Jiuyou stood in front of them, with a large pile of paper with ugly handwriting piled in front of her. After she finished speaking, she looked at them seriously, hoping that you would not be ignorant and cooperate with me sincerely to restore the underworld together. The expression of national glory.
"When I become the Lord of the Underworld, I will make you a priest and a king of heaven. At that time, as long as a relative of you dies, I will help you fish her out." Jiuyou suggested energetically: "From now on, we'll just stay here and be bullies, and no one can control us!"
Ning looked at Jiuyou for a long time and said: "Although the spirit has no boundaries, the places that the outside world can reach are much wider than the Kingdom of the Underworld. Even if we go out, where can we find authority for you?"
Jiuyou thought for a while and cheered: "There will always be a way!"
"..." Ning Chang thought to himself that there are still three hundred days left, can't you have a sense of urgency
Jiuyou scratched his head, pointed to the big bookshelf behind him, and said: "Actually... I seem to have seen some method somewhere, but I can't remember it. I'll look through the books later!"
Ning looked at the vast sea of books behind her for a long time, sighed, and said, "What have you been doing for the past two thousand years?"
Jiuyou puffed up his cheeks and was very angry, but he couldn't think of a good way.
Ning Xiaoling raised her hand silently and said, "I have a question."
"What do you want to ask, junior sister?" Ning Changjiu's tone softened.
Ning Xiaoling said: "If you keep a ray of my soul here, how will I go back? Could it be like Han Xiaosu, who puts me in a small porcelain bottle?"
Ning Xiaoling was a little scared. When she chatted with Han Xiaosu before, she knew how narrow and uncomfortable life was in a small bottle.
Jiuyou said uncertainly: "You are now blessed with the destiny of the underworld and hold the power of the underworld king. What kind of porcelain bottle can accommodate a great god like you?"
Ning Xiaoling said: "Then what should I do? If you don't let me go back, how can I help you collect authority?"
"Sister, don't be impatient!"
"Who is your sister..."
"Actually, the thing that can accommodate your soul doesn't need to be too demanding, as long as it has the same origin as you and has at least the physique of a demigod." Jiuyou smiled and said, "Doesn't it sound easy?"
The same origin...the body of a demigod...
It sounds like there are not many conditions, but the fact is that even if you search the whole world now, it is probably difficult to find a dead five-path fox... and it has to be a female!
Ning Xiaoling rubbed her face and said, "You'd better let me go. Senior brother and I are both based on sincerity!"
"Do you think I'm a child?" Jiuyou sarcastically said, "The cats you raise are so extraordinary, you are definitely not as innocent as your face!"
Ning Xiaoling couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a scolding. She sighed, looked at her senior brother for help, and said: "Senior brother, please say something, the fox's demigod body... This is clearly trying to make things difficult for us. , there are only three hundred days in total, how can it be possible?"
Ning stared at her silently for a long time without speaking.
Ning Xiaoling noticed something strange and looked a little strange.
Jiuyou watched them communicating tacitly with their eyes, and was equally curious.
After a while, Ning Xiaoling spoke slowly and exclaimed: "It can't be... right?"
…
…
Ning Xiaoling sat dejectedly on the edge of the bed, rolling around on the bed, saying, "Senior brother... I don't want to walk on four legs."
Ning Jiujiu rubbed her head and consoled her: "I've seen that fox skin. It's very beautiful. Hundreds of years ago, it was a divine fox that charmed a country. The age... is worthy of it."
Ning Xiaoling imagined herself turning into a fox, which was hard to accept.
Although the fox is very cute, she also feels cute when she rubs the fox. When someone hugs the fox and rubs it casually, she doesn't feel cute at all...
Ning Xiaoling stood up from her bed, knelt down on her bed, and begged: "Senior brother, you must have a way, right?"
Ning Jiujiu smiled helplessly and said: "I also want to take you away by force, but Jiuyou is not a stupid girl, and she is also ready to break her face. What's more, I don't dare to risk your life. On gambling."
Ning Xiaoling arranged her messy hair, threw herself into Ning Changjiu's arms, hugged her senior brother for a while, then raised her head and said, "I feel that the bondage of the Ming Kingdom is just a cover, a trick used by Jiuyou to deceive others. If I Really...ah!"
In the middle of her words, Ning Xiaoling suddenly covered her heart. The meridians on her slender ankles swelled, her petite jade toes were clasped one by one, and her body became as tight as a **.
