Zhou Geng, who had lost everything, wandered around Sunset City like a ghost for a whole year, until a woman in a black robe with an unclear appearance met him kneeling on the side of the road and begging on a rainy night.

After listening to him tell the story of what happened to her, the woman took out a silver ticket of one thousand taels and a dagger from her bosom and gave him a dagger, and told him to go to the casino in the city to gamble money, as long as he could gamble ten thousand taels of silver for himself, then he could help him fulfill a wish.

If he loses the thousand taels of silver, then he will end his life with this dagger, and the two will be considered to have never met.

Zhou Geng, who was discouraged, trembled and took the dagger and the silver ticket, and walked into the casino with these two things, he was a person who hated gambling, but now he grasped the only straw to ignite the only hope in his heart.

Do not do any evil, but do all good.

Before leaving, the woman told him that if he wanted to find himself after winning the ten thousand taels, he would go to the nine alleys of Bailong Street in Beicheng District, find a bald man in black, and play this sentence with him, and the bald man would take him to find him.

Now he is here, with a big bag full of gold, and he wants a woman to grant him a wish!

These words were engraved in his mind like an imprint, and all kinds of hallucinations were frequent in his mind, the rickety figure of his son hanging on the beam of the house, the sky-high fire when the torches thrown into the tea field burned the tea trees that he had carefully cultivated to ashes, and the last mouthful of blood that his wife coughed up before she died...... All kinds of terrible scenes gathered in her mind, and fear and despair seemed to have turned into a demon living in his heart, making his face hideous and his eyes desperate, mixed with this desire for revenge and pleasure, like a patient who is dying and not letting go.

Zhou Geng held the bag of gold in his arms, staring blankly at the light falling above his head, his face was sometimes cracked, sometimes sobbing with joy, and his expressions of anger and joy were intertwined.

The boatman noticed his strange appearance and said lightly: "It's almost there, don't fall into the water, otherwise no one will be able to fish you up, although I don't know what you're thinking in your head, but tonight is the time for you to realize your wish, be happy." ”

"The people who helped me make my wish come true...... Who is it?" Zhou Geng shuddered.

The boatman smiled mysteriously and said, "Anything that can fulfill the wishes of mortals is either a high god...... Otherwise, it's a demon wandering under the moonlight. ”

The demon strolling under the moonlight, Zhou Geng swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and couldn't help but shiver.

He is getting closer and closer to these people, maybe for the young people now, they may not know about these demons walking under the moonlight, but they do know those past events that can be deliberately suppressed by the imperial court...... Shadow Moon ...... The corpses that lay in pools of blood...... Even the powerful Dao Alliance trembled under the frenzied counterattack of these outlaws.

For today's Qingguo, "Shadow Moon" is still a taboo word, this pope has been silently rooted in Nanli for thousands of years, does not respect Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, believes that human nature is evil, and "evil" contains all kinds of greed and hatred and other emotions, so it is necessary to be kind and upright This emotion to guide the "evil" side, and promote the concept of balance to maintain the balance of human nature as its own responsibility of the sectarian group.

The followers of the sect seem to be walking in the two worlds of light and darkness, and since ancient times, they have coordinated conflicts in various parts of the southern continent, and will intervene with coercive force when necessary, but after the rise of the dragon king Zhao Gongming, the successive Qinghuang emperors have frantically suppressed these cultists who pose a threat to the rule of Qingguo, and the followers of the Shadow Moon Sect have been forced to leave and be displaced, but even then they can survive under the weight of the royal family and the Dao Alliance.

Thirty years ago, the purge destroyed the pope, and since then, no one has seen these people with black flags around their necks appear in the streets and alleys, they seem to have disappeared, and the royal family has done everything in their power to discredit the members of this pope, leading to the general belief among the people that female believers are the most promiscuous witches, feeding on the blood of men, and the male followers are terrible demons, with eyes flashing like flames, and ordinary people will be burned to ashes once they look directly into their eyes.

"I'll give you a mask to put on in a moment, but whatever you see, don't scream, there will be people like you, and finally one more piece of advice, the women who receive you, don't sink into the smile they give you, unless you have made up your mind to die in it." ”

Zhou Geng hugged the gold in his arms tightly, looked up at the bronze manhole cover above his head, and the light spots falling through the gaps flew quickly above his head.

He never imagined that he would one day seek hope of revenge in a bottomless ditch, but wherever the man wanted to take him, he was already determined to die.

Although once he does this and is known by the people of Jinyiwei, the end will be a dead end, but the court will not care about the tragedy that happened to him, and these people in black robes are willing to help him, so he chooses to believe them.

"Did you hear any strange noises?"

Zhou Geng looked around uneasily, there seemed to be some behemoth swimming underwater, and suddenly he felt that the wind began to rise around, and there was the sound of bamboo wind music in the wind, and from now on all the sounds have changed, and he can't even smell the stench.

