Night shrouds Linhe City all the time. In the desolate darkness, there are occasional rushing winds carrying spiritual energy. They pass over the city dryly and gloomily, as if washing something away. In the gap between the houses, the light of the red moon seems to have shone for thousands of years, and the snow between the roof tiles has also formed into grooves of ice slag. The moonlight is reflected in their crystals, and in the absence of temperature, The world never melts.
In an old old house, the door full of moth-eaten doors suddenly opened, and a little boy ran out crying. He fell to the ground before he could run two steps, and his face was covered with blood. He wiped it There were still hard grains of rice on his face and at the corners of his mouth.
In the door of the house, a woman slowly poked her head out and wanted to call the little boy back, but she couldn't make any sound. She had long hair disheveled and held a handful of yellowed uncooked rice in her hand. The skull-like face is nestled in long hair, and it's hard to tell whether it's a human or a ghost.
After the little boy fell to the ground, he began to cry and shouted: "I want to find the fairy..."
The woman let out a long sigh, and cautiously took one foot out. As if she was afraid of the red moon in the sky, she only dared to move forward along the shadow under the eaves. She walked to the little boy's side and grabbed him. Taking his hand, the skinny little boy struggled wildly, but was lifted up and pulled back to the eaves.
The little boy shouted: "Mom, take me to find the immortal master. I don't want to eat rice anymore. The master can definitely save us."
The half-human, half-ghost woman said nothing. She held the little boy in her arms, pressed her skinny fingers on his shoulders, opened her mouth and shouted a few times, like a warning.
After sending the little boy back to the house, the woman knelt down and picked up the yellowed uncooked rice scattered on the ground one by one.
This little boy is one of the few survivors in the city today, and these survivors have discovered that as long as they insist on swallowing uncooked rice, they can resist the erosion of the red moon and continue to survive as humans.
Just swallowing uncooked rice will make my stomach hurt unbearably for a long time. What's more, this long darkness seems to never usher in the dawn. Some ghosts have even begun to walk into the world illuminated by the red moon, living as ghosts. In this city, there are many people who can't bear the pain at all. Even if they have been reborn as souls, they still throw themselves into the underworld desperately, hoping to be destroyed physically and mentally.
During this month, the city lord once came out to stabilize their emotions, saying that although they had become dead souls, what they had gained in exchange was eternal life. As long as they kept the brightness and faith in their hearts, they could remain immortal and live happily in Linhe City forever. .
This moment made many people feel relieved. The strong desire for eternal life even made many people worship with gratitude. The city lord also used his only sporadic authority to show power that mortals could not understand in front of these ghosts, which made many people feel more at ease. Piety even causes many people who were still swallowing raw rice to survive, to give up and pursue eternal life after death.
But this peace did not last long. Nearly half a month later, the contradictions in Linhe City finally revealed their first signs.
At the edge of the underworld, when the dead souls gathered to kneel down and worship Lord Hades, the leading man stood on a high platform by the river and chanted the ceremony. Halfway through the ceremony, the man suddenly hugged his spirit body like a madman and flapped his wings like a dragonfly. Trembling at a high frequency.
His madness did not last long. Soon, countless corpse-like shadows appeared in the body of the dead soul. Those shadows were scurrying wildly in his soul, like headless flies, and he The soul of the dead was dismembered rapidly in these terrifying shadows. The soul of that person was stained with the terrifying color of corpse stains in front of everyone, and then died painfully under the sacred red moon that symbolized eternal life. .
After the incident at the gathering for prayer initially occurred, the news was quickly suppressed by the city lord.
The city lord told everyone that only those who were kind in life could win the favor of Lord Hades after death and gain true immortality.
As if to support the city lord's statement, in those days, several souls of well-known local bullies in the city also disappeared after a certain period of time.
The bully's unforgivable death made many people believe the city lord's story, but not long after, the most respected old man from the book school in the city also grew a corpse-like monster in his body in full view of the public, and then died quickly, like snow. It disappeared into the long night like melting into water.
