The Life and Death Detention Center is located in the most prosperous center of the city within the boundaries of the prefecture.

This fact was very unexpected by Tang Yuanyuan, because whether it was from the information she got from the young man, or from her habits, it seemed that the place to guard something important with a certain particularity should be set up in some remote place.

But in fact, there were more than just this few things that she expected, in fact, the scenes of the underworld she saw along the way were completely unexpected by her.

When she first arrived in the underworld, her life was not guaranteed, so naturally she was not in much mood to observe the appearance of this so-called world that was not in the same realm as the "human world", and after everything was resolved and there was a chance to breathe, Tang Yuanyuan's instinct and curiosity to observe the environment began to revive again.

So she followed Number Four to her destination all the way, looking around with curiosity at the streets and alleys of the underworld they passed, and at the same time scanning the ghosts that passed by them with an unexpected gaze.

Before coming here, Tang Yuanyuan actually didn't think that a world like the underworld, which was completely ghostly, would be a little similar to the human world.

She used to think that places like "Underworld", "Realm" and "Hell" would be primitive, dirty and messy like in various novels and comics, but in her imagination it should actually be a small stone cave or a desolate wasteland.

Although many of the streets and landmark buildings still retain the ancient Chinese architectural style, there are also some buildings that are very biased towards the high-rise buildings of the modern world, and even many of the ghosts who live in such a city are also dressed in modern clothes in a human-like appearance.

Such scenery often makes Tang Yuanyuan feel in a trance that he has not come to the underworld, but just a wonderful country with a somewhat dark sky.

Such an unexpected scene always gave her a subtle "sense of irrationality", she always felt that the underworld seemed to be a little too "humane", and even suspected that such a place was deliberately imitating the reflection of the world.

However, no matter how curious and divergent she is about the underworld, those curiosities cannot be satisfied at this time, after all, she is still a "hostage" in a sense at this time, and she cannot leave Four's side.

Therefore, Tang Yuanyuan could only look at the countless familiar and unfamiliar scenes passing by by him, while casually guessing and thinking about various things to pass the time.

Number Four didn't speak much after the little episode about the teenager's appearance, and even seemed to deliberately distance himself from her, putting on a look of "fighting quickly and never wasting time".

However, Tang Yuanyuan felt that his main purpose was actually not to listen to himself ask questions about the West....

Such a peer who can't talk to the other party is really a bit tortured for a person like Tang Yuanyuan who is a little talkative and curious, so even if she sees through the other party's thoughts, she almost can't help but want to chat with the other party or ask something several times halfway.

But the thought of asking the other person a question reminds her of the phrase "don't know too much about what you shouldn't know", and it sounds as if he was deliberately trying to keep her out of touch with something, which made her care anyway...

Of course, she can only care about it in her heart.

Tang Yuanyuan pursed his lips a little helplessly, his gaze withdrew from the surrounding blocks, and after a while, he followed No. 4 and quietly sped up a few steps to close the distance with him.

The closer you get to the bustling area where the Life and Death Detention Center is located, the more lively the ghost town neighborhood in the underworld becomes, and the ghosts that can be seen coming and going in the city are becoming more and more.

Although she said that she didn't seem to care about her life or death when she threatened No. 4 before, in fact, she still cherished her life, and because she knew the risk of human identity in the group of ghosts, she couldn't help but want to get closer to the only existence she was familiar with.

Fortunately, although No. 4 deliberately distanced himself from her before, he did not stop her from approaching actively, but also slowed down slightly.

Tang Yuanyuan complained in his heart that No. 4 said that you have a little conscience, and at the same time followed him closely and kept the child within a few meters of him.

Sure enough, I felt that there was a backer around me who had a lot more courage, and Tang Yuanyuan suddenly had the mood to leisurely look at the surrounding environment.

In this much more lively neighborhood than before, you can see more ghosts and ghosts of all kinds than before, and you can even see ghosts in the shape of children playing around the block, compared to the hazy fog of the street just now, it is spacious and clear-sighted, brightly lit, with higher floors and countless shopping places, it is truly as bustling as the human world.

"Wow..."As soon as the mood relaxed, Tang Yuanyuan couldn't help but sigh when he walked in such streets and alleys, "I didn't expect that there would be such a prosperous place in the underworld... It's exactly like the rest of the world..."

"Because most of the people living in this central area are born ghosts."

To her surprise, the emotion that was supposed to be talking to herself was responded to by Number Four, and he said without replying:

"In fact, the current underworld is indeed not much different from the human world, especially for natural ghosts who are not revenants, and even if they are revenants, they can live here almost as much as the rich part of the human race."

He raised his head slightly as he said this, and glanced at the pitch-black sky above the underworld: "Don't you humans have the custom of sacrifice? Remembered spirits are also privileged here, and remembered ghosts always live in good places. ”

Tang Yuanyuan nodded, looked at the walkers, and for a moment remembered his deceased mother.

But she quickly shook her head and withdrew her thoughts, and her eyes fell on the number four who was not far in front of her.

Someone remembers that the ghost always lives in a good place... His words rang out in his head.

Is the same with him? No. 4 seems to be a very powerful existence, maybe it should be mixed up in a place like the underworld, right?

Tang Yuanyuan just complained silently in his heart, but suddenly for some reason he recalled a sentence that they had heard in the mouth of the evil ghost when they first met.

