Between mountains and seas

Chapter 142

Although it was in a deserted alley, the blue-white sea of ​​electric light caught the attention of several nearby residents, but when someone called the police and the police delayed their arrival for a few minutes, only A section of the charred corpse was left.

The yellow line of isolation was quickly pulled up at the entrance of the alley, but the identity of the corpse could not be identified at all for a while. The police and forensic doctors were busy, and the residents near the alley were alarmed.

But these chaos have not affected Qi Tongmin. At this moment, in a small hotel room far away from the alley, he is weakly leaning on the unclean sofa, looking at He Maochuan opposite.

A piece of reddish-brown paper was spread on the small table between the two of them.It is said to be paper, but it is actually quite thick. It is not the paper commonly used today, but rather ancient parchment.But Qi Tongmin can tell at a glance that this is not sheepskin. If you look closely, there are still faint skin textures and even pores on the paper, which looks a bit like human skin.

"To be exact, it's ghost skin." Ka Mogawa carefully spread out the palm-sized piece of paper, "This is the remaining piece of skin from Shuten-douji's body. When it was beheaded by General Minamoto Raimitsu, the The skin was divided up, and the He Mao family got a piece."

Shuten-douji can be regarded as one of the most famous Japanese monsters. This monster with the appearance of a handsome boy specializes in killing pure girls. Later, he was beheaded by Minamoto Raimitsu. The saber used to kill it became famous because of it, and it was called Ann. Gang boy cut.

"After the general beheaded Shuten-douji, in order to prevent his resurrection, he also chopped up his body. The skin and bones of the body were rewarded to his subordinates as spoils of war. Some parts were eroded or lost due to poor preservation, and some were used. "He Maochuan took out a pair of scissors and cut the palm-sized ghost skin into a human shape, "This ghost skin is just a fragment, but fortunately it is the skin of Shuten-douji's shoulder blade, not far from the heart, so it can be used."

He was cutting while talking, the pair of scissors were dark and dull, and the blades looked as if they had never been sharpened, and they made a toothache creaking sound when cutting, and it felt like they couldn't cut the ghost skin at all.

But of course Qi Tongmin would not think that this is just an ordinary pair of broken scissors: "This is - cutting with An Gang boy..."

"Mr. Qi has really good eyesight." Although He Maochuan was praising Qi Tongmin, his face showed a bit of complacency, "These scissors are made from the leftover raw materials cut by An Gang boy."

"It's the leftover waste." Qi Tongmin's face is as white as a ghost now, even uglier than He Maochuan, but he doesn't look anxious at all, and he still has the mood to sneer, "Otherwise, how can you cut a ghost skin like this?" It's Flirty."

He Maochuan's face suddenly became gloomy: "If you change a pair of scissors, you won't be able to cut this skin at all. Or it will directly damage this skin, then you won't be able to use it at all. Mr. Qi, after all, this skin may save you. For your life, you should have a little respect for the tools that made it."

Qi Tongmin snorted lightly and stopped talking.At this moment, He Maochuan had already cut the ghost skin into a human shape.Because he wanted to keep as much ghost skin as possible, the figure he cut out was short and fat, almost bear-like, and had no resemblance to Qi Tongmin.

He Maochuan rolled up the chunky human-shaped ghost skin and held it in his hand, and stretched it out to Qi Tongmin: "Mr. Qi, please drip your blood on it."

He held it tightly, and the ghost skin didn't show a trace, so Qi Tongmin could only cut open his fingers and drip blood on his tight fingers.Immediately, blood slipped into He Maochuan's palm as if guided by something, without leaving any trace of blood on his fingers.

Although it looked unharmed, a painful look appeared on He Maochuan's face, and a bright red thing began to burrow out from the tiger's mouth he was holding tightly.

Qi Tongmin narrowed his eyes.Just after he dripped the blood on He Maochuan's hand, the numb pain in his whole body gradually subsided.At this moment, watching this bright red thing slowly arch out from He Maochuan's hand, the more it arches outward, the less pain he will suffer, and the live sore on his shoulder will also shrink.

