Vertical arch hall? If it weren't for Zhao Yan's hands being tied, he would have to raise his hand and rub his eyes, because he wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes, and he actually saw the vertical arch hall that Zhao Shu usually used to deal with government affairs in this huge underground grotto, although he didn't enter the palace many times, but he would definitely not mistake such an important palace.

As one of the most important palaces in the palace, the vertical arch hall has special regulations on specifications and shapes, and even the height is exquisite, which can be said to be one of the symbols of the royal family, but Zhao Yan saw a vertical arch hall in this underground grotto, of course, this cannot be a real vertical arch hall, but it is exactly the same in terms of specifications and shape, so when Zhao Yan first saw it, he was shocked beyond measure, and the palace in front of him was like a template copied from the palace.

As for Yan Yuru, she didn't recognize the Vertical Arch Palace, but being able to see such a huge palace underground was enough to shock her, after all, even if it was to build such a palace on the ground, it would take countless manpower and material resources, let alone in such an underground grotto with inconvenient transportation.

The women in front of them took Zhao Yan and Yan Yuru straight into the main hall, only to find that although this hall is almost exactly the same as the vertical arch hall, but when you enter it, you can find a lot □of differences, such as there are no palace maids and eunuchs coming and going here, only empty halls and corridors, plus this hall is located underground, which can only be illuminated with torches and lanterns, making the whole hall look lifeless, as if it is a huge tomb.

With Zhao Yan and their entry, the empty hall finally gained a trace of popularity, but when Zhao Yan saw the dragon chair in the middle of the hall, he was startled again, only to see a dry corpse wearing a dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair, and his skin and muscles became black and wrinkled due to dehydration. The boss, whose mouth was also open, could see that there were not many teeth in his mouth anymore, so it could be seen that this person should have been very old when he died.

For the dried corpse on the dragon chair, the woman who led the way in front seemed to have been used to it for a long time, and she didn't even look at it, and led Zhao Yan and them through the front hall. According to the pattern of the vertical arch hall, the back should be the study and the emperor's resting place, Zhao Yan and Yan Yuru were taken to the position of the study by the women, and then the woman who was the leader opened the door and pushed Zhao Yan and Yan Yuru in, and then the outside door was also locked.

Zhao Yan took a look at this study and found that it was almost no different from Zhao Shu's study in the vertical arch hall, there were candles lit in the room, but there was no one. It seems that the women have kept them here for the time being.

At this moment, Zhao Yan felt that Yan Yuru next to him touched him, and when he turned his head, he saw the other party's somewhat panicked eyes, and at the same time, "Hmm" seemed to want to say something, but unfortunately her cherry mouth was also stuffed with a ball of cloth, and she couldn't speak at all.

Zhao Yan also had a lot to say to Yan Yuru, at least he wanted to find out the relationship between the other party and this mysterious organization. So now he had to find a way to get the cloth off his mouth, but their hands were tied behind their backs. Zhao Yan could only try to use his tongue to top it before, but this mass of cloth was very tight, and his tongue was numb for a long time, but it had no effect.

If it was a person, there would definitely be no way, but Zhao Yan and Yan Yuru were two people, Zhao Yan almost immediately thought of a way, and at that moment he turned his back to Yan Yuru and kept waving his hands behind his back. He turned his head and motioned for her to bring his face closer to his hands so that he could take the cloth out of her mouth.

However, what Zhao Yan didn't expect was that although Yan Yuru understood what he meant, she blushed and shook her head, and her eyes were a little embarrassed to stare at the hands behind Zhao Yan's back. This also made Zhao Yan immediately understand what she meant, the original hands were tied behind her back, and they just fell on the hips, if Yan Yuru bent down and leaned her face over, her posture was really indecent.

Zhao Yan couldn't laugh or cry at this, he didn't expect Yan Yuru to have such a little daughter's side, but now life and death are at stake, Zhao Yan can't care about these subtleties, at the moment he went straight to Yan Yuru's back, and then bent down to put his mouth close to Yan Yuru's hands, although Yan Yuru was also ashamed, but he could only reach out and grab the cloth on Zhao Yan's mouth, and then the two of them finally pulled out the cloth in Zhao Yan's mouth.

"Whew~, suffocate me!" When the cloth ball in his mouth was pulled out, Zhao Yan couldn't help but let out a breath, and at the same time moved his numb mouth, feeling that his jaw was about to dislocate.

At this time, Yan Yuru turned around with a red face, her eyes were a little afraid to look at Zhao Yan, but Zhao Yan didn't care about this, and immediately walked over and opened her mouth to bite the cloth ball on her mouth, and the two almost breathed together, which made Yan Yuru even more frightened, and instinctively retreated back, and finally let the cloth ball in her mouth also be pulled out.

