Shopkeeper and God

cold.Lu Xing brought a knife and called Shang Baochen to get ready to go out. At the same time, he told Chen Yiguang not to go out alone tonight, and not to answer even if there was a knock on the door.It's not the first time for a child to celebrate Ghost Festival, Lu Xing naturally knows what Lu Xing ordered, but this time he must make Lu Xing and Baochen wear the red string that they were wearing before, still yelling that he doesn't know where to hear it Here comes the saying "keep safe".Baochen put it on readily, but Lu Xing couldn't twist it, so he put it on too.

Ghost gates actually exist in every city. Usually in ancient times, the southwest gate of a city was also a ghost gate.Since modern times, the city walls and original urban layouts of various cities have been torn down and broken along with the development of the city. The original city gates are gone, and the ghost gate has nothing to rely on. Usually, a similar "gate" in the southwest of the city is chosen. "The place.

The ghost gate of the city is on a tree-lined path.The small road is still paved with stone slabs. On both sides of the road, the branches and leaves of big trees that need two or three people to hug together form a natural "gate" at the end of the road.This small road has been here for decades, because of its special "identity", no one dared to move it.Except for July and a half when the gate of hell is open, the scenery is picturesque on weekdays, attracting many people who come to sketch and take pictures.

But today these people will not easily approach here, even in the residential buildings on both sides of the path, there are only a handful of residents with lights on.When the gate of hell is opened, humans always want to avoid it, so Lu Xing, who was walking on the road, became the one who attracted the most attention.It's not yet time to open the door, and there are some dark shadows that can't be touched on the path.They have indistinct facial features and voices, wandering among the branches and tiles, while looking at Lu Xing curiously.On the contrary, Lu Xing didn't panic and remained calm, but Baochen was probably still worried, so Lu Xing stood very close to him.

Lu Xing laughed at him, but Baochen ignored him, and the red string pendants in their hands were entangled again, so they couldn't be bothered to separate.Lu Xing just thought it was funny, and raised his hand to hook his chin to tease him.Baochen couldn't laugh, and just watched Lu Xing laughing alone, when there was a loud "coaxing" sound from under the two big trees at the end of the road.When the surrounding ghosts became restless, they knew that the ghost gate was about to open.

Sword Spirit (6)

The gate of ghosts that gradually appeared was pitch black, and a slight gap was opened, revealing an opaque world like a piece of black ink.The ghosts roared and slowly poured into the gap.Lu Xing followed the ghosts and walked in, but was suddenly held by Bao Chen's hand.

Baochen had great strength, and he did not hesitate and show no taboo in this grip. Lu Xing was so startled that he turned to look at him, but Baochen just looked at him with no expression on his face.Lu Xing couldn't shake off his hand, so Baochen walked forward, and instead he pulled Lu Xing away. Lu Xing didn't know what to say, so he could only let him pull him. He changed to a ten-finger grip, obviously because he was afraid of losing him.

Lu Xing couldn't get rid of him, and he didn't actually find it annoying, he just couldn't laugh or cry, and felt that Baochen treated him like a child.

As soon as he entered the ghost gate, there was a darkness without light in front of him.Lu Xing was suddenly a little thankful that Baochen was pulling him away, since he couldn't see well enough.But because of this, other senses have developed a lot.The mourning voices of those ghosts were far from being heard clearly, the yin energy was not felt much, but the spiritual power felt more abundant, the road was smooth and unobstructed, and he didn't feel cold, but he felt that Baochen's hands were warm.

I don't know how long I walked, but a gray light gradually appeared in front of me, and I didn't feel glaring when the light gradually became bigger.When the darkness recedes, the world of the underworld will appear before your eyes.

The sky and the earth are pale gray, and there are short red flowers blooming on the ground.There are rumors in the world that the underworld Caymanzhusawahua, but now that Lu Xing sees these flowers, he can't tell their names. He only sees those flowers blooming piece by piece, separating the colors of the world.There is no road, and the ghosts float across the flowers, rushing towards the end of the world.Occasionally, when someone noticed Lu Xing and Baochen, they would give them a sideways glance, and finally drift away in confusion.

"Hell, it's really ugly." Baochen sighed with emotion rarely.Lu Xing was looking at him suspiciously, but Qingyan's voice came from beside him and said, "But those ghosts don't have aesthetics anymore, so it's not ugly."As soon as she said this, the two of them looked over.I saw Qingyan's fiery red figure turning into a solid body, and the knife that Lu Xing was originally wearing returned to her body. She was light and light, standing on the flowers as if she had no weight, and her fiery red clothes were automatic without wind, ethereal Like the hottest soul.

Lu Xing looked at her, then looked at Baochen and asked, "Then, my lord, where should we go next?" He suddenly felt that Baochen knew more about the underworld than he did.Hearing his question, Baochen raised his hand, pointed to the distance where the ghosts were drifting to, and said, "At the end of Huangquan Road, by the side of Naihe Bridge."

