Ma Xiaoyao opened the kraft paper and saw that it was densely written with words.
"This is... tadpole essay..." Hu Yandong's eyes narrowed.
Ouyang Zilan tilted her head and glanced: "This kind of writing is so difficult. I don't know anyone... The senior who invented this kind of writing is really amazing."
"Senior Hu Yan, can you help me translate it?" Ma Xiaoyao handed the brown paper to Hu Yandong. Among the four, only Hu Yandong had studied tadpole literature.
Hu Yandong nodded: "I'll try my best." Hu Yandong stared at the kraft paper for a long time, and finally nodded tiredly: "These words were left by the senior who built the palace."
"Is it him?" Ma Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows: "What do these words record?"
"It mainly records the life story of this senior." Hu Yandong said slowly: "This senior is called Shengli, and he is a figure from ancient times..."
"Saint Power? This name sounds a bit extraordinary."
"To be able to build a thirty-three-story palace in the Black Swamp is definitely not an ordinary person."
"Don't mess up, let Senior Huyan continue talking."
…
After Ouyang Zilan and others all closed their mouths, Hu Yandong continued: "Senior Shengli had few opponents in the world in his early years and was known as the most capable person in the world. In his later years, he was tired of the world and moved to the mountains and forests.
He lived a secluded life, and then accidentally discovered the Black Swamp. Senior Shengli was proficient in Feng Shui. He could tell at a glance that the Black Swamp was a place where dragons flourished. If the body was buried here after death, the descendants would definitely be prosperous.
For tens of thousands of years, Senior Shengli spent a huge amount of money to build a thirty-three-story palace in the heart of the Black Swamp. In ancient times, the number thirty-three had special meaning. It is said that there are thirty-three floors in heaven.
, there are different creatures on each floor, and on the last floor, there are gods thirty-three days away. It is because of this legend that Senior Shengli built the thirty-three-story palace. It can be seen from this
How ambitious is Senior Shengli! How domineering it is to be on par with gods!"
"Thirty-three days away..." Ma Xiaoyao murmured to himself: "Such a legend has indeed been circulating since ancient times..."
"Senior Shengli is famous and usually attracts the attention of people all over the world. Even if he lives in seclusion, he still attracts the attention of people all over the world." Hu Yandong said: "Everyone started to have random thoughts when they saw that Senior Shengli built a palace in Black Swamp.
, I determined that Senior Shengli had an agenda...many people came to visit Senior Shengli every now and then, whether the visit was a fake or not, to find out whether it was true or not. Later, Senior Shengli took the trouble to just close the door and thank the guests, and no one came..."
Ouyang Wuwei nodded: "People are so helpless in life."
"Although Senior Shengli is amazing and talented, he will grow old and die one day. He was worried that after his death, someone would sneak into the palace and cause trouble, so he arranged many traps in the palace and left many treasures behind."
Having said this, Hu Yandong let out a bitter smile: "It turns out that Senior Shengli guessed it right. After his death, there were indeed many people who wanted to go to the palace, but they were all killed by the organs in the palace."
"Although the mechanism is powerful, there are times when it is exhausted." Ma Xiaoyao sighed: "Senior Shengli said in his last words that there were many treasures in the palace, but we only saw two. What does this mean? It means that the other treasures have been stolen.
Gone."
"Yes." Hu Yandong nodded: "No matter how mysterious the mechanism is, there will be an end to it."
"Speaking of which, we are also guilty. Not only did we steal the last two treasures, we also destroyed the palace that Senior Shengli worked so hard to build. If Senior Shengli has a soul in heaven, he will definitely be furious."
"We did it unintentionally. I'm sure Senior Shengli won't care about us."
"By the way, we searched the thirty-third floor of the palace. Why didn't we see the body of Senior Shengli?"
"Didn't Senior Shengli be buried in the palace after his death?"
"Impossible! The reason why Senior Shengli spent so much money to build the palace is because he wanted to be buried in it after his death."
"Has it been stolen?"
"Stealing corpses? Who could be so boring?"
"Although the possibility is small, we cannot rule out the possibility."
"If someone really steals the body of Senior Shengli, then that person will definitely be punished by God."
"Okay, don't talk about it anymore, let's end this matter here." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "Let's quickly prepare self-defense tools. After gathering the tools, we will go to the ghost forest for a walk."
After everyone agreed on the departure time, they dispersed and went their separate ways.
…
After Ma Xiaoyao returned to the farm, he called his confidant Niu Liu over and asked if the murderer of the powerful man had been found.
"Not yet." Niu Liu shook his head: "The murderer comes and goes without a trace, and others can't find his traces at all."
"The murderer didn't attack the common people, right?"
"No, he only targets the rich and powerful."
