【Texture】(192)

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Author: Wandering Traveler,
May 18, 2017,
first published on sis. Chapter 192:
The group had advanced a short distance when several horrifying human skeletons, gnawed down to their bare bones, appeared
before us. Out of instinctive repulsion, everyone instinctively chose to avoid them.
As my mother, frowning and pinching her nose, walked past me, I muttered to her expressionlessly
, "...I heard that thing's heartbeat."
My mother's eyes twitched slightly, then she transmitted her voice to me. "
Just keep it to yourself, but don't tell these girls yet. I'm afraid they'll be really scared!"
"What exactly is that thing? I feel it's very, very far away... but I can hear its unusually clear
heartbeat. Can you tell me its identity? I don't believe you didn't feel it; as we moved,
it moved too, seemingly deliberately maintaining the same level as us. It's monitoring us; our
every move is under its control. This isn't the situation you want, is it?"
"You're right, but right now... we can only act under its surveillance. Because inside the Spiral Tower,
it's impossible to escape its surveillance. As for what it is exactly? I can only say, I really don't know.
The most likely candidate is the Golden Mother... because many ancient books record that King Mu of Zhou had contact with the Golden Mother. Putting aside those
deliberately embellished legends, it seems that King Mu of Zhou's biggest target in using the Nine Cauldrons was the Golden Mother. Of course, it
's not necessarily true... Although I haven't had contact with the Golden Mother, based on the information about the legends about her gathered from various channels
, I don't think the Golden Mother is that powerful... that King Mu of Zhou needed to offer the Nine Cauldrons to suppress her. Of course,
this judgment is based on my correct understanding of my own abilities and that girl Xia Jiang's abilities."
"I don't understand what you mean?" "
To put it simply, Xia Jiang and I are both stronger than the Golden Mother! If King Mu of Zhou only wanted to suppress the Golden Mother
, I don't think he would have been forced to use the Nine Cauldrons."
"What?" I was surprised to hear my mother's telepathic message. I've never really had a concept of where my mother and Xia Jiang
stood among beings of their kind. I just vaguely felt that they
weren't weak. Because, in my view, the divine power they'd displayed so far—"Luck,"
"War," and "Youth"—was practically heaven-defying. But when my mother frankly admitted she was
stronger than the Golden Mother, the legendary Queen Mother of the West, I still found it hard to accept. However, this was the first time my mother
had discussed such matters with me so seriously and earnestly, so I momentarily forgot my current predicament and
began to think deeply.
"The Golden Mother alone might not have been enough for King Mu of Zhou to use the Nine Tripods, but what if King Mu and his
men had faced more than one being like the Golden Mother?" I recalled the information I'd gained from chatting with Wang Lie at the hot spring fortress
.
My mother seemed noncommittal to my speculation, and stopped communicating with me telepathically. Instead,
she walked to the front with her hands behind her back, followed by me, Guanxue, Yuan Fangfang, and the others, all being carried along.
I sighed, confirming that my mother had no intention of stopping this prank, and could only compose myself and
endure the feeling of being carried forward. Helpless, I looked up blankly. The upper part of the Spiral Tower was
shrouded in dark clouds, the dense clouds seemingly slowly rotating around the top of the tower.
Strange colors and lights flashed intermittently in the center of the vortex, a sight beyond description.
Just as I was somewhat engrossed in watching, a deafening roar suddenly came from somewhere on the base of the Spiral Tower
. The entire Spiral City shook, and Guanxue and
the others, who were supporting the cross behind them, lost their footing and fell. They were all fine after their falls, but I was really unlucky,
falling flat on my face, head and face all over the place.
My mother was the only one unaffected by this sudden turn of events. She took two steps to my side, grabbed
the crucifix, and fixed her gaze on the direction from which the sound came.
Seeing that I had fallen quite badly, Fanzhou and Guanxue rushed over after regaining their balance.
As they took over my mother's position, they were about to say a few words of comfort, but my mother interrupted them with a firm gesture.
"It's cheering...it's the cheering of the ghost soldiers! Xia'er has opened the door to the inner ramp!"
