Chapter 40: Underground Palace, Ferocious Beasts, and Sacrifice
'As expected, Feng Ge is indeed the leader of the rebels, but she is not the queen of the rebels.'
In the ice armor under the tree, Wu Wan remained sitting, muttering all kinds of things in his heart.
This Zimmer could actually come up with a plan to drug the wine and use the antidote in advance. It was really serious before...
Overestimated him.
Wu Wan looked inside himself, looking at the Shennong brand detoxifying pills, spring-changing pills, soul-protecting pills, calming pills, and insect-fighting pills that had not been melted away by magic, and his smile was a little bitter.
Isn't this a waste of resources?
Although Senior Shennong gave many elixirs, these elixirs are non-renewable resources, and the more you use, the less you will get.
That's all, that's all.
What evil thoughts could Brother Ji have? He just wanted to prevent him, a young monk in the Condensation Realm, from participating in the following story.
If it was because he had rescued Brother Ji several times, Brother Ji would dig deep into his heart and tell him all his plans...
Then the title of Brother Ji will be officially abolished, and the Ji family should just replace him with another person as soon as possible.
Wu Wan was not angry at all about Zimmer's little plan.
On the contrary, the look in Feng Ge's eyes when she was tucking the queen into bed just now made Wu Wan a little wary.
There is definitely something wrong with this Feng Ge...
"Quick! Protect His Majesty's palace!"
"Deploy a protective formation!"
Several women's shouts were heard, and then hurried footsteps were heard from everywhere, and two teams of guards surrounded the palace.
Wu Wan was not in a hurry. He sat there and thought quietly. It was not a problem to escape.
The reason why he was able to judge early that Feng Ge was going to start an uprising in the Women's Kingdom actually had many bases.
Apart from anything else, when he was attacked at the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, Feng Ge did not show up later, and the General's Mansion and the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion were not far away, and for Feng Ge, it was just a hop.
According to the character Feng Ge has shown before, it is unlikely that he will not join in the fun.
Furthermore, why the senior Shennong sent him to appear in front of Feng Ge was already a hint.
Wu Wang had already learned before that Feng Ge, the general, had a high status in the Women's Kingdom and had overall military power. If she wanted to rebel and become queen, she would not need the support of the human realm.
The rebels' target is not the Queen, Feng Ge asks for help from the human realm...
The answer is already obvious.
[What Feng Ge wants to oppose, and what Human Realm wants to support, is the mythical order of this place.]
However, there are still a few doubts in Wu Wang's mind that cannot be solved.
In the ice armor, Wu Huan looked at the secret room where the Queen kept his secrets. He still remembered that there were several broken parchment scrolls with some symbols that were almost fading on them.
Before gathering enough information, don’t make frivolous judgments easily.
That's too immoral.
Close your eyes, and your spiritual consciousness spreads slowly like running water;
As if a drop of water fell on the quiet water, a few ripples rippled across it, and the figures of the more than a hundred guards around the palace were projected in Wu Wan's heart.
Wu Wan showed the average patience of Beiye hunters.
He waited quietly, capturing the moment when the guards patrolling the rooftops on all sides looked away from him.
coming!
Wu Wan suddenly opened his eyes, and the floor under his butt turned into debris silently, and his body fell directly.
——This place was originally a patio. When the queen transformed it into a palace, a layer of wooden boards was erected from the ground, leaving a large gap.
Wu Wan slapped the hollow ice armor softly with his backhand. He made a false ice man inside and erected an icicle underneath to prevent the place from collapsing.
Afterwards, Wu Wang's body slipped quietly under the wooden planks and escaped into the blind spot of the guards above.
After struggling for a while, I finally slipped into the Queen's small vault.
Wu Wan kept his spiritual consciousness spreading, listened to the six directions, and looked in all directions, quickly looking for the carrier of information among the treasures.
The parchment scrolls, the stone slabs, and the wall that was covered with cloth and hidden behind a wooden frame.
Wu Wan stirred up a little breath from a distance and lifted up the dusty cloth. Sure enough, there were several paintings on it.
But at this moment, Wu Wan's expression became more solemn...
"This is?"
The weeping goddess, the little man kneeling in prayer, the fading divine light;
The terrifying beast, the crying figure that was pushed forward, the girl who turned into dust and disappeared;
But if you look carefully, you will see that the beast and the goddess have the same disc at their feet. The disk outlines the arrangement of stars. It seems that the beast has taken the place of the goddess.
Then I think of what the Imperial Preceptor said in a sigh when discussing the myth of this place with the Imperial Preceptor:
'The gods of Kitano are contained in the starlight, and there are sun festivals to serve the gods.'
The God who created this place left this country?
Only one ferocious beast is left as the sacred beast that protects the country. And the ferocious beast protects this country and needs to be sacrificed?
Wu Wan crossed his arms and stood in front of the mural, thinking quietly.
He didn't find the hustle and bustle outside exciting, but instead found them disturbing.
…
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Figures shuttled quickly between the palaces. They were dressed in gold and silver armor, and their expressions were surprisingly consistent and full of determination.
