After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

I guess these guys wouldn't send people to jump into the river to see if all the offerings have been eaten.

Facts have proved that reality is always more absurd than Shen Yuelan imagined. Just when Shen Yuelan sent people into the water to rescue people, at least three other groups of people with the same purpose also sneaked into the river.

Shen Yuelan felt a headache watching this scene. She could roughly judge the purpose of those three groups of people based on their clothes.

The first group of young men who jumped into the river were in ragged clothes. Judging from the material of their clothes, they were wearing the same clothes as the two girls who were sacrificed. They must have come with the purpose of saving people.

Although the second group of people were also dressed simply, they were not very clean. Moreover, they all had fierce eyes and greedy expressions, more like starving beggars. Their targets were obviously the edible sacrifices.

The last group of people were easier to identify. They were fully armed and obviously Qin soldiers under Li Bing, but no one knew why these guys came.

However, with the intrusion of these three groups of people, Shen Yuelan's [rescue plan] might become more perfect. Her Qin Ruishi could blend in with the group of beggars and take advantage of the chaos to seize the copper lock.

No matter what purpose the Qin soldiers had in going into the water, he could divert the trouble away and achieve his goal without anyone noticing.

As for the two children, since someone is willing to come and rescue them, then just leave them to those teenagers. I don't really want to take care of children anyway.

There was nothing wrong with Shen Yuelan's plan logically, but there were variables. The only variable was the Qin army soldiers.

Unlike what Shen Yuelan had imagined, the goal of that group of soldiers was neither to recover the sacrifice nor to finish off those who had not yet drowned. Their purpose was to capture the young and middle-aged men who had dived into the river.

Yes, now is the starting stage of the project. Li Bing must be lacking a large number of people who are familiar with water to help him with the work. Those who dare to snatch food from the tiger's mouth are good candidates. Tsk, it seems we have to speed up.

Although Shen Yuelan admired Li Bing, who built the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, she did not intend to let her subordinates help him with the work. If she got involved, wouldn't it be completed in a few days?

That won't do. How can the people of Shu not feel any sense of participation in such a great project? Only when you feed your child will you love him/her. Otherwise, even the best things will be ruined in a few years.

People will never cherish things that are easily obtained, and those who cannot obtain them will always be restless. Shen Yuelan felt deeply about this, so the Qin Rui soldiers who were originally lurking in the water suddenly attacked.

They swam quickly to the little girl with the copper lock and tried to pull it off, but the thin rope tied around the girl's neck was as sticky as if it was wrapped in starch and could not be broken no matter how hard they tried. The Qin soldiers in front were already very close.

Seeing this, Qin Rui's soldiers could only rescue both the person and the chain. As for what to do after rescuing the person, that was not something they needed to consider. Anyway, they had completed the mission, right?

Shen Yuelan could naturally hear the thoughts of Qin Ruishi and his men, or rather, this was what Qin Ruishi said to Shen Yuelan. Shen Yuelan was amused by the weird actions of these guys.

The reason why the Qin Ruishi dared to be so naughty with Shen Yuelan was actually because they had become familiar with each other. This was a good thing, as it represented that Shen Yuelan's Qin Ruishi had begun to accumulate emotions and have self-awareness, and were no longer puppets who only knew how to obey orders.

There is a huge difference in combat effectiveness between soldiers with self-awareness and soldiers without self-awareness. And the most important point is that these guys can finally learn independently.

Being able to learn independently means that their plasticity has been greatly increased, which means that their promising future has been greatly enhanced.

The Qin Ruishi under Shen Yuelan may become hexagonal warriors holding Gatling guns and driving void ships in the future. In short, the future is promising.

Although Shen Yuelan was very happy about Qin Ruishi's change, the fainted little girl in front of her became a source of worry for Shen Yuelan. Should she take her away or send her to a village somewhere?

Before Shen Yuelan could make a decision, the wailing in the distance made the choice for her.

