Chapter Ninety-Five: Return to the Rightful Owner
"Ning'er, if you eat this piece of sugar, you can't eat it anymore, be careful that worms eat your teeth."
"Ning'er, Daddy will go to the mortal world tomorrow, what do you want? I'll bring it all to you. ”
"Ning'er has to be obedient, Daddy has business to do, can you go outside to play for a while by yourself?"
"Ning'er, everything Daddy does is for you. The prosperity of this underworld will all belong to you in the future. ”
Yingning didn't know about his father in the past, but now that he has some consciousness, his father often falls into dreams. Most of them were when she was young, although she had no impression at all, she could feel the patience and care of her father in her dreams, which made her feel warm and touched. Every time I wake up from a dream, I feel distressed and sad, and my heart is empty. How could she have forgotten her father so cleanly, as if he had never appeared in her life, without a trace.
In the confusion, she got up from the bed, her middle coat was soaked, and it was very painful to stick to her body. It was just a dream, and she sweated profusely every time, as if she had been washed with water.
She changed into clean clothes, uncombed her makeup and hair, and quietly opened the door and went out. The underworld is so big, she wants to find her father's shadow. After all these years, I probably can't find anything.
She walked barefoot in the streets of the underworld, lit by countless dim lamps on either side. The underworld was already dim, and such an ethereal candle flame added a bit of eerie atmosphere. There was a small group of ghosts patrolling the defense, and they saw Ying Ning with a plain face, looking like a wandering soul, and all sides looked at each other.
One of them greeted her, probably asking her why she didn't go to bed in the middle of the night. Ying Ning came back to his senses, thought about his question very seriously, and said coldly for a long time: "I can't sleep, so I go out for a walk, you don't have to pay attention to me, and you are busy with your business." ”
The ghosts looked at her feet, and the shiny soles of their feet had been stained with a lot of mud, and they were about to be pierced by the stones, and they were faintly red. One whispered something in the other's ear, and the man immediately turned and went in the other direction.
Yingning continued to walk forward by herself, on the bank of the Lechuan River, by the bridge, presumably her father must have appeared here often. Is he also like himself at this moment, standing on the Nai He Bridge, overlooking the huge underworld. Seeing that everyone is living peacefully and happily, will you smile slightly, very satisfied?
The wind lifted her robe and blew her hair away. She looked up at the sky above the underworld, where there were no stars, no moon, no sun, only endless darkness. She has always disliked this kind of underworld, where can it compare to the heavenly realm where the sun and the moon are full and the sun and the moon are shining.
Now, her state of mind is very different, this was once her father's world, even if she doesn't like it anymore, she has to hold it in her own hands. Whatever their ulterior motives were, what belonged to her, she must take it back. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of his father's spirit in heaven.
The contemplative tree in the distance, with its teeth and claws, looks like a man-eating demon in the dark night. Ying Ning sneered, there is indeed a demon there.
Since knowing the identity of the Hades, he has never appeared as Ah Cha again, and Yingning has never been to the Meditation Tree again. They used to get along quite well, and Yingning once thought they were friends. As everyone knows, at that time, Hades had already wanted to kill her with a knife. I don't know how he endured it, and he hasn't moved a finger of her so far. still thinks that she doesn't know anything about the past, so it's not worth his hands.
She touched the thick trunk of the tree, which seemed to have grown a lot. The witch bird crouched on the blackened branch, staring at her. Ying Ning coldly skimmed the Witch Spirit Bird, it quacked a few times, and flew towards the god's dormitory.
Ying Ning stood in place and looked at it for a while, sneered and said softly: "In this position, you have sat long enough, it's time for the things to return to their original owners." After saying that, he turned around coldly and walked away.
She floated like a ghost in the underworld. She walked to a house and felt very strange, as if she had never been here. There were two hideous stone statues in front of the door, all black, and their eyes were about to pop out. The lights were lit in the room, and Ying Ning was curious, so she entered uninvited.
The door was not closed, Yingning stood at the door and asked, "Is anyone there?" ”
After a while, an extremely old voice said, "Who is it?" ”
Before Ying Ning could answer, she saw an elderly mother-in-law come out of the room. His face was wrinkled, hunched over, his hair was gray, and he walked tremblingly.
The mother-in-law raised her head and looked at her with difficulty, and suddenly smiled and said, "It turns out that the fairy from the sky is here, and the leakage is coming, I don't know what is the matter?" ”
Ying Ning was curious, they didn't seem to have seen it. "Why does my mother-in-law recognize me?"
The mother-in-law smiled again and said in a dry voice: "There are fairies coming down in the heavenly realm, and everyone in the underworld knows about it. You are so immortal, you can only be a fairy Yingning. Besides, the wedding date between you and the Ghost King has been set, and everyone knows about it. Although I don't leave the house, my ears are still very bright. ”
"So that's the case, Yingning came to bother me late at night, and I hope to ...... Haven't asked your mother-in-law what to call her? Ying Ning asked very sincerely.
