White Bone Monkey King

The matter of the human-faced ghost clay pot and the human-faced stink bug.

We have to start from half a year ago.

The King of Yueqiang Kingdom asked the irrelevant people to leave, leaving only the three people he trusted the most, Jin'an, Kulijiang, and Gulizar, and began to talk about the reasons for everything with heavy eyes.

Half a year ago, a once-in-a-century sandstorm occurred in the desert. Many sand dunes were evacuated in one night. Not only did that night reveal the old site of the Black Rain Kingdom that had been swallowed by yellow sand for hundreds of years, there were also many strange things in the desert. .

Such as drought.

For example, there are many murders and cannibalism related to demons in the desert.

Another example is the skinning tragedy that occurred in many places in the desert.

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The fragments of human-faced pottery jars that Jin An saw under the sacrificial temple were those that had since drifted one after another from the upper reaches, flowed through the Yueqiang Kingdom along the underground river veins, and were then salvaged ashore by the priests who guarded the water sources.

He guessed correctly, these clay pots with human faces were indeed used for sacrifices, and the origin of these sacrifices was related to the Guchi Kingdom.

The Yueqiang Kingdom has some records about the ancient Guchi Kingdom thousands of years ago. Every year around December in the Guchi Kingdom is their sacrificial ceremony. The tribesmen collectively go to the holy mountain to worship the gods and the ancestors buried in the holy mountain.

The sacrifices in the sacrificial ceremony were this kind of clay pots with human faces. The chest and abdomen of the slave were cut open alive. While the heart was still beating, the internal organs were removed and sealed in the pottery pot, and the fresh organs were dedicated to the gods.

In order to prevent anyone from disturbing the holy mountain and stealing the sacrifices they offered to the gods, these people from the Guchi Kingdom also came up with the sinister method of cultivating human-faced stink bugs in human-faced clay pots to replace them in the world. Guarding the sacred mountain and offering sacrifices from generation to generation.

The refining method of this bug is very sinister. It tortures the slaves to despair and mental breakdown, and then cuts off the skin with a knife and attaches it to the bug's back. The high priest of Guchi State believes that the skin was peeled off at this time. The expression on the human face is the most vicious and painful. With the help of the vicious face on the bug's back, it can scare away all those who invade the holy mountain.

However, the human-faced clay pots that drifted down the underground river to the Yueqiang Kingdom have all been broken, and the human-faced bugs inside and the human organs used as sacrifices have long been missing. Perhaps they were lost in the rushing underground. It must have been broken in the river...

Since the human-faced clay pots were broken and only inconspicuous tattered clay pots remained, the Yueqiang Kingdom did not take these tattered clay pots seriously. The most important thing was that they did not expect this human-faced clay pot. The human-faced bugs here are so evil that just one human-faced bug confuses the king and almost destroys the Yueqiang Kingdom.

Speaking of which, we have to go back to the original topic. Half a year ago, a big change occurred in the desert. Not only did the Black Rain Kingdom briefly reappear on earth, but there were many legends about devils killing people and eating people in the desert. Even the desert had disappeared. In the thousand-year-old Corpse Hidden Ridge of Guchi Kingdom, many strange creatures such as giant human-faced corpse crickets and human-faced stink bugs have emerged.

It seemed like a big sandstorm had blown many things in Corpse Ridge to all parts of the desert.

"December?"

Jin An thinks this is a very important clue.

Uncle Lin had told him at the beginning that the Holy Mountain of Guchi Kingdom was usually a mountain, but on the day of the annual sacrifice, it would turn into a sea in the desert, so it was also called the Holy Mountain of Sea Transformation.

December is the sacrificial ceremony, does it mean that only in December every year can you have a chance to see the holy mountain of Guchi Kingdom?

Now he has grasped several important clues about the location of the ruins of Guchi Kingdom. Going south in the deepest part of the desert, there will be an opportunity in December.

Thinking of this, Jin An raised his head and looked at the king of Yueqiang Kingdom who was lying weakly on the bed to recuperate: "King, do you still remember the appearance of the mysterious desert traveler?"

