Chapter 165

Bo Zhu anxiously sent them to the Yin Yang Monument, repeatedly instructing them to return safely.

Xie Bi An comforted him. After they were sent away, instead of crossing the Yin Yang Monument immediately, he dragged Fan Wu She back to the Underworld.

"Senior brother, where are we going?"

"Shhh." Xie Bi An kept his eyes sharp, carefully avoiding the underworld servants, and led Fan Wu She all the way through the Heaven Master Palace, the Judge's Mansion, and up to Mount Luofeng. They did not fly with their swords in order to avoid the eyes and ears of others.

Fan Wu She pulled Xie Bi An behind a large tree, dodging the passing underworld servants: "Senior brother, where exactly are you taking me?"

Xie Bi An stared into Fan Wu She's eyes and said carefully, "I'm taking you to the Three Lives Stone."

Fan Wu She's gaze sank, and hair stood up all over his body.

"Living people are not allowed to go to the Three Lives Stone, and as an Underworld General, one cannot even enforce and break the law, so this matter cannot be known to Official Lord Cui." Xie Bi An was visibly a little nervous and talked more, "I sneaked off to go there when I was a child, but nothing came out, then I realized that I was a reincarnation of a celestial being. However, when a living person goes to look at the Three Lives Stone, they can only see his past life, because this life is not finished yet, and naturally they do not know whether they will be rich or poor in the next life ..."

"Could it be that senior brother suspects that I am the reincarnation of Zong Zi Xiao?"

Xie Bi An had a difficult look on his face, "Wu She, this matter is sticking in my heart and it's making me feel very bad."

"Zong Zi Xiao has long since fallen into the Hell Path, so how could he be reincarnated as a man again?"

"I know. Official Lord Cui also said the same thing, but I just can't get over it. As soon as I close my eyes, I see Zong Zi Xiao." Xie Bi An gasped, a layer of fearful grey clouded his eyes, "I'm not doubting you. Even if you were Zong Zi Xiao in the previous life, you won't even know. I just want to eliminate all possibilities one by one, so that maybe I can pull out the demonic obstacles in my heart. I don't want to think about others when I look at you." He looked at Fan Wu She, his gaze clearly had a bit of pity, "Wu She, you can help senior brother, can't you?"

Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An's deer-like, black eyes and his heart itched. Although this was not the right time, he could not control the erotic thoughts in his head. He was itching to press this person to the ground right now, and fuck him until this pair of eyes would be tainted with lust. He couldn't resist and kissed Xie Bi An, "How could I not help you? Let's go."

Xie Bi An secretly sighed in relief.

On the way, Xie Bi An avoided patrols with ease, followed a narrow and remote path, bypassed Yanluo Hall, followed Wangchuan downstream and arrived at Naihe Bridge.

From a distance, the bridge looked like a bridge and the water looked like water; there's nothing special, but when they got closer, they could see the blood-red water of Wangchuan gurgling underneath the bridge, with countless lonely and wild ghosts struggling and wailing in the water, trying to climb onto the bridge and onto the shore, but constantly being dragged by countless pairs of ghostly hands into the bloody water, unable to get out.

Fan Wu She looked at the bloody tragedy before him. His eyes gradually mixed with blood vessels. His teeth chattered slightly. He clenched his fists so that his nails were embedded in the flesh, and he used the pain to maintain a calm expression, not letting his great fear leak out. He recalled his struggle in Wangchuan; how he lost himself several times, how he nearly became a wild ghost in these waters, only to come back to his senses with the obsession that runs through his past and present lives - Zong Zi Heng

Seeing that Fan Wu She was staring at Wangchuan, Xie Bi An sighed, "You see, most souls have to cross the Naihe Bridge and drink Meng Po soup so they can reincarnate, and those in the water are the ones who don't want to drink Meng Po soup and jumped into Wangchuan."

On the Naihe Bridge, countless Yin servants were escorting human souls in a queue. When they passed a black stone monument at the bridge, they stopped for a moment. Those souls who were facing the stone monument, most of them were crying their hearts out, reluctant to part. Only when the Yin servants urged them several times were they willing to move on.

That is the Three Lives Stone, which can reveal a person's past life, present life and future life. Before reincarnation, everyone has the opportunity to review his or her life, and then drink the Five Flavors of Magic Potion to forget everything, turn into a blank and start all over again.

Fan Wu She murmured, "They must have someone they don't want to forget no matter what."

"Yeah, but they will all forget eventually." Every time Xie Bi An saw them, he felt sorry for them. "The water from Wangchuan can make people lose their minds and eventually they won't remember anything and miss the chance to reincarnate. Maybe they will never have the chance to go ashore, and will become lonely and wild ghosts in the water."

"Isn't there anyone who can climb out of Wangchuan?"

"There are, but very few. Very few people can resist the corruption of their memories by Wangchuan, unless there is one obsession in the heart that can support the whole soul. So, someone will be reborn with some, or even all of the memories of their previous life, but that person must have suffered a lot in Wangchuan."

"The obsession to support the whole soul ..." Fan Wu She said calmly, "Is not unworthy to suffer all the pain."

Xie Bi An shook his head: "People ah, it is better not to have too many obsessions, otherwise how can we start over?"

Resentment arose in Fan Wu She's heart, but he pursed his lips and did not retort in the end.

