The woman looked at Qiao Mu suspiciously.
"Who are you?"
she asked warily.
"Ah Xin, it's me, don't you recognize me, Qiao Mu!"
Qiao Mu immediately got out of the car and said, but the other person only took half a step back, not showing any familiarity with Qiao Mu.
"I see."
Even Qiao Mu felt something was wrong at this time. He thought about it. According to Wushan's situation at that time, Ah Xin naturally didn't recognize him when he arrived in Penglai.
After all, she had already "died" during the mission of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and that was her end.
But now, since she is in Penglai, no matter what, what Qiao Mu meets is the "past" Ah Xin. She has never seen Qiao Mu without any problems.
Another question arises here, that is, if this is Ah Xin's past, how would the past Ah Xin view Qiao Mu.
However, before Qiao Mu could study the problem and understand it, the woman spoke.
"I don't know who Axin you are talking about, my name is Qianyun."
She gave her name.
At the same time, crimson blood-like words appeared in Qiao Mu's field of vision.
[She hunts death and captures living creatures, and traveling with her carries extremely high risks. I hope you don’t become her target! 】
Although the description was not very detailed, it also reminded Qiao Mu that this person was very dangerous.
"strangeness."
Qiao Mu began to wonder.
Although this woman looks like A Xin, she said that she is not, which also rules out the possibility that she knew Qiao Mu in the first place and then played tricks on her. Is it true that she just looks like her?
Unfortunately, now that he is in a foreign land, Qiao Mu cannot call the real Ah Xin back from the little witch for confirmation, otherwise there will be a real and fake Monkey King drama.
"You don't look like someone from Suiming Village."
On the other side, a woman who called herself Qianyun asked. At the same time, she came closer and her nose was slightly twitching, as if she was smelling Qiao Mu's scent.
"It doesn't smell like Tai Sui, so there's no need to imprison him."
"Do you know Tai Sui?"
Qiao Mu caught the key words and asked whether this person was A Xin's business or not.
"You don't know Tai Sui?"
Qian Yun asked back.
"Bounce!"
Qiao Mu stretched out his hand like a primary school student in a rebound posture.
"Although you are not from Suiming Village, I think you may really need to see a doctor."
Qianyun said seriously.
Qiao Mu discovered that although she and A Xin looked similar, their personalities were still different.
How to put it, if Ah Xin is an old-fashioned office worker who has been working for thirty years and sits for a day with a cup of tea and a newspaper, then Qian Yun is like a post-00s worker who has just entered society and is preparing to rectify the workplace. .
"Don't care who I am, I'm just a traveler passing by. When you said Suiming Village just now, did you mean the village in the valley in front of this road?"
Qiao Mu didn't know what image he had in Qianyun's eyes, but in short, the other party's purpose was probably similar to his own.
"Yes."
Qianyun nodded.
"I am the death judge. Because there are some problems in Suiming Village, I came to check. Depending on the situation, I may claim lives according to the records in the book of life and death."
She said directly without covering up.
"Death Judge?"
Qiao Mu vaguely remembered that he had seen this name before, but he didn't have a very intuitive understanding of it. He didn't expect that A Xin here, ah, no, Qian Yun turned out to be a death judge.
Moreover, there is a book of life and death and so on, and she even talks about it openly and asks for her life, which is weird.
"Sister, I'm a student. I'm sending you to Suiming Village. Can you tell me what a death judge is?"
Qiao Mu asked shamelessly, not caring whether Qianyun would doubt him.
Anyway, if there is really any problem, he will directly make friends with the other party.
"student?"
Qianyun frowned, feeling that this man was full of crazy words. Even if he hadn't fallen into a demon yet, he was not far from collapse.
When this mission is completed, just check the book of life and death and take his life together.
"Come on, get in the car."
Qiao Mu opened the car door.
Qianyun hesitated for a moment, and Qiao Mu urged her again before she sat in. She felt that the space here was narrow, much more cramped than an ordinary carriage.
And this thing is made of paper. It looks like it will break when touched. I don’t know how it can bear so much weight.
Although many immortals have had adventures in Penglai, and it is not uncommon to have strong power, it is really strange for Qiao Mu to appear here at this time.
"Since you don't know me, let's get to know each other again. My name is Qiao Mu."
Qiao Mu introduced himself as he drove the paper hearse forward.
"Weird name."
Qianyun commented.
"Sister, sister, you haven't said what the Death Judge is yet."
Qiao Mu asked casually.
He learned from the Internet that when facing a girl who is about the same age as himself, calling her sister is obviously more acceptable than calling her sister.
Of course, the premise is that you must be handsome and young.
"Have you been lying there for thousands of years?"
Qian Yun muttered, feeling that it was a bit strange that Qiao Mu didn't know about the Death Judge, but she still explained.
"Since the First Emperor granted amnesty to the world and all people lived as long as Heaven, the people have lived forever. At first, everyone was happy and expanding their territories. But later, the people grew old, some lost their minds, became demons, wild beasts raged, and killed innocent people. Therefore, Your Majesty built the Great Wall to ward off strange beasts, established the Palace of Eternal Life, established the Book of Life and Death, and sent us, the judges of death, to claim lives to prevent demons from falling."
"I don't quite understand."
Qiao Mu told the truth.
".I'll only tell it once."
Qianyun had no intention of explaining.
"I understood."
Qiao Mu used [Lies] on herself.
Now he fully understands the system of death judges.
To put it simply, Penglai people are immortal, and animals and plants are immortal. Judging from the era names, it may have lasted for tens of thousands of years. Some animals turned into monsters and attacked humans, and some humans lived too long. Degenerated into a monster.
Later, the rulers of Penglai built a city wall to protect the remaining Penglai people from being attacked by strange beasts, and set up an institution called the Palace of Eternal Life internally to get rid of those who might degenerate into demons.
This is easy to understand. As we all know, humans are easily exposed to pollution, especially in a world like Penglai with strange beasts. And because the people of Penglai are immortal, pollution will only continue to accumulate. There is no way to take the measures like Qiao Mu's world. The way of anchoring public awareness reduces the overall depth of pollution in the world.
The book of life and death records the lifespan of all Penglai people. When the lifespan exceeds a certain level, death judges will be sent to claim lives. As for the method used to claim lives to solve the problem, Qiao Mu doesn't know.
"You understand again?"
Qianyun frowned.
"No one knows better than me."
Qiao Mu responded, and the paper hearse passed through the mountains and forests, and the village in the deep valley appeared in front of them.
(End of chapter)
