On the Avenue

Chen Shi walked into the quarry. The wind was howling and everything outside was frozen. However, there was some warmth at the foot of the mountain and the ice and snow melted.

There are tombstones piled here and there, with no names engraved on them.

Du Yiran was packing his bags and throwing the ax and chisel into his own void.

He was dressed very thickly, with a sheepskin jacket on the outside, and the wool side on the inside, and stuffed with a cotton-padded jacket. He looked very fat, but in fact he had lost weight due to old age.

He wore a sheepskin hat and covered it tightly. His face looked a little dark due to the wind and sun.

Chen Shi has grown to half a man, and is taller than him. He is very old and has become shorter.

"Grandpa Du!"

Chen Shi stepped forward, knelt down and knelt down, saying, "Chen Shi thanks Grandpa Du for rescuing me!"

Du Yiran continued to pack her things and said: "Get up. Your life or death has nothing to do with me. It's only because I owe Chen Yindu a favor that I agreed to him to save you. This is a matter between us older generations. What kind of favor do you think?" Don’t take it to heart.”

Chen Shi kowtowed several times, stood up and said, "No matter what, Grandpa Du is my savior. Why is Grandpa Du here? My grandpa said that you were doing... in the Yellowstone Mountains..."

Du Yiran looked up at him and said, "Are you evil?"

Chen Shi nodded.

Du Yiran coughed twice and said, "I knew he would arrange it for me.

However, since I am neither alive nor dead, I can almost be regarded as evil. "

He packed up and said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The people of the Yan family were scared off by me, and they will soon realize that I am not as strong as they imagined."

He walked along the mountain road, his steps were very fast, and he said quickly:

"They will find that my tombstone is useless against ghosts and gods. It can only deal with living people, and it is useless from too far away. Then they will come back! I am too old to defeat them."

There is a small hut in front, a stone house, lonely and simple, which should be Du Yiran's residence.

Chen Shi quickly followed him, and Du Yiran opened the door and walked in, saying: "You and Gouzi come in, close the door. By the way, see if anyone else is following."

Chen Shi closed the door as instructed, then opened the door and took a look outside, and couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw that just a moment ago it was ice and snow outside the door, but now it was the riverside under the moonlight, with green mountains in the distance and a pleasant climate.

He looked up and saw the moon in the west.

Chen Shi closed the door in a daze, thought for a moment, and opened it again. The elk and green mountains outside the door disappeared, replaced by a lake with sparkling waves under the moonlight.

At this time, the moon is in the south.

Chen Shi closed the door and opened the door. Waves of waves could be heard outside, and in the distance there was a frontier military sentry tower guarding the coast, and a voice came from: "That stone house has appeared again!"

Chen Shi closed the door, came to the window of the stone house and looked out. There were giant beasts churning in the sea and attacking the coast. Many soldiers on the border guard tower were fighting with these monsters.

"The Thirteenth Family has become a big deal."

Du Yiran's voice came from behind him, "If the Yama Palace falls, all ten Yama Palaces will fall."

When Chen Shi heard this, he was shocked and turned around: "What does Grandpa Du mean?"

"Among the ten palaces of Yama, Lord Qingtian ranks fifth, and is commonly known as the King of Hell.

In addition to the King of Hell, there are nine other Yamas, all of whom have fallen. "

Du Yiran put down his axe, took off his sheepskin hat, took off his thick sheepskin jacket and cotton-padded jacket, hung them on the wall, and said, "The Yama of Xuanming Palace disappeared more than a thousand years ago, and now the Yama of Xuanming Palace belongs to the Gao family." Yin Shen.

Yama of Puming Palace disappeared more than 800 years ago. The current owner of Puming Palace is a deceased ancestor of the Li family.

There are also Yuejue Palace, Taihe Palace, Mingchen Palace, Shenhua Palace, Bizhen Palace, Qifei Palace, and Suying Palace. The masters of these Yama Palaces have gradually been replaced by A member of the thirteenth family. "

He stamped his feet, shook the snow off his feet, and said:

"When we went to rescue you, we encountered several battles between ghosts and gods. It was the Xia family who mobilized their forces, pretended to be demons, and surrounded and suppressed the ghosts and gods in Suying Palace.

At that time, your grandfather was only looking for you and didn't notice this.

He is very smart. If he had been in the past, he would have noticed something was wrong. Unfortunately, he was too preoccupied with looking for you to look around. "

He shook his head, washed his face, and went to the back room to change into clothes made of more sophisticated materials, including silk and satin.

He opened the door and walked out, and Chen Shi followed him quickly outside.

It's getting light outside.

The location they were in was not the seaside, but a small town in the mountains. The residents of the town seemed to be very familiar with Du Yiran, and they all greeted him and called him Du Shimao.

Du Yiran had a straight face, as if everyone owed him a thousand dollars, and just nodded lightly to everyone's greetings.

People respect him very much.

Du Yiran took Chen Shi to have breakfast, and ordered a portion of brown rice porridge and noodle soup. She looked at Chen Shi and the black pot, then ordered some meat, and said, "You guys need to eat more to grow stronger."

