The Ascension of Ghosts

The limestone gate stands tall, as if suspended in a dark void.

The closer you get, the more you can see that the stone gate is tall and majestic. The gateposts are engraved with horned dragons, tigers and leopards, snow cliffs and black waters, heavenly palaces and wonderlands, and ghosts of the underworld. The top, shadowy and indistinct, was buried in the place where Bi Fang's fire did not reach, and I don't know how many hundreds of feet.

The doorposts on both sides are also very wide open, which can accommodate sixteen horses walking side by side. The two thick stone gates are towering like mountains, and the two black mouth-swallowing beasts each hold a door knocker as thick as a wheel. Those who look at it.

Lu Sheng stepped forward, and when he stretched out his hand to push, Xie Rong held down his wrist. The surface of the stone door suddenly flashed a blue light, and a layer of frost immediately formed on the surface. Lu Sheng also noticed that his palms were tingling from the cold.

The Swallowing Beast on the left suddenly opened its eyes wide, revealing golden vertical pupils like thunder and lightning, and its voice was deep and rumbling, like thousands of chariots galloping underground: "He Fang Xiao Xiao, disturb my eternal sleep."

Xie Rong took a step forward, folded his hands, and raised his arms above his head. The noble Xuandi gold-patterned gown of the prince of the state even more matched the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix. The long square sleeves drooped smoothly. With the soft sound of the jade pendants colliding, he performed an ancient ceremony. The voice is also rare and soft: "Kunlun disciple Xie Rong, please see the city lord."

Lu Sheng naturally looked at him in astonishment, and the two huge door knockers rattled violently, the sound was deafening, as if the stone gate was about to fall down at any moment, crushing the two of them into mud, the swallowing beast sternly said : "Presumptuous! Since the apotheosis of the gods, all the golden immortals in Kunlun have gone, thousands of miles of empty mountains, you mere mortal, how dare you pretend to be a disciple of Kunlun..."

Xie Rong put the sword finger of her right hand upright in front of her face, raised her left hand above her head, and turned her palm to the sky. She stepped on the seven-star step and put her hands together in front of her chest to form a seal. In just a few short steps, the robes all over her body fluttered without wind, and silver light shone around her. Gradually gathered into a magnificent coat of arms.

When the silver light came on, the trembling that shook the world suddenly subsided, as if it had never happened.

The mouth-swallowing beast's voice was also much softer: "He actually passed on the God-Welcome Dance to you, and his apprentice deserves it. Why does he still call himself a disciple? Xiaoxian was rude."

Xie Rong said: "I have been a teacher since I was a child, and I can't join other people's sects, so I only call them disciples."

The mouth-swallowing beast sighed: "Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, we have stayed alone for thousands of years, only to be annihilated in time and space, and never wait for the old master... You said your name is Xie Rong? Mr. Xie, please come in."

The huge stone gate slowly opened to the inside, revealing the busy scene inside, row upon row of tall buildings and residential buildings, orderly, pedestrians coming and going, shops with banners and flags flying, it is surprisingly a lively city.

Xie Rong took Lu Sheng by the hand, and then walked towards the door. The mouth-swallowing beast said sharply, "Stop! This person cannot enter."

Lu Sheng stared at the swallowing beast with wide eyes, pointed at himself, "Me?"

Swallowing the beast said: "Naturally, it is you, the demon..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Sheng only felt his wrist tighten, and Xie Rong dragged him straight through the gate, and the silver coat of arms surrounded them again, enveloping the two of them.

The door knocker held by the mouth-swallowing beast rang again, and said sharply: "Mr. Xie insists on going the wrong way? If that's the case, neither of them are allowed to enter!"

The gate was quickly closed, but the two walked swiftly and had already entered the city wall, leaving the gate behind.

Lu Sheng could still hear the mouth-swallowing beast roaring angrily. He couldn't help looking back, but Xie Rong blocked the back of his head and said softly, "Don't pay attention to it."

Lu Sheng complained, "That monster actually called me a demon."

Xie Rong didn't open his mouth, but the flamingo, who had been quietly floating beside him, answered bluntly, "That mouth-swallowing beast was one of the first tribes that surrendered to the Yellow Emperor. During the crusade against Xingtian, he volunteered to be a striker, but was punished by Xingtian. Beheading with an axe, I don’t know what chance it got, but it became the gate knocker of the city. It sensed the Xing Tian broken blade in the hanging pot, so it just remembered the old hatred, Mr. Baoyang, don’t take it to heart.”

