Modern Chapter 021: Acacia Candy (21)
"Don't you really want to?" The black shadow seemed to be a little disappointed, "If it was you before, you would definitely say: Yes." β
The door, though closed, was closed, but the pitch-black shadow seeped in from outside the door panel as if it had a traversal technique. Now, he is no longer standing behind Xing Ruyi, but face to face with her. Her eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the darkness, but she couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
"Who are you? Do I know you well? Xing Ruyi took a shallow breath and gritted his teeth and said such a sentence.
"You don't remember me?" There was a sense of loss in the dark shadow's tone.
"Hell, should I remember you?"
"Also, you don't even remember the fox, how can you remember me." The black shadow stretched out a hand, holding a small black sign made of something I don't know: "I'm here to bring this to you." β
"What is this?"
"Hell, though, you seem to prefer to call it a ghost card."
"Ghost cards?" Xing Ruyi took a step back: "How could I have such a thing." β
"Of course you didn't, I gave it to you before."
The black shadow smiled, although Xing Ruyi couldn't see his facial features and expression hidden in the darkness clearly, but she just knew that he smiled.
"Why are you giving me this? Or I should ask, why should I want you to give me this thing. β
"That's it." The black shadow shook the sign in his hand: "At first, you just thought it was fun, and then later, you found that this brand was still quite useful, and then later, you thought that this brand was very easy to use, so you were reluctant to give it to me." β
"Why is that brand back in your hands?"
"Because you've lost it." The black shadow leaned forward, "You don't remember, of course you won't go back to look for it, so in desperation, I have to come to the door to deliver it myself." β
"Who are you?"
"I'm Hades." The Black Shadow paced: "Or, you call me Hades, Hades, anything." β
"You're- no, impossible."
"Why is it impossible, because I'm more handsome?"
"Because of you, it's naΓ―ve." Xing Ruyi said pertinently: "It is impossible for a person in charge of such a place to be as naΓ―ve as you. β
"Childish? You seem to say the same thing about me when you first met me. Speaking of which, it's really a little kind and a little nostalgic. Xiao Ruyi, let me ask you, why do you think that the person in charge of the underworld must be serious? β
"I don't think so, I should be."
"Because the underworld is terrifying, because the underworld is dark, or because the underworld is purgatory on earth? Don't you think it's because the days there are uncomfortable that I make myself very naΓ―ve? β
"Is this an excuse?"
"It's not!" The black shadow smiled: "People can be divided into many faces, and the same is true for ghosts and gods. The reason why you think I'm naΓ―ve is because I want to show you the naΓ―ve side. We are friends, friends, and we need to be relaxed and happy to get along. If someone else else else, I may not be what you see now. β
"I didn't even see you as you looked."
"And do you want to see what I look like?"
"I don't want to!"
"What a headache, duplicitous woman. Oh,I sent the ghost card.,Keep it if you like it.,If you don't like it.,Throw it away.γ β
After the black shadow finished speaking, it disappeared into thin air and disappeared.
Xing Ruyi stood in place, with an extra black sign in his hand. Unlike what you might imagine, this ghost card is not cold, but hot.
When the fox came back, Xing Ruyi didn't know, she only knew that when she came back to her senses, she was already in the fox's arms.
"When did you come back?"
"You went to the hospital today?"
"Well, the magpie took me there." Xing Ruyi raised his eyes and looked at the fox: "Is the Ruyi Rouge Shop different from other shops, what kind of existence is it, why can the magpie take me to the hospital all of a sudden, and she can still ...... Who are you? Who am I? Are we still ordinary people? β
"Ruyi Rouge Shop is no different from other shops, and most of the people sold in it are ordinary rouge gouache. It's just that the rouge in other rouge shops is purchased from somewhere, and the rouge gouache in the Ruyi rouge shop is made of your own selection of materials, and it is the same hand-grinded. In today's terms, it should be a private order, so the rouge in our shop sells for a very high price. β
"Where's the magpie?"
"She was originally just an ordinary little girl, and the year she met you, she had just turned thirteen."
"What do you mean? What do you mean that the year she met me, she had just turned thirteen? Have we known each other for a long time? How many years of memories have I lost? β
"Alas!" The fox sighed: "The matter of the magpie, let her tell you slowly when she has time in the future." As for your lost memories, it doesn't matter, we can slowly get them back. If we can't find it, we'll make new memories. β
"It's easy to say, it's not you who loses your memories and forgets everything."
