"You are...... Hades?"

Jiang Yao was surprised to learn that the indifferent girl in front of him, who was as delicate as a puppet, turned out to be the Lord of the Netherworld, but he quickly sensed the sense of oppression exuded by the other party, this kind of momentum that is not angry and self-threatening is obviously not something that ordinary girls can have.

"Why, don't you believe it?" the girl calmly looked at Jiang Yao's expression and opened her mouth again.

"No...... I, I'm just ......" Jiang Yao came back from the shock, and subconsciously brushed the weird black mark on his collarbone, and his heartbeat gradually accelerated. "I just didn't expect to actually meet Hades...... And in such a form. ”

"From the moment this 'Death Mark' appeared, you should have foreseen the day. ”

The girl's gaze swept over Jiang Yao's collarbone, and then focused on Jiang Yao's eyes again.

"Even if you reversed the 'Mandate of Heaven' back then and survived to this day, there are some calamities, and you still can't escape after all. ”

The girl muttered, the purple pupils were as quiet as water, but in the depths of those eyes, there seemed to be a different kind of exploration meaning, and under the gaze of the abyss-like purple eyes, Jiang Yao couldn't help but feel an invisible pressure, as if he was seen through by the other party from the inside out, which made him a little uneasy.

"Reversing the 'Mandate of Heaven'...... Is this why I was engraved with the 'Death Mark' and hunted down by the underworld?"

Jiang Yao tried to stabilize his mind and raised his head to meet the girl's gaze, but now he was not ready to escape.

"Ten years ago, I narrowly escaped an incident and lost everything because of it...... In the past ten years, no matter whether it is the cold words of the world, or the hardships and hardships, I still survived firmly and walked step by step to the present, which is the path I chose for myself and the 'destiny' I created for myself. ”

Jiang Yao paused and continued.

"Although I didn't do anything to tamper with the 'Book of Life and Death' back then, if the so-called 'Mandate of Heaven' was for me to be at the mercy of a puppet and wait for death in vain, such a 'Mandate of Heaven'...... Please forgive me for not being able to accept it. ”

"Huh...... Interesting, you are the first human to speak to me like that. The girl's unchanged expression seemed to move slightly, and in the face of Jiang Yao's straightforward words, she did not show any annoyance, but looked at the other party with interest, as if she was observing a special treasure.

"I've always been curious about what kind of person can tamper with the 'Book of Life and Death' and change the number of lives...... Now that I've seen you with my own eyes, I want to ...... I already know the answer. ”

The girl said, slowly turned her head, stretched out her hand and gently touched somewhere in the illusion, only to see a huge stone tablet suddenly appear beside the two of them, in the mana light of the girl's fingers, a strange rune glowing red slowly lit up from the corner of the stone tablet, compared with the other dense golden runes in the stone tablet, it stood out from the crowd.

"...... this?"

Jiang Yao looked at the strange red rune that was quietly changing, and couldn't understand the meaning for a while.

"These symbols represent the 'life' of living beings, and this special red rune is your life. The girl looked at Jiang Yao's expression and said slowly.

"Ten years ago, this rune changed for the first time, that time, you managed to escape from the mortal destiny, not long ago, it changed again, and that time you survived again from the 'Yellow Spring Well' in Yuanqiu Mountain, and now...... It began its third transformation, and the timing was just after you defeated Si You and successfully captured the third 'Chiyou Soul'. ”

"Chiyou Soul!?" Jiang Yao's face changed slightly. "Sure enough...... Sure enough, it has something to do with this, could it be that every time I absorb a soul, my life will be changed?"

Jiang Yao was shocked and suspicious, but he soon seemed to think of something, and looked at the Hades in front of him again.

"In this way, you have long known that I have a Chiyou soul in my body, and the reason why my life in the 'Book of Life and Death' has been changed...... You already know that?"

"Let's just say that, though until I see you in person, it's still a guess. The girl said calmly, not denying it.

"So...... You deliberately let me into the 'Nine Springs Walled City' to get close to Si You, just to use me to take away the Chi You soul in Si You's body, so as to eradicate the '* trouble' of this underworld?" Jiang Yao continued to ask.

"The battle between the Difu and the 'Nine Springs Walled City' is already on the line, and there is an opportunity to weaken Si You, how can I let it go in vain. The girl's face remained unfazed. "And...... This is also the best way to verify my suspicions. ”

"......" Jiang Yao was speechless, and the feeling of being treated as a chess piece made him feel a sense of shame inexplicably, but he was helpless, which made him feel very powerless.

"Oh, but ...... Now that you've solved my troubles, I'm not going to say nothing. ”

As if seeing Jiang Yao's frustration, the girl opened her mouth again. I saw her stretch out her hand and point at Jiang Yao's collarbone, and with the black light, Jiang Yao suddenly found that the "death mark" on her collarbone gradually seeped into the skin, and finally disappeared completely.

"...... this mark!?" Jiang Yao looked at the disappearing 'Death Mark' in disbelief, then slowly raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him in surprise. "You...... Are you going to let me go?"

