This sleep was not peaceful. In the dream, the world was filled with dark crimson. When she saw it, she saw a joyful hall with dazzling red words of Double Happiness hanging on the wall. She felt like a lonely ghost, and her feet were light and fluttering.
As she listened, there were noisy congratulatory sounds in her ears. Suddenly, a harsh suona made her turn around and look. As soon as her eyes moved over, the men and women worshiping in front of her turned into two skeletons in wedding clothes in an instant.
Mo Shuruo opened his eyes suddenly and sat up from the bed.
Someone suddenly said, "Wake up."
"Ah——" She screamed and immediately fell back on the bed.
Xiang Jingyi pulled up the quilt, with a depressed look on his face, "Shu Ruo, it's me." They were childhood sweethearts who wore crotchless pants together, so there was no need to be so frightened when they saw her in the morning.
"Senior...Senior Brother!" Mo Shuruo revealed his eyes from under the quilt, his voice was indistinct under the quilt. She pulled off the quilt and sat up, then said in fear: "Why is it you? You scared me."
Xiang Jingyi stood up and walked to the table to serve her hot porridge, saying at the same time: "I came to see you because I have something to do."
She put on her coat, got out of bed and went to the cupboard to pull her hair twice. There was nothing she could do about it, so she just put her head on her head and went to the washbasin shelf to wash up.
After spitting the mouthwash back and forth in her mouth, she wiped the water on her chin and asked, "What's the matter?"
Xiang Jingyi was about to prepare breakfast, but after a long while he said: "Actually, it's nothing." He gestured to her to eat the food and reminded: "If you want to go to Xinling to check today, you should come over as soon as possible after you have breakfast."
Mo Shuruo raised his head and said yes with a handkerchief on his face, so he missed Xiang Jingyi's weird expression as he walked out.
After almost half a cup of tea, Mo Shuruo appeared in the lobby. Baiyue Marquis and others were talking about something. When they saw her coming, they asked with a smile on their faces: "How did you sleep last night, Shuruo? You don't miss home, do you?"
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She nodded and sat down, jokingly saying, "The bed at uncle's house is more comfortable than the one at Mo's house. It's too late to stay, so why would you miss home?"
Baiyue Hou laughed, "So, Shuruo agreed to stay."
Her brows twitched, she blinked her big eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Didn't Mr. Mo tell you?"
She was even more confused: "What did you say?"
"Stay in Baiyue and be my grandson's wife."
She almost spat out a mouthful of blood, then said with fearful eyes, "No, my grandfather agreed?"
"He asked me to ask you for your opinion." Seeing her troubled face, Baiyue Marquis hurriedly added: "You don't dislike me, Baiyue, do you?"
She smiled bitterly, "How could it be, but I'm not ready to get married yet, besides..."
"Besides what?"
Her voice became softer and softer, "Besides, cousin Jing already has a wife!" He didn't mention the marriage for no reason, and he still made someone treat him as his concubine. What a messy scene this was!
Baiyue Hou suddenly realized, and then explained with a smile: "It's not Jing'er."
She looked up suddenly, her face full of confusion.
Who else besides Baiyue Jing would not...
Thinking of the dream last night, her face instantly changed into a constipated look, "It can't be...it's Baiyue Xi..."
He hummed, "I asked Jingyi to tell you, but you didn't tell Shuruo?" He said the first sentence to her, but the second sentence turned to ask Xiang Jingyi, who had been silent.
"I haven't said it yet."
She looked at Xiang Jingyi with a helpless face, and instantly felt the urge to hit a wall. But she still held back her fright, and asked without giving up: "Uncle, you mean... ghost marriage..."
You really doted on Baiyue Xi. Even after his death, you would not forget to marry him a wife. No wonder you treat her so warmly. Your love is for selling your body!
Baiyue Hou thought for a moment and said: "It doesn't count. You will know when the time comes."
Until then!! It doesn’t count!!
She felt that she was about to collapse... And didn't Baiyue Xi marry Jinglou Xue before? Although the ending was a bit scary, after all, the matchmaker was still marrying her, right?
"By the way." Marquis Baiyue took the handkerchief handed over by the young lady and wiped his hands, "How are you going to deal with the matter of the living corpse?"
She was in such a state of confusion that she couldn't hear the question at all.
Xiang Jingyi glanced at her and said, "I plan to go to the mausoleum first. It's impossible for the body to move on its own. There must be some reason for this."
"Yes." He nodded and stood up. Seeing everyone standing up, Mo Shuruo came to his senses and stood up.
