Chapter XII
I didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, and looked at him with wide eyes, and Shigemi was silent for a moment, "I'm hungry." ”
I suspect I misheard, "Big brother, you ate three fish at night." ”
"Now I want to eat the fourth. ”
I sighed, "You can only buy fish during the day, is it okay to steak?"
Chongming turned on the light in the living room, and the sudden brightness made me cover my eyes with my hands, and after getting used to the bright feeling, I saw that Chongming had leaned back on the sofa, "Then I want to pair it with red wine." ”
I smiled helplessly, "There is only red wine discounted in the supermarket, so the boss can make do with it." ”
At 3:40 a.m., I sat in the restaurant, looking at the steak that Shigeaki tasted one by one across from me, and I couldn't love it. It was not easy to suppress the urge to eat together, and only to have a sentence of unspoken questions to divert attention. But the pesky bird said it didn't want to pay attention to me at all. I snorted and turned back to the couch to pretend to be asleep. After a while, Shigemaki walked up to me and threw me a can of beer, which was smashed into my stomach, and I almost vomited blood on the spot. He motioned for me to lean to the side and sat down.
"I want to know why you say that you are Tang Seng?" His eyes were filled with pity.
I nodded, "Yes." ”
Chongming took a sip of beer and said lightly, "You are very special." ”
At this moment, the curiosity in my heart has long been infinite, but according to Chongming's character, the more you urge him, the more he will sell you guanzi, so I also took a sip of beer, "Oh?"
"Have you heard of Hou Yi?"
I nodded, "The one that shoots the sun." ”
"At that time, it is now called the mythological period, and the famous ones you know are Nuwa mending the sky and praising her father and chasing the sun. In fact, there are many stories that are not very widespread. For example, the descendants destroyed the six fierce beasts of the Monkey, the Chisel Tooth, the Nine Infants, the Gale, the Seal Pig, and the Snake Cultivator. ”
I thought about it carefully, and found that my knowledge base really only knew about the green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, Xuanwu and other familiar beasts.
Chongming continued, "These beasts have no soul and no soul, and live on cannibalism and drinking human flesh and blood every day. Mutilating living beings. At that time, Hou Yi had already shot out nine suns and was beginning to deal with these fierce beasts. At first, it all went well. Chongming said this and glanced at me, "Until a big battle with the Nine Infants." The Nine Babies are nine-headed monsters, born through the turbidity of heaven and earth, without a soul and no soul. Each head is in the shape of a baby. Five boys spewed poisonous fire, and four girls spewed poisonous water. If the nine heads are sprayed together, a huge poisonous net will be weaved. ”
I was stunned for a moment, it seemed that I had seen this kind of monster somewhere, it seemed to be a carving on the bed where the young master slept! However, since the nine babies were fierce beasts, why did the young master still live in such a bed?
"In the first duel, Hou Yi suffered heavy losses. Because the nine babies will not be killed by shooting one head alone, but will grow a new head again. ”
"And only nine heads killed together?" I interjected.
"Well," Shigeaki nodded, "but it must not be an easy matter to kill the nine heads together. ”
I don't know why, but my heart sank in vain, as if I had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
"The patriarch of the Wu clan at that time had an idea. ”
"What's the idea?" my voice trembled.
"Because the nine babies have nine heads, they must eat nine kinds of food at the same time. And when it's eating, its defenses are the weakest, so..."Shigeming started his nasty unfathomable smile again, "Why don't you guess, guess right, reward you with 500 oceans!"
I was hearing the excitement, who would have thought that suddenly a prize question and answer would be thrown over, and an idea blurted out, "Poison." Chongming took a sip of beer and nodded. "This matter itself Lord Hou Yi strongly opposed, but it will only be completely relaxed when the nine babies are eating. I nodded, and there seemed to be a monster with nine baby heads and teeth and claws.
Later, the Wu clan patriarch made a poison that could temporarily paralyze the Nine Infants, so that Hou Yi could successfully fire nine arrows in unison. After Chongming finished speaking, his expression was still heavy. I also feel that the story doesn't seem to end, and it seems that a huge blank space is missing in between. This blank space should be the direct cause of some important event.
