Zhao Tong looked at the square object, which seemed a little dark in his eyes. It should not be its original color. In fact, many things in the palace were like this. Under the dust and dust of countless years, it was difficult to distinguish their original appearance.
He walked over and kicked it with his feet. The square object immediately fell apart and turned out to be a wooden box.
The box was broken into pieces and half-hidden, revealing something inside. This thing was also boxy, bluish-white in color, and seemed to have a hand button on it.
Zhao Tong took a look and saw that it looked like a seal. He walked over and carefully picked up the square object, but it was quite heavy. When the sun flickered, it turned out to be a blue bird jade seal.
Zhao Tong was puzzled and turned around to look at the bottom of the jade seal. He saw complicated seal characters engraved underneath. He wiped it and read it carefully, frowning.
This is actually the royal seal of Jingjue, one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. Judging from the style and shape, it should have been given by the Han Dynasty.
The Jingjue Kingdom was one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions. It was under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate of the Han Dynasty and was later annexed by the Shanshan Kingdom.
But this place is far away from the Jingjue Kingdom that perished long ago. Why does this royal seal appear here?
Zhao Tong was very sure that this ancient city in the stone forest should be one of the several governor's offices under the Western Region Protectorate in the Han Dynasty. In the long history and the war-torn era, what happened here was eventually abandoned or destroyed? People know.
As for why the royal seal of Jingjue Kingdom ended up here, it is impossible to speculate.
After turning around again, Zhao Tong didn't see anything else of value. He couldn't help but weigh the royal seal in his hand and thought to himself, could Lianaza come here for this thing? But as a Uighur princess, what’s the use of mastering the royal seal of an ancient kingdom?
At this moment, some sounds came from far outside. Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, it must be Lianaza who found this place.
After thinking for a moment, he threw the seal into the broken wooden box in the corner, then hurriedly packed it up and hid behind a broken wall.
After a while, I heard the sound of "pat, pat, pat" footsteps outside the door, and then a small white sheepskin boot stepped out like an exploratory step.
At this moment, Zhao Tong suddenly frowned, thinking to himself that he was still a little careless. He had just left traces when he was moving in the palace. There were footprints on the dusty ground in the palace. Although he tried to eliminate some before hiding, this kind of thing may be gone for thousands of years. In places where no one has been, the original state is very obvious, and it is not difficult to detect the slightest movement.
At this moment, he only hoped that the palace would be dark and Liyanaza would not pay attention to these trivial matters, and then... the dagger in his sleeves would spit out its sharp edge, and he would cut the grass and root out the roots without any hesitation!
The little white sheepskin boots stepped into the palace cautiously, and then stretched out a straight and slender leg, and then a slim figure stood at the door of the palace, but never took a step forward.
Zhao Tong's heart sank slightly. Looking at this situation, it was obvious that the other party had discovered something was wrong in the palace.
For a long time, neither of them moved, and for another moment, Liyanaza suddenly said quietly: "A man who is a dignified man, but he plans to sneak attack on a little girl, how can he be considered a hero!"
Zhao Tong's face turned dark when he heard this. He was taking risks, but he was not reckless. If he could sneak attack and assassinate someone, he would never face someone directly.
Liyanaza added: "You are also the commander, you set up a conspiracy to deceive our soldiers, and you ambush here, how can you be considered a hero."
Zhao Tong knew that he did not know his true identity, and even his words at this time were just guesses. After all, even if Lianaza knew that someone was hiding in the palace, there was no way to prove that it was him.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Liyanaza's eyes flashed and she sneered: "Since you don't dare to face the fight directly and are hiding in the dark to attack, I, the princess, will not talk to you anymore and just leave."
Zhao Tong sneered, I just won't go out. As long as you dare to come over, I will sneak attack you, how about it!
Lianaza took a step back, then slowly left the dilapidated hall, walked to the side, and gradually lost her voice.
Zhao Tong remained motionless after the wall was broken, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, at the next moment, he opened his eyes slightly and saw a black figure quickly rushing into the hall and heading straight for the corner.
The dagger in Zhao Tama's sleeves was slightly drawn out, and with a cold sword light, he drove his body towards the figure.
The black figure is very fast, but Zhao Tong's speed is also extremely fast. It is difficult for this figure to avoid this sword.
But at this moment, there was only a roar, and the dilapidated hall suddenly began to collapse. Zhao Tong felt a light under his feet, and the ground became empty.
His heart sank slightly. This was by no means a natural collapse. There was a mechanism hidden in the Western Region Governor's Mansion, and Liya Nazha actually knew about the existence of this mechanism and activated it at the critical moment. But after so many years, the mechanism should not be so smart, otherwise Why is it still collapsing?
Just...in an instant, he saw Lianaza falling from the ground just like him.
The fire folds quickly opened and flew out. With lightning and flint, Zhao Tong saw what seemed to be a secret room and dungeon below.
The Huozhezi on the opposite side also lit up, but it was a girl with green armor, her eyes were cold, looking at Zhao Tong as if she were looking at a dead person.
Zhao Tong thought, could it be that Liyanaza had a back-up plan? Sure enough, at the next moment, with the limited light, he saw a figure bounce upwards without knowing where to borrow strength, or maybe there was another mechanism.
Zhao Tong sneered in his heart, and moved the dagger in his hand continuously on the stone wall. After the force was relieved, and the body's falling posture completely eased, he exerted force on the sword again, and after holding the stone wall with his hand, his body actually bounced upwards. The speed is one point faster than the opponent.
Above, Liyanaza had already reached the collapse of the ground. She grabbed the edge with one hand and was about to go up, but unexpectedly, the sword light flashed below her. She panicked for a moment and sped up.
Below, Zhao Tao used his strength to rush forward and lifted it with his sword. He seemed to have lifted the air, but then he heard a "hissing" sound again, and saw pieces of armor and cloth like butterflies dancing and bees flying. White light suddenly appeared, straight, long, and shiny. Like jade, it disappears in a flash.
Zhao Tong stepped onto the stone wall, took a breath, and jumped out of the cave. Wherever there was Lianaza at this moment, even the king's seal of the Jingjue Kingdom in the corner was missing.
Zhao Tong looked around, then looked at the fragments of armor and cloth scattered on the ground in the cave-in, and fell into deep thought for a moment...
Half a month later, Zhao Yan led his army back to Xining Prefecture. This time Longyou's journey to the west was a great harvest.
Defeating the tribe of the Three Uighur Princesses was considered a military achievement. Taking back Jiezhan City and other military cities and setting up front defense fortifications was regarded as a military achievement.
As for the hundreds of captured war horses, this is nothing but silver. Zhao Tong spent a lot of money on his journey to the west, including the Imperial Army and Longyou soldiers and horses he brought with him. They were all rewarded, but not only did these hundreds of war horses earn When I came back, I calculated that there was still a surplus, but everyone was happy.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, winter comes slowly, the weather is cold, and heavy snow falls, like goose feathers. Within a few days, the entire plateau is shrouded in silver...
(End of chapter)
