Holy Bone

Chapter 1991 The Martial King's Mansion, Martial King Jin'an
Just as Jin'an was observing the Prince Wu's residence.

At this time.

Even those at the entrance of Prince Wu's residence noticed Jin An and bowed in unison, calling out, "Prince Wu!"

"!"

Jin An was taken aback.

He looked around; there was no one else around him, only himself.

He raised his finger uncertainly and pointed to himself.

To his surprise, the guards asked Jin An with tense expressions, "King Wu, is there anything you need to instruct us on? Should I go and invite Instructor Zhang over?"

Jin An finally realized that the guards had indeed mistaken him for King Wu.

"Interesting." Jin An, realizing what was happening, showed no surprise on his face, but instead a cold smile.

In his eyes, everything before him was merely an illusion created by the ancient shoe, and it was only natural that some unusual things would happen in this illusion.

He hasn't yet figured out why this illusion is the inner landscape of the Taoist Huangting (Yellow Court)...

He didn't believe the other party could invade his sea of ​​consciousness, know his past experiences, and then replicate a Taoist Huangting inner landscape illusion.

You should know that he is at the fourth level.

Moreover, it's still in the late stage of the fourth realm.

Few in the world can rival him.

Not to mention that they invaded his consciousness and stole his memories without his knowledge.

If the opponent can accomplish this, then killing him will be effortless.

First, the old Taoist priest and Fatty Li disappeared; then, the inner landscape of the Taoist Huangting Temple reappeared; and then he became the Martial King of the Royal Palace…

All these changes made Jin An find it interesting.

Since the people of the Martial King's Mansion recognize him as the Martial King, he might as well become the Martial King himself and see what they really want to do.

They also took the opportunity to search for the whereabouts of the old Taoist priest and Fatty Li.

"No need, let's go back to the manor for now."

"I'll go see Miss first."

After acknowledging King Wu's identity, Jin An no longer hesitated and went straight into King Wu's residence.

The daughter of Prince Wu's mansion had actually died long ago. The place Jin An was going to was just the pavilion where the daughter of Prince Wu's mansion had lived before.

When Jin An arrived at the pavilion, he stood outside the door for a long time, gazing at the pavilion and lost in memories of the past. He did not enter the pavilion.

After a long while, Jin An turned and left.

Next, he plans to explore more secrets of the Wu King's Mansion.

Just then, a man who looked to be about sixty years old rushed to see Jin An: "King Wu."

Jin'an recognized this person.

He had attacked the Wu King's mansion so many times before that he knew most of the important figures in the mansion. This person was the steward of the Wu King's mansion.

He was also a war god.

In his early years, he followed his father in the Wu King's Mansion, and later followed the Wu King. After he turned sixty, he became the steward of the Wu King's Mansion and stayed there to enjoy his old age, rarely concerning himself with outside affairs.

"Your Highness, there's been a situation within the manor that urgently requires your personal attention," the steward said, his expression tense and anxious.

Jin An looked slightly surprised.

What could possibly make a war god tense up?

He nodded slightly, instructing the steward to lead the way, and then he followed.

The steward navigated the winding streets of Prince Wu's residence, finally arriving at a building with a plaque bearing the inscription "Two Great Masters in Gold"—

Ancestral temple.

Jin'an entered the ancestral hall.

The first thing that catches the eye at the ancestral hall is the towering statue of the deity. The statue is so tall that it is difficult to see the face clearly at first glance. One can only feel its majestic and powerful aura.

Then there was a spirit tablet placed in front of the statue, with dozens of spirit tablets densely arranged on it.

Then, in the first row of the memorial tablets, more than a dozen exorcising and protective ritual implements were laid out, including a scepter, a ruyi scepter, a military talisman, a shaman's knife, a bowl of nectar, a command flag, a ritual ruler, a ritual rope, a bell, a drum, a gong, cymbals, etc.

"Your Majesty, following the discovery of strange dolls, chilling scrolls, and masked well water within the palace, another bizarre event has occurred today!"

The steward approached the memorial tablet with a worried expression, pointed to a bronze mirror, and said with a slightly grim look, "This Bagua mirror has developed green patina for the first time!"

"Moreover, they appeared in large numbers, almost covering the entire bronze mirror, as if they had been exposed to the wind and sun for hundreds of years without any care!"

"And there's an extra memorial tablet here..."

Jin An followed the steward's finger and indeed found something unusual about one of the memorial tablets; it was blank and had no name engraved on it.

There were so many memorial tablets here, dozens of them, that he didn't notice this small detail at first. He only noticed it when the steward pointed it out.

