Shengjing Noble

Chapter 241 It’s hard to resist

Soon, the yard near the kitchen caught fire. Seeing the thick smoke rising into the sky, the officials from the county government rushed to put out the fire.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Lanyin immediately sneaked into the study.

She took out a night-shining pearl that emitted a faint glow and shone it on the items on the shelf, searching through them layer by layer. Finally, she found the mechanism under a brocade box.

I pressed the protruding button and heard a "click". A piece of the wall next to it popped out, revealing a grid.

Su Lanyin hurriedly lowered her head to check, and sure enough, there was a key and a map hidden inside.

Hearing more and more footsteps outside the door, she knew that there was no time to lose, so she immediately kicked the thing into her arms, then put everything back to its original state, and quietly left through the back window in the cover of night.

Finally leaving the county government office, she turned into an alley and made sure that there was no one around. She immediately took out the map in her arms and began to look at it impatiently.

Above is a secret passage beneath the county government hall, leading directly to Yanzi Mountain outside the city.

The destination seems to be a cave.

Could it be that all the disaster relief funds they embezzled were hidden here?

Oh, that key...

Su Lanyin was just about to take out the key to have a look when suddenly, a cold wind blew by her ears. By the time she reacted, the map in her hand had been snatched away by someone.

The other person was a tall man, wearing a black nightgown and with his face covered, looking very mysterious.

He took the map and jumped onto the roof. Seeing this, Su Lanyin immediately got up and chased after him.

In the pitch-black night, two inky shadows chased each other on the roof until they landed on an empty space.

The man turned around and shot a dart from his fingertips. Su Lanyin reacted quickly and dodged it.

Not willing to be outdone, she fired several silver needles directly at the man, but was easily dodged.

The two men fought fiercely in the night.

Su Lanyin is a woman after all. She was exhausted and out of breath after several rounds, but the man was extremely relaxed. He even put the hand holding the map behind his back and handled the situation with just his left hand.

But even so, Su Lanyin did not want to give up. She only wanted to get the map back. After all, she had not yet seen clearly the mechanism in the cave, so she had to get it back!

Just as she seized the opportunity to reach out to grab the man from behind, suddenly, the man turned around and grabbed her wrist.

The next second, Su Lanyin was pulled into a strong and warm embrace. The man's chest was like an iron wall, making it difficult for her to resist.

But it was this moment of closeness that made her smell an extremely familiar scent.

"King Xiaoyao!"

Su Lanyin blurted out subconsciously.

She is sensitive to temperature and has a clear memory. Everyone's body odor is different, and King Xiaoyao's is particularly special.

Because he had no expensive incense on him, nor the soft fragrance of a woman, but a special smell of iron ore, mixed with a hint of wine.

I think it must be because he often deals with various weapons and loves drinking, so this happens.

Fu Wuyang was stunned on the spot, his eyes full of disbelief.

After all, it was strange that a strange woman could easily see through his identity!

Taking advantage of his surprise, Su Lanyin unceremoniously reached behind his waist and snatched the map away.

But when he turned around to run, his wrist was grabbed tightly again.

Su Lanyin's eyes rolled, she gritted her teeth, let go of the map and let it fall, then she instantly kicked it several meters away.

Upon seeing this, Fu Wuyang immediately left her behind to go get the map, and she did the same, flying over to grab it.

The map unfolded in the air, and by chance, the two men grabbed half of it each, and the situation became deadlocked.

"You are so brave. Now that you know my identity, why don't you just let go?"

Su Lanyin snorted disdainfully: "It's precisely because I know who you are that I can't let you go!"

"What do you mean?"

"It's meaningless. If King Xiaoyao wants to steal it, I would rather destroy it!" Su Lanyin said as she took out a fire starter and placed it against the other end of the map.

Last time, she handed over the evidence she had obtained with great difficulty to him in the name of the Seventh Prince Fu Mingchuan.

But in the end, Crown Prince Fu Mingheng was still as free and easy as ever, and nothing was exposed at all!

I think it must be that Fu Wuyang was in cahoots with the Dog Prince and secretly destroyed the evidence.

Fortunately, she was careful and not only copied a list, but also did not reveal her identity. Instead, she used Fu Mingchuan.

Therefore, even if Prince Gou and Fu Wuyang wanted to kill her to silence her, they would not suspect her of everything.

But she couldn't help feeling a little guilty because Fu Mingchuan had to take the blame.

I think Prince Gou and Fu Wuyang also knew that the Seventh Prince would not live long, so they did not deliberately pursue the matter.

When she thought of this, Su Lanyin felt a little guilty towards Fu Mingchuan, and just wanted to help him alleviate his condition after returning to Beijing, just as compensation.

She didn't want to be taken advantage of in her life, but she also didn't want to owe anyone anything.

Seeing that the flame was about to touch the map, Fu Wuyang stopped it anxiously: "Stop! This thing is very important, put down the fire immediately, otherwise I will never forgive you!"

"Since it's so important, Your Highness, why don't you just let go?" Su Lanyin raised her eyebrows, her eyes full of determination.

She had known for a long time that Fu Wuyang could not afford to gamble. After all, with such a large amount of gold and silver treasures, how could a despicable man like him not be greedy?

If it burns, you will never find it again!

Fu Wuyang frowned, his eyes full of tension, as if he was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart.

Then he decided to let go, and his tone softened: "I can let you go, but you are not allowed to destroy the map!"

"Okay! Then let go, Your Majesty!"

Fu Wuyang stared at her intently and asked unwillingly, "Who are you and why are you looking for this kind of thing? Do you know that once you are involved in this matter, it will bring about a terrible disaster!"

Su Lanyin couldn't help but burst into laughter when she heard this: "Hahaha... a horrible disaster! I'm afraid that after this kind of thing is exposed, it will bring you a horrible disaster!"

"What do you mean?" Fu Wuyang was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth? You and I both know that there is a huge fortune behind this map. Do you want it?"

"This is not what the King wants!"

"Then why do you need a map?"

"This king is dedicated to the people..."

"Hahaha..." Du Lanyin interrupted him with a mocking laugh, "Your Highness, there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to pretend anymore, right?"

"What I said is true! If you give this to me, all these treasures will be returned to the people of Qiu County!"

"Do you think I will believe you?"

"Then how can you trust me?"

"I won't believe you no matter what!" Su Lanyin said firmly.

She had hesitated last time when she saw Guose Tianxiang, but in the end she chose to believe that the famous King Xiaoyao was a good prince who was dedicated to the people and the country.

However, those trafficked people were not rescued, and Fu Mingheng was not punished at all.

It turns out that Fu Wuyang is a complete despicable villain!