Chapter 10: A Thousand Years of Ice

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The ability of the medicine gourd to scare people is still tried and tested, and he is also a master of poison on the same level as the poisonous scorpion, who can not be afraid of those gadgets in his hands. For the followers of the Xiling Sect, death is not terrible, but it is quite terrible to be tortured and life is better than death, and few people have that kind of strong willpower to compete with death.

The two maids who took care of Kolinji's daily life obediently led the medicine gourd to the forbidden place of the Xiling Sect, the so-called forbidden place, and trespassing without permission was punishable by death. Except for the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, who could enter and leave freely, the others never dared to take a step closer, even the Sect Master and the other three Holy Maidens had to obtain her consent before they could enter the forbidden land.

The maids had served in the inner palace for many years, so they naturally knew the specific location of the forbidden place, and they had also heard of the tragic fate of the trespassers. They never dreamed that one day they would become trespassers, waiting to receive the harshest punishment from the Bright Moon Holy Maiden. But now, it is useless to be afraid and worry, who made them encounter the sinister and cunning medicine gourd

is also death, they would rather die at the hands of their masters, than be killed by a bad old man, if there is so much hope of one in ten thousand, maybe they can escape death, in short, everything is left to fate

It turned out that there was a door behind the secret room where Ke Linge was under house arrest, which was not to blame for the carelessness of the medicine gourd and the division that they did not find it, but this door was too secret, and the bed had to be moved away to see it, and only the maids like them who served the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon had the key.

This secret room used to keep Colinji under house arrest was originally used for hiding, for example, when a foreign enemy broke in, the important people of the altar could hide first to save their strength in order to avoid risk, and then decide whether to flee to the forbidden place depending on the situation.

However, the Xiling Sect has been established for many years, and it has never encountered such a situation, even if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, it will often end up with no corpses, and the big names of the altar do not need to hide at all. In the long run, this secret room will become an ornament, and it will not be of any use. Unexpectedly, it became a good place for the Bright Moon Holy Maiden to put her youngest son under house arrest.

The stone door had not been opened for a long time, and a thick layer of dust filled the air, and unexpectedly, when the stone door was opened, there was a fresh and pleasant breath blowing in the face. In the impression of Yao Hulu and Shizhong, the corridors of the secret rooms are usually damp and dark, and the place where Ke Lingji lives is dry and refreshing, which is originally because the corridors behind the secret rooms are well ventilated.

The two maids led the way one after the other, and the medicine gourd, Shizhong and Ke Linji were in the middle, and they walked out of the narrow road more than ten meters long, and in front of them was a lush forest.

The sky is white, the morning mist is shrouded in the forest, the shadows are very mysterious, the dew-stained grass and leaves are verdant and green, and the pink and red flowers are indeed a pleasing picture.

It's just that no one is in the mood to enjoy the scenery now, and the maid who led the way kept looking around, for fear that a hidden weapon would fly and lock her throat instantly. She slowed down as much as she could, stepping gently on the soft grass to avoid making a sound. The medicine gourd that followed her had no scruples, and took a big step, as if he was here to play.

"Lightly, lightly" The maid couldn't help but turn around and admonish, her delicate eyebrows twisted together, "There are people guarding the forbidden land, and if we are discovered, we will all die." ”

"Hehe, if you're afraid of death, you won't come, little girl, you just have to go forward, I'm responsible for keeping an eye on the old man, I'll be the first to rush out if there's any change, so it's okay" The medicine gourd patted his chest and promised.

The maid couldn't, so she could only walk forward, strange to say, the forbidden place that was rumored to be filled with the breath of death was not so terrible, and the fierce god and the master who killed people without seeing blood seemed to be just a legend. Along the way, it was very smooth, and after a cup of tea, I saw the stone staircase that extended down.

"Well, this is it," the maid didn't dare to look down, and stretched out her finger, "You can go down the stone stairs and reach the forbidden place." ”

"Well, keep walking," the medicine gourd urged impatiently.

"I've already brought you to the forbidden land, and I still want to take the lead in breaking in," the maid flattened her mouth infinitely aggrieved, "Old man, how can anyone like you be a fool, you might as well kill me directly." ”

"You girl is so cunning, you said that going down is a forbidden place, in case not, when I come back, you will already run away, we said that it is good to find a place to count, how can you say that I am playing tricks, how scary, you say how scary the forbidden land is, fart, there is not even a ghost shadow, let alone the guard, is this kind of place really a forbidden place, don't open your eyes and talk nonsense" The medicine gourd is also justified.

The two maids glanced at each other, shook their heads and sighed, the place should be right, but they have never been to the forbidden place before, how can they know what the forbidden place is like.

When encountering a person like the medicine gourd, he really fell into eight lifetimes of mold, and it seems that he has to die at his hands. Now that you have come here and have been convicted of a capital crime, it is better to go down and see what the forbidden land looks like, and it is not in vain to be a Xiling Sect disciple for more than ten years.

