Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Alchemy Ancient Cauldron

Bai Xiaozhou felt that his ribs were about to be broken, and he tried several times but couldn't get up from the wet floor. This place seems to be a man-made underground tunnel, the roads at both ends are dark, and it is not known where it leads.There is an air outlet on the ceiling, and an exhaust fan is installed. There is an alchemy furnace under the fan, which is exactly the one in the photo of the excavation site, but it is a few sizes smaller.Now there seems to be something cooking in the furnace, with a gurgling sound, and the lingering smoke diffuses from the hollow pattern of the furnace cover, and is taken away by the exhaust fan.

The strange thing is that there is no fire under the stove, and there are no plugged-in wires. Why can things be cooked in it? She was curious for a while, and wanted to go over to have a look, but she finally got up, but was frightened and fell to the ground.There is a person lying in the corner of the basement. By the light of the incandescent lamp, one can vaguely see that it is a woman. The woman is almost middle-aged, and the charm is still there. She is covered with a white cloth. She is quiet, as if she is asleep. up. However, Bai Xiaozhou couldn't feel any living breath on her body.

Unable to hold back for a while, she touched her carotid artery. When she touched her body, she knew that this woman was dead. Although her skin was still elastic, it had no temperature; Still ruddy, but soulless. This is just a body that has been dead for many years. "That's my wife." Bai Xiaozhou turned around in surprise, and saw Qin Anran standing behind him, the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose reflected light, and the cold luster was like a ghost. "You, you are making alchemy?" Bai Xiaozhou suddenly realized, "You want your wife to be resurrected?"

Qin Anran brushed past her, held his wife's hand, and stared at her affectionately: "We have known each other since kindergarten. We used to play together when we were young. The adults joked that we would get married with a baby. I didn't expect that we would marry each other when we grow up." We are really together. She was married to me for more than ten years, and I owed her a lot, and I didn’t even have a child. I didn’t want to live when she left, but now it’s okay, I have found a way to bring her back to life Methods." Bai Xiaozhou looked sideways at the alchemy furnace: "Do you really believe that people can bring the dead back to life?"

"Of course!" He said decisively, "She has been dead for a month, but after eating the elixir I made, there is no trace of decay, and even her face is rosy. As long as I can get together the ingredients and refine it into a elixir, It will definitely save her." "You killed Garland?" Qin Anran was silent for a moment: "Galan likes to get to the bottom of things too much, she knows too much." Bai Xiaozhou felt cold all over. "You, what do you want to bring me here?" "The alchemy book said that in order to refine the elixir that can bring the dead back to life, apart from more than twenty rare medicinal materials, you also need a medicine primer."

He looked at her like he was looking at a slaughtered lamb, and Bai Xiaozhou's scalp was numb: "No...it can't be human flesh?" "The blood of a virgin." Bai Xiaozhou's back vest began to sweat coldly. If it was human flesh, it would be fine. At worst, she would cut off a piece of flesh for him, and at least she could still live. For the blood in her heart, she must pierce her heart with a dagger. If she can live like that, then she will die Become a fairy. "You, how do you know I'm a virgin?" Bai Xiaozhou began to tremble as he spoke, and secretly took off the glove on his right hand, "Actually, I have had several boyfriends, fifteen, no, when I was fourteen Not a virgin anymore. Sorry, I, I can't help you."

Qin Anran sneered: "I have seen countless people. From the first moment I saw you, I knew that you are the kind of woman who is incomprehensible and has no relationship with men. You have never been in love at all." No man! This sentence was very sharp, and Bai Xiaozhou was very hurt. Although, although she doesn't look very good, doesn't like to dress up, and always encounters some terrible incidents that ordinary people can't understand, it doesn't mean that no man likes her! Qin Anran didn't know when there was an extra knife in his hand. Bai Xiaozhou stared at the sharp blade, and said while stepping back, "Don't mess around." She glanced at the alchemy furnace, and quickly said, "You really think that Then you can refine it into an elixir? If it's so easy, wouldn't it be enough for one Qin Shihuang, why would there be so many emperors behind?"

"I only believe what I see. My wife's incorruption is the best proof. And..." He paused, "It's okay to tell you, when we opened the tomb, a black cat jumped out of it , the mausoleum was sealed by pouring molten iron, and there were no robbed holes. There is only one explanation, the black cat has lived in the mausoleum for more than a thousand years." A black cat that has lived for more than a thousand years?Bai Xiaozhou remembered that he had read in a magazine that when a tomb in the west was opened, a toad thousands of years ago was found, and it was still alive and well.

