Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Lich Priestess
After more than ten days of training and hurrying, the army finally arrived at the basin where the Lich Pool was located. Most of the governors rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked down, there was a big valley, the size of more than ten football fields. A thick fog enveloped the entire basin, and it was chilling to see the jagged boulders beneath your feet, the branches of the strange trees, and the skeletons hanging from the trees.
"The Grand Duke, it's evil enough!" Zhang Xianzhong came over and said.
"Yes, Dadudu, it's a lot colder here than just now, I guess it's all the ghost!" Jayron also came over side by side to say.
"Well, the whole army is encamped. Taishan, Bang Shuai, Lan Yu, and Xue Rengui followed me down to explore the way. "The Metropolitan Governor turned over and got down from the sand crocodile, and the Metropolitan Governor, who rode day and night, seemed to be a crocodile gentleman, very skilled. The men staggered down a dry river that meandered down the cliff for half an hour to reach the edge of the basin. Zhou Yu looked up and felt even more frightened.
The jet-black mist seemed to be alive, waving, agitated, and jumping its tentacles, and the ends of the black mist were like the hands and feet of a dried corpse, grabbing at them, and it seemed that there was some powerful suction in the darkness that made them stop here, and they could not get out of their trap. The whining sound, like a fierce wind and a ghost's whimper, makes the scalp tingle.
"Governor, do you want to enter?" The blue jade closest to the Grand Governor whispered.
"Enter, what are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of ghosts, drive Ming'er Bendu to show you people's hearts. "The Grand Governor took the lead and pulled out a forty-meter-long sword of atonement from behind." Line up all the way, take off the sackcloth, tie the belts of yourself and the previous person, stuff the blue shield to your chest, and go. After speaking, he took the lead to touch the depths of the mist, and the blue jade behind him hurriedly took off his scarf and tied the belt of the Grand Governor, transformed the blue shield into a heart guard, and followed with a double axe.
The Metropolitan Governor, who is accustomed to seeing PM2.5 explosions, is not afraid to walk through the fog of Raushzi, he is worried that someone in the five-person team will be left behind. In this situation where the opponent is unknown, the route is unknown, and the mission is unknown, it is very easy to lose people, and the fog is thick and the visibility is low, and everyone is carrying blades, which increases the possibility of accidentally injuring friendly troops. As for the blue shield heart guard, what the Metropolitan Governor thought in his heart was that it was better than nothing, there were always coins, lighters, wallets, condoms or something in the inner pocket to block bullets, and this heart shield could work more or less.
"Sappy!"
"Yes!"
"Xue Rengui!"
"Yes!"
"Tarzan!"
"Yes!"
"Bang Shuai!"
"Yes!"
"Take a hundred steps and take a roll call, and I'll start. The next round of blue jade, in turn, relayed. The Governor shouted while looking around at the top of his head and the surroundings, it is better to be careful, this fog is very evil, thick and faint, when it is thick, he can't reach out and can't see his five fingers, and when he is light, he can see the sneaky appearance of the dead tree on his head.
Taking advantage of the fog to lighten the road, everyone looked ahead, this is a forest of huge dead trees, strangely these trees are all one trunk and two branches, the bark is as black as iron, the shape is not like a tree but like a human twisting their arms, the pain is abnormal. Looking ahead, the trees seem to consciously and naturally separate the left and right sides, leaving a straight passage leading to the depths of the basin, clearly posing a posture of inviting the king into the urn.
"Sappy!"
"Yes!"
"Xue Rengui!"
"Xue Rengui?"
"Xue...
"Metropolitan Governor, General Xue... General Xue is gone! "It's Tarzan's voice.
"What?" The Grand Governor and Lan Yu roared at the same time, stopping and turning their heads. Several people got together.
"Hey, isn't that five people?" The Governor pointed with his index finger, one, two, three, four, five.
"Governor, you didn't count yourself." Tarzan laughed.
