Chapter 95 Kaifeng Weird Things
Since ancient times, the imperial palace has been a symbol of majesty and dignity, as well as a symbol of supreme power. It is the residence of the king, shrouded in sacred and inviolable splendor.
But this place has been a den of filth and evil since ancient times. Countless innocent people have died here, and countless foolish men and women have wanted to leave here all their lives.
Human eyes can only see the gorgeous appearance, the superficial noble status, but cannot see the lost souls wandering under the palace walls, nor can they hear the crying and resentment that never stops in the silence.
As soon as the beauty with long hair like clear sky landed, rolling flames rose from the shadows under her feet like a nine-day suspension chain, connecting head to tail, tail to head, floating around her body in circles.
Like a python waiting for an opportunity, it prowls around, waiting to bite its prey.
The cries and curses that were inaudible to mortals came to an abrupt end, and the souls that had been lingering under the palace walls day after day trembled and huddled in the narrow shadows. They all lowered their heads to their chests, their necks stretched out, and their pale hands wrapped around themselves. They dared not raise their heads, let alone make the slightest sound.
The flames of hell are inhumane and inhumane. Its master needs peace and quiet at this moment, so anyone who dares to annoy the master at this moment must die!
Bai Yutang was very close, only one step away. The flames rose so fast that he had no time to react. A flash of red light appeared before his eyes, and he was already in the rising flames.
But the strange thing is that these flames, which only need a little bit to burn a powerful evil ghost into ashes, did not hurt him at all. Even the horrifyingly high temperature that he could clearly feel did not burn him.
Bai Yuting was extremely surprised. Hesitantly, he stretched out his hand and reached into the flames that swirled in a snake shape. The formless flames flickered, making a faint beeping sound, and pushed his hand away as if to reject it.
But it doesn't hurt.
He withdrew his hand and looked through it carefully.
No burns, no scales, not even a bit of red.
Why is this?
Is it the same for Zhan Zhao?
Because Lady Jia was particularly tolerant towards him and Zhan Zhao?
Master Wu pondered for a moment and felt that the above guesses were not accurate enough.
"Do more good things, it doesn't hurt good people."
The great witch said this while holding her forehead with her back to him.
The 46.9% synchronization rate on the light screen gave her a headache, and she wished she could clear it all with one click.
How long has it been and it's already 46.9 percent?
Next time she will have to change to a vest card that is not as compatible.
Theseus comforted her: [It's not that bad actually, it's only 46.9 percent.]
Tarona's eyes were dull: [Yeah, it's only 46.9% - I want to set the palace on fire.]
Theseus: ...
He tapped out a number and showed it to his partner who was about to act impulsively.
Is it the points needed for reconstruction?
Tarona only took one look and the impulse in her heart was extinguished. Although it was just a small number, how could it add fuel to the fire of her small treasury?
Good person?
Bai Yutang's expression became a little subtle*. It was universally acknowledged that Zhan Zhao was a good man, but... was he also a good man?
The witch turned around and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Of course you are the same. Don't underestimate yourself, Xiao Yutang."
Although he is young and frivolous, it is undeniable that he is a young hero who hates evil and has a kind heart and good deeds.
After a pause, she continued, "Keep your voice down, it's a little noisy."
Now she finally understood why those evil knights were always so crazy. She didn't even need to listen carefully, people's inner voices echoed in her ears so clearly. The good ones were fine, but the bad ones were played in stereo loop... How could she not be crazy?
It's so noisy, it's all burnt!
Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, then reacted. His ear clips quickly turned red and he looked away, too embarrassed to look at Miss Jia who had a teasing expression on her face.
How can this be heard?
Tarona burst out laughing, patted his shoulder and comforted him that there was nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, she was much older than him and it was just like an elder looking at a younger person. There was nothing to be shy about.
After saying that, she looked forward, narrowed her deep red eyes slightly, and asked: "Xiao Yutang, where is that?"
Master Bai Wu, with red ears, tried to calm himself down and looked over there. After thinking for a while, he said uncertainly: "That place... should be the dining room."
He had only been to the palace once, and that time he met the emperor. After the meeting, he left the palace without staying in the palace for long. Now he could vaguely distinguish that the place in front of him was the Yu Kitchen. Or was it because the cat had mentioned to him many times that there were several Yu chefs in the Yu Kitchen who cooked delicious meals? He smelled the aroma of cakes that the cat had brought back a few times before. Those cakes were only available in the palace.
The kitchen?
Very good, it matches.
Tarona walked towards there.
Bai Yutang followed her, feeling somewhat worried.