Chongming stretched his waist and continued, "The Nine Babies were turned to ashes on the spot, and there have been no Nine Babies in the world since then. At least, that's what everyone in the room thinks. ”
"What?" I was shocked, "Isn't the Ninth Infant dead?"
"Hmm. Chongming nodded.
I said in my heart that if the legends of Houyi are true, then since they have all been hit by nine heads, it is impossible to leave a living mouth. What went wrong? Suddenly it occurred to me that I was, "Who is eating food without poison?"
"Almost, in fact, the nine babies only eat boys and girls, and every time they eat, they must have five men and four girls. In order to completely eliminate the nine infants, the patriarch of the Wu clan endured the pain and sacrificed his nine children. Nine babies are so easy to be fooled, and it is precisely because the children of the Wu clan are born with magical powers, so..."
I couldn't help but shudder at the moment. What a grief to sacrifice his nine children.
However, after the nine babies swallowed the nine children, one of the girls repented. ”
"Repentant?" I wondered.
"Yes, the moment Hou Yi shot the magic arrow, she used witchcraft to make a symbiotic agreement between herself and the head of the Nine Infants. Therefore, the head pretended to be hit by an arrow, but in fact, the original spirit escaped into the girl's body. ”
I can't help but be surprised, there is still such an operation?
When she crawled out of the ashes of the corpse of the Nine Babies covered in scars, everyone present thought that she must have been sheltered by her real body. Because at this time, everyone was immersed in the joy of destroying the Nine Infants. ”
Symbiote? I can't help but sigh. It is really a dragon that gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are different. The patriarch of the Wu clan never dreamed that his children would do such a thing because they were greedy for life and afraid of death. So, I asked him, "Then you say I'm Tang Seng, what does it have to do with this?"
Chongming smiled for a moment, and then said, "Because, you are the young master who made a bait. ”
"Bait?"
"A bait that can lure the nine babies out. ”
"What?" my face turned white with fright, "Use me to lure the nine infants?"
Chongming opened another can of beer, "That girl had eaten poison before, and she had bound the life and death contract with the Nine Infants, so her body was no longer suitable for carrying the Nine Babies soon after that. By chance, she discovered that her youngest sister's soul could both cleanse her body of poison and advance her body to an ultimate state. If she reached that state, she could devour whatever power she wanted at will, and use it for her, not just coexist. ”
I don't know why, a few big words suddenly appeared in my head, "Star Absorbing Dafa." ”
"So, what happened?" I was anxious to know the rest of the story.
"She tricked her sister into stealing a piece of her soul. Although it is only a small piece, it has also benefited her immensely. When she wanted to get her sister's full soul further, her sister saw through her ruse. But at that time, she had already integrated deeply with Jiuying, and she didn't care about any family affection at all. She couldn't get her sister's soul, and she actually gave her sister a kind of Gu poison in a frenzy, a kind that can make people immortal, but every hundred years, she experiences a reincarnation from sixteen or seventeen years old to six or seven years old. Every time I experience it, I have to suffer the pain of peeling off the skin and dismantling the tendons. ”
This made me suddenly think that in the villa of the young lord of Huani City, the clothes of every dynasty in the huge cloakroom were from childhood to more than ten years old. I can't help but feel sorry for the young master.
Her sister couldn't fight her at that time, so she had to use all her mana to create one hundred and nineteen clones. These doppelgangers are scattered throughout the world, living endlessly with reincarnation. There is only one clone among them, and her entire soul is hidden. Every time they are reincarnated, these clones will be poisoned by her. Until the young master established Hitomi Town, the young master deliberately brought all the clones into there to protect them. Because Hitomi Town can live forever, to a certain extent, it is also to protect them from suffering from reincarnation. Now only one doppelganger is still roaming. And that doppelganger contains her soul. ”
"Could it be that I, I, I'm the last doppelganger?" I remembered what Chongming said about Tang Seng again.
Chongming smiled faintly, "You, say yes and say, say no and no." ”
"What the hell do you mean, big brother?"
"You can guess who that sister is, right?"
I hummed, descendants of the Wu clan, against the fierce beasts, there is only one person I know, and that is the young master. But it's not right to think about it, the young master is obviously very strong! I raised my question, and Chongming said, "At that time, the young master separated the clone, and there was no trace of mana, no different from ordinary people, but the patriarch and the people of the Wu clan felt that only she could fight against the Nine Infants, so they worked together to pass on the mana to her. The Witch Clan has since become extinct. ”
The price of an entire tribe being wiped out like this is really too great!
