The fat man was not so lucky. His entire fat body exploded, leaving the ground covered with blood. The grass was all red, and broken flesh was hanging on the surrounding broken stones and crooked trees. All that was contaminated was rotting quickly.
Shi Hao and Ming Yueshu looked around. Mountains collapsed, the ground cracked, and the turbulence of air flow caused dark clouds to roll in the sky and heavy rain to fall.
"Let's go!" Shi Hao put away his sword, took Yue'er by the hand, and flew away into the distance.
Although they were top-notch masters, they couldn't help but get soaked by the heavy rain.
They traveled all night, and at dawn, they unexpectedly found a hot spring deep in the mountains. It was still freezing cold, and although the two had their powers to protect themselves and were not afraid of the cold, they were still wet all over, and it was very uncomfortable in such cold weather.
Yue'er still wanted to remain reserved, but Shi Hao picked her up by the waist and went into the hot spring with her to take a bath.
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In the continuous drizzle, the little devil girl covered her belly and walked in the muddy mountains.
Blood oozed from between her tiny fingers, staining her floral dress red, but she didn't care.
Her expression was slightly annoyed, but also somewhat ferocious and excited.
There was a village ahead, and there was a strong smell of blood in the village.
The smell of blood filled the air, and a strange black mist floated above the village.
There was a strange chewing sound, and the earth seemed to be restless.
The little devil girl stepped into the village, with white bones lying under her feet.
There were two pools of bones, one was much larger, and each bone in the other looked small.
Apparently a woman and a child were eaten by something and their bones were vomited out.
She continued to walk forward, blood flowing down her feet, leaving small bloody footprints along the ground.
If it was an ordinary wound, it would have healed long ago, but the sword that pierced her body carried the power of the phoenix, which greatly suppressed the power of the beast itself.
Her clothes were soaked by the rain, her hair was messy, and her embroidered shoes were spotless.
There were more and more bones in the village, scattered here and there. Apart from the continuous chewing sounds, the surroundings were completely quiet, with nothing else.
There is an ancestral hall in a corner of the village near the mountain. The front of the hall is covered with a black shadow like a mountain. The shadow is wriggling, and the chewing sound comes from under the shadow.
After a while, the black shadow began to shrink, and bones piled up like a mountain, and skulls rolled down from the pile of bones.
Amidst the pile of bones, a skinny man appeared. He was dressed in tattered clothes, with his back to the little devil girl, gnawing on the corpse.
There was a demonic shadow rising from his back, with only a few black threads barely connecting him to the man.
In the past, he had eaten up entire villages without even spitting out the bones, but now his fat body had been destroyed and he had to start all over again.
As he gnawed, he made an angry sound: "Damn it! Damn it! Sooner or later, I will eat those two guys. I will eat them up completely, leaving nothing behind."
The resentful voice roared in the empty village.
The little devil girl was staring at the black shadow behind him that was constantly swaying due to anger, and her eyes were faintly filled with strange flames.
She licked her tongue and took a step forward. She raised her hand slightly, covering her abdomen, and her five tiny fingers were covered in blood.
The man turned around, looking confused: "What are you doing?"
Suddenly, there was a tremor, and a strange, terrifying roar came from the village. The man screamed in disbelief: "What are you doing?"
The sound sounded like something incomprehensible had happened. The buildings in the village began to distort, and the surrounding mountains were also gradually deformed.
Devouring, constantly devouring. "What on earth are you?" The one who was originally devouring let out a desperate hiss while being devoured.
Something that had never happened in the past 2,600 years happened at this moment.
The bloody flames were like fire, spreading everywhere. After a while, they submerged the lifeless village, and then danced wildly...
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It is not easy to find hot springs in this cold place near the northern frontier.
Therefore, Shi Hao soaked in the hot spring very comfortably. The hot water flowed out from the cracks in the mountain, circling through several depressions, and finally reached the small pool where they were soaking. The temperature was just right.
Yue'er felt that she was not at the point where she should take a bath with him, but he forcibly carried her down.
She felt a little angry. His attitude seemed to be saying, "I have already apologized to you, so you are my woman now."
Even though a woman has been "apologized" by a man in that way, what else can she do except marry that man
But after all, it wasn't her who asked him to apologize like that. How could he just talk to himself and treat her as his woman after apologizing like that
Yue'er was sulking in her heart, but she didn't resist, nor did she even show any rejection, which made her even angrier... Angry at herself.
Shi Hao sat beside her and looked at her.
At this moment, Yue'er had fair skin and smooth shoulders. She was only wearing a one-piece diamond-shaped heart-shaped shirt.
