Chapter 180 Chapter 180

In the strange area, the Prince Min's Mansion, which was supposed to be on the edge of Donglou City, is now a dilapidated mansion.

There is a large courtyard with a high gate and a two-story building made of carved bricks and tiles. When you walk into the front yard of the gate, you can see a tree of unknown origin planted next to it. The tree has long been dead, and only the dark brown dry branches are swaying slightly in the cold wind.

Tong walked in this ancient house, looking at the flying eaves and arches, carved beams and painted rafters of the small building. Every detail was exquisite. Even the carved swallows on the windows were different, and the word "Fu" on the door frame was faintly carved with lotus patterns.

From a distance it looks like an ordinary mansion, but if you look closely you will see luxury everywhere.

This mansion does not look like Prince Min's Palace. It does not have any Manchu decorative features. It looks more like the architectural style of the earlier Ming Dynasty.

Tong tilted his head slightly, and saw a white figure swaying and floating past through the slightly opened wooden door.

Suddenly, music started playing, the sound of the erhu was brisk and melodious. Although the house was gloomy and dilapidated, the music sounded with a sense of joy.

"Prince Xiang's merits and virtues are known from ancient times to the present day~~"①

The singing of a male actor sounded behind her. Tong turned around and saw a group of actors dressed in official uniforms, whose faces could not be seen clearly, gathered together.

The actor who sang this song was dressed in blue and complimented a man in brocade clothes in the middle. The others also gathered around him and sang along: "Of course it is consistent throughout the ages~"

"The safety of the world depends on me~~" another person in red sang in an operatic voice. The others circled around the man in brocade clothes in the middle, singing along: "Of course it depends on me~"

The man in brocade clothes who was complimented did not sing, but bent over and looked around in confusion. Although his face could not be seen clearly, Tong could sense his panic.

"Who can be compared to him as a general or a prime minister~" A man in red with a tall hat walked forward, raised his thumb and sang.

"Who can compare~Who can compare~~"

A group of actors dressed in official uniforms laughed and sang around the man in brocade clothes, walking in circles around him.

The panic of the man in brocade clothes gradually disappeared, and he straightened his back gradually amid the flattery.

"Endless delicacies, endless money to spend~~"

A group of actors in official uniforms sang and danced around the man in brocade clothes. Gradually, the man in brocade clothes also became excited and sang and danced along with them: "There are endless songs to listen to and endless gifts to receive~"

The music and singing suddenly stopped here. After a few seconds, the atmosphere suddenly changed and the tune also changed, becoming a little sad.

"Read out the prisoner's ten major sins!"

It was still the same circle of actors in official uniforms, no longer humble and fawning as before, but straightened their backs, raised their heads, and still surrounded the man in brocade clothes. But now the man in brocade clothes was kneeling on the ground, tied up with a rope, and was pointed at by them.

"Cut it off!"

"Cut it off!"

"Be chopped off immediately!!!"

Angry shouts swirled in the sky above the mansion.

"Should I be beheaded? Why should I be beheaded? What have I done wrong?" The man in brocade clothes began to speak, not singing, but shouting, shouting with all his might, "I was born and raised in a peasant family. I was content with farming and never thought of anything else! You praised me because I was his nephew and to please my uncle, and appealed to the emperor to give me a title. It was the fault of those who sought to curry favor with the powerful. What crime have I committed?"②

"What crime have I committed?!" The man in brocade clothes who was kneeling on the ground had tears of blood in his eyes. The next second, he disappeared like black smoke.

The wind was blowing coldly and the man's screams echoed in Tong's ears over and over again, making Tong's scalp numb.

Then Tong spoke, and his first words were: "What the hell does it have to do with me?"

Whether he was guilty or not was a matter of hundreds of years ago. Even if there is a conclusion, what can be changed?

What's more, the one here is not the real body, but just a strange incarnation of the residual obsession.

The shrill screams stopped abruptly.

Everything returned to silence.

Tong frowned. Didn't he attack? He thought that after building such a huge monster, he would be more ferocious. But this is the result?

The boy with vertical pupils turned around and was about to leave, but he stopped after taking two steps, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. When a white shadow fell from the sky and attacked Tong's back, the boy turned around and strangled the throat of the white shadow with his sharp claws. Then, the boy with vertical pupils was stunned. He thought he would catch the strange man in brocade clothes, but he didn't expect that the strange man who strangled his throat was actually a woman.

The woman's face was pale, and a foul smell came out of her scarlet mouth. She was not panicked when her throat was grabbed, but instead swung her long sleeves and wrapped them around Tong's neck.

The white sleeves were getting tighter and tighter, and Tong's grip on the strange hand also increased. Both of them stared at each other with wide eyes, as if waiting for who would die first.

After about two minutes of stalemate, both sides made new moves at the same time. Tong opened his mouth to reveal his sharp fangs and bit the sleeve that was strangling his neck. The woman was as soft as a snake, wrapping herself around Tong, her fingers became slender and stuck to Tong's exposed skin.

