Chapter 901: Things Start (Big Chapter Update)
The soup that Wenjiu had just drunk was sprayed out.
This actually startled Liusu beside her: "Master, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
Having said that, he immediately took a handkerchief and wiped the warm wine.
Wen Jiu took it and said, "Ahem, it's okay. I just choked a little. Just drink some water and it will be fine."
"Master, I'm glad you're okay. I was scared."
"Go on, how's the prince doing?"
"The prince went to see it early in the morning, and the people around are increasing day by day. Now they see our prince even kneeling and bowing. I don't know when this rumor got around, but they say that the prince is a blessed man, a descendant of a royal family, and that bowing to him will increase his fortune and lifespan. If this continues, I'm afraid the number of people will increase even more. Now we need more than three times as many guards as before."
"Everyone is gathered here, but is anyone doing anything else?"
"I haven't heard of that, but the more people kowtow every day, the more powerful the prince is."
"Master, something bad has happened."
Wenjiu and Liusu were talking when they suddenly heard the sound of Shanzha coming from outside.
"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?" Wen Jiu asked with a frown.
"Master, news just came that the rooftop of the main altar collapsed."
"What did you say?" Wen Jiu's expression was stern: "When did it happen?"
"This morning, the prince went to inspect the building as usual. As soon as he arrived, the rooftop collapsed. The Fourth Master was accompanied by several officials, but fortunately, the Fourth Master was quick and managed to push those senior officials out of the way. Even so, the Minister of Revenue, Lord Wang, was badly injured, and the imperial physician has been summoned."
"This sacrificial altar is really not at the right time. Do the people know about it? Is there any movement?" Wen Jiu said with a cold expression.
"This servant doesn't know yet. But I think it can't be concealed. The altar is extremely high, and the place where the people are guarding is not far away, so I'm afraid they can see it. Moreover, the official day is the day after tomorrow, and if it collapses at this time, I'm afraid something big will happen. Master, what should we do?" Liusu said solemnly.
Wen Jiu frowned: "Change my clothes."
At this moment, the most important thing is to find the prince first.
"Master, you don't care about how the prince's dark value fluctuates?"
Wenjiu quickly put on his clothes and glared at Xiaojin: "Let's talk about it later. We have something important to do now."
Xiao Jin blinked twice. "Eh? Master, isn't the Darkness Value of Emperor Star the most important thing?"
Wenjiu ignored him and walked out the door.
He had just walked a few steps out of the door when he bumped into the Fourth Master. Behind him were the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master. All three of them looked unhappy.
"You're back, what happened? Did someone do anything?" Wen Jiu asked.
The fourth master pulled the hand that was warming the wine and walked back: "Let's talk inside."
"Little Fourth Sister-in-law, do you already know? This altar has stone pads at three corners, with only one spot requiring wooden support underneath. Back then, this wood was made of extremely hard, century-old nanmu. Although it's a bit old, wood that thick is simply impossible to break.
Fourth Brother just went with us to investigate. We're afraid someone did this intentionally. We saw signs of decay in the middle, but nanmu wood won't rot easily, especially in the very center. I wonder what tricks that person used."
Wen Jiu frowned slightly. "Is it hard to find a hundred-year-old nanmu tree? And if we use all our manpower to build the platform, can it be completed before the day after tomorrow?"
The Fourth Master frowned slightly. "It's not hard to find the nanmu, but transporting it is. Above the landslide is a massive stone slab weighing a thousand pounds. With twenty or thirty people, we could push the slab back up, but we just don't have enough time."
"Fourth brother, I will do my best to have someone carry the nanmu as soon as possible. The one in my house is just right. I can transport it from my house to here. If it's fast, it can be ready tomorrow evening."
"No, tomorrow night is still too late. And your nanmu tree is not enough. I'm afraid we will have to use local materials."
"Old Four, are you in there?"
As soon as the Fourth Master finished speaking, a familiar voice was heard coming from outside the door. The people in the room looked at each other in confusion.
"Please let someone in." The Fourth Master pursed his lips and pulled the hand that was warming the wine.
Wen Jiu was stunned, not quite understanding why the old man was talking to her at this moment.
