newbobooks Chapter 194 The Mysterious Palace (Part 2)
Chapter 194 The Mysterious Palace (Part 2)
The monster was extremely thin, with long, thin limbs that looked as if they could be broken with a single twist. Its skin clung tightly to its bones, like old parchment, outlining its rugged contours.
Its facial features are weakened. Although it still has facial features, it is fundamentally different from a living person. Its cheekbones are high and protruding, and its eyes are sunken into their sockets, with no whites and just a black hole.
Tian Zhenzhen suddenly met its gaze. It was the first time she had ever seen such a monster, and especially its pitch-black eyes, which really startled her.
Numerous of these monsters were crawling densely onto the roof, clinging to it without falling.
It also has a long tail behind it, swaying as if it's about to attack at any moment.
Seeing that Tian Zhenzhen was looking at them, the humanoid monsters swarmed towards them like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
They were all baring their teeth and claws, as if they were about to tear them to pieces at any moment.
But their fate was the same as the monsters outside the door; as Tian Daqiang uttered strange sounds, they were all instantly reduced to dust.
However, their dissipation was different from that of the wolf-like creatures outside; instead of blood rain, they turned into dust and vanished completely.
"Holy crap, what kind of monsters are these! It's good that there's space here to keep them from leaving, otherwise, ordinary people and weapons wouldn't be able to hurt them at all."
Although these monsters were all instantly killed by Tian Daqiang, they seemed very weak.
Faced with these monsters, Tian Zhenzhen got goosebumps. Although she knew she was safe with Daqiang's protection, this was a suppression on a life level, which Tian Zhenzhen's strong mental fortitude could not stop.
This also proves that if she had encountered these monsters alone, she probably would have become their snack.
"This place is desolate. How did these guys survive? And what kind of hellish place is this?"
When she entered the first two spatial rifts, Tian Zhen was truly happy and delighted; once she got there, she wanted to go straight home.
It wasn't that she was afraid of danger, but rather that these things looked so inhuman that Tian Zhenzhen even suspected they must have been human when they were alive, and she just didn't know why they had turned into this.
If Tian Daqiang hadn't dealt with it so quickly, she definitely would have vomited; it was truly a challenge to her values.
The two walked towards the palace behind, through the hall, and there was a large courtyard with rooms facing each other on both sides.
Tian Zhenzhen opened a stone door and found that there was also an alchemy furnace inside, which was much smaller than the one in the main hall.
There are signs of a fight in these places, and there are scratch marks on the stone walls.
Tian Zhenzhen immediately thought of the sharp fingernails of those humanoid monsters.
Such deep scratches on the stone wall would probably have torn a person apart if they had scratched their body.
There were some signs that someone had lived in the room, but due to the passage of time, the household items were severely weathered.
Opening the other stone doors, the layouts were all similar. Apart from the alchemy furnace, which had been preserved intact, everything else in the room had turned to ashes in the long river of history.
Seeing this confirms her previous guess that this place used to be a place for alchemy.
As Tian Zhenzhen continued her exploration, Tian Daqiang killed many more humanoid monsters.
These monsters all share one characteristic: they resemble humans somewhat.
It's not quite right to say they resemble humans; they're more like dried-out humans, except they're all on all fours now and have no human characteristics whatsoever.
Although there are quite a few monsters, with Tian Daqiang around, they're basically just there to be eaten alive.
Therefore, Tian Zhenzhen explored at a leisurely pace.
There weren't many items, but there was a lot of dust. However, Tian Zhenzhen didn't inhale any dust while inside the energy shield set up by Tian Daqiang.
Tian Zhenzhen walked through this residential area and finally arrived at a place filled with books.
I had thought I could find some research materials, but as soon as I got my hands on these books, they crumbled into pieces and have long since weathered away.
Just as Tian Zhenzhen was feeling a little regretful, she noticed a book sitting alone in a corner.
What's most special is that this book isn't dull and gray like other books; instead, it looks like a brand new book.
Tian Zhenzhen walked over and found that it was written in traditional Chinese characters: The Great Classic of Alchemy.
There are actually books on alchemy here! This is a real treasure! Maybe it even contains information about rare and precious medicinal herbs from outside.
If she could refine some elixirs, it would also be helpful for her development.
