After rebirth, she killed her best friend and took over the scumbag's kingdom

Yun Kaizhou, who was outside the door, saw her following the old Taoist priest and hurriedly followed.

The old Taoist priest turned around, exuding an aura of coercion, and said firmly: "Don't follow me, you guard this door for us, remember! No one is allowed to come in."

Yun Kaizhou sighed helplessly: "I know, Qiongzhu, you have to be careful."

"Got it. Don't worry. The Taoist priest is a trustworthy person. He won't do anything to me."

The old Taoist priest interrupted them impatiently: "Alright, alright, can't you youngsters separate for a while? Don't you find it annoying to be together every day?"

Feng Qiongzhu followed the old Taoist priest and carefully stepped into the hidden room.

There are solid stone walls all around.

The old Taoist priest pushed a stone door in front of him, and the door hinge made a low friction sound.

As the stone door slowly opened, a dark and deep underground secret passage appeared before the eyes.

The secret passage was filled with an old atmosphere, and the stone walls looked particularly solemn.

Feng Qiongzhu widened her eyes, looking at the night pearls neatly arranged on both sides of the secret passage, and couldn't help but feel amazed.

These night pearls are huge and emit a soft and bright light, illuminating the entire secret passage like daylight.

She murmured in disbelief: "Just one night-shining pearl is worth a fortune, and how many such precious pearls are hidden in this long tunnel!"

Although she was extremely excited, Feng Qiongzhu tried hard to control her emotions and began to observe everything around her carefully.

She curiously touched the stone wall with her hand, feeling its cool and smooth texture.

Seeing Feng Qiongzhu's surprised and excited expression, the old Taoist priest couldn't help laughing and said jokingly, "They are just some small night-shining pearls, but you are so happy. If you see more rare treasures later, won't you be overjoyed?"

Feng Qiongzhu also laughed and said self-deprecatingly: "Haha, Taoist priest, please don't make fun of me. I am penniless and poor now. Who can not be tempted by such wealth? Besides, who would complain about having too much money?"

Feng Qiongzhu didn't expect that this secret passage was so long. They had already walked for nearly an incense stick of time.

She couldn't help but be shocked by the scale of this mysterious tunnel.

When the Taoist priest opened a huge stone door again, Feng Qiongzhu was dazzled by the glittering boxes of gold bars and all kinds of exquisite jade antiques in front of her.

Feng Qiongzhu counted carefully and found that there were several rooms, each of which was filled with gold or antique calligraphy and paintings.

Her eyes flashed, and she spoke nervously: "Master, is this the treasure in the treasure map?"

The old Taoist nodded and said, "Yes, this is the treasure that the princess and her husband moved out of the palace. The princess originally used it to recruit soldiers, but unfortunately she died of illness less than half a year after escaping from the palace, leaving only her husband to guard this Hengtian Mountain."

After saying that, he walked to a table and picked up a box on it.

This box is also made of sandalwood, and is quite similar to the box containing the treasure map, and is also equipped with a mechanism.

The Taoist priest handed the sandalwood box to Feng Qiongzhu with a gloomy expression.

"This sandalwood box was left to you by your biological mother Yi Zhirou."

Feng Qiongzhu took it with both hands, and her white fingers moved the wooden box a few times, and the box opened.

What caught my eye was a letter in a yellowed envelope.

She opened the envelope carefully and read the contents nervously.

The contents of the letter shocked her like a bolt from the blue...

She looked at the old Taoist priest in disbelief and asked in a low voice, "Master, it says...that I am the son-in-law's child?"

The Taoist priest sighed and told the story in a low voice: "Yes, you are the child of the former imperial consort Xiao Anji, and your biological mother is Yi Zhirou."

"The princess died within half a year, leaving the prince consort alone. At that time, the princess was the only surviving bloodline of the royal family. Unfortunately..., the prince consort was devastated by the princess's death. Your biological mother was the princess's personal maid and had been serving the princess for many years. After the princess passed away, she took over serving the prince consort. Over time, the two comforted each other and eventually got together."

"But the good times didn't last long. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he found that the treasury was empty. In anger, he vowed to track down all the people related to the previous emperor to prevent the theft of the treasury from being leaked and attracting more covetous people. He acted secretly and finally found clues about the prince consort."

"At that time, the prince consort and your mother were being hunted down by the new emperor. In order to protect the secret of the treasure, they did not dare to return to Hengtian Mountain. Your mother was pregnant at the time, and for her safety, the prince consort chose to face the danger alone, and was eventually killed."

"At that time, I didn't know your mother was still alive. I mistakenly thought that both of them had met with misfortune, so I hid in this Taoist temple deep in the mountains and dense forests. Until you were three years old, your mother suddenly returned secretly and told me that she had given birth to the prince consort's child, a daughter."

"After the prince consort sacrificed himself to protect your mother and escaped, she met the down-and-out Feng Tingjing while on the run. In order to conceal her identity, she struck a deal with Feng Tingjing in exchange for a generous dowry, marrying him and helping him buy an official position. As a result, Feng Tingjing was able to enter the officialdom, and she became his legal wife."

"When I learned that she could lead a normal life with you, I was sincerely happy for her. I told her that if she encountered difficulties, she could always come back to me. I would always be here to protect these treasures."

Feng Qiongzhu listened quietly to the old Taoist priest's narration, and her heart could not calm down for a long time.

She never thought that her life experience was so complicated.

"I am not Feng Tingjing's biological daughter? No wonder he is so indifferent to me and abandoned me to fend for myself in the villa. He took so much dowry from my mother, but refused to give me even a full meal. Feng Tingjing is really cruel."

When the old Taoist heard about Feng Tingjing's abuse of Feng Qiongzhu, he angrily cursed: "Feng Tingjing, this beast, how dare he treat you like this! Zhirou married him with so much property, but he was so ungrateful. I must pay for his actions!"

Feng Qiongzhu saw the old Taoist priest was so angry, so she tried to comfort him: "I will definitely take revenge. I came to look for the treasure to raise funds to recruit soldiers. Now I have no one under my command, so I can't take revenge. When I have someone under my command, I will return to Feng Mansion immediately and get back everything that is owed to me. Also, there must be something fishy about my mother's death, and Feng Tingjing and Lu Minjing must be involved."

"Master, I have something else to ask you. This matter is extremely important to me."

When the old Taoist priest heard this, he found a stool in the stone house and sat down, motioning her to ask.

"Master, is there a rare herb, Black Heart Lotus, hidden in the princess's treasure?"