The steward said with a grim expression, "I've counted the memorial tablets here, and none of them are missing, except for that one extra one."

"King Wu, here the Bagua mirror suddenly developed copper rust, and an extra ancestral tablet suddenly appeared. This is the ancestral hall, and even the ancestral hall is not immune to these mysterious events. This matter is probably not small..."

"If this isn't resolved soon, I'm afraid there will be even more..."

The steward stopped abruptly at this point. He didn't say it outright, but the meaning was clear: first, there were the bizarre dolls, the chilling scrolls, and the masked well water; then, the Bagua mirror was covered in rust, and an extra blank memorial tablet appeared in the ancestral hall. It seemed that it wouldn't be so easy for the Wu King's Mansion to quell the incident this time.

Jin An looked at the Bagua mirror and the memorial tablet, his brows furrowing slightly in thought.

The steward sighed and then whispered, "Prince Wu, if this isn't someone deliberately targeting and setting a trap for my Prince Wu's residence, then someone in the Prince Wu's residence has gotten into trouble with something they shouldn't have, something that even the Prince Wu's residence can't handle..."

"Should we ask the people from Xuan Guang Cave Heaven to come and help us see if it's man-made or if the manor has really offended something...? The Taoist sect is good at performing exorcisms, feng shui, and divination...they might have some way to solve this..."

Humph.

Jin An sneered. He first picked up the Bagua mirror on the table and examined it, discovering that there was a trace of blood on the back of the mirror.

The steward dared not touch the ritual implements on the memorial tablet. This was also the first time he had seen the back of the Bagua mirror, and his expression immediately changed. He exclaimed in a low voice, "How could this be!"

Jin An put down the Bagua mirror, then picked up the other exorcism tools on the memorial tablet and examined them one by one. During this examination, he actually discovered some small details.

All of these ritual implements had developed some copper rust to varying degrees.

However, the patina on these exorcism tools was not as extensive as that on the Bagua mirror, or it was only on the sides or back, and rarely noticed by people. Therefore, the manager did not initially notice that these exorcism tools also had patina.

Jin An did not immediately reply to the steward, but instead asked the steward to take him to see the strange doll, the chilling scroll, and the masked well water that had just been mentioned.

He wanted to examine these items one by one, looking for more clues.

The steward snapped out of his reverie at the exorcism implements, acknowledged them, and then led Jin'an to inspect them.

The masked well water and the chilling scroll were nothing particularly strange; they were just some small toys that easily sparked the imagination. It was the bizarre dolls that made Jin An linger a little longer.

Because this bizarre doll turned out to be the same little straw doll he had seen in Han Yichuan's room before. And!

The little straw dolls here are even dressed in the robes of the Celestial Master's Mansion!

This time, Jin An picked up one of the small straw dolls and examined it carefully, trying to find clues.

Just as Jin An was inspecting the straw doll, a servant from the Prince's mansion rushed over. Upon seeing Jin An and the steward, the servant immediately reported, "Prince Wu! Miss... something has happened in Miss's attic!"

"Ok?"

"What happened?"

"I just visited the young lady's attic recently, and it was perfectly fine then. Tell me quickly, what happened to the young lady's attic!"

Jin An asked sternly with an imposing expression.

The servant, trembling with fear, said, "Miss's attic...Miss's attic...the door suddenly opened without warning!"

"We dare not go in; we can only report to Your Highness as soon as possible!"

"Let's go take a look!" Jin An strode out first.

When Jin An arrived at the pavilion of King Wu's daughter, he indeed saw that the door was open. The pavilion was dark inside, and he could not see what was going on inside.

Jin An did not hesitate for long and stepped directly into the pavilion.

The attic was filled with women's clothing and a large number of musical instruments, chess pieces, calligraphy, and paintings, especially one after another. It seems that King Wu's daughter was both literate and martial, a woman of great talent.

However, Jin An searched the entire building, but could not find the coffin of King Wu's daughter.

He remembered it clearly.

The coffin of King Wu's daughter is here.

Because when he broke into the Wu King's mansion, he found the coffin of the Wu King's daughter here.

This pavilion is the tomb that King Wu used to bury his beloved daughter.

King Wu built his beloved daughter's tomb in his palace.

But now, the coffin of King Wu's daughter has disappeared, which is too bizarre and strange.

Only Jin An dared to enter the pavilion; everyone else remained outside, fearing to disturb the peaceful slumber of King Wu's daughter and commit the offense of insubordination. Jin An stepped out of the pavilion and began questioning the first few who had discovered the door open: "Where is the young lady's coffin? Has anyone seen where it went?"

