Chapter 12: The Ancient Circle
To say that there is no connection between these disappearances is to open one's eyes to the lie. But now, except for the clues of the bazaar on the bright side, the other information is too trivial. Unlike murder, clues can be found from the corpse, and it can only be relied on the testimony of witnesses, and it is impossible to discover the personal habits of the murderer at all. I really don't have a clue...... If Zuo Sheng was here, they would definitely not sit stupidly like they do now.
"Miss Ye, have you ever dealt with the murderer?" Zhang He glanced at her face and asked cautiously.
"He is a notorious serial killer, and he has been responsible for several seemingly simple cases in Yuguo before. Zuo Sheng had met him many times, but he was too cunning and let him slip away several times. Ye Shi glanced at the burning clouds outside the window and frowned.
"Even Judge Zuo ......" Zhang He's eyes widened in surprise, as if he remembered something, and suddenly asked:
"Speaking of which, where is Judge Left now? Why hasn't there been any news so far? Since he likes to solve cases so much, he should have waited in this yamen early. Ye Shi was silent for a moment, and said lightly:
"Do you believe that there are people in this world who are good and evil?"
"There are many people who are both good and evil...... This is completely going to two extremes, and if you look through the classics and ancient books from ancient times to the present, you may not be able to find a single example. How is it possible for a person to have two ideas and consciousnesses at the same time? Isn't that self-contradiction and introspection all the time? How tiring. Zhang He said with emotion, turning his head to look at Ye Shi:
"What are you doing all of a sudden?"
"Nothing, just ask." Ye Shi paused,
Zuo Shenghe...... He's missing, and I don't know where he is. ”
"What? Missing? Why didn't you say such a big thing earlier! I thought he couldn't come because he had an urgent matter at home. No, this matter must be reported to the emperor immediately......"
"No need." Ye Shi quickly interrupted him,
"He walked on his own."
"Huh? What do you mean? Zhang He was a little confused. Ye Shi jumped down from the table and said:
"How can you even take care of such personal matters? Has the murderer been found? Has the whole city been searched? Did you find any clues? Zhang He was stunned by her and stammered:
"Right...... I'm sorry, I'm going to send someone ......" He hurriedly wanted to leave, and heard Ye Shi's sigh-like voice behind him, fluttering:
"You just need to know that he will always be the left judge who solves cases like a god, and that's enough."
Zhang He turned his head when he heard this, and inadvertently caught a flash of frustration in Ye Shi's eyes, like an iceberg that melted in the dark night, falling silent little by little, and disappearing in the ocean. The brilliant fire that attracted him all the time in those eyes, faintly but strongly, burned in the middle of the thin ice, floating lonely on the boundless sea. It seems that he knows that he will not be rescued, but he still stubbornly waits until the end of time.
He didn't know what the heavy thoughts in those eyes were, but he felt a tremor in his heart, pursed his lips, and walked out.
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The four directions of the southeast, northwest, and northwest are the territories of the Wind Clan, the Fire Clan, the Phantom Clan, and the Ice Clan. The center of the cross, which is formed by the four tribes in pairs, is a sacred and hidden ancient circle. For thousands of years, it has been the hub of communication between the heavenly palace and the human world, and many mortals have dreamed of opening this array and gaining immortality, but they have never been able to find it, and they have ended up in a violent corpse wilderness.
This array is blessed by ancient French and engraved on the red six-pointed star. Its location is erratic, with two entrances. One is located in the Shenzhou Continent and the other is located in the center of the Four Clans. Opening the circle requires the fingertip blood, divine sense, and soul fire of the four royal families as the key. A hundred years ago, the Shenzhou Continent and the four clans were not separated, and the ancient divine books recorded that the location of the entrance was in the current Qi Kingdom Palace. However, with the passage of time and the evolution of the race, those who were born without spiritual power gradually formed their own tribes, and after the four races experienced civil strife, the population density was greatly reduced, and the remaining pure bloodlines became more and more scarce, and finally decided to draw a line with the Shenzhou continent.
In order to maintain peace between the two realms, the Emperor of Heaven blocked the entrance to the Shenzhou Continent, and at the same time hid the magic circle in the territory of the four clans, and it was not allowed to open it unless there was a major incident.
"Is the magic circle really in this barren land......" Shen Wan casually picked up the dried branches, poked at the bare flat ground that had cracked into thin cracks, and muttered.
"Since the descendants of the Phantom Clan and the Ice Clan are all recorded in this way, they must be eight or nine inseparable." Mu Ning Jiudao.
Beigong Han frowned: "Didn't you say that the formation was hidden by the Heavenly Monarch?" How do we find out? ”
"Now there are two pieces of remnants, plus the blood of the four of us, half of the keys have been collected, if the Heavenly Palace doesn't give some clues, it's a bit unreasonable, right?" Shang Jin blinked.
"A dead horse is a live horse doctor, just try it." Shen Wandao.
"Wait," Mu Ningjiu pointed to the ground covered with loess and waved his hand:
"Behold, there are footprints on the ground."
The crowd gathered around.
Tina raised an eyebrow:
"Such a small one...... Human footprints? ”
"In this kind of place, will anyone survive?" Beigong Han was skeptical.
