readsfreenovel Chapter 296: Lifting the Curse on the Gaoche (Part )
Chapter 296: Lifting the Curse on the Gaoche (Part )
Last time, we talked about Li Yi coming to the Gaoche Palace again late at night. What will he talk about with Hulu Xuanyi? Let's read on.
Looking at the Eastern-Western mixed-race Gaoche King Xiaomiaotu, and the beautiful Hulu Xuanyi beside him, it was obvious that the two of them relaxed a lot in the absence of Yanda.
Li Yi bowed and said with a smile: "Greetings to the King of Gaoche and Hulu Hudun. I wonder why you are summoning me at this time?"
Hulu Xuanyi said something to Mi'etu, who shouted at the guards and maids, and everyone left, leaving only three people in the hall. Hulu Xuanyi walked down the throne with his son, came to Li Yi and bowed.
Li Yi reached out to help the two of them up, but the moment he touched Mi'etu, he immediately felt something was wrong with the child, and an evil force gathered above his head. Li Yi reached out to take off Mi'etu's hat for a closer look, but Hulu Xuanyi grabbed his hand and shook his head at him.
Hulu Xuanyi said, "Mi'etu, go and guard outside the palace, and don't let anyone eavesdrop on the conversation between my mother and Lord Li."
Miaotu nodded, ran back to the throne, picked up the bow and arrow and was about to walk out.
Li Yi stretched out his hand to stop him, took out the spirit feather arrow from the sack and handed it to Miaotu, then said with a smile: "Your arrows are not useful, use this one, I guarantee that every shot will hit the target! After shooting, the arrow will return to your hand!"
"seriously?"
"Of course, if you don't believe me, go and try it. If you can't shoot accurately, come back to me!"
"Yeah!" Miao suddenly threw away his quiver, picked up the spirit feather arrow and left.
Hulu Xuanyi asked: "Can your arrow protect my son?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "As long as he doesn't leave this palace for more than a hundred steps, then there will be no problem."
"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from outside. Then came the sound of Mi'etuji's chirping. Hulu Xuanyi smiled when he heard it.
Miao suddenly rushed back to the hall and said excitedly: "Mother! This arrow is so powerful! I just used it to shoot and kill a thief who was eavesdropping in the hall! It can turn by itself! And it can even fly back to my hand!"
Hulu Xuanyi smiled and said, "Okay, then you should guard the palace well and let mother and Lord Li have a good chat."
"Yeah!" Miaotu rushed out excitedly.
Looking at Miaotu's departing figure, Li Yi smiled and said, "It would be great if I had a child like this!"
Hulu Xuanyi knelt in front of Li Yi and begged, "Since Lord Li has discovered the curse on my son, please help me and my son!"
Li Yi pulled Hulu Xuanyi up and said seriously, "I need to know what's going on first."
Hulu Xuanyi looked around hesitantly, and Li Yi said, "I'm sure no one is eavesdropping, so go ahead and talk."
Hulu Xuanyi held Li Yi's hand and said, "It was Yanda! In order to make us mother and son obey, someone cast a curse on Miotu, cursing my son not to live past the age of 20, or to die a miserable death."
Li Yi frowned and said, "Curse? This is the first time I've encountered it. However, I'm more curious, why did you slip me a note when we first met? How can you be sure that I will save you?"
Hulu Xuanyi took out a peach branch with flower buds from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Li Yi. The moment Li Yi took the peach branch, the flower buds on the branch blossomed, exuding the Taoist charm of Tao Xuan Zhenren. Li Yi's consciousness came to the spiritual platform and talked with Tao Xuan Zhenren.
"Uncle Master, I was halfway through my last sentence. What's going on?"
"I have found out that Lu Sheng has set up nine barriers in the Western Regions, blocking the passage of the dead souls from entering the underworld. He also wantonly killed living beings and created resentful souls. In addition to refining soul-gathering pills for Empress Tai'an and practicing evil skills for himself, he also gave some to several ferocious beasts."
"I killed one before, and the Black Demon Wolf is its clone or offspring."
