Chapter 207 Cui Lin, the unlucky guy
With this gap between the two of them, how could they pretend that nothing had happened?
Even normal chat conversations feel different.
"Well, do you know Tiangong? The leader of the Guifang, Wei China, said that when Cui Lin was escaping, he entered a place called Tiangong." Yun Fu unnoticeably widened the distance between the two.
Qi Hanzhou still heard the sound of her taking a step back, and pulled the corner of his mouth bitterly.
"I know. The Guifang people believe in ghosts and gods. They believe that after a person dies, if the body is hidden in a high place, the soul will fly up to the sky and go to the realm of the gods. Therefore, after a person dies, the Guifang people do not bury the body underground, but instead place the coffin in a cave on a cliff. Generally speaking, the higher the coffin is placed, the higher the status of the person in the Guifang tribe."
"But the emperor of the previous dynasty didn't want his beloved concubine's body to be left in a cave on a steep cliff after her death, so he built a heavenly palace for her on the top of this sacred mountain."
Yun Fu understood that the so-called Heavenly Palace was actually a mausoleum built on the top of a mountain.
"What's in that mausoleum? Why did Wei Chi say that it's such a damned place that even a mouse wouldn't be able to come out alive, let alone a human?"
Qi Hanzhou said in a deep voice, "Because the Heavenly Palace was designed by the world's number one master of mechanical engineering, it has countless mechanisms inside. Furthermore, there's a rumor about that favorite concubine. It's said that before she entered the Great Jin Palace, she was a saint of the Guifang clan, able to communicate with ghosts and gods. After her death, she placed a curse on her own tomb, and anyone who enters it will die."
So far, no one has been able to enter the Heavenly Palace and walk out alive.
Therefore, even though there were rumors that treasures from the previous dynasty were hidden there, few people dared to go in.
The people of the Guifang clan even regarded the "Heavenly Palace" as a forbidden area.
Yun Fu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"
That unlucky guy Cui Lin is probably in great danger.
But no matter what, she still had to go in and confirm it.
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Unlike those tombs hidden underground, the location of the Heavenly Palace is easy to find.
At the highest point of the Holy Mountain.
Yun Fu looked at the magnificent building in front of her and couldn't help but sigh. There was a reason why the emperor of the previous dynasty had his throne taken away by someone else.
It would take such a huge amount of money and effort to build such a huge palace in this damn place!
At the same time, a doubt also arose.
So what on earth did Cui Lin do to cause the Guifang people to chase him all the way to the top of this mountain?
Now that they have arrived at the gate of the Heavenly Palace, Yun Fu must go in.
But before going in, she looked at Qi Hanzhou beside her and said tactfully, "There are traps here. It might not be convenient for you to follow me in."
Qi Hanzhou understood what she meant. If they encountered an enemy and engaged in close combat, he could still help her.
But he couldn't see the hidden weapons at all, and if he followed her in, he would probably hold her back.
Just when Qi Hanzhou was about to nod.
Suddenly, noisy footsteps were heard in the woods behind the two of them.
What followed was the Guifang language that Yun Fu could not understand.
"They've discovered us, Xiao Fu'er, you go in first, I'll stop them."
"Forget it, you'd better come with me into the Heavenly Palace!" Yun Fu took a look. The Guifang people were good at hunting, so their weapons were mostly bows and crossbows. Qi Hanzhou was invincible in close combat, but at the same time, dozens of crossbow arrows were shot at him, and he couldn't avoid them at all.
The two were forced to enter the Heavenly Palace together.
Yun Fu turned around and made a face arrogantly at the Guifang people who were chasing after her: "If you have the guts, come here!"
Naturally, those Guifang people did not dare to step into the forbidden area of the Heavenly Palace. They could only watch their figures disappear from their sight.
"Let's go back and report to the leader that the two fools from Dasheng have entered the Heavenly Palace."
“Why are all these people from Dasheng such idiots!”
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Yun Fu and Qi Hanzhou became alert as soon as they stepped into the gate of the Heavenly Palace.
The two of them hadn't walked far when Yun Fu saw several corpses lying in a disorderly manner on the bluestone ground.
"Wait a moment."
"What's wrong?"
"There are several bodies lying on the ground ahead. It's impossible for these people to die here for no reason. I'm afraid there must be some kind of trap set up in that area."
Yun Fu stopped and stretched out her arms, trying to make the light from the torch in her hand shine as far as possible.
The watery eyes were light and deep, taking in the surrounding environment
"There are no obvious external injuries on those bodies, so this mechanism shouldn't be a hidden crossbow or something like that."
"Wait a moment, I'll use something to explore the way first."
"good."
Qi Hanzhou thought that exploring the way was just throwing a stone over.
But Yunfu's exploration was to simply remove a large stone pillar several meters high from the side and throw the entire stone pillar in that direction.
This is called exploration!
Such a loud noise made Qi Hanzhou think that she had triggered some mechanism, and his first reaction was to hold the person in his arms.
"Xiao Fu'er! Be careful!"
Yun Fu blinked in his arms: "Be careful about what?"
"What was that noise just now?"
"Oh, nothing much. I just dismantled one of their stone pillars, threw it over there, and explored a way. I've already found out that the mechanism over there is a small hole hidden in the wall on both sides. The small hole sprays out poison. Those people were poisoned to death."
No wonder there is such a cruel mechanism as soon as you come in. This is a damn place where you can’t get out once you enter.
"But this master of mechanical devices is only so-so. The small holes all spray venom in the same direction. If it were me, I would add more holes and change the direction of some of them."
After Yun Fu calmly analyzed the situation, she tugged at Qi Hanzhou's clothes and pulled him aside: "Kneel down and follow me. There are too many blind spots in this mechanism."
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, with their legs bent, and passed through the mechanism smoothly.
Yun Fu took a close look at the corpses and found that Cui Lin was not among them. She slowly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
The two walked forward for about a few dozen meters, and Yun Fu suddenly stopped again.
There were corpses, more corpses than before.
To be precise, they were charred corpses.
Yun Fu pinched her lips, extinguished the torch in her hand, and took out the night pearl she had used in the mine from her backpack.
If she guessed correctly, the mechanism here should be related to "fire".
As we all know, when organic matter decays and lacks oxygen, it will produce a large amount of combustible gas, namely methane. Methane will ignite easily when it encounters open flames, and the fire is very strong.
These people simply couldn't dodge.
They were all burned alive here.
Yun Fu glanced at the charred corpses and wondered, Cui Lin should not have any open flames in his hands since he escaped all the way here?
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