The master said not to judge people by their appearance

Xie Yunlan fell into darkness.

He opened his eyes, and saw that the only light source in the darkness was the huge virtual image of the Candle Dragon in the sky. The Candle Dragon held the candle in his hand and illuminated it. The souls of all beings on the Wangchuan River flowed endlessly. This is Netherworld.

Xie Yunlan knew what Netherworld was, he had been here in his own dreams, and he had also been in Shen Fan's dreams. It stands to reason that the first time he was born and the second time he was acquainted, and this is the third time, so he should not be surprised anymore.

But his body looked very strange, looking around, as if he couldn't figure out where it was.

Xie Yunlan found that he had lost control of his body, and... the body seemed much smaller.

He quickly judged from many details that this was not an illusion. He really became smaller. The water of the Wangchuan River that used to only reach his ankles now overflowed to his calves. When looking at the souls of the dead, he had to look up. His hands and feet had become very short. , about the size of a five-year-old child.

Xie Yunlan didn't understand the reason, and couldn't find out the truth, because this body was out of his control, and he could only watch his five-year-old self act from the perspective of a bystander.

Little Xie Yunlan was ignorant, he didn't know what the ghost was, and he didn't know that those phantoms were the souls of the dead. He ran around on the Wangchuan River, trying to talk to these souls and ask for directions, but no one answered him.

He was at a loss for a while, looked around and saw that everyone was walking along the river, so he followed suit.

However, this road is the road of reincarnation, and when it comes to an end, it means that his life as Xie Yunlan is over, and he will enter a new reincarnation and become a new individual.

He didn't know anything about it, and walked forward blankly.

Xie Yunlan looked anxiously, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had no way to control the actions of his five-year-old self. He couldn't move, he couldn't speak, and even where his eyes looked was completely controlled by the other party.

Just as Xiao Xie Yunlan was walking further and further away, a touch of gold suddenly appeared in his looking around.

In the nether world is the eternal darkness, only the soul fire of the candle dragon shines here, the fire light is golden red, but what Xiao Xie Yunlan saw just now is a touch of pure gold.

This color different from this place immediately attracted Xiao Xie Yunlan's attention. He looked for the golden color, and it looked like a butterfly, not as big as his palm, dancing in the darkness beyond the light path.

The darkness was very cold, Xiao Xie Yunlan actually tried to walk through the darkness, but as soon as he entered it, he felt a coldness invaded his body, and even his soul trembled. The longevity lock obtained from the master's hand, when he was swallowed by the darkness, the longevity lock exuded a warmth, which gave him the strength to run back from the darkness.

There were no other creatures in this cold darkness, and all he saw along the way was nothing but darkness.

But right now, he saw a butterfly in the darkness of nothingness. The butterfly had a faint fluorescence on its body, and its wings were as beautiful as the sparkling lake surface refracted by the sun.

Xiao Xie Yunlan had never seen such a beautiful butterfly. It just so happened that the butterfly flew in front of him from the darkness. He couldn't help reaching out to catch it, but he was a little short of height, so he stood on tiptoe to catch it again, but it was still a little short.

He worked hard, rolled up his sleeves, kept jumping high, and at the same time chased the butterfly farther and farther.

At a certain moment, he suddenly came back to his senses, and found that he had run out of the light path, in the cold darkness.

He was so frightened that he wanted to go back immediately, the feeling that his soul was trembling made him terrified, but just as he turned his head, the butterfly that was always a little bit short flew in front of him again, almost within reach.

He didn't want to reach out to catch it, but the butterfly flew away again, it seemed to fly irregularly, up and down, left and right, but Xiao Xie Yunlan who was chasing it was taken all the way to the dark depths .

At this moment, Xiao Xie Yunlan finally realized that the butterfly seemed to be leading him forward on purpose. He stood there hesitating. Logically speaking, he would not dare to go into the darkness, but he realized that he was stepping into the darkness again at this moment, and there was no The previous cold feeling.

But even if he didn't have that cold feeling, he didn't know what was hidden at the end of the darkness. The butterfly came inexplicably, maybe it was enticing him to some dangerous place.

Even if the longevity lock around his neck can protect him to a certain extent, it is undoubtedly a very dangerous move to move forward.

Ordinary people would hesitate to make a decision when faced with such a situation, even Xie Yunlan would not make a decision easily now, but little Xie Yunlan couldn't think for a moment, then chased the butterfly and ran into the darkness.

It's not that he has thought through the pros and cons clearly, it's simply that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

With a reckless spirit, he chased the butterfly farther and farther, and the darkness became deeper and deeper. When he ran for an unknown distance, suddenly at a certain moment, he lost the butterfly.

No matter how much the butterfly dodged before, it would never leave him too far, but at this moment it disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, as if he had lost some kind of protection, the feeling of being eroded by the darkness came again. Xiao Xie Yunlan stood alone in this cold darkness, trembling, trying to find the way back, but he had already run too far. Far away, I can't find it.

