Bai Xiaobai sat on the train, took out the small blanket he bought in advance from his bracelet, and prepared to have a good sleep on the train.
When buying the ticket, Bai Xiaobai knew exactly where he was transported.
The boundary of the Yixiu Dynasty is centered on the capital, facing south, a small town next to the inland desert very close to the border, Brown Tu.
There is a train station here, but it is a one-way line shared by all surrounding towns. This means that Bai Xiaobai must first ride on this one-way line to the terminal station, which is in Lookout Point, a large town just west of the capital. That is Fu Sinuan's hometown, and then take a direct train from there to the capital. After arriving in the capital, change trains and take a direct train from the capital to Miracle Academy.
Finally, he returned to school, which was full of twists and turns. Bai Xiaobai had to ride the train slowly for four days and three nights before arriving in the capital, and another day on the train from the capital to the college.
The long journey was tiring, so Bai Xiaobai decided to take a nap first.
—Yan Empire, Imperial City, Luoyang—
The Yan Empire is a country whose origins no one can clearly tell except for the Royal Library which has a clear history.
The Yan Empire is centered on Luoyang City, surrounded by three large towns that control the economic lifeline, and further outward are scattered small and large towns.
At this time, in Luoyang City, there was a sacrificial place under the palace in the middle.
That is, unknown to outsiders, this underground palace in the palace is only accessible to certain people.
It has an officially certified name - Kamizuka.
In a secret room here, Emperor Taihao was in self-isolation, making final preparations for the succession ceremony in a month.
The secret room was very dark, with only an oil lamp providing faint light. It could be seen that this was an empty cave.
There was only a low table among them. One side of the table was piled with writing papers, ancient bamboo slips, and modern books. Then there was the weak oil lamp in the other corner.
The light from the oil lamp was not enough for people to read, but Di Taihao still held a book and leaned against the rock wall motionless. He was reading the book with his eyes closed.
He was reading a book with his spiritual consciousness.
At this time, the door of the secret room was opened from the outside. After a person came in, the door was closed again.
Di Taihao didn't even look at the person, he already nodded to him and said hello, "Tai Zhi."
"Well, brother, I haven't seen you for two days." The person who came was none other than Taichi.
When he walked to the low table, he didn't mind the dirt on the floor and sat down directly on the floor. He put one hand on the edge of the table, looked around at the surrounding environment, licked his lips twice, and shook his head.
"Brother, I thought this was the last and most important ceremony before the emperor's succession ceremony. It was so grand. I didn't expect it to be a small dark room. You have to read so many books in such a dark place. If I had known I wouldn't have arrested you. Well, it would be better for you to stay at school for a few more days than here."
This was Taichi's sincere complaint. Unexpectedly, Di Taihao was sent here before his injuries were completely healed when he came back. Although people were not prohibited from visiting, Di Taihao was prohibited from going out before the succession ceremony.
By the way, the people who followed Di Taihao to succeed the heads of each hall, namely Sheng Yao, Song Yu, and Qin Shilei, were also scattered and imprisoned in the secret rooms of this underground palace.
On the other hand, Taichi, who was about to ascend the throne and become the emperor, was taken to various places by the old emperor to inspect. Even before he took office, most of the affairs were already handed over to Taichi.
Tai Chi was like a top, spinning at high speed. If he hadn't gotten the news about that person, he wouldn't have thought of sneaking in to find his brother, and he wouldn't have known that his brother's preparation life was completely different from his.
"It's pretty good here." Di Taihao slowly opened his eyes as he listened to Taizhi's complaints, all calm and restrained.
Seeing the flash of surprise in Tai Zhi's eyes, he felt that his original naive brother was changing. It could be said that he was growing up rapidly, but he felt strange at the same time.
So Tai Chi shouted unconsciously: "Brother!" He was subconsciously trying to save something.
"What's wrong?" Di Taihao turned to look at him. This was his younger brother. The corners of his eyes were slightly drooped and he looked a little lazy. This was an expression that the previous Di Taihao did not have.
"It's okay." Tai Chi came back to his senses, no longer surprised, and resumed his cynical look. "Brother, I got news about Bai Xiaobai, she is okay."
"Yeah" Di Taihao said that he was listening.
"The news came from the Yixiu Dynasty, a small town called Browntu. Bai Xiaobai used the rights of senior Mo Jing to check into the Xinghu Hotel there. He checked in the night before yesterday." Taizhi saw that his brother was not impressed. I'm interested, so I want to say more.
"Yeah" Di Taihao replied again, indicating that he was still listening. Di Taihao also spoke in this tone in the past, but only now it made Taizhi feel strange, because there was nothing on his face or eyes anymore. express any emotion.
Tai Zhi said more without giving up: "I just asked people to investigate a little bit more along this line. Do you want to hear it?"
"I want to" Di Taihao said, his expression still unchanged.
Tai Zhi gave up a little in his heart. He didn't know why his brother had changed after not seeing him for a few days. Was it because the environment here was too depressing?
"She accepted a mercenary mission before staying at the Xinghu Hotel and went to explore a small gap. I heard that she almost died there, but in the end she was fished out without any danger."
"Yes, I understand." Di Taihao nodded.
"One more thing," Tai Zhi said, "The little doll Su Zili who followed Bai Xiaobai was dead. The owner of the shop saw Bai Xiaobai carrying her into the hotel. She was already an empty shell at that time. Check here. Don’t know what happened”
"Yes." Di Taihao said that he had received the information.
Tai Chi looked at his brother who could really be said to have a dead face. He couldn't stand it anymore and stood up.
"I brought the news, brother, you can continue to lock up the dark room." After saying that, he left angrily and powerlessly.
With the help of his spiritual consciousness, he could still hear the angry footsteps walking farther and farther outside the secret room.
Di Taihao slowly changed his movements, supporting his bent knees with his right elbow, and supporting his head with his hand. He picked up a book with his left hand and placed it in front of him. The dim light could not illuminate the words on the book at all.
But Di Taihao made the same gesture that we usually do while lounging on the sofa reading a book, then lowered his head, closed his eyes, and continued reading.
You are reading with your spiritual consciousness, but you must pretend to be reading with your eyes, as if you are adhering to the final sense of ritual.
Suddenly, two drops of water dropped on the book.
The emotions accumulated over the past few days, no matter how suppressed, will burst out in silence.
Tears kept pouring out of Di Taihao's closed eyes. He was quiet without sobbing. He was still reading.
Tai Zhi's question just now: What's the point of reading in a small dark room? In fact, Di Taihao could answer with a few more words.
"It's nice here. It makes me feel like I'm still me."