Ning Jiujiu immediately pointed at the center of her eyebrows, calming the ups and downs in her thoughts with the gentleness of the wind and rain.
Ning Xiaoling clasped her hands together, raised her head and looked at the endless hall, not daring to have any more thoughts of rebelling against Netherworld.
Then she became even more depressed.
Compared to her frustration, Jiuyou was very proud, as if the two hundred and ninety-seven days later were not the day when the Kingdom of Hades would be destroyed, but the day when she would ascend the throne as the new king.
She flipped through the books on the bookshelf one after another, looking for ways to collect authority, and she never tired of it.
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The fish king woke up after a day and a night.
One day and one night, Ning Changchun and Ning Xiaoling walked around the Kingdom of Hades as a way to celebrate their reunion.
The kingdom of Hades was much greater than they had seen.
In the world of Hades, the spirit is not bound by the resistance of all things. The sword flies many times faster than outside, but it still cannot touch any boundaries. And all areas of the Kingdom of Hades, whether it is drowsy or heavy rain, are shrouded in the sea of darkness.
The Sea of Darkness is very strange, and you can see its boundary just by raising your head. But it happens to be like the horizon, which can only be seen but never reached.
The scenery of Hades is not beautiful. After all, it is all the roar of the dark wind and the wail of the soul. The war is far from truly stopping. There are still frequent frictions and conflicts between many sects. They die fragilely after the swords are connected and return to the darkness in the sky. .
But the world is vast, and no matter how miserable the lives are, silence is the eternal language.
Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling came to a shining valley full of small black flowers.
Ning Xiaoling knelt down gently on the ground, held some in her hands, and sniffed it at the tip of her nose, but did not smell the fragrance.
"Are these flowers alive or dead?" Ning Xiaoling asked.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Death is what they look like when they are alive."
Ning Xiaoling nodded thoughtfully. She walked gently on the stone path of the valley, her eyes passing over the endless flower fields in the valley. The wind blew along the mountain, flowing like water, passing over her skirt. with hair.
I would rather stand among the sea of flowers for a long time.
The girl's cloud-like back floated in her sight.
Ning Xiaoling raised her head and looked at the darkness above her head.
The Sea of Darkness was like a whale that covered the sky, always floating above, moving with their footsteps.
Together they crossed the vast sea of flowers.
In the endless valley, the jagged rocks are like huge mazes, and people who walk through it can easily return to the starting point.
Outside the sea of flowers, they also saw many statues of gods.
Those statues all look like a handsome man. The man has one hand behind his back and a book in the other. From his feet up, a feathered snake winds up enchantingly and opens its mouth on the man's head, as if it wants to devour him. But the man was unmoved, his expression was calm, and the wings behind the feathered serpent were like the wings growing from his shoulder blades.
At the bottom of the statue, there are many decaying bones piled up.
There are also many ghosts kneeling on the ground praying to the statues. Their knees have been worn down to the bone, but they all have solemn expressions and no pain at all.
They are members of the Qishen Sect, and they believe that sufficient piety is the only hope in the endless darkness. One day, they will impress God, and the light of faith will pierce the sea of darkness and shine accurately on this statue. At that time, Hades will wake up again and lead them to true awakening.
"Where did Ming Jun go?" Ning Xiaoling asked, sitting on the cliff.
Ning looked at the sea of darkness for a long time and said: "Its heart became Jiuyou, as for his body and soul..."
Ning Xiaoling looked at him.
Ning Jiujiu said: "What we are in now may be the consciousness of Lord Ming."
"Ming Jun's consciousness?" Ning Xiaoling was a little surprised.
Ning Jiujiu explained: "This world is a world built by the spirit. Apart from gods of the level of Mingjun, it is difficult for me to imagine that anyone can have such a powerful power."
He paused and continued: "When I was in Luoshu, I also witnessed a similar world. The world in Luoshu is different from here. It follows certain laws. Even if it is a troubled world, everything is different. Everything happens in an orderly and historical manner. It's different here, it's chaotic... The soul comes and goes on its own, and the world is unrestrained, as if it's just a space destined to decline."
Ning Xiaoling asked curiously: "Why are these two places different?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "The reason is very simple. Luo Shu was created deliberately, but here, it was created accidentally."
"Accidentally?" Ning Xiaoling looked at the endless world and wondered, "How careless is Lord Ming?"
