Chapter 658: Wild Ghosts
After returning from Qin City, Luo Han began to work on the affairs of the Demon City, but as soon as he started, he received news from Huoyun, so he had to call Qin Hu to continue and set off to join Huoyun by himself.
The two met on a barren mountain, and Luo Han complained, "What are you doing? It's been a few months before you think of me? I thought you had abandoned me by taking a ride with another alchemist. ”
Huoyun apologized: "Forgive me, didn't you eat a peach?" It was just at the juncture of the breakthrough, and as soon as I closed the retreat, I forgot the time, and after I got out of the customs, I had to consolidate the realm again, so I delayed some time. ”
"Okay, understood. Let's go. ”
Huoyun each took out a stone, poured energy into the air, and a black crack appeared in the air.
This stone is a fragment of the reincarnation platform, that is, the token obtained by that mission, and with this thing, you can open the spatial rift and enter the ghost world anytime and anywhere. If it weren't for this, Huoyun would have no choice but to pull Wuji.
The two entered the ghost world, appeared in the wilderness, first hid their human breath, and then randomly chose a direction to keep walking, and soon bumped into a lonely ghost.
Luo Han stepped forward and asked, "Brother, I don't know what kind of place this is?" ”
The two of them hid their breath, if they were old ghosts who were strong enough, they would know that the two of them were not easy to mess with, but this wild ghost obviously didn't notice it, but because of Luo Han's questioning, he thought Luo Han was a rookie, so he rolled his eyes and pounced directly.
Luo Han shook his head, pinched the neck of the wild ghost, and slammed it on the ground, the wild ghost was almost thrown apart, and then he knew that he had met someone who could not be provoked, and hurriedly said: "Uncle spare his life, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, uncle is not strange, uncle is not strange." ”
Luo Han asked, "What kind of place is this?" How far is it from Xudu? Where is the nearest ghost town? ”
The wild ghost hurriedly said: "This is the Dark Night Plain, fifteen miles to the east is the Dark Night City, and this place is still two hundred miles away from the Xudu. ”
Luo Han and Huoyun nodded, this is not far away, and they can arrive in an hour at their speed.
", let's make a bright spot in the future." Let go of the wild ghosts, Luo Han and the others found Night City to the east, and casually reported their identities and bought a house as a foothold.
After settling down, the two began to think about how to get to Lethe. Although Lethe River is a river, it is very special, it is only within the capital and will not flow out. To be precise, Lethe is located in the underground space of the tenth hall, isolated from the outside world. If you want to go to Lethe, you can only enter the tenth hall. Although the prefecture did not investigate the matter last time, they are definitely persona non grata, and Zhengda Guang will not be able to enter. After thinking about it, the two decided to repeat the old trick and buy fake documents to sneak in. But there is a problem that the reincarnation gate is not something that can be found if you want to find it, otherwise it would have been wiped out by the official forces of the ghost world long ago.
Or? Directly rob the ghost? Anyway, the reincarnation door is also a robbery, and the robbery by yourself is also a robbery, which is no different in essence. But the two of them still have some psychological burden, or hypocrisy, without injustice or hatred, depriving others of the opportunity to reincarnate, psychologically they are still a little unhappy, and there is no such a big burden after turning the reincarnation door once.
So the two decided to try their luck in the Qinglou in Night City.
As soon as the two of them entered the street, they saw a sneaky guy coming out of an alley with his head shrunken, and it really happened that this guy was the wild ghost who was beaten by Luo Han not long ago. If Luo Han and the two had a clear goal, they would not care about this kind of nossy matter, but who made the two of them have no clue, and they inevitably want to see something curious.
The two followed the wild ghost, and saw him enter a grain store, with his back to the door, and seemed to feel something, and gestured with the shopkeeper a few times. The shopkeeper had a very tacit understanding with him, didn't even say a word, took the things, took out a few tickets and handed them to him.
The wild ghost turned and walked out of the grain store, leaving leisurely.
The two looked at each other and always felt that this guy had not done anything good, so they followed and came to a small alley.
The wild ghost suddenly noticed something, looked back, was shocked, and was about to run, but the fire cloud had already flicked his fingers and shot out a flame flower and stopped in front of the wild ghost.
The wild ghost was probably going to be killed when he saw it and ran again, so he could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, shouting that the hero would spare his life.
Luo Han walked over and said, "Do you still recognize me?" ”
The wild ghost took a closer look, was taken aback, and then became even more frightened, and muttered: "Heroes spare their lives, heroes spare their lives, heroes spare their lives." ”
Luo Han asked, "What did you just take to the grain store?" ”
The wild ghost replied honestly, "It was the finest lotus fragrant rice that I stole from the kitchen of Miaoyufang, this thing is much more expensive than ordinary food, and can be sold for a good price." ”
"You're a thief?"
