Chapter 10: Distinguished guests from the underworld, outsiders from the sky
A few days later, the king of Hades suddenly summoned a meeting of all the personnel of the underworld, saying that the next day the heavenly court would send people to inspect the underworld, it is said that the status of the immortal family who came here to inspect this time was unprecedented, and the king of Hades was very anxious about this. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info These days, the demons in the outside world have been in turmoil, and the two demons who infiltrated the underworld have not yet been found, and what I am most afraid of is that if there is a mistake during the inspection of the immortals, then the matter will be even greater.
"Hades, now that the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, no matter what we do, it is easy to startle the snake, so I think it is safer to prepare the guard work before the immortals come, rather than go to the trouble of finding someone. Uncle Niutou said, and the king of Hades nodded after hearing this: "Alas, now you can only do this, you go and tell the people of the underworld to pay more attention to safety, in addition, the words and deeds that can be restrained will be slightly restrained, this time the big head is very big, but I dare not slack off." β
The next day, the king of Hades and all the officials and people of the prefecture waited in front of the palace of the king of Hades, and when it was noon, two immortals, an old man and a young man, descended from the sky. The old crane has a childish face, and the dress is really seamless, without any traces of sewing, the clothes are gorgeous but not ostentatious, but with a sense of nobility, the arms are bent to please whisk the dust, and every move is unfathomable. The same was true of the boy next to him. The eyes seem to be the best ink crystal, dark and translucent, one in a million, the eyebrows are wonderful Danqing, handsome and extraordinary, the most is a shallow smile on the lips, the breeze is coming, the breath is fluttering, the bearing is Haoyue in the sky, so young but a compelling aura, needless to say, it must be which immortal descendant can have this immortal asset. Even the old man who came was polite to him, which was enough to let the people around him understand his noble bloodline status. Hades accompanied me to entertain me carefully, and at this time, I slowly left the crowd as he instructed, and went to rest on my own.
The three emperors of ancient heaven, earth and man are Fuxi, Shennong and Nuwa. But the years have changed, and the ancient lineage has long been reluctant to ask about the affairs of power and politics, but has retreated to the back position and retired for the rest of his life. To say that the supreme ruler of the current Heavenly Court is the Heavenly Emperor who was born as a Taoist deity. The old man who came today was the Sun Star Monarch who was very valued by the Heavenly Emperor's side, and as for the young man, his origin was even more amazing. This young man's name is Yao Qingxuan, the child of the descendants of Emperor Yao and the descendants of Nuwa among the Five Emperors, with the blood of the direct descendants of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors and Nuwa, born with fairy bones, jumping out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, free from the shackles of yin and yang, not suffering from reincarnation karma, and the highest talent among the children of the same sect, raised by the Sun Xingjun in front of him, young but extremely valued by the Emperor of Heaven. Although this Sun Xingjun is Yao Qingxuan's master, he has always treated each other with courtesy outside of teaching, and the reason is Yao Qingxuan's amazing ancient bloodline. The ancient lineage continues to this day, the son is not very vigorous, and the mana of the descendants is gradually weakening, but among the descendants, every thousand years or so, a descendant who can inherit the power of the ancients will be born. Therefore, for example, in today's court, although there are few immortals in the ancient lineage, their status is indescribably high. Of course, that's all for later.
Walking alone on the familiar street, everyone had no choice but to go to see the fairies, but the lively street on weekdays is an empty street at the moment, except for me, I really can't find anyone anymore. Walking and walking, I arrived at the pawnshop, and when I found that the shopkeeper Mo was there, I walked in with a ghost. Shopkeeper Mo was very surprised that I would appear in the store at this time: "Eh, why is Xiaoshi here?" Why, didn't you go to see the gods?"
"After one glance and left, Hades told me to avoid the two immortals and not let them see me. β
Shopkeeper Mo didn't know why at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth, pinched his beard and smiled: "Haha, this Hades is really an old treacherous and cunning." It's noon, have you eaten?"
I shook my head, "Not yet." β
Shopkeeper Mo brought a plate of hot white cloud cake and a pot of sweet rice tea: "Come on, come on, I have some snacks here, you and I can eat some together." It's just a pity that the young owner was also invited by the king of Hades, saying that there was something to discuss. It's rare for you to come and play, but you can't see it. β
I picked up a piece of soft white cloud cake and ate it one bite at a time: "What is the purpose of the king of Hades inviting Uncle Jiang Ma over?"
"Oh, that's right. Hades said that I was only over 100 years old, and Uncle Jiang was already over 1,900 years old. It stands to reason that I'm going to call him uncle, and I didn't know it before. Now that I know, I should call him uncle instead. And my mother-in-law Meng also said that children should be polite. Shopkeeper Mo shook his head: "This Hades is definitely deliberate." Xiaoshi, in fact, our young owner doesn't like to be said to be old, so you can just call him by his name. β
"That's not good, Granny Meng will be upset if she knows that I don't know how to be polite... Otherwise, I'll change my name?"
