I am in the horror game, scrambling to steal the male lead's halo

Chapter 367 Miss Qin's Brother

Those people in the cages seemed to have lost the ability to resist long ago. Even when they heard unfamiliar footsteps, they just raised their heads and glanced at them indifferently.

But they soon lost interest and lowered their heads, not expecting anyone to rescue them.

Yes, some of them understood that they could not resist the imperial power.

"Weiwei isn't here?"

Gu Chaoxi glanced around but did not see Qin Wei and Qi Chuzhao.

"Go a little deeper inside." Pei Yan took a look inside. It seemed very deep.

The location of these cages in front seems to be just the simplest entrance. Those piled up here are all people who are almost dying.

After going around these cages, I saw another passage that was previously blocked.

Although this passage is not as brightly lit as the previous ones, there is a candlestick hanging on the stone wall every few steps.

The two looked at each other and walked forward along the passage.

This passage is not completely flat, and there are occasional stairs leading down or up.

After walking for about three minutes, a faint sound was heard in front of the two people.

Gu Chaoxi subconsciously stopped, and Pei Yan also stopped. She listened with her ear tilted and frowned slightly.

When he heard Qin Wei's voice, he relaxed a little and walked forward carefully with Pei Yan to an open area.

If the place in front was where those people were imprisoned, then this place was more like a torture chamber.

A large irregular circle with some torture instruments in the middle.

At this time, there was another person tied to the cross in the middle, and his clothes were soaked with blood.

There are some sunken spaces around the big circle, blocked by iron railings, so people inside cannot get out.

It was like a small cage. The people trapped inside could only half-sit and could not stand up at all.

When you can't sit still, you can only lie down curled up, because you can't even stretch your body completely unless you are short enough.

There is also a seat at a certain distance next to the torture instrument.

Because now, Qin Wei and Qi Chuzhao were sitting on the chairs, and sitting opposite them was the man who was called Qin's guard by the princess today.

His sword was placed on the table, with his left hand pressing it down and his right hand drooping on his knees. He looked a little silent.

When he heard the noise, he was the first to react and looked in the direction of Gu Chaoxi and Pei Yan.

Qin Wei glanced sideways: "That's my sister, and the young master of the Zhou family."

"Son of the Dali Temple's Junior Official?" Guard Qin tilted his head towards this side, his eyes fixed on Pei Yan for a long while before moving away.

He lowered his eyes: "So what."

so what?

Gu Chaoxi walked towards Qin Wei. Although he didn't know what had just happened between them, the tone of their voice didn't sound like a good thing.

The next second, Guard Qin closed his eyes, shook his head and sighed, and just held the sword in his hand tighter.

Gu Chaoxi glanced at Qin Wei with a puzzled look on his face.

She sighed, raised her hand and pointed at Guard Qin, then put her hand down and lowered her voice.

"The eldest lady of the Qin family is said to be his sister."

Gu Chaoxi's heart skipped a beat. His sister died in the ancient An Ning Temple, and he himself was working for the princess in the underground palace?

She raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, feeling as if many things flashed before her eyes in an instant, making it difficult for her to see clearly for a moment.

The eldest daughter of the Qin family died five years ago, so what time is it now?

"I heard that Guard Qin has a sister who seems to be practicing in the Ancient An Ning Temple?"

She asked tentatively, and Guard Qin raised his head and fixed his eyes on Gu Chaoxi.

"Yes, my sister still lives in the ancient Anning Temple." When he said this, he looked up.

It seemed that in this way, he would be able to see his sister through the thick stone wall and the ground.

Pei Yan glanced sideways, and Gu Chaoxi also looked at him.

Doesn't this mean that now is still a little bit earlier than five years ago?

So Miss Qin really committed suicide? Because her brother died.

Why did the brother die? Because the princess died, and all those who accompanied the princess in the underground palace had to be buried with her.

The emperor will not let the secrets here be leaked, and all possible factors must be eliminated.

As a result, the Qin family was destroyed. Miss Qin, who originally lived in the ancient Anning Temple, escaped the disaster, but the inner anxiety and regret eventually swallowed her up.

In the end, she chose to end her life to seek relief.

However, after her death, the people in the temple did not bury her. Instead, they took away all her things and only left a jade pendant that could prove her identity, and built a cenotaph for her.

Gu Chaoxi lowered his eyes. After all, it was no one's fault. Even the princess was just a poor person.

She thought the emperor's love for her was real, but in the face of imperial power, she was not even an option and was directly abandoned.

"These people." Gu Chaoxi glanced at the people trapped in the cramped space, then looked up at Guard Qin.

He seemed to know what Gu Chaoxi wanted to say, but before Gu Chaoxi could speak again, he had already shaken his head.

"I'm sorry, Miss Shen, these people can't leave."

The Qin family obeys the emperor, and these are the forces that the emperor wants to eradicate, so Guard Qin is not qualified to let them go.

What's more, in order to consolidate the imperial power, several generations of young talents of the Qin family were sacrificed.

Now that I'm here with him, I naturally won't disobey.

Since the emperor wants them to die, they will die, and that's all.

Gu Chaoxi shook his head, then thought that he had no way of interfering with their life or death, and sighed helplessly.

Guard Qin pursed his lips, took a look, then lowered his eyes again. This time he took the sword off the table and stood up.

He stood there, his hands hanging by his sides tightly grasping the scabbard.

He lowered his head for a long while, then turned his back to them and took two steps forward.

"You guys should just leave now. I will pretend that you never showed up."

Guard Qin's voice was low, as if he was enduring something.

It was his duty to protect this place and the princess. Now that the princess had died, he logically could not leave anyone behind in the underground palace.

But they just wanted to come in to find out the truth. They even knew about their own sister, so they must have seen her before.

Thinking of this, Guard Qin couldn't bear to kill them. He didn't want to disappoint his sister.

Gu Chaoxi stood up and said nothing more. Guard Qin had made up his mind, and it was useless for them to say anything.

"Then we'll take our leave. Thank you!"

After bowing to Guard Qin, everyone walked back the way they came.

They walked to a place where people could hardly be seen, and then Gu Chaoxi took out a booklet from his arms.

This was what she had just snatched from Guard Qin. Since the thing did not disappear, she just took it.