The wild ghost was helpless: "Life is compelled, and I have to do it as a last resort." Actually, it's not stealing, I just went in and grabbed a handful while people weren't paying attention, and Miaoyufang wouldn't care about this thing. ”
"Huh...... I look at your actions, it's not once or twice that you've done this kind of thing. ”
"In addition to Miaoyufang, I also often go in and out of major high-end places such as Youye Restaurant, Changning Inn, and Drunken Immortal Residence." Speaking of which, this guy even has a hint of pride.
Luo Han was surprised: "How did you get in?" You're kind of pretty, I'm afraid you can't go in and out often, right? ”
The wild ghost hesitated and said, "Actually...... I know stealth. It's not the kind that deceives people, I can trick ghosts with my stealth technique, so no matter where I am, as long as I can get in, I can get in. But to be honest, the biggest disadvantage of my stealth technique is that I can only hide myself, and I can't even hide my clothes, so every time I throw something, I can only wrap it with my hands, and I can't bring out too much. And I'm low-spirited, and I'm afraid of being discovered, so I can only steal something from these unlocked places, otherwise I would have made a fortune a long time ago. ”
Luo Han and Huoyun were very curious, and Huoyun said, "You can use it and we'll take a look." ”
The wild ghost pinched a trick in his hand, and his body slowly disappeared, but his still straight clothes betrayed him.
Qi Tao's stealth can hide everything his body touches and has a wide range of uses, while the stealth of wild ghosts can only hide his physical body, and he can't even hide his nail clippers.
Luo Han thought for a while and said, "What you do, the news must be very well-informed, and it has a relationship between black and white, right?" ”
The wild ghost returned to normal and nodded: "I can't talk about knowing everything, but I can still know a little bigger." ”
"Then do you know the reincarnation gate?"
The wild ghost was startled, looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Who doesn't know the reincarnation gate?" I heard that the last time the reincarnation platform of the underworld was destroyed, it was to borrow the power of the reincarnation gate and let dozens of spies get in. Now the underworld has directly formed a team to search and kill the reincarnation gate in the ghost world, and the general lonely souls and wild ghosts, as long as they can provide valuable information, they can get the opportunity to reincarnate. ”
Luo Han and Huoyun's faces were a little ugly: "So you can't contact the reincarnation gate?" ”
The wild ghost smiled: "If I could get in touch, I would have cooperated with the prefecture to receive the reward." Since that incident, the reincarnation gate has disappeared, and it is said that only they took the initiative to contact the buyer, and no one can find them again. You two don't want to find them too, do you? ”
Luo Han nodded helplessly: "That's true." We wanted to go to Lethe to do something, but Lethe was under the tenth hall, and we couldn't get in, so we wanted to buy two documents and mix in. ”
Unexpectedly, the wild ghost said happily: "Lethe? Do you mean the Lethe River under the bridge? Who says you have to be paperwork to go? ”
Luo Han and the two were overjoyed: "Do you have a way?" ”
The wild ghost said: "Do you know how my stealth technique came about? ”
Although impatient, the two still cooperated and asked, "How did you get here?" ”
The wild ghost said: "Actually, I was not a lonely ghost, but a ghost who was going to be reincarnated. I think maybe I drank Meng Po soup, so I don't remember the original thing, but I remember what happened after I drank the soup. At that time, I stumbled and fell into Lethe River, and was devoured by ten thousand ghosts, but maybe I had something special about myself, I was not subdued, but I dived underwater, diving all the way, and finally came to the outside of the Xudu, my body was soaked in the water of the Lechuan River, and I also had the ability to be invisible. ”
"You mean Lethe leads to the outside of the capital? How is this possible? I remember that Lethe was in the tenth hall. ”
The wild ghost shook his head: "I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure I fell from the Naihe Bridge, I saw a pot of soup on the bridge, and the woman serving the soup, and the ghosts lining up behind me, I don't think there should be such a thing anywhere else in the underworld." ”
Luo Han and Huoyun looked at each other and realized that this wild ghost should exist for this mission, and the key to reaching Lethe River to find the Seven Leaves Mandala was on the wild ghost.
"Take us to Lethe." A long sword appeared in Luo Han's hand and crossed the neck of the wild ghost.
The wild ghost hardened at this time, and shook his head resolutely: "Don't do it, unless you give me benefits." ”
"What benefits do you want?"