This fire won't hurt good people, but who can guarantee that everyone is a good person? If someone is hurt in the palace...
But he changed his mind and thought that this was obviously not something that Madam Jia should be concerned about. If someone in the palace was burned by fire, it should be the government's business.
Although it was past lunch time, the kitchen was still bustling with activity. Not only was it responsible for the emperor's meals, but it was also responsible for the meals of the concubines and other members of the royal family, especially the princes and princesses. So they had to be very careful, very cautious, and very careful again.
The emperor has only a few children now, and they are all... The imperial physician has repeatedly reminded that all meals for the princes and princesses must be prepared with their own family in mind, and even the amount of salt to add must be thought about again and again.
If we were to name the job in the palace that requires life-threatening work every moment, the imperial physician and the chef would undoubtedly be the ones to take the top spot.
There was a lot of clanging and clattering inside, and Tarona came in through the gate with Bai Yutang, with a fire snake as thick as a thigh wrapped around them - they finally decided the winner, the winner swallowed the loser, and became the biggest greedy snake, entwining itself around its master contentedly, pretending to be a large decoration.
The Blood Dragon, pretending to be just an ordinary crown, rolled his eyes: Childish!
"Hey, who are you?"
The young man holding firewood was the first to notice the two strangers breaking into the kitchen. His eyesight seemed to be poor, as he stared with his eyes, but his voice was quite loud, and everyone looked over at him.
Bai Yuting was about to speak when he saw Madam Jia casually wave her hand. The greenhorn who had just questioned who they were suddenly seemed to have about it and turned around and left with the firewood in her arms. The people who had poked their heads out of the kitchen also retracted their heads. Chef Yu, who was about to curse at them, picked up the forgotten spoon again. Everyone continued to concentrate on what they were doing, as if they didn't exist.
Tarona looked around, then walked into the kitchen, which was filled with the smell of hot pots, with a clear purpose. No matter what the people in front of her were doing, they would immediately make way for her and wait for her to pass before continuing with what they were doing.
Bai Yuting watched in amazement. Following Madam Jia, he could be considered to have seen the world.
The fire snake spitting fire moved its head, which was half the size of a man's head, and looked at the group of humans like it was picking the fattest and the thinnest. After a while, it let out a terrifying hiss, and its eyes, which were sparking with sparks, locked onto one direction.
The snake's tail, which was wrapped around its master's waist, swayed slightly, and the fire snake made a sound of asking for instructions. The Lord of Hell understood what he meant: "Drag him out and burn him."
The fire snake rubbed its master's cheek, turned into a red lightning, and rushed towards the direction it had just locked onto.
Bai Yutang didn't see its movement path clearly at all. No matter how hard he concentrated, he could only catch a glimpse of a gradually disappearing red shadow.
And in the direction that was locked by the fire snake... two eunuchs who were assisting Dr. Yuzen were missing.
Bai Yutang blinked and didn't ask.
Tarona stopped in front of a large water tank, which was big enough to hold five white jade turtles. He opened the heavy lid and saw several perches and mandarin fish swimming around inside, each as long as an arm.
There were still some cold ghostly auras lingering around the water tank. Not long ago, there were several ghosts surrounding this place, lying on the water tank and devouring the only remaining catalytic power inside.
It was not until the horrifying aura gradually approached the palace that they scattered in terror.
Tarona lowered his eyes to look at the fish for a while, then suddenly reached in, pinched the gills of the fish, and lifted up the largest one.
The big fish looked like it was dead. When it was lifted up, it lay still, with only its mouth opening and closing constantly.
Bai Yuting took a look and saw that it was a perch, very plump and delicious. It looked like it had been carefully raised.
despair.
The lid of the tank was put back on. The witch held the fish and walked towards the most experienced doctor in the kitchen: "Where did you get this fish?"
Doctor Yushan was flipping the spoon in one hand and adding seasoning to the pot with the other, and he mechanically replied, "Xiangyang, this is the tribute fish that King Xiangyang sent to the official family. It is fed with precious medicinal herbs. The imperial physician said it is very suitable for the princes and princesses to eat."
Because of its preciousness, this tribute fish is only provided to the emperor, the empress dowager, the queen and several princes and princesses. So far, it has only been used to entertain Bao Da and Zhan Huwei.
Tribute fish...
After hearing this, Bai Yutang frowned. Since Lady Jia asked about the fish, it meant that the cat was tricked because it ate the fish.
But the question is, how did the fragment end up in the fish's stomach? Was it there from the beginning, or did it get there along the way?