"Who are they, and why do they give a complete clay pot with a human face to you, the king?"

Among the people present, only the king and Kulijiang had seen that group of people, but no matter how hard they thought about it, their memories were blurry, and they couldn't even remember a single face.

It was as if someone had tampered with their memory and they couldn't recall the specifics of that day.

"Although I can't remember their appearance, I know their purpose. This is why I was eager to see Taoist Jin'an as soon as I woke up!" the king said seriously.

"In the six months since I held the human-faced clay pot, I was fascinated by the human-faced clay pot most of the time, but there were also times when I was awake. The reason why the human-faced clay pot didn't kill me was because it was waiting. What exactly was it doing? I don't know what I'm waiting for or someone I'm waiting for... Because the ghostly face on the back of the big bug called the human-faced bug that Master Jin'an mentioned is very confused. He is a completely crazy lunatic. There is only despair and resentment in his eyes. , but her chaotic memory mentioned the 'Black Rain Country' several times..."

When he said this, the king's face became even darker, and he said solemnly: "So I guess that the person who gave me the human-faced clay pot half a year ago is the devil who escaped from the Black Rain Kingdom and can make human faces." The only demons on the backs of bugs that even women are afraid of are the four murderous demons from the Black Rain Kingdom."

The king suddenly changed the topic and looked at Kulijiang who was standing aside: "Kulijiang, do you still remember who the mysterious travelers in the desert were that I summoned half a year ago?"

Unexpectedly, the king would suddenly ask him, but Kulijiang was just stunned, and then replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there were many mysterious travelers in the desert at that time. Although I can't remember what they looked like, I remember There are four people with the highest status among those people, and His Majesty happened to summon them that day."

The king continued to ask with heavy eyes: "Kulijiang, do you still remember the 'Devil Story of Black Rain Country' that desert people grew up listening to?"

Kulijiang continued to answer respectfully: "Your Majesty, Apa Ata has been scaring me with the story of the 'Black Rain Country' since I was a child. Every time I get into trouble, I, Apa Ata, will use the story of the four devils of the Black Rain Country. Stories make me obedient. I, Kulijiang, have never been beaten by Apa Ata since I was a child, and I have also heard stories about the four devils of Black Rain Country since I was a child."

"There are four devils in the Black Rain Kingdom. A mad woman who thinks that eating young men and women can delay aging, an old madman who makes himself into a mummy, a devil who likes to deceive the pure souls of children from their parents, and a man who calls himself He comes from the Kingdom of the Immortal God, masters the secret art of immortality, and likes to peel off human skins to refine the elixir of immortality. He is the most vicious national master of the Black Rain Kingdom."

When he said this, the Kulijiang man was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, you are suspicious..."

Kulijiang's face looked very ugly at this time.

No matter who it is, they will not be calm and calm when they discover that the horror stories they have heard since childhood have become true one day, and that the devil from hundreds of years ago is around.

Even Princess Gulizal, who was accompanying the king's bedside and holding the king's hand, was so frightened that she subconsciously clutched her father's hand tightly.

Jin An pondered, he finally understood what the king meant, and it was no wonder that the king of Yueqiang Kingdom in front of him would suspect the four devils of Black Rain Kingdom, because there were too many coincidences.

At this time, the king's brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Sichuan": "But there is one thing I have never understood. Why did the four devils who escaped from the ruins of the Black Rain Kingdom target our Yueqiang Kingdom in so many desert countries? ? Is it because of those human-faced clay pots floating along the river through our country, Yueqiang?"

At this time, Jin An said with cold eyes: "Perhaps those human-faced clay pots are just one of the reasons. Through some means, they learned that the Yueqiang Kingdom had salvaged many human-faced clay pots, so they wanted to get more human-faced clay pots. Stink bug."

"But I think their biggest purpose is the second reason. They want to slowly control the king, and then skin the people of the country again to refine the elixir of immortality."

What!

this……

The three people present were horrified by Jin An's bold guess.

They have grown up listening to stories about the Black Rain Country, and their fear of the Black Rain Country has almost been ingrained in their souls.

