Chapter 19 My name is Jiang Yao
Normally, if so many people really died in this ancient city, there should be a lot of resentment. However, the cruel aura outside, apart from making people uncomfortable, does not really have much intention of attacking.
It should not have come from those people who died in vain.
Bo Lou and his men were strong and fast on foot. With He Cen pointing the way, they soon passed through the large camphor area and reached the city gate tower.
The five people looked up. The ancient city of Jiaochang had been abandoned for seven hundred years, but the outer city wall still looked very solid. The bloodstains on the gate tower were so fresh that they seemed to have been sprinkled there just yesterday.
Bei Qi fanned the air around him to remove the bloody and gunpowder smells. "This illusion is so real. It's been so long, but the destruction of the city seems to have happened just yesterday. I don't know which master set up this formation that is so powerful."
He Cen turned around and said, "It's not dangerous, go in."
Just as he finished speaking, a female ghost suddenly descended from the city gate tower and attacked him closely. He Cen was so frightened that he almost fainted. "Fuck!"
Wen Qing, who was standing by, slapped the ghost away with his palm. The female ghost was not strong enough and was directly knocked onto the heavy city gate, letting out a painful and shrill ghost cry.
Very sharp and piercing.
He Cen felt like his scalp was about to explode, and it was tingling. "Oh my God, don't be so caught off guard, it's so scary."
"I haven't seen any ghosts along the way, so how come there are ghosts in this place? Could it be the princess you mentioned?"
Bo Lou said, "I'll go take a look."
He moved quickly. There were no blocking formations or traps on the city gate side. The female ghost wanted to escape when she saw that she couldn't scare anyone, but Wen Qing's palm was not light, and she is now very weak.
Bo Lou lifted the person over without much effort. When everyone looked at her, they found that although she had been dead for a long time and was corroded by ghost spirits, her body was tattered and not as bright and beautiful as before, but she had a pretty face and was dignified and elegant. One could still vaguely see some of the appearance of the woman who was famous in the capital in her past.
It would look better if it didn't have such a pale base makeup and blood-red lips.
He Cen glanced at her and said, "Girl, why are you scaring me for no reason?"
The ghost girl lost all her momentum and trembled after being hit by Wen Qing. She spoke weakly, "Who are you?"
"This place has been abandoned for a long time. You should leave quickly. There is nothing valuable here. It has become a deserted city."
Jun Chao asked coldly, "Who are you? Why have you been lingering here for so many years and not leaving?"
The female ghost was hesitant and couldn't make any sense. It felt like she hadn't had a normal conversation for a long time, so her speech was a bit halting and her language logic was not very smooth.
It took her a long time to remember something before she replied, "I am the princess of the West County Kingdom. I seem to have been dead for many years."
"What is your name?"
The female ghost was silent for a moment, then she raised her eyes and looked at everyone carefully before saying, "Jiang Yao, my name is Jiang Yao."
There is no such thing as the West County Kingdom now. It has been more than 700 years since the previous dynasty changed. Who knows how many mortal emperors have been replaced in this continent of the cultivation world.
Jun Chao and his companions came here to find a cold spring for He Cen. It was just an accident that they ran into such a princess of a fallen country, and they had no intention of staying any longer.
Just as they were about to enter the city, the female ghost couldn't help but anxiously grabbed the sleeves of several people, "Don't go in! There is danger in the city!"
Everyone looked at each other, and He Cen spoke up, "Could it be that we didn't encounter those vengeful spirits before, and they were all suppressed in the city?"
"This place has not been discovered or broken through for hundreds of years, and the formation has never dissipated. There must be a huge energy circulating, otherwise the Jiaochang Ancient City would have appeared long ago. I think there must be something good in this place~"
"Let's go. Fortune is sought in danger. If we find the treasure, we will share it equally."
Bo Lou laughed and said, "You are really brave. You are not afraid at all even in this state."
"What are you afraid of? I'll be relieved if I die, but I won't be able to break the master-servant contract with that woman and suffer here."
As they were talking, they were walking towards the city in a swaggering manner. Seeing this, Jiang Yao quickly got up and chased after them. He realized that these people were not ordinary cultivators, so he stopped thinking about admonishing them, but he was still a little nervous and worried.
"Are you immortals here to look for treasure? I can lead the way for you. I am very familiar with this Jiaochang Ancient City. If the immortals have any instructions, just tell me."
Bei Qi smiled and lifted her chin with his fan to take a look, "Princess, you are so enthusiastic, aren't you afraid that we are bad people~"
Jiang Yao was stunned and shuddered, but seeing Bo Lou and Wen Qing clearing the way ahead, she was afraid that it would not be long before the vengeful spirits in this ancient city would be found by them. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward, "Please be kind and trust me for once. The road ahead is dangerous and not something that can be easily entered."
The more anxious she appears, the more problematic it seems. We are not fools and can basically guess something.
But for Bo Lou and the others, these mere vengeful spirits were nothing to be afraid of.
He Cen felt sorry for the woman. She was a good princess, but not only was she hanged on the city wall, but her soul was also bound here, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation for hundreds of years. She lingered here for such a long time. Her obsession was really strong.
"We appreciate your kindness, Princess. However, we came to this ancient city to explore and investigate. If we encounter danger, we have our own way to escape. Don't worry."
"If you want to enter the reincarnation cycle, we can save you when we come out after we finish our work."
Jiang Yao became even more anxious when he heard this, "Don't go in there, it's really not a place for ordinary people to set foot in, I'm doing this for your own good!"
She insisted on blocking the way. Bo Lou was already a little impatient. He drew his knife and said in a bad tone, "Get out of the way. It's not your turn to teach me how to do things."
He Cen was good-tempered, and he chuckled, "Don't worry, Princess. Most people can't do it, but we have many ordinary people here, so there must be someone who can do it."
"Don't you feel sad watching the ghosts of those who died in vain gather here and never see the light of day? Now there is a chance to let them go, why are you blocking the way?"
Having read too many novels in my previous life, I can always guess some plots. Even if this princess of a fallen country has a huge hidden secret, it will not hinder He Cen from finding a place to heal his wounds.
He can barely protect himself now, so he doesn't have time to listen to some tragic story that can evoke empathy.
Monks have lived for so many years that they are less likely to be moved than ordinary people, and their emotions are less intense. In the eyes of Jun Chao and others, Jiang Yao's appearance did not actually arouse any sympathy at all.
Bei Qi waved his fan and smiled, "Either you hurry up and finish your long story quickly, or you can go somewhere cooler."
"We are in a hurry to treat Hehe's injuries and don't want to waste time with you here."