Chapter 4: Entering the Otherworld
Seeing Lao Wang take out this small token, the temperature around him seemed to drop by several degrees, I couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly put on the down jacket in my hand, and then asked in a whisper.
Lao Wang didn't explain, just waved his hand, and then saw him clasp the small token with one hand and gently pat it on the ground.
Whew-
There was a sudden gust of wind around, this wind had a cold and biting feeling, very cold, maybe this is the legendary yin wind?
I don't know why, but it doesn't seem like it's the time to ask, so I can only wait quietly and listen to Lao Wang's command.
The small token was only slapped on the ground, and then Lao Wang's hand shook, and the token disappeared suddenly, I was stunned, and before I could react to how the token was put away, I was pulled back a little by Lao Wang.
Lao Wang said with a serious face: "When the time comes, the door of the underworld here has just been opened by me, remember what I said to you before, this is not joking with you, otherwise my life may be lost below at any time! Remember, this is not joking with you or telling you a story, you are not dreaming!"
I nodded heavily in understanding, and zipped up my down jacket.
Although it is the middle of summer, I was still sweating profusely and my clothes were soaked with sweat when I first arrived, but now I still feel a little cold even if I wear a down jacket.
At this time, Lao Wang pointed to the ground, I looked down at the ground, and the ground that Lao Wang slapped with the token just now began to turn black, and it was still slowly expanding, and the gusts of wind continued to blow around, making me goosebumps all over my body.
Is this the gate of hell?
No, to be precise, in Lao Wang's words, this belongs to a door to the underworld, not a real gate to the underworld, just a small door, which is convenient for his profession to travel between yin and yang.
The darkness that appeared on the land became bigger and bigger, and gradually the pitch-black ground seemed to rise a little bit, at this time Lao Wang turned his head to look at me, grabbed my arm and said: "It's just that I feel like I'm falling down, I won't really fall, don't shout, let's go!"
After saying that, I was pulled by him like this, I stumbled, and followed him directly into the thick darkness on the ground.
As I stepped into the darkness, I only felt the whole person fall down with a swish, and instinctively made me let out a little scream, but it was really very small, and it immediately stopped because of what Lao Wang had just said.
It only took a few seconds before I felt my feet fall lightly on the ground, and suddenly it was dark in front of me, and then I felt dizzy, and the cold wind blew around me, and I couldn't help but shiver, and then I woke up from that groggy state, and my vision quickly returned to normal.
Lao Wang looked around and said with a smile: "Hehe, come down, let's go, there is still a long way to go, follow me, you can take a look at it casually now, if you are really stunned and can't stand it, remember to tell me." ”
As he spoke, Lao Wang let go of the hand that was holding my arm, turned around and walked out in one direction.
I hurriedly followed him, and only after coming to his side did I have time to look at the difference between the underworld and the yang.
As far as the eye could see, it was gray, but the view here seemed to be better than the grove earlier.
Looking around, we found that we were on a plain at this time, and the ground under our feet looked like the Gobi Desert, where earth and gravel were mixed together, but there were no plants around, and it was lifeless.
Looking up at the sky, there was no sun, moon or stars, and it was gray and gloomy, giving people a very depressing feeling.
After looking around, I had some doubts, but before I could ask, Lao Wang had already spoken: "This is already the underworld, how does it feel?"
A light breeze blew around, and I couldn't help but shiver, and I couldn't help but tighten my clothes, and nodded: "It's a little cold, a little depressed, and I feel a little out of breath." ”
"As a normal person, the first time you come down, that's how it feels, normal, don't worry. Lao Wang looked around: "This underworld is not better than the yang world, the heaven and the earth are basically the same hue, only in the town can you see a little more color, of course, most of these colors are also between white and black, of course, there are exceptions, such as gold leaves." ”
I looked at the plains as far as the eye could see and asked, "How long will we have to walk to get to the town you're going to?"
"At our current pace, it will take about an hour and a half, very quickly. Lao Wang smiled, which he had long been accustomed to.
I nodded silently, thought for a moment, and asked, "Then can I see ghosts when I come here?"
"Yes, I can see it many times along the way, and ah, remember what I said to you, you just keep silent when a ghost comes, I'll just come. ”
I said that I have taken it to heart, I can't remember how many times he reminded me, anyway, he kept reminding me to pay attention to these things before I came down, I naturally will not relax, do what he says, then everything should not be a big problem.
