Chapter 644: Ready to make a move
"Sit down." The woman's voice was soft, but it revealed a noble charm.
Jiang Chen didn't dare to move. He sat obediently on the chair , waiting for Empress Diji to ask.
"Don't be restrained." said Empress Diji.
Jiang Chen nodded, then looked at the teacup in her hand.
After drinking the water, Empress Diji wiped the corners of her lips gracefully with smooth movements.
"I hope you won't tell anyone about our conversation just now."
She said suddenly.
Jiang Chen immediately assured: "Please rest assured, Madam, I won't tell anyone."
"Yes." Empress Diji nodded in satisfaction and continued, "I came to you today because I have something to ask of you."
"I don't know what the queen wants to say." Jiang Chen asked.
"The Apocalypse Empire has been making moves recently. I suspect they will start a war soon, so I want you to stay by my side."
The Empress said this in a serious tone, not sounding like she was joking at all.
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then said: "My Lady, you are testing my strength."
"Are you sure?" Empress Diji asked instead of answering, her eyes flickering.
Jiang Chen was silent, and was extremely alert in his heart. This princess might have some conspiracy.
However, he still chose to cooperate and was not afraid of danger.
"Aren't you afraid?"
Empress Diji asked, staring at him with her deep eyes.
"What's the point of being afraid?"
Jiang Chen shrugged.
"I don't like to talk nonsense. Since you are willing, from now on, your life belongs to me."
At this point, the corners of Empress Diji's mouth slightly raised, and her smile looked charming.
However, there was a hint of coldness deep in her eyes.
"What do you want me to do?"
Jiang Chen knew that this was a big gamble and if he was not careful, he might lose his life.
"I want you to help me find the secret behind this bronze fragment." said Empress Diji.
Jiang Chen was surprised. He thought that this piece of bronze fragment was just an ordinary piece of bronze, but he didn't expect it to be so special.
“What if I fail?”
"Die." Empress Diji said simply, "But you won't live long."
"All right."
Jiang Chen sighed and had to agree.
He wanted to see what Empress Di Ji was up to.
"Don't play any tricks. I have a way to control you so that you won't even have the chance to self-destruct." Empress Diji reminded.
"Of course, I'm not that kind of fool." Jiang Chen said.
"I want you to help me find this secret within three days."
As Empress Diji spoke, she threw over a piece of animal skin and said, "This is a map."
Jiang Chen picked it up and observed it. The map was drawn in a simple and crude way, with not many marked places.
"This mansion is a restricted area within the imperial palace. If you approach it, you will be considered disobeying the imperial decree, which is a serious crime."
At this point, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"I understand." Jiang Chen said.
He stood up and left the room, thinking that this princess was really cautious.
…
After Jiang Chen left the palace, he went straight back to the inn.
He did not rest directly, but entered the bronze tripod.
He wanted to study the animal skin map in his hand.
Although the map was very rough and not enough for him to find clues to the secret, it was able to broaden his horizons.
The internal space of the bronze tripod is very large, with a total of nine floors, and there are some tables, chairs and benches on the first floor.
Jiang Chen entered the second floor, looked around, found an empty room, and closed the door.
He sat cross-legged on the bed and spread out the animal skin.
There is an intricate pattern on it, and I don’t know what material it is made of. It emits a light blue glow and is very gorgeous.
"The patterns on it seem to represent a formation."
He murmured, calculating in his mind.
"Um?"
Suddenly, he frowned, his eyes fixed on a certain place, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Could it be the core part of the formation?"
He thought that the lines formed a circle.
In the center there is a crystal clear bead, emitting a faint light.
"What's this?"
Jiang Chen cast his gaze to the side, where there was a wooden stake with a jade pendant placed on it.
"Strange, why is the color of this jade pendant similar to that of the bronze fragment?"
Jiang Chen took off the jade pendant and found that its color was almost exactly the same as that of the bronze fragment.
This scene puzzled him, but he soon understood the reason.
"Is there some connection between the two?" he couldn't help but say.
"Let's try it first."
Jiang Chen became puzzled and decided to follow the clues on the map to investigate. He tried to activate the jade pendant.
Suddenly, a ray of light bloomed, turned into a mysterious symbol, floated out, and merged into the void.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the jade pendant had become brighter.
At the same time, Jiang Chen heard a roar coming from the jade pendant.
He looked at the jade pendant in surprise, wondering what treasure was hidden inside.
Buzz!
Immediately afterwards, another deafening sound was heard, as if a prehistoric beast had awakened.
" roar!"
Jiang Chen was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he almost screamed.
But soon, the sound died down and the entire jade pendant returned to normal.
Jiang Chen patted his chest, panting, and was glad that he didn't yell.
This thing is horrible.
Buzz!
At this moment, the bronze tripod on Jiang Chen's wrist trembled and made a crisp buzzing sound.
Jiang Chen was startled and looked down. The bronze tripod was actually jumping on its own.
"What's going on?" Jiang Chen was extremely surprised.
However, this time the bronze tripod did not attack him, but stayed safely on his arm.
Jiang Chen touched his arm, thoughtfully.
Then, he turned his attention back to the hide.
Jiang Chen has memorized all the patterns on it and is ready to look for it when he returns to Dizhou.
"Do souls exist in this world?" Jiang Chen was curious. He had never known anything about this.
"It seems that I need to get a book about the soul body and read it."
Jiang Chen said in his heart, and then he thought of something.
"I can use the bronze tripod to look for this bronze fragment, and maybe I can find something."
His mind moved slightly, and the bronze tripod floated in the air.
“Swish, swish, swish!”
The bronze tripod began to spin and flew out of the room with Jiang Chen.
"Huh?" Jiang Chen was surprised. He didn't expect the bronze tripod to fly out on its own.
"Where is it taking me?"
He didn't know where the bronze tripod was going to take him, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing.
Soon, Jiang Chen followed the bronze tripod to a mountain and the bronze tripod rushed down.
"This is the forbidden area of the imperial court. Who allowed you to enter?"
A strong pressure came over me, accompanied by a cold voice.
A figure stood in front of the bronze tripod and said coldly: "The Empress Diji asked me to capture you and hand you over to the Empress Diji."
He raised his right palm and a ball of flame gushed out. The scorching temperature made it difficult to breathe.
"roll!"
Jiang Chen shouted angrily, and the icy blood in his body was activated, and a frost covered the surroundings.
The man who blocked the road was frozen into an ice sculpture.
He took advantage of the situation to walk out of the ice sculpture and head towards the mountains.
"Who are you!"
Suddenly, Jiang Chen was interrupted by a scolding.
