This was the national treasure sword that Rain Master Huang used to commit suicide! It was a divine weapon,
But it was also a weapon. Rong Guang said, "Rain Master Huang was really bold.
Either that, or he was purposely trying to scare him and remind him to actually give him the Rain Dragon to use. Would he dare? Hahahaha … "
Xie Lian couldn't help it and said, "Why think so darkly?" He raised his hand and sealed his mouth with another talisman. Coincidentally, at this time,
Pei Ming said from afar, "Your Highness,
Blood Rain Tanhua,
Have you two rested well? The bed should be put away. Let's hurry. "
They didn't rest for long.
They chatted for a while.
The rest of them stayed here.
Xie Lian, Hua Cheng, and Pei Ming set off. Rain Master brought his mount.
He offered to give them a ride.
Xie Lian happily thanked him when he arrived at the foot of the copper furnace. Thus,
The black bull transformed into two or three times its original size.
It could accommodate six people. Its front hooves landed first and it crouched down.
Rain Master went up.
He sat at the front. Pei Ming sat a distance away from them. Xie Lian and Hua Cheng were the last.
Xie Lian sat on it.
The black bull got up and left the ground. He touched the glossy black fur and said curiously, "Lord Rain Master's mount is really magical. San Lang seemed to have mentioned it before, how did he transform? "
The black bull spread its hooves and started running. The scenery on both sides quickly retreated. It was fast and steady. Hua Cheng sat behind him and gently hugged his waist as if he was afraid he would fall. He said, "It was transformed from a side door knocker of the Rain Dragon Temple."
It turned out that the Rain Dragon Temple had a small custom. If they saw a golden beast on the door knocker, they would go up and touch it. It could increase their popularity and accumulate good karma. Believers came one after another. Most of them touched the heads of dragons, tigers, cranes, and other immortal beasts. No one touched the bull head. It was very lonely. Thus, when Rain Master Huang cultivated in the Rain Dragon Temple, every time she passed by that door while carrying water, she would touch the golden bull head. The bull head on the door knocker was stained with her popularity. After Rain Master Huang ascended, the bull flew with her. As for the others, no one was named.
The black yak sped forward. Xie Lian's body leaned back slightly as if he was leaning into the black yak's embrace. He laughed as he listened. "San Lang is indeed omniscient. It's as if nothing can stump you."
Hua Cheng also smiled and said, "What else do you want to know, brother? Don't you know what to say? "
Pei Ming sat in front. The Rain Master didn't speak, so he didn't speak either. He listened to the movements behind him and said casually, "Your Excellency Ghost King is right. Your Highness, why don't you ask Blood Rain Tanhua about his past and see if he will answer you? "
Xie Lian's smile immediately faded. It wasn't very polite to ask about a Ghost King's past. In Xie Lian's mind, it was almost the same as asking about another man's size. He was afraid that Hua Cheng would be unhappy, so he immediately changed the topic and said lightly, "General Pei."
Pei Ming asked, "What?"
Xie Lian: "The road ahead is bumpy, be careful."
Pei Ming asked, "What?"
Just as he finished speaking, the black bull that the four of them were sitting on let out a long moo like a bell, and Pei Ming was thrown off. He said in astonishment, "How could this be?"
He had never seen or heard of such a thing before! It was fine if he was thrown off, but why didn't he throw off the one sitting in front or the one sitting behind? Why did he throw off the one sitting in the middle? How could this happen under normal circumstances?
The bull didn't stop. Xie Lian turned around and shouted from afar, "I said the road ahead is bumpy, General Pei, be careful …"
After throwing Pei Ming off seven or eight times, the four of them finally rode the Rain Master's guardian mount and arrived at the foot of the Bronze Cauldron.
The Bronze Cauldron was originally a lush green mountain in the center of the capital. The scenery was beautiful, similar to Mount Taicang. Below them was the majestic capital, the most prosperous imperial city.
This imperial city was originally buried deep underground, but after a few earthquakes, it was shaken out and saw the light of day again. Xie Lian sat on the black bull and observed for a while. Just as he was about to get off, he saw Hua Cheng standing below and extending his hand to him. His heart skipped a beat and he gave his hand to him. He flipped down and said, "There should be a temple in the imperial city, right?"
Hua Cheng said, "That's for sure."
Although Pei Ming had been thrown off seven or eight times along the way, he was still worthy of being a martial god. He was extremely tenacious and didn't even limp when he walked. He even reached out and patted the bull's neck, not noticing that the bull was dangerously baring its teeth at him. Pei Ming said, "If the tallest building in the city isn't the imperial palace, then it's the temple."