I already have a preliminary understanding of this underworld, which is a little different from what I imagined, but it is not big, in short, I feel cold all over my body now, and I am very depressed.
silently followed Lao Wang forward, and he didn't know which direction he was going, and he couldn't recognize it, so he only knew to follow him.
This is a completely strange world for me, full of unknown dangers, maybe I will accidentally give my life here, so I must be vigilant and act according to Lao Wang's arrangement.
After walking for more than 20 minutes, a shadow suddenly floated from the side, and I was startled when I turned my head to just look at it, and I almost jumped up and turned around and ran.
It is a ghost dressed in tattered white clothes, no legs and feet, only an upper body, and a cloak that looks translucent, and it still holds a half-cut knife in its hand, which is not transparent, looking real, I have no doubt about the lethality of that half-cut knife.
Lao Wang first turned his head to look at me, saw that my face was a little pale, just nodded to me slightly, and then stepped forward to talk to the ghost, and then saw him take a golden leaf from the crossbody bag and hand it over.
The ghost seemed to become very satisfied, just flickered in front of me, flew around me, I felt the temperature around me drop instantly, fortunately the ghost only flew around me twice, and then said something to Lao Wang, and then flew out to the side, and soon disappeared from our sight.
When the ghost flew away, I felt a little unsteady on my legs and sweat on my forehead.
Lao Wang smiled: "How do you feel?"
I wiped a cold sweat, "Mom, I didn't even dare to look at its face, okay, it's terrifying......"
"Hahahaha~" Lao Wang laughed, "Let's go, you will get used to seeing too much, remember, if you see a ghost soldier wearing armor, remember to take out the gold leaf to buy the road, and I will remind you when the time comes." ”
"Okay, I got it. I sighed, this underworld is indeed not a place where ordinary people can come.
Lao Wang continued to move forward, and I followed quickly, and after walking for nearly a quarter of an hour, a mountain seemed to appear in front of me, and a forest seemed to be visible in the distance.
Lao Wang said that the town can be seen from the mountain in front of him, and there is indeed a forest under the mountain, but in the forest in front of the mountain, you should be extra careful, don't leave the three meters range of him, there are resident ghost people in the forest.
My mind tightened, and I immediately got closer, not only is it dangerous here, but I can't understand the ghost language now, and I can't answer or deal with their questions now, so only Lao Wang makes me feel safe now.
The closer I got to the edge of the forest, the cooler it seemed to be, which made me shiver slightly.
Seeing that I was not in a good state, the old king stopped and asked me to eat something first, and he also drank a few sips of water and ate a piece of bread by the way, and then continued to walk towards the forest.
As soon as the two of us reached the edge of the forest, I saw something scurrying around in the forest, and when I got closer, it was a dog! No, no, I should say that it was a ghost, a ghost dog? Why did it feel so awkward.
Lao Wang explained softly: "This is a forest guard ghost beast, the whole forest is just such a one, in this underworld, especially in the area where ghosts often move, the number of ghost beasts is very rare, because they are more terrifying than people, more difficult. ”
"So, will I be in danger after I pass?" I was a little worried, but because I had just eaten, my body felt a little warmer, and I shivered less often.
Lao Wang waved his hand, signaling me not to be afraid, and then he walked forward, I hurriedly followed him within three meters, not daring to stay away at all, for fear that something would make a mess and explain myself here.
When they arrived at the edge of the forest, the old dynasty shouted a ghost whisper, and after a while, there was a ghost whisper in the forest, and the ghost of the black dog running around the forest quickly disappeared, and then the old king directly took out a gold leaf and put it on a low stump in the outermost part of the forest.
This is indeed a forest, but the trees only have branches and no leaves, and they are all black and look very desolate.
"You also give a toll, and we'll get over here. Wang turned his head to look at me.
I didn't dare to slack off, so I hurriedly took out the paper money that Lao Wang gave me before from my pocket, and took out a random one, and sure enough, this thing turned into a gold leaf when it came to the underworld, a thin piece, but the color was a little gray, and there was a slight glow on the leaves.
I put the gold leaf on the stump, and then I heard a ghost talking from inside, and Lao Wang replied with two words, and then reached out and took my arm and walked inside, and my steps couldn't help but speed up a little......