Chapter 201: Butler Wang, the annoying little demon
Jian Yue looked at the map on the stone tablet and pointed to the place that was revealed on it: "Your Majesty, is there a map of the underground palace on this map?"
Huangfu Chengyu nodded and pointed to the pattern on it and said, "This is the map of the underground palace. It was carved by the ancestors of the Xue family when they built the underground palace."
Jian Yue was really a little excited. This excitement came from the fact that he had suddenly discovered a secret that he had never discovered before. However, he also noticed the key point of the problem. He asked, "Your Majesty, why did the ancestors of the Xue family protect the map in this way?"
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "Do you know what Wushan was most famous for in the early years?"
Jian Yue shook his head.
Huangfu Chengyu said, "Spiritual communication."
Jian Yue's heart was shocked, but facing such an answer, he was not anxious to ask questions first. Instead, he reached out and took Huangfu Chengyu's bleeding palm and placed it in his palm. He took out the hemostatic powder and sprinkled it on it. The blood on it was covered. Jian Yue was distressed. He said: "Your Majesty, if you need blood next time, just sprinkle a little, and I will wipe it off. Don't make such a big cut."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "The blood and qi are insufficient, so the stone statue won't react."
Jian Yue thought of the term "psychic arts" again. He looked up and said, "Then...does the Xue family really know psychic arts?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods, it's just that everyone in the world says so."
Jian Yue thought of the rumors among the people. He would not have dared to ask before, but now he had a life-and-death friendship with His Majesty the Emperor, so he asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that the whole country was in turmoil, the country was in turmoil and thieves were rampant, General Xue led his troops and was hunted to Wushan, and finally the gods appeared and gave 100,000 troops to destroy the enemy. Is that... a spiritual technique?"
He thought that Huangfu Chengyu's personality would tell him that there were no ghosts or gods in this world, so how could there be any miracles?
Huangfu Chengyu lowered his eyes to look at him, then nodded slowly and said, "Yes."
Jian Yue was shocked.
This was like a complete overturn of his three views. They really were ghost soldiers and really were psychics.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Back then, my grandfathers were protecting the late emperor and retreating to Wushan for a last-ditch battle. When the whole army was about to be annihilated, the gods appeared and sent down 100,000 heavenly soldiers to destroy the enemy. Since then, Daqian temples have become popular, and every county has worshipped the gods. The Xue family has also become more and more powerful. In order to appreciate the loyalty and bravery of the Xue family army, the late emperor named my grandfather the general of Dingguo and ordered the Xue family army to guard the border."
Jian Yue heard the most crucial question: "Why did they deal with the Xue family in the end?"
Huangfu Chengyu spoke calmly, "Because in the 25th year of Chengqian, there was a severe drought at the border, and the people had no harvest. The relief grain was delayed, and my grandfather set up a porridge stall to provide supplies for the people. Someone found traces of An Guo and wrote to the emperor to accuse the Xue family army of treason. Although the late emperor did not attack, he exploited my grandfather's military dog and sent Prince Chu to the border as the general to deal with the relief work together."
"Later, Anguo took advantage of the internal and external troubles of Daqian and launched another enemy attack. In order to prevent the people from suffering, my grandfather led the cavalry to meet the enemy, but he died in battle with the old prince Chu."
Jian Yue said: "So, the Xue family should be full of loyal heroes."
How can it be called treason?
Huangfu Chengyu said, "But later, it was discovered that the enemy army in the captured border city knew everything about the city, and even used many moves and weapons that were only available to the Xue family. These were all secrets of the Xue family and could not be spread outside. The Xue family was accused of treason and the late emperor was furious and ordered the execution of the entire Xue family."
He was really calm when he said this, but Jian Yue felt very sad. He looked into Huangfu Chengyu's eyes and felt that those eyes were full of pain.
Jian Yue asked: "Your Majesty is the only one still alive?"
"Yes." Huangfu Chengyu said, "The late emperor was already terminally ill at that time. He had a total of six princes, and the first five all died unexpectedly. The royal bloodline withered. I was young at that time, and the queen mother needed a powerful prince to be her puppet and chess piece. My mother died to show her determination, which made the queen mother not take action against me and saved me."
Jian Yue simply couldn't bear to imagine how painful Huangfu Chengyu must have been at that time.