With a wave of Mu Ning's nine hands, Lan instantly transformed into a shape and floated in the air. She played softly, and the sound waves formed fragments of cyan spiritual power, sprinkled on the ground. She closed her eyes and silently recited a few words, and her spiritual power gathered into a ball of light again, and then an old voice came:
"Who called me?" Everyone was amazed to see an old man in a short brown and gray beard at his feet, about the height of a jar of wine.
Shen Wan squatted down and poked him:
"Old man, do you know where this ancient circle is?" She used her strength gently, but she poked the old man and fell to the ground. His face darkened, he patted the dirt on his clothes and got up, and snorted coldly:
"What ancient circle? Haven't heard of it, haven't heard of it......" turned around and was about to leave. Seeing this, Beigong Han hurriedly grabbed the back of his shirt with his hand, and with a "bang", his already tattered coat was torn off a big gap. The old man pulled the clothes in front of him to block the naked back, and shouted in shame:
"This great wilderness is the territory of my earth god, who are you? How dare you be so rude to me! Outrageous!!! ”
"Ahem, that, Lord Earth God, I'm really sorry, my friend was also in a hurry to find this magic circle, so he accidentally collided with you, please forgive me." Shang Jin's eyes flashed with apologies, and he said sincerely. The earth god glanced at Shang Jin, was stunned, and muttered in a low voice:
"How can this boy be born so beautiful......" Mu Ningjiu saw that the old man was a little loose, and took advantage of the victory to pursue:
"My lord, you may not know that the black spell is coming, and the four clans and the Shenzhou Continent are about to experience great chaos. This Ancient Circle is an excellent weapon to counter black spells, I believe you ...... The handsome fairy will definitely contribute to this. When the earth god heard this, he smashed his mouth and said:
"The little girl's beautiful words are a set of words. But I ......."
"My lord, this dress is woven from fine fabric, and it can withstand all kinds of storms, please accept it." In the blink of an eye, he saw the black robe in Beigong Han's hand that seemed to be tailor-made for him, and his eyes lit up. He coughed, frowned, and pretended to be deep:
"But I care about the world, and there are a lot of adults, so I can barely tell you the location of the ancient magic circle." Mu Ning Jiu was overjoyed, quietly gave Beigong Han a thumbs up, and smiled happily. Seeing this, Shang Jin's face turned dark, and she pinched her waist, her eyes were full of vinegar. Mu Ningjiu laughed and said angrily:
"Don't make a fuss."
At this moment, a branch with green leaves suddenly appeared in the hand of the earth god, and the living vines were densely entwined on it. He slammed the ground three times, only to hear the sound of "boom", and the place where several people were standing suddenly began to collapse.
"So close?" Right at the bottom of their feet? Tina was surprised. When the earth god heard this, he shook his finger and said:
"No, no. Although this array is hidden under this earth, it is alive, and it moves irregularly in this whole wilderness on weekdays. I have been ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to guard the magic circle here, and over the past few hundred years, I have seen countless people who have come here and returned in defeat. Since you say it's for the country, then let this circle see your sincerity! As soon as the words fell, a finger-thick crack in the ground split between them, separating Mu Ning Jiu Shangjin from the other three. Before they could react, the crack was getting wider and deeper at a speed visible to the naked eye. The earth god sat cross-legged on top of the void, surrounded by a pale yellow aura. Mu Ningjiu looked down, stepped on the stone at his foot and slipped it, Shang Jin was shocked, and quickly grabbed her waist and fished her back from the edge of the cliff.
"Be careful! Falling down is no joke! There was a hint of panic in his magnetic voice. Mu Ningjiu looked at the abyss under his feet, and while breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, he unconsciously clutched Shang Jin's clothes.
On the other end, Beigong Han directly held Shen Wan in his arms and blocked in front of Tina, who was so frightened that her face turned pale.
With a "bang", a huge transparent six-pointed star array slowly rose from the ground, it was like a roulette wheel with great vitality, slowly rotating around the axis of the hexagonal convergence. A silvery glow rises from the axis and floats across the hexagram.
Seeing this, the god of the earth sang aloud:
"The ancient magic circle, the six colors are the foundation. The east is called green, the south is called red, the west is called white, the north is called black, the sky is called Xuan, and the earth is called yellow. Blue and white are secondary, red and black are secondary, and Xuan and yellow are secondary. Mu Ningjiu raised his eyes and looked into the array, only to see that in the six directions pointed by the six-pointed star, the words "Southeast, Northwest Heaven and Earth" engraved in silver suddenly appeared.
She was about to walk over, but the whole person was dragged back by Shang Jin, and heard him say:
"You follow me." Seeing that he was about to step on the roulette, Mu Ningjiu hurriedly held his hand and said calmly:
"Let's go." Shang Jin put the soft wattle in the palm of his hand, hooked his lips and said softly:
"Okay."
The moment he stepped on the wheel, the silver streamer suddenly trembled and began to spin rapidly. In a few moments, Mu Ningjiu, Shang Jin, Shen Wan, and Tina had already stood in the corresponding directions.