Green veins protruded from the strange fingers, piercing into the boy's skin and absorbing his strength.

"What a coincidence." Tong narrowed her eyes and smiled, "It turns out that you and I are both weird devourers."

After saying that, he began to take big bites of the woman's sleeves. These sleeves looked like clothes, but they were actually part of her strange body.

The audience staring at this weird live broadcast room was almost numb.

[What's going on? I was completely confused from the beginning to the end. ]

【The play is very nice.】

[Are you really here to watch a play? If you want to watch one, go to the theater. There are so many plays! ]

[The above may not be familiar with the situation in the opera circle. Some time ago, all the historic theaters were closed for rectification. They will not be able to open in the short term, so there will be nothing to watch. ]

[All of them are closed? There must be some small theaters with a short history. 】

[Nothing has a short history, at least fifty years old. Even if a theater has a short history, the items left by the troupe have a long history. Those headgear and clothes are very expensive, so most of them are passed down from generation to generation. The better the items, the older they are.]

[We are not talking about opera now, what is going on? I didn’t understand the part that was just sung. Who is this guy? Was the one who sang opera just now weird? Is this woman also weird? And this guy looks weird too. Is there no living person here? ]

[Hmm? You don't know him? This is Tong. He has appeared in the weird live broadcast room two or three times before, although the number of times he appeared was very rare. But didn't you see the weird illustrated book? There is his information at the back. It is estimated that he is also a member of the weird organization Denghuo. ]

[Are they devouring each other? Who can eat who first? ]

[I know where this is! ! I'm a history student, I know! If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Duke of Wei's Mansion in the late Ming Dynasty. ]

[Oh my god, so amazing, the Duke's Mansion? ]

[It's nothing great. This Duke of Wei has no talent or virtue, and has not made any achievements. Just because he has a good uncle, he was praised and promoted from an ordinary farmer to a Duke, and was also promoted to a Grand Tutor. It can be said that he was granted a title of nobility and appointed as a prime minister, and his official position has reached a position second only to the emperor. ]

[??? No, he didn’t do anything at all. How did a farmer get there? ? ]

[It's said that he was pushed up. First he was given a small official position, then he was sent to do things, his subordinates did the work, and he got the credit for nothing. He accumulated credit all the way to the position of Duke. The eunuchs and officials trusted by the emperor all reported his merits, and he was rewarded for his merits, and that's how he got the credit all the way to here.]

[I don't understand this operation. He was born as a farmer, so he probably doesn't know a single word and doesn't have much ability. If you just ask around in the hall, you will find out that he is stealing other people's credit, right? ]

【So it was the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the emperor was obsessed with pleasure and ignored state affairs, and eunuchs were in power. 】

[Wait, this farmer's uncle, could it be that he is the eunuch who manages the Dongchang?]

[Yes, that's him.]

[Okay, I understand.]

[How did you find out that this was the house of the nephew of the Wei eunuch? ]

【The last words of the man in brocade clothes in the opera reminded me of this. It is recorded in historical documents that the nephew of the Wei eunuch cried out for injustice before he was beheaded, saying that he was just a farmer and could be satisfied with farming, but some officials, in order to please his uncle, imposed credit on him and promoted him all the way, and now they want to punish him. In history, this nephew did not have any record of committing any crime except that his official position and salary were pushed up all the way, so whether he should be beheaded is also controversial.】

[It’s not unfair, right? After all, he got the credit for other people’s work, enjoyed the wealth, received the gifts, and took all the benefits. Now he says it has nothing to do with him? ]

【When applying for merit, one should apply directly to the emperor. Officials are trying to please their uncle, and will not consider his opinion. After all, the emperor has already issued an order to reward him, and he can't say that he didn't do anything and can't accept it. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to the emperor if he disobeyed the order? Moreover, a mere farmer probably doesn't know anything, so he just went up without knowing anything.】

[What's there to discuss about history? The remains of the people involved have all turned to slag, so why don't you pay attention to other things? I feel like Tong is going to lose! ]

In the weird live broadcast, the woman's sleeves were constantly being nibbled, but at the same time they were constantly growing. On the contrary, the pupil whose body was pierced by the woman's fingers seemed to start to turn pale.

Like losing.

But Tong was not panicked at all. Although he felt his strength being drained away, the strange power he took away was even richer. It was just that it was all stored in his stomach and needed some time to be absorbed, which made his face pale. And this woman was strange. Although her sleeves were growing, her body became more and more floating and weightless.

It is this female witch who is gradually becoming weaker.

At this moment, the system's prompt sounded, pushing the weight of victory towards Tong again.

"Unlock the second ability - Wolf Companion."

"A companion wolf - even if its body is destroyed, it will still protect you. A mother's love remains the same. The wolf's shadow is hidden in your shadow. When you are in danger, call it. It will always protect you, just like it did when you were still a hunter."