Enter the City! The Prefect!
Being in such a vast city, I felt like a chess piece.
That was the impression Lin Chen got.
Led by Wu An, the group soon arrived at an official residence.
The official residence has three gates.
The two paths on the left and right are small doors and passageways.
The main gate and main passage are in the middle.
The gate is made of vermilion and inlaid with white jade, making it look magnificent and imposing!
Above the vermilion gate plaque were four large characters!
Fengtian Guards!
The four large characters are written in a vigorous and elegant style, resplendent in gold and jade, displaying a grand and sophisticated air!
"Gentlemen, this is Fengtian Prefecture. The Prefect is waiting for you here, so please rest assured..." Wu An, perhaps worried that the group might not be comfortable with the environment, turned around and said:
"Come in with me. If you want to go to the altar, you can only do so with the Lord of the Palace's permission!"
Lin Chen smiled without saying a word.
He glanced at the old Daoist priest, Sheng Hui, Upal, and the others, then continued on his way.
Wu An smiled upon seeing this.
Under his arrangement, several brothers followed suit and knocked on the door of the vermilion gate.
Suddenly, the vermilion gate slowly opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed in!
What came into view was neither a large mansion nor a courtyard wall.
It was not a road, but a thoroughfare built of white marble!
There are nine stone statues on each side of the avenue!
The stone statues on the left are all civil officials, while the stone statues on the right are all military generals!
There are a total of eighteen stone statues on both sides!
A Mausoleum Guard Army stands beneath the stone statue, acting like a bodyguard protecting the tomb.
Upon Entry Level, Lin Chen's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
Looking along both sides of the stone statue, one can see rows of orderly rooms, which seem to be the living quarters of the Mausoleum Guard Army.
At the end of the stone statues is a long corridor.
As for where the long corridor led, Lin Chen didn't use his mental power to investigate!
After all, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; if they want to find the Seven-Colored Altar smoothly, they'll probably need to have more contact with these people.
In his view, the secrets of the Seven-Colored Altar were likely connected to these people!
"Wu An, is this the guest you brought back?"
Just then, a strong and resonant voice rang out from the corridor!
The voice was incredibly deep and resonant, as loud as the bellowing of a stubborn bull!
Lin Chen frowned upon noticing this!
His intuition told him that this manor lord was no ordinary person!
Even the old Daoist priest let out a soft "Eh?" and said:
"Not simple!"
"Lord, they are indeed Wu An's guests!" Wu An clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.
As the words fell, silence descended at the end of the corridor.
Wu An smiled slightly upon seeing this.
Unperturbed, he turned and led the way, saying:
"Come with me. The lord has a bad temper, so please bear with him!"
After saying that, Wu An walked forward!
Upon hearing this, Upal's face immediately showed displeasure!
Having never suffered such humiliation before, he muttered to himself:
"Lin Chen, why don't we just charge in? Can you stand this dragging on?"
"Why can't you stand it?" Lin Chen chuckled.
"I cultivate the Slaughter Rule, but that doesn't mean I enjoy indiscriminately killing innocent people. What's the difference between me and an animal?"
Upal: "..."
Upal was speechless upon hearing this!
If he hadn't witnessed Lin Chen's ruthless killing prowess, he wouldn't have believed these words came from this person!
Seeing this, the old Daoist priest chuckled:
"Penzi, if you're not convinced, you can try and take action!"
"You're the pot! Your whole family are pots!" Upal gritted his teeth!
Lin Chen, too lazy to bother with him, smiled and followed along.
As they passed by these stone statues along the way, a question arose in their minds.
It is believed that in the ancient funeral customs of Blue Star, there were once products called Stone Guardian Statues.
The so-called Stone Guardian Statues are divided into civil officials and military generals!
Their duty is to guard the tombs and protect the souls of the dead!
The moment Lin Chen stepped into the official residence, he felt that these things Stone Guardian Statues.
So, in his view, could this so-called official residence possibly be a mausoleum?
He couldn't be certain of this mere speculation.
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Chen and the others quickly arrived at the corridor.
It is faintly visible that the railings on both sides of the corridor are exquisite, with dragons and phoenixes painted on them or various cloud patterns covering them.
The ceiling of the long corridor is decorated with paintings of fairies scattering flowers, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, and Nuwa mending the sky.
The figures in the painting are so lifelike and vivid, they seem to come alive.
Lin Chen glanced at them and immediately felt that these items were extremely exquisite, unlike anything made by an ordinary person.
He even felt that he could sense an extremely high level of power of rules within these paintings!
"This thing is really beautiful!" Even the well-traveled Upal couldn't help but exclaim.
"Who drew this? It's so beautiful!"
"Good eye! This is a description from the past prefects," Wu An said with a smile.
"Look at this painting of Two Children Peering at the Sun; it was painted by the current head of the manor."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen looked in the direction Wu An was pointing.
As the saying goes, you won't know until you see it, and what you find will shock you!
What comes into view is a picture that seems unremarkable at first glance, but becomes increasingly breathtaking the more you look at it.
The painting depicts two children sitting in a field, with a large sun overhead.
At first glance, one might only think that the two children are gesturing at the sun.
But upon closer inspection, they were actually peering into the world beyond the sun!
The artistic conception expressed above is something that most people simply cannot comprehend!
"I think it's nothing special, just average!" Upal said.
"This is pretty ordinary, nothing special!"
"Oh? The Lord of the Prefecture said that a thousand people will have a thousand different opinions," Wu An said with a smile.
"Every viewpoint has its place, and what you said isn't wrong!"
"The Lord of the Palace is very interested in the outside world," Sheng Hui said upon seeing this.
"The sun hangs high in the sky, enveloping the earth, and the child, like a frog at the bottom of a well, gazes at the sun, not at the sun itself, but at the world beyond it!"
Upon hearing this, a hint of appreciation appeared in Wu An's eyes.
Looking at the Sheng Hui before me, I was filled with emotion!
Thinking back, the manor lord had said something similar after he finished the painting.
Even when he heard it, he didn't grasp its meaning.
Unexpectedly, after just one glance, Sheng Hui revealed the secret of heaven in a single sentence!
"What do you mean by 'frog in a well'?" Upal said.
"It's just plain and unremarkable, not even as good as the previous paintings!"
Wu An smiled slightly.
He glanced at Upal, then continued leading the way.
Soon, the group walked through the corridor.
At the end of the long corridor, a pavilion and tower came into view.
There is also a small lake around the pavilions and towers.
The lake is surrounded by various exquisite palaces and pavilions.
The palaces and pavilions were surrounded by blooming flowers, Hundred Flowers that looked absolutely beautiful!
Lin Chen, upon arriving here, only glanced at the place and immediately sensed that it held hidden secrets!
As for the secret, he couldn't explain it clearly in a short time!
"You've come a long way, and it must be tiring. I know your purpose. If you want to see the altar, you need to pass a test!"
At that moment, that powerful voice rang out again!