"So, I'm back looking for you." The fox hugged her tightly: "Not only did I come back to you, but I was also mistaken for a scumbag by you." β
"You do look like scumbag." Xing Ruyi pinched the fox's good-looking chin: "Think about it carefully, maybe I really knew you a long time ago, right?" Normal people, when they hear a magpie say something like that or do something like that in the hospital, they are afraid that they will scream in fright, and then attract everyone to watch. In the end, either she was taken crazy or I was a fool. But I was just curious, and I didn't think it was particularly scary. β
"Are you really not afraid?"
"There's still a little bit of it. By the way, the magpie told me that the reason why she wanted people's yang energy was because of me. What's wrong with me? Why do I need to borrow someone else's yang energy? Wouldn't it be very immoral to do so? β
"The buying and selling of Ruyi Rouge Shop is a fair transaction, and the buyer and seller have always adhered to the principle of voluntariness. Those yang energy is something they don't care about, so they will exchange it. As for why you need those yang energy, it's because I think your physique is too poor and you need to make up for it. β
The fox obviously didn't tell the truth, Xing Ruyi wanted to continue to ask, but the fox forcibly diverted the topic.
"Has anyone been here?"
He wrapped her hand, along with the ghost card she was holding.
"There's something that has been here, but I'm not sure if he's human. What I saw was a black shadow, a very thick, three-dimensional black shadow. I couldn't see his face, but I could feel the change in the expression on his face. Also, he said that he was the Lord of Yama, and the one he gave me was a ghost card. β
"Do you like it?"
"Like what? That naΓ―ve Lord of Yama? Oh my God, if he were the one in charge of the underworld, I would feel like my faith in life was going to collapse. Look at what kind of image the Lord of Yama are in those fairy dramas. Also, he said that the one he gave me was a ghost card. I can understand the ghost card for the time being, everyone has an ID card, and it's not unusual for a ghost to have a brand or something. But the question is, why did he send me a ghost card, did he plan to personally come to the door and curse me to death? β
The fox wanted to laugh, but put up with it.
"This ghost card is not what you understand it to be."
"What's that?"
"Ghosts, you don't need identification, but you do."
"What the hell? Black and white impermanence? β
"There is no black and white impermanence." The fox threw the ghost card into the air, and the ghost card suddenly changed shape: "The ghost card is actually also the responsibility of the little ghost, but some have passed the formal examination and have a certain strength, and they don't want to be reincarnated again." They have different images, they are tall, fat and thin, and they wear different clothes, and the only thing that can prove their identity is not a high hat, a black robe or a white robe, and there is no need to stick out a long red tongue. The one who sticks out his tongue, that's the hanged man. β
"Sounds like a lot of fun."
"The only thing that can prove that they are ghosts is the different ghost cards they wear, and according to the level of the ghosts, the materials of the ghost cards on their bodies are also different. The lowest level is the wooden card, followed by the iron card, the bronze card, the silver card, the gold medal, and the jade card. The underworld is actually similar to the one on the ground, and each ghost has its own exclusive area, but it is a little different from the division of the yang world. For example, a drowned water ghost can only be responsible for water-related places. Those who hang themselves are responsible for the new ghosts who hang themselves, and are responsible for leading them to where they should go. The reason why there is an image of black and white impermanence in the folk is probably because at a certain time, someone accidentally saw their appearance and depicted them. β
"And what level is my ghost card?"
Xing Ruyi had seen the material of the ghost card, and to be honest, she couldn't see it. It is not carved from wood, nor is it made of gold, silver, copper, iron, or the like.
"It's not hierarchical."
"No rank?" Xing Ruyi felt that he had been fooled, a very serious kind of fooling: "There is no level of ghost card, what do I want to do with this?" Oh, I see, isn't this just like the souvenirs sold in the scenic area, which are bought by ordinary imps to have fun. β
"Flutter!" The fox couldn't hold back and laughed: "If he knew that you thought so, he would definitely regret giving you this ghost card." β
"You know him, and you know him well?"
"I know, but I don't know it." The fox stuffed the ghost card to her: "Haven't you thought about it, this ghost card without a level is actually equivalent to the highest level ghost card?" β
"You lied to me." Xing Ruyi unconsciously wrapped his arms around the fox's neck: "Lord Yama is not stupid, why did he give me a highest-level ghost card and trick me into going to the underworld on an errand?" β
The fox looked at Xing Ruyi and didn't speak, but Xing Ruyi jumped up by himself: "I'll go, your expression seems to be telling me that I'm right." β
"Yes, that's exactly what he had planned." The fox hugged Xing Ruyi tightly: "It's a pity, at that time, you were already my wife." β