Xie Bi An took out two sets of clothes from his qiankun bag and changed himself into an ordinary Yin servant's uniform, "You disguise yourself as a ghost. We have the soul weapon in place. They won't be able to find out. Don't talk casually later, just following me will do."

"Okay." Fan Wu She swept a gloomy glance at the Naihe Bridge. He had not crossed the Three Lives Stone back then and jumped into Wangchuan, because he could not forget Zong Zi Heng and he wanted to avoid the Three Lives Stone displaying his life.

Xie Bi An took Fan Wu She with him and blended in with the group of Yin servants, moving forward at a leisurely pace.

The closer they got to Naihe Bridge, the closer they got to Wangchuan, where the howling of the wild ghosts was horrifying, and the thick, blackened blood gave off a foul smell. Xie Bi An looked at the ghosts struggling for their lives in the water, constantly reaching out for help and being dragged into the water by the ghosts, and his heart ached. What kind of obsession is it that gives people the courage to jump into it?

And Fan Wu She was already trembling. Those horrible memories were already originally blurred, yet they had been made vivid by being near Wangchuan once more.

"Wu She, are you afraid?" Xie Bi An silently held Fan Wu She's hand, feeling his slightly trembling body and moist palm. He was shocked and couldn't help but say guiltily, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be so scared." In his perception, Fan Wu She had always been fearless, daring to offend anyone and not taking any danger into account, yet he had never expected him to be scared like this by Wangchuan. Also, ever since Fan Wu She had entered the Underworld, he had only moved around in Heaven Master Palace and had not really seen the horrors of Jiuyou at all. In this way, he looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old.

Fan Wu She gritted his teeth, "It's alright."

Xie Bi An glanced at Fan Wu She. He could not see his expression because his head was lowered, but he could imagine what kind of mental torture it was to face something that frightened him for a long time, and he did not give a word of complain in order to cooperate with him in going to the Three Lives Stone to check his identity.

When he thought of this, Xie Bi An was even more heartbroken and blamed himself. Obviously, everyone knew that Zong Zi Xiao had fallen into the Hell Path long ago, even Official Lord Cui had already asked King Qin Guang to reconfirm it for him, yet he was still suspicious. Not only was he delaying time to save his master, but he was also forcing his own junior brother to face these terrifying, grieving spirits. What the hell was he doing? He cursed himself a few times in his mind and said in a low voice, "Wu She, we're not looking. Let's go."

Fan Wu She however clutched his hand, "No, it will be our turn soon."

"But you ..."

"I'm not afraid." Fan Wu She raised his head. His face was pale and he looked very haggard, "As long as I can put senior brother at ease."

Xie Bi An felt even more like a jerk, "I, I mean it. We're not looking. Let's go."

Fan Wu She shook his head, "I hope senior brother only has me in your mind and no other man."

"There was no other man in my heart originally. Only you."

Their unusual movement finally drew the attention of the Yin servant in front of them. That Yin servant turned his head and gave them a glance. Xie Bi An was wearing a ghost mask, so naturally he would not be recognized.

The Yin servant shook his head and turned around again.

By this time, they were already very close to the bridge, and it'll soon be their turn to see the Three Lives Stone.

Fan Wu She pulled out a puppet talisman without a trace, and that tiny yellow talisman flew silently into the clothes of the ghost who was reading his life story in front of the Three Lives Stone.

The ghost was a young and strong man, most likely killed in an accident. He was standing in front of the Three Lives Stone, crying profusely and calling out for his mother over and over again. The Yin servant impatiently urged him to move on after finishing reading it.

The ghost cried, "I can't forget my wife. We will reincarnate together, and we will find each other in the next life, and be husband and wife again ah."

"Cut the crap." The Yin servant forced the ghost with his ghost fork, "Go now."

"I don’t want to forget my wife. I can't drink Meng Po soup. Where is my wife? She definitely would not drink it either!"

"She has already reincarnated. Hurry up and leave."

"I don't believe you. My wife and I promised each other a lifetime but we died young. We haven't even finished this life, and we must renew this destiny in the next life. I won't drink it, I won't drink it!" The ghost said and rushed towards the bridge railing.

If the ghost jumped into Wangchuan from Naihe Bridge, the ghosts on duty would be punished with their salary. That Yin servant was prepared for this and went after him with his ghost fork in hand, intending to give this disobedient ghost some suffering. A ghost who is stabbed with a ghost fork before reincarnation is bound to be sick and weak in the next life, and may even be disabled. The Yin servant raised his ghost fork and stabbed towards the ghost at a flying speed.

But that ghost, whose hands and feet were clearly chained up, actually dodged it! He looked like an ordinary farmer, who didn't look like he had any cultivation. How did he dodge it?

When that Yin servant missed the blow, he simply pounced at the ghost and made him fall to the ground. Yet that ghost turned over and pinned the Yin servant to the ground, smashing him with his shackled hand a few times, then picked up the Yin servant and jumped over the fence of Naihe Bridge and into Wangchuan.

All this happened so abruptly that all the other Yin servants looked dumbfounded. Even for those who had great powers when they were alive, as long as they wore soul locks, their cultivation could not be brought into play. Even if some of them could jump into Wangchuan when the Yin servants were not paying attention, they would never be able to drag one of the Yin servants in with them. When they came back to their senses, they ran to the bridge to save the Yin servant, and the scene was in chaos.

Xie Bi An was dumbfounded by this turn of events.

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PS: Sigh, seems not easy to work in Jiuyou ahh...

 

Edited on 8 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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