"Then," I had a new question, "why didn't Hou Yi kill that girl and Jiuying?"
Chongming showed his peculiar, annoying smile, "Human beings, no matter how great they are born, always have a limited lifespan. Otherwise, there would be no story of Chang'e stealing the elixir of immortality and leaving Hou Yi to run to the moon. The young master has released the key all these years in order to bring the clones back to Hitomi Town. It's not just protection, but also easy to find the clone that hides her soul. ”
Remembering that Ling Xiao went to great lengths to trick me into Hitomi Town, I asked, "In other words, I'm also one of the clones?"
"Yes, the young master originally thought so, but when you first entered the Suyu Pavilion, the young master found out that you were not. However, the young master saw Ling Xiao's ambition in the void, so she thought of a plan. A plan that can eradicate the beast and lead to the Nine Infants. That is a lie that you are the real soul-carrying doppelganger of the young master, so that all those who want to get great power will flock to you. Chongming saw that my eyes were already straight, and patted me on the shoulder, "But in order to protect your safety, the young master first arranged for Bai Ze, the Bai Yushu you know, to protect you, and then temporarily took away your soul when you first arrived at Suyu Pavilion. ”
I already knew what happened next, which explained why Ling Xiao couldn't take out my soul when he used the Spirit Sealing Blade. "And now, is my soul still there?"
Shigeaki smiled arrogantly, "Naturally." ”
It dawned on me, "The wine, that is?"
Shigeaki nodded, "It seems that you are smarter than I thought. ”
I snorted, and suddenly it occurred to me that now those bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods outside think that I am a strong pill that can increase mana, isn't it very dangerous for me? As soon as I heard this, I became excited, "Big brother, you are noble and not afraid of death, but I am just a human being! I will die if you just say anything to me! No! I will find a safe place!" After saying that, I rushed into the room to pack my things. Chongming leaned against the door and watched me busy, humming a song leisurely. After I packed up, I was about to rush to the door to open the door, and as soon as my hand touched the door lock, I thought that I was a little silly, and I couldn't help but pat my head hard.
Shigeaki asked me, "Why are you not leaving?"
I threw my luggage away, "The first god of war under the seat of the young master is in my house, where is there any safer than this?"
Shigeaki seemed to be very useful for the title of "First God of War", and said with a smile, "Naturally. "It suddenly occurred to me that this dead creature came to my house to protect me?" and I couldn't help but stare at him a few times. Maybe my eyes are a little weird, and Chongming is unnatural and seems a little shy. For the first time, I thought this man was actually quite cute.
"Ahem," Chongming coughed dryly twice, breaking the atmosphere he felt embarrassed, "The demon beasts in Hitomi Town, whether good or bad, are not to worry about because they are restricted by the young master. The tricky ones now, the ones that really wander the world wantonly. ”
I value the sudden seriousness of the Ming Dynasty, and I know that the seriousness of the facts may be beyond my imagination, and I can't underestimate it. I heard Chongming continue to say, "The fierce beasts of the human world will not only haunt at midnight, they will appear in human form during the day, and half-demons, at night, you are just prey in their eyes. ”
I can't help but think of Zuo Liang, when I was in Suyu Pavilion, in the eyes of the young master, I once saw the transformed Zuo Liang beside me, but he didn't hurt me at that time! I threw my question to Chongming, Chongming nodded, "At that time, his humanity should not have been completely dominated by Ling Xiao's Soul Pill. Just like just now, he was attracted to your soul, and if it weren't for the enchantment here, you would have been torn apart by him. Moreover, why do you think the young master would give you a pair of eyes that can show the true body of the demon beast for no reason?"
Yes, I subconsciously touched my eyes, it turned out that at this time, it was to make it easier for me to avoid danger.
Shigeaki yawned, "So listen to me in everything, don't run around if it's okay, OK?"
I looked at him and was beaten, helpless and helpless, all this was not something I experienced voluntarily, but I said quit, is it useful?
I sighed, "At least let me know when I'm going to be the head!"
Chongming turned around and entered the room, and while closing the door, he said, "When Jiuying appears, your mission will be over." ”