"This is beyond his control..." Ning Jiujiu said leisurely: "Because it sprouted when he died."
"die?"
"Well, at the moment of death, a person's consciousness will undergo an unprecedented and intense movement. You may review your life completely at that moment." Ning Jiujiu explained: "This is true for people, let alone those with far greater power. The primordial god who is an ordinary ancient god?"
Ning Jiujiu continued: "When Lord Ming died, his consciousness exploded instantly. It was like a point, detonating and expanding in an instant, and expanded into an empty and boundless world. Over the long years, this empty world The fragments of consciousness inside slowly condensed to form the land here. The mountains, trees, and flowers here are similar to those in the secular world, but their essences are very different... Perhaps this was created by the chaotic consciousness of Hades. This process should have taken a long time, so When Jiuyou woke up, it was already more than a thousand years after Ming Lord’s death.”
Ning Xiaoling listened and was surprised by her senior brother's imagination. She felt that her words were a little lacking, so she could only sigh with emotion: "It's really amazing!"
Ning looked at the statues among the mountains for a long time.
He knew that Hades would never answer anyone's prayers.
"Let's go," he said.
Ning Xiaoling stood up and followed her senior brother.
Ning Jiujiu stretched out his hand, and Ning Xiaoling took it hesitantly.
The two walked together for a long time, and Ning Xiaoling suddenly said: "Senior brother."
"Um?"
"When you came back, did you go to see Master Marry first or Sister Xiang'er?" Ning Xiaoling asked.
"Why do you ask this?" Ning asked for a long time.
"I... just curious!" Ning Xiaoling whispered.
"Well... the seer's marriage." Ning Jiujiu said truthfully.
Ning Xiaoling was a little surprised and said: "Senior brother...do you really like Master more?"
How could Ning Changjiu dare to answer this question and said: "I very... respect the married woman."
Ning Xiaoling didn't believe it. When she was at Tianku Peak, she entered her senior brother's room by mistake. When she saw her master and senior brother in the same room, she realized something was wrong. It was just that she was naive at that time and believed her senior brother. That rhetoric. Now think about it, if I hadn't disturbed him, what would have happened... Moreover, the master has been waiting for so long to marry at the edge of the abyss. How can this be an ordinary relationship
I just didn't expect that the senior brother actually liked the master more... I always thought it would be Sister Xiang'er. Could it be that senior brother prefers...
Thinking of this, Ning Xiaoling's eyes couldn't help but move downwards.
She saw the toes of her shoes exposed under her skirt without any obstruction.
The girl suddenly became very depressed.
Ning Jiujiu pretended not to see her expression and said calmly: "Because Xiaoling is also in Yujian Tianzong, of course I want to see you first."
Ning Xiaoling showed an expression of sudden realization.
So this is ah…
"Senior brother is so kind!" Ning Xiaoling said sincerely.
After a while, she bit her lip again, and asked shyly and expectantly: "Then senior brother and master..."
"Xiao Ling has so many questions. You can ask Marry later." Ning Changjiu said.
Ning Xiaoling said: "I'm not stupid. If Xiaoling dares to ask Master this, he will definitely be beaten again."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said: "Don't worry, this time when Xiaoling goes back, it's not too late for everyone to love you."
Ning Xiaoling knew that many of the words of his senior brother were actually untrustworthy.
"Do you hurt me? It will really hurt when the time comes, and my senior brother will definitely be laughing at me again." Ning Xiaoling said.
Ning Jiujiu rubbed her head and said, "Don't worry, if master bullies you, I will help you bully him back."
Ning Xiaoling snorted coldly: "I don't believe it. No matter how courageous senior brother is, do you still dare to hit the master?"
Ning Changjiu raised the corners of his lips and smiled faintly.
If Ning Xiaoling had seen Lu Marry kneeling on the ground softly and softly begging him for punishment in Luo Shu, Junior Sister Xiaoling would have been so surprised that she couldn't sleep.
What's more, those scenes of hibiscus emerging from clear water...
The brothers and sisters traveled hand in hand in the kingdom of Hades, which was a land of barren mountains and rivers.
A day and night later, they returned to Hades.
Jiuyou was still thinking at his desk. In the palace, the Fish King yawned and walked out lazily.
Its blackened eyes were much lighter, and it still felt a little drowsy.
The Fish King raised his head, glanced at Ning Changjiu, and made a rare sound of admiration: "It seems that I still underestimated you. I originally thought that someone like you would sell me while I was sleeping."
