Yu San led the way in front, An Changqing four people, plus forty Shanshui elites followed behind him, and walked slowly to the Tiangong.
Although the Tiangong is called Tiangong, it is actually built at the bottom of the cliff. The cliff was steep. Under the leadership of Yu San, they used the thick vines on the cliff as ropes to weave a dozen large hanging baskets for people to ride on, and then used the vines to slowly send people to the river at the bottom of the cliff.
After a dozen gondolas went back and forth several times, everyone reached the bottom of the cliff. At the bottom of the cliff is a rushing river, and the rushing waterfalls are injected into it, making the water flow very fast. Yu San led them downstream for a while, and when the river was stable, he called everyone into the water.
An Changqing asked curiously, "Is the Tiangong at the bottom of the river?"
This cliff is flanked by cliffs on both sides, with a large river in the middle. The panorama can be seen at a glance, and there is simply no room for a heavenly palace.
"The Heavenly Palace is in this mountain."
Yu San pointed to the mountain on the other side of the river, which was a steep mountain. Because it was the midsummer season, the gaps in the mountain were covered with tough weeds, and when viewed from the opposite side, it looked lush and vigorous.
"At the beginning, Huaishuan asked people to hollow out this mountain and built the Temple of Heaven. This cliff was originally there, but the big river on the cliff and at the bottom of the cliff was artificially excavated, and the passage into the mountain was hidden in the river. The bottom. The purpose is to prevent outsiders from entering. The bottom of the river is quite deep, and only the merpeople who are good at holding their breaths can enter."
An Changqing looked at the waterfall hanging like Bai Lian from a distance, and then looked at the wide river in front of him. He couldn't imagine that it was artificially excavated. This big river not only connects the village where the merpeople are, but also connects with the Heavenly Palace at the bottom of the cliff.
Yu San greeted and told everyone to get ready to go into the water. The airbags prepared earlier were put to use, and after everyone was dressed, they went into the water one after another. Ordinary people are not like the mermen. In order to prevent anyone from falling behind in the water or having an accident, each group of nine people is divided into five teams, connected by ropes around their waists. If there is an accident, they can pull the ropes to call for help.
All those who came were good players who knew how to swim. After everyone got into the water, they followed Yu San's team and swam cautiously towards the bottom of the river. An Changqing and Xiao Zhige each led a team of people, and the two teams were not too far apart. He waved at Xiao Zhige and quickly caught up with Yu San.
When they first entered the water, the water in the river was still bright and transparent. As the group went further and further down, the light in the river became dim and obscured, and there were fewer fish swimming. Yu San and An Changqing were still holding their breath, but the others started to use airbags from time to time.
After swimming in the middle of the river for more than two quarters of an hour, An Changqing felt that he couldn't hold it any longer, so he just took the airbag attached to his waist and took a breath. Others' airbags were about to be replaced, but Yu San was still going downstream. An Changqing chased after him and gestured for a while, and asked him how long it would take to arrive. Yu San looked at the person behind him and made a gesture of approaching.
An Changqing breathed a sigh of relief, turned back and signaled to the others to save some ventilation, and then replaced his airbag with a soldier whose airbag was emptied before continuing to swim forward.
After swimming forward for a while, a soft light group appeared at the bottom of the dimly lit river. When everyone got close, they found that it was a passage. They passed through the passage in order and found that the water here was actually very shallow.
Everyone who had been holding their breath for a long time rushed to the surface, and then opened their mouths in astonishment - the grandeur of the Tiangong is incomparable to the most splendid Forbidden Palace in Yejing. I saw that around the center of the river, a snow-white palace made of crystal and jade stood. In front of the palace were two statues holding a glass cup. The shell-shaped pool of water flowed out into the river where they were.
This river is connected with the river outside, but it is more like a pool for play and play. The side is decorated with various colored treasures, and the whole Tiangong is surrounded by it.
Its extravagant grandeur is rare in the world.
"The top of your head." Huai Rushan sighed with a bit of sourness: "I am afraid that all the money from the late king was used to build this Tiangong?"
When everyone heard the words, they looked up and saw that countless holes had been cut on the top of the head that should have been dark. The holes were arranged according to the twenty-eight constellations, and the sunlight from the outside shone through the cut holes, like a bright starry sky.
Huai Ruyu also narrowed his eyes and said: "Look at the holes that were dug, there are many beads of different sizes inlaid. If you read it correctly, they should all be night pearls."
"I Have a Scroll of Ghosts and Gods"
When the sun is good, these holes can be illuminated. If the sky is not good or at night, these night pearls are another beauty.
An Changqing said, "Huai Shuan likes Yu Qiao from time to time?"
Otherwise, if it's just guilt and compensation for friends, it won't be like this. Others apparently agreed with the idea, and looked at the palace with a sigh of relief.