"Oh, what's that called?"
"Uncle Jiang. Shopkeeper Mo's hand holding the cup trembled directly: "Is there any difference?"
"Three words are better than four words to remember and say. β
Shopkeeper Mo put down the cup, first turned his back up, and then slowly looked down at me: "If you see him call him Shaodongjia, it would be fine." If it's not easy to change your words, it's okay to say this to me in private, but don't call him uncle in front of him, be obedient, obedient, otherwise-" Seeing the sincere look on the shopkeeper Mo's face, I nodded: "Okay, then it's good if I don't call him uncle in front of him." But you haven't told me yet. What is the purpose of the Hades inviting Uncle Jiang over? And what is Uncle Jiang's identity, and why is everyone in the underworld afraid of him when they see him?"
"I don't know exactly what Hades talked about with the young owner. Is there still the identity of the young owner?,I'm sorry I can't say.,In the future.,You'll know eventually.γ Although you are over 100 years old and know some sophistication, you are still just a child in the world of spirits. I'll talk about it later, it's not a good thing to know too soon. But what I want to tell you is that our young owner likes you very much, if you don't hate our young owner, you can often come and sit if you have time. In the near future, our young owner is about to leave if he has something, and I am afraid that it will take at least a thousand years to see each other again. β
"Where is he going?"
"Well, it's hard to say. By the way, you've been here a few times, and I haven't taken you to visit our pawnshop yet. Come on, I'll show you the treasures in our store, and then tell you the origin and story of these things. β
"Okay, okay, listen to the story. β
It was really the first time I had a good look at this pawnshop, and the shelves on both sides of the first floor were filled with all sorts of things. From rare treasures to out-of-print calligraphy and paintings, from the inner dan of various monsters and elves to the soul essence of ghosts, I really walked into a bizarre world, and out of curiosity, I asked a question that I had been curious about for a long time: "Grandpa Mo, if you even accept the souls and spirits of ghosts, then it will be very dangerous for everyone in the underworld to come in." β
Shopkeeper Mo shook his head: "Our pawnshop has always paid attention to a fair trade. There will be no pie in the sky, and no treasure will be at your fingertips. Since they are willing to sacrifice their souls, what they get is also unique. β
I don't quite understand: "What could be more important than the soul?"
Shopkeeper Mo pointed to a brown bottle: "In this bottle, what is sealed is a person's soul, and what he exchanged is the memory left by his previous life, so that he will remember what happened in his previous life, reborn with his memory, and go to find someone who has an agreement with him." It's just that after being reborn, there is one less soul after all, and the body should be insufficient. And the bottle next to it contained another person's heart, and he exchanged it for a merman's tears. β
"Shark tears?"
"The mermaid is a rare mermaid in the South China Sea, and the tears shed by this mermaid will turn into a special pearl. As long as you give this pearl to someone else, then that person will fall in love with him. It's just that he lost a heart, and after exchanging mermaid tears for the other party's favor, he can't feel feelings anymore, so when a person wants to get something, he is bound to pay the corresponding price, which is what we call fair trade. β
Seeing that I was thoughtful, the shopkeeper called me to another shelf full of pearls and jade, and when he opened a wooden box on the shelf, the whole room was illuminated a lot, and there were two small beads lying in the wooden box, glowing with a white glow that made people love: "This is the merman's tears, you see, it can also be used for lighting." There is a teardrop of the merman royal family there in the shopkeeper, and it is even more beautiful. He motioned for me to stretch out his hand and put the bead in my palm: "Look, driftβ" Before I could finish speaking, I saw that the bead quickly melted in my hand, and seeped into my palm, and disappeared. At the same time, the whole plot of a fishtail woman and a human man from falling in love with each other to the woman being abandoned by the man and washing her face with tears all day long began to appear in my mind. After coming back to my senses, looking at the empty palm and the mung bean eyes that Shopkeeper Mo had opened in surprise, I said that I was very innocent, and handed my hand forward again: "I didn't let it disappear." As you can see, it melts into my hand. But, that, I, what am I going to do?"
Shopkeeper Mo still couldn't believe what was going on: "I saw it with my own eyes - how could it be, how could it be?" He carefully took some of the other pearl orbs from the shelf and put them in my hand, but the beads were unharmed: "How can this be? What the hell is going on?" I looked at him like that, and couldn't help but ask again: "That, beads, how much is it?"
Shopkeeper Mo sighed deeply: "Mermaid tears have always been a priceless treasure that can be met but not sought, how can you pay it back." In this way, you go back first, and I will ask him for instructions when the young owner comes back in the evening, and as for the method of repayment, I will give you an answer when you come tomorrow. With that, he sent me out of the pawnshop and looked at me with a look of confusion and inquiry.