This matter spread quickly in a small area. Before the chaos began, the city lord once again brought the two underworld officials Black and White to the crowd. He listed all the crimes committed by the old gentleman during his lifetime and told them. It's not that there's something wrong with eternal life, it's that the old gentleman has been lying to you for many years. In fact, he was a heinous devil when he was young.
In order to support his words, the city lord even found many dead souls to provide him with testimonies. One of them, a woman in her thirties, even tearfully complained about the fact that the old man had bullied her more than ten years ago, and she spoke vividly.
Some people don't believe this, but most people still believe it. Walking in the endless darkness, no one can live without a glimmer of light as a hope.
It's just that the occurrence of these things changed something.
That gentleman had a very high reputation in the city during his lifetime. Now there are two generations of people in the city, many of whom were his students. With their understanding of the teacher, they certainly cannot believe what the city lord said. Many students with integrity have already planned to unite. , I'm going to smash up the city lord's mansion and kill the old guy and the black and white Wuchang who helped him.
"If we made trouble or had hope when we were alive, and now we are dead, we are just lonely ghosts. But the old guy got the gift of Hades, and there are two evil ghosts who are seeking lives beside him. Even if we add up, what will we do? His opponent?"
"That Bai Wuchang, who was Mr.'s student before his death, now together with that old man, wants to suppress everyone here."
"He is an ungrateful person. He failed in his studies and did not get any honors. After his family died, he pretended to be mourning for three years. During those three years, the teacher sent people to help him secretly many times. Otherwise, he would have become that hungry man long ago. Damn it."
"Well, everyone, what do you think we should do next?" In the middle of the long table, a man in his forties, well-dressed in a T-shirt, asked.
"Mr. Qin, when I was still studying, you were the student that my husband valued most. You were considered our senior brother. Now it's up to you to make the decision."
"Yes, this matter must come to an end. Your degree and character are the most convincing to everyone, so you should be responsible for this important task."
The others also agreed.
The middle-aged man known as Qin Gong stood up, bowed to everyone, and after saying a few words of humility, he made sure that the doors and windows were closed and no one was watching, and then he sat down and calmly decided on the assassination with everyone. The city lord's plan was discussed in many details, and they swore together that even if their souls died, they would kill the city lord who had killed everyone.
Everyone in the council tonight died in the city lord's mansion the next day, their souls completely destroyed.
The executioner was Black and White Wuchang. Before the execution, the man known as Qin Gong bowed respectfully to everyone and sighed: "I'm sorry, everyone."
He turned his back, and the curses became quieter and quieter in his ears.
Duke Qin sighed.
When the city lord walked out from behind the scenes, his tiredness disappeared a little. He smiled at Duke Qin and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done."
Duke Qin quickly asked: "Sir, what about the unknown corpse?"
The city lord smiled and said: "Follow me and you will be safe. When Lord Ming returns, the Kingdom of God can be rebuilt."
Qin Gong was slightly relieved and asked: "May I ask where Lord Ming is now? When will he come back?"
The city lord clenched his fists in front of his chest and exclaimed: "Lord Mingjun is now on the other side."
Duke Qin thought about it for a while and then asked: "So...how many people are there?"
He was asking about the three young girls who looked like gods.
The city lord's expression turned gloomy. If it hadn't been for the three of them to destroy it, now that the Kingdom of God had been built, how could it have fallen into such a miserable state? Humans are not human, ghosts are not ghosts, the red moon erodes everything indiscriminately, and eternal life has become a piece of paper. Empty talk.
The city lord sneered, and his words were slow but heavy: "Don't worry, they will all die when Lord Hades returns... Now they have no time to take care of us. I didn't tell everyone about their destruction of the Kingdom of God, which is a kindness to them. If When I told the story, they became the target of public criticism. Unless they kill all the innocent people who come to make trouble, there will be no peace at all."
