"Sexy" was the first impression the woman in red left on Gu Xu.
The dark red light emitted by the entire magma river seemed to follow the rhythm of her breathing, flickering on and off, changing on her fair and delicate cheeks.
She seemed to be completely immersed in the world of practice and didn't even notice Gu Xu's arrival.
But Gu Xu still noticed the terrifying aura coming from her body.
Standing near her was like standing next to a sleeping beast. You would feel nervous all the time, fearing that it would suddenly wake up and open its bloody mouth towards you.
In addition, she seems to be undefended, but there are invisible restrictions within a few meters around her - if someone approaches her and is hostile to her, then this restriction will instantly become a weapon to kill the enemy.
"This woman's strength should not be weaker than Chu Fengge's." Gu Xu silently judged in his heart.
At the same time, he hid his aura and walked towards the other side of the magma river.
He has already guessed the identity of this woman——
The legitimate daughter of Duke Yan, Zhao Yan, a young genius from the Zhao family in Youzhou, was once famous in Luojing for her perverse temperament and unruly nature.
When Gu Xu won the championship on Lantern Festival night and was enjoying the applause of the crowd, Zhao Yan herself was far away, but she sent a maid to the ring and declared in public that she would challenge Gu Xu.
Such behavior can be described as extremely arrogant, and it is a blatant violation of the rule that "non-working personnel are not allowed to go on stage."
But no one stopped it at the time.
Today, Gu Xu just wanted to climb the "Soul-breaking Cliff" quietly, and did not want to have any interaction with this lawless woman.
After all, her way of doing things cannot be viewed by ordinary people's standards.
Maybe after discovering Gu Xu, she would burst into fighting spirit, find a reason such as "fighting for territory" or "showdown", and want to fight Gu Xu on the spot.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gu Xu chose to stay away from her.
However, Luo Sishou also once said that this magma river is a shared resource for all monks in the Daqi Dynasty and is not the private property of the Zhao family in Youzhou.
Therefore, this sudden accident will not affect Gu Xu's original training plan.
He moved forward along the magma river and found a location where he would not be disturbed. He took out dozens of talismans from "Xianyunju" and placed restrictions around himself.
Then he took out the white porcelain medicine bottle, poured out a "Du Erdan" from it, and swallowed it.
Then, while silently reciting the revised scripture "Red Flame True Art" in his mind, he stepped into the magma river and walked towards the deepest and most rapid place, letting the hot and bright magma gradually submerge him. body.
Countless brilliant sparks burst out from the river, making a rumbling roar.
The terrifying high temperature in the underground river is enough to make ordinary people evaporate in an instant.
However, since Gu Xu practiced fire-attribute skills, he had long been accustomed to the feeling of fire burning in his meridians, and he had mastered some of the true meaning of the great avenue related to fire through the "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven". So when he sank into the lava river, not only was he safe, he even felt a little comfortable.
The hot air flow poured into his body and merged into his meridians. Driven by the technique, it flowed together with his true essence, forming a complete cycle and tempering his true essence to become more solid and purer. .
He slowly closed his eyes.
The familiar netherworld resurfaced in his conscious world.
The steep "Soul-breaking Cliff" was right in front of him, like a sharp sword thrust into the sky. Just raising your head to look at its peak and trying to see its full view will make people shiver involuntarily.
"The yellow crane cannot fly past, and the ape wants to survive its sorrow." Gu Xu couldn't help but think of this poem.
And around it, there are still clouds and mist.
According to the book, these clouds can cause hallucinations while climbing the cliff. But if you can come out of it, your Taoist heart will be tempered and become stronger.
Gu Xu stretched out his hand to touch the stone wall in front of him.
There seemed to be a flame burning in his body, like a never-ending engine, giving him endless energy that surged throughout his body.
This is the heat he absorbed in the magma river.
Through his skills, in this form, it became his help to climb the mountain.
Although Gu Xu's physique in the real world is similar to that of ordinary people, in the conscious world, he feels that his physical fitness is by no means inferior to those of professional extreme athletes.
Then, he dug his fingers into the cracks in the rock, climbed up with both legs, and climbed up to the top of the cliff with a light posture.
One foot.
Two feet.
Three feet.
…
Ten feet.
Twenty feet.
…
The dark sky and the gray-brown rock walls.
