Chapter 222
The two walked for another ten or so feet, and after turning a corner, a ray of light came into their eyes, and then there was a cave entrance with sunlight shining through it. "We're here!" Pang Jun and Shen Yujing breathed a sigh of relief. Pang Jun said to Shen Yujing, "You stay here first, I'll go and find out." Shen Yujing nodded in agreement.
Pang Jun quietly came to the cave entrance. The bright sunlight shone into his pupils. He squinted his eyes naturally. After getting used to the sunlight, he stretched his head out of the cave entrance and looked out. He saw that the cave entrance where he was was in a stone wall. There were towering trees on all sides. An idea flashed through his mind. He jumped onto the crown of a big tree in a few steps and looked into the distance. Sure enough, through the dense jungle, he vaguely saw a palace. That palace was the one he had seen with Huo Wuji and others before. In other words, after going around in circles, he returned to the valley called Shadow Moon Valley. The difference was that this time he came to the other side of the natural moat in the middle of Shadow Moon Valley.
Seeing this, he hurriedly checked other places. On the other side of the ravine, where they had previously fought with the Divine Clothes Guards under Ling Buxu, the fighting had stopped. The people over there were sitting together in twos and threes. Looking at their clothes, Pang Jun knew that they were all from the Divine Clothes Guards. They should have been guarding this place under Ling Buxu's orders, waiting for others to bring tools from outside to cross the ravine or find a way to get here.
He returned to the cave entrance and said to Shen Yujing, "There are people from the Jin court outside. They want to kill me. Fortunately, there is a natural chasm between us and us. They can't get through for a while. But after they pass through the stone chamber, they will find this place soon."
Shen Yujing frowned and asked, "Is there any other way out here?"
Pang Jun shook his head and said, "I don't know, but there is a palace in the dense forest over there. It may be the place where the treasure left by Zhenzong is. Maybe there is an exit over there. My grandfather told me that tomb robbers found the upper level of Zhenzong's treasure and took away the martial arts books of various sects. If this is really the place where Zhenzong's treasure is, then we may be able to leave here through that tomb robber hole."
It was already afternoon, and the cave entrance was far away from the other side of the ravine. Pang Jun and Shen Yujing easily avoided the sight of the Divine Guards, sneaked into the jungle, and walked towards the palace deep in the jungle.
Only at this time could Pang Jun see Shen Yujing's appearance clearly: long and curved willow-shaped eyebrows, a pair of watery eyes, red lips and pearly teeth, delicate and transparent pink ears, and her hair tied up high. The strangest thing was, looking at her appearance, you couldn't tell her age at all. At first glance, she looked like an 18-year-old girl, but when you looked more closely, she looked like a voluptuous young woman. Later, you felt that she was a beautiful mature woman.
At this moment, she was still wearing that exquisite white gauze dress, which could not hide her charming beauty at all. Her snow-white skin was faintly visible, her towering breasts were full and straight, and her two bright red and tender buds were proudly protruding, peeking out from under the snow-white gauze, as if welcoming people to taste them. Her lower abdomen was firm and white, without a trace of fat, and her face was desolate and lush, as if emitting an alluring fragrance.
Pang Jun really couldn't believe that the enchanting beauty in front of him was actually his ancestor. He also couldn't understand how she had been through so much. Her beautiful body was not inferior to any young woman at all. Her figure was even more curvy and extremely hot. In the end, he could only attribute it to the result of completely absorbing all the essence...
Shen Yujing noticed that Pang Jun was looking at her, and asked with a slight smile, "How is it? Am I pretty? How do I compare to your mother or your other women?"
"Of course you are extremely beautiful," Pang Jun said quickly, "not only in appearance, but also in temperament, which is rare in the world."
As the founding queen of Dayan, Shen Yujing accompanied Murong Jing through countless blood and fire, conspiracy and intrigue. She had a noble royal temperament that other women did not have. Even Yang Shao's queen, Pang Jun's aunt Tang Yulin could not compare to her. This temperament was like a poison that deeply attracted any man with a desire to conquer. She smiled indifferently and did not say anything, but walked forward.
The two walked and stopped, and finally arrived in front of the palace after the sun set.
It was already a time when the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. A thin layer of mist rose in the mountains at night, and the palace was surrounded by mist, as if it were a fairyland. There were also many ancient trees and pines standing around the palace, guarding it firmly inside.
Pang Jun and his companions stepped onto the stone steps in front of the palace gate. When they reached the palace gate, he asked softly, "Shall we stay here tonight? Or wait until tomorrow morning to go in and explore? You must be hungry too. I'll go find some wild fruits for you to eat."
"Yeah." Shen Yujing nodded, then found a place to sit down in front of the palace gate, waiting for Pang Jun's return.
Not long after, Pang Jun returned from the jungle, bringing some wild fruits. He said to Shen Yujing, "Eat these first, and then we can have a good meal after we get out."
Shen Yujing chuckled and said, "Do you really think I'm that kind of noble lady who never touches the world of gentlemen? Don't forget how I got through it." She had suffered a lot when she and Murong Jing were conquering the world together. In difficult times, it was common for her to eat wild vegetables and fruits to fill her stomach, so she would definitely not be picky.
Pang Jun also quickly figured out the connection and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, I forgot about it."
Shen Yujing picked up a wild fruit, took a bite without hesitation, and chewed it slowly. Pang Jun looked around, took off his clothes, put them on the beautiful woman, and said, "It's cold and humid at night, and it's not convenient to light a fire. You're only wearing this gauze dress, and you'll easily catch a cold."
Shen Yujing was stunned for a moment, looked at Pang Jun with a slight smile, said nothing, and continued to eat the wild fruit.
