12dz Chapter 575 Gambling House
Chapter 575 Gambling House
Wei Xi would find it strange if Si Zhenniang spilled everything out at once.
Making up some past events is harmless, but what if we actually reveal the secret of Hulu Town and Wei Xi gets away?
But the act had to be played out completely, so Wei Xi feigned surprise and said, "But you've been here for thousands of years without any way to escape. How can you expect me to take you out?"
"Dieji Mountain was originally guarded by Zhu Yu. Back then, the Yin and Yang energy here was extremely unstable, and it often became disordered. After Hulu Town was created, the area became more regular, opening up about once every fifty years to release some of the accumulated Yin and Yang energy."
"However, we prisoners don't have access to this part; we only know that it takes place in the gambling den."
Si Zhenniang clenched her fists and rested her chin on them, continuing, "It's probably because there's another major disaster in the outside world, causing the Yin and Yang energies to swirl, which is why Dieji Mountain opened a bit early this time."
Wei Xi seemed to choke, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "The townspeople's memories won't be reset?"
“We are imprisoned here and do not participate in the cycle of reincarnation, so our memories will not be reset.”
At this point, Si Zhenniang looked at Wei Xi with delight and asked expectantly, "Have you remembered?"
Wei Xi: ……
"No, we used some methods to observe it outside the city."
Unexpectedly, Si Zhenniang became even more excited, her eyes shining as she said, "You're still so perceptive! This time it's a sure thing! We'll definitely get you out of here!"
"Is it to help you escape?" Wei Xi thought to himself, not knowing where his confidence came from.
"What is this reincarnation you're talking about?"
“Oh,” Si Zhenniang thought for a moment before continuing, “Everyone knows that Zhu Yu controls the Chongyang Fire, but there is also a kind of Zhuoyin Fire, which is used for reincarnation.”
As she spoke, Si Zhenniang reached out and grabbed a handful of Yin-Yang energy from the air, and the originally unruly and chaotic Yin-Yang energy instantly became docile.
"The Yin and Yang energies carry all sorts of things, and the Yin and Yang boundaries at different locations are responsible for collecting the Yin and Yang energies that have flowed back through different pathways."
"Just like Xi Jian Shuang, the water it controls can bring back a lot of... experiences? Anyway, the Heavenly Dao wants these things, and then it will re-spin the clean Yin and Yang energy back into the [Primordial]... It looks like the warp and weft of heaven and earth, only the color is different. After some processing, it becomes all things in the mortal world."
"Xi Jianshuang's workload was originally the heaviest, but Zhu Yu's burden gradually increased. The Dieji Mountain erupted frequently, and people were truly suffering back then..."
Si Zhenniang fell into her memories again, "At that time, Dieji Mountain was a notoriously barren place. Ordinary people would explode and die if they got close. Even the tough-skinned demon beasts could not survive here. Zhu Yu, a dignified demon leader, was a general without any troops."
"The scorching fire in its hands is quite evil; it is said to be able to burn away the obsessions that rise above the yin and yang energies."
"As for reincarnation, it refers to the process of yin and yang energies coming into and leaving the mortal world."
Wei Xi stared at Si Zhenniang's face, unsure whether she did it on purpose or accidentally.
But Si Zhenniang looked completely innocent, and even seemed to be asking for praise.
Wei Xi could only ask the question that concerned her directly, "I mean, who is the one being reincarnated here at Dieji Mountain?"
"People, all kinds of people!"
Wei Xi felt a fire burning in his heart and raised his voice slightly, saying, "Why didn't you say so sooner about such a crucial issue?" Si Zhenniang simply replied, "You just asked! Besides, you know far more about these things than I do!"
Wei Xi took a deep breath and then calmly said, "You said I have amnesia."
Upon hearing this, the small cell fell into a deathly silence, with only Eqiyu's faint breathing indicating that there were still three living beings in the cell.
Wei Xi regretted that he had spoken carelessly, implying that he had acknowledged Wei Xianshi's identity, and was also annoyed that he had been so easily swayed by such a careless person.
Si Zhenniang, however, had no such thoughts; she was simply ashamed of her carelessness.
"That gambling den," Wei Xi asked after calming down, "what happened there?"
"Don't even mention it. When I first arrived in Calabash Town, I was quite puzzled. You were such a proper person back then, why did you build a gambling den inside the magic artifact..."
"Stop rambling and get to the point!"
“Oh,” Si Zhenniang said without getting angry, and immediately got to the point, “After a person dies, the original yin and yang energy in their body enters Dieji Mountain, and after shedding their experiences, they are reintroduced into the mortal world.”
"However, Zhu Yu encountered some minor troubles. People can rebel, and many ordinary people don't believe they are dead at all; they are single-mindedly focused on going home."
"The demonic beasts under Zhu Yu's command still have to manage the flames in the mortal world, and there are very few who can share the work in Dieji Mountain. The appearance of ghost cultivators has made the situation even worse. Mortals do not have Qi Palaces and root bones, and cannot feel the existence of Yin and Yang Qi. Unexpectedly, after death they directly return to their original nature and become ghost cultivators."
"But ghost cultivators are born with a hatred for living beings, and soon they became enemies of all things. It is said that Zhu Yu originally turned a blind eye to these ghost cultivators who took advantage of the loopholes, until the matter escalated and the cultivators launched a campaign to exterminate the ghost cultivators, demanding that Zhu Yu take on the responsibility of guarding Dieji Mountain and control the ghost cultivators from the source."
Hearing this, Wei Xi actually felt a little sympathy for Zhu Yu: his work was already annoying enough, why did he have to add to the beast's workload!
"Ghost cultivators..." Wei Xi thought to himself, "I don't recall ever having this faction..."
"The good news is that it has been confirmed that this place is related to people. That makes sense. The corpses in Deadwater City are nothing like the ghosts in Dieji Mountain. They are probably victims of Deadwater City, plus the corpses that have been trapped there after being buried in the water over the years."
If Wei Xi had to describe it, Dead Water City was a vast amount of water mixed with some flesh, while Dieji Mountain was the place where the origin of humanity returned.
Recalling the fate of the one-legged corpse collector and the cultivators whose memories had been erased, Wei Xi lowered his eyes and thought, "Although Dieji Mountain is guarded by Zhu Yu, it also has some authority over Yu Xianzhou and Changshengmu. How is this possible?"
While Wei Xi was brainstorming, Si Zhenniang was dutifully recounting the origins of the gambling den in Hulu Town.
"Zhu Yu doesn't have a good temper; he simply told the messenger to get lost."
"Therefore, the cultivators waged war against the demonic beasts of the Dieji Mountain lineage. At that time, you were summoned to open up Dieji Mountain to pave the way for the cultivators to continue. It should be around that time that you investigated Dieji Mountain. Later, when Zhu Yu was defeated, it was you who overruled the objections and spared its life."
"what?"
"It wasn't exactly going against everyone's wishes, it's just that there weren't many people who could beat you back then..."
Wei Xi felt his eyelids twitching and asked, "Zhu Yu was defeated? Wasn't he the leader of the Western Regions demons?"
Si Zhenniang said matter-of-factly, "What's the big deal? The strength of humans and demon beasts is roughly equal, and the power of humans is gradually expanding. Those demon beasts are only willing to live because they encountered you. In a few thousand years, they probably won't even have a place to live in the deep mountains and forests!" (End of this chapter)