"Even if it works, why doesn't the owner of the tomb take the elixir?" She thought of some stories she heard from her grandfather when she was a child, and said nonsense, "Let me tell you, there are elixir, and there is indeed something about immortality and resurrection." Yes, but it doesn't work for everyone." "Oh?" Qin Anran thought in his heart, let me see what tricks you can play, "I would like to hear the details." "People who can take the elixir are all destined to be immortal, and they must be born with immortal bones. And there are different types of immortal bones. For example, some people have a shallow affinity for immortality and weak immortal bones. After taking the elixir, they can only strengthen their bodies. "Some people have deep celestial ties and thick celestial bones, so they can come back to life from the dead; as for immortality and soaring in the daytime, that requires a huge celestial karma. If people without celestial karma eat the elixir, not only will it have no effect, but the elixir will also kill you." It turns into a poisonous pill, causing people to die from intestinal rot."

Qin Anran froze, frowning: "Have you... read that book?" Why did he ask such a question?Bai Xiaozhou thought, could it be that what she said was the same as what was said in the book?These allusions were all heard when I was pestering my grandfather to tell stories when I was a child. She has always been a myth and legend. Could it be true? "I haven't read the book, but when I was a child, I met a Taoist priest who told me that I had a celestial destiny. He wanted to accept me as a disciple and let me eat elixir. I refused, so he told me all about it. " Bai Xiaozhou made it up indiscriminately, "I don't think your wife has such a deep celestial relationship, so let's forget it. If the pill is used, it will be good if the intestines are pierced, and it may turn into a monster, that would be bad. .”