Whether it's at the beginning or halfway, it's not a good thing.
Tarona was also thinking about this problem. No matter whether it was there from the beginning, or appeared when the water was changed halfway or at other times, it was such a small piece that it might not be absent nearby.
Moreover, if she remembered correctly, this King of Xiangyang was also a villain, one of the important characters. According to the connection between the anomaly she discovered and the mission world, this King of Xiangyang was quite interesting.
She had to go see.
But before that, she had to check if there was a second person who was harmed by the person who ate the fish. If there was... there was only one son of luck in this world.
…
Zhao Zhen and his companions finally hurried over. Before they had time to wipe the sweat off their faces, they looked up and saw the incarnation of Fengdu Emperor mentioned by Guard Zhan sitting on the small bridge outside the kitchen, holding a fish in his hand, chatting with Bai Yuting with his head tilted, with a smile on his face. He was indeed very friendly.
The immortal was not sitting on an ordinary object, but a coiled fire snake. The huge snake head gently touched the immortal's shoulder, and its eyes, sparking with sparks, stared straight ahead without blinking.
Zhao Zhen was startled, but after a closer look, he realized that the fire snake was not looking at them, but at the two piles of ashes at the bridgehead.
Ashes...
Zhao Zhen thought back to Zhan Zhao's words and felt a little depressed.
He straightened his appearance which seemed a little disheveled due to his quick pace, turned his head to look at Bao Zheng who was walking with him, and suddenly his anxious heart felt relieved.
A king of a country would be as nervous as a three-year-old child when meeting the great god.
They had only taken a few steps when the immortal who was chatting with Bai Yutang looked over. The smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and his deep red eyes flashed with a cold light full of scrutiny.
In a trance, Zhao Zhen seemed to see a huge eye surrounded by flames.
The sky was dark, without stars or moon, and there was only the glow of flames. The surroundings were filled with the sound of something burning. If you listened carefully, you could actually distinguish shrill screams from the sound!
The giant eye looked down coldly, without reflecting any existence in it, only surging and colliding flames, as if examining all the sins and vanity in this world.
No one can hide from such scrutiny, and no one is exempt from such judgment. The flames burn all sins and hypocrisy equally, no matter how unwilling you are or how eloquent you are.
This is a ruthless and fair god.
Zhao Zhen's pupils trembled slightly, his breathing choked, and it took him a while to come back to his senses from the whirlpool-like illusion.
He couldn't help but shiver when the wind blew.
I was sweating profusely.
Zhao Zhen calmed himself down and forced himself to remain calm. Although he was so frightened by the immortal's overwhelming power that his forehead was covered with sweat, he still remembered what Bao Zheng had told him on the way.
This immortal is in charge of punishment and distinguishing good from evil. As long as you have not done anything evil, have not had any evil thoughts, and have a clear conscience, you will not anger the immortal in the slightest.
He didn't know whether he was a wise ruler, but he believed that since he took the throne, he had been diligent in governing the country and loved the people, and had never been lazy for a single day, so he must not be a foolish ruler.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen felt calmer. He raised his hands and bowed, performing the ritual of worshipping the gods.
Since the immortal did not like mortals kneeling to him, he performed a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens.
"Greetings, Lady Jia!"
Only Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng walked in front of the immortal, while the rest of the entourage waited far away to avoid colliding with the immortal.
Tarona nodded with satisfaction. This Zhao Zhen was indeed dozens of times better than that shitty Zhao Ji.
She stood up, and the fire snake stretched its body and coiled around its master again.
“Take me to see someone who has eaten this fish.”
Bai Yutang explained: "Sir, this fish is a tribute sent by the King of Xiangyang. There is something wrong with it. It may cost someone's life."
Just now, Madam Jia had told him about Zhan Zhao's situation. Seeing that he was worried, she comforted him and said that as long as she was there, Zhan Zhao would be fine.
These words were more effective than any oath or promise, and Bai Yutang's heart fell back.
But just because Zhan Zhao will be fine doesn’t mean that others will be fine.
When Zhao Zhen heard this, his vision went dark. If Bao Zheng and Bai Yutang had not come over and supported him on his left and right, he would have fallen to the ground.
Apart from Bao Qing and Zhan Huwei, only the Empress Dowager, the Queen, and her children had eaten this fish!
No matter who got into trouble here, it was undoubtedly a deep blow to his heart.
It is useful to do good deeds and accumulate virtue instead of being a tyrant. So many people ate the fish, and the only one who was caught was Zhan Zhao.
