Chapter 696: The best among men, no evil spirit can capture them
In the corner of the earth building, there sat a haggard old man with completely white hair and beard and a face full of wrinkles. He looked to be at least in his eighties.
And on his wrist, there was a deep bloody wound.
Blood was still flowing out bit by bit.
Monk walked up to him and was also shocked when he saw this: "Wizard, what are you doing——"
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
Unexpectedly, this old man was the wizard that Monk had mentioned several times before.
But how could he be like this?
The strong smell of blood was still drilling into his nose, and the old man raised his head. When he saw Monk, a hint of life flashed across his face, which had turned completely pale as paper due to blood loss.
He whispered, "Your Majesty..."
After saying that, his whole body shook and fell backwards.
Monk rushed forward and caught him: "What's going on?!"
Nan Yan also hurried to his side and squatted down to look at the wizard. His breathing was very weak, and he said with his dying breath: "We were ambushed on the road, and everyone is dead..."
“…”
"The few remaining people could only barely retreat into the deserted city."
“…”
"But those people refused to give up and kept hunting us down. In the end, I was the only one left."
“…”
"I have no other choice. I have to hold out until the Emperor arrives here. I can only use forbidden techniques to set up a formation in this place."
“…”
"They can't come in."
Nan Yan was startled.
Ever since Emperor Gao founded the Yan State, the common people have been prohibited from spreading and using magic, including the sorcery that had been discovered in the palace. Once discovered, the perpetrators would be beheaded.
Therefore, there is no such thing in Yan State.
However, just because Yan State did not have this practice did not mean that other places did not have it. For example, in Neng State, wizards directly obeyed the emperor and even participated in important activities such as ancestor worship.
Grandmother Tong Yuhua had traveled a lot in the past and had seen a lot of the world. Nan Yan followed her and had heard some rumors about magic from her words.
Forbidden techniques are extremely strange and different from ordinary techniques. They involve life and death.
The forbidden magic formation set up by this wizard obviously used his own blood as a sacrifice.
That's why she smelled such a strong smell of blood outside just now.
However, after losing so much blood, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer.
She whispered, "Have you captured the souls of everyone outside?"
The wizard raised his eyes and glanced at her.
"Who are you?"
Monk said hurriedly, "She is the one I mentioned in the letter, the Yan Kingdom's Imperial Concubine Si Nanyan. She might be Princess Tana's daughter."
"oh……"
The wizard let out a long breath and looked at Nan Yan without blinking.
After a long time, he said, "It's you."
As he said this, he smiled.
Nan Yan couldn't believe that this person could still laugh at this time. She frowned and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
The wizard said, "I came back for you this time. I didn't expect to see you again before I die."
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"It can be considered a complete beginning and an end."
For some reason, there was a hint of sadness in his words, and Nan Yan felt creepy when she heard them.
So many people have died just for their own sake, even before things even started.
Is your own background really that important?
When the wizard heard her ask this question, he seemed stunned for a moment.
Along with Monk, he turned to look at her.
In this earthen building, there was only a faint flame in the wizard's hand, and everyone's face looked a little gloomy because of the flickering flame.
After a long moment, Monk said in a deep voice, "Of course it is important."
“…”
"Don't you want to know where you came from?"
"Of course."
As Nan Yan spoke, she smelled the strong smell of blood and felt a bitter taste on the tip of her tongue - but, because of her life experience, so many people died.
And it’s just the beginning.
It's not like she hasn't seen dead people or experienced war, but this kind of thing is still hard for her to accept.
At this time, the wizard sighed softly.
Then he said, "It's right that the emperor is here."
Monk looked down at him.
He said, "I thought that I wouldn't be able to wait for the Emperor to come, so I planned to write down the method for determining blood relationship here."
“…”
"I'm just afraid that if I write it here, more people will know about it."
When Nan Yan heard this, he used the light from the fire in his hand to see that there were indeed a few words written in blood on the earthen wall beside him, but they were crooked.
No wonder I saw fire in the distance just now.
He must have lit a fire, found this place, then put out the fire and wrote these words in the dark.
However, the flash of fire at that moment still attracted them all.
The wizard said, "The fact that she was able to pass this formation already explains a lot. However, for the sake of caution—"
Monk said, "Of course."
"Your Majesty, I know my time is running out, so I can only tell you the secret technique of determining blood relationship."
Monk frowned, took a look, then slowly lowered his head and put his ear close to his mouth.
"you say."
The wizard's voice dropped.
I think this secret technique is a secret method of their Dan Kingdom's royal family that is not passed on to outsiders. In addition, he is already on the verge of death, so his voice certainly cannot be very loud.
After a long while, he finally finished the last word.
Then, he said to Monk: "Remember, remember!"
Monk looked down at him and said, "Okay."
After saying this, the wizard breathed a sigh of relief, as if completely relaxed. Nan Yan, observing his expression, said to Monk, "Can you find a way to heal his wounds? Perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope."
Monk said nothing.
The wizard, on the other hand, seemed to be at the critical moment of life and death, and appeared calm: "This is my fate."
Nan Yan asked, "You were able to kill so many people outside, how could you die like this?"
The wizard smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If I had such ability, I wouldn't have been forced by those people to retreat to this deserted city."
“…”
"The forbidden technique can only keep me here, and—because of the heavy rain, the effect has weakened a lot."
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"They are only temporarily possessed. They will naturally wake up after a while."
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Then, how do we--"
Those people just now, even the strong Temur fainted, so why didn't they faint even though they felt unwell?
The wizard glanced at them and said, "You two are both people with strong mental strength."
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"A dragon among men is naturally not something that can be captured by evil spirits."
As soon as he finished speaking, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
A tall figure appeared at the door of the earth building.
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