Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 35: Speculations on Xiao Sizi’s whereabouts!

Recently, Li Shimin often stayed up late at night, either using government affairs to numb himself so that he wouldn't be sad about Changle's illness.

Just call the doctors in the middle of the night and ask about Changle’s illness?
He's...almost at his limit.

I feel listless almost the entire day.

Empress Changsun also noticed it this morning, so she repeatedly told him to go to bed early. Li Shimin thought so too, but the sudden disappearance of Xiao Sizi forced him to stay up all night.

This night,
Although he was in Taiji Palace, his thoughts and mind were always affected by Li Junxian in the ancient tomb.

Thinking about what Li Junxian and the others will encounter? Can they find Xiao Sizi and so on.

I would also think of Changle’s words before she left: Father, you must find Sizi.

The advice from his terminally ill daughter made Li Shimin feel even more burdened.

Just thinking about these things,

Li Shimin felt extremely pressured, but fortunately... Li Junxian finally came back.

"How is the ancient tomb?"

Li Shimin asked anxiously.

His eyes were bloodshot.

Li Junxian could see that His Majesty was not calm tonight.

"Your Majesty, nothing has been learned of His Highness's whereabouts."

Li Junxian lowered his head and bowed.

I didn't dare to see Li Shimin because of shame and fear.

“What…what…”

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned, feeling lost.

Before Li Junxian arrived, the Jinwu Guards came from time to time to report that the progress of the ancient tomb was smooth. He thought that even if he could not find Xiao Sizi, he could at least find some of his whereabouts.

But this….
Nothing was gained….nothing was gained!!

Li Shimin couldn't believe it.

He took a deep breath and asked solemnly, "Have you searched the ancient tomb?"

Li Junxian shook his head: "Your Majesty, I dare not. The ancient tomb is very complicated and full of traps."

"If the descendants of the Meng family had not followed me tonight, even if I took a hundred people with me, I'm afraid there would be no corpse left."

"After all, the ancient tomb was built under the supervision of the First Emperor himself. The ancient tomb is even more terrifying than the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor!"

"Because according to the descendants of the Meng family, the ancient tomb was built by Qin Shi Huang himself while he was still alive, and it was carefully checked at every level! It was to provide his master with an absolutely safe and peaceful place!"

"As for the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, the First Qin Emperor did not participate in it. After all, who would arrange his own tomb? It was supervised by the ministers of the court, and their supervision was certainly not as strong as that of the First Qin Emperor himself."

"So, that ancient tomb is even more terrifying than the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang! Tonight's journey is a detailed record in the ancient books of the descendants of the Meng family of the way to reach the depths of the ancient tomb."

"But there is more than just one road to the ancient tomb. There are many large and small forks in it. These roads are not recorded in the ancient books of the Meng family."

"Moreover, when the Qin Dynasty was about to fall, Zhang Han, the last general of the Qin Dynasty, hid many of the Qin Dynasty's treasures in the ancient tomb. The branches in the ancient tomb may have been moved! Mechanisms were set up to protect the treasures."

"But the main road leading to the ancient tomb was not moved, because Meng Tian was not in Xianyang City at the time. If he moved the main road, Meng Tian would not know about it, and the ancient books that Meng Tian passed on to the descendants of the Meng family would not record the changes of the main road, and he would most likely die."

“So Zhang Han didn’t dare to touch the main road, but he definitely touched the other side roads!”

"Those places are not even dared to be set foot by the descendants of the Meng family. Maybe... His Highness Xiao Sizi is in the fork in the road." Hearing this, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How can you be sure that Xiao Sizi is definitely in the depths of the ancient tomb?"

Li Junxian took a deep breath and took out a small bracelet from his arms.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is what I found deep in the ancient tomb. I felt that the bracelet was familiar to me. It was given to His Majesty Xiao Sizi by His Majesty Changle."

"But... I could be mistaken. Your Majesty, please check again."

Li Junxian held it respectfully in both hands and slowly brought it in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took it.

Just one glance and his eyes changed slightly.

He saw it, he saw it clearly.

There are scratches on this small bracelet, and those scratches were caused by the time little Sizi saw him coming, stumbled over shouting "Father", and then fell on the road, leaving the scratches on the bracelet.

This scratch,
Li Shimin checked it again and again, his eyes became more and more touched, and his voice trembled faintly: "It's Xiao Sizi... It's the little guy's bracelet, yes, did you really find it deep in the ancient tomb?"

Li Junxian nodded: "I dare not deceive your majesty!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning.

Deep in the ancient tomb,
From what Li Junxian said, it was extremely dangerous. How did Xiao Sizi get there?
Li Shimin simply couldn't imagine it.

How can little Sizi, a little guy who has just learned to walk, survive in such a dangerous environment all by himself?

"Is it possible that Little Sizi has left the ancient tomb?"

Li Shimin raised another possibility with a trembling voice.

Li Junxian shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, when I first realized that His Highness Xiao Sizi was missing, I immediately sent people to surround the ancient tomb and sealed it off."

"You could say that if a bird flew out, everyone would have spotted it, but... nothing was found."

"When I left the ancient tomb, I told Prime Minister Fang about my experience in the ancient tomb. Prime Minister Fang said that there are two major possibilities. One is that the immortal..."

When the word "immortal" was mentioned, Li Junxian's voice and face were instinctively filled with fear.

It was as if it was mentioning some terrifying existence.

This scene,
Li Shimin, who often dealt with human "ghosts", noticed it instantly.

Li Junxian paused, and his voice became slightly softer as he said, "First, the immortal has awakened, and it was he who took His Highness Xiao Sizi away."

"I heard from the descendants of the Meng family that the old man had awakened in the ancient tomb several times in history, and each time, the Meng family members went to the door to greet him but failed to receive him."

"The old seniors... always come to them in strange places."

"This means that there are other secret passages in the ancient tomb, but we haven't discovered them. To be specific, the ancient tomb is a dangerous place for us, and we need to be cautious at every step."

"But to that old senior, that place... is more like home. That old senior knows his home very well. It is possible for him to take His Highness Xiao Sizi away from the secret passage."

"The second possibility is that His Highness Xiao Sizi woke up deep in the ancient tomb, was frightened, and accidentally fell when he was leaving, dropping his bracelet, and then ran to another fork in the road."

If you run to another fork in the road, you are more likely to die.

But Li Junxian didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to say it.

His Highness Xiao Sizi is of extraordinary significance to Li Shimin and even to the entire Li Tang lineage.

Without seeing Xiao Sizi with their own eyes, Li Shimin and others would never be able to accept Xiao Sizi's death. This was a person...who wanted to see his entire body even after his death!
(End of this chapter)