"Find a way to get in first." Yu San had been to Tiangong early, and was not as amazed at the extravagance and splendor here as others.
Everyone just came back to their senses and gathered in front of the gate.
The gate of the Tiangong was tightly closed, which must be what Yu San said, the internal organs were activated, and the gate of the palace was closed.
"How do I open this door?" An Changqing stepped forward and pushed it tentatively with his hand, but before he could finish speaking, he saw that the closed palace gate was gently pushed by him, pushing out a gap. An Changqing froze immediately, and looked back at Yu San in surprise: "Didn't you say you can't open it?"
"It really couldn't be opened before." Yu San frowned, stepped forward and pushed the door open, revealing the interior of the Heavenly Palace in front of everyone. The front hall of the Tiangong is equipped with a full set of tables, chairs and benches for hospitality, and there are tea sets on the table. Naturally, these tables, chairs and tea sets are also treasures; on the wall facing them are several pieces of calligraphy. Dragon snake. An Changqing came closer to see, and the seal below was Yu Qiao's name - it turned out to be Yu Qiao's handwriting.
After they finished reading, they followed Yu Qiao to the side hall next to them, and explained to them as they walked, "Every time we come to get the antidote, we put it here."
The crowd had already arrived while he was talking, and there were only a few rows of Bogu racks in the side hall, and there were many flower pots with jade on the racks. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Yu San stepped forward to investigate carefully and then frowned: "All of them are dead."
"What does it mean to be dead? Is this antidote alive?" Huai Ruyu asked.
"These flower pots originally had plants that looked like dragon horns. They were planted in jade and were not allowed to be taken care of. We can take them every ten years. But now you can see that these plants are gone. ."
The plants planted in the jade are gone, and the antidote is gone.
Huai Rushan's eyes widened: "This is too coincidental, we just found it, and the gate of the Tiangong opened by itself, and the antidote is gone."
As if he didn't hear the sound of his words, Yu San said to An Changqing, "If you want to continue searching, you can only go inside."
An Changqing looked at a few people and said, "Continue to look inside?"
If you come, you will naturally want to see it, otherwise you will be unwilling to come here in vain. The crowd then went in again. In the past, Yu San once again repeated the danger of the mechanism inside, and told everyone to follow him closely: "I only walked inside for a while, and the things inside can't be touched randomly, and any object that moves out of position may trigger the mechanism. Those hidden weapons are poisoned, and they are delicate and small, and they are hard to prevent."
Hearing his warning, everyone followed him with bated breath.
Then through a cloister, a moon gate, but nothing happened. Only the ground seemed to be damp, and shallow water began to accumulate.
"It's not quite right here." Yu San suddenly stopped and said.
Xiao Zhige also said: "We have no troubles along the way."
He didn't suspect that Yu San was lying, not to mention the relationship between Yu San and An Changqing, just by looking at his fully alert demeanor, he knew that he had indeed seen the power of this institution. Then they walked all the way, not to mention the mechanism, not a single mosquito was seen.
Huai Ruyu said: "Did we not trigger the mechanism, or has it been too long, these mechanisms have already decayed?"
"It's impossible not to trigger." Yu San pointed to the diamond-shaped jade floor tiles at the feet of everyone and said: "I have been here when the Tiangong mechanism was first activated. Every floor tile here can trigger the mechanism. As long as you step on it, it will definitely trigger the poison arrow. . Poisoned arrows were shot from overhead and from both sides of the corridor, and there was no way to avoid it."
"Really?" Huai Rushan lowered his head and stepped on the ground with his feet. He stepped on it indiscriminately, and suddenly he heard Huai Ruyu say "be careful" and shoved him aside. And where Huai Rushan just stood, a short arrow was pinned. The short arrow hits the ground for three points, which shows the strength.
Xiao Zhige looked at the short arrow and said, "Poisonous."
An Changqing looked at the corridor connecting the two ends, and then looked at the top of his head. If it was true, as Yu San said, poisoned arrows were shot from three sides, I was afraid that it was really unavoidable.
Huai Rushan's demonstration, but it supports Yu San's statement. There is indeed a mechanism here, and the mechanism is not corrupted.
"The mechanism is not broken, but it has not been triggered. Could it be that someone has already come?" Huai Ruyu guessed.
Yu San said firmly: "Impossible, the people of the merpeople all know that there are many organs in the Tiangong, and it is impossible for anyone to take risks. What's more, it is impossible to know how to close these organs even if there are people who break in."
"There is more water on the ground." Xiao Zhige, who had been drooping his eyes for a while, suddenly said.
Everyone was reminded by him that they were shocked to realize that just a thin layer of water had really increased, and a shallow layer was covering the jade floor tiles.
