The more he saw, the more questions he had in his mind. Although Tianhuo Yuanxue's name had faded away, the traces they left in the world were not easy to erase. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. This was why he insisted on going north.
The reason for determining the universe under the snow-capped mountains. There is too much tangle, and the only way is to cut it with a knife.
"General!" Zhong Lixi rushed over. There seemed to be movement in the camp. Li Luo turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
"General, there is a situation!" Zhongli Xi said in a serious voice, "The soldiers of Caohai found blood stains under the snow."
"Blood stains? How long have they been?"
"The blood has solidified, so it's hard to judge, but it's just a lot!"
Li Luo let out a light sigh, stood up, glanced at Jibu Chuhe beside her, and said casually: "You go ahead, I'll wait and see the morning glow."
Tsk tsk, you have nothing to do and you are light-hearted, so enviable.
By the time Li Luo passed by, the snow on the ground had been cleared away. Xiang Liuer glanced at him without making a sound, looking at the ground solemnly. Li Luo came forward and leaned over to take a closer look. The bluestone on the ground had already faded.
Black, this color is by no means unfamiliar. In the Stone City outside Yingchou Gorge, this color could be seen everywhere. After the blood solidifies, and then there is wind, snow and ice, it will show such a black and purple color. Li Luo stood up and looked around
, my heart sank slightly, the snow swept away in front of me was just the tip of the iceberg. If there were blood stains under these layers of snow, it would mean that a war broke out here and blood flowed into a river, leaving such shocking traces.
After all, is it still too late?
"Can you tell how long these bloodstains have been here?"
The generals looked at each other and shook their heads in disbelief. They could only tell that these blood marks were definitely not fresh. It was impossible to say whether they were a few days ago, a few months ago, or even a few years ago. There was someone in the military camp who could identify the blood marks.
Far and near, but during this trip to the north, Mu Tianlang had no one else to follow him except some soldiers from the Chinese cavalry. All the famous generals in the army were left behind in Dagan by Li Luo. Naturally, he was not afraid of going into battle to kill the enemy, but at the moment
Li Luo's question really stumped them.
Li Luo was not too disappointed. He looked at Xiang Liu'er and said harmoniously: "Ban Han, is there anyone in your tent who can tell the difference between these blood stains?"
Xiang Liuer was silent for a moment. Hulu Fenghan leaned close to her and whispered something. She raised her eyebrows slightly and shouted crisply: "Pass!"
Hu Lu Fenghan responded, bowed his head to Li Luo, and left quickly. After a while, he came over with a person. It was not someone else, but the Caohai Leaf Splitting Knife. The Leaf Splitting Knife stepped forward and squatted down, carefully
After looking at it, he twisted a few strands of blood-stained dust with his hand, put it on the tip of his nose, smelled it, paused slightly, stuck out his tongue and licked it, which made a few people nearby feel chills.
"This is not blood." Leaf Splitter said calmly.
"Can you tell how long it's been?"
"At least three months, but it's difficult to be more detailed. The blood flows here and is quickly covered by snow. After freezing, it is difficult to distinguish clearly." Leaf Splitting Knife stood up and looked at Li Luo and Xiang Liu'er, "
If there is blood everywhere, then at least tens of thousands of people died here."
"Is it human blood?" Liuyunzhan suddenly asked. Everyone was stunned for a moment, preconceptions, and when they saw the blood stains they thought it was the blood of a person after death, but it could also be the blood of other birds and animals, not necessarily
It must be human blood.
Leaf Splitter frowned, but it was really difficult to tell whether it was human blood or the blood of other birds and beasts, but it was not impossible. "I can give it a try." After saying that, he found a few Caohai soldiers and brought them together.
After scraping off some of the frozen blood stains on the ground, he set up a large pot and put water in it to boil. After a while, a fishy smell floated out, carrying the stench of rotting corpses, which was unpleasant.
The people on the side dispersed a lot, but the leaf splitter did not hide away. Instead, he lay on the big pot and smelled it carefully, without any distractions. Finally, he didn't look any more intoxicated, which made everyone feel better.
"The taste of this blood is very strange, with a very light fragrance..." Lobator tasted it carefully, showing a lot of confusion, "It's not just human blood, but also animal blood, the smell is mixed together."
Tang Tang originally pinched his nose, and after hearing what he said was fragrant, he carefully tried to loosen his nose and smell it. His pretty face instantly turned green, his stomach was churning, and he almost vomited it out in public. His little face turned red from holding it back, and his bright eyes were filled with tears.
, staring straight at the leaf splitter, almost saying that he is a liar!
Li Luo was not surprised by the mixture of animal blood in the blood, but was surprised by the scent of the blood. "You said there is a scent, what kind of scent would it be?"
The leaf-splitting knife fanned the air in front of his nose and pondered for a moment: "Like your Tiannan sandalwood or something like that."
Burn incense! Several people in the field thought about it almost at the same time. They thought of human blood, animal blood, and sandalwood. So the most likely thing is that there was a huge blood sacrifice ceremony here. No wonder so much blood was shed.
, but there are no other traces, let alone the mess of the battlefield. It would make sense if it was a blood sacrifice ceremony.
But even if it was a blood sacrifice, where did the body go? Who was doing the blood sacrifice here? What blood sacrifice was it for, or to put it another way, what blood sacrifice was it to?
Back in the belly of Luye Naga Mountain, Xue Li had planned to use the method of blood sacrifice to forcibly open the illusion of Taixu. If the black sword and white knife had not appeared and collected the sacred objects of the five tribes, the final result would have been unpredictable.
Li Luo and Xiang Liuer both changed their expressions. If this blood sacrifice was okay not long ago, if the blood sacrifice happened a long time ago, no matter what the purpose is, it is definitely not a good thing. It is very likely that there will be a second blood sacrifice here.
, then could it be that among the 100,000 coalition troops, they were deliberately brought here as sacrifices?
There was no wind, and no snow was seen. The sun had already climbed to the top of the mountain, but it seemed to be colder down here than before, with the biting cold lingering.
"Find the blood sacrifice bones." Li Luochen shouted, and the generals of the Chinese army and cavalry took the order in unison. They knew that it was dangerous at this moment and did not dare to neglect. They led their battalion officers and soldiers to various places to investigate. Xiang Liu'er also ordered Meng Jue.
The powerful general went to explore and dug three feet into the ground to find it.
After everyone dispersed, Yu Hongyan hadn't gone far yet. She stood quietly and looked at her with her beautiful eyes looking forward to her. He didn't know what he was thinking about. Li Luo's heart moved. Ever since she rescued Song Biyou by the Suoshui River, she had been traveling all the way north with her.
She lives in seclusion and rarely talks to anyone. She is extremely low-key. If he hadn't bumped into her occasionally in the camp, Li Luo would have almost forgotten that she was here. It was really weird.
In his past life, he had encountered many opponents. Among them, there were three women who gave him the most headaches. The first one was Yu Hongyan. Although she hid behind the Song family, the Nanwang Mansion divided the territory and established itself as the king, and she was powerful in Lingnan.
, she was indispensable, not to mention others, Shen Xiangdong hated her with all his heart, but he was also full of praise for her talent.