This cave had been searched once.
The useful items had basically all been taken back by Leng Ji.
What remained were things like incense burners.
Leng Ji felt these items had no research value, so he left them in their original places and didn't touch them.
After all, they were used to worship Long Qianyue. Long Qianyue had been kind to their Prince, so these items were preserved as much as possible without damage.
Leng Ji naturally did everything with Feng Yexuan in mind.
That night, Feng Yexuan entered the cave alone.
In his hand was the flashlight that Chu Qianli had thrown to him previously.
With a gentle press of the so-called switch, it would emit light, and this light was definitely enough for him to see everything in the cave clearly.
The cave was very hidden, but it was very simple inside.
There was a man-made stone bed and a place to worship Long Qianyue.
He walked to the stone bed and searched it carefully again.
When he found Chu Qianli, she was unconscious on this bed.
He hadn't thought much of it at the time and immediately carried her back, asking Liu Jin to treat her.
He just hadn't expected that after she woke up, her soul would be captured.
The stone bed looked very simple, and there wasn't anything particularly strange about it.
Feng Yexuan continued to look, still finding nothing.
Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly caught sight of a faint crack.
He turned around abruptly, returned to the bedside, and stared at the crack between the stone bed and the stone wall for a moment.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and brought it down with a palm strike.
With a rumble, the stone bed caved in, revealing a hidden door behind it.
Feng Yexuan's eyes darkened, he leaped up, and followed the small doorway, plunging down.
Below, there was actually another huge cave!
It was clear someone was inside.
The moment Feng Yexuan's palm strike landed on the stone bed, that person had already noticed.
So when Feng Yexuan landed, he saw the back of that person hurrying away.
Consort Yu!
Feng Yexuan's footsteps slipped, and he quickly pursued.
This cave connected to another exit, and this exit was even more hidden, situated by a cliff.
When Feng Yexuan chased out, the person had already vanished!
Such formidable Qinggong!
It must be Consort Yu; he was absolutely sure.
No wonder Leng Ji and Qin Xiao had searched the entire imperial city with their men and still couldn't find her.
It turned out she had never left the cave and had been hiding here all along.
Feng Yexuan didn't pursue further because he discovered that the cave held more secrets.
He immediately turned back.
This cave was where Consort Yu usually operated, and inside, there was a tomb!
This solitary grave had no name, no tombstone, nothing at all, just a mound of yellow earth.
Who could it be?
Someone buried here so solemnly by Consort Yu could not be an ordinary person.
Could it be Long Qianyue?
Combining it with the portrait found outside, the possibility of this grave belonging to Long Qianyue was very high.
Was Chu Qianli's mother buried here?
If he left now, would Consort Yu immediately return and dig up the remains from the grave?
For the first time, Feng Yexuan felt conflicted.
He wanted to bring Chu Qianli here so she could take her mother's ashes back herself.
But as he had considered just now, if he left and Consort Yu returned to take the ashes, how would he explain it to Chu Qianli?
Feng Yexuan had always been decisive in his actions.
After a moment of thought, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the solitary grave.
"I believe you are Madam Long! Senior, I apologize for the offense today; it is only to take you back to Ah Li, so please forgive me."
It was rumored that Long Qianyue had fallen off a cliff and died back then. Now, her remains had finally been found.
They absolutely could not fall into Consort Yu's hands again.
He didn't care about the relationship between Consort Yu and Long Qianyue; these remains belonged only to Chu Qianli!
After kowtowing three times, Feng Yexuan rolled up his sleeves, refraining from using his true qi, fearing he might disrespect Long Qianyue.
He used his own hands to dig open this solitary grave, bit by bit.
He didn't know how long it took, but finally, he reached a coffin.
"Madam Long, I will take you back now to meet your daughter."
With a slight exertion of force, Feng Yexuan lifted the coffin and placed it on the ground not far away.
He had originally intended to carry the coffin away directly, but unexpectedly, due to its age, the coffin was shaken open by a crack the moment it landed.
"My apologies!" Feng Yexuan murmured and walked over, intending to close the coffin lid.
But just as he was about to close it, his movements abruptly stopped.
Inside, there were no remains!
There was only a box!
Feng Yexuan took out the box and, with a slight application of his qi, immediately broke the small lock on the box.
Inside, there was a token and another, smaller box.
He picked up the token.
This token was also ancient, its surface covered with a dim sheen, but the characters on it were still clearly visible.
Long.
This appeared to be a token of the royal family of Long Teng Kingdom.
Having lived on the battlefield for so many years, this token was very similar to the royal tokens of Long Teng Kingdom he had seen before.
If it were a token of a powerful royal figure, one side would bear the surname, and the other side would bear the name.
Feng Yexuan flipped it over and his heart tightened.
Xiyue!
Long Xiyue!
The tomb that Consort Yu was worshipping contained no remains, only something representing identity.
Long Xiyue's token.
The person she was worshipping was Long Xiyue!
Then, the portrait found outside... were Long Qianyue and Long Xiyue the same person?
Feng Yexuan opened the smaller box as well.
The moment he saw the contents of the box, even someone as composed as him couldn't help but change his expression!
The Imperial Seal of Long Teng Kingdom!
It was truly unimaginable that the Imperial Seal of Long Teng Kingdom had been hidden away by Consort Yu for over a decade!
So, Long Xiyue was truly dead, and her token and the Imperial Seal had fallen into Consort Yu's hands?
What was Consort Yu's relationship with Long Xiyue back then?
Did Long Xiyue fall off a cliff and die on her own, or was she murdered?
Was Consort Yu the one who killed her?
Feng Yexuan couldn't find answers to so many questions at once.
He put the token into his pocket.
As for the Imperial Seal, the box was too large to hide, so he had to carry it.
However, he didn't expect that as soon as he emerged from the underground cave, he saw a dark figure break in from the outer cave entrance.
That person in black also seemed not to expect anyone else to be in the cave.
Before either party could get a clear look at the other's face, the person in black raised their hand, and with a few swooshing sounds, shot out several hidden weapons.
Feng Yexuan shifted his steps, tightened his fingers, and the hidden weapons immediately fell into his grasp.
His handsome face instantly changed color.
The intruder swiftly drew a short knife and lunged towards his heart.
Feng Yexuan was somewhat helpless and casually tossed away the silver needles.
As the opponent's knife changed direction midway and was about to stab his shoulder, he grabbed her wrist.
"Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself! How can one win without killing? Foolish woman!"