She frowned slightly, and after a moment, she asked for a saber from one of the officials and tapped it lightly on the ground. Every time she made any moves, the afterglow would inevitably sweep over the faces of the Taoists who accompanied Xiao Qinglang. After a moment, she noticed the man's lips tighten, then she dropped her saber and groped her fingers across a floor full of ants.

As she found a somewhat soft place, the seemingly immovable Dan furnace suddenly sounded the sound of "Titicaca". Then, the Dan furnace actually moved to one side, and then revealed a bluestone path that was about one step long.

The road led straight underground, and the smell here was quite fragrant compared to the cellars full of peculiar and fishy smells found in the butcher's house. Although it was a little cold, it didn't smell as bad as expected.

Xiao Qinglang exchanged a look with Xu Chu, and then Wei Guang, the two of them, and the three servants went down to the cellar one after another. If it is said that the dark room in the Lushan Annex, which was narrow and dark, then it is not an exaggeration to say that the dark room here is exquisite and chic at this time.

The steps leading to the ground are all paved with bluestone, and although they are damp, the candles are lit on both sides, which are as bright as day.

After getting off the Jiujie, I saw a clean, exceptionally clean road appear in front of everyone.

At this time, everyone discovered that this place that has not seen the light of day all year round turned out to be an extremely open room, and the decoration was luxurious and warm.

Xiao Qinglang suppressed the discomfort in his heart and moved forward indifferently, until he stepped into a wooden door and saw the situation inside, he suddenly raised his hand to stop the accompanying guards from stepping forward.

"What's wrong?" Xu Chu asked in a low voice.

Xiao Qinglang pursed his lips, looked at her deeply, and said bitterly, "I don't know, I just think it...... Somewhat depressing......"

After he said this, he went straight to the dark room, and Xu Chu also followed him worriedly.

Just as the two of them stood still, they realized that the richly arranged dark room was actually separated by a five-foot-deep ravine. And in that ravine, there are white bones all over it, and it is very cruel to see the white bones being torn apart. And at the end of the ravine, there was a heavy coffin.

The coffin was made of wood, and it was very dark on the outside, with many dark red lines and incantations outlined on it.

Xu Chu was not proficient in tomb culture, so he could not deduce more information by looking at the patterns on the coffin. It's just that, looking at the indoor environment and the weird spells, she vaguely felt that this was probably the legendary Tantric corpse spell......

In other words, it is what the Taoists call the method of seizing the house or the method of planting.

In the final analysis, these two methods, which are not incompatible with orthodox religion, are for the sake of resurrection from the dead, and the evil nature of murder and sacrifice of ghosts can be seen.

And all the discerning people in front of him could see that the dark room was being sacrificed with white bones, as if some kind of spell was being performed.

There were no lights in the dark room, but the night pearls inlaid on the walls illuminated, the pearls were shining brightly, but at this time, it could not make Xu Chu feel a little emotion in his heart for the generosity of the person who set it up. On the contrary, it was the melting pearl light that fell on the white bones, which made her feel inexplicably cold and cold, even if this feeling had never appeared when she checked the ghost village case in the mass grave in Yunzhou City.

She had never believed in these evil sects and crooked ghosts and gods Tantra, and she would not be a little panicked and frightened because of the corpses or the tragic scene, but now this strange scene made her feel faintly uneasy.

At this time, Xiao Qinglang seemed to have lost his mind, and for the first time, he didn't take into account Xu Chu's emotions and demeanor, but stepped on the wooden bridge connecting both sides of the ravine with heavy steps but without hesitation.

As if he hadn't seen the white bones all over the bridge, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he looked nervously but eagerly at the mysterious coffin. As he opened the coffin in a daze, a strange aroma suddenly gushed out, and then Xu Chu saw Xiao Qinglang kneeling on his knees, and suddenly called out in a dumb voice, "Mother concubine......"

Xu Chu chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward along the wooden bridge he walked on, but saw that there was really a female corpse in the coffin. But the strange thing is that the corpse is gorgeously dressed, and its face is vivid and lifelike, not to mention rotting, or the smell of the corpse has never been born.

However, you must know that Xiao Qinglang's mother has been dead for many years...... Normally, it would never have been possible for a body to be so brightly preserved.

"How can this be......" she muttered to herself, and inexplicably remembered the back that often lingered in her dreams and the cold "kill it".

She thought it was just a dream, but now she was in a trance. Because, she clearly remembered that the woman in the dream was wearing a red dress depicted by the gold thread on it, bright and bright red, which made her remember it deeply.

Xu Chu always thought it was just a coincidence, but he didn't expect to see the dress in his dream with his own eyes one day.

Just as her breathing became more and more rapid, and she reached out to touch the dress, her hand was suddenly grabbed, with a little pain and coldness, which frightened her.

