Chapter 100: I am sick, I will prove it with my heart
The chief chamberlain stood under a tree, silent and playing with a jade pendant.
Wang Mingfu and his party did not dare to whisper to each other, lowered their heads, and waited quietly. The dozen or so injured people did not dare to make any sound. Even though the pain was excruciating, they still endured it.
The captain of the chamberlain has sent soldiers into the meat forest to check the status of the game. If it feels that the loss is serious, everyone will be punished.
Ten minutes later, the soldiers came back and reported to the captain of the chamberlain. After listening to it, a smile finally appeared on its dead face.
"That's right, you're paying attention!"
The chief chamberlain rewarded him: "Let's go to the official residence and give you a bowl of dog food!"
Everyone immediately cried with joy.
"Is this a passing test?"
Zhao Tong covered his mouth with his left hand and cried.
"Finally got over it!"
Zeng Chuan excitedly pumped his fist several times.
Wang Mingfu was not so happy. He walked up to Lin Baici and asked in a low voice: "Lin Shen, what are we going to face next?"
"have no idea!"
Lin Baici told the truth, but he estimated that the corpse should be in this royal garden.
Everyone followed the chief chamberlain to the previous courtyard, where there were official residences for people to rest. However, as soon as everyone entered and before they had eaten, a chamberlain wearing a blue robe hurried over.
"Xiao Li?"
Lu Yingxi was shocked because this chamberlain was a young man with earrings who had been taken to cleanse himself before.
Xiao Li looked embarrassed and subconsciously touched his belly. He did not speak to everyone, but rushed to the chief chamberlain: "Wang Youling, today is a big banquet, and we will have fun with the people. The common people who presented the king with fine wines will also
Go to the Star Reaching Palace for a banquet!”
"According to the order!"
The chief chamberlain finished speaking respectfully and looked at Lin Baici and others: "Did you hear that? When we arrive at the Star Reaching Palace later, be sure to pay attention to etiquette and not offend the king."
Everyone followed the chief chamberlain and walked on the bluestone path into the depths of the garden. They walked for about eight or nine minutes and finally stopped in front of a palace complex.
Gululu!
Lin Baici's hunger, which had always been weak, suddenly worsened, causing him to start drooling. He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the monsters in front of him alive.
[Ah howl, the most delicious meal is right in front, go quickly! Go quickly! 】
Lin Baici knew that the corpse was on the table.
Lu Yingxi wanted to ask Xiao Li how he and Tang Zhiqian were doing and what was going on inside, but Xiao Li didn't want to talk to her.
Everyone followed the chief chamberlain and stepped into the palace gate, then walked up a flight of seven hundred and twenty steps and appeared on a platform.
On the north side is an attic. A middle-aged man with a beard and a dark golden royal robe is kneeling on it. In front of it is a huge low table filled with food, wine, fruits and vegetables.
pastry.
No one saw the musicians, but the melodious sound of bells, chimes, silk and bamboo echoed on the platform.
Full of ancient charm.
The king held a beautiful woman in his arms and kept talking and joking to persuade her to drink.
Lin Baici had good eyesight. When he looked at the 'beauty', he was startled because although it was wearing gorgeous palace clothes, its exposed face was dehydrated, like dried beef jerky, and wisps of it could be seen.
muscle fibers.
"My beauty, come and drink from this cup!"
Wang laughed teasingly, drank the wine in the golden bottle in one gulp, then held it in his mouth and fed it mouth to mouth to the mummy in his arms.
"..."
Lin Baici felt that he had seen many scenes from the underworld in the two sacred ruins, but the scene in front of him still made his hair stand on end and gave him goosebumps.
digusting.
On both sides of the platform were low tables one meter wide, with food also placed on them, but there were no guests sitting behind them.
"Is...is there a ghost?"
Du Xin was afraid.
Because there were obviously no guests, but there was the hustle and bustle of people drinking and drinking at a banquet. From time to time, someone spoke in classical Chinese and toasted to the king.
In the middle of the platform, there was a group of female singers in beautiful palace costumes dancing, but without exception, they were all mummies.
"ah!"
Zhao Tong suddenly screamed and quickly covered his mouth.
She saw a singer's withered and dehydrated eyeballs falling to the ground. Before she could pick them up, she was kicked and crushed by the singer next to her.
"..."
Everyone shuddered.