Shortly after Qin Rui's soldiers rescued the girl, another sacrificial girl was successfully rescued to shore by her brother. But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the young man who was leading them was pierced through the body by a spear from behind.

【elder brother! ! 】

Seeing her relatives dying because of her, the girl let out a cry of grief, but before she could rush to the boy, she and her other companions were roped up by the group of fully armed Qin soldiers behind them and were dragged away regardless of their resistance.

Tsk, it seems that even a people-benefiting project like the Dujiangyan Irrigation System was full of exploitation and oppression during its construction. Shen Yuelan immediately lost interest in continuing to watch.

So the so-called Land of Abundance was built with the blood and flesh of countless Shu ancestors? How ironic!

At this moment, Shen Yuelan finally confirmed the fate of the girl in her arms. If she continued to stay here, she would definitely die. Either she would be drowned as a sacrifice, or she would be exhausted to death in endless labor.

The other people in the team also gradually lost interest in Dujiangyan at this moment, including the Qin Rui soldiers who went into the water to rescue people. They looked at the body of the young man in the distance with sad eyes, wondering what they were thinking.

They had known the fate of the Qin Empire very early on. They were extremely proud that their country had the last laugh, but they were also puzzled as to why the empire collapsed so quickly.

But today, looking at everything happening before their eyes, they seem to have realized something. Although they still cannot see the truth clearly, they already know that the collapse of the empire is definitely not without reason.

[Alan, please leave the child to us. I know you don't want to take care of the child recently because of that girl named Aluan. We happen to have nothing to do, so we can help you take care of her.]

Shen Suchang was so considerate, so Shen Yuelan handed the girl over without hesitation, leaving only the copper lock in her hand. This time, Shen Yuelan had no interest in keeping this monster any longer.

With a crisp sound, the copper lock in Shen Yuelan's hand shattered, and the Mingdao demon living in it let out a mournful cry, then disappeared into thin air. This made the scalps of everyone present tingle.

Chapter 190 Until the End of Life

Although Shen Yuelan's daily image is not very gentle and lovely, she is definitely not a female devil who tramples on the lives of others wantonly. The fact that she could have such a mental explosion and directly kill the target of the mission must have been largely due to the contribution of Li Bing, the prefect.

However, this is not a big deal. Just crush it to death. If it is caught, it will probably be charged with escaping from prison anyway. Just kill it directly and go back to complete the process.

However, no one knew how this copper lock, which should have been in the territory of Yan State, ended up in Shu County. Shen Yuelan was too lazy to trace the details. After all, judging from the results, Shen Yuelan was the beneficiary.

Moreover, in this way, Shen Yuelan's purpose of coming to the Warring States Period has been half achieved. As long as the casting material for [Yihua Yao] appears, Shen Yuelan will have successfully completed the mission.

The girl who was rescued was named Shaotang, the older sister of the twin sisters. They were the natives of Shu County. Although they were not slaves, their social status was actually not much better than that of slaves.

After the fall of Shu Kingdom, their tribe fled to the nearby mountains to live in seclusion in order to avoid war, and lived in peace for decades.

But the good times did not last long. Their residence was discovered by the Qin people during the exploration of Dujiangyan in recent years. The two sides then engaged in several small-scale wars, with both sides winning and losing.

But in a recent conflict, the sisters' home hidden in the mountains was discovered by the Qin army, and their parents were both killed. Because they were twins, they were regarded as auspicious signs by the Qin people.

Becoming a good omen in the eyes of the Qin people will not treat you as a saint and start a so-called happy life. Instead, you will be treated as a sacrifice to worship ghosts and gods and become a lamb to be slaughtered.

The most recent sacrifice was the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Li Bing actually didn't want to hold any sacrifices, after all, the Qin people didn't really believe in it.

However, the Shu dignitaries who had surrendered to him were very fond of this. In order to gain their support, Li Bing could only cater to their wishes, follow the public opinion, and organize such a bloody sacrifice.

