Chapter 953: I'd rather die than give up
There are still half of the mansions that have not been there, Mai Xiaoji took a deep breath and decided to give up these and find the blood Tai Sui first. The area of the ancient kingdom is not large, and the palace is in the center, but it will take half an hour to get there.
At this time, Guan Yu and the others had already arrived, and Mai Xiaoji took Nangong Yue and teleported directly to him, and was at the entrance of the palace.
Two huge metal gates lay at the feet, delicately patterned with strange patterns that glowed faintly. Mai Xiaoji stomped hard, thick and strong, and his voice was long.
"Such a powerful door, second brother, how did you open it?" Mai Xiaoji wondered, if in ancient times, such a gate would be difficult for a thousand elite soldiers to shake.
"The door is sturdy, but the stone is soft like tofu. ”
Following the direction of Xiang Yu's finger, Mai Xiaoji was surprised to find that the bluestone at the junction with the gate was still splashing stone slag and stone powder. This is the power of time to make everything that has just been strengthened into powder.
"Xiao Ji, look there!"
Nangong Yue pointed to one place and said with a frightened face. Looking at the situation, Mai Xiaoji was also taken aback, there was a throne in the center, and there was a person sitting on it. Wearing a crown on his head, wearing a robe, and a pair of boots under his feet, a pair of hollow eyes looking at this side, people can't help but feel creepy.
This is the second dried corpse encountered in the ancient city, Mai Xiaoji walked over with courage, only to see that his skin was pitch black, his head was slightly tilted back, his mouth was wide open, and it could be seen that his throat was particularly seriously damaged, and his fists were still clenched.
No one knows what he experienced at the last moment, and can only guess from the strange aroma and skin color he smelled when he approached that he may have ended his life prematurely by taking poison.
He was born small, but the ruler was also fortunate that more than a thousand years after his death, there would still be someone to meet him face to face and witness his final demise.
Not surprisingly, the wooden part of the throne, as well as the man, weathered right before his eyes, turned into a cloud of ashes and scattered, and would eventually merge into the earth.
It was different from the one outside, after this one turned into powder, it was black and purple, and there was even a hard lump the size of an egg, which Mai Xiaoji pressed hard with his hands, and finally broke it.
"Is this a tumor?" Nangong Yue guessed.
"It shouldn't be, maybe it's a poison pill that is not easy to be eroded. Mai Xiaoji analyzed.
With light and dust, this is the end of every creature, after the silence, Mai Xiaoji still regretted the gold part of the original crown inlay. Nangong Yue has been in for a long time, and her courage has become bigger, and she wants to take away the crown when she pulls away the pile of ashes.
"Don't move, it's an artifact. Mai Xiaoji admonished.
"When you gather it, it becomes brass. Look, how exquisite. Nangong Yue was reluctant to say.
"This man will not give up the crown and the throne until he dies, and if you are not afraid to look for you at night, take it. Mai Xiaoji got up and went to look for Blood Tai Sui.
"Hmph, you should be the most afraid of collecting so much gold. Nangong Yue's hand shook, but she still threw away the crown and followed behind and muttered.
Here, there are no traces of invasion and migration, and a large number of precious jade and sealed pearls can be found very easily. McEgie took out a bag and put it all in the bag.
Pearls and jades cannot verify the year, and there is no logo on them, but their own value is extremely high.
The rest of the people also found some jewels and other things, and when they were taken to the center of the palace, they almost gathered into a small mountain, but there was still no blood Tai Sui.
Gold, silver and jewelry are not what Mai Xiaoji wants most, and he walked around the palace with Nangong Yue, but he didn't find Blood Tai Sui.
"Isn't there any?" said Ban Chao regretfully.
Zuo Ci also hesitated a little, closed his eyes and pinched his fingers to count, frowned and said, "If there is this blood Tai Sui, it will definitely be stored in the palace." But the palace is about to corrode, and this entrance is not easy to find. ”
"Perhaps, there is no blood Tai Sui at all. What the Marquis of Dingyuan saw in the past is that the sorcerer used it to deceive the king, and it is difficult to say. Li Daoyuan said.
"No, Blood Tai Sui should have. Mai Xiaoji, who came out of the inner hall, said so.
"Did you see that?" asked Zuo Ci.
"No, but there are insiders here. McXiaoji said.
"Xiao Ji, you mean, the person on this throne?" Guan Yu asked.
"Yes, coming in from the outside, so far, no mass corpses have been found, two possibilities, migration or weathering. However, none of the people in power have left, and there are corpses on the streets outside, so it is more likely that something will happen here. Mai Xiaoji pulled out the hard piece that was crushed by him, "Look, this thing, like meat but not meat, is very harmful to this person's esophagus and stomach." At first, I thought it was suicide, but when I saw the luxurious dormitory in the back, he changed his mind, maybe it was something he thought would save his life. ”
"In those days, only blood was too old. Ban Chao said excitedly.
"So, where is the blood Tai Sui hiding?" asked Li Daoyuan.
"I'm actually thinking the same as everyone else, it should be under the original throne. It's just that the mechanism has long since failed. McXiaoji said.
"Just smash it open. Guan Yu said.
"Don't shake too much, or this place will collapse. It's better to find the gap and pry it open slowly. McXiaoji said.
Before starting, Mai Xiaoji still spent some time cleaning up the pile of dust, bowed silently, and then got together with everyone to study.
There are bluestone bricks laid below, which look no different from other places, and after prying twice along the brick joints, the bluestone crumbles into slag, but still no mystery is found.
"Wait. Zuo Ci suddenly stopped, then squatted in one place and frowned for a moment, and then compared with other square bluestone bricks, and then said, "There is a mystery here!"
The place Zuo Ci was pointing to was directly in front of the throne, about five or six paces away.
"Real person, why is this piece?" McXiaoji wondered.
"The carving on the bluestone is the stars in the sky. This corresponds to the purple microstar, which was the star that sheltered the king in ancient times. Zuo Ci analyzed.
The location was determined, the bluestone bricks were carefully broken, and then the small pieces were sorted, and what was scratching my head was that there was actually another layer below. So repeatedly, there are as many as five layers!
When it came to the last layer, the stone was very hard, and it was not allowed to be beaten with Guan Yu's strength and overturn it entirely.
In the end, the tragic thing happened, and the sky directly north of the main hall collapsed, and then the supporting bluestone pillar broke.
Yingdang also sent a message outside, urging everyone to go out quickly, but he couldn't hold on.
"Xiao Ji, you teleport back first, and I'll go back quickly. Guan Yu said.
Zuo Ci waved his hand and said, "Yun Chang, you are not sensitive to what you are looking for, so let me go." ”