After having this idea, I asked Zhu Zhuo without hesitation: "Is the pretty powerful female ghost you mentioned called Yu Cuizi?"
Facing my directness, Zhu Zhuo suddenly opened his mouth exaggeratedly and widened his eyes. It was a bit funny to have such an expression on his small round face. It reminded me of Hui Gen'er when he was young, but I didn't have time yet. When I laughed, a pair of small hands covered my mouth.
"You actually called the Lord by his first name. That's not good, that's not good! If someone accidentally hears it and reports it to the inner city, he will be devoured." Zhu Zhuo's expression was serious.
It really is Yu Cuizi, I thought to myself. Speaking of which, I believe that its soul power may be naturally stronger, but I don't believe that such a powerful soul power can make it become a ghost Rakshasa in such a short period of time. There must be some other mystery in it. This mystery Maybe that’s why we came to Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts.
It is no exaggeration to say that with how powerful my soul power is, I will not be able to become a Rakshasa in such a short period of time after my death.
However, facing Zhu Zhuo's seriousness, my heart still felt a little warm. This is a city with its own rules and regulations, and even various conspiracies and competitions unique to the human world, but it lacks true feelings. in it.
Zhu Zhuo's expression is also a kind of concern. In a place like the ghost town, such emotions shine like diamonds.
So, I gently pushed Zhu Zhuo's hand away, touched its head, and said, "I know, I won't talk nonsense." My heart said, if it knows, I have fought against the ghost Rakshasa twice, If you confront it three times, will it be 'scared to death'
Zhu Zhuo took away my hand with some dissatisfaction and said to me: "Don't treat me like a child. I'm hundreds of years old."
I burst into laughter and forgot about this incident, but at this moment, Jue Yuan suddenly looked at Zhu Zhuo and said seriously: "You will be saved very well."
I knew Jue Yuan was serious, but Zhu Zhuo disagreed and said: "You are dressed like a great monk, but in this city, whether it is a Taoist priest or a monk, there is nothing new in dressing up. I don’t know how many monks and Taoists died here and became ghosts wandering here. Many of them went crazy in the end. Don’t think that just because you were a monk during your lifetime, you can say such things. Give up such hope and enter the inner city. It’s important.”
Jue Yuan stopped talking, closed his eyes, and gently turned the rosary beads in his hand. When he opened his eyes again, his face still had a determined expression.
But I was extremely shocked. A dead monk or Taoist priest? Doesn't that mean that the souls of the insiders who have entered here have not been liberated, but are here... What a sad thing. At this time, I really hope that the monk named Hong Ren can succeed. Let these souls be liberated.
However, Zhu Zhuo was too lazy to pay attention to Jue Yuan, let alone notice the shock in my heart. His mind at the moment was completely attracted by Xiao Chengqian's question, and he was talking nonstop.
Xiao Chengqian's question is very simple, just one sentence, you said we are qualified to enter the inner city, what should we do specifically
What Zhu Zhuo is most concerned about is the problem. Naturally, he talks about it very seriously. In summary, there are only two things. We already know the first one, to stay awake. Of course, this is not a matter of one or two days, but within a certain period of time. Stay awake for a period of time. This time limit is at least 5 years. If your soul power is particularly strong, you can relax a little, but it cannot be less than three years.
"Any ghost will be remembered as soon as it enters the city. As for how to do it, I don't know. In short, the adults in the inner city know how many years you have been awake." Zhu Zhuo explained seriously.
But it made me tremble with fear. I couldn't sweat in my current state. If I could, I would almost be covered in cold sweat. This sentence means that when we enter the new city, the hidden enemy will always be there. knew.
If you knew, why did you let us wander around the city and even come into contact with the ghosts here? What exactly is it going to do
Everyone had the same idea as me. When Zhu Zhuo was talking, they couldn't help but exchange looks with each other, and then pretended to be nonchalant. If not, what else could be done? Take a step, take a look.
As Zhu Zhuo told me, I discovered the second point, which we also know, that is, in addition to staying awake, you must also have strong soul power, and you must reach a certain limit before you can enter the inner city.
