There was a man under the tree, standing tall and graceful, with long and silky hair, and a black velvet cloak hanging to the ground. She has a slender figure and turns around to give the two of them a back view. "What? Do you still want to restrict my freedom?"
Mr. Wen also recognized Jinxiu, so he smiled apologetically and said, "How dare you, how dare you, I was just a little surprised when I saw the young lady going out late at night!"
"We, the Duanmu clan, have been living with the night for generations. What's the fuss about taking a stroll at night?"
Seeing that the young lady was displeased, the young master smiled awkwardly and left.
Jinxiu untied his cloak and found Xiaobai lying quietly in his arms. "Xiao Bai seems to know my scent. He comes to look for me as soon as it gets dark. Be sure to hide it well, it will be a lot of trouble for Xiao Wen to find out."
Huo Ping stroked its fur and asked softly: "Xiaobai crossed the Yin-Yang Bridge twice. It seems to be very interested in the Dead Leaf City. Miss, what is the place on the other side?"
Jinxiu pondered for a moment and said: "We, the Duanmu clan, are actually the envoys of the underworld, guarding the place where yin and yang meet. The Dead Leaf City opposite is the place of the underworld."
Huoping was stunned with shock, and Jinxiu said sweetly: "I have never seen the world, I am just a fool!" She lightly poked Huoping's forehead with her slender fingers, and then she hugged Xiaobai and ran away in a gust of wind.
The tender feeling lingered for a long time, and Huoping stood still for a moment before he regained his composure, because he still had important things to do.
At the third watch, the city was silent. Huo Ping took advantage of the darkness and went straight to the "Yu Feng Pavilion". With his skillful wall penetration skills, he successfully sneaked into the corridor. Thin gasps and groans of pain rang in his ears, coming from the depths of the corridor. Huoping lay on the ground and listened. There was a slight sound of running water. It seemed that the pipe was in the same direction as the sound.
He walked forward carefully until he reached the end of the corridor. Suddenly, his eyes opened up, and the torches on the stone walls were bright, illuminating this strange scene.
This is a wide basement with a circular pool in the middle and weird runes written all over the edge. The water in the pool is blue, darker than the color that seeps into the meandering river. There is a corpse sitting cross-legged in the middle of the pool. He is gorgeously dressed, covered in ulcers, and is beyond recognition.
If he had seen such a horrifying scene in the past, Huoping would have definitely fled, but today, his curiosity defeated his fear. Step by step, he cautiously approached and approached the edge of the pool. Suddenly, a sigh came to his ears: " If you go any further and the 'Soul Forbidden Array' is activated, your soul will leave your body and you will faint!"
The voice was very soft and thin, it should be that of a woman, but it was like a thunderbolt in Huoping's ears. He raised his eyes and looked up. On the stone wall, there was a person tied into a "ten" shape. Her hair was disheveled, and her true face could not be seen clearly.
"Are you a ghost?" Huoping was so frightened that his tongue was tied.
The man sneered: "I am a ghost, the scariest ghost, so why don't you run away quickly?"
He did not run away, but he was extremely courageous. Instead, he approached step by step. He found that there was a thin tube inserted into the woman's body, and the blue liquid inside slowly dripped into the pool.
"Who are you? Why are you trapped here? Who is in the pool?"
Huoping asked a barrage of questions, and the man chuckled and said, "Want to know? I'll tell you when you get to me."
Huoping bravely walked up to her. Judging from her plump figure, she should be a girl. "I want to take a look at you first," the girl said.
Huoping gently lifted her long, disheveled hair. She had a beautiful face and clear eyes. As soon as Huoping was distracted, the woman bit his arm and sucked his blood crazily. Hoping struggled desperately to escape from her clutches.
"You crazy woman, you vampire!"
The girl's expression was very pleasant, "Damn it Duanmu, even if you give me old and expired blood, it's disgusting, but it's still fresh and suits my taste. This lady is more energetic!"
Huoping covered the wound and hurriedly asked: "What you want to tell me, tell me quickly!"
The girl sighed, "I originally wanted to tell you everything, but unfortunately I don't have time."
When Huo Ping was confused, another sigh came from his ears: "Huh? I didn't expect it was really you!"
A figure flashed in the hall, and Wen Tingjing stood in front of her with a livid face. "It turns out that you really had a rebellious heart. If you let the assassin go that night, you should be punished on the spot."
Hoping was startled, but he quickly calmed down. "Mr. Wen, Shuangye City is a well-known and decent family. You set up a private execution ground here and mutilated young girls. The city lord knew about it, so how could he spare you? I advise you to stop as soon as possible!"
Huo Ping refused to give in, but in fact he was observing secretly, looking for a way to escape.
Mr. Wen sneered, "You are still preaching when you are about to die? You are seeking your own death by prying into secrets. You can't blame others."
Huo Ping knew that the situation was extremely dangerous, so he advanced instead of retreating and struck Wen Tingjing with a lightning sword. Mr. Wen smiled contemptuously and spread his sleeves to knock him away. Huoping took advantage of the situation and retreated, trying to escape from the exit, but in his haste, he bumped into someone. The man raised his hand and slapped Huo Ping in the face, causing him to stagger back.
"You little bastard, if you are dishonest all the time, you will get into trouble. Today, you will be remembered for a long time." The butler flew forward and slapped him like a wheel. The sound was so loud that it made Huoping hold his head and beg for mercy.
Mr. Wen looked on with cold eyes, then suddenly interjected: "Lao Huo, this is where the bitter plot ends! He colluded with outsiders and got a glimpse of our secrets. Even your closest relatives will not be able to walk out of here alive today."
