The so-called soil is safe, when you are poor, since you can't buy a coffin with golden silk nanmu, you have to wrap a straw mat, tie it tightly, and bury it in the ground. In the past few days, it is difficult to find a straw mat in Tiansui City, as for the coffin wooden lid, it has become a luxury that only the nobles can afford, and the shops that weave straw mats are busy day and night, and they still can't keep up with the hot demand.

Yao Xiaochuan sighed: "In order for them to be able to sleep peacefully underground, I think we can go and sell paper money together, Lord Yama can use it to open the way, if you sell a hundred bundles a day, the price of paper money will skyrocket, and we will earn at least twenty copper coins for a bundle——"

He was muttering and counting his fingers, and Xu Fatzi pointed to Yao Xiaozhou: "What about the boat, are you a money obsesser, you even have to make a fortune for the dead, and everyone is really convinced of you." ”

Yao Xiaozhou shook his head like a rattle, and hurriedly retorted: "No, no, I'm here so that they don't go hungry underground, and when the time comes, we can also discount and promote, and it's not a pit person, it's much better than those black-hearted merchants!"

Shi Xiaoyi walked in with a sigh, looked at Yao Xiaochuan with straight eyes, and asked him blankly: "Big brother, you are really clever, how do you know that the government is going to recruit people?"

"Then are they going to recruit people?" Yao Xiaochuan immediately put down his big business of opening a store and asked Shi Xiaoyi anxiously.

"We went out to ask, and the officers and soldiers at the city gate said that they were now urgently recruiting talents to move the unclaimed dead people in and outside the city, and they also had to find people to dig up graves and do things. Anyway, it's five copper coins a day, including one meal. ”

"Okay!" Yao Xiaozhou heard the news, jumped up with a smile, and then sighed in a low voice: "Alas, we can also fill our stomachs, they can also enter the earth for peace, and the government can repair the city wall, there is no way to do it, it's not that I'm greedy for money, really." ”

It turned out that Yao Xiaochuan somehow saw these children relying on the pit to be abducted and deceived to eat, this is not a long-term solution, and he actually came up with the idea of opening a store to do business, but now there is no money to start, so what should I do? Everyone is at a loss, but Yao Xiaochuan has a flash of inspiration, and wants Shi Xiaoyi to go to Tiansui City to investigate, does the government need to recruit people now, after all, the battle of demon beasts in Tiansui City, there are countless casualties, and the labor force is greatly insufficient, and it is necessary for people to clean up and dig graves!

Xu Fatzi and the others looked at Yao Xiaochuan with golden eyes, as if looking at a God of Wealth holding a gold ingot, and praised with drool: "We have followed a God of Wealth, in the future, the boss is a master of martial arts, you are a big landlord with rolling wealth, we follow the two of you, think about it are all drunk." ”

I don't know which child shouted: "Let's call them two Tiansui Erba in the future!"

Shi Xiaoyi pretended to smile, but in the depths of his smile, he secretly thought: "Right now, I will practice the exercises taught by my father, and when I have enough time to go to the Xuanzhen Temple, I will leave Tiansui City for only a year, but I am even more prepared." ”

In Tiansui City, the government recruited people, repaired the city walls, built fortresses, cleaned the battlefield streets, and dug graves to build graves.

A large group of monks invited from nowhere, dressed in robes, lined up in a long line in the Tiansui City Tower, towards the inside and outside of the tower, knocking on the wooden fish, beating the skin drum, chanting the "Mantra of Death" countless times, the Buddha's voice murmured and scattered, and fell in the four fields one after another, praying that those unjust souls who died in vain could ascend to the Western Elysium as soon as possible.

From early morning to dusk, Shi Xiaoyi and the others were busy building a fire, throwing the remains of those demon beasts into the raging fire, which seemed to contain substances that supported the combustion, and the fur of many demon beasts became fuel in the flames, the flames soared into the sky, and the black fog covered the sky.