He paused and said: "The Xia family is pretending to be a demon god. It's very weird. Chen Yin doesn't even investigate, so I will."

Then I entered the underworld alone.

I originally thought that the devil was causing trouble inside, but as more and more clues were discovered, it turned out that the Thirteenth Aristocratic Family had completed changing cages and birds in the underworld, almost replacing the Ten Palaces of Yama.

If it weren't for the King of Hell who was really capable, I'm afraid he would have been replaced by them long ago. "

He was old and couldn't eat meat in the morning. He could only drink brown rice porridge to nourish his stomach. He looked at the fire-smoked lotus chicken soup in front of Chen Shi and swallowed his saliva, saying: "Why did you run here?"

Chen Shi told him about his search for his mother's soul and said: "I was going to rescue my mother, but there were too many guards outside Yuanchen Palace and I couldn't do it. There was also a huge monster like a black pot guarding outside."

Du Yiran said: "Eat the lotus chicken quickly, otherwise it will get cold."

Chen Shi wolfed down and quickly finished a bowl of lotus chicken soup. In addition to chicken, the chicken soup also soaked rice and added pepper. It was spicy and smooth, and tasted good. After eating it, his stomach was steaming.

Du Yiran pushed a bowl of clear soup with mutton and tofu in front of him, indicating that he should eat this. It seemed that he was very satisfied watching Chen Shi wolf down.

"Four years ago, your grandfather went to the underworld to look for you. He went out alone that time and didn't tell anyone."

Du Yiran looked at Hei Guo who was wolfing down his food and whispered, "When he came back, he brought back a small black dog the size of a palm."

Hei Guo was at another table, eating a red and white duck soup pot. He was holding the pot and looking up to drink. He froze there when he heard the words, and his ears stood up.

"I came to find him and saw this dog from the underworld."

Du Yiran lowered his voice, as if to hide it from Hei Guo, but his eyes were always fixed on Hei Guo, and whispered, "I wanted to ask him what he gained from this trip to the underworld, but I was stunned when I saw this little black dog.

This little thing has its own ghost and god realm, and even tried to change my cognition, which scared me.

I asked him where he got it, and your grandfather said that he picked it up.

I didn't believe it and asked again, and he said that someone gave it to him."

Hei Guo had his back to them, his ears gradually stood up, and he was getting closer and closer to the two of them.

Du Yiran stared at its ears and lowered his voice:

"I asked him who sent it, and he said he had reached an agreement with a very powerful ghost god, and that ghost god sent it.

He made a deal with that ghost god.

The back of Hei Guo's head almost touched their table.

Chen Shi coughed, and Hei Guo sat up quickly.

Chen Shi said: "What deal did my grandfather make with that ghost god?"

Du Yiran said: "The deal is that if the dog is safe, your mother will be safe."

Chen Shi was stunned and looked back at Hei Guo.

Du Yiran finished the porridge and said with emotion: "I'm so full."

Chen Shi got up to pay the bill, and Du Yiran pressed his hand and said: "I'll do it."

Chen Shi smiled and said: "Grandpa Du obviously didn't eat anything, it was all Hei Guo and I who ate."

Du Yiran shook his head and said: "You are my grandson, and there is no reason for you to pay for me.

I am old and my stomach is not good. I can't eat anything. I feel very satisfied when I can see you eat. ”

He went to pay the bill, and walked back with Chen Shi, continuing the previous topic, saying: "During the time when I went to the underworld alone, I encountered many dangers, but I always managed to escape death, but I finally ran into evil after walking at night for many years.

I encountered a big battle. It was the ghost of the Yan family pretending to be a demon god and besieging a ghost.

The ghost had a strange crescent moon between his eyebrows, his face was very dark, and his combat power was extremely high.

However, he was still outnumbered and was captured by them.

During the melee, a strange book flew into my body and was compatible with my body.

Since then, strange things have happened around me repeatedly. ”

Chen Shi listened quietly.

"I was originally a stonemason, carving tombstones for people.

In the countryside around Huangshi Mountain, many old people feel that their life span is not long, so they will choose a tomb and order a tombstone for themselves in advance, so many people come to me. "

Du Yiran is already a Mahayana being. With such a cultivation, why should he worry about not having money to spend? But he just likes to make money with his own hands.

Carving tombstones is his craft. Country people are not very literate, so they need him to write on tombstones and engrave the deceased's name.

The money is not much, but it is enough to support the family.

The old man came to him to carve tombstones, intending to die in a few days, but often the person died just after Du Yiran carved his name.

Gradually, people discovered this pattern.

As long as Du the stonemason carved a name on the tombstone, the person died immediately.

Behind the scenes, people called him Du Yanwang and regarded him as an evil spirit.

But on the surface, they all respected him and engraved their names on the tombstone.

"Later I found out that there were many guys from other places who came to me to carve tombstones, not to erect a tombstone for the elderly in their family, but to kill their opponents. "

Du Yiran coughed violently and was in a slump after speaking here. He paused for a moment before saying, "These bastards have ruined my reputation. Although I don't have a good reputation, it doesn't matter.

From then on, I only carved tombstones for the dead.

