(27) Smoking is prohibited here
Zhi Zhixiong really walked into this retro-style garden, this garden was designed by the guy himself, said it was designed, in fact, it was just a restoration of the courtyard in his memory, although he didn't look old, but he was essentially a very nostalgic guy, this guy cherished everything around him, especially the old books.
'Naraku is also a youkai, but his thoughts are much more avant-garde than him, could it be that he was born in an era that is even older than the Warring States period? ’
The man covered in bandages thought about this meaningless thing in his heart, and at the same time looked at the garden with great interest, and the Japanese garden style had begun to be Europeanized in an all-round way, and the people of the whole country were like crazy to abandon the traditions and culture that they had insisted on to this day, and this man himself was a discarded existence.
When he saw that the historical trajectory of the whole world was as he expected, entering the chaotic era of forty years of 'the strong live and the weak die', he smiled happily, and the resentment of the defeat under the sword of the old enemy dissipated at once, and then he accepted the invitation of this organization without hesitation, and became acquainted with two guys who were the same kind of people as himself to continue his life for nothing.
Zhi Zhixiong, whose previous life has been filled with ambition and intrigue, betrayal and revenge, swordsmanship and fighting games, is not good at appreciating the decorations in the garden that are enough to amaze and praise contemporary garden artists.
After three turns and two turns, a four-storey small building emerged from among the trees, and at the entrance of this small building hung a plaque with a blue background, which was neatly written with two golden characters 'Jingyi', and this 'Jingyi Pavilion' was where the guy lived.
The executioner pushed the door open, and a unique smell mixed with ink and paper fragrance came to his face, although this breath was so light, but Zhi Zhixiong clearly felt that the bloody gas on his body seemed to be washed away, and even the traces of his body being burned by the flames were eliminated a lot, Zhi Zhixiong hated this relaxing breath, but he was unwilling to refuse it.
"Zhu Ge! I'm coming to you for a drink! Stop hiding! Hurry up and get me out! If you don't show up again, I'll order your wooden building! ”
The bandaged man looked at the neat and dense bookcases on both sides, these were the treasures of that guy, and that strange aura emanated from these cabinets, if it was an ordinary layman, he would not feel this kind of thing at all, only a first-class swordsman with a keen sense would be affected by the strange power here.
"I'm on the third floor, you can come up by yourself...... Also, if you dare to touch my books with your dirty hands, I'll kill you right away. ”
Hearing the other party's threatening words, a mocking smile appeared on the bandage man's face, although the other party is the same kind of person as himself, but it is still somewhat different, this guy is the same as Naraku, he has an incomparably precious treasure in his heart, but he is different, he betrayed him twice in a row in the era he once regarded as a treasure, and pushed him into the fire of hell twice in a row.
So this youkai named 'Zhu Ge' is not a companion to him, just a guy who can drink and chat together.
Zhi Zhixiong walked quickly to the stairs and came to the third floor, where he saw the young monster wearing a soapy white loose robe, a yellowed tattered book spread out in front of him, and he was carrying a brush to copy carefully, and beside him were neatly placed scrolls and papers, some of which had been bound into books.
Zhi Zhixiong knows what this guy is doing, he is repairing the ancient books collected from outside, every time he comes, he is doing this, almost never seen him do anything else, although Zhi Zhixiong is a martial artist, but he is not the kind of stupid martial artist who advocates violence, for literati and scholars, if the other party does not block his ambitions, then Zhi Zhixiong will not hesitate to show a little respect on the surface, and this 'cultural person' in front of him is not the kind of useless scholar, he is a very strong monster.
If an ordinary person wants to restore an ancient book, he needs to have a lot of knowledge and professional skills, and the process and process of restoring an ancient book are quite cumbersome.
But when this monster boy repaired ancient books, he didn't have any process at all, he only occasionally looked at the tattered ancient books, and spent most of his time writing, not so much repairing as rerecording, just like those ancient scribes.