[The bright moon is in the sky, the king’s night banquet, but unfortunately there is too little food and not enough good wine, I am disappointed! Disappointed!]
[But fortunately, there is a ‘beauty’ to eat! 】
[Kill the king quickly and get that beauty back! 】
"You mean this one?"
Lin Baici raised his head and looked at the mummified beauty in Wang's arms. Are you serious about eating it?
wrong!
Even if it is serious, this is a bit unacceptable, right?
[A king who is moody and cruel has been suffering from a headache for many years. He has called you here just to solve this stubborn problem!]
Nagami review.
Lin Baici raised his eyebrows, it was indeed something bad.
[Hey, there is a buffet table next to it, but it is a pity that there is only one delicacy on it, and it is more troublesome to eat it, sorry! 】
On the right side of this platform, there is a loft with 360 steps. On the steps, there are paintings of various beasts, with teeth and claws showing, lifelike, and a wild atmosphere rushes towards your face.
On the top of the attic, there is a circle of bronze shelves, about twenty or so, with a brazier placed on them. The charcoal burning inside makes a "beep" sound from time to time.
Seen from a distance, these braziers look like stars.
"Why don't you kneel down quickly and salute my king?"
The chief chamberlain urged.
Plop! Plop!
Several girls, who had long been frightened by the pollution of this series of rules, knelt down without any hesitation.
"No!"
The king's voice came from the north attic: "Take a seat!"
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Gu Rongjie and the others instinctively looked at Lin Baici, waiting for an instruction.
There was definitely no choice but to sit down at the table and attend this dinner. But before he could speak, Wang's voice rang out again.
"What are these people doing? Why are they so dirty and slovenly?"
The king was dissatisfied and felt that the banquet had been soiled.
There was a commotion in the crowd.
"Who? Who is it talking about?"
Du Xin was afraid because her linen robe was torn in many places, and she had been soaked in wine and spent time in the woods, so she was dirty and in a very embarrassed state.
"Is he the injured person?"
Gu Rongjie guessed and glanced at Zhou Ya.
She was covered in wounds and blood, and her whole body had no energy at all.
There were about a dozen other people, just like her, who were injured more or less seriously, but without exception, they looked very bad.
"Drag it down!"
The king yelled: "Death!"
boom!
There was an uproar everywhere, and the word 'execute', like the finger of death, directly tightened everyone's nerves, making everyone nervous and anxious.
The soldiers standing on both sides of the platform rushed over like wolves and tigers, broke into the crowd, and tried to drag out the dozen injured unfortunates.
"Help, help, I don't want to die!"
"Mr. Wang, help me?"
"Lin Shen, please forgive me!"
On Lin Baici's side, there were not many injured people, mainly Wang Mingfu's team, thirteen of whom were found out at once.
Du Xin was originally standing next to Zhou Ya, but when she saw a soldier rushing over, she immediately stepped aside.
Zhou Ya didn't ask Lin Baici for help. After being disfigured by those cannibal crows, she was already devastated. Even if she got out alive, what would be the point?
With his face and body covered in scars, he couldn't find a job at all. Even if he looked in the mirror, he would be disgusted.
"Chief Chamberlain..."
Lin Baici wanted to ask if there was any way to save Zhou Ya's life.
[It’s useless, Jingkou Yuyan, she is dead.]
Nagami’s comment: [And she has lost the will to live and thinks that living is meaningless, so why not help her! 】
[This kind of food has lost its soul, so don’t eat it! 】
The moment Zhou Ya decided to give up her life, she was no longer worthy of being eaten by Lin Baici.
The strength of the soldiers was so great that these ordinary people could not resist it. They were dragged to the edge of the platform like chickens by the soldiers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The soldiers pressed their hands on these people, making them kneel on the ground and lower their heads.
Choke! Choke!
Some soldiers drew their swords.
"Help!"
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
"Honey, I was wrong, I will never hide my private money again!"
They were shouting and screaming, and their mentality was broken.
The soldier behind Zhou Ya raised his sword and lowered it.
Click!
Zhou Ya's head was chopped off, fell to the ground with a thud, and rolled a few times.
Zhi!
Red blood spurted out and sprinkled all over the ground.
The soldier pushed hard and pushed Zhou Ya's body off the platform, then raised his foot and kicked the body on the head.
boom!
The head rolled off.
"hiss!
Du Xin shuddered and crossed his arms with both hands.
There were goose bumps all over her skin.