"Oh,. I, Lan Yu, Xue Rengui, Taishan, Bang Shuai, Xue... “
"The Metropolitan Governor, it's six, six people... Lan Yu was about to cry. The Metropolitan Governor was also careless and almost pulled in his pants. My day, two Xue Rengui?
Before the words fell, Dadu Dudu, Lan Yu, Taishan, and Bang Shuai jumped to the side, pulled a word, and the long sword and axe came out together, facing the two Xue Rengui.
The strange thing is that the blue jade before Xue Rengui and the Taishan after Xue Rengui had this kind of mutation without any feeling, and they didn't even know how the binding rope was untied. The Metropolitan Governor took advantage of the fog to stare at the two Xue Rengui, from top to bottom, from bottom to top, scanning machine like a scanner. The appearance, movements, and expressions of the two are exactly the same, like twins, and they can't tell the truth from the fake. What made the four of them wonder was that the eyes of the two Xue Rengui were wide open, their pupils dilated, their eyes looked at the front in a dull manner, and there was no response in the face of the swords of the four people.
"Xue Rengui?"
"Old Xue?"
"Agui?"
The Metropolitan Governor patted Xue Rengui on the neck with the sword, thinking that Lao Xue wouldn't snatch the knife and stab me to death, right? Suddenly, the vision reappeared. I saw that the two Xue Rengui suddenly faced each other violently, one suddenly punched the other in the jaw, and the other did not show weakness, and his right knee bounced up and hit the former's lower abdomen. The two of you punch me and kick me into the flesh, and after a few rounds, their faces are covered with blood, and then look at their faces seemingly, it seems...
"Governor, isn't it? Are they laughing? Lan Yu's hairs stood up, I had never seen such a script as smiling and beating myself.
Before Zhou Yu could answer, he saw the two of them choking each other's throats, seemingly in an endless posture, and soon their faces were as purple as pig's liver.
"Quick, get them separated." The Metropolitan Governor hurriedly waved his sword and pointed at it, and the three of them stepped forward and broke their arms, and separated the two of them with three strokes and two blows. As a result, the two Xue Rengui after separation were even more weird, they stuffed their hands into their mouths and gnawed them, as if it was the most beautiful delicacy of time, and they tore off a piece of skin and flesh in one bite, and blood gushed down their wrists.
"Quick, tie them up and shut their mouths." The Metropolitan Governor hurriedly untied his sackcloth towel, and took a step forward to stuff a Xue Rengui's mouth first, preventing him from continuing to gnaw on himself or hurt others.
"It's really evil, this fog is weird. Listen to me, tear off a piece of linen cloth and pee on it, and cover your mouth and nose! After saying that, the Metropolitan Governor himself made a demonstration first. Let's use this modern sociological fire escape technique first, whether it is useful or not, it is better than sitting still.
"Huo!"
"Good guys!"
Several people were retching, and although the taste of urine was not good, it was better than gnawing yourself into dry bones.
"Hold them both!" This time, the Metropolitan Governor remembered it, and in order to avoid being confused what was going on, he walked at the back of the line.
Walking, walking.
Hey, there's footsteps behind you. Dadu Governor turned his head violently, damn when Lao Tzu came to the front again, followed by Lan Yu, Taishan and Bang Shuai.
Just stood still. Wrong.
Zhou Yu looked up at the front, and there were three people in front of him.
Knock knock, most of the governors can hear their chest about to burst, it's really a ghost. Walking, walking, three more people. Except for themselves, a replica appears for everyone. What to do?
He continued to walk silently, his mind racing to think, first, he didn't know if there was another self at the front of the line; The second is to see that it is the best choice to maintain the status quo and keep moving forward, in case they go crazy, they can't bear it alone! Thinking of this, he took the opportunity to turn his head and glance at it, Taishan's dilated pupils and expressionless numbness made his back spine feel cold.
Along the way, there was only the footsteps of Tata Tower, and no one spoke. The Metropolitan Governor also tried his best to maintain the same stride and rhythm as theirs, counting his steps left and right, who knows if the next step will break this balance.