When he was in the underground palace, he saw how much the Xue family loved their people. However, Huangfu Chengyu had to watch his uncles and grandfathers die on the battlefield, his entire family beheaded, his mother commit suicide, and even had to recognize the person who forced his mother to death as his mother.
Jian Yue held Huangfu Chengyu's hand and said, "Your Majesty has done a good job. As long as Your Majesty is alive, the Xue family will not perish."
Huangfu Chengyu raised his eyes to look at him.
Jian Yue looked at him seriously, his dark eyes were dark and shiny, and Huangfu Chengyu's figure was reflected in his eyes. He said, "As long as we are alive, there is hope. I believe that General Xue is not that kind of person, and I also believe that the Xue family is not that kind of person. I am willing to accompany Your Majesty to find clues and the truth and overturn their case."
Huangfu Chengyu's voice became low and hoarse. He said, "Why? You don't understand them."
Jian Yue said: "Although I have never met them, nor do I know them, but I think, when there was a severe drought at the border, they were willing to give the country's supplies to the victims, so that those who were starving and dying could have a way to survive. How bad could they be? When the country was in ruins and the mountains and rivers were shaken, they were able to protect the late emperor until the last moment. They were truly loyal and brave. I don't believe that such people would be traitors, of course..."
He paused.
Huangfu Chengyu looked at him puzzledly.
Jian Yue smiled at him, and then said: "The most important thing is that the Xue family cultivated you. When I see your majesty, it's as if I see them. Your majesty is strong and brave, so the Xue family must be good."
Huangfu Chengyu looked at him holding his injured hand, protecting it so carefully. He said that they raised him, so they must not be bad people.
The silent house is so quiet.
Huangfu Chengyu seemed to hear his own heartbeat clearly, again and again, and every beat seemed to be filled with Jian Yue's name. His silent heart beat again because of the person in front of him.
"I'm not good at all." Huangfu Chengyu said, "No one in the world thinks I'm good."
Jian Yue said: "Hello, you are very kind. You provided grain storage for the disaster victims. When I was in Juxing Tower, my handwriting was very ugly and you wrote for me because you were afraid that I would be laughed at. You also saved an old grandfather who was almost beaten to death. You were even willing to use a lot of precious herbs to save a servant's life..."
As he spoke.
Then Huangfu Chengyu said, "That's because it's you."
Jian Yue was stunned.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I treat you well because it's you. I like you, so I am willing to treat you well."
Jian Yue was stunned for a moment, then his neck turned a little red, and the red even slowly spread to his ears. Is this a praise from the leader to his capable subordinate? Does he like his work ability or performance? Or in other words, does he like him?
But it is undeniable.
Jian Yue felt very happy in his heart. He held Huangfu Chengyu's hand and said, "Me too..."
Huangfu Chengyu immediately asked: "What about you?"
Does he like himself too?
Huangfu Chengyu was looking forward to Jian Yue's answer.
Jian Yue's ears turned red, he lowered his head slightly, took a deep breath and said: "I am kind to Your Majesty because Your Majesty is a good person. If you were like the late emperor, I would not work so hard for you!"
Huangfu Chengyu: "..."
Although he was praised, it seemed that he didn't need to feel particularly happy about defeating someone like the late emperor.
The audience in the live broadcast room watched the two of them talking at cross purposes for a long time, and they were a little amused, but they also felt very happy that at least these two poor children could still be by each other's side when they needed help.
After Jian Yue memorized the map on the stone, he said, "Your Majesty, let's find a place to rest. Your hand needs to be bandaged carefully."
Huangfu Chengyu nodded.
This house has a main hall.
Huangfu Chengyu opened the door of the main hall. Jian Yue found that although there were not many things inside, many tables and chairs were built, and the floor was clean. It was obvious that someone came to clean it frequently. The people here really loved the Xue family. This was also the reason why Jian Yue was willing to believe that there must be something strange about the death of the Xue family.
Jian Yue turned around and said, "Your Majesty, are we going to sleep here tonight?"
Huangfu Chengyu shook his head and said, "I have to go back tonight and meet up with the ceremonial guard halfway. This time I came back just to take a look at the old house and find the clan stone with the map."
Jian Yue bandaged him with a longer towel and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to enter the underground palace as well?"
