Chapter 17: Don't forget your agreement

Xiang Yun had an agreement with a girl with a flower mark in his previous life, Zhen'er. It was a .................. on the banks of the Lethe.

When night falls, the sky seems to be filled with deep blue and black ripples. The old buildings look like whitewashed walls and tiles, and the roads are paved with small pebbles that can shine a little bit in the dark night, as if to show you the way at night. There are bright red flowers but no leaves along the road, and if you look further on, you will find a silver river at the end of the road, and there is a bridge made of white crystal, and there is an antique pavilion at the entrance of the bridge.

This is where the soul will come after passing the judgment. After the judgment, the reincarnated soul needs to walk a short stone path to the end of the road. At the entrance of the bridge, drink a bowl of forgetful water, so that you can walk to the end of the crystal bridge and jump into the reincarnation channel.

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This small section of the gravel road that will emit tiny bright spots is called Huangquan Road here.

The red flowers that bloom along the road are the flowers of the other side, and their flowers and leaves are always missing, and I heard that they have been punished by the gods, so that they cannot see each other even if they are lovesick in their lives.

The seemingly silver river is called the Lethe River here, and what stays in the river is the soul of the dead who can't forget the past life and doesn't want to be reincarnated.

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And the crystal bridge on the river bank is commonly known as the Nai He Bridge. The pavilion at its entrance, also known as the Meng Po Pavilion, is mainly responsible for handing a bowl of Meng Po soup to each passing soul.

If you want to cross the Nai He Bridge, you have to drink Meng Po soup; If you don't drink Meng Po soup, you will cross the helpless bridge; If you cross the helpless bridge, you must not be reincarnated, which is the eternal rule here.

Meng Po soup is also commonly known as forgetful water, in fact, it is the tears shed by living people who have experienced sour, sweet, bitter and spicy life, colorless and tasteless.

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Here, all beings in front of the bridge are equal, no matter what kind of coffee you are, it's the same. A bowl of Meng Po soup, the people who are concerned in this life, the people who hate in this life, are like strangers in the next life, and they don't know each other. Love and hatred in one life, ups and downs in one life, gains and losses in one life, like floating clouds dissipating, and seeking more blessings in the next life. The dead soul must forget all the ties of this life in order to be reincarnated without worry.

The glittering silver Lechuan River looks colorful and beautiful from a distance, but it is actually a place that makes the souls of the dead very painful. The soul of the dead who is not reincarnated will taste the stinging sensation like ten thousand needles and the bite of ten thousand insects. First from the feet, then the hands, the body, the head, the face, and even the whole body, I heard that it hurts the most in the heart. The weak-willed will be wiped out in the end. When the soul is gone, there will be no chance of reincarnation.

And when you "child" every day, you can reduce the pain a little. I was able to leave the Lechuan River and stop at the designated riverbank, but the path of sharp stones was also stepped on under my bare feet.

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"It is rumored that the soul of the dead who has been in the Lethe River for a hundred years can have a wish. 」

Therefore, many vigorous people who loved in previous lives will always endure pain here, just to seek reincarnation and meet again. However, day after day, after suffering from the stinging sensation of ten thousand needles, in the end, he will willingly and obediently leave, drink a bowl of Meng Po soup in front of the pavilion, and forget about the reincarnation of his previous life.

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Zhen'er has been waiting for the arrival of her beloved man, enduring the pain of ten thousand needles in the underworld day after day. And when men are alive in the world, they are also tormented by thoughts every day.

As the so-called eight years of life and death are boundless, I don't think about it, and I can't forget it. Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. Caring for each other but without words, only a thousand tears. It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year, the bright moon night, and the short Matsuoka.

Missing is a knife of time, the person who sharpens you is not like a person, and the ghost is not like a ghost!

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Every month's single number day, the day when the new dead come in! Along the way, the soldiers who were responsible for detaining the souls told the story of the Lethe River as they walked......................................................

Soldier: "It is rumored that the souls of the dead who have been in the Lethe River for a hundred years can have a wish. But I advise all big brothers and sisters, be smart, don't be stupid enough not to be reincarnated. This Lechuan River is not a place where the souls of the dead can stay, thousands of insects bite and sting, and those who are so stupid that they don't want souls will go. Obediently go to drink a bowl of forgetful water and walk to Nai He Bridge, see our Meng Po, and happily go to reincarnation. 」

Soldier: "The Meng Po of the underworld is different from what the world says! Although Meng Po has been here for thousands of years, she is not old at all, but she is beautiful and a woman with charm still exists. As the saying goes, there is no worry and no trouble, and the beauty is not old. 」

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"Even if you die, you have to endure such pain, I hope Zhen'er won't wait any longer, I am reluctant to let Zhen'er suffer all the torture in her life, and she will suffer again when she dies." The man thought worriedly at the Lethe River.

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When the time came, Zhen'er wandered on the small pebble road in front of the bridge again and waited, the long days of the past few years, it was by firmness and longing to wait for her lover, so that she had the will to support until now.

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This time, Zhen'er and the man she loves finally meet.

After all these years of lovesickness, I finally saw him who was haunted by his dreams, and tears instantly burst out of his eyes at this moment, hugging with teary eyes.

"I really miss you."

"Jen'er, I... Love... You. The man hugged her affectionately, kissed and wiped away the tears, and said softly. (It's the first time a man has said I love you.) He never said it when he was alive, but it was enough to warm the girl's heart at the moment. )

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The gongs began to sound ................. The souls of the unreincarnated must obediently enter the river, otherwise the netherworld will soon start catching souls!

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Such a brief encounter at the moment.

"Xiao Xiang, we've been here all along, okay?" Jane held hands and looked at him.