"Father, are you going out now?" the young lady asked after taking the handkerchief.
"In a few days it will be the Ghost Festival, and I will have to put in more effort. As for things in the house, please control the servants' mouths, and don't let any unpleasant words come out."
The young lady lowered her head and responded, "Yes."
Marquis Baiyue turned and looked at Mo Shuruo and Mo Shuruo again, "I have something else to do, so I won't say more. If you want to go, remember to bring a few more people with you."
Mo Shuruo nodded in agreement, and Baiyue Marquis turned around and left, followed by several stewards. Xiang Jingyi also followed out first because he had to prepare the carriage.
The young lady took a cloak from the maid's hand and put it on her pocket, and the two of them walked slowly towards the door of the mansion. "I don't really want you to go, after all, that place has not been peaceful recently."
Mo Shuruo patted the back of her hand, "Don't worry, senior brother and I have a sense of propriety. We are just going to have a look. Besides, it is broad daylight. If we bring a few more people, nothing will happen."
The young lady said: "No matter what, it's not always good."
She smiled and said: "If aunt doesn't believe me, you have to believe grandpa."
The young lady also laughed and said, "You kid." She exhaled. "It's okay, although I can't understand Mr. Mo's intention. Since you said so, I can't stop you."
"Don't worry." In order to distract her, Mo Shuruo mentioned something casually, "By the way, what was the Ghost Festival you just mentioned?"
When the young lady heard this, she immediately relaxed her brows and said, "It is a customary festival in Baiyue. You will be able to see it after the arrangements are completed in a few days."
She was a little excited. Then she thought, "With the recent martial law in Baiyue, so many people come out, aren't you afraid of something happening?"
"It is precisely because of people's panic that we have to make the Ghost Festival even grander than in previous years."
The Ghost Sending Festival, as the name suggests, is to send away ghosts and gods. It is made grander than in previous years to quell the fear in the hearts of the people. Mo Shuruo smiled and said, "If Mo Chuan knew about it, he would be very happy. He loves the excitement the most." Speaking of which,
, then added, "When Mo Chuan wakes up, Auntie must not tell him that we went to the mausoleum, otherwise he will definitely make trouble and follow us."
The young lady nodded understandingly, "When he wakes up, I will take him to the Huihui Building. Doesn't he love chicken legs the most? The roast chicken there is top-notch."
Mo Shuruo smiled so much that his eyes were bent, "Then I'll trouble Auntie."
"It's okay." When the two of them arrived at the door, they saw Xiang Jingyi pulling a carriage and two guards behind him. She worried: "Two guards are too few. Let's go with ten people."
Mo Shuruo refused: "We are not going to rob the Tao, we don't need so much."
Seeing that she was ready to get in the car, she had no choice but to remind her again, "Go and have a look and come back quickly. Don't stay too long."
"I know." Mo Shuruo climbed onto the carriage and waved to her, "We will be careful, you go back."
The curtain was lowered, and the carriage shook and started to move. Xiang Jingyi looked at her, "Where do you plan to start checking?"
Mo Shuruo fiddled with the bamboo tube on his waist and said casually: "Let's go and take a look first. You will find something more or less." After speaking, he raised his head with a flattering smile on his face, "This is my first time taking on a case, anyway.
There are many things I don’t understand, and my senior brother is more experienced than Shu Ruo, so I will have to rely on my senior brother for help in the future.”
Xiang Jingyi smiled helplessly and was too lazy to answer her, "Didn't you see any clues from the living corpses you saw before?"
She held her chin up and said, "That's a little bit."
"Huh?" He motioned for her to continue.
Mo Shuruo sat upright, thought for a while, and said, "I suspect that the resurrection of the dead body may be because someone has poisoned it."
"insanity?"
"That's right. Otherwise, what else can control the movements of the dead? Do you really believe in which ancestor is resurrected?" She looked at him and shrugged, "Anyway, besides witchcraft, I can't think of the second reason."
"If it's really a poison, how do you find the person who caused it?"
She held her face in her hands and frowned: "I can't think of this at the moment. I'm afraid I can only wait for him to show up." Thinking of the man in black that night, she shook her head and said: "Even if he shows up, I don't have the confidence to fight head-on."
It seems that we have to think of several ways to defeat him."
***
Since the Daning Dynasty, Baiyue has never been unified. Until now, Baiyue is still a force that the eight countries dare not underestimate. The Xinling Mausoleum where the incident occurred is the tomb of every king of Baiyue, including several
A famous princess in history. You don’t need to think about it to know how grand this royal tomb is.