"Do you have a fairy fate?" Qin Anran had a strange and inexplicable smile on his face, "It's really hard to find nowhere to find it. It doesn't take much effort to get it. Using someone with a deep fairy fate to make alchemy will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." Bai Xiaozhou wished he could slap himself twice, why didn't he listen to all the stories at the beginning, but now he's better, he set himself a trap and got into it. She clenched her right hand tightly. She didn't want to use this poisonous hand too much. Every time she used it, it seemed to remind herself that she was not a normal person and that she was a monster.She was always in fear, and often dreamed that she had poisoned someone to death, and many people around were watching, scolding her with disgust and fear, and even wanted to kill her.Whenever this time, she would wake up with a start, and then break out in a cold sweat. During this moment of hesitation, Qin Anran had already rushed forward, grabbed her neck with one hand, and raised the knife with the other. "Meow" came a meow from above his head, and Qin Anran's hands stopped suddenly, and the two looked up together, and saw a black cat standing on the alchemy furnace, with two cat eyes, one yellow and one green, staring at the two of them faintly, as if ghost. Standing in the kitchen, Zhu Yikai looked around, Bai Xiaozhou couldn't have disappeared for no reason, and that Qin Anran probably didn't have the ability to teleport, Xiaozhou must still be around here. He suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an air-raid shelter in this area before.City C was not directly invaded during the Anti-Japanese War, but it was bombed by the Japanese army all the time. The citizens had nowhere to escape, so they dug air-raid shelters under this mountain city. There were many air-raid shelters, and the air-raid shelters extended in all directions, comparable to tunnel warfare.When Zhu Yikai was investigating a case before, he had seen the drawings of Ninghua Academy. It seemed that there was an air-raid shelter underground, which stretched across Ninghua Academy like a tunnel. Could it be that Xiaozhou was taken into the air-raid shelter?Then there must be a secret passage leading to the cave somewhere around here, and now it was too late to find the entrance, so he had to find another way. He frowned tightly, hesitated for a moment, then squatted down, pressed the ground with his right hand, the concrete ground suddenly rose up, and stones, soil and debris spread up, wrapping his arms.He was sweating profusely and clenched his teeth. It was the only way he could do it, even if it had to face dire consequences. The black cat dexterously jumped down from the alchemy furnace and landed in Bai Xiaozhou's arms. Qin Anran was suddenly a little scared for some reason, and stepped back in a hurry, seeing the cat acting like a baby in the girl's arms, gently licking the girl's hand , At that time, he discovered that neither the girl nor the black cat belonged to this world. They are heterogeneous. Bai Xiaozhou didn't understand why a cat appeared here for no reason?Thinking about it again, didn't Qin Anran say that when the tomb was dug up, there was still a living cat in the tomb? Could it be... The black cat suddenly raised its head, picked up something from her pocket, turned around and ran away, Bai Xiaozhou was shocked, and touched his pocket: "That's my library card!" She was about to chase, but was grabbed by Qin Anran: "Want to escape? It's not that easy!" Bai Xiaozhou turned around suddenly, his eyes glowed faintly: "Is that why you want to meet her?" Those eyes made Qin Anran feel cold all over, but in the blink of an eye, this girl seemed to have become another person. "This is not a real alchemy furnace, it's just a counterfeit." Bai Xiaozhou said, "You can't make elixir with it, and your wife doesn't have a celestial relationship. You are just doing wrong." Pushing, the copper stove fell down lightly and deftly, and the things boiled in it flowed out and spilled all over the floor. "No!" Qin Anran rushed over, ignoring the heat, desperately trying to gather those things with his hands, this was his only hope, without his wife, how could he have the courage to go on in this long life. "If you want to see her, I can teach you a way." Bai Xiaozhou raised his hand and pointed to the end of the cave, "Go straight ahead, don't look back, and don't look around, as long as you pass that gate, you can see her gone." Qin Anran got up and looked in the direction she was pointing at. In the depths of the cave, there seemed to be a tall archway. There were characters on the archway, but I couldn't see clearly. There was fog behind the archway, so I couldn't see it clearly, but there were faint figures of people moving around. His eyes suddenly lit up, silently chanting his wife's name, and ran towards the archway impatiently, running farther and farther, his body gradually faded until he disappeared completely. The moment he disappeared, Bai Xiaozhou suddenly came to his senses, what was she doing?Was it her who spoke just now?Why did she say those words?Where did that archway come from? She looked into the depths of the cave again, it was dark, where is there any archway? "Meow...", a soft meow came from the corner, she turned her head and saw the black cat standing in the corner, with the library card under her feet, looking at herself meaningfully, as if saying: "Good job. " A great fear loomed over her like a shadow, and she began to question her own origin and the meaning of her existence again. All of a sudden, the sky and the earth began to shake, and the fine stones fell from the top of his head, Bai Xiaozhou heard a voice in his ears: "Xiaozhou, Bai Xiaozhou, where are you?" It's Zhu Yikai! "Kaizi, I'm here, can you hear me?" she yelled. The rubble had already covered Zhu Yikai's arm, and he suddenly opened his eyes: "I found it! Xiao Zhou, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you now!" A look of determination appeared on his face, the surrounding floors turned into countless rubble and splashed up, and the surrounding shaking became more violent.The whole house shook like a boat in the wind and rain. The black cat was still staring at it, and Bai Xiaozhou looked into its eyes, the eyes gradually enlarged, like a huge well, trying to suck her in, she couldn't help walking towards it, and stretched out her hand to it. There was a smile on the black cat's face, it was the first time Bai Xiaozhou knew that cats could laugh too, it was