Chapter 9: The Secret of the Underworld
When I woke up in the morning, I saw Anti's excited face.
"Yesterday's dream was so interesting," he babbled in my ear, "and it turns out that dreaming is such an interesting thing, and I will dream every night from now on!" β
"What?" I glared at him, "Hurry up and think about how you can help me." β
"Okay, okay." He nodded repeatedly.
After listening to him for a long time, I kind of understood that the earrings of the Hades are generally not taken off, but every hundred years the Hades will go to the human world to inspect, before that, the Hades will have a ritual similar to purification, he needs to immerse his whole body in a special kind of dark water, so that his body can adapt to the human world. During this ritual, Hades had to remove all of his belongings, including his earrings, of course.
Luckily, it's been exactly a hundred years since the last time the Hades made their rounds, so in three days it will be the day of the Hades ceremony. This is the only once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when Etti will let me into the place where the ceremony is taking place, and I will find an opportunity to steal the dragon and phoenix with the same purple earrings.
"So what do you do when you get the earrings?" He asked.
"I ......," I didn't know what to say. As soon as I got it, I immediately called Si Yin out of here. However, this incident does not seem to be a good place to tell Anti.
"Good man to the end, then I will wait for you outside the door, as long as you get the earrings, I will ......" he paused, "I will send you to Tomita immediately, back to the human world." β
"But will he find out about Hades?" I suddenly felt a little guilty in my heart, how to say that he is also a subordinate of the Hades, but now it is a little ...... to let him help me steal the things of the Hades What if the Immortal finds out that the earrings are fake......
A smile crossed his face, and he blinked, "He won't find out, because, in the fake earrings, I will also use the Dream Phantom to create an identical orange manzhu sahua." β
"Anti......" My heart was suddenly moved, in fact, he is also a kind child.
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Three days later, when the Hades began to purify, with the help of Anti, I slipped into the palace of the Hades very smoothly.
I slipped into the inner sanctum as fast as I could, and before I could take a look, I heard the footsteps of the maid outside, and my heart tightened, and when I saw the big bed, I quickly rolled on the spot, and quickly rolled under the bed. As soon as he hid under the bed, he heard the voice of a maid, "The ornaments of Lord Hades are really beautiful. Then the voice of another maid rang out again, "Be careful, Lord Hades has told you not to touch it." β
The maid from before hurriedly answered. The two approached the bed, seemed to have put something on the bed, and hurried away after a few more soft words.
As they walked away, I crawled out from under the bed and looked eagerly into the bed, where there was a small box containing a purple crystal necklace and a pair of purple earrings.
I was so overjoyed that I took out the fake earrings that Antti had given me from my arms, and I just wanted to change them, but I hesitated. There seems to be a ...... A head-scratching thing.
These pair of earrings are exactly the same, which one is the one with Manzhu Shahua? I can't use spells, so I'm not sure which one it should be.
Why don't you take both of them with you? Although if I do this, the Hades will soon find out, but I can summon Si Yin now, I will be able to go back soon, and I will be able to save the birds soon, thinking of this, I can't think about what the consequences will be, I went to get the pair of earrings, and when my finger touched one of the earrings, the earrings suddenly emitted a faint orange halo, and actually moved. I rubbed my eyes, and when I was sure I wasn't dazzled, the earrings popped out of the box, fell to the floor, and continued to roll.
My lips twitched, and the yokai earrings ...... didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly leaned down and chased after the earring, until he reached the door, and finally caught the earring. I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, looked not far away, and couldn't help but gasp, my body suddenly froze there, and I felt a stream of hot blood rushing to my brain...... I can't think about anything anymore......
What caught my eye was a pair of black boots, which Anti remembered telling me that they were a gift from the goddess of the night to Hades.
So......
My mind was in a daze, the earrings I was holding in my hand suddenly moved, and as soon as my hand was released, I only heard a few crisp sounds, and all the earrings fell to the ground, including the fake earrings.