In fact, the Fourth Master didn't quite understand. He didn't know why, but he always felt uneasy recently. The dark energy in his body seemed to be surging and could not be suppressed. He could only feel better when he stayed in front of Jiuer.
"Fourth brother, I heard something happened here, so I rushed over to take a look. What happened? How did the altar collapse?"
After Prince Zhi entered the room, he asked with a frown.
When the Fourth Master saw his usual caring face, he was stunned for a moment.
"Why is Big Brother here?"
"I'm a little worried about you. Besides, the Emperor also asked me to come and assist you. How can I sit still at this time?
If you ask me, don't bother moving golden nanmu. There's some excellent wood in the back mountain. It might be useless after a few years, but it can still solve our current urgent needs.
"Old Four, what do you think?"
The Fourth Master frowned slightly after hearing this: "Are you not angry about Big Brother acting this way?"
"Alright, why are we talking about this between brothers? Even though you lied to me, it didn't hurt me. I don't know what you were thinking, but I'm sure you have your own reasons. Regardless, you saved my arm, and our brotherhood will never change."
The Ninth Master immediately winked at the Fourth Master and shook his head imperceptibly.
My brother's mood changes so quickly, there's something wrong with this matter.
How could it be such a coincidence that the big brother appeared as soon as the accident happened, and brought a solution?
Wen Jiu couldn't help but frown at this moment, looking at the top of Prince Zhi's head. He still had the light red heart on his head. Although it was a little lighter than usual, it hadn't turned black, indicating that he didn't seem to have any great ill will towards him. In this case, did it mean that he didn't have any ill will towards the Fourth Master either?
For a moment, Wenjiu shifted her gaze to the Fourth Master. She wanted to know how the Fourth Master would handle it.
The Fourth Master had not spoken yet when a servant suddenly came in to deliver a message.
"Report! Master! It's bad! The mountain monster suddenly appeared among the people again, biting people crazily. The people were extremely panicked and are now fleeing in all directions.
"What!" The Fourth Master's face suddenly turned pale. The next second, his eyes as dark as ink stared at the person in front of him: "Did he get away?"
"...Master, the mountain monster that initially spread the cholera has been tied up. However, many people in the crowd are also injured. I'm afraid it won't be long before they, like the mountain monster, lose their minds! Furthermore, the people are now fleeing in panic to all parts of the southern suburbs. We don't have enough manpower, so the investigation is extremely difficult.
Now, those people who have escaped danger are also extremely panicked, and some even keep muttering that divine punishment is coming.
There are rumors that a divine punishment is coming. First, the altar collapsed, and then cholera broke out. I am afraid that a great disaster will befall the human world.
Also saying you... saying you..." He hesitated a bit after saying this.
"What do you want to say? Just tell me."
Buyu sorted it out and said, "They said... they said that you are a bad person, killed your wife and favored your concubine, and then came to preside over the sacrifice, which angered God." Buyu only picked out the key points. In fact, what the people said would be even more unpleasant.
Some said that everything was caused by the vixen concubine, and some said that the master brought women to this place for worshiping gods, which angered God.
Some even brought up the fact that two young princes had died in quick succession. Some even said that the prince had angered the heavens and that his wife, children, and elders would be in trouble in the future.
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly, and his cold gaze inadvertently glanced at the Prince of Zhi.
The Prince of Zhi now had his eyes lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The Fourth Master was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his fist towards him and said, "Brother, I'm sorry to bother you with the timber issue. Now I'm afraid I have to go out and take a good look.
"Fourth brother, go quickly. Leave this to me, don't worry." said the Prince of Zhi.
The fourth master then continued to warm the wine: "Accompany me."
Wen Jiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and walked out with the Fourth Master.
"Fourth brother, what about us?" Jiu Ye chased him for more than ten meters. When he got close, he lowered his voice and said, "Fourth brother, are you crazy? Leave the matter to the eldest brother at this time!"
"Don't worry, Laojiu. I know what's going on. Follow me to get the wood, and be careful."
"Yes." Jiu Ye still chose to trust Si Ye, and couldn't help but remind him again: "Fourth Brother, Little Fourth Sister-in-law, you must be careful. Those mountain monsters are not vegetarians."