My mother squinted, confirming this, and her face showed an expression of wild joy. Then, turning to the women present, she
said, "From now on, we need to speed things up! I don't care if you were rich heiresses
or socialites before, carry this thing and run with me as fast as you can!"
Then, I was lifted up above the heads of several women and we began a rapid upward movement… To
maintain the girls' physical and mental strength, my mother softly sang a melodious tune.
…Listening to my mother's low chanting, and gazing at the suffocatingly large black vortex above, I fell into a
strange daze.
Because I seemed to see countless shimmering, multicolored phantoms
drifting down from the center of the vortex without any pattern… Some appeared and danced in the air, while others landed directly on the layered circular
ramps. I stared at one of the phantoms drifting down from above, trying hard to make out its exact
shape, so much so that I ignored my mother's unexpected telepathic message.
"Xia girl managed to destroy that gate so quickly; it seems I underestimated her true strength!
But that's good, the stronger she is, the more she can hold that guy back. Maybe by the time we finish your business, we
can still make it to help her. If everything goes smoothly, those people you're worried about might actually survive
. That guy is indeed very strong and terrifying, but there were three of us then. Even if we couldn't beat him, we had
plenty of ways to escape from him..."
"Huh, what did you say?" I only realized what she meant when my mother finished her sentence with "escape..."
and asked blankly. Because I really hadn't heard what she said before
.
"What? I didn't hear you! Were you dozing off?" My mother was absolutely furious at my reaction.
Instead of using telepathy, she started yelling at me...
Her yelling startled the falling lights, causing them to react as if greatly frightened, making incredibly
human-like movements and postures, clearly showing their fear of my mother's outburst!
This reaction from the phantoms piqued my curiosity. I couldn't help but raise my chin and say to my mother, "Didn't
you see those things floating down from above? They seem scared by you!"
My mother and her group of ladies had been blindly rushing upwards. Only after my reminder
did she look up and notice the scattered, glowing phantoms. Upon seeing these illusory figures, Mother
scoffed dismissively, "I thought you'd seen something strange! It's just these!"
"But...but...there are so many of them! We'll definitely encounter them if we keep going up. What are they
? Will they attack us?" As Mother looked up, the girls who were acting as my porters
also looked up. Yuan Fangfang, unlike Guanxue and the others, wasn't afraid of Mother and was the first
to cry out.
"If there's danger, the two scouts ahead will naturally notify us! As for what these things are...
if you really want to explain, you can call them 'angels.'"
"What? These things are angels?" I found Mother's explanation hard to believe. Because angels, as part of mythology or religious legends, 　　occupy a significant place
in the stories of different cultures and religions .
In Christianity, Satan, who betrayed God, was originally
an angel by God's side... I never expected that the "real angel" I saw now
would look so similar to the holographic images I saw in Xia Yu City, because I personally witnessed a lithe eagle soaring through the air
, and in the space it flew through, it passed through at least six or seven angels' "bodies". From this, I concluded that
"angels" have no physical form.
"I called them angels just to make it easier for you to understand. To a god, these things are parasites
and sycophants. They exist by absorbing the divine power emitted by the god. The color
and the light they emit are different depending on the divine power they absorb. As for what use they are, I haven't found any practical use! If you insist on
saying they are, a god could use their divine power to raise a bunch of them as pets, so they can sing
praises to you and make you happy anytime, anywhere! God in the Bible kept many of them, and they sang praises to the
Lord all day long!" My mother was dissatisfied with my current state, but she still patiently
explained to me and others.
"Alright, I'll explain these kinds of questions to you slowly later. Right now, climbing up is the most important thing
." My mother felt she had explained enough, and then gestured for the women to continue. Only then did I truly
come to my senses and remember my mother's earlier telepathic message. She then asked, "What were you going to tell me again? I
really didn't pay attention. Can we do it again?"