Mo Shuruo lifted the car curtain and saw that the stone path was very open. When he raised his sight, he could see a huge stone gate in the distance. The stone gate was really thick, and the high wall of the corridor behind the stone gate blocked the view, which made people feel uncomfortable.
I am even more curious about what the inside of this royal tomb, which is closed like a box, looks like.
"We are almost at Xinling," the guard reminded.
Mo Shuruo lowered the car curtain and was so quiet that he didn't even move.
Along the way, there were hardly any traces of human beings. This was probably because living corpses had appeared, and no one in the nearby villages and towns lived there. The land was so desolate that they were the only ones left. Not to mention scared, they were still somewhat frightened.
After a while, the carriage stopped. The young guard asked: "Miss Mo, do you want to enter the hall?"
Mo Shuruo came back to his senses and opened the curtain, "Of course."
Xiang Jingyi bowed and went out and jumped out of the carriage, and Mo Shuruo followed suit.
The two tall stone gates that appeared in front of her were so huge that it made people feel like they were kneeling down. She glanced at them briefly, not daring to take a closer look.
"What is that?" Mo Shuruo asked curiously, pointing to the weird totem that was conspicuous on the stone door.
Xiang Jingyi said: "I remember it seems to be called Sanskrit Talisman. It is a charm used in Baiyue custom to suppress ghosts and gods from disturbing the world."
Mo Shuruo tightened his cloak and sighed: "It's very disturbing to see it."
There was a muffled sound from the stone door that had not been opened for a long time. At this time, two guards were unlocking it and struggling to push it open. Through the increasingly wider cracks in the door, the distant cemetery door showed a deep and dark atmosphere of death.
After the last noise disappeared, the stone door was finally pushed open.
The appearance of Xinling Mausoleum is built with Baiyue's own characteristics. A wide marble corridor leads directly to the tomb door, with various stone carvings on both sides. Although it has been polished by wind and rain, every figure left by the miraculous skills of the predecessors has clear facial expressions.
visible.
She touched the dust on it and looked along the way, as if there were generals riding horses on the battlefield, emperors crowned in the palace, warriors killing tigers and beasts... It seemed like they were telling a story from the past.
"these are?"
The older guard behind him said: "This is a picture of the past life, recording the deeds of dozens of kings of Baiyue during their lifetimes."
She nodded, "That's it!" She looked back at the tomb door in the distance. The entire corridor was about two miles long. It would take at least several days and nights to read the above story.
"Let's go."
The sun shines down from a high wall tens of meters high. When we reach the tomb door, we are already half behind the incense stick.
The guards stepped forward and continued to open the door. After unlocking it, they all unanimously pulled out the knife and held it in their hands. This action reminded Mo Shuruo of the memory of that day in the wilderness, and he couldn't help but turn pale.
Xiang Jingyi held her hand and whispered: "Don't be afraid."
Mo Shuruo grinned forcefully, and even though she was scared, she still took steps forward. Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped in, she felt a dark wind blowing from all directions, which made her tremble again. She randomly selected a golden palace and walked along the east side.
The damaged wall bricks collapsed to the ground.
Mo Shuruo looked at the pile of bricks, "Is this the seal of the mausoleum?"
The younger guard nodded, "This mausoleum has been sealed for more than a hundred years. I don't know what kind of ghosts and gods it offended, but why..." After speaking, he was afraid and looked around again.
She squatted down and picked up a few bricks, but didn't find anything strange. She stood up and looked at the two guards, "How did you discover this? Has anyone gone in after the accident?"
"It was discovered by nearby villagers. They said they heard strange noises in the middle of the night, and the next day they discovered that there were many large holes in the back wall of the mausoleum."
The young guard said: "Who dares to go in if something like this happens in the mausoleum! As soon as they found out, the villagers reported it to the police, and later dozens of military guards with swords entered. Not only were the many tombs in the mausoleum destroyed, but even the coffins in the mausoleum were destroyed.
The body of the late king has also disappeared inexplicably."
The older guard said: "After that, the Marquis completely sealed off this place. Girl, you are the first one who dared to come." There was actually a hint of admiration in his words.
Mo Shuruo directly skipped that meaning, "Has anyone seen a living corpse with their own eyes?"
"Well, in the middle of the night not long after the incident, something happened to the ordinary graves near the mausoleum. This time, someone actually saw the corpse crawling out of the grave." The young man was timid after all. He swallowed and continued.
