The Taste of Ghosts in the World

The giant dragon rushed up the cliff, swept across a large sea of ​​lush trees, and then slowly landed on the open space in front of the waterfall. When a child climbed down from the dragon's back, the dragon turned into Feng Baisui again.

"Little lotus! Little lotus! Where are you?"

The big lotus ran around the pool, but didn't see his younger brother. After thinking about it, he went to the cave behind the waterfall, but the little lotus still didn't appear.

He hurried back to report: "My lord, they are not here, not even Soul Dew is here!"

"He must have been here." Feng Baisui said, bent down to pick up a few big leaves by the water, turned them over and looked at them.

The big lotus pod cried, "Then where are we going to find them?"

Feng Baisui was silent for a while, then suddenly asked him: "Is the soul dew kept in the East Sea pearl oyster?"

The big lotus pod nodded.

He dropped the leaf in his hand, transformed into a dragon in an instant, and said in a deep voice, "Go to the East China Sea."

Qi Mu looked at the dilapidated small temple in front of him, the vermilion pillars had peeled off badly, the inside was pitch black, and the statue of Arhat with mottled oil paint could be vaguely seen, he felt dilapidated and deserted.

"Are there temples in the demon world?" He asked Officer You Yiling beside him.

"No. We are in the human world now." You Yi answered, looking for something with his head down absently.

"Wow—the human world..." Little Lianpeng stared around, wanting to see the difference between the human world and the sky.

"Don't run around, you can't go back if you get lost." You Yi grabbed him, bent down to pick up a branch from the ground, tried the length, nodded and said: "Not bad."

Then he tapped the ground with a branch, and said in his mouth: "Come out, I need you."

After a while, a short old man suddenly appeared on the ground. He bowed and made a bow, and swept his big gray beard back and forth on the ground.

"Why does the Lingguan want me?"

You Yi pointed to the ruined temple next to him, "Can I go to the demon world from here?"

"can."

"Also, you should report to the upper realm as soon as possible, saying that the soul dew has been stolen, and I'm investigating to make them pay attention to the movements of the demon world."

"Don't you suspect..."

Weighing the branch in his hand, You Yi said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

The little old man nodded, "Do you suspect that the demon world stole the soul dew?"

You Yi raised his eyebrows, "You have a suspicion without any real evidence. If it spreads to the ears of demons and causes their dissatisfaction, can you afford the consequences?"

The little old man's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly explained: "But you can't ask to pay attention to the movements of the demon world for no reason..."

"Who says there's no reason?"

The old man bent his waist even lower, "Please let the Lingguan express."

"The scented wine party is approaching, I want to see if they will send some good wine to the heavens."

"..." The old man wanted to cry but had no tears.

You Yi waved his hand, "Okay, let's go."

"Yes……"

The figure of the old man slipped into the ground slowly, the dead leaves around him moved suddenly, and quickly ran past a mouse, You Yi glanced at it from the corner of his eyes, then calmly pulled the little lotus, and called Qi Mu to the mouse Go to the ruined temple.

"What is Xiangjiuhui?" Qi Mu asked him.

"A traditional festival in the demon world." You Yi answered him briefly, while knocking on the statue sitting in the middle of the temple with the branch in his hand, and then walked around behind, the base of the statue was slowly separated, revealing a person The size of the hole.

"Go down from here."

You Yi dropped the branch, climbed up the tribute platform with ease, and jumped down from the entrance of the cave.

Little Lianpeng was a little scared looking at the dark hole, and quietly moved to hide behind Qi Mu.

"Go." Qi Mu pushed him.

He grabbed Qi Mu's clothes and asked, "If you jump...would you...be eaten by monsters?"

Qi Mu looked at the entrance of the cave, thought about it seriously, and shook his head, "No way."

"Yes..." He still refused to move.

"Really not." Qi Mu pulled him out from behind, "Just now You Yi has already jumped down, he is so big, the monster must be full, maybe he is full. You are so small, they can't I don't like to eat."

Little Lianpeng slowly raised her head, blinked her eyes, "Really?"

"Really." Qi Mu nodded, and hugged him up to the tribute platform.

Little Lianpeng grabbed his hand and said, "I'll... go, you have to... quickly get off... come!"

"it is good."

"To pull the hook." He stretched out his white and tender hand, cocking his little finger.

"Pull the hook." Qi Mu smiled, and stretched out his little finger to hook his hand and shake it.

Only then was Little Lianpeng satisfied, she pursed her lips and closed her eyes, her arms were tightly pressed against her side, with an expression of resignation to death.

Qi Mu slowly lowered his stiff body into the hole, and waited for a while to make sure he had gone down, then climbed up the tribute platform, bowed and jumped down.

After a short period of falling, his feet hit the ground, and he opened his eyes to see that he was standing on a path paved with gravel.

"Qi Mu!"

Hearing the sound, he turned his head to see Little Lianpeng standing there, pouted in aggrieved manner, and Officer You Yiling beside him was helping him pat the gravel off his clothes.

"what happened?"

"Fall... fell..." Little Lianpeng's big eyes welled up with tears.

