Chapter 141 The Truth
Ah Zhenlan is the key NPC in this dungeon. An Shilian couldn't let her out of his sight, so after Ah Zhenlan and Duolanzhu turned around and left, An Shilian immediately followed them.
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The palace bell was struck nine times in a row, signaling His Majesty to summon all his subjects.
Soon, neatly dressed ministers hurried into the palace's meeting hall through a series of gates. His Majesty the King sat high above, and the Sixth Prince brought Duolanzhu with him. He announced that Duolanzhu had discovered a medicine that could cure the monster pollution, and raised his mutated arm for everyone to see.
The ministers were in an uproar.
"Duo Lanzhu! Wasn't he exiled to the wild last year because of the infection and mutation?"
"He's still alive!"
"How dare he come here!"
"Sixth Prince, stay away from him!"
Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs, and Ah Zhenlan was shouting even more fiercely. "Everyone, please take a closer look. Duolanzhu was infected last March. At that time, the abnormality had spread to his elbow, but now, only his palm remains partially contaminated. Apart from that, he is conscious and clear, with no signs of demonization. Doesn't this prove that the medicine he discovered is effective?"
Duo Lanzhu also mustered up the courage to prove herself, "I have evidence. I gave the medicine to other people with mild infections this year, and they all recovered! There are more than a dozen people who can testify to this!"
So, the dozen or so witnesses were brought to the palace. They were all recorded as having suffered mild infections. Some had their eyes changed color, some had horns growing from their heads, and some had their fingers transformed into snake heads... Not everyone could be like Atelan, who, due to his military achievements and overwhelming opposition to his execution, was imprisoned in a city pond. These individuals should have been executed on the spot or exiled to the wild, but now, not only were they alive and well, the infected features had either disappeared or, like Dolanju, had been greatly reduced.
This was simply unbelievable. There had never been a case where alienation symptoms could be alleviated or even disappeared. Everyone was shocked.
Her Majesty raised her hand to silence the boiling voices in the hall. She looked at Ah Zhenlan, her voice filled with excitement, "Ah Zhenlan, are you going to guarantee Duolanzhu and these people today?"
Ah Zhenlan's face flushed with excitement. She tried her best to suppress the trembling of her lips, raised her head and shouted loudly, "Mother, please give us a chance!"
"good!"
The king supported Azhenlan's actions, so a special area was set aside in the royal city of Thorns and heavily guarded. Those who were infected by monsters on the battlefield no longer had to commit suicide or be expelled to the wild. They were all sent to this place and treated and cared for by Azhenlan and Duolanzhu.
The medicine that Duolanzhu mentioned was discovered by him when he was wandering in the wild. He was so hungry at the time that he was forced to eat some wild grass. Unexpectedly, there was medicine among them that could treat monster pollution!
The monsters were extremely greedy for human flesh and blood, but had no interest in contaminated humans. He survived in the wild and gathered a group of people like him. After using that herb, their body alienation problems were alleviated, and they successfully returned to the royal city, bringing back a large amount of herbs.
In the treatment area designated by the king, he got up early and went to bed late every day to boil medicinal herbs. Gradually, more and more patients came to the treatment area, and gradually, more and more patients recovered.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, six months had passed. Almost everyone who had been contaminated by the monster had recovered. The herbal medicine was confirmed to be effective and was written into the Thorns Empire's protective laws.
The whole country of Thorns Empire was jubilant. Some people suggested bringing out Prince Atelan, who was imprisoned in the pool, for treatment. After all, he had been very well-behaved and conscious for so many years, and there was no sign of him completely transforming into a monster.
Ah Zhenlan was also looking forward to this, but Atalan's alienation symptoms were more serious than everyone else's. Others only had a small part of their body alienated, but he had half of his body alienated. He needed a lot of herbs and the treatment period would be very long.
However, all the herbs near the Thorns Empire had been picked, but for some reason, these herbs were very difficult to grow in the city, so they could only risk picking them in the wild.
"The scouts discovered a mountain of herbs in the wild, but there are many monsters living there, so I have to lead the army to clear out the monsters." At the city gate, A Zhenlan said to Duolanzhu.
Half a year later, the abnormality on Duolanzhu's hand had disappeared. He looked around and found that everyone was cheering for the soldiers and no one was paying attention to them. So he leaned over and kissed Ah Zhenlan on the cheek, whispering, "When you come back, we'll get married!"
Ah Zhenlan stared at Duo Lanzhu for a while, then smiled brightly.
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Ah Zhenlan led 50,000 warriors and killed all the monsters at the foot of the mountain where a large area of herbs grew. When they relaxed their vigilance and squatted down to pick herbs, a group of humanoid monsters they had never seen before attacked them!
Most of them looked very strange, but a few resembled humans and were quite beautiful. What frightened Ah Zhenlan even more was that they possessed intelligence and could lead troops into battle. Those chaotic, blind monsters that only cared about devouring human flesh and blood were as obedient as Mianyang in front of them.
A terrible disaster occurred, and the 50,000 soldiers led by Azhenlan were completely wiped out.
As she fell to the ground, badly injured, she heard the humanoid monsters talking.
"Hahaha, humans are such stupid creatures. Just make a grass that temporarily suppresses pollution, and then have one of their so-called relatives say a few words to them, and they'll believe it."
"Fifty thousand pieces of fresh flesh and blood were sent to us. That's very good."
"What was that human's name? Duolanzhu, right? I almost ate him in the wild. If he hadn't said he had a princess fiancée who could do something for me, I wouldn't have bothered with him."
