Chapter 382: Xudu
"Okay!" Wang Chen laughed, this is his disciple, this is the courage that his disciple should have.
With the help of Wang Chen's Wang Jiajun, Li Shi barely had the ability to confront Li Cheng, but the number of Li Cheng's subordinates was too much, but the prestige of Wang Jiajun had already spread outside, even if they encountered enemies, they only obeyed orders, but when they really had to choose life and death, they would still choose to live.
This civil war ended in less than half a year, and Li Shi successfully ascended the throne, but nearly half of the cities in the Tang Dynasty fell into the hands of Li Cheng.
Before parting, the master and apprentice didn't have much to say, they sat quietly opposite each other, drank a sip of wine, and looked at the sky.
This time he went out, Wang Chen was already in his fifties when he returned, and Li Shi had also become a man who stood up to the sky, upright and in his prime.
It took Wang Chen twenty years to recover all the land of the Tang Dynasty, which made the Wang Jiajun once again shake the people of the Tang Dynasty.
After returning, Wang Chen chose to recuperate at home, and his whole person seemed to reveal a touch of clarity, as if all this was doomed, or a reincarnation without a head at all.
He thought carefully about his father, his brother, his father's brother, and his brother's master...... It's like a circle, and it's like an endless cycle of reincarnation, happening all the time.
Even this time, fate is still on Wang Chen's body, the fortune teller said that he killed too much in this life, and only had a son in old age, and this son had to go through calamities to survive, Wang Chen thought about it for a long time, and chose to give up this opportunity, he wanted to break this reincarnation and jump out of this circle, because he vaguely seemed to feel that there was another mission in his body, waiting for him to complete.
So, Wang Chen went out alone one day, did not let anyone follow, this time out, he never came back, did not leave any letters, did not leave any words, in the future, Li Shizeng sent people to look for Wang Chen overwhelmingly, but all over the hall, Wang Chen disappeared as if out of thin air, there was no news at all.
In a green forest, Wang Chen sat leisurely on a rocking chair, holding a book and sipping a sip of tea, and at this time, he was already full of gorgeous hair, and he was so old that his whole body revealed a sense of decay.
"It's time to leave, and I've spent twenty years, but I still haven't found the answer, what is my mission, and what am I living for......"
Wang Chen sighed softly, the book in his hand slowly fell, his eyes slowly closed, and he exhaled his last breath.
At the moment when he died, suddenly his body was light, and he felt like his whole person was about to float, but there was something restraining him, so he struggled hard, and with a sudden force, he broke free of the restraints, and when he turned around, he looked at himself.
"Is this what people look like after they die?" Wang Chen looked at himself, as if he was back to his youth, and smiled slightly, since there is nothing left to be nostalgic in the world, then let's leave!
Raising his head and looking to the west, there was a gate standing between heaven and earth, exuding a sense of summoning, making Wang Chen involuntarily want to float over.
But Wang Chen still wanted to take another look before leaving, and take a look at the Tang Dynasty that he had guarded all his life, and the apprentices who had worked hard to teach.
His figure was ethereal, he could pass through everything, and no one would notice him, he went all the way to Datang.
At this time, it is close to evening, in the Tang City, but it is already brightly lit, there are still many figures on the street wandering, the lively atmosphere does not have to be much worse than the day, the shadows are scattered, the teahouse on the side of the road, the tavern on the side of the road, there are a few shouts from time to time, giving people an indescribable comfort.
Wang Chen smiled slightly, but at this time he found that there seemed to be many souls like him, and they didn't seem to want to leave, wanting to keep looking at this prosperous Tang City, he didn't bother, left quietly, returned to the palace, and walked to Li Shi's side.
At this evening, the hundred officials had already returned home from their respective official offices, enjoying the comfort after a tiring day, while Li Shi and Tang Huang were still sitting under the shadow of the lamp, correcting the music, and I don't know when it started, white hair grew on his head.
The years are always so ruthless, no one can escape the grinding plate of the years, they can only be crushed fiercely.
Wang Chen felt a little sorry in his heart, he watched Li Shi grow up little by little, and in his heart Li Shi was his own child.
Now that he is leaving, he is still a little reluctant.
But at this moment, Li Shi suddenly raised his head and looked at the place where Wang Chen was standing, there was nothing in his sight, but he just had a feeling of spiritual connection, there, his teacher was there.
"Teacher, is that you?" Li Shi said, tears already sliding down his eyes unconsciously when his voice fell.
"Teacher, did the disciple do something wrong? I haven't seen each other for decades, and the disciple is very worried. ”
"Teacher, where are you, I think you ......"
Wang Chen listened to Li Shi's words, and felt the same discomfort in his heart, but now he has no way to recognize Li Shi, let alone let Li Shi see him, the master and apprentice can only be in the same time and space, yin and yang.
After a long time, Li Shi took a deep breath, maybe he had guessed, guessed what happened to his teacher, and even guessed that maybe the teacher was by his side.