Tian Zhenzhen's development is inseparable from people, and the health of these people is also very important. Only when they are healthy can they concentrate on their work.
Just as Tian Zhenzhen was about to go and get the books, Tian Daqiang stopped her.
"This is highly poisonous; touching it will result in certain death."
Upon hearing Tian Daqiang's words, Tian Zhenzhen immediately withdrew her hand. She said that the book looked so new, it must have been coated with something special.
Tian Zhenzhen used her mental power to control the alchemy manual and walked towards the door.
After searching around again, I found that many things had been weathered and were unusable, which was a bit of a pity.
Before leaving, I grabbed some alchemy furnaces; they might come in handy sometime.
When she and Tian Daqiang came out, they found that the outside world had changed drastically. The once beautiful natural treasures were now just some seedlings.
When the harvesting robot No. 1 saw them come out, it handed the spatial ring back to Tian Zhenzhen.
After receiving the spatial ring, Tian Zhenzhen had to admit that they were incredibly fast.
Even if there were 100 ordinary people, they wouldn't be as efficient as them. They truly live up to the name "picking".
Tian Zhenzhen put away all three harvesting robots, which then transformed back into their spherical shape and were stored in her spatial storage.
He then wrapped the alchemy manual in more mud and tossed it into another corner of the space.
Afterwards, Tian Daqiang led her away from this secret place.
Today's harvest was very fruitful. Although she didn't find much useful stuff in the palace, Tian Zhenzhen felt that the alchemy manual left behind using secret techniques might be the most precious thing.
As for those terrifying creatures, Tian Zhenzhen really didn't want to see them again.
What Tian Zhenzhen didn't know was that after the blood rain flowed into the ground, it slowly spread downwards and finally gathered in a pulsating cocoon of flesh.
The previously dry and withered cocoon quickly became full, and the previously weak pulsation became powerful.
The sound of banging carried a magical power that could control people's hearts.
If you listen carefully, you can even hear sucking sounds.
Tian Zhenzhen was unaware of all this. As soon as she stepped out of the space, she was hit by a cold wind. The snow was still falling, and it had gotten dark.
When I checked the time, it was already past 7 p.m.
She then realized she was a little hungry. Remembering her dinner appointment with Kong Wei, and considering what she had gained today, she had originally intended to cancel the appointment.
She originally wanted to meet Kong Wei to inquire about the secret realm, but she always felt that the place she had just emptied was the secret realm that the four major families had mentioned.
She felt she should avoid suspicion now; she couldn't very well take the benefits and then go and provoke them, or her conscience would bother her.
I contacted Kong Wei by phone, intending to decline the dinner invitation by saying I was busy.
“Ms. Tian, you’re busy, I can wait for you. I’ve arrived at the hotel and I have some things I’d like to discuss with you. Please give me a chance to meet.”
Kong Wei's voice was very polite, which made Tian Zhenzhen feel a little embarrassed.
Fine, let's hear what he has to say. After all, she was the one who extended the invitation first.
She then flew down the mountain and drove away.
Kong Wei, who had been waiting for someone at the restaurant, saw that almost half an hour had passed since the agreed time, but he didn't rush to urge them.
After all, he had something he wanted to discuss with Tian Zhenzhen today, and the capabilities she had demonstrated were worth his time and effort.
Since Tian Zhenzhen asked him to meet, there must be something she wanted to discuss.
Although he couldn't discern Tian Zhenzhen's true strength, the people around her were indeed formidable, likely possessing power at the Grandmaster level.
Moreover, he didn't just enter the Grandmaster realm. Judging from his young age, he must have been quite young when he broke through to the Grandmaster realm.
Kong Wei attributed the three strong men's prowess and youth solely to their talent and good family background.
They might be interested in his next proposal.
Half an hour passed, but it didn't affect Kong Wei's mood; he waited patiently.
That's when I received the call.
Hearing Tian Zhenzhen's polite refusal, Kong Wei made his stance clear: he wanted to meet her, and he was willing to wait no matter how late.
Fortunately, the result was good, and Tian Zhenzhen agreed to come.
The restaurant that Kong Wei chose was of a high standard, and it operated on a reservation system with dedicated staff serving each private room.
