The Eunuch Division was famous more than ten years ago. He massacred 100,000 people in the city in one battle and frightened everyone in the world.
Even the two vassal kings who overshadowed the emperor's siblings, King Changling and King Lingyi.
Fifteen years ago, King Zhao Shun, an old minister of the former dynasty, defended Siyang City for a year. He took advantage of the terrain, built high walls, dug trenches, and cursed King Xu Yan for being removed from heaven. The man in charge of the main battle to attack the city.
It is Nalan Zhijin who is now the chief eunuch. There are 16,000 soldiers in the city, but Nalan Zhijin leads an army of only 8,000 light cavalry. King Zhao Shun wanted to go out and fight to the death, but he considered the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
Nalan Zhijin did not attack by force, but ordered people to poison Hanoi, cut off food and grass, and besiege the city. Finally, some people in the city couldn't stand it and led a group of family members to sneak out of the city. As a result, the men were buried alive and the women were stripped naked.
His clothes were hung at the gate of the city. Such actions made the people and gods in the city angry. King Zhao Shun ordered the entire army to go out of the city to meet the enemy, but they were ambushed. Where were the 6,000 light cavalry? Instead, there were 60,000 heavy armored troops. The result can be imagined.
King Zhao Shun was defeated.
But Nalan Zhijin did not go into the city to take over, but continued to besiege the city and do the thing of fighting the trapped animals. Soon the city ran out of ammunition and food, and the people were hungry. When the food was exhausted, the horses were eaten, and the horses were exhausted and spoiled, and then the birds were eaten.
Catching mice, even bark and leaves, and rummaging through the soil for insects and ants.
Later, he started cannibalism. Gradually, the morality in the city was lost, the three cardinal principles and the five permanent principles fell, and human ethics went against the grain. He would kill his wife and cook his children for a life, and kill each other for a meal. Soon, one or two people in the city starved to death and were killed.
Seventy-eight people eat, and less than 10% survive.
When Nalan Zhijin led his troops into the city, people died of hunger and corpses were everywhere, and the city was like a purgatory on earth.
No one knows why Nalan Zhijin did such a cruel thing. From then on, he took the initiative to leave the palace and established the eunuch department.
King Xu Yan, who was already sitting on the throne, turned a blind eye to all this.
Xu Qingmu was stunned as he listened to the secret records of the dynasty told by Hong Jia. Is there anyone taking the initiative to seek purification? He subconsciously thought of the old beggar's habit of picking his crotch, and felt more and more itchy and unbearable. It was just because of Cao Dan beside him.
, so he endured it forcefully.
Cao Dan asked Hong Jia: "That Siyang City is now the Fengdu Ghost City. It is still uninhabited and was later changed to the frontier fortress city of Fanyang?"
Hong Jia nodded.
When Wei Buliang heard about Fanyang City next to him, he walked over curiously and asked, "Isn't it the Fanyang City we are going to on this trip?"
Hong Jia nodded again.
The little girl Cao Tong, who had been listening in rapt attention next to her, had her eyes wide open. The little girl who had been focusing on Hong Jia telling these anecdotes was already full of fear, especially when talking about killing people and sharing food, she subconsciously hugged Cao Tong tightly.
Dan's arms were covered in cold sweat in broad daylight. His already beautiful face was full of fear.
Xu Qingmu couldn't help but click his tongue, what a coincidence?
Li Chengru walked slowly over, as if he was not satisfied yet, and continued: "The world only knows that Siyang City entered Fengdu overnight, but no one knows the more terrifying secrets. Back then, Nalan Zhijin found a group of people from nowhere.
The warlocks set up formations around the city and even set up 365 earth evil soul-calming flags over the main city area. The souls after death could not enter the afterlife and were trapped in the city year after year. The huge Fanyang City became a place for cultivating ghosts.
, the fierce ghosts eat each other and continue to grow stronger. When I passed by a few years ago, they still had the appearance of transformation, and after these few years, I am afraid it is even more terrifying."
The little girl Cao Tong's face was ashen, her delicate face was full of fear, and together with Cao Dan, the two girls were trembling.
