I don't know how long I slept, but I was slapped twice by Dadong and woke up from my dream.

When I saw it, it was already bright, and the light was shining through the gaps in the fine leaves. I rubbed my eyes and looked around, those Xuanyuan people had basically set off, and there were still four or five left in front of me, wiping their weapons.

Their equipment and weapons were very strange, and I saw that each of them was carrying an earthy yellow bag, I don't know what it contained, and it looked like a wine gourd from a distance. In addition to bows and arrows, they are also armed with a metal gadget-like three-bladed boomerang. The leaf mouth of that thing is very sharp, and if it flies out, gravity accelerates, and it shouldn't be a problem to cut off half of the head. The thought that I almost got hit by this thing last night makes me feel scared.

Dadong told me that these people had discussed it yesterday and planned to go with us to the millet garden, because legend has it that there was a precious herb in the garden, and if they could retrieve it, it would be of great benefit to their tribe. I had no reason to say no, so I just nodded and said "yes".

After a quick tidying up, eating something, filling it with water, the group set off. We still walked out along the road opened by Xiao Rong, and after a while, we came to the place where we had fallen into the huge pitcher plant before.

There was only an overgrown path in front of him, and Dadong said that one end of the road was connected to an alley. This time, instead of following the previous path, we chose the exact opposite direction. That's where I lost consciousness, so no matter which way I went, it looked the same strange.

Following the path all the way north (at least I think it should be north), after a while, large swaths of pitcher plants appeared on the ground, and black holes were like deep caves, emitting a creepy yin aura.

This time I learned my lesson, and without looking at it, I walked straight between the black holes. After walking a few hundred meters, the path began to detour eastward. Although the road was difficult to walk - there were too many gravels, weeds and roads were broken in many places, but thankfully, the road was uneventful and there were no accidents.

I asked Dadong where he was going. He looked up and pointed into the distance, and I couldn't help but be taken aback. I saw that the direction that Dadong was pointing to turned out to be the towering and upright Xuanyuan Imperial City!

"Mizi Garden in the Imperial City?" I asked.

"Maybe it is, or maybe it isn't." Dadong's answer was vague, and I thought he must not be able to say clearly, so I didn't ask more. Just walked with a stuffy head, without saying anything all the way. It didn't take long for us to reach the foot of the Imperial City without any problems.

After these days, I gradually discovered a pattern - most of the snakes, rats, and insects do not like to be active in the sun. So the bigger the sun, the safer it is. But as soon as the sun goes down, or we go indoors, it immediately becomes dangerous. Therefore, when I saw the towering building in front of me, I couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and my heart was finished, and if I went in, the good days would come to an end.

The imperial city of Xuanyuan Ancient City was built on a high ground, and I had only stood far away to look at it a few times before, but now I was really shocked to walk in.

I saw a tall and heavy stone plaque door standing upright on the ninety-nine stone steps.

Behind the stone plaque is a huge and magnificent palace, with mountains and mountains, and it is impossible to count how many there are. Each building has a blue-gray temple ridge and four apricot-yellow walls. The four corners of the roof of the temple are upturned, and the eaves are supported by stone pillars painted in flame red, and the pillars are carved with coiled dragons.

Looking at this imperial city from a distance, it seems that you can vaguely see some **, and even the shadow of the wood can be seen on the top of the palace, which was rare before. But after all, it is a product of antiquity, and it still feels different. There is also a bit of roughness in the magnificence, and the large blocks of stone pile up the veins and flesh of the building, making it like a huge and gorgeous prison, both grand and cold.

When we arrived, we didn't stop and climbed straight up the stone steps. The steps are very high, each hewn out of monolithic boulders, and the sides of the steps are hidden by shrubs, and it is impossible to see how wide they are.

Halfway through the climb, my legs started to ache. Dadong has good physical strength, I have already understood it, but I didn't expect those Xuanyuan people to be as strong as oxen, and rushed to the door of the stone pai in one breath, and they didn't even breathe. I was the only one who was left far behind by them, still gritting my teeth and trying to climb up.

When I climbed about two-thirds of the way, I looked up and saw that they seemed to be waiting for me. From a distance, I saw that the group of people was under the stone tablet, and they did not move. I picked up my speed and climbed up with my hands and feet. But when I caught up, I found that it wasn't like that. I saw that they were collectively staring in one direction, with grim expressions on their faces.

"What's wrong?" I gasped, and as soon as I asked, Dadong made a "silence" gesture at me.

"Shh Dadong pointed somewhere, "There's something over there!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled out the Miao knife from his waist.

Hearing him say this, I became nervous and hurriedly looked over. I saw a shrub next to the stone plaque, and the vines stretched out from the bush, winding upwards along the pillar of the stone plaque, and the wind rustled the grass and trees, and everything seemed to be peaceful.

I watched for a long time, but I didn't find anything wrong, so I looked back at Dadong, expecting him to give an explanation. But at this time, I saw a small face poking out of the grass.

What the hell is this?!

I was immediately startled and took two steps back. When I looked at it again, I was stunned - it was actually a child? I looked at Dadong incredulously, but Dadong didn't have any expression on his face. I looked at the face again, and saw that the child's eyes were very large, and he was naked, and his face was covered with mud. I said in my heart, how can there be children in this ancient city of Xuanyuan? Just as he was feeling strange, he saw the boy turn over and jump out of the bushes.

