Chapter 2: The First Entry into the Ancient Tomb
The passage was cold-conditioned, long and narrow, and there was only a small oil lamp a few feet away.
The oil lamp was placed on the chest of the tortured stone man, and the crimson oil juice slowly flowed from the corners of the tortured man's mouth and fell into the lamp bowl polished by the white animal bones and burned.
From time to time, the oil lamp emitted a trace of white and faint drifting smoke, which was extremely fragrant, and occasionally sparked, which was also very dazzling.
Princess Jianing walked forward. Cui Mingzhi followed beside her and whispered, "These stone figures are all made of potions soaked in potions and fixed shapes after the traitors of the Underworld Sect were executed, which is why they are so realistic, so artistic, and so special. ”
His voice was sharp and high-pitched, and his confidence came up all of a sudden, and there was some inexplicable excitement during it.
Princess Jianing couldn't help but shiver from the bottom of her heart.
The lower the terrain becomes, and it seems to be lower to the center of the earth. The stone walls on both sides gradually became uneven, and the lights naturally turned with the curve. After walking for a while, Princess Jianing glanced back at the road she came from, the lights at the entrance of the tomb were already the size of a grain of rice, and the road under her feet was not endless.
Princess Jianing adapted to the dimness in the ancient tomb and said, "Protector Cui, you guys are very chic here, and I guess the helm of the Underworld Sect is just like that, right?" ”
Cui Ming said: "The princess has lived in the Great Qian Palace for a long time, and the Great Qian Palace is on the Zongling Continent, although you can see the rotation of the four seasons in one day, and it is not controlled by the heavens, earth, sun and moon, but after all, there is still no Nine Directions Continent added up to be colorful, so the princess will feel that this place is very chic." ”
Princess Jianing looked around as she walked.
After walking some distance, a voice came. The voice said, "Dharma Protector, what can serve you?" ”
Princess Jianing heard that the voice was coming from behind, and her heart suddenly hung in the air, and she obviously didn't see anyone when she walked by. With his own cultivation, ordinary people will never be able to appear behind him quietly, let alone a minion of the Underworld!
When she looked back, her heart hung a few more times, but she still couldn't figure out where the man had come from.
Is there such a person in the world?
Except for the two long, large eyes, all parts of the man's body were as thin as a sheet of yellow-mounted paper, including the other facial features. The two long and large eyes bulged out very obviously, several times larger than ordinary eyes, and they kept turning, and there was no sign of stopping for a moment. Princess Jianing was worried that those big brown eyes would fall off if she turned around.
Cui Ming waved his hand and said: "Go down and prepare well, and Princess Jianing of the Dragon Emperor of the Great Qiangong Palace will celebrate the festival with us here in a while." ”
The man bowed his head, put his hands together on a bloodless plane and said, "Obey!" ”
The man turned and leaned against the wall, blending in with the wall, without the slightest crack in it, and the two long, large brown eyes were still spinning.
Princess Jianing couldn't help but sigh: "Is this also a human?" ”
Cui Mingzhi smiled slightly: "This is a kind of paper pressed by the old man of the three links with the help of the inner bark of the tree, plus the ice stone powder, ancient cypress oil, glutinous rice pulp, etc., and then the loyal soul is moved to it after cutting the paper. This kind of person can not eat, sleep, or occupy space, not afraid of wind, not afraid of water, not afraid of cold, and does not need to exert his own strength when walking, and can take advantage of the situation to stick to any object without being seen, so we call this kind of person worry-free person, and the person who the princess tracks will not be this kind of person, right? ”
There are still dozens of pairs of long, large eyes spinning on the rubble.
Princess Jianing looked at the Delicate Wolf, who was also staring straight at the wall. The blue-eyed eagle stretched out its thick claws, like teasing a child to catch the carefree man, the carefree man slid to the ground in an instant by the tomb wall, and the blue-eyed eagle grabbed the air.
Princess Jianing smiled: "In this dark ancient tomb, if you don't look carefully, you really can't see it, if I can't catch up with this kind of person, wouldn't I lose the face of the Great Qiangong?" ”
Cui Mingzhi said: "I'm just joking with the princess, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." ”
Princess Jianing was suddenly stunned, the space in front of her was extremely empty, so empty that it was all over the world, and a wide and turbulent river appeared, and the water of the river was clear but could not see the bottom. She said, "How was this place built, how can it be so huge?" ”
Cui Ming said: "Oh, this is the Zhuge family of Jianling Continent at the request of the old man of Santong, according to the drawings drawn by his old man to divide the soil and move the mountains and build, the old man of Santong chose this as his home, his own considerations, mainly considering that the ancient cave in the deep mountain is very closed, and it is difficult for the soul to escape after coming here, but, it is just that his old man has passed away for many years, and this place is called the tomb of Santong." ”
"Oh, the old man of the three links is really extraordinary!" Walking to the river, the sound of the water flow was endless, Princess Jianing said, "There is no boat in the river, how to get to the other side?" ”
Princess Jianing was just about to exert her feet, when Cui Mingzhi said very simply: "Take the car." ”
Princess Jianing smiled, she knew that the cultivation of the old man of the three links was very daring to think, and he was extremely powerful, but how to cross the river by car, and there was no bridge on the river? Is it like an ancient myth?
A multicolored light bullet popped out from the middle of his left hand. The light bullet sounded sharply, crossed the sky above the river, fell into the darkness and exploded into patches of colorful auspicious clouds. The colorful auspicious clouds are constantly changing, changing and changing, and suddenly disappearing. He said, "Please wait a moment, princess." ”
In the distance, a lavishly decorated carriage ran over the river.
