Xu Qian trapped the important officials in the palace, and soon rumors began to spread throughout the capital. The wives or husbands of those officials blocked the palace gates, demanding an explanation from the prime minister.
Xu Qian had already left the palace to investigate the officials.
He sent his men to investigate the ministers, while he himself went to the secret chamber, intending to spend a lot of money to buy information about the court.
The Dark Pavilion is an information exchange that existed in the previous dynasty. It is full of experts and its branches are spread all over the world. No one knows who the leader of the Dark Pavilion is, and the Dark Pavilion is not under the jurisdiction of any country.
Someone once tried to target the hidden chamber, but when he arrived at the familiar location, he couldn't even see where it was, even though passersby could see it. So, based on the passersby's directions, he resorted to the most primitive and barbaric method—throwing grenades to blow up the hidden chamber.
The man couldn't see what was happening, so he hurriedly asked a passerby, but what he got was that from the passerby's perspective, the Dark Pavilion seemed to have a protective shield and was completely unharmed. Then even the passerby couldn't see where the Dark Pavilion was anymore.
Just as that person, not believing in evil, threw dozens more grenades, not only was the Dark Pavilion unaffected, but even the buildings around it remained completely unaffected. However, more and more onlookers, who loved watching the spectacle, could no longer see the location of the Dark Pavilion.
This matter spread far and wide, so people began to call the Dark Pavilion a product of the outer world, and some even speculated that it might have been built by immortals.
As time went by, the Dark Pavilion was gradually deified.
The transactions in the Dark Pavilion have their unique characteristics. If it is a transaction involving ordinary information, it can be obtained for a thousand gold coins. If it is a transaction involving extremely important secrets, then it depends on fate. Those who can enter the inner hall can obtain the secrets. Conversely, those who are refused entry by the inner hall will not have the chance to obtain the secrets.
Unexpectedly, the information he sought about the imperial court was an extremely important secret, and it depended on fate to find out.
"Prime Minister, would you like to give it a try? Although only four people have successfully entered the inner hall since the Dark Pavilion was established," a guard in the outer hall asked.
This was his first time visiting this mysterious Dark Pavilion, but he was not surprised that this person knew his identity, because this place was said to have stood for hundreds of years, but the guards inside had never changed, and even their appearances had never changed.
He decided to give it a try, even if he didn't succeed, he wouldn't lose anything. Led by the guards of the outer hall, he arrived at the entrance of the inner hall. The guards escorted him and then turned and left.
He was alone in this secluded place.
He tentatively pushed open the door, and as he expected, it wouldn't open. It seemed he had no chance of entering the inner palace.
Just as he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened.
He looked into the doorway and saw only darkness. Just as he was feeling somewhat incredulous, he saw his body rise into the air and be sucked into the hall by a strange suction force.
After he had fully entered the hall, the door closed automatically.
What Xu Qian didn't know was that after he entered the inner hall, the guards in the outer hall didn't see him come out for a long time. They went to the entrance of the inner hall to check and confirmed that he had indeed entered the inner hall. They quickly informed their sect leader about this.
Xu Qian stood in the pitch-black inner hall, surrounded by no light. He tried to walk forward, but he couldn't even lift his legs; only his head could move.
This place is very strange. First, it sucked him into the hall, and then it froze him in place, without making a sound in between. Could it really be built by the gods?
Suddenly, a beam of light shone down on his face. He looked up and found that there was nothing there, no rooftops, no people, nothing at all. The light seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
He thought of the 'deity' who had given him the task, and tried to speak but found himself unable to utter a word.
Just when he was at his wit's end, the beam of light split into many shapes, which shone on the ground and formed a line of words.
He quickly turned his gaze to the ground and found that he could only make out two words; the remaining words were blurry and he couldn't see them at all.
But those two words also shocked him. His first reaction was disbelief, and he couldn't speak even when he wanted to ask.
After confirming that he had seen the words, the mysterious force gently pushed him out of the door and then closed it. The entire inner sanctuary vanished before his eyes.
The guards waiting for him in the outer palace, seeing his surprise, explained to him:
"The inner sanctum disappears after answering the questions of those destined to enter, and only reappears when someone else wishes to challenge it again. I didn't expect that Your Excellency would be the fifth person to enter the inner sanctum. I wonder if Your Excellency received the answers that satisfied you?"
Xu Qian realized he could move again and quickly asked the outer palace guard, "Is this answer accurate? Also, why can I only see two of the characters? I can't see the rest at all."
The guards in the outer palace led him out, saying, "Your Excellency, please rest assured that our Dark Pavilion's intelligence is absolutely infallible. As for why we can only see part of the intelligence, we don't know. Perhaps it's because we lack the right opportunity. Your Excellency could invite a few more people to try, and maybe then we can see the complete content."
Xu Qian was escorted to the entrance of the Dark Pavilion. Although his question was answered, he did not seem happy. The person who was watching him from the shadows noted his reaction and then quickly headed towards the East Street of the Inner City.
East Street, a certain mansion.
Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the person on the main seat seemed to sigh: "Unable to enter the inner palace? Well... that's fine too."
Xu Qian was completely unaware that someone was monitoring him. After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell Chen Xiao the information and let her make a decision.
So he brought a large group of people to Guangling.
After hearing Xu Qian's description, everyone was somewhat surprised that Xu Qian was the destined person of the Dark Pavilion, but Xu Qian never mentioned what the answer given by the inner hall was.
Since it concerned the night court, everyone was quite anxious, but they dared not overstep their bounds unless the emperor spoke.
Chen Xiao naturally knew they were anxious, but Xu Qian hadn't said anything, which meant that this person must be an important official or someone he knew well.
She looked at Xu Qian and gestured to him with her eyes. Xu Qian naturally understood that Chen Xiao had some guesses and was asking him if she could tell him.
However, he still had reservations about the Li family army, which he was not familiar with, so he shook his head and said that he had not seen the specific content and that perhaps a few more people would need to go to the Dark Pavilion to try.
Chen Xiao was also curious about who Xu Qian knew, especially since Chu Yanxi seemed completely unaware of it. So, she tried to contact Xi Xi in her mind, "System baby~ Are you there?"
Xi Xi was quietly reading a novel called "The History of Chi Kingdom" when she was suddenly startled by Chen Xiao's disgusting shout. A sense of foreboding washed over her. "What are you going to do!?"
Chen Xiao continued to amplify this feeling of disgust: "Our lovely system baby~ Can you tell me about the Dark Pavilion~?"
To be honest, Xi Xi has never experienced a host like this before. Among her five hosts, Chen Xiao is the strangest, most fickle, and most unpredictable. However, Xi Xi happens to really like this kind of eccentric host.
Xi Xi was preparing to tell Chen Xiao what she could say, but she couldn't even open her mouth this time. She tried several times, but failed each time. She was puzzled by this and began to check the equipment in the space.
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