Early the next morning, Shi'er, the female leader of the Puding tribe, also heard about what happened last night and ordered Bimo to be called in for questioning.
Bimo saw that Ju Mu naturally didn't know how to wear a mask, and saw his pale face, full of fear. He also had a pair of dark circles under his eyes, which were bloodshot. He hadn't slept a wink since last night.
"I heard that I saw a hungry ghost last night?" Shi'er asked in a deep voice. She is in her forties, has a straight waist and a sharp appearance. At first glance, she looks like someone who has been in a high position for a long time.
"Yes." Bimo nodded and told the female leader what he saw last night.
"I have grown up and opened so many ghost gates, but I have never seen a hungry ghost before." After hearing this, Shi'er frowned and said, "Why did the hungry ghost show up this time?"
"Hungry ghosts are inherently tangible, but the ghost king took pity on his people and forbade them to show their bodies." Bimo said in a deep voice.
"Then why did they appear again last night?" Shi'er asked: "How dare they violate the Ghost King's prohibition?"
"No ghost dares to disobey the Ghost King." Bimo shook his head slowly and said: "With just a thought, the Ghost King can arrest him in front of his eyes and subject him to unimaginable torture. There is no concept of time in the ghost world. Once you are tortured, it will last forever.
No ghost can bear the torture."
"So, what do you mean?" Shi'er's pupils shrank, and Bimo's meaning was not difficult to understand.
"Yes." Bimo nodded and hissed: "This must be the will of the Ghost King. The Ghost King has decided not to protect us anymore."
"Why?!" Shi'er's voice tightened, and he said with fear: "It's so good, why doesn't the Ghost King protect us anymore?"
"Because..." Bimo glanced at Shi'er and did not continue.
"Because...me?" Shi'er already understood what he meant.
"Ju Mu shouldn't attack Aicui..." Bimo nodded slowly and said, "Our tribes all originally belonged to the Luodian Ghost Kingdom, and the king of the Ghost Kingdom was the reincarnation of the Ghost King. Later, although the Ghost King disliked the filth of the world, he no longer
After the reincarnation, the Luodian Ghost Kingdom was also torn apart, but the descendants of the ghost king are still there, namely Ju Mu of the Shuixi Tribe."
"..." Shi'er didn't say anything, but Shuixi is a descendant of the royal family, and Shuixi Jumu still calls himself the Ghost King. Everyone knows this.
However, in order to maintain their independence, no tribe except Shuidong recognized that there was a ghost king in the world. Over time, no one in the Puding tribe thought that the leader of Shuidong had anything to do with the ghost king.
Unexpectedly, there really is...
"Then," after a long silence, Shi Ercai asked with difficulty, "are there any consequences?"
"The consequences are very serious." Bimo said with a serious face: "After I returned, I checked the classics and found several records of the ghost king being angry and punishing the world. Each time, the entire village or even the entire tribe suddenly died overnight.
All died. Those who were lucky enough to survive were all crazy..."
"Ah?" Shi'er broke into a cold sweat and asked in a trembling voice, "Then how can we escape this disaster?"
"Let the clansmen run for their lives as quickly as possible. The further away the better." Bimo said, "We will come back after the Ghost Festival."
"Didn't you say that 'Qian De De' can stop hungry ghosts?" How could Shi'er issue an evacuation order as soon as he came up? He asked: "We have already done it five times. Puding Fort should be the safest, right?"
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"Having said that," Bimo didn't have any confidence at all: "But the hungry ghosts this time are too strong, and Qian Dede may not be able to stop them. No, definitely not..."
"How do you know if you don't try?" Shi'er insisted, "Those hungry ghosts are not necessarily coming for us. If Aicui is really a descendant of the ghost king, how can he be poisoned by a mere Miao poison?"
"That's true." Bimo nodded.
After a pause, Shi'er said decisively: "If the hungry ghosts really want to harm people, it's even more unsafe outside. So we'd better stay in the castle and do some 'Qian De De' together at night. Maybe we can drive away the hungry ghosts!"
"Yes." Bimo reluctantly agreed, and hurried out to prepare, and would lead his tribe to drive away the hungry ghosts at night.
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That room is in the mountains opposite the canyon.
After turning off the lights last night, Master Zhu, who had been busy all day and night, returned to the cave where he was hiding and fell asleep.
All the problems in making Kongming lanterns have been solved, all the processes have been arranged, and all that is left is to repeat over and over again, so there is no need for him to worry.
He slept until past noon when Zhu Zhen was awakened by the noise outside the cave.
"What's going on?" He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked Hu Xian, who walked in quickly.
"Your Highness, Mrs. Shexiang has arrived with reinforcements." Hu Xian was extremely excited. Although His Highness and the Marquis said it was true, he could only rest assured after seeing it with his own eyes.
"She came in person?" Zhu Zhen was a little surprised. But it was right to think about it. She was a kicking and biting lady, and she was by no means as delicate as she looked.
"People have arrived at the entrance of the cave. I'm here to report to His Highness." Hu Xian said with a smile.
"Let her come in." Zhu Zhen said nonchalantly. In this wilderness, she naturally slept with her clothes on, so there was no chance of her being naked.
Hu Xian left in response, and soon after, Mrs. Shexiang came in from the outside. She was covered in dust all the way, but she was still radiant. As soon as she entered, the whole cave was filled with brilliance.
She originally asked Longzan Anuo to bring people to support, but she was really worried, so she finally led the team herself.
Shuixi's guides in the cave quickly stood up and saluted. Zhu Zhen also sat up and said with a smile while putting on his boots: "There is not even a place to sit here, so I can only ask Madam to stand and speak."
Mrs. Shexiang saw the rugged caves with blankets spread all over the floor, and knew that they slept here last night, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu was no exception.
She looked at His Highness King Chu, who was all dirty and his clothes were wrinkled. She felt a warm current welling up in her heart. She almost burst into tears. She quickly saluted deeply and said: "How could Your Highness risk your life for the sake of my concubine?"
You are so dangerous, why do you still suffer this kind of crime?"
"Does this count as suffering?" Zhu Zhen laughed loudly and said: "You have never seen that when I really suffer, do you believe that I still have to eat?"
"Your Highness is joking." Shexiang naturally didn't believe it, thinking that he was joking deliberately to ease her own mind. "I really don't know how to repay His Highness for his great kindness."
"Hahaha, you understand." Zhu Zhen stood up with a smile, stamped his feet, stepped on his boots and said, "Let's not talk about those who are there or not, how many people did you bring here?"
"Two thousand Ju Mu's army." Shexiang replied hurriedly: "It is the army directly under my late husband's command."
"Each one is a carefully selected warrior. One of them can fight ten." He was afraid that His Highness would think she had too few people, so he added: "I also asked Liu Naiye to bring a large force to come as soon as possible to respond."
"You don't have to wait for a large army. These two thousand elite soldiers are enough." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said boldly: "I will help you capture Puding Fort tonight!"
"Just these two thousand soldiers?" Shexiang opened her mouth in surprise.
"Yes," Zhu Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that one of them is against ten? That can support 20,000 troops."
The extravagant fragrance suddenly makes me laugh.
