"He is now the Imperial Advisor of the dynasty," Yan Li said in a low voice.
"Yes," Lianhai Changjin said.
"How long has it been?" Yan Li asked.
"Almost five years," Lianhai Changjin said. "Most of the land in Chaoge has become barren and barren. According to my investigation, this is Sudan's last stop."
Yan Li took a deep breath and said, "We have to find the stone slab before Eastern Zhou becomes a sinkhole, or it will be too late!"
"Why?" Huang Shaoyu said, "Our mission is to find the truth, not to save the world."
"If Eastern Shang becomes a sinkhole, where will we find the stone slab? Where will we find the truth?" Yan Li asked.
"Where is the third stone slab?" Huang Shaoyu asked.
"In Chaoge," Yan Li and Lianhai Changjin said in unison.
"Chaoge?" Huang Shaoyu said.
"The capital of the Shang Dynasty," Lianhai Changjin said. "How did you know?"
"After combining these two tokens, I can already sense the location of the third stone slab."
"There is one more thing that you might not know," Lianhai Changjin said.
"What is it?" Yan Li asked.
"It will be the Shang King's sixtieth birthday in three days. All the feudal lords will go to Chaoge to congratulate him," Lianhai Changjin said.
"I really don't know. Is there a deeper meaning behind it?" Yan Li asked.
Lianhai Changjin said calmly, "A hundred years ago, before Southern Border became a sinkhole, the King of Southern Border also celebrated his birthday. That night, a tragedy happened."
"If the two are related," Yan Li sighed, "then we don't have much time left. Let's go."
…
Eastern Shang capital, Chaoge.
Shangguan Feihong passed through many palaces and arrived at a large hall deep in the palace. It was surrounded by fully armed soldiers.
In the main hall, there were more than ten experts hidden in the shadows.
As soon as Shangguan Feihong stepped in, he saw a stone slab on a high platform in the middle of the hall. Around it were students who had received the same mission as him. They seemed to be guarding it.
"What's going on?" He walked over and asked.
"Young Master Shangguan, you're really early." One of them said sarcastically, "We've been waiting for a long time."
"If you have something to say, just say it!" Shangguan Feihong's face darkened.
But no one paid attention to him. If it weren't for his subordinates, there wouldn't have been a chance for them to work together.
At this time, one of Shangguan Feihong's subordinates came out from the shadows and said in a low voice, "This is the Sultan's order. He said that someone will come to snatch this stone slab, and he wants us to guard it. If the stone slab is snatched away, the Sultan will not be happy, and our mission will fail."
"Snatch the slate? Who has such guts! " Shangguan Feihong said coldly. "This concerns my future, so all of you better be vigilant. If anything goes wrong, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Hearing his reprimand, the other students became even more disdainful.
On the other side, in the Bliss Hall of the royal palace, the old Shang King, King Xin, hunched his body and sat on his throne. Although he looked like an old farmer sitting on the dragon throne, the occasional glint in his eyes proved that this former king was not so easily fooled.
There were two people below the platform. One of them was a black-robed man, whose entire body was covered in black robes except for his eyes. His status was relatively high, and he sat in front of a short table. Beside him was a quick-witted young man. He said, "Esteemed King, the Imperial Advisor asks if you have any other questions."
The Shang King coughed and said, "Imperial Advisor, the appointed date is in three days' time. At that time, all the feudal vassals will be here. Can you really use the power of the Dragon Vein to defeat their armies one by one?"
The black-robed man nodded.
The young man immediately said, "The Imperial Advisor said that Your Majesty can rest assured. We have already made the necessary preparations."
"May I ask, Imperial Advisor, why did you choose to return to Zhaoge in the end?" The Shang King threw out another question.
The black-robed man nodded, then shook his head.
The young man immediately understood and said, "The Imperial Advisor said that one's hometown is one's destiny. Before he died, he wanted to see the Eastern Shang Dynasty prosper again."
"Imperial Advisor, I still feel uneasy," the Shang King said.
"The Imperial Advisor said that indecisiveness will only lead to chaos!" the young man said.
The Shang King suddenly shouted, "The Imperial Advisor did not say anything at all. You were the one talking!"
The young man helplessly turned to the black-robed man and said, "Imperial Advisor, why don't you answer the Imperial Advisor personally?"
"Hmph!" The black-robed man snorted coldly and stood up to leave.
"Imperial Advisor, Imperial Advisor …" The Shang King saw that his attitude had softened and hurriedly got down from the platform to persuade the black-robed man to stay. "I am too impatient and worried about my people. Please forgive me, Imperial Advisor."
The black-robed man turned around and stared at the Shang King with his only exposed eye.
The Shang King hesitated for a moment and finally made up his mind. "In three days' time, I will guide you to the location of the Dragon Vein! I will leave everything to you. "
…
The four of them hurried through the night and finally arrived at Chaoge on the afternoon of the third day.
After a short rest, Yan Li followed his senses and arrived at the entrance of the palace.
"The stone slab is in the palace?" Lianhai Changjin was a little stunned.
"Looks like it." Yan Li looked at the heavily guarded entrance and sighed. "We are still too late. It will not be easy to sneak in now."
Huang Shaoyu said, "These are all ordinary people. Can't we just kill our way in?"
Yan Li said grumpily, "Are you brainless? Even if you think with your knees, you would know that someone else's mission is the opposite of ours. The enemy is in the dark while we are out in the open. We don't know how many people they have and where they are lying in ambush. If we rush in rashly, we will be wiped out in one fell swoop."
He paused and looked Huang Shaoyu up and down suspiciously. "Aren't you Prince Zhou Yang? Aren't you one of the lords? Why didn't you receive an invitation?"
"An invitation?" Huang Shaoyu scratched the back of his head. "By the way, one of my servants did receive an invitation when I came back the other day, but I was too preoccupied with the mission to think about it."
"You were busy having fun with your harem!" Yan Li said indifferently.
"Hmph!" Huang Shaoyu said, "Even if I don't need an invitation, I can still enter the palace as Prince Zhou Yang! Come with me! "
He swaggered up to the guard at the gate. "Tell the Shang King that I, Prince Zhou Yang, am here to celebrate his birthday!"
"How can you prove that you are Prince Zhou Yang?" the guard asked expressionlessly.
"I have an ID tag." Huang Shaoyu took it out and handed it to the guard.
The guard took it and looked at it carefully for a while. The expression on his face relaxed a little. "You are Prince Zhou Yang. The birthday party is about to begin. Please take your seats with your attendants."
"Yes." Huang Shaoyu glanced at Yan Li and the others in satisfaction, then swaggered in.
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