Elias quickly bent down and picked up all three earrings. He glanced at me as he bent over, and the chill in his gray eyes made me shudder.
"Trying to steal my earrings." His tone was still cold, but my heart was beating faster. He picked up one of the earrings and blew on it, only to see that like last time, an orange manju sawa bloomed from the earrings, and his face showed a trace of disdain, and he actually pinched the flower with his hand, "Do you think you can fool me Elisa?" β
My heart was even more shocked, this manzhu shahua of Anti was almost identical, how could Eli know that it was fake after just one glance? It's not that Anti said that Hades wouldn't find out......
Could it be that he- deceived me again?
"No one can forge this manzhu shahua of mine." He glanced at me lightly, "And besides me, as long as someone touches this earring, the earring will automatically return to me." β
I was shocked, no wonder the earrings moved on their own.
"Why did you want to steal these earrings?" His eyes were as cold as ice.
"Because," I took a deep breath, "because I need this manju sahua in it." β
He stared at me firmly, a strange look on his face, "Do you know what's so special about this manzhu shua?" β
I hesitated for a moment, and suddenly remembered Anti's words, and blurted out, "Could it be related to Raya the Queen of the Underworld?" β
His face changed slightly, "You actually know about the afterlife?" He looked into the distance, "Antti must have told you." I can't think of him......"
My heart was tight, terrible, and it hurt Anti......
He was silent for a moment, picked up the real earring, and blew lightly, and an orange manju sawa came out of the earring.
"Raya, she's always been here."
I didn't close my mouth for a long time, what did he just say, Raya the Queen of the Underworld - in this flower?
He stared at the flower with a complicated look in his eyes, "Raya she betrayed me, and since she likes that man so much, I will imprison her and that man's soul and body to the flowers and leaves of Manju Sahua respectively. β
"Flowers and leaves?" I was stunned.
"Manzhu Shahua, bloom for a thousand years, fall for a thousand years, flowers bloom without leaves, leaves grow without flowers, flowers and leaves never meet, life is wrong."
A chill suddenly rose in my back, so the Queen of the Dead and her lover had been imprisoned for tens of thousands of years, and they would never see each other, "That's too cruel......" I muttered in a low voice.
"This is the punishment she and the man deserve." His gaze flickered, and with a slight wave of his hand, the earrings returned to their original shape.
"But, I think you're being punished yourself, you've been living in nostalgia and hatred for her for a long time, and it seems that you've been punished more......"
"Shut up," he glanced at me, "you have so many things to say at this time, I don't know why I say this to you," he paused, "follow me to the outer hall." β
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As soon as I arrived at the outer hall, I immediately saw several familiar figures. The god of death, the god of sleep, Xipo, and the god of dreams, Anti. Several people were shocked to see me follow Hades out of the inner hall. Anti's face changed even more, and I shook my head at him gently, and his face immediately turned blue.
"Your Excellency?" Hipo asked puzzled.
Elith said coldly: "This woman actually committed theft in my inner sanctum, what do you say should be done?" As soon as his words fell, everyone was even more shocked, and Anti was also anxious.
"My lord, maybe there is a misunderstanding here." An Qian finally couldn't help it and took a step forward.
"Misunderstanding?" Elias raised his eyebrows slightly, "Anti, you also surprised me, the Phantom ......" As soon as he said these words, Anti's body shook slightly. Xibo and Xiu obviously didn't understand what was going on.
At this moment, another report from the guards came from the door, "Lord Hades, the second prison judge, Gaina, has asked to see you." β
My heart sank, it's over, and something bad is going to happen today. Glancing up at Anti, there was a hint of nervousness on his face.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Gaina hurriedly walk in.
"Lord Hades, this woman has a strange origin, everything in the human world cannot be found after the age of eight, and," he paused, glancing at me, "she is not an undead at all, but a living human. It is a human who entered the underworld in a state of suspended animation. β
My head thumped, and the situation was really bad...... Maybe I'll have to go back first......