"Never mind if you didn't pay attention..." My mother was too lazy to talk to me anymore about my belated reaction
. Furthermore, perhaps to confirm the truth of what she said about "angels," or perhaps simply to
amuse herself, my mother began to expand the divine domain that had been contained around her body... and the
drifting phantoms radiating various lights immediately gathered like cats smelling fish upon contact with my mother's divine domain
.
In a short while, I felt myself completely surrounded by these so-called "angels"...
They seemed trained, rhythmically dancing around our rapidly ascending group
, emitting monotonous syllables. At first, the sounds were indistinct, but gradually they became clear
and audible scales.
"Yan Ping is supreme... Yan Ping is great... Praise Yan Ping... Yan Ping is compassionate..."
"Pfft..." Yuan Fangfang was the first to chuckle. Hearing Yuan Fangfang's sneer, Mother
waved her hand dismissively, and the "angels" who had gathered around us quickly scattered like birds.
Having dispersed the "angels," Mother let out a clear laugh. "Girls, is it fun? Is it interesting?"
"Fun...fun...so this is what angels are like? By the way, did you make them chant
Yan Ping's name? They chant whatever you tell them to?"
"Yes, that's right..."
"Can we do it again? This time, can the angels flatter me? Praise Fangfang, Fangfang is supreme,
Fangfang is great!"
"Hehehe...Yuan girl, you're quite narcissistic. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue saying these things? I advise you
to work harder and speed up...Didn't you notice that besides us, other people have started climbing
this outer slope?"
"What? More people are coming...could it be..." Yuan Fangfang peeked out and looked around,
then shrank back like a frightened cat. "...It's Daye. Rinpoche! How did they
find their way here? And so many of them? Didn't they encounter any demons
or monsters along the way?"
Liu Huiru coldly explained to Yuan Fangfang's shock. "They
must have been chasing after me and Xiaowei! As for the numbers... I want to tell you
that some people in your original group were bribed by Daye and Yan Zilu. After passing through that crystal wall,
Daye and Yan Zilu followed you based on the marks left by the bribed person. I also know that
you rested in those two ancient cities yesterday. And I always thought you would stay in the ancient
cities until dawn this morning before making your move..."
"The bribed people must be the captured personnel from the Baihui Group, right?" the mother interjected.
"That's right... among the group you rescued." Liu Huiru answered decisively.
"Knowing our movements, they've been tailing us for the past two days... Why didn't they think of
launching a direct attack? Was it because of those ghost soldiers?" The mother was clearly surprised to see the group below, who had just begun their ascent.
The Daye and Yan Zilu gang on the outer ramp didn't seem to care much, instead inquiring with great interest about
the other gang's movements from the previous two days.
"The ghost soldiers are one thing, but Yan Zilu was busy bribing and recruiting the mercenaries I hired those days, and
besides..." Liu Huiru swallowed hard. "...that swordsman of yours! I heard he's called something like Demon Blade Studio."
"Swordsman? Demon Blade Studio? Oh...you mean Mr. Xiao Suyan? What happened to him? Didn't you capture
him before?" Yuan Fangfang immediately pressed for details after hearing about Xiao Suyan.
"Catch him? I reckon Daye and Yan Zilu would rather stay as far away from him as possible than catch him!
They used some Ten Directions Tracking Array to pinpoint his location and force him into the western valley of the Burial Ground.
But then they inexplicably ran into a fire. Instead of stopping him, Xiao Suyan took advantage of the fire to kill
the lamas who were tracking him..." "
The personnel used for the Ten Directions Tracking Array must be fixed. Once they change, you have to recast the spell to locate him! Demon Blade Sect
is quite decisive. But you probably won't have a chance to cast the spell to locate him a second time." Lan Jian
's tone revealed his appreciation for Xiao Suyan's decisive actions.
"Of course there was no chance to locate him again, and from then until last night, he became our
nightmare! Because we were following behind you, we hardly encountered any demons or other evil things.
