Chapter 370 The Altar in the Hidden Stories
"Who did you say eloped? Say it again and see what happens."
Li Mu jumped up in a rage, glaring fiercely at Song Hui, wishing he could tear her apart.
Song Hui pouted.
"Do you think that if you don't admit it, it won't happen? Now everyone knows that your daughter eloped with King Xuan."
Ha, raising such a shameless daughter, if it were me, I would be too ashamed to face anyone and would just kill myself.
"If you ask me, it's good that she's dead now; it's a relief for her."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Li Mu pointed at her and started cursing.
"My daughter Ke'er is not that kind of person, and she's not dead yet. If you dare to curse my daughter, I'll curse your whole family to die a horrible death!"
"you!"
"What do you mean, 'get out of here'? You're not welcome in my house."
Li Mu pointed outside and shouted at Song Hui to get out.
Song Hui's face turned as red as an eggplant color from anger.
“I came to visit you with good intentions, but you really don’t appreciate my kindness.”
And you, Song Yi, how can you have the nerve to raise a daughter like this... Ah! What are you doing?!
Before Song Hui could finish speaking, Song Yi suddenly grabbed the teapot from the small table and smashed it down on her.
Bang.
The teapot hit Song Hui on the forehead, the lid fell to the ground, and the scalding tea inside poured all over her face.
Song Hui let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.
"Ouch! It hurts so much, Song Yi, how dare you scald me with hot tea!"
Song Yi stared at her coldly, her eyes filled with a chilling murderous intent.
"If you dare say another bad word about my daughter, or curse her again, just you wait!"
Song Hui was startled by the murderous intent in her eyes and dared not speak for a moment. Coupled with the burning pain on her face, she could only sullenly flick her handkerchief.
"In this world, the one who laughs last is the true winner."
"Song Yi, your time to cry will come. Even if you kneel at my feet begging for forgiveness, I will never forgive you!"
Having said that, he turned and left dejectedly.
Song Yi trembled and slumped into the chair in despair.
Li Mu turned and walked outside.
"Husband, what are you going to do?"
Song Yi looked over with a panicked expression.
Li Mu gritted her teeth, "I have to go out and see. I can't let them smear my daughter."
Just then, two people walked in from outside.
"Now is not the time to make excuses. The waters need to be muddier."
Song Yi turned her head, looked at the person who walked in, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"My two older sisters are here, I..."
The people who came were Madam Wang and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Mrs. Wang stepped forward, took Song Yi's hand, and said in a low voice, "I'm here to deliver a letter to you."
Don't be afraid, Ke'er and the Prince are both alright. Not only are they alright, but they also have very important things for us to do..."
Two days later, in Lingshui Town, at the Imperial Mausoleum.
As night fell, only the dim yellow lanterns swayed in the cold wind around the imperial mausoleum.
Shen Cong led Li Nanke by the hand as they walked through the darkness.
"Xie Xuanxiao disguised himself as a bandit and drew away the guards at the imperial tomb. We need to hurry."
As they spoke, the two arrived at the Empress Dowager's tomb.
The heavy, coiled dragon stone tomb door grew even colder in the night, isolating it from everything outside.
Shen Cong stood blankly in front of the tomb for a moment, then said softly, "Back then, my elder brother... after he ascended the throne, my mother said that she would not be buried with my father in the future."
The Empress Dowager said her tomb should be built according to her own wishes, so she personally selected the craftsmen and drew up the plans, probably all for this day.
Li Nanke looked up at the tomb gate, which was taller than a person.
Indeed, this is not the standard for the Empress Dowager's tomb gate. Perhaps the Empress Dowager foresaw what would happen after the emperor ascended the throne, but was powerless to change it.
"Ninth Brother, let's begin."
Li Nanke said softly.
Shen Cong nodded, untied the purse on his body, and took out two jade thumb rings.
One of them fell out of his jade pendant.
The other one was sent by Prime Minister Wang half an hour ago.
There is a recess at the upper left and lower right corners of the tomb entrance, and the recesses are exactly the size of the jade thumb ring.
Shen Cong placed a jade thumb ring in the upper left corner, while Li Nanke took one and placed it in the lower right corner.
The jade thumb ring fits perfectly into the indentation.
The two exchanged a glance, then gently rotated the jade thumb ring.
With a clattering sound, the heavy tomb door began to slowly rotate, revealing a narrow gap, just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Li Nanke slowly exhaled.
The two stood at the entrance for a moment, waiting for the air to gradually enter the tomb, before they went in one after the other.
After passing through a long tunnel, we entered the underground palace.
The stone walls of the underground palace were lit with ever-burning lamps, and a luminous pearl was placed in each of the four corners, making the entire underground palace very bright.
Right in the center is the Empress Dowager's coffin, and in front of the coffin is a long offering table.
A luminous pearl was placed on each side of the offering table, illuminating the entire underground palace.
Shen Cong straightened himself, walked to the front of the offering table, knelt down solemnly, and kowtowed deeply.
His voice was hoarse, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
"Your Majesty, I have come to see you."
Li Nanke quickly knelt down behind him and kowtowed, silently praying in her heart.
"Your Majesty, I am Li Nanke. I pray that your spirit in heaven will bless Ninth Brother so that he can successfully break the blood curse and be safe and healthy."
She solemnly kowtowed three times, and when she got up, she saw that Shen Cong was still prostrate on the ground, silently praying, so she did not disturb him.
Instead, he silently looked around at the situation inside the underground palace.
In the dream, the emperor and Shen Xu tried every means to enter the underground palace, because there must be a way to break the blood curse there.
The entire underground palace is very spacious, with stone seats in the southeast and southwest corners, on which stone seals, incense books, sandalwood, and other items are placed.
The items placed on the east and west sides were funerary objects.
Li Nanke looked around but didn't find anything unusual. Finally, he focused his attention on the offering table.
Her gaze swept over the entire offering table, then suddenly narrowed, her sharp eyes fixing on a stone slab beneath it.
If you press gently on the indentation, a slight mechanical sound will immediately be heard.
Immediately afterwards, a hidden compartment popped up from the ground.
"Ninth Brother, look..."
Li Nanke exclaimed in surprise.
Shen Cong walked over and squatted down beside the jar.
Inside the hidden compartment was a pitch-black jar covered with strange runes, and a piece of yellow paper was pasted on it.
Shen Cong glanced at the words on the yellow paper, his pupils shrinking slightly.
"These are my birth dates and times."
Li Nanke stared at the jar, "Then this jar contains the blood curse that harmed you."
The mouth of the jar was sealed with mud, obscuring the inside, but a strong smell of blood emanated from it.
Li Nanke said, "Master Guiliu said that the Blood Curse is a Gu worm raised in an extremely cold place that eats your personal belongings that are stained with your blood every day."
"I suppose this jar contains the Gu worms and your personal belongings. Once the Gu worms are killed, your blood curse can be broken."
"Ninth Brother, let's act now without delay."
Li Nanke tore off the yellow paper from the jar and reached out to break the seal.
"stop!"
Just then, an old, panting voice came in.
Immediately following was a gurgling sound, and a group of people rushed into the underground palace.
Qin Wei was walking in front, followed by two men in black carrying the emperor in.
Beside the emperor was Shen Xu.
Shen Cong's expression changed, and he pulled Li Nanke behind him.
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