Yu San squatted down, dipped his fingers in water and put it in his mouth, and said solemnly: "This is not the accumulation of water caused by dampness, but the sea water. The sea water from outside poured in."
"The Heavenly Palace is connected to the sea?" Huai Rushan asked in surprise.
Yu San: "I don't know, I haven't been there."
Xiao Zhige said: "Go and see and you'll know. If it's really sea water, I'm afraid this place will be submerged sooner or later."
Everyone hurried forward as they spoke. Yu San was only going to send them here and leave, but after thinking about it, he still followed. Everyone rushed all the way to the center of the Tiangong, and as expected, they never encountered any organs again, but when they reached the center of the Tiangong, unexpectedly, there was only one spiraling staircase.
Everyone went up the stairs, and the brighter they went up, the brighter they became. When they reached the top, they saw the sun pouring down, and they had already reached the outside of the mountain. They were in an octagonal pavilion. It is open on all sides, and when you look up, you can see the blue waters.
Huai Rushan said, "Look, there really is a sea there."
There is a waterfall not far from the octagonal building, and a canyon can be seen faintly under the shadow of the waterfall, but the canyon is connected to the sea. When they looked at it now, they saw that the water in the canyon was no longer flowing out, but the sea water was slowly pouring back into it.
Yu Sandao: "At this time, the tide is not high yet." If the tide is high, I am afraid that the sea water will pour back more quickly, and the entire Tiangong will be filled with sea water.
Several people looked at each other and understood the urgency. If they didn't find the antidote before the Heavenly Palace was submerged, their trip would be in vain. Several people did not dare to delay any more time and hurried downstairs. Ready to go to the Tiangong to search.
An Changqing took a step behind and glanced at the blue sea for the last time, vaguely feeling that Yu Qiao would not like such a palace far away from the sea.
Perhaps after he entered the water, he also possessed some kind of merman nature, and had an indescribable affection for the sea. Therefore, no matter how luxurious and extravagant this palace was built, in his eyes, it was far inferior to that vast and boundless ocean. He doesn't like it yet. Yu Qiao, who was born at sea and grew up at sea, probably doesn't like it even more.
A somewhat absurd thought suddenly flashed in his mind, he called out to everyone, and after a moment's consideration, he said, "You said... Could it be that Yu Qiao cracked the mechanism of this Heavenly Palace?"
The entire Tiangong was built for Yu Qiao, and Yu San also said that only Yu Qiao knew how to decipher the organs that Huai Shuan ordered to build. If it weren't for the others, the only candidate left would be Yu Qiao.
\"I don't think it's impossible.\" Huai Ruyu pondered for a while and said.
Xiao Zhige also said: "If we don't consider his age, everything after we arrive at the Tiangong can be explained."
Yu San: "It was really uncertain whether the high priest was dead at the time, it was just a clan's guess."
Although An Changqing's guess may sound absurd, if you look closely, it is the most likely guess. After all, ordinary people on this island cannot get close, let alone find the Heavenly Palace at the bottom of the cliff. And the merpeople are self-sufficient in the village and have no competition with the world. If it wasn't for Huai Shu'an's original request, they would not have set foot in the Heavenly Palace at all.
Then the only person who could come and go freely in the Heavenly Palace, and who was able to decipher the organs of the Heavenly Palace, would be Yu Qiao, if he was indeed still alive.
"Then how old would he be if he was still alive?" Huai Rushan blinked and asked in a trembling voice.
The others glanced at him and did not answer his question. If Yu Qiao is still alive, his age... I really don't want to calculate it, and it's amazing to do a little calculation.
Huai Ruyu patted his head and said kindly, "It doesn't matter how old we are, let's hurry up and find the antidote first."
So everyone hurried downstairs and went to a palace in Tiangong to find an antidote. After bypassing the central staircase, a large number of gold, silver and jade stones are stored in the following halls. The dazzling array is placed in the hall, and when you push the door and enter, the pearls of the bright gold and jade almost dazzle people's eyes.
However, at this time, no one has the heart to care about these treasures. After all, their lives are almost out of control, and it is useless to ask for treasures. And even if you have the life to get it, it is difficult to transport the things out.
When everyone was trying to find it, they heard Huai Rushan screaming "Ow" in another side hall, and rushed out, grabbing Huai Ruyu, who had heard the sound, and said in horror: "There is a ghost inside!"
"Speak clearly." Huai Ruyu frowned.
Huai Rushan shivered: "I went inside to find the antidote, and when I was rummaging through the box, I saw a figure floating by the side." Then he was so frightened that he rushed out, where did he have time to take a closer look
Several people saw him and couldn't tell, so they could only go inside the hall to check. Xiao Zhige was in front, followed by An Changqing, followed by brothers Huai Ruyu and Yu Sanren. The five people went in cautiously and found no ghosts. Instead, they found traces of the lives of many people.