Huangfu Chengyu put his hands on the table and said, "No."
Jian Yue raised his eyes in confusion, and after meeting Huangfu Chengyu's gaze, he heard Huangfu Chengyu say, "I want to find a way to destroy the underground palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Yue's hand trembled, and the medicine powder in his hand almost fell on the table.
Huangfu Chengyu looked at him quietly. Jian Yue said quickly, "The underground palace, isn't it destroyed? I see that the underground palace under the temple is already in ruins..."
As he spoke, his voice became quieter.
Under Huangfu Chengyu's gaze, Jian Yue slowly expressed his guess: "Is it possible... there is more than one underground palace?"
Since there can be one at the border.
This proves that there may be more than one underground palace like this in the world!
Huangfu Chengyu said: "This is my mother's last wish. I will help her fulfill it."
When Jian Yue heard this, the system panel popped up at this moment: "The progress of the main quest [The truth behind the Xue family's extermination] is 60%. Please keep up the good work!"
Next second.
The system refreshed a new panel: "Main Quest 2 is being released. Please explore [Xue Family's Last Wish] and complete it. Any rewards will be settled and issued when you complete the dungeon and leave."
Start Task 2.
Jian Yue was a little happy that the mission had finally made progress, but he also frowned because he noticed the line of words in the system, when the copy is completed and you leave, that is to say, if he completes the Xue family's last wish, he will have to leave this copy? Then he... won't be able to see Huangfu Chengyu again...
When he first came to this world, Jian Yue was thinking every day about how to complete this weird mission so that he could leave this dangerous place. Now, after only a few months, his state of mind has completely changed!
Depend on!
A worker actually wants to work, has he completely become the fighting god among workers? !
but……
The boss is really good, and he really likes him. Jian Yue feels a little depressed and bitter, and he doesn't know if he can discuss with the system to continue staying in this world?
Just thinking about it.
The system popped up and said, "When the copy is settled, the world's luck will return to normal operation, and the tasker will be excluded by the world's luck. Therefore, all taskers must not stay in the copy world to disrupt the world's balance. They must all leave. This is the rule of the nightmare world and must not be violated."
Jian Yue: "Okay then, I have a most important question. Huangfu Chengyu is the male protagonist. How is the poison in his body treated? Will he really die?"
System: "No permission to answer."
Jian Yue changed his words: "Then all taskers must leave after completing their tasks. This is the rule, right?"
The system felt that there was something fishy going on, but still said, "Yes."
Jian Yue curled his lips and smiled, "I know."
The audience in the live broadcast room felt like laughing when they saw him sighing:
"Butler Wang, you don't obey the rules anyway."
"Hahahaha this isn't your first time."
"That's right, I always feel like he's planning to screw over the system again."
“Hahaha, that’s pretty close!”
Jian Yue didn't know that his audience was much freer than him. They were still immersed in the sadness of not knowing how long his fate with Huangfu Chengyu would last.
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "Why are you staring at my hand?"
Jian Yue shook his head and said immediately: "Your Majesty's mother's last wish is Your Majesty's wish, and Your Majesty's wish is my wish. I will do my best to help Your Majesty fulfill it!"
He spoke firmly and forcefully.
Huangfu Chengyu's heart moved. He really didn't expect that Manager Wang would love him so much. He also said that his mother's wish was his wish. Isn't this a confession to himself?
So during this period of time, Manager Wang did not accept my feelings and was a little cold. Could it be because...
Playing hard to get…
Retreat to advance? !
Huangfu Chengyu felt that this might not be the truth. He raised his eyes to look at Jian Yue, his eyes were a little cold and meaningful, and he smiled wickedly. He thought to himself that Manager Wang was really a troublesome little goblin! !
Jian Yue:?
When he came to his senses, he wondered why His Majesty looked at him like that?
Just about to speak.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I understand your intentions."
Jian Yue was delighted: "Really, Your Majesty? That's great."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Of course, it's just my feelings for you, I hope you understand."
Jian Yue nodded quickly and said, "I understand."
He likes Huangfu Chengyu, so he is willing to treat Huangfu Chengyu's affairs as his own, so he is not doing a mission, so how can it not be considered a two-way journey!
The highest level of a worker is to turn the company into his own home!