"The corruption we monsters inflict on humans is so deep that it's integrated into our flesh and blood. There's no cure. If we want to remove the contamination, we have to dig out the blood and flesh from our bodies, clean them, and then stuff them back in. Is that even possible? Hahahaha..."
"What method do humans use to control floods? It's better to clear the water than to block it. The more you block it, the worse it gets. Is that right? The grass I found for them works the same way. It suppresses the pollution temporarily, but when the time is right, it will erupt completely."
"How long is this time? It shouldn't be more than eight months!"
"It's so pitiful! In half a month, or even a few days, those who they thought were cured will disembowel their loved ones. Then the whole of Thornes will be finished."
"Humans are so foolish! Do they think we monsters are as fragile as they are? Once infected, they will slowly become our companions. It's only a matter of time..."
It's just a matter of time...
The monsters left, and Ah Zhenlan struggled to crawl out of the sea of corpses and blood. She raised her head, and all she saw were the soldiers' bodies that had been bitten to pieces...
Duo Lanzhu waited at the city gate every day and finally saw Ah Zhenlan. He rushed over excitedly and asked anxiously why she was alone and why she was in such a mess. The next moment, there was a knife in his chest.
Duo Lanzhu widened his eyes. Ah Zhenlan covered his mouth, staring at him intently. He pulled out the knife in his hand and stabbed it in again, killing Duo Lanzhu at the city gate with one blow after another.
Blood splattered all over her body and face, and her blurred eyes reflected Duolanzhu's shocked and sad expression.
——Ah Zhenlan, what you mean today is that you want to guarantee Duolanzhu and these people?
——Fifty thousand pieces of fresh flesh and blood were sent to us, which is very good.
——Hahaha, humans are such stupid creatures.
——He will gradually become our companion, it is just a matter of time.
Ah Zhenlan let out a painful roar.
That day, blood flowed throughout the royal city all day, mixing with the cries of the people, turning into a bitter rain of despair that drenched the entire capital...
Later, the monsters' attacks became more and more fierce. The more afraid the people of the Thorns Empire became, the stronger the monsters became, until the city was destroyed and the country was destroyed...
As An Shilian watched more and more, he became more and more silent.
It was not until everything in front of her eyes was like the moon shadow crushed on the water and the illusion disappeared that she finally came to her senses and let out a heavy breath.
The audience was also silent, and they didn’t know what to post in the comments.
[Ding Dong, congratulations to Warrior An Shilian for becoming the first contestant to watch the story of Ah Zhenlan. Please fill in the blanks: What is Ah Zhenlan's secret?]
An Shilian was silent for a long time.
The audience also recovered from the tragedy and began to think, oh, what is Ah Zhenlan's secret? From the beginning to now, Ah Zhenlan's life has passed, and she hasn't seen any secrets!
Just as the audience was getting anxious, An Shilian suddenly said, "Let me think about it. I'm not quite sure. I think Ah Zhenlan's secret isn't about a thing, but an object, right?"
The broadcast did not sound, and it was unknown whether her guess was right or wrong.
An Shilian continued, "Ah Zhenlan's secret must be the porcelain doll she always carries with her. It's the token of her engagement with Duo Lanzhu."
[Congratulations to the warrior An Shilian for answering correctly. Please choose whether to take Ah Zhenlan's keepsake?]
There was clearly no one before him, only the empty Thorns capital after losing everything. However, An Shilian nodded and said, "I choose to take Ah Zhenlan with me, the one in the fur cloak who kidnapped us to the palace in the beginning."
There was silence all around, no movement at all.
Just when the audience thought An Shilian had lost his tongue, the same Ah Zhenlan from the beginning slowly emerged from thin air. Still gloomy and indifferent, she said, "You're not as stupid as I thought."
An Shilian looked at her quietly.
Ah Zhenlan continued, "How did you guess that?"
An Shilian said, "The official statement from Fantasy Park said that the illusion created in the Fantasy Haunted House would be the owner's most profound memory in their lifetime. But the herb that harmed everyone should be very important. Ah Zhenlan should have a deep impression of it. Why is it blurry in the illusion?"
Ah Zhenlan: "Because the memory of it represents betrayal and pain, isn't it natural to blur the memory of it?"
An Shilian: "Another point. In addition to real experiences, illusions can also form false, vague memories. As Atelan's sister, Ah Zhenlan couldn't possibly not remember what Atelan looked like. Even if she had never seen him in the pool, she could still conjure him up based on her imagination. But you don't, unless you've never seen Atelan at all."
An Shilian shook his head. "Furthermore, if you truly are the evil spirit of Azhenlan, the nation that survived for thousands of years after its destruction, then you should know that herb, thousands of years after the fall of Thorns, acquired a new name—the Immaculate Holy Flower. It can heal all pollution caused by monsters and is a vital tool for the God of Life to conquer the Kingdom of Gundra."
"In other words, Duolanzhu was wrongly accused."
Those who haven't actually come into contact with the herb can't imagine its true nature and can only vaguely grasp it. An Shilian stared intently at the calm Ah Zhenlan before him. "During the crucial battle that led to the fall of the Thorns Empire, Ah Zhenlan was caught off guard by the truth and went mad on the spot. She never had the chance to become an evil spirit. Is that right?"
"Azhenlan" looked at her silently, and then her body gradually shrank and turned into a porcelain doll - the token that was sealed away after Azhenlan killed Duolanzhu.
audience:……
Oh my god!
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