Chapter 1499 Bliss
I don’t know if it’s because he played too many high-end games, but now Fatty feels that a human skin lantern is not unacceptable. After all, he and the doctor had seen a human skin drum when they passed the Huang Family Ancient House mission. The drum made of human skin and the lantern made of human skin are similar, both of which are a blood debt left by the evil old society.
But judging from the doctor’s attitude, the matter here seems to be more complicated than he thought.
Zhu Jie’s eyes were dim, and he cursed inwardly, “This is bad, it’s really Luo Nu Lantern…”
Fatty asked after hearing this: “Why, why is this human skin lantern called Luo Nu Lantern, and what is the story behind this lantern?”
After learning that they would not die for the time being, Tang Qisheng’s expression was not so panic, and he whispered: “You don’t know, there is a reason why this human skin lantern is named Luo Nu Lantern. This lantern originated in Luoyang, the capital of the gods. It is said that it was created by Xia Jie, the last monarch of the Xia Dynasty. This person was extremely licentious and tyrannical. It is recorded in the Bamboo Annals that he built the Qing Palace and decorated He built a jade terrace, a jade room, and a jade gate. He indulged in luxury and indulged in everything. He especially liked to search for beauties from all over the place, hide them in the harem, and accompany them day and night for drinking and entertainment. "
"It is said that there was a beauty in the harem with skin as white as cream, and she was very favored by Xia Jie. However, one day when Xia Jie was drinking, he suddenly found that there was a scar on the woman's arm. Xia Jie burst into tears and thought that this woman was originally a beautiful jade in the world, but now she had a flaw.
"In pain, he looked at the many beauties lying on the ground drunk and having fun, and couldn't help worrying that if these beauties were also injured, wouldn't it be a waste of natural gifts."
"So he simply ordered that all these beauties be poisoned with poisoned wine before they were injured, and then ordered people to carefully peel off the skins of these beauties, and then find skilled craftsmen to prop up these human skins, carefully dress them up as the beauties when they were alive, and set them in his bedroom, so that he could admire them day and night. ”
“But as time went by, he began to dislike these beauties because they felt cold to the touch, and their faces were dark and unapproachable. At this time, a folk craftsman came forward and said he had a way. He hollowed out pieces of human skin and polished them thin. He propped them up with thin bamboo strips, and then put a big red candle in them. The thin human skin was translucent, so at night, these "beauties" were radiant and colorful, just like when they were alive. Xia Jie was delighted and ordered a generous reward for the craftsman. "
After listening to Tang Qisheng's explanation, the fat man hated and feared. He hated that this Xia Jie was really inhumane and regarded human life as worthless. He was afraid of the story itself. He didn't believe that those modified "beauties" could be the same as living people. Moreover, he was afraid of placing these "beauties" in the bedroom at night? The fat man felt cold on his back just thinking about that scene.
Unexpectedly, Tang Qisheng hadn't finished speaking yet. He paused and continued: "This is nothing. The really bizarre story is the following. It is said that from then on, Xia Jie's complexion became more and more rosy, and he stayed in the bedroom and slept for 7 or 8 hours. Someone asked why. After waking up, Xia Jie laughed and pointed at the "beauties" nearby, saying that these beauties were just playing with him and refused to let him leave. The servants who were waiting on the side were frightened when they heard this. "
"After the fall of the Xia Dynasty, people who escaped from the palace said that these "Beauty Lamps" were very strange, and there were great requirements for their placement and orientation. For example, the two lamps could not be too close to each other, otherwise the whispers of women could be heard in the dead of night. They could not be too far apart or placed alone, otherwise people would be seen wandering at night. "
"There are also rumors that the folk craftsman was a demon who sealed the souls of these beauties in the lamps, but the truth is now untraceable, and those "Beauty Lamps" were buried in the dust of history with the fall of the Xia Dynasty. "
Tang Qisheng is worthy of being a folklore investigator. The stories he told are far more detailed than those known by Jiang Cheng Yaoshunyu and others. Jiang Cheng only knows that these lamps are said to seal the wronged souls of those women, which is very weird. Therefore, these human skin lamps are often used to guard tombs. Although there is only one red candle inside, it never goes out. There is a saying that it is not a red candle burning inside, but the unfinished life of women.
Ordinary tomb robbers dare not touch such things. Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng began to miss Yu Chengmu and his gang again. If he were still alive, today's game might be solved.
After a short silence, the surroundings suddenly changed. They saw that more than a dozen lanterns suddenly lit up around them. This time, not only the fat man, but even the knowledgeable Tang Qisheng was stunned. He had never seen so many Luo women's lamps.
But that's not all. The lanterns spread out in circles, like water waves. Looking around, there are hundreds of them, and the space here is also surprisingly large.
"Where is this place? "Tang Qisheng turned pale with fear,"Is it a certain emperor's mausoleum?"
"A normal emperor would not place these ghost things in his mausoleum." Jiang Cheng was alert to the surroundings. He had already smelled the smell of danger.
But after all the lights were on, the scene in front of them really shocked everyone. The suppressed darkness receded like a tide, and the drama finally began.
The surroundings were no longer silent. Music came from afar. The music was melodious and followed by a bustling crowd of voices, laughter, scolding, clinking glasses, cheering, and shouting of finger-guessing games... All kinds of sounds came at this moment, but they seemed so natural.
Of course, they were outsiders. Jiang Cheng and the others stood in the same place, but the floor under their feet had already been replaced by a wooden floor. There were tables around them, square wine tables, long gambling tables, and a stage specially for people to perform acrobatics. Every table was surrounded by people.
Human skin lanterns stood beside the tables, like silent maids. Jiang Cheng's cold eyes swept around everything. The people here were dressed differently. There were men wearing old-fashioned Zhongshan suits, women wearing tank tops, outdoor experts wearing polar cold-proof clothing and goggles, energetic young men wearing moccasins and tight shorts, tattooed men with bare upper bodies, and kind old ladies with hunched backs...
The people were different from each other. The seemingly unconnected groups were strangely harmonious here at this moment. Everyone gathered around the tables, sitting or standing, laughing, eating, playing, and enjoying themselves. Whether they were full of wrinkles or full of youth, everyone's face was smiling, smiling from the heart, but under the background of the human skin lanterns, in the blood-red halo, these smiles were vaguely hideous.