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The "Dynasty" rode on the monster and rushed into the city before the gate of Heitian City was closed.

This city is smaller than any other city in the underworld. Although it is small, it is especially important because it is the closest place to the mansion where the Northern Emperor who is in charge of the underworld lives.The people who live here are basically the people who work in the core of the underworld and their families. It can be regarded as a small administrative center.

When "Dynasty" entered the city, he underwent extremely detailed interrogation. The ghost soldiers at the gate checked him from the beginning to the end, inside and out. Only one question put him in.

"go in."

"Dynasty" quickly thanked, then got off the monster and walked in all the way.

It is not allowed to ride monsters to rampage in Heitian City, and all ghosts must abide by the rules here, firstly because the ghosts here have status, and secondly because this city is right under the nose of Beitaidijun.

"Dynasty" raised his head and looked into the distance.

In the sky above Heitian City, a looming mountain can be seen floating at a distance not too far away. This mountain is extremely lonely, black in color, and straight into the sky. Thunderbolts can be seen from time to time on the top of the mountain, and faintly visible at the foot of the mountain. To the dark red lines like magma.

This is the legendary Luofeng Mountain, which is also the residence of the Northern Emperor.Every day, the ghosts working in the local government will go to their office in the mountains along a fixed route, and then clock out at the same time and return to their home in Heitian City. Although the "Dynasty" can be regarded as having an official position, it is not a well-known name in Heitian City at all. It is just a small official with the lowest status.

Thanks to his talent and ability, this "Dynasty" figured out everything about this ghost when he copied the identity of the Dynasty, so he quickly found the "Dynasty"'s home in Heitian City.

It was a small house located in the most remote area, and there were no other ghosts in "Dynasty"'s house, which was obviously good news for him.

After entering the gate of the courtyard, he tied up the monsters, and began to clean slowly, until the dead branches and fallen leaves in the courtyard and the black ashes produced by the burned evil spirits floating over from Luofengshan Ghost Prison were all cleaned up. Only then did he feel that some kind of eyes looking at him moved away.He heard the sound of flapping wings in his ears, and he waited for a while before slowly raising his head, only in time to see the shadow of a crow flying away.

The watcher is gone.

As expected, the defense of Heitian City is very tight. Even after layers of inspections have been completed, there will still be an additional security lock for the ghosts who come back from the outside world, just waiting for those guys who try to sneak in and make troubles finally get in and relax their guard to reveal themselves When it sees its true face, it can suddenly jump out and give a fatal blow.

"Dynasty" breathed a sigh of relief, put the broom aside, opened the door and went out.

It was the time for the ghost officials to work, and there were not many ghosts in Heitian City. "Dynasty" walked along the main street for a while and turned into a small alley. At the end of the alley, there was a small-looking storefront with the words "Grocery Store" written on a black plaque in an unpretentious manner. "Dynasty" opened the curtain and went in, the inside was very deep. He walked for a long time before he saw a tall counter. Behind the counter was an old ghost with white eyebrows but a childlike face, fiddling with the abacus.Seeing "Dynasty" coming in, the ghost raised its head and asked, "What do you want?"

"Dynasty" took out a bag from his bosom and threw it on it. The old ghost opened the bag and took a look, his expression changed.After a while, he said to "Dynasty", "Wait for me."

"Dynasty" stood in the hall in no hurry.There are sky-high shelves on all sides, full of weird goods, some of which look like animal skulls, and strange eyeballs soaked in bottles, which are tightly bound by chains and keep knocking The little coffin of the sound and so on...

Soon, the old ghost came out.He didn't return to the counter this time, but walked out from behind the counter and walked to "Dynasty".

"Take it." He whispered nervously, "Just this one time, if something happens, you will be responsible."

"Dynasty" nodded indifferently. He was about to unfold the things that the old ghost gave him to take a look, but a bony bone claw was pressed on his hand, exuding a cool feeling: "Go out and have a look."

