Chapter 1: The City of Souls
"Bian."
A woman's voice suddenly appeared in Xie Bi'an's ears, calling his name.
Fan Wusu on his side obviously heard this voice as well, and Xie Bi'an obviously felt helpless and paused.
"That's rare." Non-saving and tentative preaching.
"Rare? It's like there's never been one. Bi'an looked around with some vigilance.
"Also, how can anyone already know the names of the two of us before they die." Helpless laughed miserably, and looked very stiff on his slightly pale face.
"Looks like I'm going to work again, I don't know who it is this time." Although he was flustered, he tried to hide his mood in a normal tone.
"Don't pretend, Son Bi'an. The first day I met you? Seeing Bi'an like this, Wu Jian suddenly laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I won't say it, after all, only the two of us can hear the last words before death, brother, I cover you." Helpless turned his head to Bi'an and gave him a bright and sly smile.
“。。。” Seeing this, Fan Wusu knew that he was going to break the bill again, and the so-called offense was the best defense, so he immediately said, "Please have a drink." ”
"Five times." There is no salvation and he does not look back.
"Twice."
"Five times."
"Three times."
"Five times."
"Okay." Bi'an reluctantly responded.
Fan Wusu smiled brightly like a treasure, Xie Bi'an saw that smile, and his heart was relieved a lot, and Fang Cai's nervousness seemed to dissipate by him like this.
"Alright, stop giggling, get to work." Bi'an still muttered in his usual calm voice.
"Let's go." Helpless also resumed his playful appearance, and the two walked side by side.
When Yu Yao opened her eyes again, what came into her sight was patches of red, and when she looked closely, they were bright red flowers. This flower Yu Yao has never seen before, but the flower is really beautiful, from the heart of the flower rolled out a strip of stamen, clustered together swaying, between the stamens pulled out a trace of slender thread, the length is just stretched out, protecting the stamen, but whenever someone approaches, the spiky core only teaches you to pay the price of blood. I don't know if it's because of this, the core always looks a little redder than Rui. This flower seems simple, but it exudes a strong breath, as if there is a spirit on it, swaying is the embodiment of the desire for life.
After looking at it, Yu Yao looked left and right to know where to go. The place is like at night, but there is no star dot, and there is no moon!!
Only then did Yu Yao discover that it was the saffron flowers on the ground that lit up this place. Each flower has a faint light, and if you pick up a single one, you can't see the light, which is a few points weaker than the fireflies, but like this, thousands of thousands of branches are clustered together, lighting up a day and a place.
Yu Yao couldn't tell the direction in the sea of flowers, the scenery was the same everywhere, and the endless scenery was all this sea of fire piled up with layers of flowers.
"How can this be?" As soon as the words came out, a man in a black official uniform appeared in front of her.
"I will become the girl's guide in the Soul City." It was a magnetic male voice, and Yu Yao couldn't see his face, which was tightly covered by a hood.
"Excuse me..."As soon as the words came out, Yu Yao regretted it, this person seemed to be very indifferent and unwilling to talk to him. But the fear and curiosity of the unknown made Yu Yao unable to ask, cleared her throat, and continued to ask, "Dare to ask Your Excellency where this is?" ”
"Huh?"
As if he hadn't heard the question, Yu Yao repeated it.
"Soul Leads to the City."
"Soul City... Well, what is this flower? ”
"This flower is Manju Sahua, also known as the flower of the other side, is..."
"So I'm dead?" Yu Yao interrupted him.
"I don't know, this has to be handed over to the Ten Palaces Yama for judgment."
How does this mean being interrogated? Yu Yao's heart was in turmoil for no reason, and when she learned that she was no longer in the world, her sense of loss suddenly rose, and she circled around her heart, and she was afraid in her heart.
The guide listened to the girl's silence, thinking that Yu Yao was waiting for him to explain more, so he said: "The light on this flower is a ghost fire, because they look like a river of fire from a distance, so we often call it the road of fire." ”
There was too much uncertainty for a while, which was incomprehensible, and Yu Yao could only instinctively ask some questions that were driven by curiosity.
"So, where are we now?"
"I will lead the girl to Meng Po by the bridge."
"Why did I just wait so long for Your Excellency to show up?"
"Part of our work is to first pick out those who have lost their souls or lost their souls, those who are incomplete; You and the rest of the people are composed of one soul and one soul, so they can be handed over to Meng Po, drink the Meng Po soup, and then take it to the Ten Palaces of Yama, before they have the opportunity to wait for the verdict. ”
"Then how is that soul missing?"
"There are too many problems with the girl." Yin interrupted her impatiently.
Yu Yao was keenly aware that she had touched his sadness, so she didn't mention it anymore, and just followed him silently.
"I can't afford to give a girl, Your Excellency, my name is Ziran", after a long silence, he asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?" ”
"I just don't understand how Ziran can tell the difference... Can Ziran tell the ten halls of Yama whether they are good or bad? ”
"For better and for worse, the ten halls each perform their own duties and are in charge of all the souls that come to join them. For some people, I'm afraid it's not good. I don't know how the girl will respond. ”
Yu Yao was thinking about the meaning of his words, but he interrupted her thoughts.
"Here we are."
Yu Yao stumbled, almost bumped into Zi Ran, who suddenly stopped in front of her, and said sorry Yu Yao repeatedly, while hurriedly straightening her back, straightening her skirt and clothes, only to find that the dress on her body was as smooth as water, light and thin, and there were pieces of star-like highlights in the touch, which could be described as extremely beautiful. Yu Yao was stunned, and smoothed her black hair, her slender fingers stroked the soft hair, and the apricot eyes of the water spirit looked forward with a curious look, but she pretended to be no surprise, and showed a lazy look elegantly. What Yu Yao didn't remember was that these actions were all because of the etiquette taught by her grandmother at home before her death, and she behaved generously and decently, and she should never be angry in front of outsiders.
After Ziran turned around, what he saw was such a picture of a beauty, because Yu Yao was still young, the excitement that could not be hidden turned into a blush on his face, and a little surprise in his eyes added a trace of vividness and provocativeness. Ziran sighed lightly and pointed out a path, "Girl, follow the front, and you can get to the Nai He Bridge, where Meng Po will wait for you." ”
"Thank you." Yu Yao was beating a drum in her heart, and she was in a hurry to move forward, but suddenly she thought of something, and turned around and asked Ziran, "Will we meet again?" ”
"No need to meet again."
Yu Yao was speechless for a while, and turned her head and walked forward.