"This strange incident finally caused panic among the residents in the city, and the royal family was also greatly shocked. They quickly invited Master Pushan from Jinyang Temple to ask for advice on the matter."

"Master Pushan is the most virtuous and respected Buddhist monk in the city. After he met Fang Qiong, he thought that Fang Qiong was the legendary witch. Her repeated appearance in the city was an ominous sign, and the city was afraid

If a major disaster occurs, if you want to resolve the disaster, you must kill the witch and build a Buddhist temple to suppress it with the help of the vast power of Buddhism. Otherwise, the disaster will continue."

"The royal family adopted Master Pushan's opinion and handed over the matter to Master Pushan for supervision."

"Soon after, Fang Qiong was ordered to be executed again, and under the supervision of Master Pushan, the body was cast into an iron coffin and driven into the foundation of the new Buddhist temple. Then the construction of the largest Buddhist temple in the city began.

, the royal family named this Buddhist temple Fumo Temple.”

"Since then, Fang Qiong has not been resurrected, nor has he appeared in Janni City again."

"The royal family and the residents of the city finally felt at ease, and Fumo Temple has since become the most efficacious and greatest Buddhist temple in Ganni City. People who believe in Buddhism rush to worship there, and the incense is getting stronger day by day."

"Now after so many years, although this matter is still talked about by people along with the Demon Fu Temple, in fact, very few people can still remember the specific appearance of this witch. After all, those who had real close contact with this witch at that time

There are only a few people, and very few people are willing to get in trouble with the witch."

"And the reason why I can recognize it at a glance is because the witch was executed three times in total, and I personally conducted autopsies on all three times. Her appearance has long been engraved in my heart. Even after so many years, she still knows how to recognize her.

It appears in my nightmares every now and then, so I often go to Fumo Temple to worship and pray, but it still lingers on me."

Having said this, Apuqiu finally took a breath, glanced at Fang Qiong nervously, and then pulled Wu Liang away. Then he frowned and said in a lower voice, "Now this witch

Reappearing in Janni City will definitely once again cause panic among the royal family and the residents of the city. However, this witch was brought back by you. If this matter spreads, I am afraid that even you and others will be implicated.

"

"this……"

The backbone of the Hu army looked at each other in disbelief, and looked at Fang Qiong with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Originally, they had determined that Fang Qiong had some unknown secrets hidden in her body, but after hearing Apqiu's words, they suddenly discovered that Fang Qiong's body obviously contained more secrets than they expected.

And even more amazing.

Witch?

Is she really a witch and not a human being?

"Um……"

At this moment, Wu Liang's brows were also knitted into knots, and he let out a low groan in his nose as he was thinking.

Killed three times and four times, and "resurrected" three times and four times.

The corpse was even burned to ashes, sealed in an iron coffin, and suppressed in a Buddhist temple.

Even after achieving this step, Fang Qiong was still alive and well, but he should have gone to the Central Plains after that, so he did not return to Jianni City.

Wu Liang couldn't help but think of the female corpse that was exactly the same as Fang Qiong found in the Bailong pile.

Combined with Apuqiu's rather detailed description, Wu Liang quickly came to a bold inference. Perhaps... Fang Qiong was not constantly "resurrected" at all!

Rather, it is constantly “regenerating”!

In Wu Liang's understanding, the word "resurrection" should strictly speaking be based on the phenomenon of the same body coming back from the dead.

"Regeneration", in the standard annotation of pathology vocabulary, is defined as a repair process that creates something out of nothing after a loss.

Fang Qiong's body was burned to ashes.

He was sealed in an iron coffin and suppressed under Fumo Temple.

And it was calcified by the weird little lake in Bailongdui and sank to the bottom of the lake.

But there is always another Fang Qiong who is alive and well, can speak, eat, and act like a normal person, and has independent emotions and thoughts. To a certain extent, this Fang Qiong still inherits most of the former's memories...

This is undoubtedly a strange thing that is difficult to understand and imagine.

The only situation Wu Liang could think of that was similar to this was the "cloning technology" that often appeared in science fiction works in later generations. In fact, it was not only in science fiction works, but many medical experts in later generations were also constantly developing "cloning technology".

Research.

"Cloning technology" belongs to "regeneration" technology.

However, until Wu Liang's time travel, the "cloning technology" of later generations was still not fully mature, and there were still many controversies at the practical level.

On the contrary, film and television works related to "cloning technology" are in full bloom.

"Escape from Clone Island", the "Resident Evil" series, etc. are all outstanding in this field. At the same time, the work itself also explores the moral and technical aspects related to "cloning technology", and the content is thought-provoking.

And in the matter of Fang Qiong.

These currently known situations have many similarities with "cloning technology".

First, both should have an ontology.

