Chapter 237: Inside……there is a person!

Hmm, let's take it one step at a time.

Having come this far, she's grown increasingly curious about the Fame Ranking Academy, and she's also become more interested in the person behind the scenes; she urgently needs to find some clues here to continue her reasoning.

Master, this is the second room.

The door to this second room was closed; Bai Zhi pushed it open, confirmed there was no danger, and then let Jiang Yunchu and Zi Su enter.

The three of them entered the room and gazed at the shelves full of books...

Jiang Yunchu narrowed her eyes; this is the place.

Zi Su, read as quickly as you can—take in as much as possible, preferably some account books and correspondence.

Bai Zhi, keep scouting the path ahead; you must watch for safety—how much you can scout doesn't matter, you must withdraw safely, got it?

When Jiang Yunchu spoke, her expression was solemn.

Yes! Bai Zhi replied, her expression earnest; with such a good master, how could she not be careful?

She still wants to follow her master for life!

In a moment, the three split into two groups; Jiang Yunchu took Zi Su, and in this small study, the two read quickly.

Jiang Yunchu reads quickly by nature; her memory isn't as good as Zi Su's, but she only needs to focus on and remember the key points.

She looked at letter after letter in her hand, and only when she saw a familiar handwriting did she finally stop.

Those phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

That familiar handwriting had always been etched in her heart; for the safety of the Regent Prince's Manor, that estate had already been secretly moved out, for fear that the person behind the scenes would use it for some trick.

But...

In the manor lord's secret room, the same handwriting.

She picked out these handwritings, then organized the materials; while Zi Su was wholeheartedly memorizing things, she used her wide sleeves to conceal them and transferred all these letters into her own space.

Keep them, to look over slowly when she returns.

Master, the third door is already open. At that moment, Bai Zhi returned to report.

Without the two of them holding her back, Bai Zhi could focus more and move faster.

I understand.

Zi Su, you stay here; I'll go check the third secret room.

Jiang Yunchu quickly made arrangements; there are only the three of them—master and servants—so with insufficient manpower, she can only do a rough survey to give herself a baseline, hoping to trace a line and gain more clues.

Yes. Zi Su lifted her head from an account book, gave a light reply, then quickly turned and continued looking at the account book.

The master said that the things in this secret room are very important; she needs to remember as much as possible.

The third secret room—when Jiang Yunchu opened it, she saw...

Weapons!

Where are they now? Ning Jing! The heart of Da Ning!

In this unknown secret room, there are crates upon crates of weapons, and the style is clearly that of battlefield weapons—who is the person behind the scenes? What do they want to do?

Jiang Yunchu's pupils contracted in an instant, a cold sweat breaking out across her back—how many people are involved in the Regent Prince's Manor's estate, the Fame Ranking Academy dean's secret room? She dare not even think further; just how vast are the powers of the person behind the scenes, able to stretch their hand this far?

Kang Clan, Jiang Clan—are they safe?

One question after another turned in her mind, but now is not the time to think about these; she went through each crate, and on one side of the wooden board there was also a small shelf, on which lay account book after account book.

Bai Zhi had already gone to scout the path; Zi Su was in another room; she had no reservations, directly storing those account books in her space—this involves a lot, so she needs to look them over first, then find a way to send them to the palace.

Ah!

Suddenly, a cry rang out in the quiet secret room; Jiang Yunchu immediately walked out of the secret room and headed toward the fourth secret room, which was far away and in another direction.

The cry just now was none other than Bai Zhi's.

What's wrong?

From afar she saw Bai Zhi pressing one hand against the wall, her body slightly trembling, as if about to vomit.

Mas... Master.

Bai Zhi's voice trembled slightly, her whole face deathly pale, her gaze unfocused, as if in a daze.

What's wrong with you? What happened?

Jiang Yunchu looked at Bai Zhi with some concern; the usually cheerful and lively girl now seemed to have lost her soul.

Master, inside…… inside…… there is a person.

Bai Zhi placed one hand on her chest and gripped Jiang Yunchu's sleeve tightly with the other.

As Jiang Yunchu walked forward, she noticed Bai Zhi gripping her sleeve, and her brow furrowed.

A person? What kind of person could provoke such a reaction from Bai Zhi?

I'll go in and take a look. Jiang Yunchu lightly curled her lips, one hand gently patting her back to soothe her emotions.

No, Master, don't, don't go in.

Bai Zhi's expression suddenly became agitated; for a moment, her eye rims even turned slightly red.

Jiang Yunchu helped her squat down, then gently asked, 'All right, not going in—what exactly is in there?'

All that could be seen was Bai Zhi gasping heavily, as if trying to recall something, her complexion worsening; even so, her hand clung tightly to Jiang Yunchu's clothes, as if refusing to let go even in death.

Inside there is a person, his hands, feet, and neck bound with thick iron chains; he sits in a pool, the pool full of worms—Master, there are so many worms……

When Bai Zhi mentioned the worms, her body trembled violently again.

Jiang Yunchu's brow furrowed—what deep hatred could this person have toward humanity to be tortured to this extent? Killing someone is merely a cut to the neck; such torture—what ordeal did they endure?

All right, Bai Zhi, rest a moment; I'll go take a look. How could she miss the chance to get news of the person behind the scenes?

Cannot, absolutely cannot.

Panic appeared on Bai Zhi's face as she earnestly looked at Jiang Yunchu: 'Master, you must go?'

The scene inside is terrifying even to her, let alone frightening—how much more so for the master?

I must.

Jiang Yunchu nodded, seriously answering Bai Zhi's words.

Bai Zhi leaned against the wall, stood up, "Alright, I'll accompany the master inside."

"You rest, I can do it myself." Jiang Yunchu smiled, gently rubbing Bai Zhi's hair as if soothing; she is still just a little girl.

In this life she is only nineteen, but in her previous life she was someone in her twenties; when she looks at Bai Zhi, it's as if she's looking at a sister—a lively, cute sister.

Bai Zhi looked at her earnestly, "Master, I can."