Since it is not a task anymore, what right do you have to control the system? ! ! !
After the two chatted for a while, they were ready to leave because they had finished what they needed to do. But before leaving, Jian Yue said, "Your Majesty, wait for me."
They were already standing at the gate, but Jian Yue suddenly ran back.
Huangfu Chengyu turned around with some curiosity.
He saw Jian Yue bowing solemnly to the gate of the Xue family. After bowing several times, he returned to his side. He asked, "What are you doing?"
Jian Yue smiled and said, "This is my first time here, so I'm here to ask the elders. After all, this is where His Majesty stayed when he was a child. His Majesty also said that only the Xue family can enter here, so I naturally have to be polite and leave a good impression."
In particular, he thought of the elders of the Xue family whom he met in the illusion. Each of them was a very good person, so he also wanted to pay his respects to them in person.
Huangfu Chengyu said to Jian Yue: "What identity do you use to pay homage?"
As soon as Jian Yueyi met Huangfu Chengyu's teasing gaze, he said, "I, your servant, came here to pay my respects as your Majesty's caretaker. I can't really use your Majesty's son. If I do, the old ancestor will definitely beat me."
Huangfu Chengyu asked: "Why?"
"That's not lying." Jian Yue said, "It's not good to lie in front of the elders."
Huangfu Chengyu raised his eyebrows: "Then you can just lie in the underground palace?"
Jian Yue choked up and said guiltily, "That's different."
The audience in the live broadcast room were all happy:
"Because he wasn't talking about his son in the underground palace."
"Oh~ Don't lie in front of your elders."
"So it's true that she's my daughter-in-law, butler Wang, don't love me too much!"
The audience somehow felt that they had discovered the truth!!
Jian Yue returned to the carriage, and Huangfu Chengyu said, "Let's hurry to the inn tonight and stay overnight. We can meet up with the main force tomorrow."
"Okay." Jian Yue agreed: "Is the area around the inn safe?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "It's safe. The imperial guards have already arranged their stationing in advance."
Jian Yue thought about it and saw that his temporary mission was to find the prayer platform. He had only five hours left before he would fail. Every mission issued by the system must have its reasons. Finally, he said, "Your Majesty, I want to go back to Bailu Mountain."
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "What are you going back for?"
Jian Yue finally said honestly: "I want to go back to the underground palace again."
"Your Majesty, didn't you find the secret of the underground palace?" Jian Yue said, "Your identity makes it difficult to enter the underground palace, and it is also quite dangerous. Besides, there are so many people watching you, so I will help you."
Huangfu Chengyu asked: "Can your body hold on?"
Jian Yue smiled and said, "I have to go back to the palace anyway, so I'll just recuperate there. It won't die anyway."
Huangfu Chengyu seemed to be silent for a moment, but Jian Yue was more serious. He looked at Huangfu Chengyu and almost begged him. Finally, he slowly said, "I'll ask the secret guards to send you back. You must come back tomorrow morning, otherwise I will go find you myself."
Jian Yue immediately said: "I promise!"
The secret guards were very skilled in martial arts and martial arts, and Jian Yue knew this before, but it was his first time experiencing it. The secret guards carried Jian Yue on his back after he got off the carriage, and Jian Yue didn't even dare to open his eyes.
The sound of wind was blowing all around, and when he opened his eyes again, Jian Yue had already returned to Bailu Mountain. No more than half an hour had passed, and he started vomiting when he was put to the ground.
It was so shaky, it felt like I was on a roller coaster for half an hour!
The secret guard put the man down and disappeared.
Jian Yue lay on the stone and vomited. After a long while of buffering, he opened the task panel and found that there were only four hours left. He wiped the corner of his lip and walked towards the library.
When he arrived at the library, Jian Yue fell into deep thought as he looked at the tall pine buildings.
Comparing with the map on the stone, he confirmed that the prayer altar he had been looking for for so long was right in front of him. It was the library in front of him, and the library was the prayer altar in the old underground palace.
Someone called him not far away: "Butler Wang!"
Jian Yue turned around and saw Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi.
"Why are you here?" Jian Yue said, "Didn't you go down to the underground palace?"
Gao Fei said, "Don't mention it. The location of the underground palace is lost again. No one will find the passage when you are not here."
