Chapter Seventy-Eight: Goodbye Murong
has been delayed for a morning, Xia Xue'er hurried up after being allowed to leave, and ran all the way, but fortunately, the road was quite smooth, and she never encountered any black-clothed people in the way. When she was about to arrive at the city gate, she took out the veil she carried with her from her baggage, covering a handsome face that was sinking into a fish and a goose, after all, she has been scandalous for the past year, and she is already a little famous in the city, so there should be many people who know her face.
As soon as she entered the city, there were many mobile shops on both sides of the street for no reason, but Xia Xue'er was worried about the matter of Dengxian Tower, so she didn't think much about it. It wasn't until she was only a hundred meters away from Dengxian Tower that she noticed that something was wrong.
Calm, too calm.
Not only was there no sentry guard at the door of Dengxian Tower, but there were no patrolling soldiers, and even the doors and windows were not affixed with the seal of the official government, but the door was closed, more like the boss went home to thank guests after the New Year, not like he had committed a major incident and was seized!
Something is wrong, but I can't say what's wrong, but there is a faint uneasiness in my heart.
If you don't go in to check, you can't go in from the main entrance, and since you can't swagger in, you can only think of other ways!
Dismounted, walked towards the inn across the street, the little maid standing at the door of the inn saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to take the reins in her hand, Xia Xue'er walked straight into the inn.
"Guest officer, please! Are you going to shoot or stay in a hotel? ”
"Give me a private room facing the street by the window."
"Okay, please come with me!"
Xia Xue'er glanced at the room she was in at this time, it was not big, and it was not like an ordinary private room, there was no wall as a barrier, the front and back sides were covered by a huge double-sided embroidered screen of two people high, and the opposite window was a crystal swaying bead curtain. The decoration in the compartment is simple, only a small table, an incense burner, green smoke, but also fresh and elegant.
"Guest, here's your tea." The shopkeeper put down the tea and bowed to the side: "May I ask what else the guest officer needs?" ”
"No need," Xia Xue'er picked up the teacup calmly, waved her hand, and seeing this, the shopkeeper put down the teapot and exited the compartment. After making sure that the person was far away, she hurriedly put down the teacup, stood up and looked in the direction of Dengxian Tower through the window.
It happens to be a diagonally opposite position, although you can't see the main entrance of Dengxian Tower, but you can see the situation of the two streets. Yiqiē seems to be calm, but Xia Xue'er can still find many clues in the calm.
Although it is the capital, there is nothing wrong with the prosperity of the market, and it cannot be compared from the road, but now standing at the window, you can clearly see the difference in the concentration of people in the city today, and it is inevitably too concentrated near the Dengxian Tower. Although Xia Xue'er doesn't often wander on the street, she often stands on the sixth floor of Dengxian Tower and overlooks the capital through the window, so she is the most familiar with the layout of the nearby vendors! Today, there are so many tea stalls and vegetable vendors for no reason, which really makes people suspicious, and who will look around vigilantly while drinking tea? Who can hold a Chinese cabbage for a long time or just watch it and not buy it?
Even on the street, it is estimated that there must be an ambush in the Dengxian Building, but there are many things still inside, although there are countless secret passages on the sixth floor, but since even Uncle Rong, who has always been cautious, has been arrested, what else is impossible?
Xia Xue'er was very anxious, now her skills are not as good as before, if she breaks in, it will be difficult to retreat, why didn't she let Senior Brother Zhang untie the sealed meridians for her before leaving? It's really too much of a hurry, and the two of them have left behind such an important matter!
What can I do?
"What do you see?"
A voice suddenly sounded in her ears, which really startled Xia Xue'er, who was wholeheartedly devoted, and hurriedly turned her head, only to find that Murong Zetao had stood beside her at some point, looking in the direction of Dengxian Tower like herself. For Murong Zetao's question, she was not in a hurry to answer, of course, she was alert and wonderful, how could he be here, how could he find out that he was also here, what did he know...... Countless questions linger in my mind.
