After the hero goes crazy

Chapter 270 Skeleton Man

After leaving the city gate, Luo Ziwen exchanged carriages with Lu Zhi.

When Yao Shouning was lifted onto the horse by the crown prince, he subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the city wall.

There are many people at the city gate who are looking at this side with fear, and the figure of Zhenmasi people can be heard in the distance rushing quickly.

But her gaze went beyond that, to the top of the city wall.

All I saw was a black shadow standing above the majestic city that was three feet high.

In the night wind, his robe fluttered.

The clouds were already thick tonight, most of the moonlight was blocked, and his figure could not be seen clearly, only a thin and tall figure could be vaguely recognized.

But the dangerous sense of oppression, even though they were separated by a long distance, was still passed on, making Yao Shouning tremble.

"Chen Taiwei."

Her lips moved as she thought of the name.

"what happened?"

After Lu Zhi helped her sit still, he noticed that she was turning her head and seemed a little uneasy, so he couldn't help asking her.

Yao Shouning did not speak, but forced himself not to back down, not to escape.

Chen Taiwei came after her tonight, and threatened her with evil spirits. At this time, the one who harmed others had no reason to be confident, but the one who was threatened was timid.

Her eyes widened, trying to identify this person.

Maybe it was because her thoughts were too strong, or maybe the timing and the flow of luck turned to her side.

Under Yao Shouning's thoughts, the dense fog that blocked the moonlight moved away, revealing the full outline of the moon, and under the moonlight, the figure appeared.

What appeared in front of Yao Shouning was a jade-white skeleton in a green robe!
Behind the skeleton is the shadow of a tall man.

The man was wearing a green robe with wide sleeves, and his hair was tied into a Taoist bun, fixed with a slender willow branch.

As if sensing Yao Shouning's gaze, the Taoist priest raised his head, revealing a beautiful face with thin eyes and red lips.

"what!"

Yao Shouning was not surprised when he saw this scene.

She bit her lip tightly, and only let out a small whisper.

At this time, a strong wind rose, stirring up the dark clouds.

The clouds covered the moon again. Hearing her voice, he sensed the turbulence of the storm, and subconsciously turned his head to follow her gaze——

All I saw was darkness above the high city wall, and there was nothing unusual there.

The skeleton man standing there before has disappeared without a trace.

"Is there something wrong?"

Shizi asked cautiously.

Yao Shouning hesitated for a moment, but before he could speak, he heard the chasing voice of Zhenmensi from behind.

"Get out of here first!"

The prince turned on his horse, without saying a word, pinched the horse's belly, and the horse raised its hooves and walked away.

Most of the team scattered like birds and beasts, and only a few people stayed around the carriage, staying where they were with Luo Ziwen, to intercept the people from Zhenmasi.

After Lu Zhi took Yao Shouning several miles away from the city, he gradually slowed down. Yao Shouning slid off his horse and leaned against a tree to retch.

The prince led the horse and followed her, and she vomited for a long time before she regained her breath.

"Is it better?" Lu Zhi handed her a water bag, she drank a couple of sips and rinsed her mouth, then nodded weakly:

"Ah."

After finishing speaking, he recalled the question of Shizi at the gate of the city earlier, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"I think I saw a ghost."

When she said this, she felt that her description was not accurate, and then sighed:

"I saw a ghost possessed by the white skeleton."

"..."

Shizi looked dazed, frowning in thought, but didn't make a sound.

Yao Shouning said:
"After I regained my strength, I seemed to be able to see more things."

She thought of the previous skeleton, and her heart was in a mess. She first mentioned the fire behind the people she saw, and then focused on the shadows behind many people.

"I can see the shadow of my grandfather 'out of body travel'." She was afraid that Lu Zhi would not understand what she meant, so she added an explanation:

"Behind the eldest princess, there is a figure holding a spear, and behind General Lu, there is a figure of a fierce god with three heads and six arms, a green face and long fangs."

"Yes." Lu Zhi nodded slightly, and said:
"People have samadhi real fire to prevent evil spirits from invading. As for the shadow you mentioned, it should be the 'divine essence' that everyone cultivates."

According to legend, those who practice can cultivate their own spiritual consciousness and form the shadow of body protection.

When the power is strong, you can leave yourself and roam the world.

Sometimes some people who are weak and lack of Yang energy accidentally bump into it, and they call this kind of shadow a night wandering god.

Lu Zhi was thoughtful:
"Your power should have opened your eyes, so you can see the 'spirits' cultivated by many people."