Huo Ting knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy again and again, "Master, please see that my subordinates are loyal to you, so please spare my wretched nephew. I will use the 'mind-suppressing' technique to wash away all his memories, and I guarantee that he will not Things will happen again.”
Wen Tingjing was unmoved, "Lao Huo, you also know that the 'mind-suppressing' technique is not omnipotent. Our important matter has come to a critical juncture, leaving him with endless troubles."
Huoping shouted from the side, "Uncle, get up quickly, don't ask him!"
The housekeeper touched his head to the ground and burst into tears, "He is the only root of my Huo family. Please spare his life, sir!"
"If the housekeeper can't be ruthless, Wen will have no choice but to do it for him!" There was a cold light in his eyes, and a faint white light glowed from the edges of his palms.
Seeing that today's disaster was inevitable, Huo Ting stood up and sighed, "Little bastard, you have caused a huge disaster, and uncle can't save you. When you get to the underworld, remember to tell your father, don't blame me, uncle can't help it!"
He stepped forward, put his palm against Huoping's chest, and with a burst of force, Huoping's body flew straight towards the ceiling. "Run away for your life!" Uncle shouted, then turned around and pounced on Wen Tingjing.
Mr. Wen was already prepared. He turned his palm into a knife and pierced Huo Ting's chest...
Huoping was thrown up by the force of his palm, and at the same time he activated the "Wall Penetration Technique". His body passed through the ceiling, and there was an open grassland above. He ejected, but before he could gain a firm footing, a black shadow flashed past, and a sharp sword pierced him. His chest...
An ordinary house in Lingzhu Lane, Xiaoyao Town, was newly mourned, with couplets high and sutras chanted. I heard that Huo's uncle and nephew encountered bandits in the city last night. They refused to retreat and both died in battle. The city lord felt sorry for him and buried him richly with a thousand pieces of gold as a reward.
Relatives and friends paid their respects in the streets and alleys, and a sad atmosphere filled the alleys. Especially Huo Ping, who died young before he got married, made everyone sigh with regret.
The coffin has been set up long ago, the two coffins are parked side by side, Taoist priests are invited to chant sutras, and the guards and friends from the outer city are keeping watch on both sides. Everything is arranged properly.
When the sun rose, Zhuang Xiaodie came to express his condolences. She was dressed in a floral dress and did not wear mourning clothes. Her face was as heavy as water, and she came to the funeral in front of everyone's attention.
"You all stand down, I want Brother Heping to be alone!"
Yao Er hesitated for a moment and waved his hands to the brothers to retreat. Even the Taoist priests who were chanting sutras also stepped aside. The mourning hall suddenly became quiet.
Xiaodie came to the coffin, pushed gently with her palm, and moved the coffin lid away. Huo Ping was lying on his back, with his hands crossed on his chest, his face was peaceful, and the bright red blood flowers on his chest were particularly conspicuous...
Half a month ago, in the back garden of Ma's house in the underworld, Mr. Ma was pacing back and forth with an unusually solemn expression, "Something happened to Marcy. It's an urgent matter. I want you to go rescue her immediately."
Que Xiu was surprised. This Ma Xi was a famous lady in the underworld, with unlimited fame and arrogance. Who would dare to cause trouble for her? His mind was racing, and he heard Mr. Ma continue: "A few days ago, Black and White came to report, and there were always lonely souls disappearing for no reason. Marcy went to investigate, but he never returned, and there was no news."
"The young lady is a ghost general in the underworld. Who dares to harm her?"
Mr. Ma changed the topic, "A hundred miles away from Fengdu City, there is a small city called Shuangye City, which is the place where yin and yang meet. The owner of the city, Duanmu, is originally from my lineage in the underworld. He has been stationed in this city for thousands of years, specializing in guiding the lost. The lonely soul. And the place where the lonely soul disappeared recently is in Shuangye City."
"Since Shuangye City is inextricably linked to the underworld, the gentleman could have sent the underworld soldiers and ghost generals to find out why the young lady went there in person?"
"Shuangye City belongs to both the Yang world and the underworld, and its status is very special. Therefore, Lord Yama has set up a barrier so that ghosts from the underworld cannot enter unless invited. Normally, they cannot get close to it."
"Why can Miss go?"
"Xi'er is a body I forged with the Underworld Flower Technique Leaves. Strictly speaking, she is not a person from the underworld, but a spirit driver, so she can sneak into Twin Leaf City. She must have been discovered, so her whereabouts are unknown."
Que Xiu nodded, "Sir, please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to sneak into Shuangye City and rescue the young lady. What is the mission plan?"
"There is no plan at all! It is very easy for your soul to sneak in, but Shuangye City is very special. The city lord Duanmu has the skill of 'reading the mind' and can see into people's psychology. Any distracting thoughts you have will be discovered. Marcy You must have suffered a loss in this regard. So I want to erase all your memories and make you truly become a possessed person."
"Then how do I know how to rescue the young lady?"
"This is the difficulty of this task. You must rely on your own intuition and get closer to the truth step by step driven by curiosity. Yuye will cooperate with your actions from the outside."
Que Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "This seems to be an impossible task."
"If it were someone else, I wouldn't have the confidence to win. But you, a Buddha and a demon, have experienced three lives and are able to handle any difficulties with ease. Remember, you have a chance to come back from the dead, and by then, all your memories will be restored , which is when the mission ends.”
"Why wait until after I die?"
"Because when danger comes, it means you are infinitely close to the truth..."
At this time, Xiaodie took out a pill from her arms and placed it between Huoping's lips. The pill turned into five-color light and spread out like ripples, and Huoping's face slowly turned rosy.
"Young master, wake up. Everything is ready. I'm just waiting for your order..."
