There were stone steps below the entrance of the cave that extended all the way down. After Su Ziji jumped down, he pressed on the stone wall in the cave, and the opened door quickly closed again.
This is a secret passage that existed in the previous dynasty. It is estimated that even the people who took over this house didn't know about it. Su Ziji also discovered the secret here by accident, and it can be used now.
The secret passage is not far away, just over a hundred meters, just enough to bypass the people who are monitoring the movements of Duke Dai's Mansion outside, and exit from a street or a small courtyard outside.
Even the current owner of the small courtyard didn't know about the secret passage. Su Ziji didn't need to light a torch and walked in the dark. He quickly reached the end. Before he reached the end, he could already smell a damp smell. Waiting
When he reached the end, he pressed the switch again with his hand, and the closed stone door slowly opened. Su Ziji opened the hole and looked out.
This exit is located in a deep well in a small courtyard on the street outside. It is located on the wall of the well, about five or six meters from the wellhead, and about ten meters from the bottom of the well. This is a deep well.
Because there is a rope hanging down to draw water, for someone like Su Ziji, who is already a master, it is extremely easy to climb up from below. He can quickly jump out of the wellhead by climbing on the rope.
Everyone in the small courtyard was asleep, and Su Ziji's appearance and departure were silent.
Like a cat, he ran on the roof as lightly as possible. This lightness was different from the legendary Qing Gong. If you look carefully, you can feel that the wind was carried by his body, and the wind seemed to have become wings, allowing him to "fly" high.
at.
This feeling has only become more and more obvious in the past few months. Before this, although Su Ziji was considered a master because he had practiced the Panlong Heart Technique and acquired swordsmanship and Taoist techniques from others, he had never felt like this before.
A comfortable and pleasant feeling.
But instead of being happy about it, he became worried.
"It's scary. Now not only martial arts, Taoism has also become significantly stronger. It's not just me, I'm afraid it's the same for others. If this continues, although it is an opportunity for some people, it also widens the distance between us and ordinary people.
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If they are isolated from each other, that's fine, but if they live together, once their strength becomes farther and farther away, can people who can gradually move mountains and seas still be convinced to be governed by the government?
Once the government is weak, it will be suppressed.
This is something Su Ziji will worry about when he looks at it as a person in power. However, it is too early to say this now. Su Ziji suppresses this worry and only slowly feels the pleasure of "walking in the wind"
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"This is just a small skill, but it's also very powerful."
It almost blended into the night. Although they met several groups of patrolling officers and soldiers on the road, they were unaware of Su Ziji passing by in the wind.
Gradually, the number of buildings gradually decreased, and eventually, even the houses of powerful people were almost invisible. A building that looked like a miniature palace appeared in front of it.
It is majestic and majestic, and you can tell from the tall red walls that this is not a place where ordinary people can live.
Su Ziji floated up the high wall and took a look down. He saw the main hall hidden among junipers, pines and cypresses, with numerous pavilions, pavilions, pavilions and galleries. It had a vague appearance of greenery and greenery. Several guards were patrolling.
But he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's not strict, but it's normal."
"After all, it's just a royal garden. Unless the emperor brings his harem ladies to live here, there are usually no masters here, and the guards will naturally not be too nervous."
There are always laymen who think that people are machines and are on alert 24 hours a day. In fact, this kind of high alertness is either forced to hold on when facing a major event, or it means working in shifts every two hours, so as to ensure sufficient physical strength and vigilance.
Although Wanchun Garden is a royal villa, without the emperor, it is impossible to have the manpower to make shifts every two hours.
Su Ziji flew lightly, avoided the guards, took a remote road, and quickly sneaked into the depths of Wanchun Garden.
"I don't know where the medicine is stored." Su Ziji searched around to no avail, so he could only squat on a large tree with lush branches, rest on it, and scanned the surroundings.
This was Su Ziji's misunderstanding. He thought that Wanchun Garden was like an ordinary Yamen mansion, and that important things could be found according to the purpose of the house.
After all, even if it is a palace, the layout is fixed and the important locations are also fixed. However, this is a royal garden. There are hundreds of houses alone. The entire garden is very large. Since there is no master to live in, there is no breakdown of which room is used for what.
, how to find this?
"Master, your residence is cleaned every day. Please rest assured that it will be clean..."
Just when Su Ziji was depressed, he suddenly heard a voice coming from a distance. His ears moved slightly, and he jumped a few times to the place where the speaker was. He squatted on the roof and looked down.
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On the dark road, there were only a few lanterns slowly moving from a short distance away. The person being led by a eunuch had an expressionless face and a cold look on his face. Even if he was being flattered by the eunuch of Wanchun Garden, he would not
Why don't you say anything? Just walk forward quietly.
This is an old acquaintance, Huo Wuyong!
"Sure enough, Huo Wuyong moved after I went to ask for advice." Looking at the Taoist boys carrying bags behind Huo Wuyong, Su Ziji was a little speechless.
But he was speechless, and the appearance of Huo Wuyong did solve the problem for Su Ziji.
"He is a Taoist priest who made elixirs for the emperor in the imperial garden. I can't find the location of the elixirs by myself. If I follow him, it will be easy to find it!" An idea struck, and Su Ziji quietly followed him.
Neither Huo Wuyong nor anyone else was aware of this.
Huo Wuyong asked the Taoist boy to put his luggage in his residence, and then said to the eunuch: "No idlers are allowed to approach this palace. If anything happens, I will let the Taoist boy find you."
"If someone breaks in without permission and spoils the medicine, I can only report it to the emperor."
"Slaves all know the rules, how dare you?" The eunuch responded repeatedly: "If there are such people who don't know the rules, they would have been beaten to death a long time ago, and they will not get their turn here."
Su Ziji listened in the dark and thought to himself: "Looking at Huo Wuyong's reaction, this medicine may be in this palace. However, there are so many rooms in such a palace. It is unrealistic to search for them one by one."
, I wonder if Huo Wuyong can give me some more clues to let me know the specific location of the medicine cache? "
Thinking like this, Su Ziji hid in the dark and only stared at Huo Wuyong.
Huo Wuyong first took several Taoist boys to the alchemy room to have a look, and said to one of the Taoist boys: "The fire in this alchemy furnace has been extinguished. First, make a furnace of rejuvenation pills to warm up the alchemy furnace. Then you go to the basement.
Get the ingredients needed for the Rejuvenation Pill."
"yes!"
The Rejuvenation Pill is a kind of elixir that nourishes the blood and Qi. It is especially useful for women. It is much simpler than the Xiaohuan Dan. The Taoist boy who was ordered immediately stood up, but when he reached the door, he was stopped by Huo Wuyong again.
"Forget it, you stay, I'll go take a look."
Huo Wuyong was a little irritated. After thinking about it, it was better to go there by himself.
I haven't checked the medicine stash today, just in case something goes wrong, but it's going to be a big deal.
He asked the Taoist boy to wait in the alchemy room and walked out, but without noticing, a dark shadow quietly followed him.
Following a very winding road, we walked to the hidden basement of the palace. Just as he was about to go down the steps, Huo Wuyong suddenly stopped and looked behind him.