"The Bridge of Naihe crosses the River of Forgetfulness. The riverside of the River of Forgetfulness is a place where souls who do not want to reincarnate wander. The water of the River of Forgetfulness pours into the ground and is called the Yellow Spring, and when it flows into the ground, it gathers into a huge path of reincarnation—Return to the Ruins. Return to the Ruins Inhabited are immortal monsters called fishwives. They are half man, half fish, half body and withered, singing the song of death, which is the last sound the soul hears before reincarnation. At the other end of the bridge of Naihe, there is a huge The city is the place where the ruler lives. The huge moon hangs on the top of the city and never sets. The soul that has drunk Meng Po soup will be judged there to decide which way it will reincarnate in the next life." Bao Chen To put it in detail, it was as if he had really been here before.Lu Xing didn't know whether he should be surprised or fascinated by this narration, but Qing Yan asked first: "How long is this Huangquan Road?"

Baochen paused, but first hugged Lu Xing up.Lu Xing was so frightened that he yelled, and Qingyan let out a "wow", not understanding what was going on.On the contrary, Baochen remained calm and only replied, "Flying is faster".

Qingyan understood what he meant, giggled and flew away in front.Her flaming figure is the best target, and Baochen is lucky, so she also chases after her.It's just that compared to before, his speed has been reduced a lot, so that he has always kept a distance from the light flame in front of him.

Lu Xing gradually got used to this speed, but his hands were still holding Bao Chen's clothes tightly, as if he was afraid that he would throw him out.When he saw Baochen's face from this angle, the gods are always serious, but at this time the expression on his face seemed to be a little sad that was exaggerated by the atmosphere of the underworld, so Lu Xing couldn't help asking: "Did you come here before?" past here?"

Baochen didn't expect him to ask, but he answered "yes" honestly.

"Is it to find his soul?" This reason is simply too good.

Baochen answered "yes" again.

"Have you found it?" Lu Xing asked again, but this time Baochen didn't answer.Lu Xing laughed, but when he felt that the answer was obvious, Baochen replied lightly: "I found it".

This answer was a bit unexpected, Lu Xing showed a surprised expression, Baochen still focused on the road ahead, did not look at him, but repeated it firmly, no need to question it.

Lu Xing smiled again, and whispered "That's great", without feeling that Baochen had hugged him even tighter.

After they flew for a while, there were more and more ghosts in front of them, and even formed a long queue.Qingyan wandered in the air for a while, and Baochen, who was chasing up, saw a bridge far ahead, and there was fog on the river, so I don't know the length of the bridge. Behind that layer of fog, there was a faint city. look like.

The three discussed it and decided to go to Wangchuan to see the situation first.Qingyan flew over to ask Granny Meng, but this paralyzed woman only mechanically scooped Pomeng soup for each ghost, and ignored Qingyan at all.Qing Yan circled around her twice, but to no avail, she returned to Lu Xing and Bao Chen's side.

Lu Xing and Baochen had already stood by the side of the River of Forgetfulness. The water of the River of Forgetfulness was cloudy and black. Although Lu Xing didn't smell anything, there would often be a ghost rolling his eyes in the turbulent water. Looks pretty scary too.

Baochen pointed to the ghosts in the river and said: "These are the souls who are unwilling to drink Meng Po soup and wander around the river bank. If they can endure the loneliness on the river bank for 1000 years, the Lord will They are allowed to reincarnate with the memories of their previous lives. But many souls can't bear it for such a long time, so they will eventually jump into the river of forgetfulness, and because they have never drank Mengpo soup, they may eventually be crushed by the water of the river of forgetfulness, The soul flies away."

"Can't they drink Meng Po soup again?" Lu Xing didn't know anything about the underworld.

Baochen shook his head, and said, "Everyone only has one bowl of Po Meng's soup, if you don't drink it, Po Meng will dump it into the River of Forgetfulness, and you will never keep it."

That sounds pretty cruel.Lu Xing couldn't help but look at the river. There were a few souls walking slowly by the river, some of them would occasionally sound up, looking at the river, or the misty city on the other side of the river.

"If you are lucky, some wandering souls will be selected by the government to become the messengers in the underworld. For example, black and white impermanence, bull head and horse face, but their reincarnation path will be cut off. If they give up, they will disappear just like the souls in Wangchuan. There is no hope for the next life." When Baochen was talking, Qingyan joined them.The girl in red looked a little unhappy, and obviously didn't get the answer she wanted from Granny Meng.

Baochen told her about the situation by the river again, Qingyan didn't want to miss every opportunity, and expressed that she wanted to take a walk by the river now.Lu Xing and Bao Chen