Endless route

Chapter 75 36. Many questions [two-in-one]

The underground demon palace was dim and lightless, with a vague mist hovering in the air. Under the water on the sixth floor, a large number of sea monsters stirred up the sea water. The heads of the sea monsters were one after another, rising and falling in the water and screaming.

The sound echoed in the hollow island.

The demon tower sitting in the water was as still as a mountain. A few pairs of eyes quietly poked out of the narrow ventilation window. They looked towards the outside world and towards the only source of light.

The flashlight light was cast from the break on the third floor of the Demon Palace, penetrating through the mist and sweeping over the sea water and the Demon Tower. The light beam appeared slender in the huge Demon Palace.

Occasionally, the beam of light would sweep towards the demon tower, and after being refracted by the mist, the eyes would be filled with dazzling white flowers, almost blinding one's eyes.

Look into the light.

There were several figures the size of rice grains, standing near the break that looked like a cave in the rock wall, two tall men, one normal person, and one with a big belly.

They poked their heads in the air, their big bellies rumbling, and their expressions were excited and they didn't know what they were talking about.

My lord, the material of this monster-pregnant tower is so hard that the windows cannot allow adult sirens to enter, and it is also difficult for adult women to enter. Only women and children can enter and exit.

The woman trapped here was probably sent here when she was young, and then could never get out again. She was trapped here in the dark for more than ten years!

Ji Dao continued to explain.

Zheng Yun looked at the demon tower. This method of impregnating demons was horrifying, and those who used this method were unpardonable.

It's hard to imagine how those women lived, being kidnapped from nowhere and taken to such an isolated island at the end of the world, from which they could never escape.

The environment inside the demon tower must be humid and stinky, and it is not a place for people to stay. Moreover, the presence of sea demons makes people frightened, and the screams are endless all day long.

Zheng Yun was frightened when he saw it.

When you want to sleep, you are blocked by screams. When you are hungry, you can only eat the Kraken alive. Your breath is filled with a foul smell. There is no light in the sky. Those who are alive are tortured every day.

Really nothing different from hell.

If he was caught in the demon tower, he would have to commit suicide within three years, and he would not be guilty of this crime!

It doesn't seem right...

Zheng Yun suddenly reacted.

How did the people in the Demon Tower resist? Even thinking about it makes them want to commit suicide. How do they resist?

This demon tower is engraved with the inscription of suppressing demons. It was destroyed by later generations, but I can barely recognize a few glyphs. Master Immortal, please click on it and let me see what is written.

Ji Dao stuck his head out and looked down.

The style of this demon tower is simple, even a little crude. It doesn't have much to begin with, but it was densely engraved with inscriptions by Haiwei. Each of the extremely complex characters was burned into the surface of the tower with light gold lines.

All the narrow windows on the demon tower are sealed by iron ropes. The iron ropes are wrapped around the demon tower, as if they want to seal the entire demon tower here forever.

Once the two are combined, this demon tower is no longer simple. It is filled with the mysterious charm of gods and ghosts. Some people believe that there are demons and immortals in it.

Zheng Yun used his flashlight to shine down.

There are more and more questions in my mind.

Ji Dao has good ears, good eyes, and a lot of knowledge. He deserves praise for being able to guess the principle of this place.

His reasoning does make some sense. Qianzhou Strait is an open sea, and the excrement produced by ships will be thrown directly into the sea. The fishing boats nearby are all old fishing boats from decades ago, and few have black water tanks.

This was especially true in ancient times.

The ancients rarely collected excrement for disposal. Wherever the boat master went, feces and urine were thrown away.

The Kraken is trained to smell shit and look for people. Wherever there is a smell of shit, it will hijack ships and cause chaos. Although it sounds outrageous, it is actually quite efficient.

With so many sea monsters gathering in the Demon Palace, no matter how large the area is and how sophisticated the mechanism is, the food source of the sea monsters is still a problem, and cannibalism is inevitable.

This should be what Professor Zhang is wondering about, why the sea monster cannibalize its own kind, and it can barely be explained, after all, the facts are right in front of him.

