Sakura Demon observed the expressions of Liu Yiyi and Yang Momo, and then continued: When the seven of us sisters walked into the hotel opposite the Ghost Palace, the lady at the hotel told us that two more bodies had just been carried out from the Ghost Palace. corpse. This is a pair of young lovers who had dinner at her hotel the day before; because the hotel does not allow overnight stay, it closes as soon as the sun sets. They are expedition members. After listening to the service lady’s introduction, we immediately went to the Ghost Palace to investigate. In the Ghost Palace, we found nothing. Sakura Shadow, Sakura Mai, and Sakura Dream offered to stay at the Ghost Palace that night to find out.
They asked the four of us to lie in wait for news in the hotel opposite. However, there was no movement all night. It was as if nothing happened and everything was calm. However, when the four of us walked into the Ghost Palace at dawn, we were stunned. I saw the shadow of cherry blossoms leaning against the wall of the palace, still holding a few chocolates in his hand. The body was already cold and stiff, and his eyes were leisurely, as if he was about to throw a chocolate into his mouth in the next second.
Sakura Mai was lying on the floor, still maintaining her stiff dancing posture, smiling, and looking very cute, but she could never stand up again, and she could never dance Sakura Mai again. Sakura Meng's death was even more tragic and strange. She died in a corner. Maybe she discovered something. Her left hand pointed in the direction of the temple hall, and her right hand held a pistol. She sat against the corner. Her frozen posture made people feel extremely sad. Fearful, her eyes were still as clear as water, full of infinite magic about the world. Later, the master no longer dared to order us to explore the Ghost Palace. He changed our name to Sakura Four Demons.
Didn't you hear any movement or sound coming from the Ghost Palace? Liu Yiyi asked in confusion: There must be movements and sounds to kill, so why didn't the murderer leave any clues?
I think that’s where the magic and weirdness lies. Yang Momo said without thinking: I really want to meet this mysterious ghost!
Then come with me quickly! Sakura Demon was obviously very happy and proud. She immediately led Liu Yiyi and Yang Momo deeper into the sea forest and came to the Ghost Palace. It turns out that the Ghost Palace is less than two hundred meters behind the Motieshu Smelting Factory in the hinterland of Yingzui Mountain. Standing in the square in front of the gate of Motieshu Smelting Factory, Liu Yiyi saw that to the left of the factory was the hotel that Sakura Demon had mentioned. On the right is the factory's duty police room.
Opposite the entire factory is the Ghost Palace. Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery opposite. The Ghost Palace is an antique castle-like building. Liu Yiyi first saw that the ground floor of the Ghost Palace was a row of 11 arched doors, all of the same size, with half-moon vaults. Liu Yiyi measured it with her fingers by visual inspection. Each arch was 2.4 meters high. 1.8 meters wide. They walked along the square in front of the Motieshu Smelting Factory towards the Ghost Palace.
Arriving at the square of the Ghost Palace, Liu Yiyi saw more clearly that although the castle was old, it exuded a majestic momentum. The walls of each arch on the ground floor are made of white jade, and the crescent-shaped rails on the top are made of gold frames, but they have been stolen by thieves, leaving faint traces. There are three large arches on the second floor. The middle one is the largest and concave. It is estimated that the arch is 6 meters high and 4.8 meters wide. There is an arch as tall as the arch on the ground floor embedded in the large arch. There is no door leaf, which is probably due to decay or decay due to age. Lost it. Liu Yiyi thought.
Looking at both sides of the big arch, there is a huge rocket-style column-style attic built symmetrically on one side, with small arches. It is recessed and inlaid, with a crescent-shaped transverse window above. Then there are cylindrical watchtowers protruding to both sides. The third floor has no doors or windows and is completely enclosed. There is a large arched window in the middle, a small arched window on each side; and there are three small symmetrical arched windows on both sides. There is a large arched window on the third floor of the cylindrical watchtowers on both sides. It has no window sill and is sealed. In the middle of the top floor is a pearl dome-shaped pagoda. Under the pagoda, facing the square, there is a tall archway-style screen. There are a row of nine arch holes in the middle, top and bottom of the screen. A faded lantern hangs in each arch hole at the bottom.
In addition to the round roof of the Pearl Pagoda, there are also symmetrical cylindrical watchtowers on both sides and a rocket-shaped tip watchtower on the top floor. There is also a white shining coral bead-like pointed lightning rod with a large bottom and a small top installed in the middle of the top of the Pearl Pagoda. The ancient castle is built with huge bricks and stones. In front of, to the left and right of the Pearl Pagoda are open flat-topped square-like floors. What surprised Liu Yiyi the most was the huge ironwood tree right behind the ancient castle. Its thick trunk was half the circumference of the ancient castle; the trunk was even taller than the ancient castle. The most bizarre thing is that the thick tree trunk seems to have dozens of irregular black holes. It makes people feel fantasies and fears when they see it. Liu Yiyi didn't know how those tree holes were formed.
Liu Yiyi and Yang Momo followed the Sakura Demon into the ancient castle. There are many rooms on the ground floor of the Ghost Palace, some with mottled doors, and some with only door openings left. There are office equipment or beds in each room, most of which are covered with dust. A few rooms are relatively neat and clean. Climbing to the second floor, Liu Yiyi felt a little scared. Sakura Demon also looked at it carefully and fearfully. Suddenly, the Sakura Demon screamed. Liu Yiyi and Yang Momo then looked around and saw mummies lying in some rooms on the second floor; each mummy was terrifying, with hideous faces. They climbed to the third floor in fear, where Liu Yiyi and the others were even more frightened. There were mummies everywhere in the corridors and rooms, some of which had no heads. Liu Yiyi asked Sakura Demon in confusion: Where did these headless mummies come from?
Not sure. Sakura Demon replied expressionlessly, looking indifferent.
Liu Yiyi looked at it carefully. Liu Yiyi found nothing except that the thick dust concealed the truth of what had happened. They continued to climb to the third floor. Strangely, the third floor was empty and no bodies were found. Finally, Liu Yiyi climbed to the top of the building, which was very clean. Maybe it’s the result of the wind and rain! While Liu Yiyi observed in detail, she thought to herself that it seemed impossible to solve the murder mystery of the Ghost Palace without being there. However, that is a very dangerous and terrifying thing. Liu Yiyi kept thinking about what to do.
Liu Yiyi turned her gaze to the Pearl Pagoda and looked in through the exposed window of the Pearl Pagoda. It was so dark that she could see nothing and found nothing. Looking at the attics and watchtowers on both sides, Liu Yiyi fell into deep thought and thought, could the secret be hidden there?
Liu Yiyi looked carefully and asked Sakura Demon: Have you been to the attic and watchtower?
No. Sakura Demon said: She checked the floor plan and structural diagram of the Ghost Palace. The attic and watchtower were made of wood because they were decayed and she did not want to take risks.
(End of chapter)