Even the last life-saving longevity lock has cracks under the erosion of darkness, as if it will completely shatter in the next moment.

When he was at a loss, he once again saw a light in the darkness, which was a golden red flame.

Little Xie Yunlan immediately ran towards the fire, and then, like the grown-up Xie Yunlan, he saw a white figure in the depths of the darkness.

Xie Yunlan looked at the other party through the eyes of his young self. He had obviously seen it so many times, but in this eternal darkness, when he saw the other party's handsome face illuminated by the candlelight, he still couldn't help but lose his mind.

Xiao Xie Yunlan was also dazed, he walked towards the other party in a daze.

The man sitting cross-legged in the depths of the darkness clearly had his eyes closed, but he seemed to be aware of his coming. When he came close, Shen Fan opened his eyes and said coldly, "You went by the wrong path."

His voice is cold, his expression is also cold, he looks distant and unapproachable, just like when Xie Yunlan saw him for the first time in the dream.

No, the one right now is actually not Shen Fan, but Zhu Yin, his soul fire is still very hot, and the dragon horns of the phantom dragon statue in the sky are also intact.

It was because Xie Yunlan had been with Shen Fan for a long time that he was not affected by his indifferent expression, but little Xie Yunlan didn't know Shen Fan, he was only a five-year-old child, so he should feel a little timid about Shen Fan's indifferent expression meaning.

However, he had no timidity at all, he didn't even pay attention to what Shen Fan said to him, he was completely immersed in his own small world.

He is so handsome.

Xie Yunlan heard herself saying this in her heart.

No, it wasn't him, it was him who was five years old, he never said that!

He tried his best to distance himself from his five-year-old self, but the other party's thoughts still couldn't stop reaching his ears.

He is much prettier than those girls my mother mentioned. It would be nice if my future daughter-in-law could be as good-looking too. Wait, why not?

Xiao Xie Yunlan thought this way, although he is only five years old, as the only child in the family, the elders in the family often make jokes about him. He has a hazy concept of marriage, and only knows that two people get married, and then they can live forever. Together, they are like father and mother.

As for whether to be with a woman or a man, no one will specifically explain to him, and he doesn't understand at all at this moment, he just thinks that this person in front of him is really good-looking, prettier than everyone he has seen in the past.

He watched and watched, and a bold idea gradually sprouted in his heart. Xie Yunlan wanted to stop it, but there was no way. He looked at his young self, and said the first sentence to Shen Fan.

"Can I marry you?" Xiao Xie Yunlan said cautiously.

Shen Fan looked down at him and didn't speak.

Xiao Xie Yunlan was a little nervous. He knew that getting married should not be wishful thinking, and the other party had to agree.

He anxiously observed Shen Fan's expression, trying to read the other's thoughts from it.

He didn't see anything, and Shen Fan's expression was as indifferent as before, seemingly unchanged at all.

But Xie Yunlan, who has been with Shen Fan for so long, can see that Shen Fan's expression is not really unchanged, there are some small changes in details, and this small change means...

He was angry.

Shen Fan didn't get angry at Xiao Xie Yunlan, he didn't even reject him, he just said terrible things in that indifferent tone.

"But you're dying," he said.

Xiao Xie Yunlan is not dead at this time. It is not only after death that a person's soul will come to the nether world. In some unexpected situations, such as serious illness, they may enter by mistake.If the soul that has strayed into the netherworld can return to the body in time, it will be safe and sound, but if it cannot return, it will usher in real death.

Little Xie Yunlan couldn't find the way back, he was indeed dying, unless Shen Fan helped him, but Shen Fan would not help him, he neither killed nor saved.

"I'm dying?" Xiao Xie Yunlan was stunned for a moment, he was a little scared, he didn't understand death very well, but he probably knew that it was a terrible thing, because when his second uncle died, his father was sad for a long time.

However, after being afraid for a while, he put the matter aside. Anyway, his death is not something he can decide, and he can't find the way back, so why bother?

He simply crossed his short legs, looked at Shen Fan with his face in his hands, and asked some idiotic questions.

"Are you married yet?"

"No." Shen Fan actually answered him.

"Oh, I didn't either." Xiao Xie Yunlan chuckled a little in his heart, which meant that he still had a chance.

He asked again: "Do you like chestnut flour cake?"

"What is that?" Shen Fan asked.

"You don't know chestnut flour cake?" Xiao Xie Yunlan was surprised, but then became happy because he finally found a way to show off in front of Shen Fan.

As a man, how do you make your sweetheart like you?Of course, it is necessary to show that you are very good in front of the other party and know a lot.

Xiao Xie Yunlan immediately introduced it. He said: "It's a kind of dim sum. It's made from steamed chestnuts and ground into powder. It's also sprinkled with sweet-scented osmanthus syrup. Do you know sweet-scented osmanthus syrup? It's made with sweet-scented osmanthus honey! It's very sweet! My sister likes to eat it very much! When you come to my house, I will take you to eat!"