It’s a pity that Shen Yuelan’s full expectations ended in vain.

The disappointed people did not stay in Shu County for too long. They headed north again and stopped briefly at the ruins of Tufei City in Jiameng County. This was once the capital of the Zhu State and was abandoned after it was conquered by the Qin army.

Xu Hanyue and his two companions had met Li Shun here before. Shen Yuelan and others also ended their journey to Shu during the Song Dynasty in Lizhou (Guangyuan). Today can be regarded as a revisit to the old place.

Looking at the once prosperous Tufeila, which quickly became a paradise for wild animals and plants in less than half a century, Shen Yuelan felt an indescribable sadness in her heart. It was really regrettable that a seemingly powerful country was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.

If you walk a little further north from Tufeiyi, you will reach Lizhou City, where Shen Yuelan once lived. However, Lizhou City is still a primeval forest at this moment, so there is no need to go there for a stroll.

They made fires and cooked in this ruin covered with grass and vines, enjoying the rare comfort. Most people did not dare to get close to this place. The Qin army killed many people when it conquered the State of Ju, and white bones can still be seen among the grass and trees.

Calculating the time, these people have only been dead for more than forty years. Shen Yuelan looked at those white skeletons, and her originally depressed mood suddenly began to liven up again.

Since no one has dared to approach this place for many years, does that mean it is still worth exploring? Although this place is small, it is the capital of a country after all.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuelan immediately organized two exploration teams and began to adventure in Tufeiyi. She and Huanyan were in one group, and Suxin and Suyi were in another group. Each group brought twenty Qin Rui warriors to see if they could dig out something.

Shen Sushang stayed behind to guard the camp and look after Shaotang. Although the little girl also wanted to go on the adventure, she had not eaten for three days before she was sent to the altar, so she was powerless and could only stay in the camp to rest.

Like Aluan, Shaotang is also a dead person. In the original historical path, she was not rescued successfully because she was too far away from the rescuer, and her final outcome was to be eaten by a fish.

No one knew if it was because of the [Bright Blade Demon] that she had an indissoluble bond with the inner world. As long as she lived long enough, Shen Yuelan would be able to take her back to the inner world.

This time there is someone watching over her, and Shen Yuelan doesn't believe that the cooked duck can fly away again.

The expedition was not as interesting as Shen Yuelan had imagined. Most of the valuable things had been looted when the Qin army broke through Tufei City. Everywhere they looked were bones and ruins.

Occasionally they would find jade jewelry on one or two skeletons that had escaped destruction because the target was too small, but most of the time, their efforts were in vain.

Because the harvest was so pitiful, Shen Yuelan was forced to give up searching for residential houses and instead focus on the core building of the entire city, that is, the Juhou Palace.

I think there should be some bronze artifacts there that cannot be easily moved, which can enrich Shen Yuelan's collection.

Shen Yuelan was looking forward to this, but she didn't know what was going on with her lately. The things she expected were always dashed, and today was no exception. After they arrived at the not-so-spacious Juhou Palace.

As far as the eye can see, apart from the burnt fragments of the foundation and a few carbon pillars, there are only a few old trees about forty or fifty years old swaying on the ruins, showing a sense of vicissitudes of life.

【The country is ruined but the mountains and rivers remain. The city is covered with grass and trees in spring. The flowers shed tears when they feel sad, and the birds startle my heart when they say goodbye. The war has lasted for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold. My white hair is getting shorter and shorter, and I can hardly hold a hairpin.】

When Shen Yuelan was learning this poem as a child, she was often troubled by the fact that she could not memorize it easily, and she never thought about what kind of sadness Du Fu felt when he wrote this poem.

But this cannot be blamed on the young Shen Yuelan. How could a child who had not experienced much of the world understand the despair of watching his country go from prosperity to decline, his country being destroyed and his family being ruined, but having no way to serve his country?

