Long, long ago, the old man was the keeper of a tower of imprisonment.
This tower is located in the most barren land of the underworld, even more barren than the legendary entrance to the underworld that no one cares about. Apart from this stone tower, there is a piece of wasteland. Even ghost crows that fly across the sky will die and fall because of this land without aura.
No one knows his origin, and no one knows the origin of this tower. But the old man knew that there was a monster hidden in the tower, a mysterious monster.
It is said that this monster is very dangerous, so it needs to be imprisoned with the strictest seal and eternal life.
When he first became a tower keeper, the old man once saw that monster. It was a very quiet existence with an indescribable beauty that the old man could not hide even if he was in a dark stone tower, even if he was trapped by an ugly stone lock. The kind of image that takes your breath away.
There was no sign of any danger at all.
The keeper of the tower was asked not to get close to the monster, so he took in a boy who was abandoned in the wasteland and became a handyman of the stone tower, responsible for taking care of the monster.
A boy with black hair and beautiful dark eyes, who doesn't know his origin, doesn't even remember his own name.
The monster locked here actually doesn’t need water and food, but the new little handyman is stubborn and disobedient, taking rations to take care of the monster every day, day after day...
During this time, the old man also learned more about the mysterious monster. It is said that there are two different bloodlines in the monster's body, one comes from the mother and the other comes from the father.
The power from the mother is very gentle, it seems to be a rare race that has declined, wandering at the entrance of the underworld all year round.
And the power from his father... seems to be the main reason why he is locked in this stone tower.
It's a pity that no "person" knows who the father of this lord monster is, and what is that dangerous power...
For a long time, the monster was trapped and locked on the top of the tower, and the old man and the boy lived at the bottom of the tower, day after day, year after year.
However, one day, a boy who had grown up suddenly ran over and asked the old man——
"Grandpa, can I hang out with Lord Qingxing?"
The old man shook his head helplessly, and said to the boy with apologetic eyes: "No, Mr. Qingxing was imprisoned here by the order of a very powerful person, and he may not be able to leave for the rest of his life."
The boy already understood a lot of things. He stood there silent for a long time, and then suddenly said: "If one day, I can become more powerful than that very, very powerful person, can I take Mr. Qingxing out of here? ?”
"..." The old man remembered that he was also stunned at the time, but in the end he just took the boy's words as a joke and said flatteringly, "Of course, but we are just tower guards, and at most we can only become the most powerful handymen in the underworld. "
"Then I won't be a handyman. One day, I will take Mr. Qingxing out of here and go to the place he most wants to go!"
The clear and crisp voice still sounded like a joke, but the boy's figure really disappeared from the stone tower.
The stone tower is still the original stone tower.
The tower keeper is still the original tower keeper.
I don't know how many years have passed, but the wasteland outside the stone tower has become more and more desolate, and there are even flying sands.
A boy in a black cloak appeared in front of the old man.
"Xiao... Xiaosi?" Looking at the familiar face, the old man tried to call out the long-lost name.
"Grandpa, long time no see." The boy's expression looked very tired, but his eyes were still bright, "How is Master Qingxing?"
The old man remembered that the boy said that after leaving the stone tower, he stumbled all the way, and finally reached the edge of the underworld, a place called the entrance to the underworld, and became a guide in a certain ghost town.
He went to see the scenery that Master Qingxing had always wanted to see.
And feel joy about it.
It's hard to imagine how such an immature child went through the wasteland, under the threat of so many ghosts and beasts in the underworld, to the edge of the underworld. The old man only knows that the "scenery" along the way is definitely more terrifying and frightening than what the young man himself described.
"Go and meet him?" The old man pointed in the direction of the top of the tower.
But the young man shook his head and said: "Because of the promise I made with Lord Qingxing, I insisted on walking all the way. All in all, I still can't go to see Lord Qingxing like this with nothing accomplished!"
The boy said that his job in the ghost town was excellent, so someone wanted to promote him. But the boy gave up a more comfortable working environment and volunteered to join the army of the underworld and go to a certain battlefield.
"I will die." The old man knew very well about the war in the underworld, except for the leaders of both sides, the rest was just to die.
"But as long as you survive, you will be one step closer to Lord Qingxing." A smile appeared on the young man's tired face.
The boy survived.
I don't know how many years have passed, the old man saw the boy again... The boy has become a young man at this moment, but he looks... very bad.
Broken armor, drooping right hand, blood all over the body, the original black hair turned silvery white for some reason, and even those beautiful black eyes were wrapped in coarse cloth to stop the blood from flowing.
"Xiaosi!" The old man may never forget that scene.
Bloodstains all the way into the stone tower, it is hard to imagine how this person got here.
"Grandpa, long time no see." Speaking exactly the same words as before, the young man just sat down at the door of the stone pagoda, "How is Master Qingxing?"
"If you don't go to see him again, maybe he won't remember you anymore." The old man just felt his nose sore, "Go and see him after so long! But wait until I treat your wound first!"
