As the capital of the Southern Dynasties, Shengle City has always been very tightly guarded. Especially after the death of the old Barbarian Emperor, the palace's guards were even strengthened.
However, for Lin Yan and the others, these guards were not particularly difficult to break through, and the walls of the palace were not so insurmountable.
With Fei Gan, a master in the Xiantian realm, leading the way, it was easy to avoid some guards, and the three of them headed all the way towards Tai Chi Palace.
Tai Chi Palace, the last residence of the old Man Emperor, is a must-visit place if you want to find out some clues.
"We're here!" Fei Gan stopped. Below him was a group of patrolling guards patrolling outside the palace.
Lin Yan and Ming Ya followed closely and nodded slightly. With their strength, if they don't want these ordinary guards to notice, then they won't be able to notice it anyway.
"Do you want to knock them out?" Lin Yan asked tentatively.
"Let's forget it!" Fei Gan shook his head. One more thing is worse than one less thing. If these guards are knocked unconscious rashly, once other guards find out, trouble will arise.
Lin Yan understood. The three of them saw the opportunity and quietly slipped into the Tai Chi Palace.
The original splendor inside has not changed. After all, it was once the residence of the emperor, but now it has become a lot more desolate. The original owner has quietly gone away.
The three of them explored the palace carefully, but found nothing useful. Even the beds had been replaced and the palace had been cleaned.
"It's strange, how can I not find any traces?" Lin Yan was puzzled. As the saying goes, "when something goes wrong, there must be a monster." Even if it was the former palace of the Barbarian Emperor, it couldn't be cleaned spotlessly, right?
Unless someone wants to cover up something and deliberately covers up the traces here!
The more Lin Yan thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible, because normally the traces of a person's life could not be completely erased. If not a trace could be found, it was someone's deliberate act.
An ancient saying goes: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish!" If a place is too clean, it means it is not naturally formed.
The residence of the old barbarian emperor has been deliberately changed, so who this person is will be limited to a very small range, most likely a member of the royal family.
After the old Man Emperor, the second prince Yangguang is about to inherit the throne, and he is the most suspicious.
"What should I do? I can't find any trace of my father!" Ming Ya said anxiously.
"Why don't you go to the Palace of Eternal Life and have a look? Your Majesty's body may be there." Fei Gan pondered for a moment and said.
The Hall of Eternal Life is where the remains are temporarily stored in the palace. But not everyone is qualified to enter it. Most of the guards, maids, etc. will be given a thin coffin after death. Those with more humble status may even be directly wrapped in straw mats and thrown into mass graves. , until the wild wolf picked up the body.
Those who can enter the Hall of Eternal Life after death are members of the royal family, where they can enjoy worship and incense in the hope of attaining enlightenment and ascending to the throne and enjoying the blessings of immortality.
It's just a matter of opinion whether you will live forever or not. Maybe you really attain enlightenment and ascend, or maybe you just disappear into ashes, ashes return to ashes, and dust returns to dust!
The three of them walked carefully through the palace, and soon arrived at the Palace of Eternal Life.
There are many guards in the palace, but this is not the point. Moreover, there are many masters in the palace. Their whereabouts can be hidden from most people, but it is difficult to hide from the real masters.
There are masters in the palace who are equal to or even surpass Fei Gan in strength, so they need to be extra careful to avoid hitting the muzzle of the gun.
The Hall of Eternal Life is tight on the outside and loose on the inside. Somehow, it seems that no one wants to approach the Hall of Eternal Life, including these patrolling guards.
The more this happens, the more it means that some people have evil intentions in their hearts, and the more they need to explore.
Once here, sneaking was not that easy. Fei Gan lit a "soul-inducing incense" and inserted it directly outside the hall.
The fragrance gradually dissipated with the help of the wind, and soon it enveloped the surrounding area. The guards seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit, and moved towards the direction of the fragrance in a daze.
"Quickly! The incense lasts only a short time. Once it burns out, these soldiers will react." Fei Qian said.
After saying that, he took the lead and headed towards the Hall of Eternal Life, followed closely by Lin Yan and Ming Ya.
As soon as you enter the main hall, the rich smell of incense and candles hits your face. There is constant incense and white candles everywhere. It looks a bit mysterious and gloomy at night.
Ming Ya saw the coffin in the center at a glance, and immediately choked up. Needless to think, who else was here besides the old Man Emperor?
Taking three steps and two at a time, Mingya hurried forward, knelt down in front of the coffin, kowtowed directly, and her tears fell down like broken beads.
Lin Yan looked towards the stage and saw that the tablet was empty, with nothing written on it, for some reason.
However, according to common sense, the person here could only be the Barbarian Emperor himself. According to etiquette, Lin Yan should also perform the courtesy of a junior.
In this case, Lin Yan walked to Ming Ya, knelt down, and kowtowed.
