Chapter 3: The Flower of Death to the Netherworld

Meng Xiaodong inadvertently raised his head, and saw that Murong Bao was raising his hand in the distance like a treasure, so he bowed his head slightly, and Murong Bao trotted to the front, and then pretended to bow down in a chic manner: "The young ...... of the Murong family in Gusu 'Swallow Dock'"

Meng Xiaodong's face was cold, and he said, "Pick it up!"

Tang Taizong, Xiao San and others couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, Murong Baojun's face turned red, and he said curtly: "Xiaosheng has an uncle Murong Heishan, who specializes in the art of Qihuang, and has a good ...... for flowers and plants since childhood" Seeing that Meng Xiaodong's face was not good, he hurriedly put away his boasting, and changed his words, and said:

"According to Xiaosheng's understanding, the 'Flower of the Other Side' is also known as the 'Flower of Attracting Souls'. In Buddhist Sanskrit, it is called 'Manju Sahua' and 'Mandala Hua', which is the 'flower of the heavenly realm' depicted in the 'Buddhist scriptures'. Legend has it that the flower that voluntarily threw herself into hell was sent back by the demons, but she still wandered on the Yellow Spring Road, and the demons couldn't bear it, so they agreed to let her open on this road to give guidance and comfort to the souls who left the human world. According to ancient legends, it is a 'flower of introduction' that only blooms on the banks of the Santu River in the underworld and on the other side of the Lethe River. Floral legends have magical powers that evoke memories of the deceased. It is known as the 'Fire Road' because of its red fire, and it is also the only scenery and color on the Yellow Spring Road. When the soul passes through the Lethe, it forgets all the things that were in life, and everything that was once left on the other side, and the deceased will step on the guidance of this flower to lead to the underworld and hell. ”

Murong Bao breathed a sigh of relief and continued to show off his knowledge: "We 'Middle Earth' people often call it 'Liangsheng Flower', which means 'demonic tenderness', Fusang 'Dongying' is referred to as 'sad memories', and 'Goryeo' people regard 'Flowers on the Other Side' as a metaphorical flower language for 'mutual thoughts'. The 'Flower on the Other Side' was shockingly red, like fire and blood. Its bulb contains a poison that enchants the mind, resembles an epiphany, and its beauty is ominous of demonism, disaster, death and separation. The 'Flower of the Other Side' is the flower that blooms on the road of the Yellow Spring, where it blooms in large quantities, and it looks like a carpet of blood from a distance, and it is the 'road of fire', and people follow the guidance of this flower to the 'Netherworld'.

Six years ago, the uncle Murong Heishan originally came to 'Kangchuan' to collect medicine, but he was seduced by the 'other side flower', lost his heart, abandoned his wife and children, abandoned his family and business, and walked into the 'Netherworld Valley'. ”

After listening to Murong Bao's affectionate words, Meng Xiaodong stood up and said word by word: "I'm going to the 'Netherworld Valley'!

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but change color in unison, you look at me, I look at you, and they all fell silent.

Meng Xiaodong saluted the martial arts heroes and said: "In the past six months, everyone has worked hard along the way to protect Xiaodong thoroughly, take care of Xiaodong, and suffer hardships and hardships. ”

Tang Taizong, Murong Bao and the other six people, as well as the hundreds of martial arts heroes behind them, as well as those traders and pawns, heard that Meng Xiaodong saluted and thanked his uncle, how dare they accept the gift of the "King of Killers" Leng Beicheng, and they all avoided returning the salute, with a feeling of reverence on their faces.

But I heard Meng Xiaodong continue: "Xiao Dong is going to the 'Netherworld Valley' to look for Uncle Beicheng, it is dangerous and abnormal, this uncle and brother are all people with families and businesses, and they must not go to danger for Xiao Dong's own selfishness, let's say goodbye, the green mountains will not change, the green water will flow forever, in the future, Xiaodong will have the honor to meet you again in the rivers and lakes, please eat meat, drink in a big bowl, and rest when you get drunk!"

At the top of the sword gate, Meng Xiaodong was a slender girl, these words were heroic and emotional, tears filled her eyes, and the martial arts heroes listened to the blood boiling, high-fived and applauded, and the vendors hugged their fists as a salute, cherished each other, and returned with songs.

Between the mountain roads, the group of heroes diverged and dispersed, and the little fat man Jin Xiaochang glanced at his companion, and muttered to Meng Xiaodong with an unnatural expression: "I am the only seedling in my family......"

Meng Xiaodong's expression was natural and he saluted: "There is Brother Lao Jin to escort you all the way, go back and ask Uncle Jin on behalf of Xiaodong to ask the 'money help' Uncle Jin." ”

Jin Xiaochang's face was already red to the base of his neck, and he hurriedly returned the salute to Meng Xiaodong, moved his fat body, and slowly went down the mountain with the flow of people.

"Phew-" The rising star of the underworld, "Bloody Hand", Zhan Fei, spat a mouthful of phlegm at the stupid back in the distance, and scolded: "Coward who is afraid of death!"

Gu Shiliu squinted his eyes and stared at Xiao San, who was also like a fire coal beside him.