But he ambushed and killed at least twenty or thirty people. However, because of his presence, Yan Zilu and Daye had to take turns guarding against his attacks. That's how Xiaowei and I managed 　　to escape
from their group ..." 　　"I see... No wonder! Whew... This is going to be interesting... This Spiral City looks like it's going to be 　　very lively today!" My mother chuckled, clearly not taking Daye 　　and Yan Zilu's group, who were currently on the slope below, seriously. 　　"Lively? Aren't you worried that they'll come and ruin your plans? Don't forget, their 　　goal is the same as yours, the Nine Cauldrons!" Because of my posture, I couldn't see 　　the specific situation below where we were. After realizing that my mother had once again entered that "everything is under control" state, 　　I couldn't help but habitually pour cold water on her. 　　"Hmm, hmm... Your reminder is very timely! To prevent these annoying guys from interfering with our plans 　　, we must reach the location of the Nine Cauldrons earlier and faster." To my surprise, my mother 　　actually accepted my "admonition" seriously and urged Guanxue and the others to speed up. 　　We could see the Daye gang, and the Daye gang naturally noticed us, their "competitors" who had arrived first 　　. However, perhaps due to the huge difference in "strength," they didn't react to our presence in any 　　special way; everything proceeded at a normal pace and according to their usual pattern of action... Perhaps in their view, 　　even if we managed to find the Nine Cauldrons first, they could still use their own strength to snatch them from our 　　hands. 　　The lowest level of the ramp outside the Spiral City has a circumference of about twenty kilometers. As the altitude increases and 　　the city's main structure slopes inward, the distance the ramp travels around the city decreases, and the angle of inclination also increases 　　... Being carried along like a mascot, I found myself able to calmly observe 　　and contemplate the specifics of this peculiar city... 　　I noticed that the higher I went, the more exquisite the architecture became... The cave where we had temporarily hidden 　　was likely on the second level of the ramp. Its interior was rough and uneven. However, the 　　archways we were passing, though seemingly damaged by fire, had sharp, defined interiors, clearly meticulously 　　crafted. Furthermore, by the fifth level, many archways began to display carvings and patterns on their edges. 　　From this, I deduced that this ancient city was likely a hierarchical society. The higher one lived, the 　　higher their status and the better their living conditions. As for the criteria for distinguishing ranks... it was most likely individual power. 　　Those chosen ones, possessing divine power, were clearly the top echelon of this city. Humans… their individual strength 　　was far too weak compared to the chosen ones. Even within this Spiral City, they were probably the most insignificant 　　beings. 　　At this point, I couldn't help but recall my mother's sudden remark: 　　"The Kunlun Core… is just a giant breeding ground! Humans… are nothing more than livestock that were once domesticated 　　!" 　　Sweat immediately beaded on my forehead. 　　Lost in thought, I was unaware that my mother had been observing my subtle changes the entire time. 　　"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly sweating?" My mother's voice echoed in my mind, but it sounded exceptionally 　　gentle. 　　"Nothing… it's just… we haven't encountered any of those filthy things along the way." 　　I quickly found an excuse to cover it up. 　　"Oh, you're worried about something unexpected happening next? You've got it all wrong... It's normal if you don't 　　run into them. If you do, it means Xia Yatou and her ghost soldiers have been defeated." 　　"You...you mean...Xia Yatou leading the ghost soldiers down the inner slope was also part of your plan?" 　　"I suppose so... Of course, Xia herself is to blame for this outcome! She disobeyed me and mobilized her 　　Yin soldiers on her own. My original plan was for us to move together, with the Yin soldiers protecting each other as we climbed the outer 　　slope of the Spiral City. But she couldn't resist the provocation from that guy in the city and came over on her own with her Yin soldiers. 　　Since that's the case, I had to change the plan, letting her and her Yin soldiers act as bait to attract 　　the attention of that guy and those filthy things in the city. As long as she and her Yin soldiers keep moving forward and fighting, nothing 　　like the harpy from before should appear to harass us. You see, the inner city of the Spiral City is 　　the real lair of that guy and those filthy things, and protecting their lair is their instinct. As long as we don't defeat Xia 　　and ensure the safety of our lair, even if that guy can monitor and control our every move on the outer slope, he's 　　unlikely to come looking for trouble first. The reason I only decided to come after confirming that Xia and her Yin soldiers had entered the inner city..."

