Chapter 27
"Qin Zunyue!"
Liu Huaizhao shouted, leaned forward and rushed down, waving his long sleeves in the air, trying to support them with his spiritual power.
He did succeed. He managed to hold them up when they were still some distance from the ground, allowing them to stand safely on the ground.
"Huh..." Tong Le breathed a sigh of relief and slammed his butt onto the ground. "This is so exciting. I thought I was going to finish my story today."
After she said this, no one responded to her, so she looked up in confusion, and then was shocked by the scenery around her.
Just now, there was fog all around and they couldn't see anything. Now they realized that the scenery at the foot of the mountain was so beautiful. However, what attracted them more than the scenery were the ancient buildings around them and the people who, like Liu Huaizhao, were wearing long robes with wide sleeves.
"Traveled...traveled through time?" She suddenly turned around and looked at Liu Huaizhao, "This can't be the time when you were there."
"No." Liu Huaizhao observed carefully and said with certainty: "Judging from the clothes and the mosquito characters around them, this place was before the dynasty I lived in."
"Oh my god."
Several people were immersed in shock, but Qin Zunyue always felt that something was wrong. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he said, "Why are there no monsters here?"
The others also suddenly realized that they had encountered many monsters along the way, but they were in the car and Liu Huaizhao was outside the car, so the monsters could not have any effect on them, so they didn't pay much attention. But here, there was not a single monster!
Could it be that this place also has high walls like theirs?
But then they rejected this idea. After all, a wall that could stop the monster must be high, among other things. Now they looked around and found that there were no walls or anything like that as far as they could see, only low houses.
"We don't have the technology to build such a high wall yet." Liu Huaizhao saw their thoughts. "At least until my time, the most we could build was a wall to block the enemy, but that would be too short for the turbid monsters and wouldn't be able to stop them."
"Is there no monster at this time?" Tong Le got up from the ground.
"I don't know." Liu Huaizhao took two steps forward, "Let's go over and take a look first."
"Let's go. If the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers. If the water comes, we will block it with earth." Qin Zunyue followed closely behind him.
They were not far from residential areas, and many people were looking at them with a hint of fear in their eyes.
Several people pretended to be calm as they walked behind Liu Huaizhao. They watched him walk up to an old man, bowed, and asked, "Could you tell me where this place is?"
The old man looked at them and said in a trembling voice, "No one can come in here. How...how did you get here?"
Liu Huaizhao paused for a moment, and just as he was about to answer, he saw the old man hurried away. "Outsiders are not welcome here. Please leave quickly, and don't anger His Majesty."
They looked at each other and decided not to embarrass the old man anymore.
But when they wanted to ask someone else questions, they found that those people were avoiding them.
"Is it because we are dressed too strangely?" Tong Le asked depressedly.
"Is the Majesty he is talking about the emperor here? What does it mean that outsiders are not welcome? Is this place closed?" Qin Zunyue said as he looked around carefully, but there were only mountains around, and he couldn't see anything blocking the way.
Liu Huaizhao sighed, feeling dissatisfied with his current clueless state.
Qin Zunyue heard his sigh and didn't say anything, but just patted his shoulder.
Just when they were at a loss, a clear bell sounded, and then they saw several people appear in front of them. They were wearing white robes covered with a layer of green gauze, and were walking slowly towards them.
The leader was a little girl who looked about the same age as Tong Le, with willow-shaped eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and an arrogant look.
She walked forward, folded her hands on her waist, bent her knees slightly, and saluted Liu Huaizhao, "My name is Lingxin, and I'm honored to meet you gentlemen and ladies. His Majesty would like to invite some of you from afar to the palace for a chat."
After exchanging glances, Liu Huaizhao raised his chin and said, "Let's go."
Along the way, Qiao Lang and Tong Le kept talking to these fairy-like girls, but until they were tired of talking, they didn't get a single reply, so they gave up completely and walked to the palace in silence.
Ling Xin nodded slightly to the guard at the palace gate, led her men into the palace, and walked into a magnificent palace.
Although this palace is not magnificent, it exudes a noble atmosphere everywhere. Qin Zunyue walked in the palace paved with jade and felt uncomfortable everywhere.
It was not just him, everyone else was like this too. As they walked, they couldn't help but straighten their backs, not wanting to show any fear.
Looking at such a luxurious palace, I couldn't help but wonder what the owner of this palace looked like.
"Please wait here." Ling Xin bowed to them again and pushed open the heavy door in front of them.
The girls who had just followed Ling Xin also followed her into the palace. For a moment, only Qin Zunyue and a few others were left outside the door.
"Hiss—" Seeing that there was no one around, Tong Le rubbed his arms and said, "Why do I feel so cold here? Is it my illusion?"
"It's not your illusion, I felt it too." Liu Huaizhao clenched his fists. He hadn't felt warmth for a long time, but now he could feel a cold breath penetrating into his bones.
