Drifting away who knows how far, his eyelids slowly opened.

– Are you awake…
A sentence followed by a sigh from deep within his soul made Hoai Bao startled and sat up, looking around.

Looking at the wild scenery on both sides of the river, Hoai Bao asked:

– This is… Da River? Are we out of here?

The old master replied:

– Well, luckily they are wary and do not dare to go far from their area…

The old man continued angrily:

– Damn it! Your Imperial City’s intelligence is truly formidable! How the hell did that Jiao Long Clan patriarch break through and suddenly report his death, almost causing me to be buried, no, to be buried with you!

Hoai Bao scratched his head:

– Then find another target…

Searching his memory, Hoai Bao said:

– In addition to news about the Giao Long clan, there is also news about a large storm approaching the South Central Coast. This storm is very likely to bring a strong strange wind.

Hoai Bao continued:

– The seabed east of Nghe An revealed a secret realm, but currently perhaps only Linh Si and Linh Uy can enter, but it seems that Long Thanh is very interested in this place so they sent all their elite troops to scout. There is also news that the princesses of Sai Thanh and Ha Thanh both went missing in West Lake, it has been several days so the situation is unclear…

– West Lake? So nostalgic… Ha ha…

– What memories, master?

– Let me tell you… The story must be told from the time when Sung Lam was just a young boy, not a Lac Long Quan who shook the world, but a Bach Long Ba Vuong – Sung Lam, who was on a journey to seek power like you kids now. One day, when passing by West Lake, he met a girl from the Ho clan, who later had a world-shaking jealousy battle with Au Co, Ho Mi Nhu.

– Funny… In their youth, Sung Lam and Ho Mi Nhu became friends and went through a few life-and-death adventures together. Gradually, Mi Nhu developed a deep love for him, while the naive Sung Lam only saw her as a younger sister.

Hoai Bao wondered:

– But just like that, how can it cause a great war between the races?

– Of course, that was just the starting point for the hatred between Mi Nhu and Au Co. You must know that it was a chaotic period not only for this country but also for an unstable world. Civil wars and invasions happened every day everywhere for all kinds of reasons. There was no such thing as temporary peace like now.

– The story is long-winded, but the result is as you know, in the end Au Co defeated and sealed Mi Nhu at the bottom of West Lake. The result gave rise to a very funny story…

How is it funny?

– Sung Lam knew that Au Co sealed Mi Nhu in West Lake, but had to pretend not to know, a while later he secretly came to change the seal Au Co placed on Mi Nhu, helping to shorten the time Mi Nhu was imprisoned…

Hoai Bao asked:

– Aren’t you afraid that Mi Nhu will escape and cause trouble?

– Of course she was afraid, but Sung Lam knew Mi Nhu’s personality well, it was only because of jealousy and hatred that blinded her that she made a mistake. Sung Lam believed that during the long time at the bottom of the lake, Mi Nhu would calm down and realize her mistake, enough time for her to forget Sung Lam and find a meaningful reason to live…

– Let’s not talk about that anymore. According to the map of this era, following the Da River will lead to the Red River, right? While visiting Hoan Kiem Lake, I want to visit an old friend.

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Duong opened his eyes when a gentle scent wafted into his nose, a soft feeling below his head and a pair of round breasts rising and falling right above his eyes, Duong easily recognized that he was lying on the girl’s lap, she still wore a mask to hide her face.

Seeing Duong awake, the girl asked kindly:

How do you feel?

Duong recalled the process of escaping from the robbers, he entered a deserted garden and fainted due to quite serious injuries, but now he felt much more comfortable, probably because the girl gave him some kind of high-grade medicine.

Duong replied:

– I’m fine…

The girl looked back in the old direction and said resentfully:

– I didn’t expect that so close to Hanoi there would be such brazen robbers!

Duong sat up, smiled lightly and shook his head:

– They are not robbers…

– They are not robbers? Do you mean… those people were sent by the city lord?

Duong nodded and smiled faintly:

– It seems like your mother underestimates my stupidity, Princess Lung Linh…

In response to Duong, the girl was silent for a few seconds then smiled faintly:

– You think too highly of me. Surely you have heard that Lung Linh is a stunning beauty?

Having said that, the Thai girl pulled the mask aside, revealing part of her face, not as beautiful as her body, but a face covered with scars stretching from her cheekbones to her forehead, and one opaque eye – blind.

Holding the mask in one hand, the girl took out a knife and held it up to her face with the other hand:

– Do you need me to prove this is your real face?

Even though he knew those scars were real and difficult to heal, and that blindness in his eye was not a normal accident, Duong still had a surprised look on his face, then shook his head:

– No need… Sorry for doubting you…

Putting the mask back on her face, the girl hid her tears and said:

– I was an orphan picked up by a villager and given the name Trieu Nhi. Not long after, my adoptive father passed away. By chance, I was brought into the palace to serve the princess as a servant…

– Trieu Nhi? What an impressive name, let me apologize once again for bringing up your sad memories… But by risking your life to inform me, aren’t you afraid of being discovered and punished by the city lord?

Trieu Nhi shook his head:

– The princess has done me a favor, if you want me dead then I will die!

Duong shook his head:

– You’re not dead yet, but your princess is having some problems…

What do you mean?

Duong replied:

– You must have been busy looking for the way so you didn’t know that while you were gone, Lung Linh also went missing, most likely lost in the sealed area of ​​West Lake.

Trieu Nhi was surprised:

– Really? That’s a place even the Lord can’t enter…

– Because they do not know how!

