Chapter 86 Mysterious Forces [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

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At the edge of the flat ground under the hillside, in the area where the Fukangfang garrison was stationed, Chen Ju and Pang Chun were standing next to each other, and Chen Ju had just let out a long burp.

"Hehe, yours is nothing, watch me." Pang Chun gathered his strength and then burped for a longer time: "Burp——"

Chen Ju refused to accept it and said, "I can still do it, wait a moment."

"I don't even need to prepare, you see." Pang Chun smiled proudly and burped again, long and loud like a donkey, "Burp——"

Chen Ju showed an expression of admiration.

Suddenly, a shout came from behind: "Da Silly Chun! What are you doing?"

When Pang Chun and Chen Ju heard the voice, they stood at attention and kept a distance from each other.

Hu Tiehan rushed out from behind the two of them and said angrily, "The one on the stage is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the one below is the Imperial Master! What are you two doing here? Are you afraid that others can't hear you? Are you afraid that others don't know that you two are good-for-nothings?"

The two men stood very straight, not daring to say anything back.

Hu Tiehan cursed for a while, then muttered: "Those who should come don't come, and those who shouldn't come come here and embarrass themselves."

It's no wonder that Hu Tiehan was angry. This groundbreaking ceremony was a major event in the court. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to watch the ceremony on behalf of the Emperor, the Imperial Master was present in person, and many court officials were sitting in the audience.

At first glance, it looks as noble as clouds.

The guards inside were layered one after another, and they were guarding the outer perimeter near the mountains. Even if they were only responsible for the outer circle, they still had a heavy responsibility. If you did this kind of thing well, you might not get any reward, but if you made a mistake, you might lose your head.

As a result, when he was nervous and patrolling around, he saw two big fools huddled together and competing in burping. No one would be in a good mood.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was giving a speech on the high platform. If some powerful and accomplished person glanced over here from afar and saw this scene, would Hu Tiehan's career be over?

Seeing that he had calmed down, Chen Ju smiled and said, "Brother Hu, don't be too nervous. Everyone knows that this kind of ceremony is heavily guarded. Who would dare to cause trouble? We have checked inside and out before. There won't be anyone rushing down the hillside to assassinate us, right?"

As a child of an aristocratic family, he was not very awed by such occasions where powerful people gathered.

But who would have thought that the words had not yet been finished.

Then I saw a trail of dust rushing down from the hillside in front of me. The speed was so fast that I could hardly see the black shadow in front of me that was raising the dust.

"Be on guard!" The imperial guards nearby immediately drew their swords.

The clanging sounds were continuous.

Chen Ju: “?”

Really?
Although this place was still far away from the nobles under the Tower of Babel, the imperial guards were still visibly nervous. They drew their swords without even asking the purpose of the visitors.

If that person dared to show any intention of breaking through the defense line, the imperial guards would hack him to death without hesitation, without asking why.

Fortunately, the man stopped.

rub--

He rushed so fast that he plowed a track several meters long on the ground before he could stop himself.

"Liang Yue?"

When they saw the newcomer, everyone at the Fukangfang station looked surprised.

"Don't draw your knife, we are on the same side!" Hu Tiehan waved his hand and shouted, while quickly walking forward.

Liang Yue rushed down the mountain, covered in blood and wounds, with his face covered in dust, mud and blood, as if he had just been through a battle.

"Ayue?" Pang Chun asked hurriedly, "Who hit you?"

Chen Ju was also a little surprised. "You are already in this state, why don't you heal your wounds first and then come back to work? There is no need to be so dedicated, right?"

Hu Tiehan was deeply moved, "Just now I was blaming you for not coming, but I didn't expect you to rush over even though you are in this state. You are really a man of your word. I really deserve to die..."

Liang Yue had just experienced a life-and-death struggle, which was too tragic. However, he had no time to explain to everyone what had just happened. Instead, he asked anxiously, "What stage has the ceremony reached?"

Hu Tiehan pointed to the high platform in the distance and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has placed the jade seal and activated the formation, which means that the foundation of the Tower of Babel has been officially laid."

Liang Yue saw the situation on the platform over there and it seemed too late, so he could only shout: "This place is about to explode, run away!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, "What?"

……

On the high platform, there was a simple and honest man standing. He was pale and slightly fat, with gentle eyes and brows. He looked approachable and was wearing a yellow robe embroidered with a four-clawed python.

Crown Prince Jiang Xun was the third son of Emperor Mubei.

He was nearly 30 years old at the time, and in the first ten years of his life, he was not trained as a crown prince. He studied with his teachers and played with his friends, and never felt that there was anything wrong with him.

But later, a major case occurred that shocked the court and the whole country. He suddenly became the oldest prince with the blood of the Divine King. At the same time, Emperor Mu Bei's old injury relapsed, so he had to quickly appoint a crown prince.

A great gift he had never expected fell on his head.

Am I the prince?
However, the character he had developed over the past decade could not be changed. Those who supported him often said that the prince was kind and benevolent, while those who opposed him said that the prince was cowardly.

Just like that, Jiang Xun, the unprepared prince, was forced into a position of power. With a series of events such as Li Longchan presenting treasures, Emperor Mu Bei's recovery from injury, and the rise of the Sixth Prince, his situation became increasingly embarrassing.

You can't see much pressure on his face. He just looks like a slightly funny fat boy. When he was standing on the podium and speaking, he didn't have any awe-inspiring majesty.

"This tower will be managed by the national master from now on. All the people will pray for blessings and the nine states will gather strength, so that our father will live as long as the heaven and forever protect the country." He looked at the national master not far away, "Please take care of it, national master."

The Imperial Master in the prince's sight was below the stage, but because he was on the back of a giant elephant and had a high throne, he was actually taller than the prince on the stage. Behind the pearl curtain, the figure was blurry.

Hearing the prince's words, the bead curtain in front slowly opened without wind, revealing a mysterious figure.

The person on the throne was wearing a blue monk's robe with wide sleeves. He was not ordained, but had his hair loose and his eyes closed. There was also a small incense burner next to him, with blue smoke rising from it.

Judging from his appearance, he had sharp eyebrows, an aquiline nose, thin cheeks, and a thin body, but he was already extremely intimidating just by sitting with his eyes closed.

After the pearl curtain was opened, the man finally opened his eyes. The light in his eyes was like a torch in the long night, so bright that people dared not look directly at him.

"I will devote my life to serving the emperor, fulfilling the will of heaven and benefiting the people until my death." His voice came out lightly, but everyone on Qingfoyuan could hear it clearly, as if he was speaking into someone's ear.

When many believers waiting outside heard this voice, they knelt down involuntarily and kowtowed repeatedly.

"It is a blessing for the Yin Kingdom to have someone like the Imperial Master presiding over the Tower of Babel." The prince said with a smile.

After saying this, the pearl curtain on the throne fell, and the prince began to prepare for his final step.

Someone presented him with a jade seal, which was as big as a human head. He held it in his hand, and it felt heavy. For the prince with low cultivation, it was really a bit difficult.

There is a tall white stone pillar in front of the platform with a blank space on it, which fits perfectly with the jade seal.

The groundbreaking ceremony does not mean that the prince will lay the first brick for the Tower of Babel. The foundation and prototype have already been built, and the underground formation only lacks the last brick. All the preliminary preparations have been made.

As long as he puts down the jade seal and the foundation formation is activated, the construction of the entire Tower of Babel can officially begin, which can be regarded as the laying of the foundation.

The prince held the heavy jade seal in his hand and walked towards the white stone pillar in front of him...

This was the scene Liang Yue saw when he arrived.

Hearing him telling everyone to flee, Hu Tiehan was shocked, "What on earth happened?"

"It's too late to explain." Liang Yue said anxiously, "Get out of here!"

"Even if something really happens, we can't escape!" Hu Tiehan said.

It's not that he is so loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but if a major case really happened and all the dignitaries present, including the Crown Prince, were killed, then the best outcome would be for them, the guards, to die with them.

If someone escapes early, the best case scenario is that after being tortured, he will be deemed to have failed in his duties and will be executed immediately; the worst case scenario is that he will be deemed to be an accomplice of the traitor and his entire family will be exterminated.

Hearing him say this, Liang Yue fell into deep thought for a moment.

Even if one shouted and went to report at this time, it would take a while for the message to be transmitted from the outer circle to the other end of the platform, and the jade seal would have fallen long ago.

If we force our way in without saying anything, we will know that the layers of guards inside are not there to do nothing.

The biggest problem now is that time is running out. The prince only needs a few steps to walk over and put down the jade seal. It seems that no matter what they do, it is too late.

But he was already certain in his heart that the three hundred Zhengyang Thunders must be in the Qingfoyuan under his feet!
Just now he finally sorted out all his thoughts.

……

At first, it was probably because the Dragon and Tiger Hall learned that there was a secret treasure hidden in the land veins in the south of the city. The national teacher Li Longchan wanted to build a large formation to fight for the treasure, but he was afraid that the terrain would be disturbed and discovered by others.

So he came up with an idea to suppress this formation under the Tower of Babel. There were countless large formations on the Tower of Babel that could suppress the terrain and make it undetectable.

After the Tower of Babel was built, he was in charge of it, and no one else had the chance to discover it.

This was not difficult for the Ministry of Industry. He found the chief array master Wu Mozi, probably to make a deal, asking Wu Mozi to secretly smuggle some private goods for him. The array diagram submitted did not include the array that gathered the earth veins, but the array diagram sent down for construction did include this array.

Zhen Changzhi was responsible for the final review of the drawings and assigning them to craftsmen for construction, so the formation diagram that came into his hands had an extra magic formation, which Liang Yue later discovered by chance.

However, the news that Li Longchan built an array to gather the earth veins was eventually leaked. It is not known whether the leak was made by someone from the Ministry of Works or someone from the Dragon and Tiger Hall.

Yueyang Trading Company found Zhen Changzhi at this time and bought a battle formation diagram from him for a large sum of money. It is not known whether Zhen Changzhi realized the importance of this diagram, but he certainly could not resist the temptation of 50,000 taels.

After selling the formation map, he died.

Liang Yue still cannot identify the person who killed Zhen Changzhi. He does not know whether it was the person who bought the formation diagram from him, the person who wrote to him, or neither...

This line of the Ministry of Works' formation diagram ends here and is temporarily put on hold.

At this time, something unexpected happened in Yueyang Trading Company.

Zhang Xingkai has been cooperating with the Ministry of Works to make money for the Sixth Prince over the years, which has always deviated from his original ideals. In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to defeat Lu Yuanwang's forces.

On the one hand, he wrote a letter to Bai Zhishan, seeking his good friend's advice; on the other hand, he conspired with his wife to fake his death and escape with Zheng Yang Lei.

Mrs. Zhang had said before that these Zhengyang thunders could be used to deal with the Ministry of Works, which should be an idea that Zhang Xingkai had once had.

Because these Zhengyang thunders were bought from the Imperial Capital Guard with the Ministry of Works as a guarantee, if they were used to do something heinous, both the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Capital Guard would be in big trouble.

I don't know whether Zhang Xingkai disappeared with these Zhengyang Lei to intimidate the Ministry of Industry so that they would not act rashly, or whether he really planned to do something.

As for what kind of evidence he had that would make the emperor so sensitive, it is not known for the time being.

In short, with his death, the Yueyang Trading Company line has been completed.

The magic circle built by Li Longchan under the Tower of Babel and Zhang Xingkai's resistance to the Ministry of Works were two unrelated things.

But someone connected these two lines.

That is a mysterious force!

(End of this chapter)