This kind of power is no small matter, even if someone is good at concealing his identity and cultivation, in front of Yao Shouning, he is as if he has nothing to hide.

"Back then, the great Confucian Zhang Raozhi said that my mother was the reincarnation of the God of War. It can be seen that the Confucian's eyesight is really amazing."

Shizi went on to say:

"As for my father, he was born with the physique of a gatekeeper. It is said that when he was born, he was protected by the Vajra, making it difficult for evil spirits to get close."

What he said was similar to Yao Shouning's previous guess. She nodded, and heard Shizi speak again:
"As for the person you saw—"

"ghost!"

Yao Shouning insisted on his point of view, and emphasized another sentence:
"That's a ghost!"

A gorgeous ghost with an outstanding appearance was holding a jade-white skeleton, standing on the high city and staring at everyone.

If she hadn't turned her head to look, she didn't know how long the ghost holding the skeleton had watched them.

Thinking of this, Yao Shouning felt goose bumps all over her body. She turned her eyes around and saw the gloomy forest.

There are few people around, and no movement can be heard.

After the winter, the snakes, insects, rats and ants had disappeared, and the people who were chasing everyone from Zhenmasi had been stopped long ago, and the surroundings were so quiet that she could hear needles dropping, which made her even more frightened.

"Sir."

She had experienced a lot recently, but she was still young after all, and now she was scared, so she quickly grabbed Lu Zhi's sleeve and got closer to him.

"A ghost holding a skeleton is following us."

The name of 'Chen Taiwei' also appeared in Lu Zhi's mind, but since Yao Shouning didn't mention 'him', it might not be Chen Taiwei that she saw.

Thinking of this, he asked:

"Did you see that ghost's face clearly?"

"It's not 'him'." Yao Shouning immediately understood what he meant.

Both of them were silent for a moment, then Yao Shouning hesitated again:

"It doesn't look like—" Her tone hesitated, as if she had something to say: "But I always feel—"

"That's him!"

Lu Zhi nodded firmly, "Trust your intuition."

The Bian Ji clan was famous for predicting the secrets of the sky. Since Yao Shouning had such a premonition, even if what he saw was not Chen Taiwei's appearance, it must be Chen Taiwei!

Maybe 'he' wasn't originally called this name, but the essence of this person will not change.

The one who bewitched the god Qidi to practice Taoism, who seemed to have mixed up with the monster race, and who drove the monster to attack the two tonight must be inseparable from this person.

It's just that he didn't expect that the national teacher who obeyed Emperor Shenqi's words would actually be a male ghost holding a skeleton.

"That's him!" Yao Shouning was affirmed by Lu Zhi, and his conviction became stronger immediately, and he expressed his doubts:
"When you were buried that day, I heard my grandfather talking to him. They are old acquaintances."

"..." The two of them were talking about a serious matter, but when Lu Zhi heard his 'big funeral', he felt that something was wrong.

"Afterwards, I asked my grandfather. My grandfather only said that he had met in the early years, but the two parties were not friends. They just followed the great Confucian Mr. Zhang and had a relationship with 'him'."

After saying this, both of them were silent for a while.

"It's a pity that I will ask my grandfather later, but my grandfather can't tell clearly about the origin of 'him'."

I don't know if Liu Bingzhou really doesn't know, or he doesn't want to say more - but Yao Shouning prefers the former.

But even so, she can infer many things from the only information.

"I think he's only in his 20s, not much older than you."

According to the rumors, he had entered the capital of God 20 years ago and followed Emperor Shen Qi.

What's more, this person was an old acquaintance with the great Confucian Zhang Raozhi back then. Zhang Raozhi has been dead for nearly 30 years, so he can be friends with Zhang Raozhi, and when he talks to Liu Bingzhou, his attitude is that of an elder.

That tone of voice was very relaxed and casual, not like a fake, Yao Shouning deduced that Chen Taiwei's real age was at least fifty or older, at least it was impossible for him to be younger than Liu Bingzhou.

In this way, it is more in line with the time of his appearance.

But, but is he really only five or sixty years old?Yao Shouning thought of the first time he met him, as if through his eyes, he saw the time flies by, the years passed, and many scenes flashed like a revolving lantern.

At that time she had a splitting headache and thought it was Chen Taiwei's magic method, but now when it comes to age, she has doubts about Chen Taiwei's identity.

"This monster—human!"

Lu Zhi muttered something in a low voice, then kicked the grass.

'Crack--'

This movement not only startled Yao Shouning, but also seemed to wake up the birds dormant in the grass. The sound of wings fluttering from the grass made Yao Shouning startled and almost screamed out.