A day of tiredness, Yao Xiaochuan felt dizzy, at this time close to the flames, the temperature was much higher than the surroundings, burning his mouth was dry, walking the soles of his feet were weak, he looked at the black fog in front of him straight up the clouds, suddenly hallucinated, heard countless crying voices in his ears, there were women and children, there were beasts roaring, but they were all crying miserably, it seemed that there was still a wish that would not give up, attached to this piece of earth.

Shi Xiaoyi threw a demon beast into the flames, and quickly escaped, the flames rushed out, almost burning his clothes again, Shi Xiaoyi's face at this time was like fire, and his already wheat-colored skin was even more black and red, but those eyes were lined with fine light, seeing Yao Xiaozhou standing still, he shouted: "What's wrong with you?

The sound was drowned out by the sound of the flames burning, Yao Xiaozhou dizzy, nodded, and looked at the black fog that rushed to the sky, the pungent strange smell, the illusion in front of him became thicker and thicker, as if there were really many crooked figures, floating in the black fog and swimming to the sky extremely high.

Walking away dozens of feet, the temperature of the flame has faded a little, and the wind blows, feeling slightly cold.

It was dusk, and the sunset was obscured by the black fog, and it was impossible to see clearly.

There were jackdaws behind him, quacking in the branches, and a large number of mortal bones were buried in this mass grave, graves of different heights, scattered paper money, and broken incense and candles.

He gasped desperately, his little hand clenched into a fist and slammed his chest, his eyes were dark, he couldn't see clearly, he was groggy for a long time, but at this time he seemed to have regained his strength, the sky was already gray in the distance, but no one came to call him back, could it be that Shi Xiaoyi thought that he had gone back to the temple, so he forgot to call himself?

Running and running, he felt more and more that something was wrong, no matter how vast this black fog was, it would not cover Tiansui City, but the scene in front of him was a long and desolate place, except for the yellow sand or yellow sand, where were there still corpses and bones, and where were there still human figures?

Yao Xiaozhou was hazy and saw a girl walking by in the distance, so he hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "Big sister, why don't you call me when you all go back?"

Running closer, the girl in cloth, with a cold face, glanced at Yao Xiaozhou, that glance was definitely a cold and piercing look that Yao Xiaozhou would never forget, and her fluttering eyes, like a pair of needles, pierced his heart, and he felt pain when he looked at it.

She murmured, "Lend me your life, give me your life to live, I died so miserably, lend me my life—"

Yao Xiaozhou forgot to breathe, where did he remember shouting, and turned around to run desperately.

This escape, I don't know how long it took to run, when he turned back, where was the girl, and where was someone chasing him, it turned out that there was nothing behind him, just a vast gray mist. In this vast depth, there is a bell that is heavy, bumping and bumping, Yao Xiaozhou thought to himself, there is a bell, there must be someone there, maybe it is the group of monks on the city wall, thinking so, he finally panicked a little, followed the bell, and groped for the past.

It was about the time to walk a stick of incense, and a kind grandmother slowly appeared in front of her, and the obedient little grandson supported her, and the two of them walked slowly, Yao Xiaochuan said happily: "Grandma, are you also going back?"

Grandma replied with a smile: "Yes, you also go there, little friend, right?"

"Well, I'll go with you. Yao Xiaochuan breathed a long sigh of relief, walked to the grandmother's side, went to support her, and said, "Grandma, I will also help you, let's go together, it is much safer." ”

Grandma smiled and praised: "It's rare to see a kind-hearted child like you now, Grandma thank you." ”

Yao Xiaozhou also laughed innocently, a little embarrassed, and unconsciously lowered his head, but at this moment, he saw his shoes full of dust and sand, and under the grandmother's trousers, they were empty, and there was nothing. He was shocked, and suddenly looked up at the grandmother, but saw that her face was pale, her hair was messy, and there were faint traces of blood.

