Chapter 562: Breaking the Illusion
Xie Yutang opened his arms and tried to keep Chi Wan, but Chi Wan took a step back and stopped the other party from approaching, "Don't come here!" Come here again, be careful that I'm not welcome! ”
She glared at Xie Yutang vigilantly, and at the same time pulled out the dagger she was wearing on her body, and placed it horizontally in front of her like a threat, "Yutang's hand has been injured before, it is impossible to use a sword at all, who are you?!" ”
Thinking that she had actually shared the bed with an unknown thing for so long, Chi Wan's forehead couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
And as her words landed, there was a heart-piercing pain on her forehead, and those lost memories swept in, the King of Chu, the Nine Princes, the tomb, and the green smoke......
Chi Wan's whole person staggered, and she remembered!
She should have been in the tomb of the previous dynasty with the Ninth Prince, King Chu, how could she suddenly come here?
"Mother, what's wrong with you, why don't you even know your father anymore?" Tuanzi was coquettish in Ji Wan's arms.
Is this her child? No, she doesn't have any children at all, so who is this?!
Chi Wan only felt goosebumps all over her body, and subconsciously threw the ball in her hand to the ground. fell from Chi Wan's arms, and Tuanzi was not annoyed, but just patted the grass clippings on his buttocks casually, and begged for a hug with his little short legs.
But in Ji Wan's eyes, Tuanzi, who originally thought it was cute, was like a demon at this time, she screamed violently and stabbed the dagger in her hand forward.
The pace at the feet of the group paused, and he lowered his head in astonishment, only to see a dagger stuck in his chest, "Mother, did the group do something wrong?" He said, blood coming out of his mouth, and there was trust in Ji Wan in his eyes.
This scene made Chi Wan couldn't help but be in a trance, could it be that her memory was confused? Is this child really his own son? And the so-called ancient tomb of the former dynasty is just an ethereal dream of oneself?
"Wanwan, what are you doing here?" Xie Yutang wrinkled his eyebrows and looked at Chi Wan, took the ball, and asked reproachfully.
These words brought back Chi Wan's thoughts, and the confusion on her face gradually turned into firmness, "No, no, you're all fake, where is this?" Why are you trapping me here? I'm going to get out, let me out! ”
She pulled out the dagger on Tuanzi's chest and stabbed at Xie Yutang without hesitation.
Seeing a flash of white light in front of her, Chi Wan subconsciously narrowed her eyes.
"I didn't expect you to find out." There was a sigh in his ears, it was still the immature voice of the group, but he vaguely heard a hidden smell.
When Ji Wan opened her eyes again, the scene in front of her had changed, how could there be any quiet years, birds singing and flowers, and there were only dim tombs and boxy walls around them.
The King of Chu and the Nine Princes were lying beside them, their faces showing a look of intoxication, and judging from their previous experiences, they must have also fallen into an illusion.
Thinking of that realistic illusion, Chi Wan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, the illusion seemed to awaken the best memories in people's hearts, making people intoxicated with it, and finally buried deep in the ground together with time.
If she hadn't found the clue, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to break free, and she breathed a long sigh of relief, but Chi Wan still felt a little palpitating.
She looked around, and at first she wondered why there were some clay pots stored in the tomb. At this point, these clay pots have been shattered, and their true colors are revealed.
I saw a few children sitting in the clay pot, their faces were pale, and their skin was still shining with a strange silver light.
It's a refining baby!
Ji Wan's pupils contracted suddenly, she thought that these were just legendary things, and no emperor would really be so cruel.
The so-called refining of babies is to feed the baby with mercury-doped breast milk when it is born, because the dose is small, so it is not fatal, day after day, year after year. When the baby grows up, a certain amount of mercury accumulates in the body, and it will die violently.
Because they drink mercury all year round, their bodies do not decay. Some emperors felt that the boys and girls were fairies descended from heaven, and they guarded their cemeteries to ensure that they would not be disturbed by outsiders after a hundred years.
In order to show their bearing, they will also paint these boys and girls with silver powder. The children in front of them are impressively consistent with the description of the refining baby.
Among those children were men and women, the oldest was only three or four years old, so young, they had been cultivated as sacrifices since they were born, and before they had time to take a good look at the world, they were buried in the ground forever.
Thinking of this, a trace of unbearability crossed Ji Wan's eyes.
She slowly glanced over, and when she saw one of the children, she suddenly breathed, and the familiar eyebrows and eyes were not the dumplings in the illusion?
The delicate and cute dumplings in the fantasy world are now dead.
