Chapter 36
Ye Qing had been to Shanhai City once before, and at that time he had only been to the third underground floor. He had a very bad feeling there, it was dark and damp, the space was cramped and small, and there was no sky there.
The roof of the third underground floor is the floor of the second underground floor. The floor is not high to begin with, and not being able to see the sun will make people feel irritated for no reason. But coming to the City Lord's Mansion today is really an eye-opener.
Resources are scarce in the end times, and even sunlight is a luxury, but this place is like a loft in another world, with carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and corners, pools and water corridors, revealing exquisiteness everywhere. The rockery, stage, pond, and flowing water are all amazing.
In today's world of plant mutation, they even captured a few flowers with extremely low attributes and raised them, and there were also special plant-based psychics looking after them to prevent the mutated plants from breaking out at any time.
The first underground floor has a very high ceiling, with the ceiling about 15 meters from the ground, which is four times that of the third underground floor.
This is just a small corner, and entering the City Lord's Mansion is even more astonishing.
The first thing you see is its ceiling. This is no longer an ordinary ceiling but an artificial sky!
The artificial sky was painted blue and white, with some artificially carved white clouds and rays of light, and even flying birds and geese. Under the illumination of the crystal core lamp, it really felt like living in the sunshine.
Ye Qing was amazed. Although they could not live under the sky, Sun Dazhuang created a sky for himself. How luxurious!
The ordinary people on the third underground floor were so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, but he alone enjoyed resources that were superior to thousands of people. Ye Qing took a rough look around, snorted coldly, and began to look for his target.
Although Shanhai City was heavily guarded, it was no problem for Ye Qing. She quickly avoided the patrolling soldiers outside and came to the inner house. The inner house was even more magnificent. The lock on the gate was carved with gold, and even the stone pavement under her feet was inlaid with jade.
This was probably where the city lord lived, so in order not to disturb his peace and quiet, there were very few guards patrolling.
The environment here is comfortable and quiet, but in such a comfortable environment, Ye Qing smelled a hint of unusual smell.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, quickly jumped to the middle of the rockery, perfectly hiding her body, and pricked up her ears to listen to the movement outside.
The door opened from the inside, followed by the sound of two footsteps.
Each step was as heavy as a shot put, challenging the ground's bearing capacity with every step. She guessed that this person must be a person with superpowers and was huge in size. His ability was conservatively estimated to be above Xie Daoba's.
The other footsteps were as soft as cotton, probably from a small follower of the psychic.
The little minion's voice was small, cautious and flattering: "Cousin... uh, City Lord, what are you going to do with these two people?"
Two people? The masked man who slipped the note came to rescue someone, could he have been arrested too?
Ye Qing pricked up his ears.
"Humph, this traitorous bitch, I've been feeding her with good food and drink, yet she dares to betray me and even go find other men. If I don't deal with them properly when I return, I won't be named Sun."
Ye Qing had already confirmed that the person with special abilities who was speaking was Sun Dazhuang. His words were so vicious that he didn't care at all that the person he was talking to was his former partner.
"As for that Peach Blossom Spring refuge, let it roam around for a few more days. Then I'll drag them all out and hang them on the city walls, whip their corpses, and dry them into jerky. I want everyone to know who the real boss of this area is!"
"Hmph, how can such a shabby shelter compare to Shanhai City? If they don't surrender, they will die."
Xiao Luoluo turned around and let out a cry.
"Hehe~ But I heard that the boss of the Peach Blossom Shelter is also extremely beautiful, on par with the one inside. I'll capture her and present her to you when the time comes."
Sun Dazhuang licked the corner of his mouth and made a disgusting slurping sound: "Of course, these good things are all mine."
The two of them were fantasizing about something, unaware that their words were heard by the person involved.
Ye Qing was so angry that smoke was coming out of her head. She took several deep breaths and finally decided that she couldn't bear it anymore.
Ye Qing picked up two small stones and flicked them with his fingertips. The stones shot towards the two men's foreheads like arrows breaking through the air.
——“Ah! It hurts!”
Then a violent scream was heard.
Sun Dazhuang covered the red mark on his forehead with a gloomy face. The man who came was not a good person and might even be stronger than him.
Above him? With this thought, Sun Dazhuang's eyes immediately became fierce. Here, he is the strongest, and it can only be him!
Sun Dafu, who was standing by, could not bear it as well. He wiped away his tears with one hand and rubbed his forehead with the stone mark with the other. The force was so strong that it caused a burning pain on his head, as if the wound was soaked in chili and salt water.
He hid behind Sun Dazhuang with his head in his hands, fearing that he would be shot in the head as soon as he showed his face.
Sun Dazhuang looked around and finally said coldly in the direction of the rockery: "Who? Come out!"
The air was silent for several seconds.
Sun Dazhuang's face became more and more sinister. He stared at the rockery with his cloudy eyes and strode forward.
Ye Qing stood calmly behind the rockery and could clearly hear his movements. His footsteps were getting closer and his breathing was getting heavier.