In this vast netherworld, the young man on the cliff looks like an ant crawling on a tombstone.
Soon, Gu Xu's body gradually disappeared into the hazy clouds.
His thoughts soon became hazy.
He began to think wildly, thinking about the night sky and the sparkling stars, and then those stars turned into gods dressed in gorgeous clothes, feasting in the palace above the nine heavens, and then their bodies burst into flames and turned into stars. A meteor fell from the sky and eventually fell into a burning iron cage, never to come out again...
He was startled, and felt that these scenes were all too real and so clear that it made his heart palpitate.
However, at this moment, he heard a familiar voice coming from the front - a voice exactly like his own:
"?what are you doing here?"
Hearing this voice, Gu Xu raised his head and looked forward.
He felt something was wrong because the steep "Soul-breaking Cliff" disappeared. Instead, there is a green-tiled tower, which looks majestic and majestic.
Only saw:
Thousands of colorful clouds are fluttering, and thousands of red mist lines are faintly visible. Monster heads are flying on the eaves, and mandarin ducks are stacked on brilliant tiles.
There are several red gold nails drilled through the door, and a horizontal white jade section is set on the threshold. The low beam of the window emits dawn smoke, and the curtains shine with red lightning. (2)
Seeing such a scene, Gu Xu knew that he was still in an illusion and could not break out of it for the time being.
And the white-haired boy who looked exactly like him and had appeared on the "Naihe Bridge" was now standing in front of the hall, looking at him with a smile.
No nails, no scars, no blood.
He was dressed in a black brocade robe with cloud and dragon patterns, his face was like a crown jade, his eyes were like stars, and he was gentle and dignified.
Seeing that Gu Xu didn't respond for a while, the white-haired boy continued: "Why don't you come with me and take a walk around the Yama Palace?"
His tone was relaxed and casual, as if the main hall guarded by ghosts and ghost officials was not the Senluo Palace, but his own home.
So this is the legendary Yama Palace?
Gu Xu was surprised.
"You have not yet reached the realm of saints, but you have the opportunity to visit the 'Yam Luo Temple'," he complained silently in his heart, "I don't know how many people in the world can enjoy this kind of treatment."
A pair of boys in blue shirts stood by the door of the main hall.
When the two boys saw the figure of the white-haired boy, they immediately fell to their knees with a plop and bowed respectfully.
But they didn't seem to see Gu Xu following behind.
It's as if Gu Xu is just a transparent person.
The two of them crossed the threshold and entered the hall.
There was no one in the house. There was no majestic and terrifying Lord of Hell in Gu Xu's imagination, nor was there the ghost judge who judged the reincarnation of the world.
"I drove them away." As if aware of Gu Xu's thoughts, the white-haired boy smiled slightly and gave an explanation.
There are several large cupboards on the side of the hall. There are densely packed books in the cupboards, some thin and some thick, all sealed with seals.
"These are the Book of Life and Death," the white-haired boy introduced. "The fate of everyone in the wilderness from birth to death is recorded in the book. However, when monks reach the sixth realm, they can transcend the Book of Life and Death. ", come out from your fate."
Gu Xu pondered for a moment and asked, "Can I take a look?"
The white-haired boy smiled lightly and said, "You can only look at the cover now."
Gu Xu nodded and took out the nearest book from the cabinet beside him.
This book is very thin. There is a painting on the cover of a hibiscus flower blooming alone on the top of the cliff. It is almost withered and its petals are falling in the wind.
There are several lines of writing next to this painting:
"There is a girl in a back alley, her face is as beautiful as Shunhua. Her heart is as high as the sky, and her life is as thin as paper.
"The gold and silver hairpins are appreciated by oneself alone, but the success in the morning and the evening are regrettable when they are fulfilled."
Gu Xu frowned slightly, thinking that the guys who wrote this "Book of Life and Death" were really riddle men. And there is a seal on the book, so even if you guess the riddle, you can't verify whether your guess is correct.
He put the book back in its place and took out the other one next to it.
I saw that this book was still very thin. On the cover was a picture of a woman hanging herself from a beam with white silk. There were also a few lines of words written next to it:
"The daughter of Wankuan Palace, her beauty is the most beautiful in the capital.
"The king is ruthless, Bai Ling buries his fragrant soul."
Gu Xu shook his head gently and took out the third "Book of Life and Death".
