ghost city

Wei Ling didn't recover from the shock just now, but just watched Yun Zhongjun's every move in a daze.

Yun Zhongjun led him to sit down on a high seat in the hall, while he himself came to the center of the hall, closed his eyes and concentrated, forming a complicated handprint, fingers interlaced, forming a strange outline.

He raised his hands above his head, made handprints, and spoke slowly to the nine pearls on the top wall, his deep voice resounded like a bell:

"The destiny of Weitian is endless to Mu. There is a Zhou in the Ming Dynasty, and the sequence is in place. Yan and Huangtian, and Kechang is the successor. The destiny of the time and Zhou is Yu Yisi... The emperor and star will change positions, the ancestor dragon will die, and the nine stars will hang down. , the avenue will prosper..."

The long eulogy came slowly, beating Wei Ling's heart word by word like a bell.There was a scorching pain in his chest, as if something in his body was about to wake up.He pressed his hands on his chest, although he tried his best to suppress it, but the voice echoing in his mind became louder and louder:

"Zhaoming has Zhou, Shixu is in place,..., the fate of Zhou, Yu Yisi..."

Zhou, Da Zhou, Huang Huang Da Zhou... The voice almost burst out of his chest, and Wei Ling broke out in a cold sweat. It was not until Bing Ling pierced his palm that he came back to his senses.

Yun Zhongjun took a few steps back, and suddenly a huge circular light circle appeared on the ground in the center of the hall, and then spun rapidly.

There was a muffled "bang", and the stone slabs in the circular aperture opened to the ground like two doors, revealing a large black hole, which seemed to go straight to the ground, and then a stone platform rose from the ground, getting higher and higher until the base and The edges of the big hole fit perfectly before stopping.

Wei Ling had gradually regained his composure, his face was as cold and indifferent as usual, as if he was ready to face an even more shocking secret.

On the stone platform was a huge crystal coffin, in which lay an old man.The eyes are lightly closed, and the face is serene.He wears a white jade crown on his head, a yellow gown with twelve chapter patterns painted on it, and a jade belt with dragon patterns on his waist. He looks like a king.

"The ancestor dragon is about to die, and the emperor star will change positions. Wei Ling, since the establishment of Youwang City for 100 years, there have been eleven city owners who have worked hard for today."

Yun Zhongjun gently caressed the jade coffin with his hand, and his eyes became distant.

"Since King Ping, the Great Zhou has been declining day by day. All the heroes rise together, the princes dominate, and the era of the world is gone forever. Since King Xian, the authority has been taken by Qiang Qin. The royal family of Zhou has long expected the Great Zhou. The fate of the future has made an astonishing plan."

"So, you established Youwang City?" Wei Ling asked calmly, looking at him coldly.

"This is only part of the plan." Yun Zhongjun stroked his beard and said calmly, "At that time, the princes rose together, and the country was torn apart. To revive the prestige of the Great Zhou, relying on the weak royal power alone was far from enough. At that time A group of clan members surnamed Ji headed by His Excellency Dong Huang practiced Zou Yan's Yin-Yang technique, and in the name of the Yin-Yang family, they joined Qin to serve it."

"You want to use Qin's power to stabilize the world, rule the world, and then replace it?" Wei Ling glanced at him, his eyes still cold.

"That's right. About 20 years after the Yin-Yang Family joined the Qin Kingdom, His Excellency Donghuang instructed Han Zhuo to establish Youwang City underground in Luoyi. He used the technique of controlling ghosts to collect the ghost army from all over the world. He secretly accumulated power for the restoration of the country, and at the same time studied the return of souls." method."

"It turns out that Youwang City rebelled against the Yin-Yang family and established itself as a faction. It's just a lie to deceive the world." Wei Ling raised the corners of his lips, and a playful smile flashed in his eyes, "But you are helping Qin and taking Jiuding from the east. , destroyed his own country with his own hands. Which one is this acting on?"

"The Great Zhou Dynasty in the era of King Nan was already decaying, in a state of decline, and there was no chance of recovery. We helped Qin destroy this decaying and declining country, just to rebuild a brand new Great Zhou, and let it regain its vitality with a high-spirited attitude. Standing on Kyushu."

"But you didn't keep the bloodline of the Zhou royal family. King Qin Zhao finally killed King Nan, didn't you?"

"The bloodline is lost, but it's not that there is no chance of recovery. King Nan is old and faint, and he is not a hero who can rule the world. What's more, at that time, the king's spirit was all in Qin, and the world had not yet formed a unified situation. We have not recovered. country's opportunity."

"Oh?" Wei Ling sneered, raised his eyebrows, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Is that so? The so-called chance is to wait until the day when the Emperor Xing changes positions? And Ying Zheng must die today, yes Is it? No wonder I set up an ambush in Bolangsha, and Donghuang Taiyi came to rescue him. It turned out that I was afraid that I would disrupt the fate and ruin your plan."

"Heh, I indulged you too much. If Han Cang hadn't informed you in time, you would have almost ruined the event." Yun Zhongjun said lightly.

