On the Avenue

Black Guo led the boat girl in, turned around and said: "Woof, woof woof."

The ship's aunt was surprised and said: "Chen Jieyuan has won the first prize in the examination? That really cannot be called Mr. Jieyuan, but Mr. No. 1. When will you return to the underworld? After all, you are a sacred person in the underworld, and it is not appropriate to stay in the upper world for a long time."

"Woof woof, woof woof woof."

"That's true. The champion can't do it without you."

Chen Shi came up ahead, and the boat girl hurriedly stepped forward to greet her. Just as she was about to greet her, Chen Shi was so anxious that she motioned for her to excuse herself and asked, "Miss, have you rescued my mother's soul?"

The boat girl hesitated and said, "I was rescued, but not completely rescued." Chen Shi was puzzled.

The boat girl said: "After our father and daughter went to the underworld, we immediately ran tens of thousands of miles to find the Yuanchen Palace where your soul was imprisoned. The guards of Yuanchen Palace were not very strict. We sneaked in and injured a few underworld gangsters. , and rescued your daughter's soul. My father and my daughter knew that they would never escape if they escaped from the underworld, so they immediately returned to the Yang world with their soul and rushed from the Yang world to Xijing. "

Chen Shi's eyes lit up and he praised: "Smart!"

The boat girl said: "After we come to the underworld, we can take your daughter's soul with us and arrive in Xijing in three days at most. But something happened the night before. I found that we were being followed by something. Something came out of the underworld. , hiding in the darkness, always watching us in the dark, and then there are secret agents operating at night to stop us in the north. "

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly. The ice and snow in the north is a place where the sun and moonlight are relatively scarce.

The sun in the sky is the eye of the true God, fixed in space and eternal, so the climate of the four seasons in every place is the same without change.

The northern region receives less sunshine, so it is severely cold and is a famous bitter cold place.

"Can Yin difference move in the Yang world?" Chen Shi asked doubtfully.

As far as he knew, ghosts and gods in the underworld rarely move in the Yang world. The two realms of Yin and Yang have their own rules. Creatures in the underworld cannot physically enter the Yang world, while Yin difference often has a physical body.

The boat girl and the boatman are able to appear and disappear in the earthly world because they resurrected their souls through corpses, abandoned their original bodies, and took over the bodies of a drowned father and daughter.

The boat girl said: "We Yin Chai are relatively weak among ghosts and gods. We can enter the Yang Realm at night when the Yin Qi is at its strongest and lead the souls of the dead into the underworld. At this time, the two realms of Yin and Yang merge, so it is not troublesome to enter the Yang World to collect the souls. Those Yin Chai They took advantage of that time to hunt us down, but we were still able to break out of the siege on the first night. We planned to cross the northern border at dawn, but it never came up. "

Chen Shi frowned.

The black pot on the side couldn't help but said: "Woof?" "That's right, sir, it's still dark."

The boat girl said, "It has always been dark. Our father and daughter walked on the ice and snow in the dark night. From time to time, evil spirits came looking for us. After many battles, we escaped for millions of miles. It was always dark. Finally, we saw the underworld. Xiandu.”

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly: "Xiandu? Where is Xiandu?" "The capital is composed of Yuanchen Palace."

The boat girl said, "Yuanchen Palace is where the soul lives. Everyone has a Yuanchen Palace, and the soul lives in Yuanchen Palace. These Yuanchen Palaces form the fairy capital. Death is like a lamp going out. After death, Yuan Chen Palace will disappear. You will see yourself in Yuan Chen Palace. The three corpses, also known as the Three Corpse Gods, live in the three rooms of Yuanchen Palace. We sneaked into the immortal capital, found Yuanchen Palace, and rescued the soul of the imperial concubine, who was also suppressed by our father and daughter. In my own Yuanchen Palace in the Immortal Capital."

When she mentioned this, she became less sad and smiled.

Chen Shi asked in confusion: "You escaped from the Immortal Capital, traveled millions of miles to the underworld, and then returned to the Immortal Capital? Are you lost?"

The boat girl sighed and said, "My father and I thought so too before, but later we found out that it was not the case."

Chen Shi was even more confused.

Black Guo said: "Woof woof?"

The boat girl showed fear and said: "Yes, sir. We encountered a ghost on the wall. On the first night, we were affected and pulled into the underworld. An inexplicable and terrifying existence affected our father and daughter. Our minds and thoughts made us think that we were still in the earthly world. When we saw the immortal city, we knew that we were doomed. My father sent me back to the earthly world to cover my escape and help me break out of the siege."

She tightly held the half of the pennant in her hand and said, "Master No. 1 Scholar, we father and daughter have tried our best."

Chen Shi frowned. What kind of terrifying existence could affect the thinking of Uncle Chuan and his daughter without them even realizing it, causing them to enter the underworld without even realizing it?

He glanced at Hei Guo. This ability was very similar to Hei Guo's ability. Are there still kin of the Black Cauldron in the underworld?