Hua Cheng said, "No. The Wuyong Temple in the imperial city is on the mountain. "
He pointed. Sure enough, a corner of the eaves could be seen halfway up the crimson mountain. Most of the eaves were hidden in the red shadows. Xie Lian said, "Why is the mountain scarlet red …"
Before he could finish his sentence, the black bull, who had returned to its original form, suddenly roared. The few of them were already walking forward. When they turned around, they were startled. That bull fiercely shook its head and started rolling on the ground. The Rain Master didn't let go of its leash and asked, "What's wrong?"
That black bull actually let out a human scream, "Ahhhhhh — —!!"
When the Rain Master heard this scream, he pulled out his Rain Dragon and slashed it down at the black bull!
The sword light streaked across and a black object was sent flying. With a bang, it landed on the wall on the side of the street and splattered a large scarlet flower of blood.
A corpse rat!
The one that had shouted just now wasn't that black bull, but rather the corpse rat that had jumped onto the bull's body when no one was paying attention and ruthlessly bit it. Although it was about to die, it was still screaming, "Your Highness the Crown Prince — — Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness! Save me, save me, save me! "
"Bang!"
Xie Lian's scalp went numb from its screams and his brain started to hurt. Hua Cheng quickly moved behind him and slightly raised his hand. That corpse rat immediately exploded into a bloody mist. However, there was still a pair of small eyeballs stuck to the wall, emitting a scarlet and ominous glint. Hua Cheng said, "Your Highness, Rain Master, I suggest you examine your mount."
The Rain Master was already flipping the black bull's fur. He said, "It's a small injury."
However, more and more voices began to gather from all directions, rising and falling one after another.
"Cough, cough cough … … take me away, who's going to take me away!"
"It would have been better if I had escaped earlier … …"
"I really can't accept this … … Don't believe his nonsense, I died unjustly!"
"Brother, brother? Your Highness! "
This sentence was exceptionally clear. It was Hua Cheng's voice. Only then did Xie Lian regain his senses and say, "I'm sorry!"
Hua Cheng's expression was solemn as he said, "Did you understand what they were saying?"
Xie Lian nodded. Hua Cheng reached out to cover his ears and said, "Don't listen anymore. They're not talking to you. "
Xie Lian's scalp was still numb, but he still managed to say, "I know."
Tens of thousands of corpse rats were like a black tide as they spread towards the bull and the other three people in the center. This was the capital, so the population here was much denser than the previous underground city. There were also more dead people here, so the food reserves of the rats were also more abundant. As a result, their numbers and sizes were also more impressive. They were about to be surrounded by layers upon layers of rats. Pei Ming's expression became serious as a layer of faint protective spiritual light enveloped his body. He said, "You guys go first, I'll lure them away … …"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, he saw a sea of corpse rats shriek as they charged towards him. They bypassed him and galloped backwards. When he turned his head to look, they were actually chasing after Rain Shi!
At some unknown time, Rain Shi had already mounted the black bull again and was galloping in the opposite direction. That bull had already galloped several meters away. It wasn't too fast, so fast that the corpse rats couldn't keep up, but it wasn't too slow, so slow that the rats would surround and gnaw at it. Instead, it maintained a speed that was just enough to lure them away and allow them to catch up. Rain Shi said from afar, "Everyone, please go first. I'll just lure them away."
As Rain Shi rode the bull forward, he scattered large amounts of snow-white rice along the way. After all, rats naturally loved to eat rice. Who knew how many years it had been since they'd seen such snow-white and plump grains. They swarmed over. This was originally what Pei Ming wanted to do, but Rain Shi snatched it away first, leaving him with nothing to do. His expression was extremely subtle. Hua Cheng let go and said, "Brother, let's go."
As soon as Xie Lian heard the sound of those corpse rats, his head started to hurt. When he couldn't hear them, he let out a sigh of relief and nodded. Pei Ming turned his head and said, "Wait. You're going to leave just like that? "
Hua Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "What else?"
Pei Ming frowned. "What about Rain Shi? She can't handle it, right? Isn't she messing around by running away just like that? "
Xie Lian asked curiously, "Why does General Pei think that Rain Shi can't handle it? Looking at the situation, Rain Shi is clearly doing it with ease. "
Pei Ming seemed unhappy. In the end, he still said, "That won't do, right? It's not like there aren't martial gods here. There's no reason for a female official to go up. Your Highness, leave first. If you catch up later, we'll meet up at the divine hall. "With that, he chased after them. Xie Lian shouted a few times from behind. Hua Cheng said, "Let's go, Brother. There's no need to care. I just can't stand being protected by a woman. I have to get back at her. "
Taking advantage of the time, the two of them passed through King City and the countless empty shells of the petrified people and ran towards the large mountain. An hour later, they finally stepped onto the copper furnace.
