"This was the residence of an empress a hundred years ago," Princess Shu said. "She later went mad and killed several princes, including the crown prince. The emperor at the time was furious and ordered her death. He also had the palace demolished. Subsequent emperors considered it unlucky and refused to allow repairs, so it gradually became a desolate place."
"Does that mean no one will come here?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
The moonlight and starlight shone on him, and he looked like a ghost in the dark night.
"Very few people come here, because there is a legend about this palace." Princess Shu's voice trembled a little. "After the queen died, she returned here as a fierce ghost, wandering around the palace every night."
"You believe this rumor?" Wang Xiaohai said, "It's obviously false. Who saw the evil spirit? What is its fighting power? If its fighting power is very strong, then the person who saw it will definitely not be able to escape. Who spread this information? If its fighting power is weaker than his, then there is no need to be afraid of the evil spirit at all, just deal with it directly. If its fighting power is the same as the person you saw, there is no need to be afraid either, just fight the evil spirit."
"The people who saw the evil ghost might have been scared away without fighting her, so I don't know how powerful the queen's evil ghost is?" Princess Shu said as she looked around. She was very careful when turning her head, for fear that she would really see something!
"Since they were able to escape the evil spirit, it means it's not that powerful, so we don't have to be afraid at all." Wang Xiaohai comforted him, "You should think about how to leave the palace. I bet the palace gates are heavily guarded right now, so even a fly wouldn't be able to get out!"
"How would I know how to escape the palace?" Princess Shu said. "When it comes to knowing the palace better, any of the princes knows it far better than I do. They live here and can go wherever they want! But I can't run around. I spend most of my time in the palace in my mother's room."
"I heard that there were many people who didn't believe that this temple was haunted. Later, someone passed by this temple at night and died outside the temple. He was not found until a week later." Princess Shu continued.
Wang Xiaohai fell into deep thought.
If he was alone, he could easily escape from the palace, but it would be a bit difficult to do so with Princess Shu. Even if she was not shot to death by thousands of arrows, she might jump to her death because the city wall was too high.
"So many assassins were able to enter the palace. You should ask them how they got in?" Princess Shu gave Wang Xiaohai some advice.
"They are them, and I am me..."
“Click—”
A slight sound of rolling stone was heard, and the two people in the deserted palace suddenly held their breath.
Princess Shu thought of something very scary and her face turned pale. She grabbed the corner of Wang Xiaohai's clothes, hid behind Wang Xiaohai, and looked forward from the crook of Wang Xiaohai's arm.
A black shadow appeared in front of the two of them, walking towards Wang Xiaohai step by step, and the gravel under the shadow's feet kept making noises.
Wang Xiaohai gripped the wooden handle of the dagger tightly.
The black shadow soon came in front of him - it was not the evil spirit that Princess Shu had mentioned, but a man with long hair draped over his shoulders.
The black shadow didn't say anything, but just raised his hand and threw two diamond-shaped darts at him. The darts were also black and difficult to detect in the darkness.
However, Wang Xiaohai heard the sound of the piercing air and saw the other party's gesture. If he let the dart hit him again, he would be a fool! He pushed Princess Shu aside, ducked, dodged one dart, and hit the other dart with the dagger in his hand.
"bite!"
Sparks flashed in the dark night, and Wang Xiaohai was already close to the long-haired black shadow. He swung out a whip kick, faster than lightning.
The long-haired black shadow man had no time to dodge, so he had to put his arms in a defensive posture to withstand Wang Xiaohai's kick.
"Bang—"
The long-haired black shadow man didn't expect Wang Xiaohai's strength to be so great that his elbow was completely unable to block it. Wang Xiaohai's whip kick broke through and kicked him in the waist. He was hit like a sledgehammer. His body flew into the air and fell heavily into the pile of weeds beside the gravel road. There was no sound for a long time.
"Is this guy dead?" Princess Shu asked behind Wang Xiaohai.
"No, he is in good health." Wang Xiaohai replied simply.
The long-haired man walked out from the weeds again, made a truce gesture to Wang Xiaohai, and said, "It's a misunderstanding. We are all on the same side. This palace is where our team is, so we came here to clean up the intruders when we saw them."
Wang Xiaohai's mind raced, and he immediately realized that this palace had been chosen by several fellow bride-hunters and was occupied as a temporary headquarters.
"How many of you are there?" Wang Xiaohai stepped forward and asked.
"There are five of us." The long-haired man took a step back. "If you want to join us, that's fine. We share intelligence, but we don't act together."
Wang Xiaohai understood that these five people were equivalent to gathering and sharing the intelligence of the palace, and then acting independently, each relying on their own abilities.
"Are all five of them here?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"Besides me, there is another person." The long-haired man said, "The other three have gone out to take action." What he meant by action was to assassinate royal family members or high-ranking officials.
"How did you get into the palace?" Wang Xiaohai took another step forward, and the dagger in his hand disappeared into the darkness.
"You are not part of our team yet, so I cannot provide you with any information." The long-haired man continued to take a step back, keeping a distance from Wang Xiaohai.
"What if I can kill you?" Wang Xiaohai stopped moving forward and sneered.
"Then in order to survive, I have to tell you the secret passage we discovered." The long-haired man had to compromise. When comparing life and secrets, life is more important.
"Take me there!" Wang Xiaohai pulled Princess Shu up from the ground and said to the long-haired man.
The long-haired man turned and walked towards another path, and Wang Xiaohai and the other followed behind him.
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