Volume Two Chapter Two [Phantom of the Lake Bottom]
Volume 2 Chapter 2 [Phantom at the Bottom of the Lake]
Princess Qinglan accidentally fell into the water, which quickly alarmed the emperor, and caused a shock in the palace. Wang Rui even heard that several chamberlains and maids who accompanied the princess that day were killed with a stick, which made him have a deep hatred for the emperor of Zhou.
My senses are much worse. Taking anger out on innocent people is a sign of weakness.
But this is the rule of the mortal world. In the face of power, those who are powerless are equivalent to the registered disciples in the world of cultivation. The same as the outer disciples, they are nothing more than cannon fodder. Life and death are only determined by the thoughts of the superiors.
However, this incident still aroused the vigilance of Wang Rui and others. They originally thought it was just a simple escort mission, but now they felt it was a bit unusual.
Chen Qi and Chen Fuzhi also stopped going out for the time being to assist Wang Rui in investigating the truth.
In the night, Wang Rui, Chen Fuzhi and Chen Qi came to the Huxin Pavilion. Since the princess fell into the water, the emperor ordered the place to be sealed off and no one was allowed to enter, except the three of them.
"Brother Rui, I asked the princess. She said that she didn't slip and fall into the lake that day, but she seemed to hear a sound. Someone lured her closer to the lake. Then when she looked towards the lake, she was attracted by the scenery in the lake.
I was attracted by it, but I didn't expect that when I realized something was wrong, I couldn't get rid of it and fell into the lake." Chen Qi said with a solemn face.
"I think this palace is always gloomy, and there is always an evil atmosphere. Could it be that there is something weird in this lake?" After training on several tasks, Chen Fuzhi has matured a lot, and his cultivation has also broken through to the seventh level of Qi training.
He stared at the lake for a while and showed doubts.
Wang Rui also had the same feeling. If what Princess Qinglan said was true, then there must be something weird in this lake.
"I'll go down there and watch for any movement up there." Wang Rui's fingers once again produced lightning, illuminating the surrounding area.
Chen Qi warned with some worry: "Brother Rui, if something goes wrong, don't force it, we will deal with it together."
"Okay." Wang Rui nodded and patted Chen Qi's hand. Chen Fuzhi turned a blind eye. He had already acquiesced in the relationship between his sister and Wang Rui. The three of them were already like a family.
Chen Qi and Chen Fuzhi each drew a boundary with their toes, then sat cross-legged, in the pavilion.
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Wang Rui took a step forward and sank into the lake again. He spread out a barrier to avoid the water beads. Under the illumination of the lightning at his fingertips, the scene in the lake gradually emerged.
"It's strange...there are no fish or shrimps in this lake..." Wang Rui immediately discovered something strange this time. Even in artificially dug lakes, there would be fish and shrimps. There couldn't be nothing there.
But this is the case in the lake right now. There is nothing else but water, and the turbid water is like stagnant water.
It was late at night, and as it continued to sink, the temperature became colder and colder. However, this coldness was different from the drop in ordinary water temperature. It was filled with a deep chill that made people feel chilly.
"Sure enough, there is something strange..." Wang Rui suddenly released a spiritual light barrier all over his body, wrapping himself around him. He looked around with both eyes, trying to find the source of the cold air.
The artificial lake was about ten meters deep. At this time, he had reached the bottom of the lake. Under the light of the lightning, he took a breath of cold air and found that there was a large piece of corpses at the bottom of the lake. Some of them were not completely decomposed, and some were even preserved.
Some of the complete physical bodies, perhaps due to too long a time, have turned into white bones.
And judging from the clothes and hair buns on these corpses, most of these corpses are women.
"How could it be here..." Wang Rui tried hard to resist the urge to vomit. Although he was an immortal cultivator, he had never experienced such a strange scene. It was also the first time he encountered such a terrifying scene.
A rough estimate showed that there were at least hundreds of corpses. Who these victims were and why they died here are full of mysteries.
"Cold air...dead air...no, this is resentment..." Wang Rui finally felt the chill of this artificial lake. It was not a drop in temperature, but the extreme unwillingness of these dead people, and the resentment left behind caused the emergence of resentment.
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In the world of cultivation, there is a type of monk who specializes in practicing various evil techniques based on this kind of resentment. Could it be said...
At this moment, the bones changed, as if they came to life all of a sudden. Some turned into women who were half bones and half flesh. Some eyes stared at him with a shuddering death light. Some bones appeared directly.
A wisp of smoke-like soul appeared, surrounding him with a chuckle or coquettish laughter.
Two black shadows, straight
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When the shot came over, Wang Rui immediately dodged to avoid it. The black shadow passed by him, and then he saw clearly that it was clearly the long hair of the female corpse, but now it looked like a long rope that threatened her life.
"Who are you to break into our burial place without permission?"
"Is it the eagle dog of the ruthless emperor?"
"He is a Taoist. Could it be that he is here to subjugate us?"
"Outsiders, why do you bother to come to this muddy water?"
Women's voices came into my ears one after another. Some were angry, some were ridiculing, some were asking, and some were persuading. They were of different ages, young and old.
"Are you the women in this palace?" The thunder technique practiced by Wang Rui now has a huge effect. It is naturally capable of restraining evil spirits. Therefore, although these resentful spirits gnashed their teeth at him, they did not dare to attack him.
A woman in palace attire whose body is still intact, her dress is gorgeous, her robe is open, only the sides hang on her shoulders, revealing a patch of white snow and ravines.
"Yes, I am Concubine Hua, a former noble concubine, and the emperor's favorite concubine. Why on earth do you, a cultivator, come here?" This female ghost seems to have a high status. The other women seem to regard her as their leader and gather around her.
Hold her.
Wang Rui found out that this Concubine Hua was indeed born like a fish and a wild goose. She was only about 20 years old at most. She didn't know why she died tragically here at such a young age.
"I am indeed a Taoist. I was entrusted by the Emperor of Zhou to protect Princess Qinglan for one year. A few days ago, the princess was bewitched by someone among you and fell into the lake. Fortunately, I rescued her.
For tonight’s trip.” Wang Rui didn’t care and simply revealed his identity and entrustment.
"Qinglan? But Princess Yongshu?" Concubine Hua's face changed and she asked immediately.
Wang Rui replied: "Sorry, Madam, I don't know Princess Qinglan's original title."
"Yes, yes, it will be Yongshu, my son, my daughter..." As she spoke, Concubine Hua actually began to sob. Many women behind her seemed to be aroused by their sadness and cried one after another. For a moment, there was a dark wind at the bottom of the lake.
The ghosts wept endlessly.
Wang Rui didn't expect that this concubine Hua actually knew Princess Qinglan and was her mother. This made her even more aware that these resentful ghosts in front of her were not simple. Why did Princess Qinglan's biological mother die at the bottom of the lake, and who wanted to put her to death?