Finally, this bright red thing came out of He Mochuan's palm completely.This is just like the human figure that He Maochuan cut out of the ghost skin just now, but the original shape that was as short and fat as a bear has completely changed. If you compare it with Qi Tongmin, you will find that the ghost skin is now cut out. The human figure is exactly the same as Qi Tongmin's tall, short, fat and thin, almost like his silhouette.

In fact, Qi Tongmin only dripped a few drops of blood in total, but now this human figure cut out of ghost skin has completely turned into a bright blood red, with only a small dark brown spot on the shoulder of the ghost skin, standing on the ground. Especially conspicuous in blood red.

"Is this the curse of transfer?" Qi Tongmin glanced at his shoulder.Now the sore on his shoulder has shrunk to the size of a grain of rice, and it no longer moves openly, staying quietly like an ordinary sore, only the pus that has not dried up around it marks its expansion just now range.

He Maochuan looked very tired, and let out a long breath: "Yes, Mr. Qi is safe until this curse consumes the entire piece of ghost skin."

"How long can it last?" Qi Tongmin looked at the ghost skin man carefully.The small human figure stood upright on the coffee table, obviously without facial features, but when Qi Tongmin looked carefully, there was a feeling of "looking at each other".

If you were an ordinary person, you might be horrified by this ghost-skin figure, but Qi Tongmin has been in the special affairs department for many years, and he has seen many weird things, and his expression has not changed at all. Instead, he carefully observed the ghost-skin figure's "" face" before moving to the brown dot on its shoulder.

If you stare carefully, you will find that this small spot is slowly expanding, just like the sore on Qi Tongmin's body before.But judging from this speed, it should take a month or two for this ghost skin to be completely consumed, which is much stronger than Qi Tongmin's own resistance.

"The bigger the sore, the less intact ghost skin, and the weaker the ability to resist. Therefore, in the later stage, the erosion speed will become faster and faster." He Maochuan said with some malicious intentions, "So Mr. Qi still needs to find it as soon as possible. Five-color stone, otherwise it is very likely that it will be too late in the later stage."

Qi Tongmin pondered for a while, as if he felt the seriousness of the matter, he frowned: "So it's not too long, it's a bit difficult, after all, I don't know where the Lengchuan you mentioned is."

He Maochuan obviously didn't believe his words: "Then where did you find the five-color moth eggs in Mr. Qi's hand?"

"This is passed down from my ancestors." Qi Tongmin smiled slightly at He Maochuan, "My surname is Qi, and I am a descendant of Nuwa."

He Maochuan didn't quite understand the matter of surnames, but the descendants of Nuwa could understand them, and suddenly showed a look of surprise: "The five-color moth eggs were passed down by Mr. Qi's ancestors?" Could it be? Was it passed down from Nuwa?It's also amazing.

Qi Tongmin shrugged: "It should be. After all, my family has a notebook handed down by our ancestors, and some news is recorded in it. At the beginning, the Great God Pangu separated the two realms, and the Gonggong clan destroyed the two realms in Buzhou Mountain because they coveted the power of mountains and seas." Boundary Gate——At that time, there was only one Boundary Gate. After all, the Great God Pan Gu never thought that the world of mountains and seas that he separated after exhausting his own life, would still have people in later generations who would want to merge it back..."

Of course He Maochuan has heard of these things, but after all, it is only a glimpse from a short myth and legend. How can Qi Tongmin's narration be so clear?

Qi Tongmin also seemed to be immersed in the memories, and described in detail like telling a story: "...the gate of the world was destroyed, and the water of the northern underworld poured into this world. If the barrier cannot be repaired, more strange beasts will come from Zhoushan Breaking out, such as Kunpeng. There is a fish in the North, its name is Kun, and it turns into a bird, its name is Peng. If such a huge alien beast enters this world, it will be a disaster that cannot be contained. So Nüwa catalyzed five-color moth eggs into pupae, which is the so-called five-color stone in later generations, and used the five-color stone as an energy source to rebuild the barrier and seal the gate of Buzhou Mountain."

He Maochuan's eyes lit up: "How can five-color moth eggs pupate?"

Qi Tongmin sneered: "Didn't you already guess it? It just absorbs enough abilities. Whether it is a strange beast or a person with abilities, they can all be used as raw materials."

