Shen Xitang suddenly flicked out the Xuanji Silk, and the moment the ice silkworm threads entangled the sword blade, the Buddha statue in the secret chamber shattered with a deafening roar.
The toxic salt, poisonous tea, and poisoned arrows rolling out from the thirty-six secret compartments all bore the dual Chiwen Pattern on their clay seals—the seal of conspiracy between the new emperor and the crown prince.
As she watched Xiao Heng cut through the silk and leap into the subterranean river, the jade bracelet on her wrist suddenly burst open, and the Red Fire Gold powder hidden inside unexpectedly shared the same origin as the seal paste of the crown prince's secret edict.
Chapter 28