In the simple side room, there was only a candle burning alone on the table.

Under the yellowish candlelight, one could only vaguely see a girl lying on the bed. When the footsteps outside the door faded away, and the sound of eating and drinking came from next door, the girl on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.

She quickly got out of bed, glanced around the room, then walked to the door, put her ear against the door and listened.

After confirming that no one was outside, she opened the door and slipped out quietly.

The courtyard is small and there are not many rooms. She secretly observed when she came here last time that Mu Huo occupied two rooms.

The main room is where he sleeps, and the wing to the east near the main room is where he usually practices in retreat. She will search the main room first. If the key is not in the main room, it must be in the wing where Mu Huo retreats and practices.

Of course, it might also be on Mu Huo.

Cui Hengyue ducked into the main room and searched lightly, not sparing any corner.

A quarter of an hour later, Cui Hengyue stood in the open space in the middle of the room, scanned the room again, and only left the main room after confirming that all corners had been searched.

When passing the first wing on the east side, Cui Hengyue heard Mu Huo's voice coming from inside.

"Huo Feng, go next door and see if Miss Cui is awake."

"Yes, General."

Hearing this, Cui Hengyue immediately quickened his pace, entered the second wing on the east side, quickly took off his shoes and put them in their original position.

Go to bed, cover yourself with quilt, and pretend to be asleep.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she heard the sound of the door opening.

Then footsteps sounded and stopped beside the bed.

"I slept soundly. It seems I am really tired."

Huo Feng stared at Cui Hengyue for a few times, then turned and left the room.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Cui Hengyue did not open her eyes and gradually fell asleep in deep thought.

At this time, Song Zhuoxing, Su Biwen and others were looking in the direction of the stairs, looking a little anxious.

"What time is it? Why hasn't the little madman come yet?" Zhang Wulang was so anxious that he was running around.

Li Benru glanced at Chi Ye who was sitting on the porch, and became anxious: "With Chi Ye's guards here, we have no chance of winning, but at least we can still give it a try.

"Now, if the crazy girl doesn't come, we won't even have a chance to give it a try."

Hearing this, everyone's faces turned ugly.

At this time, Yun Chen walked onto the ring and said loudly: "Do you still want to compete? If not, we will leave."

"Bi, Captain Yun, please wait a moment. We will discuss the candidate immediately."

Song Zhuoxing first stabilized Yun Chen, and then said to everyone: "Miss Cui must have not finished her work in the North Hall and cannot come here.

"We won't wait for her today. Let's choose three of them ourselves and compete with each other first."

Li Benru echoed: "Yes, we still have to compete, just in case we win."

So, after discussion, everyone selected Song Zhuoxing, Su Biwen and Li Bier.

All contestants stood on the ring, and Yun Chen announced: "The contest begins."

Before he finished speaking, Su Biwen had already rushed out first.

Song Zhuoxing and Li Bier took action almost at the same time, following closely behind.

A melee breaks out.

After burning the incense, Song Zhuoxing, Su Biwen and Li Bi'er were lying on the ground with helpless expressions on their faces.

Li Benru looked even more helpless when he saw their looks.

Sure enough, he guessed right. Without Cui Hengyue, they would definitely lose.

On this day, Cui Hengyue did not show up until the people in the Dizang Pavilion finished their dinner and were driven back to their rooms to sleep.

Song Zhuoxing was very worried, so he quietly slipped out of the room, avoided the guards, hid near the stairs, and waited quietly.

It was not until three o'clock in the morning when Cui Hengyue's figure finally appeared on the stairs that Song Zhuoxing felt relieved.

When Cui Hengyue walked down the stairs, Song Zhuoxing grabbed Cui Hengyue's arm and pulled him to the side.

"Who?" Cui Hengyue immediately took action.

Song Zhuoxing reacted quickly and grabbed Cui Hengyue's fist: "It's me."

Hearing his voice, Cui Hengyue gave up resisting and took out her hand: "It's so late, why are you here?"

Song Zhuoxing dragged her to a quiet place and whispered, "You haven't shown up all day. I'm worried about you. Are you okay?"

Does he care about her?

Cui Hengyue looked up at Song Zhuoxing, the moonlight shrouded his handsome face like a knife, and worry condensed in his eyes, turning into shining stars.

Her heart warmed, and her tone became gentle unconsciously: "It's okay, I'm just too tired from working today. I took a rest in the North Hall. I didn't expect to wake up so late."

"As long as everything is fine, then you should go back to the North Cave as soon as possible. It's time for me to go back as well." Song Zhuoxing was about to go back to his room.

"Song Xiaolangjun——"

After Cui Hengyue stopped him, he first glanced around to make sure there was no one around, and then asked in a low voice: "Do you want to go down the mountain?"

Song Zhuoxing's heart moved: "Why do you suddenly ask me this question?"

"Just answer whether I want to or not." Cui Hengyue avoided answering.

Song Zhuoxing was silent: "...I can't go down the mountain yet."

"Okay, I understand." After Cui Hengyue said that, he turned around and left.

Song Zhuoxing's face was full of doubts, and he stared at her retreating figure without moving.

What does she mean?

...

In the next three days, Cui Hengyue won three meals from Huo Tao, but not once from Huo Feng.

In the South Hall competition, Cui Hengyue, Song Zhuoxing, and Li Bier worked together, losing twice and winning once.

This situation made her firm up her plan.

"Uncle Lin, are you ready?"

Cui Hengyue ordered Qionghua to guard outside the door and came to Lin Jiang's side.

"it is done."

Lin Jiang placed the two newly made keys on the table and unfolded the drawing next to it: "Yueyue, look at it, is it exactly the same as on the drawing?"

Cui Hengyue sat down, compared the drawings and keys, and praised: "Uncle Lin, you are really good. These two keys are exactly the same as the drawings. General Mu Huo will definitely not be able to tell that they are fake."

The corners of Lin Jiang's lips rose slightly, but halfway through, they pulled down again.

His expression was serious: "Yueyue, I have thought about it these past few days and it is still too dangerous for you to go to the North Hall to steal the key.

"Well, I'll steal it for you."

Cui Hengyue immediately objected: "No."

Lin Jiang: "Are you worried that I will be caught by them because of my poor martial arts skills? Don't worry, I will never be caught by them."

Even if he dies, he will not die in the North Hall.

"No." Cui Hengyue shook his head and explained to him: "From the South Hall to the North Hall, you must pass through an aerial plank road, and there are guards guarding both ends of the plank road.

"If you knock out the guards at the South Palace, the guards at the North Palace will see it and report it to General Mu Huo or Commander Mu Feng immediately.

"When the time comes, you won't even be able to cross the air plank road, let alone go up to the Shenyin Palace in the North Hall."

Lin Jiang's face turned pale, and the worry in his eyes became more intense: "In this case, you can't cross the plank road."

Cui Hengyue smiled: "No, I can go there, don't forget, King Chu has allowed me to use the sky plank road at will.

"I want to go to the North Hall, but the guards won't stop me at all.

"Furthermore, I have been in and out of the North Hall during this period, and I know the North Hall far better than you do.

"Even if things are exposed, I will still have a way to escape.
Chapter completed!