The chanting was mixed with the sound of pacing, which was heavy and sometimes light. It felt like they were walking in a specific pace. The sound was very neat, matching the rhythm of the chanting, and perfectly combined.
It turns out that it is not just about offering incense and paying tribute, but there is also this ancient chanting ceremony. This sacrifice is really interesting.
Just as Qingyan and Yin Kejing were listening carefully, they suddenly felt changes around them!
The entire stone chamber seems to be blurring, slowly twisting, like ripples, rippling around in circles, making people dizzy.
What followed was a wave of ups and downs that made Jean feel like he was floating on the ocean.
Qingyan felt a bit similar to the feeling she had when she and Chou Chou entered that space passage before, and the air around them was squeezing back.
After a feeling of weightlessness, the scene in front of me completely changed. It was no longer the dimly lit stone chamber before, but turned into a palace!
It's not something tall and majestic with carved beams and paintings like the Forbidden City, but one that's simple and aloof with accumulation.
That's right, it's a feeling of superiority. The two of them are now standing at the door. Behind them are tall stairs, dozens of them. The palace is built on the high platform.
Looking in from the large doorway, you can see the high-ceilinged lobby. The top of the palace is slope-shaped on all sides, covered with thick thatch and has double eaves.
There are many huge wooden pillars inside, the ground is covered with thick stone slabs, and there are copper incense burners and palace lanterns of various shapes on the pillars and walls.
There is a high platform at the end with a large chair on it. There is a carved pattern on it, which cannot be seen clearly from a distance. It looks like a bird pattern. It is facing the palace door. It should be a throne.
Qingyan thought of the sentence that represented the origin of merchants, "The black bird of destiny descended and gave birth to business." I am afraid that the black bird totem carved on the throne is the black bird totem.
Isn't this the palace of the Yin Shang Dynasty?
"Yang, Miss Yang, where is this? Why are we here suddenly?"
The sudden change made Yin Kejing stunned for a while before he realized what was going on. He quickly asked the well-informed young lady around him.
Qingyan looked behind her. In addition to the steps, there was thick fog below and in the distance. It seemed that this place was not necessarily real.
Then he replied: "This may be an illusion. I'm not sure if it's real. This scene should be the Yin and Shang Palace."
Yin Kejing's eyes widened in surprise, "What? Yin Shang Palace!"
As a descendant of the Yin surname, he certainly knows the origin of his family. Although except for the clan leader, they are all given surnames, which are also inherited.
Although they seem to be a bit isolated from the world, it seems that every family has some craftsmanship, some of which they learned by themselves later, and some of which were passed down from their ancestors.
Their family and Yin Keqin's family are ancestral hunters. They are the best at hunting. In addition to growing their own food and vegetables, they make money by selling prey.
In other families, some are good at blacksmithing, some are carpenters, some are weavers, some are good at divination, some are good at construction... Anyway, there are all kinds of things.
If they hadn't been unable to stay away from the village, they would have done well wherever they went.
Now that he heard that this was the Yin and Shang Palace, he would certainly be surprised, "Are we going back more than a thousand years ago?"
Qingyan shook her head, "No, it should be a created illusion. Look outside, you can't see anything, and you can't hear any voice except the two of us. Only this palace is here, and it feels like it's just trying to scare us. ."
"Hahahaha... Not bad! As expected of the candidate I personally selected, he is indeed extraordinary. You can tell at a glance that this place is an illusion. It seems that there is hope for me to leave here, hahaha..."
A rough voice laughed.
Qingyan was startled, looked around, and even ran into the palace to take a look, but saw no "person"
He shouted to everyone around him: "Who is talking? Stop pretending to be a ghost and come out and tell us clearly what you are going to do to us?"
"Hahaha! Yes, yes, you little girl is very courageous. Before, I just activated the formation and you ran away. I thought you were a coward, but I was mistaken.
