All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 264 Ruins and Altar

The concubine took the king of Yunjiang to the Si mansion, and when she went out, news spread that the old man of the Si family had passed away.

Not only that, but even the witch doctor who came to see the old man Si was arrested and brought into the Yunjiang Palace.

For a while, rumors began to circulate in Yunbian City that the princess insisted on wearing a red dress to enter the city through the city gate, and she must be possessed by a ghost.

Some people also said that back then, the Si family was the maiden's family, but they ignored the life and death of the saint. Now that the ghost returns, the first person to take revenge is the former head of the Si family, Mr. Si.

The witch doctor must have found out the identity of Li Gui before he was arrested.

Everyone knows that the current king of Yunjiang, Yunxuan, was the closest to the late saint since childhood.

Presumably the king of Yunjiang knew the inside story, so he got so close to the princess.

In less than half a day, this rumor has its nose and eyes, and it has already spread in Yunbian City.

Even Chu Yan, who had returned from counting troops at the school outside the city, heard the news.

Xiao Rui only suffered from Shen Lingxi's loss yesterday, so he naturally didn't dare to act too gloating.

He only said to Chu Yan worriedly: "If this rumor is just a ghost claiming his life, it's okay to say. But in the previous rumor, there was another one that said that a woman wearing a red dress enters the city through the city gate. Bringing disaster to the people in the city, if something goes wrong in the city and arouses the anger of the people, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"

"I also did it for the benefit of the Crown Princess yesterday..." He tentatively said, "But don't worry, Your Highness, since the rumors are not good for the Crown Princess, I will do my best to suppress the rumors and never let the worst happen..."

Chu Yan's cold eyes glanced over faintly, as if he wanted to see through Xiao Rui's belt and bones.

Xiao Rui quickly lowered his head.

"No need." Chu Yan said indifferently: "Let them pass it on. General Xiao only needs to manage your soldiers well, and you don't need to intervene in other things."

Xiao Rui did not expect that His Royal Highness, who was still supporting the Crown Princess in front of the city gate yesterday and could not allow her to suffer any grievances, would let such rumors of slandering the Crown Princess go unchecked.

It seems that the prince's feelings for the princess are not as deep as he thought before.

Realizing this, Xiao Rui's brows and eyes were flattened, he smiled and said yes, and there was a faint plan in his heart.

Chu Yan returned to Lingxi Palace, but did not see Shen Lingxi.

The servant stepped forward and reported: "Your Highness, the crown princess and the king of Yunjiang went to the holy mountain. The crown princess said that the king of Yunjiang and the Si family's personal guards will accompany her, so you don't have to wait for her to come back at night."

Chu Yan's phoenix eyes were slightly deep, she turned around and walked out of the palace.

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The holy mountain, the ruins of the imperial mausoleum.

Under the escort of Si Zhuo's personal guard Ling Shi, Shen Lingxi and Yun Xuan rushed out of the city before dusk and went directly to the holy mountain.

The Holy Mountain is about two hours' drive from Yunbian City.

When we reached the top of the holy mountain, the moon was hanging high and the sky was full of stars.

In the night, the broken walls and ruins on the left side of the mountain top are barren with luxuriant grass.

The cold winter night wind whimpered, shaking the branches of dead trees in the distance, making the whole ruins look shadowy and gloomy.

Even a young general like Ling Shi, who has fought and fought in the battlefield, feels terrified when he sees such a scene.

"This ruin was originally the mausoleum that Emperor Li built for himself during his lifetime. The altar of the saint and the mausoleum palace are also in it. Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered the destruction of this place five years ago, it has been abandoned.

Ling Shi pointed to an open space in front of the ruins, which looked empty but the ground was undulating, and explained:

"Every once in a while, the witch doctors will bury those porcelain altars that Chao spent near that altar."

Shen Lingxi looked at the densely bulging earth bag in the open space, and knew that there must be a porcelain altar buried under the earth bag, just like in the soul-locking underground palace.

The so-called "superior" will not instruct witch doctors to do such things for no reason.

Shen Lingxi was almost certain that this "superior man" must be played by Wu Erda.

And these porcelain altars must be related to his previous "resurrection" plan.

While Shen Lingxi was thinking about it, she suddenly heard a burst of sobbing from the ruins in the distance.

She looked sideways, and looked at Yun Huang and Ling Shi calmly.

Seeing that their expressions were normal, they did not notice anything unusual.

Shen Lingxi knew that the cry must not be from a living person.

She specially went back to the palace this time and invited Liu Meiren to come here with her.

Seeing this, he winked directly at Liu Meiren.

Liu Meiren nodded, and floated towards the direction of the voice.

At the same time, Shen Lingxi instructed Ling Shi: "General Ling, please take someone to stay here for a while, and my palace and the king of Yunjiang will go in and have a look. If there is any situation, my palace will sound a warning."

Ling Shi did not expect that this thin and petite princess would have the courage to break into the ruins of the altar at night.

He persuaded worriedly: "Madam, it's not an exaggeration to say that the altar in front is a mass grave, if any evil spirits bump into you..."

"It doesn't matter." Shen Lingxi knew that he meant well, and smiled at him, "I am originally from the Taoist sect, if there is any evil in this place, I will save it."

Seeing that she insisted on this, Ling Shi had no choice but to order the soldiers to carry two lanterns and hand them over to the two of them.

Shen Lingxi took the lantern and walked towards the direction of the sound.

Seeing this, Yun Wang also followed closely behind her.

As soon as the two approached the crying ruins, Shen Lingxi saw Liu Meiren float out from behind the broken wall with a cry of "ah".

"Come and see why Kui Nineteen's soul has become like this!"

Shen Lingxi's eyes darkened slightly, and she carried the lantern and walked behind the broken wall.

As soon as he turned around the doorway, he saw Kui Jiu, whom he hadn't seen for a day, sitting against the wall, looking at his empty half body, wiping tears.

Shen Lingxi followed his gaze, and saw that the right leg of his soul body seemed to be ripped off by something vigorously, leaving a piece empty.

"What happened?" she asked in a deep voice.

Seeing Shen Lingxi, Kui Nineteen finally stopped crying, "Your Highness, please think of a way, there is a coffin in the empty mausoleum sucking souls, every two hours, as long as it is near the altar The soul will be sucked into that coffin, and I almost..."

Shen Lingxi frowned.

"Where's Urda? You didn't come with him, where did he go?" She asked hastily.

"He's inside." Kui Nine shrank his shoulders, "It was the altar that led me to when he was absorbing the soul in the coffin."

"After I was sucked into the empty mausoleum, in addition to seeing the coffin, I also saw a person inside."

Shen Lingxi looked at his panic-stricken appearance, and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

This premonition made her feel uneasy for no reason.

"The person you saw... who is it?" She couldn't help holding her breath and asked.

Kui Nineteen looked at her with a hint of unbearable in his eyes.

"Yes...it's Commander-in-Chief." He replied.

　The next two chapters will be released in a row, still under repair, and I will try to release them tomorrow morning

　　
　
(End of this chapter)