Elias was slightly surprised, and then returned to his normal color, "I see, there is such a character in the human world?" The trick used was able to hide from you, and even I was blinded. As he spoke, he stood up and slowly approached me, and before I could react, the crystal bracelet on his wrist was already in his hand.
The shock I suffered at this moment was extraordinary, how could I go back without the crystal bracelet......
I reached out and just wanted to grab it, but he had already turned around, "I should have found out earlier, this bracelet is a little strange, let me personally find out who has such mana." β
"As for this woman," he sat back in his high seat, "she can't leave the underworld, so let's send it to Forest Valley first." β
"My lord, since she is a human being, you might as well send her back." Anti said anxiously.
"Antti, you just don't say a few words." Hibo motioned with his eyes to stop talking.
"Anti, you still have the courage to intercede for her, you have done something wrong, you can't be counted like this, in this way, in addition to the ability to make dreams, I will temporarily seal your other divine powers, and you will not be allowed to enter my palace for another two hundred years, understand?
My legs went limp, my eyes went black, and this time it was really over......
If you can't go back, you will be thrown into the forest valley...... Siyin, help, Sanatus, help...... I don't want to be a tree that can't speak...... I don't want !!
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When I opened my eyes again, I saw a black forest in front of me, and my scalp was numb, and I was thrown into the forest valley so quickly. I just wanted to move my hands and feet, only to find that my whole body couldn't move at all, and I was horrified, could it be that I had become a tree?
"Don't worry, you're not quite a tree yet." Anti's voice came from in front of me, and he bent down and looked at me with a smile, "Even if Kogaku becomes a tree, it's still a cute tree." β
"You're still talking cool here!" I said angrily.
"Why don't I intercede with Lord Hades and turn you into a beautiful tree? Cherry? Apple tree? Plum trees? His smile was still so innocent.
"I don't want to, I don't want to be a tree, a cherry tree, an apple tree, I don't want any ...... I don't want to become a tree that can't speak......" I couldn't help but feel gloomy when I thought of this, and the hot liquid in my eyes flowed out uncontrollably......
"Stupid," he said, rescuing the smile on his face and patting me on the head, "I'll save you." β
"How can I save it?" I sobbed.
He lowered his head, a smile flashed on his face, "I'll go and intercede with Lord Hades, but," he seemed a little embarrassed, "My lord said that I won't be allowed to enter his palace for two hundred years, so Xiao Yin will wait for two hundred years first." β
"Ah!!h I felt that the front was gloomy, not to mention saving the birds, I couldn't protect myself, and I cried again.
He burst out laughing and hugged me gently, "Stupid, don't cry, I promise it won't take two hundred years." β
Why? Hearing what he said, I felt like crying even more...... What the hell should I do......
At this moment, the sound of flapping wings came from mid-air, and Anti let go of me violently, and whispered, "Here it is." "I was stunned for a moment, but then I came back to my senses, and I almost forgot that there was that terrible harpy in the forest valley......
"Anti, help......" I said spinelessly for help.
He nodded, "Don't be afraid, even if my divine power is sealed, it will still be easy to create an enchantment." He took a step back, and was about to raise the barrier, when he saw a flock of large birds rushing straight into the forest, but strangely enough, they flew directly past me, and did not stop near me at all, but flew to other trees to peck at me.
Anti was stunned for a moment, and then showed a relieved expression, "It seems that Lord Hades is still merciful." He smiled at me, "Okay, since they won't hurt you, I'll go back first, don't worry, I'll definitely think of a way." I looked at his smile and my heart moved slightly, could it be that he was here because he was worried that I would be attacked by the harpy? Speaking of which, I also affected him......
"Antti, I'm sorry." I whispered.
"Needless to say, I'm sorry, I promised to help you on a conditional basis, and," he smiled, "Hades-sama is only a momentary breath, just see if he doesn't let the harpy attack you." β
He was about to leave, and a thought flashed through my mind, didn't Anti still have the power to dream? "Wait a minute," "What?" "The Immortal said you couldn't enter his palace, but he didn't say you couldn't enter his dreams."