In the palace, under a large formation shining with golden light, hundreds of people gathered towards the northwest corner of the palace.
There are constant figures rushing into the formation from outside. Each one is full of blood, holding a knife and a gun, and their strength is first-rate in the women's country.
Due to the sudden opening of the palace formation, there was a little commotion in the capital; but most of the people were just curious and puzzled, looking towards the direction of the palace.
Groups of elite troops marched into the streets, and rows of torches lit up the four city walls.
It was a starry night in the royal capital, but suddenly it was overcast with clouds.
Uneasiness permeated the hearts of the women, but they didn't know what was going on.
In the northwest corner of the palace, two sword lights flashed past, and a huge stone tablet exploded into pieces, revealing a three-foot-diameter circular hole behind it, as well as a seemingly endless corridor diagonally downwards.
Zhi Mo is wearing a green Taoist robe, with a lotus platform at his feet, a sword in his hand, a war drum shining with red light floating around him, a small hammer wrapped with tiny electric arcs, and several other powerful fairy treasures.
Ling Xiaolan stood in the air with her sword in her hand, wearing a spotless white dress and staring at the round hole in front of her.
Feng Ge raised his knife and landed in front of the cave, and a large number of women's masters immediately gathered behind him.
She looked at the entrance of the cave, her face turning a little pale.
The general took half a step forward, and suddenly his eyes widened, his teeth clenched, and the armor on his body flashed with a little blood.
Twelve years old, she was only twelve years old when she left here.
My memories before the age of twelve are always of the dark underground palace, myself and countless nameless companions...
'Hey, we pray every day, can the gods really hear us?'
"You should be able to hear it. It is said that when we grow to the height of the priests, we can go outside."
'Outside, what's it like outside?'
This is their most repeated conversation on weekdays.
"Everyone!"
Feng Ge raised her long sword high and shouted in a steady voice. She turned her back to the round hole and looked at the figures in front of her.
They were also watching Feng Ge.
Feng Ge’s voice was very low:
"What is about to be revealed in front of you is the darkest and most unbearable side of this country.
Once you take this step, there is no possibility of retreating."
Behind Feng Ge, a general with a sword was ignited with flames in his eyes, and as Feng Ge stepped forward, he immediately surged forward.
"Kill everyone inside?"
Ling Xiaolan's voice suddenly sounded.
Feng Ge turned around and whispered: "The fault is not with the Chinese people, but with the ferocious beasts and us who rely on the power of the ferocious beasts. Just ask the fairy to take action and restrain the priests and guards inside."
"good."
Ling Xiaolan gently closed her eyes and held the lotus seal with her hands. When she opened her eyes again, her body had turned into a white rainbow and flew into the cave.
In the distance, a few shouts came from inside, but the voices soon became quiet.
Ji Mo said calmly: "I in the Human Realm will never let this matter go unchecked. Today I will help General Feng kill the beast and save the country of women from the shadow of the beast."
"Thank you."
Feng Ge whispered something, then with a figure like the wind, he rushed into the round hole in front of him with a long knife.
Behind them, the generals followed each other like shadows, and figures filed in one after another without any hesitation, even though they knew that there would be casualties in today's battle.
Facing the ferocious beasts left behind by the gods, how can we avoid a tough battle?
But there is no need to be afraid at this time;
This must not be feared!
In the long corridor, the sound of footsteps was like the sound of running water; the front became more and more open, and unconscious robed priests wrapped in fairy light began to appear on the ground.
Obviously, the experts who came to help from the human domain easily restrained them.
Feng Ge made a gesture, and several people from the advancing crowd were responsible for trapping these sacrifices again.
The deeper you enter the circular hole, the more figures are bound by the fairy light.
Ling Xiaolan took action with all her strength based on her cultivation in the God-Leaping Realm. The guards and priests here had no room for resistance, thus avoiding the bloody battle that would have occurred.
The guards in armor were scattered with bows and arrows;
The palace maid looked frightened, but her body was covered with fruits, meat and vegetables.
There are everlasting lanterns hanging all over the corridor, and many luminous ores are also arranged. The ground is flat and spotless.
Branch roads began to appear in the underground passage, but each branch road was clearly marked, either leading to the kitchen or to some areas with painted beds.
After rushing forward for an unknown distance, they arrived at a brightly lit underground round hall. The round hall was divided into ten floors from bottom to top. Each floor had twelve openings. There was a long corridor in front of the cave, like a terraced field.
shape.
Feng Ge stopped and raised his left fist high. The figures behind him quickly stopped and looked up in all directions.
Ling Xiaolan was suspended in the middle of the round hall. She closed her eyes and frowned. She took out a jade flute and played it gently.
Feng Ge remained silent, lowered her head and walked to a gong in the corner of the round hall, picked up the wooden hammer on the side and struck the gong hard.
when!
when!
The sound of gongs sounded throughout the hall and dispersed in all directions.
The sound of soft and dense footsteps came from each cave entrance, and the generals raised their heads and looked everywhere.