Suddenly, the people in front stopped, and the Governor hurriedly stood still, and secretly looked forward from the shoulders of the people in front of him. In front of a few people, there is a huge black ancient tree, it seems that thirty people can't hug it horizontally in a circle, there is a hole in the center of the tree, and there is a faint purple-red glow flashing out inside, swaying and shaking.
"Come in!" A hoarse voice came from within. Okay, as long as there are people, the Metropolitan Governor thought to himself, as long as you are a person, I am not afraid of you.
He secretly held the cloth cover containing the sword of atonement in his hand, and just now he rewrapped the sword and put it behind him to prevent it from being exposed, because the sword had a self-luminous function in the dark.
When he entered the hollow of the tree, he was even more astonished. Inside, a circular treehouse glowing with purple color, the size of a normal yurt, was lined up between two blue jades, and he stood on tiptoe and looked forward from time to time. It doesn't matter if you look at it, I almost scared most of the governors out of urine, but fortunately I just finished urinating.
In front of me was a double old lady. Why is it a double old lady? Below the waist, she is an old lady; Above the waist, there are two old ladies, their appearance, clothes, and expressions are exactly the same, two heads, four hands, and two upper bodies are tightly pressed together, oh no, they should grow together. The old lady was lean, withered, bloodless, and dragged to the ground in a black gown, with two red eyes rolling in her sockets, and she sat on a tree stump, with four crutches in her four hands. Next to her stood respectfully a young girl of about twenty years old, also single, dressed in black and dressed, with a bloodless face and red eyes.
"Ella, are these the intruders?" The old woman spoke.
"Yes, Priestess Gilly!" The young man was slightly committed to reciprocation. Then she walked over and checked the number.
"Two, Four, Six, Eight、、、"
"Two, four, six, huh? How did the singular come out? The woman named Ella frowned and muttered to herself as she counted, apparently the people who had fallen for their tricks had come in doubles.
"Priests, priests, no, no!" The girl hurried around and walked briskly to the old woman.
"Yes, it's nine! One more! Many, many! “
"Is there one missing?" Before she could finish speaking, the Metropolitan Governor strode out and stood in front of the two, he has always pursued the principle of striking first, even if it can't play the role of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, it will scare you, your grandmother's, just scared Lao Tzu to death.
The woman subconsciously leaned towards the old woman, but the priest of Jili did not seem to be moved, and stood up with a smile, and staggered to the governor in four steps.
"What? You—Don't come here! I'll shout! I shouted so loudly! "The more the Metropolitan Governor looks at the old woman, the more furious she becomes, is this more terrifying than the old lady who gave Snow White an apple? She won't give me a kiwi or anything to eat, will she?
"Y-Who are you?" The old woman continued to pace around the Governor with her two upper bodies, her eyes up and down as if to tear him apart.
"I'm—I'm a man, do you need to ask?" The Metropolitan Governor gradually calmed his heartbeat and coped. It's not a fight, ask the question, who have I been afraid of? Wang Xiaoya, I'm not afraid.
"Why didn't you react when you were hit by the old body's soul-mongering qi?"
"Don't you understand? That is, I was not poisoned! “
"Oh? You're not poisoned? Haha, haha! In the eerie fuchsia treehouse, one of the old women smiled very violently, and the other covered her mouth and smiled.
"That's what kind of dung boy is yours, it's expired, there is no effect, no, hurry up and place an order on Jingdong, tomorrow will be in the morning!" The Metropolitan Governor said with a smile.
"Poor mouth! Ella, call me and make him suffer! The old lady turned around, one head forward and the other back. The two-body woman named Ella picked up four branches from behind at once, black and purple light, and at first glance it was a powerful thing, and walked over.
"Stop, I'll tell you, I don't beat women, but if you want to force me into a hurry, I'll do anything, this wilderness!" The Grand Governor said as he drew the sword of atonement from behind him and held it in his hand.
