Chapter 472 Crossing the River
The song floated and disappeared into the tent with the white mist, and Xiao Ye's figure also completely disappeared.
A few minutes later, Long Bin opened his eyes and looked thoughtfully outside the tent, not knowing what he was thinking.
White mist filled the air, and a long and deep river quietly emerged.
The extraditer from Huangquan waved his hand, and a dilapidated boat floated over along the river.
"Let's go, get on the boat." Huang Quan's extraditer said to Xiao Ye.
Can this boat really accommodate people?
Xiao Ye glanced at the shaky boat, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"This is to protect you from falling into the river. With me here, there will be no problems with the boat." The extraditer said calmly.
Xiao Ye flew onto the boat and immediately realized that the boat was not simple.
Although the boat was swaying precariously in the river, I didn't feel any bumps in the boat.
The materials used to make the boat are not simple.
However, when Xiao Ye saw the water flowing in the river clearly, he was stunned for a moment.
"Don't move. If you fall, no one can save you." Seeing Xiao Ye bending down and looking towards the river, the extraditer suddenly said coldly.
Xiao Ye frowned slightly and sat up straight.
"Does this river come from the legendary River of Forgetfulness?" Xiao Ye asked curiously.
"You know quite a lot." The extraditer looked at Xiao Ye in surprise.
Her appearance was obscured by the mist. Xiao Ye could not see her clearly, but he could also feel the surprise on her face.
"This is just a tributary drawn from the Forgotten River, used for extraditers to pick up the souls of the dead. However, although it is only a tributary, its source is still in the Forgotten River, so it is not much different from the Forgotten River."
"I see." Xiao Ye nodded slightly.
The extraditer seemed to have not spoken for a long time. Once he started speaking, he had no intention of stopping and talked a lot with Xiao Ye.
Finally, she asked a question that made Xiao Ye a little uncomfortable.
"Do you know why I talk to you so much?"
Xiao Ye shook his head in confusion.
"Eventually you will step onto the Naihe Bridge and drink Meng Po Soup, so no matter what I say to you now, you will eventually forget it." After the extraditer finished speaking, he laughed to himself.
Xiao Ye was speechless for a moment, feeling that she was completely different from before.
"But it's still unclear whether you can walk to Naihe Bridge."
She shook her head and continued:
"By the way, I think you are quite good. I will give you a piece of advice. You must read and learn more in the next journey, so that you can enter reincarnation, otherwise you will only become an undead struggling in the underworld."
She was extremely serious when she said this, and Xiao Ye also listened very seriously. He could feel that the extraditer did not deceive him.
But Xiao Ye still couldn't understand this sentence.
Xiao Ye fell into deep thought. When he reacted, the boat and the extraditer under his feet had disappeared, and he himself had arrived at another place.
The river extending from the void also disappeared, and he stood on the ground.
"what happened?"
Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, feeling a little shocked. He looked around, and then he discovered a wide river flowing in front of him.
The surrounding fog was shrouded in fog, and Xiao Ye's consciousness could not fully understand the surrounding situation for a while.
His eyes turned to the river.
The surface of the river was calm, but the water flowing in the river was the water from the River of Forgetfulness. There was no sound around. This silence made people feel a biting chill in their hearts.
Recalling the words of the extraditer, Xiao Ye pondered for a moment and did not continue walking forward. Instead, he explored the surroundings.
With the existence of the Heart of Time and the Sword of Guarding All Things, he is not worried about any accidents. The most important thing is to figure out what is going on here.
A few minutes later, Xiao Ye appeared at the same place again, and the river was still in front of him.
"There is no way to leave, can we only leave through the river?" Xiao Ye fell into deep thought.
He tried several more methods, but finally found that they were of no use. No matter he changed the direction or flew to the sky, he would eventually return to the same place.
Especially when flying into the sky, I am teleported back by some kind of power as I fly.
It seems that it should be the power of some kind of rule system.
With the power to break laws, Xiao Ye was not afraid of this rule-based power, but he needed to find traces of the Book of Stars, so he did not use violence.
"Please pass the first level. If you stay here for a long time, the fog of death will completely swallow your soul!"
An inexplicable voice appeared in Xiao Ye's mind, so this river... is the first level!
The so-called fog of death should be the thick fog surrounding it.
