"But... I wasted an opportunity to open the passage. I really deserve death..."
Huangpu Wudi still couldn't forgive himself. Qin Feng didn't know it, but he didn't tell Qin Feng in time, so he put all the blame on himself.
"Elder Huangpu, please sit down first. I don't blame you for this..."
Not to mention wasting one opportunity, even wasting two opportunities. Qin Feng could not blame the old man in front of him. After helping Huangpu Wudi to sit down on the chair, he said: "Elder Huangpu, please tell me.
,Is there anything else I should pay attention to?"
"Okay, I'll tell the Lord everything right now!" Huangpu Wudi slapped his head in annoyance and said, "If I had known earlier, I would have told the Lord first. I'm so old and confused..."
"Okay, Elder Huangpu, there's no need to blame yourself."
Qin Feng smiled and said: "I just heard you say that this key can only be opened twice a year. It's not a big deal even if it is wasted once. It will take time to prepare some things when I go out this time...
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As far as Qin Feng's original intention was concerned, he did not want to return to this place. After all, it was completely incompatible with his life. Apart from anything else, Qin Feng could not accept the rule of kneeling before meeting.
However, after meeting Huangpu Wudi and other veterans who were loyal to the royal family during this period, Qin Feng changed his mind.
Even if Qin Feng is not the emperor here, he still wants to do his best to help the people in this space so that they can enjoy some changes brought about by outside technology.
"Oh, it's all my fault that I didn't explain it clearly beforehand..."
Huangpu Wudi blamed himself again and said: "My lord, let me tell you about the function and function of this key. In fact, I have never used it. When the passage was opened, it was also done by your grandfather, who was then the key.
The prince is here to operate it..."
Huangpu Wudi never had time to talk to Qin Feng in detail about what happened that year. It was not until this moment that he told Qin Feng exactly how the four clans attacked the city that day.
It turned out that King Wu, as the guardian of the royal family, had been thinking about coexisting with the royal city after his retreat was interrupted and he almost went crazy.
At that time, in the chaos of war, King Wu found Huangpu Wudi and handed him the key, allowing Huangpu Wudi to escape from this space with his seven or eight-year-old prince.
However, Huangpu Wudi had some illusions in his heart. He thought that maybe the royal city could withstand the attack of the four major clans, so he left a little later.
It wasn't until the four major clans brought out their cannons and King Wu started to bleed under the city walls that Huangpu Wudi led the prince and rushed to the location pointed out by King Wu.
But by then the royal city had been breached, and sharp-eyed warriors discovered the yellow clothes on the prince's body.
The rules of the royal family here are similar to those outside. Except for the emperor, only the prince can wear yellow robes. At that time, the emperor was preparing to enthrone him as the prince.
Seeing someone wearing yellow robes, those Huajin warriors certainly thought he was an important figure in the royal family, and immediately pursued him. There were several fierce battles during the dozens of miles from the royal city to the opening of the passage.
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However, the Huajin warriors of the four major clans had already been killed by King Wu in the royal city. Only a dozen top masters were able to catch up.
The bodyguards who guarded the prince were all highly cultivated people. If they had not been tasked with escorting the prince out, they would have gone back and killed them all.
After chasing and chasing like this, when they reached the place where the passage was opened, the dark strength warriors from the four major clans also caught up. As a result, the situation immediately changed.
Those Anjin warriors are usually like ants in the eyes of Huajin warriors, but hundreds of Darkjin warriors holding guns are far beyond what Huajin warriors can deal with.
In order to protect the prince, Huangpu Wudi led his men and fought desperately into the enemy's army. Except for the two dark strength warriors who followed the prince, the rest of them all threw themselves into the battle.
The scene at that time was so chaotic that Huangpu Wudi didn't even know when the prince opened the passage. He only felt that the heaven and earth in that place turned golden yellow, and then the prince and the two guards disappeared.
After learning that the prince had left, Huangpu Wudi and others advanced instead of retreating, and went directly towards the imperial city to kill.
Although several Huajin warriors were lost along the way, the four major clans suffered more serious casualties. No less than a hundred Anjin warriors died at the hands of Huangpu Wudi and others. Even the Huajin warriors were killed to the last ten.
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However, after a steady stream of reinforcements from the four major clans arrived, Huangpu Wudi could only lead his men to the lake, risking great danger and sneaking into the lake to escape the pursuit of the four major clans.
Regarding the key that opens the passage, Huangpu Wudi knows the three most important points. First, the key must be in a specific location for the key to be effective.
The second point is that this key can only be used twice a year. After two times, there will be no more golden light, and the passage can only be opened again next year.
