Chapter 32: Wedding Ceremony
Don't say anything more? Chen Qing was suddenly filled with doubts, and then she came to her senses. The things of her past life were in the past, buried with her death. The present was the most important thing.
Thinking of this, she curled her lips, stared at his head, and cursed inwardly: "You bastard."
There was almost no sound, and Li Daoxuan acted as if he hadn't heard it, leisurely carrying her through the pile of bone spurs. Miraculously, these spurs, which could injure a person, felt like soft mud under his feet; one step and they instantly turned to ash.
The corridor of the underground palace was very long. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Li Daoxuan suddenly stopped.
What appeared before the two was a pool of water, and the only passable place was an old moss-covered log in the middle.
The surface of the pool was calm, like a pool of stagnant water, but the water was a dark green. It was unknown what the water quality was like, or whether there were any evil things beneath it. No one would dare to venture into such a strange place.
Chen Qing stared at the single log and asked, "Your Highness, do you dare to carry me across that single-plank bridge?"
Perhaps because he was carrying Chen Qing on his back, Li Daoxuan actually felt that the pain in his body was relieved a lot, and his mind was clearer, not as confused as before.
When he first heard Shen Qing's words, Li Daoxuan only uttered two words: "I dare not."
With his mind clear, he naturally had time to think, so Li Daoxuan said again: "It seems that Madam Shen is fine."
Before Chen Qing could react, she saw the hand that was supporting her suddenly loosen. Chen Qing felt heavy all over, but fortunately she reacted very quickly and put her arms around Li Daoxuan's neck, with her feet barely on the ground. She only let go after she stood firmly.
Seeing that he had been exposed without knowing when, Chen Qing simply stopped pretending.
I thought this person was going to settle accounts with me, but when Shen Qing raised his eyes, he saw Li Daoxuan staring at the wall motionlessly.
Seeing him staring at the wall intently, Chen Qing walked to the wooden bridge and tentatively stepped on the smooth wood with his foot, but nothing happened.
She plucked the earring from her ear and gently threw it towards the center of the bridge. Unexpectedly, as soon as the earring touched the wooden bridge, a puff of green smoke suddenly rose from the water surface and surrounded the earring. There was a sizzling sound, and the earring was instantly rotted into a pool of water.
Chen Qing immediately retracted her foot and took a few steps back, cold sweat breaking out in her heart. If she had taken a few more steps, her life would have been in vain.
Li Daoxuan noticed her movements, glanced at her, and then mocked, "Rabbit."
Chen Qing smiled at him with curved eyebrows, as if he didn't take his words to heart, but in fact he rolled his eyes in his heart.
Because she didn't know what unknown dangers lay ahead, Chen Qing was tactful enough not to argue with him.
Li Daoxuan quickly turned his gaze back to the stone wall.
Now Chen Qing also noticed something was wrong, so she came over and looked at the stone wall carefully. After a while, she really found something on it.
Those were a few paintings in brown color, but the wall lamp was hung a little high, and the paintings were located below the lamp. The light source was dim, making it difficult to see the patterns on the pictures.
Chen Qing was about to tiptoe to get the lamp, but she saw Li Daoxuan raise his hand before her and easily take down the oil lamp. Chen Qing silently withdrew her outstretched hand.
She used the light to quietly examine Li Daoxuan's face. Seeing that his expression was calm and his dead eyes that had not changed for thousands of years had returned to their original state, she knew that he was back to normal.
With the help of the oil lamp, the two finally saw clearly.
The picture seemed to depict a couple, but it also seemed not to be.
Why do I say so? Because the painting is very abstract, and the characters in it can barely be told whether they are male or female. The characters all have big heads and small bodies, and their limbs are represented by a few lines.
However, in several paintings, a woman is obviously wearing a wedding dress, while the man is not sure what kind of clothing he is wearing. The clothes are loose and the cuffs are wide. The man also has his hair loose, which does not look like a wedding dress for a bride at all.
The first painting, which I followed in sequence, showed two young children, a boy and a girl, playing in a tree. Beneath the tree were several winding horizontal lines, seemingly a river.
It seems that the owner of the painting was simply recording the scene. The two people in the painting have no other meaning except laughing on the tree.
In the second painting, the two people seem to have grown up a little. The boy is reading by the window. From his perspective, he can see a smiling girl lying in the corner.
Then the two grew up a little bit, and it was the same tree again, but the difference was that there was a swing on the tree. The girl was swinging on the swing, and the boy was doing boxing next to the swing.
Until the girl and the boy grew up to be young boys and girls, and reached the age of marriage, the boy was in the hall, surrounded by a group of elders, and there was also a girl.
Just when Chen Qing thought the girl was the same one from before, she saw the boy's head strangely turned in the painting, staring straight at the courtyard wall. Above the courtyard wall, a girl appeared without knowing when.
It turns out that this painting can move.
Chen Qing suddenly realized that the girl on the wall was the one who grew up with the boy, but for some reason, the boy was going to arrange marriage with someone else.
Then, the picture became increasingly chaotic and disorganized.
First, the girl swung on the swing in her wedding dress, and then the boy put on the strange clothes and pushed the girl on the swing. In front of them, the river became more and more turbulent and dazzling.
Next is a painting with the most normal painting skills. Under the familiar big tree, the swing is gone, and a sedan chair appears alone in the middle of the river. At the same time, several people carry a coffin passing by.
What was strange was that the young man was sitting on the coffin, staring at the sedan chair in the river with tears of blood in his eyes.
The last picture only shows a river and a tree. The boy stands in the middle of the river, staring straight at the tree with one hand stretched out in the direction of the tree. The girl in wedding dress sitting on the tree is also looking back at him with her hands folded on her knees.
Chen Qing looked at the last painting, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.
