"yes!" Du Yuan wiped the corners of his eyes with his arm, "I searched all over the world, but I couldn't find a way to save my brother, and then I heard that people said that if you go to the ghost world, you can recover the lost soul, and that's ......."

The old man's eyes reflected the dim candle flame in the shop, and he looked at Shi Nu carefully, then raised his arm and stretched out his hand to touch his face gently, revealing a touch of deep regret and sympathy in his expression. Seeing that there was a play, Du Yuanyuan hurriedly said further and sadly, "Brother, he also left an orphan girl, after being robbed of his soul by the demon, his wife also ran away from home, leaving such a half-old child and now I can only take care of it." As he spoke, he lifted the little mushroom and pushed it in front of the old man's eyes, "She is still young, and she really doesn't know what to do in the future." ”

Fluttershy finally understands her father's schemes, and tears roll in her big cute eyes, and she looks at the old man with a pout, "Grandpa, just tell us and save my father." ”

"Hey." The old man sighed, "It's not that I'm hard-hearted, but, even if I tell you, I'm afraid, I'm going to die." Each of you is in your prime years, and I can't bear to see you embark on that road of no return. ”

"The old man's kind juniors are very moved, before this, we also searched a lot of places, inquired about many people, but no one knew, and then there was no way, I had a whim, I think that a shop like you may know some news about the ghost world, so I came out of nowhere, even if it is dangerous, I have to help my brother find his soul, our family is poor, since I was a child, my brother and I have depended on each other, now he looks like this, how can I stand by and watch, just ask the old man to show the way."

The coffin shop owner who said with his words of blood and tears was also in a dilemma, in fact, he was not only worried about the lives of several of them, but also the road to the ghost world. Finally, he sighed heavily, "Okay, you guys come here." ”

Passing through the antechamber full of coffins, a thick black gauze curtain was opened, and it was a hut of more than ten square meters, in this room, there were no household furnishings, and a half-meter-high altar was attached against the wall, which was very simple to build, and at first glance it was made of coffin boards, and there were some tributes and incense on the altar, and a painting was hung on the wall above the altar.

The picture scroll is quite mysterious, and it is also tightly covered with black veil.

The old man approached, picked up a wooden pole, and slowly lifted the black veil, it turned out to be a map.

But it was by no means an ordinary map, the old man held up the candlestick, reflecting the flickering candle flames, the roads on the map seemed to be flowing, the texture was very old kraft paper, drawn with blood-red paint.

"Do you see, young man?" The old man was old, his eyes were poor, he was very close, his face was almost pasted on the map, and he held a candle and shook it in one area, "Here, this is the town of Luo Entropy." Do you see this mountain, it is called Qiling Mountain, and the one next to it is called Jiuyin Mountain. After a pause, his tone was heavy, "After crossing Jiuyin Mountain, it is the road to the ghost world." ”

Du Yuanyuan approached and pointed to a water area between Luo Entropy Town and Qiling Mountain, "Does this river have to be crossed?" ”

"That's it." The old man lowered his hand and rested the candlestick on the altar, "If you want to cross the river, you must find the boatman surnamed Gu, and he is the only one in the town of Entropy who can cross this Wangshui River." ”

Du Yuanyuan nodded slowly, a trace of doubt, but he didn't know which direction they would enter the ghost realm from, last time he fell directly into the ghost realm from the virtual realm, "Uncle, if we successfully cross Jiuyin Mountain, will we be caught or intercepted by the soldiers of the ghost realm at the entrance?" ”

"This, I don't dare to say, this is one of the reasons why I don't want you to go on an adventure, anything can happen, if you are a good age...... Wouldn't it be a pity? The old man sighed.

"Old man, you are so kind." Du Yuanyuan smiled, a wisp of emotion swelled in his heart, Pingshui met, someone can care about their life and death in this world, it is really commendable, "A few of us have already made up our minds, as the saying goes, life and death depend on the success or failure of the sky." ”

"Well, since you insist on going, I'll tell you more details." Seeing that Du Yuanyuan was resolute, the old man didn't want to say anything more to obstruct him, "I am a layman, although I have sold coffins all my life, but for ghosts, gods and children, it is all hearsay. He pointed to the map again, "This map was left by my grandparents, but so far, no one has actually set foot on this road." After a pause, "You cross the Wangshui River from here, remember, once you get ashore, don't look back, as long as your feet are on the shore, just go forward, no matter what happens behind you, don't look back!" Remember. ”

"Uncle, why is that?"

"In our entropy town, there is such a legend, there is a water demon in the Wangshui River, after the people who set foot on the shore, he will change a variety of appearances to tempt the comers, in addition, you should also be more careful when walking through the river, don't be confused by illusions, all say that the Wangshui River has no return, I don't know how many people are confused and commit suicide in the river, when the time comes, I will instruct the old man in the valley, let him take care of you more on the road, I have lived in this town for a lifetime, nothing else, this bit of favor is still there, But it is important for you to be careful, the water demon is said to be elusive, flickering, although no living person has ever described it for hundreds of years, but it is better to believe it than to believe it. ”

"Well, uncle, I remember." Du Yuan nodded firmly.

"As for Qiling Mountain, it's nothing, it's just lush vegetation, but fortunately, it's winter, except for some evergreen pines and cypresses, the rest of the trees and shrubs have withered, and you can also see the road clearly." The old man said, and then gestured with his finger above the map, "This road is the road up the mountain, in the northwest corner." ”

Du Yuanyuan narrowed his eyes and nodded, "Looking at this mountain, it will take a day and a half to climb over." ”

"If you can really climb the Seven Spirits Mountain in one day, then it is really your creation." The old man's tone was a little stunned, "Look at this map, it's not far, it's not too high, it's actually ......" smiled a little awkwardly, "Actually, I don't know how high the mountain is and how dangerous the road is." ”

"It's okay, uncle, it's a great help for you to give us these instructions." Du Yuanyuan firmly remembered the route up the mountain, and then asked, "Then after going down the Qiling Mountain, where should we enter Jiuyin Mountain?" ”