The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 652: Darkness Emerges (nearly 3K)

It snowed in Chang'an that night.

The cold wind was howling, and there were some strange howling sounds in the night, but they were also swept away by the roaring wind.

Everything finally returned to peace.

In the early morning, the snow had subsided, but tiny snowflakes were still falling on the branches, like snow plums, crystal clear and white.

"The weather this year is really weird..."

Inside the Jinwu Guard Mansion, Zhong Yuanzhi rubbed his hands and finally put down the pen.

He blew away the ink on the file, looked at it with satisfaction, then stood up and walked to the window, blocking out the cold wind and snow that were blowing in through the gaps.

I hope there is no snow and wind for now.

He knew everything about the temple. Even though his superiors had forbidden him to continue investigating, what else could he do?
It would be better to do as the superiors said and focus on the next case...

However, just as he felt relieved, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

The sound was like the rustling of footsteps on the snow.

Zhong Yuanzhi leaned out of the window and saw his colleague on night duty walking towards him in a hurry with a panicked look on his face, as if something unusual had happened.

According to the time, it should be almost time to go off duty, how could this happen?

Before he even opened his mouth to ask, his colleague panted and said anxiously, "Master Zhong, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

My colleagues kept saying that something terrible was happening, and it was obvious that something really was happening.

Zhong Yuanzhi's face turned serious, and he looked like a superior.

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered? Didn't the general say that no matter what happens, we must never lose our composure?"

The colleague held the door and took a few breaths before reluctantly saying, "Master Zhong, if you saw it, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to calm down..."

"A large-scale landslide suddenly occurred between the Imperial City and the Temple Mountain, revealing an enormous corpse pit!"

"what?"

"Why is it Temple Hill again?"

These brief words were like thunder, making Zhong Yuanzhi feel dizzy for a moment.

"Yes..." The colleague took another breath, "Sir, please go and take a look. I estimate that there must be hundreds of thousands of people lying in that pit!"

When Zhong Yuanzhi heard this, he was shocked.

"Have you informed the other Jinwu Guard colleagues?"

He hurriedly put on his armor and rushed out of the government office.

"My colleagues who are on patrol are rushing over, the others are not on duty yet..."

Zhong Yuanzhi nodded, and an idea already came to his mind: "I understand. I'll go take a look first, and then go find the general."

So, the two of them controlled their flying swords and quickly flew towards the Temple Mountain.

……

The great priest Lou is currently in a huge cave.

The cave was in a mess, the magic circle had been destroyed, the lake bottom was dry, and traces of destruction were scattered all around.

The golden flowers that originally bloomed all over the lake disappeared with the collapse of the magic circle, and only faint golden spots of light remained floating in the air.

The temple hanging upside down from the ceiling was nowhere to be seen, replaced by tattered aerial debris and broken blood vessels.

Corpses were scattered everywhere, and rotten water flowed from top to bottom like a waterfall.

Higher up, a gray sky appeared.

Snowflakes fell from the cave entrance.

There was also the sound of people shouting.

It seems that they are discussing how to go down for exploration.

It's the Jinwu Guard.

Great Priest Lou covered his empty heart.

No wonder she couldn't sleep all night. She always felt something was strange and no matter how hard she tried, she felt something was not right.

Now it seems that this is it...

Her eyes darkened slightly.

A mass grave was discovered.

The god's corpse was stolen.

The Upside-Down Temple is also gone.

The dragon vein sacrifice formation was also destroyed.

It's impossible not to be angry that all the hard work of many years has gone to waste.

Even if she didn't have real emotions, the simulation of human emotions over the years had taught her what made her angry.

At this moment, the only question she could think of was -

Who on earth dared to destroy the arrangements she had made over the years right under her nose?

No, it should be said, who in Chang'an City now has such ability?
For a moment, repeated deductions could not produce any results.

I thought of several people, but they all seemed unlikely.

This is equivalent to the existence of a demigod...

How could there be anything in this world that transcends this realm?

No, unless it is a joint invasion by multiple Shenzang realms...

However, to enter here, one needs the power of royal blood.

She couldn't help but wonder, could it be...

Although the possibility of this was small, she couldn't help but think about it carefully.

As she pondered, she saw a flash of light at the entrance of the cave, and the Jinwu Guards were hanging from the top of the cave.

Her eyes flashed, and she immediately turned into a streak of ink and left the place.

……

The inky light fell in front of the imperial city.

The Shen Ce Army guarding the gate of the imperial city immediately saluted respectfully when they saw the golden robe of the Great Priest Lou. The Great Priest Lou often came to the palace to teach His Majesty the way of cultivation, and His Majesty always treated her with courtesy, so no one in the palace dared to stop her.

Otherwise, I'm afraid His Majesty will blame me.

When they arrived at the emperor's bedroom, as usual, there was blue smoke rising up and curling out of the palace.

Great Priest Mei glanced at the palace servants guarding the palace gate.

The palace servant immediately stepped forward respectfully and said, "Your Majesty has been confined to make elixirs these past few days."

