Chapter 601

As soon as he heard the sound, Dewey's brows first drew tightly together, then stretched out. Silent for a while, the corners of the mouth smile, the voice with a little mocking flavor: "really surprised me. I haven't heard your voice for a long time. It's really frightening to hear it all of a sudden. "

He slowly turned around, behind him, a pretty figure was floating there, bright red robe, silver hair, beautiful appearance, but the expression in his eyes and face was very cold.

"I thought you would only come out when I called for help." Dewey raised his eyebrows. "Long time no see. Should I call you Shamir? Or should I call you "great great great grandmother"

Semel's face was as deep as water, and she didn't seem to care about Duwei's two jokes. Her eyes were cold, but with a faint strange color. She looked at Duwei two eyes, shook her head and said, "I told you, no matter what, you are the descendant of the Rowling family. You always cry for help. You really lose the reputation of the ancestors of the Rowling family."

"And you?" Dewey gazed at each other with his eyes: "is it very impressive that Semel, the legendary astrologer of the mainland, my great great grandmother, pretends to be dead and seals himself in an oil painting?"

Their eyes crossed, as if a series of sparks were excited. After a while, Semel lowered his head and said, "do you... Know?"

"I didn't know until later." Du Wei said faintly: "I learned later that the magical creature running around in front of me with bare legs was really my great grandmother. My grandmother, you've kept it from me. "

"How do you know?" Semel's figure seemed to quiver.

"Life." Dewey's voice was very serious: "when I was young, I might have been deceived by the words of some magical creature. But now... At least I know the true meaning of power level. Hum, creating a new life is not what Semel can do! Only the gods, such as the ancient demons, can have the ability to create life. My great great grandmother, though the first astrologer in mainland China, is not the only one who can create a life. So... I started from that time. I began to understand. "

At this point, he deliberately pause, eyes flashing light, staring at each other in front of: "you are not a magic creature, you are my great grandmother, Semel himself!"

Silence

Dewey's last words moved Semel's face. However, she did not immediately refute or argue. After a moment's silence, her expression gradually became obscure and gloomy.

For a long time, a gentle sigh: "I... I also know later."

There was a trace of sadness in her smile: "when I was awakened by you, I really thought I was just a magic creature. But... I'm not. I'm just pretending to be dead. Then, I put a few seals on myself. Until later, the seal was gradually untied, and I recovered my memory bit by bit. Slowly understand... I, it's me. "

"Why?" Dewey shook his head. "Why is that?"

Semel's face was a little blank: "I don't know. The seal I gave myself at the beginning has not been completely untied, and I still have a part of my memory, which can not be completely recovered. So, I don't understand a lot of doubts. "

Dewey thought: according to legend, this great great grandmother. It was because of her sad husband's death that year, and later she died of depression. After all, it involved some sad things and privacy of the other party. He didn't ask much, so he shook his head and said, "anyway, you haven't shown up for a long time. I thought you had found a way out of me and left long ago

"I'm... sorry." Semel seems to be somewhat apologetic: "you have encountered several crises, but the strength level is too different. I can't help you either. So. I didn't show up. When you went to that overseas island... I... I... "

"What's the matter with you?"

"I dare not show my face." There was a deep fear in Semel's eyes. She was afraid. I don't know where it comes from, but it's full of expression: "that guy named Chris has a breath that makes me afraid. When you face it, I don't know what's going on. I've exhausted all my courage, and I absolutely dare not show up in front of him... I don't know what's going on, and I should never have seen this Chris, But when you face him, I can feel that kind of breath that makes me afraid. That kind of fear makes me gasp, and I dare not even move. "

Dewey frowned.

