kingnovel Chapter 139: Long Stay
Chapter 139: Long Stay
Discovered! Su Qinchao's eyes widened in surprise, his mind went blank in an instant, and he forgot what to do for a moment.
Seeing that Su Qinchao had not moved, the giant beast thought that he was unwilling, so it waved its claws at him, and he walked over involuntarily.
"Are you afraid of me?" said the giant beast, swallowing the gem that had become somewhat dim.
His figure instantly transformed into that of a smart-looking child of seven or eight years old. Except for his eyes being brighter than those of ordinary people, he was no different from an ordinary child in other aspects.
Even the clothes on his body were ordinary coarse cloth shorts...
"Not bad~" Su Qinchao squatted down and looked straight at the child in front of him who was transformed from the giant beast.
If he was a little scared before the transformation, but now that he has transformed into this form, he is really not afraid...
Later, the two chatted for a long time in front of the little boy, and Su Qinchao finally understood the reason.
It turns out that this cat-shaped giant beast is a mountain ghost born in Zhuoguang Mountain. Its prototype is a black mountain cat, and it has only been around for over two hundred years.
Because there are very few civilized spirits in this mountain, and it still has a childish nature, it sometimes transforms itself into a child and goes down the mountain to play and look for companions.
This little boy is one of its current playmates. A few months ago, it suddenly had an epiphany and went into seclusion, and its divine power rose to a higher level.
But he didn't expect that after he came out, he saw his little playmate tied up in this hexagram and dying.
But it was still young after all, and even after its sudden enlightenment, it was still no match for those Taoists. It could only secretly use its inner elixir to protect the little boy and save his life temporarily.
After the Taoists left, they used their magical powers to find a way to detoxify the little boy every day. It should have been enough in another month, but they didn't expect Su Qin to come to them suddenly.
However, it also gave it a chance to rest, because the little boy was poisoned by the dove poison, and the ordinary herbs on Zhuoguang Mountain were useless.
It cannot leave the area of Zhuoguang Mountain, so it can only practice hard these days.
Only every day can he spare a little bit of his divine power to detoxify the little boy without affecting himself.
"You mean, you woke me up on purpose?" Su Qinchao looked at the little mountain ghost in surprise.
"Yes, I can tell from the aura you exude that you are a good person and can help me take care of him!" The little mountain ghost blinked his big eyes and pointed at the little boy next to him.
This man is extremely lucky and he is also a high-ranking official. He will definitely be able to find a good doctor to treat his friend.
"I can help, but can you tell me what you saw that day?"
"I only know that he came from the same place as you." The little mountain ghost sniffed. It was indeed the same. The dust on his body carried the scent of that place.
Then the little mountain ghost told Su Qinchao everything it had seen that day. However, it had never left Zhuoguang Mountain since it was born and did not understand much about human affairs.
Therefore, some things are difficult to express clearly, and I can only try my best to tell Su Qinchao the details that I have seen.
What about the golden tiger-patterned armor, the Taoist priests wearing robes of various colors, the talismans that it couldn't understand...
Later, Su Qinchao asked the little mountain ghost whether the Taishan Lord Sacrifice was successful. The little mountain ghost answered him like this:
"The Lord of Mount Tai has long stopped caring about the affairs of the human world. All that's left are the Twelve Yamas who are in charge of the underworld. These Yamas don't have the ability to do this at all."
Moreover, the spiritual energy is thin now, and many gods have gone beyond the Thirty-three Heavens, leaving only these insignificant ones.
If it could be a little bigger and have more divine power, it would not watch these children die. What's more, many of them were living creatures from the foot of Zhuoguang Mountain.
Now it only hopes that Su Qinchao can catch those people as soon as possible and deal with them one by one according to human laws.
...
"Are you dreaming?" Li Bi blurted out after listening to Su Qinchao's narration.
However, when he saw the little boy in Su Qinchao's arms, whose face was visibly rosier and whose breathing became smoother, he couldn't help but feel convinced.
How come things went in a strange direction when he woke up? Are there really gods and ghosts in this world?
However, if this is not the case, how can we explain so many questions?
"Anyway, I've told you everything he told me. It's up to you to believe it or not. Anyway, investigating the case is your business." Su Qin shrugged indifferently.
Then he planned to carry the little boy down the mountain. He had promised the little mountain ghost, so he must do it.
After all, who knows, he might need help from this little mountain ghost in the future.
After all, no matter how small they are, they are still gods and can do many things that mortals cannot do.
"It's one thing for me to believe it, but I need evidence!" Li Bi said helplessly. He had just found the key clue from Su Qinchao's words.
The Taoist priest, the golden armor, the dragon-patterned token with the word Qi on it, all these evidences point to the King of Qi, Li Ke, who has been bedridden in Chang'an.
However, the Queen of Qi died young, and his children were all adults. Why did he do this, even at the cost of slaughtering so many children?
No matter how hard you try, you still have to look for the clues.
Yesterday the two of them were busy examining the corpses, but today he was determined to turn the entire valley upside down.
"Hey, remember to bring me some buns, beef jerky, wonton noodles, etc." Li Bichao shouted to Su Qinchao who was already leading the horse and preparing to leave.
He had only eaten some steamed buns these past two days, and his mouth felt bland. He wanted to eat something better.
"understood!"
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After Su Qinchao brought the little boy down the mountain, Li Bi began to search the valley carefully inch by inch.
It seemed that this place had been cleaned up by someone on purpose, and no clues were left for anyone to use against them.
But how could there be nothing left in a place where so many people have stayed?
Soon, Li Bi found a talisman paper with the seal of Changliu Palace under the sleeve of a dead girl.
Also, in several other hard-to-find locations, several small medicine bottles with the words "Prince Qi's Palace" printed on them were picked up.
It turns out that these two human sacrifice hexagrams were made by the Taoist priests of Changliu! No wonder so many children disappeared and no one came to look for them.
Changliu Palace is a Taoist palace built on a peak on the left side of Mount Tai. Whenever the emperor climbed to the top of Mount Tai to offer sacrifices, the Taoist priests who performed the rituals were all from Changliu Palace.
Therefore, Changliu Palace is also known as the first Taoist palace! Every year, the imperial court will reward outstanding Taoists...
Moreover, once the Taoist priests who had participated in the Taishan sacrifices left Changliu Palace, they would be worshipped by Taoist temples all over the place.
Therefore, in September of every year, when Changliu Palace recruited little Taoist children from the people, parents from every family would compete to send their children there.
After all, as long as you stay in Changliu Palace, you will not only have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life, but you can also benefit your family...