nucmednet Chapter 378 Secret Cell
Chapter 378 Secret Cell
The guard also looked up at the purple light floating above the courtyard: "It's just a dream, Madam, don't worry, Master is fine."
"Hmm." Ye Qing'an nodded, and after a while, she said, "I don't know why, but ever since Master left this time, I've felt restless and can't sleep at night, and I keep having nightmares..."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "I'll go in and take a look..."
The guards did not stop Ye Qing'an, and Ye Qing'an stepped into the courtyard.
Jiu Xiao, who was hiding in the flower bushes not far away, stared wide-eyed. "This works?"
That makes sense, after all, Ye Qing'an is currently wearing a disguise and is impersonating Gu Hai's wife.
This courtyard belongs to Gu Hai, and as Gu Hai's wife, it's not a big deal for her to go in and take a look.
Moreover, there are barriers and restrictions inside, so the guards are relatively safe.
So, does that mean Ye Qing'an could just go in and rummage through everything inside?
Finding the Heavenly Spirit Pearl should be an easy task, right?
Ye Qing'an was unaware of Jiu Xiao's thoughts; she had already entered the courtyard.
It was probably because Gu Hai was very wary of the servants in the mansion that there wasn't a single servant in the courtyard when Gu Hai wasn't there.
Ye Qing'an looked around. If she were Gu Hai, she would definitely choose two places to hide the Heavenly Spirit Pearl.
It's either a bedroom or a study.
Although she had only met Gu Hai once, she had heard a lot about him from outsiders and knew that he was a gloomy and suspicious person, as evidenced by the fact that he had removed all the servants from the courtyard after he left.
Such a person will definitely keep important things in the place where he feels most at ease and where he spends the most time.
It can only be a bedroom.
Ye Qing'an went straight to the bedroom.
Gu Hai's bedroom was quite large; upon entering, one could see a large round table.
To the left of the large round table is the bed, directly opposite the door. Behind the large round table, an entire wall is made of bookshelves, with all kinds of books neatly arranged on the shelves.
On the other side, between the bookshelf and the bed, there is a cabinet for storing clothes.
In front of the bed were several screens, which are now closed.
Ye Qing'an paced around the bedroom several times before her gaze fell upon the bookshelf.
There were far too many books on the bookshelf, and many of them were introductory books, books that Gu Hai would never need or read on a normal day.
This gave the bookshelf an inexplicable sense of strangeness.
only……
Ye Qing'an then turned her gaze to the wardrobe between the bookshelf and the bed. Her eyes lingered on the three items—the bookshelf, the wardrobe, and the bed—for several moments before she walked to the wardrobe, opened it, and then gently tapped the wooden board behind it.
The sound was clear and resonant, with a faint echo.
There must be a hidden compartment behind it.
The only question is where the mechanism to open the hidden room is.
However, her time was limited, and if she stayed in this bedroom for too long, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
Ye Qing'an glanced around the room and noticed a decorative dagger hanging on the wall. She quickly took the dagger down and used it to cut open the wooden board behind the cabinet.
Sure enough, there was a hidden compartment, and several items were placed inside.
Two medicine bottles, a sandalwood box, a parchment with a map drawn on it, and a slightly damaged book.
Ye Qing'an's eyes darted around, and she took everything down.
Just as Ye Qing'an took the item down, she heard a soft sound, like the activation of some mechanism.
Ye Qing'an reacted extremely quickly and disappeared from the spot in a flash.
Almost instantly, the spot where she had just been standing suddenly became empty, and countless white fumes suddenly billowed from the bookshelves in the room that held countless books.
The toxic smoke spread rapidly...
The guards at the door also heard the commotion. They exchanged a glance and saw panic in each other's eyes: "Something's wrong. Someone has touched something they shouldn't have, triggering a mechanism."
"They just went in..."
"It's Madam!"
The two guards quickly gave the signal, then turned and went into the courtyard.
Jiuxiao, who was hiding in the garden, poked his head out, his eyes full of worry: "What did that guard just say?"
"Did someone touch something they shouldn't have? Triggered a mechanism?"
Did it trigger a mechanism?
Is there a hidden mechanism in this courtyard?
Jiu Xiao frowned. Indeed, since magic couldn't be used in this courtyard and there was a barrier, it was practically impossible for anyone who broke in to escape. Under such circumstances, what needed to be prevented was for the people inside the mansion to set up an inescapable trap, so that no one inside would have any chance of escape.
I wonder if Ye Qing'an found anything?
As Jiuxiao was thinking, he saw countless guards rushing towards him and entering the courtyard.
After the guards went inside, another team of guards arrived, closed the gate tightly, and stood guard at the entrance.
Jiuxiao wagged its tail, looking somewhat irritated.
A moment later, a stern voice came from inside: "Disappeared? Can't find him? How is that possible?"
"This courtyard has barriers and restrictions. How could a living person just disappear into thin air like that?"
"Who do you think came in?"
"lady?"
A guard opened the door from the inside and came out: "Come with me, let's go to the lady's courtyard."
Several guards quickly followed him and hurried away.
Jiuxiao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down a little, and he quickly entered the Cloud Dreamland.
Ye Qing'an was indeed already there.
Jiuxiao strode over: "Did it work?"
As she spoke, she noticed the object that Ye Qing'an had placed on the stone in front of her.
Jiuxiao glanced at them, then frowned: "Which of these things is the Heavenly Spirit Pearl?"
It certainly wasn't the parchment map or the book.
Ye Qing'an opened the small box, and inside was indeed a bright red pill, which was glowing and looked extremely tempting.
"This should be it, right?"
Ye Qing'an remained silent, but took out the other two bottles and examined their contents.
One of the green bottles contained emerald green water, but its purpose was unknown.
The other white bottle also contained pills, two of them, all pure white.
Jiuxiao's gaze swept over the two pills, then fell on the pills in the box: "It's definitely the ones in this box. How could there be two Heavenly Spirit Pearls, something so precious?"
"However, this white pill must be a very precious thing. I wonder what it is. It looks very expensive. Why don't we sell it on the black market?"
Ye Qing'an remained silent, her gaze lingering back and forth between the three pills...