Chapter 19: The Underworld
While Long Dao Ling was waiting for the arrival of the ghost ghost in the stronghold of the ghost, Yao Ji and Red Sleeves summoned a few of them, and they were all very interested in the legendary ghost town, and they all looked around in the same place, although this is a stronghold of the ghost in the ghost city, but here is not only an elegant environment, but also has many guards, just like the ancient mansion in the world.
The person in charge of guarding here is not an evil ghost, but a group of ghosts transformed by people, this kind of ghost is very special, not like the unjust ghost, wild ghost or even the ghost that exudes resentment, only retains their own ghost breath, their appearance is no different from ordinary people, Long Dao Ling after entering the ghost city of Fengdu, the most seen is this kind of ghost, and regardless of men, women and children, there are many of them, almost all over the entire ghost city.
The most important thing is that although they belong to the category of ghosts, and they do not have a strong sense of resentment, their strength cannot be ignored, because in the underworld, they are the most common type of ghosts, called ghosts, after death, the soul comes to the underworld, and after successfully entering the ghost city, they will turn into such ghosts and live in the underworld.
The ability of the ghost in the underworld is somewhat different from other kinds of ghosts, just like in the human world, different people have different abilities, so the strength of the ghost is also different, some of them have special skills because they are humans, even if they turn into ghosts, they have also obtained the inheritance of power, just like a person who did nothing in life, and can only be a ghost without any power after death, however, if this person has a strong ability in life, he will also inherit the power of being a person after death, therefore, Their strength is elusive, and a large part of the ghosts in the underworld are selected from the ghosts.
Since the ghosts can become soldiers, then relatively speaking, they can also become subordinates of the evil forces in the underworld, and the number of ghosts accounts for a large part of the power of the four kings of the ghosts, because they are not evil ghosts, so it is more convenient to act. The ghosts in the demon stronghold are also quite good, they have a high quality, just like soldiers in the human world standing neatly on both sides, holding swords and other weapons in their hands.
Long Daoling felt that he had seen a lot of knowledge in the underworld on this trip, and after looking at these ghosts, he had an idea in his heart, that is, to collect some powerful ghosts to become his subordinates, and this kind of ghosts made him feel the most pleasing to the eye.
At this time, since the ghost ghost had not yet returned, Long Daoling decided to take Red Sleeves and Yao Ji and a few of them to the ghost city first, and by the way, to understand the basic situation in the ghost city, the gray earth ghost did not dare to snub them, so he ordered several ghost ghosts to lead the way for them.
In this way, under the escort of the ghosts, they wandered around the ghost city, and the scene in this ghost city is very peculiar, which will give people a sense of the staggering of the times, because the ghosts here are dressed differently, some are wearing ancient costumes, and some are wearing modern clothes, like a place where people from different time and space gather.
After a while, they came to the most famous place in the ghost town of Fengdu, which is also the most prosperous area of the ghost city - the ghost market, speaking of the ghost market, here is the origin of the name by the way.
Ghost market: refers to a kind of market that was operated at night in ancient times, whether it is stolen silk and satin, or the clothes, pants, shoes and socks stripped off the dead person, whether it is the waste furniture picked up, or the books and newspapers that are old for a long time, whether it is the antique jade of the once rich family, or the porcelain vase calligraphy and painting that is mixed with fish and beads, you can enter the market, so people call such an all-encompassing night market "ghost market".
Of course, this "ghost market" is not the other "ghost market", the real ghost market is said to be the ghost in the human world trading place, folk circulation of various versions, it is said that people will accidentally see the "disappearing market", this phenomenon like the mirage tower can not be explained so far, the origin of the legend is in ancient times, a man and his friends were drinking on the upper floor of the restaurant, and suddenly saw a lonely pagoda on the top of the mountain, standing tall into the sky.
At that time, they were all amazed by this phenomenon, and looked at each other, both surprised and puzzled, and after a short time, they saw dozens of splendid buildings rising high, and then there appeared a high city wall, and the city wall was surrounded by a short concave and convex wall, which stretched for six or seven miles.
The pavilions, halls, and alleys of the city were clearly presented before their eyes, and the people in them came and went, some leaning against the railings, some standing and talking, in different postures, each doing their own thing. Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the same place, and the whole city became blurred, and after a long time, when the wind stopped, the sky returned to clearness, and all the previous sight was gone, except for a tall building, which was connected to the clouds, and then completely disappeared into the mountain.
As a result, people often see houses, markets, and shops on the mountain at night, and over time, legends about the "ghost market" have been spread.
However, in fact, the ghost market is not so mysterious, it is just the most prosperous market in the ghost city, there are all kinds of shops, all kinds of ghosts shuttle in the ghost market, they do all kinds of business here, basically the same scene as the world, all kinds of goods in the store, the sellers are shouting, bargaining for things, it seems very lively.
The scene of the ghost market opened the eyes of Long Daoling and them, but they didn't expect the world after death to be so colorful, the ghosts here enjoy the same life treatment as after death in the world, rich ghosts naturally come and go with their entourage, most of those followers are paper ghosts, rich ghosts are shopping with a lot of banknotes, these banknotes are naturally the underworld money, and the paper ghost people are specially carrying things for them.
Compared with those lonely ghosts and ghosts who wander outside, the life of ghosts is really much better, everyone is also a ghost, but fate is so unfair, maybe being a person and being a ghost is just a different way of life.
Long Daoling and the others walked through the streets of the ghost market, and the ghosts in the ghost market also cast strange glances at their group of outsiders, because they also clearly felt the difference between Long Daoling and them, and of course, the most important thing was the ghosts who followed them.
