Chapter 48: Memories of the Old Tomb (1)
Mass burials in the eastern suburbs are usually used to bury criminals or die suddenly. Those who have no relatives at home are "chaotic", but they are clean and clean. There are also special gravekeepers who keep leaving day and night.
However, when asked about the gravekeeper, I had never seen any suspicious person appear in the funeral.
Ding Yang looked at the carriage outside the mass graveyard. Situ Cheng jumped out of the car and cage the cloak first, and then picked up a shallow path and crawled into the arranged tombstones.
Most of the tombstones here are nameless, and the tomb of the death row is drawn on the top of the stele.
The tombkeeper's hut was outside the burial ground. This man had been here for half his life, and knew almost every tombstone inside. He claimed that any movement in the tomb could not escape his eyes.
However, this person really didn't know about the drought. Moreover, for several months, no one has been interested in the funeral. It was not until the autumn festival that the prisoner was killed and the new grave was erected.
According to the three people, the peach wood box containing a drought-shaped image and a height of someone was found in front of the broken monument in the southeast corner.
Situ Cheng led Yi Chen to the broken monument with ease, looked at it quietly for a moment, and then said, "I asked the three of you to come here to identify it before. After searching for three hours, I couldn't find even a weed except for the cricket."
There is really no grass in front of this monument.
Half of this monument was broken, but looking at the gap, it seemed like someone had deliberately smashed it. However, it had been a long time since the broken gap had long been smoothed out and sharp.
This stele is not a stele without words. There is still a conspicuous engraving stroke under the broken marks. However, most of the handwriting is incomplete and it is impossible to distinguish the word.
The mound behind the monument showed an unusually dark brown color, and the deep sieve with a bit of blood color spread to the feet of the two of them, so that no grass grew in this area.
"Who is buried here?" Yi Chen asked, turning to look at Situ Cheng.
Situ Cheng looked at the broken monument and was silent for a while, "What is buried here is the immortal gate in the world."
"What?!"
The lazy and idle colors in Situ Cheng's eyes disappeared, but replaced by the cold and cold colors that Yi Chenzhu had never seen on his face.
"What is buried in this tomb is the name of the marshal who attacked the immortal sect in the past."
"The name of the teacher?"
Fifteen years ago, Jun Han pacified the realm of the demon kingdoms in all directions, but before the national strength recovered, he issued an order to conquer the Immortal Sect.
The Immortal Sect has stood on earth for thousands of years, killing demons and eliminating sentient beings, which is the supreme purity and is also believed by ordinary people. However, when Jun Han proposed to attack the Immortal Sect, few people in the court and the country could object, and they basically held a default attitude.
This is not only because Jun Han holds military power and is strong, but also because a tragic incident happened to the Immortal Sect at that time, which caused a great loss of reputation and accidentally made the hearts of the people of the world cold.
"I wonder if the Marshal has mentioned to you that the most threatening mortals in the world is neither a demon nor a demon, but three sharp swords hanging from the country. From ancient times to the present, few people can understand the details of the three swords, but any movement of the three swords is enough to cause a storm in the world."
"Guixu, Western Regions, Northern Territory." Yi Chenzhui replied in a deep voice, and then continued: "Guixu's power is hidden in the sea. It has been escorted by the demons along the coast since ancient times. Now the East China Sea dragon clan surrenders, so there should be no major obstacles."
"So what's left are the Western Regions and the Northern Territory."
Although it is not clear about the specificity, Yi Chenzhui knew that these two things have always been Jun Han's heart disease.
And this heart disease originally belonged to the immortal sect.
In the legend of Zifu and Ghost Star, some things do have historical records, including two epic battles that have been passed down through the ages - one is the Western Expedition to the Bingyuan, and the other is the Northbound Bingyuan.
Historical books are not as exciting as legends. During Zifu's countless careers in conquests, these two battles almost took half of his life. The degree of tragicity, even legends have to be summarized in the four words "the creatures are devastated".
These two battles almost exhausted all the powerful generals around Zifu. After the last battle in the northern border, the soldiers of the Central Plains were gone, and Zifu survived with the protection of the ghost star.
After that, Zifu followed the will of heaven and cast a nine-legged cauldron with the flames of the ghost star, guarding the mortal world for thousands of years.
Situ Cheng took a few steps back, leaned against a bald mulberry tree behind him, raised his eyes and looked at the sunny day reflected in Mingyang, "Although it is a legend, the ghost star does exist."
About two hundred years ago, a scarlet star appeared in the western sky. Soon after that, the soul of the ghost star appeared in the world, but turned into a demon and started a bloody battle on earth. The immortal sect of the world worked together to kill it.
This is recorded in historical records. Situ Cheng said without saying a word and smiled, denied the conclusion: "In fact, the ghost star will not die, because it is the first phoenix that was born when the world first opened, and..." At this time, Situ Cheng deliberately paused and said, "And on the journey of accompanying Zifu, it died countless times for Zifu. Therefore, the reason why Zifu, who owns the ghost star, was able to defeat the world is not because the ghost star really has the invincible power of the world, but because no matter how many times it dies, it can be reborn in the fire and consumes both opponents."
"So," at this point, Situ Cheng continued the topic again, "The Immortal Sect did not destroy the ghost star, they just split the ghost star's soul."
Yi Chenzhui suddenly felt cold in his heart. He was stunned for a moment, then moved his eyes away from Situ Cheng and then fell back to the broken monument.
