I took a deep breath and said angrily, "Zimu, you must have had enough of the show by now!"At this point, aren't you going to come out and say something?"Not long after my voice fell, Zimu's figure appeared in the courtyard." Zimu remained as cold as the moon, but the pressure emanating from her clearly kept me at a distance of a thousand miles. "Ghost Immortal!""Old Ghost Han quickly grabbed my shoulder and said, 'Don't be impulsive. She's become a Ghost Immortal; you're no match for her.'"I stared at Zimu with bloodshot eyes and asked, "Why?"Zi Mu said expressionlessly, "Back then, I came to this village to trace the whereabouts of the Blood Character Secret Document.""The entire village used my trust and kindness to drown me in that well, and then they branded me with the shame of having jumped into the well out of infidelity.""They thought that by killing me, they could take the Blood Secret Archive for themselves."But they didn't know that the blood-lettered secret files were entangled in a tremendous cause and effect.When I see the light of day again, it will be the day this cause-and-effect explodes."No matter how many generations this village has lasted, they all have to pay for the mistakes of their ancestors, especially the leader from back then.""His descendants are destined to release me and are also destined to bear the greatest consequences.""If it weren't for this past, I wouldn't be able to cast a curse on you.""Zimu paused and said, 'What you have to endure, you cannot escape.'""You saved me, so I taught you the secret technique, giving you a glimmer of hope within the cycle of cause and effect. This is repaying a debt of gratitude!"However, I left three parts of each secret technique unteached, killed all the villagers and cursed you, this is revenge."The cause and effect between us is already understood. If you want to seek revenge on me, then wait until you break the curse on yourself!""The way to break the curse is to find the lost blood scroll from back then and send it to where it belongs.""Every time you recover a secret document, one of the evil spirits on you will be erased."There are a total of two hundred thirty-seven people in the village, and you must find two hundred thirty-seven secret scrolls within twenty years to survive."As for what the Blood Character Secret Archives are, you can ask the old ghost beside you.""Finally, good luck!""Finally, good luck!"
I looked at Zimu in front of me and roared, "You're talking nonsense! My family has been tanners for generations. How could we possibly kill someone as skilled in the arts as you?"You were lying to me from the very beginning?"Based on my understanding of Zimu, she wouldn't and wouldn't stoop to lying." However, I cannot accept the current reality. Zimu grew up with me, and to some extent, she filled the void of my familial affection. I also have an inexplicable feeling for her. Now, all the beauty is collapsing before my eyes, and I can't accept it for a moment. Zi Mu said in a deep voice, "Your Chen family was not originally tanners."As for what your Chen family has done, you can slowly dig into it yourself."You should calm down now and think carefully about how to deal with your fate. This is what I'm entrusting to you.""After finishing his words, Zimu turned to leave, but at that moment, I inexplicably said, 'Once I break the curse, I will come find you, to repay the favor and seek revenge!'"Zimu's figure paused for a moment, then said lightly, "You look a bit like my personal disciple now," before disappearing from my sight. I remained silent for a long time before asking Old Ghost Han, "Old Ghost, what exactly is the Blood Character Secret Archive?"Han Laogui took a deep breath, as if to calm himself, and then said, "Xiao Jiu, do you know why the Emperor insisted on skinning people back then?"The "Emperor" mentioned by Han Laogui refers to Zhu Yuanzhang! I replied, "Isn't it to punish corrupt officials and warn future generations?"Old Ghost Han shook his head and said, "That's just a small part of the reason."Han Laogui said slowly, "Back in the day, when the Emperor was rising to power, he first borrowed the dragon vein energy from his ancestral grave, and second, he allied with the White Lotus Society.""Because the Emperor personally witnessed the sorcerers of the martial world performing secret arts, he deeply understood the terror of these arts. However, the Emperor also knew that the practice of these arts could not be completely eradicated."So, he wants to collect all the secret arts in the world for the royal family to use."And the way to preserve the secret techniques is to use the skin of the master of secret techniques, transcribing his most cherished secret techniques onto it, creating a human skin scroll. This human skin scroll is a master of the art of techniques.""This kind of human skin scroll is called the 'Blood Character Secret Archive'!""Back then, I was chosen by the emperor to skin people specifically to create the Blood Character Secret Archive."Later, I was assigned by the Emperor to Han Guan, accompanying him in his campaigns against the barbarians. In reality, we were using the skins of barbarian shamans to create human skin scrolls, compiling the secret techniques of the barbarians.Old Han Ghost, holding the human skin scroll, said, "This human skin scroll was made by me!"
I couldn't help but gasp, "How many human skin scrolls did Zhu Yuanzhang actually collect?""I don't know!"Old Han shook his head and said, "I was cursed by the barbarians back then and died before the emperor passed away."The formation of the Blood Secret Archive indicates that the Emperor accomplished this matter back then.But how could something like this end up in the hands of common people?I waved my hand and said, "Don't worry about those for now. Just tell me how to find the Blood Character Secret File.""Sit down with your back to the mirror."After hesitating for a long time, Han Laogui took the blood-stained secret file, poured a bottle of white liquor on it, and then pressed it against my back. He brought a mirror in front of me so I could clearly see the situation on my back. I clearly saw the blood-written secret document, which, with the evaporation of the alcohol, seemed to shrink, tightening a bit before falling to the ground. The secret document that fell to the ground had no writing on it and had turned into a piece of yellowed human skin.I found that one of the evil spirits gnawing at the chains was missing. Old Ghost Han seemed to be speaking to himself, saying, "The Blood Character Secret Archive can indeed counteract karma!"Is the power to counteract karma coming from the Blood Character Secret Archive itself, or is it somehow connected to Zimu?I said, "Old Ghost, no matter why the Blood Secret Archives can counteract karma.I have to find a way to get more blood character secret archives, otherwise, I have no choice but to die."If you think like that, what else is there to be troubled about?"Han Laogui nodded and said, "What you said makes sense!"Let's do it this way!The mystery will eventually be revealed."You have already been cursed by the Blood Secret Archive. Even if you don't go looking for it, it will come looking for you."Old Ghost Han said, "Zimu has already become a ghost immortal. After she kills, she should erase all traces of this village, settling the karma."However, this place is not suitable for staying long."We should quickly pack our things and leave here immediately.""Hao Guai asked me to pack up, but in fact, there's not much to pack at home." Although Grandpa left me quite a bit of wealth, I've been living off it for so many years that I've almost spent it all. I simply packed a few personal belongings and consulted the Shangqing Tongzi for a divination. The coins, covered in copper rust, kept spinning on the table, and eventually all stood upright, pointing directly east. "This direction is... Sheng Tian City?"I looked at Old Ghost Han with confusion, and he nodded with a hint of secrecy.
Shengtian, Shengtian... It's too difficult to surpass others, almost like surpassing the heavens! As the capital city where the previous dynasty rose to power, Sheng Tian City is filled with countless strange and supernatural occurrences, and spiritual treasures and artifacts are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Even the most famous sorcerer in the world today—Master Baosheng—has gone missing here. If it weren't for searching for that so-called Blood Character Secret Archive, I might never have come to such a place in my lifetime. "How about it?"Old Ghost, are you brave enough to go?I turned around and asked with a smile. "Let's go~!"Han Laogui looked excited, gazing towards the east, as if he could finally let loose and get down to business again. I nodded, immediately picked up my luggage, and headed to Shengtian City with Han Laogui.