Jian Yue thought that the underground palace had become easy to find now, but it turned out that it was only easy for him to find. Why? Why was it always easy for him to find the underground palace? He could have attributed it to luck before, but Jian Yue was not a person who liked to deceive himself. There must be a problem here. He looked at his hands and suddenly had a guess in his mind, but he needed another chance to verify it.
"I think I found the prayer platform." Jian Yue looked up and said, "But I need your help."
Gao Fei and Xiao Li were stunned: "Where is it?"
Jian Yue went directly in from the library. He quickly went upstairs. Sure enough, when he reached the first floor, he saw the red-clothed female ghost again. Every time before, the female ghost disappeared after entering the secret passage. Although he had doubts, he never thought much about it. But this time, Jian Yue finally knew why. He said to Gao Fei, "Go into the secret passage and wait first."
Although Gao Fei didn't understand why, he still did it.
Next second.
Jian Yue took out the ore and handed it to the ghost girl and asked, "Is this the ore from Wushan?"
His words fell.
The ghost girl was shocked when she saw the ore, and then she immediately ran to the secret passage. Jian Yue hurriedly followed. The moment she entered the secret passage, she saw Gao Fei pointing at a wall in front and said, "She, she went up!"
Jian Yue also ran over and touched the top of the secret passage. It was too dark here before and they didn't notice it at all. But after looking carefully, they finally found it.
Gao Fei said: "There is definitely a road here!"
When it comes to finding mechanisms, Gao Fei is definitely the best. He directly picked up an unknown hammer from his bag and started figuring it out. In the end, no one knew where Gao Fei pressed the button, but everyone heard a "clang" sound.
It was the sound of wood turning, and the entire secret passage seemed to be shaking.
Everyone fell down from where they were.
The entire passage was very long. After the fall, Jian Yue and the others were dizzy and when they woke up, they had entered a dark and unfamiliar area. However, he was sure that they fell vertically, which means that they were now right below the library and were caught by the vines growing below.
"It's a door." Gao Fei said, "A brand new door."
Everyone slowly got up.
Jian Yue saw a huge stone gate. In the flashlight, a stone carving of a Teng Snake appeared on the gate. It looked lifelike, as if the carved snake would crawl down from it the next second.
"Is this underneath the temple?" Little Li asked, "Is there an underground palace underneath the temple?"
Jian Yue suddenly remembered Huangfu Chengyu saying, "I want to destroy the underground palace. This is my mother's last wish."
He remembered again.
The Xue family members in the underground palace said: "We can't let them discover the secrets here... If they find out, it will be the end..."
What is the secret?
The Xue family would rather destroy the temple above and use their lives to protect the secrets in the underground palace.
Jian Yue looked at the door in front of him and said, "All the secrets are behind this door."
Gao Fei asked: "How do I open this door?"
Jian Yue walked behind the door. There were no snakes around, and no creatures could help them break down the door. There was no mechanism in front of the door either. Gao Fei and others had checked, and they had no other options now.
Little Leo said, "Isn't this a waste of time?"
Jian Yue saw the countdown for his mission. There were only two hours left, but they had no way to open this heavy door.
The audience in the live broadcast room discussed:
"Isn't Butler Wang a professional doorman?"
"Haha, there's no door he can't open."
"But he really has no way to open this door!"
"It's really over now!"
Amid the discussion among the crowd.
Jian Yue was seen looking at the door in front of him in silence for a moment, and then he slowly pulled out a knife from behind him. Amid the exclamations of Gao Fei and others that you are not going to chop the door open with a knife, Jian Yue cut his palm with the knife and then dripped bright red blood on the door. The blood slowly flowed along the lips and teeth of the Teng Snake pattern and slid through his body.
Just as everyone was stunned.
Then, the Teng Snake pattern on the gate seemed to blink slowly, and then moved!!!
“Boom!”
The huge roar seemed to break the hundred-year silence of the underground palace.
Then, the stone door slowly opened, and what came into view inside made everyone's eyes widen unconsciously, and even their hearts seemed to stop beating at that moment.
“Oh my god…” The people standing next to Jian Yue, including Jian Yue himself, looked at the scene inside the stone gate in shock. Everyone seemed to be stunned by this scene: “Oh my God…”
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