Xie Rong glanced at it, "You are the only one who is smart."

Bi Fang stopped talking immediately, lifted the single wing on the right, covered his head under the wing, his figure gradually turned into thin smoke, and got into the black jade pendant hanging on Xie Rong's belt.

Lu Sheng was hurt by the fish in the pond, so he couldn't help crying and laughing. He was about to thank Bi Fang, but suddenly his attention was attracted by the vision, and the alarm bells in his heart rang out.

This city does not seem to be any different from the current big cities in the Central Plains. The clothes, utensils used, and carriages and horses of pedestrians are also common styles in Dajin today, but the vegetation on the roadside is particularly tall and lush.Entering the city is the bazaar, bustling and bustling, as if it has nothing to do with the war outside, singing and dancing to promote peace, no one cares about strangers outside the city gate entering.

Just as Lu Sheng caught a glimpse, he saw a young butcher in the butcher's shop on the left in order to put half a piece of pork on the table. He rolled up his sleeves, revealing the blue string wrapped around his arm.

The thin rope was as thick as a finger, and one end sank into the sleeve of the upper arm, twisted in circles, and finally wrapped around the wrist.Lu Sheng first thought it was a decoration custom here, but when the butcher grabbed the half piece of pig with both hands, the two thin ropes spontaneously loosened from his wrists and wrapped around the pork. The catty of fresh meat was thrown heavily on the table, making a dull and loud bang.

After moving, the thin rope was retracted again, docile and docile, wrapped around the wrist, the fine and dense green lins twinkled, it was clearly two living snakes with spirituality.

Xie Rong got Lu Sheng's hint to look into the butcher's shop, and she also had a panoramic view of the butcher's every move, but she remained calm and said softly, "Look again."

When walking forward, Xie Rong said again: "The city is weird, you must never use hanging pots."

Lu Sheng could only nod his head yes.

The two walked through the market and walked towards the city.

When passing by a wine shop, a flower branch with green leaves, yellow stamens and red flowers suddenly fell out of thin air. When it fell three feet in front of Xie Rong's eyes, a slender green snake tail suddenly drooped down, wrapping the flower branch gently and delicately, and slowly retracted to the top of the head , leaving only a little aroma similar to jasmine.

The two looked up in the direction of the swaying flower branches, and saw a girl in a red dress leaning against the window on the second floor. The flower branch obediently retracted into her right sleeve.

Xie Rong just glanced over with a face as watery, and said in a low voice: "She's taken a fancy to me."

After finishing the speech, he walked forward, not dragging his feet in the slightest.

Lu Sheng didn't know what was going on in his heart for a while, so he followed Xie Rong's pace silently, walked a few steps, but said: "Mr. Act rashly...be patient for now."

The corners of Xie Rong's mouth moved slightly, only to feel that Lu Sheng's reminder seemed to be impartial, but in fact it was sour and vinegary, which was more refreshing than the iced sour plum soup in the scorching heat, but he still looked as usual, and said coldly: "If that's the case, let's bear with it for the time being." Tolerate."

Lu Sheng said in astonishment, "Ah Rong, you—"

Xie Rong asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Lu Sheng originally thought that this noble young master should sneer at someone who came forward to show his love, but why now his temperament has changed drastically, and it seems to be "wait for this matter, let's continue the relationship".

He was troubled in his heart, and couldn't bear to see himself being so indecisive, so he took a deep breath, forcefully put all the disturbing thoughts behind him, and said: "It's nothing, Ah Rong, what is this place?"

Xie Rong looked at the front of a camphor tree, two slender red snake tails protruded from the sleeves of the crying boy, dancing wildly, and when the lost mother came to find him, he comforted him and handed him a bunch of candied haws. Just now he laughed through his tears, the two snake tails gradually turned from red to green, and peacefully wrapped around the white and tender wrists of a child like a lotus root.

Naturally, Lu Sheng saw it too. It was strange for unknown reasons, and the strangeness was chilling. He trembled his fingers, grasped the handle of the hanging pot, and said in a trembling voice, "Ah Rong, where are we...?"

Xie Rong said: "The "Shan Hai Jing" says that Wu Xianguo is located in the North of Nv Chou, and he holds a green snake with his right hand and a red snake with his left hand. It is actually spreading rumors."

