After Chi Di left, the Bibo Palace was completely silent. The lady and more than a dozen palace maids stood on both sides of the hall with their heads bowed. No one spoke, and no one dared to speak.
The ten contestants, including Tang Lie, all had solemn expressions. They all knew that the Wuyou Palace Master behind the bead curtain was the master of their lives, and her will could determine their life or death.
"Ms. Yuan, I have already told Dai Yin not to continue this nonsense. Why does she still do this?"
The **** said respectfully: "Palace Master, the reason why Her Majesty the Queen did this is out of sisterly affection. You must not let her down..."
Shui Zhirou interrupted Yuan Niang's words coldly: "Min'er, send them all to Beihai."
As soon as these words came out, the players suddenly became confused. Some people were so scared that they collapsed on the ground, and some people almost lost control of their emotions. The guy who was beaten by Tang Lie just now roared and rushed towards the bead curtain: "Shui Zhirou, you This perverted woman, we have never offended you, why do you insist on putting us to death and then hurry up,"
Before he could get close to the bead curtain, an emerald green figure flew out and stepped on his chest. The kid screamed and flew backwards, just in time to hit Tang Lie.
Tang Lie grabbed him by the collar, spun him in the air, took away the strength from his body, and threw him on the ground. After what happened, the kid was so frightened that he was trembling all over and couldn't even say a word. .
Tang Lie looked forward and saw a blue-haired and white-skinned palace maid in green looking at him coldly, her lips parted and she said, "You are so brave."
Tang Lie secretly thought: "Not only is the master unruly and vicious, but his subordinates are also so arrogant and domineering." Tang Lie smiled and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just a commoner. How can I dare to fight against the royal family?"
Min'er snorted coldly and signaled the palace maid to take the contestants out.
However, Tang Lie walked slowly towards the bead curtain. Min'er's beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her beautiful ice-blue eyes were fixed on Tang Lie. As long as Tang Lie dared to step forward again, she would take action without hesitation.
Tang Lie suddenly stopped and sighed: "It seems that the most serious illness of the Palace Master is not physical, but psychological."
"Bold," Min'er scolded sharply.
Tang Lie smiled and said: "Because of my physical illness, I feel inferior, and then I close myself off, and regard other people's kindness to me as an insult and a kind of contempt. Palace Master Wuyou, I don't think this title is right." It’s not suitable for you, you should be called the Palace Master of Inferiority,”
Min'er shouted angrily and swung her palm to attack Tang Lie, but Tang Lie grabbed his wrist. Tang Lie smiled and said, "I never hit women."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Niang hurriedly led the palace maids to surround Tang Lie.
Tang Lie sighed and let go of Min'er, turned around and walked out of the palace door: "Since I'm not welcome here, I'd better leave." In fact, he was just pretending. After entering the Crystal Palace, if he wanted to leave, he would not be able to do so. so easy.
As he expected, Yuan Niang and her gang of palace maids surrounded him.
Min'er said angrily: "Take him away from me and stuff the eyes of Beihai."
Shui Zhirou's cold voice came from behind the bead curtain: "Keep him here and bring him to Wuyou Palace to see me."
Min'er opened her eyes wide in surprise, but Yuan Niang showed a look of surprise. She did not misjudge this young man. As soon as she saw him, she felt that he had an outstanding temperament. Later, through her relationship with Chi Di, After fighting against each other, I realized that he was very powerful in martial arts. The response just now showed his outstanding wisdom. Since the selection, this young man is the best one. No wonder the Lord of Wuyou Palace also suddenly changed his mind. Let him be the first man to enter Sanssouci Palace.
Sansouci Palace is located to the northwest of the Crystal Palace. To go from Bibo Palace to Sansouci Palace, you first have to pass through a long ice corridor. Tang Lie made a rough estimate and found that the temperature in the corridor is about minus ten degrees, and as the stairs go down, The temperature was still dropping. Tang Lie's thin cotton warrior uniform had already burst into pieces during the duel with Chi Di. It was difficult for his body alone to withstand the severe cold. He quietly used the energy in his body to form invisible armor around his body. to resist the cold.
Tang Lie looked at the surrounding environment and thought to himself: "What kind of palace is this Wuyou Palace? It's clearly a tomb." Although the map Xu Yanniang gave him was detailed, there was nothing about Wuyou Palace. All he had to do was wait for him. Explored on my own.
