Chapter 20: The Puzzle

"I saw the living Emperor Gao inside!" When Ning Xianghou said this, his voice had an extremely rare trill, he covered his eyes, lowered his head and pondered for a while.

He Qingping stepped forward slightly, poured a bowl of tea, and handed it over.

Ning Xianghou waved his hand, did not answer, seemed to have made up his mind to finish this matter, and continued, "I will not admit mistakes, I have seen various portraits of Emperor Gao since I was a child, and I will not admit my mistake......"

He Qingping didn't know why the teacher was repeatedly emphasizing this.

Ning Xianghou paused, looked at He Qingping, seemed to use a lot of force, and said,

"Do you know why I didn't just tell you how to get to the sixth layer?"

He Qingping shook his head, "Didn't the teacher just say that there are some tests that I need to go through by myself?" ”

Ning Xianghou clenched his fists, his thoughts seemed to be a little confused, but his voice was very clear, "That's just one aspect... What's more, every ten years, the layout of the interior of the Qianran Dungeon changes. ”

"Change? Isn't that the place where Emperor Gao practiced back then? Why is it so special? He Qingping was a little curious.

"Qianran Underground Palace, the history seems to be very ancient. We call it the Qianran Underground Palace, but in the former Chaoyu Kingdom, it had other names. Later, Emperor Gao practiced in it, and many organs were re-set, and the internal structure would change from time to time. The Marquis of Ningxiang slowly recalled these secrets he had heard, "Emperor Gao has been cultivating since the year he ascended the throne, and he has been cultivating for nine years......

"What is Emperor Gao's purpose in building the Qianran Underground Palace? Is it just to give future generations a place to exercise, isn't that a bit too laborious? "It is rare for He Qingping to have so many problems.

"I don't know, but I later found out that maybe the Qianran Underground Palace was built to cover up a secret." Ning Xianghou replied slowly.

"Secret?" He Qingping found that he had too many questions to figure out, and too many questions that he didn't know what was going on.

Ning Xianghou didn't answer directly, and asked, "Do you know the Dragon Camp?" ”

He Qingping was taken aback when he heard the word "Dragon Camp", as a disciple of the Imperial Palace, of course he knew that this organization was extremely prominent in Emperor Gao, Wenzong Dynasty, and Sizong Dynasty, but later after the Long Night Change, it was banned by the Holy Ancestor Emperor, the reason is that Yu Shangzheng, who launched the Long Night Change, was once one of the five major sect masters of the Dragon Camp.

After He Qingcang succeeded to the throne, the five sect masters of the Dragon Camp either died mysteriously or disappeared suddenly, and the organizational system of the Dragon Camp was completely attacked and gradually declined.

"The Dragon Camp hasn't actually disappeared..."Ning Xianghou continued, "It's too mysterious and powerful, it has a strict organizational system, no matter what the reason for the previous sect master stepped down, the organization will find a new sect master, so the Dragon Camp is still among us, and those sect masters may also be the people around us." ”

"Teacher... Then you say, who might be the people of the Dragon Camp around us? He Qingping asked in a low voice.

Ning Xianghou shook his head, "That's why I want you to enter the Qianran Dungeon, if what I expected is right, the people of the Dragon Camp will also do everything possible to arrange people to enter the Qianran Dungeon, the people of the Dragon Camp seem to know more about the Qianran Dungeon than we do... You're my best student, and you're the only one who has the best chance of competing with them. ”

"Have you told your father this?" He Qingping hesitated for a long time before asking.

Ning Xianghou shook his head, "People who become emperors are always more sensitive than outsiders, we are the people of the Holy Ancestor Emperor's branch, and we naturally don't have a good impression of Longying, I'm afraid to tell him, he is suspicious, and even some innocent people will cause turmoil in the situation." ”

"Then the question comes back to square one... I have seen Emperor Gao in it, he is a real person, not a shadow, I can be sure of that. I was so frightened that I knelt down with a puff, and shouted that Emperor Gao's ancestors were on top, and the younger generation would like to say hello to you..."Ning Xianghou's voice seemed to be a few years younger, and even the last voice was vividly restored, as if this memory was deeply imprinted in his mind.