The upper end of the heart-dress was tied with a knot around her pink neck, and the lower end of the heart-dress was pulled by her little hands and pulled down in the water, barely covering up the scenery that he should not see.
Her slender legs were pressed together in the water, and her hands, which were holding the hem of her dress, were restlessly placed on her thighs, making her look even more attractive.
The surroundings were filled with heat, and the rising water vapor condensed in this semi-enclosed space and then dissipated outside.
Shi Hao leaned close to Yue'er and looked down. The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed, and she seemed a little angry, but her face was red.
She is so cute like this!
Shi Hao whispered in her ear: "Yue'er, thank you so much for what you did just now. I didn't expect you to be so worried about me!" She was originally facing the fat man, but was still paying attention to his side. Seeing that he was in danger, she approached him desperately, which moved him quite a lot.
"How can I repay you?" Shi Hao put his arm around her shoulders and moved closer to her.
"I'm not asking you to repay me!" Yue Er said shyly, "Don't come near me."
Although it was a rejection, her tone was full of unprecedented coquettishness. Shi Hao couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned around and hugged her, pressing her against the stone beside him: "How about we do it like last time..."
"No... No!" Yue'er's face flushed instantly, "Don't, don't do that to me again. You don't owe me anything, don't... don't apologize like that again."
Shi Hao looked at her seriously: "This is different. Last time I made amends, this time I want to repay you for your concern for me."
"No!" Her tone was full of shyness.
"No, don't do that!" Push down!
Chapter 445: The Secret of the Immortality of the Dark Devil
Hot air filled the air, water splashed, and the hot springs gushing out from the cracks in the mountains unknowingly became turbulent, gurgling down the mountain.
In the early morning, a wild beast walked out of the woods and approached the stream. Suddenly, it heard human voices above and turned around and ran away.
The voice was resistive at first, then gradually became sweet.
These uninhabited mountains and wilderness seemed to have come alive because of this.
Although it is cool in the morning and evening, it will become hot at noon.
A bonfire was lit by the stream. Shi Hao got a wild rabbit and roasted it on the bonfire.
Their clothes were still hanging on the branches next to them. In the distance, Yue'er was rinsing her mouth by the spring pool. She turned around and gave him a reproachful look.
At first, Shi Hao repaid her wholeheartedly, but later, he couldn't help himself and taught her how to reciprocate. Yue Er couldn't get him to stop her and actually repaid him. Even at this moment, she couldn't help but look angry, and the glare she gave him seemed to warn him not to do it again next time.
Just that red face in the sun, still like a sweet and delicious peach.
In this mountain, I rested for a day like a savage.
They continued to move south, trying to find out if there were any villages that had been affected.
After all, although Taocan, one of the "Four Evils", had his body destroyed, he was not suppressed and was probably still wreaking havoc everywhere.
But along the way, there was no news of the entire village suddenly disappearing... Instead, people were fleeing everywhere.
The Su army had crossed the Yellow River and was attacking Haodu with all their might. The barbarian army, which was at the end of its rope, was like crazy, killing people everywhere.
Many people in the martial arts world responded to the Su army and set off a wave of resistance against the barbarians. The Jin tribe was being retaliated against on a large scale.
But there were also many people who burned, killed and looted in the name of resisting the barbarians, making the situation even more chaotic.
In times of war and chaos, the most miserable people are always the people at the bottom of society.
Along the way, Shi Hao also acted as a chivalrous man several times.
In fact, there is really not much that can be done to help. Even if you have a kind heart, at this time, you can basically only be a passing visitor.
The reason why he took action many times was not only to help as much as possible, but also to allow the lost ghost to find him again.
And as he expected, in a county town, he was once again found by the Lost Ghost.
The county town was already in ruins. In fact, before the Su army arrived, the barbarian army had already looted the city and then fled.
Countless people who failed to escape in advance were killed or injured. Countless buildings in the city were burned down. It rained yesterday, which barely put out most of the fire, but some places were still filled with thick smoke.
There were cries everywhere. There were not many living people on the streets, but in every alley, the cries continued.
There were also many refugees pouring in from outside the city. They had nowhere to stay and could only wander back and forth in the destroyed cities. At this moment, the barbarian army in the city left, and everyone heard that the Su army would soon come again, so these refugees gathered and poured into the town.
At least, the morale of the Su army is still good, so they also hope that the Su army can arrive soon and occupy the city.
In comparison, they were more worried that before Su's army arrived, the next wave of deserters, rebels, and bandits would rush this way.