: "After that, even the nearby villages were sealed off."
"Hasn't it happened elsewhere?"
"No."
Mo Shuruo bit his index finger.
When she was thinking about something, she bit her fingers when she was nervous. "If it's only near Xinling, there might be some trouble with the royal family." Judging from recent events, Jinglou Xue is really suspicious.
She thought about it carefully and said, "Let's go into the underground palace and have a look."
The two people were naturally unwilling on their faces, but they were embarrassed to refuse because they were men. Otherwise, it would just show that they were not as bold as other women, and it would be too embarrassing if word spread. The older man glanced at Xiang Jingyi on the side.
, seeing that he didn't refute, he hesitated for a while, then nodded, "I can only look at the nearby tomb."
"good."
The guards then took the torches in the golden palace, lit them, entered through the ruined entrance, and surrounded the two of them, one behind the other.
I don't know where the underground palace is filled with water. The whole road is covered with mud. There is a faint sound of water dripping from a distance. The empty and dark tunnel is even more gloomy. The torch is swayed by the wind from somewhere. Uncle Mo
Ruo followed Xiang Jingyi closely, his big eyes blinking non-stop.
After passing the two stone gates, Mo Shuruo discovered that except for the collapse of the city wall at the entrance to the tomb, the stone gate in the tunnel did not show any signs of damage. The stone balls used to seal the door behind the stone gate were all left in the corner. This is enough to prove that the stone gate is indeed
It was opened from the inside.
After the ceremony in the underground palace is completed, the palace attendants will use a long-handled hook to reach through the crack of the stone door, hook and pull the stone ball prepared earlier, and roll the stone ball along the small ditch dug earlier into the deep pit dug beside the door.
The groove was closed, and it happened to hold up the stone door. From then on, unless it was destroyed, the stone door could no longer be opened. But it was obvious that the door was not destroyed, and only the stone ball was moved out of the pit.
After passing the last stone gate, they chose a tomb at the end of several branches. The four of them walked in and saw a broken coffin in the middle of the tomb. The guards held torches and placed them on the wall one after another, dimly lit.
The firelight instantly illuminated the entire tomb chamber.
Mo Shuruo walked around the coffin. The fine wood originally used to seal the coffin fell to the ground. The Yunwen paintings on it were still clear, and some ancient image runes could even be seen.
She bent down and sniffed the wood, and could only smell the smell of rotten wood. Suddenly there was a clanging sound from the bamboo tube hiding the poison at her waist. She was startled, and hurriedly took it out and opened it. A white torrent flowed along the
Crawling out from the ground, she followed them and looked at the end of the path. She saw a leaky wet mark on one corner of the tomb extending down from the top. She stepped forward quickly and smelled a strange smell.
More and more Celestial Silkworm Gu accumulated in the lower part of the wet mark. She took out the small shovel she carried with her, dug out a piece of clay along the wet mark, wrapped it in a cloth and put it in a small wooden box, and then carefully put it into her pocket bag.
"Shuruo."
She looked back and said, "What?"
The guard was holding a knife by the stone door, looking a little nervous, "Miss Mo, I think we have to go."
In the pitch-black tunnel, a few unknown sounds occasionally came from the cold wind. This situation was actually so weird that it was scary.
"Okay." She hurriedly put the silkworm Gu back into the bamboo tube and walked out quickly one after the other.
After passing a stone gate, they were about to move forward when a strange cry suddenly came from the only intersection leading to the Golden Palace. The four of them stopped in a hurry. Even though they hadn't seen anything in front of them, they still turned towards the other side.
Walking through the tunnel. Mo Shuruo was pulled by Xiang Jingyi and walked in a hurry. She couldn't help but look back at the tunnel leading to the exit. In the darkness, a ray of blue light suddenly flashed, and it just passed by in a flash.
When I looked, there was nothing.
The four of them were walking and unknowingly broke into another tomb. As soon as they stepped in, they stopped immediately. Mo Shuruo covered his mouth and stared at the man with his back to them with wide eyes.
The moving corpse, which knew what it was looking for, was shaking so much that it was hard to move. Xiang Jingyi pulled her and slowly moved outward, trying to attract it without making any noise.
Just as he was about to leave the tomb, the young guard behind him was so panicked that he accidentally kicked down the burial utensils placed by the door of the tomb. For a moment, the bell clanged and fell to the ground.
The living corpse turned around, revealing a rotten and hideous face.
Xiang Jingyi shouted: "Go quickly!" He grabbed Mo Shuruo with one hand and ran out.