Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 325 Rejuvenation

My heart is in my throat, and the hand holding the sword is full of sweat. As long as there is any abnormality in this turtle spirit's body, I will cut it down desperately.

But then a scene that surprised everyone happened. The glutinous rice fell on Bie Ling's body. It exploded and turned into a handful of powder scattered on the gorgeous silk and satin.

A corpse that was still lifelike just now turned into a pile of dust in the blink of an eye!
I took a step back, horrified.If the corpse suddenly opened its eyes and turned into a zombie, I was a bit prepared, but what kind of trouble is it suddenly turning into dust?

This scene seemed similar, and I suddenly remembered Ruochu who disappeared in the white coffin six years ago, how similar that scene was to everything I saw now!

Compared with my terrified mood, Cai Zhongyong on the side seemed much calmer.He frowned and said: "These corpses are extremely well preserved in the sealed coffin, but they are also not resistant to the erosion of time. Once the coffin is opened and exposed to the air, an oxidation reaction will occur. However, no matter how oxidized it is, it is impossible Even the bones inside have turned into powder, which is a bit unscientific!"

"Second Uncle, look at the footprints on the ground. My dad must have been here at the time. I just want to know what happened to him that turned him into that monster. If the coffin is a zombie, That can be explained. But the corpse is gone now... oh, what is going on with all this!" Cai Yawen almost went crazy, thinking that she would be able to find the truth of Cai Zhongyong's transformation when she opened the coffin, but The facts in front of him not only did not give a reasonable explanation, but on the contrary seemed even more foggy.

"Turtle spirit!"

I whispered his name, gritted my teeth, reached into the white coffin and held the piece of golden satin.

After shaking off the powder that the corpse turned into above, the gorgeous and incomparable pattern underneath was revealed.

"Ah, this satin is so beautiful!"

Everyone was amazed, the piece of silk in my hand is still shining even after thousands of years, the gorgeous and noble golden color dazzles the eyes.The ancient Shu Kingdom was famous all over the world for its prosperity through sericulture and the Shu Brocade. Looking at it now, it really is a well-deserved reputation.

There is a huge amount of information on this piece of silk, and it seems to be divided into three parts, which should symbolize the three realms of heaven, earth and man.The part in the middle that symbolizes the human world is painted with several towering mountains, and there is a raging river under the mountain, which should be the Minjiang River.There is a majestic and towering altar, on which stands a tall middle-aged man, and under the altar are many creatures kneeling down to him, among them, besides a large number of ancient Shu people, there are even Jiaolong, Prehistoric beasts like giant apes all look like they are worshiping.

On the top of the altar, there are patterns of the sun, moon and stars, and there is even a faint appearance of a palace between the clouds, which should be the place where the ancients imagined that the gods lived.But what made me dazed was that there was a nine-headed divine bird spreading its wings and flying in the highest place in the sky, its whole body shining with brilliance, looking down on all the spirits in the world.

"Nine-headed birds in the sky, and Hubei guys on the ground. According to legend, the turtle spirit is from the state of Chu, and the totem of the state of Chu is the divine bird of the nine phoenixes." Cai Zhongtang muttered to himself while looking at the pattern on it.

I kept it in my heart, and at the same time, my eyes moved down to the bottom of the picture scroll, where there was a pattern symbolizing the underworld.When I saw the contents clearly, my pupils shrank suddenly, and the hand holding the satin trembled a little.

There is a magnificent city drawn on it, a sacred and solemn palace in the middle, and rows of identical stone houses under the palace. This is exactly where we are!Outside every stone house, there is a creature roaring to the sky. They have a hideous expression, they look like people but not people, and they look terrifying.In front of the middle palace, there is actually a coffin and four figures painted.The appearance of the coffin is the same as the white coffin in front of you. Standing beside it is an old man with a hunched back. In the middle is a middle-aged man. Looking along the past, there are young people and a child.

