Chapter 17: The Lord of the Netherworld
Rose thought about it, now that she was penniless in this strange world, and she had become a fugitive from the imperial court, she couldn't go to Duan Hanyu and cause trouble for him. Therefore, after thinking about it, I can only stay here for a while, and when the wind passes, it is not too late to find an opportunity to escape.
After tossing for a long time, Rose was also tired at this time, and fell on the bed and stretched comfortably, the mattress was very thick and soft, and after a while, Rose fell asleep.
At some point, Rose felt a faint chill in her body, and she was inexplicably uncomfortable. I opened my eyes in a daze, saw a black shadow standing beside me, and hurriedly sat up: "Who are you?" ”
The black shadow was silent for a moment, and said coldly: "Eat." With that, he walked out.
Rose then remembered that she had left the palace, and in the auspicious pavilion, she forgot to close the door when she slept just now, and she didn't even feel that someone was coming, but fortunately this sea didn't take the opportunity to eat her own tofu. Looking out the window, it was already dawn. I got up and tidied up my clothes, and walked out the door.
The desk is filled with warm sunlight. Canghai leaned on the back of a wicker chair, quietly staring at the sky outside.
"Eat in the kitchen." He didn't look back, and said softly.
"Oh, the boss doesn't eat?"
"I've eaten it."
Rose was no longer polite and went into the kitchen alone. There was a plate on the dining table, and on the plate were two large white steamed buns, next to which was a plate of pickles. Is this what I eat? It's really just eating. Bao Bao Bao Bao Bao is Bao Bao, this is Bao Bao? Profiteer, I didn't expect to travel to another time and space and meet such a mean profiteer! Rose thought hatefully,
After eating the poor working meal hatefully, and washing the plate again, Rose chewed the steamed bun in her mouth and walked to the living room. Canghai still maintained that position, as if he had never moved.
"Have you eaten enough?" He asked.
How can two vegetarian steamed buns be full? But how dare not bow her head under the eaves of people, Rose gritted her teeth and smiled: "I'm not tired today, I can't eat much, two steamed buns are enough." "The subtext is that two steamed buns are not enough when you are tired.
Hearing this, he turned his head, stared at the rose, and said, "Since you have eaten enough, now follow me to a place." ”
"Where are you going so early in the morning?" Rose couldn't help but ask, confused.
"What? Scared? Don't dare to go? "The eyes of the sea are half-closed, and the eyes of the dark night are like the river Styx, shining brightly.
"Afraid? In this world, there is no place I dare not go. Rose got up, her trademark ruffian smile on her face, but her eyes were proud.
"Oh?"
There was a dangerous arc on the lips of Canghai: "Then let's go." ”
On the way, Rose heard something intermittently, that they were going to a place called Netherworld, a deserted place.
Those who live in the Valley of the Netherworld will be transfigured.
It's just that the place is too weird, it's just that no one has ever dared to approach it.
"Boss, are you going to take me to disguise?" Rose asked, wide-eyed.
"Now that the streets are plastered with portraits of you, it's not easy to see, do you think of any good way to evade pursuit?" Canghai glanced at her and said.
There was too little news to hear from the sea, and he was careless about everything, until he arrived at the place, and Rose saw what the Netherworld Valley was.
Passing through a hidden forest, the fog grew thicker and thicker, and finally stopped at the edge of a swamp.
The surroundings are extremely dark, from time to time strange birds make ethereal calls far away, the water source in front of you does not know whether it is a river or a lake, silent like a mirror, as if no one has broken it for thousands of years.
The surrounding trees are very tall, and you can't tell what kind of trees they are, only the palm-sized maple leaves keep falling, their color is like blood, and the stars are all over the lake. Like a flower of blood growing in a lake.
Canghai robe hung down, the lines did not move, the side face was unmatched, and the indifferent voice came from those thin lips: "Are you ready?" We're going into the valley. ”
"Boss, I'm ready, I can go in at any time." The rose shrugged and was very loose.
Canghai's gaze swept over her face, with a playful meaning, and then he stretched out his hand, and a blood-like maple leaf landed on his palm.
He slowly closed his palm, and the maple leaf shot out!
Into the depths of the swamp!
There was silence for a long time in the Netherworld Valley, and with a squeak, a small boat swayed out of the fog, and the ferryman's hat was pressed very low, so he couldn't see his face clearly, and he muttered in his mouth: "Netherworld Valley, the point of no return, there is a life to get on the ship, and there is no life to get off the ship." ”
The voice is hoarse and unpleasant.