There are some things that are absolutely impossible to understand if you have not experienced them personally. Even Shen Yuelan today does not think that she has truly empathized with Du Fu a thousand years later.

After all, she is now alone. She no longer belongs to any country or nation. She is just a lonely ghost wandering in the other world, an insignificant bystander, quietly watching the world.

Everything that she has experienced in these years often makes Shen Yuelan fall into self-doubt. The ridiculous historical restoration mechanism, the bizarre inner world and the unfathomable Gan Yuelong bother Shen Yuelan all the time.

She often wondered if the so-called other world really existed, whether she was in reality, or if everything was just her fantasy, a dream she had created.

Just when Shen Yuelan was a little confused, a warm body hugged her. Huanyan once again promised Shen Yuelan that she would always be by her side, never leaving her, until the end of her life.

Yes, no matter whether everything you are experiencing now is false or not, the love you receive is not false. Instead of daydreaming about those meaningless things, it is more meaningful to care more about the people around you.

Chapter 191 Professional Matching

The exploration continued. Although nothing useful could be found on the surface, Shen Yuelan felt that there must be a lot of good things buried underground. Shen Yuelan walked around for several times and finally chose a place where there were not many bones. She rolled up her sleeves and started digging.

Shen Yuelan dug three meters downwards with great difficulty. She had already reached the foundation of the palace, but she did not find anything useful except for a bunch of charred bones. It felt like the entire Tuphila had been plundered by the Qin people.

Shen Yuelan was about to give up, but suddenly news came from Su Yi's group that they had found a jar in a corner at the base of the west city wall, which contained hundreds of seashell coins.

Shen Yuelan curled her lips upon hearing the news. Although seashells are the ancestors of currency and one of the earliest currencies used by humans, their actual collection value is very low. After all, this thing was very rare in ancient times, but very common in later generations, and the cost of counterfeiting is extremely low.

However, it seems that the seashells excavated here are definitely real ones, and according to records, the seashell coins used in Shu were not produced from the Pacific Ocean, but were transported from the Indian Ocean. They are still quite collectible.

But if the only gain from this trip was a jar of seashell money, that would be a bit embarrassing. It would be better to let her dig up some bronze artifacts to bring back.

Perhaps God finally heard Shen Yuelan's prayers. When she was about to take a rest, she suddenly felt a hard bump on the ground. Shen Yuelan touched it tentatively and found that it was a piece of rusty metal.

Shen Yuelan immediately stood up, pulled it out and observed it carefully, and found that the piece of metal was actually a bronze product. It looked like an animal totem and should be a decoration in the palace. Although it was not very valuable, it was better than getting nothing.

The appearance of the bronze beast statue was just the beginning. At the location where it was discovered, more and more bronze vessels were excavated. In Shen Yuelan's view, these strange-shaped vessels were similar to those of the Sanxingdui cultural relics.

But what is slightly different is that the utensils of Tufeili have long begun to borrow the style of the Central Plains, and their shapes are becoming increasingly close to the Qin and Chu culture. From a historical perspective, the batch of utensils in Shen Yuelan's hands are quite valuable.

But unfortunately, according to the current condition of this batch of cultural relics, they will not survive for more than two thousand years. Therefore, Shen Yuelan could only accept them reluctantly.

Shen Yuelan returned with a full load and met the equally cheerful Suyi sisters on the way back. In addition to the jar of seashell money they dug up, they also found a batch of jade artifacts of very good quality. It seemed that they had dug them into the sacrificial pit.

The returning team was full of laughter and joy, which formed a sharp contrast with the lonely bones behind them. More than 40 years ago, they failed to defend their homes, and the same is true today.

Shen Yuelan and the others did not stay here for too long. Shortly after completing this adventure, they left this long-abandoned capital.

When Shen Yuelan was leaving, she inadvertently glanced back. Many years later, when Shen Yuelan recalled this incident, she often regretted why she was so ungrateful back then and had to go back to that place.