"Teacher, the disciple will give you another martial art and send you on your way. ”
When these words fell, Li Shi suddenly pulled out his long sword, fell down, and landed in the lobby, the sword shattered his hand, and the whole movement between the swings was like flowing water, as if it had been performed thousands of times, and looking at Li Shi's strange actions, the surrounding eunuchs and maidservants were already strange, because there have been too many times over the years Li Shidu Mo Min wonderfully pulled out his long sword, waving it and shouting at the teacher.
It's just that they don't know that this time will be Li Shi's last.
Until a set of swordsmanship was wielded, Li Shi actually knelt down in the direction where Wang Chen was standing, and the whole person couldn't cry, and tears couldn't stop flowing down.
"Teacher, you're good to go!"
Wang Chen sighed softly, but his heart was full of relief, smiled slightly, and turned to leave.
That night, Li Shi issued a holy decree, announcing to the world that the news of the death of General Wang Chen, his teacher, was mourned by the whole country, and sent people to secretly find the remains of the teacher.
These things are already a matter of later conversation, and after Wang Chen left, he drifted towards the huge gate in the west.
Along the way, he had seen too many souls like him, and with reluctance and concern in his eyes, he walked towards the gate.
There are even some souls, crying while walking, as if they are still nostalgic for the world and their relatives, but the suction emitted from the gate has to let them go, and there is even a power between this heaven and earth, if they don't enter the gate, soon they will completely dissipate in this world, never to be seen.
Wang Chen looked very open-minded at the moment, smiling leisurely, there are not too many regrets in this life, even if he dies and enters reincarnation, it doesn't matter.
As his footsteps gradually approached, a huge city had appeared in Wang Chen's sight.
The city is so large that it is not an exaggeration to describe it as heaven and earth, as if it were standing there, dividing this place from the heaven and earth outside.
In particular, there are two soul-like characters on the gate, which are hideous and majestic.
- Xudu!
This city is called Xudu, it is the place where the yang world and the netherworld meet, as soon as you enter the city, you have stepped into the netherworld, only wait to walk through the Huangquan Road, it is considered to really enter the netherworld.
Looking at this huge city, there was a long, long line under the city, and there were all kinds of people standing in the procession, almost all of them had pain and grievances on their faces, and there was no smile at all, and they moved forward little by little along the line like numbness.
On both sides of the procession, there are many ghosts with bull heads and horse faces, keeping the team neat, and at the same time, the whips in their hands will be whipped from time to time on those ghosts who do not follow the rules and do not line up well.
If you fall with a whip, even a ghost will burst out with a terrible scream, and if you get a few whips in a row, it will not be much worse than a soul.
Wang Chen walked in the team with a smile, he seemed to be an alternative in the whole team.
"I've been here for hundreds of years, and I've seen a lot of souls, and I have half of them, but you can walk around with a smile, you're the first one, not bad. ”
A bull-headed ghost looked at Wang Chen and said.
"Why can't I laugh, life and death are predestined, everything has been arranged by fate, can I cry can change the fact that I am dead? or can I return to the world, this seems unlikely, in this case, I might as well laugh, take all this as a journey in my life, enjoy the scenery." ”
Wang Chen opened his mouth and said, as if he had already realized it.
"You're a good kid, don't talk nonsense. At this time, a whip suddenly flung towards Wang Chen, and Wang Chen, who was in pain, took a breath of cool air, only to see a hideous horse face looking at Wang Chen without the slightest emotion.
Wang Chen shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking, and followed the team all the way.
The ghosts who entered the city were not allowed to leave, and they needed to wait in the city, waiting for their relatives to send them money, which was to buy roads and buy ghosts.
But usually, it takes at least seven years for a ghost from an ordinary family to save enough money to buy the qualification to enter Huangquan Road, as for those ghosts who don't have the money to buy a road, they can only choose to live in the city, but fortunately, the city is very large, and it can accommodate almost all the ghosts.
In the city of the capital, there are also some ghosts of large families, who have bought off the ghosts in advance, and then in the city, with money, they recruit a large number of ghosts to work for themselves, just like in the world.
These ghosts are reluctant to leave, enjoying pleasures in the capital that they can't enjoy in the world.
Wang Chen followed the team, I don't know how long he waited, and finally came to the gate of the city, and the ghost cha held a book in his hand, recording the information of each ghost.
"Tell me, your name ......"
The ghost almost didn't even raise his head, and spoke.
"Wang Chen!"
"Remember, in the city of Xudu, there are rules of the city, if you break the rules, no one can save you, in the city, you can find a place to live by yourself, and then wait for your relatives to send you money, you can't enter Huangquan Road without money. ”
"Okay, remember!" Wang Chen said, and after speaking, he walked into the capital city.
There is nothing special in the city, it is no different from the houses in the world, on both sides of the road, there are shops, more like in the world.
The most here is the incense shop, the incense shop sells the most is incense, the so-called god eats candles, ghosts smell incense, incense can make the ghost's body more condensed and not easy to dissipate, and in the capital city, every day, the ghost needs to absorb the power of incense, otherwise, it will ...... But it's going to be gone.
In addition to the incense shops, there are many shops selling all kinds of food, clothes and even ...... Ahem, those shops, you name it.