A blew of bleak autumn wind blew, and Situ Cheng tightened his cloak, "The remnant soul of the ghost star was sealed by the major immortal sects, and it was divided into seven parts in total, but now it seems that only one part is left."
Yi Chen chased back, "Why?"
Situ Cheng raised his chin and signaled the broken monument in front of him, "Since the beginning of the ghost star soul, the Immortal Sect has been thinking about this phoenix, because it seems that only the ghost star is the real master of the three sharp swords."
Yi Chenzhui listened to him quietly.
"Fifteen years ago, the owner of this tomb came from nowhere. He stood on the most sacred Jiuding Mountain in Dali with a sword dripping blood. From west to east, he slaughtered five villages along the way, and destroyed the city walls of Lizhou. The location he destroyed was the current Canghe Gate.
"At that time, the Marshal was not in the capital. The late emperor mobilized the Imperial Guards and the Jinhuo Cavalry to intercept this person. Three thousand soldiers fought with him for three days on Jiuding Mountain. It was not until the Marshal returned that he completely subdued the man. Almost at the same time, the demon-suppressing tower of Kongtong Mountain collapsed. When this man fought with the Marshal, the evil power burst out from the tower matched the man on Jiuding Mountain. In just a moment, the man destroyed the last guardian power of Jiuding Mountain. Even if the Marshal successfully killed him in the end, he could not recover the loss of Jiuding Mountain.
"Afterward, the marshal inspected the man's body and confirmed that the power was the legendary 'ghost star'."
The bleak wind in the funeral stopped abruptly, the dead trees and grass stopped and shook, and suddenly became silent, and it became a little gloomy.
Situ Cheng suddenly showed a heartless smile, "In order to prevent this person from cheating, the Marshal made some special treatment, probably imitating the method of the immortal sect to treat ghost stars, so the people buried here are not very complete."
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Broken...splied corpse?
Seeing Yi Chen chasing, Situ Cheng suddenly turned pale, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Of course it's not as terrifying as you think. He just picked up a component that guards the soul and guards the soul."
Yi Chen chased and turned to look at him, and just saw Lord Shangshu raising his hand to cover his heart. With a smile on his face, Yi Chen chased and understood.
Taken the heart.
Yi Chen Zhui breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked at the tomb again, he felt inexplicably melancholy.
Is the phoenix that once guarded the world with Zifu, has now become a devastating evil god?
"But, how did Brother Cheng know these things?"
Situ Cheng seemed to have expected Yi Chen to ask, so he smiled indifferently, and his hands accidentally climbed on both arms, looked up at the sky, and sighed slowly, "Brother Cheng, my unlucky person is the first person in the capital to meet this tomb owner."
"Ah?" Yi Chen was shocked and looked dumbfounded, with his face full of words - Why are you still alive?
Situ Cheng glanced at his face and said, "Of course I didn't meet him head-on. I just accidentally saw him in the distance, and then I was the first to blow up the alarm bell in the city. So when the Marshal investigated this, he specially brought me with me, probably to learn about the situation from me."
"Then what?"
Situ Cheng rolled his eyes and thought, "I just saw that guy, and the rest I knew from the Marshal later." He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "The Marshal was busy investigating the cause and effect of this matter at the time, and he didn't notice that I had been confusing."
Speaking of this, Situ Cheng was actually a little proud.
The unparalleled marshal was actually tricked by him...
"Later, the head of Kongtong also admitted the incident of the Ghost Star," Situ Cheng lowered his face and hid his expression. "He admitted that he used the remnant soul of the Ghost Star to find a suitable host for the Ghost Star, so as to use the power of the Ghost Star to protect the mortal world."
Yi Chen couldn't speak.
"Later, the marshal told me that the child was only thirteen years old."
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Jun Han seemed to sigh at this at that time, and was in the mood to tell Situ Cheng about the child's last breath.
The thirteen-year-old boy gradually calmed down after he completely lost his combat power. Jun Han fought with him all night, and it happened to be sunrise.
Then the boy lay in a pool of blood and asked Jun Han if it was sunrise...
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Situ Cheng was silent for a moment, suddenly raised his face, as if he had remembered something, and asked: "Do you know who the head of Kongtong is?"
Yi Chen chasing shook his head blankly.
"Yunzejun, Yi Yuanguang."
Situ Cheng walked to the broken stele, looked at the deep brown mound behind the stele, and said, "From Yunzejun, all the immortal gates that sealed the ghost star were dragged out of the water. Some tried to cast magic weapons with the ghost star soul, while others tried to find a host for the ghost star. Only Xuntian, who sealed the ghost star's original soul, had never been involved in this matter. After this truth was revealed to the world, everyone was shocked by this, although their original intention was to protect... Then the marshal attacked the immortal gate in the name of this."
Speaking of this, Situ Cheng sighed again, "Actually, my father opposed this matter at that time, but he couldn't find a way to stop the marshal..." He smiled again, feeling helpless, "As a result, I was still fighting against him at that time, and agreed with the marshal's decision in the prime minister's mansion with great fanfare."
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"Then my father sent me to the deep mountains and forests, and followed a few wise hermits who were said to be wise and cultivated their nature."
Yi Chen Zhui smiled slightly, turned his face, but asked, "Why did Brother Cheng agree with my adoptive father at that time?"
"How to say..."
Situ Cheng raised his face and looked up at the sky again.
Chapter completed!