Duke Qin promised that the city lord was generous, but he was still sneering in his heart. He knew that they and Lord Ming were making their own preparations and had no time to pay attention to the big ghosts and little devils in the city. If the city lord really dared to act like this, first He will be the one who dies.
All he is doing now is just looking for a way to survive on the premise of protecting himself.
The city lord walked outside. He stopped under the eaves, looked at the messy snow and red frost-like ground, and slowly said: "Qin Gong is also a famous person in the city. Now for the stability of Linhe City, he has no choice but to stay in this small town." You have made a choice between righteousness and righteousness, and those who come with you are also heroes. I am not a narrow-minded person. When everything is stable, I will pursue a reputation for them, but now I have to do it."
Duke Qin looked generous and sad: "I have wronged you, sir."
The city lord turned sideways, looked at Duke Qin's face, and asked seriously: "It's just that now it's difficult for all the people in the city to be united. In the past month, there have been many short-sighted rats gathering to make trouble. This is harmful to the stability of the city. Duke Qin cares about the common people." , the old gentleman also thought that you were the most talented when he was alive. Now that we have the opportunity to cooperate, I humbly ask for advice. With the current situation in the city, what do you think Duke Qin should do?"
Duke Qin pretended to think about it, but in fact he already had a response in his mind. He frowned, pondered for a moment and then said: "In my opinion, from now on, there should be no food and rice in this city. In this way, all the people will be together, and there will be no difference between life and death." , we will naturally stand on the same side.”
The city lord closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is there something wrong with this matter?"
Qin Gong said loudly: "The righteousness is on your side, what's wrong?"
The city lord clenched his fist and his hand on his chest became heavy, and said: "Then I will leave it to Duke Qin to implement this matter."
Duke Qin's expression changed slightly and he quickly said: "Why should I go personally to do this? I have several disciples who are also quite talented. One of them refuses to listen to any advice and insists on swallowing uncooked rice every day. I will try to persuade him. Him, let him lead by example, and then..."
The city lord waved his hand: "They are still young, and they cannot compare to the high moral character and prestige of Duke Qin. Let you handle this matter. Thank you for your hard work, Duke Qin."
Qin Gong still wanted to speak, but suddenly there was a cold feeling on his back. Hei Wuchang had appeared at some point. Hei Wuchang was carrying an erhu on his back, with a black belt around his eyes, and his expression was serious. Bai Wuchang looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile. A drama.
Duke Qin smiled miserably, bowed and said, "Just follow your orders."
After Qin Gong left, the door opened at the back of the house, and a pair of really cute little boys and girls ran out, surrounding the knees of the old city lord.
The little boy overheard their conversation just now, looked happy, and asked: "Grandpa, are we going to stop eating uncooked rice from now on? My stomach feels uncomfortable, I have bloody stools many times, and my sister often wakes up with pain. We have already If you don’t want to eat that anymore, why not share it with those who want to suffer, I..."
Snapped!
The old city lord slapped him on the face, with an angry look on his face, and said: "How many times have I told you, never cut off the uncooked rice, and never skip one of the three meals a day. You and your sister will supervise each other, You are not allowed to eat even a grain of rice, and you are never allowed to complain about this matter again in the future, do you understand?"
The little boy covered his face, looked panicked, and said in confusion: "But grandpa clearly told that person..."
The old city lord sighed and touched his red face. His voice was tired and vicissitudes of life: "When you grow up, you will understand grandpa's painstaking efforts."
The little boy lowered his head and said weakly. The little girl looked humble and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
The ban on raw rice was suddenly interrupted just before it was about to be implemented.
That was a month after Linhe City became Fengdu.
That day, on the bank of the underworld, a girl in a white dress came to the shore, and as if she had a telepathic connection, Mrs. Bai also appeared on the other side. The person pushing her was a very inconspicuous young man.
They looked at each other for a long time.
This incident shocked almost everyone in the city.