The great priest Lou nodded slightly: "No one else?"

"No, only your majesty, the eldest princess accompanied the guardian, and the queen occasionally came to deliver meals."

The palace maid thought for a moment and added, "The queen just came this morning and left an hour ago."

"Are you accompanied by anyone?" High Priest Lou couldn't help but ask.

"No." The palace maid shook her head, thought for a moment and said, "Only the eldest princess left with the queen and returned to the princess's mansion to rest."

The great priest Lou nodded and asked again, "Nothing special happened?"

The palace servant suddenly remembered something and said hesitantly, "This morning, the furnace exploded in the palace."

So, Great Priest Lou nodded.

"Furnace explosions are common."

Although Li Zhou was not very good at alchemy, he loved it.

This is considered daily life in the palace.

However, this is also a good thing.

The great priest Lou nodded with satisfaction and signaled the palace servant to report.

When Li Zhou heard that the great priest Lou was coming, he naturally welcomed him with open arms, hurriedly opened the door himself, and had a big smile on his face.

"High Priest, you've arrived just in time!"

As he spoke, Li Zhou took out a jade bottle, poured out a few round, black pills, held them in his palm and handed them to the great priest Lou, his face full of anticipation.

"Please take a look at my longevity pill. Can it still save you?"

Great Priest Lou picked up one and sniffed it carefully. It had a burnt smell mixed with the aroma of medicine and a scorching heat, and was obviously freshly refined.

It should be the elixir that caused the furnace to explode just now.

Judging from the temperature, it took seven days of practice.

"If you can control the temperature a little bit, it will be better." Great Priest Lou slowly put down the pill, and said calmly, "It seems that the emperor's alchemy skills are becoming more and more superb."

She also glanced at the layers of veil behind Li Zhou. There was a thick cloud of smoke and dust, but obviously there was no other figure.

When Li Zhou heard this, he was even more delighted, and immediately and enthusiastically invited the high priest to come in, saying that he had many difficult problems in cultivation that he wanted to consult.

However, Great Priest Lou was not here to discuss these matters with Li Zhou today, so he naturally declined the offer, saying he had something else to do.

"By the way, Your Majesty, have you heard about the huge pit on Temple Mount?"

"Of course I heard about it! General Han has sent me a message, and I found it horrifying."

When saying this, Li Zhou's face was truly filled with fear and his expression could not be faked.

"It's not just horrifying." Great Priest Lou said calmly, "If this matter becomes a big deal, it may lead to investigation by the Temple."

As soon as he heard the word "temple", Li Zhou's face immediately became panicked.

People in the world don’t know that there is a holy temple above the Four Kingdoms Temple, so how could Li Zhou not know that?

What the great priest Lou mentioned this time can be considered as a warning.

Fortunately, Li Zhou is indeed very sensible.

"The High Priest is right. If the Holy Temple intervenes, it will not be a good thing. We must fight and resolve it quickly. It is best not to let the news spread."

Great Priest Lou nodded with satisfaction: "If your majesty is at ease, since it is in the area of ​​Temple Mountain, it will be more convenient to seal it off by the Temple."

"It would be even better if the high priest is willing to share the worry!" Li Zhouxi said, frowning again, "Not only that, but we also need to appease the people, arrange for the Ministry of Works to fill the holes in time, and find out the identities of the dead. These are all important matters."

As he spoke, he looked embarrassed.

"But I still have a few furnaces of elixirs to refine in the next few days, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get away..."

The great priest Lou also knew what Li Zhou meant and smiled: "No problem, I will help your majesty to share your worries, what's the difficulty?"

After the great priest Lou left, Li Zhou slowly walked back into the room. He looked at the mess on the floor that had not yet been cleaned up, and he was still frightened.

A shadow floated up faintly, with a golden dragon behind it.

"She's testing you."

The voice was cold and contained a chill that did not belong to this world.

The shadow sat leisurely at the top, looking at the trembling grandchild with some disdain.

"Yes... Grandma, but your grandson has already dealt with it." Li Zhou replied respectfully.

"We can handle it. Let's take a step back and buy more space." The shadow nodded slightly.

“Then when can we…” Li Zhou clenched his fists as he thought of what the temple had done.

The hovering shadow of the golden dragon whispered:
"Wait."

"Let's start the Honghu Project and train our people."

"Unite with the officials who can be united... General Han's surrender is suspicious but can be used to gain new strength first."

"Also, Qingyun Pavilion must be secretly supported. Whether the belief can be changed depends on Skynet."

Li Zhou nodded in agreement, with a flame of excitement surging in his heart.

Then I heard the shadow's voice very softly, saying:

"Finally, wait until she succeeds."

"When I return with strength..."

"She should have left Chang'an, right?" he said with a hint of excitement.

"Yes." The shadow sensed it and nodded.

Li Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the deep pit incident attracted all attention, and Xier was there to conceal our figures..." Li Zhou said.

"Well, she is really smart."

The shadow's tone remained calm, but there was a gleam in his eyes.