The sound of the boat pole churning the lake became clear, until all the abnormal movements in his ears disappeared, and Zhou Geng saw a little light in the darkness.

Zhou Geng muttered: "There is a light ...... ahead"

The propeller smiled softly, rowed harder and harder, looked in the direction where the light appeared, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Only by experiencing the pain of darkness can we understand that light is not easy to come by, hurry up and put on the mask, and don't let people recognize you." ”

Zhou Geng listened to his words and put on a mask, and in this underground mound full of all kinds of filthy darkness, rows of torches gradually appeared on the walls, giving people the feeling that they could reach their destination with the direction of the torch arrangement.

As the ships moved forward, there were more and more torches on the walls, and there were even many ships like them moving on the water, full of people wearing masks like him, judging by their costumes, all powerful people in Sunset City, leaving in the direction he was heading.

"They're people who want to make things happen just like you. The boatman turned to look at him and smiled, "We're here." ”

"I see the door!" Zhou Geng exclaimed.

Indeed, a large bronze gate appeared in the stench of the mound, and the watchman slowly opened it when he saw their ship.

At this time, they had been walking along the river, but when they arrived at this door, they felt that they were going upstream, and the boats rose with the rushing water, and the dirt that had gathered in front of the bronze gate was washed away by the clear current.

When they entered this bronze gate, they could clearly see that the water surface was much clearer, and they could vaguely see all kinds of swimming fish gathering on the bow of the boat, how fresh the air was, and there were no disgusting rats running around on both sides of the river, and even let Zhou Geng smell a little woman's fat powder, which made him completely stunned.

Until the boatman stopped in front of the bluestone platform, and now in front of him appeared a small carved door sunk into the bluestone wall.

Zhou Geng walked to the door with the bag of gold, turned his head to look at the boatman, and the other party smiled at him encouragingly, and said: "The person who can help you realize your wish is inside, remember not to sink into their smile, remember what you are here for, this is the only advice I can give you." ”

After Zhou Geng saw the boat supporter holding the boat and leaving, he pushed open the heavy carved wooden door with his trembling and yellowed hands.

His breathing stopped for a moment, he had never experienced such a feeling in his life, as if he had come to the Land of Bliss from the depths of the Yellow Spring.

The sound of the guests pushing and pulling pai gow in their hands seemed to fill his thoughts, one by one the black arrows were thrown into the quiver, the scantily clad beauties shook the dice in the Gu, and the guests with masks on their faces shouted around them...... The sound of all kinds of Hulu drinking pheasants is blood-pumping, and countless silver and gold are piled up on the gambling table, and it is a fleeting thing.

The women here are outrageously thinly dressed, just draped in a thin veil, and guests can easily see their seductive breasts, and the two points that complement each other make their mouths dry.

The undisguised gaze of the guests, instead of disgust or shyness, their eyes were so charming that they made seductive and daring movements.

Zhou Geng stared blankly at the scenes here, so many temptations, so much beauty, reminiscent of those pictures that can only appear in dreams, just like those summer afternoons, the golden sunlight shines on his face through the paper window, and time flows silently, at this time his eyes are lit up by these gorgeous luxury and seductive style.

The scarlet curtain is windless and automatic, forming a variety of graceful shapes in front of his eyes, sometimes like a galloping doe, sometimes like a flowing floating cloud, the jade platform under the curtain is sprinkled with various petals, and the beauties lying on the jade platform are all so beautiful that they can go to the palace to be elected concubines, holding a lacquered gold pipa in their hands, and a pair of slender hands caressing the strings, this kind of glamorous sound can only make the atmosphere lively.

Occasionally, guests who are tired of playing want to have sex with them on the spot, they will readily agree, as if all the ** is allowed here, all the power is infinitely magnified, and there is nothing that can be done.

Zhou Geng was shocked by this extreme luxury beyond worldly common sense, holding the gold in his arms, and even subconsciously thought about leaving here, but everything inside was so warm, and the girl's skin was so attractive, glowing with milky luster.

A series of charming eyes were projected onto his body from all directions, and a movement of his body that deviated from his consciousness made him step into it step by step, each step staggering slowly, as if he would fall down at any moment.

Until a warm jade-like body pressed against his arm, Zhou Geng slowly raised his head and met the bright face like a flower.

He had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life, she undoubtedly had a pair of aura-filled eyes, a smile and a smile revealing a thousand styles, more beautiful than any beauty Zhou Geng had ever seen in the past, and even gave him a feeling that was so real that it was almost illusory, as if her face was shrouded in a layer of hazy light, and her smile was so warm that it could melt people.

This fairy-like woman named Orange Hong, she gently grabbed Zhou Geng's arm, and said softly: "I didn't expect you to really come, do you remember me?"

Zhou Geng remembered this voice, it was the owner of this voice who gave him the silver ticket and a dagger, these two things seemed to have magic, he learned to gamble in less than a month, and then entered the casino with these two things.

He had never gambled a few times in his life, but it was also a very tragic gamble for him, which was almost draining his brain, and finally swept the entire table, making the guests who gambled with him lose until they vomited blood.

