Chapter 699 - 10: Anomaly Realm
The third tremor stopped.
Compared to before, the more noticeable shaking caused greater panic.
All the tourists inside the Terracotta Warriors Museum ran out.
And the first thing they did when they ran out was to look towards the north slope of Lishan.
They all seemed to vaguely sense the epicenter.
But it’s unclear whether to call them optimistic or just thick-skinned.
After the tremor stopped.
Chen Lusi actually overheard some of them saying things like ’rise from the coffin’...
He glanced around and, after confirming everyone was okay, signaled to the others to follow him and leave.
After leading the group away from the tourists, Chen Lusi looked at Si Yujie and said directly, "Let’s walk over slowly next, keep a close watch on the Heirloom Seal of the Realm."
Si Yujie nodded.
Then, he turned back to look at the tourists and then looked at Li Zheng, "Have the Security Army come over too, seal off the nearby area temporarily. This is the third tremor, and the situation over there is clearly abnormal. Don’t let tourists run over there and get into an accident."
Li Zheng responded and immediately went to make arrangements.
After giving instructions.
Chen Lusi led the way, starting to head towards the north slope of Lishan where the Underground Palace was located.
Perhaps it was because they knew that the matters ahead were no laughing matter.
So, no one spoke along the way.
As for Gong Fei, he walked beside Chen Lusi, constantly craning his neck to look around, occasionally squatting down to knead the soil on the ground.
Completely incomprehensible what he was doing.
"This is my Authority Ability."
Gong Fei noticed Chen Lusi’s slight confusion and explained, "I’m checking the condition of the surrounding land... The result is that the density is changing, indicating that the Underground Palace really is about to break through the earth."
Saying this.
He sighed and continued, "It’s hard to say whether this is a good or bad thing. Honestly, Chen Tiance... From a personal point of view, I want to see this happening because I’m indeed very curious about that eternal emperor, but from the perspective of the Celestial Strategy Mansion, this is indeed not a good thing.
After all, such eternal emperors, whether it’s the one beneath the First Emperor’s Mausoleum here or the one beneath Mao Ling, are dictators in a sense—what they did indeed benefited future generations, but for the ordinary people of their time, it was sheer disaster.
The problem is, even though they faced the wrath of the people, they could maintain control while alive. The only difference was that Qin Ershi messed around until the end, while Han Wu managed a transformation policy by admitting his mistake before dying, and there were even people cleaning up after him.
These monumental figures in feudal history really enchant and terrify people."
"..."
Chen Lusi, hearing this, looked at the ever-nearing mound covering the tomb and, after a moment of silence, responded, "Indeed."
To be honest.
If you say Chen Lusi wasn’t a bit nervous, that would definitely be false.
In fact.
Compared to facing the Roman Catholic Church.
The proximity to the north slope of Lishan made him even more nervous.
After all, dealing with the Roman Catholic Church is straightforward. Ultimately, it’s just about taking action.
But this is different.
To be honest.
Chen Lusi couldn’t predict what would happen next or what was inside the Underground Palace.
However, no matter what...
The fact that the entire tomb’s Underground Palace is rising is something that needs addressing.
Most importantly.
His own Authority Ability and Lan’s situation indeed demanded an answer.
He couldn’t go on being in the dark like this.
Because as his Tier elevated, especially after he made up his mind and the Stone at his heart disappeared.
He realized that he had an immensely strong influence over the entire Empowerer system in the country...
He could even affect the Kunlun Pantheon.
Chen Lusi indeed worried that one day, if Lan had another issue... it might ultimately lead to some catastrophic outcome once again.
For instance... the recent grand assembly of Kunlun Gods.
Although no one mentioned to him that this had anything to do with him.
But Chen Lusi was clearer than anyone that he himself... or, more accurately, his Authority Ability, was the trigger of this event.
Xia Yue... in some respect, died for his sake.
He didn’t want such things to happen again.
And to stop such events from occurring again, the only method was to completely understand what was going on with his Authority Ability.
This was also why he wanted to go to the Yellow Springs, to accept the Jade Seal Fragment that Tu had thrown over, which is why he stood here at this moment.
Therefore.
Even though he indeed couldn’t predict what was going to happen next or what was inside the Underground Palace.
Chen Lusi was still planning to move forward.
Gong Fei, seeing the determination on Chen Lusi’s face, knew he had already made up his mind and said nothing more. He merely sighed and continued checking the density of the surrounding land.
And during this time.
The golden kingfisher perched on his shoulder and kept staring at Chen Lusi.
And as they got closer to the mound covering the tomb, Chen Lusi slightly slowed his pace and began to frequently inquire about the condition of the Heirloom Seal of the Realm from Si Yujie.
However, Si Yujie kept shaking his head, indicating that there was no problem at all.
Finally.
Nearly twenty minutes later, the group reached the center of the burial grounds and saw the standing stone tablet of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum.
"We’re here."
Gong Fei slightly raised his head and looked at the mound in the center of the burial grounds.
Tang Language, standing behind, looked ahead and lightly marveled, "It’s so big... This is basically a mountain, right? Is the entire hill empty underneath?"
Gong Fei nodded lightly at these words, "Yes, the entire Underground Palace is beneath the mound."
Chen Lusi also raised his head to look at the mound in front of him.
No doubt, it’s huge...
The massive mound at the center of the burial grounds, resembling a small pyramid, indeed looked like a mountain.