Chapter 66: A Man or a Ghost
The shadow of the sun is slanting to the west, and a few terrible crows are heard from nowhere, and the desolate suburbs add to the sense of desolation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Ahri suggested going back and resting before setting off the next day, but King Chen obviously disagreed, "Afraid of getting dark?"
"Cut, what am I afraid of when it's dark, just go, who is afraid of whom?"
King Chen took out a map from the black-faced monk, and he liked that the black-faced brother was quite fine, and the location of the Oolong's Eye was clearly marked on the map, as well as the surrounding roads.
The original road can not be walked again, Chen Wang chose another road, this road to the Oolongyan distance is not tortuous, but it is marked in the map as a river. After several years of severe drought, I am afraid that there is no water in this river for a long time.
A short walk to the west found the river shown in the picture, the riverbed is very wide, it is a large river, but the river has long been dried up, and the bottom of the riverbed is dry and cracked. However, after all, it is where the river is, and the weeds and shrubs on both sides of the river show a rare green color after many years of water vapor.
There are many small insects in the grass, and Ahri has never liked insects, not to mention these ugly insects in the mortal world, they inevitably dodge around in shock, and accidentally almost tripped over the dead tree roots.
A hand took her hand from behind, firmly holding her body.
"Are all immortals so clumsy?"
"Where am I stupid? There are too many bugs here! Be careful to annoy me and kill them. Ahri said a few cruel words, obediently followed behind King Chen, and let him drag him slowly.
The sunset on the west mountain, the sky is full of red clouds, Ahri has never seen Caixia, and he was stunned for a while.
"No wonder Yue Lao said that the mortal world is full of red dust, and it is indeed red dust. ”
"Is there really a moon old man in the sky?" King Chen said curiously, "Is he really like the legend, pulling the red thread for the lover in the world?
"Could it be that all lovers in the world can eventually become married? Most of them have parted ways, so Yue Lao is just a casual pull. Ahri judged unceremoniously, "If you want me to say that his red line is not so useful, maybe it is useless at all, he just conjured up to be blinded, after all, he is also so old, if he doesn't have some ability, how can he mix in the heavenly realm?"
"Oh, what is your position in the Heavenly Realm?" King Chen glanced back at her, a smile hidden in his eyes.
"I ......" Ahri was speechless for a while, she really didn't seem to have any position, she was a princess, the prince and grandson of the mortal world, and the royal relatives didn't all eat dry rice, hum, my identity scared you to death when I said it!" "I'm the assistant of the Si Ming Shenjun, how about it, I'm scared?"
"Si Ming Shenjun?" King Chen sneered indifferently, "Is it true that the lives of mortals are determined by heaven?"
"That's not true, Si Ming Shenjun is very busy, and he can't take care of so many mortals at all, so the lives of most mortals are automatically generated. "You happen to be in the minority.
Seeing that King Chen's face sank like water, Ahri hurriedly said, "It is said that I don't know how many romantic things there are, but it's a pity that you have to be a monk, tsk, it's really a trip in the mortal world in vain." ”
"Who said I wanted to be a monk?"
"You have a Buddhist magic weapon in your hand, and the spell you cast is also a Zen door, so you almost have a shaved head" Ahri reached out and stroked his black hair, "It's a pity that this good hair." ”
King Chen stared and said, "My master is a member of Buddhism, and all the magic weapons and spells have been passed on to him, although I study the Dharma intensively, I don't believe in it.
Buddhism says that all dharmas are empty, and teaches people to endure suffering in this life in order to cultivate the blessings of the next life. This is a negative method, and I don't agree with it. In life, it is necessary to experience joys and sorrows, struggle upward, and work hard to live. Because everyone's life is only this life, what is the next life, there is no memory of this life, just a stranger. ”
"You ......" Ahri didn't expect the two to have the same thoughts, and he felt a little strange in his heart, but he couldn't say it.
"What are you?" King Chen said with a smile, "Let's go, it's hard to leave when it's dark in a while." ”
The road ahead is only a few miles, the night has fallen, the sky full of stars is not as good as a crescent moon, and the road in front of you cannot be illuminated.
Ahri cast a spell to make a small lantern that floated in mid-air, emitting a faint blue light.
The undulating shrubs in the darkness are like groups of monsters, hidden in the shadows, ready to attack......
Suddenly, clusters of green light appeared in the field of vision, jumping and flickering in groups, very strange......
"What's that......" Ahri said in a trembling voice.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a ghost fire...... "King Chen comforted.
Maybe he had been in the mortal world for a long time, Ahri was very nervous when he heard the ghost word, and immediately rushed towards the ghost fire without thinking.
The ghost fire really couldn't help fighting, and it was scattered in an instant, accompanied by a groan.
"Is it a human?" said King Chen in surprise, and the two of them walked forward closely, and before they could see whether it was a human or a ghost, they heard a trembling voice in the darkness, "It's a human... Is it a ghost?"
"Are you humans or ghosts?" Ahri asked rhetorically.
"We... It's ...... people."
"Great, we are human too!" replied Ahri cheerfully.
"I... Unbelief...... What's that?"
It was indeed a little strange that a small blue lantern was floating up and down, and Ahri hurriedly put it away. King Tatsu took out the fire fold from his bosom and approached to illuminate the bushes beneath his feet.
In the bushes lay several people, unkempt and thin, lying on the ground, frightened.
"Who are you, and why are you pretending to be a ghost here?"
"Wronged, this hero, we just passed by here, and we didn't pretend to be ghosts. ”
King Chen kicked the human bones scattered all over the place, "Take these white bones out for a walk in the middle of the night?"
"Alas~ It's not that there are no lights on the road at night, and it is easy to walk with this firelight......"
It's a long time to see it, but since it's fire, it's not impossible to use it for lighting. King Chen also had nothing to say, and held back for a long time, "Who are you from, what do you want to do when you come here at night?"
"Daxia doesn't know, we are from Niuxin Village near here, and we came out so late to find water to drink. ”
Several villages along the way have become deserted villages, but I didn't expect that there were still people who survived.
Two of these villagers from Niuxin Village sprained their feet, and the rest were also frightened, and the water could not be found, so they were ready to go back to the village. King Chen claimed to be a mage from Youfang, who came here to exorcise demons and catch monsters. The villagers invited them to come with them to Niujia Village.
Niuxin Village is not far from the river, but it is only three or four miles away, and the time for a cup of tea has arrived.
The size of the village is small, and although it is quiet, it is not a dead deserted village. Occasionally, there is the sound of chickens and dogs, and there are fireworks in the air.
They followed the villagers into a dilapidated ancestral hall in the village, only to see that under the dim light, there were many people sitting in the small ancestral hall, old and young, men and women, all skinny, half human and half ghost.