Ning Jiujiu smiled, and secretly pointed at Jiuyou with his fingers on his sleeves, saying: "You are a hero, and I am not such a foolish king. How could I not treat the hero well?"
Ning Xiaoling lowered her head in shame.
The Fish King asked: "Why are you still here? Haven't I already found a solution for you? The results haven't been discussed yet?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "Miss Jiuyou is still looking for ways to collect authority."
The Fish King was startled.
It glanced at Jiuyou, then at Ning Changjiu, the cat's face wrinkled, and said: "Is this... any difficulty?"
Ning Xiaoling's eyes lit up: "Do you have any idea?"
The Fish King looked at them as if they were fools and said, "Authority is similar to spiritual energy in some ways."
Ning Jiujiu recalled the scene in Linhe City and suddenly understood: "Authority is like spiritual energy, it can gather?"
"You can teach me!" The Fish King nodded happily and said: "The broken porcelain bowl cannot be restored, but the authority is different. They are like a disintegrated race. They will find ways to restore themselves without you even having to do it. But they Like moths floating aimlessly in the world, if you want to attract them all, you still need to be willing to light a fire."
Ning Jiujiu understood that the torch in the Fish King's mouth was a relatively complete person with enough authority.
As long as this person sits there and does not even need to do anything, the lost authority will slowly gather from all directions.
Jiuyou raised his head and looked at them.
She heard their conversation and understood what the Fish King said.
Ning looked at Jiuyou for a long time and said, "If we do this, the only suitable candidate is Xiao Ling."
Jiuyou said: "I'm afraid the authority in Xiaoling's body is not enough."
Ning Changjiu said: "His Royal Highness Jiuyou will return all the power to Xiaoling, and then transfer some more, maybe it will be enough."
"What?!" Jiuyou was startled, and instantly crossed his arms as if he was about to be violated, covering his chest, and said angrily: "Okay, you humans and cats colluded, and you deliberately used these words to try to take away power from I cheated here, right? Stop wishing! I am so smart, how could I be fooled by you!"
Fish King said: "Your Highness, I just woke up..."
Jiuyou said stubbornly: "I just don't believe it anyway."
The Fish King didn't bother to explain, thinking that it would be a great blessing for all people in the Kingdom of Hades to have a monarch like you.
Ning Changjiu said: "There are only two hundred and ninety-six days. One day will pass and one day will be lost. Lord Ming, please think about it yourself. If you really don't want to let go, we can only use swords to solve the problem."
Jiuyou raised his palms and said seriously: "Wait a minute... Well, let me think about it."
"Yes." After all, it was an important decision, so Ning Jiujiu did not press him.
Ning Xiaoling looked at sleepy eyes and listened.
She still remembered the first time she saw Di Ting, when he was lying in the dust covered in blood. Behind him, the proprietress with a raised eyebrow chased him angrily, trying to catch it back to the cage.
"Tingting, you are so awesome." Ning Xiaoling said sincerely.
The Fish King yawned and said, "I realize now that you are quite slow."
Ning Xiaoling was not angry, but laughed, as if she had found a treasure.
"By the way, have you and senior brother known each other for a long time... Is it really such a coincidence?" Ning Xiaoling asked.
The Fish King thought to himself, in fact, we have met before. When Xue Yuan hurt you and a silver-haired woman came from nowhere to save you, I took action once... Of course, in the eyes of the Fish King now, Ning Xiaoling and Yu Jin are definitely more pleasing to the eye than Xue Yuan. Many, Ning Xiaoling's only shortcoming is that she has a hateful senior brother!
Alas, at that time it was just the task of Silver Snow Palace, now it is its own life.
But it still felt resentful about not defeating the silver-haired woman at that time.
If he hadn't been injured secretly in that confrontation, how could he not have defeated Ning Changjiu and his wife in front of Zhao Kingdom's imperial city...
The Fish King thought angrily, planning to regain his power in the future and become a true ancient listening-level god. He must find the silver-haired woman to avenge her!
Thinking of this, the Fish King licked his sharp claws as if sharpening a knife.
Ning Jiujiu said: "We have definitely known each other... for a long time."
Ning Xiaoling asked curiously: "How did we know each other?"
Ning Changjiu said: "On the wedding day of Xiang'er and I, we hosted numerous guests, but Di Ting came uninvited."