"That's why we had to speed up after we reached the ramp!"
"No, no way! Mom, aren't you sacrificing Xia Jiang and her ghost soldiers? Didn't you
say that Xia Jiang is, in a sense, your sister? How could you do this?"
"Tch, my silly son, trying to be sentimental with your mother? Hehehe… What about my sister?
It's true we're sisters, but even the closest sisters aren't as close as you and Xiao Jing. For you and Xiao Jing, Kangmei is willing to sacrifice his own
life, so what does sacrificing my sister Xia Jiang matter? Let me put it this way, for you, let alone
Xia Jiang, I wouldn't even care about my own life…"
My mother's words sent a shiver down my spine!
At that moment, I suddenly realized I had made a mistake! I seemed to have misunderstood
the true purpose and goal of my mother's entire plan and scheme!
"What...what do you mean by that? Didn't you do all this for immortality and to repair
the seal?" I finally broke my usual secret communication with my mother and roared, turning
my head to look at where she was...
My sudden shout startled the girls supporting me, causing them to stop
running in unison. I was then able to meet my mother's eyes, who had also stopped.
In my gaze...her smiling face was full of gentleness and kindness.
"My silly son...why should your mother pursue eternal life? And the Nine Cauldrons Seal,
the destiny of the Chinese nation—frankly, what do these things have to do with your mother? For your mother, the most important things are you
and Xiaojing. Apart from you, even if the whole world is destroyed, your mother won't care!
All those things your mother said before were made up, all lies to you...because only in this way could you obediently come with your mother to
this Spiral City...have you only just realized this now?"
My mother didn't speak, but continued to whisper in my mind through telepathy
...
listening to my mother's telepathic transmission, my eyes widened involuntarily.
"As for why I brought you here, it's because your mother always felt indebted to you... I have three children
... Kangmei grew up under my protection. Life wasn't as rich back then, of course, but he
was always happy. Although our relationship, which transcended human ethics, caused him distress and guilt,
I know he didn't regret it... After he passed away, I personally comforted his soul. His soul told
me that as my child and lover, he was happy. It was because of this happiness that he could unhesitatingly
sacrifice his life to bring peace to Xiaojing and me. And the soul... doesn't lie. Xiaojing, on the other hand, is
pitiful... She lost her father at birth. This has made her somewhat wild now, and often even I
can't control her. But compared to that, she is still happy! Because she received my meticulous
love as her mother, and she also inherited some of my abilities and a similarly long life! Compared to that... only
you! Only you are the most pitiful..."
"First, you were born with congenital organ failure, and there was almost no chance of survival. Although Kangmei and I
took you to Xiayucheng and eventually saved you, the thought of you, a tiny baby, having to endure
such unbearable pain breaks my heart. Having finally saved your life, I wanted to
cherish you, love you, and raise you well. But in order for Kangmei to live
and thrive in this world, I could only stay by your side as your grandmother. Do you think
I didn't see you crying and calling for me in your sleep when you were little? I did see it, but to avoid disrupting Kangmei's life
, I cruelly kept it from you." This secret… You and Kangmei are both your mother’s sons, but at that
time, in your mother’s heart, your father Kangmei’s stable life in the secular world was perhaps more important.
Then came the family tragedy twenty years ago. For Xiaojing’s sake, your mother had to abandon you again. The
direct result was that you became a child without a mother… As a Yin demon, your mother has gone through nine reincarnations
, plus this one as a chosen one of the gods. Your mother knows very well what
kind of pain a child without a mother would suffer! What comforts your mother is that you endured the physical pain of early childhood, and then
the psychological torment of being without a mother and losing your father at a young age, all of which you gritted your teeth and endured…”
"...Mom owes you so much because of the anti-American campaign and because of Xiaojing. So, now that Mom is certain
that Xiaojing can take care of herself independently, Mom has decided to use the rest of her life and all her time and energy to
make it up to you. Mom will fight for everything you deserve! Love, career, wealth, and... immortality
!"
