Chen Zhi immediately understood what Master Bao meant and why he ordered to leave Qin Yueyang's finger at the critical moment yesterday.
"You want to imitate the pattern of King Wu of Zhou's marriage to the underworld at that time, pretending that Qin Yueyang was a witch to marry him, and a few of us entered the capital of Ying together as envoys to send the bride, right?".
"Yes!" Master Bao glanced at Chen Zhi with his gray eyes, and then said, "The woman pretending to be the princess must be a demigod, and she must not be physically disabled. If this plan can succeed, we will
We can successfully enter the capital city of Ying without losing any soldiers or generals."
After hearing Master Bao's words, Chen Zhi was silent for a while, "When I was arresting the monk Dan Chi who escaped from the underworld in Chongshan Town, I once heard him say that he said that Pluto in Yingdu City was already dead.
The current state of the underworld is in emptiness, does it make sense for us to still perform this scene of sending off the bride?"
"Of course it makes sense..." Mr. Bao said seriously,
"Even though the God of Death is dead, his power in the underworld is still there, and the ancient rules are still there. We stage this marriage illusion, which can reduce a lot of dangers for us. You will understand when you open this box...",
After Mr. Bao finished speaking, he took out a small bottle from his arms with a few drops of black liquid in it. Mr. Bao poured the few drops of liquid onto the black box, and saw that the black wooden box immediately swelled and carved.
The ghost writing on it also floated, and then the entire black box was pushed outward from the inside, opening a hole.
What is placed in the black box is a short cane. The top of the cane is very ornately decorated. A silver bull's head is engraved on the curved part of the cane, and strings of pom-poms made of gray hair hang from it. Illustrations by Chen Zhi in ancient books
I have seen this kind of thing in the past. It is called a "scepter" and it is a voucher for envoys to travel to other countries in ancient times.
Since the Han Dynasty, China has had envoys sent to the Xiongnu. At that time, communications were not developed, and there was no work certificate. The identity of the envoys was proved by the staff in their hands. The staff they held were all named after
Bamboo poles were decorated with yak tail hair. When they entered and exited the gates of other countries, they could use the staff as a certificate. Even if the army saw the envoy's staff, they would make way for him.
But the scepter in front of me is very different from the description in the history books. The stem of this scepter is pure silver, and the carving patterns on it are very delicate and mysterious, although the gray fluff on it looks gray.
Yes, but when Chen Zhi saw the scepter, he immediately felt the ancient and powerful aura on it. He knew that this thing must have a lot of history.
Under the scepter, there is a small scroll, which is made entirely of gold-woven cloth and sparkles in the box.
Chen Zhi took out the scroll and slowly opened it. He saw rows of very small words written on it, very neatly.
These texts record the names of some characters, their deeds, and the corresponding times. The first record is that in the first year of the Zhou Dynasty, a woman named Zhenhao represented the marriage of the Zhou Dynasty royal family. According to the text, this woman was
King Wu's cousin, a demigod born in the clan, with a high status and peerless appearance. When she was 16 years old, she was named the princess and sent to the capital city of Ying, along with a large number of slaves and dowry tributes, sent by a team to the bride.
Envoys sent each other off, and the leader of the envoys was Jiang Shang and Jiang Ziya.
The descriptions in the text are all words of praise. It is said that after the princess got married to the underworld, the country would be peaceful and healthy, and the world would be at peace. However, there was no mention of the description after she married into the capital of Ying.
The following rows of text records also related to these things, which mentioned that during the Zhou Dynasty, nine people were sent to the capital of Ying to marry the princess, and each time the envoys who sent the bride returned safely.
The last paragraph on the scroll is extremely important. It records some specific events after Jiang Shang led a team for the first time and sent him to the underworld.
From these words, Chen Zhicai learned that as early as 5,000 years ago, Jiang Shang had used a ghost boat made of ghost wood to send the married princess to the capital of Ying.
The text records in detail that the marriage team was divided into two teams. The first team was the envoys who escorted the princess, and the second team was the slaves who transported the dowry tribute.
After entering the underworld, the Underworld Boat must first be put into the Wangchuan River, and the envoys should stand on the bow of the boat holding a staff, and then invite the princess to board the boat. The Underworld Boat will naturally set sail and float to the capital city of Ying.
Throughout the process, the envoy must always hold the scepter and stand on the bow of the boat. If the scepter accidentally falls into the water, the Forgotten River will immediately swallow the boat, and once humans enter the Forgotten River, there will be no way to survive.
After the princess and the princess arrive in Yingdu, the Mingzhou will automatically return to pick up the next team filled with dowries and tributes. Of course, the scepter will also return with it, and a pilot is needed.
There is another important reminder here, that is, within 12 hours after entering Yingdu City, that is, within one day, the envoys who sent the relatives must return to the human world. If they do not return within the time limit, they will never leave Yingdu City.
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All this information illustrates one thing, that is, there are two conditions for allowing outsiders to enter Yingdu City, one is the scepter, and the other is the female demigod.
"Let's not think too simply about entering the underworld this time," Mr. Bao suddenly said,
"The organization has been searching for spiritual stones and divine tombs for thousands of years. We know that the dangers inside the divine tombs are very dangerous, and the underworld is never that easy to enter.
As you said, we are indeed lucky so far, but we do not rely on luck to survive. The purpose of your entering the underworld this time is to obtain spiritual stones rather than to die. We must do our best to reduce resistance. After all,
After the battle with ANBU, there are not many manpower left in the organization. You may not know it yet, right? In this sneak attack by ANBU, the two red belt samurai who were left behind in the organization were all killed...
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"Well..." Chen Zhi's heart tightened when he heard this disappearance. He didn't expect that the tissue damage would be to this extent. If he hadn't taken Ji Ying out himself and Guidao was injured and went to Changbai Mountain, he might have died this time.
The samurai who lost were the two of them.
Chen Zhi put the scroll in his hand back into the black box, then took out the "Underworld Scepter" and looked at it carefully.
"This is indeed a good idea. If the plan goes well, we can cross the endless mountains outside Yingdu City and directly enter Yingdu City. We have the map of Huangquan from Monk Danchi in our hands. We can use the map to find Pluto.
We should be able to get back to the mansion within 24 hours."
"But the question now is whether the woman is willing to cooperate...",
Mr. Bao said silently, then raised the cup of hot blood-red tea and took a sip.