Eventually, the boat wobbled to a halt in front of them, and the ferryman made a "please" gesture: "Lost man, get on board." ”
Canghai walked slowly and calmly onto the boat, and the hull of the ship did not shake at all. It was as if he were a disembodied ghost.
Rose touched her nose and walked up as well.
The boat is small and can only carry a maximum of three people.
The ferryman stood at one end of the boat, propped up a long penny in his hand, and paddled slowly, and the boat moved calmly on the surface of the lake, and the waves of the water parted the blood-like maple leaves. It's like the blood that has swayed past.
Rose reached out and wanted to uncover a maple leaf on the surface of the lake. Canghai suddenly said in a cold voice: "If I were you, I wouldn't move." ”
She looked down, and then she saw that it was heavy as blood under the maple leaves. It seemed that something flashed from the surface of the lake with cold-blooded eyes, and a huge body dragged behind it, slowly skimming through the misty lake, without setting off a single wave on the surface.
The thing swam very carefully, though it couldn't see clearly, and it had been surrounding them, as if it was afraid of something, not daring to get too close to the seemingly fragile boat. The ferryman laughed hoarsely, his voice full of evil. It seemed to be waiting for the rose to reach out and peel off the maple leaf.
There seem to be a lot of terrible secrets in this strange Netherworld.
Rose withdrew her hand lightly, she was not afraid, she just wanted to find the disguised person as soon as possible, and before that, she didn't want to get into any trouble.
Beneath the surface of the lake, a dark diamond-shaped shadow followed unhurriedly.
There was silence in the mist, no one spoke again, and the strange atmosphere continued.
Canghai leaned on the other end of the boat, his long arms lazily on both sides, seemingly careless, but suddenly said: "Ferryman, you have taken a detour." ”
The lake in front of me is getting narrower and narrower, and it seems to have entered the river.
On both sides of the river are the kind of maple wood, the leaves are larger, and the layers fall on the surface of the river, looking from a distance, like a flowing river of blood, bewitching beauty.
The shadow that followed them was no longer visible on the surface of the lake.
The ferryman said in a dumb voice, "Guest, sit down." With a push, a fish jumped up next to Rose! The sharp teeth that had grown when the fish were in mid-air bit down on her throat.
She reacted like lightning! With a wave of his arm, he hit the big face of the strange fish!
The strange fish snapped, stuck on her hand, and fell into the river.
"Piranha?" She raised her eyebrows, her expression remained unchanged, and she was still the same lazy fan.
"Hmm." When the sound of the sea came out, it had already killed several jumping piranhas with lightning speed, and it was extremely elegant. He leaned back on the boat, looking up lazily, and there was already murderous intent in his dark eyes: "Ferryman, does your master know that you are taking guests on a detour?" ”
Seeing that they were moving neatly and fiercely, the ferryman would not be killed by these miscellaneous pieces at all, snorted coldly, put his two fingers to his lips, and let out a sharp whistling sound.
The boat stopped. There was a silence even more terrible than before!
Under the surface of the Maple River, a lot of whirlpools have swirled, and it seems that something is about to break!
Suddenly, a behemoth suddenly rose from the river, its skin like a python and a crocodile, and its sharp fangs protruded! Huge round yellow eyes like brass bells stared at them condescendingly.
Immediately after that, another one surfaced!
Another one! Another one!
In an instant, their small boat was surrounded by water beasts!
The ferryman jumped on the head of one of the water beasts, stroked its head, and sneered at Canghai and Rose, "Enjoy, guest." ”
Rose got up, lazily stretched her waist, and then touched her stomach: "I'm hungry, what about you, boss?" ”
Canghai was still leaning on the boat, his posture was lazy and very arrogant, he hooked his lips: "What do you want to eat?" ”
Rose turned around, stared at the group of vicious water beasts with cold eyes, and the corners of her lips pulled up: "These things, they shouldn't be bad if they are roasted." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the huge beasts pounced, and Rose suddenly got up and rushed up against the huge body of the water beast!
At the cuffs, a brand new dagger shows its edge!
Before the water beast could react, the rose had already walked along the surface of its bumpy body to its head, smiled gracefully, held the dagger in both hands, and stabbed it fiercely at its orange eyes!
Blood splattered!
The water beast let out a high-pitched wail, and its huge body fell!
At the last moment, the rose jumped up, grabbed the tall maple branches, and hung them in the air.
"Good skills." The sea is like an eternal sculpture, still standing on the boat, clapping its hands gracefully.
At this time!
The hull of the ship shook violently! Suddenly, something came up from the bottom and tore into pieces in mid-air!