"Now, Mom can tell you frankly... everything Mom planned, everything she schemed, was for one
purpose: to make you the same as Mom and Xiaojing. To make you a being that humans can only look up to
..."
"...Enough!"
To shout those two words, I felt like I had used up almost all my strength. I slowly shifted
my face, looking directly upwards, and after a long pause, I managed to utter my second sentence: "Put me down
!"
Perhaps because they all sensed the unwavering determination in my words, Guanxue and the others carried out
my request almost without hesitation, quickly and clumsily placing me, along with the cross, flat on the slope
…
"I'm not going… Let me go, I have no interest in playing with you anymore!" I didn't glance at my mother again,
but instead gestured to Guanxue with my chin, signaling her to act.
"Let's see who dares to let me go!" My mother snorted coldly, then straddled my waist with both legs. She
then bent down, bringing her face close to mine.
"I knew you'd react this way! That's why I found a reason and excuse to tie you up on this frame first!"
My mother said, pinching my face and forcing me to look at her.
Against the backdrop of the massive black vortex behind us, my mother's face appeared obscure and dark, but I felt a surge of…
I felt no hatred or resentment towards her whatsoever; my heart was filled only with endless guilt and self-reproach…
I once thought I was merely an accidental participant who had stumbled upon the demon world. I was involved
in those events, striving to uphold what I believed to be the right way of thinking and to protect
my basic human morality and conscience. But now, everything my mother told me was a slap in the
face…
The Phoenix Mountain prison, the Xia Yu City secret realm, and now this Kunlun Wonderland… How many people have died along the way? Now
it seems they were all victims of my mother's “immortality plan”!
I have never been a numb person, able to coldly watch one living person after another
disappear, but when I realized that I myself was the core source of all these bizarre events and terrifying experiences, I truly
couldn't imagine it, couldn't bear it!
"No, stop playing this game... Too many people have died! I know you're doing this for me, to
make it up to me... But, please, please, stop your plan! Mom!" At this moment, I finally decided to
stop keeping the secret between my mother and me from outsiders! Because to me,
how could this secret between my mother and me compare to their lives?
Hearing my address, the women reacted differently.
Guan Xue and Yong Hui, these saintly women, didn't make much of a move, seemingly already knowing; Liu Huiru was
somewhat confused, only Yuan Fangfang, that idiot, was greatly surprised.
"Mom? What? You two are mother and son?"
"Slap..."
Unfortunately, before she could finish her extremely exaggerated expression, her mother's slap landed directly on her
face. "Shut up...you little slut, you have no right to speak here!"
The mother, her chin held high, forcefully subdued Yuan Fangfang, speaking in an unquestionable tone: "...My
precious son, we've come this far, do you think you can just stop it with a single word? Do you think all my
plans will go down the drain? Do you think that's possible? Let me emphasize this again, in the Yan family...women are in charge.
If you get married, you can easily say you listen to your wife! You're the eldest son, and even I, as her mother-in-law, have to
give her some respect. But you don't...in this family, it's me, your mother, who's in charge..."
Just then, a loud whooshing sound came from above. The mother paused, then looked up
.
At this point, we were very close to the huge hollow black cyclone at the height of the Spiral Tower
...Just as the mother looked up, a huge ball of flame broke through the black clouds at the edge of the cyclone.
The flames burst through the clouds, unfurling dramatically to reveal a massive, bird-like form,
slowly circling the spiral tower as it descended…
“A phoenix?” Mother seemed surprised to see the firebird.
The phoenix circled only once before noticing us gathered on the slope.
Then, with unimaginable elegance, it hovered its body nearly a hundred meters away, emitting an extremely
melodious and gentle cry. It seemed incredibly friendly…
But Mother suddenly unleashed her Seven-Colored Divine Domain without warning,
colliding violently with the phoenix's surrounding fiery red divine domain.
“…He’s my son! He won’t make a pact with you… If you want to find Red Lotus, wait for the next one! If you understand what I
mean, get out of here!”
Mother roared at the phoenix, her expression ferocious…

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