He Maochuan didn't expect Qi Tongmin to admit it directly, and he was taken aback for a moment before he smiled maliciously: "It turns out that Nuwa used this method to refine the five-color stone. Your myths and legends always say that Nuwa saved the world and saved the world." Human beings used the lives of others to accomplish their own deeds."

He was not a fool, he had already learned some news from the monkey's death in that cave, and now with Qi Tongmin's narration, he was able to piece together all the pieces and restore the facts immediately.

Qi Tongmin smiled lightly: "If this method is not used, who can re-separate the two worlds, who can stop the flood from the source? If there is no Nuwa, ordinary humans will have no resistance to alien beasts, and in the end there may only be a few People who have awakened supernatural powers can barely survive. From this point of view, what is wrong with saying that Nuwa saved the world and saved mankind?"

He Maochuan choked for a moment, and said somewhat resentfully: "But what about those who were refined into five-color stones? Why haven't their names been handed down? Speaking of which, they are the ones who sacrificed themselves to save the world, aren't you? It is always said how great self-sacrifice is, why didn't these sacrifices be publicized?"

"Because these people are all sinners." Qi Tongmin said calmly, "For example, the Gonggong clan."

In fact, these were not recorded in the notes of the ancestors of the Qi family.The method passed down by the Qi family ancestors is "Ding Yang".

The so-called "Ding" is a small bronze tripod handed down by Qi Jiazu, only the size of a palm.According to the notes, if a five-color moth egg is placed in a tripod, it will take at least five years for it to chrysalis.As for the principle of this tripod nourishment, it is because this small tripod was cast together when Dayu collected gold from Kyushu to cast the Jiuding, and it can absorb the power of mountains and seas.

Of course, the speed at which this small tripod hatches five-color moth eggs is very slow, and because the energy absorbed is not enough, the chrysalis produced is also congenitally deficient, and it can only be used to replace a certain human organ for 20 years.Of course, it is extremely difficult to extend a fatal life for 20 years. The ancestors of the Qi family used this method to save several lives when they were practicing medicine, and they also won some glory and wealth.

However, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qi family broke up. At that time, the two brothers turned against each other. The younger brother took a small bronze tripod and half a notebook and went overseas, while the older brother took possession of the final pen and the remaining five-color moth eggs—— This is the branch of Qi Tongmin's great-grandfather.

Because of the loss of the small bronze tripod, even though the Qi family had moth eggs of five colors, they could only collect them as ordinary amber beads.However, the family resources are sufficient, even if they no longer practice medicine, it is enough for them to be rich for a lifetime.

However, although it cannot be used, some descendants of the Qi family pointed out that it is not necessary to use a tripod to form pupae. If there is an utensil containing the power of mountains and seas, as long as the energy is sufficient, it should be possible to raise pupae.

This guess was later confirmed by Qi Tongmin.At that time, he tried to get the fish intestine sword to raise the pupae, and the five-color moth eggs he carried started to hatch because of the fish intestine sword, but the later development deviated from his plan—the energy of the fish intestine sword was captured by the unborn Huo Qing absorbed it, while the larvae hatched from the eggs of the five-color moth sucked up his colleague Su Yuanshan who acted together.

That's why Qi Tongmin discovered at that time that the best way to refine five-color stones is to use supernatural beings.

After learning about this method, of course he also thought about how Nuwa refined the five-color stone.Thinking that those five-color stones might mean human lives, he also felt very uncomfortable.But after Shao Jingxing and Huo Qing brought back the news about the Aozuzhu, he was relieved—the Gonggong clan were all sinners, and it is conceivable that the victims in the other four Aozuzhus were probably of similar identities. Even if some are not, in such a catastrophe, sacrifices are avoided everywhere.

What's more, Nuwa herself also sacrificed...

Of course, Qi Tongmin would not tell He Maochuan about these, and it was not necessary at all.

In fact, He Maochuan is not very concerned about who Nuwa sacrificed. He is more concerned about: since Qi Tongmin knows the refining method of the five-color stone so well, does he still have five-color moth eggs in his hand, and where are these eggs? owned?

"I don't know." Qi Tongmin said unhurriedly, "Actually, I didn't read the whole notebook."