She looked up and saw Xiao Qinglang looking at her expressionlessly.

"Let's go......" Xiao Qinglang's chaotic eyes lit up slightly, and he squeezed Xu Chu's fingers tightly, lest she would shake off her hand and explore the corpse in the coffin.

Xu Chu took a deep breath and only felt dizzy. At this time, she also found out that something was wrong, and she didn't dare to delay any longer, so she let Xiao Qinglang pull her into her arms.

The two stumbled back the way they came, and even though the coffin contained the secret they wanted to know the most, they never looked back again.

As the strange aroma disappeared, Xiao Qinglang took a deep breath, helped Xu Chu and said, "There is a problem with this dark room, I'm afraid it's for you and me." ”

At this time, Xu Chu's mind also became clear, she took a deep look at the closed wooden door, and said with palpitations, "Can the prince see the people inside?" ”

Xiao Qinglang hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Sometimes seeing may not be true. ”

Even though he did see a sleeping concubine in the coffin, in fact, it was impossible. Don't say that someone stole the body of the concubine, that is, after death, he kept his face unchanged for many years, which is something that cannot be done, if there is really that kind of secret method, the emperors of all dynasties are afraid that they will use it to preserve the body.

Moreover, although the mother concubine was once a concubine, she should be buried as a concubine when she was buried, and her clothes and decorations should be worn according to the second grade. However, you must know that the first emperor went directly to the rank of the concubine in the harem under the anger of the emperor, and even if he was buried, he was not allowed to enter the funeral according to the rites of the concubine, so these two points alone are enough to prove that the corpse in the coffin is definitely not his mother.

Who the hell is it that counts all his actions so accurately? It's like, after throwing Dong Ruiyang, it was expected that he would pursue it, so he made arrangements in this Taoist temple early.

When he thought of this, Xiao Qinglang glanced at the wooden door, and after a while, he instructed the guards who came down with him, "Look at here, don't move around at will." ”

Because of the discovery in the dark room, the gatekeeper who entertained them naturally could not escape the investigation.

After Xiao Qinglang ordered several officials to guard the Taoist temple inside and outside, he left with Xu Chu and others. Until the time she went down the mountain, Xu Chu was still thinking about how Xiao Qinglang woke up from the hallucination, she obviously saw him fall into a sad mood with her own eyes, and also heard his "mother concubine" with her own ears.

Isn't it, these are all her hallucinations?

She also wanted to ask directly, but she was worried that it would touch the pain in Xiao Qinglang's heart, so she could only think to herself.

Just when she was puzzled, Xiao Qinglang, who had been raising her eyebrows and looking at her with her spare eyes, suddenly said, "There are many very small mushrooms on the side of the white bones in that ravine. ”

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, I don't know why he suddenly mentioned this, she naturally saw the small object, but because the light was dim, she didn't really see it. However, it is not surprising that some fungi and plants grow in a ravine full of bones.

Xiao Qinglang saw that she still looked dazed, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "That mushroom is also called a flower pleated umbrella......

Hearing him say this, Xu Chu suddenly said, "It is a mushroom containing psilocybin, which will cause people to have strong hallucinations." ”

If he hadn't been too worried about Xiao Qinglang's state and panic at that time, maybe Xu Chu wouldn't have missed this. After all, psilocybin is no stranger to forensics, a neurotoxin that can hallucinate. Generally speaking, the common toxins containing this toxin are psilocybin, psilocybin mushrooms and other fungi. In the beginning, some people called them "sacred mushrooms" or "illusion mushrooms".

And this strain, for a long time, has been used in religious ceremonies. Or it is the medicine used by sorcerers in some places for superstitious activities such as worshipping gods, divination, asking for illness, and sending ghosts, and it is passed down from generation to generation.

"However, I haven't heard of it, but just seeing that mushroom causes people to hallucinate?" Xu Chu hesitated for a moment, but still looked at Xiao Qinglang suspiciously.

In her cognition, it must be quite poisoned if someone as determined and calm as Xiao Qinglang can lead to hallucinations. So, just looking at it, even if you smell it, it can't cause such a result.

Besides, if he was really poisoned, how could he suddenly come to his senses?

Xiao Qinglang folded his sleeves and said, "In addition, there is also the spice effect of nutmeg." ”

When he said this, he took out a sachet from his sleeve and chuckled, "If it weren't for Xiao Chu's liking of this green bamboo fragrance, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to break free from that ethereal illusion so quickly." ”

This green bamboo incense has the effect of calming people and clarifying their minds, especially after the imperial system is purified, the effect is even worse. For Xiao Qinglang, even though the illusion did poke at his weakness and made him have a moment of trance, he could distinguish the truth from the fake with just a moment of Xiao's gaze.