Not to mention the revenge of the sea monster, this thing is mixed with the evil karma. Zheng Yun is not an expert in this way, so it is difficult to say. I can only say that there is a certain possibility.

But Zheng Yun still felt something was wrong.

After all, this was Ji Dao's first time working in the mountains, so his considerations were still incomplete. He believed too much in ancient records and failed to consider other factors, which caused many problems.

There is something fishy about this Pregnant Demon Tower.

Not to mention the living people in the tower, it can also be understood that they are insisting on surviving. This kind of tenacity is admirable, and Zheng Yun can only feel ashamed.

The most obvious question is why Triton didn't completely destroy this place. Since it has penetrated deeply and left an inscription and iron chain here, why didn't it just destroy the seal?

Zheng Yun had seen the iron ropes on the demon tower and at the entrance once before, in the Underworld Pavilion catacombs. At that time, the iron ropes sealed the coffin.

There were two corpses in the coffin. It was suspected that the master who made the ghost seal was also a ghost soldier who had lived for hundreds of years, so the coffin was sealed with iron ropes.

Then what is sealed in this demon tower?

Is this so-called five-story monster-pregnant tower pregnant with a sea-monster, or is it something else?

The other is the purpose of building this place.

If I were Zhang Kuixi, the traitorous sea guard who presided over the construction of Qianxiantai, and suddenly one day he wanted to kill the emperor, would he choose to spend decades building the Demon Palace, or poison or stab the emperor?

No need to hesitate.

Imaginary assassination: Qianhai Zangyao ambush the emperor.

A real assassination: a silent poisoning and a stab in the back.

There were hundreds of attempts to assassinate the emperor in the Ming Dynasty. The assassination was successful in the end, and the cause of death was mysterious and could not be investigated. There were only a few cases where it was suspected that evil magic was used, and the success rate was very low.

Zhang Kuixi, who presided over the construction of Qianxiantai, must have a high level in the Haiwei system. To be able to climb to this position, he must be exposed to the tricks of gods and ghosts.

This kind of person wants to kill the emperor, which is difficult to say and easy to say. There is indeed some chance of hiding the demon in Qianhai to ambush the emperor, but Zheng Yun always feels that something is wrong because the success rate is too low and too unreliable.

The emperor is protected by an expert. How deep this expert is is probably beyond their imagination. He can easily see through the conspiracy here.

Even if you don't see through it.

Whenever there is a person like Ji Dao on the emperor's side, who roars or uses a crane to take away the emperor, the siren will immediately become stupid and can only watch the crane fly away.

Just Ji Dao, who goes crazy eating chicken legs, can easily resolve the conspiracy here!

Zhang Kuixi would never have assassinated the emperor like this unless Zhuge was still alive and could rule out all uncertain factors.

And if he really counted everything while Zhuge was still alive, he could kill the emperor with just a chopstick.

So this demon palace is definitely not simple!

‘Triton discovered it but did not destroy it. ’

‘Monster-suppressing inscriptions can be seen everywhere. ’

‘Zhenzhen Zhang attained immortality. ’

‘Blood monkey and blood elixir extend life. ’

‘During the Ming Li Zong period, the clan situation changed. ’

‘Historical records are vague. ’

‘The Tritonians massacred the fishing village. ’

‘Ji Dao didn’t find the information deep in the underground palace. ’

The more Zheng Yun thought about it, the more he frowned. He always felt that there was something wrong here, something huge!

You said before that Zhang Kui killed tens of thousands of boat masters in Qianzhou. Who did he take with him to escape?

Zheng Yun suddenly asked.

Master Immortal, he is the vassal king Qi. The record of this matter is not clear. It is just mentioned. The final whereabouts of this vassal king are not mentioned. Jidao immediately replied.

Is this King Qi's codename in later records? What was his identity at that time? Was he a vassal king at that time, or was he a descendant of Mingli Zong? Zheng Yun asked.

This...Master Immortal, I don't know.

You also said that Zhang Kuixi used the Thousand Immortals Platform to lure Ming Li Zong into assassination. When the incident was revealed and he was escorted back to the court, he ordered the sea monster to kill the boat master. His whereabouts are still unknown. So where did this Qi King come from? Has Li Zong been to Qianxiantai? Zheng Yun asked again.

