CHAPTER XXII
Shen Xiaohua was pure-hearted, seeing that the goddess fell down for herself, how could she still stay, walking around and not living in peace, the old monk suddenly said: "Don't worry, you sit down quietly, thinking that she will naturally be able to see her." ”
Shen Xiaohua was skeptical, but she still sat down according to her words, thinking about the goddess in her mind, her brain seemed to be able to suddenly stretch out, and she followed in the direction of the crack in the ground just now, and after a while, she saw the shadow of the goddess vaguely, floating strangely on a dim path. Feet stand three feet on the ground, as if they are flying. Shen Xiaohua was taken aback, where is this? I was about to ask the old monk of Guanshan, but the old monk's words drifted into his ears: "Follow her, this is Huangquan Road, don't make a noise, just follow her." ”
The old monk's words were full of magic, and Shen Xiaohua was a lot more determined, held her breath, and concentrated on following the goddess forward. This Huangquan Road is really not his usual road, gray, I can't see that it is night and day, there is no sound in the silence, suffocating fear hits, the more I go, the more afraid I feel, the shadow of the goddess finally found her and stopped and smiled at her weirdly, she is more like a ghost than a ghost at the moment. Shen Xiaohua only felt a thrill in her heart, even though she was so terrible, she was always an acquaintance, so Shen Xiaohua had to follow closely.
The goddess seems to be very familiar with this place, and she floats around like a butterfly through the flowers, but there is no danger so far, Shen Xiaohua can't help but follow her, turning too fast, her head is a little dizzy, she wants to hold her with her hand, but she touches the air, and can't help but wonder if she is dreaming?
Driven by the black shadow of the goddess, she flew forward...... Shen Xiaohua suddenly reflected, how can I use the word fly. Only then did I think of looking at my body, and I was horrified, where is this still myself, and now Shen Xiaohua is looming, and she is actually the same as the goddess, foggy and floating in the air.
Frightened, I felt that my body was stagnant, and I couldn't keep up with the speed of the goddess. The goddess looked anxious, and said something behind her, Shen Xiaohua felt a gust of wind blowing behind her, and her body floated up like a piece of paper, and it blew to the side of the goddess, and the goddess actually stretched out a hand and took Shen Xiaohua's hand and flew forward.
"Don't be afraid, the ghost door can't be closed at this hour, there are no wild ghosts on Huangquan Road, Xiaoyingzi has come I don't know how many times, it will be fine, don't worry about it." The old monk's voice came from afar, "This is the land of the Nine Secluded Places, and there are many dangers. You're going to have to keep up. His voice could actually be heard from the ground, and Shen Xiaohua knew that this mediocre and decrepit monk was actually a peerless master.
"This old monk has two sons." The words of the goddess also floated into Shen Xiaohua's ears, and she said that her body kept moving, and she floated even faster.
"Auntie, what are we doing here?"
"Silly boy, that's the only way you can have children, you know? Everyone in the world is recorded in the underworld, and after death, if you don't come to the underworld to register, you will become a lonely ghost and no longer reincarnated, and a person in the world corresponds to a ghost in the underworld. All the ghosts have to come to the underworld to report, and if you want a child, you will naturally come to this place with the most dead ghosts. ”
"But aunt, you see that the people in the village beg for children, don't they all go to the temple to burn incense, or go to the back mountain to tie up a child, why do I have to work for you to go to the underworld if I want a child?"
"They don't get involved in cause and effect, naturally don't bother, your Zhang family is destined to be entangled with monsters for a few lifetimes, if I didn't find the old monk to suppress the monsters and bring you to this child, the Zhang family will be extinct in this life, and fate to entangle me is destined to take you on this trip."
Shen Xiaohua was shocked: "Auntie, why do the monsters want to cut off our Zhang family's descendants?" ”
"This monster has great powers, and it was forced to come to your house at that time, its life is entangled and torn with your family, if your Zhang family has endless heirs and a long history, when will it be able to get out, of course, you must first cut off your children and grandchildren, and then you can get out as soon as possible.
Shen Xiaohua said: "It is very skilled, why can't it leave as soon as it wants?" ”
"Xiao San'er saved it when it was injured, and it was already in someone else's chess game, and it couldn't get rid of it, and the grievances were tangled, and it couldn't be torn apart at this moment."
"Could it be that the third brother saved it wrong," Shen Xiaohua muttered.
"In the world, there are many involuntarily, Xiaohua, you just remember that this is not all bad."
Shen Xiaohua was frightened when she heard this, thinking that she couldn't get rid of this strange thing, and she didn't dare to think about it in a cold sweat. "Auntie, how can we get a child today?"
"It's almost there, don't talk, just follow me." The voice of the goddess suddenly became nervous, and after flying for a long time, Shen Xiaohua found herself by a dim river, the river looked boundless, only a towering stone bridge was connected, Shen Xiaohua floated in the air with the goddess, and then she could see clearly, the color of the water in the river kept changing, once blood red, once green, it looked weird.
What is even more terrifying is that there are many figures in the river, rising and falling with the waves, and their faces are full of pain. Shen Xiaohua said curiously: Why do these people not take the bridge, but prefer to cross the river. ”
The goddess whispered: "This river is not a mortal river, but a river of sinful karma, the life of the world is exhausted, and they all have to pass through this river in order to wash away their sins and go away. After washing, you can go up to the Nai He Bridge, drink Meng Po soup, forget the past, reincarnate, whether it is into the animal road or humanity, there is no trace of concern, this river of sin can shine on their past life, carefully recall their past, according to the good and evil in life, the underworld can determine their whereabouts. ”
"What if these people don't go down the river of sin and go straight to the bridge?"