As for the third point, that is, only people with direct bloodline from the royal family can activate this key to open the passage.
In the past seventy or eighty years, Huangpu Wudi secretly took the blood of countless people in the Qin family, and sometimes killed many people in order to keep it secret, including even Huajin warriors in the Qin family, but there were no
One person can open the channel.
After the blood of those people dripped into it, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and the key did not respond at all.
Even Qin Dongyuan had his blood secretly collected by Huangpu Wudi. However, Qin Dongyuan's cultivation was still weak at that time. After being knocked unconscious by Huangpu Wudi, he didn't know about it at all.
"So this is what happened?"
Qin Feng played with the key in his hand and said: "Perhaps the energy in this key can only be opened twice a year. After it is consumed, it must be saved again..."
No matter how Qin Feng looked at this key, it looked like a high-tech product, just like the electronic lock keys outside today. It cannot be used without a battery.
"What is energy?"
Huangpu Wudi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said: "My lord, where can I find energy? Let's find it. Can this key be reused?"
"How do I know what energy this key uses?"
Hearing Huangpu Wudi's words, Qin Feng suddenly smiled bitterly, but then he thought about it and said: "I can try it after I go out. If it is really useful, maybe it can be turned on again in less than a year..."
The speaker has no intention of listening, but in the outside world, apart from oil, gas and various metal minerals, the most widely used energy source is electricity. Qin Feng doesn't know if charging this thing will have any effect.
"My lord, you can try, no...but don't break this key..."
Huangpu Wudi said with some worry: "The other key is missing. If this one is gone, then I'm afraid this place will never be opened again."
Huangpu Wudi's worry is not unreasonable. Who knows where that key has gone? If this key is lost again, no one will be able to enter or leave this space.
"I know the severity, Elder Huangpu, don't worry!" Qin Feng nodded when he heard this. He had also thought of this problem just now. If he didn't have a foolproof guarantee, Qin Feng would not try it easily.
"That's good, Lord, you must be careful!"
Huangpu Wudi repeatedly told Qin Feng that although he was old and did not want to go out in his life, for the long-term development of this space, contact with the outside world was inevitable.
"Okay, I know."
Qin Feng kept stroking the key with his right hand and said: "Let all the elders come in, and let Elder Dongyuan come too. Elder Huangpu, the current royal family is almost in name only, and we still need to rely on the strength of the Qin family.
I don’t think it’s necessary to have such a tense relationship with them…”
Qin Feng could see that it was not just Huangpu Wudi who did not want to see Qin Dongyuan, but also the other Huajin warriors who did not have a good attitude towards Qin Dongyuan. On the one hand, they represented the opinions of everyone in the inner hall.
However, this attitude will increasingly lead to estrangement between the Qin family and the royal family. Qin Feng does not want to see the Qin family take the lead in overthrowing the royal family in a few years.
"Lord, why don't I know what you are talking about!"
Huangpu Wudi sighed and said: "Some people in the Qin family actually rebelled against the royal family back then. Although those people have been killed, we really can't trust the Qin family..."
"Elder Huangpu, people cannot live in hatred."
Qin Feng shook his head and said: "I believe that the rebellion against the royal family was not the idea of everyone in the Qin family. It was just a small group of people. Just clean them up. Just like the four major clans, is it possible that they still want to be removed?
Is it impossible to kill all the four surnames Zhao, Qian, Sun and Li?"
Qin Feng's words stunned Huangpu Wudi. He really hadn't thought about this problem.
Because in this space now, the four surnames of Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li will definitely account for a large proportion of the total population. If they are all killed, millions of people will bleed and their bodies will be scattered thousands of miles away.
Seeing that Huangpu Wudi's expression seemed to be moved, Qin Feng continued: "Elder Huangpu, the current head of the family, Qin Bing, has a good relationship with me. After you come out of the underground palace, you can have more contact with him. After all, they are of the same clan as me.
, you are always more trustworthy than outsiders, right?"
"Lord, I understand!"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, Huangpu Wudi nodded heavily, because without the support of the Qin family, it would be an empty talk for the old men and the younger generations to rebuild the royal city.
"Elders, please come in!"
Seeing that Huangpu Wudi's attitude had changed, Qin Feng did not force him to express his position. After all, the resentment accumulated over the years could not be eliminated overnight.
But Qin Feng believes that when Huangpu Wudi needs to rely on the Qin family, this resentment and opposition will slowly ease.
"My lord, did you activate the key just now?"
When the five people came in, all their eyes were fixed on the key in Qin Feng's hand. Although they were separated by the door and window, they also saw the bright golden light. (To be continued...)