He is a vow-bearer, but he is only a sinner bound by the underworld...

Judging by the previous reaction of the fourth, the information given by the evil ghost is probably not a lie... No wonder he doesn't seem to care about the rules of the underworld and the things here.

Number Four seems to have the terrifying strength to crush most of the goblins, but his biggest obsession is just to find a human... Was that human special enough for him to betray the underworld for it?

Her memories came to an abrupt end, but she couldn't help frowning, feeling that the contradictions and mysteries in the existence of No. 4 were really not ordinary.

"Oops... The girl who deserves to do something like this that looks like you're going to be damned must be special, right? She lowered her eyes and looked at the red rope she was holding in her hand, and said to herself, "But this is equivalent to giving up all contact with the underworld, right?" Then the ghosts who remember you here may be sad too..."

"Don't worry about that kind of thing, no one will remember me anyway."

She looked up sharply when she heard this, and saw that the head of the fourth had not replied to her own pastime of talking to herself.

He paused for a moment and then continued, "So I have no place to return... Because I can't be associated with any being by myself... If it weren't for special means and contracts, even those who knew me would easily forget me... But there have been exceptions... Someone remembers me, but she'......"

At this point, he suddenly stopped, as if realizing that he seemed to have said too much that he shouldn't have said, so he shook his head invisibly and changed his words:

"But it doesn't matter, I'm not one of those revenants who need to be obsessed with continuing the aura, and I won't disappear because of this. I also became a votive payer working for these guys because of atonement and some purpose, but even if the work is going to fulfill the wishes of humanity, they will forget me after the wish trade is over. ”

No. 4's tone was understated, but Tang Yuanyuan was a little sympathetic to him in his heart.

Nobody remembers, no one cares, nowhere to go.

It's no wonder that he is playing missing in the world and looks like he has nothing to do.

Tang Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the phrase "will forget", and asked, "Will I forget it too?" ”

No. 4 paused, this time he turned his head to look at her, and chuckled at her: "Of course it will." ”

"Let's not say that this is the meaning of the guy in the heavenly realm, so that the wisher forgets the vow-bearer... Furthermore, forgetting that I am good to you and me, according to the classification of the phase, human beings are the most fragile in their relationship with me. ”

"Actually, I must have forgotten about me in the days when I didn't appear in front of you, right? It's just that the simple contract still vaguely remembers my existence. But you may not even be aware of it. So I deliberately evoked your memories later. ”

Tang Yuanyuan was stunned when he heard this, and opened his mouth with a subtle expression, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Originally, she instinctively wanted to say, "I have never forgotten you", because she never had any memory evoked, and she remembered everything about him very clearly from beginning to end.

But she soon realizes that this may just be her own delusion, or maybe it is a rationalization of the brain deceiving her after the memory is awakened. So she chose not to say anything.

Number Four didn't pay much attention to her somewhat strange reaction, but continued:

"But don't worry, it doesn't affect you or me. I know quite a few people, but no one knows me. But it's good, you were born to see me, and even if you forget me, I'll be able to wave at you. ”

He said that he suddenly stopped, reached out sideways and patted Tang Yuanyuan's shoulder, who was still thoughtful, until she also stopped.

"We're almost there." He glanced at a relatively open area not far away, and pointed to the huge doorframe that was several stories high.

"The Life and Death Guard Center is in the special space inside that gate, from here we will pass through the guard area where there are no guarding forces, those guys are all solved by me, you just need to stay by my side."

Tang Yuanyuan nodded, made an expression of "I already fully understood, then hurry up and act" and stepped forward, but suddenly he grabbed his arm.

"Tang Yuanyuan." He looked into her eyes and lifted their hands tied with red ropes, "Before I get there, I want to make one thing clear to you. ”

"This red rope is our current 'fate', once the price is completed, it will break by itself, and then you will forget about me, and when the time comes, I will send you back to the human world, as if nothing happened, understand?"

He was silent for a moment, and then continued, "Don't be too suspicious of me and make it troublesome for me to send you away, or be overflowing with compassion to stir things up about me, which won't do you any good." ”

Tang Yuanyuan looked into his eyes and hesitated for a moment, then nodded lightly.

He looked into her eyes for a long time, and finally sighed in a self-deprecating tone after receiving her promise: "... Forget it, what do I say. Anyway, you won't necessarily remember me after the fate is broken... How could they possibly remember my words? ”

He said this and laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's me who said too much, in short, you just need to keep your own usual vigilance and desire to protect yourself." That's enough. ”

He let go of her hand, and suddenly turned and walked away again, as if he had lost interest in everything.

Tang Yuanyuan also pulled her legs to chase, but this time she didn't blame the other party for the change in attitude that was too strange.

It seems that because she has listened to what he describes about his special features, she has been mentally prepared for Four's hot and cold behavior, and she also somewhat understands the origin of his indifference and hesitation that he shows from time to time.

If everything you do with any being can only be remembered by yourself alone, it is undoubtedly an extremely painful thing.

What can she ask the other party to change? She couldn't do anything, and that was a terrible pain for her just by imagining.

Tang Yuanyuan looked at his back, and when he lowered his eyes, his eyes swept down the red rope in his hand that was implicated with the other party, and he couldn't help muttering to himself as if he was asking himself:

"What do you mean by 'fate'...... Is it really something that easy to disconnect? ”