Zhi Zhixiong sat cross-legged across from the young man, quietly waiting for him to finish writing the last stroke before asking.
"I was curious before. What would the plaque of your pavilion be 'Jing Yi'? Does this mean anything in particular? ”
"There's nothing mysterious, it's just a place where I've lived in the past...... Where I lived when I wasn't a youkai. ”
Zhu Ge put down the brush, and then carefully placed the re-recorded page on the wooden board beside him, this to dry the ink.
"Not yet? Do you remember these things? It's almost like remembering it when I was in my mother's womb. ”
Zhi Zhixiong said, as if by magic, he took out two wine cups and placed them on the table, and then took out another bottle...... Beer.
"I bought it when I came to you, and it is said that this is also wine, but I have never drunk such wine, so I don't know what it will taste like."
Zhu Ge looked at the bandaged man in front of him in beach shorts and yellow short sleeves and the green glass bottle in his hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"You know what? Chi Chi Hung ...... You look like a burlesque entertainer rather than a swordsman's ghost. ”
"No wonder so many people pointed at me along the way. But it doesn't matter, I think it's easy to wield a sword in this outfit. ”
Master Zhi Zhixiong was stuck in not knowing how to open a beer, so he pondered it carefully, then pinched the top of the bottle and twisted it vigorously......
The monster boy on the opposite side suddenly let out a scream. "Be careful! If I had a little foam on my book, I'd kill you!" ”
"You know what? If I had dared to talk about 'killing you' like you all day long while I was still alive, I would have been slashed by me. It seems that for human beings, after experiencing death once, there will always be a little bit of a difference. ”
"Humans are fickle, and they will always destroy what was most precious before...... But you're not human anymore. ”
Zhu Ge took the wine bottle and poured a little into his cup, and he suddenly saw the bandage man opposite him put down the wine cup after only taking a sip.
"This kind of thing is also worthy of being called wine? All you can drink is foam, and when the foam is gone, there is nothing. ”
"It's just a drink, is it necessary to be so serious? Besides, you should be very good at accepting foreign goods. ”
"In the past, 'red is like blood, but it tastes like wine.'" Horror stories, until now, are nothing more than humorous jokes. ”
Zhi Zhixiong, who put down the wine cup, drew his saber, and he stared at the cold and shining blade, revealing a cruel smile.
"It is not difficult to accept a new thing, provided that you are willing to shed enough blood as a price, whether it is a sword or a gun, it must be a bloody storm when you accept these things...... That kind of wine that just looks like blood doesn't suit me at all. ”
"Zhi Zhixiong is real, we've known each other for a while, it's not your style today, what do you seem to be curious about?"
"There are a lot of things I'm curious about, especially how you behaved last time, deliberately leaving clues behind...... What exactly do you want to do? ”
"I just want to do something that the organization can't notice, so I need a few brave 'strong men' to help."
Zhu Ge replied with a smile, this kind of bad behavior did not seem to be a shame to him at all, and his tone was like talking about today's breakfast.
"But you should also know very well how strong the 'Dream Chaser' is, is the guy you attracted qualified enough?"
Zhi Zhixiong also did not have much identification with the organization that resurrected him, so he laughed at Zhu Ge's rebellious remarks.
"That's okay. There is no one in this world who is more qualified and justified to be the enemy of the Order, and I have a lot of confidence in her. ”
Zhi Zhixiong called the name of 'Dream Chaser' in front of Zhu Ge, but Zhu Ge still called him by the slightly respectful term 'organization', as an existence that also had rebellious thoughts, Zhu Ge was undoubtedly much worse and more terrible than Zhi Zhixiong.
"Of course, if it's just her, it's hard to do any big harm to the organization, so I'm going to give her some useful helpers, but ...... She would probably have to visit the helpers herself, and the place of the visit was in the prison. ”
"I see...... That's why you threw that little imp into that prison? As a bait to lure the other party into a trap? ”
"That's right, and in case I misestimate the appeal of that little ghost, I also prepared a double insurance, and she will definitely take the bait."