When Lu Sheng heard the word Wu Xianguo, he became more and more stunned, and asked like a parrot: "Did you spread the word?"

Xie Rong took Lu Sheng's shoulders. The two of them were standing at the intersection of three forks. After looking at the boy, they turned to the direction of another road. They happened to see a man and woman who looked like husband and wife arguing outside the silk shop. The husband Protecting another young woman behind her, the wife stretched out her hand in a rage, and slapped her husband so that he fell to the ground.

Lu Sheng's eyesight was excellent, and he saw that the blue snake tail wrapped around his wife's wrist turned red in the blink of an eye.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully, and suddenly realized something.

Xie Rong then continued: "People in Wuxian are naturally good at planting medicines. They have spirit vines wrapped around their arms and can communicate with plants and trees. The spirit vines live with them and share joy and sorrow. They are usually blue. If they are emotional, they will turn from green to red. , just as you have seen with your own eyes. It’s just a false rumor, and it becomes a spectacle of the green snake with the right hand and the red snake with the left hand.”

Lu Sheng saw the legendary ancient Wu country with his own eyes, and got Xie Rong's correction. Instead of being half-joyed and excited, he said with a sad face: "I was still in Taicheng before, why did I go down the stone steps and arrived at Wu country? Ah Rong, Is there any way to go back?"

Xie Rong hadn't opened his mouth yet, but the surrounding people started to commotion, whispering excitedly, while running towards the center of the city one after another, the two of them stood still, so they were particularly conspicuous.

When a group of young women passed by, they boldly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hurry up, hurry up! If you're late, you won't be able to get a good seat!"

Afraid of attracting suspicion, Lu Sheng gently tugged on Xie Rong's sleeve, the two of them quickened their pace, but Xie Rong simply held Lu Sheng's hand.When the women saw this, they showed regretful and suddenly enlightened expressions, they just chirped and laughed, their skirts fluttered, they ignored the two of them, and ran straight forward.

The crowd was bustling, and the two of them rushed forward, calling for friends and chatting loudly, and they said: "Hurry up, hurry up! Mrs. Li is about to come out!"

At the end of the road is a square. In the center of the square is a white jade platform with a height of half a person. It looks like a piece of flawless jade with a diameter of ten feet. Very flat and smooth.

Baiyutai was surrounded by people, their eyes full of joy and anticipation.

After a while, melodious silk and bamboo music sounded from nowhere, and a white gauze curtain slowly rose on the outside of the jade disc.

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Immediately, a dark silhouette suddenly appeared on the curtain.

The figure is graceful, dancing with the elegant music, raising the cloud sleeves, bending the waist, and the long sleeves to draw the sun, leaving the light to wait for the end of the song.

It is the figure dancing gracefully under the weeping willow tree in Hongzhao Palace.

It's just reflected on the curtain, the figure is clear and beautiful, but it is more enchanting than in the hazy night.

Lu Sheng hurriedly closed his eyes, but the figure was still dancing in his eyelids. He was flustered for a while, but the surroundings became quiet and silent at some point. , had no choice but to clenched Xie Rong's left hand tightly.

Then she was gently embraced by Xie Rong, the touch of warm and soft lips fell on the eyelids, and the figure that danced persistently against the eyelids was silently dispersed.

Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't dare to look at the curtain again, and then he realized that he was buried in Xie Rong's arms, his cheeks pressed against the jade and gold beads dotted on the front of his clothes, and the steady heartbeat came from under the clothes, Xie Rong was raising his hand, comfortingly. On his back, slowly rubbing up and down.

Since the farewell to Yizhou, it has been a long time since he and Xie Rong have embraced each other peacefully.

Xie Rong had penetrated him countless times, lingering on him to death, turned him upside down, and his desire was as strong as a volcanic eruption.

Xie Rong used to pant because of a rough collision, or joked hoarsely at him, or tried his best to be ashamed, all kinds of means, thousands of colors and sounds, but none of them can compare to the peaceful and long breathing sound in my ear at this moment, which can It made Lu Sheng's heart throb so hard that it was almost palpitations.

It seems that it should belong to him since ancient times, no matter now or in the future, no one can change it.

Although good or bad luck was uncertain at this time, Lu Sheng mocked himself inappropriately and sighed, but he was helpless. He was afraid that he would never be able to get rid of this demon again in this life.