714, Lethe

Since we are almost at the end of Huangquan Road, that is to say, we are about to reach the place where I once met Yu Yue with the deity; recalled the first time I saw Yu Yue, and it was the deity who said "three princes", and I knew the identity of the handsome but cold man. So is Yu Yue's lost memory related to Yu Sanwen's previous life? What's next for them?

While carefully shuttling through the muddy soul, Jade Zhenzhen followed behind the naked, and soon reached the end of Huangquan Road; There are no ferrymen there now, so I think it must be a batch of souls that have just been sent away. Yu Zhenzhen looked around, this place was the same as when she first arrived, but only the people she met, the people around her, and the circumstances had all changed.

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Yu Zhenzhen still remembers that she and the deity walked hand in hand on the Huangquan Road, but when she heard the sound of the water, she knew that it was time to reach the Lechuan River. After crossing the river, you can see the Nai He Bridge.

It's just that everything is unexpected, and at the end of this Huangquan Road, a man's figure is becoming more and more clearly revealed. But seeing that he was wearing a pure white flower silk round-necked robe, the embroidery on the robe was exquisite and luxurious, the royal blue sword sleeves, and the vermilion three inlaid white jade belts, at a glance, he knew that his identity was extraordinary. When the distance got closer and closer, Yu Zhenzhen found that this was an evil man, with a face like a crown of jade, eyebrows like spring mountains, Danfeng crying blood, and peach blossoms on his lips.

"Wait." Yu Zhenzhen and the deity wanted to bypass him and continue to move forward, but they didn't want the man to stretch out his arms and stop the two of them in a daze. When Yu Zhenzhen was about to be surprised that this man was actually conscious, he continued to speak. In a flat tone, he said, "Father wants to see you, come with me." ”

After speaking. The man beckoned to the Lechuan River, and in a few moments, a small boat slowly approached the shore. The boatman, dressed in a huge robe, with a hat covering his face, knelt respectfully on one knee in front of the man, and said, "I've seen the three princes. ”

The Three Princes? Jade Zhenzhen and the deity looked at each other. Later, the deity asked, "You are the third prince, so isn't your father the ......?"

The man glanced back at the deity. He looked at Yu Zhenzhen behind her again, and continued to maintain a flat tone, "The Venerable of the Underworld, the Ghost King." ”

Take the same awning boat with the three princes of the ghost clan. All the way. The deity didn't stop asking questions for a moment, but no matter what she said, the third prince didn't say a word, just stared at the Lechuan River in a daze. The deity was bored, but then decided to sit next to Yu Zhenzhen, and seeing that Yu Zhenzhen had been silent, he couldn't help but say helplessly, "You two must not become good friends." Otherwise, it will definitely be stuffy to death, and one is even more stuffy than the other. ”

"Don't say that. We're on their turf now. Jade Zhenzhen shook her head at the deity and whispered.

"I don't know what the ghost king did when he saw the two of us," the deity propped his chin, suddenly thought of something, and shook Yu Zhenzhen's shoulder with a frightened face, "God, he doesn't fall in love with the beauty of the two of us, he wants to be a concubine, right?" Then won't we become the queen mother of the stuffy gourd? Ah, it's not the queen mother, it's the stepmother! ”

When are you still in the mood to joke, Yu Zhenzhen admires the psychological quality of the deity. After crossing the Lechuan River, the first of the three princes jumped off the canopy boat, and then Yu Zhenzhen and the deity supported each other and got off the boat together. The boatman said goodbye to the three princes again, and then returned to the Huangquan Road ferry with his oars, waiting to help the next team of souls ferry.

Further on, there is a large stretch of stone pavement and boundless loneliness and calm. The deity couldn't stand this atmosphere the most, so he took Yu Zhenzhen's hand and asked like a little sparrow, "Yu Zhenzhen, just now on Huangquan Road, the red flowers on both sides are really beautiful, I have never seen such a strange flower in Qingxu Palace before, blooming so warmly, but there are no leaves!" ”

Jade Zhenzhen shook her head, the innocence and cheerfulness of the deity was really something she couldn't envy, "That's Manzhu Sahua, also known as the flower of the other side." The flowers on the other side are not visible, the shore is red and bloodthirsty and paves the yellow spring, the Manzhu Shahua blooms for a thousand years, falls for a thousand years, divides and merges, but the flowers and leaves never meet. ”

"Why does it sound so sad?" The deity scratched his head and said as he walked forward, "It's like two men and women who love each other but never see each other." ”

"The so-called division and union are nothing but the origin and extinction of the cause, not that great joy is better than great sorrow, but that it is better to remember than to forget."