After eating the wild fruit, the beautiful woman suddenly said, "I feel a little cold. Let's find a place and hold me to sleep."
When Pang Jun heard this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes and he said, "Okay." After that, the two of them found a place behind the palace gate, and Shen Yujing lay in Pang Jun's arms.
Holding a stunningly beautiful woman in his arms, if it were anyone else, Pang Jun might have touched her all over without saying a word, or even pressed the beauty in his arms to the ground and fucked her. But she happened to be Shen Yujing. Logically speaking, Pang Jun had married Tang Yuxian, his biological mother, and should have had no taboo about this matter. But for some reason, he always felt timid when facing the beautiful woman in front of him.
Facing the extremely conflicted Pang Jun, Shen Yujing chuckled secretly, and without paying attention to Pang Jun's feelings, she lay quietly in his arms, closing her beautiful eyes comfortably to rest.
Pang Jun smelled the beautiful woman's body fragrance and felt a little distracted, but he also knew that this was not the right time, so he wanted to distract himself and suddenly asked, "Can you tell me something about Taizu?"
"Hmm? Jing'er?" Shen Yujing still closed her beautiful eyes and said softly, "He is similar to you. He is very lustful and has many concubines at a young age. It happened that my mother was celebrating her 50th birthday, and I went back with my sister. As a result, I was drunk and he took advantage of me. After waking up, he shamelessly asked me for sex. At that time, I was soft-hearted and agreed to him. Later, the world was in chaos and my husband was killed by bandits. I could only rely on my sister, and thus fell into the hands of that little pervert and became his woman. Later, my brother-in-law died in battle, and he, a major general who had followed my father in expeditions since childhood, naturally took control of the army, and then took me to conquer the world."
Although Shen Yujing closed her eyes, Pang Jun could still see from her face that she was reminiscing about the days when she and Murong Jing had conquered the world with swords and spears. Pang Jun did not respond, but listened silently. Shen Yujing did not stop talking because of Pang Jun's silence. The two of them talked and listened, and before they knew it, they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
Early the next morning, after waking up, the two ate some wild fruits and then went into the palace together.
The palace was not as magnificent as one would imagine, but was empty. However, there was a solemn atmosphere everywhere. There were six huge stone pillars on each side, and next to each stone pillar stood a huge statue, which was more than three meters high. It was in the shape of a mighty warrior in golden armor, standing with his hands behind his back, a sword on his waist, and his head raised to the sky, looking proud and majestic. The statue was carved with great care, with clear edges and corners, and it was so ingenious that it was breathtaking.
The two walked forward and came to the end of the hall. In front of them was a huge marble door, about four meters high. There was a human figure carved in the stone door. There were hundreds of holes of different sizes on the human body, some as big as a fist and some as small as a little finger.
Pang Jun looked at it carefully and said, "This is a map of the acupuncture points on the human body. Those small holes are acupuncture points. This is Jianjing, this is Taiyuan, this is Yongquan, and there are also some on the back. The big holes are the acupuncture points on the front of the body, the small holes are the acupuncture points for the back of the body, and the ones in between are usually the acupuncture points on the sides of the body."
Shen Yujing asked in confusion: "You are right, but why is there such a mural of human acupuncture points here?"
Pang Jun did not answer, but walked closer to the stone door, knocked gently a few times, frowned and said: "I'm afraid this stone door is the first checkpoint to enter the treasure. The inside of the stone door is not all stone. I felt that the stone door was shaking when I knocked just now. I'm afraid that this huge stone door is filled with mercury. Once we trigger the mechanism, the mercury in the stone door will pour out and poison the failed invaders instantly. Only by following a certain pattern and solving the puzzle on this stone slab can we pass through this door without revealing the mercury."
"But there is only this piece of carving here, and no other clues. How do we know the correct way to open the door?" Shen Yujing asked.
Pang Jun pondered for a while and said to himself: "Perhaps, 'Born in Xuanji' is not only used in that stone chamber, but may also be applied in this place."
"How to use it? This place is located in the eastern part of the valley, and there is nothing to the north of this stone slab or palace."
"No, what I mean is, in the stone chamber, Xuanji means Beichen Ziwei Star, and here, Xuanji refers to the Xuanji Secret Book. My grandfather once told me that the Xuanji Secret Book is the key to finding the Zhenzong treasure. If it was just used to tell me that the Zhenzong treasure is in Yingyue Valley, it would be too superficial. Zhenzong is so wise, how could they only do this? So I think, according to the order of acupoints that the exercises in the Xuanji Secret Book pass through in a cycle, press all these holes." Pang Jun explained to Shen Yujing.
Shen Yujing narrowed her eyes and looked at Pang Jun and said, "Are you sure? If we press the wrong button, you and I will be instantly surrounded by mercury and poisoned to death."
"They will find this place sooner or later. To be honest, I can't deal with those Divine Guards while protecting you, not to mention my old boss, the Divine Guard Commander Ling Buxu. So we have to give it a try no matter what. You wait for me outside first. After I open the door, you can come in. If anything unexpected happens, you must leave here immediately." Pang Jun instructed her.
However, Shen Yujing shook his head, smiled calmly, and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay here and watch you break through. Jing'er has been dead for five hundred years. You are the only person in this world who is related to me. If something happens to you, then what is the meaning of my existence in this world? It's better for me to die with you."
Pang Jun smiled knowingly and said, "Now I finally understand why Taizu dared to risk the world's disapproval and insisted on making you the queen."
Shen Yujing smiled without saying anything, raised his head, and signaled Pang Jun to start breaking through.
"Okay, we'll advance and retreat together." Pang Jun nodded, turned around and faced the stone gate, took a deep breath, concentrated his attention, and prepared to break through.