Seeing his mocking face, Xiao San hurriedly straightened his waist, forced a laugh and said, "What do you want to do with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu will definitely accompany Xiao Dong's niece to the end." Haha, Xiao Sanye is not afraid of the sky and the earth, this time I want to see how terrible Na Laoshizi's 'Flower of Soul Attraction' and 'Fire Illumination Road' are......" He said arrogantly on his face, but his eyes couldn't hide the fear from the bottom of his heart.

Tang Taizong saw that everyone turned their eyes to him again, and couldn't help but laugh dryly: "Tang Mouxi is a landlord, and he is the master and a guest, so he doesn't dare to say anything." “

Murong Bao said: "Murong is also thinking of entering the 'Netherworld Valley' to find out about the life and death of his uncle!"

Meng Xiaodong was grateful, and replied: "You don't avoid life and death, sacrifice your lives to accompany each other, such high righteousness, Xiaodong will have a good reward." ”

Gu Shiliu and the other five people said on their faces: "Don't dare", but in their hearts, they have already begun to make their own small calculations......

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A few days later.

In the early morning, a thin layer of mist rose in the forest, like an endless tent opened, covering the entire jungle ethereal. A group of six people only walked a few steps, and when they looked back, they had already changed shape and scenery behind them, and the road was no longer visible, only the blue and white mountains were layered on top of each other, and the mist was rising.

After an hour, the fog gradually dissipated, and the surrounding scenery gradually came to the fore. The narrower the mountain path, the moss and cracks on the stone slabs crisscross the grass, as if no one had stepped on them for hundreds of years.

After walking for a while, the mountain road was suddenly interrupted, and a spring of water bubbled from a crevice in the underground rocks, and it was in front of him. A few faint rays of morning light in the air seemed to be forcibly blocked by this spring, and the clouds and mist on this side of the spring water were steaming, and the glow was gradually flourishing, and on the other side was a dense forest as dark as a deep hole, so lush and dense that there was no edge in sight.

When I walked into the dense forest, I found that the trees here were not very tall, but the vines were unusually thick and unusual, winding and circling, wrapping the trunks tightly. Some of them were embedded in the trunk of the tree, propping up the bark outward from the center of the tree, protruding the thick lines of the meridians, while the bark was taut, as if it was extremely thin, ready to burst out, and seemed to be elastic, pulsating slightly with some unpredictable rhythm.

Except for the fledgling Miss Meng, the rest of the people are old rivers and lakes, and they should be strange, but this forest has an indescribable weirdness for some reason.

The dew, carrying the cold wind that swirled from time to time in the forest, fell on everyone. There was a strange silence all around, but they seemed to feel a strong rhythm coming from the air and underground, as if the hearts of these old trees were beating in unison.

Murong Bao glanced at Meng Xiaodong and saw that her cheeks were crimson, and she seemed to be a little tired, but she gritted her teeth and persevered, following behind everyone.

Murong Bao stopped and said to Gu Shiliu: "After a few days of hurrying, everyone is a little tired, it is better to rest here." ”

Everyone sat on the floor, replenished water and food, and seized the time to recover their strength.

Inadvertently, Gu Shiliu found that there were two blue "black tulips" in full bloom not far away, cold and eye-catching, and couldn't help blurting out: "Is she here too?"

"Bloody Hand" Zhan Fei asked nervously, "Who is here?" ”

Gu Shiliu, who was very experienced, looked around and said: "These two green tulips are a special mark for the second girl of 'Liangcheng' to walk the rivers and lakes coldly, she should be around here......

Murong Bao said to himself, "Could it be that the legend of the 'Flower on the Other Side' is true?"

There is a faint fragrance around me, not a floral scent, but a special smell of trees as they grow. Maybe it's really exhausting after days of hard work, or maybe this forest has some kind of secret power, and after a while, several people actually fell asleep in the forest......

I don't know how long it took, they were woken up by Meng Xiaodong's screams.

When Murong Bao opened his eyes, he felt that the sunlight in the jungle was like a sharp blade piercing down through the gaps in the leaves. It seems that it is almost noon, and the surrounding woods are actually colorful, some trees are fiery red, some are golden, some are blue like jade, and some are like pear blossoms. These colorful trees are shrouded in a thin mist of water in mid-air, and countless colored lights surround them, dazzling and beautiful.

"Someone...... Someone!" Meng Xiaodong stomped his feet on the branches and screamed, and the leaves around him fell in a hurry, like a rain of colorful flowers.

Meng Xiaodong shouted, but he didn't show fear at all, on the contrary, he was elated and excited: "Look, there is a sister there who is so beautiful!"

Everyone looked along her point, and saw a half-naked girl with clear eyebrows and beautiful skin smiling in a bright red bush of flowers.

Meng Xiaodong stood on the branch, waved her fists happily, and shouted, "What a beautiful sister, ask her to come and play with me!" Although she was talking to Murong Bao, her eyes never left the girl's face for a moment.

Murong Bao had never seen Meng Xiaodong's ecstatic expression, and felt a little strange, he said to Xiaodong: "Grandma, you come down first." ”

Meng Xiaodong unexpectedly turned around and glared at Murong Bao, and said loudly, "Don't!" Before the words fell, she suddenly fell down and landed in the flaming red flower bush, Murong and the other five people hurriedly followed for fear that she would lose.

The ** girl came to everyone with a smile, as if she felt very tired, caressed her heart with her bare hands, and gasped slightly......