Chapter 795: The Tomb Keeper

"What?"

Everyone's expression changed.

Vice Minister Liu?

The appearance of this old eunuch was already incredible enough.

But for the words "Vice Minister Liu" to come out of his mouth? Who could not be shocked?

Liu Zheng looked up, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Everything happening before his eyes was truly too bizarre.

At a glance, one could not tell the old eunuch's age at all, only that he was very old; his hair was completely white, and his complexion was also white. Perhaps because he had not seen the sun for too long, there was not a trace of blood color on his face.

He looked exactly like the eunuchs Liu Zheng had seen in historical dramas in his past life.

"Vice Minister Liu, do you know your crime!"

I'm asking you a question!

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Liu Zheng was dumbfounded.

The old eunuch continued to roar.

Everyone looked at each other, then simultaneously looked at Liu Zheng.

"Behead him!"

The old eunuch roared.

What the hell does this have to do with me?

"Audacious! I am asking you a question, yet you dare not answer. Guards, seize Vice Minister Liu and behead him!"

Liu Zheng gave a wry smile.

So they were just watching a play?

Soon, a troop of monkeys ran out from the side hall, and under the bewildered gazes of the people, they dragged one of the "civil and military officials" away.

Are you kidding me?

This is really...

It was very difficult for Liu Zheng to explain everything before his eyes.

So they were putting on a show?

So the Vice Minister Liu the old eunuch was talking about wasn't him?

Whether it was the dead Tuolei on the Dragon Throne, the dead civil and military officials, or the living old eunuch, all of this looked like a drama that had been performed here countless times—yes, performed countless times over these hundreds of years.

It shows how much Tuolei wanted to be the Emperor of Longyan back then.

He felt it was absurd beyond compare.

But the reality had just happened before their eyes.

No matter how powerful a monarch is, no matter how powerful an empire they build, it will be weakened by the sons who lead the tribes one after another, killing each other until their own strength is diminished.

This is why no matter how powerful a regime on the Grassland is, it cannot remain strong for long.

However, the once-powerful Tuolei knew himself that although he was a hero of the Grassland, no one could inherit his power.

This is the common failing of the Grassland people, the Qiang.

He built such a mausoleum for himself and used some kind of secret technique to preserve his corpse so it would not rot over these hundreds of years.

In these hundreds of years, court sessions have been performed here time and time again.

This is due to history and the system.

Therefore.

It left people watching, not knowing what to do.

They were outsiders, and also invaders.

A bizarre scene.

An absurd drama.

However.

He also understood that an innocent man is guilty of a crime because of his treasure.

Suddenly, Liu Zheng felt a bit of reluctance in his heart.

He could not bear to destroy this dream of Tuolei, he could not bear to destroy all of this—this Imperial Palace that could last for hundreds or even thousands of years, which Tuolei had spent who knows how much gold and silver to create.

"Bang!"

Before coming down, Liu Zheng had ordered his hundred thousand soldiers to stand guard above, so only a few hundred soldiers appeared here. But after all, the Taihe Hall was not very large, and it was inevitable that someone would bump into a palace lamp nearby. Perhaps due to centuries of disrepair, the palace lamp crashed to the ground.

Even if they did not enter today, someone would enter in the future.

Sure enough.

"Protect His Majesty!"

Those monkey "Imperial Guards" naturally obeyed the order and came out.

At this moment.

The old eunuch finally woke up, his sinister gaze instantly cast over, as if only then did he see this group of outsiders, and he immediately shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Guard! Guard! Hurry, hurry, protect His Majesty!"

Bang!

Clang!

However.

The group of people Liu Zheng led had already dealt with these monkeys several times. At first, they were afraid of them, but now, their combat power was simply no match for the Longyan soldiers.

The old eunuch was stunned instantly.

Pei Qianyun let out an angry shout and had already lunged over.

Boom!

The soldiers did not say a word; they drew their blades and swords, facing this gang of monkeys with iron-blooded ruthlessness, hacking away incessantly.

"Quick, quick, quick, escort His Majesty away! Escort His Majesty away!"

The old eunuch was clearly very deep into his role, still roaring while baring fangs and brandishing claws.

"Rebellion, it's a rebellion! These traitors!"