"How about I go with you?" Master Shi said with some concern.
"No need. You stay here with your ninth brother. Take care."
Then the Fourth Master took the warm wine and the others and quickly left the yard and went straight out of the house.
"Master, do you really trust Prince Zhi?" Wen Jiu couldn't help asking after he left the house.
The Fourth Master paused, his hand still tugging at the wine-warming wine. He glanced at her sideways and said, "I don't completely believe it, but I don't completely disbelieve it either. Jiu'er, at this moment, if this matter can restrain Big Brother, that would be the best."
Wen Jiu nodded: "Jiu'er understands."
"Master, how about we two repair the altar later? With our strength, this shouldn't be a difficult task."
"We'll see later. Now let's go and see how many people are injured."
Wen Jiu nodded: "That's what I said."
As he spoke, his brows furrowed, "Master, do you think this is really Guangci?"
The Fourth Master frowned and said, "Whether it is or not, let's go and take a look."
As the fourth master said this, he took the two of them, Wen Jiu, to a house in the southern suburbs. Without saying a word, he locked the injured person up there.
"My lord, my lord, please let me go, I want to see my son!"
As soon as they entered the door, they saw an old woman kowtow to them, with blood on her forehead.
Wen Jiu and the Fourth Master looked at each other, then glanced at the wound on this old man's hand, and were both silent for a moment.
Bu Yu, who was standing beside him, also looked a little pale. He replied, "Master, the old lady's arm is injured, but she hasn't gotten sick yet. The one next to her is her son."
After saying this, Wen Jiu and the Fourth Master looked in the direction of his finger. Not far away was a young boy who looked no more than a young girl. He was struggling desperately with a ferocious face, as if trying to break free from the shackles on his body. He kept roaring and screaming, as if he had lost all his humanity.
I looked around the room again and saw that those tied up in the distance were most likely already ill.
The screaming sounds around were endless, so shrill that it felt like being in hell on earth. Some people who had not yet fallen ill were already so frightened that they couldn't stop crying when they saw this scene.
"Master, the grand sacrifice in the southern suburbs is imminent. If anyone here opens his shackles, it will be a disaster for the world. It is better to burn them, so that they will suffer less." He turned his face away without saying a word.
"No, my lords, please don't kill us. Please save my son. I beg you."
After hearing this, the old woman who still had some sense kowtowed to everyone.
"Don't kill me! Grandma! Grandma, save me! Grandma, what's wrong with you?"
A little girl beside him was crying very sadly, curled up in one place, looking at the younger woman in the distance who seemed to have fallen ill.
The woman was also roaring, but when she heard the little girl's voice, she stopped instantly.
"Master! Look!"
Wen Jiu's pupils shrank: "She has been poisoned to the bone marrow, but now she seems to still have some sense."
The Fourth Master subconsciously tightened his trembling hands and suddenly put his arms around Wen Jiu'er's waist: "Jiu'er..."
Wen Jiu was stunned: "Master? What's wrong with you?"
The Fourth Master shook his head slightly: "You say."
"Let's wait for this. I might have a solution. Maybe there is a solution."
After saying that, Wen Jiu took out all the books about the dark energy that Xiao Jin had recently exchanged. "Master, let me take a look. Maybe I can find the answer."
[Master, please leave here quickly. Emperor Star's darkening value has changed again! Hurry.]
Wen Jiu had just flipped through a book when he heard Xiao Jin's urgent reminder.
She subconsciously turned around to look at the Fourth Master, and saw that the veins on his face were bulging. He didn't know when, but his forehead was covered with a layer of fine cold sweat.
"Master!"
Wenjiu collected the book and immediately left with the Fourth Master, choosing a secluded area.
"Master, how is it? How is it?"
"What happened to me just now?" The fourth master's ink-black eyes gradually showed some spirit.
"No, sir, don't worry, you see, there is a way to crack this."
Wen Jiu placed the book in front of the Fourth Master and pointed it out to him. "Look, no matter how many mountain monsters there are, as long as we kill the person who refined the dark energy, all the dark energy will dissipate. In other words, as long as we find the real culprit, these people can be saved!"
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly, and he and Wen Jiu said almost in unison: "Guangci!"
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