latelenovela Chapter 120 Secret Channel
Chapter 120 Secret Channel
Three people appeared in the room, one of whom was the manager of Chunhua Restaurant.
The manager of Chunhua Restaurant asked with a worried look, "You said you just left this room?"
A servant answered, "Manager, I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a stomachache and went to the outhouse."
"It took about an incense stick to burn for them to get there."
The innkeeper then called over another person, "You said you just heard some noise in the room?"
The man seemed unsure. "Shopkeeper, I'm not sure either. Maybe I misheard."
“At night, stray cats often appear in this yard, perhaps it’s the sound of stray cats.”
The shopkeeper waved his hand, "Alright, you all need to be on your guard these days and keep a close eye on this room."
"If anything goes wrong, you'll be in big trouble."
"Since we're already here, let's search this room thoroughly, so I can feel at ease."
As soon as they finished speaking, the group began searching the entire house.
One of them walked straight to the bedside, bent down, and looked under the bed.
Shen Cao's heart was pounding even faster now; she felt a chill run down her spine.
If she's still under the bed, she'll definitely be discovered.
She glanced at the man clinging tightly to her side. What was Ji Feng doing here?
He also saved her.
The men below quickly searched every possible hiding place in the room, but found nothing.
"It was probably just the sound of a stray cat." The shopkeeper was relieved when he found no one.
He repeated his instructions, "Alright, you guys keep a close watch on the door for me, and make sure no one gets in."
"Yes."
As the group left, the room fell into darkness once again.
Shen Cao stirred, trying to break free from the man's embrace, but he stopped her.
"Shh!"
“There are still guards outside. We’ll wait until they’re tired before we go down.”
Fearing being discovered, Shen Cao had no choice but to remain motionless as Ji Lingfeng held her.
The man's cool scent made her feel sleepy.
Ji Lingfeng did not appear as calm as he seemed.
The woman had a familiar tea scent, which made him feel somewhat dazed.
The Shen Chen who saved him that day smelled just like that.
Their family really loves using gardenia incense.
When he visited the Shen family before, he smelled a faint fragrance of gardenia tea in the main room.
Ji Lingfeng waited until Shen Cao was almost asleep before finally turning over and taking her down.
Shen Cao didn't react for a moment; drowsiness made her a little confused.
Her voice was slightly soft and warm as she carefully asked, "Can we come down? Aren't there people guarding outside?" She pointed towards the doorway.
Ji Lingfeng explained to her in a low voice, "Don't worry, He Yu has already taken care of the people outside."
Shen Cao nodded.
She suddenly realized that the two of them seemed a little too close.
She could clearly sense Ji Lingfeng's voice.
Now that she was safe, she quickly took a step back, putting some distance between herself and Ji Lingfeng.
Ji Lingfeng frowned slightly because of Shen Cao's actions, but he quickly returned to normal, and no one noticed.
Shen Cao walked to the bookshelf again and reached out to touch the vase on the top shelf, but she was too short to reach it.
Just as she was about to fall, a large, strong hand suddenly steadied her from behind.
The vase on the upper shelf was also held by another large hand.
“There’s something wrong with this vase.” A deep male voice came from above Shen Cao’s head.
"The vase has been fixed in place."
Shen Cao was overjoyed; sure enough, this was the headquarters.
She had just searched through everything underneath and found nothing unusual.
Shen Cao looked up and directed Ji Lingfeng, "Try turning the vase, or just move the vase however you like."
Following Shen Cao's instructions, Ji Lingfeng first turned the vase.
He spun the vase almost halfway around when suddenly it clicked.
Then they saw that a hidden door in the middle of the bookshelf had been opened.
The group exchanged glances and realized they had found it.
Looking through the hidden door, you could only see the entrance; the inside was pitch black, seemingly a secret room.
He Yu led the way, Shen Cao walked in the middle, and Ji Lingfeng brought up the rear. The three of them carefully entered the dark room.
After entering, Ji Lingfeng closed the hidden door behind him.
Once the hidden door is closed, the only source of light is gone, and it's pitch black.
Shen Cao took a few steps back in fear and retreated into Ji Lingfeng's arms.
Ji Lingfeng didn't push Shen Cao away, but instead teased, "What? Are you scared now?"
"I thought you were really brave!"
Shen Cao jumped out of Ji Lingfeng's arms first, and then pretended to be calm, "Isn't this too dark?"
Ji Lingfeng glanced at the hand that had instinctively and accidentally hugged Shen Cao just now, then gently rubbed his fingers, as if he could still feel the woman's scent.
Crane Feather lit a tinderbox, and finally there was some light.
But Shen Cao was still a little scared. She kept feeling that something might rush out from the dark places in front and behind her at any moment.
She unconsciously quickened her pace, closely following behind Tsuruha, who was holding the light source.
After walking for a while, the group finally arrived at an open area.
"Master, we should have arrived by now."
"Hmm." Ji Lingfeng walked up to He Yu and took the tinder from his hand.
He started looking around.
Because she was afraid of the dark, Shen Cao naturally followed behind him.
He Yu went to the side, rummaged around for a while, and then shouted, "Master, there are candles in here."
After saying that, he took out a tinderbox from his pocket and lit all the candles in the room.
As the candles were lit, the room became brighter.
Shen Cao was no longer afraid and began to look around at her surroundings.
Ji Lingfeng blew the tinderbox out with all his might.
"Why does this place look like a warehouse?"
The ground around them was covered with wooden boxes of various sizes.
Ji Lingfeng walked up to a rectangular wooden box, weighed it in his hand, and looked troubled.
"Crane Feather, open it!"
He Yu immediately walked to the wooden box, took out a dagger from his pocket, and pried the box open.
Upon opening it, He Yu's expression changed.
"Master, look!"
Ji Lingfeng and Shen Cao walked over at the same time, and they were both shocked when they saw what was inside.
Inside were weapons, five long spears neatly arranged.
Looking at the hundreds of boxes of various sizes, the group immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
It should be noted that in the Great Xia Kingdom, weapons and other such items were handled by the government, and even raw materials such as iron and copper mines were strictly controlled by the government.
Privately manufacturing large quantities of weapons is a capital offense punishable by beheading.
Those blacksmiths were all registered with the government, and they were strictly supervised every month to prevent them from forging weapons.
The sheer number of weapons present here is enough to warrant raiding Chunhua Tower.