Min'er was extremely hostile to Tang Lie because of what happened just now. She came to the Wushou Palace and brought a pair of crystal shackles to cuff Tang Lie's hands.
Tang Lie said in astonishment: "Is this how you treat guests?"
Min'er said plausibly: "This is a necessary measure to prevent you from harming the palace master."
Tang Lie smiled and said, "Aren't you worried that I will retaliate against you in the future?"
Min'er's eyes widened and she said, "You're just afraid you won't have that chance."
Tang Lie chuckled and said: "If Palace Master Wuyou is willing to marry me, I will be the husband of Palace Master and your future male master."
"Bah, you are so beautiful. The palace master will never fall in love with such a shameless guy like you. You should think carefully about how to die."
Sanssouci Palace is an ice palace made of black ice. The temperature in the entire building is extremely low, and the light is not as good as other places in the Crystal Palace. Walking into it makes people feel cold and depressing.
Min'er and two other palace maids escorted Tang Lie into the palace, and after crossing the palace gate, there was a screen made of ice in front of them. On it was engraved in seal script: "Jian Jia is green, white dew is frost. The so-called beauty is on the side of the water. Follow it, the road is blocked and long, swim back and follow it, wander in the middle of the water, the bamboo poles are miserable, and the white dew is still there, the so-called Yiren, on the water's bank, follow it, follow it, the road is blocked and get up, swim back and follow it, Wan is in the water, picking japan, and the white dew has not stopped. The so-called Yiren is in the stream of water, and I follow it back. The road is blocked and to the right. I swim back and follow it, and I am in the water.'
Tang Lie stared at this screen and stayed where he was for a moment. This is the "Jian Jia" chapter in the Book of Songs. How could it appear in this other world? Could it be... He suddenly thought of Kong Lingchui and Mo Guyuan. Could it be that this Wuyou Palace Master is actually related to them, otherwise how could this poem be engraved here?
Min'er said angrily: "What are you looking at? Do you understand? Let's go quickly."
Tang Lie laughed loudly and said, "How do you know I can't understand?"
Min'er asked curiously: "Tell me, what does it say?"
Tang Lie said: "This is a beautiful love song. It uses the scenery by the river to express one's state of mind. The longing for the beautiful woman is elusive, but it is full of infinite affection..."
Min'er fell silent, and at the same time, a surprised sound of "Hey," came from behind the black ice sculpture screen in the distance.
A smile appeared on the corner of Tang Lie's lips. If he guessed correctly, Shui Zhirou must be observing his every move in the dark, and couldn't help but have a strong interest in this mysterious palace master.
Behind the carved screen, the cold voice whispered: "You have seen it before, do you know its origin?"
Tang Lie nodded, he smiled and said: "This poem is very old, it seems to be from [The Book of Songs? Guofeng? Qin Feng],"
After carving the screen, he let out another exclamation.
Tang Lie knew that he had successfully attracted Shui Zhirou's attention. He stepped forward and said, "Someone once adapted it into a love song. Do you want to listen?"
"Um,"
Tang Lie deliberately showed off, cleared his throat and sang the theme song of Qiong Yao's "On the Water Side": "The green grass is green, the white mist is vast, there is a beautiful woman, on the water side, I am willing to go upstream and nestle beside her ..." This song, originally sung by Teresa Teng, was performed by Tang Lie's rich and magnetic voice, making it even more affectionate and moving.
The three palace maids, including Min'er, stared blankly at Tang Lie's deep and charming eyes, and were all deeply attracted by his singing.
A long time after Tang Lie finished singing, there was still silence all around. These girls were still immersed in the atmosphere created by Tang Lie's singing. Tang Lie was secretly proud, it seemed that his singing had been recognized by everyone.
Min'er and the others led Tang Lie through the ice screen, came to the carved screen on the east side of the palace, and signaled Tang Lie to kneel down.
Shui Zhirou's voice returned to its usual coldness: "Please step aside. I have a few words to ask him alone."
Min'er looked at Tang Lie warily: "Palace Master..."
Shui Zhirou snorted coldly, but Min'er didn't dare to persuade her any more, so she could only glare at Tang Lie before retreating with the two palace maids.
Tang Lie shouted: "Hey, open my handcuffs,"
Min'er ignored his shouts and led the people out of Sansouci Palace in the blink of an eye.