"It's really well-intentioned. You have waited until today for the so-called opportunity, just to take over a complete empire from Qin?" He paused, and then said, "But what does this have to do with me? "

Yun Zhongjun seemed to have been expecting him to ask this question, slowly raised his head, looked at him, and said word by word: "Because you are the reincarnation of King Nan. Your soul is the soul of King Zhou."

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Han Cang went back to his mansion, leaned over and took a look, the girl was still there, neatly dressed in her wedding gown, she seemed to be a bit obedient.

"Why is Mr. Han here?" Zi You just quietly looked at the bronze mirror on the dressing table without turning around.

Han Cang smiled without saying a word, picked up the bronze mirror, and pressed down on the bump on the back of the bronze mirror, and the mirror surface began to change strangely.

The main hall, the cornices, the oil lamps, the jade coffin... everything gradually transformed from the mirror. Ziyou tried hard to recall, although she couldn't remember, but the places transformed in the mirror were somewhat familiar.

Blood, sharp swords, conspiracy, betrayal... The heart suddenly tightened, and a heart-piercing pain spread to all limbs, just like the feeling of a sword piercing the heart that year.She couldn't help clutching her chest tightly, and let out a low cry: "That's—"

She remembered that it was the place where she died that year—Haunting Soul Hall.

Han Cang supported the girl's trembling body from behind, approached her ear, and whispered vaguely: "Don't worry. You will see what you want to know from there in a while." He said, pointing to the side bronze mirror.

Seeing the human figure gradually appearing in the bronze mirror, the girl only felt dizzy for a while, and her body seemed to stiffen like a stone sculpture.Han Cang supported her from behind, but she didn't realize it.

One is Wei Ling, and the other is - Yun Zhongjun!

How can it be?How can this be?Zi You shook her head vigorously, her lower lip had already been bitten through, and the dark red blood stained her lips even more tragically.

Han Cang looked at her side face and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, you will see something you care more about later."

He stood up slowly, and said quietly: "Actually, I am as curious as you are, how sincere Wei Ling is to you, how will he choose between the world, women and himself this time?"

Ziyou just stared at the bronze mirror, as if she had never heard what Han Cang said.

"It's just that such a beautiful girl, who will she marry?" Han Cang said to himself, with a hint of sadness on his face.

Sima didn't know how long he had been waiting at the window, and Wei Ling didn't come back.After thinking about it, he has been gone for almost two hours.

He silently squeezed the jade in his hand, looking at the heavy soldiers outside the courtyard, he secretly made up his mind.

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Wei Ling pursed his lips tightly, almost crushing the armrest of the Jade Throne with his hands, the waves in his green eyes rolled and fluctuated.

At this moment, Zi You could see all his expressions through the bronze mirror.

The wind swept across Yun Zhongjun suddenly, and the strong ghost aura spread from his body again, his face was pale, and he said coldly: "You have supported me and reused me these past few years, just for today? Just to revive King Zhou and revive him. Continuing the Da Zhou blood?"

"That's right." Yun Zhongjun smiled, his eyes still indifferent, "Since the moment you committed suicide and died for your country more than ten years ago, we have detained your soul and brought it to Youwang City. For several years, you have been in command of the army." The battle is just to forge a resolute and resolute king, a hero who has the courage to rule the world. We don't need a royal son who is indecisive. Although you are not as good as expected, it is enough."

Wei Ling still stared at him coldly, waiting for him to continue.

"The Zulong is about to die, the emperor's star will change position, the nine stars will shine, and the avenue will prosper. Under the instruction of Lord Donghuang, I have painstakingly prepared the Nine Obsidian Star Array for many years, and it is also for today's event. If it is correct, Ying Zheng At this moment, I am already dying of illness. As long as you cooperate with me to complete the Nine Obsidian Star Formation, not only will King Zhou be revived, but the royal spirit of Qin Kingdom will also be transferred to you. At that time, as long as you give an order, ghosts and ghosts in Kyushu and under the Seven Kingdoms They will all break out of the ground and be used by you. At that time, under the control of the emperor, we will be able to command the four fields and rebuild the great achievements of the Great Zhou."

Hearing this, Wei Ling was silent for a long time. He lowered his eyes, and after a while, he suddenly let out a sigh: "What a far-reaching plan! It turns out that this move has been laid out from the very beginning. No wonder every time I conquer a ghost army of a country, you let me I broke a piece of the tiger talisman and put it in the local royal tomb, this is also part of the Nine Obsidian Star Formation, isn't it?"

"good."

"I seem to have missed one point. I have never been to the royal tombs of the Qin Kingdom."

"In the state of Qin, Lord Donghuang sits in town, and a piece of Kunshan jade has long been taken down in the Lishan Mausoleum. In fact, the tiger amulets of the two armies in Youwang City, together with the body-protecting spirit jade given to you, are all from Kunshan jade." Part of it. Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin seven kings' tombs, together with the Luoyi Zhou family's royal tombs, have a piece of spiritual jade under the town. After the formation is completed, they can control the springs within the four seas Ghosts gather dragon energy from all over the world, and can even change the position of the stars and change the destiny."

