Chapter 32: The Moat
Since the time of its existence, Shifang City has been filled with white bones. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf there really is hell in this world, then the total number of souls in Shifang City should be no less than the number of souls in hell.
Ah Ling looked at the other side of the moat. The little face turned pale. Not only her, but even Sudden Star was grinding her hooves irritably, and there was a clearly visible look of disgust on a spiritual beast's face: in the eyes of ordinary people, the city wall ahead was high, majestic and solemn. However, in the eyes of this priest and a divine beast, he could only see that the inside and outside of the city on the other side were shrouded in a solidified cloud of black-purple smoke. At this time, the scorching sun was still high in the sky, but even such a blazing sun seemed to be afraid of this black fog and avoided three points. Even the light became cold. The two sides of the moat are like separating the two ends of the earth and hell. There was nowhere to hide from the wailing cry here, but inside the city wall, it was like thunder, like a trapped beast, and the sound went straight to the sky, like a heavy hammer hammering down the soul of a man.
Ah Ling's thin body sat on the back of the sudden star, like a small tree on a lonely mountain, crumbling in the wind and rain. She didn't know that there was Shifang City in front of her. But since he feels that he is already a "ghost", he must have arrived in the underworld. Grandpa said that after death, the ghosts will be led by Yin Si to the underworld. That's it...... Could it be that the beautiful brother who accompanied him along the way turned out to be there to pick up her? It must be......
"Come on. The man's slender left hand stretched out towards Ah Ling. Under the thrilling Devil May Cry all around, his voice was like a trickling stream, clear, shallow, and inexplicably soothing: "The next road, the sudden star can't take you there." "The Divine Beast is an extremely pure species, and with the weight of the Ten Directions City's fierce energy, although it has no substance, it is enough to infect it.
Although Ah Ling didn't understand, she didn't ask much. just obediently put his little hand in the palm of the hand that was so clean and distracting that he was distracted, and let him take it by himself.
"Brother...... Ahh
When riding on the back of the sudden star, he only heard the sound, although Ah Ling was afraid in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and endured himself, and he could still hold on. How did she know that Sudden Star was a divine beast, and it had some ability to ward off evil spirits. The evil qi is close to the body, and it is naturally excluded by it. This departure from the support of the sudden star, in an instant, an invisible and insubstantial aura rushed into her face, and immediately knocked her into a position that was difficult to stand.
It's like watching the rain in the house before, no matter how heavy the rain is, he will naturally not be shaken. And then into the rain, the wind and cold rain, the face is mixed, whether it is cold or pain, it has to bear by itself.
Ah Ling's face was frightened at this time, and when the words came to his mouth, he was immediately blocked in his throat along with his breathing. His body shook, and he almost couldn't withstand the pressure. However, just as her body was about to fall, suddenly, her shoulders sank slightly, and a gentle force gently pulled her into her arms and protected her.
Ah Ling only felt that her breath was stagnant - if her breath was blocked by the air flow that she didn't know what it was, now she forgot to breathe from head to toe. The whole person froze: brother...... Brother: This is?
Ah Ling's body stiffened. He didn't even dare to move a little finger in his body, and in his arms, he cautiously raised his eyes. As soon as he looked up, he collided with his gray eyes on the spot:
"Don't be afraid. Those things can't hurt you. ”
Ah Ling's little face turned red, and he was so ashamed that he buried his head directly in his chest. A careful liver "plops" and "plops", tossing back and forth in the chest, and she can't press it with her little hands on her chest. I don't know if he heard the sound of his heart beating?...... No, it was louder, louder than the wailing and crying around them. What to do?
Along the way, this beautiful brother ...... Ah no, it should be said that Brother Yinsi's attitude towards her seems to be close and far. Ah Ling looked at him blatantly, and his eyes could be said to be presumptuous and rude. He wasn't angry, but he wasn't necessarily complacent. A posture of "you look at it, I will stand still". During that journey, he would also take care of Ah Ling's daily life, and he also knew how to feed from time to time, but he was obviously not very dedicated. If there were no towns, no people, and no food, at least he didn't care at all. For a few days, she was not raised to death, strictly speaking, Ah Ling's own ability is the majority.
Although Ah Ling is naïve and ignorant, he has a keen sense like a small animal in the mountains. She couldn't say it, but she could tell that the distance between this brother and herself was obviously not very close. Therefore, she has never had any dreamy and beautiful girl conjectures. To put it bluntly, she just didn't open her mind at all. However, people's minds are sometimes quietly in favor of someone without even realizing it. This brother is so good-looking that people can't get tired of looking at it, and along the way, whether awake or dreaming, they all occupy in front of her eyes, slowly, naturally, and also occupy her heart.
