"Ah! What happened?! Why did the sky suddenly explode?!"
"All the guards have fallen! All the Taoist priests have been blown up! Ahhh! Monster!"
"Nonsense! This is clearly a case of people committing injustice and then killing themselves! It's the gods sending down a punishment from heaven!"
The explosion was deafening, like a ball of fire smashing into a lake that had been silent for years, and it suddenly woke up the girls who had been numbed by the abuse.
These fake Taoists have always regarded the Tiantan on the top of the mountain as a sacred place. During the sacrifices, these girls just circled around the Tiantan from a distance and were not allowed to get close.
The explosion of the cannon earlier blew the fake Taoist priest on the altar to pieces, but the palace ladies in the distance were only splashed with dust and were not affected much.
It was the first time for everyone to see such a bizarre scene, and they all fled in all directions. A few kind-hearted palace maids helped the girl who had just been bitten by the weasel and followed everyone's footsteps to run away.
Some clever girls saw that the Taoist priest and the guards were all lying on the ground, so they picked up some valuable items and shouted for everyone to escape in the direction of the exits.
Sheng Nanxi did not stop them from taking the scattered things. According to her, the royal family of Southern Qi separated these innocent girls from their families for their own selfish desires, and they had to endure such torture at such a young age. No matter how much compensation they should pay, it would not be excessive!
Seeing that most of the girls were starving, panting after walking a few steps, Sheng Nanxi couldn't bear it any more, so she waved her hand and placed several large plates of freshly steamed buns next to the big moon-shaped door.
The girl was so hungry that she was grumbling. Suddenly she saw a large table not far away, filled with all kinds of food. The courtyard was filled with rumbling stomachs.
"This is meat, I smell meat!"
"Strange, this area was clearly empty before, how come there are suddenly so many meatballs and steamed buns?!"
"It's the gods who showed up! Not only did they punish the evildoers, they also sent us delicious food!"
"This... I've heard from the old people in the village before that the monsters in the mountains can use magic to turn delicious food into abducting children. After the children eat it, they will fall into a coma and will be taken back by the monsters to be enslaved for life..."
"Who cares! Even if I die, I'll die a full death!"
"That's right! Being a slave to the mountain monsters might be easier than practicing hard here!"
“…”
The fragrant smell of meat came from the table in front of them, and the girls' stomachs growled even louder. However, they still followed the instructions of one or two leading palace maids, lined up to receive their own portions, and ate them.
One of the leading maids, Liu Bi, was very smart. She knew that with such a big commotion, the guards at the foot of the mountain would definitely come up to check in time. She immediately called on everyone to quickly evacuate down the mountain along the road.
Sheng Nanxi was also observing the movements down the mountain, and couldn't help but hold her forehead when she saw the direction they were running.
The guards at the foot of the mountain were rushing up from all directions, and there was also a group of guards rushing up the road they chose. Wouldn't it be a coincidence if they went down now?
In line with the principle of saving people to the end, Sheng Nanxi had no choice but to use a voice changer to change her voice into that of a girl, and shouted to the other side:
"Western Guards, evacuate to the passage behind Lingyun Pavilion in the south."
Thinking that the Southern Qi territory would soon experience severe cold weather, these poor people might not be able to survive at all. And after they found the legendary Peach Blossom Spring with a strange terrain, they would definitely need a lot of manpower to open up the wasteland. Sheng Nanxi then shouted:
"An extreme cold disaster will soon hit the territory of Southern Qi. If you are penniless, it will be difficult to withstand the severe cold. You can move to the northern border, where you will definitely find a place to settle down."
"The North? Isn't it true that it gets colder the further north you go?!"
"Why do you care so much? We are not allowed to speculate on what the gods said?!"
"Wow...it really is the gods who have come! Apart from gods, who else would save poor people like us?!"
“…”
Smoke was swirling around the rooftop that had just been blown up, and the sun just happened to be halfway up, dyeing the surrounding clouds a brilliant orange-red. The sound seemed to come from a very far distance, and although it was light and gentle, it reached everyone's ears.
Now even those who had just suspected that those people were transformed from mountain monsters had given up their suspicions and bowed in the direction where the sound came from. They discussed and hurriedly fled in the direction pointed by the immortal.
As soon as these people left, Sheng Nanxi waved her hand and took away all the exquisite palace lanterns, various copper and gold ritual instruments, incense burners, and carvings that were scattered on the ground.
Near the door where the girls left, there were piles of hand-sewn amulets, hand-copied scriptures, incense, candles, and earrings that they wore...
It is obvious that it was left there to thank the 'gods'.
She didn't refuse and put them all into the space.
With another wave of his hand, he took away all the valuable furniture and furnishings in the surrounding Dharma Hall, the training room, the sutra recitation hall, and other rooms.
The gods worshipped by these fake Taoists looked very strange, and seemed to be different from the gods commonly worshipped in Nanqi. But the gold powder on them was really valuable. Sheng Nanxi took them away without saying anything!
When the guards at the foot of the mountain came up breathlessly, what they saw was the 'Tiantan Holy Land' which looked like a ruin and several imperial guards and Taoist priests lying together.
"It's impossible for one person to move so many things in such a short time. They must be a gang! Seal all the entrances nearby and search every inch!"