"Silly boy, have you seen this time, and have you seen that a dead man can get on this bridge?"
Shen Xiaohua saw that a few people were coming this time, so she went down to the river, and strangely wanted to ask, but the goddess stopped talking, and took her to the rickety bridge.
The bridge is really not easy to walk, just go up, Shen Xiaohua felt that there was a suction force in the river, and wanted to pull the two down, the goddess didn't see it, Shen Xiaohua was sucked down, and it was about to fall into the river, Shen Xiaohua was face down, and saw the strange and hideous faces in the river, she was very scared, and couldn't help shouting for help, the river suddenly churned, and suddenly a three-headed dog monster jumped out, staring at six eyes the size of copper bells, and the three blood basins opened widely, and suddenly the three mouths closed together and became huge, Just waiting for her to fall. Shen Xiaohua saw the blood-red saliva flowing from the dog's mouth, and only felt a chill all over her body and sighed: "My life is closed." ”
At this moment, the angry scolding of the goddess suddenly came from his ears: "If you don't save her, she will fall." As soon as the words fell, Shen Xiaohua felt that her body was paused when she was falling, and suddenly she was pulled up by a strong force, and the dog monster in the river roared and roared, jumping up hard, and her claws were narrowly grabbed on her face several times, Shen Xiaohua closed her eyes and didn't dare to look at it again.
It's just a very short moment, Shen Xiaohua has already landed on the bridge safely, and when she gets on the bridge, she can't feel the huge suction on the river, and Shen Xiaohua's body is empty for a while. Seeing her appearance, the goddess panicked and hurriedly asked, "Are you alright, are you alright, child?" Shen Xiaohua replied colorlessly.
The goddess waited for a while, then pulled Shen Xiaohua and continued to walk forward, and suddenly the eyes of the two flashed, and at the same time they saw a flower, a beautiful multicolored flower......
The moment this flower appeared, the light reflected a commotion in the underworld, Shen Xiaohua was amazed by its charm, and felt that she should go to its side, even if she touched the petals, she was willing to die, she suddenly forgot who she was, what did she want to do here?
The goddess still had a little consciousness and sighed: "The flower on the other side, the flower on the other side, after speaking, her eyes are blurred, just like Shen Xiaohua, she was attracted by that flower." More souls roared and threw themselves into the heart of the flower, as long as they entered, they disappeared in an instant, and they only wanted to get close to it, without the slightest fear......
Shen Xiaohua had already seen the crystal clear dew on the petals, and her peerless demeanor made her only want to go to the petals, and the old monk's voice suddenly came like a bell, buzzing and waking up the two of them, look again; The two of them were only one step away from touching the flower on the other side, the goddess was shocked, and hurriedly pulled Shen Xiaohua back, but the demonic flower firmly nailed the two of them, and pulled them to herself, Shen Xiaohua suddenly thought, if she died like this, it would not be a good thing, and her consciousness was slowly confused.
As if knowing her intentions, the old monk scolded, shook the ear drums of the two, and struggled to pull them out and send them to the bridge.
"What kind of flower is this, and it is going to eat so many people?"
"The flower of the other side, coming and going without a trace, feeds on the yin of the underworld, and gives birth to a color in a thousand years, and this flower has already given birth to five colors? It's a monster who has lived for 5,000 years......" muttered to the goddess. Shen Xiaohua still remembered the situation just now, and couldn't help but be afraid for a while.
The goddess said to Shen Xiaohua: "After crossing this bridge of sin, you will arrive at the Nai He Bridge, the soul is only afraid that this time I have already drunk Meng Po soup, went to the reincarnation platform, and waited for reincarnation, let's go quickly." If you go early, you can still pick a lovely child."
Shen Xiaohua was surprised: "Can I still choose?" ”
The goddess said proudly: "Others can't, but you have the care of me and the old monk, so it's naturally okay." ”
The figure of the goddess was blurred, and she couldn't see her face, so she must have been very arrogant at this time. Shen Xiaohua was in awe.
The goddess said another astonishing word: "Xiaohua, do you want a boy or a girl?" ”
Hearing that she could choose, Shen Xiaohua asked cautiously, "Auntie, can I have a dragon and phoenix fetus?" ”
The goddess quacked and said, "You are already pregnant, and this time you are destined not to have twins, only one." ”
Can't have a dragon and phoenix fetus, Shen Xiaohua doesn't feel lost, this is an unavoidable thing, she heard that she can choose at will, she is very excited: "Auntie, I want a smart boy, a boy who can support Zhangjiamen in the future." ”
The goddess sighed, and there were no more words, this bridge of sin is really long, it seems that the injustice of the world is not light, although it is very stable, but under the bridge, there are bursts of screams and pain, which is terrifying. Shen Xiaohua was scared, how could she dare to look down, she was always worried that the ghosts below would fly to the bridge.
Fortunately, the two of them finally crossed the River of Sin safely, and flew much faster. Seeing that Shen Xiaohua couldn't keep up, the goddess rushed to the back and said, "The hour is coming, if you don't help, we won't be able to go back." ”