The old man at least hoped that Lord Monster would know that there is a person who has been working hard for his freedom, whether it is sweat or blood... there is such a person who has fought to such an extent for a promise made many years ago!
But the young man still just shook his head, smiled weakly and said: "Compared to me, Master Qingxing, who can only look up at the sky with a stone lock forever, is more painful."
"Grandpa, I'm going to a very dangerous place soon." The young man straightened his expression, "When I come back, maybe I can take Lord Qingxing out of here!"
"Where are you going!" The old man had an ominous premonition.
"If I can't come back..." The young man's eyes dimmed, "Then it's a good thing that Lord Qingxing doesn't remember me."
"Son, is it worth it?" The old man didn't understand what the young man had done, nor what he wanted to do. In the heart of the old man, he will always be the child who was picked up from the wasteland, but he wants to take a road that is impossible to reach the end.
"It's worth it." The young man smiled and looked into the distance, "Grandpa, do you know? Along the way, I saw many beautiful scenery, many wonderful things, many interesting people, heard and met many stories..."
"If I were always a small handyman in the stone pagoda, maybe I would not have so many experiences in my life." There was a tenderness in the young man's eyes, which was an expression the old man had never seen before.
"I really want to... take Mr. Qingxing to have a look."
this kid...
While the old man watched him off, the young man who roughly bandaged his wound disappeared into the wasteland again.
For the young man, the Master Qingxing is no longer just a dream and aspiration when he was young, but a belief that supports his life, a belief that urges him to constantly transform!
After that... It was the loneliness of day after day and year after year, and this place is still a stone tower that no one visits...
A deserted place.
I don't know how much time has passed, just when the old man thought that the young man had encountered an accident somewhere, a team called an army came to the wasteland!
At that time, there were black uniforms everywhere, and black flags with unknown patterns...
The man in the black cloak walked up to the old man with heavy steps and took off the hood on his head.
"think… "
The old man was about to say something, but suddenly found that he could not make a sound at all. Inexplicably, the old man seemed to see the familiar but unfamiliar man shaking his head slightly.
"Tower keeper." The man's voice was indifferent and alienated, as if he had never seen the old man in front of him, "I have come to release the prisoners in the tower, and from today onwards, I will be his fiancée."
Since the promise a hundred years ago, I have struggled in blood and tears, and encountered countless life and death wanderings...
He finally found the only way to set Qingxing free.
Thinking of the past, the old man couldn't help but get red eyes.
If he could, he really wanted to tell that Lord Qingxing that during the years he endured the death-like loneliness and loneliness, he was not alone, because there was another person who had been fighting for him.
And at the expense of his life, he finally secretly delivered the treasure named "Freedom" to him.
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According to legend, the entrance to the underworld will appear in various ways, it may be a street, a hospital, a dilapidated classroom, a haunted tour bus, or a movie theater that is showing a new movie...
After cooperating with the task of ending the inspection, Su Qingxing started working again, leaving all other tasks to Zhu Sha, completely ignoring the painful wailing of his friend.
When Su Qingxing opened his eyes, he saw that he was facing a giant movie screen. There was no image on the giant screen, and the lights in the theater were not turned off. Obviously, the movie hadn't started yet.
However, directly above the movie curtain, a banner was pulled in a very rustic way——
[Welcome to the premiere of Bride of Death].
"I really watched this movie!" A disputing voice came from Su Qingxing's side.
Su Qing moved his slightly stiff neck, turned his head to look, and saw that there were only four people sitting in his row in this empty theater, and they should be the ones who participated in the trial this time.
Among them was a handsome young man in a white shirt who was trying to convince the other trainees of what he said, and continued excitedly, "Although it's an old horror movie, it's really good!"
"The god of death came to the world to find his bride, but the person he wants to find must not be afraid of death, and he can learn to overcome even the deepest fear in his heart! But if the person tested by the god of death shows fear and panic , will usher in a cruel death in the next second."
"What's the use of saying this!" Sitting next to the boy was a proud-looking woman, wearing a professional suit, with delicate makeup and an impatient expression, "Where is this place? If no one explains, I'll leave Yes. Time is money, understand?"
"Sorry, I don't like watching horror movies either." There was also a man in denim, who smiled casually, and was about to get up and leave with the professional woman.
"You can watch it as a romance movie!" I really don't know how much that handsome young man likes to watch this horror movie. "In the end, Death found his bride, a bride who was not afraid of the skull under the black cloak, and was willing to kiss the bones. Individuals live happily together! Never grow old and never die!"
When the boy finished speaking, his face was full of embarrassment and embarrassment, as if he had become the protagonist in a movie, indulging in romantic love...
Seeing such a scene, Su Qingxing was rarely silent.
Isn't it... something weird
The author has something to say: The third story is about to start, beat the gongs and drums, guess if the big one or the small one will appear first!