Chapter648:BrideRules

Thetragedydidn’tendwiththedeathoftheQueen.

Rather,therealtragedybeganatthetimewhentheQueendied.

Thesoldiers,priests,andknightswhokilledtheQueenthoughttheyhadsavedthekingdom.TheyburiedtheQueen’sbodyinthechurch,tryingtolettheQueenrestinpeacewiththepowerofGod.

However,theQueencouldn’trestinpeace.

Fromthatdayon,therewouldalwaysbepeopleinthepalacetoseetheQueenwearingawhiteweddingdressandwanderingintheancientpalace.

Shedidn’tsayanything,justweptsoftly,lookingatthepalacesheoncelovedandthekingdomshehadsworntoprotect.

Hertearsturnedintobloodandstainedthegroundofthepalace,littlebylittle.

ThehorrifiedknightsattackedtheghostQueen,butalltheattackswereineffective.

TheguiltofkillingtheQueendrovetheknightswhowereloyaltotheQueencrazyoneafteranother.Halfofthemcommittedsuicideinthepalace,andtheotherescaped.

ThiskingdomwastheterritoryofoneoftheknightswholefttheAssyrianpalace.

AsasinnerforkillingtheQueen,heeventuallychosetocommitsuicide,leavingbehindonlytheorderof"guardingtheruins".

Therudimentofthiskingdomwasbornoutofthisorder.

Knights,priests,andanypeoplewhoremainedinthepalacediedoneafteranother,andpeoplewereafraidtofleethepalace,avoidingtheweepingghostoftheQueen.

ItlastedforonemonthaftertheQueen’sdeath.

Thatnight,thebloodmoonwashanginghighabovethepalace.ThelonelyQueenappearedonthehighobservatoryandthrewherowncorollaatthebloodmoon.

Nooneknewwhathappenedafterward.Alltherecordspeoplefoundthatremainedintheruins,endedthatnightforever.

ThekingdomofAssyriawascompletelydestroyed.

Allthepeopleinthecitydied;nordidanyotherlivingcreaturessurvive.ThehistoryofAssyriaendedovernight.

Thesurvivorseventuallygatheredinthisremotelandandstruggledtorebuildthecountry.

"Isthisthemonsterintheruins..."YunXifinallyhadaclearunderstandingoftheruins.

TheCurseoftheBride:

AftertheAssyriakingdomwasturnedintoruins,adventurersenteredtheruinsfromtimetotimetosearchforthelosttreasuresoftheancientAssyriankingdom.

Mostofthemlosttheirlivesforeverafterentering.

ButtherewerealsoafewluckypeoplewhosurvivedtheForgottenRuins.

Theyhadthesamecharacteristics:allofthemwereunmarriedwomen.

"Why?"YunXiwipedhiseyes.

Theyencounteredanincrediblecurseintheruins.Whattheysaw,withtheireyes,wasnotruinsbutabeautifulkingdomthatwasstillprosperous.

Inthiskingdom,thekingdomwasstillundertheperfectQueen’sruleandhadgonethroughthousandsofyears.

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JustastheworldturnedintotwodifferentpartsonthedayoftheQueen’sdeath,onlyunmarriedgirlscouldenterthedreamlikeAssyriakingdomintheruinsandcouldbringouttreasures.

Agirlonlyhadsuchanopportunityonceinherlife.ThiswasthecurseoftheForgottenRuins,butalsoablessing.

ThedeadQueenstillseemedtosurviveinsomewayintheForgottenRuinsandstilldominatedherAssyriankingdom.

IfamanenteredtheForgottenRuins,hewouldonlyencountercountlesshorribleblackaxemonsters.Ifyouareaman,pleasedon’ttry.

"Notonlyarethereblackaxemonsters,buttherearealsotenthousandswordsinthesquare!"YunXigaveabitterlaugh.Atlast,heknewwheretheblackaxemonsterswerefrom.

IfhewantedtogototheDragon’sNest,hemustbreakthroughtheAssyriaQueen’sruins!

Accordingtotherecords,shewasdead,butstillexistedinsomestrangeway.

Onlyunmarriedgirlscouldentertheruinssafely.

That’sreallypuzzling.Whycan’tmenenterthere?

"InvisibleLands"-YunXibegantoreadthelastbannedbook.

Thiswasaboutastrangesacrificeintheruins.

TheAssyriankingdomthatexistedonlyintheeyesofyounggirlshadaspecialsacrifice,whichwasheldbytheQueen.

Itwascalled"theQueen’sSacrifice".

TheperfectQueencreatedherpeople,theghostswhodressedinbloodstainedbridalgowns,alwayswanderingaroundinthestreetsofthecity.

Theghostsseemedtohavebeenwaitingforsomething.IfthegirlwhoenteredtheAssyriankingdomcouldcatchoneoftheghosts,thenthegirlcouldmakeawishtothegreatAssyriaQueen.

TheRulesoftheWish:

1.Thegirlghostshadtheirnameswritteninthefrontoftheirchest.

2.Thefirstsyllableofthenameoftheghostyoucatchmustbethesameasyours.

3.Themoreghostsyoucatch,themoreflowerswillappearonthebride’scorollaonyourhead.

4.Thesacrificewillbeginonthenightofthebloodymoon.Theseghostswillnotattackyou,butwilltaketheinitiativetoescape.Youcanuseanymethodtocatchthesegirlghosts.

5.Themoreghostsyoucatch,thehappiertheQueenwillfeel,andthemorepossibilitiesshewillusetorespondtoyourwishes.

6.Thewishcanonlyberelatedto"love".

7.AgirlwhoisinlovewillwinthefavoroftheQueen.Pleaseseizetheopportunityandmakethisonceinalifetimewish.

"What’sthematter?"Lookingattherules,YunXiwonderedifhehadreadafakebannedbook.

Whyaretherulessoromantic?

Isn’tthatahorribleruin?

CanthehorribleQueen,themasteroftheblackaxemonstershavesuchagirl’sheart?

Canitbereal?

Whatwentwrong?YunXiturnedthelastbookoverandoveragain,wonderingwhowaskiddinghim.

Comparedwiththepreviousbloodybannedbooks,thisbookwassosweetthatitwasalmostaspureasafairytale.