The three princes, who had been silent all the way, suddenly opened their mouths, and there was a hint of sadness in their flat tone.

"Ah, the stuffy gourd has spoken, it's so strange!" The deity immediately tugged at Yu Zhenzhen's sleeve, secretly pointed to the back of the third prince, and whispered, "Jade Zhenzhen, this stuffy gourd must be hiding something, it's better for us to ......."

"Don't worry about it." Jade shook her head at the deity kindly.

"Hey, boring." The deity had to purse his mouth, stick out his tongue at Yu Zhenzhen, and then walked forward boredly.

The Ghost King Hall is very majestic, and the two huge long palace letter lamps at the door are shining with purple ghost fire, mysterious and amazing. After entering the vermilion dark lacquer gate with the three princes, you can see groups of ghost soldiers, well drowned soldiers, and zombie soldiers patrolling the palace, with strict discipline. After ascending the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, the Ghost Clan's palace finally officially appeared in front of him.

The ghost king was a black-haired and black-bearded old man who looked quite stern, and after seeing the three of them coming in front and back, and saluting respectfully, he put down the judgment in his hand, and said to the third prince first, "Yu Yue, you step aside." ”

"Yes, Father." The third prince, Yu Yue, got up after giving up his hand, regained his flat tone again, and stood aside respectfully.

"You two ......" The ghost king looked at Yu Zhenzhen and the deity, although it was completely carved out of a mold, he still quickly recognized Yu Zhenzhen, and pointed with one hand, and said, "You, return to the yang." ”

Jade Zhenzhen and the deity raised their heads in surprise at the same time, and saw that the ghost king's hand was firmly pointing in the direction of Jade Zhenzhen. There was a hint of anticipation and anxiety on the deity's expression, and then he boldly asked, "What about me?" ”

"You, into reincarnation." The ghost king's answer was concise and crisp, and in addition to being as plain as Yu Yue, there was also a trace of ruthlessness in his tone. Maybe it's because I've seen too much of this, and there are still living souls who have unresolved matters.

"Lord Ghost King, why can Zhen Zhen return the yang, but she ......" Yu Zhen Zhen took the hand of the deity. For some reason, my heart is full of reluctance.

The Ghost King glanced at Jade Zhenzhen, his eyes full of indifference, and then replied word by word, "This is the will of heaven. ”

"But Lord Ghost King, the two of us are one...... "Yu Zhenzhen's stubborn nature was vividly displayed at this time, completely forgetting that she was talking to the lord of the clan or the ghost king who was in charge of the life and death of all things.

"Wrong!" The ghost king stretched out his hand. interrupted Yu Zhenzhen's words, "You are you, she is her." No confusion. Her longevity is over, if it weren't for your soul to support this body, it would also imprison her soul, otherwise. She has long been in reincarnation. ”

"Jade. Forget it," Seeing that Yu Zhenzhen still had to argue, the deity looked like he was calm, and pulled the corner of Yu Zhenzhen's clothes. Seeing her red eyes when she turned her head, the deity shook his head, and said with a smile, "I've lived long enough, and now I see that Ding Xiao and my father and mother are all right." It's also reassuring. ”

"I'm sorry...... "Yu Zhenzhen didn't know what to say to the deity at this moment in order to express her apologies in her heart. It's just a matter of encroaching on the body of the deity. Now even the opportunity to live is left to oneself, which is indeed a great injustice to the deity.

"Jade Zhenzhen, look at you, it's not sunny at all," the deity sighed helplessly, and then put on a smiling face and said, "You have to remember, treat my body well, and you can't give her grievances." Also, Ding Xiao is mine, don't rob it! ”

Jade Zhen bit her lip and nodded vigorously, choking so much that she couldn't say a word. The ghost king hated watching this kind of cheap drama the most, so he waved his hand and said coldly to the deity, "I only allow you to say one more sentence, and after one sentence, you will be sent to reincarnation immediately." ”

That's all there is to it. The deity scratched his head, then looked at Yu Zhenzhen and blinked, and smiled at the corners of his mouth, "Then my father and sister will entrust it to you, Yu Zhenzhen." From now on, you are the only jade in this world. ”

Before the deity's words fell, two skeleton soldiers came in at the gate of the palace, set up the deity and walked out. The deity hurriedly shouted to stop, and then turned back to the Ghost King and said, "Lord Ghost King, Lord Ghost King, can I have one last request?" ”

"Say!" The Ghost King waved his hand, and the two skeleton soldiers let go, allowing Ben to land on his feet. The deity patted his arm and said to the ghost king with a flattering smile, "Lord Ghost King, can you find a handsome person to take me on this last journey?" I don't look down on these two soldier brothers who only have bones and no flesh and can't see their facial features clearly, I'm just afraid that I will have heart palpitations as soon as I am born in the next life......"