Anti's expression perked up, "Why didn't I think that I could intercede with Lord Hades through the dream I controlled." "Let me go." I stared into his eyes. "You?" "Well, it's my own business, I want to solve it myself, and Antti just needs to help me enter the dream of Hades."
He hesitated for a moment, but nodded.
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In the blue sky, there are a few wisps of white clouds floating, I am walking in this beautiful scenery in a daze, some can't react, where is this? I was thrown in the forest valley. Suddenly I remembered again, I asked Anti to help me enter the dream of Hades, is this it?
I walked on until I came to a lake, and there was a man sitting by the pale yellow reeds, with long purple hair like satin, and gray eyes looking gently at the lake. It was none other than Hades, Elis.
It's just that I didn't expect him to be so peaceful in an illusory dream.
He seemed to sense my arrival, and glanced up at me, a hint of surprise passing over his eyes, "How did you come to my dream?" Before I could answer, he shook his head helplessly, "It's Anti again." β
"Since you're here, sit down." Although he is still cold, he has lost a little bit of his fierce momentum.
"Lord Hades, I know you may think what I said is ridiculous, but I really need that manju sahua, and only it can save meβbrother."
"Do you know what Manju Sahua means?" Without waiting for me to answer, he whispered, "It meansβsad memories." He was silent, his gaze glancing over the lake, "The year I met Raya, it was at such a lake, and that was the first time I went with Hibo to inspect the human world, and Raya appeared from the lake at that time. He closed his eyes slightly, as if remembering something, "It was the most beautiful carp I had ever seen, its golden scales shining brightly, and at that moment, the carp transformed into a beautiful maiden." β
I was secretly surprised, the queen turned out to be a carp spirit? And such an unbelievable thing?
"My heart, as if it had been bewitched, forcibly brought her back to the underworld without thinking about anything at the time." His face softened, "Although she didn't pay attention to me at first, as the days passed, she finally fell in love with me." β
Ah, Lord Hades will also rob marriage? I'm going to faint......
"After getting married, Raya almost transformed my underworld," there was a rare smile in his eyes, "That flower field was planted by her, and Manju Sahua is her favorite flower." Every morning when I wake up, I can see her smiling face and a room full of manju shahua, if I hadn't stopped it, I'm afraid the underworld would have become a big garden instead of an eerie dark world. Everything is beautiful, it's just ......" he paused, a look of regret on his face, "we haven't had children. β
"But, why did you ...... after that" I had a little doubt in my heart, could it be because of the child's business?
"That's because of the ...... of the Heavenly Realm," he had just said a few words, and suddenly reached out to cover his head, "I don't know why, every time I think about this past, my head seems to explode, and I can't remember anything at all." β
"Why did she run away, and why did she fall in love with someone else?" He muttered, confused, unable to tell whether it was sadness or hatred.
I looked at him quietly, the current Hades King is like an ordinary person full of seven emotions and six desires, but although Raya was robbed by him, but a woman is willing to spend time planting flowers, making the underworld a garden, and welcoming every morning with smiling faces and flowers, isn't it because there is love in her heart?
"How can you be so sure she's in love with someone else?" I asked, confused.
"When Hippo went to arrest her on my orders, she not only confronted Hippo in order to defend the man, but also said that she would live and die with the man, saying that she had never loved me. I'm not sure about that? His tone was slightly agitated.
"So did she say something like that to you herself?"
"Of course she said it herself!" Elith's voice suddenly raised, and his face turned pale. "So, let her live forever and receive the punishment she deserves."
Anger swelled in his eyes, and gradually, gradually, it calmed down again.
"It's strange why I'm telling you this......" he looked at me thoughtfully, "I don't know why, the first time I saw you, I had a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu for you. β
I was stunned, as Anti seemed to have said, and I had a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu for Elis, especially when he bent his fingers.
I was about to say something, when suddenly my body floated lightly and I lost consciousness.