After careful analysis, Wu Liang decided to temporarily define the identity as Fang Qiong, who killed his master by mistake before he escaped.

Because before that, there should be no obvious difference between Fang Qiong and normal humans, at least during the years she was a slave, her master and his family, as well as the slaves who worked together, etc... almost everyone had a relationship with her.

No one who has been in contact with her has noticed anything unusual about her. Otherwise, when Fang Qiong becomes a witch that scares people, someone will definitely reveal some of the unusual things she has shown before, even if it is just hindsight.

There are signs of it, but listening to Apqiu's description, it seems that there are no rumors in this regard.

After clarifying this ontology, and combining it with Fang Qiong's previous narrative, Wu Liang tried to describe Fang Qiong's action trajectory and the approximate time of the action.

After killing his master and escaping from Jani City, Fang Qiong entered the desert and encountered a violent black dragon, and discovered the Tomb of the Sun by chance.

About ten days later, she returned to Janni City from the Tomb of the Sun and had become a "witch"...

In other words, the initiator of all this may be the Tomb of the Sun that Wu Liang is looking for on this trip, and if he wants to uncover the secrets hidden in Fang Qiong, he must find the Tomb of the Sun;

Secondly, Fang Qiong's "regeneration" is the same as "cloning technology", and the essence should be "copying".

But the difference is that "cloning technology" can theoretically make unlimited copies, while Fang Qiong seems to be able to make limited copies.

Combining Apuqiu's description with Fang Qiong's words after seeing the female corpse, Wu Liang has reason to believe that even if Fang Qiong can continue to be "reborn", he still has to follow the mystery of "there can only be one living Fang Qiong in the world."

rule.

Because there have never been two living Fang Qiong appearing at the same time in Janni City.

When Fang Qiong saw the female corpse before, she also said: "Only one of you, the slave, can live. If the slave dies, she will come back to life. She will deceive everyone and inherit the slave's life and everything. Master."

She will also be deceived..."

At that time, Wu Liang and others thought she was talking about the female corpse.

But now, Wu Liang suspects that the "she" Fang Qiong mentioned at that time may not be the female corpse, but another Fang Qiong who will be "reborn" after her death.

Because Fang Qiong's "rebirth" is obviously not a resurrection of a dead body.

Otherwise, how should we explain the corpse of Fang Qiong that was burned in the city? How should we explain the corpse of Fang Qiong that has been suppressed by Fumo Temple to this day?

Thirdly, although the "regenerated" new Fang Qiong inherited everything from the original body, it can also be regarded as a brand new independent individual.

Compared with the female corpse discovered previously, Fang Qiong's appearance and figure were the same.

But some independent traces can still be seen from many details, such as the length and hairstyle of hair, some scars on the body, and slightly more mature facial features... These are all Fang Qiong is still alive and is an independent individual.

evidence of.

Later discussions on "cloning technology" also discussed related issues.

Even if the cloned individuals inherit everything from the original body, as their life experiences change, the physical and psychological conditions of different clones will still develop in completely different directions, gradually showing different personality differences.

so……

Although the content of Wu Liang's thoughts became more and more complicated, he did not lose his train of thought.

He is now beginning to lean towards the fact that Fang Qiong's previous confession in Chenliu was not a fabricated lie, nor was he hiding anything from him.

Assume that the ontology he defined is correct.

And assuming that the location of Fang Qiong's every "rebirth" is the Tomb of the Sun, and that the original body is used as the prototype instead of the previous Fang Qiong for "rebirth", then the memory of this Fang Qiong should be the one in her confession.

experience.

She is the last one, and she is also the luckiest and longest-lived Fang Qiong.

When she woke up after inheriting the memory of her original body, she did not remember the previous events where Fang Qiong entered Janni City and was executed as a witch, nor did she remember the events of her death in the strange lake at Bailongdui. There may even be more that she did not remember.

I don’t remember any of the well-known experiences of Fang Qiong’s death...

She's very lucky.

After walking out of the desert where the Tomb of the Sun was located, she did not enter Jani City, but entered Bailongdui.

She may have encountered some dangers in Bailongdui, or she may have been to that weird lake, but she escaped death. In the end, when she was most desperate, she happened to meet the kind person who took her out of Bailongdui and took her all the way there.

The Xiongnu merchant living in Bingzhou eventually moved to Chenliu due to many changes and became a Zhangtai woman...

Thinking about this, Wu Liang suddenly felt that many things were explained.

It's just that there are still some crucial details for which no reasonable explanation can be derived.

For example: After seeing the female corpse, why did Fang Qiong's eyes and nose bleed inexplicably and remains unconscious to this day?

Another example: Fang Qiong should have some understanding of her own "rebirth", otherwise how could she say those words after seeing the female corpse?

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To be continued...