I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 243 Wordless Monument_1

Chapter 243: Chapter 243 Wordless Monument_1

At around eleven o’clock that afternoon, you arrived in Chang’an once again.

Upon exiting the airport, two stylishly dressed women approached, bowed to Wu Qiyi, and said, "We welcome the young miss."

Wu Qiyi smiled and replied, "I’m just a follower now. If there’s anything you need, please talk to Mr. Li directly."

The other elegant woman nodded and then said to you, "Mr. Li, we have prepared a room for you at the Hilton Hotel in the city center. Please come with us."

However, you shook your head and said, "No need, we’re not here for a vacation after all, and our destination is northwest of the airport, which should be closer from here."

The other elegant woman said, "But the living conditions there are quite poor, and we’ll be blamed if our service is not up to standard."

"Whoever dares to blame, hang the men up and flick their little peckers, and for the women, grab them over and spank their bottoms."

With sudden inspiration, you came up with this cheeky retort, causing the five girls around you to purse their lips and chuckle.

Dong Fangxiao placed her delicate hand on your shoulder and cooed, "I never imagined Brother Mu Yun’s taste to be so unique, fancying both men and women."

You shrugged your shoulder, shaking off her hand, fearful this dangerous woman would plant something on you.

Afterward, with your firm attitude, the group headed toward the county where Qian Ling Mausoleum was located. To avoid drawing attention, you had them specifically switch from a stretched Hummer to an ordinary domestic business vehicle halfway there, one that hadn’t been cleaned, covered with some water stains and dust.

The drive from the airport to Qian Ling Mausoleum took just over an hour. You first followed the official route into Qian Ling Mausoleum.

Standing outside the main gates of the mausoleum on the horse path, you couldn’t help but take a deep breath and slowly closed your eyes.

Just then, a tour group passed by, and the guide pointed to two mounds next to you, telling the tourists, "Take a look, do these two mounds not resemble Empress Wu Zetian’s breasts? And look..."

"Hey, don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know anything, okay?" At that moment, a young man with glasses among the tourists said, "Those two mounds were once the main gates of Qian Ling, which was originally built as a scaled-down version of Chang’an City. It became this kind of ruin after being destroyed by Wen Tao, Huang Chao, and others! You guides shouldn’t make things up just to grab people’s attention. You’ve reduced a great Empress to what?"

Your gaze had already shifted from within, and seeing the bespectacled young man refute the guide with anger in his face, you couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Although you also harbored a certain attitude toward the Empress, you were clearly past the age of getting angry at the slightest provocation. Now, you were more worldly and better at concealing your emotions.

Your gaze gradually lowered, and the cross-section of the earth quickly came into view.

As your gaze moved downward, you noticed that buried within the soil under your feet were indeed some debris from the Tang Dynasty palace and even a few skeletons, with remnants of what was once armor and weapons, now decayed and rotted, scattered around them.

Looking further down, there was nothing else.

Confirming that there was no underground palace, you slowly opened your eyes.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Dong Fangxiao stood right in front of you, with only about thirty centimeters separating the two of you!

You stepped back and looked at Dong Fangxiao in surprise, asking, "What are you doing?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing. Standing here with your eyes closed, not moving, we thought you had fallen asleep."

You smiled and said, "Oh, sorry, I was just scanning the surroundings to confirm the location of the underground palace and to see if I could find an entrance."

Upon hearing this, Dong Fangxiao’s eyes and brows twitched as if she understood, and she said no more.

It’s not the peak tourist season now, so the number of visitors isn’t high. With your delay, there are fewer people around you.

"Let’s go. If we wait any longer, I’m afraid someone might start to get suspicious."

Luanfeng Pavilion had already prepared guide earpieces for you, and you started to listen to the commentary in the earpieces while activating the Sen Luo Eye to observe your surroundings.

"Is that the Wordless Monument?"

After walking about a hundred meters, Wu Qiyi looked up at a three-to-four-person-tall white jade monument to her right front.

You glanced at Wu Qiyi and said with a smile, "Yes, that’s the Wordless Monument. However, the rumors among the people are false. The Wordless Monument wasn’t the Empress’s command, but rather something Li Xian erected specifically for her. Of course, the reasons behind it aren’t very clear to us descendants; it might have been the Empress’s command for all we know."

Wu Qiyi then turned her gaze to another monument directly opposite the Wordless Monument, the one belonging to Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Zhi.

"Let’s go over there and take a look."

Just then, the tourists beside the Wordless Monument happened to leave, and it also being mealtime, no new visitors were coming in, so your group stood casually around the Wordless Monument, seemingly taking photos and chatting.

Standing in front of the Wordless Monument, you slowly closed your eyes.

Your vision sank, and as expected, the passage beneath the Wordless Monument was still there. But just like when you came out, the nine gates were sealed tight without the slightest gap.

Your gaze continued downward to see the secret chamber where Zhao’er had curled up in her coffin before. Unlike before, the Gold Wire Snakes surrounding the coffin had disappeared. It seemed that after the Empress awakened, Wu Qiuyue had taken the Gold Wire Snakes back—after all, it would’ve been a waste to continue leaving such rare creatures here.

Your vision went no further below, but you continued to travel through the passageway, returning to the spot where you had fallen previously.

Then, your gaze returned to a spot where the passageway forked, a place you hadn’t been to before.

Moving forward, the passageway extended less than ten meters when suddenly your body jolted as if your forehead had bumped into something. With a "thud," your vision instantly returned to your own body.

"What happened?"

Seeing your sudden opening of eyes, Wu Qiyi couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s nothing. It looks like I’ve found the place."

"That fast?" Nong Xuele said with a giggle, "Senior Li is truly amazing. It seems we’re in for some fun following you on this trip."

You smiled and turned to look toward the hill in front of you, which was the main mound of Qian Ling Mausoleum.

"Let’s go up the mountain and have a look."

"Okay."

Everyone nodded and made their way towards the top of the mound.

From the surface, Qian Ling Mausoleum seemed to have nothing at all, just a barren stretch. Aside from the outermost carriage road, there was nothing else.

After listening to the guide, many people chose not to climb the mountain because, apart from the steepness of the pathway, the mound was barren of vegetation.

You had walked a short distance along the mountain path when you saw the bespectacled young man who had argued with the guide earlier.