Upon hearing this, the people's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly shook their heads, saying they didn't know and had never seen it before.

Just as Jin An was frowning, searching for the whereabouts of the coffin of the Prince Wu's daughter, a servant from the Prince Wu's residence ran over and whispered a few words to the steward beside him. Upon hearing this, the steward's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly found Jin An and whispered, "Prince Wu, the young lady's coffin... may have been found..."

"Ok?"

"where is it?"

Jin An asked in a low, stern voice.

The steward, not daring to hesitate, quickly replied, "Outside the Prince's residence..."

"but……"

Before the steward could finish speaking, Jin An had already set off. On the way, he asked the steward if there was anything he hadn't mentioned earlier.
The steward hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Your Highness, you'll find out when you get there."

Jin An went straight to the outside of the Prince's Mansion and soon arrived at the main gate. By then, it was already dark outside, pitch black.

When he arrived at the gate, he saw a coffin standing on the street outside the palace. The coffin was made of golden nanmu wood, and it was no ordinary item. Its style was exquisite and luxurious, and it was clear that the person buried in it was either rich or noble.

however!
There's more than one coffin like this!
It actually has many openings arranged side by side horizontally!
A quick glance in Jin'an revealed at least a dozen or twenty coffins!

but!

These aren't all the coffins here; there are more lined up side by side at the far end of the field of vision!

Jin An's expression darkened. He leaped onto the white wall of the Prince's Mansion and scanned the area. He was surprised to see many coffins circling the mansion. There were no fewer than a hundred coffins standing upright there.

At this moment, some people in the palace also leaped up to check the situation. Everyone saw more than a hundred coffins standing outside the palace, and their expressions changed drastically.

"Your Highness, this..."

"Which coffin here belongs to Miss...?"

"These beasts! Miss is already dead, and these beasts won't even spare her. They're courting death!"

The steward was terrified and furious, and shouted loudly.

Only Jin An, being an outsider, could calmly say, "Find an item that Miss used during her lifetime—a painting, a sword, a talisman, anything will do. I need these items to find Miss's true whereabouts."

The steward left, but soon returned with a bracelet in his hand.

Jin An didn't say much. He placed the bracelet on the compass plate to locate it. He then discovered that the coffin of King Wu's daughter was not among these coffins. Instead, it seemed to be moving around like the old Taoist priest and Fatty Li, making it difficult to pinpoint.

When the steward saw Jin An holding the Taoist jade plate, he looked surprised. King Wu was a martial artist, so how could he have a divine magic weapon?

But instead of asking questions he shouldn't have, he inquired about the young lady's whereabouts.

Jin An shook his head and replied, "Miss's coffin is not among these coffins."

"Give the order that no one is to touch these coffins without my permission, and leave them empty in their original positions."

Although the steward did not understand Jin An's intentions, he still accepted the order and said, "Yes."

but.

Just as Jin An finished speaking, blood began to flow from a coffin outside the Prince's Mansion. The blood flowed very quickly and could not be stopped. In an instant, it had flowed all over the ground.

Without waiting for Jin An's instructions, the steward ordered several men to open the coffin.

Strangely, the coffin was closed incredibly tightly; several people tried to pry it open but couldn't, and ended up panting heavily from exhaustion.

The manager then called over a few more people to help.

They still couldn't open the coffin.

The steward personally went down to open the coffin lid.

The steward was a war god, incredibly strong and brave. With a shout, he pried open the coffin with his bare hands, revealing one of the corpses inside.

The corpse was dressed in the attire of the Martial King's Mansion, clearly indicating that it belonged to someone from the Martial King's Mansion!

Upon seeing this, the steward's expression changed slightly, and then, with a grim look, he pried open one coffin after another, only to find a corpse inside each one!
They're all from the Martial Prince's Mansion!
After reading it, Jin An showed no anger on his face, but instead revealed a cold smile.

He called over the steward: "Get some help to deal with these bodies."

"Then, you ordered people to pour tung oil on these coffins and burn them all."

"Since the other party is coming for my Martial King's Mansion and deliberately creating unrest among the people of the Martial King's Mansion, then I might as well go all the way and burn the coffin to see what other methods they can use to shake the hearts of the people of my Martial King's Mansion."

The steward agreed, and then went to find the other war gods of the Martial King's Mansion to help them open the coffin and retrieve the body.

However, just as Jin'an ordered the coffin to be burned, other unusual things happened at the Prince Wu's residence...

(End of this chapter)