Yue Guanchao turned the flashlight to the brightest, and raised his head to barely see many details on the tower. The red paint, red columns, and white walls and lattice windows had accumulated a layer of dust over thousands of years, and were no longer bright and beautiful. Even so, You can also see how majestic it was when it was first built.
He shifted his gaze to the four towers. The doorway where the city gate should have been was only covered by a few layers of hazy gauze curtains. The breeze blew from the bottom of the cliff, and the bright gauze curtains rippled slightly, making it even more strange.
Everything here does not follow common sense at all.
Song Siyuan shined her flashlight at the plaque on the tower. Although the blue lacquered gold characters were ancient seal scripts, it was not a problem in front of her. She quickly deciphered the plaque.
"Shangjing Longquan Mansion"
She murmured the name and her eyes lit up:
"Chao Wenshun once said that in order to continue to have fun with his beloved concubine, Mrs. Qionghua, after his death, Ai Yinzun rebuilt the Shangjing City in his mausoleum. I thought it was Haikou that he boasted about. Now the city tower is in front. Come to think of it. He didn't lie to us."
After finishing speaking, she shined the flashlight on the left and right city walls:
"The left and right walls are more than a thousand meters long. Such a long distance is enough to build a city, but it is still small compared to the real Shangjing City. If it is just used as a tomb city, it is enough."
After finishing speaking, she gathered several flashlights to illuminate the entire tower:
"You see, Haidong Shengguo took Tang as its teacher and put the restoration of Chang'an first when building buildings. However, the successive kings of Haidong Shengguo also knew that they were only vassal kings at the county level. In order to show respect for the Li and Tang royal families, they You have to take the first step in building.”
"Most of their city towers use double-eaves resting hills, which is one step lower than the highest-level double-eaves verandah. According to classic records, the main entrance of Shangjing City corresponds to the Danfeng Gate, and the five doors of the Danfeng Gate are specially opened at the same time. The cultivation of the four gates corresponds exactly to the situation in history."
"It's just that we can only know what's going on inside the door by going in and taking a look."
"Let's do this. I'll take the shield and hit the front station first. When we come out and make sure there's no problem, you can come in again."
The city wall has no gates. Yue Guanchao can see it clearly. There is Naihe Ghost Bridge in front of him. He cannot believe that a thief emperor like Da Yinzun really did not build a tomb gate and allowed tomb robbers to visit the tomb chamber.
Thinking of this, he took over the strong man's copper shield to guard him. It would be too risky for them to rush forward. If they encountered a hidden weapon, they would be killed or injured.
He picked up the shield and before he could fully approach the gauze curtain, Mr. Cat followed closely and stopped him:
"You might as well let me follow you, old man. If you hadn't thrown me down just now, Xiaoyou Yue, I would have gone to the Lord of Hell now. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring. I don't have any other skills. I am very proficient in the hexagram book. , it’s too dangerous to go alone, maybe my old bones can really come in handy.”
Mr. Cat said it sincerely, without any deception. If it were true, he would not be caught.
Yue Guanchao looked at the old man who was half a head shorter than him. After this incident, he found that this old man was smooth and sophisticated on the surface, but in essence he still adhered to morality and loyalty. If he was really greedy for money and unscrupulous, he would not respond to Yin Zun for killing a child. There is a reaction.
He knows the world and does not make mistakes, is smooth on the outside, and loyal on the inside. The so-called fortune telling is just his ability to stay in the world. What makes him important in the antique street should be "loyalty", which is the foundation of his life.
Since the old man was so insistent, Yue Guanchao didn't hesitate and got a copper shield for him. The two of them lifted the gauze curtain and disappeared into the city gate.
After Yue Guanchao and Mao Ye walked into the city gate, a layer of crimson gauze curtains appeared every four or five meters to block their way. After lifting five or six layers of gauze curtains, they still did not reach the city gate.
Master Cat noticed something strange, so he stopped where he was and looked at the complicated gauze curtains.
It didn't matter at this glance. When the two stopped one after another, the outline of the ancient palace maid actually began to appear on the layered gauze curtain.
This graceful palace maid stood not too far away, only a few meters away from them. She was wearing a long-sleeved dress as red as blood, with her hair in a high bun. The bright dress was swaying slightly behind the gauze curtain, and the hairpin ring could be faintly seen swaying. , ring and jingle.
Yue Guanchao stretched out his ears to listen carefully to what was going on in front of him, and he could even feel the fragrance of makeup from their bodies!
These palace maids seemed to have something sad, and their cries were sad and gentle. As the gauze curtains trembled, they gradually reached the ears. Their shadowy faces were always unclear, as if their faces were covered with a veil.
"Who are you? Why are you standing in front of us blocking our way?"
Yue Guanchao raised his dagger and asked the ancient man in front of him. No longer waiting, he suddenly opened the gauze curtain in front of the palace maid. The woman who was still in front of him suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
Before he turned around, he caught a glimpse of that familiar figure from the corner of his eye, smiling vaguely and silently.
Yue Guanchao immediately turned around and opened the gauze curtain with great speed. The result was naturally the same as before, his voice could be seen but his body was not real, like a lingering ghost haunting the two people who entered the city gate!
Could it be that the city gate has no gate because there are evil spirits guarding it?
Yue Guanchao didn't dare to make a conclusion. He looked at Mr. Cat beside him. The old man was holding the amulet tightly, and his feet were shaking when he walked. It was obvious that he had no idea about the situation in front of him.
"It's strange, if it's just a gauze curtain, why can't we feel the presence of the wind? It seems like all the cold air is blocked out."
Yue Guanchao also deeply understands what Master Mao said, and even the deeper he goes, the warmer he becomes.
