Duanmu Yankang and Duanmu Ruifeng saw Duanmu Qingchen laughing on the wall and approached him in confusion: "Brother Crown Prince, what did you see?"
Duanmu Qingchen turned around and winked at them: "Found it."
"Really!" Without saying anything, we climbed up the wall in no time. You stepped on my shoulder, I held your hand, and we looked forward. Sure enough, there was a palace under the blue sky and white clouds. Moreover, it was not small! You couldn't see it all at a glance!
I saw that the palace was extremely quiet, and its style was similar to that of their imperial palace. Pavilions and towers were looming among the lush flowers and trees, and the prosperity of the brocade made the palace look like a painting.
"It's true!" Duanmu Yankang and his brother were also shocked.
"It seems that I can't find anything strange..." Duanmu Ruifeng looked down at the palace in front of him. Apart from the silence, there was nothing unusual. Not even a single person could be seen. "Maybe it's just abandoned, or... it's haunted~~~" he said grimly.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at it for a while and raised his eyebrows: "Hiss... something is wrong, nothing is right."
"Brother Prince, what's wrong?" Duanmu Yankang asked curiously.
Duanmu Qingchen pointed to the palace garden in front of him and said, "Look, the trees inside are not moving."
Duanmu Yankang and his brother looked over and took a closer look. Sure enough, the trees inside were motionless! They turned around and looked at the trees behind them. Although the trees were not swaying obviously in the mountain wind, their branches were also swaying, making a clearly audible "rustling" sound of leaves.
But the trees in the palace didn't move, not even the branches and leaves moved. How could the wind not pass through just because there was a wall
"And look, there is a field of peach blossoms over there. It's late autumn now, how can the peach blossoms be in full bloom?" Duanmu Qingchen pointed to the other side, and sure enough, the whole garden was full of blooming peach blossoms, like a red cloud amidst the green.
This is even more weird!
The Duanmu and Yankang brothers felt their scalps tingling instantly. This was getting more and more weird the more they watched it!
"That's right! It's here!" Duanmu Qingchen jumped off the wall excitedly and walked towards the palace.
"Brother Prince! Don't go over there!" Duanmu Yankang was anxious, "What if the legend is true and you disappear?"
"Yes! Prince!" Duanmu Ruifeng was also anxious. He was excited about exploring the secrets before, but now he really found this mysterious palace, and everything inside was abnormally quiet, like a frozen painting, which made him a little scared.
Duanmu Qingchen's footsteps stopped in front of the gate of the palace because of what Duanmu Yankang said. If the legend is true, and this palace is a one-way trip, then Duanmu Qingchen will really disappear from this world.
There was a hint of sadness in his expression. Wasn't this exactly what the Third Brother wanted
Duanmu Qingchen couldn't just disappear like that, because he had just taken on the burden given to him by his father. He was no longer at the age where he could do whatever he wanted, and the time when he could cause trouble in front of others while they cleaned up behind him was over.
He couldn't let this habit of his cause great chaos and put others in danger. Once he really disappeared in this palace, the first one to be implicated would be the Nine Gates. His father would definitely ask the Nine Gates to look for him, and then Youyou would be in danger.
"Ha..." He let out a long sigh. The Duanmu Qingchen who could do whatever he wanted had become a thing of the past. He didn't expect it to happen so soon. He only hated himself for not making good use of his youth and doing more of what he wanted to do outside. Now, he would be bound by the throne...
"Thinking for so long?" Suddenly, he heard a faint voice. When he was stunned, suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, and sand and rocks flew everywhere!
The sand and stones blown up by the strong wind also flew into the eyes of the Duanmu Yankang brothers.
Duanmu Qingchen stood in the strong wind, and suddenly he felt a hand appear behind him, pushing him hard, and he almost seemed to be blown into the gate of the palace by the wind.
He instinctively protected his face with his arms. Suddenly, a chaotic and rapid piano sound rushed into his ears, but soon the sound disappeared. Then, the wind disappeared. There was silence all around, and he himself stood on the ground.
He slowly lowered his arm that was covering his face. The light pierced his eyes. He was stunned for a moment. In front of him was the palace! Moreover, nothing was still.
The flowers and trees were moving, the wind lifted his hair and brought with it the fragrance of peach blossoms. The moist and warm air also told him that he was no longer in late autumn, but in late spring.
Duanmu Qingchen looked around. Based on his experience with Lian Youyou, this place didn't seem haunted. After all, he had seen ghosts before! If there were ghosts, the sun wouldn't be warm and the air wouldn't be filled with the fragrance of flowers. So, this place shouldn't be haunted, but perhaps a demon
When he thought it was a demon, he was a little excited. However, it was not the time for him to play around, so he had to go back. He turned and walked towards the gate of the palace.
He looked back every few steps, still a little reluctant, and finally took one more look before deciding to leave as soon as possible. He walked out of the gate without hesitation, and when he raised his head, he was stunned in front of the door again, and his face even began to turn pale, because in front of him was still the palace!
He remembered that he had clearly turned around to leave the palace, but why when he stepped through the gate, he was still standing in the palace!
He began to panic. The blessing ceremony had not yet ended. If he disappeared at this moment, it would definitely cause chaos! He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and quickly picked up his robe and ran towards the palace gate again!
He stepped through the palace gate, and when his footsteps touched the ground, in front of him was still the palace, the beautiful spring scenery all over the palace, and the air filled with the fragrance of flowers.
He stood completely stunned at the gate of the palace. He really couldn't get out!
That legend is true! The maids who disappeared in this palace were not devoured by demons or monsters, but were devoured by this strange palace!
Suddenly, a faint sound of piano came from behind him. It was an extremely light piano sound, like listening to music through a wall. He turned around in confusion, but saw that the air around the door seemed to be rippling in circles. Then, a group of faint figures emerged in the rippling air like watching the moon in the water.
Duanmu Qingchen moved forward with surprise and curiosity to take a look. The scene in front of him was very strange. The figures were very small, and it felt like looking into the distance through a telescope.
Then, the group of people came closer and closer, their figures grew larger and clearer, and they walked towards Duanmu Qingchen.
Duanmu Qingchen was startled and took a few steps back. Then, a group of eunuchs hurried out of the rippling air. As they passed through the air, Duanmu Qingchen seemed to hear the ethereal and almost inaudible sound of the piano again.
The leading eunuch held a tray in his hand, on which was a three-foot-long piece of white silk. (To be continued)