But Emperor Gao did not respond in the slightest, but I knew that he heard my voice, and he made a strange motion, pounding a wall vigorously, and he quickened as I spoke. I was very curious and wanted to go up to help, but Emperor Gao saw me approaching, and after beating again, the wall still didn't open, and seeing me getting closer and closer, Emperor Gao actually ran away..."

He Qingping still couldn't believe it when he heard it, he silently calculated in his heart, "When the Marquis of Ningxiang went to the Qianran Underground Palace, Emperor Gao had been dead for decades, even if he was still alive..." ”

Ning Xianghou replied, "It's too similar, exactly like the portrait of Emperor Gao that I once saw." ”

"That's not right!" He Qingping thought of the crux of the question at this time, "If Emperor Gao was still alive at that time, how could he be more than a hundred years old, and Emperor Gao died in his prime, and the portraits in the palace were all painted according to the appearance of Emperor Gao in his prime, and who has not changed for decades?" And... When Emperor Gao died, the ministers of the court and the central government were all there, and dozens of imperial doctors personally judged, there was really nothing to suspect...."He Qingping's heart kept surrounding all kinds of thoughts, "Then who is that person?" Why did he run away when he saw the teacher approaching, and what was he doing pounding the wall? ”

"I chased a few steps later, but I found that the man was not very fast, and if I had followed closely, I would have been able to catch up, but at this moment, I met a man and he stopped me."

"Guess who?" Ning Xianghou rarely sold a pass and asked.

He Qing thought for a while, figured out some joints, and replied, "Is it Yushang Zheng?" ”

Ning Xianghou nodded, "Yes, he was already the left minister of the imperial court at that time, every time the Qianran underground palace was opened, the imperial court would arrange for the left minister to take care of the young people in it to prevent life danger, everyone knows that this is already a common practice." In the session before my Qianran meeting, the one named He Jinyang was rescued by Yushang Zheng. ”

Each session of the Qianran will be the focus of attention, He Qingping is very clear about this, He Qingcang and He Jinyang are the same session, and Ningxianghou is the next one, and then it will be the change of the long night...

After He Qingcang succeeded to the throne, he died in nine years and passed his throne to his younger brother He Muhan, and Ning Xianghou, as the younger brother, has been assisting the emperor and working diligently.

"Ugami Zheng seemed to have appeared by accident at that time, and I told him that I saw Emperor Gao, and he smiled and said how could it be, and said that my eyes were dazzled. I tried to keep catching up, but he stopped him, saying that he had just come from that side and there was no one, and told me not to waste my time. He was the left minister of the imperial court at that time, I didn't dare to disobey him, and later I said outside that I saw Emperor Gao, and everyone thought that I was the shadow of Emperor Gao I saw, and the word 'shadow' was added by him. After many years, Ning Xianghou is still haunted by this matter.

"Actually, I didn't refute it later, just because I had a question in my heart that I couldn't be sure..."Ning Xianghou muttered, "I felt that that person's skill was obviously inferior to mine, and I could even catch up with him, but how could I match the skill of the real Emperor Gao?" So I wasn't sure if he was Emperor Gao, and later Ugami said that I saw the shadow of Emperor Gao, and I acquiesced. ”

"What the hell are these things, if I can go to the Qianran Underground Palace this time, I may be able to uncover a lot of truths." This memory is indeed not good enough for Ning Xianghou, He Qingping heard it, stepped forward, patted the teacher's shoulder gently, and said so.

Ning Xianghou nodded, his face was slightly relieved, "You go first, go back and think about it, do you plan to go further?" ”

He Qingping suddenly remembered something and asked, "I still have a question, I don't know if to ask it." ”

Ning Xianghou knew He Qingping too well, looked into his eyes, and said, "You shouldn't ask." ”

He Qingping didn't say much and retired.

Ning Xianghou looked at the even more lonely Canglang Pavilion, and said to himself, "I know you want to ask, since Brother Qingcang can pass the throne to Second Brother Mu Han, why can't Mu Han pass the throne to me?" Why don't I go for it myself? Ning Xianghou smiled bitterly, "But how do you know that I am a cursed person." ”