She didn't feel deeply about other people's deaths because she wasn't very familiar with them after all, but Zhou Ya was her roommate she had been with for four years in college.
Now seeing Zhou Ya's head being chopped off alive, Du Xin's soul was trembling.
She felt like she had to be cold here too.
"noob!"
Hua Yueyu grabbed Lin Baici's hand tightly, her lips trembling.
As the soldiers carried out their execution, the screams of a dozen unlucky ghosts suddenly stopped, and then their bodies were thrown off the platform.
Wang Mingfu and his party looked ugly, and many of them were trembling.
"Is this the fucking Hongmen Banquet?"
Guo Zheng's scalp was numb. A dozen people had died before the banquet even started. So after the meal, the whole army must not be wiped out?
"What's your name?"
The king spoke again.
Everyone was shocked, who was talking about this?
"Xiao Linzi!"
Xia Hongyao was worried that she had good eyesight and could see clearly that the person Wang was overlooking was Lin Baici.
"Haijing Institute of Technology, Lin Baici!"
Lin Baici suppressed the idea of killing the king immediately. There was too little information. He had no idea what monsters were in this Star Reaching Palace. What was the king good at?
Starting a war rashly will only lead to death.
Wang was silent for a few seconds and then spoke again: "Take a seat!"
Among the untouchables just now, only this man and the female Xiong Da beside him did not show any fear or fear when they saw their companions being killed.
woman……
He is not worthy of being asked his name by the king, but this man is handsome, tall and tall, coupled with his courage, he must have a sweet and exquisite heart with seven orifices!
Want to eat!
Wang licked his lips.
Under the arrangements of the chief chamberlain, everyone took their seats cautiously.
As soon as Fang Wen sat down cross-legged, he was yelled at by the chief chamberlain again.
"Discourteous person!"
The chief chamberlain scolded.
"What...what happened?"
Fang Wen panicked
"Kneel down!"
Huayueyu reminds.
"oh oh!"
Fang Wen suddenly realized that he had watched the TV series and knew that this was an ancient etiquette.
"Hurry up and take your seat!"
The chief chamberlain urged.
Everyone was in a hurry, looking for a place.
Wang Mingfu wanted to sit next to Lin Baici, but there was no room.
Xia Hongyao and Hua Yueyu sat on the left hand side of Lin Baici. Du Xin wanted to sit on the right hand side of Lin Baici, but Guo Zheng grabbed his hair and pulled him to the side.
Gu Rongjie made a decision. Instead of sitting next to Guo Zheng, she chose to sit next to Xia Hongyao.
"Gan!"
Du Xin cursed and had no choice but to sit next to Gu Rongjie.
These short tables are one meter long and half a meter wide. They are antique and inlaid with exquisitely crafted bronze animal heads on the four corners. They are placed every half meter, and each one can sit on them and eat them.
Kneeling may seem simple, but if you have not practiced it, this posture will make your legs very uncomfortable, and they will become numb after a while.
The chief chamberlain stood on the steps leading to the north loft.
"Have a banquet and serve the food!"
The chamberlain's voice was elongated, like the souls of the dead in a mass grave.
Xia Hongyao looked left and right, observing the environment: "Xiao Linzi, I guess in order to pass this level, I need to assassinate the king."
"Maybe?"
Lin Baici was not sure.
"Look!"
Hua Yueyu exclaimed.
Bronze plates as big as basins were lined up in a row, floating in the air, and floated over from the steps without anyone carrying them.
Everyone gasped. This scene felt like watching a ghost movie, but what was even scarier than the ghost movie was that they were actually there.
These copper plates were very beautiful, with carved dragons, phoenixes, and patterns of birds and animals, but they did not contain food. They floated over and landed on everyone's desk.
Eight dishes per person, plus a bottle of wine, looked very rich, but unfortunately the plates were all empty.
"What are you eating here? Air?"
Fang Wen frowned.
"Silly bird!"
Du Xin scolded, even if there is food on this plate, do you dare to eat it?
The bronze chopsticks fell on the table.
The fog is thick and the sky is dark.
On the platform, more than ten meters away, mummy singers in gorgeous palace costumes were dancing. The lights shining from a distance made the place dim and dark.
what is this?
Dancing in the underworld?
Everyone's scalp was numb.
"Raise a glass, toast, and congratulate my king!"
the chief chamberlain shouted.
Everyone was in a hurry and quickly raised the bronze wine baron, but there was not a drop of wine in it.
