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Chapter 700 Phenomenon

Chapter 700 Phenomenon

This doubt left the guards speechless, though they didn't react physically. Some of them looked at each other with suspicion and hesitation, as if they were afraid that their blind trust in the former head guard, Lin Kun, might lead them to take the wrong side and do something wrong.

Zhu Yu snorted and gestured for the talisman to stop searching for the edge of the fake skin and come back here.

“I know you’ll be skeptical of what we’re saying when you see his face. That’s only natural, since we all believe what we see.” She turned around and glanced at the guards. “Everyone here served in the Prince’s mansion when Prince Lan and his sons were still alive. You must know more about the past than we outsiders do.”

I need not elaborate on how outrageous this person's words and actions have been over the years.

The fact that we dare to stand here and confront him today is certainly not because we came unprepared.

As you all probably remember, Prince Lan was once afflicted with a strange illness, and only one divine physician could cure him. This physician gained Prince Lan's deep trust and was kept by his side daily, until he suddenly and without warning died.

The guards nodded in agreement with Zhu Yu's words. They certainly remembered the incident vividly, as almost all the tragedies that followed in the Prince's mansion began after that event.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Lan King you remember should be much more robust and taller than the one sitting in front of you now, right? Did he give you the reason that the sudden death of the divine physician was a huge blow to him, which is why he has lost so much weight?"

Have you ever thought about this question?

Was the one who died back then really that mysterious miracle doctor?

The question Zhu Yu posed immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, including the seemingly powerless Lan Wang, who also stared intently at Zhu Yu, his expression becoming even more tense.

The guards did not show much surprise at this question.

In fact, over the past decade or so, they had privately pondered and considered this overly bold conjecture, but they had never dared to voice it.

"This time, we specifically found the place where that 'miracle doctor' was buried and dug out his head." Zhu Yu looked around with a smile, appearing calm and composed, as if what she was talking about was just ordinary talk about scriptures and doctrines. "I am not very talented, but I happened to learn the skill of 'restoring flesh and bones' from my master."

Today, in front of everyone, I will restore the appearance of the person who died back then to its original form, so that everyone can see who that person really was.

Her words caused an uproar among the crowd, and even the guests at the table couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

Lan Wang's cheeks twitched a few times. His eyes were fixed on Zhu Yu, seemingly worried, but also suspicious that she was bluffing and trying to intimidate him.

After Lu Qing and Zhu Yu finished speaking, they clapped their hands. Then, Hong Liu'er, who had just quietly left, returned with a large wooden box in her hand.

Behind him followed several guards, each carrying a tray containing clay and scrapers. These items were nothing special; they were commonly used by folk artisans who made clay statues of gods. So, everyone's attention naturally fell on the wooden box in Hong Liu'er's hand, and they all wondered what was inside.

Hong Liu'er walked up to the crowd, gestured to a guard to bring her a low table, then carefully placed the wooden box on the table and respectfully stepped aside.

Zhu Yu walked over, sat down at the low table, opened the wooden box, and slowly pulled out a skull from inside.

Upon seeing the stark white skull, everyone around was startled. Several retainers who were slightly closer were so frightened that they almost tumbled backward and rolled quite a distance.

Zhu Yu calmly moved the wooden box away and placed the skull properly on a piece of silk on the low table. He was very respectful. Then he took some clay and a scraper from the side and began to apply and repair the skull.

Her movements were skillful and natural, yet they made those around her tremble with fear.

They felt uneasy just looking at the human skull; the thought of having to touch it was enough to kill them.

Of all the people, only Lu Qing had the same calm and composed expression as Zhu Yu, standing aside attentively watching Zhu Yu work, as if admiring her creating a work of art.

Although Chang Yu already knew about Zhu Yu's plan and that Hong Liu'er had found the human skull for her, she still couldn't help but show surprise when she saw Zhu Yu handling these things so relaxedly. Looking at Lu Qing's undisguised admiration, she was amazed and felt even more admiration.

With practiced ease, Zhu Yu covered the originally white skull with clay, and then slowly used a scraper to sculpt the lines of the face, gradually revealing details such as cheekbones, nose, cheeks, and lips, and the appearance slowly emerged.

After a while, Zhu Yu stretched his sore neck slightly, put down his tools, moved back a little, and showed the skull in front of him to the people around him: "Everyone, please take a look."

The old guards of the Prince's mansion, who had been standing aside with some doubt about everything in front of them, all gathered around, wanting to see clearly what the human head that Zhu Yu had restored actually looked like.

It would have been better if they hadn't looked, because once they did, everyone's faces immediately showed expressions of horror.

The head on the low table, though reshaped from clay and lacking eyebrows, hair, beard, and eyes, truly resembled the King of Lan.

To be precise, he is very similar to the Prince Lan in the memories of these guards, very similar to the Prince Lan more than ten years ago, and even more similar to the one who is now slumped in the chair!

Zhu Yu looked at the expressions on those people's faces with satisfaction, and silently sighed in his heart, "It's true that having many skills is never a bad thing. Back then, many people thought that there were so many more precise and advanced technical means, and that the most primitive cranial reconstruction was outdated because it was not accurate enough, so there was no need to learn it."

I only found it interesting, so I learned it for fun. I never thought that a skill that originally had no practical use would come in so useful now.

The Lunar New Year is almost here, are there any more side stories to be added? Hurry up!