False evidence

Chapter 402 The City Gate Tower (Part 1)

The one who suddenly screamed was Fang Ling.

I had never seen her like this before. She looked like a madwoman. Her originally beautiful face was now seven-tenths grotesque.

She handed me the paper money, but her eyes were fixed in another direction.

I followed her gaze but didn't see anything.

She stared at that spot fiercely for a while, then gradually returned to normal.

At this moment, Xiao Shen San let out a long sigh and said in a low voice:

"That's why they say you should never offend a woman."

I only felt that his tone was a little unusual, but before I could ask, Eunuch Sun said in a high-pitched voice that the auspicious time had arrived and that we should quickly put the remains into the tomb.

The burial plot that Jiang Baohan purchased for himself was considered luxurious, but it was nothing more than a larger space with an added stone pavilion. The actual area where his ashes were placed was the same size as a regular grave.

On the back of that paper, the last paragraph was addressed to me. It said that I should personally arrange his ashes.

I had no relation to him and was very resistant to this, but when I thought about how his body had been 'desecrated' like that, and that things had already gone this far, I stopped thinking about it.

I asked Meng Chao to lend a hand and help me lift the stone slab on the empty tomb.

Suddenly, Lü Xin said in his mind, "Jiang Baohan comes from a family that specializes in building tombs. Do you think he might have set up traps in the tomb beforehand?"

"An agency specifically targeting me?"

Although I felt that Lü Xin's caution was a bit excessive, I changed my mind and told Meng Chao to step back.

The stone slabs were not sealed with cement, so it wouldn't take much effort for one person to lift them.

Xiao Shen reminded me that once the stone slab is lifted, it can only be placed to one side, not leaned against the tombstone.

I grabbed one side with both hands, bent over and pulled hard, and with a "hey!" I lifted the stone slab.

The moment the stone slab was lifted, a beam of light, not very strong but with a rather strange color, suddenly shot out from the acupoint.

Could there really be a harmful organization?
My heart tightened, and I was about to let go and back away when I suddenly caught a glimpse of an ancient building that had appeared on the side of my body without me even noticing!
I wondered if I was seeing things, and for a moment I forgot to let go. I subconsciously turned my head to look.

It was indeed an additional building, and indeed a strangely shaped ancient building, but compared to a real building, it was dozens of times smaller, only...

To use an imperfect analogy, it's similar to the dog kennels for large dogs sold in pet clinics.

After getting a general idea of ​​the building's shape, which had appeared out of nowhere, my gaze quickly fell on the entrance on the first floor.

In my experience with similar buildings, I instinctively feel that there should be a plaque there.

However, I didn't see any signs, and my attention was naturally drawn to the double vermilion doors below.

When your gaze is focused on a single point, a door that is actually only the size of a palm appears to be magnified by the instinct of vision.

Moreover, at this moment, the door, which was originally closed, suddenly opened to both sides.

I think I also heard a creaking sound when the door opened.

That's why my attention was even more focused, and I was eager to see what was inside the door.

At this point, the short ancient building began to grow larger and larger, eventually becoming as tall as a real ancient building.

No, to be precise, it's more like an old-fashioned city gate tower!

The gate was now much taller than me, but even though it was wide open, it was as if a thick fog was obscuring the view inside, and I still couldn't see what was happening inside.

Perhaps the scene before me was too bizarre, for my mind began to spiral out of control and became uncontrollable.

Even with my eyes strained, I couldn't penetrate the fog. The next second, I completely forgot everything else and unconsciously walked towards the gate. As I stepped inside, I suddenly had an extremely strange feeling.

It's both real and illusory...

By the way, it felt a bit like the first time my brain was invaded by Lü Xin's consciousness.

However, this sensation was very vague, as if someone was gently sweeping a blade of grass across the surface of my brain through my skull!
Just from that fleeting glance, I heard several different voices, all speaking with a tone of doubt:
"I feel like I've been here before..."

I muttered the same words to myself.

Looking around, I noticed Lü Xin, Liang Kaiyuan, Liang Yuan, and others...

Even the eunuch Sun, who was in charge of the Yin-Yang ceremony, and Shen Fangyun, who rarely appeared alone, all showed up!
Of all these people, the one I like and am closest to the most is Liang Kaiyuan.

But despite my extreme suspicion, I immediately asked Lü Xin:
"What the hell is going on?"

Liang Kaiyuan also asked him at the same time, "You've been here before? What the hell is this place?"

Because of our lead, everyone else's attention was also focused on Lü Xin.

Lu Xin's expression was initially somewhat blank, but seeing that everyone was focused on him, he quickly became smug and thus returned to his usual unrestrained and indifferent demeanor.

He shrugged: "What you're asking is what I also want to ask."

Before I could tease him, he put his hands behind his back and slowly walked forward, saying, "Since we're already here, if you want to know what this place is, just see for yourself!"

"You're such a good actor!"

Liang Yuan finally had a chance to interject.

But after saying only one sentence, he suddenly froze on the spot!
In fact, at this point, the situation seemed even more mysterious to me.

I was certain I had entered the city gate tower, but apart from Lü Xin and the others who were unaffected by the fog, I still couldn't see anything else.

Liang Yuan is usually a bit of a loner and has a lot of low self-esteem, so she's the furthest away from me right now.

Seeing him standing motionless to one side, Lü Xin, Liang Kaiyuan, and I exchanged glances and went over together.

Even after I walked right behind him, he didn't move, not even blink.

I saw him looking up at the front, and after looking at him with a puzzled expression, I was also a little stunned.

The fog was no longer an obstacle in our path because we had just entered, and Liang Yuan was standing on one side of the gate.

He is now facing the wall.

On the surface, this city wall looks very old.

However, on the gray-yellow interior walls, there were huge painted murals!
Having completely broken through the fog, all that can be clearly seen is the scene before one's eyes.

Continuing to one side, one can vaguely discern similar murals. However, the content cannot be clearly seen until one gets close.

Even just this one image that is clearly visible is enough to amaze people.

This mysterious 'city gate tower' must be four or five meters high on just one level. The figures depicted in a single mural are twice the size of ordinary people, not to mention the carriages and horses.

Standing at the base of the wall and looking up, such a huge mural is definitely visually impactful.

What impressed me most was the content depicted in the murals...

I stared blankly for a long time, swallowed hard, and before I could speak, I heard Liang Kaiyuan's voice, dry and as if it were about to burst into flames, say:

"This...this mural is definitely the work of a master, an ancient painting, a...a national treasure! But...but this is really not suitable for children!"

(End of this chapter)