"That is the child of Huodou, a descendant of Tengu. His name is Hunyin, and he has the ability to control the souls of the dead. Lu Sheng teamed up with it to set up a barrier to prevent the souls of the dead from entering the underworld."
"Now that I have killed the Soul Guide, can the soul of the deceased enter the Yellow Springs Road?"
"I am already in the underworld, so I cannot confirm this. However, there is a barrier set up by Lu Sheng to the west of Gaoche. If you go and check it out, you will know the answer."
Li Yi suddenly asked: "Hey, Uncle Master, if I kill the descendant of Senior Tengu, will he blame me?"
"You can rest assured about this. All dogs in the world are descendants of Tengu. He only cares about three children: Di Ting, Hei Er and Huo Dou. He doesn't care about the lives of the others."
Li Yi was surprised and said, "That's not right. Since Hun Yin is Huo Dou's child, will Huo Dou come after me? Doesn't Senior Tengu care about Huo Dou a lot?"
Tao Xuan waved his hand and smiled, "Don't panic. Huodou was tied to the gate of hell by Empress Tai'an. He feeds on the souls that escaped from hell. He won't come to trouble you."
"That's good, that's good. Hey, Master, what's the situation with this mother and son?"
"Lu Sheng is eager to expand the power of Zoroastrianism to the east, and Gaoche is his target. Since he wants to wipe out Zoroastrianism, why not do you a favor and help you conquer Gaoche."
"Thank you, uncle! But I don't know how to remove this curse."
"Since you know the art of ink-drawing, anyone who knows how to drive away spirits can recognize the spells, and if they can recognize them, they can decipher them, so it's up to you to figure out how to decipher them."
"Uncle Master, are you sure you can persuade Empress Tai'an?"
"Oh, don't mention it! I was just wondering how to persuade Senior Tengu to help! I won't say any more. I'm here to have fun with Senior Tengu!"
Li Yi's consciousness returned to reality, and he muttered, "Looking for fun? Amusing the dog? Oh, I don't know how to amuse this dog. It's really hard for Master."
"I don't quite understand what Lord Li is saying."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, just continue talking."
Hulu Xuanyi said, "A few days ago, I prayed to the gods. That night I dreamed of an old immortal who told me that a hero carrying a wolf flag would come to rescue us and lead us back to the grassland.
That night, many people in Tiele City had the same dream, and peach branches with a flower bud like this grew on the wooden furniture in their homes.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Who says that only Buddhists like to make a big scene? Isn't it good for Taoists to do this as well? No wonder these people outside can celebrate for so long, it turns out they have been prepared for it.
Okay, I will find a way to deal with Miotuo's curse, and you tell me about Yanda and why he wants to support you and your son to the throne."
Hulu Xuanyi said: "The reason why my son can become the king is because I am a member of the Hulu clan. A branch of our Hulu clan surrendered to your Wei State and lived in Yiwulu.
My cousin Hulu Heda was a lieutenant general in the Zhenbei Army. The grassland was hit by a disaster and it was impossible to graze. Yanda supported my son to become the king in order to use the relationship of our Hulu clan to buy food from the Zhenbei Army.
Now that you have killed the Black Demon Wolf King, it further proves what Tie Ma said. The disaster on the grassland is about to end. Then my son and I are of no use to Yan Da. Given his character, he will definitely get rid of us and establish a new king!"
Li Yi was surprised and said, "Wait a minute, I don't understand. I killed the Wolf King and verified what Tie Ma said. What does that mean?"
“Earlier, Tie Ma and his people came to us from Dunhuang and said that they had killed all the black wolves in Xingxing Gorge and that trade could be restored. They also said that the disaster on the grassland would soon end.
We were skeptical and sent a small team to explore the way, but they all died in the canyon. When their bodies were brought back, they were full of bite marks, so Yanda said that Tiema lied and expelled them from Tiele City. "
Li Yi frowned and gestured to Hulu Xuanyi to sit down. The two of them sat on the steps. Li Yi asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, Tie Ma led his men through Xingxing Gorge repeatedly and finally reached Kunmo, which was the territory of Gaochang. He also sent someone to bring the news that the caravan from Gaochang had arrived safely in Dunhuang."
