Chapter 158: The Book of Destiny
As soon as the words fell, Qing Ci raised his hand like lightning, and two light blue ripples flew out from his fingertips, hitting the eyebrows of the two imps blocking the way. The two imps didn't have time to see how the other party made a move, so they felt a dizziness hit their brains and staggered to the ground.
Clapping his hands, Qing Ci glanced at the two little ghosts who fell to the ground, and shook his head: "You said that in these days, whether it is a person or a ghost, why do you like to toast and not eat and drink? ”
After counting these two little ghosts blocking the road, Qing Ci straightened his clothes and swaggered into the judge's mansion.
Above the main hall, a middle-aged man in a blue and red robe was concentrating on writing something in front of the desk with a pen in one hand, and noticed the movement at the door, but he did not raise his head, but asked calmly: "Who was before his death, report his name." ”
"Returning to my lordship, I am in the next green speech. Qing Ci put his hands behind his back and stared at the man in front of him with a smile.
Hearing this, the man's eyes froze, Huo Ran raised his head, and the aura of murder suddenly permeated the entire hall.
"It's you!" Seeing the cynical-looking young scholar in the hall, the middle-aged man's eyes immediately became complicated.
"Brother Cui, I haven't seen you for a long time, why do you still look like you don't smile. Qing Ci didn't seem to care about the other party's attitude at all, and leaned over to his desk with a smile.
Cui Yu put the soul hooking pen in his hand on the pen stand, stood up and looked at him, and said solemnly: "This is not the place you should come." ”
Qing Ci spread his hands, looking helpless: "I don't want to come either." Look at here, it's eerie everywhere, and you have to face those ghosts crying wolf dead all day long. If you want me to say, you gods of the underworld are really miserable, and other gods are either in the mountains or in the sky, singing and dancing and enjoying themselves. Look at you again, with a black face all day long, and a dead body, you are about to live yourself into a ghost!"
With a scrutinizing gaze, Cui Yu carefully looked at Qingci from head to toe and from foot to head: "Your changes are not small, let's say, what are you doing here?"
Qing Ci raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said casually: "Show me their life book." ”
"They?" Cui Yu stared at Qing Ci suspiciously, not knowing who he was referring to by "them".
"Brother Cui, don't say secret words in front of the Ming people. Qing Ci squinted, and his tone was slightly dissatisfied with sarcasm.
"I really don't know what you're talking about. Cui Yu's face sank, and he felt a little unhappy with Qingci's attitude.
"Okay, since Brother Cui doesn't know what I'm talking about, then I'll change my words and show me the book of life that draws Allure and Cang Wunian. Qing Ci rolled his eyes and said word by word.
Cui Yu frowned, although he didn't understand who the two people Qing Ci was talking about, but he knew that it would not be an ordinary identity that could make Qing Ci come to the door. After a little groaning, Cui Yu's palm flipped over, and the book of life and death appeared in his palm.
Calm and concentrated, the pages in his hand turned quickly, and after a while, the words "painting the city" jumped into his eyes. It's just that what shocked Cui Yu was that the page that belonged to the book of life of Allure City, the content on it was only recorded when she was three years old, and everything after that was all blank. It stands to reason that where the book of fate is recorded, the person's life span will also end, but there is no record of the life book that has been seduced by the soul.
"What's going on?" Qing Ci asked puzzled, staring at the page with only a few strokes.
"This ...... What's wrong with this?" Cui Yu was obviously also very stunned, he had been in the underworld for thousands of years, and he had sentenced countless lives and deaths with the soul hooking pen in his hand, but he had never seen such a fate.
"Look at the one who has no thoughts. Qing Ci said in a deep voice.
Unexpectedly, when Cui Yu turned over the entire book of life and death several times, he still did not find the page that belonged to "Cang Wunian". In other words, among the three realms and six realms, there is no such life at all.
"How is this possible?" Qing Ci's eyes widened, and his mind kept thinking about what went wrong.
"Are you sure there is such a person?" Cui Yu looked at Qing Ci with an unkind face, is this guy here to find fault?
"Brother Cui, your broken book is so weak, you can burn it with a fire. Qing Ci said angrily.
"There is always something between heaven and earth that is out of your control. But your fuss has reminded me that it's time to report these strange phenomena to Hades. Cui Yu said thoughtfully.
"I haven't lived long enough, and I will be gone, take me to see Emperor Xudu. Qing Ci shook his head and said very unceremoniously.
"Who are these two people you are looking for, and they are going to alarm the Emperor?" Cui Yu asked vigilantly.