They watched from afar, waiting in thrilling anticipation for a certain moment to occur. Until that moment arrived, they were still unable to determine their position.
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When Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling ran out of the house, Zhao Xiang'er in a white long dress happened to appear outside the door. Her silky green silk hair was draped over her shoulders, not messy at all, and her expressionless look was a bit cold. , the porcelain white dimples and skin are not damaged at all.
"Sister Xiang... Xiang'er." Ning Xiaoling was surprised when she saw Zhao Xiang'er appearing at the door.
Although Ning Changjiu frowned, he felt relieved and asked, "Where have you been?"
Zhao Xiang'er clasped her hands behind her back, raised her eyelids slightly, and glanced at him: "Do you want you to take care of it?"
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Did you go to see Mrs. Bai?"
Zhao Xiang'er stopped slightly and said, "It seems you were not beaten stupidly."
Ning Jiujiu worriedly asked: "What's the result?"
Zhao Xiang'er said: "We didn't take action."
Ning Jiujiu was slightly shocked. He didn't know what this result meant yet, but he just said: "It's good that nothing happened."
"What can happen to me?" Zhao Xianger snorted and walked towards the house.
Ning Jiujiu followed and asked, "No more fists?"
Zhao Xiang'er said: "You have been beaten for a month, but I don't see any improvement in you. It makes me suffer in vain."
Ning Jiujiu lowered his head, looked at the injuries on his body, and said, "Don't go out alone in the future."
Zhao Xiang'er stopped and said coldly: "I give you punches every day just because I want to see some miracles in you. Don't be too sentimental to have any thoughts. There will be no results."
Ning Jiujiu ignored her sarcastic remarks and asked, "What happened?"
Zhao Xiang'er didn't answer, but just said: "In short, from today on, you don't need to be beaten. Anyway... there will be no results."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and expressed his guess: "Is it the other side?"
Zhao Xiang'er's slender eyebrows tilted slightly. She turned her head and looked at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. Finally, she nodded slightly and asked, "You know?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "I have some guesses."
Zhao Xiang'er was a little angry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "The impact of this matter is too great. I only thought of it yesterday. I wanted to verify it today before telling you."
Zhao Xiang'er glared at him, not satisfied with his explanation, and said coldly: "Come to my room."
That is obviously my room... Ning Jiujiu dares to think but dare not speak.
Ning Xiaoling was confused as she listened, thinking to herself that she couldn't even understand their bickering now
After entering the room, the three of them sat down on the chairs, and Zhao Xiang'er began to talk about everything that happened today.
"Beside the Yellow Spring, Madam Bai and I actually took action." Zhao Xianger closed her eyes and recalled the scene at that time, and said: "No one of us moved at that time, but invisibly, we made a total of seventy-eight moves. .”
Ning Xiaoling asked curiously: "What's the result?"
Zhao Xiang'er shook his head: "There is no result."
Ning Jiujiu closed his eyes and sighed: "Is it really the other side?"
Zhao Xiang'er hummed and said, "Mrs. Bai may have thought of it a long time ago, which is why she hasn't taken action yet."
Ning Xiaoling asked: "The other side? What is that?"
Ning Jiujiu explained: "According to legend, many secret realms or closed cities in this world will formulate a law in order to maintain the balance in the city. This law is called the other side theorem, which means that along the central axis of the city, The two worlds are somehow divided. Although the two worlds are connected, they are essentially independent. They are like two ends of the same scale. The weight of the two ends is almost the same. If the power of either side is too strong, it will It tilted the scales and ultimately caused the destruction of the entire city."
Ning Xiaoling seemed to understand.
Zhao Xianger explained in more understandable words: "In other words, now that we are separated from Mrs. Bai by the underworld, we are actually born in two worlds, and the combined realm of our world is the same as the combined realm of theirs. Almost equivalent. Because if either of us has a big improvement or weakening, it will cause an imbalance in the world. Therefore, in order to prevent the world from destroying itself, when the overall realm of one side improves, the other side will also gain benefits due to many 'coincidences'. promote."
