Xu Xian was getting more and more panicked. He looked up and saw only a fog. He couldn't see where the road ahead led to. He looked around and saw nothing but desolate and dead silence. He had walked for most of the day and not only did he not see any human figures, there was not even the sound of birds or insects. This was really a bit unreasonable. What made him even more uneasy was the two people beside him at the moment -
He secretly turned his head, glanced quickly to the left and right, then quickly retracted his gaze, and couldn't help but shudder. A chill reached the bottom of his heart - the two people beside him looked more and more weird, one in black, the other in white. Not only were they dressed in a weird way, but they also looked ferocious, which made people unable to help but be scared. Xu Xian was sure that he didn't know the two people beside him at all, but what he didn't understand was why he was inexplicably walking with these two people. What was going on? And where were these two big brothers in black and white going to take him? He was full of doubts and pondered for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out at all. Just when he was worried, he heard the two people beside him discussing among themselves -
"Brother, let's hurry up, finish the job early and relax sooner." The speaker is the man in white on the left. His voice sounds weird and his tone is a little stiff, as if he speaks a little differently from ordinary people.
"That's right, let's go faster." The man in black on the right echoed, pushed Xu Xian, and urged: "Hurry up."
Xu Xian was caught off guard and was pushed by the man in black. His steps suddenly became chaotic, and he staggered and almost fell. He steadied himself, and stopped talking angrily, "Why is this big brother so rude and pushed me?"
The man in black curled his lips, spread his hands, and said nonchalantly: "I just urged you to hurry up and not delay our journey. Who knew you would be so weak and fragile like a woman."
"You..." Xu Xian's face turned pale, he was embarrassed and angry. He was about to argue with the man in black, but the man in white said, "Okay, okay, don't say so much. Xu Xian, since you are fine, don't worry about it. Let's hurry up and get going. It's getting late. Don't delay the business."
Xu Xian was startled, staring at the man in white in disbelief, wondering, "How did this brother know that my last name is Xu Xian?"
"Haha, of course I know your name is Xu Xian." The man in white pointed at himself and the man in black beside him and said, "I'm sure you've heard of the name of our Black and White Impermanence, Xu Xian, right?"
"Black, Black and White Impermanence?" Xu Xian opened his mouth wide, and was so shocked that he didn't react for a long time. After a long time, he stammered and asked, "Then, then aren't you the legendary soul-catching messengers?"
"Hehe, that's right. We two brothers are responsible for capturing wandering ghosts and bringing them to the underworld for trial." Hei Wuchang folded his arms and glanced at Xu Xian. Not surprisingly, he saw that Xu Xian's face suddenly turned pale.
Xu Xian pointed at himself and said in a trembling voice: "So... then I am already dead, so I can see you? Have I become a ghost now?"
Bai Wuchang corrected him, "You are dead, but you are just a spirit out of your body, not a ghost."
"I'm dead, how could I die? What happened? Why don't I remember anything?" Xu Xian muttered to himself in despair. He tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember how he died. He held his head in pain and asked in a hoarse voice: "Two brothers, will I never see my family again?"
Hei Wuchang said, "You can't see anyone anymore. You're dead, it's all over. You're not a human anymore. If someone sees you again, they'll be scared to death."
"Then I will never see my sister, brother-in-law and Miss Bai again..." Xu Xian's mind went blank, and his heart felt like it was falling into an icy cave: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die..." He grabbed the arms of the Black and White Impermanence and begged repeatedly: "My two big brothers, please, please let me go back..."
Hei Wuchang frowned, shook off Xu Xian's hand, and said unhappily: "Who in this world wants to die? If everyone doesn't want to die, they don't have to go to Yama Palace. Wouldn't the Yin and Yang worlds be in chaos?"
Bai Wuchang patted Xu Xian on the shoulder and advised: "Xu Xian, you are now on the Yellow Spring Road. After crossing the Yin Yang River, you will reach the Ghost Gate, which is the underworld. Everything is a foregone conclusion. I advise you to be more open-minded. Well, as the saying goes, there is no inn on the Yellow Spring Road. It is important for us to hurry on. Let's go-"
"No, I don't want to go to the underworld with you—" Xu Xian stepped back and shouted: "—Help, help..."
Hei Wuchang said impatiently: "Stop arguing, you don't even have your life, who can save you? Besides, no one can save you."
Bai Wuchang shook his head and said, "Xu Xian, you should save your energy and stop shouting. Just follow us back to the underworld to meet the Lord of Hell."
Xu Xian ignored the Black and White Impermanence and anxiously shouted for help. His shouts echoed on the Yellow Springs Road, sounding lost and helpless.
Hei Wuchang curled his lips and sneered, "What a fool! He's just wasting his energy. He's almost at the gates of hell. How could anyone come here to save him--" Suddenly, Hei Wuchang shut up and couldn't say anything else, because he saw that four more people appeared on the Yellow Springs Road at some point, and they were all acquaintances.
"How...how could it be her?!" Bai Wuchang also saw the person coming. His eyes passed over Xu Xian and stared at the four people standing behind Xu Xian in disbelief, and he took a breath secretly.
Xu Xian saw that the Black and White Impermanence suddenly stopped talking and stared at a place behind him. Their faces had strange expressions, indescribable surprise and... fear. He was confused and forgot to call for help. He subconsciously blurted out, "Are you all right?" The Black and White Impermanence looked at each other and suddenly stepped forward. Xu Xian was startled and thought that the Black and White Impermanence were going to capture him. He was about to retreat, but he didn't expect that the Black and White Impermanence brushed past him and left him behind. Xu Xian was confused, but he heard the Black and White Impermanence behind him say at the same time, "The Black and White Impermanence have seen the Third Princess."
"The third princess?" Xu Xian was stunned and wondered what third princess.
"Hmm." Someone responded indifferently. Xu Xian felt that the voice was very familiar, very much like Miss Qing's voice. He was excited, but he was not sure. He turned around hesitantly and looked behind him. When he saw the face of the person who spoke behind him, he was overjoyed and shouted as if he had seen a savior, "Sister Qing!"
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