Tang Lie looked at the direction of the carved screen uneasily and thought to himself: "Did I perform too well just now to make Shui Zhirou's spring heart pierce her heart? If she really fell in love with me, wouldn't it be a big trouble?" Thinking of this I secretly regretted it in my heart. As the saying goes, too much is too much, why was I so impulsive?
When I was feeling annoyed, I heard Shuizhi Judo: "Do you know why I called you here alone?"
Tang Lie answered quite cleverly: "The common people had already understood Her Majesty the Queen's intention in quite detail before coming here."
Shui Zhirou said coldly: "You don't have to beat around the bush in front of me. My calling you here has nothing to do with the mission the Queen has given you."
Tang Lie pretended to be confused and asked: "Palace Master, can you make it more clear?"
"When you had a sword duel with General Chi Di, you used Mozi's sword technique."
The shock in Tang Lie's heart is really hard to describe in words. Combined with the poem he just saw on the screen, he feels that Shui Zhirou's identity is mysterious, and maybe she is inextricably linked to the Mo clan. It would be better to be honest in front of others. Tang Lie thought about this and finally nodded and said: "Not bad."
Shui Zhirou said softly, "Oh," "No wonder you can read the poetry on the ice screen."
Tang Lie whispered: "Who carved this poem for the palace master?"
Shui Zhirou was silent for a long time and then said: "This screen was left to me by my mother-in-law... but she has passed away many years ago..."
Tang Lie said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask these questions,"
Shui Zhirou suddenly said: "Come in,"
When Tang Lie heard her invitation, his heart was pounding. Could it be that Shui Zhirou really took a fancy to him and decided to use him as a medicine guide? Oh my God, such a ridiculous thing happened to him.
Tang Lie walked slowly behind the carved screen, but saw a pitiful and thin girl sitting in a wheelchair under the weak light of the crystal lamp in front of him. She was wearing a black mink fur, which made her skin look like snow and lost its luster. Her long black hair was combed very neatly, hanging down on her thin shoulders. Her beautiful eyes were full of resentment, and her eyes were as sad as mist. Her lips were extremely beautiful, but they had long lost their color.
Tang Lie's heart couldn't help but tremble. It was really pitiful for such a young girl to be plagued by illness. What surprised him was that this girl looked exactly like a typical Chinese girl, without any characteristics of a Hai tribe woman. This confirmed the speculation that she was related to the Mo family.
Shui Zhirou said calmly: "I have been paralyzed for many years and cannot stand up to greet you. You can find a seat and sit down by yourself."
Tang Lie looked around and saw that there was only a crystal stone pier next to the wheelchair. He followed Shui Zhirou's instructions and sat on the stone pier. At this time, his eyesight gradually adapted to the dim environment and he saw countless poems engraved on the surrounding walls. , many of which are well known to him.
Shui Zhirou said softly: "The poems above are all taken from the Book of Songs. I wrote them down by myself when I was bored. I thought no one in this life would be able to understand the poems above."
Tang Lie was slightly startled. He suddenly remembered the mysterious great sage when he first rescued Xuan Bo. She was also able to identify the origin of his swordsmanship, and wondered what kind of relationship he had with Shui Zhirou.
Shui Zhirou shook the wheelchair with her right arm, and the wheelchair moved forward. Tang Lie hurriedly followed her and came to a relief on the west side of the room. He saw that the relief was engraved with a landscape painting, and there were men and women farming. The weaving scene belongs to traditional Chinese techniques in terms of composition and pattern.
Shui Zhi Judo: "This relief was left by my mother and concubine. I have never seen its origin. Can you tell me?"
Tang Lie shook his head silently. The hope in Shui Zhi's beautiful eyes suddenly disappeared. Tang Lie suddenly felt that he couldn't bear it. For this weak girl, destroying every hope of hers was an extremely cruel thing. Tang Lie Lie whispered: "I know two seniors, maybe they can recognize the meaning of this relief,"
Shui Zhirou looked at Tang Lie with some confusion: "You are not a descendant of the Mo family,"
Tang Lie shook his head.
"Then why do you know Mozi's swordsmanship?" Shui Zhirou's beautiful eyes were full of hostility.
Tang Lie said frankly: "The great master of the Mo family once accepted me as his disciple. I learned the Mozi swordsmanship from my master."
"Nonsense, Mozi's swordsmanship was never taught to outsiders,"
I wish all book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival,
