Beyond the city gate was boundless silence, the city gate was half open, except for the pale green figure in the middle of the city gate, there was not even a single Yin soldier guarding the city, and the road to the city wall was no longer the kind of black avenue, but a bridge over the moat, under which flowed the same purple-red river water as the Santu River, in which a figure occasionally flew quickly, and then disappeared.

The pale green figure saw the three of them stop and the clouds dispersed, and then slowly walked towards this side. After walking out of the city gate, Du Ruo was sure that it was Yan'er.

The scholar beside Ming'er was a little excited, if it hadn't been for Ming'er rolling his eyes at him, he would have run over a long time ago.

Yan'er is still as cold and arrogant as before, although her expression has obviously changed when she sees the scholar, but she can't guess her emotions.

After seeing Du Ruo on the side, she was obviously a little surprised.

"Why is Miss Du Ruo here?" After getting closer, Yan'er glanced at the scholar and then looked at Du Ruo.

Du Ruo was about to answer, but Ming'er answered for her first. "Miss Du Ruo is a big leopard who came down to find the old fairy. ”

Yan'er listened in the clouds, and looked at Ming'er suspiciously.

"Didn't the old immortal go to the Jizo Bodhisattva to talk about the Tao? I said why he didn't come to the Netherworld for hundreds of years, but today he is interested, it turns out that the big leopard died. Miss Du Ruo came to the underworld to find the soul of the big leopard. Ming'er spoke in a somewhat excited tone, but he also spoke fluently, and explained the cause and effect in one breath.

Yan'er's expression was a little unpredictable, she glanced at Du Ruo, her eyes were a little complicated. After hesitating for a moment, she asked Du Ruo, "Miss Du Ruo wants to return the yang to that monster." ”

Du Ruo nodded, "I'm going to bring back the soul of the fat tiger." ”

Yan'er didn't reply, but walked towards the scholar.

I don't know if Du Ruo was wrong, but there was a trace of sadness in Yan'er's eyes.

The scholar looked a little excited, and when he saw Yan'er approaching, he hurriedly said, "Miss Yan'er, I, I'm ......."

"Well, you will come with me in a moment. Yan'er sighed, and said no more.

"Sister, you take him into the city, and I will take Miss Du Ruo to find the soul of the big leopard. Ming'er said on the side.

Yan'er didn't speak, glanced at her, and then looked at Du Ruo. He arched his hand at her and said, "Miss Du Ruo, you better go back, once this soul enters the capital city, it will be useless." Now that he is here, the name of this life has been removed from the book of life and death, and even if you can snatch his soul back, it will die. ”

Du Ruo thought that as long as he brought back the soul of the fat tiger, it would be foolproof, but he never thought that there was such a thing as a book of life and death. "Is it enough to add his name to the book of life and death?"

"Yes, but my sister is just an ordinary usher, and she is not qualified to master the book of life and death. After a pause, she added: "Besides, each has its own destiny, and it is fate that its destiny will be interrupted, so why should Miss Du Ruo be persistent." ”

Du Ruo shook his head, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, "What about fate, since I am here today, I must save him back." ”

Du Ruo was rare and willful. In the past, she always felt that she looked at everything very lightly, but this time the death of the fat tiger made her re-understand herself. That is, although she cares about very few things, once she decides it, it is difficult to change it, even if she has to fight against the sky.

And that's what she thinks now. As long as she can save the fat tiger, she won't care about her destiny.

That Yan glanced at Du Ruo, her expression was a little surprised, Du Ruo who said such things was a little different from the Du Ruo in her memory. "In this case, then I can't help you, although my sisters are a little yin in this place, but they also have their own position, if you help you steal the demon soul, it will be a violation of the iron law, and please forgive Miss Du Ruo. ”

Yan'er's words were neither humble nor arrogant, and Du Ruo could naturally understand her thoughts. What's more, her original intention was just to let Ming'er take her over King Kong Mountain, and now that she came to the capital city safely, she was very grateful, and naturally she didn't want to embarrass the two sisters anymore.

She bowed respectfully to the two of them and said, "Du Ruo understands, it is already a great favor for the two of you not to stop me." ”

"No, Miss Du Ruo, the old immortal beast is also related to the two of us, you don't have to..."Ming'er hurriedly argued, but before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Yan'er.

Na Yan'er grabbed out the underworld and shouted, "Shut up, have you forgotten who you are? How can you be so willful?"

"I—" Hades took a step back and didn't continue.

That Yan'er looked at Du Ruo again, "If you walk ten miles west of this moat, you will be able to see the first layer of hell where the new soul is imprisoned, today Ge Xian Weng and the Bodhisattva have reached the key point, and the Yin soldiers have all gone to the Bodhisattva's Jizo Temple, and I can't help you with the rest." ”

After hearing this, Du Ruo bowed respectfully to the two, "Don't thank you for your great kindness, Du Ruo will remember it in your heart." ”

Na Yan'er nodded, looked at the underworld and scholars behind him, and said, "Then let's go into the city." So saying, she went first and walked to the city.

When the scholar saw her leave, he hurriedly followed behind, and Du Ruo, who was far away, heard his hoarse and steady voice. "Miss Yan'er, didn't you say that people and ghosts have different paths, and now that I'm also a ghost, then I can always be with you, right?"

Seeing the two of them walking away, Ming'er hurriedly arched his hand towards Du Ruo, "Miss Du Ruo, take care!" After speaking, he also walked towards the capital city.

After the three of them walked away, Du Ruocai looked around, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the moat.

She did her best not to look down the river, but she had to catch a glimpse of the ghosts in the river, struggling and not making it ashore at all, only howling and being swept away by the moat again and again.

The journey was easier than she imagined, but it made her forget that she was in the underworld where everyone was afraid of her. Now that she saw the scene in the river, she suddenly realized.

She silently recited the Taoist mantra of purifying the heart, found the right west, and hurried in that direction around the moat.