Chapter 208: Meng Po and Xudu
In the small underworld, it is no longer clear what age it is.
Perhaps it is because of the beginning of human civilization that the underworld has existed.
The surrounding environment has not changed, Yang Tassel and Yan Moyu are still in this wooden house, but the colors around them have changed to black and white, and the world has lost its hue.
"Is this the Hades?" Yang Tassel muttered.
Yan Moyu was a little surprised, "You won't be here for the first time, right?" That's right, who would choose to come to the underworld to find death if they are fine, in case they are eaten by ghosts, then there is really nowhere to reason. ”
Yang Tassel didn't answer, pushed open the door and walked outside. There was nothing outside, empty.
This reminded him of a saying, hell is empty, and demons are on earth.
The two walked for a long time, and saw a woman in a white shirt handing a bowl of soup to those who crossed the bridge by the bridge in the Valley of Flowers.
"This is Meng Po?" Yan Moyu asked.
Yang Tassel was not very sure, "It should be!" ”
"But shouldn't Meng Po be an old woman? She's so beautiful! ”
Yang Tassel nodded, in response to Yan Moyu, Meng Po is really beautiful, so beautiful that there are no words to describe it, as if she shouldn't exist in this world.
As they approached the stone bridge, Meng Po glanced up at them, then shushed and motioned for them not to speak. It wasn't until the row of people had finished walking that Meng Po picked up two bowls of soup and handed them to them.
Said: "Forget everything, a bowl of Meng Po soup!" ”
Yan Moyu went to pick it up, Yang Liusu quickly slapped Yan Moyu's hand, and Yan Moyu asked puzzledly, "What are you going to do?" ”
"After drinking Meng Po soup, your account will be reset, are you stupid!"
Yan Moyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and took a few steps back, letting Yang Tassel stand in front of him.
Meng Po put down the soup bowl and was a little puzzled: "Didn't you come to drink Meng Po soup?" ”
Yang Tassel shook his head, took out a large handful of paper money and handed it to Meng Po: "We are not here to drink Meng Po soup, but we want Meng Po to tell you, where is the crystal coffin in the small underworld?" ”
Meng Po covered her mouth and chuckled, "Little friend, what are you doing with a handful of paper money for me?" I only need gold, as long as there is gold, then not to say that you want to find a crystal coffin, even if you look for Lord Yama, I can tell you about it. ”
Yang Tassel feels wrong! It's not that ghosts use paper money, could it be that Meng Po is not a ghost?
"Alas, you're sure you're going to give her gold! A ghost, with gold, no one will believe it when he says it! ”
Money can channel the spirits, making the ghost grind, Yang Tassel gambled, and took out a bag of gold coins, 10,000 gold.
Yan Moyu said: "You won't be crazy! This is 10,000 yuan, you just gave it, are you proud or stupid? ”
Yang Tassel didn't speak, Meng Po took the money bag and counted it, and sighed for a long time: "It's still good!" There are three crystal coffins in this small underworld, but someone has taken one ten years ago, and that person calls himself Xuantian Jun. Therefore, there are only two crystal coffins left in the small underworld. And these two paintings, one is in the hands of the judge, and the other is in the ghost town. ”
"Which pair will be easier to obtain?"
Meng Po spoke: "Naturally, it is easier to obtain the capital of Xudu, you go to the judge to ask for it, but I am afraid that you are looking for death." But well, it's been a long time since there have been living people in the underworld, if you go to Xudu, I'm afraid you will be eaten by those original ghosts in Xudu, think about it and go again! ”
"Thank you Meng Po, farewell!"
"Remember to send more money, well, it's to see the old woman more, after all, I'm a little tired of dealing with ghosts every day."
Yang Tassel and Yan Moyu didn't answer, but when they were leaving, Yang Tassel asked, "Meng Po, can your Meng Po soup really make people forget the past?" ”
Meng Po was silent for a long time before she spoke: "The ghost only believes!" ”
Yang Tassel understands a little, and the ghost believes it, because it is a ghost that he believes it.
So what is the significance of Meng Po delivering soup here?
Yan Moyu thought for a while and said, "I think Meng Po may have lived too long and felt bored, so she had fun for herself, so she came here to bring soup to others." ”
Legend has it that Meng Po soup is made from Lethe water. The so-called Lethe River is the pain of the heart.
