"You should recognize the origin of this thing, right?"
King Tan asked me.
I gradually came back to my senses, smiled, covered the willow box again, and said: "Some people are weak and sick, and are prone to misfortunes. They often use happy methods to eliminate misfortunes. But some people's misfortune is special and ordinary. No woman can make him happy, only relatives of the emperor can."
"In ancient times, there was still a chance to find a royal relative to celebrate the wedding, but now in the new era, how can there be any princesses? So, someone came up with such a way. Grains are the source of shaping life. Use the essence of grains to make glutinous rice. , to create a relative of the emperor, so as to replace the real relative of the emperor, to cheer people up."
"This is called Concubine Mi's joy."
I slowly said what I knew.
To put it simply, it means molding a woman out of glutinous rice and marrying the man.
I stared at King Tan and asked, "I wonder if what I said is right?"
"Yes, you can be considered to have some discernment if you can know that Concubine Mi is happy."
King Tan nodded, and he continued: "Everyone says that I am extremely talented and can kill someone with ten steps. But in fact, I was weak and sick when I was a child. I almost died the year I was born. I survived by using rice concubine to make me happy. In the willow box The little person is my wife, Prince Tan. Ming Deng, this Nuomi person is your master wife."
"So that's it..."
This was the first time Lu Mingdeng knew about this, and he was a little surprised.
Then King Tan continued: "Don't you want to know what ulterior secrets are hidden in that cave entrance? Let me tell you, all these years, when I go on a mission, my employer wants me to Women who are murderous! I will hide those women in the cave and use their essence and blood to feed Concubine Mi. In this way, Concubine Mi will have a spirit and this happiness will last forever!"
Having said this, I am thoughtful.
This rice concubine is indeed supported by women's essence and blood, so this rice concubine exudes an aura that is both good and evil, both yang and yin.
Otherwise, things made of willow wood and glutinous rice would not have such an evil spirit.
"It is disgraceful for me to hide a woman in a cave, and it is even more unethical. In addition, the essence of our life-seeking sect is to unconditionally complete the employer's tasks. The women in the cave are all killed at the request of the employer. people, but I didn’t do things according to my employer’s wishes.”
"So, if this matter is leaked, my reputation as King Tan will be damaged, and my life-seeking sect will be criticized. In fact, my employers for decades may even bear a grudge against me and become my enemies one after another. "
"That's why I hide the secret of the cave."
King Tan continued, he directly unlocked the secret of the mysterious cave entrance and told me frankly.
I stared at him intently: "So, Jingmen is using this to threaten you?"
"right."
King Tan nodded.
There was nothing wrong with what he was saying at the moment, and it didn't look like he was making it up. He even took out Concubine Mi. In addition, the Yin Qi in the hole did seem to be hiding something Yin.
I can't find a loophole yet...
But I always had my doubts.
The reason is that I don’t quite believe that the killer of the Mingxing Gate could reveal all the secrets at the entrance of the cave.
It's possible that he just said an irrelevant part.
There are even more horrifying secrets hidden in the entrance of the cave...!
Just as I was thinking about it, King Tan added: "The directors of Jingmen not only threatened me with this secret, they also gave me a little sweetener. They said they would find a way so that Concubine Mi would not have to absorb women's semen. The blood can still have spiritual energy, so I no longer have to be distracted by the joy of Concubine Mi that has troubled me all my life."
"you mean?"
My thoughts moved slightly.
"What I mean is, if you can find a way to completely solve my problem of being happy, I will stand on your side and truly draw a line with Jingmen."
King Tan said in a deep voice.
I was silent for a while.
Seeing this, King Tan continued: "You know, I am already old, and today's society is not easy to kill people. A woman's blood is only enough for two or three months. There are already bones buried in the cave. I have married nearly a hundred women, and I don’t have the energy to kill people every day. This condition from Director Jingmen is very tempting to me.”
I didn't say anything, but continued to think about it.
"I'm sorry if you can't help it."
King Tan continued.
"Can you give me a night to think of a solution?" I asked.
"sure."
King Tan nodded and said: "There is a room on the second floor, Ming Deng. Our master and apprentice haven't been together for a long time, so you can stay with us."
"good!"
Lu Mingdeng was a little happy.
But I glanced upstairs and said, "I'll just sleep on this sofa tonight, and I won't bother Prince Tan to open another room for me."
"also."
King Tan nodded and said.
In this way, I temporarily stayed in this courtyard villa.
During this period, King Tan warmly entertained me and seemed to be enjoying himself.
Until night falls...
I lay on the sofa and looked at the mountains outside.
What I was thinking about was not how to solve Prince Tan’s affair with Concubine Mi. What I was thinking about was what secrets there were in that cave!
Are they really hiding only women?
I became more and more curious. The purpose of staying tonight was just for the entrance of the cave.
Late at night, I found an opportunity and left the villa.
King Tan would not have thought that I would still be so inquisitive about the entrance of the cave, nor would he have thought that I was still doubtful of what he said during the day, so this time, he did not set up a defense against me.
But coincidentally, the moment I left the villa, Lu Mingdeng quietly followed me out.
We looked at each other, both surprised!
"Where are you going if you don't sleep at night?" I asked.
After Lu Mingdeng was stunned, he asked me back: "Chen Qi, if you don't sleep at night, where do you want to go?"
