[114] Plan ahead
As the cloudy sun slowly rose, the white river mist that lingered in Danshui City gradually faded. Everything in Danshui City has gradually become clearer.
The defense of Shuoyue Island was secretly arranged by Xiao Shizhu before he came to destroy Danzhu. The secret letter sent by the ghost mother at this time should not be a sudden war on Shuoyue Island, so even if he heard the herald say that it was 100,000 urgent, Xiao Shizhu didn't pay much attention to it.
"What can it be, and still be in a hurry?" he smiled, slowly opened the secret letter, took out the secret letter in it, and unfolded it, glanced at the above content disapprerovingly, and his smile suddenly froze.
Lu Wuhu Hui, as well as Wu Qiu Shou and other shrewd and capable souls, all saw this with a trace of ominousness in their hearts, and they all held their breath.
Under their puzzled gaze, Xiao Shizhu opened his lips lightly after a long time, and said to himself in a daze: "This is impossible!" His eyes were still fixed on the secret letter in his hand, but his eyes were getting wider and wider, and his face was becoming more and more solemn, and between his frowning brows, there was a burst of nervousness, spreading towards every inch of his face.
But because it was a secret letter, other ghosts couldn't read it, so except for Xiao Shizhu, the other ghosts didn't know what was written on it.
Just looked at Xiao Shizhu's surprised face, full of nervousness, they were slightly stunned, and couldn't help but guess in their hearts, what was written on the letter?
"Big brother?" Lu Wu couldn't help but take a step forward, looked at Xiao Shizhu, who was still stunned, with a suspicious face, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, nothing. When Xiao Shizhu heard this, his whole body trembled slightly, and he recovered from his shock. He reluctantly squeezed out a smile at Lu Wu, waved his hand and whispered, "Take them to eat and rest, and then go to work." ”。
"Yes. Although Lu Wu's doubts in his heart did not decrease but increased, he didn't ask any more questions, and after answering the call, he called the confused ghosts, and was about to turn around and leave.
"Hu Hui and Wu Qiu Shou stay. Just as they had only taken three or five steps, Xiao Shizhu behind him suddenly stopped these two souls.
After the two of them and Lu Wu looked at each other for a moment, they resolutely turned around and walked back, standing in front of Xiao Shizhu again.
After looking at Lu Wu and the others turning back step by step, and leaving with curiosity, Xiao Shizhu wanted to speak again and again, and finally slowly spoke, and asked Hu Hui: "You have been in the underworld for a long time, have you ever heard of the miracle of the resurrection of ghosts after they scattered?" As soon as this statement came out, even he himself felt that it was ridiculous to ask this question.
Any soul that dies in the underworld has no chance of being reborn, as he knew the day he arrived in the capital. But knowing it, now he couldn't help but ask, and the reason for it was from the very informative secret letter in his hand.
It was a secret letter from Lin Cong to him, Lin Cong, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know that he was on the expedition, after the letter reached Shuoyue Island, the ghost mother knew that it was Lin Cong's letter to him, so she didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent the ghost to send it to Xiao Shizhu.
This Lin Cong, who has not been in touch for a long time, wrote in the first half of the secret letter that he and Mo Zhai had fled to the Escape God Kingdom to settle down as planned, and were helping the Escape God Kingdom to make weapons to resist the Emperor Xudu. In the second half, however, he overheard Mo Zhai and Bird Slipper saying that he had contacted Leng Zi Bodhi, who was arranged in the ghost mother country, and asked the other party to take advantage of the chaos in the underworld to complete the task of stealing the umbrella as soon as possible.
When he saw the word Bodhi, Xiao Shizhu was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and his whole body was suddenly numb. That night, he watched the female ghost die in front of him, how could Mo Zhai still be able to contact the other party?
The morning breeze brushed his suspicious cheeks and blew the long black hair on the top of his head, but it could not dispel the doubt in his heart.
After thinking about it, he felt that there was also a possibility that Lin Cong had been deceived by Mo Zhai, or that Lin Cong had turned against him and used a dead ghost with Mo Zhai to confuse his eyes.
So, after completely relieving himself, he hurriedly called Hu Hui and Wu Qiushou to ask.
Hu Hui and Wu Qiu Shou landed with his words, they were both stunned, and then Hu Hui laughed dryly, and said: "General, we are ghosts!
"Well, I've heard that many times; Xiao Shizhu, who was still solemn, lowered his head slightly, looked at the tips of his shoes and asked thoughtfully: "You have all followed Mo Zhai, have you heard him say the role of the artifact?" The lack of substantive help for the answer made a trace of loss inadvertently flash in his eyes.
"Do you mean the Soul Addiction Umbrella, the Demon Bell?" asked Hu Hui with a puzzled face.
"Yes, I heard that there are seven other things in the underworld besides these two things, right?" Xiao Shizhu looked at him with bright eyes and nodded. And what he said was also mentioned by Lin Cong in the letter. It was written that it had been figured out that Mo Zhai's target was not only the umbrella, but also the other eight artifacts.