The general guarding the imperial mausoleum was so shocked by the scene that he almost forgot to breathe, but he quickly came to his senses and gave orders.
For nearly three months, the imperial guards looked solemnly for the thieves who dared to invade the holy land. However, the thieves they were talking about had already quietly sneaked into Xiao Qi's imperial mausoleum.
"Um...are you two sure you don't have any concerns? We are taking the money of a dead person."
Although she knew that Sheng Yichen and Gu Yuancheng were not pedantic, Sheng Nanxi still asked again with some uncertainty.
"What do you care about? This old man has done so many evil things that he will go to hell after his death. Do you think he is lucky enough to enjoy so many good things?"
Sheng Yichen was furious when he remembered that his father had believed Xiao Qi's seemingly righteous appearance and worked hard for him.
Gu Yuancheng started to study the mechanism directly, and soon opened a heavy dark room door.
In an instant, golden light shone everywhere, almost blinding the three people's titanium alloy eyes.
I saw a secret room of about four or five meters in front of me, filled with several top-quality lacquered wooden boxes.
Perhaps there had been an earthquake in recent years, which had knocked many boxes to the ground, revealing piles of various jewelry and utensils carved from the finest gold, jade, and jewels.
"Oh! I remember at the end of the previous dynasty, when the Dongling Kingdom invaded, Xiao Qi used the empty treasury as an excuse to keep increasing taxes on our family. Our family also donated a lot of money. It turns out that the treasury is empty because all the money went into his private treasury! This damn bastard!" Sheng Yichen couldn't help but sneer.
Although I had seen the evidence collected by my sister before, seeing it with my own eyes was a whole other kind of shock.
Sheng Nanxi never expected that Xiao Qi actually buried all of the royal family's most precious collections underground.
But I was only slightly surprised for a moment, and then I started shopping for free.
Collect, collect, collect!
The ancients usually built tombs in a similar way to the front palace. In addition to the large storehouse, the storehouse was also filled with various daily necessities of the emperor and empress.
What about the crown with tassels, the golden-thread winged crown, the black-veil winged crown, the twelve-dragon and phoenix crown, the nine-dragon and nine-phoenix crown... take them away!
Golden wine jugs, golden bowls with two dragons playing with pearls, hollow gold boxes, blue and white boxes with dragon patterns, golden washbasins with dragon patterns... take them away!
These things were only in there a little over ten years ago. The boxes of silk and satin piled together hadn't rotted or oxidized yet, so they were all taken away!
The various maids and guards standing in rows in the tomb passage also look very valuable as art. Take them all away!
Nancy Sheng would definitely not buy these things. However, there are many collectors in the private sector who like this kind of antiques, and you can make a lot of money by selling them to them. If you really can't do it, you can save them and leave them for future generations to do research!
Nanxi Sheng felt that the main room where the coffins were stored was unlucky and refused to go in.
The dozen or so tombs that were used to store rare treasures were completely plundered by her, leaving nothing of value behind.
The secret room that was originally filled with all kinds of treasures suddenly became a few empty walls.
The white jade bricks on the ground, the murals on the walls, the copper and iron hidden weapons and poisons in every corner, the mice and bats that have mutated after years of living with poisons...
Even the various wood carvings, painted and gold powder on the load-bearing columns and roofs are all rolled into the space!
In short, not a single grain of sand will be left to benefit the damned Southern Qi royal family!
Fatty's face flushed with excitement. After clearing the ground, she quickly brought the two handsome men to the mausoleum and began to search the sacrificial hall.
Xiao Qi's tomb is located three miles east of Longmian Mountain. A luxurious garden was built above the tomb for future generations of royal family members to come and worship.
According to the custom of the Southern Qi royal family, on every important festival the emperor would lead the officials to worship the late emperor first, and then go to the Taoist temple on the dragon vein to worship the sky.
Previously, Sheng Nanxi's cannons had destroyed the altar, and many of the imperial guards had been dispatched to check the situation on the mountain. At this time, the guards in the garden were lax, which was convenient for her to take away all the valuables inside.
The lush pine, cypress, and ginkgo trees, and the various flowers and plants in the garden...
All kinds of exquisite carvings, bronze tripods, bronze gui, exquisite incense burners, silver candlesticks, and futons and curtains embroidered with gold thread and brocade, take them away!
The entire set of dragon robes, phoenix crowns, jade belts that the emperor and empress had to wear for grand ceremonies, as well as various jade bi, jade gui, jade cong and other ceremonial objects, were all confiscated!
The fat girl was in charge of collecting the conscripts, and the two handsome guys were in charge of assisting. When they saw the conscripted boys and girls, they helped them escape, and knocked out the guards when they met them. The most heinous crimes were directly beheaded!
Soon, only a dozen empty buildings and numerous earth pits remained of the once magnificent garden.
Seeing that it was getting late, Sheng Nanxi prepared to take the two handsome guys back and start the 'escape mode'.
But suddenly I heard a loud and exciting voice in my head:
[Ahhh! Sister Xi! Major discovery! Gold mine under Longmian Mountain! It feels like we are not far from upgrading! ]
[And have you noticed that we have stockpiled so many things since the last upgrade, but the upgrade progress bar is only at 70%. What does this mean? ! It means that the next upgrade will definitely unlock a big surprise! ]
[Sister Xi! Go ahead! Go and empty that annoying gold mine! ]