Looking at it like this, the grandmother also looked back at him and sighed: "Good boy, grandma is old, and there is no regret about going like this, but pity my four-year-old good grandson, and he has to accompany me to this Huangquan Road, I am always sad in my heart." ”

As she spoke, Grandma was about to weep and cry, and wiped her face with her sleeve, but the good grandson grinned and said, "I'm not afraid, when I grow up in eighteen years, I'll go and kill all those demon beasts, anyway, what you see, kill everything!"

He laughed, and there was indescribable resentment on such a childish face.

Yao Xiaozhou was so frightened that he jumped a few steps away, but Grandma sighed: "Alas, it's finally here, good boy, let's go first." ”

Saying that, in the heavy body of the bell, Grandma and her good grandson jumped forward, only to hear the sound of falling water, the two figures disappeared at the same time, Yao Xiaozhou hurriedly looked, but it was a black river with turbid currents!

This black river appeared out of thin air, the black waves were turbulent, and there was no end in sight in the east, and there was no end in sight in the west, and the river was so vast and boundless that even the other bank was hidden in the vast clouds and mist. Looking closely, Yao Xiaozhou gasped, there were countless figures in the river, rolling and struggling, gradually, there were roars, cries, rampant laughter, all kinds of sounds came out.

The grandmother and her good grandson were also in the river at this time, their faces were hideous, and gradually their scalps faded, leaving the wriggling flesh and bones, all the skin seemed to be corroded, the black waves rushed in, the tide was ups and downs, and in a few blinks of an eye, the grandmother and the good grandson disappeared.

Subconsciously took two steps back, Yao Xiaozhou turned around and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, in front of him at this time, it became a vast cliff.

This is a point of no return!

"Coming and going in a hurry, life and death are all dreams.

I laugh at the world's many idiots, and I can't see through all kinds of joys and sorrows.

Grievances will eventually end, and a hundred years of desperate return to bitterness.

The vast area is included in the underworld, and you can't take the Huangquan Road."

An old voice floated from the vast black mist, Yao Xiaochuan couldn't advance at this time, and he couldn't retreat, his heart was like a fire, he was scared and helpless, and he subconsciously thought that if Shi Xiaoyi was by his side, with his skills, he would definitely be able to save his life!

In the black fog, a canoe slowly appeared, and the masked old man on the boat supported the boat, gradually approaching.

This ethereal singing voice was sung from him, and it seemed that he had also found Yao Xiaochuan on the shore, the old man slowly approached the shore, and threw the oar in his hand to the shore, which turned directly into a rope, steady, and tied Yao Xiaozhou's body, he struggled and screamed, frightened, but he didn't know what to do, and Shi Xiaoyi was faintly shouting to him in his ears: "Little boat!

But this body shook far away, directly into the canoe, the boat was in the black river, all the churning figures rushed over, and they pounced into the air, and the sharp five claws passed through the body of Yao Xiaozhou, and they couldn't catch anything. After a few exclamations, seeing that he was still safe and sound, Yao Xiaozhou finally reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the back of the old man, dragging a cloth bag behind the old man, he hurriedly asked: "Master, where are you taking me?" I still have to go home, Xiao Yi is still waiting for me!"

The old man slowly propped up the boat and sailed into the endless darkness, and his voice sounded faintly: "Where are you going? Since you have appeared on this Yellow Spring Road, where are you going?"

"Huangquan Road-" Yao Xiaozhou's teeth were trembling, and he repeated it several times with trembling, the hull of the boat shook, and he fell to the bow of the boat, and behind him was a purple demon, spitting out his arm-long tongue, rushing towards him, and still shouting: "Give me back my life, please, give me back my life-"

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi save me, save me!" Yao Xiaozhou shouted loudly, at this time, apart from Shi Xiaoyi, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could save his life.

The old man on the boat replied slowly: "No need to shout, no one can hear it." Riding on my ferryman's boat, it is also your previous life with profound blessings and good rewards, otherwise when you fall into the Santu River and are baptized in the five turbid poisonous waters, where can you ascend to the judge's palace so easily?"

The black fog is getting thicker and thicker, the heavy bell is gradually disappearing, and in the Santu River, how many unjust ghosts are desperately struggling there.