Chapter 276 Soul Lock
“Oh my god!”
Even though Jixiang had been to the battlefield with Su Qingqing, he still couldn't withstand this blow.
When Jixiang saw the dark eyes opposite him, he was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
The eyes on the other side seemed to be startled as well, and Su Qingqing heard a slight gasp.
The door was locked from the outside. Su Qingqing glanced at the lock, tiptoed the ground, and jumped in.
Seeing his master climbing over the wall and entering, Jixiang patted his chest and followed him in.
Compared with the splendor outside, the palace was filled with noise and noise, with collapsed buildings. It looked desolate at first glance.
It is said that the cold palace is the most unsightly place in the entire imperial palace. Jixiang had never seen the cold palace in Zhao Kingdom and was completely shocked by the scene before him.
What frightened her was not the desolation of the place, but the corpses on the ground.
A corpse, whose gender could no longer be identified, lay in the weeds. Next to the corpse was a pot with something bubbling in it and a fragrant smell wafting out.
It's obvious what's being cooked.
What to cook...
Not to mention the pregnant Su Qingqing, even Jixiang couldn't stand this stimulation, and his body tilted: Yue~
The two of them suddenly rushed in, and the eye behind the door screamed in fear and ran all the way to the hall with half of the roof collapsed. But in a moment, it ran out again, holding a big knife in its hand, holding the handle with both hands, and rushed towards Su Qingqing and Jixiang.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were messy, and her pale and thin face was covered with a lot of soot.
"Who are you? What do you want to do? Get out! His Majesty loves me the most, me! He doesn't love you, he only loves me! If you want to compete for my favor, you have to see if you are worthy!
Who dares to come over here? "
She looked at Su Qingqing and Jixiang excitedly, her breathing was obviously disordered, her expression was crazy, and her eyes were out of focus.
"You are not allowed to come over here. No one is allowed to harm my Que'er."
Su Qingqing and Jixiang's hearts both skipped a beat.
Jixiang blurted out, "Who?"
The woman grabbed the handle of the knife and said, "You want to harm me, Que'er? I tell you, don't even think about it. As long as I'm alive, no one is allowed to get close to me!"
He was clearly yelling wildly just a moment ago. To put it bluntly, he was like a mad dog.
But the next moment, the man fell to his knees.
As if kowtow didn't hurt at all, she kowtowed desperately to Su Qingqing and Jixiang, "Her Majesty the Queen Mother, please spare me, Her Majesty the Queen, please spare me, I won't dare to do it again, I won't dare to do it again, Her Majesty, please don't kill me, I know I was wrong!
Que'er, where is my Que'er!
Your Majesty, I am so sorry. I failed to keep an eye on Your Highness, and Your Highness let the Queen Mother sink into the well!
Your Majesty, please let me go!
Hahahahahahaha.
Why should you, the high and mighty queen, only be a foot-washing maid? You have earned your life by yourself. I, Su Jin'er, will definitely make a name for myself in this life.
Your Majesty, I am pregnant, I am pregnant."
She kowtowed and spoke incoherently.
Jixiang had never seen a madman in his life, and he was scared to death.
Su Qingqing bent down and picked up a stone from the ground. Her action immediately frightened the woman named Su Jiner so much that she trembled all over. "What are you going to do! What are you going to do! Ah! No, no! Don't sink me into the well, no, I don't want to die with His Highness, I want to live!
I said, I said, it was me who poisoned the Queen's medicine, it was me who killed her, it was the Queen Mother who ordered me to do so, I said, don't kill me.
Que'er, save me!"
Su Qingqing froze for a moment while picking up the stone. She slowly stood up and looked at the crazy woman. She then dropped the stone in her hand with a bang.
The stone hit an acupuncture point on the woman's body. She felt a black screen before her eyes and fell headfirst. She kept bowing her head and fell hunched to one side.
Su Qingqing looked at her and told Jixiang, "Go and see who else is here."
Jixiang took the order and walked towards the hall.
"master!"
As soon as she entered the hall, she let out a cry of surprise.
Su Qingqing hurriedly followed.
This huge bedroom was actually filled with talisman papers.
The talisman papers may have been pasted for some years. Many of them have become loose, and many have fallen down directly. When the north wind blows, they fly all over the hall, looking eerie and scary.
"Why are there so many talisman papers? Where on earth is this place? Oh my god!"
Before he could finish his words, Jixiang took another breath.
"My lady, look!"
Following Jixiang's direction, Su Qingqing saw a well and her eyes widened.
Is there a well inside the main hall?
What is this operation!
Who would build a well in a house where people live?
Thinking of the woman's confusing words just now, Su Qingqing felt a chill running up her spine.
Could it be that...
Jixiang shuddered, obviously thinking of something.
"Master, please don't move. I will go and take a look."
The top of the well was pressed down by a cubic stone about two inches long. The stone had been polished and had sharp edges and corners. Except for the side that was pressing down on the well, which could not be seen, the remaining five sides were all carved with lifelike pictures and texts.
Jixiang squatted there, preparing to move the stone away. Su Qingqing stood behind her, looking at the patterns on the stone.
The more I look at it, the more familiar it seems.
It seemed that she had seen such a totem many years ago when she was fighting against the Baro tribe. That was...
A flash of lightning flashed across her mind as Su Qingqing remembered it.
This totem is also known as the Soul-Locking Formation among the Baro tribe.
That is a formation totem that is used only to prevent the souls below from coming out to claim lives.
How could such a thing exist in the imperial palace of the Great Yan Dynasty?
Su Qingqing remembered that Rong Que seemed to have mentioned that his mother was suspected of witchcraft and died because of it.
Su Qingqing looked at the stone with suspicion in her eyes, and saw Jixiang find a sturdy stick, pry it with all his strength, and gritted his teeth to move the stone away a little bit.
"My God, what is this stone made of? Why is it so heavy!"
Su Qingqing stared at the gap revealed after the stone was moved away. "The surface is bluestone, and the inside is pig iron."
Jixiang was surprised. He continued to move the stone away and said, "Pig iron? There is iron in it? No wonder."
Huh.
Jixiang heaved a sigh of relief, stood up and clapped his hands, "It's open, it's open, underneath... Ugh!"
Jixiang stuck his head and looked into the well.
And there was no water in the well at all.
I don’t know if there was no water when the well was dug or what, but there were two corpses curled up in the well.
One big and one small.
The older one held the younger one tightly in his arms and looked up.
When Jixiang looked over, his eyes met the dead man's.
She had been dead for who knows how long, and her flesh had long since rotted away. Many insects living in the soil were crawling on her left cheek, gnawing at it, tearing the flesh and skin apart.
"Master, stop looking."
Su Qingqing hummed and looked away.
On the way here, she felt nauseous from time to time, but strangely, when she saw the corpse below, she didn't feel sick at all.
She felt as if something was grabbing her heart, and the pain made it hard for her to breathe.
She obviously didn't recognize the bodies here.
