Chapter 44: The Hedgehog

Ling Ning's body was engulfed by pitch-black flames, and when he came back to his senses, he had already come to the source space, closing his eyes he could sense the situation outside, but he couldn't control his body. Although he was still hesitant to believe in the palace master, he couldn't stand his powerlessness even more than being taken away.

The scene of his father Ling Yuan dying in front of his eyes kept flashing in his mind, he couldn't completely forget that suffocating scene for a moment, he didn't want to mention it to anyone, maybe in the eyes of others, his strength was already very strong, enough to sweep away the monks of the same generation, but in his own heart, he was still that weak, powerless, and could only watch his father die in front of him. It was a thorn in his heart, and although he tried to avoid it, it was always there.

Outside the source space, the pitch-black flames faded, and although the person in front of him was still Ling Ning, his consciousness had already been occupied by the palace master. "Ling Ning" had an excited look on her face, and she kept moving her limbs as if she was feeling the pleasure of "life".

"Is this the sense of touch? Pain...... How many years...... I've finally left that damn place! Hahaha! ”

The commander was keenly aware that the person in front of him seemed to have changed, and even Qian Mei'er and Ruoxue faintly noticed that something was wrong, but the two were too weak to interfere in the conversation between them.

"Huh? Who are you? You're not that kid! Where did the kid go? The commander asked with interest, although Ling Ning's change was unexpected, he was not nervous at all but full of interest, as if everything was under his control.

"I ...... Be...... Who? ”

"Ling Ning" showed a confused look on her face, for the palace master, since she borrowed Ling Ning's body, she was no longer Ling Ning, but maybe she herself didn't know who she was, after thinking for a moment, she smiled slyly: "Who am I?" I am...... Ling Mo! ”

Ling Mo was the name she had chosen for herself, and the palace master had decided to call herself by this name if Ling Ning's body was used.

"Ling Mo? It doesn't matter who you are or what tricks you're up to, you'd better be honest, and if you hide it, hehe, I promise you'll die a miserable death! ”

Ling Mo's left shoulder was suddenly cut open by an invisible blade, and blood gushed out, which was obviously a warning from her.

Instead of showing the slightest look of pain, Ling Mo looked at it, but instead enjoyed it, and this long-lost pain seemed to be the highest reward she had dreamed of.

"I know you're not going to kill me!" Ling Mo stared at the commander and smiled.

"Oh? Are you so confident? The commander said with a calm face.

"Of course!"

"Why?"

"Because I have a lot of puzzles on me that you don't understand!"

"Hey, what's this? I don't care, if I think I can kill you at any time, I can still find out the mystery after you die. ”

"No, no, no, you won't......" Ling Mo shook his head, then looked at him again and said, "I understand that feeling, you must have lived for a long time, right?" This kind of work has been repeated for a long time...... That kind of boredom sometimes drives people crazy, doesn't it? You need a pastime, so you won't kill me. ”

Ling Mo's gaze seemed to have some kind of magical power, he could see through the commander's mask and his inner thoughts.

The commander seemed to be really right by her, and his tone changed slightly, "Who are you?" ”

"Have you ever heard of 'One Twin Souls'?"

The so-called "twin souls" are two different souls in one body, because one of the twin sons died in the mother's womb, and his souls refused to leave, so they had to attach themselves to the flesh of their fellow citizens. Or it is not uncommon for a monk to fail to take over and be forced to share his body with the host.

The commander understood as soon as he heard this, and he let out an "oh" as if he had lost the slightest interest.

"Anyway, I won the gamble just now, and I'm going to execute the punishment now!" As he spoke, the commander raised his palm, as if at the same time as he dropped his hand, Qian and Ruo would die on the spot.

"Hahaha, you are free, anyway, I don't know them at all, and I don't care about their lives."

"Oh? It's true? ”

"That's right, if you think I'm going to be miserable if you do this, you're completely wrong."

The two looked at each other, and after a moment the commander slowly lowered his hand, he knew that what the other party said was true, he could judge the truth of things from a person's eyes, he had such a skill. Since the other person didn't care about what he did at all, and he couldn't get pleasure from the other person's painful reaction, then why bother? He never does anything senseless.

