Chapter 48: The Royal City Under the Desert

  Zha Qian, Zong He and Jiang Jing, as well as Dai Tianli, who had a falling out with Jiang Jing, all gazed at the distant "Flying Heaven Black Dragon" sandstorm that was rolling in majestically.

  Although it was no longer within the range of the "Flying Heaven Black Dragon" sandstorm, the wind and sand were still not small, causing the four people's eyes to squint unconsciously.

  And now they are waiting for the sandstorm of "Flying Heaven Black Dragon" to pass, and once the sandstorm passes, they will have at least two hours to explore the ancient tomb of "Copper Forest Iron Wall".

  At last, the "flying sandstorm" gradually receded, and the dense clouds in the sky also revealed a gap at this time, just right to sprinkle some sunlight down.

  While they were far away from the original shelter, Cha Qian and his group were blinded by a dazzling golden light that made it impossible for them to open their eyes. However, after the clouds in the sky gradually covered up the gaps, and the sunlight no longer appeared, Cha Qian and his group were finally able to see where the shelter was located.

  The sand dunes there had long been swept away by the "Flying Black Dragon", and now a huge ancient city buried under the sand dunes was exposed!

  Upon seeing this king's castle, Jiang Jing also sighed and said: "I never thought that in this world there really is a king's castle like this!"

  "The Jade Gate soars with flying dragons, blocking out the sky at night. The Heavenly Dance appears in the royal city!"

  "Look! That's the 'Copper Forest Iron Wall'! With gold and stone inlaid on top of the king's city, even if tens of thousands of troops come, it will be difficult to break through this place!"

  Zha Qianzong was also shocked by the mighty power of heaven and earth at this moment, because everything he saw now had exceeded his imagination. This rare scene was now in front of him.

  And Jiang Yingshui, who shared the same memories as Zha Qian, could also see this Wang Cheng. This Wang Cheng was indeed grand and extremely eye-catching.

  Jiang Jing and his men could no longer wait, they whipped the camels that were lying down to get up, then rushed towards the Wang City under the sand dunes.

  The Wang City gradually became more majestic in the eyes of Zha Qianzong, and Jiang Yunshui could also feel it, causing his body to tremble again.

  When the four of them, including Zhang Qian, were no longer able to ride their camels, they abandoned them and walked towards the king's city, which was now less than half a mile away.

  As the four of them finally stood on the sand dune beside the royal city, looking down at the royal city below, a kind of unspeakable astonishment that came from the bottom of their hearts filled all four of them.

  This was the Wangcheng that Jiang Jing and others had been searching for several years, a magnificent place buried under sand dunes, now exposed without any cover in front of them.

  Without any further hesitation, Jiang Jing led the way towards Wang Cheng, and also called out to Cha Qianzong. Dai Tianli and another person also hurriedly followed up.

  The four of them soon approached the top of the castle, although they were blown away by countless grains of sand in the "Flying Heaven Black Dragon" sandstorm. The castle only barely exposed its top, with the rest still deeply buried in the dunes. Yet even this small exposed part was more majestic than any imperial palace that Zhang Qian had ever seen in the capital!

  And down by the riverbank, they didn't continue on but instead waited for Dai Tianli and another person. The three of them simultaneously pulled out a piece of animal hide from inside bamboo tubes, then joined the three pieces of obviously aged hide together, forming a seamless whole.

  Three people carefully memorized the entrance and exit routes on the scroll, because once inside the Wang City, if they didn't know the route, they would definitely get lost. The consequences would be severe, and they would be buried again in the Wang City by the sandstorm of "Huilong Scroll", becoming a vengeful spirit within the city.

  After nearly a third of an incense stick had burned away, each of the three people finally rolled up their own portion of the scroll.

  "Alright then, let's part ways again. If either of us can't make it out within two hours, remember to light an incense stick for the other person. It would be a shame if our acquaintance and friendship were all for nothing!"

  Jiang Jing also nodded and said: "Alright then, it's settled."

  Dai Tianli and another person didn't say much, then followed the direction of several weeks to enter the Wang City, while Jiang Jing and Cha Qian also entered from that place.

  Although one of the camels had run away earlier, the remaining camels still carried enough torches and four people's worth of defensive blades.

  So at this time, as soon as they entered the Wang City, two groups of flames appeared. They were Daitian Li and his companion who were in front, and Zha Qianzong and Jiang Jing who followed closely behind.

  Looking at the place where they entered from the rolled-up skin map, it was a side hall of that Wang City. Although it was just a side hall of Wang City, it was said to be filled with countless treasures worth more than a city. This place made many people come here, forgetting life and death.

  Suddenly, a loud "dang" sound came from the front, and Cha Qian and Jiang Jing, who were walking behind, didn't know what the two of them had bumped into. However, immediately after that, the side hall of this Wang City was lit up!

  Then Qian Zong and Jiang Jing saw the situation in front of them, that Dài Tiān Lǐ who was traveling with them, now had a look of being stunned and was lying on the ground, while the torch in his hand had already fallen out.

  However, the torch did not go out, but fell on a sloping luminous copper mirror, and near this copper mirror, another copper mirror appeared. The light on the first copper mirror was reflected by this mirror, and so on, continuously and regularly appearing copper mirrors, one after another, reflecting the light, making the side hall of the palace no longer appear so dimly lit.

  Jiang Jing said to Cha Qian beside him: "The wisdom of the ancients."

  Zha Qianzong also nodded in deep agreement. This method of using only one torch to illuminate such a large side hall is probably still very difficult to achieve today, but this ancient city had already taken advantage of it long ago.

  The side halls of the Wang City are now very beneficial to Zha Qian's actions, and after looking around, they saw the treasures placed on both sides of the side hall.

  However, Jiang Jing and his group entered this Wang City not for these things, because time did not allow them to take away these things.

  Jiang Jing told Cha Qian that what they were looking for was inside the main hall of Wang City, where a "Jade Seal" was placed. However, saying it was a "Jade Seal" wasn't entirely accurate, but it was one of the most precious national treasures!

  It is said that in this royal city, the national treasure has suppressed the city's aura. Once you get it, you must leave safely before the "Dragon Return Volume" sandstorm arrives, otherwise you will be buried here.

  This is also a curse of the "Jade Seal", because the animal skin scroll in Jiang Jing's hands was created by the people who rebelled against the imperial court that year. At that time, those rebels also entered the imperial city due to a combination of circumstances, but except for the youngest one, no one else escaped.

  The person who escaped, after sleeping for six days and six nights, woke up to become a complete fool. However, he somehow remembered the route of the royal city and drew ten pictures of it. Some were destroyed in the war, while others fell into temples and rivers.

  After several twists and turns, it fell into the hands of Jiang Jing and Dai Tianli, who divided the picture on the sheepskin scroll into three parts.

  However, at the time when they were dividing the skin rolls, they did not expect that there were some other secrets hidden in the skin rolls. This made them know about the "Jade Seal" in the king's city, but also knew that this thing was ominous.