Chapter 270: Fakes
As soon as Candle Jiuyin died, Tian Ji and Ling Zhihan and those Dongying people suddenly came to their senses, they looked blankly, as if they didn't remember what happened before, Tian Ji saw Candle Jiuyin who fell to the ground and was beheaded, and his eyes widened and asked what happened.
I didn't say a word, I picked them up and ran to the depths of the Jieshi Palace, Akai Yoshitaka behind him had no intention of pursuing, he waited until the end to make a move, and if he didn't make a sound, he was already a blockbuster, and I and the palace lord witnessed him kill the ancient giant beast Candle Jiuyin.
Even if he is an enemy, I have to admire that smooth knife technique, but in Akai Yoshitaka's heart, the knife in his hand will be stained with our blood next time.
He didn't chase because he knew that there was no way out here, maybe for Akai Yoshitaka, we were no different from the candle Jiuyin on the ground, what I had been worried about was finally going to happen, and I pinned my hopes on Xie Tianhui before, I saw that he was strategizing all the way, and everything was in his expectation, thinking that he had a comprehensive plan, and of course there was an arrangement to beware of Akai Yoshitaka in this plan.
But Xie Tianhui died in the volcano in order to save me, and the people he brought were all wiped out, in fact, even if they all came here alive, in the face of Akai Yoshitaka who could kill Candle Jiuyin with one blow, the number of people could not determine the result.
The last hope, I was originally pinned on Tian Ji, but after seeing that after Akai Yoshitaka made a move, I am not sure whether Tian Ji can compete with this group of Dongying people.
All that was left was to flee in a hurry, this was the first time I had run away in such a mess, and I knew that there was a dead end ahead, what is the end of the road, and I had never experienced it so truly.
The passage behind Candle Jiuyin was blocked by a curtain of water, and when we walked through it, there was a dark stone room, the moonlight couldn't shine here, and before I ran a few steps, Ling Zhihan tripped and fell, and we lit the torch to see everything on the ground.
The whole stone chamber was in a mess, there were corpses everywhere, but it could be seen that the clothes were all of the widows, and each corpse had fatal knife wounds, and they were clean and neat, all of them were fatal, and even the bones could be seen clearly knife wounds.
Judging from these corpses, there has been the most residual fighting here, but we have never found the remains of Lei Yingwei, and we have roughly visually inspected at least a hundred corpses of Japanese robbers in the stone chamber, and we look at each other, not knowing who killed these people.
We were a little disappointed when we walked here, and even forgot about Akai Yoshitaka who wanted to kill us later, judging from the construction and layout of the Jieshi Palace, this should be the deepest place in the Jieshi Palace, and there are candles and nine yin guarding this place, if there are other secrets in the Jieshi Palace, the hiding place should also be here.
But we walked on for a long time with torches, and saw nothing but the bones that were strewn all over the field, until the pheasant stopped and pointed forward.
We gathered around, in the gathered firelight, a person wearing Dongying's exquisite armor knelt on the ground with his legs, Dongying's armor is known for its beauty, the color is bright and solemn and the protection is excellent, and the status of the person who can wear such gorgeous and heavy armor will not be low.
Going around to the front, Ling Zhihan screamed, and a grimace with green faces and fangs appeared in front of us in the firelight.
"Don't be afraid, this is called a ghost face, the Dongying people's military book says that it is better to kill with strength than to kill with skill, and it is better to kill with skill than to kill with anger, and pay attention to overwhelming the opponent from the momentum, so the Dongying warriors will wear it on their faces in the battle to deter the enemy." Tian Ji said.
Gong Jue stretched out his hand to remove the ghost face, and there was only a dry bone left inside, a sharp Dongying knife, pierced from the thick armor of this person into the chest, penetrated the back, only the handle and a few inches of blade remained outside, which showed how fierce the knife that killed him at that time was.
I lowered the torch and gently wiped the dust off the blade, and a cold light was immediately reflected, and there was a half-moon pattern on the blade, which I had seen on another knife.
It was the knife that Akai Yoshitaka used to kill Candle Jiuyin.
"Could this person be Akai Nobunari!" I was taken aback and said.
"Dongying knife forging is extremely exquisite, not only divided into schools but also families, the sword is almost a samurai's identity symbol, can wear such a big armor, this person should be Akai Shinsei." Tian Ji said.
I rechecked it with a torch and found that Nobunari Akai had an empty scabbard, which should have been in his hand but stuck in his chest, and he had been killed by his own knife.
"We always thought that Akai Nobunari wanted to come here for the sake of the treasure at all costs, but now it seems that we are all wrong, and he has other purposes." Gong Jue said thoughtfully.
"Jieshi Palace is built on the mountain, and it is also a golden mountain, if it is for the golden mountain, Akai Nobuyari's purpose has been achieved, and the body of Lei Yingwei has not been found here, so it can be seen that when he fought to Jieshi Palace, Lei Yingwei had been killed and wounded." I nodded. "But Akai Nobunari died here, and he seemed to be looking for something else."
"I know what this Japanese boy is looking for." Tian Ji said.
