Chapter 52
Chapter 52
On the night of the full moon, there will be a parade of thousands of lanterns.
Under the vast night, the lights are brilliant, and a thousand tea white jade lamps exude a lustrous light, covering the apricot forest like falling snow.
Upstairs, Linghu Xi looked at those twinkling lights with a calm expression, not knowing what he was thinking.Tan Feiyu explained to everyone: "This immortal is my benefactor. I was enlightened by him, and I became his mount in order to repay."
"So that's how it is. Brother Tan really scared us just now." Jiu Shixue said: "Now that the Thousand Lanterns have been lit, we can prepare to open the gate of ghosts."
Linghu Xi turned around when he heard the words, his eyebrows and eyes were slender, with a sharp light, he looked straight at Jiushixue: "Are you going to the ghost world?"
Tan Feiyu said: "Yes, they are going to find the lost soul of their companion."
"Heh," Linghu Xi smiled, and said slowly, "Life and death are destiny, and forcibly changing the established trajectory will not end well." shook his head.
Tan Feiyu noticed his movements and couldn't help frowning.
Ninth World Snow said: "Whether it is good or not, you have to try it to know. Or do you have any suggestions from the Immortal Venerable?"
Linghu Xi thought for a while and said: "If you really want to go, I can protect you so that you will not be disturbed during your journey in the ghost world, but please bring me something back from the ghost world."
Jiu Shixue thought for a while and asked, "I don't know what the Immortal Venerable wants?"
"A jade box, buried under the peach blossom tree in Erdao Huangquan." Linghu said with a sigh.
Jiu Shixue was surprised: "Under the peach blossom tree? No, I can't take anything related to the peach blossom tree."
With a flick of the whisk, a black jade hairpin appeared in Linghu Xi's palm, and the head of the hairpin was carved into a blooming Yaohuang peony, with distinct flowers and leaves, lifelike.He handed the peony hairpin to Ninth Snow and said, "You can exchange this peony hairpin for that jade box."
"..." Jiu Shixue had no choice but to accept it dubiously.
"As for the Buddha's appearance, your body is not suitable for re-entering the underworld, so you can rest outside." Linghu said with a sigh.
Shenfu Bulian thought for a moment, then nodded.Handed the string of Buddha beads from his sleeve to Ren Yichen: "Hold this, it will respond to the sound of Youtan Sanskrit."
Ren Yichen accepted it carefully.
Linghu sighed, "It's time to start."
Jiu Shixue closed his eyes and raised his hands, slowly, several lights floated from the sea of lights outside the building.
"Hold the lights, this is an important tool to illuminate the road for us, and when we return, we must also have lights to find the way." Jiu Shixue said.
Lin Jichuan said to Lin Cai: "Don't go, stay here and wait for me."
Over there, Linghu Xi also sat squatting on the mat, swaying the dust whisk, making hand seals, and a lamp was lit by his side.He used his own cultivation to protect Jiu Shixue, ensuring that after the ghost gate was successfully opened, they could go back and forth smoothly.
"Hurry up, I will take care of these two children." Tan Feiyu said.
Jiu Shixue concentrated his strength, the cold and ghostly aura spread from his body thickly, the whole room was like falling into an ice cave, and several people hurriedly used their true energy to protect the body, Jiu Shixue's dark eyes seemed to be illuminated. Quiet green.
The light of the full moon in the sky was even brighter. In the snow-white ghostly atmosphere, everyone could vaguely see the bright moonlight flowing like mercury. There were many flickering lights in the white mist. Looking carefully, each one They are all tea white jade lanterns from this year's Thousand Lantern Festival.
"Follow those ghosts." Jiu Shixue's voice was as indistinct as if it came from the water. Lin Jichuan, Ren Yichen, Leng Duting and Mu Ruhang all held the tea white jade lanterns in their hands and followed closely After her ethereal figure.
The feeling of stepping out is like walking on the clouds, and there is only a vast snow-white mist in front of you, but it is different from the monster mist, it is a soft and cold feeling.Gradually, they found that the sea of lights with thousands of lights was under their feet, and the bright moon above them pierced through the fog and shone on them. Their bodies gradually sank until they passed through the sea of lights and landed on a thin layer of land. Then it began to descend again, descending, and the fog in front of it gradually dissipated.
"This is the gate of the Underworld, commonly known as the Gate of Ghosts. Only by passing through the Underworld can one go to the ghost world."
A few people landed on an erratic road, surrounded by darkness, as if they were in a void universe, only illuminated by the long lights in the hands of ghosts.Jiu Shixue had used the ghost aura on his body to cover them before, and led them to follow the ghosts.
Soon, a huge glazed archway appeared in front of everyone's eyes. There were three round gates on the brick wall, and under the wall were green and white stone Xumi seats. On the seats were engraved pictures of hell beings, which made people daunting.The ghosts passed through the archway one by one, and Jiu Shixue also led them in openly.
The glazed archway seemed to be a barrier. After passing through the archway, the scene suddenly changed into a secluded landscape.The undulating mountains are shrouded in clouds and smoke, like a fairyland outside the world.Under the pale blue sky, on the top of Wanshan Mountain, there is a peculiar nine-fold gyration palace.
"That is the Underworld, also known as Jiuquan Prison, and the ghost world under the Yellow Springs are collectively referred to as the Yin Realm. Every ghost who enters the Underworld must go there to register his identity before he can go to the ghost world through the Nether Underworld." Shi Xue whispered to them while walking: "We still have to take a formality and enter the nether world, otherwise we will not be able to reach the ghost world."
Mu Ruhang asked: "But we are not ghosts, will the Underworld let us in?"
Jiu Shixue smiled and said: "Don't worry, I am very familiar with the prison master of Jiuquan."
