Mountain and Sea Treasures

Chapter 669
These are the ten that Minister Hou said?

I took a look, and there are at least forty or fifty of them, right?
No, I shook my head, these are forty or fifty children!
Can one really go crazy to this extent for the so-called elixir of life?

Lao Yan patted me on the shoulder and said that the imperial power was supreme, and in the era of feudal centralization, human life was indeed worthless.

I didn't know what to say, but looking at these 'ghost babies' who were chained up and even survived the refining process, I felt an unspeakable grief in my heart.

This is not the fault of Qin Shihuang alone. For thousands of years, dynasties have changed, and the victims will always be the people without power.

The elixir of life is not what the emperor pursues. As far as I know in history, there are only a few emperors who have not had the experience of pursuing immortality.

In the vast history, the change of dynasties we see is sometimes just a few words, and it is impossible to count how many people's bones are in these few words.

Lao Yan frowned, and asked Minister Hou, are we going to pass here?
Minister Hou nodded: "There are many traps in Efang Palace. It is impossible for the passages on both sides of such an important place as the upper roof to have no traps. Only the bottom, the place where medicine is refined, will not have such dense traps. Because Qin Shihuang will come over at any time, No craftsman has the guts to really dare to set up institutions here, even if the emperor has asked for it."

I hummed knowingly, what he said was right, the mechanism is impossible to defend against, if the emperor accidentally touches the mechanism and gets injured, even the nine clans of craftsmen would not be able to behead him.

Therefore, most craftsmen will leave a way out for themselves when making these organs, and they only need to be able to fool them when the emperor inspects them.

But how to get here?
There is only one place under the upper roof. If we need to find the exit, we can only step on the bones of all the ghost babies...

To be honest, I am a little bit unbearable.

They had suffered enough when they were alive, could they not keep their bones now?

"The bones may still be a burden to them. Their souls are bound in the bones, and they may never be at peace." Minister Hou said flatly.

I turned my head and glanced at him. I have seen a person who is as indifferent as the fourth girl and as indifferent as Kumbu, but I have never seen such a seemingly indifferent person as Minister Hou, but his eyes are full of sadness.

No, it can't be said that his eyes are full of sadness, because if you don't look carefully, there is actually nothing in his eyes.

I noticed that Hou Chengcheng glanced at Minister Hou, as if he didn't quite understand it, and I suddenly understood, maybe it was the first time she saw Minister Hou like this!

That's right, if she hadn't recovered her memory, in her impression, Minister Hou was a father who doted on her. Even if she had the memory, in her impression, Minister Hou was just a busy man who didn't even care about his own son, but not the one in front of her. Unpredictable people.

However, what Minister Hou said seems to be reasonable. For these 'ghost babies', these bones may restrain them instead.

I looked at Lao Yan and said that even so, we can't just step on it, why don't we just set it on fire?

It is obviously not suitable for burial here, and simply burning it can be regarded as a relief for them.

Lao Yan shook his head and said no, the roof is mainly made of wood, once it burns the place will be ruined!Although the ghost babies are pitiful, we can't help them anyway, and we don't have to do unnecessary things.

I didn't know what to say after hearing it, I just couldn't bear to step on it, but since Lao Yan said so, I couldn't find a reason to refute it, so I didn't know what to do for a while.

"Let's go, there must be another way to get out of the rooftop. Qin Shihuang's search for the elixir was also done in secret at the beginning, so there must be a secret way here." Minister Hou waved his hand as if he had become another leader.

I glanced at Lao Yan, he had no objection, and I had nothing to say.

In fact, I don't want Minister Hou to lead the team. It may be because of Liu Hanqiu. I always think he and Liu Hanqiu are in the same group.

After all, Liu Hanqiu's hostility towards 701 is so obvious. I don't believe that Minister Hou can't see it, but he never took care of it. He just let our two departments fight openly and secretly.

Speaking of which, the reason why we are at a disadvantage in Liu Hanqiu's provocation is because we are not in Yanjing all year round, and staying in Yanjing for three or four months is considered a long time.Unlike Liu Hanqiu, they were helping us. If we went to the deep mountains and old forests and did not disturb the surrounding residents, they hardly needed to deal with the aftermath. Therefore, they were in Yanjing all year round and had more time to trouble us.

If Minister Hou knows, I think he should assist 701. After all, Liu Hanqiu has had a very bad influence on our missions many times, and we have even been injured or almost failed several times because of him.

Now that Minister Hou is leading the team, I feel uneasy. I am afraid that he and Liu Hanqiu are in the same group, so what should we do?
In fact, I knew in my heart that it was impossible for Minister Hou to do such a thing, but the uneasy feeling in my heart was still lingering, so I could only keep staring at him.

"Chang'an, why, do you have a problem with my uncle?" Suddenly, Minister Hou, who was walking in the front, turned around and asked.

When he asked this question, a ghost baby under his feet was just removed by him, and the bones creaked and creaked, which made people feel uncomfortable all over.

I laughed dryly, said a few words, and then stopped talking.They are all old foxes. Even if I think I am smart, I still need to be more careful when I am with old foxes like them for decades. If I am not careful, I will fall into the trap without knowing it.

Minister Hou continued to walk forward, and the words came out of his mouth one by one: "Chang'an, it is a good thing to be thoughtful in our business, but too much thought is too much! We have to go to the grave, our purpose is the same. "

I looked up at him, but he didn't look back, I could only see his back somewhat similar to Lao Yan, and it suddenly dawned on me.That's right, no matter what, Minister Hou's arrival is also because of the Tai'an Excalibur, so I shouldn't care too much about it.

The uneasiness in my heart dissipated a little, I didn't speak, but focused on my feet.

I tried my best to put the ghost babies aside to prevent them from dissipating under my feet, but their bones are very brittle, sometimes I didn't use any force at all, and their bones had already disintegrated just as soon as I touched them.

Minister Hou led Yazai and Professor Xu to the front, Lao Yan and Jingsheng Hou Chengcheng followed closely behind, leaving me, Kumbu, Drilling Mouse and Miss Qiu at the end.The gopher was standing next to me, seeing me so cautiously, he smiled and said: "You young man has a lot of thoughts, that's all right, don't think so much, they have already disappeared during the refining of medicine, we No matter what, it’s just for psychological comfort.”

I turned my head to look at him, and then looked at Lao Yan and Minister Hou in front of me: "Senior, is it possible that one day when I am the same age as you, I will be like this?"

(End of this chapter)