number of people and a strong strength. Although Luo Chen and the other two struggled to resist, they gradually fell into a disadvantage.
"Qingshuang, use that!" Luo Chen shouted at Qingshuang during the fierce battle.
Qingshuang was stunned and then understood. She took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms, pulled out the bottle plug, and a faint fragrance spread.
"What is this?" asked the man in black robe vigilantly.
"'The Light of Purity'." Qingshuang said coldly, "Specially restrain you evil demons!"
She sprinkled the powder from the porcelain bottle into the air. The powder touched the body of the "Holy Church" believers and immediately made a "sizzling" sound, as if it was burned.
"Ah!" The "Holy Church" scholars screamed in pain, and the black air on their bodies quickly dissipated, and their strength was greatly reduced.
"Good opportunity!" Luo Chen and Mo Han seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black wanted to escape, but was stopped by Luo Chen.
"Want to run away? It's not that easy!" Luo Chen slapped the man in the black robe in the chest.
The man in black robe hastily resisted, but was shaken away by Luo Chen's palm and vomited blood.
"Elder!" The other "Holy Church" believers exclaimed, wanting to rescue, but were entangled by Mo Han and Qingshuang.
Luo Chen pressed step by step, forcing the man in black robe into a desperate situation.
"Go to die!" Luo Chen roared angrily and slapped the man in the black robe's sky spirit cover.
"stop!"
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
Luo Chen paused, and Ling'er stood in front of the man in black robe.
"Ling'er, what are you doing?" Luo Chen said angrily, "Get out of here!"
"Don't kill him!" Ling'er begged, "Please, don't kill him!"
"He is the elder of the 'Holy Church' and our enemy!" Luo Chen said, "Why do you want to protect him?"
Ling'er's eyes were filled with tears, and she said in a trembling voice: "Because...because he is mine..."
"Ling'er!" The man in black robe suddenly interrupted Ling'er, "Don't say it!"
Ling'er looked at the man in black, her eyes full of pain and struggle.
"Ling'er, what's your secret?" Luo Chen asked, "What's your relationship with the 'Holy Church'?"
Ling'er took a deep breath and said slowly, "I am the real sister of the Emperor of Tianyuan Empire..."
"What?!" Luo Chen and Qingshuang were both shocked.
"This... how is this possible?" Mo Han couldn't believe it.
Ling'er smiled bitterly and continued, "In the past, in order to compete for the throne, the father did not hesitate to cooperate with the "Holy Church" and dedicated me to the "Holy Church" in exchange. The "Holy Church" used me to control the father. , let him become their puppet…”
"So, you have been doing things for the 'Holy Church'?" Luo Chen asked.
"No, I don't!" Ling'er shook her head and said, "I have been looking for opportunities to get rid of the control of the 'Holy Church' and save my brother..."
"Then why do you want to stop me from killing him?" Luo Chen asked, pointing at the man in black.
"Because... because he is my brother's personal bodyguard and the undercover leader of the 'Holy Church' in the palace." Ling'er said, "If he dies, the 'Holy Church' will definitely notice my betrayal, then , I will never have a chance to save my brother again…”
"So that's it..." Luo Chen understood Ling'er's difficulties.
"Luo Chen, please let him go." Ling'er begged, "As long as I can find the Chaos Artifact and stop the plan of the 'Holy Church', I can rescue my brother. At that time, I will definitely save him. Everything I know tells you..."
Luo Chen looked at Ling'er, his heart full of contradictions.
"Luo Chen, believe her." Qingshuang suddenly said, "I believe she is not a bad person."
Luo Chen was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Okay, I promise you." Luo Chen said, "But you have to remember your promise."
"Thank you, Luo Chen." Ling'er said gratefully.
Luo Chen withdrew his palm and said to the man in black: "You are lucky this time. I will definitely not let you go if I meet you next time!"
The man in black robe snorted coldly and said nothing.
"Let's go!" Luo Chen turned around and left with Qingshuang and Mo Han.
Ling'er looked at their backs, her eyes full of complex emotions.
"Ling'er, are you okay?" asked the man in black.
"I'm fine." Ling'er shook her head, "We must find the Chaos Artifact as soon as possible to stop the plan of the 'Holy Church'."
"But, Luo Chen and the others..." The man in black robe was a little worried.
"Don't worry about them." Ling'er said, "They will be our help."
"I hope this is the case." The man in black robe sighed.
Luo Chen and the other two ran all the way and finally arrived at the entrance of the secret passage that Ling'er mentioned.
"It's here." Ling'er said, pointing to a hidden rockery.
Luo Chen went up to check and found that there was indeed a stone door behind the rockery.
"How to open it?" Mo Han asked.
Ling'er took out a jade pendant from her arms and pressed it into a groove on the stone door.
