Chapter 343 Imperial Master's Mansion
Walking into the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, one was met with magnificent scenes everywhere, which were even more luxurious than anything Luo Diandian had seen before.
There are countless rare treasures, which are too numerous to take in. Even the top-grade jade, crystal diamonds and other things are rarely seen even in the world of immortal cultivation with abundant spiritual energy.
Not to mention that these are just the items on display outside. If it were the collections inside... Luo Diandian wouldn't even dare to imagine it!
After entering, someone came forward to greet us quickly.
"Two guests, what may I do for you?" A beautiful woman came forward, dressed in silk and with dignified manners.
Luo Diandian didn't say anything, but just put his hand into his waist pocket, and with the help of the clothing barrier, he took out a token from the space bracelet.
"Hello, may I see your manager?"
When the woman saw the token clearly, her beautiful eyes were slightly startled and she was stunned for a moment, but she reacted in the next second and quickly saluted respectfully.
"Okay, this way, please wait a moment, I will go and tell you the news now."
After waiting for a while in a spacious waiting room, another woman soon came forward. She was wearing a platinum dress embroidered with flowing cloud patterns, which complemented the surrounding carved railings and jade bricks.
At this moment, she stepped forward and bowed before speaking, "I am the manager of this Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. You two distinguished guests can just call me Qingyun."
Then Qingyun waved his hand, and the maids in charge of entertaining him withdrew.
Luo Diandian looked at the person in front of him and could sense a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy on her body. She was a cultivator, but her cultivation level was not very high, probably at the foundation-building stage.
But it is definitely much stronger than ordinary people.
Luo Diandian handed the token in his hand over. Yanyun took it with both hands and looked at it carefully. He saw a purple gold flower logo in the lower right corner and was shocked.
Although the people below could see the noble status represented by this token, Qingyun, the shop owner, was the one who could truly see that this was the highest grade purple gold token.
Only those with extraordinary status and good relations with the boss can obtain this token.
The boss had even issued an order that whoever saw this token was like seeing her, and that no matter whether it was resources or anything else, everything had to be dispatched by the other party.
However, Luo Diandian didn't know the value of the token in front of him, so he said politely, "Qingyun, we have something we would like to ask for your help."
Qingyun didn't dare to delay at all and immediately agreed, "Okay, just tell me, I will do my best to help you two."
"Just... can you find a way for us to sneak into the palace?"
"Sneak into the palace?" Qingyun was a little surprised when he heard Luo Diandian's hesitant words.
But he did not ask further, and agreed after thinking for a moment.
"No problem. The Appraisal Pavilion has a deal with the royal family, and they often send treasures to the palace. There will be an opportunity to send treasures in three days, and you two can take the opportunity to enter then."
Luo Diandian glanced at Lu Wuhui and nodded when he saw that he had no objection. "Okay, I'll trouble you, owner."
It only took three days for her to save all the formations in case of emergency.
…
After staying in the suburbs for three days and getting everything ready, and after receiving the news from Qingyun, Luo Diandian and Lu Wuhui sneaked into the delivery box.
Soon, the carriage from the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion delivered the items to the Treasure House on the west road of the Imperial City. All items from outside the palace would be temporarily sent here for storage and inspection.
While the people in the palace were handing over the items to the people arranged by the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, Luo Diandian took Lu Wuhui and sneaked out of the box directly, hiding in the dark.
"Eunuch Wang, this batch of South China Sea corals and submerged wood requires ventilation and dry storage. Please open the doors and windows to prevent moisture from invading these treasures."
Then, the person sent by the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to deliver the gift handed a small bag to Eunuch Wang and whispered,
"Excuse me, father-in-law. If the items we offer are of good quality and are appreciated by the higher-ups, then next time... there will be more than just this."
The eunuch opposite him, twirling his fingers like an orchid, calmly put it into his pocket and ordered the people around him in a high-pitched voice, "Why don't you do it quickly?"
Afterwards, the doors and windows were opened, and Qingyun took advantage of the people he had arranged in advance to delay.
Although the two did not use any spiritual energy, they still relied on their ghostly skills to avoid the patrol's sight and successfully sneaked into the imperial city.
At this time in a hidden little corner.
Luo Diandian handed the clothes that had been prepared long ago to the people around him, "Here, this is yours."
She herself had already changed into the palace maid's uniform.
Lu Wuhui looked at the clothes in front of him: ...
“No.”
"Oh, be patient, you have to be patient, otherwise if you are discovered, won't it alert the enemy?"
"Won't."
Lu Wuhui looked at her indifferently.
In the end, Luo Diandian still couldn't persuade him, and the two of them could only carefully shuttle back and forth in the complex Great Zhou Imperial City.
Open the map in your hand and find the location of the Imperial Master's Mansion on it.
The imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty had three city circles.
The outer city is home to functional institutions such as the Treasure House, the Imperial Medical Service, and the Imperial Master's Office. The inner city is where the emperor lives and holds court, and the Forbidden Garden is a place for royal recreation and worship.
Others include three main halls, five-story palace gates, front court and rear bedrooms, etc.
What they were going to investigate now was the Imperial Master's Mansion located in the northeast corner of the outer city. Although it seemed remote, it might actually be connected to the Human King's residence, so they could be summoned quickly.
…
The road was smooth all the way until we saw a dense forest in front of us.
Luo Diandian looked at the map of the imperial city that he had obtained from the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, and was sure that this was the Imperial Master's Mansion they were looking for.
The overlapping and swaying shadows of the trees made it impossible for the two of them to see the situation in front of them. There were only bluestone paths slowly leading into the depths of the dense forest, which was extremely quiet.
The two looked at each other and then slowly stepped into the dense forest.
As soon as we stepped into the dense forest, the surroundings instantly became dark. The dense forest completely hid the rays of sunlight above our heads.
At this moment, bursts of rustling sounds like the collision of leaves were heard, and it seemed as if there was something else mixed in.
Walking slowly to the end of the path, there is a side hall with a strange style.
The ancient cypresses on both sides of the road are taller than the roof, with intertwined branches. There are only two windows and a door. It is completely different from the palace we have walked through. The main color is gray and black, with swaying shadows of trees around.
It seems that some unknown dark shadows can be seen among them.
Now that things have come to this, there is no need to hide my shortcomings anymore.
Then a star plate suddenly appeared in Luo Diandian's hand, and she directly cast a formation, completely enveloping the entire dense forest.
As the spiritual energy passed in front of her, she saw the scene before her -
The whole world suddenly turned black, like a bucket of thick ink pouring out from the dome, and there was no more light in the sky.
The rustling sound beside my ears suddenly became louder, and the friction of leaves beside my ears was no longer the wind, but a series of cracked mouths, screaming, crying, and shouting ghost faces.
The bluestone road beneath their feet began to ooze black water, making a gurgling sound. Streams of black air, like a pair of hands, tried to grab their feet.
The overwhelming black air had already solidified here.
Sensing the fluctuation of spiritual energy, the next moment, ghosts appeared in the dense forest, with sharp fangs and evil smiles, looking at the two people present.
Luo Diandian narrowed his eyes slightly. It seems... they were not wrong.
"Hehe, it's finally here..."
And from the house in front of him, a hoarse and strange laugh was heard.
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