Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 267 S Signal
If you look closely, you can see that on the floor plan, there are many marks made by grandpa and the others. Among them, ten places are circled, all within the scope of the first and second palaces, with hands and feet marked on them. A class of words.What caught our attention was the tenth place, located in the main house of the second house, with the letter S written in pencil.

Tofu frowned, pointed there, and said, "What does S mean?"

Zhuan Rui said nonchalantly: "There are many meanings, and the ones that are widely used in the world are SOS and danger instructions."

help?Grandpa and his team drew the map, but it wasn't in the second house, so of course this mark couldn't be a distress signal, could it mean that it represented danger?
In addition, there is a dotted line extending from the S-shaped position of the second house to the third house, and finally stays at the position of the third house, and that position is marked with an emphatic five-pointed star symbol.

My heart moved, and I said: Is there something in the third house?Could it be the goal of grandpa and his party at that time?Is the real secret behind the Yashan Palace hidden in it?With this pair of maps, we have become even more powerful in an instant, and many problems have been easily solved.

One thing is certain, this female corpse has no malice towards us, it is guiding us, perhaps hoping that we can find the last thing to save them two.But the pair of human legs, that peeping eye, and even that piece of human skin did not cause any substantial harm to us. Now that I think about it, it is they that lured us here.

Thinking of this, I looked at the two corpses on the chair, and said, "It's not too late. Now that we have a map, everything will be much easier." Everyone had no objection, held their weapons, and started to attack at the fastest speed. Hurry up.I have a very complicated feeling in my heart, because I know that what I am looking for now is not just what disappeared in the stomach of the male corpse. This road may also see the bones of my grandfather.

These complex emotions are intertwined, making people feel heavy and uncomfortable. With the map in hand, everything went smoothly and we walked out of the first house soon.The place where the two palaces are connected is a broad avenue paved with gray and white stone slabs. After leaving the wooden and stone structure palace, we stood on this avenue along a short flight of steps.It stands to reason that we should be able to see the light of the sky at this moment without a roof above our heads, but when we look up, what we see is a thick fog that is tangled together, completely covering the sky.

On both sides of the avenue, you can’t see the end at a glance, and you don’t know what there is, but according to the map records, the two sides can lead to the guarded hall, which has no substantive significance for our trip, so everyone has nothing to explore Mind, just follow the instructions of the map and continue to move forward.

The second palace in the far distance appears and disappears in the mist. The location of the palace is relatively high. At first glance, it seems to be suspended in mid-air. Walking along the road, the terrain is getting higher and higher. It quickly turned into a stone staircase, and at a glance, there are hundreds of floors.Tofu climbed the stone steps, panting from exhaustion, and said, "Luxury, what a fucking luxury, to build such a big palace in the middle of a mountain, without people living there, is simply the highest state of corruption."

Everyone has been tossing and tossing since they entered the Yashan Palace. Needless to say, they were exhausted. Looking at the stairs extending to the high place, I felt a little trembling in my heart. I thought that if I climbed to the top in one breath, I would be really exhausted. .Doing the math, we have entered this Yashan treasure hall, and it is estimated that it has been five or six hours. I am afraid that it is already night outside, and if we do not rest, we may be weak in the future. What if there is something terrible in the second palace? It's not good to suffer.

Although Miss Gu is in good physical condition, she is a woman after all, and she can't stand being so tired. Her face is covered with sweat, she's out of breath, and she can't speak a word. Seeing this, I suggested: "Everyone stay where you are for 10 minutes. Eat something to replenish your strength." Zhuan Rui didn't have any objections, so Zhong Gong took out food and drink, distributed it to the master and handed it over. '

Tofu dug out the dry food by himself and gnawed on it. Looking at Zhuan Rui, he said enviously, "When you go out, there are still people waiting for you to eat and drink. The life of a local tyrant is too enviable."

Now everyone was idle, hearing the words, Zhuanji on the side smiled and said: "I'm envious, look at you who have never seen the world, the ancient emperor, that's what makes people enviable." , there are three thousand beauties in the harem, it is said that only Qianlong was lucky enough to pass, and there are 5 people in total."

Tofu was stunned, and said, "What? 5 people?" Then he began to count with his fingers: "There are 360 ​​and five days in a year, and don't count the extra days in leap years. Divide 360 by 130 and five..." He counted Forget it, and then exclaimed: "One a day, you have to sleep for [-] six years, buddy, you must be lying to me."