"Dynasty" glanced at the old ghost, disapproving, but still shook off the burden.The old ghost let out a sharp cry, as if he was very angry, but he couldn't do anything about "Dynasty".What appeared in front of "Dynasty" was a folded piece of paper... No, if you look carefully, you will find that it is a piece of skin, a piece of ghost skin!

"Dynasty" shook his arms and took a look at Guipi, satisfied, then left without saying a word.

"Don't let me see you next time!" The old ghost roared angrily behind him, "Dynasty" waved his hand slightly behind him, and then the old ghost suddenly showed a painful look on his face.His pale face suddenly turned a little red, but that was not a good thing, like a human lack of oxygen, the old ghost fell to the ground in pain, his two bone claws were desperately scratching in the air, and a pair of invisible hands He was slowly tightening his throat, tightening, tightening again, until his cloudy eyes turned dull, and he fell lightly to the ground.At this time, the thing on the old ghost's neck showed its shape, it was a circle of extremely thin something like fishing line.

As "Dynasty" walked, he put the ghost skin on his body.

The ghost skin is like a close-fitting dress, although it is crumpled when taken out of the bag, but when "Dynasty" puts it on the body, it becomes as smooth and natural as a liquid invisibility cloak , there is nothing wrong with it.

When the old ghost fell down, "Dynasty" had already reached the door of the shop. He lifted the curtain, and moved the three fingers of one hand lightly. Then the old ghost suddenly stood up again. He was like a puppet at first. He moved his arms and legs stiffly, blinked his eyes again, and soon his movements became flexible, and his expression also became lively.

"Dynasty" said softly, "Continue to work."

The old ghost bowed to "Dynasty", went back behind the counter, climbed onto his high stool and continued to work the abacus.The time was just right, and the "clothes" on "Dynasty" were about to be put on. The face belonging to the ghost dynasty disappeared, and Rong Zhen's face was revealed, but he was soon fascinated by the appearance of the ghost skin on his body. cover.Rong Zhen got used to that appearance, and left the grocery store with a lift of the curtain.

……

Rong is really Tang Shiyu?

Chu Lingya didn't react immediately: "Why?"

"Fox fur." ​​Xie Rujian said, "and this pile of things. Rong Zhen used to like to collect shiny and useless waste products. I also said at that time that he was not like a fox but like a crow .”

Chu Lingya said: "No, Brother Rujian, I just want to ask, why did Rong Zhen hide in Changfeng Ghost Prison as Tang Shiyu? Does he have any special purpose?"

Xie Rujian said, "I don't know yet."

Chu Lingya said: "I remember you said that Rong Zhen met you 200 years ago, stayed with you for more than 100 years, then left, the demon part got out of control and killed many people, and then more than 80 years ago, you met him Injure him in the future, and then he hid until you captured him a while ago?"

Xie Rujian said, "Yes."

Chu Lingya asked: "Why did Rong Zhen leave you?"

Xie Rujian looked at Chu Lingya suspiciously: "Why?"

"Yes." Chu Lingya said, "If it were me, I wouldn't want to leave where you were, but he was willing to leave!"

Xie Rujian: "..."

Xie Rujian said helplessly, "He's different from you, and we don't have that kind of relationship."

"Even if it's different, there must be a reason." Chu Lingya said, "Brother Jian, as you said yourself, when Rong Zhen and you met, the mountains and rivers were broken, the current situation was turbulent, and life alone was extremely difficult. You picked him up family, brought him up, he has to be grateful for your dedication, why did he suddenly leave after 100 years?"

"It's not like he left suddenly." Xie Rujian recalled.Although Rong Zhen was brought up by him, Xie Rujian didn't open his heart to anyone at that time, even Rong Zhen, the child he raised with his own hands, was just a little closer to him. He actually doesn't remember the memory of Rong Zhen's departure very clearly.

"What did he say then?"

Xie Rujian said: "One day I suddenly said that I didn't want to do it and wanted to go outside."

Chu Lingya asked: "Going outside? Did he say where he was going and what he was going to do?"

Xie Rujian tried hard to recall, and the memory recovered bit by bit.

Come to think of it, it probably happened like this.