Mingya's eyes were filled with tears and she said, "Xiao Yanzi, you..."
Lin Yan practices the art of swords and is not afraid of gods, Buddhas, heaven and earth. Even if the true god is in front of him, he dares to draw his sword towards him.
But for the old Man Emperor, he respected his martial arts skills and regretted his sudden death. Of course, the most important thing was that he was Mingya's father.
Lin Yan shook his head at Mingya, indicating that it was okay, and said: "Xiaoya, I have never been able to see my uncle in my life, so now I have to be polite!"
After the two of them saluted, Fei Qian stepped forward and said, "Princess, I'm afraid we have to open the coffin to check whether or not your Majesty is inside."
Mingya looked troubled when she heard this. After all, it involved her father. Opening the coffin would mean great disrespect for the deceased.
But she also understood Fei Gan's thoughts. Now the old Man Emperor passed away at an extremely unexpected time, and then the eldest prince disappeared for no apparent reason. The second prince Yang Guang was about to succeed to the throne in the near future. The whole thing was full of weirdness. And strange.
Coupled with the current blank tablet, although it stands to reason that besides the old Man Emperor, it is impossible for anyone else to be lying in the coffin, it still needs to be verified again.
Of course, opening the coffin is not the purpose. The main purpose is to find out the truth.
If it is really the old Barbarian Emperor inside, but he did not pass away due to illness as so-called, then the general ledger will have to be calculated at that time!
Fei Gan's eyes narrowed slightly, emitting a cold light. He always felt that things were not so simple.
Just do what you say. Now is the time to obey authority when things are urgent. This is not the time to be fickle.
"Father, I'm disturbing your rest!" Ming Ya said.
"Your Majesty, I'm being rude!" Fei Gan said and pushed hard. With the sound of "squeaking", the coffin board was being pushed away little by little.
As the true face was revealed, Mingya's eyes couldn't help but become moist again. Lying inside the coffin was her father, the former ruler of the Southern Dynasties.
The old Man Emperor lay there quietly, as if asleep, and Ming Ya even felt that he might not really leave.
In fact, according to strict funeral customs, "coffin" is just a popular name, and it should really be called "coffin". The inside is a coffin and the outside is a coffin. Now there is only a coffin. The coffin should not be sealed until the actual burial.
Fei Qian checked carefully, but found nothing strange, and he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, thinking: "Am I really overthinking?"
His eyes swept over the old Barbarian Emperor's body, and suddenly stopped at the neck. There seemed to be something unnatural there.
Fei Qian didn't care about the offence, and directly stretched out his hand, gently slid it over the old Barbarian Emperor's neck, then put his hand in front of his eyes and took a closer look, and found something strange.
His hands were already stained with a layer of white dust. After careful examination, Fei Qian recognized what it was.
"It's the handiwork of the undertaker." Fei Qian thought to himself.
This is not surprising. The deceased cannot all be so peaceful. After all, only a small number of people die of a normal life. In most cases, the embalmer needs to use superb techniques to depict the appearance of the deceased.
This not only allows the deceased to die with dignity, but also provides comfort to the living relatives.
However, the current embalming master's technique appears on the old Manhuang, but it seems to be trying to cover up something.
As the white traces were wiped away, a red mark appeared on the old Barbarian Emperor's neck, which seemed to be a strangulation mark.
"Sure enough, there is something wrong!" Fei Qian had already verified his suspicion at this time, and the red mark was the evidence. If there was no external force, how could a normal person have such marks? It couldn't have been done by him when he was free, right?
Then, Fei Gan began a more detailed inspection, and then directly opened the old barbarian emperor's clothes after searching around.
What he saw made Defeiqian's eyes split with rage. At this moment, he could clearly see that there were two knife marks on the old Man Emperor's chest, which were deep enough to show the bones. Thinking of this, these were the real fatal wounds!
"Bastard!" Fei Gan cursed, clenching his fists involuntarily.
He had followed the old Man Emperor for a long time, and others only regarded him as the Barbarian Emperor of the Southern Dynasties and a high-ranking Majesty. But to Fei Gan, the Old Man Emperor was the old master he had been serving.
Now I see that the death of the old Man Emperor turned out to be so miserable. The so-called peace is just an illusion created by others in order to bury the truth forever.
"Father!" Ming Ya burst into tears. She never imagined that this time he would be separated from heaven and man forever. What she never expected was that the old barbarian emperor was really killed.
After stabbing him several times, he was strangled alive. In the end, it is not known whether he died of excessive blood loss, suffocation, or both.
"What a cruel heart!" Mingya's eyes were red. Now all the fingers were pointed at the second prince Yangguang, not only because he had this strength, but also because he was the biggest and most direct beneficiary.
"Is the temptation of power really that great?"
No one answered this question, but the footsteps outside the palace are approaching, and danger is approaching...
