I mean, it's no one else who releases the various mechanisms in the tunnels, it's the Emperor.

The emperor would not trust anyone, because he had lived in a dangerous environment since he was a child, and he was able to grow from a small child to a young man, a prince and a prince, and he went through many thrilling assassinations and frame-ups during this time. For such a special person, everyone outside of himself covets his throne, and all of them are evil people with evil intentions, who can only be used and cannot be trusted.

By the time I fought against the Dongying people, the Emperor had already returned to the Star Picking Tower and released the trap in order to protect himself.

Rushing into the tunnel at this moment, you will only encounter a lore like a big iron ball.

"Not leaving?" The woman snapped.

She probably relied on the emperor's favor to be used to power, and at this time, she thought that the emperor could control everything, but she didn't know that the war outside the city was in full swing.

I turned to the Dongying man, who was silent, just waiting for me to speak.

"This is the territory of the mainland, what is the point of you looking for scorched wood?" I asked.

"There's a secret in it, a secret that no one can understand but everyone wants to get." Dongying people said.

"Something to do with the pre-Qin of the mainland?" I asked again.

Dongying people were taken aback: "You...... How do you know? ”

I didn't know the details, but I was just following the guidance of my sixth sense, vaguely piecing together the ins and outs of the whole thing.

"You can help me, I have great benefits for you." The Dongying people misjudged the situation, thinking that I was a person close to the emperor and could be bribed by money.

The geographical environment and state composition of the mainland and Dongying are completely different, and if something can arouse the interest of the two countries, then it must be related to the earliest Great Qin Empire, because that is the earliest point in time when the mainland and Dongying began to connect.

For the time being, we don't care whether the people of Dongying are the descendants of Xu Fu's "building boat crossing the sea" of the Great Qin, as long as we admit that Xu Fu's eastward crossing has made communication between the two places, and they can communicate with each other.

At that time, the national conditions of Great Qin were known to Dongying.

Great Qin's unification of the Six Kingdoms was an unprecedented feat that deserved to be emulated by other countries. As a result, Daqin's secret became the target of other countries.

If that target is "Scorched Wood", this would explain how significant it is for Dongying to find it.

Of course, in addition to Dongying, any country other island country or even the Central Plains will be interested.

With humans on earth, there are wars. The victorious nation has not only fame and glory, but also great gains in territory, wealth, population, and treasures. Therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of a country, it will strengthen its army and prepare for future wars.

This is the greatest root of human beings, and perhaps as long as the world is destroyed, this root will never go away.

"Find Scorched Wood first." I say.

"It's up the star." Dongying people said with certainty, "I have bought off at least six people around the emperor, including two of the four recognized traitors in the capital, and they have already told me the exact situation and location, as long as I go over, I can find it, and it is on the offering table in the Chuntai Palace." ”

"What's the use of that thing?" The woman interjected suddenly.

"Very useful." Dongying nodded vigorously.

"How much gold and silver can you exchange for?" The woman asked.

I saw the clue - she must have seen Scorched Wood with her own eyes, and now she was ready to sell the news in exchange for some payment.

"Ten thousand taels of gold." Dongying replied.

The woman was stunned, her mouth was half open, she was silent for a while, she lowered her head, and said nothing again.

For a woman in Wazi Alley, "ten thousand taels of gold" is an astronomical amount, and even if she exhausts her wisdom, she can't estimate how much it is.

"Take us to the Chuntai Palace." I say.

"No, no." The woman shook her head violently.

"I know that in that place, someone drew a topographic map for me, and it is at the highest point of the Star Picking Tower, the one in the southeast corner." Dongying people said.

I couldn't explain it to him, just stared at the woman's hands.

Her hands were clasped together, her fingers twisting and twisting, twisting like twists.

Psychologically, this action represents a tense psychological struggle between her intellect and desire.

"He gives you money, and I promise you to escape from the capital." I say.

On the premise that money and life can be guaranteed, she may betray the emperor and become our ally.

"If you don't say it, we can find it, but in the troubled times, how can you live as a weak woman? I might as well tell you that the Emperor is now unable to protect himself. I said.

Dongying people were a little anxious: "I said, I can find the Chuntai Palace, we don't have to worry about her." ”

If the woman had seen the scorched wood, it would be safest for her to lead the way. There are many labyrinths and hidden grids in ancient Chinese buildings, and if you are not careful, you will not only find the target, but also be life-threatening.

If you want to improve efficiency, you have to rebel against this woman.

"I know where that thing is, but you promise to do it." The woman looked up, her expression resolute.

Dongying people immediately nodded: "It must be done, it must be done, I only need one word, let alone ten thousand taels of gold, even if it is one hundred thousand taels or one million taels, it can be collected within three days." Okay, now take us there, shall we? ”

"What about you?" The woman turned to me again.

"I can promise to take you out of the capital." I say.

"What about later?" She asked.

Dongying grinned and smiled gloomily: "With ten thousand taels of gold, you are not afraid to go all over the world, what are you afraid of?" ”

From this person's look, I knew that the "golden taels" were likely to be greatly discounted.

"I trust you, let's go pick up the star tower." The woman said.

Dongying people couldn't wait for a long time, and flashed out of the door in one step.

"Can you really guarantee that I will leave the capital alive?" The woman asked in a low voice.

I nodded, "I'll do my best." ”

The woman also nodded: "Okay, I believe in you, but I can't trust him." ”

I can't help but smile bitterly, no one is a fool in the rivers and lakes, so that he can't even tell the truth from the falsehood of others. That Dongying person is too treacherous, so he will see this woman as too stupid.