Chen Shi asked her to rest and recuperate first. The boat girl hesitated and said: "If Master Zhuangyuan goes to Xiandu to save people, he must call me. My father has fallen in Xiandu, and the children must save him."

After sending the boat girl away, Chen Shi pondered, and then he realized that Chen Tang was standing not far away, and in the wheelchair was Chen Shi's mother.

"Did you hear everything?" Chen Shi said. Chen Tang nodded lightly.

Chen Shi stepped forward, took the wheelchair from his hand, and said: "These maids are not reliable. One of us has to stay to take care of my mother, either you stay or I stay. After you show your strength, Xijing will treat you They are extremely defensive. If the Thirteenth Family has the opportunity to get rid of you, they will definitely take action. Even if they cannot get rid of you, they will still understand your weaknesses. "

Chen Shiniang is Chen Tang's weakness.

Chen Tang walked with him in the corridor, looking at the Chen Mansion under renovation with some reluctance, and said: "You go to the underworld, and I will stay. You go with the black pot. After you go, I will immediately take the Your mother has left Xijing. We have been away from Qianyang Mountain for a long time and have not been back in these years. She must also miss Huangpo Village and Mrs. Wuzhu."

Chen Shi heard this and glanced sideways at him: "Are you willing to give up the glory and wealth of Xijing? Are you willing to give up the official position of Doctor Ronglu?"

"Is there anything you can't bear to part with?"

Chen Tang shook his head and said, "I entered Xijing back then because I felt that I was not strong enough. I practiced in the countryside and could never find the person who killed you. Even if I found him, I would not be able to take revenge. I want to search for news and accumulate strength. It took me eleven years to become an official."

There were thousands of emotions surging in his heart, and he wanted to talk about it. When the words came to his lips, he smiled and said: "But now that you are back, what does the glory and wealth of Xijing have to do with me? Besides, I am a little homesick."

The father and son stopped.

Chen Shi said: "The Xijing court may not want you to go back. When you are in Xijing, the dragon will be coiled around you. When you leave Xijing, the dragon will enter the sea. They will be worried."

Chen Tang said leisurely: "I have a sword and a box. Who dares to stop me? You go to the underworld. Can you do it without me?"

Chen Shi snorted: "I didn't have you before, didn't I live well?"

Chen Tang was unhappy and said, "Chen Shi, I am your biological father after all. You should be more respectful when you speak to me."

"Okay, I understand. Take good care of my mother."

Chen Shi ordered, "If you don't bring these maids and servants, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of them. Also, don't save those three melons and two dates. When you need to spend money, be willing to spend it. If you don't have any money, I will give it to you."

Chen Tang lowered his head and looked for a stick that he could get his hands on.

As the old saying goes, dutiful sons come out of the stick. If a son is unfilial, he must be beaten less.

Upon seeing this, Chen Shi quickly put away the black iron rod and hid it in his small temple.

In the afternoon, Chen Shi came to the Hongshantang branch in Gaoshan County to look for Granny Sha, and was told that Granny Sha and her son had gone to the countryside. Chen Shi went to look for her. Grandma Sha was taking Xiang Tianyu to call for the souls of a family in the countryside. When she saw Chen Shi coming, Xiang Tianyu hurriedly came forward and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao Shi!"

"Don't call me brother, call me brother Xiaoshi!"

Granny Sha smiled, turned to look at Chen Shi, and said with a gloomy face, "Call Auntie!"

Chen Shi called her aunt, looked at Xiang Tianyu, and was surprised to find that Xiang Tianyu had a body and was no longer a ghost.

It's just that this body is not like a physical body.

Granny Sha smiled and said: "Tianyu, you go play with Heiguo, and I'll have a chat with Xiao Shi."

Xiang Tianyu took the black pot and ran to play.

Chen Shi looked at Xiang Tianyu in the distance and saw Heiguo teaching him how to fly a kite. He still has a childish temperament and is very keen on toys such as windmills and kites.

"Aunt, Tianyu has been trapped in the Buddhist hell for thirty years. He has not been in contact with other people, so his mind is still a child. But he will not always have a child's mind."

Chen Shi glanced at Grandma Sha and said, "Sooner or later he will grow up. If his body remains that of an eight or nine year old, it may not be a good thing."

Grandma Sha was silent for a moment and said: "I don't want him to leave. Mother and son have been separated for thirty years. I will find a way to let him grow physically."

The voice of Empress Shi Ji came from the small temple, and she sneered: "I know that after a guy died, his master made him a lotus root body. As a result, this guy never grew up!"

When Granny Sha heard Empress Shiji's voice, she ignored her and said, "Xiao Shi, why are you here to find me?"

Chen Shi confessed his intentions and said: "I want to enter the underworld and go to the immortal capital to find my mother's soul. Auntie, after all, I am also a wanted criminal in the underworld. Is there any way to avoid being wanted?"

Granny Sha smiled and said, "I have the method of transforming into a god. I can turn you into a Yin god and enter the underworld."

Chen Shi was a little relieved and asked: "Is there any way to avoid the ghosts and gods in the underworld and directly enter the Yuanchen Palace in the immortal capital?"

