Chapter 41: The Imperial City Water Palace
The day before Huang Xiaodou's group set off.
Feng Qianqiu caught Ma Yuncheng near where he couldn't go, and he asked, "Is the Qingshan Gate map handed over to you by the Great Pharmacist of Changlian still there?"
Ma Yuncheng was shocked, and forgot all the lies about why he came here that he had just organized. Forced a smile and said: "Master, what you mean by this, I, I can't listen to ......"
"The brook has told me that only the three of you can enter are not allowed to go. ”
Ma Yuncheng sweated like rain, he could still deal with ordinary people, but Feng Qianqiu, who has read countless people, is estimated to be able to see through his lies at a glance, he bit his lower lip, and at the same time resented Huang Xiaodou while being afraid.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Feng Qianqiu saw his nervousness, and said, "You don't have to resent Xifeng, you can't pretend to be in front of me for a few moments, and so is he." ”
Ma Yuncheng's eyes rolled wildly, but he couldn't think of words to respond.
Feng Qianqiu didn't wait for him to respond, and continued: "Give you a day, tomorrow at the secret passage under the Sun Peak, you know where it is." Follow the wind down the mountain!"
Ma Yuncheng thought that he had misheard, and raised his head in panic.
Feng Qianqiu saw his ordinary face, if it wasn't for the apprentice mentioning it, he would probably have forgotten about him a long time ago.
"No, isn't it ten years?" asked Ma Yuncheng, who finally mustered up the courage.
Feng Qianqiu replied to him: "Seven years is fine." You have to remember that those three years were bought by the mutual trust between Xifeng and you. In addition, the things of Deshan Gate, don't use them anymore. ”
"What about that...... The brook has told you......" he said, bowing his head.
Feng Qianqiu said: "It's just a pity that I saw it." You'd better have a perfect lie, or you'll hurt the stream. ”
Ma Yuncheng hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes!"
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"Are you saying that my master has agreed to you and me going down the mountain?" Huang Xiaodou walked in front of Ma Yuncheng and turned back to ask him.
They were walking through the secret passages. The passage is so narrow that only one person can pass through it.
Ma Yuncheng carried his own family, although tired, but very happy. He let out a loud "um".
"Wow~ Great, I've been thinking about this all the time, and I have to tell all our secrets, you won't blame me~" Huang Xiaodou looked back at him.
The two of them are at the end of the line, so it doesn't affect everyone's progress.
Ma Yuncheng saw his sincere eyes through the light of the sun's long sword, his heart was happy, and the smile on his face couldn't be contained, he was too eager to be free, and the broader world was what he longed for. Although he still has to follow Huang Xiaodou, he can go down the mountain three years early, and he is really grateful to Huang Xiaodou.
"No!" he said affirmatively.
Huang Xiaodou bloomed a big smile, and the white teeth in the secret passage were very conspicuous.
"Hey, hurry up~ Walk slower, we won't be able to get out of the mountain tomorrow morning!"
His voice echoed in the secret passage, and Huang Xiaodou hurriedly replied: "Got it, I know!" Hurried a few steps under his feet.
Huahuazi shouted so loudly, but he turned out to be the most wasteful one, shouting that his feet hurt for a while along the way, and then saying that he was hungry.
There is no day and night in the secret passage, and he also took the trouble to take out some strange thing and said that it was dark now, and it was time to rest.
The eight of them just walked and stopped, and I don't know how long it took to see the light of day again, and went directly to Gumu City, which was adjacent to Lonely Spirit City, to rest for the night. The next day, on the road, with a team of 20 people of the civil messenger team, everyone has their own ability, three days into the Kunshan boundary, and then half a day into the hidden capital.
The buildings of the secluded capital are mainly white and gold, with green plants all over the place, the streets are wide, the market is busy, and everyone wears a sword. ,
Huang Xiaodou wanted to go shopping for a day, but as soon as his feet landed, he was directed by Hua Huazi and several others to go directly to the palace.
The palace was located on a wide plateau, surrounded by lush trees, a wide and deep moat, and the walls were so high that a group of people were removing the vines that had climbed the walls, and another group was painting snow-white paint in the back, followed by someone painting patterns with gold paint on the walls.
There are five arches on the front of the palace, and they enter through the second door on the left.
When you enter the door, you can see that the large square is very wide and paved with bluestone slabs, and there is not a single tree at the end of the sight.
Disciplined, well-arranged soldiers patrol the streets. After turning his head, he could see that the palace wall was guarded at intervals.
After walking for a long time, I passed through the second palace gate, and when I entered a large square without green plants.
The houses on all sides or the door are all white and gold, the middle hall is higher than the flat ground two people high, the wall is a pearl white jade wall, the tile is a yellow glazed tile, the white jade railing is built in front of the door, the jade stairs are paved, the real gold is brilliant.
The palace people walked along the corridors on both sides in a regular manner, all with their heads bowed and their eyes not squinting.
While waiting for the transmission, Huang Xiaodou felt that this day was really fatal, and it was difficult to find even a shady place. However, I have to admit that there are many similarities but differences between this place and the Forbidden City. If you have to use any words to describe it, then solemnity, majesty, and grandeur are all desirable.
It's closer, and the white jade railing and the large jade carving in the middle of the jade steps are even more amazing!
