C10 I Want My Skin

"Your Highness, if what Young Master Jiang said is true, wouldn't there be danger today? Do you need to ask His Majesty for permission to return to the palace first?" Wan Lin was a little worried as he paced around in the room. "There have been so many people who have died here. It was already dangerous to begin with. If we accidentally hurt the holy body, we won't be able to take responsibility."

Seeing that the person opposite him did not speak, Wan Lin's eyebrows knitted even tighter. After hesitating for a long time, he could not hold it in anymore and opened his mouth again.

"Besides, you can see Thousand Faces at any time. Why do you need to be so persistent about today? If His Majesty likes it, it won't be difficult for the Hu family to enter the palace and perform the Thousand Faces."

Qin Ze sat by the window and stroked the fan in his hand. His peach blossom eyes turned half a circle and fell on the river. "After today, there won't be any Hu family."

"Your Highness?" Wan Lin did not hear clearly and asked again.

"Don't worry. Not to mention that Young Master Jiang and the patriarch of the Pure Spirit Sect are both investigating this matter, the State Preceptor is also here. What kind of evil can enter His Majesty's body? You can just watch the show in peace. The degree of the performance today is probably the highest in the world." The corner of Qin Ze's mouth carried a cold smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Thousand Faces performance started. The drum beats were rapid, like war drums, one beat after another.

Qin Ze leaned against the window and looked out excitedly. The servants of the Hu family carried some paper man carriages and walked forward with the drums. The river was bustling with noise and excitement.

The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a few paper man came out. Each of them held a long sword in their hands. They looked valiant and extraordinary, as if they were living people. They stood on the top of the carriage and started to dance.

"The Hu family is so capable. I've only seen the art of puppets. They can control the puppets with strings. Now, I wonder how the Thousand Faces can control them. They can move freely and not stiffen. This is strange. Wan Lin, you..."

Qin Ze turned around and saw Wan Lin staring blankly at the river. It seemed that he had been possessed by someone.

Qin Ze turned his head again and saw that the river had changed. It was shrouded in mist. The people on the river bank all looked at the river like Wan Lin. The atmosphere was indescribably strange.

Qin Ze laughed and put away his fan before sneaking out of the window and into the river.

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The coffin-sealing nail was just about to stop in front of Caiang's chest. The nail tip was pressed against her chest. If it went one inch further, it would probably pierce through her chest.

At the critical moment, the jade pendant in Caiang's chest flashed. Two evil ghosts in black rushed out of the jade pendant and grabbed the coffin-sealing nail that was made of black iron.

The nail was like a scorching hot iron. It burned the two evil ghosts' skin and turned them into wisps of smoke.

"Be careful!" Caisang anxiously reached out to grab her.

The surrounding iron chains swept towards the two of them. In a hurry, the coffin-sealing nail on her chest cut a hole in her chest, and blood instantly splashed out of the river.

The two of them jumped out of the water in a sorry state. Tonghua turned around and asked, "Are you alright?"

The blood on her chest was washed away by the river water, and it flowed out again, dyeing her clothes red.

Just now, Jiang Louyue was so anxious when she saw a small hole on her neck. Seeing Caisang's current appearance, she was probably going crazy.

"I'm fine." Caisang's voice was calm. She clenched her fists, and a red thread appeared in her palm. The end of the thread was tied to the coffin-sealing nail.

She suddenly pulled it and pulled the coffin-sealing nail in the water.

The coffin-sealing nail had just loosened a little when a sharp scream came out and went straight into her head.

It was sharp and noisy.

The sound was like a golden hoop had been put on her head. The sharp sound made her head hurt.

Caisang's legs went soft and she knelt down. Without the support of the Spiritual Force, she almost fell into the river.

Jiang Louyue had just arrived at the right time. He reached out with his long arm and protected Caisang in his arms. "Jiaojiao?!"

Tonghua and Jiang Louyue could not hear anything. Only Caisang could hear the wails of ghosts. Jiang Louyue felt as if her body had been pulled out of the water. Her entire body was so cold that her clothes were about to be wet.

Caiang gently placed her hand on Caiang's forehead and transferred her Spiritual Force over to relieve her pain.

Caiang only felt her body lighten. The words that she heard in her ears seemed to be afraid of Jiang Louyue, and they gradually faded away.

Caiang hurriedly reached out her hand and grabbed Jiang Louyue's hand. She endured the pain of being bitten by tens of thousands of ants, and the sweat on her forehead kept falling down. Her head was aching so much that it was about to split open.

Cold sweat flowed into her eyes, making it hard for Caiang to see Jiang Louyue's appearance clearly. She could only clench her teeth and shout, "She … has something to say to me …"

"Respect?" Tonghua was a little surprised.

Jiang Louyue frowned and retracted her hand. She looked at Caiang struggling in the waves of intense pain.

Suddenly, a sharp pain came from her chest. It was like a bone-piercing knife quickly and ruthlessly peeling away Caiang's skin.

Her eyes were filled with blood, and her tightly clenched teeth revealed a hoarse scream.

It was so painful to be skinned alive.

Caiang's hands tightly grabbed Jiang Louyue's clothes, like a fish that had leaped out of the water and was about to suffocate. Her voice was intermittent, "Piece, I want … I want my … skin …"

Jiang Louyue could no longer hold it in. Her hands covered Caiang's forehead and transferred her own Spiritual Force over to reduce her pain.

After the wailing of the ghosts dispersed, the pain in Caisang's body slightly eased up. She lost all her strength and was drenched in sweat as she leaned against Jiang Louyue's chest. She pointed at the water with a trembling finger and said with a hoarse voice, "The dead bodies at the bottom are all women who were skinned alive."

Caisang rested for a while before she straightened her body. Her hands and feet were still weak, but she didn't have time to rest now.

"If that's the case, then the Thousand Faces who were committing crimes in the past were all to find their skins?" Tonghua asked.

Caisang shook her head and frowned. There were many things that he couldn't figure out.

Why were these people skinned and thrown into the river? The formation in the river was originally to suppress the evil spirits, but was changed by someone? What was the relationship between the white bones in the water and the Thousand Faces of the Hu family?

He couldn't figure it out and couldn't understand it.

Thinking about it, Caisang's footsteps paused, and her expression turned ugly. "Master Tong, how many bones are there in the river?"

"Twelve." Tonghua thought for a moment and thought of it.

"How many spirit tablets are there in the secret room of the Hu family?" Caisang's expression was cold, and her face was pale, without any color.

Hearing this, the expressions of the few people changed.

There were a total of twelve spirit tablets in the secret room.