"Speaking of the next life, I will not live up to you, you can rely on everything you say, maybe ..... We can live here forever and ever!" Zaiyan's gentle eyes returned.

They decided not to reincarnate together, but to endure this pain together in this Lethe River.

Because, at least here, no one else is in the way. Laughing together, crying together, hurting together, hugging together, at least here, anything can be together is enough. Perhaps, this is also another kind of happiness for them.

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Heartache~

In the silver Lethe River, Zhen'er was constantly hitting her chest with her fists, her expression painful.

"It hurts! Hurt! It hurts...... "The whole body throbs and trembles. At this moment, the heart is like ten thousand needles piercing, not only feeling the pain like blood loss, but also more like the heart being scraped by a knife and slowly cut off. He thumped his chest in pain.

"Jane. Unafraid! Don't be afraid!" The man hugged the girl to stop her from hurting herself, trying to reduce her pain a little, but his eyes silently shed silent tears of distress.

Over the years, this has happened over and over again.

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In other words, this underworld has been in the underworld for hundreds of years~

The only ones who could withstand the torture of the Lechuan River were the two of them, and the other souls couldn't help the pain and obediently reincarnated.

Meng Po once advised them: "Young man, if you (you) love each other, then you should wish him a better life and a happier life in the next life, so why endure this pain. I have seen many beings in the world for thousands of years, and "attachment" will eventually harm you, and willpower will eventually be wiped out. If there is a fate, there may be a meeting in the next life, why force it to be extinguished. 」

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They couldn't listen to Old Meng Po until one day................................

Zhen'er, what's wrong with you, Zhen'er's soul has changed from cyan to pale yellow, and slowly began to become light and transparent.

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"Please help Zhen'er, you can do whatever you want me to do!!" Zai Yan hurriedly looked for the old Meng Po, kneeling and begging. After all, he was an emperor, and the whole world made him kneel and kowtow, except for his father, the queen mother, there are only people in front of him.

"It's going to be wiped out, and the Da Luo Immortal will be difficult to save. Hurry up! The only way to do this is to drink the water of forgetfulness and reincarnate quickly. “

"I don't want to leave you... No... No... Want... Don't forget about you. Zhen'er was hoarse with tears, tears raining down, crying and shouting I don't want to..., which made people worry.

Zai Yan comforted her, her eyes gradually became wet, and she couldn't help choking up: "No matter which life, I will definitely go to you."

"You must find me, this is our agreement, you must find me!!" Before Zhen'er was reincarnated, she cried and finished her last sentence on the bank of the Lethe River.

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Zai Xiang forcibly suppressed Zhen'er and let Meng Po pour forgetful water into this small mouth; Meng Po took Zhen'er all the way to the end of the Naihe Bridge and pushed her into the reincarnation channel to reincarnate.

The man looked at them from the other side of the bridge, tears streaming down his face, and his heart felt hollowed.

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After some tugging, Meng Po walked to the man's side.

"When you begged me just now, you said you could do anything. Is there any credibility for this?"

"One word." Zai Yan's eyes were glazed, and his soul replied weakly.

"A hundred years of torture in Lethe River is worth letting you just for one wish. Don't you regret it? “

"Never!" Zaiyan's tone was firm.

"Say it! What is the wish? What do you want to get? Wealth, status?"

"All I want is ...... Meet her again. "Zai Xiang longed.

"Even if you may be destined to part?"

"I promised her that I would find her in the next life." Zaiyan's mind is full of Zhen'er's figure.

"But, if you meet, will you lose your precious things, and you won't regret it?"

"After so much, what is there to fear in death, what is there to lose and what to care about, no regrets and no complaints!"

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Meng Po nodded with satisfaction, and then showed a thief's expression: "Ask what the love of the world is, and when will you be able to understand it thoroughly!" I said, you two hard-working mandarin ducks have also suffered for 80 or 90 years in this underworld. Although Zhen'er doesn't remember you in the next life, for the sake of your deep affection, I will do it to the end with my mother-in-law, so that you can keep part of your memory to be reincarnated. In the next life, if you really find her and have a good result, I will be happy for you. But if nothing is successful, when you go to this boring world again, you will be my slave for me to summon, what do you think? 」

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In fact, Meng Po had already privately made a bet with the messenger of the underworld about the consequences of this pair of bitter mandarin ducks, and she bet that true love would not change with reincarnation.

The bet is: Meng Po is going to take a long vacation.

Meng Po never took a vacation, and the king of Hades did not allow it. For thousands of years, I have always wanted to take a long vacation to go to the Six Realms to see the current world and have fun at ease. If she wins the bet, the messenger of the underworld will take her place during the long vacation, doing repetitive and boring work every day. Meng Po thought in her heart, this time a good day is coming!

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"Thank you for your great kindness." Zai Xiang was so grateful that he was almost speechless, and he bowed to his head three times.

"This is a different bowl of Meng Po soup, it is the tears you left in this underworld, drink it! Then cross the end of the Nai He Bridge to go to reincarnation. Meng Po handed over the light blue water of forgetfulness.

The man drank this bowl of forgetful water that felt sour, went straight to the end of the Nai He Bridge, and jumped down to the channel of reincarnation.

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The last stare ~

"Wait a minute! Remember, young man, that when the time comes, you will see the person you want to remember in your dreams. You two ................... ”

"Alas! Dead boy, I haven't finished talking yet, you ........... you..., so hurry up and reincarnate! That's how I jumped off. Reckless, see your own creation. ”

Meng Po's last words were a pity that the man didn't have time to hear them.

That man is Aixin Jueluo. Zai Xiang, Xiang Yun's previous life. In the previous life, Zhen'er, a girl with a flower imprint, loved inseparably, and after his death, the two suffered in the Lechuan River for many years.