– You know how to get in? Please tell me… the princess might be in danger…

– Ah… I can’t tell you, I don’t want to go in there with a bunch of Hanoi experts… But I definitely have to go there to find Nhu Nguyet…

Trieu Nhi pleaded:

– Then please take me with you… I will find the princess myself, I will not hinder you anymore… Furthermore… I can lead you to a secret passage to West Lake without being monitored and hindered by the capital, I will use this path to escape to the Red River…

– Secret passage? It might save some trouble… Show me, I will save Princess Lung Linh!

Trieu Nhi corrected Duong:

– I show you, you have to take me inside!

– Ah… You coming in won’t help anything…

– Then let me report to Ha Thanh so that the city lord can send someone to support you!

– No need for shortcuts, I’ll go by myself.

– You… if you don’t take me with you, I… I… I will die for you to see!

– Go ahead! – Duong replied.

Trieu Nhi stubborn:

– You… I… I will… will surrender myself to the robbers, let them… kill me, then I will become a ghost and haunt you for the rest of your life!

– Hey! Is there such a threat again?

– I… I really did it! You will regret your indifference! – Trieu Nhi cried as Duong climbed onto Truy Anh and started the car.

– Okay… I lose to you, get in the car!

Hearing Duong calling, Trieu Nhi smiled and then slyly climbed into the car, spread his arms to hug Duong’s waist tightly and said:

– I knew you were very kind! Hehe!

Duong shook his head in defeat…

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Entering the Hanoi area, Duong did not use Truy Anh anymore because it attracted too much attention. He and Trieu Nhi followed the Red River to Long Bien Bridge. Trieu Nhi led Duong to the middle of the bridge and then stopped.

Pointing down to the land in the middle of the Red River, right below Long Bien Bridge, Trieu Nhi said:

– The entrance is down here!

Duong opened his eyes in surprise:

– Do I have to jump off the bridge to get in?

Trieu Nhi was even more surprised:

– Are you afraid of heights?

Duong shook his head:

– Oh no, just a little surprised!

It’s not surprising that in Duong’s world, “beach jumping” is a concept reserved for individuals who have broken through high levels such as losing bets, broken hearts… Because of this concept, Duong briefly forgot that jumping from a height of several dozen meters in this world is just a small matter thanks to the support of spiritual power…

So the two jumped down and went to the wild grass and disappeared. Passersby saw them but just secretly laughed because they thought they were a couple of lovers who liked the “outdoors” like they sometimes met. But in fact, Trieu Nhi had entered the area where a special barrier was placed, activated and brought the two people deep down to the bottom of the river.

Leading Duong through the ancient tunnel, Trieu Nhi lit the way and introduced:

– This is a tunnel that has existed for more than 600 years.

Duong pretended to be surprised:

– So old? Why was it built?

Trieu Nhi does not hesitate to share knowledge:

– In the past, people’s thoughts were not as open as they are now. Some races were discriminated against, including the Fox Clan, which originated from the story of the Fox Clan’s ancestors colluding with the Dragon Clan and the Fish-Star Clan to cause chaos…

– But there was an Emperor who came from the Ho clan, Ho Quy Ly. In order to hide his identity and avoid opposition from the people, he created another surname, Le Quy Ly, and declared that this was his real surname. Like many other generations of the Ho clan, Ho Quy Ly also wanted to search for the whereabouts of his ancestor who was imprisoned by Au Co, and a secret tunnel was built leading to West Lake so that Ho Quy Ly could personally go and find out…

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The ancient Tay Ho Palace seemed to sleep peacefully in the middle of the peaceful West Lake. On the opposite bank, Hoai Bao was standing with his arms crossed, looking over.

The old master muttered:

– Damn old turtle, hard to see again, but he’s gone!

Hoai Bao said:

– Let’s do it another time. Master said there is a barrier around this lake?

– That’s right, besides the seal that imprisons Ho Mi Nhu, there is also a barrier. This barrier will automatically activate when someone foolish enough to want to violate the seal, or when Ho Mi Nhu shows signs of escaping…

Hoai Bao asked:

– So what is the percentage of possibility that Ho Mi Nhu has escaped?

The old master replied:

– Impossible, if she escaped, this barrier would also have to disappear… But it is even more difficult for someone to find a way to enter the seal, because besides Au Co and Sung Lam, perhaps no one else knows how to enter that sealed area…

– Well, this is not something you need to worry about. If Mi Nhu causes any damage, the Gods will not let it go!

Hoai Bao asked again:

– I still have a question, such a big thing, why do I still see people living around West Lake living quite normally, as if nothing happened?

The old master replied:

– Perhaps Hanoi has covered up information and fabricated normalcy, making the surrounding people unaware of the incident at West Lake. You see, although there are quite a lot of people walking around the lake, there is not a single person at the West Lake Palace, proving that Hanoi has sealed off the area there! Huh? There are people there! Why does that guy look familiar?

Hoai Bao looked carefully, and indeed two men in black appeared, lurking around Tay Ho Palace, one of them was Duong:

– It’s him again!

The old master also realized, laughed and said:

– He probably intended to break in to find out the whereabouts of the girl Như Nguyệt. Haha, it was useless, even Sùng Lãm who understood Âu Cơ thoroughly had a hard time finding the passcode, how could a latecomer like him… Huh?

While the old master was rambling, Duong used his spiritual power to draw an extremely complex 3D shape in the air. The guards around the mansion immediately discovered it and chased after him, but Duong quickly grabbed Trieu Nhi’s hand and pulled him down, sinking into the lake. The code drawing disappeared and the group of guards were repelled by an invisible barrier.

On the other side, Hoai Bao wondered:

– How did he get down to the lake, master?

The old master stammered:

– He… he has the code! Do you remember the drawing just now?

Hoai Bao shook his head:

– It happened so suddenly, I didn’t have time to see clearly…

Sighing, the old master said:

– Funny… Unexpected… But with its rank, it’s really easy to get in but hard to get out…