Zhu Ge said in a declarative tone, without the slightest pride in his plan, only a sense of confidence in his control.
"I don't know if you'll be able to maintain your confidence after reading this." Zhi Zhixiong threw a report in front of Zhu Ge.
"There was a riot in that prison, all the prisoners on the first and second floors were released, and even a few of the dangerous guys on the third floor were released, and this riot was suppressed by the warden and several of the guards with the guards after paying a huge number of casualties, and the Dream Chasers strengthened the security of this prison in order to prevent the riot from happening again...... What are you laughing at? ”
"I said I arranged this riot, would you believe it?" Zhu Ge squinted his eyes and stared at the bandaged man in front of him.
"I believe it...... But if you want to give someone to the guy you trust, there's no point in scaring people like this, right? ”
"If it's just a prison attack, it's not going to give enough excitement to the organization, and it's a different story if a prison with an unexplained history of insurrection and security is breached."
"Too coincidental timing will cause suspicion and confusion at the top of the organization, and they will think that this is a dull stick or a declaration of war, and when the time comes, the organization that is busy fighting against 'new friends' will slow down or even temporarily stop the internal investigation initiated by Naraku's defection, so that everyone can do their own things in peace. That's probably it. ”
"The most important thing is that the first and second floors of the prison are all filled with dead and innocent pieces, how can you give her such filthy things? Therefore, all 'gifts' need to be carefully selected...... Hehehe. ”
Zhu Ge did not seem to intend to hide his thoughts in this regard from Zhi Zhixiong, he took out a piece of paper and a pen and hastily drew an upside-down spindle, and finally drew a few small houses on top of the spindle, although it was a stick figure drawing, but it was quite vivid.
"This prison is designed to hold members of the organization who have committed major negligence, unruly but recovered possible monsters and undead, and humans who know that they shouldn't know information, so it was designed with great care to extinguish the mouth in the event of an accident."
As he spoke, Zhu Ge pointed to the house above the spindle.
"The prison is disguised as a gas station and a fried chicken shop on the ground, while the prison is built directly under the underground oil depot of the gas station, connected by an enchantment, and outsiders can get lost to death in it without being led by insiders. In the event of an inevitable riot, the oil depot above the prison will pour more than 200 tons of various types of fuel directly into the prison, burning everything inside to ashes, and because of the barrier, people outside cannot even feel the tremor of the explosion. ”
"It's a perfect design, but it's full of monsters, and if the flames can't help them, it will be interesting."
"Rest assured, this kind of thing won't happen, because the really capable youkai won't be locked up there, they have private rooms."
As he spoke, Zhu Ge picked up Zhi Zhixiong's document about the riot, folded it into a paper airplane with two clicks, and threw it out the window.
"The old department left behind by Naraku is a bunch of useless waste, not only has no combat effectiveness but also carries the murderous and arrogant vices of Japanese monsters during the Warring States Period, this time those guys should all be sent to meet Naraku's guy, right?"
"That warden's swordsmanship is so high that even I may not be able to beat it lightly, and several of his wardens are also excellent masters, especially the boxer who claims to have 'comprehended grief', can that helper of yours really take it?"
"I know her as well as I know myself, her power is far beyond what you think, the highest level of ability to manipulate death, allowing her to bloom once to her heart and lead everything to death, which is definitely not an exaggeration."
Zhu Ge stared at the paper airplane in the distance, and the whole person fell into memory.
"There are really a lot of incredible existences in the monsters, I originally thought that your strength was exaggerated enough......"
Seeing that this guy had been praising his 'helper', Zhi Zhixiong felt that he needed to explore it himself.
But his mind was immediately seen through by Zhu Ge, and the Book Monster warned his accomplices with a smile.
"You just have to enjoy the carnival that ignites the world again, knowing too many things is in the way of your health."