Xu Qingmu became suspicious: "In this vast world, the monarch is so majestic, why doesn't the monarch send someone to manage it?"
Li Chengru picked up a handful of melon seeds from nowhere and said while eating them: "Management? Everyone in the world is afraid of evil spirits, but what they fear most is the human heart. Fanyang City is close to the border fortress and far away from the Central Plains, not to mention the long distance to march and station.
How difficult is it to save all the demons and want the Central Aboriginal people to move their families into this city again? It is even more difficult. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor would rather send more troops to attack the barbarians than manage Fanyang City again."
Spitting out a mouthful of melon seed shells, he continued: "Of course, these are just little secrets you know. Even I think there is something fishy about this matter."
The fat man was not attracted by this ghost or anything, but was amazed by Li Chengru's pretty good tongue skills. He threw a large handful of melon seeds into his mouth and spit out all the melon seed shells within a while. Such a flexible tongue is not
The fat man had a mean smile on his face, he also rubbed his hands, and shamelessly asked Li Chengru for tips and tricks. Old man Li put his hands behind his back and said bluntly that this kind of verbal skill that all women in the world strive for can only be understood but cannot be explained in words.
It's just that you are familiar with the tongue.
Xu Qingmu felt his clothes being gently pulled up. He lowered his head and saw that the little girl Cao Tong, who was already in bloom, was crying and begging Xu Qingmu to return and not go to such a horrible place. But Xu Qingmu just shook his head gently.
Cao Tong, who was already somewhat resentful of Xu Qingmu, clenched his fists tightly.
After everyone dispersed, Xu Qingmu found Wei Buliang.
"Is that secret cave really in Fengdu Ghost City?"
Wei Buliang also had a look of horror on his face. It was obvious that the red-armored general did not know that there was such a strange thing. He said angrily: "I didn't know that the destination was such a dangerous place. I thought Fanyang City was just a sparsely populated place."
"It's a frontier town, but who knew it was so weird." Then he said, "You're not afraid of going back on your word, are you? We've traveled so far, and we've already passed more than half of the trip. If we go back on our word now, we're really going to miss the mark."
Xu Qingmu shook his head and said bluntly: "It's not that I want to back down, but there are a few things I can't figure out. Forget it, let's just be careful when entering the city."
The boatman was quick-witted and knew that among all the people on this trip, the teenager who was only a teenager was the backbone. A little later, he knocked on Xu Qingmu's door alone.
The boatman said to Xu Qingmu: "Fengdu is certainly scary, but I have been boating in this Erzhong Peak for decades and met all kinds of people." After saying that, he took out a small piece of wood that looked a little old from his arms and continued:
"If you don't mind it, Master, I would like to ask you to accept this Yin-Moon Stele that I bought with a lot of money. It was refined with the essence and blood of an eminent monk before his death. It can protect Master Fanyang City from ghosts and monsters."
Xu Qingmu reached out and took the piece of wood that looked like a tombstone. He was covered in blood and had the four words "Leave Yin and Return to Yang" engraved on the front. He raised his head and looked at the boatman: "What is the exchange condition?"
The boatman looked embarrassed and said: "If you are willing, Master, please return Cao Tong to me. My wife and I have no children, so this is it for the rest of our lives. But if I have Cao Tong, I will die without regrets."
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Xu Qingmu saw that the person in front of him had a sincere face and did not look like he was cheating. After putting away the Yin Yue Monument, he said, "If Cao Tong is willing, I won't stop him."
The wrinkled face of the old boatman relaxed a little.
This Cao Tong is not close to you at all, and even has some inexplicable hostility. In addition, you insist on going to Fengdu, how can he still follow you? It is worth it to exchange a piece of rotten wood for a daughter. It is worth it.
After the old boatman left, Xu Qingmu slowly took out the Yin-Moon Stele. He felt it was warm and moist, but he couldn't see any material. Could it be that it was actually made by an eminent monk sitting on it?
Xu Qingmu soon felt relieved. Yes and no, they were just foreign objects after all.
To be strong, don’t ask for external things. Xu Qingmu thought of the boxing manual given to him by Li Chengru, and it was time to open the fourth chapter.