The stone door slowly opened, revealing a deep passage.
"Let's go in." Ling'er said.
The four of them walked into the passage, and the stone gate slowly closed behind them.
The passage was pitch black and I couldn't see my five fingers.
"Light the lamp." Luo Chen said.
Qingshuang took out the fire stick and lit an oil lamp.
With the faint light, they found that the passage was very narrow and could only accommodate one person.
"Where does this passage lead to?" Luo Chen asked.
"I don't know either." Ling'er said, "I only know that this passage can leave the palace. As for where the exit is, I have never been there."
"It seems that we can only try our luck." Mo Han said.
The four of them walked along the passage and walked carefully.
I don’t know how long they walked, but they finally saw a light appearing in front of them.
"Exit!" Mo Han shouted excitedly.
The four of them speeded up and walked towards the light.
When they walked out of the passage, they found themselves in a wilderness.
"This is..." Luo Chen looked around and found that this place was very unfamiliar and had no idea where it was.
"We successfully escaped!" Qingshuang said happily.
"Yes, we finally escaped!" Mo Han also breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling'er frowned and said, "This is not within the territory of the Tianyuan Empire."
"What?" Luo Chen and Qingshuang were both stunned.
"Isn't it within the Tianyuan Empire?" Luo Chen repeated it, unbelievable. He looked around and saw the weeds were lush and the rolling strange mountains were rolling and unfamiliar scenes at all.
"How is this possible?" Qingshuang was also stunned. "How could the secret passage lead to here?"
Mo Han scratched his head, looking confused: "Can this secret passage still be teleported across countries? This is too irritating!"
Ling'er's face was pale and her lips trembled slightly: "I...I really don't know..."
Luo Chen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Now is not the time to hold them accountable, and the most urgent task is to figure out where they are and how to return to the Tianyuan Empire.
"Ling'er, think about it carefully. Is there any record of this secret passage in the royal family's classics?" Luo Chen asked.
Ling'er tried hard to recall and shook her head: "No... this secret passage is the biggest secret of the royal family. Except for emperors of all dynasties, no one knows its existence, and there is no record."
"Damn it!" Luo Chen cursed in a low voice.
"What should I do now?" Qingshuang looked at Luo Chen, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.
Luo Chen was silent for a moment and said, "Let's find a place to stay and find out what's going on here. Then, find a way to go back."
The four of them walked along the wilderness for a long time and finally saw a small town in the distance.
The town is not big, with only one main street, with low houses on both sides. There are few pedestrians on the street, which looks a bit deserted.
The four of them walked into the town and found an inn to stay in.
"Waiter, tell us what place is this?" Mo Han asked the waiter.
The waiter looked at the four people, his eyes flashing: "Customer, are you from other places, right?"
"Yes, we are from..." Mo Han was about to speak out of the Tianyuan Empire, but was interrupted by Luo Chen.
"We came from the south and passed by here." Luo Chen said.
The waiter smiled and said, "So that's it. This is Qingyun Town, which belongs to...uh...borderless land."
"Bornless land?" Luo Chen frowned.
"Yes, this place does not belong to the jurisdiction of any country." The waiter explained, "Hundreds of years ago, this place was once the capital of a small country. Later, the small country was destroyed, and this place became a three-no matter area."
"So that's it." Luo Chen nodded.
"Customer, what are you here for?" asked the waiter.
"We are here... doing business." Luo Chen said casually.
"Oh, then you have to be careful." The waiter said in a low voice, "It's not peaceful here."
"What do you mean?" Mo Han asked.
"There are often robbers here, and there are some...uh... unclean things." said the waiter.
"Is something unclean?" Luo Chen's heart moved.
"Customer, you might as well leave here early." The waiter advised.
"Thank you for your reminder," Luo Chen said, "We will pay attention."
The waiter left and the four of them returned to the room.
"It seems that we have to leave here as soon as possible." Qingshuang said.
"Yes." Luo Chen nodded, "But before leaving, we have to figure out where this place is and why the secret passages of the palace lead here."
"Luo Chen, do you think this place is related to the 'Holy Church'?" Mo Han said suddenly.
Luo Chen felt a sudden heart, there was a great possibility.
"Ling'er, have you ever heard that the royal family of the Tianyuan Empire has something to do with "Bornless Land"?" Luo Chen asked.
Ling'er shook her head: "No."
"It seems that we have to investigate ourselves." Luo Chen said.
The four decided to inquire about the situation near Qingyun Town first to see if they could find any clues.
The next day, the four left the inn and wandered around Qingyun Town.
"Hey, what is that?" Mo Han suddenly pointed to a mountain in the distance and said.
Luo Chen looked in the direction of Mo Han's finger and saw an ancient building faintly on the mountain.