Therefore, Jin An's conjecture can ignite the inner panic of the desert people.

In comparison, the expression on Jin An's face was much calmer: "It's nothing impossible."

He has lived for thousands of years, trying to use the incompletely modified secret technique of corpse decomposition to resurrect the leader of the Teng Kingdom, and the mountain god who is still able to cause chaos with a breath of disaster after being dead for thousands of years, trying to escape from the dojo's tomb. After encountering all the calamity and anger, and then meeting the four devils of the Black Rain Kingdom who had been living for hundreds of years, the expression on their faces was naturally much calmer.

Because no matter how powerful they are, can they be more powerful than the leader of the Teng Kingdom who has exhausted all his mechanisms? Is the mountain god angry?

Regardless of the fact that the other three people were still in shock and did not react, Jin An continued: "I have heard people tell the story of the four devils of Black Rain Country, and I found that everyone ignored the most important person in this story. ! That is the king of Black Rain Country!"

"I like to skin people alive, steal their lifespans, and refine the elixir of immortality. The national master of the Black Rain Kingdom may not be the most vicious devil in the Black Rain Kingdom. I think the King of the Black Rain Kingdom who is rarely mentioned in the story is The most vicious devil who hides deepest!"

"Able to recruit cannibal women, mummies that feed on blood, soul-devouring devils, and the four devils who can peel off skins to refine the elixir of immortality, and be able to balance power among the four devils, and drive the four devils to perform their duties. Don’t you think this kind of person is the most insidious and terrifying devil, who is responsible for finding a way to immortality for him? If the devil of Black Rain Country really escaped from trouble half a year ago, I think he would have escaped. There were not just four devils, but a total of five devils who escaped, and the biggest devil who was hiding the deepest was the old king of Black Rain Kingdom."

The more Jin An talks about it, the more frightening it becomes.

Even in broad daylight it feels cold all around.

"If the King of Black Rain Kingdom is still alive, the four devils will definitely continue to slaughter the city and peel off skins to refine the elixir of life. They will steal the life span of others and sacrifice it to the King of Black Rain Kingdom to help him continue to live."

Gulizar looked a little pale with fright and looked at his father and uncle Kulijiang, hoping to hear someone refute Jin An's words.

She wanted to hear someone tell her personally that none of this was true.

But what she saw was that her father and Uncle Kulijiang fell silent, their brows furrowed tightly, and the princess was panicked.

The princess's eyes were panicked, and she looked to Jin An for help: "The conspiracy of the four...five devils of Black Rain Kingdom...did not succeed this time, then he...will they continue to come to Yueqiang Kingdom, and want to continue to harm my father?"

Jin An frowned slightly and said in thought: "The desert is very big. I don't think they will keep an eye on the Yue Qiang Kingdom. If this conspiracy fails, they will only be more wary of the Yue Qiang Kingdom until the situation is clear."

His words were not words of comfort.

The desert is huge and there are many small countries. If he stood in the opponent's position, there is no need to hang himself from a tree. If he failed this time, he could change his target to another place.

Moreover, they did not know that their identities had been exposed, and they would only think that the failure in the Yueqiang Kingdom was just an accident. A Han Taoist priest happened to pass by and saved the Yueqiang Kingdom's national destiny.

I just don’t know which small desert country they will set as their next hunting target?

Next, Jin'an discussed many details with the king, and learned more about the Black Rain Kingdom, the Guchi Kingdom, Wuershi, Baizu and other vassal countries of the Immortal God Kingdom deeper in the desert.

When they almost understood each other, the king suddenly asked the princess and Kuli Jiang, the bearded man, to step aside first. He had some private matters that he wanted to talk to Jin An alone.

Then there were only two people left in the palace. Outsiders couldn't hear what Jin An and the king were discussing inside. After about half an hour, Jin An opened the door and walked out with a calm look on his face.

Before leaving, Jin An turned around and left a message to the king: "Don't make a decision immediately on this matter. I will leave Yueqiang Kingdom early tomorrow morning. I suggest the king think it through again."

The king in the palace behind him looked sad, as if something was worrying him.