Chapter 52 - The Imperial Treasury
The wind blows the bamboo leaves and rusts endlessly, making it easy for people to quickly calm down a heart that is troubled by ordinary affairs and immerse themselves in the unique quiet environment of this bamboo forest.
What is even more amazing is that each bamboo here is not a round rod, but is a square with clear edges and angular shape, so it is also called a square bamboo forest.
As the guards of Jiedu Mansion leading the way, passing through the winding bamboo forest path, a three-story snow-white black tiled pavilion appeared in Li Xiaobai's sight. It happened to be in the center of the square bamboo forest, and it was the quietest place in the entire Jiedu Mansion. Even the jingling blacksmith's workshop was hammered, it could not pass through the bamboo forest here, as if it was the most valuable pure land in the military town Kanerjing, which isolated all iron, blood, fire and other killings.
A black plaque is hung under the eaves of the bottom floor of this three-story exquisite pavilion, with five vigorous words "Fenglang Dao Imperial Deposit" written on it, full of golden swords and iron horses.
The imperial depots established in each ancestral hall are a regular transfer warehouse that collects various treasures and art materials for the royal family, and are protected by the Jiedu Mansions of each ancestral hall.
The Jiedushi has a certain degree of control, but it cannot be activated without great contribution.
In addition, the imperial depot was personally guarded by reliable royal enshrinements, which to a certain extent avoided the custody and stealing of these banished officials.
The emperor used the imperial treasury as a channel to enrich the treasury, and could cross the court without using the national treasury, do what he wanted, or win over the monks of the arts and Taoism for their own use, as another exclusive force to control the court and the entire empire and maintain the dominance of the royal family.
"Young Master Li, I can only take you here!"
The personal guard of the Jiedu Mansion stopped under the stone steps of the small pavilion and stood beside him with his hands down.
"You can get in with these two wooden signs, right?"
Li Xiaobai raised his hand and two yellow canons, with clear wooden grains, were holding in the palm of his palm. The three words "Reward Order" were engraved on the board, and behind it was the official seal of the Fenglang Dao Jiedu Mansion.
"Yes!" The guard nodded, and then said, "I will be waiting for you here."
"knew!"
Li Xiaobai looked up and down at the pavilion, and then climbed up the steps.
As soon as I stepped on the rough bluestone steps, a crisp sword roar suddenly sounded in my ears.
Clam!~~~
It was strange! Li Xiaobai frowned slightly. The moment before the sword roar sounded, he felt an invisible pressure coming to his face, but it disappeared as the sword roar sounded.
To this day, Li Xiaobai has touched some of the mystery of the mysterious lotus bud in his heart. As soon as any spell falls on him, it will be immediately dispelled by the sword roar emitted by the lotus bud.
This spontaneous protection does not allow him to rest assured. If it is a trap or a spell with physical impact, the sword roar will become useless and useless.
After all, he is not an indestructible body of Vajra. If he falls from a high place, he will fall into a piece of meat paste without any surprise.
The sword sound was triggered in the ears, which meant that this step leading to the third-level pavilion was mostly arranged as a test for those who reached the level.
A smile appeared on his face, and Li Xiaobai took the second step without hesitation.
Clam!~~~
There is a lotus in my chest, and I will always feel like walking in the garden when the breeze blows on my face.
Step 3!
Clam!~~~
As Li Xiaobai expected, spells were secretly placed in each level, and the first level was even more powerful than the first level. Although it did not have lethality, those who lacked cultivation should retreat with difficulty.
The sword roar in my heart was like an unparalleled sharp sword, easily cutting through the large disc silk array blocking the front. Suddenly, the formation opened its way, but it didn't touch the blade.
When Li Xiaobai took the fourth step without any obstacle, someone in the cabinet exclaimed in surprise, as if the mortal who had no spiritual energy on the strange body could actually step on the steps without any obstacle and make four steps in a row. This was almost an incredible strange thing in the past.
Clam! Clam! Clam! Clam!
...
After dozens of consecutive sword roars, Li Xiaobai finally stepped onto the top of the steps. When he moved forward, the sword roars in his ears stopped ringing, which meant that he had already passed this level.
After a few steps, he came to the closed door of the pavilion. He was about to raise his hand and knock, but he heard a creak. The elegant carved wooden door opened left and right, opening it in front of him.
"Please come in!"
An old voice came into Li Xiaobai's ears, causing him to step over the threshold and walk into the small pavilion.
As soon as the person walked in, the open door closed again.
Li Xiaobai narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the environment inside the door clearly. The cabinet was not as dark as it felt when standing outside the door. More than a dozen oil lamps shone together, illuminating most of the space.
The first floor of the Royal Library Pavilion has no trace of splicing. It looks like a light yellow flat ground, as if it was poured directly from cement. The surface has been carefully polished and supplemented with wax, emitting a luster-like luster, and looks like a whole piece of water-milled polished granite or marble.
