Death knocked on the gate of hell

When climbing the mountain, the sky was still dark, and the night wind brought some coolness.Other mountaineering tourists were using flashlights, and they had to trip over the steps if they were not paying attention.Yan Luo carried Thanatos on his back, and his long clothes swept the floor, walking in the dark with ease.

They are the best creatures to stay in the dark.

Thanatos lay on Yan Luo's back, without heartbeat or breathing, and without making a sound, his hands rested quietly on Yan Luo's shoulders, not daring to hug his neck too closely.

Yan Luo also tried to talk to the little god of death along the way.The little god of death was probably shy, and didn't answer a word, as if he was a dead man bent over, and he was about to go up the mountain to bury his body at this moment.

This imagination is indeed a little scary.

As we climbed up step by step, the sky gradually brightened.From the thick ink of the night to the foggy fish belly white, until it is illuminated by the light.

Hades carried the god of death on his back, and walked step by step from the darkness to the sunlight.

He said, happy birthday, Thanatos, you were born in the sun, and you will walk into the light in the future.

Hearing Yan Luo's blessing, Thanatos was at a loss for a moment, and then realized belatedly, oh, today is his birthday.

He never celebrates his birthday.He is the son of the goddess of the night, born in darkness, and grew up in darkness. He symbolizes death, and death represents misfortune.

Nobody celebrates misfortune.

Even if he accidentally mentioned his birthday to Yan Luo, maybe he had some inexplicable expectations at the time, but he ignored it the next day and regarded it as a courtesy of the Eastern God.From the bottom of his heart, he doesn't believe that anyone will care about his birthday. If there is no expectation, there will be no disappointment.

He himself forgot, but Yan Luo remembered.

Not only remembered, but also took him across the sea of ​​clouds, climbed to the top of the mountain, and held his hand.He was tired and refused to leave, so he had to carry him through the long steps from midnight to dawn.

Then stand under the first rays of sunlight in the morning and tell him that he is blessed with sunshine and luck.

This is the most beautiful and touching blessing that Thanatos has received.

He got off Yan Luo's back, and for a moment didn't know how to answer.

In comparison, he felt that on Yan Luo's "birthday", the sentence he wished for a long life was too perfunctory.

After the oolong trouble, Thanatos made up the words of blessings from China. He was able to understand such words as "prosperity is equal to the sky" and "shoubi Nanshan".

Yan Luo didn't use any conventional vocabulary, but only borrowed a beam of light to send him off, and said something that he didn't quite understand.

"If you don't dislike Yan Luo's notoriety, please allow me to take care of you too."

The love words of the Eastern gods are too reserved, far less warm and straightforward than the Western gods' "I love you, I want to be with you", but they have a different kind of tenderness and romance.

The disadvantage is that the little god of death can't understand it very well.

favor?

Thanatos thought carefully about the meaning of this sentence.He has learned the word "care", in the Chinese context, it means caring and taking care of.He still remembers the example sentences given in the dictionary—caring for others and helping others are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

And Yan Luo naturally possesses all the traditional Chinese virtues, he is gentle, courteous and frugal, high-spirited, dignified, and full of vigor.

Thanatos understood.

Therefore, he was short of money and couldn't pay the rent, so Yan Luo just dozed off and handed him a pillow, giving him such a good job, allowing him to eat and drink without worrying about rent.He cared about him and took care of him everywhere in his life. He was more nervous than him after being burned by the karmic fire, and he remembered the birthday he mentioned so clearly, and carefully prepared such a surprise for him.

It was Yan Luo who was taking care of him.

Yan Luo is a god with good moral character, no matter who he is, he will treat him so gently.He's not that special.

For some reason, this kind of recognition made Thanatos feel a little unhappy.

Yan Luo is so good, he shouldn't be unhappy about it.He couldn't think that Yan Luo would only treat him well, that would be too selfish.It's like grabbing a beam of light and wanting the light to shine only on him, which is wrong.

The sun is meant to shine on the world, and Yan Luo is the god who saves the world. He is gentle and powerful, tough and soft, and this is what moves him.

but still……

unhappy.

This seemed a little hypocritical, but luckily the black robe covered it, so no expression could be seen.

Thanatos responded in a low voice, "Oh."

I stopped talking.

One syllable is too short to hear the emotion.

There is no intention of taking off the robe to enjoy the sunshine.