Zhao Zhen heaved a sigh of relief and sat down softly, holding the youngest child in his arms, his hands shaking.
However, he relaxed his tone too early. He only heard the immortal at the top say calmly: "Zhao Zhen, did you see those two piles of ashes?"
Zhao Zhen said: "I saw it. Did those two people do something unforgivable? Please rest assured, Immortal. From now on, I will strictly investigate the palace and will not let any evil deeds go."
He knew that there were always places of filth and dirt in such a huge palace, but he did not expect that it had reached the extent of arousing the wrath of the immortals.
Good fortune and bad fortune also come together, and it was also a wake-up call for him, making him alert.
The immortal looked at him sideways, smiling: "They have indeed done a lot of evil things. If you continue to keep them in the palace, none of you little bastards will survive."
Those two were not eunuchs at all, nor were they selected through a formal screening process. Instead, they were spies who were secretly inserted by certain people through connections, and their hands were not clean.
She saw a lot of blood debt on those two people, and there were two handfuls of children alone, so she was locked in by the Hellfire at a glance.
Although humans are born with original sin, infants who do not have a fixed set of values are the purest in the world. Although they have been born into the world and become members of the human race, they have not yet grown up to the age of choosing to be good or evil. They are still as transparent as crystal.
Killing them is a greater sin than killing a good person, and the blood debt is so deep that the murderer will be nailed to hell.
It is said that the palace is heavily guarded, like an iron barrel, but this is impossible, as there are always invisible shadows crawling around.
Even Gabriel needs to regularly kill demons and evil spirits in hell to make an example of them, to let them know that her ruling position is unshakable and the rules she sets must not be violated.
If even the ruler of hell is like this, what about the emperors of the human world?
How can mortals defeat inhumans?
He should be thankful that Zhao Zhen didn't have a heart attack, otherwise he would have fainted today. After hearing two pieces of bad news in a row, the empress dowager who was comforting him looked healthier and more energetic than him.
Amid the Queen's repeated calls for the imperial physician and the children's panicked cries for their daddy, Tarona calmly drank the last sip of tea and, in the process, suppressed the spitting hellfire back into his body.
She tapped the table with her fingers, and Bai Yutang, who had been fighting with the six-sided Rubik's Cube since he entered the room, suddenly woke up from his thoughts and said, "Let's go back."
There is nothing good to stay in the palace. As for whether Zhan Zhao's attack this time was an accident or man-made, she will know after she goes to Xiangyang in person.
Just as Tarona stood up, he heard a palace maid reporting from outside the palace gate that Grand Tutor Pang wanted to see the emperor.
Bao Zheng shook his head and sighed secretly.
If it was someone else, it would be fine. The Grand Master was in a high position and had great power, so the situation could have been reversed. However, the person that Pang Yu angered was not someone else, let alone a mortal, but a genuine immortal, and a great god at that.
Pang Yu's life was not taken immediately because the immortal had promised Zhan Huwei and Bai Shaoxia before entering the city that he would not take anyone's life in Kaifeng.
He and Grand Tutor Pang have been masters for many years. Today he was in such a hurry to enter the palace, and his words were full of murderous intent. It was obvious that Pang Yu was seriously injured to an unimaginable degree.
Thinking of this, Bao Zheng sighed again. If Pang Yu had really reformed himself, how could this happen today?
In this case, isn’t this the result of past evil deeds?
After listening to Bao Zheng's thoughts, Tarona's slight curiosity about this Grand Master Pang disappeared. She was not interested in meeting some useless people now. The most important thing for her was to go back and confirm whether Zhan Zhao's condition had changed.
For safety reasons, she had to bring Zhan Zhao with her when she went to Xiangyang.
Zhao Zhen was a rare king with a soft heart. Pang Ji was an old minister, and one of his concubines was Pang Ji's daughter. Pang Ji was filial to the Queen Mother and respectful to the Empress. She was also devoted to him and treated the princes and princesses in the palace as her own children, often sending them food.
Even though he knew that Pang Yu was punished by God because he angered the immortal, Grand Tutor Pang had made great contributions, and this time he was so anxious that he lost his manners, which was also out of concern for his father and could be forgiven to some extent.
Just when he wanted to say a few words for Master Pang, the immortal seemed to have seen through his thoughts. His deep red eyes, like the giant eye he saw in the illusion, looked straight at him, but there was no reflection of them in his eyes. The silent flames could even swallow up all the light.
The words that were on the tip of Zhao Zhenyong's tongue could not be uttered. He subconsciously hugged his young son tightly in his arms and lowered his eyes to show his respect to the great god.