Shi Hao and Ming Yueshu were sitting in a small teahouse. The teahouse had signs of being smashed and looted, but it was originally a small business. Before the barbarian army looted it, the owner ran away. When the barbarian army left, he came back, so the teahouse continued to open.
It was here that the Lost Ghost found them.
Shi Hao and Yue'er were sitting here drinking some tea and eating some steamed buns.
The tea was the most common coarse tea, and the steamed corn bread was made of the coarsest millet, which was very hard and tasted very bad.
But in this county town, there is not much to eat.
There is a small local gang outside who are helping the refugees and maintaining some order.
Shi Hao heard that there were warriors outside discussing how to get some food for everyone, even if it was just to make some porridge to help everyone live a few more days.
At this time, the Lost Ghost limped to their table with his crutches and sat down without any courtesy.
"Don't make me look for you anymore!" The lost ghost looked a little depressed, "I don't want to chase a man around anymore in my life."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "I knew you could find me here." Since he was able to chase me all the way from Jiangnan to Saibei, he must have some ability.
So Shi Hao was not worried that he wouldn't be able to find him.
The Lost Ghost stared at him and said, "Did you really get any treasures in Yunzhong County? Or did you have any other adventures?"
Shi Hao said: "That's about right!"
The Lost Ghost looked at the girl sitting next to him and said, "Is this the famous goddess infant from the human world?"
Mingyueshu nodded slightly.
Shi Hao said, "Let's not talk about that. Don't you want to tell me something about the underworld? What is going on there?"
The lost ghost said, "Miserable! Miserable! Miserable!" He turned around and looked outside, then said, "Don't think that these people are miserable. I can tell you that even if they are alive, it would be better if they live one more day, because if they die, it will only be more miserable."
Shi Hao and Ming Yueshu looked at each other and were both moved.
Living like this is better than being dead, so how miserable is death
As the saying goes, everything ends when a person dies, but what if after death, a person enters a more miserable world
The lost ghost sighed: "In fact, a long time ago, the underworld had its own system, and everything was done according to the rules set by the heaven. It is difficult to say exactly when these rules were set, but anyway, the rules have existed since ancient times.
"After a person dies, a magic circle will be formed to take the soul of the person to the gate of hell and send it to the Yellow Spring Road. When you arrive at the Yellow Spring Road, you have to cross the Naihe Bridge and drink Mengpo Soup. In fact, 'Mengpo Soup' itself is just a symbol. After all, there are so many dead souls from generation to generation. It is impossible for Mengpo to drink Mengpo Soup one by one, right
"Under the Naihe Bridge, there is the Forgetful River. Most of the dead souls swim across the river directly to the other side. When they enter the underworld, they forget their past because of the effect of the Forgetful River. Only a few people, who are either extremely resentful or have a strong will, will not die but their lamps will not go out. Even the Forgetful River cannot erase their memories. This kind of people are called ghost heroes, and the only way to wash them away is to use Mengpo soup.
"Generally speaking, the dead souls that have crossed the Naihe Bridge and the Wangchuan River are already naked, unaware of their past lives or future lives, wandering in the underworld, and being sent to the world of the living at a set time. The underworld has its own King Yama and many ghost officials, so they don't need to do too much. The heaven and earth magic array operates spontaneously, and they just need to supervise.
"In addition, in the underworld, there is a tribe of earth ghosts who can reproduce like humans in the world of the living. The earth ghosts in the underworld have been ghost officials for generations. And I am from this tribe of earth ghosts."
Having said that, the Lost Ghost laughed at himself and said "Ha".
After thinking about it, he felt that this "ha" was not enough, so he burst into laughter.
He continued, "The King of Hell has been granted divine authority and is able to live forever. He was born during the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He was originally a famous official on earth, and later became the King of Hell, in charge of the underworld. However, 2,600 years ago, the heaven collapsed, and the passage between heaven and the underworld was also destroyed.
"Fortunately, everything in the underworld was running in an orderly manner. The King of Hell worked diligently and was able to barely maintain order in the entire underworld. Until a thousand years ago, a great war broke out in the underworld."
Shi Hao asked: "A thousand years ago?"
The Lost Ghost sighed, “A thousand years ago, there was a peerless master in the human world who entered the underworld after his death, and unexpectedly became a peerless ghost hero. He recruited his generals and subordinates who were originally in the human world, and they were so powerful that they swept through the underworld like a prairie fire.
"This peerless ghost hero is the Overlord of Western Chu."
Shi Hao and Ming Yueshu looked at each other.