Arriving at his house is equivalent to entering his house, and rounding it up means getting married.

Little Xie Yunlan had secret thoughts, but Shen Fan didn't notice, he just said: "If you can survive."

"I will try my best to survive!" Xiao Xie Yunlan completely misunderstood Shen Fan's meaning, he clenched his fists and swore to Shen Fan.

But his oath was useless, every time he stayed here, he was one step closer to death.

Shen Fan glanced at him and ignored him.

He closed his eyes and continued to sit cross-legged in meditation, just like the past tens of thousands of years, he was as quiet as a statue of a god that would not move.

However, this time when he closed his eyes, he would always be disturbed by chattering voices, Xiao Xie Yunlan was quiet for a while, and asked again: "Do you like playing on the swing?"

What is a swing?Shen Fan thought in his heart, but didn't speak.

Xiao Xie Yunlan went on talking to herself: "My sister likes to play on the swing, shall I take you to play in the future?"

Shen Fan still didn't speak.

"Can you ride a horse? Dad gave me a pony. When I grow up, I will take you on a horse!"

"Do you like peanut candy? Just like the chestnut flour cake, they are sold by Wufangzhai. His dim sum is delicious and famous in the capital. If you come to my house, I will buy all the dim sum for you!"

"But I don't seem to have any money..."

"It's okay! I'll be rich when I grow up! I'm going to be a general in the future, and all the money His Majesty rewards will buy you things!"

Even if Shen Fan doesn't answer, Xiao Xie Yunlan can still talk a lot to himself, he is in the state of a soul right now, he doesn't need to sleep, he doesn't need to eat or drink.

He babbled in Shen Fan's ear for a day and a night, this was probably the longest and most noisy day and night for Shen Fan in the Netherworld, there had never been a moment in the Netherworld as noisy as it is now.

Xiao Xie Yunlan's soul fire weakened little by little, and he was getting closer and closer to his death, but he was still full of thoughts about talking to Shen Fan.

"Why have you been sitting here?"

"Aren't you bored?"

"Why don't you speak?"

Before Xiao Xie Yunlan's soul fire was completely extinguished, Shen Fan's patience ran out, and he opened his eyes again.

Xiao Xie Yunlan looked happy, and hurriedly came over and said, "You're awake!"

"This is for you!" He handed a crooked knot tied with a longevity lock to Shen Fan.

Gifts had to be wrapped, and he had nothing else to wrap, so he wanted to weave a concentric knot like others did, but he really couldn't do it. After thinking about it all day and night, he finally made such a crooked and ugly thing.

Shen Fan didn't pick it up, he looked at the knot, the red rope, and the longevity lock on the red rope are all magic weapons, that's why Xiao Xie Yunlan's soul can last so long in the nether world, right now, he will If you give this magic weapon to Shen Fan, you will lose your protection, and he will perish faster.

Little Xie Yunlan is not ignorant of the importance of this magic weapon. When he was eroded by darkness, the longevity lock hanging around his neck protected him and brought him a faint warmth in the cold.

However, he would feel cold and afraid in the darkness, wouldn't Shen Fan?

Xiao Xie Yunlan took it for granted that he would, so he gave the longevity lock to Shen Fan and said, "Wearing this will not be cold!"

Shen Fan didn't speak, he looked at Xiao Xie Yunlan quietly for a while, wondering what he was thinking.

Xiao Xie Yunlan wanted to speak again, but couldn't continue because Shen Fan suddenly pointed his forehead with his finger.

He tapped his eyebrows lightly, his tone was still as cold as when we first met.

"Go back." He said softly.

Little Xie Yunlan felt a wave of heat sinking into his soul with the fingertips of the other party, and at the same time did not enter the real Xie Yunlan's soul, and took him away from this cold and empty nether world in an instant.

He woke up from the illusion, his body became normal size, and his hands and feet were under his control again, but what he saw when he opened his eyes was still the ghost.

He followed countless souls of the dead, and walked on the road of reincarnation in a daze. They flowed up the river in an endless stream.

But suddenly, a reverse figure appeared in front of the crowd going upstream.

Holding a candle in his hand, Shen Fan walked towards him over the countless dead souls on the Wangchuan River.

"Go back." He said as if in a dream.

As soon as the words fell, the candle in his hand exploded violently. The flame was so intense that it burned through all the dead darkness. The flame wrapped Xie Yunlan's soul, and he closed his eyes.

Then, woke up again.

Accompanied by countless physical pains, he wakes up real and vividly.

Xie Yunlan stared blankly at the cave in front of him, and then looked at Shen Fan who was guarding beside him. He reached out and touched Shen Fan's hand, confirming that the other party was warm, and he was also warm.

He is still alive.