This... Master Immortal, maybe King Qi was taken hostage while escorting Zhang Kuixi? As for the second question, I know that Mingli Zong has never been to Qianxiantai.

The fat Taoist priest wiped the sweat from his forehead, his tone became more and more nervous, and he gave a tentative answer.

Retreat first.

Zheng Yun turned around and left.

A gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall. The depth of this place has not yet been explored, and there is no money to be made by going in. There is no need for Zheng Yun to force his way in, so he might as well go back and investigate first.

There is also a middle-aged Taoist priest in the secret realm. This person must know a lot and can be tortured slowly.

There is also a large amount of information in Tiangong. Previously, the fat Taoist priest was eager to answer the questions and was in a hurry for speed. He didn't look at it carefully. Zheng Yun asked him to look at it again. He was confident and didn't look at it again. Now he doesn't know what to ask.

Come back fully prepared.

I want to save Jiang Meng's life, not to sacrifice the lives of others. Those women have been trapped for more than a day or two. They must be rescued, but they can take it slow.

Master Immortal, are we leaving now? The fat Taoist priest was unwilling. He also understood that it was because he didn't do his homework well, but he still couldn't bear to leave and wanted to explore more.

Do you know why this place is called Three Demon Island and not Siren Island? Zheng Yun looked back at him again.

Ah this...

The fat Taoist priest was stunned, yes, why is this place called Three Demons Island, but there is only one kind of monster, sea monster?

This question completely defeated him. He hesitated with his mouth open, then lowered his head and followed Zheng Yun dejectedly, half of his anger gone.

Zheng Yun sighed softly and asked the ghost general to clear the way. The four of them turned back and walked back along the corridor.

Just rounded the corner.

One of the ghost generals suddenly drew his sword and stabbed the wall diagonally in front of him. The long sword penetrated half of the wall, and then he pulled it out fiercely.

欻拉.

A large amount of blood was brought out with a long knife.

Zheng Yun immediately raised his flashlight and saw that the ghost general's long knife was covered in blood, making it difficult to distinguish human blood from demon blood.

Master Immortal, there are things in the wall! And there are a lot of them! The fat Taoist priest immediately reacted. He listened carefully and heard some movement.

Zheng Yun looked into the distance silently. The iron ladder was gone. While they were standing at the break listening to the scream of the sea monster, someone took the opportunity to pull the ladder away.

That's okay.

They can go up with a rope.

It was impossible for Zheng Yun to enter a place like this without bringing equipment. The backpacks of the two sea guards were full of things.

The height of a few meters is nothing. The gravity here is low, and ghost generals can easily jump up.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yun immediately controlled the ghost general to take action, took out the climbing rope from his backpack, and asked one of the ghost generals to carry it first. The other ghost general squatted half-crouched as a ladder, and let the first ghost general go up first to explore the way.

Master Immortal, I heard the sound of the door opening. The fat Taoist suddenly spoke and pointed to the end of the corridor ahead.

Zheng Yun glanced at it with his flashlight.

Although the fog is thin, you can only see for a dozen meters. The corridor is dark and deep, you can't see anything, and the fear caused by the unknown is hard to suppress.

Go up first and then talk.

Zheng Yun looked up at the ghost general, who had already jumped up to the second floor and dropped the rope. Zheng Yun thought he was the weakest, so he was the first to grab the rope and climb up.

Master Immortal, there are dirty things here. You go first and I shout. The fat Taoist priest supported Zheng Yun and said.

You come up first and find a place with water to open the fairy gate. Then you can shout whatever you want. Zheng Yun climbed up the steps, turned around and stretched out his hand to the fat Taoist priest.

The fat Taoist priest nodded, grabbed the rope and jumped lightly, and came up from the third floor. Then he immediately leaned against the wall, listened carefully and said:

Master Immortal, something is wrong. There is movement on this floor, and there is movement all around. There seems to be some mechanism here, and something has been released...

Zheng Yun didn't care about this. He waited for the ghost generals below to come up and hurried back along the original path.

