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Chapter 994 The alternation of day and night
For a moment, Song Jiang regretted asking Gu Hao for this favor. The relationship between him and the underworld was hostile. Without Meng Zhe's protection, he would be in big trouble if he was caught by the underworld... But at the same time, Song Jiang knew very well that if he wanted to accomplish that thing, the only person who could and was willing to help him was Gu Hao.

Thinking of this, Song Jiang said to Gu Hao with some guilt, "Actually, I shouldn't have involved you in this matter. It's not too late for you to regret it now."

Gu Hao smiled and said, "I've said before that as long as you tell me why you must do this, I will definitely help you... Don't think too much about other things. In life, there are always some things that you do even though you know they are impossible. There is indeed a deep grudge between me and the underworld, but this does not prevent me from helping you do that thing, just like you know what the ending will be after you do this thing, but you still have to do it without hesitation." He suddenly looked at Song Jiang seriously and said, "But you... It's not too late to regret now. I will just regard this trip as a special trip to deliver a Buddha amulet to Li Wan. Let's leave here now."

After hearing this, Song Jiang shook his head firmly and said, "Everyone has his own things to do. This is what I should do, and it can only be done by me, so I must complete it..."

After Gu Hao understood Song Jiang's determination, he didn't say anything more. He glanced at the time and said, "It will be dawn in less than three hours. Go to bed early."

Having said that, who can really sleep well living in such a place? So Song Jiang stared at the ceiling until the sunlight outside the window sprinkled into the room little by little. He sat up helplessly, stretched his waist, got out of bed and went to the window, but was shocked by the scenery outside the window...

The area below the suspended wooden building that was supposed to be land turned into an ocean, and the nearby Huangquan Town sank into the water. Song Jiang looked out the window at the vast waters that were as calm as a mirror, and hurriedly called out to Gu Hao who was still sleeping, "Don't sleep, Gu Hao... take a look at what's going on outside?"

Gu Hao sat up from the bed in a daze after hearing the voice. He seemed to remember something, and then he lay back down and said, "I forgot to tell you, there have always been two Huangquan Inns. The one we are staying in now will enter the flip space during the day, and the other Huangquan Inn will appear in front of ordinary people, but in their eyes, it is an ancient building that is so dilapidated that it is about to collapse. They can only watch from afar, and there is not even a wooden plank road to go up."

When Song Jiang heard this, he looked towards the Yellow Springs Town in the distance and said, "So... the reflection in the water is actually the real Yellow Springs Town?"

Gu Hao turned over and wanted to sleep for a while. When he heard Song Jiang ask this, he stood up and walked to him and said, "Congratulations, you got the answer right!"

After hearing this, Song Jiang said thoughtfully, "If this is the case... then the residents of Huangquan Town should all be normal people!"

"Who told you that they are not normal people?" Gu Hao said with some amusement.

Song Jiang glanced at him and said, "You, when you first entered Huangquan Town, you mentioned the people here, and you seemed to be hesitant to speak. I thought they were not normal people."

Gu Hao was lying on the windowsill at this time, looking at Huangquan Town in the water in the distance and said, "The reason why I said that at that time was because this place was too close to the entrance of the underworld, so it was inevitable that it would be contaminated with some Yin energy. They themselves might not feel it, but outsiders would feel that the people living in this place were all living in depression, and their desire for material things was very low. They were in a state where they were fine with living or dying." After hearing this, Song Jiang also looked at Huangquan Town in the distance and said, "Can't they move away?"

Gu Hao shook his head and said, "The problem is that they themselves don't think there's anything wrong with living this way. Once a person's cognition is solidified, it's hard for the outside world to change it, let alone a group of people."

Song Jiang nodded and said, "That's the truth... You are not a fish, so how can you know the joy of a fish? Too often we take things for granted." At this point, Song Jiang suddenly thought of a question, "You stuck a lock Yang talisman on me before. Do you need to stick another one on me when I enter the underworld tonight?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Hao said to Song Jiang with a serious face, "If you only use the Zhang Suo Yang Fu for one or two hours, it's no problem. But if you want to seal the Yang Qi of a living person for a longer time, you can only use silver needles to seal the acupoints. However, there is a fatal disadvantage of silver needles, which is that the time cannot be too long, otherwise... you will be like Fifth Brother. Everything after entering the underworld is no longer under our control. Maybe you can come out in a few hours, or you may not come out for ten days or half a month, so you must think it over carefully."

When Song Jiang thought of Zhou Shiwu, he still felt bad. In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, he silently glanced at Gu Hao and said, "I know what's going on... But do you want to use silver needles to seal the acupuncture points like me?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Hao waved his hand and said, "I don't need it... Don't you know my situation? A person with heavy Yin Qi is no different from a dead person."

After hearing this, Song Jiang looked out the window at the wonderful view again and couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe I will never have the chance to see such a wonderful view again in my lifetime."

Gu Hao nodded and said, "That's true... There aren't many opportunities for living people to see it anyway, so why don't you watch it for a while while I sleep a little longer?"

Song Jiang knew that the "trip to the underworld" would be a tough battle for Gu Hao, and he needed time to recuperate, while he was more nervous and excited. For the secret that he had always kept deep in his heart, he did not accept and understand it at the beginning, and then he felt helpless and compromised. All the mental journeys he went through were very tormenting, but this also forced him to be more determined in his choice, and he must complete that thing...

At this time, Song Jiang suddenly remembered that they had not eaten for a long time, so he grabbed Gu Hao who was about to go back to bed to catch up on some sleep and said, "Aren't you hungry? Do you want to go out and find something to eat?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Hao shook his head and said, "From now on, we can't eat anything. We must keep our stomachs empty because we can't go to the toilet while we're in there, otherwise our Yang Qi will leak out instantly."

Song Jiang was surprised when he heard it and said, "Not eating or drinking? It's okay for a short period of time, but your body can't bear it for a long time, right?"