"You're such a dangerous guy, I don't know what the hell you're trying to do......"
After losing interest in staying, Zhi Zhixiong stood up and walked out, saying as if talking to himself.
"Naraku has always been bound by the woman called Kikyo, his purpose is the simplest, all his ambitions and plans are completely to get the heart of the Kikyo witch, he is a talented but unproductive guy, and I just want to appreciate the whole world burning, I originally thought that you were just a destroyer without any purpose like me, but now it seems that you are more dangerous than that simple destroyer, I really want to know what binds you...... What is it? ”
Zhu Ge watched Zhi Zhixiong's back completely disappear from his eyes before he replied in a low voice.
"Zhi Zhixiong...... Don't know what you shouldn't know, there aren't many people I know well, and I don't want one less. ”
"And I didn't even understand what I was doing all along. Who will answer me? ”
The underground prison secretly built using the power of the yokai has just experienced a one-sided war, and nearly a thousand youkai imprisoned on the second and third floors have been killed by the guards, and at the same time, several escaped undead on the third floor have been killed.
This prison codenamed 'Match' has a total of five floors, the first and second floors are held in the monsters that have not yet completed their transformation, and even lack their sanity, these guys can hardly be called monsters, so the facilities for holding them are very simple and crude, and the management method is quite casual, and some jailers have given this place an image nickname - 'Horror Zoo'.
The third level of the prison is better described as a single room in a hotel than a prison, where the resurrected souls of the dead are held.
As the resurrection of the dead, they were carefully selected by the organization at the beginning, so they are all talents with considerable value, and their captivity is more like a gentle house arrest, the kind of miscellaneous fish-like useless youkai after absorbing the traitor Naraku's technology, how much and how much, and the technology of resurrecting elite undead and cultivating powerful monsters has always been in a bottleneck, and each resurrection requires a considerable price, so even if the other party is unwilling to cooperate, the organization will not easily dispose of them.
The fourth level of prison is what a prison really looks like, and it's filled with guys who know too much or who inadvertently get in the way of the organization, and if nothing else, they'll be locked up here for the rest of their lives.
The fifth floor is all internal punishment cells, and the prisoners who are locked here are usually executed after a short time, except for the lively scene when Naraku rebelled before, it has always been quite deserted.
Knock Knock trembled and followed the terrible big man, who followed quite closely, for fear that one of them would become a bright red part of the ground after the killing, and the big man had just said this to her after the killing.
"Don't run around, follow me honestly, or I won't guarantee your safety."
Although his words before brought a little pressure to Dongdong, it was still within her acceptable range.
But when this sentence reappeared against the background of smashed pieces of flesh and bones, the deterrence and intimidation it brought far exceeded Dongdong's psychological endurance, and now the little one was able to walk instead of fainting directly proved that her will was great.
The big man led Xiao Maoyu to the fourth floor of the prison and opened a random cell door for her to enter.
"I ...... How long will I be locked up? ”
Knock hesitated to stand in front of the iron gate, looking carefully at the terrible big man.
"I don't know, but don't worry. Over here...... It's safe. ”
The big man spoke, reaching out for a moment, hesitated, and finally pressed it lightly on Dongdong's head.
His intention was just to comfort the little guy, but the development of the situation was beyond his expectations, and he squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.
"It's going to explode! It's going to explode! It's scary! Don't! ”
Before, Xiao Maoyu had seen with his own eyes that those monsters that looked so powerful were just blown into a flying blood mist by this big man's light touch, and Dong Dong was not stupid enough to face this terrible situation to the extent that he could still lack the heart and eyes to be stupid.
She was really frightened.
After squatting for a while, she realized that she didn't seem to have exploded into small pieces with a bang, she opened one eye and secretly looked behind her, and found that the big man had locked the door and left the place.
"Here...... It's scary, I want to go back. ”
Dong Dong said with a crying voice.