Seizing the gap as the Bow and Arrow soldiers were drawing their arrows, the four of you quickly crossed the plaza, while behind you six "corpses" were left.
The Bow and Arrow soldiers swiftly assembled, trailing behind.
You were the first to rush into an alleyway, the lane was not wide, but the palace walls on both sides were three, four ters high. At the sa ti as you entered the alley, two pieces of Brown talisman paper seemingly casually fell from your pocket.
"It seems like they’ve all caught up."
At that mont, Xi Yu reminded you.
"Hmm, in that case, Professor Sun’s side should be safe now," you nodded.
"Swoosh!"
As you were speaking, an arrow flew past your cheek, less than five centiters away!
Feeling the sharp airflow on your cheek, you suddenly hit the brakes hard, and the two pieces of Brown talisman paper flew out of your pocket, sticking onto the palms of your hands.
"Earth Curse, Stone Wall!"
A commanding shout, and at the sa ti in the alley, two booms were heard!
Two stone walls rose from the ground, trapping the Bow and Arrow soldiers within the alley.
"Where do we go now?" Xi Yu asked.
"Out of the alley first."
Exiting the alley, a corridor appeared before you all, connecting to an arch bridge. Surprisingly, the river flowing underneath the bridge was still moving with red and white shadows darting through it, seeming like swimming fish.
After crossing the arch bridge, there was a wall and an arched door ahead.
From your angle, it appeared to be a garden inside the arch.
"So beautiful."
This was the spontaneous exclamation you couldn’t help making upon entering the garden.
No one had expected that a garden this beautiful could exist within the Palace in the Sky.
Flowers blood vibrantly here, as if not limited by season or soil, many flowers that should not be blooming at the sa ti were competing gloriously in the sa flowerbed.
"There’s sothing off about this place."
Wu Qiyi’s gaze went from initial amazent to caution, and now to a solemn weight.
"Indeed," you agreed.
A faint scent of flowers began to perate the air.
Right then, four pieces of Brown talisman paper flew out of your pocket, quickly encircling above the heads of the four of you.
"Wind Curse, Wind Coat."
An invisible Wind Coat completely enveloped your bodies, isolating the outside air.
"This must be a Bewildering Array. If we had breathed in the scent of the flowers just now, we might have ended up as fertilizer for this place," You said, looking at the vibrant flowers without a hint of admiration in your eyes.
Wu Qiyi offered a light smile, "To keep the flowers in bloom, a certain price must be paid."
Xi Yu then teased you, "Master Li, isn’t there a saying that goes, ’To die under a peony flower, even as a ghost one remains debonair’?"
You felt that Xi Yu had been talking more lately, and it seed that every action of hers deliberately involved you and Wu Qiyi. You of course understood her thoughts; however, the relationship between you and Wu Qiyi couldn’t be explained in just a few words, and it seed that the two of you had reached a kind of unspoken understanding and were not ready to disclose it.
You didn’t respond to Xi Yu’s words, as you didn’t want to be distracted at this mont, nor could you afford to be.
The closer one got to the central part of the Palace City, the stronger that inexplicable sense of oppression would beco.
However, in terms of chanisms, or danger, the defensive systems around the periphery of the Palace City were not strong, except for the occasionally appearing Terracotta Soldiers that could be sowhat troubleso. Up to this point, there hadn’t been anything that made you feel threatened for your life.
Moreover, this floating Palace City felt very odd to you.
From the outside looking in, it definitely had sothing to do with Qin Shi Huang, yet within the Palace City, what you saw more of were little bridges over flowing streams, gentle breezes in the gardens; it felt less like a mausoleum and more like a separate residence.
Furthermore, the appearance of so characters and special folk art pieces from the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhao Kingdom only confird your speculation.
Qin Shi Huang’s separate residence?
That shouldn’t be the case, even if Qin Shi Huang was extravagant, he wouldn’t have built a floating separate residence.
About twenty minutes later, as you were walking, a loud rebuke suddenly ca from ahead, followed by what sounded like curses.
Turning your head to look at Wu Qiyi, she listened intently and said, "It seems to be Zhang Dadong’s voice; he appears to be cursing at soone."
"Co on, let’s go have a look."
After passing through a corridor, when you reached an archway, you could finally make out who Zhang Dadong was cursing: "Qin Han, you ball-less bastard! Have the guts to let your Uncle Zhang go, and let’s have a one-on-one fight!"
Qin Han?
Upon hearing this na, you couldn’t help but snicker coldly; this guy definitely had issues.
When you first entered Xianyang City, those Terracotta Soldiers that suddenly appeared must have been Qin Han’s doing. But you still didn’t understand, what exactly was Qin Han’s identity?
Soon, Professor Cao’s words would answer this question for you.
At this mont, Cao Shan and his group of six were handcuffed, with their hands cuffed behind their backs, thrown on the hundred-step staircase in front of the central palace of the Palace City.
"Little Qin, what is the aning of this? The two of us have been friends for over ten years, what exactly are you trying to accomplish by doing this?"
"Professor Cao, don’t you understand yet? In fact, from the very beginning, you all have been a part of my calculations." Qin Han appeared very proud, his smile revealing boundless excitent. "Anyway, you’ll all be dead soon, and I’ve always been generous with the dead. Now, let tell you, my surna is not Qin, but Ying, and in my veins flows the pure blood of the direct lineage of the Great Qin Empire!"
Qin Han was actually a descendant of the First Emperor?
Upon hearing such information, even you couldn’t help but feel a bit astonished.
"As for my exact status, there’s no need for you to know."
Qin Han sneered coldly, "Soon, I will use your blood to awaken my ancestor, the First Emperor in his slumber. Then, we will restore the forr glory of the Great Qin Empire and dominate the entire world!"
Such words would sound like those of a madman to anyone who heard them, but this madman seed quite lucid now, as if everything he said was the truth!
At that mont, Qin Han, carrying a sharp Nepalese Army Knife, slowly approached Cao Shan, a more and more ferocious smile spreading across his face.
"Master Li, isn’t it about ti to make a move?"
Xi Yu reminded him.
"Hmm."
Just as you nodded your head, the ready Xi Yu suddenly flicked her right hand, and a black object flew towards Qin Han’s wrist!
The black object hit Qin Han’s wrist, causing the Nepalese Army Knife in his hand to fall to the ground. Qin Han quickly turned his head, only to realize that an agile figure was rushing straight towards him!
The two imdiately began to fight.
Xi Yu’s martial skills were naturally not to be underestimated, but to your surprise, Qin Han was also a practitioner.
Xi Yu had the advantage in agility, while Qin Han’s punches were forceful, stirring up the air with every blow, evidently also a master of Ancient Martial Arts Neijia!
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