The Millennium After Dying Young Chapter 136: Journey to Hell
Xu Beibei finally chose to transform and pass from above, because it would take too much time to turn back.
Walking along the avenue, not long after, Xu Beibei stepped out of the cave, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
There is no starlight in the dark sky, and there is a large area of houses of different heights in the distance, but the inside is empty and no one lives at all. The air here is filled with a faint ghostly aura, and from time to time, you can hear a few howls of ghosts and wolves from a distance, and there is a sense of eerieness everywhere.
Compared to the boring "tunnel" before, this place is much more lively. You can see ghosts passing by from time to time, and finally there is a bit of a ghost.
Xu Beibei walked forward tens of meters with his hands behind his back, when he heard the sound of gurgling water coming from the right. It was a river named Wangchuan.
The place where the task was handed in was in an official residence 500 meters along the Wangchuan River.
Xu Beibei heard from some old ghost messengers that there was originally only one way to the underworld in the world, and that was to pass through the ghost town of Fengdu, open the gate of ghosts, cross the Santu River planted with Bianhua flowers, and then pass through Huangquan Road. Arrive at the underworld.
Later, it was said that it was because a monkey made a big noise in the underworld, which caused the mission assignment office to be destroyed and had to be relocated. For the convenience of ghost messengers to hand in tasks, the emperor opened up this new path. The monkey's name was passed down word of mouth in the underworld, and it was called: Monkey Sai Lei.
There is no way to know whether the legend exists or not. Because of the rumors refuted by the officials of the underworld, most ghosts regard it as a story.
However, the opening of this new tunnel has indeed saved a lot of time for the ghost messengers to go back and forth.
While walking along the river for more than a hundred meters, there was a sudden commotion in front of him. Xu Beibei looked up, and it turned out that he had reached the Naihe Bridge.
A small antique bridge spans the Wangchuan River, connecting the two ends. There are ghosts passing by the bridge head one after another, but these noises are not from them, but from some ghost dealers at the bridge head. .
From a long distance, Xu Beibei could hear them shouting.
"The latest oil pan produces brittle bones. It's crunchy. It doesn't cost money if it's not brittle. Don't miss it when you pass by!" skeleton. While it shouted, it also removed a bone from its body, and it really brought out its own advantages to the extreme.
This guy has the most ghosts in front of his booth, and many customers directly took a few bones from him to bargain.
Human merchants at most lose money and make money, but this one is even accompanying her body. It's a real shopping spree!
In addition to some stalls such as "buy large intestines and get small intestines!"
For example, Xu Beibei heard a woman yelling "Ya Mai Die" constantly. It was a stall selling pets. Tame, very popular in the underworld.
In short, it was too lively.
However, this atmosphere came to an abrupt end when Xu Beibei approached.
"It's a ghost!"
I don't know which guy yelled, and the small businesses and peddlers immediately dispersed, leaving intestines and bones all over the place.
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Xu Beibei clutched her forehead, every time she came here, she saw this scene, and her heart was so tired. Don't these guys know how to get a stall in the ghost market, they always make a mess here.
"Oh, why are you running away?" A pleasant voice suddenly came from behind.
Xu Beibei looked back and found that there was still one who hadn't left.
It was a plump young woman in her early thirties, with heavy makeup and a piercing face. At first glance, she thought she was a snake spirit.
She was wearing a bright red cheongsam with high slits on both sides, revealing her white thighs. With her high coiled hair, she looked a bit like an old bustard in the old society.
When Xu Beibei looked over, the young woman was sprinkling seasonings in a large vat. Stop tumbling, but no steam, very weird.
Xu Beibei was surprised by this scene. She also knew this woman.
She is the only store that has been approved by the local government and can sell things by the Naihe Bridge. The ghost messengers all call her: Sister Meng.
At this time, Sister Meng also saw Xu Beibei's attire clearly. With an ouch, she smiled with a pair of red phoenix eyes, extremely charming.
"What a cute little ghost!" Sister Meng exclaimed, and ran over to touch her: "Tell sister, what's your name?"
"My name is Xu Beibei. Sister Meng, are you drinking soup again..." Xu Beibei rolled her eyes in speechless annoyance. Try it yourself...
Her motto is: A chef who does not steal food is not a good driver.
Sister Meng's soup is for reincarnated ghosts. The soup has the magical effect of forgetting the past.
So every time Sister Meng tries to drink, her memory will be fragmented. This is how many times Xu Beibei has introduced herself...