"That is to say, the team we sent out earlier was not killed by the Black Wolf. You suspect that it was Yanda who sent someone to do it, and then put the blame on the Black Wolf, right?"
"It's not suspicion, it's certainty! Afterwards, I sent trusted members of the tribe to investigate, and Xingxing Gorge is very safe. Even if there are wolves, they are not black magic wolves, so it must have been done by Yanda and the Zoroastrians."
"Oh, what religion do you Tiele people believe in?"
Hulu Xuanyi said: "We have always believed in Shamanism. Since Yanda came, he has always wanted us to convert to Zoroastrianism, and he has persuaded many tribal leaders to convert by coercion and inducement.
After my husband died, he took control of the real power, and no one could stop him. So please save us, mother and son, and remove the curse on my son. Take us away and send us to my cousin."
At this time, Miotu ran back to the hall, and the naughty boy with sweat all over his head came to his mother's arms and sat on her lap. Hulu Xuanyi reached out and took off Miotu's hat, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
Miaotu said to Li Yi: "Your arrow is so powerful! Can you give it to me?"
"Miotuo, how can you just ask for things from others?"
Li Yi smiled and reached out to touch Miotu's head, but the moment he touched Miotu's head, a series of images emerged in his mind:
When Mi'etu grew up, he was still the King of Gaoche. At that time, Mi'etu led 3,000 elite soldiers to attack the Xiongnu king's tent at night, but he failed. The Xiongnu king tied him to the back of a horse and dragged him to death, then cut off his head with his own hands and ordered his people to make his head into a wine cup.
Li Yi stood up suddenly. He first looked at Mi'etu in front of him, and then looked at Hulu Xuanyi who looked stunned. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and raised his head to recall the scene just now. He was very familiar with the face of the Xiongnu king. It was the Xiongnu prince Liu Yuan. He had seen him at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet!
Li Yi gathered his righteous energy at the Tongtian acupoint, and a series of images appeared on the spiritual platform:
He sent Hulu Xuanyi and Mi'etu to Yiwu City, but Tao Zhongwen knew about this and advised Yuan Jun to take them to Zhongdu Luoyang to teach them military tactics and martial arts. Five years later, he sent the Zhenbei Army to escort Mi'etu back to Gaoche State, regain the throne and surrender to Wei State.
Upon learning of this, the Xiongnu king immediately sent troops to attack Gaoche. Mi'etu led Gaoche's elite troops and cooperated with the Zhenbei Army to launch a surprise attack, beheaded the Xiongnu king, and presented the Xiongnu king's head to Yuan Jun.
After the Xiongnu prince Liu Yuan succeeded to the throne, he personally led his troops to attack Gaoche to avenge his father two years later and killed Mi Otu, who was only seventeen years old at that time.
Finally, a mysterious curse mark appeared above the spirit platform, which looked like a skull with its head removed, or like the character "cup".
After opening his eyes and looking at Miotu again, Li Yi finally understood the true meaning of the curse! It was a technique between the Daoist Fate Technique and the Karma Reincarnation Technique, which used spells to change a person's soul and affect his character and judgment.
The curse that the Zoroastrians put on Miot was to make him lose his respect for life and death, become unafraid of risks, and act recklessly, which eventually led to his death.
Realizing this, Li Yi set out to break the curse on him. He spoke first: "Mi'otu, you just killed someone. That should be your first time killing someone. Aren't you afraid?"
Miaotu was surprised and said, "What is there to be afraid of? I killed the bad guy! He deserves to die for eavesdropping on your conversation with your mother!"
"Then how do you distinguish between good people and bad people? And how do you decide whether a person deserves to die?"
"Anyone who gets in my way is a bad person! Anyone I don't like is also a bad person! Mother, don't you dislike Yanda? I'm going to kill him right now!"
Miao Tu turned sideways to pick up the bow and arrow on the steps, but this time he couldn't lift the spiritual feather arrow.
Miaotu looked at Li Yi in surprise and asked, "Why can't you lift your arrow?"