"I still have a part of my memory that hasn't been restored, and some of my seals haven't been untied." Semel sighed: "I don't know what's going on. I try to get myself a physical body again. It seems that there is a way in my memory that I can really resurrect, instead of maintaining a spiritual state as I am now. "

At this point, she shook her head hard, her face was abrupt, she looked at Du Wei, and her tone became indifferent: "I don't need to explain this to you. In short... I can recognize the map you see in your hand. I drew it myself in those days. "

"You?" "How did you get this?" Dewey asked? It's a royal secret. How can you get it? And why do you leave such a thing? What is the purpose? "

"I don't know." Semel shook her head. She looked calm: "I can't answer your question myself. The only memory I can remember is that I drew this picture by myself. I can recognize my own handwriting. As for why it was in the planetarium... I think it was kept there when I was the owner of the planetarium for a short time

Dewey's eyes lit up: "yes, that makes sense. You used to be a curator and the chief astrologer of the palace. Only as the chief astrologer of the palace, can you have a chance to enter and leave the palace! But... The secret way to the white tower is... "

Semel stares at Dewey: "if you want to know the answer. Why don't you go in the secret way and have a look? "

Du Wei's face suddenly changed and he suddenly looked at Semel. His tone became more serious: "I remember that you are not a person who likes to take risks to do such absurd things! There is a large group of court magicians guarding the white tower. It is said that there is a powerful magic array left by Aragon, and... Although there is a secret way to get in and out, can you get in and out of the palace at will? This involves the biggest secret and iron law of the royal family. Once something happens... It's a big trouble! "

Saimeiman did not care to pick eyebrows: "but. My memory tells me that it seems very important. When you get this map, I recognize it and immediately think of something. I don't know how, I feel vaguely that there seems to be something very important to me inside the white tower which is the last guide in this map. Maybe I can untie all the seals on me. "

Dewey said, "I don't want to get into trouble. Whatever's in the white tower. It's a royal secret. I don't need to provoke the royal family at this time. I have enough things to worry about now. "

Semel wanted to say more, but when he saw Dewey's face, he suddenly laughed and said deliberately, "then why don't you just destroy this thing? Why do you collect it so carefully? Didn't you make up your mind. In the future... Hum, Dewey, don't waste your time. I know your temperament very well. This kind of thing. Since it arouses your curiosity, if you don't follow this secret path to go in and have a look, I'm afraid you can't even sleep at night! Well, it's still early. You still have time to prepare. We can start in the evening. "

Dewey stares at Semel. After a while, he sighs helplessly: "OK. You win. "

In this day and day, there were many visitors in the Duke's mansion, all of them were aristocrats of the imperial capital. I heard that Dewey was going to the front line soon to visit the future commander of the front line, Lala, and say goodbye.

But Dewey doesn't see visitors.

During the day, Dewey closed the door. I had a good sleep. After getting up in the evening. I also prepared some things and tools. After thinking about it, I didn't tell Vivian and Joe about it. Otherwise, with Qiao Qiao's fear that the world would not be in chaos, he would certainly follow him noisily.

I promised to go to the secret road to have a look, just want to satisfy my curiosity, don't want to really do anything, but if I take Qiao Qiao to go, I'm sure there will be some trouble.

In the evening, when the clock struck ten, it was exactly ten o'clock. At this time, according to the Convention, all the entrances and exits of the palace had to be closed and locked.

The hundred and ten teams of the imperial guards began to patrol around the huge imperial city according to the patrol route. At ten o'clock in the evening, the door of the imperial palace is closed. Unless it is a major military and state affair, even the prince and princess are not allowed to go in and out of the imperial palace.

At this time, on the northeast side of the Imperial City, by the side of the diversion canal behind the Imperial City, Duwei took advantage of the cover of the night, dressed in tight black, cat waist ran to the side of the canal, listened to the surrounding movement, and then carefully walked into the canal. He didn't jump directly, because he was afraid that the diving would make a sound.

The diversion canal is an artificial river introduced from the Lancang canal to the imperial city. The daily water use in the imperial city is two such diversion canals, one in and one out. In case of war, the diversion canal can also act as a moat.

The two diversion canals surrounded the imperial city from both sides in the middle, leaving only a spacious Imperial City Square in front. It was in that place that the eldest prince launched the coup that day.

These two diversion canals were built 1000 years ago, and later generations have also undergone several renovations. Underground waterways, old canals plus new canals, have complicated diversion canals, and some old canals have dried up because of the changes in terrain after renovation.

After duvet got into the canal and swam for a while, he went underground. Under the canal, the water is still very cold this season. However, for Dewey's abnormal body, nature is nothing.

Dive all the way down, and soon swim through the open section of the canal to the underground culvert. But at this time, in front of the ditch mouth, is a strong iron fence, will block the way under the culvert.