"Take her away!" The ghost king looked cold and waved his hand impatiently.

Although he was set up by the skeleton soldiers again, the deity used his best three-inch incorruptible tongue and kept nagging, "Lord Ghost King is so wise and powerful, how can he not satisfy the last little wish of a poor soul?" The Ghost King is the most handsome and handsome uncle I've ever seen......"

"Stop!"

Once again, without the restraint of the skeleton soldiers, the deity immediately looked at the ghost king with a smile. Although the ghost king's face was still blue and black, there was inevitably a hint of pride in his tone, and he said, "It's rare for you to tell the truth, and this king has fulfilled your last wish." Say, who do you want to send you away? ”

Yu Zhenzhen was originally in a sad mood, but when she saw this scene, she forgot everything, and only knew that she was dumbfounded. The deity arched his hand at the ghost king, and after thanking him for his kindness, his eyes were aimed at Yu Yue, the third prince of the ghost clan who had just brought them in, "If you talk about beautiful men, who is better than the three princes who have completely inherited your appearance from the ghost king, I wonder if you can let the three princes give me this last ride?" ”

The ghost king naturally agreed, and Yu Yue went out of the ranks, replacing the skeleton soldiers, and left with the deity. Yu Zhenzhen kept looking back, until the figure of the deity disappeared, she turned back in amazement, and the tears never stopped, but still fell.

"Yu Zhenzhen, you are not from this world, since you are here, you have your use. Everything is providential, and human will is irreversible. The Ghost King stroked his beard and said a few words that Yu Zhenzhen couldn't understand.

"Yes, Lord Oni." With a thick nasal voice, Yu Zhenzhen replied with such a sentence.

"When Yu Yue comes back, he will take you back to the Yang World. Remember, from now on, you are the only soul in Yu Zhenzhen's body, and you are the only one who is Jade Zhenzhen. ”

"Lord Ghost King, Zhen Zhen wants to ask, why can Zhen Zhen return to Yang? Please give Zhen Zhen an explanation, Zhen Zhen never wants to be a foolish person. Jade Zhenzhen raised her head and looked at the Ghost King, and saw a stubbornness in her dark eyes.

The ghost king looked at him for a long time, and then he could only relax and say, "This king can only tell you that you are a necessary person in this world." ”

"What about her? Isn't she? "Yu Zhenzhen is still worried about taking away the deity. Although she and the deity only knew the distance and time of this journey, the intimacy was something that had never been felt before. Bringing the deity into samsara is tantamount to killing another self.

"Naturally not, otherwise, you wouldn't be in this world." The ghost king patiently replied to Yu Zhenzhen again.

"But ......"

Yu Zhenzhen still had to argue, but the ghost king didn't have much patience to continue listening, so he only waved his hand and frowned, "Let's go, let's go, let's go, you go to wait for Yu Yue outside the palace, this king doesn't want to see you again, who doesn't belong to the underworld!" ”

Yu Zhenzhen was so unwilling to be thrown out of the Ghost King Hall by the two skeleton soldiers who had set up the deity before, and she looked at the two vermilion lacquer doors closed with a heavy squeak, she hugged her knees helplessly, squatting on the side of the letter lamp of the long palace, completely invaded by a kind of loneliness and fear.

"Let's go."

I don't know when, Yu Yue has already stood quietly in front of Yu Zhenzhen's eyes. But she was blindly immersed in the feeling of losing her deity, and she didn't notice it.

"Third prince, what is a necessary person in this world?" Yu Zhenzhen got up and followed behind the silent Yu Yue, but she couldn't help but ask.

Yu Yue replied to her, but there was only silence. The ghost king also said those words to Yu Yue. What does it mean to be a person who must be, to be a person who is necessary? Even Yu Yue himself didn't know this.

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Yes, the first time I fully knew the things of the people who were necessary in the world was from the mouths of Dangkang and Tianjizi; But the first time I heard about the necessary people in this world, I learned about it from the mouth of the ghost king of the ghost clan. It was a long time ago, in fact, it didn't take too long to calculate carefully, but these things have been experienced more than ordinary people have experienced in several lifetimes.

"The ferryman is here." With a few words, she finally pulled Jade Zhen back from her thoughts; Raising his head and looking at Lethe River in the distance, he did see a canopy boat in the distance, which was staggering towards this direction. (To be continued......)