Ning Xiaoling asked: "In other words, if we work hard to improve our state, people on the other side can achieve the state we have improved without any effort?"
Zhao Xiang'er nodded: "Theoretically, it's like looking in the mirror. If we draw an eyebrow, we will also draw an eyebrow if we look exactly the same in the mirror. But this is a bit troublesome, so usually, the world's approach is... Lock the realm.”
Ning Xiaoling was startled, thought of something immediately, and looked at her senior brother.
Ning Jiujiu hummed.
This is the fundamental reason why his realm has not improved much despite a month of hard training.
They are now in Fengdu, and they abide by the laws of Fengdu. At this moment, Ming Jun's authority has also been lost. This city is already a city without an owner. Its laws are derived from itself and no one can modify them. If you have enough level to resist, you can only bear it.
At the same time, such a law is also rigid. One day, the forces on both sides will no longer be able to maintain balance for various reasons, and then the entire Fengdu will be destroyed.
Ning Xiaoling felt a chill in her heart. She had never thought that there were such weird things in this world.
Then, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Ning Jiujiu with wide eyes. Ning Jiujiu had already thought that he had seen through Ning Xiaoling's thoughts and said softly: "Yes, Miss Lu may come."
Now a month has passed and it's time to return to the master's door. If Lu Marry is worried that they haven't returned and goes down the mountain to look for him and strays into Fengdu, the balance of the entire Fengdu will be destroyed instantly, even if they win. Mrs. Bai couldn't save the city either.
Ning Xiaoling said worriedly: "What should we do? Lu Yuanbai knows that we have come to Linhe City, and the master will definitely know. If she comes to us then..."
Ning Changjiu said: "That would be a disaster that would destroy the city."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "This is the territory of Zhao State and also my city. I will not let anyone destroy it."
Ning Jiujiu sighed: "I hope Miss Lu won't come, but she misses us very much in her heart. She might be on her way now."
Zhao Xiang'er hummed and stood up suddenly. She was obviously wearing a white dress, but it looked like a dark gold-painted dragon robe. Her beautiful face was full of majesty like a king. She glanced at Ning Changjiu and said: " Feed fist."
"Huh?" Ning Changjiu looked slightly confused: "It's not that the realm has been..."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "Stop talking nonsense and come out."
Ning Xiaoling looked at him with pity and watched as her senior brother was dragged out by Zhao Xiang'er.
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What happened at Huangquan today was seen by many people, but because of their different stances and perspectives, of course they realized things differently.
After the final negotiation between Duke Qin and the city lord, they decided to push out the law prohibiting raw rice tonight. As soon as Duke Qin reached the door, he couldn't help but retract his raised foot.
"These... two..." Qin Gong felt a little shocked, clutching the document in his hand, and was in a dilemma.
In front of him was a boy and a girl. The girl was extremely beautiful, with a graceful figure, noble features, and a soul-catching temperament. At first glance, his knees felt a little weak.
He was in a daze for a few breaths before regaining his composure. He glanced slightly sideways at the young man beside her. The young man was also very handsome, but he looked seriously injured. He should be a bodyguard or something like that.
He knew their identities, and he often heard the screams of men coming from far away. That man must be this unlucky boy.
Qin Gong sighed, thinking about this little girl with extraordinary Taoism. Although she had a beautiful face, she had a habit of torturing people. She tortured the young man for a whole month. Such a person is definitely not someone easy to talk to. He must not take it lightly. Careless.
Zhao Xiang'er didn't even look at him and said, "Where is the city lord? Let him come out."
Qin Gong originally wanted to make some excuses, but he never thought that the old man of the city lord actually came out. He seemed to have already thought that one day they would come to visit him and greet him with smiles, as if to show sincerity, and Black and White Wuchang did not follow him. around.