This is also a protective function, otherwise. How can you let people swim in from this canal?

Du Wei dived in the water, swam to the fence and pinched it hand in hand. The iron fence was covered with rust, but every iron fence was as thick as an arm. Dewey held it in both hands. With the strength of his strong body, he saw the two iron bars in the water slowly deforming in his hands. It was soon twisted and bent.

Under the cold water, there was darkness around him. Dewey lost his sensitive perception. He had all his brute force, but he couldn't see the road around him. Fortunately, there's Semel. Semel is a spirit. But he was not afraid of the dark. Under the guidance from time to time, Dewey passed several undercurrents behind the culvert. Through six fences.

The canal has been around for many years. Although the river is cleaned every year, there are a lot of stains accumulated in the underdrain. Duwei swam all the way here. Although he was not afraid of the cold, the smell was really uncomfortable.

Finally, under the culvert. When he got to a place where the water potential was slightly lower, he came out of the water and took a deep breath. He felt dizzy, and he was also contaminated with some green algae and other things.

"In the front, after turning on the left, there will be a sealed iron door on the wall. After unscrewing it. It's the abandoned old canal. "

After listening to the direct instructions from Semel in his head. Du Wei gave a bitter smile: "the palace looks very bright on the ground. How can we know that it is so dirty under the water?"

Semel sneered in his head: "this canal is for daily use. It's just for the servants in the palace to wash and clean. The real drinking water in the palace is the fresh water from outside the city. Naturally, no one cares if it's clean. "

After turning the curve, the canal was changed into several sub canals, but the mouth of the canal was much narrower. The size of the canal was absolutely beyond the reach of human beings. This is also natural. After all, the canal can enter the palace. This design is also for the sake of safety.

However, under the guidance of Semel, Dewey found a small iron door on the wall. The iron door was in disrepair for a long time, and the locks on it had rusted to death. Let alone without a key, even if there was a key, it could not be opened.

Dewey could only pull out his dagger and cut open the lock, but the door did not move.

At this time, Semel gave a wry smile: "I just dived to see... It's not the problem of the door, but behind the door, some parts of the old canal collapsed, and the falling support slabs blocked the door. You have to find a way to cut the door open to get in

Du Wei snorted: "this kind of thing from the old days, I knew it was in trouble."

He didn't bother to cut it with a dagger. At this time, his strong body now more and more reflected the benefits. He raised his arms, and let out a breath. With a force and a dull sound, his hands were inserted into the iron door!

With a hard lift of both hands and a creak, the iron door was pried open by him.

All of a sudden, a stream of stone debris and dust came to his face. Duwei coughed a few times, splashed water on it, took out a night pearl from his arms and threw it in. Under the dim light of the night pearl, the old canal in between was very narrow, I'm afraid it was only one meter wide. If it wasn't for Duwei, who was slender and long, It's a strong man with a little bit of stout figure, so I don't want to climb in.

I don't know how many years no one has paid attention to the old canal inside. The air in the passage is muddy and full of dust. Occasionally, the creaking sound of mice can be heard. Dewey can only harden his head to get in and crawl in it.

I crawled about several hundred meters in this uncomfortable posture, and the terrain in front of me widened slightly.

In the dark, there was silence in the imperial city. Only occasionally, in the distance, a patrol of the imperial guards passed by with torches.

This place is a slightly remote side yard in the imperial city. Naturally, those who live here can't be the real royal nobles. It was the residence of some court servants and servants.

There used to be a fountain outside the yard, but the old canal was connected under the fountain. Since the old canal was abandoned, the fountain has naturally been abandoned. It has long been leveled and built into a flower garden.

This time, in the dark. In the garden, the ground turned abruptly. After a piece of black soil turned up, Dewey came out quietly with a stone slab in his hands.

"Don't worry, the patrol soldiers have passed and are heading north. The nearest patrol soldier is 500 meters away from you."

In my head. Semel reminds Dewey.

Dewey snorted... Semel realized that there was such an advantage. Now she could be far away from herself. And her spirit, ordinary people can't see her. Dewey now lost his keen sense, but with Semel scouting around, he was not afraid that a patrol would suddenly approach him, but he was unprepared.

Squatting in the garden for a while. Dewey stares at the building in front of him for a while. This is the place!