Qi Mu walked over and patted his head gently, "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts..." Little Lianpeng looked at You Yi with accusation in his eyes.

You Yi couldn't laugh or cry, curled his lips and said: "Who made you so stupid, you can't even stand upright."

Little Lianpeng was even more aggrieved, calling Qi Mu softly.

Qi Mu had no choice but to pull him over, rubbed his sore buttocks, and asked, "Can you still walk?"

Little Lianpeng thought about it, and finally shook her head.

"Then I'll trouble the Lingguan." Qi Mu smiled and pulled him into You Yi's arms.

"..."

You Yi sighed, bent down to pick up the little lotus, and patted his little butt on purpose.

"Qi Mu..." Little Lianpeng lay on You Yi's shoulder, looking at Qi Mu pitifully.

"Don't worry, if a monster comes, I will take you and let him be eaten."

"En!" Hearing what he said, Little Lianpeng was a little happier and nodded vigorously.

You Yi stared at Qi Mu with contempt, and the latter smiled back at him.

After walking for a while, a stone similar to a boundary marker appeared on the side of the road, with the words "Xiu Qi City" engraved on it.

"Is this a city in the demon world?" Qi Mu asked.

You Yi nodded, "It's just one of them. There is also Ledu, which is in the opposite direction of Xiuqi City."

"Oh."

They were silent for a long time, and You Yi suddenly asked, "It's gone?"

Qi Mu was puzzled, "What's missing?"

"Don't you continue to ask? Don't you have no memory now?"

"Why ask? I will know when I should know." Qi Mu shrugged, "Actually, I would rather not know anything."

"..." You Yi sighed softly, and said with emotion: "Even if you became a human once, you haven't changed much."

After thinking about it, he said, "Let me explain to you."

"Okay." Qi Mu didn't refuse.

"The three realms we often talk about refer to heaven, earth, and people. In fact, they are the fairy world, the human world, and the underworld. The underworld is the ghost world..."

"Is the underworld in the underworld?" Qi Mu interjected.

You Yi nodded, "Yes. But in fact, it's not just the three realms, there are three realms besides the three realms, besides humans, ghosts, and immortals, that's the demon realm we're in now."

Qi Mu suddenly remembered the thrush fairy who was always in the human world, and asked, "Why can we see demons in the human world?"

"The demon world and the human world have the closest relationship. Many demons like to live in the human world, and even pretend to be humans to live together, so there are fewer and fewer residents in the demon world.

However, there are also monsters who don’t like the human world, so the demon world has gradually formed divisions. The ancient living habits are still maintained in Xiuqi City, and most of them live in some old monsters who have been demons for a long time. Go out easily, but stay in the demon world to cultivate yourself.

The Ledu I mentioned just now was built by young monsters, just the opposite of Xiuqi City, they are close to humans, imitate humans, and they are not very peaceful. "

Qi Mu silently went through all these in his mind.

You Yi continued: "The spiritual world you were born in is not within the scope of the Three Realms, it is a space created by God alone."

Qi Mu wondered: "What is the purpose of making it?"

You Yi was stuck, and thought for a long time before saying: "To open up a pure land, we can't guess God's intention."

"That is to say, it was the product of God's boring time?"

"..." You Yi nodded awkwardly, "You can also say that."

"Then what about the other two realms?"

You Yi's expression suddenly became weird, "Those two are God Realm and Demon Realm..."

"The God Realm has the most powerful mana, but it never participates in the affairs of the Three Realms. We have almost never seen them appear, and the Demon Realm...is the place where demonic things gather, the root of evil and evil thoughts. It is said that the magic power they possess is very terrifying... "

Qi Mu nodded, and suddenly asked, "Which one is stronger, the God Realm or the Demon Realm?"

You Yi was stunned for a moment, "It's nothing compared to this...but God's magic power has set up a barrier around the demon world to prevent monsters from running out to make trouble."

"Is it true that none of them can escape?" Qi Mu has always expressed doubts about this kind of precautionary measures.

Sure enough, You Yi lowered his voice and said to him: "I heard that high-level demons are produced by immortals or gods. Their abilities are comparable to gods. If those few want to come out, who can stop them!"

"Have you been out so far?"

"I don't know..." You Yi shook his head, "I haven't heard of it yet."

Talking all the way, a market town appeared ahead.

"Here we are," You Yi said, "This is the city of rest."

Qi Mu didn't expect that the phrase "maintaining the ancient living habits" was really so ancient. Looking at those ancient buildings with green roofs and green tiles, he felt unreal like a dream.

You Yi patted the little lotus in his arms lightly, and couldn't help wondering: "Why is he so quiet?"

Qi Mu turned his face to look, Xiao Lianpeng's head was still resting on You Yi's shoulder, but his eyes were closed, his small mouth was slightly opened, and there was still a stream of transparent saliva.

"Fall asleep." He told You Yi.

"Oh." You Yi laughed unconsciously, and lightly supported Tuo Xiaolianpeng's buttocks to make him sleep more comfortably.

Qi Mu asked him: "Didn't you say that the monsters in Ledu are more restless, if you want to find a thief, you should go there?"

"Of course, but... I want to meet an old friend first."