The fragrance became stronger, and the brightness of the candle was already dim. [Full text reading] It is getting dimmer now, and gradually it is just like a light like a bean. Zhang Yingchen felt that his body was heavy, his eyelids were heavy, and he just wanted to sleep.
I barely stood up, but felt like I was flying in the clouds. The light of the candle seemed to be stronger, but the dark red light turned green, and the flame was lengthening and flickering.
The interior was dark, like a ghost realm. The lightning and thunder seemed to have faded away. There was a deathly silence in the room.
Suddenly, a burst of thick fog poured in from the closed windows and doors, and a gloomy wind stirred up. The fog shadows began to flow and billow, strange sounds filled the room, and ghost voices were heard from all directions.
The yin wind became stronger, and the sudden roar of the wind was harsh, and the light thunder was loud, mixed with countless flying green stars emitting a demonic light, like fireflies in the swamp area in autumn.
The wind became stronger and stronger, and the strange sounds became louder.
Various grotesque phantoms were flickering in the gray mist and piercing lightning, and the sound of ghosts crying and wailing could be heard in an instant.
Zhang Yingchen only had one pair of eyes that could move, and his heart was clear. I just want to move, but I can't. I want to scream, but no sound comes out. The terrifying feeling of emptiness and deathly silence swept through my whole body.
Got it! Zhang Yingchen knew in his heart that he was not a nightmare. In all likelihood, the person who was plotting against him must be a heretic from some certain cult!
The other party gave himself a hallucinogenic drug instead of directly poisoning himself. It was definitely not as simple as taking his own life. But no matter what his plan, he is in a dangerous situation at the moment - Zhang Yingchen knows that there are some strong hallucinogenic drugs in traditional medicine, which can cause various hallucinations, and eventually cause the poisoned person to die unexpectedly in the hallucination, or simply because of the hallucination itself. Died of shock.
However, he couldn't help it now. He only heard a voice outside that seemed to be calling him. Although he understood in his heart, he walked forward unconsciously. However, he could not even feel whether he was walking. He only felt that his feet were as soft as cotton, and the cloth he lifted and stepped on felt as if it was not his own.
I don't know when the door has been opened. It seems that it is no longer raining but filled with light white smoke. Various phantoms are flying slowly in the light smoke, with green, golden and red lights. Floating. Standing in the courtyard were four huge ghosts that were taller than the house, wearing armor and holding vajra pestles in their hands, glaring at him with eyes as big as copper bells.
Many male and female succubi were flying in the sky: plump and voluptuous women, handsome young men with fair skin and delicate skin, and bursts of enchanting laughter. The voice calling him came from this weird laughter from time to time.
Not far away, there is a majestic palace surrounded by smoke. On the top of the hall is a black bird circling and flying, with golden light. Both sides of the palace corridor were lined with vanilla and fairy flowers. He suddenly remembered: Isn't this the main hall of Yunji Temple that he designed? Hasn't construction started yet? Duanquanzi was shocked and realized that this was an illusion! He has read many Taoist books and is very clear about the various thresholds. At this time, he was poisoned, and what he saw in his eyes and heard in his ears were all hallucinations created and induced by the other party. But the body is completely out of control. His consciousness gradually blurred, and he just kept moving forward. Suddenly, there was a loud noise from somewhere, and a hot smell of metal hit his body. His body was shaken, and his feeling recovered slightly. Zhang Yingchen knew something was wrong - he immediately put the tip of his tongue Bite, the elf felt pain and regained control of his body.
As soon as he regained control of his body, his legs refused to obey him and he immediately fell to the ground, splashing mud and water all over his body. Only then did he feel that it was still raining heavily outside and thunder was rumbling.
Although his body fell into the muddy water, he didn't get up immediately. He didn't know what the courtyard looked like. At the moment, I just lay motionless in the muddy water, quietly observing with the corner of my eye. Fortunately, the light of lightning and thunder outside illuminated the yard from time to time.
He was shocked when he saw it, and it turned out that the main hall of Yun Jiguan he had just seen was the iron cage he planned to use to perform Bathing Sky Thunder, a Faraday cage he had modified himself. But that huge golden black bird was actually a huge kite, soaring in the wind in the dark rainy night.
The iron cage was making clanging sounds from time to time. With the help of electric light, he could see clearly that this huge kite was tied to the cage with iron chains.
A flash of blue lightning flashed down the chain, and the entire cage immediately exploded with dazzling sparks.
In less than ten seconds, Zhang Yingchen already understood that the other party was going to use magic medicine to put him into the cage, and then use the thunder and fire caused by the kite to kill him. He put this cage in the yard by himself, and he took the initiative to get in. If it was struck by lightning, wouldn't it be a punishment from God?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to laugh loudly: God help me!
No matter who the other party is, they are already amazing. They knew how to use kites to attract thunder and lightning earlier than Franklin, and they also thought about how effective this trick of killing oneself with thunder and lightning would be on the ignorant people. Zhang Yingchen was fully aware of the liars who traveled around in the old time and space. With a few simple chemical tricks, many people could obediently give up their life savings, let alone in the 17th century when people were even more ignorant!