He received more than 10,000 taels of silver, all of which he exchanged for gold, and finally met the woman who gave him a silver ticket and a dagger.

After Zhou Geng recognized her, he knelt at her feet with a pop, his eyes gushing out like a flood that burst the embankment, sprinkled on the bag full of gold, and raised his hands high to offer tribute to the gods.

Orange sat down beside him knowingly, and after listening to him tell him what he wanted, Wan Er smiled and said, "Your luck is really good, this wish is very simple, please wait a while, we will send it to you immediately." ”

Such an understatement made Zhou Geng feel distrustful, and he hugged the cowhide bag back into his arms and said in a trembling voice: "You can really do it...... His father was a four-rank civil official...... You're not cheating on me, are you?"

"Trust is a very important thing, compared to those descendants of the high-ranking dragon king, only we gutter rats are willing to help you, why don't you trust us more?"

After the orange man left, someone took him through the casino and walked deeper step by step, Zhou Geng never thought that there would be such a deep place in Luoyang City, except for his own footsteps, he could only hear the subtle sound of the wind.

On this dark road, he felt himself walking towards the Yellow Spring, and finally the man led him to a room where he waited quietly.

It was more of an execution chamber than a room, with chains hanging from the roof and blood that had not yet dried up.

In the process of waiting, Zhou Geng felt that the tiredness of his body suddenly came to his mind, and he fell asleep unconsciously, and when he woke up after being photographed, he found that there were two more people in front of him.

Two men and a woman were sitting on a mahogany chair, with a black cloth bag on their heads, and there were traces of struggle on their bodies, and a low cry came from their mouths, which should have been stuffed with burlap.

"We've got your wish done for you, please make sure we've caught the wrong person. Orange Red spat in his ear, "You still have the dagger I gave you before, right?"

"I brought ...... Always with it. ”

Zhou Geng's voice was extremely hoarse, and his originally thin body seemed to be full of strength at this time, and he walked quickly to the man and ripped off his head, recognizing him as the shop owner who burned down his tea farm.

Under the other party's extremely frightened gaze, Zhou Geng did not hesitate to send the dagger into his throat, the blood rushed all the way to the top of his head, and he gasped: "It's him...... It was he who burned down our family's tea field. ”

"And him, I have to say that it took us a lot of thought to catch the guy, his father is a dignified four-rank official, in order to avoid leaving clues, we killed his father too, presumably this is also the scene you want, it is a small gift. The woman's tone was so understated, as if she were talking about a very small matter.

Zhou Geng ripped off the man's hood with his bloodstained hand, staring at the family who had killed his son.

The other party's eyes were so frightened that they could even be called tears, but this did not affect Zhou Geng's desire to kill him, and he sent the blood-stained dagger into his head.

The look on his face had never been so hideous, and it had never been so relaxed.

"As for this woman, I don't think it's necessary to bring her, because it's not worth it. Orange pointed to the woman who was curled up in a chair and trembling, and said, "But you insist on sending her here, because you must have a lot to ask her." ”

"Of course, if you want to keep her, we will respect your decision, there is the best room and the best service, you can stay here for as long as you want, until you forget what the world above your head is like. ”

Orange Hong looked up at the chain above his head, pulled out the dagger that was inserted into the mouth of the family, stuffed it back into Zhou Geng's hand, and whispered in his ear: "Don't do all evil, do all good." ”

Zhou Geng's face was without the ferocity just now, and he looked blankly at the woman with a bulging abdomen, the woman who once said that she wanted to give birth to children for herself, and finally left the woman who killed her son, the expression on her face was extremely hideous, but the tears of grievance couldn't stop pouring out.

Until the iron door was gently closed by Orange Hong, only he and the woman he once loved were left here, the dagger in his hand trembled, and he had just raised and pointed at the woman's abdomen, but he let go because of her pleading and sad gaze.

"Love can make hate, and it can destroy hate, and since no amount of unforgettable pain can be forgotten with the passage of time, why not try to destroy this pain?"

Orange turned her head to look at the room at the end of the dark passage, and chuckled softly at her companion, "Look at that poor man, he has finally taken this step, the seed that he buried in his heart, under the infusion of power, finally blossomed?"

The companion was puzzled: "What flower?"

"It's just a metaphor, that is, everyone's heart has a little bit of ** that they don't want others to see, anger, sadness, those things that they hide in the deepest part of their hearts, when they are still a slave who needs to bend their knees in front of others, these things will be hidden by them very deep and do not want others to see, once they have the power, no one dares to laugh at their own **, they will bloom from their hearts to the most beautiful flowers of sin, beautiful. ”

The orange smile was like a cluster of roses, and the unusually scarlet lips were slightly curled.

The companion shook his head and said, "I don't understand your words." ”

"Actually, I don't understand either. Orange smiled and said, "But my dad used to say these things to me when I was a kid, so I wrote them down." ”