After sniffing, he couldn't help but sniffing gently. He smelled a faint honey fragrance. The wax used in this floor tiles was not paraffin or other wax, but beeswax, so there was still a little honey aroma left in the air.
"Bring it!"
Li Xiaobai looked in the voice and saw an old man in black robe sitting cross-legged in the center of this small pavilion. A faint column of light hit the top of the pavilion, which just illuminated him within three feet of his body.
With the sky light falling from the sky and the surrounding lights, the light yellow ground under the old man was covered with strange textures and lines, as if it was a huge magic circle, and he was at the core.
"Are these two?"
Li Xiaobai spread his right hand and two wooden signs with clear textures lay quietly in his palm.
A wooden sign represents a great achievement. You can only receive one thing in the imperial depot. Two wooden signs can receive two things, and you will be free from deception.
"Two pieces?"
The old man in black robe raised his hand and waved it, like an invisible hand, grabbing the two wooden signs on Li Xiaobai's palm and flew into his hands in the air.
The palm lines stroked the wood, and the spiritual energy lingered, and it was confirmed in a moment that the authenticity was confirmed.
His deep eyes looked like a substance, and he looked up and down the young man who stepped onto the steps without any trace and came to the cabinet.
"Have you made two great achievements?"
According to his duties, he shouldn't have asked Li Xiaobai what kind of credit he made, and he was able to obtain two precious reward orders, but he was very curious that the other party had no trace of spiritual energy, but he could break through the magic circle hidden under the stairs outside the pavilion gate without any obstacles, so he became interested in the story behind the two reward orders.
"Haha, there's nothing else, kill people, save people! That's all!"
Li Xiaobai smiled. He has never been a high-profile person. He talked about his contributions in words that were so simple that he could not be simpler.
"Who to kill? Who to save?"
The old man in black robe became more and more interested and wanted to break the pot and ask the whole story.
Li Xiaobai said calmly: "The commander of the killer Rong people, the great master of Silver Sword Pa Kelu, who is specializing in disinfection and suture, specializing in treating wounds and poisons, and save my great military soldiers. Are you satisfied?"
The other party should be a sorcerer, but regardless of whether his cultivation is strong or not, the sorcerers' attitude towards mortals like ants and grass makes him feel uneasy, so he naturally doesn't feel much in the mood to talk to the other party.
Killing the enemy commander among thousands of troops is a reward order. The attack of the poison has ruined the lives of countless brave men. If it can be cured, hiss... the old man still couldn't help but breathe in his heart. Even if it was just ordinary medical skills, it would be a blessing if it spreads!
If it can be effective, don’t mention the reward order, even ten yuan will be worth it.
"Satisfied! Very satisfied!"
The old man in black robe seemed to appreciate the contributions made by Li Xiaobai very much. He stood up slowly, waved to Li Xiaobai, and said, "Come here!"
Li Xiaobai walked over as he said.
"Stand up, don't panic!"
The old man in black robe shook his sleeves, and the texture and lines on the ground suddenly lit up. Then a crack appeared in the circle between him and Li Xiaobai. The ground inside the circle slowly sank down.
Li Xiaobai was slightly lost and then realized that the secret of the imperial depot was not in the above layers, but underground at the bottom of the pavilion.
The two of them were immediately swallowed up by a darkness that was unable to see their fingers. Apart from the slight tremor under their feet and a little weightless feeling, they seemed to be still standing there without moving.
In the darkness, the old man in black robe looked around. The young man's reaction was too calm. Not only did he breathe and his heart beat as usual, but his body did not shake for a while.
Isn't it just an elevator?
Li Xiaobai didn't know the surprise in his heart, and he was still waiting to arrive at his destination calmly.
He didn't wait long, and a light shrouded from the bottom up, replacing the darkness.
The soles of my feet shook slightly, and the circular "elevator" closed tightly with the ground, just like the ground on the first floor of the small pavilion I saw before.
There is a stone chamber around, only more than thirty square meters. The three walls seem to be made of whole stone, and there is no gap. On the other wall, there are two simple red painted wooden doors, just like the main door of an ordinary house. There are neither gold-inlaid silver nor strange magic circle patterns. They are just a simple wooden door that is completely practical.
If it weren't for personal experience, it would be difficult to guess where such a sophisticated mechanism would be located here.
I looked up and saw only the small white dots casting the sky light on the top of the pavilion. I don’t know how many meters it is from the ground here.
"Well! Please follow me!"
Just as Li Xiaobai looked at the stone room where the secretly placed the mechanism, the old man in black robe had already arrived outside the circle and coughed as if he was reminded.
"good!"
Li Xiaobai immediately reacted, nodded, and followed the old man in black robe to the wooden door of the stone chamber.
As soon as he left, the circular ground that carried the two people down to the stone chamber rose again. Below was a pale yellow stone pillar that was countless feet high. In a blink of an eye, the round hole on the roof of the chamber was tightly blocked.
Chapter completed!