He was standing in front of me, only as tall as my calf, and I immediately realized that it was a child, but he was also very short, and the important thing was that the child had a burden on his back and a long, fleshy tail on his buttocks.

Is it a monkey?

But the monkey's ears grow on the top of the head, and the nose and eyes of this thing are clearly human. I couldn't figure it out, and at that moment, the thing stretched out two small hands and made a "hmm" sound.

"What does he want to do?" I asked in surprise, but I didn't get an answer.

"Go, leave him alone!" Dadong bypassed, about to leave, I hesitated, and also planned to follow, but I saw that little thing jumped, blocking my way, and continued to stretch out my hand and scream. I felt that this thing was harmless, and he stared at me with wide eyes and an innocent look, as if he was asking me for something.

"Let's go!" Daito howled dissatisfied.

"What's that...... Why don't I give him some compressed cookies in my bag? I looked at Dadong and said, "This thing looks weird and pitiful." ”

"You're sick in the head!" Dadong scolded, "Ma slippery, gone!" ”

"Oh......" I replied depressedly, deciding not to hesitate any longer. I was just about to run two steps, and at this moment, I suddenly felt a pain in my waist, and when I looked down, I saw that the thing was actually holding my waist and staring at me. I was startled immediately, but before I could make a move, I saw Dadong step forward in two steps, grabbed the little thing's neck, and threw it out of a parabola and threw it into the grass with a big hand. The thing let out a terrible cry and fell into the grass, probably choking enough.

"Let your kid rub it! Come on! "Dadong was me. I was speechless for a while, and now I had to keep my head down and follow him.

After entering the stone gate, there is a small section of stone steps in front of you, only more than ten steps, after going up, you can see the magnificent door hall.

There is a moat in front of the gate, this channel is not deep, but it is very wide, around the imperial city, and there is shallow water flowing in it. There are four arch bridges made of grey-white stone on the river, two wide and two narrow, wide enough for almost two trucks to pass at the same time.

Under the eaves of the entrance hall stood a row of more than a dozen stone, toothpick boxes-like things, and the surface of the stone box was carved out of various holes. I asked Daito what it was, and Daito said it was a stone lantern with pine resin and eggs from a flying snake. I suddenly remembered Xiao Rong's act of using the liquid in the snake's eggs to make torches, and I thought to myself that these people don't like to be silent on the surface, but they really know a lot!

The group walked to the front of the gate as if no one was around. There was no sound at all, and it was as quiet as the bottom of a deep well.

The main entrance to the main hall is two two-story wooden gates, the wooden surface has decayed, the original solid wood color has become black and dirty, and there are dry fluffy moss crawling on them.

Dadong put his hand on the door and exerted a force, only to hear a heavy sound of "clucking", and the door slowly opened......

A gloomy wind blew in his face, and the entrance hall was pitch black. I took out my flashlight, and they lit the torches they had prepared before. Crossing the threshold, the group cautiously walked inside.

Behind the gate was an empty hall, supported by more than a dozen stone pillars, as if it had been emptied, except for the curtains that had broken to the point of slag beside the stone pillars.

I feel strange in my heart, if this is the place where the Xuanyuan royal family lives, then there should be at least some gold plates, jade cups, treasure candles and silver rays, etc., whether it is moving, or fleeing for their lives in a hurry, the scene should be a mess.

What does it mean that there is nothing?

The floor of this hall is paved with black stone bricks, and it has been covered with dust, and there are several rows of messy footprints on the dust. I suddenly understood why Dadong said that Miziyuan might be in the imperial city, and these footprints were probably left by those 16 people!

I stepped on these footprints step by step, thinking of my parents and those relatives whose fate was uncertain for a while, and my heart was mixed.

With the guidance of footprints, we didn't worry about triggering any traps, so we quickly walked to the end of the main hall, and the dust on the ground was already very thin, and those footprints slowly disappeared from sight. At the end of the hall is a stone screen, much like the wall in my house, but much wider. Bypassing the stone screen, a black caries corridor appeared behind the hall, which was about as wide as the highway, and the flashlight shone on it, and there was no end in sight. The walls of the hallway are made of stones of the same size, and the floor is shiny and shiny with a flashlight and silver reflections.

I've learned a lot of lessons before, and to be honest, I'm the last thing I like to see in the hallway. First of all, I don't know where it leads, and secondly, the space is closed, and once something happens, it's basically impossible to resist. But there is no choice, and there is only one way to go now.

Dadong asked me to go quickly, saying that the place agreed with others was in front, maybe I could see Xiaorong and them when I went in, I was a little comforted after hearing this, and followed Dadong into this dark corridor.

The corridor was much longer than I expected, and it took about half an hour to reach the end. Thankfully, nothing strange happened along the way. But the moment I stepped out of the corridor, I was stunned by what I saw in front of me—a huge "indoor plaza" connected to this end of the corridor...... I say it's an "indoor square", but it's actually because I can't find the right word to describe it, because it's a "square" built indoors!

The square is the size of a football field, and there are not a single pillar in it! I don't know how the dome and walls of this huge building were supported without beams and columns, all I can think of is a cave-like dome. This dome can break down the weight, and sometimes it can stabilize the building without columns, and it is used in many churches abroad.

Thinking of this, I turned on my flashlight and shone it to the ceiling, trying to confirm my thoughts, but suddenly found that I couldn't see the ceiling?!