I just don't know, after drinking the soup, how she remembered the ingredients of this soup, Xu Beibei couldn't figure it out.
"Oh, soup, you wait!" Sister Meng suddenly remembered something, and quickly ran back to the vat, scooped up a bowl, then ran back excitedly, and handed it to Xu Beibei: "Come on, drink it while it's hot Alright."
Xu Beibei: "..."
"You're welcome!" Sister Meng was still a little unhappy.
Xu Beibei twitched her mouth and didn't know how to explain it, when a voice suddenly came from behind: "Sister Meng, don't be joking!"
The two turned around and looked in surprise, but a man came striding forward. This man was about forty or fifty years old. This appearance can give people a strong sense of oppression whenever they meet each other.
"Jiuye!" Xu Beibei hurriedly greeted. This is the chief ghost officer in Xu Beibei's area of Jiangcheng, Lord Nine. Xu Beibei met him several times when he was up there, but it was the first time we met in the local area, which was quite unexpected.
Master Jiu walked up to him, greeted Xu Beibei with a smile, "Hey, Beibei, what a coincidence, are you here to hand in the task?" , I believe it will be much kinder.
Xu Beibei nodded to confirm the other party's statement, and then asked, "Master Jiu, are you here?"
"Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the Emperor is about to pay the bills. Yan Jun ordered us to have a meeting first, and then make the bills..." Jiuye looked sombre, every New Year's day is more tormented, and who knows how miserable these little bosses are? .
Actually, he shouldn't have said these words to Xu Beibei, after all, it involved some secrets, but Xu Beibei was an exception.
After exchanging pleasantries, Master Jiu said to Sister Meng again with a straight face: "Sister Meng, you can't drink this soup indiscriminately, or something will happen."
"Hey, my soup is not poisonous, why can't you drink it?" Sister Meng rolled her eyes, full of flair.
Jiu Ye said with a stern face: "You can't afford something to happen!" After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Sister Meng to say anything, and quickly attached himself to her ear and whispered: "She is Xu Beibei."
"Xu Beibei..."
Sister Meng chewed the name, her eyes were a little blurred, and after shaking her head vigorously, she quickly became clear, and her expression instantly became extremely shocked.
"That's her?"
"Now you know!" Seeing her appearance, Master Jiu could tell what she was thinking, and said meaningfully.
Sister Meng wiped her forehead and said, "I know, I know." Then she smiled dryly at Xu Beibei: "Haha, don't mind, little Beibei, my sister was joking with you just now."
"..." Xu Beibei looked confused, what the **** are they doing?
Farewell to the enthusiastic Master Jiu and Sister Meng, Xu Beibei came to the assignment office.
This is a place similar to Yanjun Hall, very spacious.
As soon as he entered the door, Xu Beibei saw a man wearing an ancient official uniform sitting in the hall. This man had a leopard head, ring eyes, iron face and curly temples, and his appearance was extremely ugly. He is the director of the ghost hunting mission, named Zhong Hui. Don't look at his ugly appearance, but he is actually a ghost with great wisdom.
After Xu Beibei entered, Zhong Hui didn't even lift his head, and kept writing. Xu Beibei didn't bother him. Anyway, he didn't need to hand in tasks like this big guy himself.
Xu Beibei walked to a little ghost on the side and handed over a group of ghosts.
After completing the task, Xu Beibei was about to leave. Suddenly, she heard Zhong Hui calling to herself: "Are you Xu Beibei?"
Xu Beibei turned around and saw Zhong Hui looking at him in surprise, feeling a little bewildered, but still nodded.
"Aha, it's fine if it's you, come and collect your reward." Zhong Hui got up and greeted warmly.
"Reward?" Xu Beibei was taken aback for a moment, and after realizing it, he ran back happily.
To help Zhonghui catch ghosts, besides Yinde, when this adult is in a good mood, he will also give some extra subsidies, such as magic weapons for catching ghosts. Xu Beibei had heard of this rumor before, but had never encountered it once. He thought it was a rumor, but he didn't expect to meet it today. It was a surprise.
I don't know what to give? Xu Beibei was full of anticipation.
While speaking, Zhong Hui got up and came to the side, opened a door, and through the door, he dragged out a container about the height of three adults.
With a click, the door opened.
Then, the container was like a water valve that opened the gate, and countless things poured out of it quickly, scattered all over the ground, and piled up together.
"These are all yours." Zhong Hui said with a smile.
Looking at the rewards piled up in front of him like a hill, Xu Beibei rubbed his head vigorously: "..."
What happened!
Why are everyone so polite to themselves? !