The Demon Concubine of God

Facing the main door of Lame Old Ghost's house was a table, and next to it was an armchair. The chair had no special features, but the edge strip under its armrests was very interesting, with a few shiny spots. Only Shen Wen had good eyesight. The light in the room was very dim, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see the bottom of the armrests. Even if they saw it, they probably wouldn't pay much attention. But the interesting thing about those spots was that it was a modern cipher map. Shen Wen had been trained as a spy, so he was very familiar with it, although the cipher map was very cleverly hidden in the lion and tiger map.

Shen Wen stared at the code diagram and smiled unconsciously, muttering to himself: "This lame old man is just trying to cover up his mistake. It is precisely because he never cleans the house that I was able to discover this pattern."

Shen Wen didn't even need to crack the password. He just pressed the dot that was most worn. When he pressed the last one, he saw a crackling sound from under the half of the partition wall behind Shen Wen, and a cellar door opened up on the ground.

Shen Wen looked at the cellar door, but did not open it. He said with interest, "This door is actually a dragon-blocking door, so it can't let the pursuers in? But there is a mechanism added, and a password is designed on the stone beside the door. What's interesting is that the password of this mechanism is still a familiar modern password. What on earth is this designer trying to do? Wait... I don't know if this lame old ghost knows that as long as I change this password, he can't get out from inside..."

Zichu looked around in several rooms but couldn't find the lame old man. He had no choice but to come back and meet Shen Wen.

He just happened to see Shen Wen coming out of the main room. Shen Wen closed the door and said, "Hey! Just in time, did you see anyone in the other rooms?"

Zichu shook his head and said, "No. He doesn't even have a servant. He should have several apprentices at his age and with such a reputation. How can he be so lonely?"

Shen Wen seemed to be in a good mood. She asked, "Zi Chu, what should we do next? He doesn't seem to want to see us, and we are rude to intrude his territory. I think we won't be able to see him in the next few days."

Zichu said: "Then we have no choice but to leave here. As for where to stay, it's no problem. I have acquaintances here anyway. We can just stay at the place they find for us."

Zichu took Shen Wen and asked an acquaintance to find them two thatched houses to live in.

The living conditions in the barracks were very simple. Except for a few wooden houses for the officers, the rest were mostly thatched houses. Wooden houses like Lame Old Ghost's were considered high-end among the civilians who worked there. Who could blame Lame Old Ghost for his first-class smelting skills?

Shen Wen and his friends stayed there for a few days, but they didn't see the lame old ghost, just as Shen Wen had worried. Shen Wen was not anxious, because her body was too weak and she spent most of her time sleeping, so it was useless to worry. Zichu was much busier. On the one hand, he visited several acquaintances, and on the other hand, he asked them about the whereabouts of the lame old ghost.

Shen Wen had just woken up that day and went to a small hill not far away to look into the distance. Zichu had just returned from visiting a friend, so he went to find Shen Wen, and the two sat on the hill together to look into the distance.

Gorge Mountain, you can tell why it got that name just by listening to the name.

The military camp where Shen Wen lived was located on a small hill. It was surrounded by large mountains on both sides, and the height was distinct from that of the small hill. There was a gap behind it under the crowded mountains. From a distance, it looked like a gap, but in fact, it was a bottomless abyss, although this abyss was in the posture of looking up. There was still mist in the gap, and every time Shen Wen looked at it, he would think of the word "black hole". Especially when looking at it at night, people could not help but imagine those ghosts and demons about to show their bodies with their fangs and claws.

Shen Wen asked Zichu, "Do you know how big these mountains are? Who lives on the other side of the mountains?"

The word "area" was difficult for Zichu to understand, so he ignored it and said, "This mountain stretches for thousands of miles, and it separates our Dajue Kingdom from the Tianjing Kingdom. It is a natural barrier for the Tianjing Kingdom to invade our Dajue."

Shen Wen asked: "Does it belong to your Dajue or the Tianjing? Has anyone of you ever really gone inside? I mean, the innermost part?"

