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Chapter 278: The Three Tests of the Queen, Eating Lychees

In the eastern part of Zhoucheng, there is a private manor.

It is said that the decoration alone cost tens of billions.

But now it has become an abandoned place.

It is rumored online that the first owner of this private manor and his entire family died tragically here shortly after they moved in. After that, the manor passed through several hands, but without exception, some people died or disappeared. Since then, no one has dared to take over, or even get close to it.

Now, decades have passed, and the interior of this private estate has long been overgrown with weeds, with pavilions and towers in ruins, as if it were a corner forgotten by time. Only the howling cold wind, stirring up dust, adds a sense of desolation.

At this time, a young man wearing a windproof mask and carrying a bulging cloth bag on his back, rode a shared bicycle and came whistling in the cold wind, then drifted smoothly and stopped steadily at the gate of the manor.

The young man took out his cell phone and found that there was no parking spot nearby.

So we rode a few more kilometers and finally walked back to the abandoned manor.

The person who came was Lu Yue.

Last night, he received a reply from Peng Zu.

Although a small incident occurred, Peng Zu also gave an explanation in time.

As comrades who had fought together in the Shoushen Ruins before, and with Lu Yue giving him peaches to heal his wounds, the relationship between the two was unquestionable.

When Lu Yue sent the first message, Peng Zu was ready to reply, but because the signal was bad, Lu Yue was too anxious and sent another message, which caused this misunderstanding.

Lu Yue didn't care too much about it.

There are some things that are best not to be delved into.

Could he ask the other party who to save first if he and Zhang Yaling fell into the water?

It's rare to be ignorant in life. When others give you a way out, you'd better take it. There's no need to force yourself to ask with the answer in your mind. This is actually not good for all three people.

Ok?
Why does this sound so weird? ! ! !
Lu Yue shook his head, looked around the manor, and finally walked in.

Although the invitation letter was anonymous, he still made some disguises and tried to keep a low profile to find clues about Captain Zhong first, and then act accordingly.

Just over ten minutes later, Lu Yue came out again with a frown.

The address is right here.

Didn’t they say that a lot of people received invitations?
Why is there no one?
Just as Lu Yue was puzzled, he heard the sound of light footsteps.

A middle-aged man wearing a white slanted-neck robe and with his long hair tied in a bun appeared.

This aura... is somewhat similar to that of a Taoist transcendent.

The other party glanced at Lu Yue, then retracted his gaze, took out the invitation letter, strode into the door, and then disappeared without a trace under Lu Yue's nose.

So this is the correct way to enter?

Lu Yue raised his eyebrows and quickly took out the invitation letter from the medicine box in the cloth bag. When he stepped into the door, he saw the invitation letter burning strangely. The scenery in front of him changed rapidly, as if traveling through time and space.

When he looked around again, he found everything was gray.

But it can still be seen that this is within the manor.

This is actually a node in the underworld.

The invitation letter is the key to enter the underworld node.

What a grand gesture!
Lu Yue was greatly shocked.

But on second thought, with the strength of that organization, it is not difficult to do all this.

At this time, many people had gathered in the underworld manor, all gathered in the open space. These people were dressed differently, some covered their faces, some showed their faces openly, and there were many familiar people among them who were talking.

Lu Yue's arrival did not attract everyone's attention, so he mixed into the crowd and searched everywhere for Captain Zhong and the lady behind the scenes, but found nothing. Finally, he decided to wait and see.

As more and more people gathered, the scene began to become noisy.

Someone said indignantly: "The organizer of this conference is too arrogant. After all, I am a transcendent of the seventh level of the Divine Hidden Heaven. I received an invitation letter, but I haven't even shown my face until now."

The extraordinary people at the scene remained silent, and it was obvious that most of them had the same idea.

At this time, a transcendent who seemed to know some inside information shook his head and said, "The strength of the Seventh Heaven of Shenzang is indeed good, but if you want to see the queen, you are not qualified enough."