Of course, thinking about the wine in the underground wine cellar where corpses had been soaked, people like Lin Baici wished it was an empty cup.
"All my dear friends, drink this cup to the full!"
Wang laughed.
Everyone put the wine cup in front of their mouths and pretended to drink.
The chief chamberlain continued to shout, and after three toasts, the king waved his sleeves and said, "Young ladies, please do as you please."
The king began to tease the beauty in his arms again.
"What to do now?"
Guo Zheng asked quietly: "Just sit here like this?"
"Do you think you can pretend to be in a hurry and leave?"
Gu Rongjie came up with an idea.
"You can try!"
Guo Zheng's eyes lit up and he thought this was a good idea.
Gu Rongjie laughed in her heart, if I dare to do this, why would I bother to mention this?
[Entering the Star Reaching Palace is a dead end. You can’t get out unless...]
Lin Baici listened carefully, but the god fell silent halfway through his words.
"My dear friends, how do you think I treat you well?"
The king looked down at the crowd, his eyes passing over the faces of these people one by one.
No one answered. It was said that they looked at Wang Mingfu, only to find that Mr. Wang was looking at Lin Baici, while Gu Rongjie and the others had already been looking at Lin Baici.
Lin Baici is the backbone. When everyone doesn't know what to do, they must look to him.
"Humph, why are you looking at him?"
Wang snorted coldly and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Is it possible that you feel that Wang is not treating you well?"
"You tell me!"
Wang pointed casually and called his name.
Everyone was startled, and then followed Xi's finger and looked over.
"..."
Lu Yingxi's face was solemn, and her eyes met Wang's.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's not me!"
Du Xin patted his chest lightly, looking happy to have escaped disaster.
Everyone looked at Lu Yingxi.
"The king is very kind to me!"
Lu Yingxi spoke in a loud voice.
"Then are you willing to die for my king?"
Wang questioned.
"Through fire and water, I will do whatever it takes!"
Lu Yingxi was hesitating whether to kneel down to appear more loyal?
"Haha, this is a great thing to say!"
Wang laughed, picked up the wine glass, and took a big sip.
"Should everything be okay?"
Hua Yueyu muttered.
Just when everyone thought everything was alright and Lu Yingxi had passed safely, Wang spoke again.
"Come here and give me some wine!"
From the attic, a chamberlain wearing a blue robe came down.
Lu Yingxi looked at it and was stunned: "Brother Tang?"
Guo Zheng's eyes fell on Tang Zhiqian, but he did not mean to laugh at the other party. It would be good to be alive under the pollution of the rules.
Tang Zhiqian walked to Lu Yingxi's desk and poured wine for her.
This time, green wine flowed out.
"Yingxi, run quickly!"
Tang Zhiqian reminded in a low voice.
Lu Yingxi was shocked: "Is there something wrong with this drink?"
"No, it's much more serious than that. Don't wait for the king to ask the following words, run away quickly!"
As a chamberlain, Tang Zhiqian had already served a group of people in this Star Reaching Palace before Lin Baici and others, and had witnessed the horrific way of death.
Lu Yingxi's face was gloomy, black and almost dripping with ink. She knew that Tang Zhiqian would not harm her, but running...
Lu Yingxi looked at the long steps and the soldiers around her, her heart filled with despair.
Even if I'm lucky enough to escape from here, where can I go next?
"I have a headache that has lasted for decades. Every time I have an attack, the pain is unbearable. Since you are willing to die for me, I would like to lend you something to cure my headache."
Wang looked at Lu Yingxi and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"What does the king want to borrow?"
Lu Yingxi felt that this thing might be fatal.
Everyone else was listening quietly.
"Borrow Aiqing's heart!"
When Wang said this, his expression was neither pain nor itching, as if he was borrowing a copper plate, which was not important and could be easily taken out by anyone.
Lu Yingxi's expression suddenly changed, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Lin Baici.
The expressions of others also changed greatly, because after Wang borrowed hers, he would definitely borrow others too!
Damn it!
Heart, is it something that can be lent to others?
"Why!"
Tang Zhiqian sighed, his friend was dead, but there was nothing he could do.
"Why don't you speak?"
The king's face darkened and his voice became stern: "Since you are willing to die for me, why do you hesitate?"
Do you think this atmosphere is scary? If you feel scary and uncomfortable, I will lighten the description. I guess no one will want to add more, right?