"I'll count to 3. If you don't come out, don't blame me for being rude!"
“3…2…1…”
The air fell into an awkward silence. Under Sun Dafu's encouraging gaze, Sun Dazhuang kneaded out a ball of supernatural power with one hand and hit the rockery.
——bang——clang.
The one-person-high rockery exploded instantly, with debris flying everywhere, but there was no one behind the rockery.
The two looked at each other, and then ran to other hidden places at the same time.
Behind the door, behind the pillar, next to the stone statue... supernatural powers burst out one after another, and the sound of "bang bang" explosions continued to be heard in the courtyard.
All the bunkers were destroyed, but there was still no one there.
The air fell into an even more eerie silence. They were clearly attacked with stones, and the lingering mark on their foreheads was evidence of that. However, after searching the entire yard, they found no trace of anything.
Sun Dazhuang is a top-level high-level psychic. Few people can escape his shackles, let alone get hurt under his nose. His face was so gloomy that it looked like blood, and the murderous instinct emerged again.
"Hey, there's no one here. Could there be a ghost?"
Sun Dafu shuddered, his hairs standing on end and his skin feeling cold. He unconsciously wanted to move closer to Sun Dazhuang, but when he saw his bloodshot eyes, he shuddered and shrank back.
Sun Dazhuang glared at him fiercely, and said with exasperated anger: "If there are ghosts in this world, then I am Zhong Kui, the ghost killer!"
Sun Dafu could only nod obediently, but the fear in his heart still did not disappear.
Seeing that he couldn't dig anyone out, Sun Dazhuang had no choice but to give up: "Dafu, I have something important to attend to. You take the others to guard here, and don't let anything go wrong!"
Sun Dafu always felt that this place was not clean. He took a step forward and followed Sun Dazhuang's steps: "Cousin, I... I have other things to do."
Under Sun Dazhuang's fierce stare, Sun Dafu silently closed his mouth and watched him leave the scene.
Just as he was about to turn around, a gust of cold wind blew, drilling into his neck like an icy snake's tongue, and goose bumps instantly appeared all over his body.
After experiencing an attack that was comparable to a horror movie, it is inevitable that people will feel a little nervous.
This is underground, and there is no circulation with the outside world, so where does the wind come from?
Realizing this, Sun Dafu's legs and feet began to tremble. The imaginary enemy was even more terrifying. A drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Before Ye Qing could make the next move, he ran out of the courtyard screaming.
It was then that Ye Qing walked out from a wall. She had actually been in this yard all along, but she moved so fast that Sun Dazhuang didn't even see her afterimage.
Looking at the direction the two people left, she sneered disdainfully, turned around, pushed open the door and walked in.
This was probably where Sun Dazhuang worked, because Ye Qing also saw a conference room and a desk. It was spacious and empty. Ye Qing searched around but couldn't find the legendary informant.
That's impossible. Judging from the conversation between the Sun Dazhuang brothers, the informant is being held here.
Could it be fake? Did they deliberately lure me here?
Ye Qing immediately rejected this reason. With their strength, they would not be able to discover his presence and take these reaction measures in time.
Ye Qing frowned slightly and searched carefully again, not missing any clues.
Suddenly, the Hetian jade Guanyin on the bookshelf caught her attention. She stretched out a finger and gently wiped the surface of the jade Guanyin. Her fingertips were clean without a trace of dust.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she reached out to twist the Jade Guanyin. After a rustling sound, the bookshelf flipped over, revealing a dark hole inside.
Sure enough, there was a secret room, and Ye Qing walked in confidently.
The entire secret room is made of blue-gray marble. The stone surface is thick, smooth and uncut. It is enough to imagine how much effort was spent on building this secret room.
On the cold marble floor, a group of men and women sat huddled together for warmth, and around them were scattered boxes of rare treasures, including various gold, silver, and jade, which sparkled under the illumination of the crystal core lamps.
Lin Zhi tore the clothes into several pieces and tied them on the bleeding wound of the guard. Her eyes were full of heartache: "I told you to run away, why did you come back?"
The guard's face was bared with grimaces, as if he had been wounded. However, in order not to worry Lin Zhi, he did not cry out in pain. "I came back of my own accord. I promised to repay you, and I will."
Lin Zhi choked, her emotions swirling. "How can you be so stubborn?! This is the end of my life, but you're still young, and you still have family and friends."
"Sun Dazhuang is a ruthless man. He will definitely not let you go if he knows it was you who reported the secret. It's all my fault. If I hadn't asked for your help, you wouldn't be in this situation today."
"No, I volunteered."
The young guard paused and continued to comfort.
"Besides, I had already spread the news before I came here. Taoyuan should have received the news and rushed over a long time ago. I have observed the boss several times. She is upright, upholds justice, and has profound skills. She will definitely come to save us!"
Lin Zhi sighed deeply, lowering her head with no expression on her face. "It's too late. Even if we saved us, we couldn't save those innocent people."
"What do you mean it's late?" A clear voice, different from the other two, sounded.
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