The scene behind the crowd made Shen Yuelan shudder. Many years later, Shen Yuelan still felt a lingering fear. It was an army of hundreds of thousands of ghosts, formed by the obsession of not wanting to see their country destroyed and their families ruined.

If it weren't for the 100,000 iron-willed Qin soldiers standing behind Shen Yuelan, Shen Yuelan and others would have died the moment they took their first step into this isolated city.

Even now that they have left the range of Tufei City, the ghost army in the city is still watching them covetously, as if if Shen Yuelan slacks off even a little, they will tear her bones apart.

There are no ghosts in the world, but humans are the devil. She thought the haunted story here was just a rumor, but she didn't expect that there were really obsessions accumulating here. For the first time, Shen Yuelan felt the inconvenience of her eyes.

If we had never met, we would have left, but since we had met, there was no reason to let it go. How could the great China allow ghosts and gods to cause trouble? They should be killed!

Shen Yuelan waved her right hand lightly, and she was dressed in black and gold clothes. Those were the clothes that Zhao Yuanxian personally selected for her. She clenched her left hand and held a bow in her hand. That was the crossbow that Shen Huanyan transformed into.

At Shen Yuelan's command, 100,000 Qin troops rushed out in full force. Their vision was now shared with Shen Yuelan. What Shen Yuelan could see, they could also see. Therefore, they knew very well what they were going to kill.

That was their past sin.

Although Shen Sushang did not react at first, relying on the contract between herself and Shen Yuelan, she quickly realized the seriousness of the situation. After handing Shaotang over to Suxin for protection, she immediately joined the battle and began to command and dispatch.

Only Suyi and Suxin were holding Shaotang, standing there stupidly.

[Hiss, second sister, do you know what happened? Why did we suddenly start fighting? Who are we fighting with? ]

[I… I don’t know either. I guess A-Lan must have discovered something. You know her red eyes are very cunning. I just don’t know what kind of enemy it is that can make A-Lan mobilize all 100,000 Qin warriors.]

[Yes, even the eldest sister rushed out. Not many people can be treated like this. ]

Fortunately, Shen Yuelan has many heroes under her command, who are professionally matched with her, so she is quite adept at dealing with these resentful ghosts. If it were Shen Yuelan alone, he might not be able to win.

Shen Yuelan fired hundreds of arrows at Tuphilly, but without exception, none of them hit her target. According to Shen Suchang's analysis afterwards, Shen Yuelan's purely physical attack method could not penetrate the armor with spiritual attributes.

Daddy said well, the only thing that can defeat magic is magic.

Looking at the Qin Rui soldiers who were chopping and killing ghosts as easily as chopping vegetables and pounding garlic, Shen Yuelan plucked the bowstring of the imperial bow with some boredom, causing Huanyan, who had regained his human form, to chase and beat him. But after the two of them fought, they could only sigh in despair at the battlefield of Tu Philadelphia.

[Huanyan, do I really not have any spiritual attack methods?]

[Well, let me think about it, there is one, the National Collapse Book Spirit Technique, that thing should be considered a spiritual attribute. ]

[Hiss, yeah, I'll throw one and try.]

It would not have mattered if Shen Yuelan did not throw it, but once she threw it, she caused disgust among the Qin Rui soldiers, because the technique of national collapse was an auxiliary skill that weakened the enemy's fighting will and gave the enemy despair.

But what are those on the opposite sides now? They are the ghost army, they started out by relying on despair. With this burst of fire, you are giving the enemy a boost.

Seeing this, Shen Yuelan wiped her nose guiltily. She just wanted to help and was desperate to find a cure.

The master and servant argued for a long time and found that they didn't seem to have any useful mental skills. Could it be that they could only sit there and do nothing? That would be too boring.

[By the way, Master, there is another skill that you might want to try. ]

[Hmm? What skill? ]

[The Daojun Sealing Technique, although it is not of spiritual nature, it is professionally suitable. ]

Chapter 192 Daojun Sealing Technique