First, a little girl wearing loose white clothes poked her head from a high place and quickly ran to the corner of the corridor in front of the cave;
Then, a little girl wearing loose white clothes poured out from various holes and walked to her own position in an orderly manner. Her eyes without much energy looked at the figures below, but they quickly knelt down and sat down.
He put his hands together and sang a prayer song.
Feng Ge stood in front of the gong, unable to move for a long time.
The sound of the flute gradually stopped. Ling Xiaolan stared at these figures with a frosty face, but found that most of them were children. Each age group had a fixed prayer position. The oldest group was only fourteen or fifteen years old.
The total number is between six and seven hundred.
"They have no names."
Feng Ge's figure fell into shadow and said calmly:
"Want to know the meaning of their existence? Come with me."
While speaking, Feng Ge stood up and jumped to an unoccupied cave entrance, walking into the darkness.
Although the memory is very far away, Feng Ge remembers that he walked a long way in a passage that day and followed the weird snoring sound to the end of the passage...
That unpleasant snoring sound appeared again.
This seemingly endless passage makes people subconsciously hold their breath.
Finally, they arrived in front of a huge stone door, and wisps of black smoke filled the air from the gaps in the stone door.
Ling Xiaolan made a false slash with the long sword in her hand. Dozens of cracks appeared in the stone door. A bright light came out of it and it collapsed suddenly.
Black smoke billowed in. Zimo held the small hammer suspended next to him, and a shock wave swept forward, and countless black smoke dissipated instantly.
This is an extremely magnificent palace.
A terrifying ferocious beast dozens of feet tall sat in the middle of the hall, with a twisted human face, a bloated body of an ox, four legs but one thick arm.
It opened its hand and picked up an unconscious girl in white clothes, put it on the tip of its nose and inhaled gently. The figure quickly turned into smoke and dust and slipped from the ferocious beast's hand.
The ferocious beast opened its hands to search with some dissatisfaction, but did not touch any other sacrificers; the sacrifices on the high platform in the distance were trembling all over, but they continued to kneel down and pray.
Girl in white... in white...
'What are you doing here! Are you looking for death!'
Suddenly there was shouting and cursing from behind. Feng Ge, who was watching the same situation through the cracks in the rocks, still remembered that when he was twelve years old, he was so frightened that he forgot to shout and was lifted up by a strong big hand...
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The priests on the high platform discovered the intruder, and an old female priest shouted tremblingly: "You, what do you want to do? You are disrespectful to the gods! You will bring disaster!"
"Get lost," Feng Ge's voice was very calm, but her eyes were bloodshot.
The priests fled off the high platform without looking back and ran to a side corner, not daring to say a word.
After whining a few times, Feng Ge pointed his long knife at the ferocious beast.
“This is the national guardian beast that protects us!
The price for protecting us is that we need to exchange our lives for it, and the kings in the past chose to hide this secret!"
Feng Ge took a deep breath, two balls of fire burned in her eyes, her voice became high-pitched, and she gritted her teeth.
"I am the sacrificer who walks out of here!
The priests secretly gave birth to batches of babies using the pregnant spirit pool, without giving them names or the qualifications to become citizens of the Women's Kingdom. When their souls matured at the age of fifteen, they sacrificed their souls to the ferocious beasts!
Do the children we see deserve to die when they are born into this world?
If we don’t give them a title, are they not considered our countrymen?
The purpose of raising troops today is to rescue the children here and kill this ferocious beast!"
Feng Ge suddenly raised her head, threw the long knife to the side, raised her hand to hold it empty, a spear condensed from her palm, thunderous waves surrounded the gun, and her voice echoed back and forth in the hall:
“The future of the Women’s Country is up to us, the Women’s Country, to control ourselves!
Tonight is against the will of the goddess. Tonight, with the swords in your hands and mine, we will free this country from the shadow of that ferocious beast!
Feng Ge, the first general in the imperial court, rebelled against God today!"
The ferocious beast raised its hand and scratched its forehead, staring at the tiny figures in front of it with its bloodshot eyes.
A lotus flower bloomed, and the sword light slashed hundreds of feet across.
Ling Xiaolan's figure has appeared above the head of the ferocious beast, Ji Mo is making seals with his hands, and several fairy treasures around him are already shining...
…
In the middle of the palace, the foundation of the women's kingdom, is the pregnant spirit pool.
Wu Wan sat quietly by the pool, staring at the huge mural painted on the bottom of the pool. There was some hesitation in his eyes, and finally he sighed softly.
"who are you!"
Several shouts came from the door of the Pregnant Spirit Hall, and more than a dozen guards rushed in immediately.
Wu Wan aimed his left hand at these figures and clenched his fist lightly. The dozen guards were immediately trapped in the ice, but the ice did not stick to their chests and left gaps in their nostrils.
Wu Wan stood up, spread his wings behind his back, and said calmly:
"I am... someone who may be able to help you."
Time is tight, the tasks are heavy, and there are still many arrangements to be made.
The dilemma faced by this woman's country is a bit more difficult than the Star God's blessing without any warning.