When the city lord saw Zhao Xiang'er, he bowed and said, "She must be an immortal master who came down from the Immortal Mountain, right?"
Zhao Xiang'er said: "No."
The city lord was slightly surprised, and he made a calculation and said: "That girl should be the daughter of a certain cultivating family. Today, the girl and Mrs. Bai faced off across the underworld. They were tense and thrilling, and finally scared off Mrs. Bai. She looked like a fairy. We all saw it in our eyes and admired it very much."
Zhao Xianger smiled slightly and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Seeing her being so straightforward, the city lord was overjoyed and said immediately without hesitation: "I think the Immortal Master should also be aware that the city is not stable now, and we happen to hold some scattered powers, so we can Stabilize this half of the city for the Immortal Master so that the Immortal Master can practice meditation and kill the white-bone monster that deceived us all. Then we will give up all the power in the city to the Immortal Master as long as he wants it."
Zhao Xianger listened quietly and said, "That's it?"
The city lord was shocked. He originally thought that the other party would make some concessions, but he was still dissatisfied. He cursed in his heart, but he also gained wisdom and said quickly: "Linhe City here belongs to Zhao and Jin. If the contested land falls into the hands of the Immortal Master, he will definitely be able to defeat a country with one city. When the Immortal Master uses this as his capital and launches an attack with the immortal Netherworld soldiers, then Zhao and Jin will also be able to join the Immortal Master. Within the territory.”
Zhao Xiang'er smiled and asked, "How can a woman become emperor?"
The city lord immediately said: "Immortal Master Xu is a foreigner passing by here, and he doesn't know anything. The current emperor of the Zhao Kingdom is a female emperor. However, this female emperor is young, only sixteen years old. She doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and she is tyrannical and cruel to the people." , out of conscience, I was forced to agree to the Bone Witch, turning the whole city into a dead city. It is also for this reason. If the immortal master is willing, I will be willing to contribute when the time comes to help the immortal master replace the empress. This is also the blessing of the Zhao Kingdom. ah."
Zhao Xianger listened and said calmly: "It is indeed a good idea."
The city lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his head, but suddenly saw a faint sarcastic smile on the face of the young man in white next to the girl.
He saw that the girl didn't have much expression, and couldn't figure out her thoughts. He hesitated for a while, and wanted to continue to say a few words to show his loyalty. Suddenly, on the long street, a little boy ran over and the little boy plopped down. He fell to the ground, hugged Ning Changjiu's legs, and kowtowed: "Big brother, big brother, please save us, we are all about to die... There are still many living people in this city, but they are all about to become Damn it, I secretly saw you drawing a sword on the street that day... You are so powerful, you can definitely save us, you must not believe what this old man says!"
The little boy had been watching in the dark for a long time. He didn't have the courage to come out, but seeing that they seemed to be talking harmoniously with the city lord, he finally couldn't help it. Thinking that it was a knife, he mustered up the courage and rushed to the street. He knelt down in front of the young man.
The city lord felt bad and said quickly: "Master Immortal, please don't listen to this child's words. He must have been ordered by someone who is afraid of chaos in the world. I have worked so hard, how can they understand?"
Zhao Xiang'er raised her hand to signal him not to speak. She looked at the little boy and said, "What can he help you with? Why kneel to him?"
Ning Changjiu: "..."
The little boy raised his head. From his perspective just now, he could vaguely see someone standing next to his elder brother, but he couldn't see clearly who it was. Now that he saw such a beautiful sister, he was surprised and immediately thought that he was kneeling wrong. The master was right, he was the smartest among their friends after all. He understood immediately, turned his knees, and kowtowed heavily to the beautiful girl.
It's just that he was nervous and couldn't think of what to call him for a moment. He was so anxious that he didn't object to calling this man big brother, so the woman with him should be called... He immediately thought of the etiquette his mother taught him and said loudly. :
"Sister-in-law, please make the decision for us."