Xie Lian dodged it. At first, he thought it was a broken branch on a tree or a bird's nest,
When he looked closely,
He realized that it was a long piece that was so rotten that it could no longer be seen. It was covered in rust, and both ends were connected to iron chains. If it was another person, it would be difficult to tell what it was, but Xie Lian could see it,
It was a swing.
In the past,
There were many swings hanging on Mount Taicang,
They could play and also practice martial arts. When Xie Lian first remembered,
He once followed his parents to the Huangji Temple to pray,
He saw a group of young Taoist priests rolling and fighting on the swing. It was very exciting and beautiful,
The king and empress watched with interest,
Xie Lian even clapped and cheered. He happily asked his parents to reward the group of young Taoist priests,
From then on, the impression that "cultivators are powerful and fun" was buried in his heart. As for later, when he grew up and really entered the temple to cultivate, it was not because it was fun.
After resting for a while,
Xie Lian continued to climb. The higher he went, the denser the trees and vines became,
From time to time, an animal flashed through the bushes,
Leaving only the shadow of a fluffy tail, and squirrels huddled in the trees in twos and threes, gnawing on pine cones,
While peeping at this uninvited guest.
Thorns blocked the way, scratching his clothes and hands and feet, but Xie Lian did not care at all. It was not until six hours later that he finally arrived at Crown Prince Peak.
Of course, Crown Prince Peak was originally not called Crown Prince Peak. Because the Crown Prince Palace was built here, it was renamed. In the midst of the weeds, there were vaguely remnants of turtle-shell brocade paving in the east and west, and there was also a large piece of charred stone foundation. That was the foundation of what used to be the main hall. After passing through, among the broken walls and glazed tiles, there was also a broken ancient well.
Looking down from above, this ancient well had long since withered. It was only a few feet away from the bottom of the well, and all he could see was mud. Xie Lian did not hesitate to lift his foot and jump down.
He did not fall into the mud, but he passed through this layer of illusion. After falling a few feet, his feet touched solid ground.
He could not see his fingers in all directions. Looking up, there was no sunlight above, as if it was blocked by a layer of curtain. He fumbled at the bottom of the well and found a few stone bricks. He pressed them down in a specific order. With a creaking sound, a small, extremely low door opened at the side. Xie Lian crouched down and slowly crawled along the passage behind the small door. As soon as he entered, he heard the small door close behind him. After half an incense stick's time, he finally reached the end. Xie Lian straightened his body and snapped his fingers, summoning a cluster of flames.
After this small ball of flame lit up, as if in response, a faint halo also lit up not far away. It was as if a bright pearl had awakened from its slumber and opened its eyes.
In the blink of an eye, more and more pearls lit up and connected together. The surroundings became brighter and brighter, and one could clearly see that this was a spacious underground palace hall. The ceiling of the hall was inlaid with thousands of stars.
It was hard to imagine that the Imperial Mausoleum of the Xian Le Ancient Kingdom was hidden under Mount Tai Cang, which had been burned to the ground. Those twinkling stars were all the luminous pearls and diamonds embedded in the ceiling. The luminous pearls shone brightly when they came in contact with light, and the diamonds reflected their radiance, making it look like a dream. It was as if the Milky Way had shrunk and was hidden underground.
Each of these pearls and diamonds was priceless. As long as one could pry out one, one could enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth. However, Xie Lian didn't even look at them. He directly passed through the underground palace hall and arrived at the last chamber.
Compared to the main hall, this chamber could be said to be extremely simple. Because it hadn't been completed yet, there weren't any gorgeous furnishings in the chamber. There were only two coffins. In the middle of the coffins, a person stood upright. He was dressed in luxurious clothing and wore a golden mask on his face. His sword was pointed at Xie Lian.
However, this person only maintained this posture and didn't make any further movements. Xie Lian also walked in on his own, completely ignoring him. However, this was because Xie Lian knew that there was no face behind the golden mask. Under the luxurious clothing, there was no person. There was only an empty frame made of wood, hay, and rope.
For so many years, only this luxurious robe and this mask had replaced him, accompanying these two lonely coffins. On each of the two coffins was a small golden plate. The things on the golden plates were somewhat out of place. There were fruits that had shrunk to the point that only a seed was left, and moldy and black hard lumps that couldn't be seen what they were. After Xie Lian came in, he collected the things on the plates and threw them to the corner of the chamber. He searched his chest. He originally had half a bun with him, but that bun was given to Hua Cheng, so there was nothing left. Thus, he said, "Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, I'm sorry. I forgot to bring something to see you."
Naturally, no one would answer him. Xie Lian slowly leaned against one of the coffins and sat in front of it.
After a while, he said, "Imperial Mother, I saw Qi Rong."