Qin Zunyue noticed that Liu Huaizhao was trembling slightly. He moved closer to Liu Huaizhao and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"It's cold." Liu Huaizhao only felt that the temperature around him seemed to be getting lower and lower, and he was shaking more and more. Qin Zunyue didn't care about anything else, took off his coat and wrapped it tightly around him.
But this was of no use. Liu Huaizhao's original three layers of clothes could not keep him warm, not to mention Qin Zunyue's not-so-thick coat.
"What's going on?" Before Zheng Shu finished speaking, the door opened.
The one who opened the door was a chubby boy who looked a bit childish. Seeing the trembling Liu Huaizhao, he quickly handed over the jade in his hand, "My Majesty asked this young man to take this jade first."
Qin Zunyue took the jade, but did not dare to carry it with Liu Huaizhao easily.
"My Majesty also said that this is his territory. If he wants to harm you, there is no need to go through so much trouble. You don't need to be so cautious."
"..." Although the words were unpleasant to hear, they were the truth. Qin Zunyue could only stuff the jade into Liu Huaizhao's hands.
The next second, Liu Huaizhao felt a warm current flowing through his meridians, and the biting cold completely disappeared.
"If this young master is well, please follow me into the palace. His Majesty is waiting for you."
Liu Huaizhao took a deep breath and entered the inner hall with Qin Zunyue.
Compared with the luxurious outer hall, the inner hall can be described as simple - although the various decorations can still be seen to be of great value.
The inner hall was not very big, and soon they arrived in front of a folding screen.
"Ahem..." Two or three coughs were heard from behind the screen, followed by a slightly hoarse voice, "Lingxin, help me remove the screen."
Ling Xin responded, and took another maid to remove the screen, and never came back here.
As the screen left, a tent bed appeared in front of them - it turned out to be a bedroom.
"It is really rude to meet guests with an ill look. I hope you guys don't blame me." Although the person who spoke was pale, he had a very good appearance, but there seemed to be an indelible sadness between his eyebrows.
Before they could reply, the man looked at Liu Huaizhao and asked gently, "Are you still cold?"
The concerned look on his face didn't seem fake, and Liu Huaizhao answered honestly, "I'm not cold anymore. Thank you, Your Majesty, for the jade."
"No need to be so polite. My name is Mu Cheng. I'm older than you. Just call me Brother Mu."
Older? Qin Zunyue thought he looked quite young, as if younger than himself, but he still bowed and called him "Brother Mu".
In fact, they had countless questions in their hearts that they wanted to ask, but looking at the pale face and weak voice of the person in front of them, they suddenly couldn't ask.
But the man seemed to see through their thoughts and said, "What do you want to ask?"
Liu Huaizhao and Qin Zunyue exchanged a glance. Qin Zunyue awkwardly cupped his hands and asked the question they were most concerned about: "Excuse me, where is this place?"
The man seemed to have anticipated their questions. He sighed softly, his voice hoarse with a hint of sadness, "This is Fushan Kingdom. As you can see, I am the emperor here."
After saying this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but Liu Huaizhao could see the irony in his smile.
"When I ascended the throne, I was still young, and the world was in turmoil. Fushan was weak, and in these troubled times, any nation could easily overrun our city. Add to that the rampage of foul demons, and even from deep within the palace, I could hear the people's cries."
He took a deep breath and continued, "At that time, I was restless day and night, but I was extremely mediocre, and there was no talent available at court, so I was truly powerless. But later, perhaps God took pity on the people of Fushan, and I stumbled upon an opportunity."
After saying this, he gave a wry smile. "At that time, I was seriously ill due to depression in my heart. I originally thought that my life was coming to an end. But strangely, the more seriously ill I became, the clearer my mind became. And just as I was about to be freed, I saw a mural. On that mural..."
He opened his mouth but didn't say what the mural said.
Under the curious gazes of several people, he smiled slightly apologetically and said, "I'm really sorry, I can't tell you the content of the painting yet. But..." He glanced at Liu Huaizhao, "You will know sooner or later. It's just that the opportunity has not arrived yet, so I dare not reveal the secret without authorization."
Several people were confused by what he said, but he didn't seem to want to explain. He just continued on his own, "It's called a painting, but it's actually more like a book. Miraculously, I understood this 'book' without any effort. I learned things I had never encountered before. When I memorized all these things in my mind, I woke up.
When I woke up, a large group of people were kneeling around me. Ling Xin even lost her composure and screamed in shock. I then realized that I was already wearing my shroud. But at that time, I didn't care about that. I hurried out of the palace, wanting to use the formation I learned in my dream to save my people.
Formation?
When Liu Huaizhao heard these two words, he keenly realized something, and Mu Cheng also seemed to sense something and looked at him with a smile.
"That formation wasn't easy. To complete it, I went without food, water, or sleep for nearly a month. The maids and court officials tried to dissuade me at first, but in the end, they all thought I was crazy. No one cared about me anymore, and there was no one in the palace who could succeed me. Everyone thought Fushan would perish under me." He smiled faintly, but that smile was tinged with bitterness. "But now, I have succeeded. I have made Fushan disappear from this world."
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