There are some invisible creatures living in these dense fogs. They seem to be parasitic in the fog, but under Xiao Ye's consciousness, they can't hide.
According to the sound prompts, if you don't find a way to pass the river, these sleeping gadgets will wake up and swallow you.
"I wonder what will happen if I kill these gadgets?" Xiao Ye thought for a while but still refrained from taking action. The current situation of the Book of Stars is unknown, so he should follow the rules here.
Is this so-called first level to find a way to cross the river?
While thinking deeply, Xiao Ye's eyes fell on the river.
At this moment, the thick fog on the river gradually dissipated, and then three small boats similar to the extraditers slowly emerged.
Three boats?
Xiao Ye was a little confused about this simple scene. What is going on?
Soon, three boats docked on the shore.
There seems to be no difference between the boats. The materials are all pitch black, somewhat worn, and they are crumbling on the river.
However, Xiao Ye knew that these were all appearances. These boats contained some special laws and would not be eroded by the underworld water.
The only difference is the three boatmen!
Thick fog obscured their appearance, but Xiao Ye could tell their identities through their figures.
The one on the far right seems to be a middle-aged man, wearing civilian clothes and straw sandals, reclining on a boat.
The one in the middle seems to be a woman, wearing a long white dress, standing motionless on the boat.
The one on the far right is an old man, hunched over his back and walking unsteadily on the boat.
"If you want to cross the river, you need to pay the boat fee to the corresponding boatman!"
A piece of information suddenly appeared in my mind!
Xiao Ye looked around and came to the middle-aged boatman on the far right.
"Boatman, what are the conditions for crossing the river?"
The middle-aged boatman seemed to have raised his head, and with an unknown expression on his face that could not be seen clearly, he said something calmly.
"A certain organ in your body!"
Xiao Ye raised his eyebrows.
Is this the so-called shipping fee?
Is it a bit expensive?
Has this charge been officially certified?
"Can it be cheaper?" Xiao Ye asked cautiously.
The middle-aged boatman was stunned for a moment, as if he had never seen anyone bargaining with him.
"Compared to theirs, my boat fare here is already relatively cheap." The middle-aged boatman politely rejected Xiao Ye's counteroffer.
Xiao Ye was not surprised.
"What about you? What's your price?"
Xiao Ye came to the middle and asked the only female boatman.
"Half the appearance!"
A cold voice came from the female boatman's mouth.
Xiao Ye was silent again. Can this thing be traded?
Could it be that after getting on this boat, he will become half as ugly out of thin air?
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Xiao Ye compared the fares of the middle-aged boatman and felt that he seemed to be right.
Compared with the ugly half, it seems that missing arms and legs is not unacceptable.
However, Xiao Ye did not rush to a conclusion. He came to the last boatman.
"Old man, what about you?" Xiao Ye still respected the old man, so his tone of voice became much better.
"One percent life span!" The old man stopped walking and said with a smile.
Qiao Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the old man carefully. Is it because he is older that he is so whimsical?
Or maybe my eyesight has become dim as I get older, and my ideas have become wild and unconstrained.
Xiao Ye took a deep look at the old man, did not speak, and returned to where he was.
The fares for each of the three boatmen are different, but none of them are affordable for ordinary people.
Moreover, Xiao Ye felt that even if his soul body was special and certain organs or life span were traded away in this way, he might not be able to recover.
"So this first level is to exploit the souls extradited here?" Xiao Ye felt a little strange.
"Can it be free?" Xiao Ye asked the three boatmen.
"Need all your looks now!"
“It takes one-tenth of a lifespan now.”
The next two boatmen directly increased the price.
Xiao Ye's eyes fell on the first boatman.
"Ten organs!"
It's okay if he doesn't open his mouth, but when he opens his mouth, the lion opens his mouth, and the price is even more cruel than the other two.
Xiao Ye doubted whether he had ten organs for him.
"Is it really not free?" Xiao Ye asked unwillingly.
"impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"Half life!"
Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes, and the Sword of Defense of All Things appeared in his hand. Since he couldn't agree on the price, he simply let it go.
"Boy, you want to take action? Don't you know that we are immortal here?" The middle-aged boatman sneered.
"You have to think clearly. If you take action, there will be no room for recovery."
Xiao Ye didn't say anything, he raised his hand and struck directly with sword energy.
The middle-aged boatman did not dodge and allowed the sword energy to split him in half.