"Qi Rong didn't die. He turned into a ghost. I really don't know how he survived these hundreds of years. "
Xie Lian shook his head and said, "He … killed a lot of people. Now that someone wants to kill him, even the Heavenly Court probably won't forgive him. Sigh, I really don't know what to do with this person. "
He was about to say something when suddenly, from a place very close to him, he heard the faint sound of crying.
Xie Lian stiffened, and his expression changed greatly.
He listened carefully. It wasn't an illusion. It really was a crying sound. This crying sound was very low and very small. If he didn't hold his breath and concentrate, he wouldn't be able to hear it. Moreover, this voice was very thin. If it wasn't a child, then it was a woman.
This crying sound was really too close to him. It was as if there was only a thin wall separating them. It was practically coming from him. Xie Lian suddenly turned his head. He was finally sure — — this sound was coming from the coffin he was leaning against!
In his extreme shock, the first sentence that Xie Lian blurted out was actually one of joy. "Mother, is that you?!"
However, he immediately sobered up. What he hoped for couldn't possibly happen. His mother had passed away eight hundred years ago, escaping from the sea of bitterness. She had never turned into a ghost. Moreover, the emotion in this crying sound wasn't sadness, but fear.
Then at this very moment, in the end, who was hiding in his mother's coffin and crying?!
Xie Lian couldn't wait a moment longer. His left hand fiercely lifted the coffin lid, and his right hand was about to cut off the maiden's heart. Unexpectedly, after he clearly saw what was inside the coffin, his sword abruptly stopped.
There wasn't a second person lying inside the coffin. There was only a human figure dressed in pitch-black luxurious clothing, and its face was covered with a veil.
This human figure, originally, could only be his mother. However, the person lying right now absolutely couldn't be her. Because this human figure was too short, and the height of its figure was completely wrong. Most importantly, this person was still shivering. It was basically a living person!
Xie Lian lifted the veil. Sure enough, under the veil was the face of a child!
In an instant, his heart went cold. He grabbed the child and said in shock and horror, "My Empress Mother? My Empress Mother! Where did you put my Empress Mother's corpse?! "
At first glance, this black luxurious clothing didn't seem to have anything special about it. However, it was woven from an extremely rare and dense worm's cocoon silk. The cocoon silk was a tribute from a small foreign country. Once it was made into clothing, it had to go through several processes of precision processing. Then, it was matched with herbal sachets and sealed in a coffin. It could ensure that the corpse wouldn't rot for a thousand years, and the remains would look like a living person. However, at this moment, the person wearing this strange cocoon silk clothing was this child. Then where was his mother's corpse? What had she become?
Xie Lian didn't dare to think about it. He could only grab this child who had appeared out of nowhere and sternly interrogate, "My Empress Mother? Who are you? Why are you here? Where did you put my Empress Mother?! "
But, how could a child who was crying in fear answer his questions? He was so scared that he couldn't even speak. Xie Lian dragged him out of the coffin. Suddenly, he discovered that from the strange cocoon silk clothing, some grey powder was shaken off.
He looked inside the coffin with a deathly pale face, and found that the bottom of the coffin was also covered with a layer of powder. In a split second, the world spun and Xie Lian only felt that his heart was about to stop. He loosened his hand, letting go of this child, and knelt beside the coffin in a daze.
He didn't dare to use his hands to touch this powder, and also didn't dare to let it scatter like burnt ashes. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew in his heart what this was.
A corpse that had been sealed for eight hundred years, forcibly removed from the strange cocoon silk clothing, what else would it become?
For a moment, Xie Lian's mind was in chaos. His mind couldn't think of anything else. He hugged his head, his ears ringing. Who knew that at this moment, he would suddenly feel a chill down his spine. He instinctively felt danger, and suddenly turned around. His hand moved as fast as lightning, and he grabbed a sword with his bare hand. He saw a person behind him stabbing a sword. And the person who stabbed him with the sword was actually the wooden frame that had been standing motionless since he came in!
It turned out that someone had already snuck in before him, put on this luxurious clothing, put on a mask, and pretended to be a lifeless wooden frame, waiting for him to come. With a "clang" sound, Xie Lian bare-handedly broke the sword in two. His hand was covered in blood, but his expression didn't change. His foot flew out like thunder, kicking that person's abdomen, firmly stepping on him. That person's chest was firmly stepped on by Xie Lian, and he grabbed onto Xie Lian's boots, wanting to struggle, but he couldn't move, as if he was nailed to the ground. Xie Lian bent down, and with one palm, he slapped away the golden mask on his face, revealing the face of a young man. Xie Lian shouted, "Who are you?! A grave robber?! How did you get in?! "
At this time, the child shouted from the side, "Daddy!"
With this shout, Xie Lian finally remembered. This adult and child, both of them looked familiar. Weren't they the father and son that were almost cooked by Qi Rong in the Green Demon's lair?!
