Chapter 109: The Temple of Immigration
At the appointed time, someone drove to invite them. However, it was not a horse that pulled the cart, but several huge animals with scales and feathers at the same time. Probably some kind of youkai that they don't know about. These animals are not docile, they are covered with heavy, barbed shackles, and they can get injured if they struggle and move slightly and do not follow the prescribed direction. The driver of the car was holding a metal chain, also with thorns.
If this kind of car were given to any of them, I am afraid that it would not be able to use it. The car was originally very spacious, but because the equipment was too heavy, it couldn't pull too many people at a time. Five people in two cars. Bai Ya, Qi Huan and Frost Moon Jun together. Qi Huan was sandwiched between the two, neither of them spoke, one was like wood, the other was like a stone, both with a straight face, he was uncomfortable, and he felt that he was going to commit ADHD.
"Lao Bai, can you take away your knife." Qi Huan carefully removed the blade of the knife on the bumpy road, almost cutting his hand.
"There is an opinion to jump out of the car."
"Tsk, don't let me say it yet." After failing to communicate, he turned to Shura, who was waving his whip in front of him, and asked, "Big brother! Uh, Your Majesty, is she also with us? In which car? β
"The king wants to fulfill the friendship of the landlord and set off in advance."
With a "snap" of the whip, he sped up the car, for fear of wasting time and snubbing the queen. Although this big brother of the coachman is not kind enough, he can still speak well. So Qi Huan chatted with him without a word, and after a long time, he was annoyed with the eldest brother, so he simply ignored him. Along the way, the coachman hurried overtook the Aoyan car, as if trying to get to their destination quickly so that the man could shut up. And Qi Huan was still chattering, even if no one answered, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. It wasn't until he asked a question that the coachman spoke again.
"I don't seem to have seen any women in your Shura except your king."
"No, I don't."
"Don't need it? So you ...... Just, how are you, uh, how ......."
Qi Huan glanced sideways at Bai Ya and found a line of words written on his face:
You really talk a lot of.
"There's no need to be a woman here." He replied in surprising earnestness, "At least not now." Most of the female Shura are charming and lovely, and when the country was first founded in the past few years, the national foundation was unstable, and there were female Shura who won the hearts of the people. Now all the people know how important it is to have martial arts protection, how can beauty alone stop foreign enemies? Only a burly and aggressive posture works. But the king, all the women went back, and all the men who came. β
"Huh......?" Qi Huan was stunned for a moment, "Go back?" Aren't you living in the country of Wu? β
"Go back to the Shura Road." He simply said, "There is no need for female assuras for the time being. β
"Oh, what a ......"
Qi Huan didn't really understand too much, and agreed vaguely. He didn't know how they came and how they got back. Maybe there are six spiritual veins, and somewhere in the Martial Kingdom, they can still be used. Bai Ya and Frost Moon Jun suddenly crossed over to Qi Huan and quickly glanced at each other. They weren't interested in the topic, but they all understood the meaning of the words.
They finally reached their destination. When they got out of the car, they saw a magnificent building in the distance, almost pure white. But in front of them were tall walls, which looked impenetrable.
"It's an honor!" The coachman said, "Ordinary people can't come to this place, they can only see from afar." Alright, get out of the car, and walk on your own legs for the rest of the way. β
After speaking, Ao Yan and Sheng Han also got out of the car and joined them.
"Hurry up." One of the heavily armed Shura urns stationed here said, "The king has just arrived, so don't bother." β
They looked out at the door, where a wild-looking chariot made of twisted scrap metal was also parked. I don't know if it's the king's car.
The heavy iron door slowly lifted, like a giant guillotine. As soon as it passed through the gates, it smashed down and re-embedded deep in the ground. In front of the gate across the wall, they felt as uncomfortable as if they were in a cage. After that, there are still a lot of "uncomfortable" waiting for them.
The place was heavily guarded, and the walls were stacked on top of each other, and they didn't bother to count how many they had. The distance between each wall is not far, about the thickness of three walls, and the material of the wall seems to be different, it is different colored stone. They went around and went through many stops. I even feel that the guards here are stricter than those in the Imperial City. E-book house
Finally, they arrived at the rumored Temple of the God of War.