If it weren't for his gentle one-and-one and Ichigo, it would have been a long time before Ah Ling suddenly woke up one day: Ah, it turns out that I fell in love with that brother! However, at this moment, even though Ah Ling has not yet understood it in her consciousness, her whole little mind has quietly transformed from ignorance to shyness of a girl.
"Suddenly, you can go by yourself. The man commanded the beast. Suddenly Xing rubbed his head on his shoulder affectionately, and then hit Ah Ling's body, as if to say goodbye. Then he turned around and ran "tap, tap, tap". In the sight of the two of them, they finally saw its figure leap vertically, rushing lightly into the clouds, and then disappeared.
"Let's go. His voice was always clear and soft.
"Hmm. Ah Ling replied in a vague voice. Quietly, nervously, he stretched out his thin arm and carefully wrapped it around his waist. Then he froze and stayed for a few breaths, until he saw that he was not angry, and he did not hear the words of reprimand, then he slowly exhaled a breath, but his little face was even redder. This means that he can't look up to see anything.
In just a few steps, Ah Ling was like a sudden star, every step seemed to be stepping on the fluttering white clouds, and the whole body was gentle, warm, and dizzy...... All the ghosts outside crying wolf, all the eerie and terrifying, seemed to be blocked out by the crook of his arm—and in fact, it was not Ah Ling's delusion. I think that in Siping Town, none of the chaotic sticks Qi Shi can be added to him. This was personally observed by Ah Zhong, the junior of the Siping Town Restaurant--the stick still has substance, not to mention this formless and qualitative evil obstacle that ordinary people are not aware of at all? Since Ah Ling was deliberately protected by him, he actually felt more at ease and steady than on the back of the sudden star. Even the cries in her ears seemed to be separated by a barrier, far from touching her heart anymore.
"Ah......h
Can't touch the mind...... Is it?
As I said before, the Shifang City that Ah Ling saw in his eyes was shrouded in black mist, like a city in the underworld. And the moat under her eyes was also shrouded in an eerie black air, and the color of the water could not be seen at all. said that it was a ditch, but in fact, in her opinion, it was no different from an abyss with no bottom in sight...... That's all there is to it. Because he said, "Don't be afraid," she was really fearless. But who could tell her what should happen when the black air on the river would rise upwards? What should she do when the cold, fire-like breath really wrapped around her instep?
Ah Ling didn't expect it, and the footboard that had already stepped on the suspension bridge shrank back with a "whoosh". The little budding and charming little affection in my heart was instantly impacted. If it weren't for the fact that he was still in his arms, this smoke would probably be able to travel back dozens of miles along the main road. However, the person didn't run away, but this time he was really scared. She looked up and cried out in horror, "Brother!
There was a burning sensation on the surface of the foot, which showed that it was not a delusion. And that's just the first step. Ah Ling looked straight at the decaying suspension bridge in front of him, wondering if this narrow bridge could afford to walk over it. I don't know if the terrible mist will turn into substance, entangle itself entirely, and drag itself down the ground...... In short, both horizontal and vertical are falling to an end, don't think about it. However, if she falls, will she be submerged and devoured, with no bones left, or will she become a part of the black mist entirely?
Ah Ling shuddered, and couldn't help but shrink back behind the man's back. A posture of "send you to death, run for my life".
"......" seems to be exactly what he expected. The man sighed faintly in his heart, and looked up at the front: he knew what the priest would see, but he could not imagine what it would be. Because he himself is invisible. I just know that even that person is extremely disgusted to come to this place in Shifang City, not to mention the child in his arms right now?
"It's fine. He gently stroked Ah Ling's thin back. But I thought in my heart, I don't know how such a delicate backbone should carry her fate?
Ah Ling was slapped by him and her hair was smooth. She didn't know what he was thinking, so she looked up and asked, "Brother, there is the underworld ahead, isn't it......?" Whoever has sinned a lot in life will have his soul swept up in it and will never be able to come out again. That being the case, my life is short, but I haven't done anything bad...... Well. I don't know if going up to the tree to dig out bird eggs and going down to the river to catch fish to eat, do these count?
"Hades?" the boy was thinking, and the man's eyebrows lifted imperceptibly.
…… Truly. According to that person's description. It seems that these ten square cities are no different from the underworld. The man once said: On the ten square cities, there are black and purple smoke clouds. The purple one represents the hegemony. The stronger the hegemony, the more prosperous the purple mang, and vice versa. And that black ...... It's injustice. The weight of the evil spirit of these ten square cities has not existed for hundreds of years. But how can it engulf the souls of injustice, how can they be counted? What a terrible kind of power must be for each of these unjust souls, if only a breath of resentment is left behind, and in the accumulation of time? It is only that these souls have been blocked by this city. If it breaks out, I'm afraid that this land will be destroyed in an instant. If you want to have any more creatures, it will take hundreds of years for this evil spirit to dissipate, a few hundred years for it to recover, and a few hundred years before it can grow again......