Zichu shook his head helplessly and laughed, "We can't even get to its edge. You don't know that a hundred years ago, our Dajue army was stationed three hundred miles away from it. Later, a strange team inexplicably ran out of the mountain and was discovered by our garrison. After a fierce battle, the team withdrew. However, strange things happened one after another in our garrison. The generals and subordinates sent to the garrison would always disappear inexplicably. So far, I don't know how many generals have disappeared in the past hundred years. Over time, that place was called the General's Tomb."

Shen Wen said: "This general's tomb is not very appropriate. He just disappeared, maybe he is not dead."

Zichu shook his head and said, "There is little hope. I just said that we can't even climb up the outer mountains of the mountain because there are ancient mythical beasts living on the outer mountains. It is conceivable that there must be immortals living there, or some demons exiled by the gods."

Shen Wen asked: "Ancient mythical beast? Have you seen it?"

Zichu nodded and said, "I have seen it. Decades ago, people mostly passed it on by word of mouth, but it was not until our generation that we actually saw it with our own eyes. You don't know, when it flies, it is as big as a mountain."

Could it be a dinosaur? Could it be a dinosaur world?

Shen Wen pulled back his thoughts and asked Zi Chu: "Did you get any news about that lame old ghost today?"

Zichu shook his head.

The two chatted for a while and then went back.

While having dinner in the evening, Shen Wen vaguely heard someone knocking on Zichu's room in his room. Shen Wen didn't hear clearly what was said, but from what he heard between the lines it should be related to the lame old ghost.

After Shen Wen had dinner, she found that Zichu had not returned yet, so she asked someone where Zichu had gone. The person only said that the person who asked him to leave had gone to the training ground. So Shen Wen walked towards the training ground, thinking that maybe she would meet Zichu on the way and they could go back together.

But Shen Wen didn't run into Zichu until she was almost at the training ground. When she turned around, she ran into a group of shirtless soldiers, who were pushing and shoving each other towards her, probably to arrange a fight. In ancient times, women were not allowed to go out of the house, so if they encountered such a situation, it was best to avoid it, otherwise they would be regarded as prostitutes and be looked down upon at will. If someone didn't know the seriousness of the matter and had lustful thoughts, they would suffer.

Shen Wen decisively changed direction and ran quickly towards the civil engineering house.

Shen Wen walked between the earthen houses, looking for a way out, but heard someone talking at a corner.

The man said, "It has been confirmed that the lame old ghost is trapped in the Gorge Mountain. Fortunately, it is only the outermost hill. Don't be reckless and don't go to that mountain. I will arrange someone to go there later. Can't you tell me what case it is that you have to ask this lame old ghost for help?"

When Shen Wen suddenly heard the voice, her heart suddenly tightened and she was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe, but she returned to normal in just a few seconds.

Shen Wen touched his chest and thought: Could it be that the dead Shen Wen felt this voice? After all, I have survived in this body for so many days, and I don't know if that ghost is still there. Probably gone, if there is still nostalgia for this world, how could I not leave my memories to myself. I don't know what kind of sadness and despair it took to resolutely choose to end myself in that way.

The heartache was short-lived, but the sadness could not be dispelled. Shen Wen did not want this body to be so sad, but she could not control it. All she could do was squat down and caress this heart, comforting the ghost and saying, "Let it go! You can't let it go, and you can't leave it. From now on, I will only make you happy, and we will live out our own lives happily."

Suddenly, a hand patted her shoulder gently from behind.

"Shen Wen? What are you doing here?"

It’s Zichu.

Shen Wen looked back and saw that the man had clear eyes, looking at you with heartache and concern. His thin eyelids revealed a pair of big eyes, which matched the talented scholars and beautiful women in the paintings of literati. His jaw was graceful and beardless, and his skin was as smooth as a full moon, bringing the beauty of youth to his face.

Such a beautiful youth suddenly caught the eyes of a numb and ruthless forty-year-old woman like Shen Wen, and diluted the sadness of this body.

Shen Wen shook her head and smiled at him to show that she was fine. He held out his hand, and Shen Wen took his hand and stood up.

Shen Wen asked: "There was someone talking just now, was he with you?"

Zichu said: "He is with me, he...you..."

Shen Wen didn't want to discuss this person, so she said, "I heard it was about the lame old ghost. Did he have an accident?"

Zichu naturally followed her words and answered: "Yes, I'm afraid we have to stay here for a while. The lame old ghost is trapped in the Gorge Mountain."