Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Su Xiaoyong's guess was not without reason, and Li Lianhua, as the only one who had the experience of exploring the palace at night, stepped forward and drew the map of the palace that he could still remember.

Fang Duobing looked at the map and couldn't help but laugh at Li Lianhua, saying, "Li Lianhua, you are really good. You can see the palace clearly under the eyes of the Imperial Master!"

Di Feisheng also joined in the crusade: "Too ostentatious!"

Su Xiaoyong was also embarrassed to help Li Lianhua. After all, exploring other places at night was not a bad thing, but exploring the palace at night would not have such a good impact.

But after all, Li Lianhua was Su Xiaoyong's idol, so she spoke up for Li Lianhua and said, "Since Divine Doctor Li knows the Imperial Preceptor, then things will be much easier. Why don't we tell the Imperial Preceptor about what happened? This will make it easier for him to find a way for us to enter the palace."

Li Lianhua thanked Su Xiaoyong for helping her out, but turned around and said to him, "Fang Xiaobao is Princess Zhaoling's consort. It would probably be easier to let him go find Princess Zhaoling."

When Fang Duobing mentioned Princess Zhaoling, she couldn't help but blush, and her confidence was not as strong as before. She said hesitantly: "My engagement with Princess Zhaoling will be cancelled sooner or later..."

Everyone just laughed at the moment, but it had already been decided that Li Lianhua and Jiang Xinxin would explore the palace at night, Fang Duobing and Su Xiaoyong would stay to continue looking for the construction records of the palace over the years, and Di Feisheng would mainly follow the movements of those people from Wanshengdao.

The Daqian imperial palace is not arranged in a square pattern like the Forbidden City, but there is a very clear boundary between the front court and the harem. The more than ten scattered palaces are only distinguished by large and small gardens, and the area is no smaller than that of the Forbidden City.

Jiang Xinxin and Li Lianhua lay on the roof of an empty palace, watching a group of people who came out at night to look for the so-called auspicious place not far away. The location of the Paradise Tower became clearer and clearer to them.

Jiang Xinxin whispered to Li Lianhua, "The location of the Paradise Tower must not be too close to the harem, but also not too close to the inner city wall. Moreover, the Paradise Tower is a multi-story tower with offerings inside, so the area cannot be too small. Otherwise, there is almost no possibility of it being dismantled and taken away. I am more inclined to believe that the Paradise Tower itself is cleverly designed, and that its disappearance overnight is just a trick."

"So, now we just need to find the garden that the concubines in the harem often go to. If there are any unconventional rockeries or other things in it, the Paradise Tower should be nearby."

Li Lianhua didn't expect Jiang Xinxin to come up with so many ideas in such a short time. But when it comes to ingenious designs, Li Lianhua said, "Then let's go back and ask Fang Xiaobao. He was born in Tianji Villa and knows much more about building mechanisms than us laymen."

The Imperial Master Xuanyuan Xiao was a skilled martial artist, and one of the best in the martial arts world. His disciple and adopted son Yang Yunchun was the Deputy Envoy of the Supervisory Department, who was awarded a gold medal by the current emperor. If Yang Yunchun had not been too close to the Imperial Master and was not young, the position of the Chief Envoy of the Supervisory Department would have long been Yang Yunchun's.

When Li Lianhua and Jiang Xinxin left the palace, Li Lianhua deliberately revealed a flaw not far from Xuanyuan Xiao, allowing Xuanyuan Xiao to see him and the graceful steps he was taking, as a reminder to Xuanyuan Xiao.

The group of people didn't feel sleepy at all late at night, because what they were going to do was even related to the future of Daqian. This alone was enough to make Su Xiaoyong excited for three days and three nights.

Seeing Li Lianhua and Jiang Xinxin coming back, Su Xiaoyong and Fang Duobing directly summarized all the information they had investigated.

Su Xiaoyong said, "We have investigated all the records of groundbreaking activities in the palace since the time when the Empress Dowager was still the concubine of the previous emperor. The records about the Jile Tower have completely disappeared, but we noticed another situation: the place where the blood-stained clothes incident and the place where the evil ghost killed people in the palace were very close to each other."

When Su Xiaoyong pointed at the map, Li Lianhua and Jiang Xinxin discovered that the place was a rockery with two attics around it. It was not close to the harem or the inner city wall, and was a place few people went to.

Di Feisheng brought a big news: "Not only is the so-called Western Regions monk a member of Wansheng Dao, but even many of the workers recruited by the Ministry of Works are subordinates of Wansheng Dao. So, maybe Shan Gudao or Feng Qing will be among the people who will work in the palace tomorrow."

Jiang Xinxin said, "It doesn't matter. Yang Yunchun might come to find us tomorrow. Then we can use Yang Yunchun's way to enter the palace openly, and then directly take the Shan Gu Dao or Feng Qing. As long as the matter doesn't come to the attention of the current emperor, it will be fine."

Li Lianhua thought the same, so she turned to Fang Duobing and asked, "Fang Xiaobao, do you know of any mechanism that can hide a tall tower on the spot?"

Fang Duobing certainly knew that Li Lianhua was talking about the Jile Tower, but the Jile Tower disappeared right under everyone's noses, so the royal family has always been very secretive about it. After decades, even if there were some traces left at the time, they would probably have disappeared without a trace in the wind and sun by now.

Seeing Fang Duobing racking his brains, Jiang Xinxin quickly provided him with more clues: "I know there is a way to play with dolls. It looks like there is only one doll from the outside, but when you open the largest doll on the outside, there will be a slightly smaller doll inside. After opening it further, some dolls with exquisite workmanship can contain a dozen dolls that are smaller than each other in a goose egg-sized doll. Therefore, such dolls are often called 'nesting dolls'."

This reminder was indeed somewhat useful. Fang Duobing's mind worked quickly, searching his memory for similar records he had seen in the books of Tianji Villa, and soon came to the conclusion: "Iron Mountain Collapse!"

Everyone gathered around, and Fang Duobing explained, "This is a Western secret technique recorded in the Qimen Ce. It was originally used to mine. The principle is to hang a heavy enough iron ball on a tall tower. As long as the direction of the iron ball's fall is changed, the iron ball can bring the entire tower down rapidly from a high altitude, penetrate the ground with great force, and directly blow up a small mine."

"It is very likely that the Paradise Tower used a mechanism like the Iron Mountain Collapse. A heavy enough iron ball was hung on the top of the tower, and each layer of the tower was connected by a special mechanism. Then when the Paradise Tower needed to disappear, the iron ball was directly dropped, and the iron ball and the entire tower body penetrated the ground layer, leaving only the remains of the base on the ground. Then the Paradise Tower 'disappeared'!"