Ji Wan subconsciously stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the other party's cheek. As soon as she touched the other party's skin, Tuanzi's closed eyes suddenly opened, and the whites of her eyes were all over her body in her eye sockets, and no trace of her eyeballs could be seen.
"Wait until you disturb the cleanliness of the tomb, kill!" As soon as the word killing was spoken, the rest of the children also opened their eyes, and their mouths let out a sharp whistling, like a baby's cry.
This sharp voice woke up the Nine Princes and the King of Chu from their illusions.
"What's going on?" The King of Chu obviously hadn't figured out the situation yet, and asked Chi Wan with a panicked face.
Ji Wan pulled them to take a step back, looking at the group in front of them with a gloomy face. It seems that he is the commander of this group of refiners, and there was no movement from those refiners before, and there was no sign of attack until his order was issued.
When she saw the information about refining babies, she also checked the method of restraining them out of curiosity, and Chi Wan was very glad that she was curious at that time.
She glanced around, her eyes fixed on the accessories around King Chu's waist.
"You...... What are you doing? The King of Chu moved back for some distance and looked at Chi Wan vigilantly.
The current situation did not allow Chi Wan to explain to the King of Chu again, so she ripped off the accessories on the waist of the King of Chu and handed it to the Nine Princes, "Lord Wang, please crush it with the inside." ”
Although the Nine Princes were puzzled, they also knew that at this time, Chi Wan would not do useless things, so he took the accessories according to his words, clenched his fists hard, and when he unfolded his hand again, only a pile of powder was left in his palm.
Chi Wan cautiously took the pile of powder, the conditions here are limited, and she doesn't expect to have glutinous rice and black dog blood or anything like that. Fortunately, the accessories of the king of Chu are made of tortoiseshell, which can be worn by the king of Chu as the emperor, and it must not be something that fools people.
Dead horses as live horse doctors, Chi Wan blew softly, and the tortoiseshell powder floated leisurely towards the ball, and the moment it touched his skin, it suddenly ignited a faint blue flame.
The dango let out a piercing cry that was even more piercing than before, as if he was struggling in extreme pain.
"Mother, save me! The dumplings are so hot. Ji Wan's mind kept echoing Tuanzi's plea for help, and her still delicate voice made her almost shake her head. Fortunately, Ji Wan was determined and was not confused by the evil thing, but just watched the destruction of the other party with a cold eye.
The whole person of the ball was wrapped in flames, I don't know how long it took, the flame slowly extinguished, until the moment it burned out, there was a sigh of relief in the air, "Mother, thank you." ”
Hearing this, Chi Wan, who was originally indifferent, suddenly had red eyes, these refining babies are also children, how can their parents bear to let them stay in the tomb for a hundred years, a thousand years?
Boundless loneliness, this kind of passing, for them, I am afraid it is also a relief.
As the ball dissipated, the rest of the refining babies also stopped screaming, and the whole person disappeared into the air little by little like wind and sand.
Ji Wan closed her eyes in pain, and a teardrop slipped from her eye socket and fell silently to the ground.
The refining baby in front of them was gone, and only the broken clay pot remained, telling people that everything just now was not their delusion.
"What the hell is this?" The violent voice of the King of Chu sounded in her ears, and Chi Wan only felt that her neck was tight, and a sense of suffocation followed.
The King of Chu seemed to be frightened, and he had already fallen into madness, pinching Chi Wan's neck, his eyes were scarlet, and the whole person was spinning around like a headless fly.
"You have something to say, don't hurt her!" The Nine Princes stared at each other tightly, for fear that King Chu would suddenly go crazy.
"Hurry up and find the exit, I'm going to get out of this hellish place!" The King of Chu looked around as if he was crazy, but the strength in his hand did not relax at all.
"Good, good. I'll go find the exit right away. While calming the emotions of the King of Chu, the Nine Princes retreated, "You calm down first, and I'll go find it." ”
The King of Chu gasped heavily, I don't know how long it took, before his feet became weak, and the whole person fell to the ground, looking ahead in a daze, obviously not recovering from the scene just now.
Ji Wan broke away from his shackles, and the fresh air rushed into her respiratory tract, making her cough dryly. With tears in her eyes, she was drawn to a small box beside her.
Looking at this box, the doubts in her heart suddenly came out. This is a wooden box made of agarwood, if it is placed in any other place, it will feel ordinary, but it is such a place, but it is a little conspicuous.
There are countless treasures here, and agarwood alone is not enough to be mixed in it, unless it ...... There's something peculiar about this box.
Chi Wan observed the wooden box without a trace, and was suddenly pushed open by the King of Chu, she subconsciously supported the ground with her hand, and the gold and silver utensils made a cut in her palm.