They stood at the foot of the mountain and watched those ghosts flying upwards with their lights. The Ninth World Xue slightly cast a spell, and several people followed her to the nine-layered roundabout palace on the top of the mountain.
The palace is majestic and luxurious, with overhanging eaves and cliffs. Because it is built against the mountain, there are nine long buildings hovering on the palace, like neon lights surrounding the body.The tiles on the roof are also glazed, and there are countless terrifying sculptures of ghosts. Under the eaves, there are banners and black silk yarns hanging from the eaves. On both sides of the only road in front of the door, there are censers of Yin Yang and Eight Diagrams, and the three incense sticks are curling up with light smoke.
After landing on the road, they went along with the ghost along the main gate.
Facing it is the Jiudao archway standing in front of it, and there are different words floating on the plaques: Xuanquan, Yaquan, Huangquan, Hanquan, Yinquan, Youquan, Xiaquan, Bitterquan and Mingquan.Seeing the ghosts passing through different archways in twos and threes, Jiu Shixue said: "Jiuquan Prison has a clear division of labor, and each place is in charge of different ghosts. Judging from Fu Changxian's death method, we will be in charge of punishment and death. The people's Mingquan will be taken to prison."
So, they went to the archway marked with the word Mingquan, and after walking through the archway, they were considered to have officially entered the Mingquan Prison of Jiuquan Prison.
Mingquan prison was sentenced to death, so all the ghosts who came here were full of resentment, and the powerful cold ghost energy covered the sky, turning Mingquan prison into a palace in the ice and snow.Even with zhenqi body protection, except for Jiushixue and Leng Duting, the others were still shivering from the cold.
"Let's go in after all these ghosts are registered." Jiu Shixue muttered.
Ren Yichen saw that Lin Jichuan was hissing with his arms folded, and his face was pale, so he took off his outer robe and put it on him.Lin Jichuan was startled, and hurriedly took off his robe and put it on him again: "What are you doing? You want to catch a cold again and piss me off?"
"You..." Seeing that Lin Jichuan refused to wear it, Ren Yichen had no choice but to glare at him angrily.
Jiu Shixue also wrapped her own fox fur around Mu Ruhang's body, wearing only a flowing white dress with snow beads, compared with the crowd who were frozen into shrimps, she was much more relaxed and unrestrained.
"Be patient, wait for them to pass before leaving." Jiu Shixue comforted her.
The three people who were suffering from the cold had to stand next to each other to keep warm. Mu Ruhang divided half of the fox fur and covered Lin Jichuan, so there was no room for Ren Yichen.Seeing Ren Yichen endured without saying a word, Lin Jichuan clicked his tongue, pulled his cold hands over and put them in his arms to cover them.
Finally, the last ghost also entered.Ninth Snow gave them a wink, and everyone lifted the lights and walked into the Mingquan Hall covered with frost and snow.
This is an empty palace.
After entering through the gate, the ground is covered with crystal-clear mirror marble bricks, and the reflection can be seen faintly standing on it. On both sides of the front hall, there are rows of tablets with red background and gold letters, densely written with countless names, representing the still living. In the human world, people who will eventually be sentenced to death or die innocently.Sometimes, when a tablet suddenly turns black and white, it means that person is dead.
They walked through the vestibule and came to the main hall through a square door.
The main hall seems to be filled with light blue thin smoke, and various scenes of torture and violent death are painted on the top of the head. There are bookstores embedded in the walls, full of countless volumes.A silk curtain hangs down, and a person can be vaguely seen sitting beside the table and chair behind the curtain.
"Awaken your karma." Ninth Snow said.
The person behind the curtain paused, sighed helplessly, and then lifted the curtain to show up.
Xing Junye stared at Jiu Shixue and the people behind her and frowned: "What do you want to do?"
He is a tall young man with light ink on his facial features, he is slightly hazy and handsome, with a bloody pattern tattooed on his face, his snowy hair tied up in red flowing hairpins, he is wearing a peacock blue robe with patterns of flowers, fruits, branches and leaves, and his outer cover is jade. Color cross-collared silk jacket, and silver-white moccasin boots.
Jiushi Xue smiled and said: "Xing Junye, can you let us enter the ghost world and look for the living soul of a Buddha named Youtan Sanskrit?"
Hearing this, Xing Junye picked out a file from the bookshelf on the wall and flipped through it: "Well, Youtan Sanskrit is indeed in the ghost world..." He raised his eyes and looked at Leng Duting: "Wait, this living soul?"
Mu Ruhang looked at Leng Duting nervously.
"How did you escape from the ghost world and go to the human world?" Xing Junye asked seriously.
Leng Du listened and told the whole story: "From the place where the Dragon Girl Vajra at the intersection of Huangquan and Biluo."
Xing Junye closed the file with a snap: "Listen Leng, you escaped from the ghost world to the human world without permission, and you should be punished by the separation of your soul according to the law, but now you are entrusted with the Bodhi tree, and the punishment law of the underworld doesn't work for you. , please follow me to the Department of Yin Law to receive the verdict."
Ninth Snow pulled his sleeve: "Wake up the king's business."
Leng Duting stepped forward and separated the two, and said to Xing Junye, "I'll go with you, Aunt Jiu, you can take them to find Youtan Fansheng for now."
Mu Ruhang asked: "Can I go with him?"
Xing Junye frowned: "No, it's a foul for you to enter the underworld with a living body."
"Xiao Mu," Jiu Shixue winked at him and said again: "Wake up Junye, then please let us enter the ghost world."
Xing Junye pulled Leng Duting aside, and made a gesture of invitation to them.
Jiu Shixue said: "Let's go."
The four of them lifted the lamps and walked towards the ghost world along the main hall of Mingquan Prison.
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