"They all call me a ghost woman, so you can look at them and call me a ghost woman." The ghost woman turned around to enter the room, and when she saw that Yingning was still standing at the door, she said, "Why don't you come in and take a look?" ”
Naturally, she wanted to go in and see, and she was still curious. Yingning followed the ghost woman into the house, and the ghost woman stood in front of a large vat, not knowing what she was fiddling with. The mouth of the tank was very small, and when she looked inside, there were many green insects inside, twisting their fat bodies one by one, gnawing at each other, which looked disgusting.
Ying Ning was shocked in her heart and quietly took a few steps back. I don't know what this ghost mother-in-law wants to raise so many insects?
The ghost woman seemed to see through her psychology, and said slowly: "These are Gu worms raised by the old body, they look a little unbearable, but they are very useful. ”
Gu worms? She'd heard people say that this witch was used to kill people. It's just that she doesn't know much, and she doesn't know how these little bugs are raised.
"Since they are of great use, what does my mother-in-law do with them?" Ying Ning asked curiously.
The ghost woman sealed the vat tightly, and after she stood for a long time, she felt a pain in her back. She staggered her steps, sat on the chair next to her, and gently explained to Ying Ning: "In the past dynasties, when the Hades King was on the throne, there would always be some villains around him, who secretly stumbled and were not convinced. This Gu poison can come in handy, and those who are poisoned by Gu poison will be injured if they don't die. Without moving a single soldier, you can subdue those who are disloyal and unrighteous. ”
"Immortal kings?" Yingning had words in her mouth, and after a moment she asked, "Dare to ask your mother-in-law, you must have experienced several generations of Hades?" ”
The ghost woman stared at her cloudy eyes, thought for a long time, stretched out her trembling finger and said, "Let's not say that there are five generations." ”
Ying Ning was stunned for a moment, the renewal of the underworld did not seem to be slow. She asked again: "Does the ghost woman remember the previous Hades King Qi Wuxian?" ”
"Qi Wuxian...... Qi Wuxian ......" The ghost woman repeated the name repeatedly, and finally her eyes suddenly lit up, and quickly dimmed, "Wuxian, I've been dead for a long time." ”
Ying Ning felt a pain in her heart, and asked softly, "Mother-in-law, do you know how he died?" ”
The ghost woman let out a long sigh, as if caught in a sad past. After a long time, she said quietly: "When I fought with the demons, I was abused by the demon king Ling Xiao and died." ”
Ying Ning was stunned for a moment, why she could always hear different results. Ying Ning said softly: "These are just rumors, and no one seems to have seen it with their own eyes. ”
The ghost woman looked up at her, as if trying to see something in her eyes. It's just that her eyes are calm and waveless, and there is no undulating expression on her face, and the ghost woman can't see anything. She lowered her head again, her back seemed to bend a little more. The ghost woman said: "The current Hades King himself said that he had seen it with others, but Wu Wu died in that war. No one will bother to ask how he died, and no one will care. The Emperor of Heaven has already taken credit for his merits, so what's the use of caring about it? ”
"Why is it useless? There is death in life, and death is deserved, not so that he can die unclear and unclear. Ying Ning said indifferently, obviously in a flat tone, but there was a tenacity in it.
The ghost woman raised her eyes again, her eyes full of puzzlement, "You...... You are ......"
Ying Ning lowered her eyes, brushed a trace of dust on her sleeve with her fingers, and said lightly: "I'm not anyone, I just read this book some time ago, and I'm just a little curious about Qi Wuxian." I asked many people, but they didn't know much. When my mother-in-law mentioned that you had experienced several generations of Hades, she said two more words. Yingning didn't mean anything else, and hoped that her mother-in-law wouldn't mind. ”
The ghost woman suddenly murmured, "I thought you were ...... Hey......" The ghost woman sighed, looked at her intently, and said: "Everything is a passing cloud, the past has passed away with the wind, and it will only add to the sadness if you open it again." It's better to forget the past and look forward. The Ghost King is a good person, and he is worth trusting for life. ”
Ying Ning smiled suddenly, is it worth entrusting for life? remembered her a few days ago, and said to him: If she regrets it, will he let her go? He was so nice to her, too good to be faulty. But she was suspicious in the end, and always felt that his kindness was extremely unreal, as if he had some purpose.
Coming out of the ghost woman's hall, she walked aimlessly, and there was a heart-piercing pain under her feet. She looked down and saw that the soles of her feet were dripping with blood, and her tears suddenly fell. Someone behind her called her name, and Ying Ning looked back, holding a white cloak in her hand, and walked towards her with worried eyes.
He gently put on her cloak and frowned at her bare feet. hugged her up and scolded her softly: "It's even deeper, why did you come out barefoot, and you are still wearing such a thin dress, is it intended to make me worry about you?" What's wrong with you these days, making people uneasy? ”
Ying Ning felt that the corners of her eyes were sour and her head was splitting, so she leaned on his shoulder, no matter how he blamed, she refused to speak. The wound on his foot, spilling blood, dripping on the stone pavement. It really hurts, but the empty corner of my heart hurts even more. She doesn't know when she'll get her lost memories back. Yejun said that he wanted to dispense medicine for her, and it has been many days, but there has been no movement. She had to go to heaven again tomorrow, and if she couldn't keep a diary, those dreams would disturb her at any time.