The palace in the night is like a big labyrinth, but fortunately, Shan Muxi is not as crazy as ordinary girls, and she has a strong sense of direction. After asking Qiu'er and knowing that the royal ancestral hall was in the southern corner of the imperial city, Shan Muxi quickly arrived at his destination.

It is estimated that no one will break into the ancestral hall in the middle of the night! So it's quiet. There were two guards guarding the door, but both of them had their heads hung down and looked sleepy.

Shan Muxi didn't dare to enter through the main entrance, she went around to the back door. Take a closer look: the door is closed, and there is an iron general guarding it.

There is a pine tree next to the gate though. Shan Muxi is very happy, as a white-collar worker living in the imperial capital, Shan Muxi likes to go to sports and fitness after work, and especially likes rock climbing. So climbing trees is a piece of cake for her.

Climbing the pine tree very easily, Shan Muxi glanced into the courtyard of the ancestral hall: there were only two or three lights in the dark courtyard.

And it's all lit up.

The yard is quiet, and there should be no one to guard it.

After all, no one likes to come to the ancestral hall at night.

Shan Muxi jumped into the yard with confidence, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, she smelled the thick scent of sandalwood wafting in the air.

Liu Wanyuan is the founding emperor of Yunxi Kingdom, the son of a common man who has laid down the country and stood above tens of thousands of people, and is definitely a glorious ancestor, so he built the ancestral hall majestic, like a magnificent palace.

In front of Shan Muxi's eyes is a large open space, the ground is paved with neat white stone slabs, and the nine large lampposts around him are probably two or three zhang high, thicker than the ordinary house pillars, and there are dragon patterns engraved on them, which looks very imposing.

This should be the place where Liu Wanyuan usually worships his ancestors.

Opposite is a row of solemn houses, the one in the middle is half a foot higher than the houses on both sides, and the white sign outside the house reads a few big golden characters: Liu Clan Ancestral Hall.

In the dim light, the golden characters flashed with a cold light, like a ghost fire shining in the dark night.

This room should be the place where the ancestral tablets of the Liu family are placed, there is nothing to see.

Shan Muxi looked around the courtyard and found that the wall of the ancestral hall was quite high, and he had to go out of the wall from the inside, if there was no one to help, I am afraid it would not be easy to do.

But who would help her with that? Now the huge palace seems to be waiting for Liu Zhiguo, except for Liu Zhiguo, to see her burial and let the dust settle.

Shan Muxi was disappointed in his heart, but he heard a sound of broken footsteps coming from outside the wall.

Fortunately, the moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, so it is easy for you to hide. She hastened to hide in the shadow of the headlamppost.

A man came in over the wall.

It was too far away, and the line of sight was not good, Shan Muxi vaguely saw that it was a man.

I saw this man sneakily pausing on the fence and jumping into the courtyard.

He held a jar and a brush in his hands. He looked around for a while, then took out a brush and dipped it in the jar a few times, and then walked to the incense burner.

He couldn't see clearly from a distance, and Shan Muxi noticed that he seemed to be drawing something on the ground.

But there was nothing left on the ground, not a single ink blot.

This can't be a madman, right? Or are you pretending to be a ghost?

Shan Muxi was puzzled and wanted to get closer to see what he was doing.

"Who?" A wary inquiry.

Shan Muxi had just taken a step before he was discovered.

Although he only said one word, he listened to this cold tone, as if with murderous intent.

Shan Muxi thought about it like this, turned around and wanted to run.

The man had already run in three steps and two steps, and his movements were unexpected. He stretched out a hand and wanted to pinch Shan Muxi's neck, but after seeing it clearly, the man was stunned: "Shan Yuxi, why did you run here?" ”

It seems to be an acquaintance, the voice sounds a little familiar, and the tone is not as murderous as just now.

Shan Muxi breathed a sigh of relief and saw that the man covered his face with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes. Although I couldn't see it very clearly, I vaguely felt that it was a pair of deep and bright eyes.

The man was still holding the small jar in one hand, and there was a brush in the jar.

"Who are you? What did you do in the ancestral hall in the middle of the night? Shan Muxi saw that people were not hostile to her, so he had the courage to ask.

The man didn't answer him, but just said that if the guards found that someone had broken into the ancestral hall, he was afraid that there would be a suspicion of damaging the dragon vein, and the emperor would rather kill the wrong one than let it go.

The consequences are so serious!

If you are not careful in this palace, you may invite death. I can't afford to hurt! Shan Muxi was about to complain.

"Who's talking in the yard?"

It looks like a patrolling guard is coming this way. A dim lantern appeared at the entrance of the courtyard, and the sword in the guard's hand was particularly conspicuous in the cold light under the light.

Shan Muxi was nervous for a while, and quickly hid behind the lamppost, praying in his heart that the guard would not come over.

Contrary to his wishes, the man seemed to have spotted them: "Come out quickly!" If you don't come out again, don't blame me for being unkind! ”

It's over, it's over, it's really been discovered!

Shan Muxi thought she was dead, but the masked man pulled her up, and then jumped, and she involuntarily followed the people over the wall.

"Ahh

The first time he was carried over such a high wall, Shan Muxi screamed in fright, stretched out his hand and grabbed it indiscriminately.

"Go back! If the guards find out, you'll be dead! The man said this, threw her down and ran away.

When he escaped, the jar and the brush were still in his hands, like treasures.

It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, and Shan Muxi quickly turned around and ran.

Behind him, the voice of the guard summoned his companions: "Someone! Someone broke into the ancestral hall at night! ”

Remembering that the masked man said that he would die if he was caught in the ancestral hall at night, Shan Muxi didn't dare to stay and ran desperately.

Fortunately, she usually has no shortage of exercise, and when she escapes, she runs faster than a rabbit.

Shan Muxi ran for a long time, and found that there was no one chasing her behind her, so she stopped.

It was so thrilling that she was sweating all over her hands.

She stopped, and then she looked down at the jade pendant she was holding in her hand. Just now, in a panic, she subconsciously grabbed a handful, she grabbed other people's jade pendants in her hands, originally wanted to find a chance to return them, but then the scene was too chaotic, and she fled for her life.

Back in the Wutong Palace, Shan Muxi took out the jade pendant and looked at it: the jade color was warm and crystal clear, and a dragon was engraved on it.

A person with such a jade pendant should have a very high status.

Hey, who the hell is that man in black? He appeared in the ancestral hall in the middle of the night with a jar and a brush, what was he doing?

Shan Muxi stroked the jade pendant, thinking wildly. Qiu'er came in and was stunned when she saw what she was holding.

"Niangniang, where did you get this jade pendant?" Qiu'er thought about it and still had the courage to ask.

If there is no backstage in the palace, you will be bullied, looking at the jade pendant as if it is very forced, Shan Muxi deliberately raised his eyebrows: "Someone else sent it, what's wrong?" ”

Qiu'er's face changed, and she quickly knelt down: "The slave asks the queen mother to say goodbye, do you have any instructions?" ”

Seeing this jade pendant, Qiu'er immediately had a servile face. Shan Muxi faintly felt that this jade pendant was not simple.