Ning Xiaoling didn't think much about it, just thinking that Di Tingzui was craving for fish.
While they were talking, in the middle of the rows of bookshelves, Jiuyou suddenly stood up and said in a crisp voice:
"I've thought about it!"
The two of them turned to look at each other.
"What are Miss Jiuyou's plans?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Jiuyou said: "I agree to your conditions. I am willing to give most of the authority to Xiaoling and let her collect the remaining fragments. But I am very afraid. If you take these authorities and run away, what will you come up with?" If I can use the secret technique of reincarnation to shed my golden cicada’s shell, won’t I have nothing?”
Ning Jiujiu asked: "What do you think?"
Jiuyou looked at him and said, "Actually, I know that you are a good person."
"Huh?" Ning Jiujiu didn't understand why she suddenly said that.
Jiuyou said: "You go to a place with me."
…
They came to the Qingxian Sect.
The magical instrument that looks like the armillary sphere of the Immortal Sect is as tall as a building.
Such fairy weapons also exist in the Kingdom of God. The difference is that in the Kingdom of God, they are driven by fairies with fluttering ribbons, but here they are skinny ghosts.
"Go." Jiuyou looked at him and said.
Ning Jiujiu hesitated slightly, but still took the step.
On the armillary sphere, a beam of golden light descended from the sky. Ning Jiujiu stepped out of the golden light. Shura's Dharma Body shone brightly in it, like countless prisms, refracting thousands of dazzling golden lights, like divine fire falling from the sky. He was cold and elegant. Her face and clothes dancing like snow curls exude an infinite air of holiness.
He landed lightly on the armillary sphere.
All the dead souls stopped what they were doing and looked here one after another. Even those ghosts who were about to decay tried their best to open their eyes, and there was a sound that was close to a scream in their throats.
The slave ghost pulling the artifact removed the rope, and all the dead souls who were working or praying also knelt down.
The centuries-old efforts of the Qingxian Sect finally received a response from the gods.
They opened their arms and shouted hoarsely with all their strength, as if they wanted to melt themselves into the glory they had been waiting for their entire lives.
"I am your god and will lead you out of the sea of darkness."
Ning Jiujiu looked at the devastated world and thousands of dead souls kneeling at his feet, worshiping himself as the savior. He solemnly spoke and continued according to the words they had agreed upon in advance.
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…
Half an hour later, Ning Changjiu slowly returned to the palace, his eyes calm.
"Why do you think morality can restrain me?" Ning asked for a long time.
Jiuyou said: "Because you are probably a good person."
Ning didn't answer for a long time.
Jiuyou sighed, with a childish tone full of thousands of years of sorrow and helplessness: "There is no sky here, and even if I make a poisonous oath, it will never be fulfilled. I have no other choice."
Ning nodded for a long time and closed his eyes. In his mind, there were still scenes of countless dead souls kneeling. Their expressions were excited and their trembling came from their souls.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Don't worry, even without these, I will come back."
Jiuyou nodded slightly and whispered: "Two hundred and ninety-six days, don't forget it... don't be late."
"Okay." Ning Jiujiu agreed.
Jiuyou stretched out his hand.
Ning Jiujiu, Ning Xiaoling, and Fish King extended their hands one by one.
"I am the bridge for you to cross the darkness and communicate with the outside world..." Jiuyou chanted softly.
She held out her hands.
Ning Jiujiu and Ning Xiaoling each held one.
A piece of Ning Xiaoling's spirit remained where it was, and the rest followed their consciousness and rose together.
The infinite dark sea opened to them.
Above the dark sea, there are familiar figures, one sitting on the throne and the other standing in front of the throne.
It was Ning Xiaoling and Ning Changjiu in the Hades Palace.
Ning Jiujiu returned to his body and slowly opened his eyes.
Ning Xiaoling's soul was incomplete and could not be contained by the body, so she could only rely on his side.
After the two left, Jiuyou extended his hand to the Fish King.
"Goodbye, Mr. Cat, if there is another time, can you teach me how to read?" Jiuyou asked softly.
The Fish King raised the cat's paw and nodded seriously.
Jiuyou smiled.
Two and two are printed.
After a moment, under the throne of Hades Palace, the Fish King slowly opened his eyes.
…
Outside the light curtain of Jiuyou Hall, Si Ming, who was kneeling by the table and drinking tea, suddenly frowned. She rubbed the fur of the demon fox around her neck and whispered: "I'm back."