The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 2166: The Location of the Phoenix Vein

Chapter 2166: Chapter 2166: The Location of the Phoenix Vein

What could he possibly do? The person in question was not only his father, the emperor, but also the ruler of Ziyan Kingdom.

The power of the throne was there, it wasn’t just a matter of what he wanted to do that he could accomplish.

"Right, this Southern Underground Palace..."

As for what kind of person Prince Niu was, they could leave that discussion for later, but this Southern Underground Palace...

Why did Prince Niu only mention the Emperor’s deceased empress and not the other ancestors? Were they not important?

"This is not the Southern Underground Palace."

Without waiting for Lin Caisang to speak, Prince Niu interrupted her.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Caisang’s eyes widened in shock.

This place wasn’t the Southern Underground Palace that she had guessed, so what place was it?

Turning her head, she looked towards the distant thatched cottage, barely visible in its outline, not the Southern Underground Palace?!

"If it’s not the Southern Underground Palace, then what place is it?"

She turned her gaze back to Prince Niu and asked.

"This is the locus of the phoenix vein of the imperial tomb, and it is also the keystone of the entire imperial tomb," explained Prince Niu.

"Ah?"

At this, Lin Caisang was truly stupefied.

The locus of the phoenix vein?

As far as she knew, the Ziyan Kingdom had always revered the phoenix as their sacred beast, while the dragon was conveniently overlooked by them.

That is to say, this so-called phoenix vein is somewhat akin to the dragon vein of other royal families, right?

A grand imperial tomb must be supported by a dragon vein.

Otherwise, thieves would come and go as they please, and the mere Tomb Guards couldn’t possibly keep the situation under control.

But this dragon... no, it was a phoenix vein.

Was it possible that the Emperor constructed an underground palace within the phoenix vein and then buried his deceased first wife inside it?

How could this be? Could the ministers of Ziyan Kingdom agree to their Emperor doing such a thing?

If they knew, a mishandling of this could lead to a major disaster.

Not only could it potentially destroy the phoenix vein, but the Emperor had directly buried the Empress’s coffin atop the phoenix vein, perpetually absorbing its spiritual energy.

That could likely lead to a corpse metamorphosis.

In other words, this Empress, already dead and gone, could potentially become a demon or a malignant spirit in these mountains due to absorbing a substantial amount of spiritual energy, and then come out to harm people.

"Your... your Emperor has gone mad?"

"The things in the Eastern Underground Palace are already terrifying enough, and he directly buried the dead in the phoenix vein?"

"He’s trying to defy the heavens! What is he thinking, keeping a few monsters by his side for his personal safety?"

She unleashed her triplet of questions, feeling that the Emperor of Ziyan Kingdom really couldn’t be any more insane.

Even for the royal family, being buried beside the phoenix vein, to benefit just a bit from its spiritual energy to prevent their bodies from decaying, that would be enough. They actually buried the corpse directly atop the phoenix vein?

She really had to scoff at this move.

"Isn’t that wrong?"

Suddenly, she sensed something amiss.

If this was something the Emperor had done, the ministers could not possibly be without news of it, nor could there not be a single person speaking out against it.

Unless, the underground palace above the phoenix vein was originally there.

It’s just that the person originally buried within this underground palace should not have been the Emperor’s wife, but some other royal figure.

"Your Emperor, did he remove his ancestors from the phoenix vein and then place his first wife there?" she asked.

Hearing this, Prince Niu calmly raised an eyebrow.