"Since it is the Nine Obsidian Star Formation, there should be nine pieces of Lingyu. What about the remaining piece?" Wei Ling looked at him coldly, with a suspicious look on his face.

"That piece is naturally in your soul, that is the body-protecting spirit jade I gave you." Yun Zhongjun still looked calm, as if everything was in his hands.

"Ha, I forgot." Wei Ling stood up from the jade seat, and walked slowly into the hall, "The arrangement is really seamless. So, now there is only one step away—I want to offer my soul. But this Don't you need a grand sacrifice for the big formation that reverses destiny?"

"King Zhou's soul and spiritual body are all ready, as long as [-] virgins are offered as blood sacrifices, the formation will be completed."

"Haha," Wei Ling was taken aback when he heard the words, and then burst out laughing, "It turns out that even Yingzheng was tricked by you. The so-called theory of going overseas to obtain elixir is just a complete hoax. What you conspired, It must be the eight hundred boys and girls."

"That's right." His tone was still indifferent, "We have everything we need right now. Eight hundred boys and girls have been hidden in Youxuan City. When the formation is opened and their blood flows through the Nine Luminaries, we can Get what you want, and what you do is to give your soul willingly and completely."

"Willingly, completely?" Wei Ling repeated these words, with a dazed expression, "It turns out that the requirements are so harsh, it seems that if I don't cooperate, and my heart is unwilling, there is nothing you can do." He glanced lightly at Yun Zhongjun With one word, he continued, "The sacrifice of eight hundred lives is indeed a grand sacrifice; the rewards for ghosts and wild ghosts who rule the world of Kyushu are also rich enough. But in this way, how much crime will I have to bear? You guys Is the ghost army in Youwang City not enough? How many wronged souls need to be restrained? How many ghosts will be detained in the world, difficult to enter reincarnation? How many people will be fed by these ghosts? The land of Kyushu How many more wars will be ignited? All these crimes will be counted on my head. Isn't it?"

His gaze locked Yun Zhongjun firmly, not allowing him a chance to retreat.Yun Zhongjun seemed to be hurt by such sharp eyes, and he couldn't help turning his head away.

"The world is not benevolent, and all things are regarded as dogs. Those who achieve great things cannot care about the fate of ants. If you want to win the world, you must have something to give up, so that you can get something. Bloodshed and sacrifice are inevitable. What we gain will be rivers and mountains forever. The balance of the world."

"Is this just your wishful thinking? Just ask your so-called 'ants' if they are willing to make sacrifices for this? Besides, you don't take the world, others take it for yourself. To win the balance and prosperity, there is not only one way to go now " Wei Ling asked back, with a contemptuous smile in his eyes.

"Wei Ling!" Yun Zhongjun's face that was as pale as a cloud was finally swept away, and in just a moment, his face was covered with clouds, "When did you have more benevolence of these women!? This is not yours alone However, it is related to the fate of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty and the fate of several generations of royal family members. At that time, His Excellency Donghuang practiced the art of longevity, and he showed himself to be a king, so he worked hard for this matter. , how could it be destroyed by your hands!?"

"According to you, I want to take care of the overall situation and be willing to offer my soul?" Wei Ling clasped his hands behind his back and asked rhetorically, "But I really don't want to. If so, I just want to completely lose myself and turn around. And to be that stupid King of Nan. At that time, all my desires, my love and hatred, my obsession, and my vision will no longer exist. What's the point of sitting on the world like this? Selling my own soul, I am no longer 'me'."

His words gradually became cold and hard, looking straight at Yun Zhongjun, his face turned ice cold, full of arrogance, such a majestic and majestic expression, indeed like a high and inviolable king.

"Is there no bottom line for your giving up? In the future, if you make a greater sacrifice, will you be ruthless? What if it makes you give up on yourself? I just don't understand. In order to get what you want, you finally gave up everything. What's the point of that!? You don't have anything worth sticking to in your heart. Morality, friendship, everything is worthless!"

For some reason, the words the girl said in the past naturally came to mind.He was shocked: all this made her say right.It turns out that one day, he will face the choice of abandoning himself.If you reject Yun Zhongjun's request today, then everything you have done in the past ten years will be like a river flowing eastward, and it will be in vain.The so-called grand wish of rejuvenating the Wei State will also come to naught.Not only that, but he might lose his own life.And if you donate your soul, you will lose yourself and the lives of those eight hundred children, and you will gain the glory of being the co-lord of the world.But as Xiaoyou said, can he really give up everything, even himself, for his achievements?His abandonment really has no bottom line?

His expression became complicated again, his eyes were sometimes clear and sometimes cloudy.

Yun Zhongjun looked at him, and slowly put away his anger, a meaningful light flashed in his eyes, and he pressed his hand on the outer wall of the jade coffin, injecting spiritual power slightly.

"Wei Ling, don't rush to make a decision yet. Let me show you, there may be something you care more about here."

Yun Zhongjun slowly met those sharp green eyes, and his words became calm again.

"Think it over before making a choice, otherwise you will inevitably regret it again. If you make a wrong decision this time, you will be doomed." Yun Zhongjun also stared at Wei Ling, the arrogance in his eyes seemed to suppress the opponent's momentum .