The coldness became deeper and deeper at night, and only a dim cold light could be seen in the dark alley.
Several corpses emitted black mist and were about to disappear quietly when they were held in place by a scepter emitting scarlet flames.
Human faces emerged from the black mist, and they kept making crazy roars.
Laura was taken aback and couldn't help asking: "What on earth are they?"
Gu Qingshan said calmly: "They are human beings - I can clearly feel that they are human beings, but their souls have already signed some kind of evil contract. Once they die, their souls will immediately go somewhere."
"How do you know so clearly?" Laura asked.
Gu Qingshan put his hand on the Ghost King's staff and had a thought.
A brief scream erupted in the alley, and then silence returned.
"I have some superficial research in this area, so when I encounter the same thing, I know that there are colleagues here." Gu Qingshan looked a little solemn.
——After death, the soul goes somewhere.
This is the authority of the God of Death and the authority of the Ghost King, so Gu Qingshan can easily detect some clues, although the specific situation is still not clear...
Laura became interested and said, "Let's go for a walk on the road and see if we can find some clues."
"Let's go." Gu Qingshan said.
The two of them walked out of the alley and walked along the empty road.
In the dark night, everything was quiet.
There was not a single pedestrian on the entire avenue, only the rustle of cold rain.
"It's not the right time to come. It seems we have to wait until dawn before we can get some information." Laura yawned.
"Listen." Gu Qingshan suddenly said.
Bang! Bang!
There was the sound of metal hitting the ground from the end of the street.
Soon.
A group of knights wearing iron armor appeared in front of them.
They seem to be the night watchmen of the city.
The knights soon saw the two men and rushed forward.
"You're still walking out so late. Honestly, are you a fallen person?" a knight asked.
"No, I am not a degenerate, I just lost my way." Gu Qingshan said.
Another knight said: "No need to waste words with him, just take him back!"
The other knights immediately surrounded the two.
——It seems that the person speaking is the leader of the knights.
Most likely a knight captain.
Gu Qingshan thought as he explained: "It is indeed dangerous to wander around late at night, but you can't just arrest people like this."
"Why not? We are the loyal servants of the Lord, guarding this city." The knight captain said coldly.
He waved his hand, and two knights came up behind him with shackles.
Suddenly, the two knights fell to the ground violently, and the shackles clattered at the feet of Gu Qingshan.
"Evil fallen one!" the knight captain shouted.
A knight immediately pointed his sword at the shackles on the ground and chanted a spell.
All the knights drew their swords, their bodies emitted layers of sharp light, and they were about to take action.
Gu Qingshan sighed and prepared for the battle.
But the next second, the knights all stood in place again.
They stared at the shackles on the ground——
I saw the shackles lying at the foot of Gu Qingshan, emitting a holy white light.
Soon, it flew up out of thin air and landed gently in Gu Qingshan's hands.
Gu Qingshan was secretly surprised when he saw a line of small words pop up on the God of War interface:
"You are a pure man."
"The shackles of the temple refuse to bind you and prove your identity."
Gu Qingshan was stunned.
——Can you still play like this?
He looked across.
I saw those knights looking at him with strange eyes.
A strange atmosphere emerged.
"Oh my god, it's so rare."
"A pure one."
"Legend has it that only true saints—"
"Shh, stop talking."
The knights whispered.
The knight captain was silent, took back his sword, and said: "It is not safe at night, very unsafe. We have to be ready to fight against evil at any time. Please forgive us for our recklessness."
"No problem, I understand your situation." Gu Qingshan said.
The knight captain bowed and said, "Sir, do you need us to provide a place to rest?"
Gu Qingshan and Laura looked at each other.
In this way, wouldn't it mean that you would have a relationship with the other person?
"Of course, if you are willing to make it easier, my sister and I will be grateful." Gu Qingshan said.
The knight captain took off the nameplate from his chest and handed it to Gu Qingshan.
The nameplate was dark, but as soon as it entered Gu Qingshan's hand, it immediately emitted a holy light.
The surrounding darkness was illuminated.
The side of everyone facing Gu Qingshan was illuminated by the holy light, but their backs were still plunged into deep darkness.
The knight captain looked at the holy light, lost his mind for a moment, and then said: "Go to the monastery in the north district of the city. With my nameplate, you can get free food and water there."
"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingshan greeted.
"We still have to patrol, so we won't stay any longer. Remember, don't go out at night. Evil has penetrated deeply into every corner of this city." The knight captain warned.
Gu Qingshan and Laura nodded together.
The knights greeted them slightly and left in a hurry.
As soon as Gu Qingshan flipped his hand, the knight nameplate was put into his storage bag.
"Shall we go to the monastery?" Laura asked.
"Let's go slowly - since they say that evil is everywhere at night, it is just right for us to continue to check the situation." Gu Qingshan said.
The two chose the opposite direction from the patrol and continued walking along the street.
Suddenly, a faint cry came from a bridge in front.
"It's on the bridge." Laura said.
"Yes." Gu Qingshan said.
The two looked towards the bridge.
I saw a black figure standing on the bridge, looking at the endless river under the bridge.
Gu Qingshan took Laura onto the bridge and walked towards the black figure.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the black shadows gradually gather together, revealing human figures.
I saw a silver-haired old man wearing a black dress. He was holding a short stick in his hand. He was smoking a cigarette and tapping the railings of the bridge lightly with the short stick.
Every time he hit the railing, the whole bridge let out intermittent cries.
Gu Qingshan thought for a while, then stepped forward and asked: "Hello, may I ask how to get to the monastery."
The silver-haired old man waved his staff and pointed to the other end of the bridge.
"After crossing the bridge, walk straight for five hundred meters," he said.
"Thank you." Gu Qingshan said.
He stopped paying attention to the old man and continued walking forward with Laura.
Not far away, the old man's voice came from behind:
"I have met all kinds of people in my life, but I have never met a truly pure person - I would like to ask, what is it like to be a pure person?"
Gu Qingshan stopped.
"Actually, it's not that pure. After all, I have killed countless people." He said gently, slowly walked to the old man's side, and stood within a sword's distance.
Together they looked at the rushing water under the bridge.
"Oh?" The old man smiled and asked, "How many people have you killed?"
"Countless." Gu Qingshan said.
The old man said: "Then you must like this sound——"
He tapped his short staff lightly on the railing.
The entire bridge suddenly emitted countless crying sounds.
"When I was building this bridge, I cast the souls of six thousand Templar Knights into the piers, and this was how I built this Bridge of Complaints." The old man said in a boastful tone.
Laura shrank behind Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan laughed and said: "Six thousand? How can you get such a number?"
"What have you done?" the old man asked.
"There are some dead souls who are dissatisfied with me - there should be countless times more people than you have ever seen in this city. I asked them to retire." Gu Qingshan said.
The old man listened carefully, shook his head and said, "You didn't lie...but this is even more strange."
"Why is it strange?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"In this case, you should obviously be from our side, why do you have the name 'pure'?" The old man asked confused.
"Killing is a pure matter." Gu Qingshan said.
The old man said: "But you are the only pure one."
Gu Qingshan agreed: "Only me."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a cold light like a star, lighting up the night sky and the river.
boom!
The entire bridge was reduced to ashes, and the old man's body was wiped out hundreds of times by the sword. It fell into the river with the strong wind and did not float for a long time.
Gu Qingshan stood in the air holding his sword and said calmly: "I prefer to kill people like you, so the world allows me to be pure."