"You know? Looking for what? I asked.
"Seven and a half cities."
"Huh?"
Tian Ji took out half a jade ring from his body and smiled: "This is what Uncle Feng said, just this thing in my hand, it is worth seven and a half cities." ”
In Tian Ji's hand is the half of the Wabi that we found at the underground altar of the Aoki River, because this thing is so important, I have always asked Tian Ji to carry it with me and keep it safe.
"Why are you sure that Akai Nobunari is looking for Heshibi?" Gong Jue asked.
Tian Ji stepped aside, the torch pointed forward, and in front of Akai Nobunari kneeling, several steps appeared in the firelight, and on the steps we saw a rectangular wooden box.
I suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in my heart, the wooden box was too familiar, exactly the same as the one we found in the Aoki River, the palace lord picked it up from the steps, and after opening it carefully, it was indeed the other half of the Heshibi.
Before entering the bottom of the sea, we guessed that He's Bi was probably hiding here, but we never expected that it would be so easy to find, and Emperor Qin did not hesitate to build a huge underground altar, just to hide He's Bi, which shows how valuable this thing is.
But this piece was discarded on the steps at random.
"Could it be a fake?" Ling Zhihan was also a little unsure.
Gongjue and Tian Ji both handed me He's bi, and I put the two jade rings together, and the seams were intact.
"Not a fake." I shook my head in confusion.
"Then why do you look down, you have fifteen cities in your hands." Tian Ji asked.
"Do you really think this thing can compare to a city?" I asked rhetorically.
"......" Tian Ji scratched his head in a daze. One of the Spring and Autumn Double Treasures, no matter how stupid I am, I also know the priceless allusions, but what I am talking about is what you have in your hands. ”
"Fifteen cities, equivalent to half of the country, the city in hand is also like the world, Emperor Qin sits in the world, will he care about a piece of good white jade?" I said slowly, shaking my head. "The whole world is not the king's land, everything is Emperor Qin's, do you think a generation of kings will exchange half of the country for a stone?"
"So, what the hell does that mean?" Tian Ji looked surprised.
"Just because the He's Bi in my hand is not a fake, so this thing is strange, although He's Bi is one of the Spring and Autumn Double Treasures, but no matter what, it's just a piece of jade after all, even if this thing is worth more, is it worth more than the gold mountain outside?"
"You mean to say that there are other uses for He's Bi?" Gong Jue said.
"Emperor Qin built two unknown relics, the purpose is to hide these two pieces of He's Bi, Aoki River needless to say, just say that the Jieshi Palace, the whole mountain is full of gold, if the value alone is not a piece of jade can be compared, but the Jieshi Palace is only built to place He's Bi, it can be seen that in the heart of Emperor Qin, He's Bi is far more important than a gold mountain."
I nodded and continued, not only Emperor Qin, but also Lei Yingwei, who later opened the Jieshi Palace, knew that there was a mountain of gold at the bottom of the sea, but instead of digging and transporting it, he blew up the passage and kept it secret, and then entered Akai Nobunari here, and he did everything to make a desperate bet to come to the Jieshi Kong, and he was indifferent to the gold mountain outside.
The outside is the real wealth of the city, but all the people who come here disdain.
"They are the same as Emperor Qin, there are more precious things in this Jieshi Palace than Jinshan." I weighed the He's Bi in my hand and said.
"Isn't that what this piece is?" Ling Zhihan said.
"Are you sure this thing is real?" Gong Jue suddenly asked very seriously.
"I won't be wrong about the truth or falsehood, it is indeed He's Bi, but this truth is relative." I wanted to say it and stopped.
"True is true, false is false, what do you mean by relative?" The field chicken was confused.
"This piece of jade is indeed a rare and beautiful jade, consistent with the description of He's bi, to some extent, it's really He's bi, but the problem is...... "I put two pieces together and lifted it." Look at the lines on it. ”
They poked their heads out, and after looking at them for a moment, their faces suddenly changed.
"Feathered Dragon!" The palace lord blurted out.
I nodded, and on the tightly knit He's Bi, a clearly visible feathered dragon flickered in the firelight.
"It has something to do with the clan and the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace?!" Tian Chicken was dumbfounded.
"It's not just He's Bi, the Spring and Autumn Twin Treasures are related to the Nine Dragons of the Moon Palace, don't forget, Ji Qu got Suihou Zhu, and would rather give up power and the country, but in exchange for a lifespan of seven hundred years, since there is a feather dragon ornament on He's Bi, this thing is by no means as simple as a rare jade." I say.
"The Spring and Autumn Twin Treasures were eventually obtained by Emperor Qin, but the real Suihou Zhu has always been in Ji Qu's hands, is it ......" Gong Jue looked up at me and said in surprise. Could it be that He's Bi is also fake! ”
I took a deep breath and nodded slowly, He's Bi is a peerless jade, judging from the jade material, He's Bi is real, but I put together He's Bi didn't have any reaction, either we didn't understand the true role of He's Bi, or ......
The Heshi Bi that Emperor Qin was deliberately hiding was not something that was related to the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace.