In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!

Chapter 378: Secret Passage

After all, he could practically be considered a veteran when it came to being confined against his will.

During those years in Beirong, there had truly been very few days when he had remained obediently inside the imperial palace.

"So you’ve decided to go tonight?"

The voice belonged to Shang Qinghua.

"You’ve already settled the matter of Nanxie?"

The moment Yue Mingxuan heard Shang Qinghua’s voice, he felt as though he had suddenly found someone he could rely on.

For reasons he could not explain, the anxiety weighing on his heart eased considerably.

"That’s right. Nanxie’s national strength was indeed weak, and their emperor had little intention of resisting in the first place."

Shang Qinghua shrugged.

Even he had not expected the Nanxie campaign to be so easy.

He had assumed that the Nanxie royal family would at least put up some symbolic resistance, but instead, they had surrendered very quickly.

"So Dongyue is next, isn’t it..."

Yue Mingxuan suddenly felt that his current situation was still rather dangerous.

Shang Qinghua smiled and pulled Yue Mingxuan down beside him.

"If you’re willing to devote yourself to me, then whether Dongyue belongs to me or not makes very little difference."

"You know perfectly well that’s impossible."

"Wait for me."

Shang Qinghua spoke in an exceptionally gentle tone, as though he were comforting a child.

Hearing those words, Yue Mingxuan immediately threw himself into Shang Qinghua’s embrace.

In truth, he did not place too much importance on this promise.

However, since Shang Qinghua had made it, he chose to believe him.

As for everything else, matters such as The Black Archon and the Nine Abyssal Gate, he only wanted to forget them for a little while.

Just for a moment.

Just for a little while, let him forget.

That night, after Yue Mingxuan and Shang Qinghua finished disguising themselves, they immediately headed toward the imperial palace.

Dongyue’s national strength was not particularly prosperous, so even the palace guards seemed somewhat careless.

Many of them looked less like vigilant guards and more like men struggling to stay awake.

Because of this, even Yue Mingxuan, whose lightness skill was not particularly impressive, could move in and out of the area with relative ease.

At that moment, he was actually somewhat grateful that Dongyue was not a powerful nation.

He carefully made his way toward the Dragon Throne and began searching for the location of the hidden passage.

Then he saw Shang Qinghua casually raise a hand.

A distinct click echoed through the room.

In the next instant, Yue Mingxuan saw the entrance to a secret passage appear.

The tunnel beyond was pitch black.

Compared to the hidden passage he had once discovered between his own room and his mother’s room, this one was inferior in every conceivable way.

"If Father is really being imprisoned in a place like this..."

Yue Mingxuan’s heart immediately became unsettled.

Although his father undoubtedly possessed some martial arts foundation, he was still the ruler of an entire nation.

To be imprisoned in such an environment, Yue Mingxuan could not imagine what kind of emotions his father must be experiencing.

Whatever those feelings were, they certainly could not be pleasant.

Yue Mingxuan sighed.

If only he had learned this information earlier.

But now, regret was useless.

All he could do was try his best to find where his father was being held and do everything possible to ensure his father’s well-being.

Although his medical skills were not exceptionally brilliant, he was generally capable of treating ordinary ailments without making mistakes.

"I wonder if Father’s condition can improve at all..."

Yue Mingxuan sighed again.

After looking around, he found the environment extremely cold and damp.

If his father had been living here for a long period of time, then it was indeed an unsuitable place for anyone to stay.

"Since we’re already here, don’t think about those things right now," Shang Qinghua said as he wrapped an arm around Yue Mingxuan.

Yue Mingxuan remained silent.

The most important matter at the moment was finding his father.

If he could just see his father, he would at least feel somewhat reassured.

He believed Su Yin would not deceive him.

After all, Su Yin was still Sui He’s closest friend.

What he failed to realize, however, was that this labyrinth allowed people to enter but not leave.

When he finally found his father, he discovered that the man was already on the verge of death.

"Father! Father!"

Yue Mingxuan quickly checked his father’s pulse and confirmed that he could still be saved.

Although his vital signs were extremely weak, the conditions here were terrible.

If they could not get out soon, saving him would become nearly impossible.

Without delay, Yue Mingxuan took out the codonopsis he had brought and carefully placed it into his father’s mouth.

Unfortunately, there was still the problem that this place seemed impossible to escape from, and Yue Mingxuan could not simply resort to reckless destruction.

"Can we get out of here?" Yue Mingxuan asked.

"The entrance we came through has already sealed itself shut."

Shang Qinghua shook his head.

Even he had not anticipated such a situation.

"It locked itself automatically?"

Yue Mingxuan sighed.

The last time he had encountered something similar was in Piaoxiang Courtyard.

However, he believed these two situations could not possibly be identical.

More importantly, he had to get out as quickly as possible.

Leaving everything else aside, his father’s body could no longer endure much more.

If they remained trapped here for several more days, then even if Yue Mingxuan were a divine physician, he would not be able to save his father.

"I’ll do it."

Yue Mingxuan handed his father over to Shang Qinghua before activating the Ninefold Celestial Mystery.

Things had already reached this point.

Destroying a dragon throne no longer seemed like a major issue.

With that thought in mind, he gathered all his strength and unleashed a powerful strike.

The mechanism connected to the throne shattered completely.

Immediately afterward, he grabbed Shang Qinghua and hurried out of the passage.