Everyone was in an uproar. Looking up, many people had returned.
Tan Ling glanced at Mr. Meng and said, "Let's go!"
Chen You didn't notice the departure of Tan Ling and Dream Demon. Only Chen You's grandfather glanced sideways in the direction of Zhongyu and smiled secretly: "What a funny little guy. We will meet again if we are destined."
After Tan Ling left, the people of Ningzhou Town erected the statues of him and the Dream Demon under the big willow tree. Many people burned incense to worship and pray for blessings.
Chen You knew that Tan Ling had left without saying goodbye, and although she felt disappointed, her grandfather told her that there is always a banquet in the world, and we will meet each other if we are destined, so she felt much better.
When many people came to ask Chen You and the old man, they both said that the immortal had returned to the sect, but they didn't know when he would come back.
Everyone was disappointed for a while. They could only worship devoutly and look forward to the immortal coming again.
Tan Ling and the Dream Demon came to the Central Domain, "This is the territory of Hades!" Tan Ling secretly guessed.
In the bustling bustling city, with bluestone floors, street stall owners are shouting and selling, saying: "Rat poison, cockroach poison, if you don't buy it, I won't sell it, you fall in love with a mouse..."
"Hey... the ones with high stakes... the sesame cakes... the ones that are not mushy... the ones that are mushy can be replaced!" Ten copper coins each.
The elixir seller yelled: "The elixir is stuffed with gods... twenty copper coins!"
The candied haws seller shouted: "Honey, hey, hey... candied haws!"
The fish seller shouted: "One big one, one big one, two big ones one big one. I'm not selling cucumbers, I'm selling big and small fish!"
The peach seller shouted out a flower: "This was not embroidered by the eldest girl, nor embroidered by the second girl. This was a flat peach that the third girl stepped on while walking in the garden!"...
The sellers selling rouge and gouache made all kinds of shouts, "It's really lively!" the dream demon said with a smile.
"Yes! It's a bit like the ancient times of our earth. It would be wrong to regard these people as simple civilians. These people are not low in cultivation and most of them are casual cultivators." Stay and do some small business near Hades and wait for three years. trial examination.
A short and fat man who was familiar with the situation walked over with a smile. Seeing that Tan Ling and Dream Demon looked different from the others, he shook his fat body and said in surprise: "Where are you two coming from? That's right. Are you here to participate in the trial of Hades?" Although there are people of all shapes and sizes here in the Central Domain of Hades, only humans look somewhat similar to them, and no one looks at them strangely.
Tan Ling smiled faintly and asked curiously: "Trial and assessment?"
"Yes! You don't even know about the trial and assessment of Hades every three years, do you?" The fat man was very surprised, staring at Tan Ling and the Dream Demon with round eyes.
Rubbing his greasy palms, he said with a smile: "Then you have met a good person. You have met Fatty. He will take you to Hades to sign up for the trial." He kept making gestures with his hands to ask for favors.
Tan Ling smiled and said, "Why is it charged? Is it a one-time fee?"
The dream demon didn't speak, but his eyes always glanced at the beautiful girl passing by intentionally or unintentionally, ignoring the fat man at all.
When the fat man heard what Tan Ling said, the smile on his chubby face became even stronger and he said, "Brother, you are very knowledgeable! I won't charge too much. Each of you will receive ten medium-grade black spirit stones. I promise to tell you everything you want to know. I give you the nickname 'Bao Wenqiu'..."
"What? Ten middle-grade black spirit stones, why don't you go and grab them! Didn't you hear? One pill only sells for ten coppers." Tan Ling shook his head. Sure enough, everyone there was cheating. ah!
"Ten pills won't work, but eight pills are fine. I'll give you a little less because it's your first time here..." The fat man continued without giving up.
Tan Ling was too lazy to pay attention to him, bypassed the fat man and walked to Qinglong Inn.
It was not easy for Fatty to meet someone who was unfamiliar with the Central Territory, so he naturally refused to let him go. This scene was very similar to when he was on Earth. Those who were selling products, you clearly rejected them, and they kept chasing you.
The fat man thought he would make a fortune by meeting a stranger who was easy to kill, but who knew he was actually an old fritter.
The fat man still smiled and said, "Don't leave! Everything is negotiable..." Then he sat down opposite Tan Ling and kept talking about the benefits he had brought to Tan Ling. The dream demon was not angry and sat down. side.
There were many people in Qinglong Inn, and the waiter was very busy. The people in the underworld were not affected by the changes in the Northern Wilderness, because the underworld area is really too big. In addition to the five major realms, there are also the Nine Netherworld, the Three Jedi, and the Secret Realm of Reincarnation. wait.
A young man in ordinary clothes came over with a plate and said with a smile: "Dear guests, it is better to eat or stay! You will be satisfied with our service package."
"Let's eat! By the way, is there any wine?" Tan Ling asked. He also wanted to try the wine from the underworld. How was it different from the wine brewed by humans? He just collected some small black stones from the Psychedelic Mountain, so he kept them all. In the volley ring, I just heard this noisy fat man say that the black middle-grade spiritual stones should be those black stones!
"Another pound of bird meat, half a pound of wine..." The person who spoke was none other than that damn fat man.
Tan Ling hurriedly said: "Boss, this damn fat guy is not with us. There are only two of us. Just go up as before."
