nycdaug Chapter 176 Promise
Chapter 176 Promise
Things in this world are really all the same.
It is also possible that in the course of the development of each world, there will always be a trend of convergence, with similar people and similar stories appearing.
Zhu Wuyao felt that this story seemed to be missing an ending.
It lacks a fairytale-like "happy ending".
Before she traveled through time, she had read similar stories—
King Miaozhuang had three daughters, named Miaoyuan, Miaoyin, and Miaoshan. The third princess was exceptionally talented from a young age and had a special affinity for the immortals. She was willing to give up royal wealth and status to seek out a temple to cultivate herself.
This enraged King Miaozhuang, who then set fire to the temple.
Fortunately, her followers hid her in the mountains in time, saving her from disaster.
Later, King Miaozhuang fell seriously ill. Tieguai Li, who had transformed into an immortal, treated him and gave him a prescription that required the eyes and hands of his own flesh and blood as the medicinal ingredients.
The eldest and second daughters refused to sacrifice themselves to save their father, but Princess Miaoshan was willing to offer her arm and eyes in order to help her father recover.
Because of her filial piety in sacrificing herself to save her father, Princess Miaoshan achieved perfect merit and ascended to heaven.
King Miaozhuang suddenly realized his mistake and built a Buddha statue with all the hands and eyes for his daughter. The craftsmen misunderstood and heard the phrase "a thousand hands and a thousand eyes".
This is known as "Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin".
In another version of Journey to the West, the Jade Rabbit spirit takes the place of the princess.
The queen suffered from angina and needed to have flesh cut off as a medicinal ingredient in order to recover.
Although the Jade Rabbit spirit was a monster, it was more lovable and filial than the original princess. Therefore, it did not hesitate to cut off a piece of flesh from its arm to cure its mother's illness.
Therefore, when the real princess confronted the queen and mentioned the birthmark on her arm, the fake princess's scar moved the queen far more than the real princess's birthmark.
In the end, the arrogant real princess was imprisoned.
The king and queen adopted the gentle and filial Jade Rabbit spirit as their daughter.
If there's anything missing from the story of Ganxiao City, it's a "happy" ending.
So something just doesn't sound right.
If the final outcome had been that the eldest daughter and second son attained immortality instead of entering the grave, the story might have spread even further.
Perhaps it can be recorded in the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars of the cultivation world.
But it's about time now.
There is a city named "Ganxiao City" to sing its praises.
Moreover, in the world of cultivation, the flesh and blood of one's children might hold hidden secrets and could actually be used to cure diseases.
That's... absolutely terrifying.
I don't want to comment on these stories. To put it more positively, they could be praised as "filial piety," but objectively speaking, they are simply "absurd."
Moreover, those caught in the situation find it very difficult to break free.
This story made her more wary of Ganxiao City. Generally speaking, places that use outdated ideas to oppress people are often bloody when exposed.
But no matter what, that's all in the past now.
Zhu Wuyao's own life was not even guaranteed, so how could he possibly have the ability to venture into dangerous places? He also didn't want to attract the attention of the Nascent Soul stage Lord Xuan.
It was just a few sighs.
In addition, Zhu Wuyao also learned about the Yin Sha of the mass grave.
Surprisingly, there were actually four or five Golden Core cultivators in the city, but the timing was different; the so-called "recently" was several months ago.
That mass grave has now returned to peace.
If we go to investigate now, it probably won't attract any attention.
Even if she is discovered, people will only think that she has heard rumors and is just curious out of nowhere.
Riding a horse takes half a day, but if one were to fly on a sword, the shortest distance between two points would be a straight line, which would naturally save time.
It's too conspicuous to fly around in the sky.
She spent money to find out the address of the mass grave, bought a horse, and embarked on her journey in a low-key and simple manner.
Perhaps the hype had died down, or perhaps people were still shaken, and given how truly eerie the place was, when Zhu Wuyao arrived, the cemetery was deserted.
There are no cultivators, no tomb raiders, and no evil spirits.
Aside from the ghostly aura that Zhu Wuyao carried with him, this mass grave didn't even have any wild ghosts of its own.
It turned around silently.
There doesn't seem to be anything unusual about it?
Could it be that the guidance of the card-playing game led her astray?
Just as Zhu Wuyao was about to start digging the grave, the bladeless sword on his back suddenly moved.
It was a pleasant surprise mixed with some disappointment.
It turns out to be that magical stone that can be used to refine the bladeless sword. This decision to make a connection really did involve choosing the least important thing among countless urgent needs.
He put the pickaxe back into his storage bag.
Zhu Wuyao straightened his back.
Seeing the dazzling array of tombstones, each with its own unique shape and shape, I couldn't help but gasp.
This is... not very polite, is it...?
Although it is a mass grave, it was once a desolate place. These tombstones look very old, and it is not easy for them to have survived to this day.
Stealing roof tiles from someone's roof is one thing, but taking all the tombstones from a mass grave is rather immoral, isn't it?
No, we can't do this.
Zhu Wuyao looked around and came to a slightly messy place, where he sat down cross-legged.
It seems that cultivators once fought in this location, and the aftershocks of the battle even reached the mass grave.
It's unclear where Yin Sha was chased and killed, but there are no obvious signs of damage in this mass grave.
Sitting here makes one feel somewhat at ease, at least one doesn't have to worry about sitting on someone's grave.
There was no one around, so I didn't have to tiptoe like I did at the Pei family's house.
Once he activated his spiritual power, he wasn't worried about being discovered by anyone.
Zhu Wuyao calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and began to use the Yuansu Gong, which could explore the materials of minerals. He extended the coverage area of his divine sense to the maximum and his spiritual power spread out silently.
Ok?
What's going on? There's more than one?!
Zhu Wuyao's heart stirred slightly; besides shock, he was mostly puzzled. Just as he was about to put away his technique, he suddenly heard a ghostly wail in his ear—
“Wuwuwu…”
"Run! Run!"
Damn it...
While meditating and circulating her energy, Zhu Wuyao forgot about this matter. Gritting her teeth, she was still dragged into the familiar darkness.
Habits become second nature. Although Zhu Wuyao was already very familiar with the place, she was currently in a mass grave.
If I don't break free in time, and other cultivators pass by, won't I be at their mercy?
That was far too careless.
This practice requires calming the mind and focusing the senses, especially when one's own consciousness is dispersed, which is not much different from sitting meditation.
As if trapped in a quagmire, unable to struggle, Zhu Wuyao was annoyed by what she heard, and coupled with her worry about the outside world, she had a terrible headache.
"Stop crying! If you want me to help you get revenge, then show me the way!"
"revenge……"
Hearing those two words, tinged with sorrow and seemingly tinged with a sigh, Zhu Wuyao shuddered, his consciousness returning to normal.
She opened her eyes, her face ashen.
The impact of being haunted by a ghost was far more troublesome than she had imagined. Moreover, the two communications and the ghost's reaction both seemed to be related to "revenge."
I don't know if this counts as making a promise.
If we find a way to forcibly exorcise the ghost, will there be any lingering effects?
Zhu Wuyao stood up and, following the location he had just detected with his divine sense, picked up seven magical stones.
Great harvest.
But she couldn't feel happy at all.