Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife – o

As soon as she crawled into the hole, faint sounds of hurried footsteps reached her ears.

Her heart tightened. An Yiqing quickly commanded, "Someone’s coming! Find the mechanism! Seal the entrance!"

Ah Mi and Dashan fumbled around frantically, not daring to waste even a second.

An Yiqing listened to the increasingly distinct sound of footsteps outside, cold sweat dripping continuously down her forehead. She couldn’t see anything and could only feel along the walls with both hands. Instead of finding the mechanism, she managed to cut her hands multiple times on sharp edges of the stones.

Suddenly, Ah Mi let out an alarmed cry from behind her.

"Xiao Yu! Over here! There’s a small lamp here—it’s exactly like the one outside!"

With Dashan’s help, An Yiqing almost leapt to Ah Mi’s side in a few large strides. Her hands quickly latched onto the lamp. Ignoring her injuries, she grasped the lamp tightly and twisted it with all her strength.

Soon, the sound of gears turning echoed above their heads. Light at the entrance began to fade until, with a loud "bang," the wooden panel and concrete sealed the opening completely, plunging the hole into absolute darkness.

The rustling of movement followed as Ah Mi struggled to retrieve a phone from her pocket and turned on the flashlight.

"The phone has less than 30% battery left. What should we do?"

"Head forward. We should find an exit ahead. We need to move faster—they’ll likely figure out the entrance soon."

The bedding in Grandma’s room had been overturned. Once those people returned, they’d definitely grow suspicious. A little effort would reveal the hidden tunnel.

They didn’t have much time left.