The ghosts in the ghost city all know that those are the subordinates of the four kings of the ghosts, so they don't dare to look at them, they all bow their heads and are busy, in the ghost city, the ghosts are the evil forces in the underworld, and the ordinary ghosts dare not offend them.
Because of this, they also walked around the ghost market unhindered for most of the day, and Yao Ji also said very excitedly: "Ghost master, it turns out that our ghost world is quite good, Red Sleeves, don't you say?" ”
Red Sleeves smiled and nodded: "I'm also a little surprised, I didn't expect that ghosts can also live like people, but I prefer to stay in the Bai Office and stay by the ghost master's side!" ”
"Hehe, that's too!" Yao Ji agreed.
"It's about time, it's time for us to go back!" Long Dao Ling motioned to them.
"Understood, Ghost Lord!" A few of them responded casually, and followed Long Daoling back to the stronghold of the ghost, and during the time that came out, Long Daoling also secretly checked the map and carefully understood the route in the ghost city.
But as soon as they returned to the stronghold of the demons, the gray earth ghost hurriedly walked out and said, "You have come back just in time, the Nether Lord has been waiting inside for a long time!" ”
After speaking, the gray earth ghost led them in, at this time, there was a big man sitting in the hall, the skin on his body was permeated with a dark blue afterglow, his eyes were looking up and down at the oncoming Long Dao Ling, he also felt the strange ghost aura emanating from the other party's body unintentionally, and then asked: "It turns out that you are the eldest sister's friend in the world?" ”
When the gray earth ghosts heard this, they hurriedly said to each other: "Let me introduce you to you, this is one of the four kings of the ghost ghost, and this is the dragon ghost from the human world. ”
After hearing this, Long Dao Ling said politely: "Since I came to the underworld, I have heard of the prestige of your four demon kings, but I never thought that you were Rosa's companions. ”
"Well, I also heard from the mouth of the Yaksha about the purpose of your trip to the underworld, I admire your courage very much, since you are here to save the eldest sister, then our goal is the same, we are our own people, I won't hide it from you, the Netherworld is not a simple role, we have thousands of troops, we are ready, just leave the matter of dealing with them to us, you have a rare trip, just stay here quietly and wait for our good news." As soon as the ghost said this, the implication was to let the dragon spirit not have to make a move.
After hearing this, Long Dao Ling immediately replied: "Could it be that Lord Netherworld doesn't believe in my strength, although I haven't been here for a long time, since I'm here, I won't sit still, I hope I can help Rosa." ”
The ghost hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "It seems that you have a good relationship with the eldest sister, I can understand your intentions, but because of this, I don't want you to be in danger, after all, it is not a child's play to start a war with the Netherworld." ”
Long Daoling smiled slightly: "It seems that you still don't have confidence in my strength, it's okay, then please see my determination!" ”
After speaking, Long Dao Ling burst out of the black ghost qi on his body, and then took out the whole book of the hundred ghosts and muttered a few words, summoning the hundred ghosts, and in an instant, all kinds of ghosts spread throughout the stronghold.
This situation really frightened the Nether and Grey Ghosts, and they were shocked because of it······
On the other side, the ten palace Hades set off in advance, all left the Fengdu ghost city, and the ten Yin Marshals of the underworld also gathered together to watch their departure, when they left not long after, the Ten Yin Shuai seemed to be relieved, and the ghost king said to the rest of the Yin Shuai: "The Lord Hades are not here, now it is up to us to call the shots for the time being, everyone go back and do your own thing, please be sure to pay attention to all the conditions in the ghost town!" ”
Niu Tou said: "It's not the first time that Lord Hades has traveled, this underworld is managed by us in an orderly manner, nothing will happen, let's just do the same as usual." The God of Day and Night Wandering also echoed: "That's for sure, the ghosts of this underworld won't come nonsense, everyone should be wonderful."
The black and white impermanence and the other four yin handsomes on the side didn't say much, and they scattered and left, returning to their respective posts········
The news of the Ten Palaces of Yama leaving the ghost city of Fengdu spread far and wide, and soon spread to the evil ghost world, and the head of the four kings of the demon demon also received this important news, and at the same time, he also received another unexpected message, which was conveyed by the ghost ghost, and he actually strongly recommended the companion dragon ghost of the eldest sister to join the rescue plan, which made the ghost feel a little incredible.
Time passed minute by minute, Fengdu ghost city seemed very quiet at the moment, but this was the eve of the storm, a moment later, the ghost town after the departure of the ten halls of Hades began to be lively again, the ghost market showed a prosperous scene as usual, and those ghosts were as busy as ever.
On this day, a lot of ghosts poured in from outside the ghost city of Fengdu one after another, they all entered the ghost city with the same purpose, waiting for the opportunity there, at this time, the evil ghost in the evil ghost world was standing on the empty wilderness to count troops, he shouted to a group of soldiers: "Our opportunity has come, I announce: fully march into the ghost city of Fengdu." ”
With his order, the thousand-year-old ghost city is about to face a turbulent moment·······
List of Hundred Ghosts - Hades Ghosts
This ghost refers to the ghost that ordinary people turn into after death, and it is also the largest number of ghosts, they are no different from ordinary people, there is no resentment on their bodies, they lose the memory of their previous lives, their ability is determined by their ability to be human, so the strength is different, but they are still honest and honest, according to the rules into the underworld life or reincarnation.
Folklore: Ghosts belong to one of the most common ghosts, ordinary people will turn into such ghosts after normal death, they only live in the underworld, have their own houses in the underworld, and have money to spend, so it is rare to see the appearance of ghosts in the world, but there are some spells that can summon ghosts to the world, and many of them are extremely strong.