So better, more to my liking than that timid and stupid one, how about you just stay here? This palace is yours, and there are countless treasures in it. "
The sound came from all directions and could not find a specific direction. Qingyan had no choice but to shout into the air around her: "Who are you? Are you a human, a ghost? Or a fairy or a demon? How about we come out and see you?"
And why on earth did you bring me here? I am not a descendant of your bodyguard, nor am I from your village. I was far away at that time and did not bother you, right?
And how on earth did you get me here? Am I in physical or soul state now? "
Yin Kejing was a little confused when he saw Qingyan shouting into the air and didn't know what was wrong with her.
He didn't hear the voice. He was still listening to Qingyan's science talk when the other party suddenly shouted around and ran around the palace.
I didn't understand what she meant by what she said, but I knew she was probably talking to her ancestors. After all, this was the reason why they came here, and they couldn't think of anyone else here.
Qingyan had no energy to care about him, and now there was another burst of harsh laughter in her ears.
Then the other party's unpleasant voice continued: "It seems that you have discovered it a long time ago. I originally wanted to bring your body here, but your aura is wrong. I hate it. There is a fierce beast guarding you. , I can only arrest your soul body.
Don't worry, your body will not be damaged. How about you stay here for me and I go there for you for a while? I have been trapped here for nearly two thousand years, and I have long wanted to go out and have a look, as long as you let me stay in your body for a while.
You can stay in this Qinian Village for a while for me and be an ancestor for a period of time. This is the highest status existence here. You can do whatever you want.
You see I like beautiful young men and women, and they are sent to me every three years, and you can too in the future.
If they like other things, whether it is gold, silver, jewelry or other personal belongings, let them go out to do business and earn money. They know a lot and are good at business. If I didn't want them to leave, they would already be rich. Character.
How about it, do you want to try it? As long as you stay here, except that you can't leave, you can do whatever you want. It's really free and comfortable..."
When Qingyan heard this, she felt that she probably knew what the situation was. The other party wanted her to stay here instead of "him", just like those water ghosts Chou Chou mentioned before looking for a scapegoat.
Those water ghosts wanted to leave and reincarnate, and this obviously had the same principle, they wanted to leave, and what was even more sinister about him was that he did not leave to reincarnate, but wanted to enter her body and replace her!
How is this possible? Isn't this the legendary rebirth of seizing one's body? Don't even think about it!
She was just fifteen years old. She was in her prime years. Life had just begun. Her family was in good condition and she was happy. How could she let such an ignorant thing live for her while she stayed in this mess? The place.
Not to mention that she came from a prosperous age, even a native would not leave a good person alone to become an ancestor who doesn't know whether she is a human or a ghost.
Qingyan didn't answer his words and just continued to ask loudly: "Who are you? Are you a human, a ghost, a monster or a devil? Why don't you dare to come out and let me see you?"
The other party's coaxing sounds stopped abruptly, and he said angrily: "No matter who I am, now I am a knife and you are a fish, you'd better agree quickly, otherwise if you make me angry, you will be driven to pieces!"
Qingyan raised her eyebrows. Is this a threat?
The other party has never come forward and only talks. Qingyan guesses that the other party has nothing to do with her.
Otherwise, just simply and rudely seize the body. There is no need to waste so much time talking to her and go through such big detours.
Bringing her here while she was sleeping must have been impossible when she was awake. The other party couldn't do it. They also advanced the timeline so that she could meet the "people" in the village and saw the three-day process of the sacrifice, but they just couldn't. Do it to her directly.
There must be something in or around her that the other party is afraid of. It's either Chou Chou or her soul is unusual. No, there's also a spirit stone.
Thinking of the spirit stone, another question came to mind. Since I came here in a soul body, why did I still bring the spirit stone with me before?
She reached out and touched the satchel under her clothes. When she changed into this red dress after washing yesterday, she put the satchel inside it.
