I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

The weak candle flame was carried by the wind and swayed involuntarily, making a beeping sound. Huo Yu took off his cloak and walked towards the inner room. His eyes suddenly fell on the corner of the carpet.

A few stray strands of hair were exposed there. He knew that the maid, even if she fell asleep during the night watch, would be sitting on the footrest, and she would never lie down like this.

He took a deep breath and slowly retreated toward the door, saying, "Now that you're here, don't hide your head and show your tail."

Luo Qianhuai walked out of the inner room slowly, and Zhang Qing followed her closely with his sword in his arms.

"Don't worry, sir, your maid is fine." Luo Qianhuai said.

Huo Yu's eyes darkened, but most of his previous vigilance was gone: "I thought you looked familiar before, and it turns out it is you."

Luo Qianhuai didn't want to hide it from him. She took off her hood and briefly told what happened tonight. She only said that she heard that someone wanted to silence him and went to rescue him.

Huo Yu was concerned about another thing. "Unexpectedly, Madam Luo is so young, but her skills are already among the top masters."

He sighed deeply and looked at Luo Qianhuai from admiration to hesitation and scrutiny.

He originally thought that this Lady Luo was just good at Qinggong, but it wasn't until today that he suddenly realized that he couldn't control such a person at all.

Even though his martial arts has reached this level, he doesn't have much respect for the law.

This is a too sharp treasure, but it is not suitable for hiding in the inner curtains. It was rare for him to be interested in a woman, but he didn't want to get his hand cut one day.

Even so, Huo Yu would not be willing to let him go just like that.

Otherwise, just like what He Jian said, the claws were broken and the hard thorns were pulled out, leaving her to lean on his side docilely?

Just thinking about it like this gave him an indescribable excitement, which was even more difficult to suppress than before.

He barely calmed down, but he heard Zhang Qing's words.

"It's not your turn to evaluate Madam Luo's skills." Zhang Qing noticed the dark and evil meaning in his eyes, and stepped forward to hide Luo Qianhuai behind him.

Although Huo Yu was not a member of the martial arts world, he could still tell that this man had a strong and fierce aura, which was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Ms. Luo, who is this?" he asked.

Luo Qianhuai glanced at Zhang Qing, who smiled slightly and took off his hood.

"My name is Zhang Mingqing."

Huo Yu has always been shy, and when he heard this, he showed a hint of surprise: "Are you Zhang Qing, one of the four great sword sects in the world?"

"Well, it's him." Luo Qianhuai said quietly.

In the past and present life, no one in the officialdom liked Jianghu Rangers. As for the Sword Sect, who is the most skilled in martial arts, he keeps a respectful distance.

They are existences that can assassinate kings and chariots, and they are also one of the few uncontrollable forces. No one wants to offend them unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Haha." Huo Yu laughed softly, but his voice was a bit cold: "Ms. Luo is really well-connected. She can even invite Zhang Da Jian Sect. I just wonder what the relationship between you two is?"

"I don't dare to worry about the affairs of the common people." Zhang Qing finished speaking calmly, and then said to Luo Qianhuai: "Don't you have something to say?"

Luo Qianhuai quickly got down to business: "We came here tonight just to tell you that we are not bad guys, so we also ask you to lift the ban and arrest. By the way, I remind you to be careful about Xu Kai. I got news that tonight's killer is In fact, he was the one who sent me.”

Huo Yu's face was as dark as water: "You entered the prison at night for a reason, but breaking into my dormitory again, like entering a deserted place, is a bit too much. Madam Luo, should you give me an explanation?"

He said nothing about Zhang Qing, and his cold black eyes fell directly on Luo Qianhuai's face.

Luo Qianhuai had already prepared a draft before he came: "Last time in the adult's study, I saw a box, which seemed to be extraordinary. If my daughter is not mistaken, the imperial list posted everywhere recently looking for skilled craftsmen is to open it. Is this something?"

This is not a secret. Huo Yu nodded, the annoyance in his heart surged up again, and the edges and corners on his face became more distinct.

"If my little girl can help you solve this matter, it will be more than enough for you to overturn the case for your uncle and break into the court at night, right?"

Huo Yu's pupils shrank for a moment, then returned to normal.

"Ms. Luo, don't joke with me. The mechanism of this box is so ingenious that many skilled craftsmen in front of it are helpless. No matter how strong you and Zhang Jianzong are, there is no place to use it - if violence is used, the internal mechanism will destroy the treasure. ——When the time comes, not to mention you, even my own life will be difficult to save."

He said it so seriously, but Zhang Qing was not moved at all. He seemed to have full confidence in Luo Qianhuai and was not worried that she would make mistakes. He also seemed not to care about these miscellaneous mundane matters.

It's not unusual for a generation of swordsmen to have such an attitude, but Luo Qianhuai on the side also looked indifferent, as if he was really confident about opening the box.

This made Huo Yu suddenly feel a sense of expectation deep in his heart.

"So Mr. Huo is willing to agree to my daughter's conditions?" Luo Qianhuai said with a smile.

Only then did Huo Yu recall that Luo Qianhuai had another purpose for using the box to talk about things.

After contacting her several times and agreeing to his words, he suddenly realized that she never wanted to stay with him from the beginning.

His father is His Majesty's most trusted minister, and his mother is also a nobleman who has been passed down since the founding of the country. His life has been smooth before, and he has never encountered such an almost rude rejection.

At this moment, the anger in his heart soared, almost causing him to lose all his years of energy cultivation and almost showing traces on his face.

The fingers behind his back trembled slightly, and when he stopped, he had already revealed a warm smile.

"If you can really break this situation, I will certainly do as you wish."

He has held a high position for many years and has always had an outstanding official reputation. No one would question the promise made with such a solemn expression.

Luo Qianhuai took out the key from Weng Guimi from his arms and handed it to Huo Yu.

Huo Yu has been trying to figure out the secret box recently. He has also seen craftsmen making many molds. Just by taking a quick look, he can tell that its thickness and size are exactly the same as the keyhole, but the complexity is far greater than that of the keyhole. Those previous failures.

Even the texture in your hand is the same as that of the secret box, as if it was tailor-made.

He suddenly felt in his heart that this key was probably the one that matched the secret box when it was made.

Huo Yu's eyes flickered and she asked softly: "Ms. Luo, where did you get this thing?"

Naturally, Luo Qianhuai would not say clearly that she was the one who robbed the Wusun envoy.

"It's also a coincidence." She continued nonchalantly without changing her expression: "The day before yesterday, the servant at home went out to buy fish, but unexpectedly he cut out this thing from the belly of the fish. The little girl had seen the secret box and knew that this thing was of great concern to the adults. Que, it’s a pity that I’ve been turned away by the adults several times when I asked to see you, so I had no choice but to take this step.”

Huo Yu only thinks that things in the world are confusing. Obviously he was following his father's orders to concentrate on the king's affairs, but the result was the opposite, and he almost missed the time to pay his commission.

Immediately, he took the two of them to the study and gently inserted the key. The machine spring buzzed for about half a stick of incense, and then a "click" was heard, and a crack appeared in the middle of the originally seamless box.