Zhuanji smiled and squinted his eyes, and said: "In ancient times, people matured precociously. They began to create human beings at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and the emperor could visit court ladies. Do you know why the emperors of the Qing Dynasty liked to build palaces?"

We were still discussing about the second house not long ago, it's only been a while, and when the topic changed, it turned to this.When a man mentioned these things, he became very excited. Although Tofu was a bit shy, he was still a serious man. He immediately forgot to be tired and listened to Zhuan Ji talking about the secrets of the royal family with great interest.

In fact, it is not a secret. It is said that Emperor Jiajing of the Dai Dynasty, since he was attempted to be murdered by a court lady, became wary of the women in the bed.Then the concubine was sent back to her palace by the eunuchs.

After the Manchus entered the customs, they learned the culture of the Han Dynasty, and the emperors also learned from their experience. They believed that history should be used as a warning, and they should not be playful or indulge in female sex. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi set up a "respect room", and all subsequent emperors must abide by it. .There are quite a lot of rules in the respect room. For example, if the emperor and concubine stay for a long time, the eunuch in the respect room who is waiting outside will "call the bell" to signal that the time is up. Your majesty, you have to remember the rules of your ancestors and be temperate, otherwise you will be Obsessed with women.

The later emperors were probably very depressed. Fortunately, according to the rules of the respect room, the emperor does not need to follow the rules when he leaves the Forbidden City and enters the palace. Therefore, what the later emperors like to do most is to build the palace, what is the Old Summer Palace, what is the summer resort , There are also emperors who live in Yuanmingyuan for a short time, and they live there for a year.

So, let's not say whether the 5 people are real or fake, but it doesn't take 136 years to calculate.

The two of them talked with gusto, and Tofu clicked his tongue even more, his eyes were full of envy, and finally ended the topic with the sentence "This is the life a man should enjoy".The big beauty Gu on the side beat him mercilessly, and said with a smile: "You two stop dreaming, history is gone forever, if you want to experience this kind of life, go home and watch TV dramas."

In an instant, everyone was full and their legs were not trembling so much, so I greeted them and signaled to go back on the road.

Everyone walked up the stone steps with no less than thousands of floors, and after about 20 minutes, they finally reached the top. Standing on a high place and looking back, I couldn't help being shocked.We were in the first palace before, and we didn’t feel anything. Standing on a high place and turning around to look down, we saw that the whole palace was obscured in the dense fog. On the top of the palace, there was a strange looking beast looming.If you look closely, it is the legendary three-headed dog guarding the underworld. The three heads are extremely ferocious, grinning, and one of them is facing our direction.

The ferocious face was in the mist, and the scalp was troublesome for those who looked at it. I felt a vague ominous feeling in my heart. I knew that grandpa and others would die here. We should not be careless. It is better to understand in advance.At that moment, everyone stopped delaying, turned around and walked towards the depths of the second palace.The second palace is the highest in the whole palace, round in shape, and its structure resembles the ancient earthen buildings in Zhangzhou. It is more like a place of worship than a palace.

Its unique shape obviously aroused everyone's vigilance, and the team fell silent instantly.

In the middle of the palace, several gates were covered with large cloaks. We walked straight through all the way, and didn't care to find out what was in those rooms. We just followed the directions on the map and headed towards the S shape above.In the process of walking, occasionally you can find traces left by grandpa and others, including cigarette butts and some lost small objects.

The S-shape happened to be located in the center of the circular building. However, the more you walked forward, the more ominous the feeling became, and even the dull tofu could feel it. It's getting darker and darker, and it feels eerie."

Zhuan Rui is an expert, he has a very keen sense of smell, after walking for a long time, he suddenly said: "I smell the smell of dead people." At this moment, we are still in the corridor, a straight corridor leading straight to the center of the palace, Even if there are a few doors occasionally, they have all been opened by the previous group of people. On both sides of the corridor, there are layers of closed doors. Those closed doors and windows seem to be pushed open by a pair of hands in the next moment. like.

The smell of the dead?
Where did it come from?
Zhuan Rui stared straight at the dark part of the corridor, which is the direction we are heading in. Obviously, the smell came from the front.

My heart sank.

Gu Wenmin sensed my emotions, held my hand silently, and gave me a comforting look.

(End of this chapter)