Seeing him put down his hand, Ling Mo said with a smile: "I want to gamble with you again, I don't know if you dare?" ”

"Hmph, you want to bet with me too? Can you make a bet? ”

"If I lose, you can get our souls, and we will swear eternal allegiance to you. If you lose, I want you to let everyone go! ”

"Hey, hey, hey! I don't bet with you, your soul can't escape my hands. Besides, just two souls have to be exchanged for all the souls in my hands? Hey, ridiculous. ”

"No, you just need to let go of the people you just caught today. You should know that the number of souls is not the most important thing, the important thing is that we will willingly and forever be loyal to you, you can conquer all souls by force, but you can't make them willing, you should understand the value of it, and our souls are definitely worth it. ”

The commander nodded rarely: "You seem to know the soul very well...... Even if what you say makes some sense, you are not afraid of me after what has just happened...... Hey hey ......"

What he meant was, "Aren't you afraid that I'll go back on my word?" Ling Mo naturally knew this, but she seemed to have her own plans.

"So this time I want you to make a contract with me, so that you can guarantee that you will not go back."

"Oh? It's not impossible to make a contract, but it's not that I'm boasting, there are very few contracts that can bind me, are you sure that the contract you know can bind me? Hehe, I can play with you, I won't lose anyway. ”

"I want you to sign a 'hedgehog contract' with me, do you dare?"

The smile on the commander's face disappeared: "Who are you?" Actually know the 'Hedgehog Contract'? ”

The "Pig Contract" is a kind of extremely strong fair contract in ancient times, and many ancient powers will sign this contract when they set the gambling game to ensure absolute fairness.

"Hedgehog" is a powerful beast in ancient times, the big one is like a cow, the small one is like a sheep, similar to a unicorn, the whole body has thick and dark hair, the eyes are bright and bright, and there is a long single horn on the forehead. The wisdom of "Hedgehog" is extremely high, and he understands human words and human nature. Its eyes are wide open, it can distinguish between right and wrong, it can know good and evil, and when it finds a wicked person, it will touch him down with his horns and eat him in the stomach. Therefore, it was also used as a symbol of courage and justice in ancient times.

The "Hedgehog Contract" is not something that anyone can perform, and often only those with great powers can "invite" the Hedgehog, so there are not many people who will do it, and the later monks have gradually sworn by a simpler "Dao Heart", which is obviously more "approachable", so that this ancient contract is gradually forgotten.

"Didn't I just report my name? Do you dare to make a fair bet with me? If you're afraid of losing, or if you don't move the pig, then forget it, after all, you're just a small player in the personal world......"

In the face of Ling Mo's "aggressiveness", the commander laughed instead of being angry: "Who said I wouldn't dare? I'm going to take a gamble with you! I don't know what you want to bet on? ”

Ling Mo smiled slightly: "Since you have your own 'domain', I believe you are not an ordinary person, is this good, let me guess your name?" If I guess correctly, you will unconditionally release all the people caught today, and if I lose, that kid and I will willingly dedicate our souls to you! ”

The commander looked up to the sky and laughed: "So come then!" Look at me! ”

With a wave of his big sleeves, he drew intricate patterns in the void with both hands, and at the same time, a scroll composed of golden spiritual power gradually condensed in his hand, and the vermilion spiritual power detailed the content of the bet between the two parties. He pushed the scroll down in front of Ling Mo and said, "What do you think of the content of the bet?" ”

Ling Mo looked at it a few times, and saw that the content was probably the same as what they had just said, so he nodded and said, "Yes, you didn't play tricks." ”

The commander snorted coldly and squeezed out a drop of blood from his fingertips and submerged it into the scroll, and then let go of Ling Mo's hand, and Ling Mo also dripped a drop of blood into it.

"By the way, lest you die and refuse to admit it, you have to write your real name on the scroll."

"What's so hard about that?" The commander agreed without thinking about it, he left his name on the scroll, and then rolled up the scroll and began to pinch the mantra, and suddenly the scroll was full of golden light, and a distortion of space jumped out of it a strange beast the size of a calf!

This beast's whole body is like an ink-shaped unicorn, its eyes are like small lanterns glowing with golden light, it opens its mouth full of fangs, and first looks up to the sky and roars, don't look at its small body, this roar is very loud, and the ghosts floating around it are instantly frightened and scattered, and disappear in a blink of an eye. Then the beast bit the scroll in its mouth and sat on the ground, watching their every move.

Ling Ning, who was in the source space, also felt this legendary divine beast, he could clearly feel a very dangerous aura emanating from it, this aura was not a murderous aura, but a kind of majesty, it seemed that the right and wrong of everything in the world were all judged by the little beast in front of him, and no one could have any objections!

"The contract has been made, and in order to prevent you from saying that I am bullying you, I can give you three chances." The white mask on the commander's face cracked open again, revealing a strange smile, as if he had won the battle.