As long as I have a breath left, I won't carve names. "

The two returned to the stone hut, and Du Yiran said: "Chen Shi, the Thirteenth Family is already in power. I can't stop it, Chen Yin can't stop it, and you can't stop it either.

I rescued the three judges this time just because I got this book and I have to do something for the King of Hell.

That's all.

Chen Shi, I'm old and can't fight against the Yan family, let alone the Thirteenth Family. "

He stopped talking after he said this.

Chen Shi nodded gently and said: "Grandpa Du, I understand."

Du Yiran said: "It's good that you understand.

My qi and blood are insufficient, my stomach is not good, and my body is old. Even if I eat, I can only watch you eat.

During the years I went to the underworld to investigate, I hurt my body and I don't have many years left.

Even if your grandfather comes here and begs me to take action, I won't take action.

I want to take care of myself as long as I can, so I can't take any more trouble. "

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Grandpa Du, don't worry, I'm not someone who likes to fiddle either.

The Thirteenth Generation family is powerful, so let them go and live our lives. "

Du Yiran breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said: "Your grandfather is a bad person. He led Sha Qiutong, Qingyang, Hu Xiaoliang and A Zhuo to do evil and was called the five evil people. They also wanted to recruit me to join the gang, but I sternly refused. Also Fortunately, I always help them, otherwise they would have fallen deeper and deeper into sin.”

He opened the door and said, "Without me, they would have fallen a long time ago. It was me who corrected them."

There was ice and snow outside, but it was not a quarry, but another place.

Du Yiran said: "Chen Shi, I will live in seclusion from now on. Don't tell others. When Qingyang and others ask, you will say that I am dead. You can go back to Xiandu, and I won't see you off."

Chen Shi quickly said: "Grandpa Du, wait a minute!"

He gathered his thoughts and picked a few longevity-prolonging ginseng fruits from the small temple and placed them in Du Yiran's hand, saying, "This is my filial piety to you."

Du Yiran glanced at it and said: "Ginseng fruit? I have eaten it. It is of little use to me to increase my life span by a few months. You can keep it or give it away."

Chen Shi smiled and said: "These ginseng berries are different. Mine are stronger. Grandpa Du accepted them. After all, it is my heart."

Du Yiran placed the ginseng fruit on the table.

Chen Shi told him to eat, and then walked out of the stone house.

It was freezing cold outside. Chen Shi looked back and saw that the wooden door of the stone house was closed. The moment it was closed, the house and the door disappeared without a trace.

"Grandpa Du's magical powers are unfathomable."

Chen Shi couldn't help but admire.

"Black Pot, let's go to the underworld to find the three judges!"

A gust of dark wind blew by, and Chen Shi and Hei Guo disappeared from the snowy field.

In the stone house, Du Yiran opened the door. Outside, there were beautiful mountains and clear waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant. A waterfall of flying beauties and jade hung on the cliff in front, and the water fell into the deep pool under the cliff.

Du Yiran made herself a cup of tea and sat quietly on the recliner, shaking gently and occasionally making a violent cough.

He is indeed old. During those years, he followed Chen Yindu to the underworld and fought with the ghosts and demons in the underworld. He had already been injured more and more.

He is the oldest among the Six Great Evils in the Five Lakes, and Chen Yindu also calls him big brother, so he takes good care of others and contributes the most.

Later, he went to the underworld alone to search for clues about the Ten Palaces of Yama, and was ambushed many times. The Yin Qi had corroded his internal organs.

"If I were a few years younger and I still had energy, I would accompany you to save your mother, save the King of Hell, and fight against the Thirteenth Family. But I am old."

He looked at the rainbow hanging under the waterfall and whispered, "Facing the Yan family, I only dare to carve the stone tablet in advance and attack them secretly.

I can only pretend to be sophisticated, and I don’t even dare to face them directly.

I am really old. My friend Qingyang died and Chen Yindu also left early. Sha Qiutong, who was originally as beautiful as a flower, has become an old woman.

There is also Tianhu, who can only rely on the realm of ghosts and gods to survive.

He sighed. It might be a beautiful thing to die here quietly like this.

The tea is cold on the table.

Du Yiran looked at the teacup and didn't dare to drink it. The tea was cold and hurt her stomach.

He looked at the ginseng fruits that Chen Shi gave him, hesitated, picked up one and put it into his mouth.

"Isn't this the fruit of the ginseng grass dolls in Qianyang Mountain? When I was a guest in Qianyang Mountain, they all had their heads bald... Eh!"

Du Yiran's body was shaken, and there was a loud noise caused by the surging energy and blood in his body, like the waves of the angry sea hitting the coastal rocks!

"This ginseng fruit is really powerful!"

A majestic force of energy and blood erupted from the stone house!

"boom!"

The peak Qi and blood of the Mahayana realm soared into the sky, lifting the roof of the stone house off, and the next moment the waterfall flowed backwards and rushed into the sky!

In the sky, qi and blood condensed into a blood cloud dozens of miles in size, with lightning and thunder in the cloud.

A young and strong figure stood under the blood cloud.

Du Yiran was stunned. He seemed to have returned to the age of twenty with his peak cultivation.

(There will be updates)