Yama:"……"

Judging by this bland reaction, the little Death God really doesn't care about him now.

It's okay, I expected it.

This first step has just been taken, how can it reach the sky in one step.

Yan Luo naturally changed the subject: "Let's go shopping on the top of the mountain."

The mountain where they are located is Yuhuangding, so it is named after the Jade Emperor Temple where the Jade Emperor is enshrined.

There are already many tourists on this point of the mountain, taking pictures of the landscape of the rising sun and the vast sea of ​​clouds.Thanatos saw the Jade Emperor Temple and was about to go in to have a look when Yan Luo grabbed his wrist.

Thanatos was puzzled.

"The Jade Emperor is enshrined in the temple, the leader of the heaven above the nine heavens." Yan Luo said in a casual tone, "Our Chinese gods have rules, and the gods of the three realms of heaven, earth and sea do not invade each other. We don't have to go to his territory."

It would be fine if there is a personal relationship, but Yan Luo's attitude made it clear that if you don't know him well, don't bother.

Thanatos turned his mind and understood when he substituted the Greek god.Greece also has the three realms of sea, land and air, controlled by Poseidon, the king of the sea, Hades, the king of the underworld, and Zeus, the god of the sky.Hades is equivalent to their Pluto Hades, and Jade Emperor is equivalent to God King Zeus.Hades never set foot in the temple of Zeus.In the same way, it is normal for Yan Luo not to want to step into the Jade Emperor Temple.

What's more...Yan Luo fell into the nether world from the Heavenly Court to open up a new world. He is considered a traitor to the Heavenly Court, and he doesn't know how his relationship with the leader of the Heavenly Court is. It is probably not good.

They bypassed the Jade Emperor Temple, looked at several scenic spots, and encountered a Taoist temple called Bixia Temple.

Although he wanted to know what the Huaxia Temple looked like, Thanatos decided to avoid it considering the rules of the Huaxia God.

At this time, Yan Luo said: "If you want to see it, go in and see it."

Thanatos: "?"

Yan Luo said: "Mr. Bixia Yuan is an old acquaintance of mine. It's okay for an old friend to visit."

Thanatos: "..."

So rules and rectangles are not the same, and it is true that he has an enmity with the Jade Emperor and does not want to see him...

Bixia Yuanjun, also known as Taishan Empress, is a goddess with extraordinary status in Taoism. "Blessing all living beings, responding to Kyushu" and "restraining the soldiers of the Yue Mansion, looking after the good and evil in the world" are all descriptions of her, which shows what a benevolent and kind goddess she is.The folk saying "Bei Yuanjun, Nan Mazu" refers to these two mountain gods and sea gods.

The Bixia Temple is as gorgeous as a palace, and Thanatos did not enter it for worship, but just to visit.

After seeing a few scenic spots, it is not too early. Tourists in Taoist temples are in twos and threes, but not too many.Thanatos went to appreciate this historic Taoist temple, but Yan Luo didn't go in.

Yan Luo wanted to allow Thanatos to set foot in a place with strangers alone, so he didn't follow up, but just waited where he was, and waited for Thanatos to come back after walking around.

Thanatos was looking at the writing on the pillar, when a female tourist suddenly walked up to him and looked at the writing on the pillar.

Thanatos wanted to stay away and gave her the seat, but the woman smiled and said, "Can the God of the West understand these traditional characters?"

Thanatos looked sideways for a moment.

The woman is kind-hearted and looks good.There were only the two of them here, and Thanatos realized the identity of the visitor. The woman in modern attire turned into a goddess wearing a cloud crown and a feather coat in front of him.

"I am the master of this Taoist temple, Bixia Yuanjun." Bixia Yuanjun looked a little curious, "I sensed that an old friend came to the Taoist temple, which can be said to be rare in ten thousand years, so I showed up to see him. I don't want Yan Luo to be waiting outside the temple , bring a foreign friend."

She smiled gently: "He has never been so hospitable. He was cold and indifferent in the heavens in the early years, but who knows that he has the warmest heart in the three realms, and he went down to earth to be the king of Hades... His heart is warm, but his temper is still cold." Yes, I'm very defensive, I don't see him making friends, but it's different for you."

Thanatos didn't know what to say, but it's not polite to keep silent like this. After thinking for a long time, he just reported his family name: "Death, Thanatos."

