THE EVIL PRINCE AND HIS PRECIOUS WIFE
Chapter 96. Golden House And Acidic Water Pool

The tunnel was narrow and long, and the end of the tunnel was barely visible. The moist and foul aroma pierced their noses, making Murong Xue cringe, “We've been walking for almost an hour. The tunnel looks the same. Where will this take us?”

Looking at his annoyed face, Ouyang Shao Chen smiled gently, “Does the map have a mark?”

Murong Xue read the map and shook his head, “The map only records the location of the treasure, does not show any geographical landmarks(denahs) or tunnels in the cave.” These marks were too detailed, no wonder the former Emperor did not draw this passage, otherwise, anyone could find the treasure easily.

Ouyang Shao Chen scanned the rocky wall and said, “This tunnel stinks, there are no openings or traps. Let's keep coming down, maybe we can find the way out!”

“We have no other choice.” Murong Xue sulked. Hopefully these tunnels are not circular, otherwise they will return to the starting point and get stuck inside this cave for life.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew on his cheek. Murong Xue's face beamed, “There is a wind, there is a way out near here.” Although this might not be the exit, it was still a door that led to another road, there was no need to continue the journey in this tunnel.

The rock walls were still the same, there was no difference along the way. Ouyang Shao Chen's face darkened, “The opening should be near here, let's find it right!”

“Mmm!” Murong Xue nodded and pressed against the wall with her tiny hands. The walls are sticky and full of algae. A salty smell came back at them as he furrowed his brows slightly and continued to press against the rocky wall.

As he pressed the protruding triangular shaped stone, suddenly the stone in front of them moved sideways in a loud “Hong” sound. With that, a beam of sunlight shone on them, so bright that they could not open their eyes.

Murong Xue raised her hand to protect her face from the brightness. Peering through the gaps in his fingers, he saw a beautiful golden house before him. The entrance to the golden house was decorated with pearls and gems on the walls, and each jewel was enormous and luxurious. The four golden pillars stood grandly, supporting the luxury of the entrance of the mansion.

In the center of the golden pillar were twelve steps made of pure gold. At the top of the stairs there is a finely carved golden throne, decorated with many gemstones and ornaments.

Gold boxes were placed randomly along the floor of the mansion. Extraordinary gems piled up inside, and some even spilled onto the ground, making it sparkle and sparkle.

There was a pool two meters wide outside the mansion., a clear pond surrounded the mansion gracefully.., It was so clear that they could see steam billowing from below…

Murong Xue's eyes widened as she looked at the luxurious scene before her. Gold is used to make pillars and tiles, pearls are used to decorate the walls, precious corals – are very difficult to find – is placed randomly here and there. The former Emperor must be very rich.

No wonder even Ye Yichen wanted this treasure. They are not limited. Anyone who saw this treasure would definitely want to have it.

Murong Xue walked into the mansion slowly. His toes hit a small rock and he suddenly tripped. The rock floated above the surface of the pond, causing slight turbulence. The small waves then suck the rock that floated into it. The whole process is very fast and accurate…

Murong Xue was confused, “What was that?”

The water is no longer clear. The color becomes gray – and a little red color is visible, proving that whatever happens is real…

Murong Xue asked curiously, “Then how should we cross?” The pool water surrounds the entire house. If they could not fly over it, they could not enter the mansion to retrieve the treasure!

“I think there's a little wooden bridge there, let's skip!” Ouyang Shao Chen pulled Murong Xue onto the bridge. It was pitch black and only ten centimeters wide. They do not know what wood it is made of because it does not rot despite years of floating above the pool water.

Ouyang Shao Chen braced himself and walked to the bridge first. Seeing no reaction under the bridge, he grabbed Murong Xue's hand and took small steps to cross it.

As they reached the end of the bridge, two small stones flew beside the bridge. The calm water turned into rushing waves, and a foul smell filled the air. Murong Xue was shocked by this, and before she could accept it, water splashed onto her cheeks.

The sleeves of the white shirt waved and the pool water receded. A powerful force gripped his slender waist and carried him to the river bank.

A hint of burning scent struck him and when he regained his senses, he saw smoke coming out of Ouyang Shao Chen's sleeves.

"Are you okay?!" Murong Xue asked anxiously as she pulled up her sleeves to inspect her wound.

Ouyang Shao Chen immediately stopped him and said, “That's just my sleeve, I'm fine!”

"Are you sure?" Murong Xue doubted if that was the truth. The strength of his waves was so strong, how could it not hurt him?

"of course. Why should I lie?” Ouyang Shao Chen replied nonchalantly, “Someone thought of this way to get rid of us. Smart once.”

Murong Xue was stunned upon hearing this. He stared towards the flying stones, then he saw a familiar shadow crouching near the bridge entrance. That person glared at him so hard that he could feel hatred and evil. Murong Xue, Ouyang Shao Chen, they were not injured at all by that acidic water. How lucky!

Qing Yuyuan, so it was him!

Murong Xue narrowed his eyes and shot out a silver needle from his hand. It hit Qing Yuyuan's wrist.

"Aah!" Qing Yuyuan's sharp screams filled the place.

Murong Xue acted as if she had heard nothing and continued her path towards Qing Yuyuan. He grabbed her by the collar and glared, “You are seriously injured, yet you still came all the way here and tricked us. You, Qing Yuyuan has no heart. Since you love this deadly water so much, I will realize your dream and let you unite with it!”

When he finished his sentence, Murong Xue kicked Qing Yuyuan hard, making her fall to the ground once again. His body rolled close to the side of the pond, and half of his legs were above the water. At that moment, the water turned into waves and splashed onto his feet!