The shoulder bag is made of a layer of coarse cloth that is relatively soft and does not stand up. Moreover, ancient clothes were too wide and did not fit very well, so it was not visible at all.
Touching the spirit stone inside, the hard touch made her feel more at ease.
But, since I came here as a soul, why is the spirit stone there? Could it be that he could follow his spirit body?
The reason why the other party wanted to voluntarily hand over control of his body and could not force him to do so had something to do with the spirit stone that came with him?
After all, if it was because of Chou Chou, it would be impossible for the other party to say that he wanted to exchange souls with him. Then even if it happened, the other party would not be able to please him if Chou Chou was with him.
Therefore, it is most likely what she thought.
Qingyan said tentatively: "Since you are so powerful, why can't you use someone else's body to go out? Aren't you the one who has the final say over the people in the village? If not, there is also a branch of the clan leader. I heard that it is your direct bloodline. More suitable? Why do you want mine?"
The other party didn't answer this question, and I don't know whether he couldn't answer or didn't want to answer.
Qingyan still refused to give up, "It's been two or three days since I came here. Doesn't it feel like I'm dead when my soul leaves my body? Even if I'm not dead, after such a long time, I guess the innkeeper has already discovered it, no." My body can't bear it even if I don't eat or drink. Even if you get there by then, others will think it's a fake corpse, and it might have been buried in the soil. How are you going to get in?"
This time the other party replied, "Don't worry, you have been here for three days, and it is only a moment over there. As long as you agree to exchange with me, I will play there for a few years, and I will only go over here." It’s only been a few months. When I come back, you will still be you and I will still be me. The result is the best of both worlds.”
Qingyan's eyes flashed. It seemed that the other party could not only send her directly back to the past, but also control the time on both sides. What kind of magic was this? Or is it the other party's own magical power?
Even if the other party doesn't come out, Qingyan doesn't dare to agree casually, for fear that it will come true if she spits it out. You can't be too careful at this moment.
But it's not a problem to spend so much time. She wants to find out the other party's details, and she also wants to leave here and return to her body as soon as possible, otherwise she will always feel uneasy.
"I still have a question. I am a soul, so who are the people in the village? And this is the Qinian Village a few years ago, right? Could it be that all these people have..."
Qingyan didn't finish her words, and the other party should understand what she wanted to express.
Sure enough, the other party replied directly: "I can tell you, but you have to agree to what I said, otherwise you can find the answer on your own."
Qingyan gritted her teeth angrily, but instead of following her own train of thought, she changed the topic back, damn it!
Taking a deep breath, he pretended to be relaxed and said: "If you tell me and resolve the doubts in my heart, I can still consider it. After all, you have to show some sincerity, otherwise how can I believe that you have it?" My body will come back."
There was silence for a while, and then the other party said: "Those people are all souls, and they all died in this year, and their memories stay in this year, except for the one beside you.
He was sent here this time. He liked me very much, so I kept him by my side to serve him. I didn't expect that he was a dishonest person and wanted to leave with my treasure.
After being discovered by me, his soul was sealed into a fantasy world, allowing him to constantly experience the fear of being chosen as a sacrifice and the fate that followed. "
Qingyan said in disbelief: "In other words, those I saw in the village before were all dead people? There were too many, wouldn't that mean that the entire village was dead?"
"Of course not. Only what you see is dead. What you hear but don't see people are all illusions. These are my n... descendants. How could I let them all die?"
Qingyan keenly heard the pause just now, n what? Are you talking about slaves next?
Could it be that this guy is not an ancestor of the Yin family at all? It's some kind of spirit. It just controls the whole village and drives them as slaves, so it has no mercy at all.
She didn't fully believe what the other party said. For example, the people she met were all dead. She could feel that they all had thoughts. Even if they were just souls, they were free, or at least not controlled.
Now she was trying to figure out how to lure the opponent out, or force him out. Only when they faced each other head-on could she try whether the spirit stone could deal with the opponent.
