Merchant of the Underworld

I slowly took a few steps forward, and was horrified to find that the corpses on the lake were exactly the same as those of the Alimu family. They were all cut off at the waist, and some were even cut into pieces.

"Brother, it's dangerous!"

At this time, Li Mazi shouted suddenly. I was slightly stunned, and then I felt a huge force pulling me towards the lake.

Although I was conscious, my body refused to obey and started walking. Li Mazi gritted his teeth and ran over to pull me, but he was also sucked.

I quickly recited a few lines of "Tao Te Ching" in my heart, and at the same time bit the tip of my tongue hard, and then I was freed from the force. Then I recited a spell and quickly made a few cuts in front of my eyes in conjunction with my own spiritual power.

Just hearing the sizzling sound of the Silver Moon Scimitar, a black figure appeared in front of me, undoubtedly a monster in the water.

It screamed, glared at me with its huge eyes, and then returned to the water.

After the evil power on Li Mazi and I disappeared, our bodies fell backwards due to inertia, and we all sat on the ground.

"Dad was scared to death..."

Li Mazi was breathing heavily and asked me if I was injured.

"fine."

I stared at the lake and said, since this monster attacked me at the waterside, and it also left the smelly water stains when it went to harm people, it means that its lair is in Lop Nur!

It’s just that I didn’t bring any diving tools, and even if I could get into the water, I wouldn’t be a match for it. I thought the best way was to use a trick to lure it out and deal with it on the shore.

Just as I was thinking, there was a sudden popping sound in my ears. I looked up and saw water splashing out of the lake as if something had fallen into it.

When I looked again, Li Mazi was gone!

"Oh shit."

I cursed and gritted my teeth to jump in, otherwise Li Mazi would probably be torn in half.

Just when I was about to jump in, the water suddenly sounded again, and then I saw Li Mazi's head exposed, swimming towards me quickly, and climbed onto the shore after a while.

"How did your kid escape?" I breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then asked in confusion.

It’s not like the water monster thinks his meat is too smelly, so he’s too lazy to eat it, right?

"I don't know. When I fell just now, I saw a pair of red eyes staring at me fiercely, obviously wanting to swallow me up. But the jade pendant on my chest flashed, and the thing suddenly dived into the water. …”

Pisces jade pendant? It seems that it saved Li Mazi's life, but there is no reason for it to scare the water monster. I think there should be some connection between the jade pendant and the water monster.

"Brother Zhang, look!"

Li Mazi pointed to the lake in surprise and said, it turned out that the lake became clear again, and all the dead people and bloody water disappeared.

This makes me even more convinced that there is definitely some connection between the female ghost and the jade pendant, as well as the water monster and the old Taoist.

As for the Alimu family, I'm afraid they just offended the water monster.

After returning to the service area, we took a shower and ate something, and then I lay on the bed to straighten my thoughts.

The mural records that the tomb is that of Queen Loulan, which was built for her by her husband, a prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The reason why the queen fell from beauty was because she was overworked to save her husband, and the prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty suffered from a strange disease that covered his body with scales and snake skin.

The mural says that he disappeared eventually, but according to my guess, if the prince's illness is not cured, he will most likely turn into a monster in the end.

monster!

I was shocked when I thought of this, and an idea popped into my mind that I couldn't believe: The Lop Nur water monster is the prince of Han Dynasty!

There are too many unexplainable things in the world that you can’t help but believe, so I always try to confirm whatever comes to my mind.

The situation was urgent, so I called Xie Jun overnight and asked him if he knew whether the Eastern Han Dynasty had any marriage alliance with the ancient Loulan Kingdom.

"Um...I majored in geology and don't know much about history."

Xie Jun was probably asleep. He yawned and then said, "Just wait, I'll check it for you now. If it doesn't work, I'll ask an expert on Han history and I'll get back to you tomorrow."

I didn't sleep a wink all night, wondering about the relationship between the female ghost and the water monster, and why the water monster automatically retreated when it saw the Pisces jade pendant.

Early the next morning, I was just feeling sleepy when Xie Jun called me. He told me that there was no record of marriage between the Eastern Han Dynasty and Loulan.

However, there is one piece of information related to Loulan!

It turns out that Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had a grandson named Liu Yi.

Liu Yi was both civilized and martial since he was a child, and was proficient in poetry and poetry, but he suffered from a strange disease. In order to keep him alive, Liu Xiu sent him to Loulan.

After hanging up the phone, I became even more confused, why did Liu Xiu send Liu Yi to Loulan? Is this Liu Yi a water monster?

But at this point, I no longer worry about it. I believe that when I find the female ghost, she will give me a satisfactory answer.

At night, I left Li Mazi in the hotel and went to the ghost market by myself.

The ghost market is still bustling.

Still in the same position, I found the female ghost from last time.

"Found it?" She asked me looking at me neither sad nor happy.

"Yes, I hope you can answer a few questions for me."

The female ghost seemed to know the purpose of my visit and said nothing. She just nodded slightly to indicate that I could ask.

"Do you know Liu Yi?" I asked.

"Yeah." The female ghost nodded directly, which made me more sure of my judgment.

"Liu Yi is the Lop Nur water monster, and you are the Queen of Loulan, right?"

I struck while the iron was hot and threw out all my thoughts in one go.

The female ghost's expression changed, and then she smiled: "It seems that you are very smart."

Then she told me this story from thousands of years ago.

Liu Yi was capable of literary and military skills since he was a child, so he was very loved by the emperor at that time. The emperor had high hopes for him and even hoped that he could take over the throne a hundred years from now.

But Liu Yi suffered from a strange disease. Every once in a while, his body would shed its snake skin and grow fish scales.

When Liu Yi was a child, the emperor could still help him hide it, but there is no airtight wall in the world. As Liu Yi grew up and began to take over government affairs, ministers gradually learned of this secret, and no one supported him from then on.

The reason is simple: his image is detrimental to the country's prestige!

Not only that, people with ulterior motives also advised the emperor to execute Liu Yi, saying that he was a monster descended from heaven and that his survival would be detrimental to the country.

The emperor was forced to send Liu Yi to the Western Regions, hoping that the miracle doctor in the Western Regions would have a cure.

Unexpectedly, on the day Liu Yi left, his mother was killed by an opponent within the court in order to eradicate the problem.

After receiving the news, Liu Yi was extremely sad but powerless. After arriving in Loulan, he kept himself locked in the house and lived an isolated life.

Until one day, a girl named Jiao'er came to treat him, and Liu Yi's gloomy world finally had a glimmer of color.

Jiaoer searched for famous doctors for him, but Liu Yi's disease was never eradicated. Later, Liu Yi learned that Jiao'er was the Queen of Loulan Kingdom. Although she was a queen, she could not escape her own destiny.

As Jiaoer's age gradually increased, ministers asked the queen to get married as soon as possible. However, Liu Yi was just the grandson of the emperor who was exiled by the Han Dynasty and was not qualified to be Jiaoer's husband.

The stubborn Jiaoer would rather die than give in, and finally got her wish and married Liu Yi. However, the good times did not last long, and soon the news that Liu Yi was seriously ill spread in Loulan...

So Jiaoer faced the same choice as the Han emperor and was forced to exile Liu Yi.

From then on, she never saw her husband again until her death!

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