It was only then that she realized that the two of them were still in the wilderness. Before being besieged by all the monsters, the scene of black crows appearing on the roof and singing made her psychologically shadowed.

Now when she heard the sound of the flapping of the bird's wings, she recalled it. She was suddenly afraid, and pulled Lu Zhi's sleeve: "Let's leave here first, shall we?"

Anyway, Chen Taiwei's identity couldn't be figured out for a while, but this person seemed to care about her very much, and he didn't give up after several times of probing, as if he had some purpose.

She always felt that Chen Taiwei might pester her again sooner or later, as long as he continued to pester her, one day he would show his feet.

Seeing her pale face, Lu Zhi looked around vigilantly, and nodded involuntarily:
"That's good, but can you still ride a horse?"

She had never been on a horse before, and the two of them galloped all the way over and bumped her quite badly.

As soon as Yao Shouning heard the word 'riding', his face changed slightly, and he put on a mask of pain.

But at this time, there was a bird's cry of "cuckoo" from somewhere in the forest, and the cry in the night sky was particularly strange.

"Yes, yes, yes!" She trembled in fright, shaking the prince's sleeves, urging him:
"Let's get out of here quickly."

The two got on the horse again, Shizi clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse sensed the master's heart, and moved forward slowly.

Now that there was no need to run away, Yao Shouning felt something was wrong when the two rode together again.

She was sitting in front, trapped in Lu Zhi's arms. Although she was safe, the two of them were too close.

Shi Zi's body seemed to be a source of endless heat, scalding her back.

His breath on the top of her head was itchy and too intimate.

The girl shrank her shoulders and tried her best to lower her upper body, trying to distance herself.

When she moved like this, Lu Zhi also realized that it was awkward.

But at that time, in order to get out of the city to avoid Zhenmosi's pursuit, he and Luo Ziwen had already exchanged carriages. There was only one horse, and they could only ride together.

He was like hugging a hot potato, aware of Yao Shouning's dodge, he didn't dare to pull it, so he had to adjust his gestures, stretching his arms as far as possible to prevent her from falling off the horse.

"where are we going?"

Amidst the embarrassment, Yao Shouning broke the silence, trying to restore the way the two got along before.

"I was planning to go to Daiwang's Underground Palace again."

Seeing her talking, Lu Zhi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and answered her question:

"When we left last time, didn't I notice that there was something wrong with the mud wall on the other side of the passage under the tomb?"

He saw Yao Shouning nodded before expressing his speculation:

"I suspect it's another passage, and I want to see where it leads."

After talking about the business, the weird embarrassment really subsided for the most part.

Yao Shouning sat up straight again, and wanted to turn to look at him, but Lu Zhi clamped his arms, preventing her from turning around:

"Don't move around, be careful not to fall."

She really didn't dare to look back while sitting there, Lu Zhi said again: "There may be a big problem with the tomb of the Daqing royal family."

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment:
"Now the emperor has recalled the vassals from all over the country, and intends to reopen the tomb to inspect this matter."

But behind Emperor Shenqi was Chen Taiwei, this Taoist priest was not showing good intentions, it was hard for Lu Zhi not to associate the emperor's will with this Taoist priest of unknown origin.

"——I always feel that the list of the emperor's tomb to be opened may only be announced to deal with the aftermath."

In other words, these lists may have been hinted and endorsed by Chen Taiwei.

If he had something to do with the Yaozu, there might not be anything useful to be found in the tombs of the vassal kings of the past dynasties.

"But if we go to dig the tombs of those princes who are not on the list—" Yao Shouning also understood Lu Zhi's unfinished meaning, and added:

"You may fall into the trap of the demon clan."

"Correct!"

Only then did Lu Zhi nod his head, affirming her guess.

"But I have an idea."

He quickly added:
"Didn't you mention that the origin of the 'River God' is very likely to be related to Taizu, maybe someone close to him?"

"Yes." Yao Shouning suppressed the excitement in his heart, and responded.

Then I heard Lu Zhi say:

"Then let's start with the cemetery that was buried 30 years before Daqing."

As a result, many lists are excluded.

Although it is possible to fall into the siege of the demon clan in this way, there is a certain crisis, but in the unavoidable situation, such a purposeful search is more secure than random drilling with a stack of lists.

Although Yao Shouning had a premonition that he would say such a thing, when he actually heard him say it, his heart was still agitated and he was indescribably grateful.

(End of this chapter)