Chapter 60: Meng Po Leads the Way (Tomorrow at noon)
About an hour later, Li Ergou and the others came to the other side of the Lechuan River.
As soon as he stepped on land, Li Ergou was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.
The first thing that catches your eye is a stone bridge, and on the top of the bridge, an old woman with her hair tied in a bun is setting up a stall to make soup, and in turn serving soup to the ghosts passing in front of her.
The ghosts, men and women, old and young, all looked blank and mechanically walked forward.
On the other side of the bridge, there is a tall stone gate, on which are written two unusually conspicuous big characters "酆都", and there are also bull heads and horses standing at the door, as well as other Yin soldiers.
The paper man and paper horse that Li Ergou and the fat man saw before were also among them.
After seeing this scene, Li Ergou knew that they had come to the real underworld, and the old woman who set up the stall was the legendary Meng Po.
And the bridge leading to Xudu should be the Nai He Bridge.
"Third uncle, fat man, do we also want to drink Meng Po soup?" Li Ergou wondered.
If you want to enter the capital, you must pass through the Nai He Bridge, and if you don't drink Meng Po soup, you won't be allowed to go to the bridge.
Li Ergou has heard before that after drinking Meng Po soup, you will forget all the past, and you will no longer be you.
"It's okay, we have the invitation from Lord Yama in our hands, so we shouldn't need to drink Meng Po soup." The fat man said calmly.
The third uncle also nodded, noncommittal.
After the fat man finished speaking, he followed those ghosts with the third uncle and walked towards the Nai He Bridge.
Li Ergou followed them silently, still uncertain in his heart, he would not drink such a thing as Meng Po soup no matter what.
In the yang world, Li Ergou still has many things that are difficult to give up.
Especially Sister Bao'er, the seeds of love have just sprouted between the two of them, and Li Ergou doesn't want any accidents.
Facts have also proved that Li Ergou's worries are not completely superfluous, and the three of them just walked to the head of the Nai He Bridge, ready to follow those ghosts to get through the trick, but they were stopped by Meng Po.
"The three of you have stopped, you haven't drunk Meng Po soup yet, how can you go up to the Nai He Bridge? Be careful, I let the Yin cha catch you and go to Hades to ask for your guilt. Meng Po stopped what she was doing and said with a serious face.
Li Ergou "chuckled" in his heart, what should have come has come after all.
"Meng Po Mingjian, I am Sun Kaiyue, the descendant of the Heavenly Master Dao, this is Li Sanyuan, the descendant of the Lingyin Sect, we came to the underworld this time because my brother was invited by the King of Hades, and I hope you can be accommodating."
The fat man is lively, Mount Tai is overwhelming, and he is not afraid of danger, he explained to Meng Po while introducing Li Ergou and the third uncle.
However, Meng Po doesn't seem to eat him.
As soon as the fat man finished speaking, her face turned cold and said, "I don't care what kind of descendant of the Heavenly Master Dao you are, if you are really invited by the king of Hades, take out the Hades sticker and take a look." ”
As soon as Meng Po said this, the fat man and the third uncle immediately looked at Li Ergou with their eyes.
Li Ergou is also in a cold sweat, if the Hades post is lost, then the matter will be a big deal.
This is the capital of Xu, not the yang world, if Meng Po wants to cure their crimes, even the fat man and the third uncle have no choice.
"Meng Po, this is the post of the king of Hades."
Li Ergou checked it and found that the Hades post was still on his body, and then he breathed a sigh.
He stepped forward and offered Hades both hands.
Meng Po took the post of the king of Hades and looked at it carefully, and after a long while, she raised her head and looked at Li Ergou with a puzzled expression.
"Strange, old body remembers, you came here twenty-five years ago, why did you come again today?" Meng Po wondered.
"What?"
Li Ergou was completely blinded, and thought he had heard it wrong!
Twenty-five years ago, he should have not been born yet, how could he have been to the underworld?
Could it be that Meng Po is mistaken?
