Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 168
I was taken aback, and looked at the surrounding stone pillars again, but after looking at them for a long time, I didn't see anything unusual.

As I walked inside, I asked the little girl in my mind: "Do you know what these stone pillars are for? Why do I feel like a Taoist magic circle?"

But the little girl didn't answer my question, instead she kept urging me to hurry up.In desperation, I could only speed up my pace and walk deep into the stone formation.

About 2 minutes later, I walked to the center of the stone circle, and what appeared in front of me was a small altar. At first glance, I feel a little dazzled.These things are different from the runes I usually use when drawing symbols, and they appear to be more uncommon and ancient.

I swallowed dryly, and saw a stone statue of a general standing on each of the four corners of the altar. These four statues of generals were all holding a sharp sword of the same shape in their hands. They were all wearing armor and standing tall. He raised his head and glared angrily, looking very majestic.

What caught my attention the most was an ancient sword stuck in the middle of the statues of the four generals, which is also the center point of the altar.Half of the blade of this ancient sword is submerged in the altar, and only half of the blade and hilt are outside. From the exposed part of this ancient sword, I can see that the stone swords held by the four general statues are imitations of this ancient sword. Swords are forged.

I took a deep breath, this should be the eye of the entire stone formation, all Taoist magic circles will have a formation eye, and the most important things of the entire magic circle are usually placed in this formation eye, according to this The power and function of the magic circle will change accordingly depending on the placement of things.It's just that they don't know who arranged the stone formation in front of them, and they don't know what the purpose of the magic circle they put in so much effort is.

At this moment, a phantom floated out of my body, and turned into a little girl wearing a golden robe. This little girl was only three or four years old, but she was beautifully carved, and she was really cute. It's just that she was frowning and looking at the altar in front of her at the moment, with a rare look of confusion on her face.

"What's the matter? The sword in the altar is what you're looking for?" I asked, but found that the little girl was not looking at the ancient sword in the middle, but at a general in the lower left corner of the altar. The statue is in a daze.

There was a throbbing in my heart, and I felt that something seemed to happen next.I thought about it, walked a few meters away, found a flat place to put Li Xiaohui on my back and Yaoyao in my arms, and after placing the two girls, I turned around and saw that the little girl was already floating When she arrived in front of the statue of the general, she had a complicated expression at the moment, stretching out a somewhat transparent hand, as if she wanted to touch the statue made of stone.

I frowned and walked forward. This little girl has been very weird since she entered the woods, and she kept urging me to move forward. But after the stone formation, she has no interest in the ancient sword, which is obviously a treasure. , Instead, I looked at a statue in a daze, which made me feel very confused.

I walked up to him a few steps and asked in a low voice, "Is there anything weird about this statue? You look so strange."

The little girl didn't answer me, but murmured in a low voice as if in a dream: "Xue'er and brother Shengzhi..."

what?
Brother Sheng?

I felt as if I had been struck by lightning, and all the muscles in my body were trembling uncontrollably.I was horrified at the name the girl called out, a name that seemed like a nightmare to me.

The corners of my mouth twitched slightly, and I kept comforting myself. I must have heard wrong just now, or maybe the little girl called her wrongly. How could there be such a coincidence in this world.

But when I followed the little girl's gaze to the stone sword held in the hand of the statue, I could no longer deceive myself with words. At this moment, I felt that my whole life fell into a game of chess. No matter where I go, I can't escape the traces left by him.

On the hilt of the stone sword held by the statue of the general was engraved a line of small characters in traditional Chinese characters, but I could still see the meaning of the engraving at a glance, and I read it out one by one while trembling.

"Xue'er and brother Sheng are here for a visit."

And under this line of small characters, there are also full-body portraits of two figures, a man and a woman holding hands. The name "Xue'er" is engraved on the woman's body, but it is clearly visible on the man's body. It says "Chen Shengzhi"!
My eyes were rounded, my throat kept rolling, and my head was even more befuddled.