The queen also noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere. She reached out and pulled the children to her side, coaxing them to stop shouting.
However, children were more sensitive than adults. They covered their mouths one after another and stared at the sister in black clothes at the top with their grape-like eyes, their eyes full of curiosity and yearning.
[Devil Rider] was always willing to lower her eyes for kindness and purity. She had no intention of saying anything harsh, but now that she was being stared at by a few little kids with blinked eyes, the corners of her cold lips slowly curved up into an arc, revealing a faint smile.
Seeing this, the empress dowager relaxed her tension, and her slightly trembling personal maid helped her to stand up. The old woman sighed, and was about to bow down and sacrifice her old face to plead for mercy for Grand Tutor Pang who had suddenly rushed over.
The immortal was the first to speak: "You don't have to worship me. I don't bless people."
The Queen Mother paused in her bending motion.
The immortal said, "I promised Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang that I would not burn souls in this city, but Pang Yu offended me, so I sentenced him to be burned. Tell the person outside the door that his son will not die."
As if recalling the screams of those people, the Lord of Hell smiled cheerfully: "At least until his life span ends."
So, don't think about suicide. There is no other way to die except natural death.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother was shocked and looked at Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng successively.
Zhao Zhen lowered his head in shame, while Bao Zheng bowed and nodded.
——It’s true.
Pang Yu offended the immortal!
The empress dowager roughly knew what kind of person Pang Yu was, but she always remembered the relationship between Grand Tutor Pang and Concubine Pang. She chose to turn a blind eye. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and fainted amid the screams of everyone.
The old lady's mental quality is not good.
Tarona said something cool in his heart and hooked his finger at Bai Yutang, who had watched the whole show quietly.
Bai Yutang understood what he meant, put the Rubik's Cube into his sleeve pocket, bowed to Mr. Bao who was still relatively calm, and then handed his hand to Miss Jia.
Mr. Bao was also unlucky. Who could have thought that he would be unable to leave after visiting the palace?
Lady Jia's hands were very hot, and Bai Yutang shivered slightly.
Before he could prepare himself mentally, scorching flames suddenly burst out from under his feet, like an inverted sea of fire, engulfing the two of them in an instant.
The flames before my eyes flickered only for a moment, then retreated back into the shadows on the ground just as quickly as they had come.
Bai Yuting was a little confused. He blinked to make sure he was not hallucinating. In just a moment, they returned to Kaifeng Prefecture from the palace.
Is this the magic of the gods?
Lady Jia patted his shoulder and said, "Go back and get ready. Come with me to Xiangyang in a few days."
Bai Yutang asked without thinking, "What about Zhan Zhao?"
Without Lady Jia around, what if Zhan Zhao gets harmed by that evil creature?
This question caused Lady Jia to look at him strangely: "Of course the little kitty will go with me."
What a joke! She only has two air fresheners. If one is missing, she will feel that half of the sky has become ugly.
Besides, she might be gone for several days. Today, she hadn't seen Zhan Zhao for half a day, and he had eaten something dirty. If she hadn't been watching him for several days, she might not see him when she came back.
Although Bao Zheng is righteous and this is the capital of a country, she is still worried. What if the fragments accumulate energy and rebound?
So it's best to go together.
Bai Yutang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He touched his nose and said, "Then I'll go send a letter home first, so that my brothers won't be unable to find me when they need me."
He had been out for quite some time. He should have written a letter back when he found that bastard in Jingzhou, but things kept coming one after another and he was so overwhelmed that he didn't even have time to write a letter.
This time he was going to Xiangyang again, so he had to write a letter to his family to explain everything before he set off, and also tell his brothers not to walk at night or go to gloomy places.
Madam Jia said that not everyone can kill evil spirits like him and the cat.
Tarona waved his hand to let him go, and then he put his hands in his pockets, chatting with his partner while walking towards Zhan Zhao's yard.
The maids and servants they met on the road all avoided her until the beautiful woman with long hair was out of their sight. Then they raised their heads with lingering fear, looked at each other while panting, rested for a while, and then continued to move forward.
What Mr. Gongsun said was what a majestic and awe-inspiring immortal he was!
It is a great blessing for them to be able to live in the same palace with an immortal and even witness the immortal's true appearance with their own eyes!
However, it must be that Mr. Bao is honest and wise, and a first-class official in the world. Otherwise, why would the immortal come to Kaifeng Prefecture alone?
How to say it?
It can be considered the correct answer.
If Bao Zheng was not a good official, Zhan Zhao would not have decided to follow him and protect him with his life, right?
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