Chapter 118 The Secret of the Qi Family
Zhuang Mobai's figure disappeared outside the door.
Xiaobai was the only one left in the secret room, and the air seemed to be frozen.
Her small body looked particularly frail in the empty stone chamber.
Xiaobai walked to the secret compartment that Zhuang Mobai had checked before and wrinkled his nose.
"Heavenly Book, something seems to be wrong here."
`"Young master, please take a closer look."` The voice of the Heavenly Book sounded in the sea of consciousness.
Xiaobai stretched out his chubby little hand and groped the inner wall of the secret compartment.
The fingertips touched a slightly raised stone brick.
Just a tap.
Click…
There was a slight mechanical sound, and the wall next to the secret compartment slid open silently, revealing a narrow passage that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.
The passage was filled with a strange smell mixed with staleness and blood.
Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, but still walked in with his short legs.
The passage is not long, and at the end it opens up into another smaller secret room.
With the help of the faint fluorescent light on the wall, Xiaobai could see the scene inside clearly.
A white skeleton.
The skeleton was leaning against the wall in the corner, its posture twisted, as if it was experiencing great pain.
The most horrifying thing is that the eye sockets of the skeleton are two black holes, and the eyeballs are long gone.
And at the broken ribs on his chest, there were actually several clusters of mushrooms emitting a faint green light.
The fluorescent light flickered like a ghost fire.
Xiaobai gasped and his face turned pale instantly.
She noticed that there seemed to be dark red marks on the dry ground in front of the bones.
It's bloody.
The bloody words written with the last bit of strength.
"On a new moon night, the Gu mother appeared, the master of the family is not..."
The handwriting suddenly stopped here, and the last stroke left a long, twisted mark, full of unwillingness and despair.
Xiaobai moved closer and looked at the skeleton carefully.
There seemed to be some traces of withered tiny vines left at the mouth and nose of the bones.
The entire skeleton has a strange, dry texture like an old tree root.
"Tianshu, how did he die?" Xiaobai's voice trembled slightly.
`"Young master, please look at the residue on his mouth and nose, and the degree of weathering on his body. He was strangled from the inside by some kind of vine-like evil magic that can quickly absorb life force. His death was extremely tragic."`
The vines penetrated the mouth and nose and strangled the person.
Xiaobai felt cold all over just imagining that scene.
`"Young master, look at his side."` The Heavenly Book reminded again.
Xiaobai followed the guidance of the heavenly book and saw a gray storage bag lying quietly next to the scattered bones and clothing fragments.
She walked over, picked up the storage bag, and probed her small spiritual sense into it.
There wasn't much in it, just a yellowed, old recipe for a pill and a thick account book.
Xiaobai unfolded the prescription first.
"Nine-turn Soul-stealing Pill."
She whispered the name of the pill recipe, then looked down to see the core ingredients needed to make the pill.
The pupils suddenly contracted.
"Living sacrifice, three hundred, three hundred boys and girls?"
Xiaobai clenched his hands suddenly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.
What kind of poisonous pill is this?
She suppressed her fear and anger and opened the account book again.
The records in the account books cover a wide range of time, with the earliest even dating back decades.
Every record is shocking.
"In the third year of Yong'an, fifty 'medicine boys' were accepted and sent to the West Garden of Qi Mansion..."
"In the fifth year of Yong'an, I entered the top 60 of the 'Medicine Boys'..."
“…”
Behind each record are the children's names, ages and places of origin. All of them were abducted or bought from remote and barren areas.
Medicine boy?
This is clearly the sacrifice prepared for refining the "Nine-Turn Soul-Seizing Pill".
Xiaobai's fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, and his chest was heaving violently with anger.
"Qi Family... The Third Elder of the Qi Family... I see."
A terrible truth gradually pieced together in her mind.
The third elder of the Qi family, or the entire senior management of the Qi family, had already started this inhumane plan.
They used the power of the Qi Mansion to collect innocent children over the years just to refine this evil pill.
Later, the third master of the Zhuang family plotted to seize the body of the head of the Qi family, probably for the elixir formula or some secrets of the Qi family.
Later, Zhuang Mohan killed the Third Elder Qi and took over Qi Songlan himself. It was likely that he died because they could not reach an agreement on interests.
One thing leads to another, and conspiracy is piled on top of conspiracy.
A feeling of sadness welled up in Xiaobai's heart.
"Then Sister Songlan..."
"She...she is so pitiful. Her own family wants to use her, and outsiders also covet her." Xiaobai murmured, his clear big eyes full of pity.
No matter what, the blood debt owed by the Qi family must be repaid.
Xiaobai put away the pill recipe and account book, turned around and quickly left the gloomy passage.
She must go and confirm Qi Songlan's condition immediately.
Returning to the secret room, Xiaobai ran to the bed in a few steps.
"Qi Songlan" was still lying there quietly, his face as pale as paper, his breathing so weak that it was almost imperceptible.
Xiaobai stretched out his little hand and was about to feel her pulse.
`"Young master, stop."` The voice of the Heavenly Book suddenly sounded, with unprecedented seriousness.
Xiaobai's fingers stopped in mid-air and he looked towards his sea of consciousness in confusion.
"Heavenly Book, what's wrong?"
`"She is not Qi Songlan."`
Shocking.
Xiaobai's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at the person on the bed in disbelief.
"No? How is that possible? Her appearance, her aura..."
`"Appearance can be disguised, and aura can be simulated with essence and blood."` The Book of Heaven explained.
`"This is a puppet made of Qi Songlan's blood and special materials. Its purpose is probably to attract attention, or to serve as a container, or even a scapegoat."`
puppet?
Xiaobai's face became completely gloomy.
`"The real Qi Songlan has probably been hidden by them, or has met with something even more terrible."`
`"Young Master, we must find her true identity."`
Xiaobai looked at the puppet face that looked exactly like Qi Songlan, and felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart, instantly spreading throughout his limbs.
Where is the real Sister Isatis now?
Is she okay?
A strong sense of urgency gripped Xiaobai.
"Well, we must find her." Xiaobai nodded vigorously, his eyes becoming extremely determined.
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