The old Hades looked at Meng Po behind us, and said lightly, "You go out first, and the two of them will stay here." ”

Meng Po agreed, and left with a candle. When he was about to leave the house, he closed the door of the hut.

I looked nervously at the old Hades and swallowed a mouthful of spit. This small movement was also captured by her. She looked at me with a smile: "What? Are you nervous? ”

I told the truth: "Well, I'm nervous. ”

The old Hades looked young, not a few years older than Wushuang, she looked at me with a smile and asked, "What are you nervous about?" ”

I snapped my head and said, "I'm nervous if you're a rock or a human." ”

The old Hades laughed: "Wushuang, do you think I'm a stone or a human?" ”

Wushuang actually said with certainty: "It's human." ”

The old Hades nodded: "Yes, of course I am human. ”

I couldn't help but ask, "What about you?" ”

Hades said, "Have you been to the desert? ”

I nodded: "I've been there, and I saw a stone statue, it's about to become an adult, and it already has flesh and blood." ”

When I say this, I'm actually hinting at her, "Don't play tricks on me, I've already met your brother, and I know how you've changed." ”

The old Hades immediately guessed my thoughts, she sighed, and said, "Do you think that I am also made of stones?" Actually, on the contrary, I am a stone turned from a person. If you don't believe me, you can ask Wushuang. ”

I looked at Wushuang in surprise: "Do you know very well?" ”

Wushuang nodded: "I am a descendant of the old Hades, that feeling can't be wrong, I can recognize it." This is the real body, not the stand-in. ”

I looked at the old Hades again in confusion: "Why did you become like this?" ”

The old king said, "I have become like this because of that mysterious power. Although I repeatedly asked you not to look for that power, I didn't expect you to find it anyway. ”

After a while, she sighed again, "But this result, I have already predicted." The more I hide this power, the more curious future generations become. Fortunately, it was you who found this place, not the rest, and I was relieved. ”

I asked, "It is rumored that this power can make people live as well as die." ”

The old Hades nodded: "That's not bad. But it should be changed, changed to, so that everyone can live, and everyone can die. This power is too huge, and if it is to be used, it is definitely not one or two who die. ”

Wushuang and I have been looking for the old Hades for so many years, but when we really faced her, we didn't know what to say.

I gathered my thoughts and asked, "What is this mysterious power?" ”

The old Hades said, "This power is actually a stone. At this time, it is the origin of life. As long as you have it, you can control the birth, aging, sickness and death of all things in the family. ”

As she spoke, the old Hades had a yearning look on her face, as if she coveted this power.

This expression also made me think that she didn't really get that power.

Sure enough, the old Hades said, "It's just that this stone is too powerful, and it already has its own spiritual wisdom. Whoever tries to master it will eventually be devoured by it and become its messenger. ”

I looked at her lower body, which had been turned into stone, and asked, "Are you?" ”

The old Hades nodded, "That's right. When I discovered this power, I couldn't resist the temptation to try the feeling of dominating all things. As a result, in just a split second, I discovered the problem. ”

"It's a wonderful feeling, but it's also dangerous. If you change to another person, you can't resist this temptation. He will inevitably indulge in it until he becomes a slave to the stone entirely. But I'm different, I've been the king of Hades for many years, although I haven't enjoyed this kind of control over everything, but after all, I also know the feeling of manipulating the life and death of others, so the resistance is naturally better. So, I was touched away and was not controlled by this stone. ”

I asked, "Since you are not controlled by the stone, why did you become like this?" ”

The old Hades said, "Presumably before you came in, you already felt the majestic power of Dao arts, right? ”

I nodded, "I feel it." ”

The old Hades said, "The power of this magic comes from the stone. My Taoism at that time was not enough to compete with it, so my body was still affected by it. ”

I couldn't help but gasp: "What does it mean to be affected by it?" ”

The old Hades pointed to the lower half of his body: "It's similar to poisoning, and it's like this." This is the result of years of suppression, otherwise I would have become a statue long ago. ”

I wondered, "This stone is so powerful?" In that case, wouldn't anyone who dared to touch it be turned to stone? ”

The old Hades nodded: "The final destination is like this, but the time is long and short. gained strength, enjoyed for a while, and spent the rest of the days to pay off debts. After I got rid of this stone, I spent the rest of my life covering up this secret. Have you found the nine keys? ”

My mind raced: "That colored stone is the key?" ”

The old Hades nodded, "That's right, they're the keys. Find them all, and put them back on the stone. A new messenger appeared. I couldn't destroy them with these stones, so I scattered them and hid them. ”

Wushuang said with some frustration: "The stone is not on us, it was taken away by others." ”

As if he had just remembered, the old Hades nodded and said, "Oh, yes, it was taken away by Wen Yu." ”

When she saw the two of us looking surprised, she smiled and explained, "That stone is at my feet, and I know a little bit about the things of the world through it." ”

I asked the old Hades, "Those eyes, and those hearts......"

The old Hades said, "Those two things are the embodiment of the remains of successive messengers, one represents life and the other represents death. Their strength comes from the stone, but it is much weaker than the power of the stone itself. ”

After saying this, the old Hades began to fall into deep thought, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and said, "Wen Yu has found almost all the keys through those eyes. She's afraid she's coming to the underworld. ”

A smile appeared on Wushuang's face: "Came to the underworld?" It's good to be here, but I'm worried that she won't come. ”

The old king asked, "Are you going to fight her?" ”

Wushuang nodded: "I have to save the child." ”

The old Hades thought for a while and slowly shook his head: "I'm afraid that with the strength of the two of you, she is no longer her opponent." ”

I was shocked: "How is that possible? Why don't we add the two of us together? ”

The old Hades nodded: "Okay, since the two of you can pass the test, you are destined to be able to really help me, this is destined by God, so don't be discouraged." ”

I asked, "What should we do?" ”

The old king said, "Go back first, and then leave with the people." Gather your breath, go to the desert of the year, and settle down. ”

Wushuang blurted out: "You let us escape? ”

The old Hades King was also frank: "Yes, it's better to run away than to die." ”

Wushuang shook his head: "In that case, wouldn't this power go to Wen Yu?" You also said that after you get this power, you will become a stone man, but before you become a stone man? Who knows what she'll do? No, I can't say yes. ”

I was suddenly a little dazed in my heart: "Why is Wen Yu so keen to find this kind of power?" She didn't care about that before. Could it be because of me and Wushuang? I'm afraid that after she gets this power, the first thing she will have to deal with is Wushuang. ”

The old Hades King sighed and said, "Don't worry, even if Wen Yu can find the underworld, he may not be able to find this place. I'm here to set up a suspicious formation, thousands of stand-ins, and even if she finds me, it will take months. And you think I'm going to be slaughtered like this? She couldn't do it without three or five years. ”