PDLP Chapter 1118 Phoenix Blood Corresponds to Dragon Blood
Chapter 1118 Phoenix Blood Corresponds to Dragon Blood
Phoenix blood?
These two words, like two invisible hammers, slammed heavily into Lin Zhen's heart.
He felt a rush of blood to his head.
Where in this world is there any phoenix? Let alone phoenix blood!
Kong Zhiqian is a madman!
Even on his deathbed, he still managed to outmaneuver himself!
This is not a cure at all; it's a complete and utterly malicious joke!
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Ghost Shadow noticed Lin Zhen's unusual expression and quickly stepped forward to ask.
Lin Zhen didn't say anything, but simply handed him the parchment scroll.
The ghost took a look and was instantly stunned.
"Phoenix blood... What the hell is this?!" He couldn't help but swear. "Are we really going to catch a phoenix from the sky and bleed it out?!"
The "night owls" behind them also crowded around to take a look.
When they saw the words "phoenix blood," the joy that had just appeared on their faces froze instantly, replaced by a deeper despair.
"It's over...it's all over..."
"Kong Zhiqian is a bastard! He tricked us!"
"Tens of millions of people... are they just beyond saving...?"
Inside the ancestral hall, the hope that had just been raised by finding the antidote was utterly shattered at this moment.
A thick, suffocating sense of despair spread through everyone's hearts.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Just when everyone was in despair, Lin Zhen suddenly let out a loud shout!
His voice, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly stunned everyone.
Everyone looked up and saw Lin Zhen's back, which, though tired, remained ramrod straight, and his eyes, burning with a fierce flame in the dim light.
"What are you wailing about? The sky hasn't fallen yet!" Lin Zhen's voice was cold and powerful. "Who is Kong Zhiqian? He's an arrogant madman to the core! He went to great lengths to set up this scheme and leave behind this so-called 'antidote,' definitely not to play a silly joke on us!"
He snatched the parchment from the ghost's hand, his gaze fixed on the words "Phoenix Blood".
"He left these three words; there must be a deeper meaning to them! He must be hinting at something to us! In this world, there is no real phoenix, but what can be called a 'phoenix'?!"
Lin Zhen's brain, as if struck by lightning, began to work at lightning speed.
Phoenix...
A thought that made even him shudder suddenly jumped out from the depths of his mind!
Could it be... could it be that the "phoenix blood" Kong Zhiqian referred to wasn't a mythical creature, but rather...
Human blood?
Is it the blood of someone destined to be a true phoenix?!
The moment this thought crossed Lin Zhen's mind, he felt a chill run through his body.
He immediately thought of Murong Yan!
She is the current Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, the rightful and true Phoenix Emperor!
Kong Zhiqian, that madman, what is his ultimate goal...?
He didn't dare to think about it any more.
If that's really the case, then this situation is a hundred times more vicious than he imagined!
Kong Zhiqian not only intends to use this plague to shake the foundations of the Great Qian Dynasty, but he also intends to use this antidote to force the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty to his death!
He wanted to put Murong Yan in a dilemma.
Alternatively, she could choose to sacrifice herself and use her own blood to save tens of millions of people.
However, this would leave the Great Qian Dynasty leaderless and plunge the world into chaos, playing right into the hands of those rebels.
Alternatively, she could choose to save herself, watching helplessly as tens of millions of people succumb to the agonizing poison and die. In doing so, she would utterly lose the people's hearts, becoming a universally reviled tyrant, and everything she had built would be destroyed in an instant!
No matter what she chooses, it's a dead end!
"brute!!"
Lin Zhen understood all of this and was so angry that he trembled all over. He slammed his fist hard against the stone pillar next to him!
With a loud "boom," the hard stone pillar was smashed open, revealing spiderweb-like cracks.
The knuckles on his hands instantly tore open, and blood gushed out.
But he felt no pain at all.
He felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, the pain almost suffocating him.
Yan'er...
How could he let her face such a cruel choice?
How could he bear to do that!
"Your Highness! Please calm down!" Ghost Shadow and the others saw Lin Zhen acting like a mad tiger and quickly stepped forward to pull him back.
"Get out of my way!" Lin Zhen shoved them away, his eyes bloodshot, like a wounded wild beast.
Do not!
Yan'er must never find out about this!
We absolutely must not let her make that choice!
There must be another way! There must be!
Lin Zhen forced himself to calm down, his gaze, like that of a hawk, frantically searching the entire ancestral hall.
Since Kong Zhiqian left this riddle, he must have left other clues as well! With his arrogant personality, he would definitely not be able to resist leaving a smug "hint" in some inconspicuous corner!
His gaze finally settled on the ancestral tablet of the Confucius family's founder in the very center of the ancestral hall.
That memorial tablet was made of the finest golden nanmu wood, and it was a size larger than the other tablets, making it appear exceptionally solemn.
Lin Zhen stepped forward and stared intently at the memorial tablet.
Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be a line of very small characters engraved on the back of the base of the memorial tablet.
Because of the angle, it's impossible to notice without careful observation.
Lin Zhen immediately went around behind the memorial tablet and squatted down.
There, a poem was engraved in extremely neat, tiny characters.
"Originally a wanderer from the ends of the earth, I accidentally fell into the mortal world. Only after staining the nine heavens with blood could I return to my true essence."
Lin Zhen frowned deeply as he looked at the poem, which seemed to have no beginning or end and was deliberately mysterious.
"Originally a wanderer from the ends of the earth, I happened to fall into the mortal world..."
What is the meaning of this poem?
A wanderer...
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Lin Zhen's mind!
He remembered!
When he was young, he heard an old tutor in the palace tell a secret about the previous dynasty.
It is said that the founding emperor of the previous dynasty, the Li family, was not from the Central Plains.
His ancestors came from the distant Western Regions, a mysterious tribe that called themselves "Wanderers".
This tribe has a secret. Their people have a special substance in their blood that causes it to turn a faint golden color when it comes into contact with certain herbs, and also grants them immunity to all poisons.
Therefore, the people of this tribe are also known as the "Chosen Ones," and their blood is called "Dragon Blood"!
The Li imperial family of the previous dynasty were direct descendants of this tribe!
Therefore, the "phoenix blood" that Kong Zhiqian mentioned does not refer to any chosen one, nor does it refer to Murong Yan.
He was referring to the blood of people who possessed the bloodline of the previous dynasty's Li imperial family!
And Li Xian, the former crown prince whom he supported, wasn't he the purest member of the Li imperial family?!
Lin Zhen's heart started pounding wildly!
He got it!
Kong Zhiqian was a madman. From beginning to end, he never intended to let that incompetent Li Xian become emperor!
Li Xian, from beginning to end, was merely a pawn in his hands! A pawn used to stir up chaos in the world, and, at the last moment, used as the "antidote"... a catalyst!
This scheme is intricate, with each step more vicious than the last!
Kong Zhiqian, he actually schemed against everyone!
Lin Zhen felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight up to the top of his head.
He now finally understood why that madman Kong Zhiqian had gone to the trouble of having his "corpse" transported out of the city after faking his death.
Because he never even considered escaping!
His ultimate goal is to return here!
Return to the ancestral home of the Kong family, where he had laid a trap!
He was here, waiting for Lin Zhen to solve this mystery, and then he would tell him the cruel truth!
He wanted to see Lin Zhen sink into even deeper despair!
He had to watch as Lin Zhen, in order to save the people of the world, had to personally kill that so-called "former crown prince"!
He wanted to make Lin Zhen bear the infamy of "slaughtering the bloodline of the previous dynasty in order to protect the country"!