"Brother, you can't be so stingy! Why don't you just reveal half a pound of wine and a pound of bird meat?" He glanced at Tan Ling and was out of breath.
The waiter at Qinglong Inn said calmly: "You guys have agreed to call me. The store is quite busy..."
Tan Ling was speechless. He didn't expect to encounter such helplessness when he came to Zhongyu, and said: "Xiaoer, let's bring three people!"
"Okay...! Three diners, only eating and not staying in the hotel." The waiter's voice was loud and long.
"It's very simple to get the middle grade black spirit stone from me. Find me all the maps of the underworld." Tan Ling said calmly.
"That's it..." The fat man took out a bunch of drawings from somewhere and placed them on the table. He laughed loudly and said: "These are all the maps of the underworld. You can pick whatever you want. As long as there is no one in this middle-region Mingzhou City, I can't help you." I know the place." The fat man is very confident. Seeing that Tan Ling is not the kind of person who searches for things, he feels that Tan Ling is a friend worth making. On the other hand, the elegant scholar next to Tan Ling is very quiet. The fat man guesses that he should be a follower. , or escort.
The wine and meat were served quickly, and a woman about forty years old said with a smile: "My lord, your dishes are all ready. You can use them slowly. If you need anything, call me anytime."
The woman was dignified and cheerful. Judging from her dress, Tan Ling guessed that she was the proprietress of this store.
After the woman left, the fat man raised his hand to cover the left side of his face and whispered, "Do you know who this woman is?"
Tan Ling put a piece of tender braised pork into his mouth and said, "I don't know."
The fat man paused, rolled his eyes, and said: "She is the head of the Sun family, one of the three major families in Mingzhou. Even though she is a woman, she is more powerful than a man."
"Want to eat or not? Take me to Hades later." Tan Ling didn't want to talk nonsense with this verbose fat man.
The way the dream demon eats elegantly, he really has the demeanor of a refined scholar.
The three of them left Qinglong Inn, and the fat man asked leisurely: "Are you really going to Hades? Hades is heavily guarded. If you are looking for death, then I won't go."
"I want to run away! You want to leave after taking my benefits. Do you think my benefits are so easy to get?" Tan Ling's eyes were like swords, and his face suddenly became serious.
"Brother, I'm just a fart, so just let me go and I'll pay you back your meal money." The fat man concluded that this guy must have a grudge against Hades, otherwise why would he think of going to Hades? Clamped.
Just as he was trying to figure out how to escape, Tan Ling's smile gradually became thinner and he said, "Little fat man, don't even think about escaping. Do you think you can escape?"
The fat man was helpless. He must have gone out without reading the almanac before meeting such a smart but not stupid person.
"Go through the alley in front and you will reach the territory of Hades. I can only take you here." The fat man said with a sad face.
The dream demon, who had been silent all this time, seemed elegant and easy-going, silent and spoke little, and threw the little fat man in.
The fat man lost his balance and fell to the ground. He did not expect that the elegant scholar who had always kept quiet would be so strong.
The mute eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express his suffering, so he has no choice but to move forward.
Tan Ling said with a smile: "We are very fair and never bully the weak, but if we get benefits, at least things will be done well."
The fat man cursed secretly: "What's good, isn't it just eating something from you? Is that all? And you haven't given me ten medium-grade black spirit stones yet!"
But I only dare to challenge in my heart. Mingzhou City, which has been so peaceful on the outside, is obviously not that simple. This year, the master of the Hades Palace, Yu Feihe, and the ten elders have to recruit true disciples, and the competition is fierce.
The fat man asked with courage and courage: "Don't you two want to come to Hades and use the back door? Everyone knows that Hades does not allow the back door."
Tan Ling and the Dream Demon looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that the two of them had been misunderstood by the fat man that they were here to participate in the trial and assessment of the underworld.
After walking through the alley and turning a few corners, I saw a building that looked like the Ancient Heaven. The difference from the Ancient Heaven was that this place was lifeless, without any rays of light or splendor.
At the entrance to Hades, there is a towering gate in the clouds of calamity, carved with images of ferocious beasts, with black dragons soaring up pillars and playing with pearls, giving it an aura of death.
"Brothers, Hades has arrived, go on your own!" Although the little fat man said so, he did not leave, but walked forward intentionally.
Thousands of stacks of deathly aura are fluttering in the air, and thousands of green mist lines are faintly visible. Monster heads are flying on the eaves, and mandarin ducks are stacked on brilliant tiles. The entrance hall is blind and cannot see the bottom, and a horizontal white sill is set up on the threshold. The low light in the mountains releases dawn smoke, and thunder roars and red lightning flies in all directions. The palace towers up to the sky.
Hades is backed by a high mountain, with dark clouds hanging over the ground and black mist in the sky. This mountain is called Yinshan.
Those bare branches stretched in the air, like a big black net, covering the night and the dim mansion of Hades, seeming to separate the heaven and the earth, and seem to imprison everything on the earth.
Endless bloody mist is lingering, and the fishy smell is nauseating. Scarlet blood. They gathered into a great river, and the entire underground of Hades was like red-hot iron, glowing red.
All the huge stone pillars and rock walls at the outer gate of Hades shone with terrifying blood.
Tan Ling said with a smile: "The ghost craftsman in the dark world has hundreds of ghosts walking at night. Let's go and have a look today."