Bixia Yuanjun: "..." No wonder, this one is more cold, did the collision of Gao Leng and Gao Leng spark?

"Did he visit the Jade Emperor Temple when he came here just now?" Bixia Yuanjun asked.

Thanatos shook his head.

Bixia Yuanjun sighed softly: "It has been tens of thousands of years, and he still hasn't let go."

What didn't you let go?

Thanatos was puzzled, and Bixia Yuanjun said again: "Forget it, I just took a look at my old friend. I am relieved that he can have you as a friend. I am afraid that after he has gone through the past, he will not accept it again." It's too lonely to talk to each other. Since I have you, I won't see him."

Thanatos was even more confused.

What happened back then?

Why is Dongfang God's speech always so vague, can't he explain it clearly at once?

Thanatos wanted to ask, but Bixia Yuanjun had disappeared into a cloud of smoke.

……

Going out of the Taoist temple, Yan Luo was still waiting at the door and asked him what was going on inside.

Thanatos said it was very good. After thinking about it, he still didn't tell the story of meeting Bixia Yuanjun.

Bixia Yuanjun said that Yan Luo is actually cold and indifferent, and he is very defensive. He seems to have experienced some bad things back then, and he is unwilling to open up and make new friends.

This broke Thanatos' impression of Yan Luo again.In his memory, Yan Luo was very warm to him from the very beginning.Maybe some gods are warm-hearted and cold-hearted, but according to Bixia Yuanjun, Yan Luo is actually cold-hearted and warm-hearted.

But Yan Luo, whom Thanatos knew, was hot both in face and heart.

It's always a bit difficult to ask the other party's past in person, so it's better to go back and find Wuchang and the others to inquire.

After noon, they were ready to go down the mountain.Before going down the mountain, Yan Luo joked: "Little God of Death, you don't want me to carry it down the mountain, right?"

"..." Thanatos ignored him and walked like flying.

He's a death without ambition, and the downhill is much easier than the uphill.And why did he have to spend so much effort to climb the steps with his legs, he can definitely soar into the sky.

For lunch, I ordered a bowl of noodles at a noodle shop, sprinkled with chopped green onion, and added two eggs, it tasted very good.

"In China, birthday noodles are called birthday noodles." Yan Luo sat across from Thanatos, "The gods have lived as long as the heavens, and these auspicious meanings are not very meaningful, but there must be a sense of ritual. "

Thanatos looked at the large bowl of noodles that looked like a washbasin, and said the truth: "I can't eat it."

The store is really conscientious, the portion is really full, and Thanatos really can't eat it.

He will not feel hungry or full, but will get tired of eating.

Waste is a shameful act, Yama will not allow it.

"You should eat more and grow more meat. When you carry you, it's full of bones." Yan Luo instructed.

Thanatos said nothing.

...he was all bones.

Thanatos lowered his head and ate the noodles silently, Yan Luo didn't eat, and just rested his chin on one hand and watched him eat, which made Thanatos feel strangely uncomfortable.

The amount of noodles was too much, and when Thanatos found it hard to swallow, there was more than half of the bowl left.He knew that Yan Luo didn't like wasting food, and he was afraid of being scolded, so he continued to eat slowly, biting off one piece of noodles at a time, which looked very painful.

He didn't dare to protest directly, he looked aggrieved.

Yan Luo was amused to watch.Little Reaper is still too timid, if he really can't eat it, can he force him to eat it?He was celebrating the birthday of the little god of death, not to torment the little god of death.

Yan Luo took the chopsticks away from Thanatos' hand, took the bowl and began to eat the remaining noodles.

Thanatos stared blankly at the suddenly empty hand.

Chopsticks, he used—

Thanatos wanted to remind, but Yan Luo had already started to eat, and his movements were still graceful, but much faster than him.

Thanatos gave up.Anyway, he had eaten the noodles before, so he didn't need to care about details like chopsticks.

...it's even more wrong to think about it this way.

"Longevity noodles are supposed to be eaten separately, and it's unlucky to share one's lifespan." When he was about to finish eating, Yan Luo spoke slowly.

"But we already live forever, half of our life is still eternal."

"So it doesn't make sense," Thanatos said.

"Why is it meaningless?" Yan Luo put down his chopsticks, wiped his lips with a handkerchief, raised his eyes and smiled.

"There is nothing more meaningful than being the other half of each other's lives forever."