In the evening, Dewey and Semel studied the map for a long time in their study.

Although the map indicates that there are several secret roads leading to the white tower under the imperial city. But after all, it was a thousand years ago. And now... Over time. There are several secret ways. Although we know the exact location, we don't want to go in at all!

For example, Dewey recognized that there was a secret Road entrance on the map, which was built a thousand years ago in a side hall on the southwest side of the imperial city. The southwest of the imperial city is the place where horses are raised. It seems that it's easy to sneak in... But now Du Wei knows that the place has become the barracks of the imperial guards!! I'm afraid it's very difficult to get in there.

There are other places, such as the entrance of a secret road marked on the map, on the side of the Royal Garden, which used to be a house for storing gardener's tools. But later. Because Prince Chen likes the view of the garden. He transferred the house and expanded it again. Now the place is Prince Chen's study! Want to go in? Is it possible?

There is only a secret entrance in front of us. In the evening, he studied this place before departure. According to the drawings and his memory of the terrain in the palace, Duwei remembered that this place is now a place for some court attendants and court officials to live. The guard is not tight. Maybe it's a good place to sneak into the secret road.

He stayed in the flower bed for a while, then waited for a while, and made sure that there was no voice in the building. Then he came out quickly, and his body rose and fell, just like a light wind, floated under the eaves of the building.

"Hum, your magic is declining now, but your martial arts skills have grown a lot." In my mind, Semel's words don't know whether they are praise or satire.

Du Wei didn't say a word, but he sneered: "nonsense, since I lost my magic, I have been recuperating at home these days, but I haven't less honed my martial arts skills. That set of bow and moon dance has been practiced a little bit. But after the loss of magic, even the lack of moon five light armor and jiduluo throat bow can't summon. I can only make myself a bow that looks like a subway bow. "

After diving under the eaves, suddenly a gust of wind came. Under the beam, there was a sound of jingling. Du Weidun was shocked. When he looked carefully, he was relieved, but he didn't know who had hung several wind chimes here.

The building was cold and desolate, but it seemed that no one lived. What Duwei walked in, however, smelled a faint perfume of a woman's perfume.

I'm afraid it's a maid or an official in a court.

Dewey frowned.

In such a large building, there are four or five rooms on both sides of the corridor. Fortunately, the layout of this place is expanded on the basis of the old houses, and the directions on the map can be barely recognized.

Scurrying across the corridor to a window, Dewey stopped with a frown.

As indicated on the map, the entrance of a secret road seems to be right here... However, standing outside, I vaguely heard the sound of someone breathing gently inside, which seems to be sleeping.

"Someone?" Dewey frowned.

Unfortunately... There is no one in the other room, but this room at the entrance. And someone's sleeping in it? Moreover, smelling the faint aroma, it seems that it is a woman.

"Made her dizzy." Semel light way: "be careful not to show the trace."

Du Wei snorted and was about to turn over. Suddenly, under the eaves behind him, there was another sound of wind chimes. Then, the sound of breathing in the room suddenly stopped, and there was the sound of knowing, then. As if there were footsteps, as if someone had risen from the bed.

A moment later, a candle was lit in the room, and a woman's figure was faintly reflected on the outline of the window.

"Alas... These lazy guys forgot to put away the wind chime again at night. They should be scolded well tomorrow."

Inside, a woman's voice sounds sweet. It's very beautiful.

Dewey leaned carefully out of the window and waited quietly for a while, hoping that the woman would turn off the light quickly and go to bed again. But after a while, he heard the voice in the room. The girl seemed to put on her clothes, but she sat at the desk under the windowsill, sighed gently, but heard the sound of paper. I got up to read in the middle of the night?!

Dewey started sweating on his head.

He is not afraid of anything else, but sneaks into the palace at night. If someone discovers his identity, it will be a big trouble. It's not difficult for his current strength to go out in a swagger. But it's difficult to get in and out quietly without people finding their identity.

This woman. I didn't read in the morning or in the evening, but I was awakened by the wind in the middle of the night, and I started to read... It's killing me!