The horse's hair is as white as fresh snow, smooth as satin, and the sound of the copper bell on the neck is crisp and pleasant. The speed of the car was extremely fast, and it seemed that I did not see the horse's hooves, and it was better to say that it was running than to float.
When the car approached, the carriage stopped.
Cui Mingzhi stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said, "Princess, please!" ”
Princess Jianing picked up the delicate wolf and flew into the carriage, feeling no different from riding in the carriage on the ground. Cui Mingzhi sat in the front seat, brandished a long whip and said, "Drive!" ”
The carriage ran without any jolts, and the surrounding scenery was quickly thrown behind it.
The blue-eyed eagle flew above the river, not far from Princess Jianing, and looked around vigilantly. The delicate wolf lay in the arms of Princess Jianing, as well-behaved as a baby.
When I saw a majestic hall, the carriage had already docked. Cui ordered the person to get out of the driveway: "Princess, please get out of the car." ”
After Princess Jianing got out of the car, she couldn't help but smile, and when she looked back at the carriage running on its own, the river was all red, and it was terrifyingly red. Her smile suddenly froze, and she said, "This, this ......"
Cui Mingzhi smiled: "The carriage is called the Blood River Carriage, those resentful souls have entered from here, and they will settle down a lot when there is this scene, that is, ordinary people may have already lost their souls when they see this kind ......of scene, but the princess is safe and sound, it can be seen that the princess has a great mind."
Princess Jianing interrupted: "If my mind is confused, and the murderer suddenly comes out, won't I encounter an accident?" ”
Cui Ming said: "That's impossible, that's impossible, all the places here except me are worry-free people, where is the murderer?" ”
Princess Jianing smiled: "I'm just joking, Protector Cui doesn't have to mind worrying." ”
Cui Mingzhi said: "The princess can't beat this kind of fun, at least it will frighten the dogs of her subordinates, and at worst, the Dharma body will be destroyed, the soul will be detained, and she will never be able to turn over, princess, please!" ”
The long bluestone road is as convex as a mound, and the two sides are red and white. On the left side is a pear tree, which is not as tall as the top, as if the branches and leaves are sticking out of the tomb. The strange thing is that the whole body of the tree is white, and on the right side is a cherry tree, which is no more than three feet high, and the body of the tree is red.
A group of children carrying bamboo baskets picking pears and cherries. Their expressions were cheerful and their movements were nimble, but none of them laughed. What's even more terrifying is that every child has an identical conjoined body.
Princess Jianing's gaze did not retract, she was still looking at those conjoined children, and said, "Those children are so cute, what are they picking?" ”
Cui Ming said: "The princess doesn't know, those children are two-body mute children, their bodies are artificially made by me, and their purpose is to see which prosthesis is more effective, and then put the trustworthy soul into it, so that good people can live for a thousand years." The white one is called the pear, and the red one is the blood cherry, and the taste is so beautiful that the princess will taste it later. The purpose of picking the pears and blood cherries is just to see which of these two-body mute children is more suitable......"
"It's also to see if these prostheses are greedy, right?" Princess Jianing twitched her nose and said intoxicatedly.
Cui Mingzhi smiled with a smile on his face: "How did the princess know?" ”
Princess Jianing closed her eyes slightly: "The fragrance of the pear's blood cherries is refreshing, and it is too gluttonous, so as the Hidden Spirit Continent's Underworld Sect will not be too careful, in case a disciple secretly moves his soul to the prosthesis, won't these pear's blood cherries flow to other continents?" ”
Cui Mingzhi laughed sharply: "The princess of the Great Qiangong is amazing!" ”
It turned out that there was a wall in front of the main hall that I had just seen sitting on the blood river carriage.
Side by side on the city wall, people pushed stone carts back and forth, and the wheels of the cars made a heavy rumbling sound against the city walls. Someone in the corner of the wall carried the bag from the car, opened the bag and poured out the black powder, where the powder was poured could not be seen, but those people did not stop for a moment.
Cui Ming pointed to the city wall and said: "Princess, those people are specially made by the Underworld, collectively referred to as dead and alive, and now those who work all day and all night are called tired and immortal, and those powders are poured into the ground to strengthen the city wall to prevent it from collapsing due to river flooding." ”
"Dead and alive? Tired and not dead? Could it be that they are also traitors to the Cult? Princess Jianing said with a frown.
Cui Ming said: "They are not traitors, but they have made serious mistakes, so in order to punish them, the old man of the three links temporarily sealed their three souls and six spirits, leaving one soul for them to feel the pain of fatigue, and when the punishment is enough, they will move the three souls and six spirits back, so that they will sincerely repent." ”
Princess Jianing felt chills all over her body, put down the delicate wolf, took a deep breath, and walked into the main hall.
Cui Ming followed on the side: "This hall was originally transformed, princess, please!" ”
Princess Jianing's curiosity was gone, and instead she wanted to leave quickly, but she had already come in. She said: "You just said that today is a holiday, what kind of festival is it?" ”
Cui Mingji made a gesture of please and said, "On July 15, our Chinese New Year's Eve, the princess please take a seat." ”
"July 15, Halloween? I'm having Halloween with you? Princess Jianing faintly felt uneasy, especially when Cui Mingzhi did not answer her respectfully, something may happen, what kind of thing will happen?