As rumored to be, they were unanimous when the layers of buildings stacked like large mausoleums were presented in front of them. When they got closer, they realized that it was not as white as "brick by brick". There are subtle differences in the color of each bone. On closer inspection, some of the bones are yellowish-brown and some are grayish-white, which may be related to time or species. But after they had seen too many oppressive and dark buildings, the hall in front of them was still dazzling, and it was dazzlingly white under the clear blue sky. The bricks and tiles of the wall pillars are regular, and if you ignore the materials, it will make people feel very magnificent. Different places are cleverly linked with bones of different species and different parts, and they can't see a single nail. Years of wind and sun have caused tiny holes to appear on their surface. Even the famous Temple of the God of War doesn't seem to pay much attention to maintenance.
"Every bone is specially treated β every single one!" The guard who led the way proudly said, "Those processes are important, they are all baptized by witchcraft, this is the art of our Shura!" β
They didn't dare answer, they just glanced around, looking for other guards. There are few guards in the center, only two people are stationed in front of the only gate, one on the left and one on the right, the door looks like a god.
It's airtight and eerily quiet. They walked slowly forward, with this suffocating solemnity.
"Wow......"
After entering the temple, Ao Yan and Qi Huan couldn't help but let out a small sigh. From the moment they entered, they saw only an overwhelming body of bones, even the stacked candlesticks hanging from the dome were made of bone. The floor is a round white stone piece after piece, densely embedded in the earth. Frost Moon Jun suddenly half-crouched down and touched a stone with one hand.
"It's a skull."
Jun Aoyan suddenly jumped, and Qi Huan also felt that his legs were weak. Although the reaction of the others was not so great, they felt that the soles of their feet were hot and numb.
"Is it all of it?"
"Yes...... But it doesn't seem like it's all human or youkai. Frost Moon Jun glanced over, "The size is uneven, probably mixed with a lot of animals." Otherwise, it would not have been so full, and it would not have been so much - it would not be enough to pave the way if all the inhabitants of the Nine Heavens Kingdom were killed. β
"Oh......" Qi Huan breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little nervous. On the contrary, Jun Aoyan became a little indignant.
"It's too much...... They actually mixed people and animals. β
"From the bottom of my heart, I just treat the loser as a prey or a livestock." Bai Ya recalled King Shura's words at that time, "The cornerstone ...... Tsk, in fact, even more arrogant than Garuda. β
"Shhhh Liu Shenghan lowered his voice, "It's not good for the one who leads the way to hear." β
In fact, at first their amazement was not the bones, but the furnishings that could be seen at a glance - sculptures. They are all majestic, lifelike, and vivid. Looking closer, those angry faces seem to come to life at any time. These statues are much more elaborate than those on the street, and presumably they are imitations carved by unconventional stonemasons, and even if they are painted in color, they are difficult to compare with the things here. Although the portraits here are not colored, one or two of them are like big living people, and I don't know how ingenious craftsmen can make them.
They don't know what the sculptures are made of. They were afraid to touch it, and the guards who brought them in warned them not to move. Just by looking at it, I can't be sure that it may be a stone that is a specialty of the Nine Heavens. However, the guards' attention was not on their whispers at the moment. He looked left and right for a while, then suddenly turned to the door and asked something. After getting the answer, he walked back, his expression a little complicated.
"The king should have waited for us outside the palace." He frowned, "But...... They said that the king seemed to sense something unusual, and went into the depths with his guards in advance. β
"How so?" Qi Huan was stunned, "Then, are we waiting here, orβ"
"Your Majesty said that if a guest comes, he will bring him in and find her. Not...... But don't ...... Something happened. β
In the second half of the sentence, he said it vaguely, and no one heard it clearly, probably talking to himself. Anyway, they followed him inside. Along the way, some sculptures were set up on both sides, some were displayed in a small space dedicated to them, and some were renovated rooms. They only followed the guards, and they didn't dare to look at it more, after all, the Shura monsters were extremely hideous. Of the sculptures they had seen, there were very few humans.
Along the way, the guard's worries grew every time he swept through an empty room in the doorway. Of course, they noticed the abnormality, and when they looked at the increasingly nervous face, they were too embarrassed to ask more, so they just followed. Every place, every sculpture, is not too long for them to visit, as if the purpose of coming here is to play hide and seek with His Majesty.
Finally, they came to the deepest hall. The guard's pace grew slower, as if reluctantly. The moment they arrived, the guard froze, as if he had been frozen. Sweat trickled down his body, like a river, but it was clearly so cold here. His body stiffened, and with every step he took, there was a suspicious clicking sound.
What did he see? His eyes began to straighten as if he saw something.