Canghai was steadily suspended in mid-air, looking at the water beast under the hull, his expression was filled with extreme contempt, and then he slowly stretched out his hand, with the strength of a thousand jun, and pressed down fiercely!
The water beast seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying, and its big yellow eyes were full of horror!
Canghai's body slowly rose with light skills, his dark clothes flew up and down, his black hair fell down, and the momentum of the natural king exuded.
He opened his lips indifferently and spat out two words: "Kneel." ”
Those two words echoed in the Netherworld Valley round and round, and then gathered back again, gathering a huge volume!
Something terrible happened, and Rose watched as the water beasts lowered their heads and bowed their knees in submission.
It only takes two words for him to bring this horde of terrible cold-blooded animals to their knees!
Rose silently exclaimed in her heart, what is the identity of this person.
A demonic and pleasant male voice came from afar: "Don't kill—"
As soon as the words fell, a figure as red as blood appeared from the mist and landed in front of the roses. The man standing firmly on the water beast was dressed in a bright red dress, flying fiercely, like blood and fire, giving birth to a demonic face, so beautiful that it seemed to blur men and women, the evil face revealed a kind of careless maturity, the cherry blossoms inadvertently swirled around him, and from time to time fell on his hairpin, so beautiful that it could not be described in words.
He was carrying a dead man in his hand, the ferryman just now.
Canghai's hand slowly put down, and he looked at the person indifferently: "Maple Leaf, the people under your command are becoming more and more useless." ”
The demon man shook the dead man in his hand helplessly: "No way, this place is too deserted, they always want to betray me." Now they're almost dead. ”
As he spoke, he threw the person in his hand down, and was caught by the water beast, which chewed so much that the bones were splashing.
The demon man blinked, and wanted to pounce on Canghai: "Xiao Haihai, why do you have time to come and see me?" ”
Smack!
The nerves in Rose's brain were broken, and he called the sea ...... Xiao Haihai? She rolled over, leaned against the trunk of the tree with her chest folded, and watched the show with interest.
Sure enough, Canghai's eyes were cold: "You dare to call it again." ”
The demon man was very aggrieved: "It's not fun at all when you grow up." In that case, what else do you want to see me do? "She looks like a little daughter-in-law.
Canghai seemed to be used to it, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the rose: "He is the maple leaf, the master of the Netherworld Valley, and he will change his appearance." ”
Rose nodded very handsomely: "Rose, I've seen my predecessors." ”
The maple leaf instantly burned with great interest, and the red clothes flew over, and the whole person flew to the thick branch where the rose was standing like a butterfly, pulling her to look left and right: "Huh! Xiao Haihai has a girlfriend! Not bad. I'm not afraid of water beasts, I love it! ”
Rose: "...... Senior, I have nothing to do with the boss. ”
Maple still blinked his glowing demonic eyes: "Boss? You say Xiao Haihai is your boss? ”
Rose: "Yes, I'm now in Jixiangge to help the boss of Canghai look after the store." ”
Maple Leaf said happily: "Then it's okay for you to stay with me, I'm a bad old man living in the Netherworld Valley is boring." ”
Bad old man......
He is very young, beautiful and bewitching, and his red clothes are like fire, which point seems to be close to the words "bad old man".
As if knowing Rose's thoughts, Maple Leaf explained helplessly: "I have lived for almost two hundred years, and I have long lived to be an old monster." He tugged at his face: "Actually, this face is my own face, not my own." ”
As he spoke, he tore it hard! I actually tore the skin off my face!
The face below is clearly a dried skeleton! Hollow eyes stared at her strangely.
For a while, Rose still didn't have any expression: "Oh." ”
Maple Leaf was really interested in her now: "I'm scared of you!" He reached out again and tore off the delicate mask on his face, and his real face was the bewitching face, and the skin of the skeleton was to scare the roses.
"Yes, yes, I'm not afraid to see someone tearing his face alive in front of your eyes." He turned around and shouted excitedly at the sea floating in the air: "Hey, this little girl might as well stay and be a companion for the old man!" I'll help you watch her by the way! ”
Canghai staggered and stared at him, and his tone was like ice: "Think beautifully." ”
"Xiao Haihai is a stingy ghost." Maple Leaf grimaced, pulled the rose and said, "It's not convenient to talk here, come with me." ”
There is a towering ancient tree in the depths of the Netherworld, and there is a tree house on the ancient tree, and the maple leaves live in it.
The furnishings in the house are surprisingly luxurious and comfortable. It's just that there are faces of different shapes everywhere.