"These traitors, it's a rebellion!"

With a thud, the old eunuch was thrown onto the ground in front of Liu Zheng.

"You, you, you, you people..."

But soon, he was hoisted up by one of Pei Qianyun's hands. The latter gripped the old eunuch's neck with one hand and laughed heartily: "So it really is a person! I thought it was some kind of evil ghost! Is this it?"

After saying this, he strode forward like flying once again.

Liu Zheng gave a faint smile: "What do you think?"

"Thi-thi-this..."

"Are you even human?"

Only then did the old eunuch wake up as if from a dream.

Liu Zheng, the Prince of Yong, and the others exchanged a few glances.

They immediately knew what was going on in their hearts. This old eunuch must have been one of the people left behind here by Tuolei when this Tomb Cluster was built.

The old eunuch looked terrified: "Impossible, impossible, everyone is dead, the people outside are all dead! This is what the ancestors said, they are all dead, all dead!"

He acted like he had gone mad.

When this tomb was completed, those who had been loyal to Tuolei would guard this place forever.

And when they had descendants, he would tell them.

In ancient times, these people were called tomb keepers.

In order to allow this tomb to continue for hundreds or thousands of years with people guarding it, the monarch would leave behind a dozen or so people, enough to ensure their reproduction.

Just like those blood monkeys on the Stone Pillars, they were accustomed to living on the Stone Pillars from a young age, because once they went down, they would die.

As time went on.

In this world, only here were there people.

Do not attempt to go out.

They must have been instilled with a certain ideology from a young age, and trained in these "rituals" of the Imperial Palace, holding court every day, retiring from court every day.

It seemed as if this was their lifelong mission.

These tomb keepers naturally believed this without a doubt.

This "old eunuch" did not even know which generation of tomb keeper he was.

"Impossible, you cannot be human!"

"Impossible!"

Regardless of whether the person on this Dragon Throne was alive.

Regardless of whether the civil and military officials were alive.

"Even if you are human, it is impossible to get in, impossible!"

He roared at the top of his lungs.

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

Suddenly, this old eunuch jumped up in excitement.

Yes.

"Kill them."

"Kill them!"

But he had also received a message in the ancestral teachings of his forefathers.

The Emperor could be resurrected.

He had lived in this tomb since he was a child; the thoughts and habits instilled in him were to hold court, retire from court, and protect this place every day. He had grown up, and no one had ever come here before.

This was his first time seeing a human being.

This was what their ancestors had guarded here for generations! On the day the Emperor was resurrected, he would lead a million Ghost Masters to trample the entire Longyan!

By then, they, these tomb keepers, would be the founding heroes!

Blood sacrifice!

As long as the blood sacrifice was completed, the Emperor could be resurrected!

These "Imperial Guard" blood monkeys were being killed one by one by this group of humans! They were completely unable to cause any harm to these people.

These few hundred people who followed Liu Zheng and the others inside were all elite experts, and they had already begun to deal with these monkeys with ease.

He was very excited.

However, reality left him in deep despair.

"What kind of people are you?"

Liu Zheng watched him quietly.

"Impossible, impossible..."

The old eunuch's expression changed again: "What kind of people are you?"

He had once thought that this place was being controlled by someone, but now he discovered that the ones controlling everything were actually a group of people who, from birth until death, did not even know about the outside world.

Sorrowful.

He suddenly discovered that it was difficult for him to harbor malice toward this old eunuch.

Even though the mechanisms here had caused many of his brothers to die.

Liu Zheng smiled faintly and asked the old eunuch.

"You, you, you, what are you trying to do?"

When their ancestors were chosen by Tuolei, their sorrow was already destined.

"Is there anyone else?"

Liu Zheng did not know whether to laugh or cry.

He walked slowly to the side of the Dragon Throne, pointed at Tuolei beside him, and said calmly: "He is already dead and cannot be brought back to life."

"What are you trying to do!"

The old eunuch scrambled away, his bluster masking his fear: "Don't be arrogant; when our Great General returns, that will be the time when you will have no place to be buried!"

Then he watched the old eunuch with the twisted expression quietly and continued: "The Great General you speak of will not be coming back either."

"This place is a tomb."

"What are you talking about?"

The old eunuch's expression changed drastically.