mesbooks Chapter 160 The Underground Palace
Chapter 160 The Underground Palace
Changbai Mountain, the first sacred mountain in Northeast Asia.
A vertical ecological wonder, from coniferous forests to tundra, inhabited by tigers and leopards.
In shamanic beliefs, this is a sacred mountain that connects heaven and earth.
Changbai Mountain is an extinct volcano.
The crater is the famous Changbai Mountain Tianchi.
At this moment, a boy carrying an oil-paper umbrella walks along the edge of Tianchi Lake.
He gazed at the tranquil Heavenly Lake and leaped off its edge.
The boy had no name.
He is a Buddhist, and his Dharma name is Ciyin.
Of course, one also has an identity in the secular world.
One of the five leaders of the Way of Peace, the Prince of Qilin.
Therefore, he called himself the Evil Qilin.
The evil Qilin sank deeper and deeper into the Heavenly Pool... and opened its oil-paper umbrella.
Despite being protected by an eight-foot-tall bride, he did not feel any discomfort due to the water pressure.
The evil Qilin easily swam to a gap in the inner wall of the mountain and crawled inside.
Surprisingly, there was a barrier at the gap, preventing the water from the Heavenly Pool from flowing in; only the ground became somewhat damp.
Xie Qilin folded up his oil-paper umbrella and walked down the steps.
......
The underground palace is located 35 zhang below Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain.
Bright red candlesticks were stuck in the walls here.
Something is moving at the edge of the halo.
He is a soldier.
Qing soldiers.
They stood ramrod straight.
His official hat and plume were askew, and the river and sea patterns on his court robes were covered with mold.
If you get closer, you can see their faces—flesh and skin clinging to the bones.
His eyes were empty, yet there were two points of green light.
They gripped their rusted sabers, the tips of which rested on the ground, and remained motionless.
As the evil Qilin walked by, you could hear the sound of their necks turning.
Creak...creak...like a rusty door hinge.
Several palace maids dressed in palace attire carried red lanterns and filled the candlesticks with lamp oil.
When they saw the evil Qilin, they gracefully bowed:
"Prince".
The palace maids looked somewhat numb.
They are human beings.
Some of these palace maids were bought, while others were captured.
Some were female relatives offered by followers of the Taiping Dao to the underground palace as a sign of loyalty.
They were all quite attractive.
After all, ordinary women are not qualified to serve nobles.
The evil Qilin nodded slightly to the palace maids and continued walking inside.
......
The further you go in, the wider your view becomes.
The evil Qilin walked to the entrance of a palace embedded in the mountain.
The guards on either side of the entrance were different from the soldiers at the entrance.
They were remarkably robust, each over two meters tall.
Fine green hairs grew on its face and neck.
Through the door, he could hear the seductive, tingling laughter inside, as well as the hoarse, unpleasant low chuckles.
Xie Qilin pushed open the door and went inside.
In the main seat sat a man dressed in a python robe.
The man was excessively obese, with a large physique, resembling a brown bear.
On either side of his throne stood a stylishly dressed young woman.
The girls' eyes showed fear, but they still trembled as they offered the man cherries and wine.
The evil Qilin's eyes were filled with mockery as he clasped his hands together in a Buddhist gesture.
"Prince Heng is indeed favored by the Empress, and has even won the favor of a beautiful young lady from the palace."
These two young women are the "Imperial Concubines".
For example, Wang Qinghai, a Taiping Daoist of some standing, offered his female relatives to the underground palace to demonstrate his loyalty.
At this moment, the woman sitting in a guest seat on one side of the main hall spoke:
"Hehe... Brother, Prince Heng has made great contributions by getting through to the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs, so Her Majesty has rewarded him with two young ladies."
Xie Qilin looked at the woman.
The woman was wearing a tube top and high-waisted hot pants, with a seductive look on her face, and holding a pipe in her hand.
Your portable library contains more than ten thousand volumes.
Men really like this type.
However, their first thought is definitely not to make friends, but to have some fun.
She is Princess Honey Flower, whose real name is Xie Yujiao, and she is Xie Qilin's younger sister.
Besides Xie Yujiao, Xie Qilin also has a younger brother named Xie Xiaolong.
During the incident involving the Sea Coachman, the Evil Qilin killed the Evil Little Dragon and collected his soul into the Pear Blossom Soul-Suppressing Umbrella.
Xie Yujiao gazed at Prince Heng, her beautiful eyes brimming with allure, and she covered her mouth with a coquettish laugh:
"Her Majesty and the Imperial Preceptor have gone on a journey, and now the Taiping Dao is in charge of our Prince Heng."
Prince Heng looked smug upon hearing this.
The evil Qilin walked to the other side and sat down in the guest seat:
"Enough with the nonsense, what do you want with me?"
Xie Yujiao put her two long, fair legs on the armrests of the chair.
She brought the mouthpiece of her pipe to her red lips, exhaled smoke, and glanced sideways at Xie Qilin:
"Brother, you probably don't know yet, but dusk is coming."
The evil Qilin asked in surprise:
"Dusk...in the Northeast?"
A fleeting look of surprise crossed Xie Qilin's face.
Prince Heng gripped the thigh of the beauty beside him tightly with one hand:
"So, we need to find a way to get Huanghun out of the Northeast as soon as possible, otherwise I will not be at ease."
The beauty covered her mouth, her face contorted in pain.
She looked down at her legs.
Her once fair thighs had been pinched black by Prince Heng.
But no matter how much pain she was in, she dared not make a sound.
The evil Qilin frowned.
He felt the malicious gazes directed at him.
The evil Qilin raised its head and saw Prince Heng staring intently at it.
Prince Heng wore a sly smile:
"Why don't you go and lead the twilight away?"
The evil Qilin was stunned for a moment:
"I?"
A foul black aura gradually emanated from Prince Heng, and his tone of voice became increasingly threatening.
"Your brother, that good-for-nothing, has lost three forbidden items!"
Prince Qilin, your crimes are grave!
I, the King, can easily have you, this good-for-nothing, thrown into the Imperial Clan Court on behalf of the Empress!
However, although you have not achieved anything remarkable over the years, you have certainly put in a lot of hard work.
I, the King, am willing to give you a chance.
"As long as you lure away the twilight, I will forgive and forget what happened!"
The evil Qilin understood.
Prince Heng summoned him back to the underground palace to put a pair of deadly traps on him.
He was indeed eager to make a name for himself, and he also genuinely wanted to kill himself.
Prince Heng wanted to use his own death to gain merit for him!
A cold glint flashed in Xie Qilin's eyes.
You stupid pig, have you ever thought that I dropped everything to return to the underground palace just to send you to the Yellow Springs?
He suppressed his murderous intent, raised his head, and said solemnly:
"I would do anything to serve Your Majesty, even if it means being crushed to pieces."
Prince Heng's smile widened:
"So, you agree?"
"Of course! But..."
Xie Qilin looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Prince Heng gave a disgruntled snort:
"As expected, you're afraid of death. I won't hear any excuses!"
The evil Qilin feigned hesitation and said:
"I think that coming to Northeast China at dusk might be an opportunity to achieve great things."
Prince Heng frowned:
"An opportunity?"
The evil Qilin nodded:
"A crucial part of the Taiping Plan:"
It was by using the curse of Antique Shop Zero that Twilight was completely trapped inside the antique shop.
Prince Heng nodded, waiting for Xie Qilin to continue.
The evil Qilin narrowed its eyes and said with a smile:
"If twilight is left forever in the Northeast, wouldn't our mission be complete?"
Prince Heng's pupils suddenly contracted:
"You mean... the Slaughter of Twilight?!"