Hell Emperor.

Chapter 407 Ye Jie - Bird City

Drifting on the stream and flying across the spiritual boat.

Ye Jie sat in the front of the boat, closing his eyes to rest. The cold winter wind blew on his clothes, but he did not feel cold. Although the wind was cold, how could it be colder than the Snow Girl, the source of coldness?

"The city of Asuka is ahead. This city is guarded by the most powerful witch of the modern era. It is much safer than ours. If those evil spirits dare to come, they will definitely learn a lesson."

Walking along the river, they soon arrived at a prosperous trading port. With the presence of Hyakuhatsu, a shrine maiden, they had an unimpeded journey and soon entered the city.

Looking up, Bai Zaoyu was quite moved by the prosperous scene in the city. "I only came to Asuka City with my master when I became a shrine maiden. After so many years, the prosperous scene in the city still remains in my heart and I can't forget it for a long time. I didn't expect that when I come here again, my physical body has disappeared..."

"Okay."

Ye Jie glanced around calmly. After seeing the prosperity of Chang'an City, the Feiniao City in front of him was just so-so. He didn't even feel the slightest bit of excitement in his heart.

However, Ye Jie was somewhat concerned about the demonic spirits that could be seen everywhere in the city.

At a steaming snack stall on the roadside, there is a large umbrella standing upright to protect the stall from wind and rain. The umbrella surface is painted with a big mouth with bright colors. Suddenly, a black hand popped out from the umbrella. After a while of selection at the stall, the black hand finally chose the hot food it liked. After putting it back, an obvious chewing sound came from the umbrella.

The stall owner was not angry about this. Instead, he laughed along with the nearby customers, and more customers lined up.

A child was playing there and kicked a ball up to the top of a tree. He was out of reach and cried under the tree. But then a short monster that looked like a dog but stood on two legs jumped up the tree and threw the ball down. The child burst into laughter and forgot to thank the monster. He ran to play at the next place.

Several round coal balls floated across the sky. Upon closer inspection, they were actually human heads with long hair. Despite such a shocking sight, people were not afraid or even a little shocked, as if they were used to it.

"Interesting... The people here are already familiar with the existence of demons and ghosts. They don't show any fear that mortals should have. They don't even feel uncomfortable living in the same place with demons and ghosts..."

Seeing the scene in the city, Ye Jie was quite surprised. Logically speaking, due to the different races, even practitioners who knew something about the world would often stay with their own kind and not live together with demons and ghosts.

The saying "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts" is not just talk. Even if mortals know the existence of demons and ghosts, they will have deep-rooted fear in their hearts. How can they dare to live in the same city with demons and ghosts and put their lives in the hands of those foreigners?

In Ye Jie's memory, the world has always been separated between humans and ghosts. It is very rare for yin and yang to coexist like this. There is a natural barrier between humans and ghosts, let alone humans and demons?

"I will go to the shrine to report first. Don't worry, I have all your requests in mind. However, whether the red veil is willing to see you is not something I can decide."

After arriving in Asuka Castle, Bai Zaoyu became noticeably more lively, as if the tragedy of being attacked by evil spirits was just a nightmare.

Before going to the shrine to report alone, Baizaoyu's brows also showed some worry, and he sighed: "Now that I have become a ghost, I have no body, and I don't know what will happen to me."

Ye Jie seemed to have heard something, and asked indirectly: "What are you talking about? Without a physical body, can't you continue to be a ghost messenger? I heard that ghost messengers in other places are all ghosts, and it is rare to see humans taking on the role."

Bai Zaoyu was a little surprised and glanced at Ye Jie: "Other places? Oh, I haven't asked yet, where are you from?"

Ye Jie tilted his head slightly and glanced at the Snow Girl beside him: "We came from Mount Paektu, and the husband she is looking for is the mountain god there."

"Mount Baekdu? What place is that?" Bai Zaoyu scratched his head. Even though they were all from Dongsheng Shenzhou, they had never heard of Mount Baekdu, which was thousands of miles away and separated from the East China Sea by the entire East China Sea.

Shaking her head, she quickly put it all behind her and stopped asking further questions, going to the shrine alone to report.