Qi Tongmin’s collection of notes at home is the second half, which records the method of tripod cultivation, but does not mention the original origin of the five-color moth eggs, and the first volume—after Qi Tongmin became a member of the special affairs department, he also checked with his identity and obtained The only news is that the family who traveled overseas at that time sank halfway, and the small bronze tripod and half of the notebook were buried in the sea.

Originally, the Qi family wanted to live in peace and stability, but Qi Tongmin had shown some talent since he was a child. The children could not hide it, and still showed some traces. So when the Cultural Revolution first started, someone seized the opportunity to say that the Qi family had always played tricks and tricked them. Listed as the first batch of criticism objects.

In a hurry, Qi Tongmin's grandfather could only let Qi Tongmin's mother escape with him and a few five-colored moth eggs.

The books and antiques in the Qi family's collection were naturally destroyed as the Four Olds. Qi Tongmin's grandfather finally handed over the second volume of the notebooks together with the final pen to Gu Sheng's father, asking him to keep them and hand them over to him when Qi Tongmin returned. .

Of course, these things did not return to Qi Tongmin's hands later.Gu Sheng's father was afraid of being discovered, so he burned the notes after reading them, and handed in the final pen after the turmoil ended, as his capital to enter the special affairs department.When Qi Tongmin returned from overseas, there was nothing left.

However, at this time, Qi Tongmin had already confirmed the guesses made by his predecessors in his notes—that five-color moth eggs could also be hatched with utensils containing the power of mountains and seas.

Speaking of which, it was a complete accident.After escaping, Qi Tongmin caught a cold on the way. Because there was no doctor and little medicine, he developed severe myocarditis and even cardiogenic shock.

Under such circumstances, he would have died on the way, and even his mother was already desperate at that time.However, one of the five-color moth eggs carried by them hatched suddenly at that time, and the energy of hatching came from an old man who fled with them, and he carried a family heirloom mirror.

The energy in the Yangsun mirror caused a five-color moth egg to hatch and turn into a red fire-type pupa.And the heart belongs to the element of fire in the five internal organs, so Qi Tongmin had an extra pupa in his chest, and he survived.

It was precisely because of this experience that later Qi Tongmin wanted to use the fish intestine sword to catalyze a white pupa to replace the lungs for Gu Sheng's son.It's just that this plan got out of control halfway, but it made him discover a more convenient way to refine the five-color stone.

Naturally, Qi Tongmin would not tell He Maochuan about these things.In fact, He Maochuan didn't really want to know, what he was most concerned about was how to get the five-color stone!To be precise, where is Lengchuan?

"Well, I have some ideas..." Qi Tongmin said lightly, "Although I dare not say that it is [-]% correct, but——according to the internal research of the Special Affairs Division over the years, the Lengchuan you mentioned was actually ordered by Nuwa. The center of the enchantment is in Zhongshan."

"But where exactly is Zhong Shan?" He Maochuan said a little anxiously, "No one knows where Zhong Shan is! No one has ever been to Zhong Shan or seen a candle dragon!"

"I'm not in a hurry. What's the rush for Mr. He Mao?" Qi Tongmin said unhurriedly, "Now one of the Aozu pillars has been discovered, and the Special Affairs Department is also actively looking for the remaining Aozu pillars and the location of Zhongshan. Sooner or later it will be deduced."

He Maochuan gave him a gloomy look: "Mr. Qi is really calm. Don't forget, you don't have much time, and I am very anxious for you."

Qi Tongmin laughed: "Worried about me? Mr. He Mao is worried about himself?"

He Maochuan's face became even more gloomy: "Mr. Qi should take care of himself more." He was indeed anxious.Recently, he has felt that his body is getting worse and worse, but the ghost skin in his hand can resist some special injuries, but it cannot delay the natural weakness and aging, otherwise he would not take out the ghost skin to give Qi Tongmin used it.

"Don't worry." Qi Tongmin smiled and waved his hands, "Of course I will take this matter seriously. As Mr. He Mao said, this is related to my life after all. But it is useless for us to worry now, just relying on It is difficult for you and me to find Zhong Shan, we still have to wait for the progress of the special affairs department, I believe those young people will do a good job."