Chapter 71
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Twenty-five years ago, Phoenix Terrace was built with gold and jade. It cost millions of silver, not to mention the Dendrobium pearls shipped from Donghai, the top spices, jade and jewelry from the Western Region, and various rare animals, stones and herbs from the four prefectures of Nine Regions. Back then, the Phoenix Stage was so glorious that it was like an intoxicating fairyland.
But now.
Dusk was about to fall, and the last rays of light shone through the sky. When the last trace of afterglow shone, the immortals would hold flowers, and the sun and moon would replace each other.
Ning Shu stepped on the dark slate and looked at the crumbling ruins in front of her. It was as if she had entered a huge and barren tomb, and every corner seemed to be hiding ghosts. It had just rained, and everything was wet. The tip of her nose seemed to smell the thick smoke of the monstrous fire decades ago.
"I really saw it. It's her … Empress Zhou really came back! Her ghost was floating in the air just now … "
Thousands of people knelt in front of Phoenix Terrace and kowtowed in panic. The leader of the elders pointed at the charred ruins in front of him with a trembling hand. "Empress Zhou came back for revenge. The capital city is going to be finished, and the world is going to be in chaos!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we all saw it. Everyone is going to be finished!"
The crowd burst into sobs of fear.
Standing outside the crowd, Hui Mo couldn't help but frown and whisper, "One person may be lying. But hundreds of people saw it. It doesn't look fake."
Ning Shu raised her head and quietly looked at the buildings that were currently charred. From left to right, from the Flower Washing Pavilion that had been burned to the point where only its frame was left, to the towering Zhai Xing Lou, and then to the Phoenix Stage hidden behind the eerie shadow of the trees …
"His Majesty and Her Majesty are here!"
With a long shout, hundreds of Yongchengwei came with swords and dispersed the crying crowd, "Get out of the way! Keep quiet! Kneel down to welcome him! "
They didn't expect that the news would attract His Majesty. Ning Shu and Hui Mo followed the crowd and knelt down.
Wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the Emperor and the Empress walked out of the dragon and phoenix carriage with a cold expression. The Emperor was close to 50 years old. In the past few years, there had been news that he was ill, but the majesty of the Emperor for many years still made him look dignified, especially at this moment.
"We will see where the vengeful spirit is."
He pushed away the Empress's support and personally walked into the abandoned garden. He scanned the surroundings. "Where are the ghosts? Where are the ghosts? Do you have the ability to appear in front of me? "
Under the escort of the guards, he walked around but did not see a single shadow. A mocking expression appeared on the Emperor's face. He looked at the charred Phoenix Terrace and then at the terrified people kneeling on the ground. The flesh at the corner of his mouth trembled. He said coldly and angrily, "Today, I am here. Whoever dares to make irresponsible remarks and sneak around will be killed without mercy!"
The commoners all closed their mouths tightly in fear, no longer daring to use strange means to protect their heads.
But just as the Emperor finished speaking, a commoner in the crowd suddenly pointed and said, "Ah ah ah ah ah! It's here again! "
"It's there!"
Ning Shu's gaze immediately followed the direction he was pointing at. Indeed, she saw that in front of the charred Phoenix Stage, there was a faint ghostly figure floating in the void. She couldn't see the figure's face clearly, but it really did seem to be wearing a phoenix robe! Especially the phoenix robe with thousands of tassels made of pearls at the end. It was extremely beautiful.
At this moment, even Ning Shu was shocked by this scene. Her pupils suddenly shrank.
The elder who had been crying immediately fell to the ground. "It really is Empress Zhou! I saw her when Phoenix Terrace was completed. At that time, she was wearing that phoenix robe with tassels! "
With a shout, tens of thousands of people wailed. Everyone began to panic.
"Your Majesty!" The Empress suddenly cried out. The surrounding eunuchs and guards immediately put the Emperor into the dragon carriage to send him back to the palace. The other guards all rushed to catch the female ghost.
The sky quickly darkened. The ghost figure floated and scattered. As if it had sensed the people who came to catch her, it also quickly disappeared.
The Empress stood in place. She narrowed her strict phoenix eyes and searched the crowd. She shouted, "Where is Ning Shu!"
Ning Shu, who was called out, wailed in her heart. She braced herself and walked through the crowd to kneel in front of the Empress.
She heard the Empress bend down and angrily whisper in her ear, "I don't accept that ghosts are causing trouble. There must be someone who is causing trouble to my court! If you can't get to the bottom of this matter, then you will be the murderer of this case. Do you hear me! "
With a numb scalp, Ning Shu bowed her head and replied, "My daughter understands."
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