Chapter 145: Secrets of the Secret Chamber (Please Read)

"What's wrong with your hands?" Xie Chengyi was stunned by the shocking scars.

But Xiao Jiyao wiped her tears, stuffed the jade pendant into Xie Chengyi's arms, turned her head and said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you!"

Xie Chengyi stared at Xiao Jiyao in shock, then looked at the jade pendant, and asked in amazement, "Why is this jade pendant in your hands?"

When Xiao Jiyao heard this, she burst into tears, "What's wrong? Are you so unwilling to see the token of love you gave me? Forget it, since you don't want it, just throw it away!"

As he said this, he was about to rush over to grab the jade pendant.

But Xie Chengyi didn't mean that at all, and he immediately hid the jade pendant, "That's not what I meant!"

"Then what do you mean? What do you mean?" Xiao Jiyao had never thought that something she regarded as more important than her life had already been forgotten. She instantly turned from shame to anger.

"Didn't you ask His Majesty to return it to me ten years ago?" Xie Chengyi was also puzzled.

Xiao Jiyao was a little surprised, "No, I never asked my father to give it to you. For this, I didn't hesitate to contradict my father and threatened to die in order to keep the jade pendant!"

Xiao Jiyao looked solemn and spoke in a slightly hurried tone, and it didn't seem like she was lying.

This makes people even more confused. What went wrong?
"Why didn't you reply to the letters I wrote to you in the past ten years?" Xiao Jiyao turned her head and looked at Xie Chengyi intently.

Xie Chengyi looked confused, which gradually verified Xiao Jiyao's guess.

"No wonder... No wonder..." Xiao Jiyao suddenly staggered, her phoenix hairpin fell off, she looked dazed and kept muttering to herself.

Seeing Jiyao like this, Xie Chengyi couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he hurried to help her up, "Jiyao, get up first."

"It was my father. Everything was done by my father. He made you think that I had broken off our relationship, and he also completely cut off our connection. No wonder you never replied to my letters in the past ten years. I always thought you were blaming me, blaming me, and hating me..."

Xiao Jiyao fell on Xie Chengyi's shoulder, crying bitterly and unwillingly, "Why do you treat me like this? Why do you treat me like this? Why??"

Ten years later, the person he had longed for was now leaning in his arms, but Xie Chengyi did not dare to reach out to comfort her.

Xiao Jiyao cried until she was almost suffocated, and only stopped when Xie Chengyi's clothes on his shoulders were soaked.

Even when Xiao Jiyao calmed down a little, Xie Chengyi politely took a step back.

"You are the first one to see these scars..." Xiao Jiyao said softly.

Xie Chengyi was slightly stunned, but in what capacity could he show concern?

"It doesn't matter. Why bother talking about the suffering I went through in the past?" Xiao Jiyao's eyes were dim.

Xie Chengyi lowered his eyebrows, and his expression did not reveal whether he was happy or sad.

Perhaps because she hadn't received a response, Xiao Jiyao waved her hand and said, "Forget it. Maybe you are my calamity..."

The wind was cold and the princess's mansion was gorgeous, but it lacked a single bit of warmth...

Just as Xie Chengyi walked out of the door with a disappointed look on his face, Fang Gu caught up with him from behind, "Prince, please wait a moment!"

Xie Chengyi paused for a moment and looked at Fanggu who was running towards him.

Fang Gu's eyes suddenly showed determination. "The princess doesn't allow me to tell you, but I think there are some things you still need to know."

As he spoke, he extended his hand to guide her, saying, "Follow me."

Half puzzled and half curious, Xie Chengyi followed involuntarily.

Fang Gu stopped in front of a tightly locked door.

He took out the key, sighed, and then went to unlock it. He gently pushed the door open and said to Xie Chengyi, "Prince, you can see what's inside, but I beg you not to tell anyone, as that would be like rubbing salt into the princess's wounds."