One winter night 100 years ago, Xie Rujian returned to the counter after inspecting the ghost prison as usual, and found that Rong Zhen was staring at the cold rain falling outside in a daze.

Xie Rujian didn't have time to think about what was going on in his adopted son's head, but he habitually dug out the books and checked the list of ghosts and criminals.

It was 1920 at this time. This year, New Year's Eve and the rainy solar term met, and the Spring Festival was rarely late.However, the people of Huaguo this year may not have much thought about celebrating the festival. The current situation is turbulent. People yearn for a peaceful and stable life, but they don't know that they will face a more cruel world in the future.

"Master, what is a ghost criminal?" At that time, Rong Zhen suddenly asked.This half-demon young man is reticent and looks mature since he was a child.

"Of course a ghost is a ghost who has committed a crime." Xie Rujian replied.

Rong Zhen asked, "What is a ghost who has committed a crime?"

Xie Rujian looked at his adopted son with some doubts, not knowing why he suddenly became more serious about this matter.

"It's a ghost who has done something that shouldn't be done. For example, it has become a ghost and interferes with the affairs of the world, to take revenge on the avengers, and to kill the living."

"Then what kind of behavior is considered something that shouldn't be done, a crime?" Rong Zhen asked.

Xie Rujian felt that his thoughts were a little dangerous, so he put down his brush and said, "When you first entered the ghost prison 100 years ago, I remember telling you that human beings and ghosts have different paths, and cross-border interference is the way to go." Breaking the law. No matter what conflicts and entanglements you had with others in life, you should not be imprisoned here after death."

"Even if it's just a dream?"

"Yes." Xie Rujian said, "The state owns the state law, and the family has its family rules. The law of the yang divides the living, and the law of the underworld governs ghosts. The origins are clear."

Rong Zhen asked again: "Then why is the ghost prison set up in the human world?"

Xie Rujian said: "Of course it's for the convenience of ghosts."

"But there are still some ghosts who are detained in ghost prisons on earth all year round. This has nothing to do with the convenience of ghost messengers."

Xie Rujian said: "That's because there is still no conclusion on how to convict them."

"Since there is no conclusion yet, how can they be locked up, and some of them last for hundreds of years?"

Xie Rujian said: "Investigation takes time, isn't it the same in human prisons?"

Rong Zhen said: "However, there is a time limit for detaining prisoners in human prisons. If they cannot be confirmed within the time limit, they need to be released. Are those ghost officers really investigating whether the crimes of these ghost criminals are true? Take our ghost prison For some ghost criminals here, we don’t even know what crimes they have committed, so we imprison them for a long time, is this really right?”

Xie Ru gradually got stuck, because he really didn't know about it, just like his own business, he didn't know whether the underworld had reviewed what happened in Guanxuan Palace back then, and he didn't know how long he was going to stay in this ghost prison.No ghost messenger has ever come to ask him, Xie Rujian, are you convinced?

Chu Lingya said: "I have a guess, maybe it may not be right."

Xie Rujian looked at Chu Lingya, and Chu Lingya said, "I think Rong Zhen probably had some doubts about the ghost prison itself, so he left Changle Ghost Prison and went to Changfeng Ghost Prison, even in Changfeng Ghost Prison. Before the ghost prison, he had been to other ghost prisons, and he was looking for a certain truth about the ghost prison."

Chu Lingya asked: "Did you witness the murder of Rong Zhenran?"

Xie Rujian was slightly taken aback, then shook his head: "No, I heard what the ghost messengers said."

Chu Lingya said: "That's right. Leaving Changle Ghost Prison, killing people indiscriminately, and going to Changfeng Ghost Prison may all have something to do with the truth. As for 30 years ago, he may have found something, so he took it with him." Those ghosts disappeared collectively."

Xie Rujian looked at Chu Lingya suspiciously: "What did Rong Zhen find?"

Chu Lingya shook her head: "I don't know, but I think there are two clues, the first is what happened 30 years ago, and the second is what happened 100 years ago before he asked you what the ghost is." What happened, I think there should be a connection between the two."