Murong Zetao couldn't hear her answer, and looked down at the person next to him in confusion, the white veil was masked, and the pair of black and bright eyes that were revealed stared at him deadly, unfathomable, he couldn't help but shiver, and at the same time felt ridiculous, he killed the hall master in a dignified manner, he has always killed people without blinking, how could he lose in the hands of this milky yellow-haired girl every time, last time he was captured by her smile like a fish and a goose, this time it was just a look!
It's really sad!
Xia Xue'er couldn't help frowning, she didn't know what Murong Zetao was thinking, why was there a trace of mockery in her eyes when she looked at her? What are you mocking? She?
The two of them just looked at each other, each with their own thoughts and thoughts, and neither of them spoke, until a blue-robed man opened the beaded curtain and walked in, and then they both turned their heads to look. Xia Xue'er looked at the blue-robed man who had just come in expressionlessly, but the man's eyes were only on Murong Zetao, as if he hadn't noticed that there was a masked woman beside him, and she couldn't help but wonder who this person was? Could it be the killer of the Lore Palace, but this temperament ...... It's not quite like it, there is no sharpness that a killer should have, and there is no evil aura that a killer should have. However, although she was puzzled, she did not ask, and only quietly watched the development of the situation.
Murong Zetao's eyes when he looked at the blue-robed man were extremely oppressive, not at all like looking at Xia Xue's childhood sunshine, and his face was also serious, even the tone of his speech lost the childlike nature, and he looked high.
"Found?"
"Got it." The blue-robed man bowed slightly to him when he replied, but his tone was not shocked, and even a little arrogant, as if he was on an equal footing with Murong Zetao.
Xia Xue'er couldn't help but be curious about the relationship between the two in her heart. Judging from Fang Cai's situation, the blue-robed man should be Murong Zetao's subordinate, but he is not an ordinary subordinate, not to mention that he has the intention of seeking power and usurping the throne, at least he is also a type of disobedience. Looking at Murong Zetao again, he put away his stubbornness, and even deliberately released a sense of oppression, as if he was a little jealous of the other party's existence. These two people are in harmony on the surface, but anyone can see that the two are already inseparable.
After saying that, the blue-robed man sat down by himself, poured himself a cup of tea, and enjoyed it to himself, not caring at all about his identity or what others thought. Seeing this, Xia Xue'er and Murong Zetao both frowned. Murong Zetao's eyes were even more murderous, and he was very unhappy.
Although Xia Xue'er has only had a few acquaintances with Murong Zetao, she knows his temperament to some extent, she is arrogant and arrogant, she only does things according to her personal preferences, and does not put anything or anyone in her eyes, but even so, when facing the blue-robed man, it is rare to be attentive. But she herself is already too busy to take care of herself, how can she have extra energy to care about the grievances and grievances between the two? Now she is only focused on Dengxian Tower, only on Uncle Rong. She let the two of them compete secretly in the cubicle she had booked, and she turned her head and continued to observe the situation on the street.
"Dengxian Building has a total of six floors, each floor is fixed only to entertain people of different identities, although the decoration style is very different, but the structural design is similar to ordinary restaurants, of course, except for the sixth floor. And for the people in the whole world, the most mysterious is undoubtedly the sixth floor that no one has ever set foot on, but although there are countless curious people, no one has been able to go up to explore it since the establishment of Dengxian Tower. As the saying goes, curiosity kills cats, and there is no need to fortify or send people to guard them, just the mysterious secret passages there can make trespassers die without a place to bury! ”
Xia Xue'er only listened to Murong Zetao's narration silently, as he said, in the eyes of the world, the sixth floor of Dengxian Tower is indeed a divine existence. The former valley master of the Netherworld Valley was a top-notch mechanic, and the sixth floor was not only from him, but also called his most proud work of his life! Every piece of floor, every ornament, so to speak, everything as far as the eye can see has been given a different role, so no one has been able to go up to this day, whether it is outwitting or breaking in, and no one has even seen a ladder to go upstairs!
Is that?
Xia Xue'er was startled, her eyes narrowed, but she immediately saw clearly before she relaxed.