The king only passed on Hua Huazi, and after seeing them in a hurry, he sent four shadow guards to take them to the Imperial City Water Palace.
The four shadow guards were all dressed in black like shadows, their heads and faces were covered, like puppets, and they looked particularly discordant when they walked in the sun.
Although Huang Xiaodou was curious, he didn't dare to ask more, the sense of oppression that these four people gave him was even more than that of Master. The eerie feeling is a little creepy.
The shadow guards walked very fast, and their team didn't dare to go slowly. Ma Yuncheng looked up at the surroundings from behind, his pace slowed down a little, and he was pushed by the shadow guard behind him.
The shadow guard was silent, Ma Yuncheng didn't dare to make a mistake, hurriedly followed everyone, and didn't dare to look around anymore.
I didn't expect the Imperial City Water Palace to really be in the Imperial Palace.
It was a hole under the white jade steps of a deserted side hall. The front of the cave is overgrown with weeds, and the sides seem to be houses built at the back, with black and gray tiles, which is very incompatible with the neatness and grandeur of the entire palace.
Walking along the path stepped out of the weeds, Huang Xiaodou found that this place was originally a stone road, but it was decayed over time, and the weeds pushed the stone slabs apart and were then flattened by people.
As they passed, he heard and saw people in the houses on either side, looking at them silently through the crack in the door or by the window.
The shadow guard didn't mean to let them stay, and escorted them all the way to the entrance of the cave, and a few people possessed them to get in, so they didn't follow anymore.
I thought it would be like the secret passage of Sun Peak, and it would take a long time to walk, and every time the eight people stepped into it, they would be surprised by a "wow".
It's like a space-time teleportation, but it's another world!
The blue sky was infinitely high, and a huge city very similar to the imperial city was located in the distance, surrounded by water, and even that imperial city was also located in the water, and from a distance, the water reflected another imperial city.
As soon as they stepped in, their shoes were soaked.
Heaven and water meet, and there is no end in sight.
If it weren't for the big servant's barking dog, I'm afraid everyone would have been a little relieved.
Hua Huazi, as the leader, took a deep breath, took out the pathfinder grass and said, "Let's go!" and walked in the direction of the imperial city. The people behind naturally followed.
Only Huang Xiaodou has a question mark on his face in the back, isn't there anyone who introduces the gameplay of this dungeon?
The water went deeper and deeper, originally only past the ankle, but now not over the calf.
Hua Huazi thought that the city was very close, but after walking for a long time, it seemed that it was still in that position, so she jumped on Huang Xiaodou, wanting to let him carry her again, but this time she was avoided by the alert Huang Xiaodou.
"Stick a flying charm for you and fly by yourself!" he said angrily, after all, he was a girl inside, and it was really unreasonable to carry such a big man.
Huahuazi almost fell into the water, and the other five forced a smile. Only Chu Xin didn't look at this, she always felt that the scene here was a little familiar.
In the end, Huahuazi was carried by Kun Lei, and everyone flew at a low altitude and went all the way to the imperial city.
When I got closer, I found that this imperial city was a little dilapidated. Looking at the white walls and golden tiles from a distance, I saw the ruins of the broken wall when I got closer. The gate collapsed, and one gate fell into the water, revealing only a few huge copper nails.
At this time, everyone slowed down and entered the city vigilantly.
Huang Xiaodou approached Chu Xin, who was on guard, and asked in a low voice, "By the way, what are we here for?"
Chu Xin looked at him and said, "Experience." ”
Huang Xiaodou rolled his eyes and said, "I know it's an experience, but the experience also has to have a purpose." What the hell is in this city? We don't know anything, so is it really good to just break in?"
Chu Xin didn't understand his logic even more, and said, "How could we break in?"
Qiao Mu also leaned over and said, "Compared to this, what I care more about is where have all the disciples who came before?"
Looking at the empty surroundings, listening intently and silently, everyone's nerves became more tense.
When you enter the gate, you will see a large square lined up with sculptures of soldiers in armor, if it weren't for the fact that they were all the same, some of them were missing arms and losing their heads, everyone would have thought they were real people!
The shape of the square is the same as when I went to the king's palace before.
The grass that Huahuazi was holding stood upright, indicating that there was no danger around. He comforted everyone and told everyone not to be nervous, and just follow him.
The water here has no shanks, the water is crystal clear, and you can see the stone slabs below and even the moss on top.
He led the team to wade through the water, and the people behind him followed as if they were visiting.
Ma Yuncheng's luggage had been stored in Gumu City as early as before, and now he is also traveling lightly. He walked around happily, knocking and knocking, as if checking where there was anything of value.
Huang Xiaodou followed the back of the team, but he felt that it was not so simple. A few steps to catch up with Hua Huazi asked, "So what are we here for?
Hua Huazi stretched out her voice "um" for a long time, and said to him honestly: "Actually, I don't know the specifics." It is said that this imperial city water palace was once a mirror image of the imperial palace of the hidden capital, and the emperor enjoyed the glory during his lifetime and was buried here after his death. ”
"So this is actually a Huangling?" asked Huang Xiaodou.
The people next to him shook their heads. Huang Xiaodou was a little depressed and said, "Let's be clear~"