The maid was ruthless, put life and death aside, and bravely walked down the stone stairs. There are hundreds of stone stairs, and they spiral down and make people dizzy. The further down you go, the dimmer the light becomes, and if the sun hadn't risen, I'm afraid you'd have to light the lights to go on.

When she finally saw the two-meter-wide stone door at the end of the stone staircase, the maid breathed a sigh of relief, believing that this was the legendary forbidden place. Forgetting that she was being threatened, she trotted forward excitedly, pushed the door down with no response, and tried to keep her eyes open to see if the stone door was locked.

The medicine gourd walked down the stone ladder and pushed her away: "Go out of the way, let me see." ”

"You don't have a key, so you can tell what's going on." Not to be outdone, the maid was not to be outdone.

"I don't, do you have a hum, if you have the key to the forbidden land, you are not a little girl, but the demon woman of Mingyue." The medicine gourd lay on the stone door and looked at it for a while, and shook his head in confusion, "No, this doesn't look like a door at all, and there is not even a crack in the door." ”

"That's why I said you need a key," the maid pointed to the hole in the middle of the stone door, "you see, it must be a key that fits into the groove to open the door." ”

The medicine gourd pouted disapprerovingly: "It's just a mechanism, it's just a trick to fool people, destroy it, look at me." ”

The bottle of Bone Erosion appeared again, and I saw the medicine gourd carefully unscrew the cap of the bottle and drip a few drops into the groove, seeing that there was no reaction, and most of the bottle fell down in a fit of anger. At this time, green smoke began to rise from the groove, accompanied by the smell of corrosion, which choked people to tears.

Seeing this, the two maids lost their faces, it turned out that this bad old man did not deceive people, the bottle of gadgets in his hand could even burn through such a hard stone door, if this drip on people, then it would be okay.

The mechanism of the stone gate was burned out of a hole by the eroded bones of the medicine gourd, only to hear a "creak" sound, a gap appeared in the center of the stone gate, and the medicine gourd took advantage of the situation to open the door and dodged in. Shi Zhong and Ke Linge didn't have time to think about it, and followed him into the forbidden land, and the two maids had no choice but to grit their teeth and rush in.

Before the medicine gourd could gain a firm foothold, the chill to the bone made him sneeze a few times in a row, wrapping his hands around his shoulders and looking at the white ice mist.

"God, what the hell is this place like an ice cellar, I want to freeze people to death" The medicine gourd couldn't help but complain, trembling and walking a few steps forward, and said casually, "The thousand-year-old ice is not so cold, Mingyue, what do you want to do?"

The maid accompanying the "Thousand Years of Cold Ice" exclaimed in surprise, and stopped talking.

Shi Zhong noticed that she had something to say, and hurriedly asked, "Have you ever heard of the thousand-year-old ice?"

"Of course," blurted out the maid who led the way.

"Shut up, you've talked too much" another maid hurriedly stopped.

They obviously had something to hide, and Shi Zhongwan smiled: "Now that we are in the same boat, it is good for everyone to know more information." ”

The maid who led the way hesitated, and simply let it go: "I only know that the altar will bring a batch of thousand-year-old ice every five years, and I don't know what it is for. ”

The other maid couldn't control her, and sighed helplessly: "It should all be transported to the forbidden land, indeed, there is only so much we know." Now you can see clearly, the forbidden place of the Xiling Sect is just an ice cellar, what else is there to see, while the Bright Moon Holy Maiden hasn't found out yet, let's go, it's too late."

The maid who led the way nodded again and again: "Yes, there is nothing to see, if you stay any longer, even if you are not discovered, you will have to freeze to death." The forbidden land has been found, if you don't leave, then we will go."

The medicine gourd waved his hand indifferently: "Whatever, you can leave if you want, I am not responsible for what happens." I'm afraid that the witch has already arrived and is blocking you at the door."

"This, what should I do" The words of the medicine gourd are not unreasonable, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon has always been elusive, especially the affairs of the inner palace, all of which can't escape her eyes. The two maids didn't leave or stay, and they really didn't know what to do.

Corinji couldn't bear to embarrass them, and suggested, "Why don't you come with us, this is a forbidden place for the altar after all, and there will always be discoveries if you go down." This was once the hiding place of the Sect Master, and he might be able to find a way out. ”

The maids' hearts lit up, since going back is a dead end, it is better to go down and see if there is a way to live.

The medicine gourd continued to walk forward, the layout of the forbidden land was not complicated, and after walking through the road several meters wide and several meters long for the two of them, they adapted to the ethereal ice fog, and they could roughly see that there was an oval-shaped cave in front of them. The cave is surrounded by icicles of various sizes, some as thick as a beam and as tall as a few feet, and some as thin as a stick and only two feet long.

And the most amazing thing is the hexagonal ice coffin directly in front of the head, the ice coffin hangs on top of four thick icicles, completely absorbing the cold air from all around, and keeping the flesh in the coffin from rotting.

The medicine gourd looked up for a long time, and sighed: "It turns out that the previous sect leader is no longer alive, and the so-called forbidden place is his cemetery."

Suddenly, the two maids behind him screamed in horror: "Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon"

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