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"Where did you really go?"

The white-clothed scholar beside him fell into deep thought after saying this sentence, and said nothing more.Seeing that he didn't speak anymore, Tao Mo secretly connected what he said with what he heard before, and became more and more curious about the Chengxu Palace.

Picking up the stars and sweeping the moon aimed at Chengxu Palace to steal things, and the two Taoist priests of the Chongxuan sect followed them again... This link is like a mantis catching a cicada.

So who is that oriole?

This idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and Tao Mo suddenly felt a little cold behind his back, but there was a voice deep in his heart urging him to go to the source of all this to find out.

At the same time Tao Mo had such an idea in his mind, he raised his eyes, only to find that Bai Wangyan was frowning, staring at him fixedly.

It was a gaze that pierced through all the mist, Tao Mo's heart shuddered, and he always felt that his heart seemed to be cut open in an instant, and it was displayed in front of him.

Just when Tao Mo was feeling uneasy, Bai Wangyan said, "Ah Mo, knowing too much about some things can actually be a fatal injury."

"What do you mean?" Tao Mo asked back.

Bai Wangyan frowned slightly: "Don't go to the palace again."

Hearing these words, although Tao Mo's face remained unchanged, his heart suddenly sank.Bai Wangyan was extremely smart, and happened to know him very well, so he was able to grasp his thoughts with extreme precision, but he was hit by a single word.

"En." Tao Mo nodded in response, but his eyes kept dodging Bai Wangyan, thinking that the cover was very smooth.Bai Wangyan sighed, reached out his hand to wrap his shoulders, pulled him into his arms, stroked the straight back of the black-clothed swordsman, and murmured: "It took me a long time...to stand by your side. Don't have an accident..."

Bai Wangyan's soft words made Tao Mo feel as if his heart had melted. He hurriedly stretched out his arms to hug him, and sighed softly, "Okay."

The flickering fire was extinguished, and the inside of the house merged with the night outside.

In the deepest darkness, Tao Mo only felt that he was walking a long way, and his body was heavy, like a heavy weight.I don't know how long it took before he left behind the blazing fire, and there was a faint white light in front of him. He couldn't help but quickly chased after him. As he got closer, the white light became stronger and stronger. There is even a world outside the cave.The scholar in white clothes and white hair stood under the peach blossom tree and waved to him, but at the next moment, the peach blossom tree burst into flames again. The scholar smiled at him, stepped into the fire, and melted into flames. as one...

Eyes opened suddenly, Tao Mo gasped and sat up from the bed, he was clutching the clothes on his chest, cold sweat kept pouring out from his forehead.

There is still the familiar cold night and cold moon in front of me, there is no long and narrow passage leading to only one person, and there is no burning peach blossom tree.Tao Mo took a deep breath. The nightmares appeared more and more frequently, almost killing all his soul. The brand engraved in his bones seemed to be uprooted by this nightmare at any time, and even the newly grown up The meat also rots together.And seeing Bai Wangyan in dreams many times, is also out of reach...

This is not a good sign.

Tao Mo sighed, he finally recovered, and habitually stretched out his hand to the side, but it was empty.The person next to him disappeared without knowing when, even the bedding was cold.

I'm afraid I've been away for a long time.

In the cold night, Tao Mo felt that his skills were much stronger than usual. He jumped from one roof to another like a cat. The cold wind passed over his cheeks, leaving a cold touch.At night, the street market is brightly lit, even more prosperous than in the daytime. Under the night, the Nightless Imperial City is like a large piece of radiant colored glaze.The peddlers yelled harder than during the day; the shops that were closed during the day finally opened at this time, and there were all kinds of goods; A beautiful singing sound came from the tall building.Tao Mo stood in a dark place where the light was hard to reach, quietly observing the city that never sleeps.

He had never seen such scenery anywhere except the imperial city.

This is the rotten day under the night, and the rotten Huang Kingdom is like a dangerous building that is approaching the wind and rain without knowing it.

Finally, he cast his eyes on the colored glass city under the night, Tao Mo turned around and disappeared into the night.

The moonlight slanted and merged into a small silver pool on the ground like water, and the shadows of the trees swayed like water plants in the pool, drifting with the current.

Tao Mo stepped across the hidden street during the day lightly, and turned into the quiet long street behind the bustle.Completely different from the downtown area, the Chengxu Palace looked like a long-dead monster at night.It just lay there under the cold moon, warning people with its white bones.

Leaping over the wall of the palace, Tao Mo finally landed inside the palace of Chengxu.And the inside of the palace is even more lifeless than it looks outside.The first thing that catches the eye is the messy weeds in the courtyard, which are as high as half a person. Among the weeds, there are scattered gravel and sundries. Tao Mo has not walked a few days in the grass. In just one step, many broken tiles were kicked over. This place may have been a lush garden once, with a large number of flowers planted.Taking a look under the moonlight, Tao Mo discovered that there were two large pools on the left and right sides of the yard, but the water in the pools had long since disappeared, leaving behind a dry and cracked pool bottom with countless cracks. Among them, there seemed to be countless shadows hidden, as if they would be squeezed apart in the next second, and the weeds at the bottom of the pool were mixed with a lot of porcelain pots, as if...

I used to raise a lot of lotus.

King Chengxu was the second prince of the current dynasty, but died young.According to the rumors in the market, it seems that he was executed by the Queen Mother for treason, but some people said that he was framed by others, plus the disappearance of his only son, and the death of the princess, these three things became a heavy burden on the shoulders of King Chengxu, and finally put the young The second prince was overwhelmed.

No matter what the reason was, King Chengxu died alone in the end, and this once luxurious palace was also forgotten in the secular memory, becoming a dead zone that had been abandoned for many years.In the silence of the night, the palace was even more haunted, and the cold wind passed through the empty room, making creepy whimpers, as if one or two ghosts could float out at any time.

Tao Mo took a step forward and walked cautiously in the abandoned palace compound, casting vigilant glances around from time to time.I don't know what the two Taoist priests found during the day, but now it's just a barren place.Would Zhaxingxinglanyue really be in this gloomy place?Thinking of this, Tao Mo couldn't help but tighten his grip on the hilt of his sword. If he really met the thief here, he must take back the jade pendant and not let her run away!

Holding the sword so tightly, he walked quickly into the palace.

Inside the palace, it is far less magnificent than it looks on the outside.Compared with the royal family's relatively simple furnishings, wooden chairs and long tables, all were covered with a thick layer of dust, and everything was maintained at the moment many years ago. In the white porcelain teacup on the table, the tea in it had long since dried up. Left a light brown water stain.Tao Mo secretly counted the chairs in the room, and there were only two of them. Behind the two chairs, hung a picture scroll that had long been invisible. .Tao Mo walked around the hall, but didn't find anything unusual.

Suddenly, there was a small sound in the eerie silence, and Tao Mo was startled, and hurriedly chased in the direction of the sound, clutching the hilt of his sword.Although Chengxu's palace is relatively simple, it is still extremely complicated. He followed the sound and chased him to the backyard.The backyard is more desolate than the front yard, overgrown with weeds. Under the bright moon, a huge jagged boulder is inserted obliquely in the grass, like a beast crawling in the grass, but the platform it should be on has long been occupied by broken logs .

Behind the dead wood is a house hidden in the shadows.

Tao Mo approached the house for a closer look, and saw that it was still surrounded by dry ponds, and he couldn't help feeling sorry.If it was in the past, the summer here must be enjoying the coolness of the green shade and the fragrance of the lotus pond. It was so pleasant in the past, but now it is desolate and miserable.Tao Mo looked up at the three characters "Hanjutang" on it, and stepped in.