Granny Sha shook her head and said: "Yuanchen Palace is also called the Palace of Fate. Changing the layout of Yuanchen Palace can change your destiny. But it is not easy to enter Yuanchen Palace. Only your soul can enter and others cannot. If you can, you can. Enter, it won’t be that troublesome to save you back then.”

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly and he asked, "Can my soul enter it?"

"If you have cultivated to the state of integration, your soul and soul will be as stable as one, and your soul can enter."

Granny Sha shook her head and said, "You are now in the realm of spirit transformation, and your soul is not that powerful... Wait a minute, sacrifice your soul and let me see."

Chen Shi offered sacrifices to his soul. His soul had now grown to about one foot, and his whole body shone brightly, reflecting in all directions.

Grandma Sha said: "When you sacrificed your soul, it seemed that you were sacrificing your soul from your own body, but in fact you were sacrificing your soul from Yuan Chen Palace... Wait a minute, your soul Something's wrong!"

She made a weak grab, trying to pull Chen Shi's soul out of his soul, but Chen Shi's soul flew over completely.

Granny Sha let out a light sigh and tapped her palm lightly on Chen Shi's Yuanshen's chest. Chen Shi's soul shook, and he briefly separated from the Yuanshen, and then merged into the Yuanshen again.

At this moment, Granny Sha couldn't help but be horrified when she saw a soul about one foot long emitting white light, as if it were solid.

"There's something wrong with your soul!"

She circled around Chen Shi's soul for a few weeks and said in confusion, "Your soul is too strong. With such a strong soul, your three corpse gods must be terribly strong. When you kill the three corpses, you will be guilty!"

She looked at Chen Shi with sympathy: "Why do cultivators who kill the three corpses often get stuck in this realm? It is often because they have committed too many sins and killed too many lives, which makes the three corpse gods too strong and cannot be killed. You have made the three corpse gods so strong in the transformation realm, and the three corpse gods will kill you when the time comes."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I am still far from the three corpse realm... Wait a minute! Aunt Sha, is there any Yuanchen Palace that still exists after the owner of the Yuanchen Palace dies?"

Grandma Sha said, "When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out. After death, the Yuanchen Palace will also disappear. The soul will have nowhere to go and will become a lonely ghost. But I heard that after the immortal dies, his Yuanchen Palace will remain in the world. Have you seen this kind of Yuanchen Palace?"

Chen Shi nodded gently.

Granny Sha exclaimed: "Have you really seen it? Where did you see it? Are there really immortals in this world?"

Chen Shi looked strange: "Hei Guo has several ghost books, which he got from Yuanchen Palace. When I was in Gongzhou, I became a golden elixir and saw Hei Guo sneaking into the underworld from under the stove, entering a palace, and taking out the ghost books..."

Granny Sha asked in confusion: "Could it be Hei Guo's own Yuanchen Palace?"

Chen Shi shook his head: "How could there be ghost books in Hei Guo's own Yuanchen Palace?"

Granny Sha pondered: "Could it be someone else's Yuanchen Palace? Did Gouzi steal the ghost books in the Yuanchen Palace?"

"If there is a Yuanshen in the Yuanchen Palace, will Hei Guo be allowed to steal? Take the ghost book? It can be seen that this Yuanchen Palace is mostly ownerless. "

Chen Shi said, "So I guess that the owner of Yuanchen Palace is dead and left these ghost books behind."

Grandma Sha looked at the dog who was playing with Xiang Tianyu, her eyes flashing, and said: "When your grandfather brought this dog back from the underworld, I thought it was very strange. But at that time it was only the size of a palm, and your grandfather raised it from childhood to adulthood, so there must be no problem. But now think about it, will your grandfather be bewitched by it and bring it home? In fact, this little thing has been influencing your grandfather's thinking?"

Hei Guo's ears moved, turned his head, grinned, and showed them an innocent smile.

Grandma Sha said: "It is trying to influence me and change my mind. But then again, Xiao Shi, you have watched Hei Guo grow up since he was a child, what bad intentions can he have? "

Chen Shi asked in confusion: "Grandma, is this your real thought?"

"It must be my real thought!" Grandma Sha was very sure.

Chen Shi glared at Hei Guo fiercely, and confirmed that it was the one who was causing trouble, and shouted: "Hei Guo, come back! Aunt Sha, we are going back!"

Hei Guo had no choice but to hand the kite string in his hand to Xiang Tianyu and ran over. Granny Sha held Xiang Tianyu's hand and waved goodbye to them mechanically.

Chen Shi left Gaoshan County and returned to Xijing, thinking: "Hei Guo's ability is getting stronger and stronger, but the one who can bewitch the boatman and his daughter, affect the thinking of ghosts and gods, and even make them fall into the underworld without noticing, is stronger than Hei Guo. If I want to save my mother, I have to deal with another Hei Guo... I have to let Hei Guo improve his strength as soon as possible!"

——Zhai Zhu is still sorting out the plot, so the update will not be on time.