The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

408: The Palace

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The imprisoned became the czar’s anger outlet.
Anytime he was in a bad mood, he would pick a random person that had his uncle’s face and vent his anger on that individual, abusing them in every way imaginable.
He went through as many people as needed until his anger was completely spent.

It was his favorite game and those that supported him called it the “Czar’s Game”.

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The group’s expression changed after listening to Ming Xi.
For a moment, they didn’t know what to think.

“So the czar was actually half-human half-demon.” Mayleen whispered.

“Exactly the same faces though? This czar really lived up to his ruthless reputation as a half-human half-demon.” LeChen had never even heard of the czar until now, but the more he learned, the more he didn’t like the man.

“The people here are so pitiful to have such a master.” Yifu sighed.

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“He probably had something to do with the people who recently disappeared.” Caesar guessed.
Though the citizens of the Kingdom of Sand were worthy of being pitied, he didn’t feel any particularly way about it.

“That’s quite possible.” Ze Ye agreed.

“Be careful everyone.
The city is full of the departed spirits of those who used to live here.
We don’t know what they’re capable of.” Zhaki warned everyone.

“Yes, be careful everyone.”

There was a flash of understanding on the middle-aged uncle’s face.
He sighed as he said, “Turns out it the spirits of the departed dead were responsible for all the disappearances.
Don’t know if the disappeared were the subject of vicious attacks or not.”

They were all uncomfortable knowing there were so many spirts watching them.

“Let’s go farther in.
We still have to find a way out of this place.” Zi Cheng reminded everyone.

The others nodding in agreement with Zi Cheng.

The group walked along the empty streets through the silent city.
There wasn’t a soul in sight.
If they didn’t know they were surrounded by ghosts, they would have thought the city was deserted.

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“Xiao Wu, if you can see the dead, maybe you can communicate with them, maybe they know where the exit is.” Zi Cheng turned and asked Feng Wu.

Her words reminded everyone how useful Feng Wu’s ability to communicate with the dead was.
It would save them a lot of effort if they used it well.

“I’ll give it a try.” Feng Wu didn’t refuse and agreed automatically.

She walked off in a random direction and said a few words to the empty air.
She came back to the group two minutes later.

“So? What did they say?”

“Did they agree to lead us to the exit?”

Feng Wu shook her head.
“They ignored me.
They’re very strange and won’t talk to me.” It was the first time she met spirits who didn’t want to talk.

Though the group was disappointed, no one blamed Feng Wu for not being able to do it.
They expressed their understanding and told her not to take it to heart.

It was a big city but they managed to walk all around it.
They did not encounter any instances of anyone disappearing like the middle-aged uncle had talked about.

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But they didn’t dare linger in the houses.

Their goal was the palace.
If there was a way out, it had to be through there.

They entered the palace through the now unguarded gates.
It was the biggest, grandest structure in the city with an interior befitting a king.
They were met by a stunning garden with beautiful enchanting flowers in full bloom – a rare sight in a desert.

They passed through the garden to get to the great hall that housed the throne.
It was a resplendent hall lit with night pearls while the throne itself was richly decorated with so many jewels and gems, that if sold, would have allowed ordinary people to live a life of comfort many times over.

The throne was attractive but no touched it or even thought about taking it.
The city wasn’t a good place and any small mistake could lead to catastrophe.
The throne was the symbol of the king’s rule so no one was foolish enough to move the throne.

“Let’s all split up and search the palace for clues.” Ming Xi said.

It was such a big place; they wouldn’t be able to search it properly if they stuck together as a big group.
It was more productive to split up.

Caesar nodded.
“Let’s all meet in the main hall in half an hour.” He was confident of his strength so he wasn’t afraid of any dangers that could come up from moving on his own.

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No one else had an opinion on the matter so they broke into smaller groups to investigate the palace.

Feng Wu stayed with Ming Xi.
With her simple mind, there was no way Ming Xi was going to let her form a team with anyone else.

“This man is really good.
Xiao Wu has good eyes.” Ming Xi’s appearance gave him a lot of bonus points with some of the minor maids.
They liked his good looks very much.
They liked his looks so much, they were practically drooling.
Who knew what Ming Xi would have thought if he knew a bunch of spirit maids were eyeing him like candy.

Half an hour later, everyone was back in the main hall.
There was no teleportation point in the palace anywhere, but LeChen and Fang Li were lucky and found a notebook in a maid’s room.

A few things of interest were recorded inside.

In hopes of finding some clues, everyone gathered to listen to LeChen read from the notebook.

One entry: “My face changed again today.
It looks more and more like everyone else here.
I don’t know how long I can remain clearheaded.
When will I forget who I am? When will I become just like them?”

Another entry: “Someone recently entered the city.
Watching them desperately risk their life to escape reminds me of me when I first came here, but they, like I, will become like everyone else in this city.
No one can leave, no one can die.”

Another: “Big news! Our king was killed today.
Will this release us? Without our king’s curse, will we finally return to our original selves?”

Another: “The king is dead but everyone will be buried as a sacrifice along with him.
I don’t want to die. . .  I don’t want to die. . . ”