Just then, a few people arrived outside the shop. They all had arrogant expressions and looked down on everyone. Even the passing dogs seemed eager to kick them.
They also showed no regard for the service staff.
The man in the lead was rather thin and looked sickly, and the people around him were very obsequious to him.
"Brother Lei is really capable, he can invite us to Qionghua Pavilion for dinner. I heard that a meal here costs at least six figures, and more importantly, ordinary people are not qualified to come in."
“I always knew Brother Lei was no ordinary person. He was more successful than us since he was a child. Otherwise, how could we have such a good life today?”
"Yeah, none of us expected that Brother Lei would be the son of the Lei family patriarch. Now, who would dare to disrespect Brother Lei? Those who offended Brother Lei before are probably already dead, hahaha."
The crowd chimed in with their own opinions, which pleased Raymond Hai, the leader, greatly. He loved hearing his underlings flatter him.
Before, Lei Menghai didn't have the surname Lei. He was just a daughter of a small family in Beijing, who had a child out of wedlock.
His mother also died unexpectedly during childbirth. The incident happened so suddenly that she passed away without revealing who his biological father was.
He was raised by his maternal grandparents. Because his father was unknown and his mother had passed away, he was often bullied.
Because his aptitude for martial arts was average, the small family completely gave up on training him, although they were generous with his money.
Because he had no one to guide him and a lot of money to squander, he gathered quite a few followers around him.
During my school years, I was idle and had no one to guide me, and I did many illegal things.
At first, he just bullied his classmates, but later he became more and more perverted.
Although it was a small family, they would always clean up after him whenever he got into trouble, just so he wouldn't lose face for the family.
This made Raymond Hai's personality increasingly sinister, and his audacity grew.
Once, he skipped class and went out with his cronies. When they saw a pretty girl, he kidnapped her when no one was around and then subjected her to inhumane bullying.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened.
He originally thought that this time, like before, his family would clean up the mess for him.
Unexpectedly, the girl's boyfriend was a young master from a family even more powerful than their own.
Upon seeing his girlfriend being humiliated, he went directly to Raymond's ancestral home overseas, demanding an explanation, or he would bankrupt the small family.
There was no other way; to give his boyfriend an explanation, Raymond Hai's grandfather had him severely beaten.
This time, they showed no mercy; what's a grandson compared to family?
This is the story of an illegitimate child who, lacking love and proper upbringing, grows into a little beast and gets punished after biting a hornet's nest.
In the end, Raymond Hai's fate was nothing more than being half-dead, abandoned by his maternal grandparents, imprisoned, and getting revenge for his boyfriend.
Unexpectedly, after Raymond was injured, purple lightning burst from his body.
The reason why the Lei family has the surname Lei is because they are born with the attribute of thunder.
The reason why Raymond Hai hadn't shown his talent before was because he hadn't undergone the baptism of the Lei family.
This time they went too far, and Raymond Hai was awakened at the critical moment of life and death.
There was nothing Raymond Hai's maternal grandparents didn't understand. His daughter, who died in childbirth, was actually carrying a child of the Lei family. Perhaps the difficult childbirth was also related to the special bloodline of the Lei family.
At this point, it was imperative to protect Raymond Hai. The other party had obviously figured out Raymond Hai's background, so they naturally didn't dare to ask them for an explanation anymore.
Raymond Hai's identity was quickly confirmed. It wasn't that the head of the Lei family had any deep affection for Raymond Hai's mother, but rather that Raymond Hai's physique was very suitable for cultivating their Lei family's techniques.
This is also why Raymond Hai's progress in practicing his maternal grandfather's martial arts was very slow.
Because of a mismatch in talent, or rather, he was born only to cultivate the Lei family's martial arts.
Therefore, even though he was already 18 years old, he was still a martial artist who had just entered the Acquired Realm, and the Lei family was still willing to take him back and nurture him with care.
After being recognized by the Lei family, Lei Menghai's first thought was to take revenge. He had been beaten half to death back then, and he was determined to vent his anger.
He then found the pretty girl he had previously humiliated and humiliated her again in front of her boyfriend.
In the end, her boyfriend was killed by Raymond Hai himself, and his family was also wiped out by him.
The beautiful girl was tortured by him until she was covered in bruises, and because she didn't receive timely medical treatment, she was humiliated to death.