"Instead of saying, 'let you go,' it's better to give you a chance at 'probation'. The girl looked at Jiang Yao's eyes and said slowly. "Although the tampering of the 'Book of Life and Death' was not done by you, from my standpoint, I definitely can't let you go like this, so ...... I'm giving you a chance to 'make amends.'" ”

"Will work...... Make amends?"

"As you can see, the Book of Life and Death has undergone a mutation, and many runes have disappeared, which also means that the souls of many living beings are no longer complete and cannot enter reincarnation. The girl said, looking at the giant stone tablets in the illusion. "I want you to find out who is responsible for the mutation, and that's what I'm going to do to let you go back to the Realm, and if you can't, I'll drag you to Hell again. ”

"Even if you don't say it, I'll look it up. Jiang Yao looked at the vanishing runes on the stone tablet, and couldn't help but think of the pale faces of the blue bird and Xiao Yuan in his mind, and his fists slowly clenched. "For the sake of the creatures of the Realm, for the sake of my friends, I will definitely find out the whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes and the 'Soul Suppression Stone', and release those deprived souls!"

"Good, I'm looking forward to your performance. The girl nodded slightly. "In addition, as a help to you, I can also tell you a piece of information that may help you find the clues to the 'Soul Stone'. ”

"Yes...... What is it?"

"'Ghost City'. ”

The girl gave the answer.

"Every year on the day of the Qingming Festival, the 'Xudu', known as the 'ghost town' in the realm, will open a grand secret black market transaction, when both the demons and monsters of the Three Realms and the ghosts and spirits will participate in it, and the transaction is not only rare treasures, but also all kinds of information. Of course, from the standpoint of the prefecture, it is impossible for me to attend that kind of occasion. ”

"'Ghost Market'...... Maybe you can really find out something......" Jiang Yao muttered. "I get it, I'll find a way to go once. ”

"It's good that you have the courage, but I have something to warn you of. The girl said, turning her gaze to Jiang Yao again, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in her eyes.

"I think you also know that the reason why you have been able to survive so far is because the life of Chiyou Soul has melted in, changing your 'certain death' life, and if once Chiyou Soul is taken away, your life will also be affected, to put it bluntly, you will die. ”

"......!?" Jiang Yao was stunned for a moment, his face a little stiff.

"The 'Chiyou Soul' has great power, so it will become the object of coveting by many forces, once the matter of your Chiyou Soul is revealed, especially in the 'Ghost City'...... You know what you're going to face next. ”

The girl said, looking at Jiang Yao meaningfully.

"Since you claim not to accept your original 'Destiny', let me see...... With all this on your back, what kind of life path will you take? I hope your determination is not just words......"

“…… I know. ”

Jiang Yao nodded, his eyes recovering from uneasiness. He turned his head again, looked at the floating stone tablets in the illusion, and suddenly remembered something, and looked at Hades again.

"Speaking of which, Si You's body also had Chi You's soul, has his life on the 'Book of Life and Death' also been changed?"

"Nope. The girl shook her head slightly. "Except for you, even if anyone is possessed by Chiyou's soul, even if it is Chiyou's 'main soul', they can't change their fate, or they can't bear Chiyou's fate at all. ”

"Then why am I the only ......?"

"Huh...... Why......" The corners of the girl's mouth suddenly arced, and it looked quite strange on the emotionless face like a puppet.

"Because...... You are 'special'. ”

What does "special" ...... mean? Is it because of my "colorless" constitution?

Jiang Yao's eyes showed doubt, but Hades didn't seem to have any intention of explaining, just slowly turned around and waved his hand lightly at the illusion shrouded in red.

"It's almost time, I'm afraid the red-haired kid outside can't help it, right?"

"Whoa......

With the girl's words, the rows of stone tablets in the distance began to gradually dissipate, and after the fading illusion, Jiang Yao saw the ruins in the center of the imperial city again, and the red phantom that confronted black and white impermanence in the ruins.

"Gluttony!"

Jiang Yao, who had escaped from the illusion, hurriedly stumbled towards the red-haired man, and the latter quickly discovered Jiang Yao, who had reappeared, and his originally gloomy expression seemed to reveal a faint hint of surprise.

"Looks like Hades' side is over. Bai Wuchang looked at the girl sitting on the dome in front of him, saluted respectfully, and then put away the spell with Hei Wuchang and retreated to the ghost soldiers. And the gluttony no longer paid attention to the impermanence of black and white, and immediately stepped forward and helped the weak Jiang Yao.

"Your mark ......" Gluttony looked at the disappeared 'death mark' on Jiang Yao's collarbone, and suddenly understood something, and looked up at the beautiful girl sitting on the dome. "I didn't expect it...... You also have times when the net is open. ”

"It's just a deal. ”

The girl looked at the gluttony, and did not intend to explain more, but turned her gaze to the long-robed man who was bound in the group of ghost soldiers in front of her.

"The 'living dead' is over for now, and it's up to you next......"

The girl said, her purple eyes shining with a cold glow.

"Are you ready to be enlightened? ”