"You dare to go wild in my Lich Pool? Beat! One of the old lady's half body screamed, the black iron branch fell down, the governor had to block it with a horizontal sword, the branch touched the linen cloth wrapped in the sword, and there was a burst of fire, it turned out that this branch could burn objects, no wonder the old lady asked him to use this to whip me, how many times this hit is not a roast suckling pig?
As soon as the sackcloth fell, the sword of atonement was in his hand, and the governor pulled a sword flower and took half a step back. Let's fight, let's finish it first.
"Wait, wait!" When the old woman saw the sword in his hand, both bodies shook at the same time and shouted loudly.
"Y-What do you have in your hand?" Four red eyes stared at his sword.
"Oh, it's called the Sword of Atonement, and you don't know about it. Hehe, it was given to our Bao family by the emperor of the previous dynasty. The Governor jumped to his feet and said with a smile.
"W-Is this really the sword of atonement?" The purple-red eyes didn't roll.
"It's like a fake!"
"Can you take a closer look and let the old man take a closer look?" The old woman's tone, which was arrogant and domineering before, became less aggressive, but one half of her body seemed to care very much in front of her, and the other half of her body was indifferent.
"Just kidding, who am I going to go to if you run out of power?" Although the majority of the governors said haha, they were very vigilant in their hearts, it seems that this old woman is a person who knows the goods, and the sword must not fall into her hands.
"And how did you—how did you get this sword of atonement?"
"Oh, it's a long story, don't say it, don't say it. How about a deal, old woman? "Most of the governors are afraid of long nights and dreams, and they want to hurry up and solve the problem.
"Oh? What to buy and sell? Tell me about it! “
"You have taken the magic you have cast on my brothers, and I will lend you the sword for a while! What do you think? Zhou Yu shook the sword in his hand and seduced the old woman.
"Huh? You have this sword but you don't know how to break the miasma, it's also a novelty! "It's the old woman's turn this time.
"What's so strange about that? Stop talking nonsense, old woman. Do you do this business or not? Zhou Yu obviously didn't have the patience to entangle with her, and the more he delayed the lives of these brothers, the more dangerous it would be.
"Hehe, if you don't know how to use it, then this sword of atonement is just an ordinary weapon in your hands. The old body doesn't need to be afraid of you! As she spoke, the old woman picked up two of the four crutches and waved them at him, Zhou Yu raised his eyes and saw that the crutches were also made of iron branches, and two pieces of meat were also branded after two hits. It's not that he doesn't have confidence in his ability to counterattack and get out of trouble, but at this moment he must think of a perfect plan to rescue Taishan and them, otherwise even if he escapes, the 2,500 soldiers will not be able to attack, and these four are estimated to have already become hot barbecue.
"Wait, wait, old woman. Oh, Priest Gilly. “
"What else do you have to say?"
"Yes, that's right, it was Paltz and Kuchka who asked me to come!" Most of the governors began to talk nonsense, since these tribes were cursed and exiled, maybe these two old women knew each other.
"What? Paltz and Kuchka? The old woman lifted the iron rod on the head of the Governor and slowly lowered it.
"What did Paltz and Kuchka say? Don't talk about it, otherwise the old body will never let you go! “
"Paltz said, saying that I was the one who carried me through Death Canyon on my back. Kuchka said that he would wait for me to go back and forgive him and his people for their original sins, and he also personally sent me out of the Grand Canyon. That's it! The Metropolitan Governor spread his hands.
"What? What the? The arrogant old lady didn't fall up in one breath, she sat on the stake with her buttocks, and the quiet old lady still didn't react so much, but she was very surprised when she looked at her expression.
Quick, hurry up and get a quick-acting heart-saving pill? The Metropolitan thought to himself.
"Whew, whew-" The arrogant old lady gradually gasped for breath and said, "He, he really said that you are the chosen one?" “
What kind of God's chosen person, Lao Tzu only said what kind of person, am I not the person from the black hole in the legend? Or the cavemen? Now he is the chosen one. Whatever, it's important to save people.
"Well, that's right. The Chosen One. “