"Yes, there are indeed nine artifacts, and not only Mo Zhai, but also the ghosts who have been in the underworld for a long time know about it. Hu Hui bowed his head slightly, and after a little recollection, he said: "The more well-known ghosts are the demon bell and the soul umbrella, one can control the mind of the demon soul, and the other can kill ten thousand ghosts." Among them, the Soul Umbrella is even more famous, and it is rumored that the ancient god Pangu left a prophecy on it, indicating the future of the underworld. ”。 According to his guess, Xiao Shizhu was suddenly interested in the artifact, and nine times out of ten it was because of the secret letter in the other party's hand.
"There is also a rumor that there are nine yellow-colored divine springs in the underworld, called Yellow Springs. The seal under the spring is the ancient demon god and his entourage, these nine artifacts, can allow the nine yellow spring seals to be opened, and release the demon god and his demon soldiers. As soon as Hu Hui's voice fell, Wu Qiu Shou had already answered: "But almost all the ghosts in the underworld know that this is not a legend, and no one will take it seriously." ”。 After Xiao Shizhu moved into the inner courtyard of the Ghost Mother Palace, he also read the books in the Tianlu Pavilion in the Ghost Mother's collection, which opened his eyes and improved his understanding of the underworld a lot, but today was the first time he heard this so-called legend of the demon god. It seems that Wu Qiu Shou, a little ghost, has read a lot of weird books in the underworld on weekdays.
"Demon God, what the hell is that?" Xiao Shizhu asked after a moment of silence, his brows furrowed a little tighter than before.
"It is rumored that they are a group of gods who opposed the ancient gods in ancient times, and they are the fallen ones of the gods; The two sides have been vying for control of the underworld for thousands of years. In the end, the demon souls were defeated, and the remaining remnants were sealed by the ancient gods under the Yellow Spring, in the dark world. It is said that the Yellow Spring has one day under the spring, so it is also called thirty-six days. Hu Hui smiled, took the words, and after thinking about it, he shrugged his shoulders and said: "But these are all legends of the underworld, and for thousands of years, no ghost has really seen them." No one even knows, where is the so-called Nine Yellow Springs?" When he spoke, there was always a faint indifference on his face.
"Damn, how did the devil come?" After Xiao Shizhu heard this, he couldn't help but complain: "And I don't read much, don't lie to me, is this the legendary thirty-six days? Doesn't the world say that thirty-six days is the fairy world that everyone yearns for? How did it get to your nonsense, and the upper lip lightly touched the lower lip and it became the sealing place of the demon soul." ”。
"Human myths are basically derived from romance, and they are no longer true. Wu Qiu Shou smiled indifferently and patiently explained to him: "Some of these romances are due to historical reasons and some are political factors, which make the real facts gradually turn into myths, so they are too different from the original truth. Take the underworld as an example, I believe that the vast majority of human souls are half-skeptical about the existence of the underworld before their physical bodies are destroyed. And after coming to the underworld, although it was an eye-opener, before reincarnation, I drank Meng Po soup again, and I didn't remember anything when I arrived in the world. ”。
It's really better to listen to your words than to read for ten years. Xiao Shizhu's eyes suddenly brightened, looking at the dust at his feet, he suddenly felt that human cognition was like a drop in the ocean, it was too small. In addition to sighing, he also thought of a more serious question, that is, if Lin Cong didn't lie to him, and the rumors were true, could it be that Mo Zhai's ultimate purpose in stealing the artifact was to use the power of the demon souls?
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly looked up at the sky, and saw that the thick dark clouds as thick as ink gradually gathered together on the edge of the distant sky. It looks like it's going to rain in the distance.
After staring at the distant sky for a moment, he muttered to himself, "If that's the case, then it's a big trouble." ”。
"In today's underworld, the only one who really understands the role of the nine artifacts is Emperor Xudu. Wu Qiu Shou and Hu Hui didn't hear what he said, but after glancing at each other, they both guessed that Xiao Shizhu seemed to be more and more interested in the artifact, more to understand the existence of the demon god, so Hu Hui said to him again: "But if the general is interested in these rumors, you can ask my master; she is an old god servant who has existed in the underworld since ancient times, and she has existed in the underworld for longer than the ghost captive." When she was given consciousness by the ancient gods, the ghost captive was born from the first wisp of ghost energy in this underworld. My lord must know a little about these things. ”。 After saying these words, he fell into silence with Wu Qiu Shou, quietly waiting for Xiao Shizhu to make a decision.
"Well, I'll ask her. Xiao Shizhu's gaze never took his eyes off the dark clouds on the edge of the sky, and the direction below the dark clouds was where Shuoyue Island was located. For some reason, after he guessed Mo Zhai's purpose, he was always a little apprehensive in his heart. So, after muttering for a long time, he said categorically: "Wu Qiushou, you and I will return to Shuoyue Island immediately, we must take precautions!"