He thought of using a lightning rod to attract lightning, and then using a Faraday cage to protect himself to show his "magic power". Unexpectedly, the other party actually wanted to use the same idea to kill him!
Zhang Yingchen felt a strange sense of happiness at this time. Yes, he was still a little groggy. He was lying in the mud and water, being drenched by heavy rain. He was surrounded by countless enemies who were eager to kill him. . But he felt that he had never been so happy. This kind of happiness full of superiority spread from his heart to his whole body. He suddenly realized that there were still some people called "protagonists" in this world.
And he, Zhang Yingchen, is one of them.
"Recite the Tao Te Ching in front of me!" He secretly spat, filled with a sense of intellectual superiority, and first quietly stuffed the summer medicine beside him into his nose to avoid being affected by the medicine again. Then he stood up unsteadily. Continue walking towards the cage.
Min Zhanlian stood on the eaves, watching everything in the courtyard. His people had already controlled the surrounding areas of the courtyard to prepare for emergencies.
The moment a bolt of lightning hit the iron cage just now, Zhang Yingchen, who had already walked halfway, made him nervous for a moment. Once Taoist Zhang suddenly regained consciousness, the plan seemed not to be perfect. Of course, he could use violent means to coerce Zhang Yingchen into the iron cage, but he would not be able to do so without leaving any trace.
Especially this woman. He glanced at the protector: the girl in red was standing beside him. A group of believers in the village are gathering under the courtyard wall. They are all kneeling on the ground devoutly. From their straight eyes and dull expressions, we can tell that these people have also been drugged by hallucinogens. "I asked you to help so that Zhang The disciples of Taoist priests are not here to testify so that you can perform miracles!" He complained in his heart, but there was nothing more to say at this point.
"Is your medicine good?" Min Zhanlian said in a low voice as he watched Zhang Yingchen stand up and then sway toward the iron cage.
"This is the spell of our sect's mage. Do you think this sect is playing such a side trick?" the girl said disdainfully.
"Yes, yes, yes," Min Zhanlian secretly cursed that he just opened his mouth and said it. He was just a drug to begin with, but he still wanted to bully him like this. If it’s not medicine, what’s the use of the props arranged in the yard?
"He will move the cage in, which saves us a lot of trouble, haha."
The girl in red said again: "This Taoist priest arranged the iron cage in the courtyard. Originally, the master of our religion used the method of capturing hún to force him to do it. Otherwise, how could you have gone so smoothly?"
Min Zhanlian was completely speechless. Anyway, everything was under control. The more disgust I felt in my heart, I just wanted to get over it quickly, took the money and walked.
New rain clouds came in the sky, and there was a burst of thunder and lightning. The kite customized from Weifang in later generations was very strong, soaring in the wind and rain, constantly directing the thunder and lightning to the iron cage on the ground.
In an instant, it seemed as if all the thunder and lightning in the sky struck down at the Taoist priest. Golden snakes rushed to the ground along the iron chains. The entire iron cage was filled with sparks and dazzling eyes. The smell of hot metal and the smell of burnt ground filled the air. .
However, Zhang Daozhang did not twist his body in the thunder and fire as expected, screamed, and finally became charred. He stood in the cage with his hands behind his back, the wind and rain blowing his Taoist robes, and he looked like an immortal Taoist who didn't feel the huge lightning strike at all.
"Damn it!" Min Zhanlian felt slightly uncomfortable. The girl in red also had a surprised expression on her face, and she turned to look at him.
Min Zhanlian gritted his teeth, jumped off the eaves and ran over to see what was going on. He saw that Daozhang Zhang in the cage had opened his eyes and was staring at him. There was lightning and thunder in the sky, and sparks were flying on the cage, making his appearance indescribable. Weird.
"You are good at attracting lightning." Taoist Zhang said calmly in the cage, "It's a pity that you are just a master."
Min Zhanlian was heartbroken. He had traveled around the world for many years and had gained a lot of experience in various sects who were good at "casting spells". He knew that most of their so-called spells were deceptive tricks, and they were nothing more than relying on drugs, props, light and shadow, and various tricks to achieve various things. Illusion. His so-called lightning-inducing technique was nothing more than learned from the "secret method" used by builders to protect temples from lightning.
What's more, today's game was all arranged by himself, and he made everything himself, including the iron cage, which he also inspected again and again. His subordinates were watching day and night, and there was no way that Taoist Zhang could pull any tricks.
Min Zhanlian's feet went weak and he almost fell to his knees. Fortunately, he had a clear mind and immediately jumped back a few steps. He was about to climb up the wall. However, he was in a hurry and the wall was slippery due to the rain. He did not control the strength well, and his feet fell. He slipped and hit his head on the wall. He fell onto his back and was in a state of embarrassment. Fortunately, he was wearing a hat, which mitigated a lot of the force of the impact. ! .