"Yan Niangzi, you are in a hurry, please don't blame!" Zhao Yan hurriedly explained.

"I didn't ...... It's okay! Yan Yuru was still a little flustered, it was just that she couldn't see each other in the bag before, but now that she was so close to Zhao Yan, she felt that her heart was about to jump out.

"Yan Niangzi, you and Kong, you are brother and sister, now I don't know if Kong's life and death, we were also kidnapped, I guess these kidnappers should be the people who attacked Xiangji Temple, that is, the mysterious organization that colluded with Liao, do you know what this mysterious organization is?" Zhao Yan asked anxiously at this time, now he must find out the identities of the people who kidnapped him, so that it is possible to come up with a way to get out.

Hearing Zhao Yan ask about the relationship between her own people, Yan Yuru's face also showed hesitation, she finally got out, she really didn't want to mention the past, but now the situation is critical, and she has to say helplessly: "Don't worry, the king of the county, although I don't know where the eldest brother is, but he should be fine, because the people who attacked the Xiangji Temple and kidnapped us were all my father's subordinates, although he has no feelings for our brothers and sisters, he will not hurt us lightly." ”

"You...... Your father? Zhao Yan's mouth opened wide in shock when he heard this, he never expected that the two brothers Yan Yuru and the mysterious organization would have this kind of relationship, but then he asked again, "In this way, you and Likong should also be members of that mysterious organization?" ”

"It's not!" To Zhao Yan's surprise, Yan Yuru shook his head firmly and said: "The eldest brother is a very assertive person, since he was sensible, he had a disagreement with his father, and finally ran away from home in anger, threw himself into Buddhism, became a famous monk, and never interacted with his father again, as for me, I ......."

When talking about herself, Yan Yuru's face obviously showed a trace of sadness, and her eyes were overflowing with tears, but in the end she was still strong and said: "I was fostered in someone else's home since I was a child, and when I was older, I was brought to the capital by my father, at that time I thought I could live with my father, but I didn't expect my father to just use me as a tool that could be used, and sent me to the Qinglou to learn qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and when I grew up, I became the head of Tokyo City, in order to collect intelligence." ”

"This ...... How could there be such a ruthless father in this world? Zhao Yan couldn't help but be a little angry when he heard this, he is also a person with a daughter, he is almost spoiled by Xiao Siyue, but Yan Yuru's father sent her to the Qinglou, although she is just a Qingqi person who plays lyrics and sings, but she is still lowly, no wonder every time she sees Yan Yuru, she has that cold appearance, it is estimated that this is also related to her bad growth experience.

"The eldest brother said that his father has gone crazy, and he is willing to pay any price for the so-called restoration of the country, let alone a small family affection." When Yan Yuru saw Zhao Yan's angry appearance, her heart couldn't help but warm, and she spoke again at the moment.

"Restoration?" Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought of the news he got from Huang Wude, and couldn't help but ask, "Yan Niangzi, I know that your father's organization is a remnant of a certain country in the south, but I don't know which country you are from, and what country are you going to revert to?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's question, I saw Yan Yuru sigh lightly again, looked up at Zhao Yan and said: "Actually, I don't have the surname Yan, the surname Yan is my mother's surname, my real surname should be Xu, and my ancestor was once the king of a country, but unfortunately he was defeated by the hands of Taizu and died of humiliation." ”

"The emperor surnamed Xu?" Zhao Yan frowned when he heard this, he was not very familiar with the history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but in his memory, among the countries that were destroyed by the Great Song Dynasty, some emperors were surnamed Li, and some emperors were surnamed Meng, but it seems that no emperor was surnamed Xu?

Seeing Zhao Yan's puzzled look, Yan Yuru suddenly felt a burst of amusement for no reason, and couldn't help but speak: "The county king has always been known for his erudition and talent, it seems that there is nothing in the world that can be difficult for you, but sometimes I don't know some things that everyone knows, if it weren't for the little girl getting along with the county king for many days, I'm afraid I would think that the county king's current appearance is pretending." ”

"Ahem~, this ......" Zhao Yan was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, he had a huge ideological generation gap with the people of this era in the Northern Song Dynasty, even after a few years of running-in, it still could not be completely eliminated, such as the problem in front of him, maybe Yan Yuru mentioned her real surname, and others could immediately guess her origin, but Zhao Yan was confused.

Yan Yuru couldn't help but smile a little when she saw Zhao Yan's embarrassed appearance, and then she was about to tell Zhao Yan's own ancestors, but before she could speak, she suddenly heard a hoarse voice from outside the door: "Yuru, are you going to tell our old bottom so soon?" (To be continued......)