"That's good."
"The dignitaries were frightened. At first they fled to the palace for refuge, but were kicked out by the emperor. In the end, they had no choice but to gather together. They usually did not go out or take a step forward, and they started to shrink their heads.
turtle."
"Gathered together?" Ma Xiaoyao was startled: "They really know how to find a way. This way, it will probably be difficult for the murderer to strike again."
"Not necessarily." Niu Liu shook his head: "I have carefully studied the murderer's temper. He is a very cruel and bold person. Even if a group of powerful people gather together, he will not take it seriously."
"Really?" Ma Xiaoyao smiled: "I didn't expect you to study the murderer's temper. You are very brave."
"I'm just idle and bored, doing random research." Niu Liu said sheepishly.
"Well, this is a good hobby." Ma Xiaoyao reached out and patted Niu Liu on the shoulder: "Go get me some food and wine, I'm hungry."
"Hey, I'll get it right now." Niu Liu nodded and ran away.
That night, Ma Xiaoyao and Niu Liu feasted and drank in the room, and eventually they both became drunk.
…
Dark night.
Dark clouds were coming, strong winds were blowing, and the entire imperial city was plunged into darkness.
The first half of the night was calm, but in the second half of the night there was a sudden cry of killing. After listening carefully, it was found that the shouting of murder was coming from a prince's palace.
"No, the murderer broke in!"
"Don't panic, everyone! Hurry up and pick up your weapons and fight. There are so many of us who don't have to be afraid of him!"
"Yes, if we all come together, we will kill him!"
"As long as we are united as one, we don't have to be afraid of him!"
"Let family members go to the backyard, especially children, and never come out!"
…
The palace was in chaos.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A tall man stood on the roof and laughed wildly. He was dressed in black and had a mask on his face. His laughter was sharp and harsh: "Do you think I won't dare to come to the door after we get together? This is simply stupid.
! By gathering together, I can catch them all in one go and save a lot of time!"
"Who are you? Why are you making things difficult for us? We don't seem to have offended you, right?" A prince bravely asked.
"Because I don't like you!" the tall man sneered: "You guys are just waiting for death, you are just a waste of food. I kill you to eliminate harm for the people!!!" At this point, the tall man jumped up.
Get off the roof and attack the dignitaries on the opposite side.
"Kill! Let's go together! Kill him!"
"Kill!!!"
"As long as everyone works together, there is no need to be afraid of him!"
…
All the powerful people gathered around him.
"A bunch of ants!" There was a trace of disdain on the corner of the tall man's mouth. He flew with both hands and killed several powerful people in an instant. He was a tiger at this moment, and those powerful people were just a group of chickens. No matter how many chickens there were, they were no match for the tigers.
.
"ah!!!"
"die!"
"Let them all die!"
The tall man looked like he was crazy. He could kill a group of people with just a few moves. There were screams, shouts, and cries for help. This place had become a hell, and the tall man was the Lord of Hell who harvested human lives.
The scene was so bloody and brutal that it cannot be described in words.
In less than half an hour, most of the powerful people were dead, and the remaining people were scarred and could not hold on for long.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! You guys!" The tall man was covered in blood. His long hair was flying in the wind. He smashed the head of a powerful man with one palm and kicked it out.
Kicked three powerful men to death on the spot.
Fear!
fear!
cruel!
"Please, let me go!" Someone finally couldn't help but knelt down and begged for mercy. Unfortunately, the tall man was not moved at all. He stepped forward and killed the person with one palm.
"Haven't you killed enough?" A majestic voice suddenly came from behind.
The tall man's body trembled, then he slowly turned around and shot two intimidating eyes forward through the mask: "I knew you would come."
Who is the person who suddenly appeared? Everyone must have guessed it, right? Yes, it is the Emperor Jin Tianwei. In fact, he has been here for a long time and has been lurking until now because he wants to kill more powerful people with the help of the tall man.
It has to be said that Jin Tianwei's thoughts are also very vicious.
I feel sorry for these powerful people, they are not human beings.
"Your Majesty, help me!"
"emperor!"
"Save us!"
The few dignitaries who were lucky enough to survive all lay down on the ground and called for help from Jin Tianwei, but Jin Tianwei ignored them at all.
…
"You knew I would come?" Jin Tianwei's eyes flashed with surprise.
The tall man nodded: "Yes."
"Since you know I will come, why do you still show up?" Jin Tianwei asked: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Death?" The tall man laughed, and the laughter shook the world: "Can you kill me? Jin Tianwei, you underestimate me too much!"
"That's not right." Jin Tianwei shook his head: "It's not that I underestimate you, but that you think too highly of yourself... Take off your mask and let me see who you really are."