The woman stepped back, and suddenly twisted the lampstand on her left counterclockwise, and an iron gate fell from top to bottom, blocking the doorway.

I'm not surprised, it's predictable.

The two battled their wits, and the woman won. At this time, the contrast between victory and defeat is the contrast between life and death, and whoever has insufficient IQ will have to die.

"Hey, hey, what's going on? What's going on? "The Dongying people are desperately banging on the iron gate outside.

I found that the iron gate was made of extremely thick pure iron, which had excellent sound insulation and almost blocked out the sound of the Dongying people.

"This is not a door, it's a broken dragon stone." I sighed.

"The oil is here in a blink of an eye, if you don't have this broken dragon stone, how can you stop the fire everywhere?" She said.

I know that the people outside will die, unless he can escape the tunnels in a few minutes.

"Let's go this way." The woman said.

Led by her, we walked sideways through a slit in the innermost part of the chamber and walked in the darkness for about ten minutes until we reached a spiral staircase that could only be climbed by one person.

"Are you in front or am I in front?" She asked.

I didn't answer, silently took a step forward and began to climb the stairs.

Dongying people should die, if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different. Perhaps we can reach some kind of relatively peaceful relationship between me and the woman.

I am willing to express my sincerity and work with each other to explore the secrets of Scorched Wood.

After ascending one hundred and seventy-five steps, the staircase came to the end. We walked down a corridor into an empty hall.

"Right here." The woman said.

She walked to the center of the hall and pointed to the ground.

On the ground is a map carved with gold thread and silver ingots, which is not uncommon. The four corners of the map are the text signs of the Chuntai Palace, the Summer Palace, the Autumn Palace, and the Winter Palace.

The Chuntai Hall is in the southeast corner of the hall, which the woman has said a long time ago.

"Shall we go to the Chuntai Palace?" I asked.

"There's a problem, as long as you touch something over there, it will change here." The woman said.

There was silence all around, and the fighting on the walls could not be heard. So, I was able to calm down a bit.

"What's changed?" I asked.

"Some illusory shadows, like a play, are just seen but not touched. I've been wondering, is that thing important, or is the shadow here more important? She said hesitantly.

"Take the scorched wood first." I say.

I held out my hand, she took it naturally, and we walked side by side towards the southeast of the hall.

The door of the Chuntai Hall is hidden behind a four-leaf screen, and the door is divided into two doors, on which are carved various coiling dragon patterns.

The door closed, and the woman reached out and pushed, and the two wooden doors opened immediately.

Inside the door is a ten-step square Buddha hall, with an offering table in front of it, on which a two-foot-tall Buddha statue is enshrined.

In front of the Buddha statue was an object that was a foot long, as thick as an adult's forearm, and its color was charcoal black, as if it had been burnt.

It's best to call it "scorched wood", because in every way it looks at it, it's a piece of scorched wood, and it can't be anything else. As for why it has magical power and why it is enshrined here, no one can answer the question.

Of course, in the history of the Oda clan, Jiaomu is closely associated with Dunhuang Tianji. In other words, getting it is equivalent to taking another step towards the goal of "unveiling the heavenly machine of Dunhuang".

"You can take it now." The woman said.

I didn't act rashly, I just stood in the doorway, looking at the Buddha statue and scorched wood from a distance.

The Northern Song Dynasty advocates Taoism, so this should be a statue of a Taoist priest, but, in my eyes, it is not a true Taoist immortal who is usually like a fairy wind and bones, but an ordinary person.

I mean, there's a statue of a real person enshrined on the top of the Tower, and Scorched Wood is with it.

Now, as long as you take a few steps forward, you can get the long-rumored "Scorched Wood" and fulfill the dream of many people in the past.

I never believed in the "pie in the sky" windfall, but always believed that the bigger the pie, the deeper the trap.

There was silence in this Chuntai hall, and there seemed to be an ominous smell in the air.

"Are you sure this is Scorched Wood?" I turned to the woman.

The woman nodded, "Yes." ”

Her expression became strange, uneasy and excited.

"Pick it up, what happens?" I asked cautiously.

"It's some illusion...... Pick it up first, I don't know how many people in the world are crazy about coveting it, now, you just need to take a few steps forward, it is yours. She said.

I took a deep breath and listened, but there was no other unusual movement around me.

"You go and get it, and I'll give you the wind." The woman urged.

"Okay." I nodded.

In this situation, it seems that taking the scorched wood first is the best choice.

I walked slowly forward to the offering table, not in a hurry to pick up the charred wood, but to look at the statue.

The facial features of the statue seem to be extremely blurred, and the carver deliberately "left a knife" in the key parts, so that there is a layer of "floating skin" left outside the facial features of the statue, which is equivalent to a tulle mask, which makes it impossible to see exactly, and it is like seeing flowers in the fog.

I had a vague sense that the statue seemed unusually familiar, as if I had seen it before.

"Hurry, hurry." The woman urged outside the door.

I put my right hand on the scorched wood, and my fingertips immediately felt its temperature, like holding a charcoal that had just cooled down, and its temperature was about 60 degrees Celsius.

"Hurry, hurry—" The woman couldn't wait, and kept urging.

I took the scorched wood in my right hand and lifted it up gently.

Suddenly, a sharp pain in my chest for no apparent reason hit me, like a heavy hammer, causing me to let go of my right hand, take a step back, and squat down with my chest.