What does this picture mean?
I narrowed my eyes slightly, and the pattern in the middle is roughly depicting the grand image of Bie Ling ruling the ancient Shu Kingdom. The above estimate is to express his respect for the Nine Phoenix Divine Bird.And the following should be a symbol of his mighty appearance to rule the underworld after death.What is the meaning of the coffin and several figures in the middle of the palace?It seems that although the age groups are different, they should all be the same talent.

"Second Uncle Cai, can you figure out what this picture means?" I stretched out my finger at the place where I was puzzled, and asked Cai Zhongtang. I always felt that this group was a little unreasonable.

Cai Zhongtang looked at the pattern carefully, hesitated, and said: "This thing is a bit like the silk painting unearthed at Mawangdui in Changsha a few years ago. In the Han Dynasty, this kind of thing was generally called non-clothes. A kind of streamer used in the funeral of the deceased, and it is used as a funerary object to cover the coffin when the deceased is buried. Generally, some deeds of the deceased and patterns of various exotic animals and birds are painted on it, which has the function of attracting the soul to ascend to heaven or summoning the soul. With the effect of revival."

"It's just that Congdi's turtle spirit should be thousands of years away from the Han Dynasty. I don't know the specific funeral customs. I can only guess that the pattern you are referring to should be the meaning of Congdi's hope that he can be resurrected after death. You This coffin symbolizes death, and the old man next to the coffin should be the revived Emperor Cong, and the next middle-aged, young and young should be the rejuvenation and immortality that the ancients hoped for..."

As Cai Zhongtang continued to narrate, a thought flashed in my mind, the muscles all over my body tensed instantly, my eyes were rounded, and my face was full of horror.Cai Yawen, who was just standing opposite me, was a little puzzled when she saw my appearance, and the rest of the people also noticed the same thing about me at this time.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Long Zhu asked while holding my hand, my hand was covered with cold sweat.

"Cai Yawen, your father..."

I uttered a few words trembling.Although I didn't finish my sentence, the other party understood me right away.

Cai Yawen's pretty face turned pale in an instant, and she also remembered the abnormality on Cai Zhongyong at this moment.

"I'm dizzy, what kind of riddles are you two playing? You only spoke halfway, isn't this a tantalizing thing, Yawen, tell me what you two have discovered!" Liu Zelong couldn't help but asked loudly, and Wang Yifeng and Cai Zhongtang on the side obviously haven't reacted yet, they both looked at us with a questioning look.

Seeing that Cai Yawen was a little unstable, I quickly said, "Second Uncle Cai, do you still remember what happened to your eldest brother? He was still in his 60s when he first came back, but the last time I went to your house, I saw But he looks in his 40s, and Cai Yawen said at the time that this is what his father looked like more than ten years ago! We searched for a long time but couldn't find the reason for the incident. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it happened here!"

"Resurrection after death, rejuvenation!"

I pointed to the painting on the silk and said word by word.

Cai Zhongtang's face changed drastically, and he said tremblingly: "You...you mean, my elder brother is in this state now, just...just isn't this a kind of prayer for the dead turtle spirit by the ancient Shu people? ?”

I closed my eyes, my thoughts were flying wildly, and the clues were quickly connected in my mind.

Congdi Turtle Ling, at first I found out that his shed human skin and the words of the corpse king in white made me think he was an extremely powerful zombie.Zombies shed their skin and reshape their lives. According to the words of the corpse king in white, the ultimate goal they pursue is to shed the dead skin and corpse gas outside the body, and finally become a real living person like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, achieving the goal of resurrection and rebirth!

And Bie Ling is undoubtedly the staunch implementer of this plan, but according to Xia Lei on Mengding Mountain later, the reason why the Qingyi Qiang people were able to snatch Ruochu from the ancient Shu altar was because they learned about Bie Ling's body from insiders. problem appear.Then he took the opportunity to capture the sleeping Ruochu, triggering the ancient Shu kingdom's first conquest against the Qingyi Qiang, but the turtle spirit never appeared from the beginning to the end. Soon after, the ancient Shu kingdom changed its king.The figure of Bie Ling has since disappeared into the long river of history.

It seems that at that time, he should have been buried here.

But, he is an immortal zombie...

(End of this chapter)