The more he talked about this, the more curious Xie Chengyi became. This room was located in a remote area. If Fang Gu hadn't brought him here, Xie Chengyi would never have imagined that there was such a secret room here.

As Fang Gu handed the key to Xie Chengyi, he quietly retreated to the courtyard.

What is inside this? What makes Fanggu so mysterious?

Just as Xie Chengyi was about to open the door, a faint whistle came from the roof opposite, "Woo——"

Xie Chengyi immediately looked over alertly, only to see a masked man sitting casually, looking straight at him.

Xie Chengyi was immediately shocked. In the entire Northern Jin Dynasty, there were few people with Qinggong skills better than him, but this man was not only good at Qinggong, but also had extraordinary courage. He immediately asked with a serious expression, "Who are you?"

Feichen looked calm and ignored Xie Chengyi's question. Instead, he said calmly, "Don't go in!"

Xie Chengyi found it even more interesting. "Who are you? Why can't you come in?"

Feichen still had a cold expression on his face, "It doesn't matter who I am, but once you go in, you will regret it one day!"

Xie Chengyi never believed in other people's advice. The more they tried to stop him, the more rebellious he became. "No one dared to say such things to me."

Feichen jumped down and quickly stopped in front of Xie Chengyi. He gave him a meaningful look and said, "You will regret it if you go in!"

Xie Chengyi paid no attention to Feichen's advice. Just as he was walking up the stairs, Feichen teleported in front of Xie Chengyi and stretched out his hand to stop him.

Apart from the battlefield, this was the first time someone dared to stop him. Immediately, Xie Chengyi looked at Feichen differently.

Perhaps it was the innate desire to win among men, Xie Chengyi also wanted to test Feichen's martial arts.

So, he quickly reached out to push Feichen's arm away.

Feichen reacted quickly and every move was not inferior to Xie Chengyi. Not only that, Feichen's moves were completely different from the routines Xie Chengyi was familiar with, and more like moves from outside Beijin.

After several rounds, although Feichen didn't gain any advantage, he didn't let Xie Chengyi show off either.

Feichen saw Xie Chengyi's determined and persistent eyes, so he stopped pestering him. Perhaps he had a different feeling after seeing it. He could block it once, but could he block it three or five times?
Feichen looked at Xie Chengyi with a complicated look in his eyes, "I hope you won't regret it..."

Xie Chengyi became more and more interested in Feichen, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you calling?"

A voice floated from afar: "Feichen..."

Seeing Feichen's back after bidding farewell, Xie Chengyi already had doubts in his mind. Who on earth is this Feichen?

Forget it, I can go back and ask Jin Fang to investigate, but Xie Chengyi thought that if possible, he would be willing to let Feichen work for him.

Then, Xie Chengyi walked into the house.

The room is filled with bookshelves.

Xie Chengyi was confused, "Book?"

But after opening one of them at random, Xie Chengyi understood why Fanggu was so frosty and why Feichen said that he would regret it.

I saw that the book was filled with Ji Yao's notes.

"In the twenty-eighth year of Tianqi, on the nineteenth day of midwinter, today is Brother Chengyi's birthday. Brother Chengyi, I wrote to you again, I wonder if you can receive it? I guess it is highly likely that you can't receive it. His Majesty Nanchu summoned me tonight, but my heart is full of you, how can I commit myself to him? What's more, he never listens to my grievances and pleas for mercy, I can only cut my wrist with a dagger, hoping to get rid of it, but I overestimated my weight in my father's heart, and underestimated my father's determination to defend the peace between the two countries. In order to punish me, the Emperor of Nanchu sent me to the prince's palace..."

Xie Chengyi's blood rushed to his body, and he felt an ache in his throat. He almost clenched his palms, and he was filled with murderous intent.

After reading further, Xie Chengyi finally understood what kind of life Xiao Jiyao had lived in Nanchu, and also understood how her grief and anger, which she had nowhere to vent, turned into the cruelty of the devil, hurting herself and those who bullied her...