"Little girl, what kind of face do you want?" Maple asked.
"Ordinary ones will do." Without waiting for the rose to speak, Canghai preemptively said.
"Hmm." After listening to this, Maple Leaf thought: "You just want an ordinary face, an ordinary person with a bit of appearance." It's easy to do. ”
His slender fingers ran across Rose's face, holding strange tools, fill in here, change there, and his hands were flying! It was even faster to be martial arts!
While moving his hand, Maple Leaf still looked at Canghai and teased: "Xiao Haihai rarely brings friends, girl, you tell the old man, why can't you think about it so much!" I want to play with Xiao Haihai! ”
Rose tugged at the corners of her mouth.
Hehehe, if she chooses, she won't play with this weird and indifferent person.
Canghai raised his eyebrows, snapped his fingers, and bang! The few masked faces he had in his hand were blown to ashes......
"I told you not to call me that again."
"The child has grown up, and it has reached the stage of rebellion. I can't help it. Maple Leaf sighed three times in a row, feeling so sorry for his finished product that his face was wrinkled.
After a while, Maple Leaf stopped, took a mirror and handed it to her, and asked with a smile, "How about this?" ”
The face in the mirror lightly swept the moth eyebrows, the apricot eyes were sandal, and the water rippled at the moment of the turn of the eyes, as if to hook the soul of the person. It's a completely different beauty from her former face, and Rose can't see what she used to be at all.
But there is no doubt that this face is also a country and a city...... It doesn't touch the ordinary.
"This face is so beautiful." Canghai said coldly: "Let's make another one!" ”
"Huh." Maple Leaf picked up the rose's face and looked left and right: "No, I haven't been out of the Netherworld Valley for more than a hundred years, and now everyone outside looks so ugly?" ”
Rose just wanted to say that this would be fine, but when she saw the two cold lights in Canghai's eyes, she thought to herself, after all, she still has to eat and drink this person for a while, so it's better not to cause trouble! Shengsheng swallowed back what he was about to say.
The maple leaf moved again later, and it was much better when I looked in the mirror again. Rose's face has transformed into an ordinary girl with a pure face and an average appearance. The only special thing is her seductive light purple eyes.
Maple Leaf looked at it, turned around and went back to the house, and after a while, he took out two pieces of crystal crystals the size of eyeballs and handed them to Rose, so that the rose buckled on the eyeball.
After wearing roses, my eyes feel cool and moisturized, which is very comfortable. When I looked in the mirror again, my eyeballs had turned normal black. It's amazing, it's like an ancient colored contact lens!
With this face, you should be able to evade the pursuers and get through the blinds.
Maple took another small box and put it in her hand: "With this, if something happens to the makeup temporarily, you can simply wash it all off and put it on." ”
Rose opened the small box, and inside was a thin sheet of skin......
Rose stretched out two fingers and pulled the skin out.
The skin is very thin, and the facial features of the person are painted on it, which are clear and eye-catching, and the facial features are a little distorted because they are not covered on the face, but it is not difficult to see that it is a girl with a delicate face and a little freckles.
"Senpai." Rose pinched the skin in her hand and asked, "Is this a human skin?" ”
"Of course...... No! Maple Leaf shook his hand disgustingly: "Do you see my predecessor and I am such a cruel person?" This skin is obviously made by yourself! ”
The skin was soft to the touch, so thin that it was barely visible. It turned out to be made by Maple Leaf himself.
This kind of peerless genius can only live in this kind of place.
When he came out of the Netherworld Valley, Maple Leaf still held Rose's hand and told him that he had nothing to do but come back to play with himself, and by the way, he said a bunch of problems in the sea.
In the end, he gave her a Luoyin Dan.
Eat it when you need it, and it can quickly become someone else's voice. The time lasted an hour.
The water beasts also surfaced from the lake, awkwardly waving goodbye to the roses and the sea with their short forelimbs.
"Xiao Haihai, is she really a rose? Then you have to take care of her! In the blink of an eye, don't miss it again this time! Maple Leaf called Canghai aside, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a rare serious manner.
"So......" Rose asked thoughtfully, walking in the middle of the forest, "boss, when you were young, you were really afraid of those little birds, kittens and dogs." ”
Canghai stopped, and the air around him suddenly seemed to freeze.
The blind man could see the dark clouds above the sea, and he turned his head very slowly and looked at the rose: "Maple Leaf's demonic words, you'd better forget every word." ”
"Oh." Rose nodded, thinking to herself, then, the boss is really scared...... It's fun to think about. This person who looks so weird and so indifferent can be so timid when he is a child.