In the myth, Meng Po will ask people passing by, if you drink Meng Po soup, if you drink it, you will forget everything in your previous life and start over. If you don't drink it, you need to jump into the Lethe River and endure the pain of a thousand years. It's just that thousands of years later, they have forgotten what they were waiting for and what they were looking forward to, and they turned into lonely ghosts and wandered around.
It is known as a ghost town, and it is inhabited by a large number of dead ghosts who are reluctant to be reincarnated.
This city is no different from the city of the world, they will also have teahouses, wine shops, green houses, inns, theaters, gambling houses and so on.
There is no one to guard the city gates, because there are ghosts here, who will come to make trouble!
However, this place is naturally under the jurisdiction of Lord Hades, so the taxes that should be paid still have to be paid.
Yang Tassel and Yan Moyu just stepped through a teleportation array and came to the outside of the city, the night in the city was more lively than the day, and the most important thing was that there was no night in the small underworld.
Ghosts don't need to sleep either, they will find things to do for themselves.
After the two entered the city, it was very lively, and there was an acrobatic team.
Crushing boulders on the chest, breathing fire, and playing with big knives are difficult to see in the major cities now. After all, it is a war era, Datang has not been able to recover the lost territory, and the people of the world have not been able to live and work in peace and contentment, and they are still suffering.
"Sugar gourd, delicious sugar gourd!"
Yan Moyu immediately rushed up and shouted at Yang Tassel: "I want to eat this!" ”
Yang Tassel took a handful of paper money and stuffed it into the hands of the ghost who sold sugar gourds, "No need to look for it." ”
The ghost threw the paper money in Yang Tassel's face and scolded angrily, "What are you doing? Are you fools? What do you mean by giving me a handful of paper money? ”
This paper money is not used against ghosts, and Yang Tassel can be regarded as a long insight. This is different from the ghosts I already know, how can the ghosts mentioned in the book be different?
"A string of gold, don't roll!"
"Okay, okay!" Yan Moyu didn't bother to bother with this ghost, so he threw a bag of gold coins, not to mention hundreds, and directly bought all the sugar gourds.
"Okay, thank you, boss!" The sugar gourd seller opened his mouth happily.
Yang Tassel carried the sugar gourd stick and asked, "Why do you buy so much?" ”
"This is a sugar gourd in the small underworld, it's rare to come once, and I'm not allowed to buy it?"
"It's okay if you buy it, don't ask me to take it! It's like a sugar gourd seller, and I'm also a swallow god, understand? ”
"I really don't understand, I don't know why you men value reputation so much. Besides, can you bear to let me, a delicate little girl, carry such a heavy thing? Yan Moyu blinked.
"Bear with me, even I don't mind at all!"
When the two were arguing, the merchant who sold sugar gourds suddenly sniffed and felt a little strange, why did it seem to have other smells. But he didn't think too much about it, maybe there were too many things sold here, so the taste was more miscellaneous.
Yan Moyu ran to see people breathing fire again, she said: "I saw someone breathing fire when I was a child, but the current acrobatic troupe is not performing well, it's a pity." ”
Yang Tassel didn't know that he had been dealing with toys since he was a child, and he liked to be alone and didn't like to go out to see the lively world outside. In fact, his heart is relatively closed, and it was Xiao Yu who brought him to re-understand the world and himself.
The two of them squeezed in and couldn't help but applaud, this is really good-looking.
It's completely different from what they see on TV, they really have big rocks in their chests.
Anyway, if the ghost breaks his chest and won't die, then smash it hard!
Suddenly, a female ghost who was watching spoke up: "How did I smell the smell of a living person?" ”
The female ghost's words made the scene extremely quiet, and Yang Tassel and Yan Moyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a little nervous.
Then all eyes were on them viciously.
When Yang Tassel was about to draw his knife, the surrounding ghosts screamed and disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the originally lively and bustling streets became empty.
Yang Tassel and Yan Moyu looked at each other in surprise, and Yang Tassel asked, "It can't be that you are too ugly and scare them, right?" ”
"Fart, it's obvious that you are ugly and scared them, and you still blame me?"
Both of them were extremely puzzled, what about the evil ghosts that said that they were good eaters? It is incredible, how they see a living person, and it is even more terrible than a living person seeing them.