The reason this mountain looked like it was dyed with blood from afar was because the forest on the mountain was red. It was clearly not maple, but it was scarlet like maple, the color of fresh blood. Xie Lian also faintly smelled the scent of blood. It was likely that the soil that nourished them had a lot of resentment and human blood.
The fourth Wuyong Divine Temple was built on a slightly protruding rock halfway up the copper cauldron. As a result, it had escaped the misfortune of being swallowed by the magma. It was the largest of the four divine temples, and it was also the one that had been preserved the best. There were also many petrified people in different postures in the hall. They were probably the hall's attendants. The two of them went straight to the main hall. As soon as they entered, there were indeed murals on the walls. However, Hua Cheng took a look and said, "It seems that someone rushed ahead of us."
Inside the main hall, there was only one mural. The other two walls were intact, but the surface of the walls had already been smashed into pieces.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Slightly stunned, Xie Lian asked, "Who did this?"
They hadn't even figured out who painted the mural. Now, there was another unsolved mystery of who smashed the mural. But since they had already smashed it, it was better to look at the mural first. With just a glance, Xie Lian hadn't even looked carefully when all the hairs on his back instantly stood up.
What was this thing!
The difference between this mural and the previous three Divine Halls' murals was like heaven and earth. There was only one person on the mural. However, the color was dark, and the lines and face were incomparably distorted. It was impossible to see what this person looked like. He could only see that it was a commoner in ragged clothes.
But this was still nothing. What made Xie Lian's hairs stand on end was that this person's expression seemed to be in extreme pain. In his madness, he tore off his own clothes, revealing his body.
And on his body, there were actually three faces, each one as distorted as his own!
The Human Face Plague!
Under the huge impact, Xie Lian's eyes were completely occupied by the blackness of the mural. He muttered, "It's practically … … exactly the same … …"
The citizens of Wuyong Country had also encountered the Human Face Plague!
Why did Prince Wuyong, a person who had existed for more than two thousand years, have such a terrifying degree of similarity to his?
Seeing that the situation wasn't good, Hua Cheng stabilized him and said, "Your Highness, don't look at it for now."
However, the impact of that distorted image was too great. The shadow left in Xie Lian's heart by the Human Face Plague was too heavy. He stared at the mural as if he was possessed. Thus, Hua Cheng simply pulled Xie Lian over and pressed him into his embrace. With a strong yet gentle tone, he said, "Alright! Your Highness, listen to me. Listen to me. "
Pausing for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "Look, the previous few murals all developed in chronological order. There is a cause and effect. The last one was when Prince Wuyong built a heavenly bridge. The next one must be immediately after that. However, this mural can't be connected to the previous one, right? "
Xie Lian reacted very quickly and said, "… … Yes, there must be something missing in the middle. Someone came here before us and destroyed the other two murals. "
Hua Cheng said, "Since this person destroyed the other two murals, why didn't he also destroy this one? Why did he leave it behind? "
Xie Lian said, "There are two possibilities. First, he felt that leaving behind this mural wasn't important. He could leave it behind or not, and he wasn't afraid of me seeing it. "
Hua Cheng said, "What's the second possibility?"
Xie Lian slowly said, "Second, this person destroyed all three murals. The one he left behind is actually a fake. He painted it later on! "
Hua Cheng said, "That's right. There's no harm in thinking a bit more boldly. Perhaps all the murals along the way were lies. We're already very close to the answer. Before that, don't think too much about it, alright? "
After being buried in Hua Cheng's embrace for a long time, Xie Lian finally dug out that terrifying image from his mind. Only then did he notice the position of the two of them. He hurriedly prepared to pull himself out of Hua Cheng's embrace and said, "… … I'm sorry, Sanlang, I … …"
However, Hua Cheng didn't let him escape. Instead, he hugged him even tighter and said with a smile, "There's nothing to be sorry about. However … … "
He lowered his head and said, "Actually, there's a third possibility."
The lower half of Xie Lian's face was buried in Hua Cheng's shoulder. Hua Cheng's voice was right next to his ear, but it was suppressed to an extremely low level. Other than him, no one else could hear it clearly.