Jiang Yingcheng slapped the door for ages without getting a response, then turned back to the others with an indignant look-
"Honestly! Who could be so mean as to lock us all in here!"
[This mechanism-operated door closes automatically, but if Chengcheng doesn't say anything, who would know?]
Liaochen: "..."
Yu Xingmian: "..."
Jiang Xingran: "..."
Thanks for asking. Three more people in this world now knew the truth.
"Someone seemed to be talking outside just now, right? Chengcheng didn't hear clearly. Did you?"
[Hehehe, Uncle Liaochen and Uncle Yu have such good hearing. They must have heard everything!]
Not only had they heard that voice clearly, they had also heard the empty silence outside, without a single footstep all this time.
[System Bro said there are "good things" in this secret chamber waiting for Chengcheng to discover them. Chengcheng has to go in and take a look. Hehehe~]
The delight in her inner voice had almost taken tangible form. The others looked at the little girl's face and, sure enough, saw that she could barely suppress the upward curve of her lips.
In the end, Jiang Yingcheng even raised a hand to cover her mouth, pretending to be overwhelmed with surprise.
It almost made them want to ask whether she still remembered why they had entered this secret chamber in the first place.
When no one answered for a long while, Jiang Yingcheng looked up in utter confusion. "Why aren't any of you saying anything?"
The three who could hear her inner voice had no idea how to answer. Instead, Luo Fuying, who had been following silently behind her, suddenly spoke up. "I-I thought that voice sounded a little like Great Rui's Fourth Imperial Prince..."
The words "Fourth Imperial Prince" were as faint as a mosquito's buzz. Even with