Ling Mo didn't panic at all, she took a moment to say, "Why don't you give me some hints?" ”

"No, no, no, we don't have this clause in the contract, and being able to let you guess three times is already the greatest mercy I have given you."

"Hey, do you think it's really hard to guess? You're underestimating me, too. ”

"Oh? So you already have the 'first' answer? ”

The commander emphasized the "first", apparently not believing that she could guess his name at once.

"Let me try to analyze it, this strange fog should be your 'domain', being able to have your own domain is obviously not low, and besides, you can actually move freely in the mortal dust continent, obviously you are not an ordinary monk......"

The Commander looked at her with a smile on his face, and had no intention of speaking.

“…… Hey, I don't think you're a monk at all! You should have an immortal status, right? This is also known as the 'Immortals'. ”

"Hey, hey." The commander just chuckled twice and was noncommittal.

"The Central Immortal Court of the Upper Realm has long since collapsed, and the fact that you can still retain the 'Immortal Book' means that you are an immortal far away from the 'battlefield'...... And it's soul-related...... You are the judge of Hades! ”

"Hahaha!" The Commander looked up to the sky and smiled, "Is that your conclusion?" It's ridiculous! ”

The hedgehog on the side was still staring at the two of them, and there was no other reaction, obviously Ling Mo had answered wrong.

"Since you're not a judge, you're a ghost! Can the black-and-white guide messenger of Hades be right? ”

The commander shook his head: "No, no, it seems that I overestimated you, this game is really boring......"

"Mouse."

"What did you say?"

Ling Mo showed a triumphant smile: "Mouse, I said you are a mouse, a complete mouse!" ”

The Commander stared at her and said, "If this is your third answer, then I think you've already lost!" ”

The smile on Ling Mo's face did not stop, but the pig on the side made a gesture towards her to attack at any time.

"Whoever knows each other, give me your soul, you should know that if you are stabbed by the horn of a pig, you will never be reborn."

"Are you going to make me throw in the towel before you release your answer? Maybe you're really called a rat and you don't know it? ”

"It's ridiculous, I'm really ...... to play this boring game with you" The commander was already convinced that the guy in front of him, who called himself "Ling Mo", had no ability at all, and could only talk nonsense. He took the scroll from the pig's mouth and unfolded it, leaving his real name, "Tubo".

"You see, Tubo is my real name, you lose, give me your soul!"

Even when she saw the true answer, the smile on Ling Mo's face did not diminish in the slightest, and it seemed that everything was under her control.

"No, no, no, you don't call Tubo, you call it 'Mouse'!" The confinement on Ling Mo's limbs suddenly ignited with pitch-black flames, and then her whole body fell in front of Tubo, and even the wounds on her body gradually healed.

Tubo instinctively sensed a danger, and he couldn't help but take a step back to remain vigilant, but Ling Mo's eyes were cold and he whispered, "Ghost Dao, Eleven, Deprivation!" ”

With her voice, the word "Tubo" on the scroll suddenly jumped, and under the "eyes of everyone", the word "Tubo" actually became "mouse"!

"Nope! That's impossible! You can't have that power! Hedgehog! She cheats! Kill her! ”

"Hahaha!" Ling Mo let out a hearty laugh that she hadn't seen for a long time, she looked at the shocked expression on Tubo's mask, pointed at the tip of his nose and said, "Didn't you say it yourself?" 'Weak fellow, only worthy of acceptance!' You don't understand this! ”

"You!"

In a trance, Tubo felt dizzy, and his name seemed to have really become a "mouse", he screamed and suddenly crawled on the ground like crazy, and at the same time kept making a "squeak" sound in his mouth, and he really became a "big mouse"!

"Poor fellow."

Ling Mo was in no mood to play with him, and with a wave of her big sleeves, Tubo instantly turned into dust and dissipated into the air!

She said to the beast hedgehog: "Hey, thank you for your hard work, there's nothing for you here, go back!" ”

The pig nodded humanely, and then rubbed its head against her, and at the same time made a "moo" sound like a calf, like a child about to be rewarded.

Ling Mo showed a rare gentle smile, she reached out and touched its head, the warm and rough hair felt that she couldn't forget for a long time.

"Good boy, go ahead."

The pig rubbed for a while, and then he was reluctant to leave.

Ling Mo stood in place, she looked at her hands, then at the dense mist, and muttered, "It's over, it's over...... It's time for me to go back too! ”

Ling Ning's perception was gradually obscured by the endless thick fog, and in a trance, the voice of the palace master came to his ears again.

"Ghost Road, Twenty-four, Hungry!"