"The minimum limit is to defeat the four city guards guarding the gate of the inner city, and then you can enter. Speaking of which, you only have the qualifications and foundation to enter the inner city. If you want to improve, you still need to devour... " At this point, Zhu Zhuo's face became a little gloomy, and he whispered: "I think this is a very cruel thing, because if you have to devour others, their souls will also be scattered! That is something more terrifying than death. , but what can we do? This is the law of survival here. "
I remained silent. After all, a 'weak' existence like Zhu Zhuo always had to be careful not to be swallowed up by other existences. It lived a very careful and difficult life. It didn't even dare to go out, so I never chatted with it. We already know that the only safe place here is the so-called room. No ghosts (except those in the inner city) are allowed to enter the room to fight or devour. Even those ghosts who are not very awake strictly abide by this. Follow this one.
After such a long time, I can imagine that Zhu Zhuo stayed in his room for most of the time, watching day after day. How lonely and desperate it was
In silence, Ruyue glanced out the window unintentionally, only to find that a ghost grabbed another ghost that appeared to be 'dying' and entered the inn opposite Zhu Zhuo's room.
"Ah? This inn is not just a decoration, but someone actually goes in?" Ruyue exclaimed, attracting the attention of all of us.
Zhu Zhuo glanced at it and said angrily: "Of course it's not a decoration. Every inn here is the place we most yearn for, because here, there are only rooms in the inn, and the yin energy is relatively pure. If you want to devour it, it is usually in The inn is going on, you see, the dying ghost is going to be eaten, it will be made into food at the inn, and the other half will be handed over to the inner city, and as a price, you can live in the inn for three days."
When Zhu Zhuo was talking, the ghost had already entered the inn, handed over the other, more serious ghost in his hand, sat by the window, and began to wait for its 'big meal'...
This kind of picture itself does not have any sense of violation, but when you think about it carefully, it is creepy. What is the difference between swallowing people alive and cannibalism in human society
This is different from the devouring of ghost heads by each other, and different from the devouring of ghost heads by the four demon spirits, because the ghost heads can almost be said to have no will of their own, a pure evil energy body... Swallowing souls is...
Seeing us staring at the inn, Zhu Zhuo said seriously: "Look, I'm not entertaining you." As he spoke, he jumped down from the stool, opened a box against the wall, and took out a very precious item from it. A plate of steamed buns and a pot of tea.
What are these? I glanced at Zhu Zhuo curiously, but Chengyuan covered his mouth, and it took him a long time to say: "You...are you devouring others too?"
Naturally, we would not naively think that the tea and steamed buns were real. Recalling what Zhu Zhuo said just now, the soul was made into food in the inn. Chengyuan's speculation is not unfounded.
Zhu Zhuo put the steamed buns and tea on the table and said: "How can I devour others? These things are not soul power. They are just pure Yin Qi donated by Master Hongren. This Yin Qi is equivalent to As for our food, don’t you know that you are a ghost? Eat it, I have been keeping it, and I am reluctant to eat it. After all, Master Hongren’s charity is limited, and I only managed to get it once."
When Zhu Zhuo said this, we were once again curious about Master Hongren, but we couldn't bear to eat Zhu Zhuo's food, but Zhu Zhuo didn't care and said: "You may be the adults in the inner city in the future. It's my hope. It's my luck to get to know you like this. You can eat it. If you don't eat it, I won't feel at ease."
Zhu Zhuo said this, what else can we say? We could only share the plate of steamed buns and tea. Zhu Zhuo also ate at our request. We deliberately ate less and let Zhu Zhuo eat more. Looking at his satisfied expression, I couldn't help but feel sad. Not only For it, and for the ghosts in this new city...
They were originally hateful ghosts, but now it's hard not to feel pity for them. No wonder the great monks insist on converting the ghosts here, and no wonder the Jue Yuan sect's test will be set here...
The nourishment of pure Yin Qi from the soul is indescribable. Even after eating these simple foods at this moment, we feel the comfort of the whole body and a strange kind of satisfaction.
"Go and apply for a house. Your ability is enough to apply for a house as soon as you enter the city." Zhu Zhuo suddenly said to us with a steamed bun stuffed in his mouth.
Then, it looked at us hopefully and said, "Can you stay near me?"