Xie Lian instantly understood what was going on, and with a thunderous punch, he hit the young man's chin, and angrily shouted, "Qi Rong, get out here! I want to kill you!!! "
That young man spat out blood as he laughed, "Crown Prince cousin, I'm so happy, we meet again! Hahahahaha! "
Although this was a different face, this crazy smile, if it wasn't Qi Rong, who else could it be? He actually transformed into an incorporeal body, possessing the body of this young father!
Needless to say, after Qi Rong was thrown into the pot by Lang Qianqiu, in order to avoid being killed, he took advantage of the chaos to escape into the crowd, possessing the body of this young man, and arrived at the Xian Le Imperial Tomb. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person know the location of the Xian Le Imperial Tomb? How could he rush over in such a short time?
He brought this child, perhaps to be used as food, or perhaps to hide the child in the coffin like before, to divert Xie Lian's attention, so that he could take the opportunity to attack from behind. Xie Lian punched him, and Qi Rong felt wronged. Covering his face, he shouted, "Cousin, why are you so angry? If I stab you, you won't die, hehehehe! "
"Peng peng" Xie Lian punched him again, his eyes red, "How did my Empress Mother treat you?! You treat her like this?! You treat her corpse like this?! "
Qi Rong snorted, "Aunt died a long time ago, she is no longer a person. Is there a difference whether her corpse is human or powder? It's just that the corpse has changed its appearance, isn't it still there? You are crying and weeping like this. At that time, you were ruthless towards An Le. Good cousin, you actually have two faces, hehe! "Finished speaking, his face suddenly changed," Why did I treat her like this? Isn't it all because of you? Don't you know how to reflect? It's all your fault! You, this god of plague, also have the face to come to the Xian Le Imperial Tomb to cry! "
Xie Lian suddenly exerted force with his foot, causing Qi Rong to scream loudly. Blood spurted out from his mouth, but he seemed to be even more excited. Both his hands tightly hugged his blood-stained boots, and he loudly said, "Yes, yes! That's how you are, that's how you are! Fight, fight, kill, ruthlessly beat! Ruthlessly kill! Don't act like a Mister Wen Tun who has to endure humiliation, it's disgusting to look at! "
That child crawled over, crying loudly, "Wa! Father, father, what happened to you! "He also did not understand what was going on, only knowing that his father was being beaten. From his point of view, the current Xie Lian was simply a fiendish demon, but he was afraid that his only father would die, so he did not retreat. He tried his best to remove the boots that the demon was stepping on his father's chest. That young man vomited blood incessantly, scaring the child half to death. He used his hand to cover his father's mouth, as if he thought that would stop the bleeding. Seeing this, Xie Lian slightly calmed down, thinking that the owner of this body was innocent. She retracted her strength a little, pointed her finger downwards, and pointed the tip of her sword at Qi Rong's cheek, and coldly said, "Qi Rong, you, roll out for me! If you don't come out, believe it or not, I will pull out your tongue and pull out your soul! "
In theory, if a person's tongue was pulled out, it could indeed pull out the ghost that was attached to his body. Qi Rong said, "I won't roll. I won't roll, so what? Come, come, come, come, kill me? I am very weak right now, if you kill this person with me, I will very likely die with him. Don't miss this good opportunity, or else you can forget about finding my ashes for the rest of your life! "
He even took the initiative to stick out his tongue, as if he couldn't wait for Xie Lian to put his threat into practice, using this kind of bloody method to drag out his soul from this body. He wailed, "In any case, this person that I am possessing is just trash, you can do it, no one will know, no one will care, your Crown Prince's holy radiance will not be damaged in the slightest. Look! I have already crushed your mother into ashes, are you not going to kill me? Hahahahaha … "
That child could not move Xie Lian's boots away, so he hugged his leg and cried, "Don't kill my father! Don't kill my father! " Xie Lian's breath became more and more urgent, his head was dizzy, and his whole body was trembling. He wanted to smash Qi Rong's head with his palm, but he could not do it. Qi Rong spread out his hands and said, "Hahahaha, Crown Prince cousin, what a failure, what a failure!"
Xie Lian lifted him up, raised his fist, and fiercely punched him in the face, and with each punch he scolded, "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! "
However, the angrier he was, the happier Qi Rong was. Even if the price was to be beaten, Qi Rong still felt extremely carefree, and his eyes shot out light, "Look! Show me your true face! Crown Prince cousin, is there anyone in this world who understands you better than me? No. Although you look like a stray dog that can be stepped on by anyone, I know very well that your heart is actually very proud, you never allow others to say you are a failure! If I say you are a failure, you must hate me in your heart, right? Is it so piercing that your heart is bleeding? Come quickly! Or are you going to loudly tell me that this person is innocent, so you won't implicate him in order to kill me? Come! Let me see what you will do! "
In this seemingly provocative and somewhat proud mad laughter, Xie Lian could no longer bear it.
"Zheng", the maiden's heart was unsheathed.