While waiting, Ye Jie looked around and saw that humans, demons and ghosts lived in harmony. He became curious and asked the Snow Girl beside him: "Is this your hometown? The creatures here live in harmony. No wonder you, a great demon, fell in love with the mountain god in the end."

Listening to Ye Jie talking about the past, Xue Nu not only did not feel happy, but her heart was filled with sorrow:
"When he came to propose marriage, many monsters blessed us. In order to let us cross the East China Sea, he spent a lot of effort and asked the Dragon King to borrow a treasure ship... Unfortunately, as a mountain god, he was punished by the Heavenly Court for marrying a monster, and his soul is still suppressed in the Soul Devouring Abyss..."

As she spoke, the Snow Girl seemed to stir up the sadness in her heart. The cold wind howled in the sky of Asuka City, and everyone screamed in surprise, as if a blizzard had come. Fortunately, she did not want to implicate the innocent people in the city and let them suffer in vain, so she quickly swallowed all her sadness, but there was still an lingering sadness in her words:
"Since he was suppressed, I have been crying all day long. The mountains that were once evergreen for thousands of years are now covered by wind and snow... I only hope that the red veil can help me see him again and fulfill my long-cherished wish."

"I see……"

Ye Jie nodded, understanding the situation, and said with empathy: "You can meet my disciple... I mean Xia Wei, and then meet me, it can be regarded as fate, I will help you this time. Judging from your appearance, you should not have much good karma, right? Since you want to see your family, no matter how much good karma the red veil has to take from you, I will help you pay it."

Now that Ye Jie is the master of the Golden Wheel Palace and has accumulated a lot of good karma, it is a good thing for him to be able to help the Snow Girl. He doesn't believe that Hong Gaitou wants to collect hundreds of millions of good karma. Who can afford it?

Hearing this, the Snow Girl's eyes were filled with gratitude: "I am very grateful for the Palace Master's kindness, but the Red Veil does not accept Yin De at all. What it accepts is something more precious than Yin De. No matter how much Yin De you give, I am afraid you can't get it."

"Something more precious?"

Ye Jie was stunned. Yin De can buy anything, whether it is martial arts, magic weapons, or even longevity, as long as there is Yin De, it can be bought. Is there anything more precious than Yin De in the world?

"Palace Master, you have helped me a lot this time. With my own strength, I can't cross the land full of demons, let alone the East China Sea. Not only you, but also your companions, I really want to tell you this gratitude in person, but unfortunately, I have nothing to repay you..." The Snow Girl lowered her head and said apologetically. In response, Ye Jie just waved his hand and didn't take these words to heart: "Don't worry, I help you, not for reward, as long as you can reunite with your family, it's great. My companions, they mean the same thing."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion in the distance, the noise was as loud as the change in the sky caused by the Snow Girl just now. Although the noise caused by the Snow Girl was loud, the residents of this city were used to living with demons and ghosts on weekdays, and it was not the first time they had seen such a storm, so they quickly calmed down, but now they were agitated again.

"What's wrong? Could it be that some big monster has appeared in the world again?"

Feeling the noise coming from afar, Ye Jie also showed a curious look. He wanted to see what the people in this city were doing. Why were there so many noises one after another, seemingly endlessly.

The Snow Girl sensed the situation ahead and soon understood it clearly: "No... the one who caused all this was not a demon, or even a ghost, but a human."

Following the Snow Girl's gaze, Ye Jie also saw the source of the noise, but saw a strong man standing in the middle of the street with a sword over his back, and many corpses lying around him.

The strange thing is that the people nearby were not frightened by this situation. Instead, they cheered from time to time.

"Seeking revenge? It doesn't seem right..."

Ye Jie was stunned, and soon, another man rushed forward, holding a weapon, and fought with the man. However, his skills were obviously no match for the man, and he was defeated in a few moves, leaving another corpse on the ground.

As the opponent fell, the crowd cheered again:
"That's amazing! This is what swordsmanship is all about!"

"This is already the eighth person. I don't know who should come to let this warrior rest in peace..."

The warrior's eyes were stern and his brows were hard. He swept his gaze across the crowd like a knife, and asked sternly: "Who among you can come forward and give me a death? It doesn't matter if it's a human, a ghost, or even a monster, as long as you can give me a death! Is it possible that in such a big city like Asuka, there is not even a strong person who can give me a death?"