This side hall is different from other side halls full of treasures. There are a lot of daily necessities in it, as if someone lived in it.
Xiao Zhige picked up the inkstone and brush on the table, and said, "The inkstone and brush have traces of being used."
There were still a lot of books piled on the side. He took one and opened it, but it was written: "I have traveled around for many years, and finally found a ray of life for the merpeople. The Great Dao is fifty, and Tianyan is forty-nine. The way of heaven is lacking. One, but there is a chance of survival. The fate of the mermen that has lasted for thousands of years should be terminated by me."
He was watching when he heard others say, "These boxes are all Yu Qiao's manuscripts."
Xiao Zhige temporarily put down the one in his hand and went to look at the others. He saw that the manuscripts were arranged in different categories. Obviously, the owner had expected that someone would look for it and placed it on purpose.
In order to prevent the sea water from continuing to rise and wet the manuscript, Xiao Zhige ordered all these boxes and cages to be moved to the octagonal building, and the five people spent four or five days in the octagonal building and spent four or five days reading all the manuscripts day and night. The ins and outs of everything.
But what is said in this manuscript is a completely different story from Huai Shu'an's manuscript and the story of the merpeople.
At that time, Yu Qiao met Huai Shu'an at sea and went to Yongzhou with him, becoming a close friend. Later, Tai Tai Zu Xiaoli sent a letter to invite Huai Shuan to go to Yejing to conspire together. Yu Qiao had already found his own clan at that time. In order to improve the situation of the merpeople, he proposed to go to Yejing with Huai Shuan, so he met Xiao Li, Xue Chang and others.
Although Yu Qiao grew up on the island, he was born with knowledge, was born smart, and had many bold and fantastic ideas. He soon became one of Huai Shu'an's friends, and even participated in the "Eight Pillars Rebellion". In the Eight Great Pillars Kingdom, apart from Huai Shu'an, who was the first to meet, the closest to him were Xiao Li and Xue Chang.
Xiao Li is decisive, courageous and resourceful, and is a born emperor. And Yu Qiaozhi was a near demon. During the several battles to overthrow the previous dynasty, the two conspired to do great things and fought side by side. They soon cherished each other and fell in love with each other. Yu Qiao had a special experience and took it for granted that men were with men, and Xiao Li didn't care about other people's opinions. After the two fell in love, they didn't hide it from a few friends.
But I don't want the relationship between the two, but it involves many things later.
Only later did Yu Qiao know that Huai Shuan, whom he regarded as a close friend, had been infatuated with him for many years. Huai Shuan was obsessed with worldly etiquette, and for fear of being disgusted by him, he suppressed his thoughts for several years, but he did not want to suddenly find out that the person he was infatuated with was actually with his good brother.
Huai Shuan was stimulated and went astray. He didn't show any abnormality at that time, and even Xiao Li and Yu Qiao didn't notice anything wrong. After the war, they elected Xiao Li to become the emperor together, and Xiao Li had a drink and celebration with them on the eve of his enthronement, saying that after he ascended the throne, he would plan to become emperor side by side with Yu Qiao, and then hold a two-person congress. marriage.
Huai Shuan did not say anything on the surface, but secretly began to contact the former officials of the previous dynasty, while secretly inciting them to put pressure on Xiao Li, while secretly provoking the relationship between Xiao Li and Yu Qiao. When Xiao Li first ascended the throne, there was a lot of work in the court, but Yu Qiao was not awarded due to Xiao Li's plan, and still lived in Huaishu'an mansion. When Xiao Li pretended to marry the princess of the previous dynasty and planned to take this opportunity to eradicate the old officials of the previous dynasty in one fell swoop, Huai Shuan deliberately passed the wrong news in it, which made Yu Qiao mistakenly think that Xiao Li had broken his promise and was intentional. After that, he designed Xue Chang, who didn't know about it, to let him accidentally reveal the story of the merpeople after drinking.
They have been with Yu Qiao for many years, and they all know about the Mermaids. Huai Shu'an even knew the status of the merpeople in Yu Qiao's heart. After he leaked the news through Xue Chang's mouth, he secretly manipulated the former ministers of the previous dynasty, so as to put pressure on Xiao Li, forcing him to hastily advance his plan to get rid of the old ministers by pretending to marry the princess of the previous dynasty.
When Yu Qiao entered the palace and questioned Xiao Li, Xiao Li naturally tried his best to explain. Yu Qiao originally had doubts in his heart, but then the news of the mermen was leaked, and countless people wanted to hunt down and kill the mermen. He had no time to wait for Xiao Li to prove to him in Yejing, and hurriedly helped Huaishuan. Find tribesmen.
After many pursuits and dodging, Yu Qiao and Xiao Li lost contact with him in the years since.
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