Du Wei was anxious outside, but the woman in the room was lying on the desk, turning the pages by candlelight, as if obsessed with reading. After a while, she didn't know how long. Suddenly I heard a long sigh inside. The clear and sweet voice suddenly whispered: "what a woman. I'm afraid I don't know how to explain this to the princess tomorrow. "

Yi? Suddenly hear the girl inside say "tulip Duke" this sentence, almost let Duwei cold sweat out. Then he was full of doubts about what books the people inside were reading? Does it have anything to do with me? I heard the girl inside mutter to herself as she turned the book: "unfortunately, I once heard those court teachers talk about the queen of Sofia. Everyone seems to disagree, but the tulip Duke is her confidant. I hate that Queen Sofia was born hundreds of years ago, but she can't hear her praise from the Duke of tulip. " Du Wei a hear here, immediately in the mind flashed the idea! This woman is reading the notes of the general history of the mainland written by herself!!! In the fourth volume of the general history of the mainland of the Empire, it is recorded that there was an accident in the royal family about 500 years after the founding of the Roland empire. At that time, the emperor in office died of illness when he was less than 30 years old, leaving his young children and widowed mothers. However, there were several other ambitious princes in the royal family of Roland Empire, which caused a dispute for the throne at that time. It was the wife of the dead emperor, a queen named Sophia, who stood up when she was in trouble. The queen of Sofia, who came from a big aristocratic family and relied on her family background, finally stabilized the situation and crowned her son emperor. The emperor was too young to be in power, but the queen of Sofia had some talents, so she united the power of her mother's family and took charge of the state affairs of the Empire. For nine years! In the history of Roland Empire, the evaluation of the queen of Sofia is not very good. Later, when the young emperor grew up, she once had a dispute with her about power. It was just because of the tradition. When she grew up with the emperor, the voice of the Empire all wanted the emperor to be in power. The Sofia queen finally handed over her power. She died of depression less than half a year later. When Du Wei was reading this history, he learned some records from the side. During the reign of Queen Sofia, the country was quite stable and the people were very happy, so she was a good leader. And the queen of Sofia was very bold, even more courageous than ordinary people! During this period, there were aristocrats in the South who refused to accept women's ruling and wanted to set off a rebellion, but they were all attracted and divided by her in a series of ways, and then eliminated one by one. I'm afraid that even those veteran politicians who have been in the official world are not as good at politics. As for the princes who used to fight for the throne with her son, she also treated them one by one with great strategy. Those who were determined to fight to the death dealt a severe blow, and those who should be banished should be banished, while those who were finally soft cut their power and supported them with empty Titles of glory to show their kindness. Unfortunately, in her later years, she seemed to be addicted to power and unwilling to give it to her son who grew up. In Dewey's opinion, this is also a normal human reaction. What's more, her ruling method is much better than her later son. After Queen Sofia died, her son ascended the throne and suppressed and weakened her mother's family, which was even worse. However, the emperor was really a fatuous monarch. During his reign, several rebellions broke out in the northwest, and even the South was full of bandits. At the beginning, Du Wei, after reading this section of history, was so interested that he wrote down his own feeling at the back of the page: "I hate being a woman, it's not the right time! I'm afraid this girl is no less than Wu Zhou if I have a good chance He thought of this in his heart and immediately realized that the woman in this room was reading the set of general history of the mainland that he had written down! However, this set of general history of the mainland was given to the little emperor and Princess Karina as a gift for teachers. How can... At this time, the girl in the room seemed to be a little distressed, murmuring and sighing: "unfortunately, I understand the words in the front, and what does the sentence" no less than Wu Zhou "mean Du Wei is helpless... Wu Zhou... I'm afraid no one in the world knows what it means. Naturally, the woman in the room didn't know that the so-called Wu Zhou was very famous in the Chinese history of Du Wei's previous life. Wu Zetian, who is known as the most powerful woman in ancient and modern China, once took the place of Li Tang and called herself the female emperor of the Zhou Dynasty! Because of my original interest, I wrote down some things at random when I was reading. I'm afraid that only I can understand a lot of them. When others read them, they are confused. At this time, I heard Semel's impatient voice: "can't wait! There's a team of royal guards coming here! There are 400 meters left! Force the window in, don't let her make any noise Du Wei's heart was startled, and then he climbed up the windowsill with one hand, and was about to turn the window in by force! Anyway, after going in, knock her out first!