At the beginning of the design of Dengxian Tower, of course, it was also equipped with a set of its own early warning system, that is, eight small stone lions standing on the eaves of the eight cornices of the spire. It can be said that although there are many mechanisms on the sixth floor, they are also divided into eight levels, and each eaves corresponds to a level, and the cornices communicate with the organs. And now, what Xia Xue'er saw was eight stone lions pointing at eight positive angles in unison, all of which were no different, which means that although Dengxian Tower was seized by the government, no one has been to the sixth floor so far, and even a ladder to ascend to the sixth floor has not been found!
Fang Cai only cared about observing the streets, so that he even forgot about this most important thing, if it wasn't for Murong Zetao mentioning Dengxian Tower, he wouldn't have discovered the clue so quickly. After a morning of worry, now it can be regarded as being able to breathe comfortably, as long as the core secrets of the Netherworld Valley are not spied on, it is not too difficult to rescue Uncle Rong and the others, just a little trick. It's just that what to do is to allow her to find out more information and learn more insiders.
It's just, who else is the source besides Big Brother?
Murong Zetao saw that Xia Xue'er kept looking out of the window, and his face was still solemn like never before, guessing that the Netherworld Valley was probably the same as the Killing Palace, and he suffered trauma because of the accident in the Immortal Tower.
"You want to go in too?"
Just thinking about it, Murong Zetao's voice sounded at the right time, Xia Xue'er couldn't help but feel a light in her heart, like a meteor crossing the dark night sky, illuminating the people in the confusion and chaos, perhaps, the two people in front of her are a huge news bank!
After all, there are many people who are concerned about this matter, of course, not only Netherworld Valley is anxious, but other sects are also anxious. Over the years, the storage of Dengxian Tower has not only collected news from the north and south of the world for the Netherworld Valley, but also equivalent to giving the huge rivers and lakes and even the world a place where they can speak freely, a place where they can gather and disperse, how many earth-shattering events have been discussed here, and how many light and dark transactions have been completed here? And the seizure of Dengxian Tower is equivalent to ending the safe haven of these Jianghu sects and officials?
"Do you want to too?" Xia Xue'er squinted at the speaker, "So, you want to go in?" ”
"That building is a mysterious place, and there is no sect in the rivers and lakes that does not want to go in and find out."
Xia Xue'er didn't speak after hearing this, it seemed that she was waiting for Murong Zetao's later words, although he didn't answer directly, but the meaning couldn't be clearer, he wanted to go in! And for Xia Xue'er, this is an opportunity! Just listening to Murong Zetao's tone, he didn't seem to know that the behind-the-scenes boss of Dengxian Tower was the Netherworld Valley, the girl in front of him, so he couldn't show his feet, although he got along with Murong Zetao several times and deeply felt that he was a child-like person, but this did not mean that he was a nervous person, not to mention, in addition to the two of them, there was also a blue-robed man in the room who didn't know what the bottom was, and he seemed to be unfathomable.
"Oh? That being said, we really can't afford to miss this opportunity. Xia Xue'er nodded with a look of sudden realization, and then asked pretending to be puzzled: "It's just, what happened to this Dengxian Tower?" Why was it suddenly seized by the government? ”
Murong Zetao shook his head with an embarrassed expression, "This ...... It's hard to say, obviously it was fine yesterday, but it changed dramatically overnight, and there was no warning beforehand, but I guess that it is related to the incident fifteen years ago. ”
"Fifteen years ago?" Xia Xue'er muttered to herself.
I vaguely remember that Su Qi had mentioned that there was a drastic change in the martial arts fifteen years ago, that melee involving many sects lasted for five days and five nights, with rivers of blood, countless casualties, and mountains of corpses, and her ancestor was also seriously injured in that battle and then unfortunately died.
But what puzzled her was that how could things in the martial arts be connected to officialdom? Even today, fifteen years later, can it make waves again? And in that upheaval, what kind of role did Dengxian Tower play? Even the royal family, who has never liked to be involved with the Jianghu sect, will risk attacking it this time and seize the Dengxian Tower, which has been ignoring its existence for several years, what is this for?
Countless questions linger in my mind, but it seems that only those who witnessed it back then, or historical records, can explain the origin of this qiē problem.
But what happened fifteen years ago?