This booklet is thinner.
The cover depicts a pile of snow, with a white hibiscus buried in the snow. There are also a few words, the contents are:
“The talent of poetry conceals the present and the past, and the flowers of flowers shame the jade face.
"I pity the embroidered girl from afar, scattered in the remaining snow."
Gu Xu's eyes suddenly became solemn.
He raised his head, looked at the white-haired boy beside him, and asked, "Is this booklet from Qingzhou Lu Shiyao?"
"Why do you think so?" The white-haired boy smiled with interest.
"Very talented in poetry, with excellent appearance, and came from a wealthy family," Gu Xu replied, "There are not many such women in historical records. And 'in the snow' should refer to her falling off a cliff and dying. The tragic ending of the incarnation of the 'Snow Girl'.
"The most important thing is that the first word of the first line of this verdict is 'Poetry', and the first word of the second line is 'Yao', which happens to be her name. I believe this is definitely not a coincidence. "
"How smart!" The white-haired boy smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
But Gu Xu sighed and murmured: "Is Luo Sishou's 'Tao' correct and everything in this world is destined?"
As if to verify his conjecture, Gu Xu put Lu Shiyao's "Book of Life and Death" back to its original place, and then picked up another one.
This one is relatively thick.
The cover depicts a mangled corpse wearing a black gauze hat, soaking in water and being eaten by numerous ghosts. His words say:
“To help oneself, the people, and the world, there is no need to say anything if one has the will and is unable to do so.
"Live as a good official and be respected by thousands of people; die as a rotting skeleton and be eaten by thousands of ghosts."
Gu Xu's face became particularly gloomy.
"Please tell me, this is not true." He stared into the indigo eyes of the white-haired boy and said seriously every word.
"Look further." The white-haired boy's tone was still very relaxed, as if he didn't notice Gu Xu's emotional changes at all.
Gu Xu took a deep breath and took out the fifth "Book of Life and Death".
This "Book of Life and Death" is very thick.
On the cover is a neatly folded pale pink skirt, with a pair of small embroidered shoes and a red sword placed next to it. The adjacent judgment is:
"The little frown is accompanied by a slight smile, and the plain hand holds a copper knife.
"The cold wind blows and I wake up from my dream, my robe is wet with tears."
Seeing these lines, Gu Xu immediately put the book back to its original place, turned around and walked towards the outside of Yama Hall without stopping for a moment.
The white-haired boy stopped him from behind: "Hey, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Don't you want to see your own "Book of Life and Death"?"
There was still a casual smile on his face, like a bystander watching the fun.
"No more." Gu Xu replied.
"Why?"
"Because I don't like it."
"Why don't you like it?" The white-haired boy looked like a child who was asking questions and chattering endlessly.
“I used to read storybooks, and I usually didn’t like to read tragedies,” Gu Xu replied, “Especially the kind of tragedy that involves people around me.
"Abandon a book if you don't like it. This is what every reader does."
"But from Lu Shiyao's "Life and Death", you already know that the contents of these judgments will become reality. Even if you don't read it, you can't escape it." The white-haired boy's eyes were so deep that Gu Xu couldn't guess. his thoughts.
Gu Xu chuckled lightly: "I can't solve the story itself, but I can solve the person who made up the story. You once said that the reason why I encountered misfortune was because I was not strong enough.
"But if I become strong enough and powerful enough to put a knife on the neck of the author of "Book of Life and Death", can he change the ending to a satisfactory one for me?"
The white-haired boy looked at Gu Xu, stretched out his hands to applaud him, and showed a satisfied smile on his face, as if Gu Xu got full marks in the exam.
"That's so well said! Destiny is like a shackle that binds people, and it should be broken into pieces!"
Having said this, the white-haired boy paused for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "Actually, Gu Xu, there are two important things that I didn't tell you just now."
"whats the matter?"
"First, there is no "Book of Life and Death" for you in the Yama Palace.
"Second, many things in the Great Wilderness today are not completely implemented in accordance with the Book of Life and Death. And you are the variable that stirs up fate."
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Note:
(1) "The yellow crane can't fly past, and the ape wants to survive its sorrow." - "The Difficult Road to Shu" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
(2) From "Journey to the West".
(3) The sentences are all original. Except for the first poem, they are all poems with Tibetan characters. You should have guessed who they are written about~
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