"I don't know if you can give anything else, but you always have the money. I want all the money you have. ”
Luo Leng said with a cold face: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" ”
The wild ghost smiled: "You won't, because only I know how to go to Lethe in this ghost world." Kill me and you won't stand a chance. I've been adrift for I don't know how many years, I'm scared of hard times, but now I have a chance, and I won't miss it no matter what. ”
Luo Han looked at the wild ghost and said with a cold face: "You're not afraid that I will kill you afterwards?" ”
The wild ghost said: "You are big people, money is at your fingertips, and you can't be guilty of losing your trust for money." But I was in dire need of money, so I was willing to take the risk. ”
Luo Han stared at the wild ghost for a long time, although the wild ghost was a little scared, he gritted his teeth and resolutely refused to let go. Finally, Luo Han took out a stack of silver tickets circulating in the ghost world and said, "I like your idea, this is a deposit, and when I get to Lethe, I will pay the final payment." ”
When the wild ghost got the money, he clenched his fists, and the green tendons on his thin arms burst out, showing his excitement, and he said: "My name is Ergou, this is my own name, and it is easy to feed by a cheap name." But now that I have money, I want to change my name to Li Wei, and I am majestic. ”
"Let's go, get down to business." Luo Han and the others didn't have any opinion on the name Li Wei, they only cared about their own affairs, and picked up Li Wei and flew out of the city directly.
Following Li Wei's guidance, the two of them came to a hill. It's as desolate as the rest of the ghost world, and only the occasional ghost looks at it from afar and flees in a panic.
Putting down Li Wei, Luo Han asked, "Where is the entrance?" ”
Li Wei looked left and right, and said unhurriedly: "The two of you come with me." ”
Li Wei came to a mound and said, "Trouble the two of you to blow a hole here." ”
The fire cloud raised his hand, and a fireball hit the mound, exploding like a cannonball, directly flattening the mound, revealing a swarthy hole.
Li Wei said: "I came out of here in the first place, and then I was afraid that others would find this place, so I piled up some soil and blocked it. Please, both of you. ”
Luo Han glanced at him and said lightly: "Let's go together, we don't know the way, we need a guide." Rest assured, with us, no one can hurt you unless the Ten Halls Yama is in person. ”
Li Wei hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Wealth and danger are seeking, I will lead the way for you." Follow me. ”
The two followed Li Wei and jumped into the black hole, slid diagonally for about seven or eight meters, and fell into the icy water. The fire cloud snapped its fingers, and a flame hovered overhead, illuminating the pitch-black environment.
The water here is red, a little yellow red to be exact, and the water surface is densely packed with snakes and insects, but the biological instinct keeps them away from Luo Han and Huoyun, and Li Wei, who is beside the two, is also spared.
Li Wei pulled the water and said, "You need to pass through a small hole under the water here, you follow me." As he spoke, he plunged headlong into the water.
The two followed, although there was no light underwater, but listening to the sound could accurately judge Li Wei's position, and the two quickly entered a stone cave. The cave was very long, and the two of them swam along the cave for several minutes before they came out of the cave and surfaced.
As soon as they got out of the water, the two of them saw dense ghosts floating on the surface of the river, and these ghosts had desolate expressions, with a strong nostalgia, and their eyes were looking into the distance. But as soon as the two of them came out, it was like water dripping into boiling oil, which immediately provoked a huge reaction. These ghosts immediately pounced on the two of them, and the two of them used their strength to protect their bodies, and by the way, they added a layer of spiritual power, and they blocked the ghosts like an iron wall.
At this time, Li Wei shouted, "Go ashore." ”
The two of them did not entangle with these ghosts and quickly went ashore. As soon as they reached the shore, they found that the area where these ghosts were active was only on the surface of the river, and they did not come ashore at all.
Li Wei explained: "These are infatuated lovers who are unwilling to drink Meng Po soup and forget their previous lives, and voluntarily stay on Lethe for thousands of years, just to be able to wait for their beloved." For thousands of years, you can see the picture of your beloved passing by the Nai He Bridge every time you pass by on the Lechuan River, but the beloved person on the Nai He Bridge can't see him. The water of the Lethe River will slowly erode the memory, if you can still remember your beloved after a thousand years, you can directly reincarnate and find your lover again. Unfortunately, most of the ghosts do not last for a thousand years before they have lost their minds and are reincarnated in a daze. ”
Huoyun said: "In case someone's beloved has another beloved in a certain life, and he is also willing to jump into Lethe, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the two to meet?" ”
Luo Han shrugged and said: "The people who came later don't remember the people in front of them, as long as the people in front of them are big enough, they won't be embarrassed." But I think you're right, a thousand years is enough for a person to be reincarnated several times or even ten or twenty times, and those who think that they can still succeed in finding a lover after a thousand years, aren't they cursing their lover to not get love in their lives? ”