so creepy. It also stretched out its front paws, and just when the paws and hands were about to touch, the ceiling above her head suddenly shattered, and a huge force rolled up Bai Xiaozhou, and when she came back to her senses, she had already In Zhu Yikai's arms. "Xiao Zhou, are you okay?" Zhu Yikai asked eagerly, but Bai Xiaozhou shook his head numbly before he understood the situation.He breathed a sigh of relief and took her into his arms: "great, you're fine." However, the short six words were spoken by him in a heart-pounding, heart-pounding way. Bai Xiaozhou's chest felt hot, and she almost cried, but when she saw the scene in front of her, she was so shocked that she forgot to be moved. a mess. It's not an exaggeration, it's a real mess. Judging from the geographical location, they are located in Qin Anran's villa, but the villa has disappeared, and there are decaying ruins under their feet. Even the lawn and land behind the house are messy, with cracks appearing one after another.Fortunately, the surrounding villas were not greatly affected, only a few street lights were damaged and a few windows were broken. Here... what happened? "Xiaozhou, where's Qin Anran?" Zhu Yikai asked. "He..." Bai Xiaozhou didn't know how to answer, "Maybe... died." "Leave him alone, let's leave quickly." Zhu Yikai pulled her up and ran away.She was full of doubts, and he said with a calm face, "Don't ask anything. I'll tell you the whole thing when I get back to the institute." Fortunately, it was a holiday, and there were not many people on campus, but spectators had already started to come in twos and threes. The two mixed into the crowd, and Bai Xiaozhou secretly rejoiced. What are the consequences. quiet. Deathly silence. Zhu Yikai and Bai Xiaozhou looked at each other, and neither of them spoke. This situation lasted for ten minutes. Bai Xiaozhou finally couldn't sit still: "Kaizi, you..." "Don't call me that." He interrupted her, "Call me Yikai." "Uh... Yikai..." "I'm a monster." Zhu Yikai said sullenly, "This kind of destructive power is innate. My parents asked me to worship many masters and learn many spells, but I still can't control it. Today I only destroyed one house, I've done my best." Destroying houses and shaking the ground, what kind of destructive power is this. Seeing her unbelievable eyes, Zhu Yikai felt a pain in his heart: "Do you even think I'm a monster?" monster?Bai Xiaozhou couldn't help but smile wryly, she thought of everything she experienced in the cave, where did Qin Anran go?What is the "pass" of that archway? A word suddenly flashed in my mind: the gate of hell. She felt a little cold, no matter whether it was the gate of hell or not, it was a place where there was no return.Why did she say those things to him?Why does the ghost gate appear there?Is it because of her? Is the person who encouraged Qin Anran really himself?Looking at her heart, she did have such a thought, since she loves her so much, why not go with her?Why do you want to harm so many people? She actually wanted Qin Anran to die, right? There are too many questions, so many that they are about to destroy her outlook on life. She was so scared that she was about to suffocate. Zhu Yikai misunderstood this fear, and a deep pain passed over his eyes and eyebrows, he stood up, turned and left.Bai Xiaozhou rushed over without thinking, and hugged him from behind. "I'm a monster too." Something seemed to be expanding in her chest, and it was about to explode. She was crying and tearing, and buried her face on his back, "I'm so scared, I'm afraid of my parents I can't find it anymore, I'm afraid I'll wake up tomorrow morning and find myself a monster, I'm afraid my 'power' will hurt the people around me, I'm afraid you will ignore me. Yikai, I'm so scared!" Zhu Yikai felt that his back was so hot that he would burn himself. Once upon a time, he also cried like this beside a certain person, but unfortunately, that person did not stay. Zhu Yikai didn't move, just let her cry like this, the pain that was pent up in her heart was only vented once, crying until her eyes hurt, and her heart didn't hurt so much. After crying bitterly, Bai Xiaozhou finally recovered his breath: "You ruined a house, what if someone tracks it down?" "You don't have to worry about this, I will take care of it." Zhu Yikai said, "What happened in the air-raid shelter, and how did Qin Anran die?" Bai Xiaozhou didn't hesitate any longer, and told him exactly what happened. After hearing this, he frowned deeper: "I seem to have heard a certain master say that there is a kind of person who is born to open the passage to the other side." , or to exorcise demons, or to extradite common people. But there is no such person in a million." Bai Xiaozhou asked stupidly: "Is there any help?" Zhu Yikai couldn't help laughing: "Others can't repair it even after trying so hard, but you abandon it like a bag of money. There is no way to save it, but if you can control it properly, it will be regarded as making up for it." Bai Xiaozhou looked up at him: "Did someone tell you this sentence?" "You have seen this person before." Don't think about it, it must be Teacher Long, this tone is her style. "Xiao Zhou, everyone has a dark side." He held her shoulder and said softly, "You are not a saint. In that case, if it were me, I would miss him to death. It's not your fault. Now he Perhaps he has been reunited with his wife, which is also considered benevolent." Although he knew that these were just comforting words, but the words from his mouth were especially sweet, Bai Xiaozhou forced a smile: "I'm sorry, I made your clothes dirty just now, why don't you take them off and I'll wash them. " "No need." Zhu Yikai took off the clothes, picked them up with two fingers, and threw them into the trash can. "I still have a lot of clothes like this at home." Bai Xiaozhou couldn't help but want to help his forehead. If his cleanliness could be changed, it would be perfect. The next day the news began to broadcast the collapse of the Ninghua Academy building. The female reporter told with an exaggerated expression: Professor Qin Anran loved his wife deeply. In order to keep his wife’s body at home and take care of it day and night, he secretly built a basement under the villa. foundation.Yesterday, a magnitude 3 earthquake occurred in the city. The villa that could have been protected against a magnitude 8 earthquake collapsed, and Professor Qin died in the basement. Bai Xiaozhou was surprised. Zhu Yikai was able to cover up such a big event. What kind of background did he have?