Chen Shengzhi!
Sure enough, it was him again. Although he is my ancestor, I feel very afraid of him.He seems to be haunted, from Tsing Yi Village to every place I have experienced, there seems to be traces of him left behind.

I sat down on the ground and rubbed my swollen temples, but I remembered the origin of the little girl in front of me in my mind.If there is no mistake, her name is Xueer, the thing that exists in the third red pot.

I recalled that six years ago, when I entered the Fengling Temple for the first time, Master once told me that the contents in this third clay pot were different from the others, and it was made by our No.20 Sixth Patriarch. A special existence that is sealed, when the right time comes, it will naturally open, and it will also be the time when the contents inside will be seen again.And my grandfather once told me that when a child with the imprint of a phoenix bird is born, it is the time when our Chen family's plan begins.

The same 300 years, the same is related to Chen Shengzhi, if all this is a coincidence, I am afraid it can only deceive children.But if it is not a coincidence, it is a game, a man-made game, from Ruochu to Yin Shuang, and then to Xueer in front of me, these three people who are inextricably related to Chen Shengzhi keep appearing In front of me, what is the purpose behind all this, or in other words, what does the person behind want me to do?
"Brother Shengzhi..." The little girl was still floating in the air, calling out in a low voice, with an increasingly confused expression on her face.

Boldly, I asked the little girl in front of me: "Are you Xueer? Do you remember the past now? Who is that Chen Shengzhi to you? Do you still remember clearly?"

I looked at Xue'er with burning eyes, hoping to get some important news from her mouth.

But to my disappointment, the little girl named Xueer shook her head. The confusion on her face gradually dissipated and turned into doubts. She said softly: "I don't know, I just feel that this place is good." Familiar, I seem to have been here before."

Xue'er touched the words and patterns on the statue, and whispered to herself: "Xue'er, is this my name? It's just what is the relationship between Chen Shengzhi and me? Why does my heart feel so good when I mention his name?" pain."

I sighed helplessly, this Xueer's state is very weird, even now I can't tell what kind of existence she is, neither the evil spirit talisman nor the ghost exorcising talisman has any effect on her, which proves that she It is not the body of the soul, but if it is not the soul, then what is it?Not only can I freely shuttle back and forth in my body, but I even have a clear mind. Although I have no memory, I have the same thinking ability as a normal person. I have never heard of the existence of this state.

After thinking for a long time, I still can't find a clue, so I can only put this question aside for the time being.I looked around, because it was an open space, the bright moonlight and starlight illuminated the place brightly, although it was not as bright as in daytime, but it was still very clear.

I took a few steps forward, walked to the ancient sword in the middle of the altar, and looked it over carefully.This ancient sword should be some years old. It seems to be made of bronze or other materials. There is a thick layer of copper rust on the hilt and blade, which looks very dilapidated.

But I have a very weird feeling about this ancient sword in my heart. The magic circle made of countless round stone pillars must have spent a lot of effort, although I don't know what kind of effect this magic circle has. , but it is absolutely extraordinary, and the ancient sword that acts as the eye of the formation cannot be just an ordinary thing.

Inexplicably, I thought of the feeling I had when I first entered this stone formation: here, ghosts and ghosts are not allowed to approach!
I swallowed, feeling a little itchy in my hand, and involuntarily stretched out my right hand to touch the rusty ancient sword.

Just when my right hand touched the hilt of the sword, there was a burning sensation from between my fingers, which made me withdraw my hand in a hurry.And at this time, because I reached out and touched the hilt of the sword, the ancient sword in front of me also began to change.

laugh!
The layers of copper rust covered on the ancient sword glowed crimson red, and began to peel off in pieces, which reminded me of the change that happened when Monkey King touched the Dinghai Shenzhen Needle in the Dragon Palace in Journey to the West.

The copper rust fell off, revealing the crimson blade and hilt underneath, and the sword light flowed brilliantly.

I clearly saw two ancient bird seal scripts engraved on the hilt of the sword. This is an ancient script, and it was the common script used by Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

"But evil!"

(End of this chapter)