Qing Ci glanced at him deeply, and looked secretive: "The Buddha said: Don't say, don't say!"
Before Cui Yu could say anything more, a deep and powerful voice resounded in the lobby of the judge's mansion: "The cycle of cause and effect, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, has finally come to this point again." Come with me. ”
As soon as the words fell, the void in front of Qing Ci slowly twisted, forming a black vortex.
Seeing the whirlpool, Qing Ci smiled at Cui Yu: "The old man is refreshing, Brother Cui, see you back!" After speaking, he stepped into the black whirlpool without any hesitation.
Walking to the other end of the whirlpool, the scene that caught his eyes made Qing Ci slightly stunned, and he found himself standing on a bluestone road, surrounded by an endless sea of blood-red flowers.
"Hey, old man, did I say you made a mistake? I'm not dead yet, what do you mean by you getting me this Yellow Spring Road?" Qing Ci shouted dissatisfiedly into the void.
As soon as the words fell, Qing Ci felt that the scenery in front of him flickered, and he was already on the edge of a calm and waveless river. The river was blood-yellow, and on the other side of the river was Fang Cai's sea of blood-red flowers, but at this moment behind him was a sea of white flowers. A middle-aged man with a beard dressed in a dark gold embroidered black sleeved robe was standing on the bank of the river and looking into the distance.
"Emperor, are you thinking about life for the soul of the dead, or are you thinking about your own immortal path?" Qing Ci walked to the middle-aged man's side, looked at him, and then followed his gaze towards the river with no end in sight.
"Do you know the name of this river?" Emperor Xudu ignored him, and asked an unrelated question lightly.
The corners of Qing Ci's mouth twitched: "You're always joking with me, aren't you Lethe?"
"Yes, Lethe. Emperor Xudu sighed with emotion, his eyes were still staring at the far end of the river, and he asked lightly: "Have you ever thought about what it would be like if you were in this river and were washed by this blood-yellow river for thousands of years?"
The corners of Qing Ci's mouth twitched again: "Emperor Xudu, Lord Xudu, who among the three realms doesn't know that this Lechuan River can erode the mind and erase the memory?
Before meeting him, Bendi thought so too. Emperor Xudu sighed heavily, turned around and said slowly to Qingci.
Qing Ci's complexion suddenly changed greatly, and his shrunken pupils betrayed all the shock in his heart. After a while, he said with a slight trembling: "He...... For her, waiting in the Lethe River for a thousand years?"
"Yes, a whole thousand years. Emperor Xudu nodded, his face was very complicated.
Qing Ci lowered his eyes slightly, his hands secretly clenched into fists, and asked in a low voice, "Why can't I find the book of life that belongs to Judge Cui?"
"His destiny had been broken by himself the day he decided to stay here. What will happen to him in this life is all destiny, and this is also his last wish. Emperor Xudu said in a deep tone.
"That'...... In this life, will they come together?" asked Qing Ci again.
Shaking his head, Emperor Xudu sighed: "It depends on the will of heaven." I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe. ”
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Leaving the underworld, Qing Ci came to the Luo River alone, it was evening at this time, and the lights on both sides of the Luo River could be vaguely seen.
The banks of the Luo River, which are not festivals, are deserted when night falls, and it looks a little bleak. Qingci walked aimlessly on the shore, and his back looked a little desolate.
Suddenly, a layer of aqua blue ripples rippled around his body, and in the next breath, his figure disappeared in place under the wrapping of this aqua blue ripple.
In the depths of the Luo River, Qing Ci's body was like a vigorous dragon without the slightest hindrance, swimming to a dark and deep whirlpool, only to see the blue light surging around him, passing through without pause.
On the other side of the whirlpool is a completely different world. It's like a huge underwater palace, but it's not as splendid as a normal palace. It is more like a paradise, surrounded by a glorious look, with large and small night pearls scattered in every corner of the palace.
Passing through the main hall, what comes into view is a quaint corridor with agarwood as the beam, both sides of the corridor are full of roselle, the faint fragrance of flowers makes Qing Ci can't help but feel a little astringent, remembering the amazing and brilliant woman who once carefully planted these flowers here.
At the end of the corridor is a glazed warm pavilion, in which the lilac veil is raised without wind, just like the corner of the skirt that appeared in the eyes of the weak and incompetent child who could only hide in the corner and cry.
All the furnishings here have not changed, the only difference is that there is no such a cold and peerless woman, caressing the yaoqin with her bare hands, and playing the song "Green Silk Elegy" that is like a natural sound and makes people feel soft.