Merchant of the Underworld

"Okay, okay." Bai Ying glanced at the knife emitting black light in my hand, and said repeatedly, still a little scared: "Just...even if you are right, you are helping ourselves. You are here to save people and We want to leave safely to break free from the confinement of this technique. In short, our purpose is the same, to kill the formation and escape from the ancient tomb. Isn't this the basis of our cooperation."

"No!" I shook my head and said: "The basis of cooperation is trust! I don't trust you two at all. Once the three-legged crow is smashed, you two can freely enter and exit the Sanchakou. That formation Since the eye is a living creature, it is not dangerous to you at all. It is only a matter of time to kill it. It also means that we are no longer needed and may launch a surprise attack on us at any time."

"No, no! Absolutely not..." Upon hearing this, Bai Ying shook his head repeatedly and wanted to refute, but was so frightened by my cold eyes that he shrank his neck and did not dare to speak out.

"Then what do you think we should do?" The black shadow became a little more courageous and asked in a somewhat impatient tone: "I'm optimistic! No matter what, you won't believe us."

"Yes, it is true that we brothers are members of the Amaterasu Society, but this identity is not something we can choose, right? We were originally a pair of orphans, picked up from the streets by Amaterasu's previous generation of protectors. We have been together since we were five years old. , I started practicing this spell, always hoping that it would be successful, but I didn't expect that I ended up practicing it like a human being and a ghost, and then I was taken into the ancient tomb and was cursed by the contract. , I have never left here, and it has been more than seventy years in the blink of an eye."

"More than seventy years! Can you imagine? What kind of life we ​​live here."

"I spend my days with dead bodies and woodlice, guarding against the coldness and darkness! Can you understand the feeling of wanting to die at any time, but being unable to die? Can you?"

The black shadow became more and more excited as he spoke: "In other people's eyes, we, Izumoshita Goro and Izumoshita Rokuro, are the superior guardians of the inner sect, but in reality? We are just imprisoned here, and we are just the guardians of the ancient tombs. Humans are just a pair of dead and immortal souls."

"When it comes to hating Amaterasu, we brothers hate it more than any of you! More than anyone else, we hope that one day someone will rush into the ancient tomb, destroy the killing formation, and smash this ancient tomb upside down."

"We have been waiting for it every day and night! We have been waiting for it for seventy years."

"Finally I've been waiting for you."

"We were both secretly happy and dancing happily. We finally waited until the old protector and old thief Ito entered the core, and then we came to meet you. But I didn't expect that you doubted this and didn't trust that."

"From the beginning, we never thought about what to do to you, otherwise why would we stand here and wait for you in an upright manner? Wouldn't it be better to sneak attack on the injured person secretly?" The black shadow said and glanced sideways, standing far away Girl Caiyun at the office and Han Laoliu on her back.

When the little white dragon heard this, he turned his head and looked at me, and his arms that had been hanging high and alert slowly lowered their arms.

It was obvious that he sympathized with the experiences of these two people.

"Tell me, what do you want to do? How do you want to believe us? We both have the same purpose as you, we want to kill the formation and escape from this ancient tomb. You are doing it to survive, we are doing it for a new life! That’s why I came to cooperate with you.”

After the black shadow finished speaking, he looked at me with a determined face, and put on a look that said, "This is the truth, you just have to deal with it."

I pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe what you two said is really the truth..."

"What do you mean maybe? This is the truth." The black shadow seemed to have not recovered from the pain of more than seventy years, and corrected it very sadly and angrily.

"Even if this is the truth." I nodded and said, "But for us, you two are still a hidden danger of instability."

When Heiying was about to argue something, I waved my hand and interrupted him and continued: "You two are immortal now. We have exhausted all our methods and can't do anything to you two, but you can do anything to us at any time." When launching a surprise attack, any mistake will be fatal, and we cannot afford to gamble! How can this make us completely at ease? We have to be on guard against you at all times, so how can we start this cooperation? "

"Since it is cooperation, there must be no grudges. You proposed to kill the formation together and destroy the ancient tomb. I have no objection to this. But the question now is how to eliminate the threat to us. After all, it has just been Before, we were still life-and-death enemies, so you couldn’t help but be on your guard, right?”

"This..." Heiying seemed to think it made sense and lowered his head silently.

Bai Ying frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

I glanced at the two of them, reached out and took out a small wooden box from my backpack and said, "If you two have no other solution, I have a solution, but I don't know if you two are willing to do it."

"I am willing, I am willing..." The white shadow said continuously without looking or thinking.

The black shadow glanced at the small wooden box very solemnly and said, "What is this?"

"To be honest, I don't know exactly what this is. But after my research, I found that there are three magic circles engraved on it."

"The first magic circle is somewhat similar to the Taoist Sumeru Heaven. It can isolate Yin and Yang and form another world, free from all interference from the outside world."

"The second array is the Spirit Gathering Array, or to be more precise, it is the Yin Gathering Array. Being able to gather Yin Qi, for the undead, it is simply a paradise for cultivation."

"The last array is just the opposite. It is a spirit-beaming array. When the Yin spirit enters it, it will be absorbed by the source of the array. Once there is a slight movement, the array will sound a warning. Let's be more straightforward. Said, this is equivalent to a well-guarded wine pond and meat forest. If you stay well in it, you will be provided with delicious food and drinks. Once you make any move, I will know immediately."

"You mean...let us brothers get in here?" Black Shadow understood immediately.

I nodded noncommittally and said: "This may be the only feasible way. Once you enter the box, I can take you into the three intersections. As long as you do anything wrong, I will know in advance. In this way , we can feel at ease with each other, and when the battle is broken and the tomb is shattered, we will go our separate ways."

"Isn't this box of yours a trap? Is there something fishy about it?" The black figure asked suspiciously.

I smiled and said, "Look, don't you also have doubts about me? How can you disarm me?"

The black shadow rolled his eyes very slyly and said: "Then let's not talk about cooperation! Anyway, we have been waiting for more than seventy years, and it will be the same if we wait for the next wave of people. What's more, as long as you want to get out of the ancient tomb We must kill the Formation Eye, just like you just said, we can just sit here and enjoy the results."

"I'm afraid this is the only chance." I pointed to Miss Caiyun in the distance and said, "Do you know who she is?"