Under the warrior's murderous gaze, the people nearby retreated one after another, not daring to take a step forward. Even the honest-looking demons were frightened by the warrior's murderous aura that had experienced life and death. They dared not show up and hid themselves. No one answered for a while.

"Why are there still people seeking death?"

The corner of Ye Jie's eyes twitched. He never thought that there would be someone in Feiniao City who would seek death in broad daylight. Did this person really want to live?

In the silent scene, Ye Jie's complaints immediately attracted the attention of many people, even the warrior. His eyes fell on Ye Jie, and then his expression changed slightly:
"Your aura is very unusual, completely different from the challenger just now. I can feel that there is a power hidden in your body that I have never seen before... Can you grant me a glorious death?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Ye Jie couldn't help but hold his forehead. He didn't want to be involved in this matter at all, so he had to persuade them: "You are alive and well, why do you want to die here? God is merciful, and I see that you are not too old, why do you want to die?"

The warrior frowned and said, "Not long ago, a string of numbers appeared in my mind. After much verification, I found that the string of numbers is my remaining life span. Once the numbers are exhausted, my body will decay and I will die completely."

The samurai's words caused a lot of discussion among the people around him, and he said:

"I don't have much time left. Although I am quite talented in swordsmanship, God is jealous of talents. I have not lived as long as my fellow apprentices who are less talented than me... I don't want to lie in bed and drag my decaying body to the grave. I want a glorious death! You are so powerful that you can definitely give me a death. Can you please help me and fight with all your strength?"

Facing the warrior's request, Ye Jie's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, and reminded him: "Do you know that there is a strange thing in this world called the longevity flag? As long as you have it, you no longer need to worry about the end of your life span, and it can naturally delay your death..."

Before Ye Jie could finish, the warrior interrupted him and said, "I have heard of that kind of evil thing, but you want me to force the weak to give up their life span? I can't do such a thing. It is not an honorable act. Only the truly strong are worthy of my challenge. Death is my destination!"

Hearing this, Ye Jie also felt a sense of emotion. The impending end of his life did not drive the warrior to the path of seizing it, but instead strengthened his determination to seek glory.

Different people will show completely different attitudes when facing the end of their life span. Some people refuse to accept it, even if the facts are right in front of them, they will never believe it. Some people pray to God, hoping for a miracle. Some people only target the weak and try every means to prolong their life span. Some people seek glory and only want a heroic death.

Ye Jie took a deep breath and looked the warrior in the face for the first time. Although his realm was not high, his choice was enough for Ye Jie to remember him: "Since you have asked for it, well, let me grant you a death."

The warrior was waiting to hear Ye Jie's words. After getting Ye Jie's agreement, he could no longer suppress the fighting spirit in his heart. He drew his sword and the sharp sword came out of the sheath, cutting a brilliant sword light. The sword light had the power to break through the air, and what was hidden in it was his will and determination.

The warrior moved with all his strength, leaving no energy for defense or change of moves. He integrated all his life's learning into the suicidal sword in his hand. In response, Ye Jie also took out corresponding moves.

Ye Jie hooked his toes and grasped the sword of another dead man on the ground tightly. As the sword blade touched his hand, an endless sense of desolation and loneliness burst out from the sharp sword. The sky also changed accordingly. It was clearly a sunny day before, but suddenly a faint and transparent dead and silent waning moon appeared on the horizon.

Facing the warrior's request for a heroic death, Ye Jie also took out his best sword technique. It was the Guanghan Sword Technique, an immortal technique, that could mobilize the power of heaven and earth and cause the phases of the moon to change.

However, Ye Jie did not forget his own mission. If he used all his strength to activate the Guanghan Sword Art, the entire continent would be plunged into darkness, the light would no longer exist, and only a moon shadow would remain in the sky. That would undoubtedly be too ostentatious. However, just one percent of the power of the Guanghan Sword Art would be enough to satisfy the warrior's request.

The swords collided with each other, and there was a loud bang. Ye Jie remained where he was, his robes intact, but the warrior's sword broke and he fell to the ground, sleeping forever.

(End of this chapter)