The young man in the river in the painting has rough stitches on his limbs and neck, as if someone had cut off his limbs and then sewn them together.
Chen Qing determined at a glance that this person was the owner of the underground palace, and also the powerful monster who caused chaos in the East Market in the previous life and led away his senior brother, the White Water Demon, which was far more evil than the Water Demon.
Because the stitches on the limbs and neck are the signs of Baishuisha.
To be precise, the White Water Demon is not a demon, but an evil spirit. It is formed by the souls of drowned people and is rarely seen in a thousand years.
In the vast city of Chang'an, for a White Water Demon to appear, the right time, right place, and right people were essential. Yet, Chen Qing happened to witness such an impossible event.
Whenever she thought of Bai Shuisha, her lips and teeth became dry, and hatred emerged in her heart. Now she had accidentally entered Bai Shuisha's territory, and Li Daoxuan was here. Does this mean that she can use Li Daoxuan's hand to get rid of Bai Shuisha?
That way, Senior Brother would be free to help her catch the Happy Funeral Demon that was wreaking havoc on the Shen Mansion. This way, she wouldn't have to go through all the trouble to lure Li Daoxuan to the Shen Mansion.
Thinking of the strange scene on the horizon before falling into this place, Chen Qing couldn't help but feel a little more anxious. She didn't know whether her senior brother had returned after exorcising the demon, and she couldn't tell when the happy funeral demon would show up.
In short, many things have changed since her rebirth. She just hopes that the happy funeral demon will appear later.
Chen Qing pursed her lips and subconsciously reached out to touch the murals, only to see that the paintings suddenly became a mess. Just when Chen Qing was at a loss, the messy ball of thread turned into many words, which were arranged in an orderly manner.
The content of the text reads:
The love between the man and the girl is hard to get rid of.
The scarf covers her delicate face, making her even more charming.
Two shadows stand together by the bridge,
This situation is waiting for you to show it.
There was a sound of mechanical gears, and suddenly a stone slab popped up from under a few lines of text. Inside the stone slab, two sets of wedding dresses and a pair of red wedding cups lay quietly.
In this situation, the intentions of the owner of the underground palace are clearly revealed.
She opened her lips slightly and said, "The man's love for the beautiful girl is hard to let go, and her pretty face becomes more charming when covered with a veil." After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and glanced at Li Daoxuan.
However, his expression was cold and no emotion could be seen.
The two of them had no idea how much they had exchanged blows, and now Chen Qing simply said bluntly, "Li Daoxuan, you also understood these words and know how to get out, right?"
Li Daoxuan said nothing, but turned his head to the side, as if wondering if there was any other way to cross the pond.
Chen Qing was not too happy about having the wedding ceremony with him, but when she saw Li Daoxuan thinking of other ways, she felt relieved and started to explore around, trying to find another way out.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened.
The ground suddenly shook. Chen Qing looked over and saw the walls on both sides of the path they had come from closing in section by section, sending dust and ash scattering all over the ground. If they had stayed here, they would have been crushed into meat patties in just a stick of incense.
Shen Qing's face looked extremely ugly.
Li Daoxuan only glanced at Chen Qing, then suddenly stepped forward and leaped into the water. His Qinggong was so advanced that he had already reached the level of flying over water. He only needed to tap the water a few times to reach the other side.
He seemed to be trying to keep himself out of trouble, but when he was halfway there, the strange green smoke emerged from the water again and chased after him.
As soon as the green smoke touched Li Daoxuan's hair, it melted into a wisp of smoke.
Li Daoxuan was clearly not arrogant enough to confront it head-on. Seeing that this method was not working, he had no choice but to retreat back to the shore. The green smoke disappeared from the water, swirling a few times before slowly returning to the water, leaving behind a few strings of bubbles.
Chen Qing stared at him with a smile, gloating, "It is truly an honor to see Your Highness suffer a setback in my lifetime."
Li Daoxuan was clearly in a bad mood. He pursed his lips and walked to the stone wall, picked up his wedding dress and put it on. Fortunately, the wedding dress was only the outer layer, so it was quick to put on and easy to take off later.
Chen Qing did not expect Li Daoxuan to be so decisive. Just as she came to her senses, she saw Li Daoxuan, who was already wearing wedding clothes, standing with his hands behind his back, looking at her.
Seeing that Shen Qing didn't move, Li Daoxuan asked, "Why, are you afraid that you are too fat and can't wear this dress?"
Chen Qing cared most about her figure and appearance. Seeing him mock her fatness, Chen Qing said angrily, "Your Highness, I'm afraid that after having a few monsters, your physical strength is insufficient, and you can't even carry a weak woman." She glanced at his waist and abdomen with disdain, "No wonder, with such a thin waist and legs, I'm afraid he can only carry a cat slave with ease."
In fact, Li Daoxuan's figure was not as thin as Chen Qing said. On the contrary, he was tall and slender with a strong physique. The muscles hidden under his heavy sleeves were tight and smooth. When he stood, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, his lower body was stable, and his every move contained strength.
It can be said that he is incomparable to ordinary people.
But Chen Qing was so angry that he had to lie with his eyes open.
After Chenggong saw that the other person's face darkened, Chen Qing put on another set of wedding clothes. Just as she fastened the collar, she heard a voice that was difficult to distinguish between male and female. The tone was something she had never heard before, like singing or chanting.
road:
“Money and paper were scattered all over the ground, along with yellow, white, and black coffins.
The sound of gongs and drums is deafening, and the sedan chair is decorated with flowers and flowers.
Red and white collide, and the suona sounds.
We are together in life and together in death."
The tone of voice changed, "The sky is blue and vast, the water is turbulent. I sigh in the mortal world, and I cross the dark river alone~"
The content of the melody was confusing for the time being, so Shen Qing decided to follow the words on the wall first.
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