Another corner passed.

The ghost general in front of him suddenly took out the powder from his pocket, and the fat Taoist priest followed suit and said, Those things seem to have come around, and they are behind this wall.

Are you very confident in Zhen Xuanyin?

Zheng Yun looked at the fat Taoist priest with a serious expression.

Yes, I will swallow it. With the level of monsters in this place, nothing can survive within a thousand meters!

The fat Taoist priest nodded vigorously, and at this moment he regained a little bit of the feeling of a Tiangong Taoist priest.

Okay, then keep walking.

Zheng Yun asked the ghost general to continue to clear the way. This time he also heard movement. There were rustling footsteps in the wall to their left. He could not tell whether they were human or demon.

Another walk.

The fat Taoist priest suddenly pulled Zheng Yun with a very serious expression: Master Xian, the situation is not good, that thing is about to come out. I'll go ahead and shout. Master Xian, please step back and cover your ears.

...

Zheng Yun hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and told him: If you and I get separated, just shout and provide your location, and I will try to find you.

OK.

The fat Taoist priest nodded, then ran forward with his sword, and disappeared into the darkness within a few steps.

Zheng Yun took a few steps back.

He still doesn't know what is in this wall. Maybe it's the female siren released by the person who blew the xun, or maybe it's something else.

歘.

The ghost will strike again.

This time it still cut into the gap in the brick wall, but before taking out the knife, it coated the knife with powder.

Zheng Yun took a closer look. The cracks in the wall were very wide. He didn't know what they were made of. The ghost's cutting of the cracks was just like cutting paper, which was also very strange!

After finding a corner to go around, Zheng Yun and the ghost general squatted in the corner covering their ears. After losing their hearing, they could only use a flashlight to look left and right.

I waited for four or five minutes.

The fat Taoist's Zhenxuan sound has not yet sounded.

Zheng Yun's heartbeat gradually began to accelerate, and there was an unpleasant premonition lingering in his heart. The ghost generals beside him became more and more vigilant, guarding him with swords.

You may have to find a way out.

The closest place to water is the narrow opening on the fourth floor of the underground palace. Although it is difficult to get through, as long as you jump out, there will be an endless stream of sea water below.

Roar.

There was a loud muffled sound.

The sound came from far away. It didn't sound sharp, but it made Zheng Yun instantly dizzy and felt like his whole head was resonating.

This should be Zhen Xuanyin.

The fat Taoist priest still took action, but his position seemed to be below. I don't know where he went.

Zheng Yun was in a dilemma.

If you go forward, you are likely to encounter a fat Taoist priest, and he will yell at you from close range. You are indeed choked enough to resist, but it is too dangerous to go back.

What do you think? Zheng Yun simply turned back to look at the ghost generals to see what they could do.

The ghost will show a strange smile.

歘昘.

The two ghost generals took out their knives together and stabbed into the wall on their right. Each knife accurately penetrated the gaps around the two blue bricks, as if they were trying to pierce through them, and then pulled out the green bricks to make an exit.

good idea.

Zheng Yun nodded in admiration.

The thinking of ghost generals is indeed different from that of humans. People think about how to get out, but ghost generals break their thinking. They want to demolish this place directly!

歘昘.

The sound of knives continued.

Not long after, the ghost general suddenly reached out and used all four hands at the same time to grasp the brick wall and pull it out.

They move easily.

He forcibly pulled out two bluestone bricks from the wall that were as big as a head and one meter long.

It's much simpler after that.

The ghost general only needed a few cuts to remove a stone brick, and a big hole was created in just a few strokes.

Zheng Yun glanced down.

The expected exit did not appear. It was pitch black on the other side of the hole. When the flashlight shone in, it turned out to be a narrow passage built in a gap in the wall.

Enter?

Zheng Yun looked at the ghost general.

The ghost generals did not nod and were speechless. They could only show it with actual actions: one of the ghost generals got directly into the hole, then turned back and smiled at Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun was silent.

It smiles really weirdly.

Zheng Yun even didn't want to enter, but now he had no other choice but to bite the bullet...

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