Chapter 59: The Boatman
Desire River in front of the Nai River Bridge, ferryman in the Lechuan River!
The Lechuan River, also known as the Yellow Spring, is said to be as vast as 800 miles, and is the only way for all ghosts.
"Fat man, why don't you see the ferryman?" Li Ergou asked after looking around.
It stands to reason that there should also be a ferryman in the Lechuan River, who specializes in ferrymen's souls and sends them to the other side.
Compared with the third uncle's shop, the boatman who holds the boat is the real soul ferryman.
"I don't know, maybe it's to transport the souls of the dead to hell, and they haven't come back yet!" The fat man thought for a moment and said.
This may really be true, in the huge underworld, there is only one ferryman, and the business volume can be imagined, but these eight hundred miles of Lethe River, I don't know when the ferryman will be able to return.
"Fat man, it is said that this Lechuan River is not a real river, but is composed of thousands of dead souls, I don't know if it's true or not?" Li Ergou said curiously.
After death, there are different ways to return.
If a person has great merit, he can enter the six realms of reincarnation, and if he commits great evil, he will be sent to the eighteenth layer of hell and will not be able to be reborn forever, or he will enter the animal path and will not be a human being.
There are also some lonely ghosts, after a long time, forgotten by later generations, will come to Lethe River and become part of the Lethe River.
Li Ergou had only seen these legends in TV series before, and now that he has arrived on the bank of the Lechuan River, he can't wait to verify them.
Therefore, before the fat man could answer, Li Ergou had already come to the river and stretched out his hand into the river, wanting to fish out a soul to see.
"Brother Ergou, come back quickly!" Seeing this, the fat man hurriedly shouted.
It's a pity that it's still a step too late.
Before he finished speaking, Li Ergou's hand had already reached into the Lechuan River.
"Ahh
The moment his hand touched the river, Li Ergou suddenly let out a miserable scream, his expression was distorted, and beads of sweat the size of beans came out of his forehead.
didn't have time to think about it, Li Ergou quickly retracted his hand, but there was still a trace of black gas, and he suddenly burst out of the Lechuan River, turned into a grimace, and wrapped around Li Ergou's arm.
"Fat man, save me!"
Li Ergou was directly frightened, as if even his soul trembled, and hurriedly shouted to the fat man.
Seeing this, the fat man quickly took out a piece of yellow rune paper, and after reciting the mantra, he slapped it on Li Ergou's hand.
It was only then that the black mist let out a ghostly cry and fell back into the Lethe River, becoming part of the river.
"Brother Ergou, you were so reckless just now, you almost got into a big disaster!" The fat man looked solemn, and it was very rare to blame Li Ergou.
"I'm sorry, fat man, I didn't know there was such a thing in the Lechuan River." Li Ergou hurriedly apologized.
"Forget it, you didn't know beforehand."
The fat man waved his hand, and then continued: "These dead souls, forgotten by future generations, and can't enter reincarnation, have long become resentful spirits, even if they are immortals, they don't dare to provoke easily, if I don't make a timely move just now, I'm afraid you will be pulled into the Lechuan River by the black fog and become a part of them."
After listening to the fat man's explanation, Li Ergou couldn't help but gasp, and he was even more afraid in his heart.
He knew that the fat man was not alarmist, but really thinking about him, if he was planted here, he didn't even see the face of Lord Yama, what else would he talk about finding the truth?
"Fat man, thank you for saving my life again." Li Ergou hugged his fist at the fat man.
At the same time, he also felt guilty for his recklessness, in order not to cause trouble to the fat man, Li Ergou obediently sat on the shore and waited for the arrival of the ferryman.
After about ten minutes, a gust of wind suddenly blew on the Lechuan River, the wind was cold and biting, and Li Ergou unconsciously wrapped his clothes tightly.
"The ferryman is coming."
After the fat man saw this situation, he said casually.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ergou saw a small boat, which appeared in his field of vision, and sailed towards them at a very fast speed.
After getting closer, Li Ergou saw a boatman sitting on the boat, wearing a robe, wearing a hat, dressed as a man in ancient costume.
"How many of you want to take a boat?"
As soon as the boat landed, the boatman asked Li Ergou and them.
"Ship boss, we want to go to the underworld, I wonder if you can give us a ride?" The fat man asked.
The boatman nodded, then stretched out two fingers and said, "200 coins per person, it's just a one-way fare, and you have to buy a new ticket when you come back, but if one of you is not a person, I can only charge two people." ”
When the boatman said this, his two eyes stared at Li Ergou in confusion, as if he had seen a monster.
Li Ergou was directly stunned on the spot, why did this boatman still do the business of collecting money?
Shouldn't the soul ferry be free?
Besides, he went out in a hurry with the fat man, where did he get any dark coins?
And, what did the boatman mean by what he just said?
Could it be that in his eyes, Li Ergou is actually a dead man?
But that doesn't make sense!
There were only two people at the scene, he and the fat man, why did the boatman say that after one person was free, he would charge two people's money?
Could it be that there are other people who enter the passage besides him and the fat man?
Li Ergou thought carefully and was extremely frightened.
However, to Li Ergou's surprise, the fat man seemed to have known that there were other people present, and he directly took out four 100 yuan coins from his bag.
Then he said to the boatman, "Let's go, boat boss, and please take us across the river as soon as possible." ”
Li Ergou was directly stunned, what the hell is going on with the fat man? The backpack on his back is like a treasure chest, how can he have everything?
The dark coin just now, he really saw it, it was the kind of dark coin that people burned to their ancestors during Halloween.
"Okay, a few of you, please get on board!"
After receiving the money, the boatman suddenly shouted, parked the boat, and said to Li Ergou with a smile.
Seeing this, Li Ergou hurriedly jumped on the boat, while the fat man was unhurried and shouted to a boulder in the distance: "Come out, Li Sanyuan, the boat fare has been paid for you, how long do you plan to hide?" ”
Li Ergou glanced at the stone suspiciously, could it be that the third uncle really followed after seeing his message?
As he was thinking like this, there was really a person coming out from behind the stone, it was the third uncle.
"Third uncle, why are you here?"
When he saw the third uncle come out, Li Ergou was immediately overjoyed, and he was even more confident about this trip to the underworld.
"After I saw the text message you sent, I called you back, but unfortunately the prompt couldn't be connected for the time being, I thought maybe you had already left, so I quickly followed, and entered the passage at the last moment." The third uncle explained after getting on the boat.
Li Ergou nodded, not doubting the third uncle's words at all.
"Okay! A few guest officers, please sit tight. ”
After several people got on the boat, the boatman set sail, carrying Li Ergou and them, towards the capital of the underworld.