Chapter 738 Where is the highest point
After Zhou Wen left the yard, he kept thinking about what Grandma Wang said.
Although there is no evidence to prove that the Xia family is related to the affairs of those genius young men, Zhou Wen also feels that there seems to be something wrong.
If the Xia family deliberately suppressed ordinary families in order to consolidate their own position, it would seem a bit unreasonable.
According to Grandma Wang's investigation, some of the talented young men who got into trouble were not from the East District, and were not within the Xia family's sphere of influence.
The situation in other areas was chaotic, which should have been something the Xia family welcomed, but they obviously did not do so.
"No matter what, we must first find a way to get this broken piece of wood into the Forbidden City. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to do anything." When Zhou Wen was at Wang's house, he also asked some questions about the Forbidden City.
Wang Lu and Grandma Wang didn't know much about the Forbidden City, because the Xia family had occupied it since the beginning of the dimensional storm and had never allowed outsiders in. No outsiders knew what the Forbidden City looked like after it had changed.
However, Grandma Wang told Zhou Wen a very interesting thing. She was a person who survived before the dimensional storm and had been to the Forbidden City many times before the dimensional storm.
She said that when she was a child, she once visited the Forbidden City and the weather suddenly turned bad with thunder rumbling in the sky.
She originally wanted to go home quickly, but when she passed a place in the Forbidden City, she suddenly saw some strange shadows.
Those shadows were wearing ancient clothes and walking in the alleys of the Forbidden City. They looked like ancient concubines, palace maids, etc.
What’s even more bizarre is that the figures of those people are transparent, like spirits.
Ghosts are not uncommon nowadays, but before the dimensional storm, they were very scary.
Grandma Wang was very young at the time and was terrified, so she ran away immediately. But young people are curious, so she went to the same place several times later, but she didn't see the shadows again.
Grandma Wang looked up information online and learned that the magical phenomenon might be caused by some effect of lightning on rainy days, just like a video camera, which records previous images and can be played back when the same weather conditions occur.
Of course, this is just a guess, and no one can confirm whether it is true or not.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be that strange. The strange thing was that after the dimensional storm, whenever there was a thunderstorm, some strange noises could be heard from the Forbidden City.
Although outsiders cannot enter the Forbidden City, if you are close to it during a thunderstorm, you can still hear some sounds.
After hearing about this incident, Grandma Wang waited for a rainy day to go and listen, and sure enough, she heard some strange noises coming from inside.
Some of the sounds reminded her of the images of the palace maids and concubines she had seen in the past.
These are Grandma Wang’s personal experiences, so they are certainly not false.
Zhou Wen had searched for information about the Forbidden City on the Internet before. In fact, compared with other ancient cities, the history of the Forbidden City is not too long. Since its establishment, it has only experienced two feudal dynasties.
However, its scale is unmatched by other ancient cities.
The Forbidden City is also known as the City of Eight-Armed Nezha Conquers Demons. If we were to say which building is the tallest in the city, it would be the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which is nearly 40 meters high.
Zhou Wen read these materials mainly to confirm where the so-called top of the Forbidden City is, so as to avoid having to look for it after entering, which would be troublesome.
However, after Zhou Wen looked out from the upper floor of the hotel where he was staying, he discovered something strange. The tallest building he saw in the hotel was not the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but a corner tower in one corner of the city.
Zhou Wen didn't know if it was because he was too far away, or because of the angle, but he could only see the corner tower and not the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
However, Zhou Wen still searched for information about the corner tower. This search surprised him. Although the location of the corner tower was inconspicuous, the meaning it represented was extraordinary.
This corner tower was not built as a place for mortals to live. Similar to the Lutai, its purpose was to guide the gods to descend to the mortal world and protect the safety of the imperial city. It was named the corner tower because the gods it wanted to guide were the Jiaoxiu of the twenty-eight constellations.
Zhou Wen was no stranger to Jiao Su, as he even had this skill. So when he saw the information, Zhou Wen felt that this place was extraordinary, perhaps it was really the top of the Forbidden City.
Moreover, the architectural specifications of the corner tower are very high, with three eaves, nine beams, eighteen pillars, and seventy-two ridges. Such architectural specifications are very unique in the entire Forbidden City.
Zhou Wen originally thought that the famous Hall of Supreme Harmony should be the pinnacle of the Forbidden City, but now the more he looks at it, the more he feels that this corner tower is the real pinnacle of the Forbidden City.
"The corner tower is built on the wall of the Forbidden City. It looks like it may be taller than the Hall of Supreme Harmony. However, there are four corner towers. On which one should the wood be placed?" Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Unable to find accurate information, Zhou Wen could only wait until he entered the Forbidden City and then compare the Hall of Supreme Harmony with these corner towers.
Zhou Wen also asked Lingyang, but Lingyang only said that the wood should be erected on the top of the Forbidden City, but he couldn't clearly say where it was erected.
"Could it be that I can just set it up somewhere high?" Zhou Wen thought to himself.
What Zhou Wen is most worried about now is how to enter the Forbidden City.
Rushing in by force would only give the Xia family an excuse to attack him. But on the other hand, as long as he rushed into the Forbidden City and stuck the wood there, he would be free.
By then, with the invisibility cloak on him, who can stop him from escaping?
This plan seems perfect, provided that he can really get rid of the wood by then. If he still can't get rid of it by then, he will be in trouble.
Just as Zhou Wen was hesitating, he heard someone walking towards his room outside.
Even through the door, Zhou Wen could already sense the man's extraordinary demeanor. He looked to be in his twenties or early thirties, probably not much older than An Tianzuo.
However, when Zhou Wen looked at this person, he felt that he was somewhat familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
"Is Zhou Wen here?" Xia Liuchuan asked after knocking on the door.
When Zhou Wen heard the voice, he immediately remembered where he had seen him. This guy was the one who came to inform on that stormy night.
"Hey, are you here to snitch again?" Zhou Wen opened the door and asked Xia Liuchuan.
Xia Liuchuan said calmly, "I don't understand what you're talking about. My name is Xia Liuchuan, and I'm here to challenge you. This is my letter of challenge. I hope you can give me a response right now."
"Why do you want to challenge me?" Zhou Wen asked, looking at Xia Liuchuan's challenge letter.
"You won't forget that you once destroyed the Qi Sea of a disciple of my Xia family in the holy land, right?" Xia Liuchuan said.
"I see. I accept your challenge." Zhou Wen agreed unexpectedly readily, which made Xia Liuchuan slightly stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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