Even the third uncle and the fat man looked puzzled, especially the fat man, his eyes looked at Li Ergou from head to toe a few times, and the meaning was self-evident.
It was clear that he was suspecting that Li Ergou was hiding something from him.
Li Ergou spread his hands and looked innocent, this is the first time he has heard about this, right?
"Forget it, forget it, since you have Hades, you are a guest of the underworld, let you go!"
Meng Po was obviously very principled, and after checking the authenticity of the post of the king of Hades, she beckoned in the direction of the gate of the city.
Immediately afterward, two bull-headed horse-faced yin men came over.
"Mother Meng, may I ask you what you have to do?"
As soon as the two bull-headed horses arrived at the bridge, they bowed to Meng Po.
Li Ergou was dumbfounded, he originally thought that Meng Po was just a small trader setting up a stall in the underworld, but he didn't expect that her status was so high, even if she had such a bad face as a bull head and horse face, she had to salute her.
"These three people have come to visit Lord Hades with Hades in hand, you two can take them over!"
Meng Po put the Hades stickers into the hands of the bull heads and commanded them.
"You three come with us."
The bull head and horse face are not nonsense, they turn around and lead the way in front, they are holding tridents, and they are not angry and arrogant.
Li Ergou was worried in his heart, mixed with those ghosts, and when he walked towards the gate of Fengdu, he always felt terrible.
However, the curiosity in his heart overcame fear after all, Li Ergou knew that Meng Po would not lie, not to mention that the king of Yama was left by his father Li Chengde twenty years ago.
In other words, he probably really came to the underworld twenty-five years ago.
As soon as this idea appeared, Li Ergou was taken aback by himself, such an incredible thing, I'm afraid it can only be revealed after seeing Hades, right?
The city is very large, somewhat similar to the architecture of the ancient imperial city.
However, there is no sun or moon here, and there is only a patch of blood left in the sky.
On the streets, in addition to the shadows, there are also some ghosts who do not want to be reincarnated and stay in the underworld to live.
Some were dressed in ancient costumes, and some were ghosts dressed in modern clothes, and Li Ergou even saw a few foreign faces in the crowd.
It is hard to imagine that these ghosts of different eras and countries can get along in harmony.
"Three, in front of you is the Hades Palace."
After walking some more distance, the bull head and horse face stopped.
Li Ergou looked up and found that there was a palace in front of them, and the plaque of the palace was impressively written with the three big characters "Hades Palace".
"Please, three!"
The bull head and horse faced each other, made an inviting gesture, and said in unison.
After Li Ergou and the others entered, they found that the facilities in the palace were just like the ancient yamen, and in the position of the leader, there was a middle-aged man in ancient costume with a leopard eye and a lion nose, a long beard, and a square crown.
Obviously, he should be the legendary Lord of Hades.
Below him, there were also two rows of servants in the underworld, giving people a sense of majesty.
After entering the Hades Palace, the fat man and the third uncle knelt on the ground with a "poof", and Li Ergou saw the turn and quickly knelt down.
This person in front of you is the boss of the Netherworld, if you annoy him, if you are unhappy, you can be sent to the eighteenth layer of hell.
Li Ergou didn't want to take such a risk!
"Who's kneeling?"
Lord Yama knocked on the startled wood and asked loudly.
His voice was like a bell, just listening to it, Li Ergou felt that his body was going to tremble uncontrollably, it was a fear from the depths of his soul.
"My name is Sun Kaiyue, and I am the descendant of the Heavenly Master's Dao."
"My name is Li Sanyuan, and I am a descendant of the Lingyin Sect."
Seeing that the fat man and the third uncle had reported to their homes, Li Ergou also hurriedly said: "My name is Li Ergou, and I came here this time to find the truth about my father's disappearance." ”
"What are you talking about, your name is Li Ergou?"
Who knows, as soon as Li Ergou's words fell, Lord Yan knocked on the shocking wood, and the whole person stood up.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly dropped to freezing!