"I have a friend who received an invitation thirty years ago, but unfortunately he was not accepted at that time. In the end, he chose to serve the queen voluntarily."

"My friend once told me something about the catastrophe."

"One day in the future, the whole world will undergo earth-shaking changes, and a catastrophe will come. No matter whether it is a stunning genius or a bloodline family, they will be involved in this catastrophe. Even the Demon Suppression Division will not be spared."

"As for the way to survive this catastrophe, I currently only know one, and that is to be recognized by the Empress and obtain a boat ticket."

"Although my friend failed that year, he was allowed to stay temporarily by the Queen Mother. I haven't been in touch with him for so many years, and I don't know if he has obtained a ticket..."

The numerous extraordinary people on the scene had solemn expressions and were whispering to each other. They were all very powerful, with the lowest being the sixth level of the Divine Hidden Realm, so naturally they had extensive channels of information.

They had also heard rumors about the coming catastrophe.

The catastrophe is coming, and the unchanging world order will be reshuffled. No one will be spared, so they must seize every opportunity to deal with the sudden changes in the future.

And this time, the boat ticket is an opportunity.

Lu Yue on the side frowned and kept repeating the word "great catastrophe".

In fact, he had heard about the catastrophe from Doctor Zhang a long time ago. Doctor Zhang is a retired big shot, so the truthfulness of his knowledge is self-evident.

What's more, the old corpse tailor in the Shoushen ruins also said this.

So what exactly is this catastrophe?
"Someone is coming. It's the queen's men."

Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone at the scene looked away.

In the gray space, a figure slowly emerged.

When he saw who was coming, the man who knew some inside information was very surprised, because he found out that the other party was his friend from thirty years ago. However, when he approached him to get close to him, he found that the other party was unusually indifferent.

From a distance, Lu Yue could tell at a glance that the other person's fingers were broken.

This is exactly the person who failed the test as mentioned by the corpse-stitching successor.

The man with the severed finger looked around and spoke slowly, his voice echoing in the air.

"The Queen's order states that if you want to see her, you must pass three tests."

After everyone understood the importance of the boat ticket, they all listened attentively.

"A few days ago, the Queen was playing by the lake and looking at herself in the mirror. The fish in the lake forgot to swim when they saw the Queen's face and sank to the bottom of the lake. The geese in the sky saw the Queen forget to fly and also fell into the lake."

"The queen is kind-hearted. Whoever can fish out the beautiful fish and the falling wild goose will pass the first level."

Everyone: "..."

The muscles at the corners of Lu Yue's eyes twitched.

Are you betting that none of the extraordinary people here have ever attended elementary school? ! ! !
This is not the story of Xi Shi's beauty that made fishes sink to the depths and geese fall to the ground.

If you keep doing this, aren’t you afraid that Xi Shi will come back to life and cause trouble for you?
But on second thought, since the other party can lead so many extraordinary people into the underworld, it should not be difficult to get some fish in the underworld.

As the first test was spoken, there was a burst of discussion at the scene.

Many people feel that this test of “catching fish and catching geese” is too easy.

A group of people gathered at the lakeside and stared at the calm surface of the lake. They did not find anything unusual until a brave and extraordinary person reached out to touch it and said with a serious face: "There seems to be something wrong with this water, but I can't tell what the problem is at the moment."

Someone on the side offered a bad idea: "Take a sip and you'll know if there's any problem."

The bold and extraordinary man's face darkened, and he immediately shouted: "Why don't you drink?"

"I'm worried that the water is poisonous and I'm afraid of dying."

"So I'm not afraid of death, so I can drink poison?!"

The Extraordinary Daring glared, he was courageous but not stupid.

The person who came up with the bad idea knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly apologized with a smile.

That was how the matter came to an end. However, after this incident, the scene became tense and no one was willing to go into the water. Fortunately, a pale man said hoarsely, "Let me try."

Someone recognized the other person as a corpse retriever who specialized in dealing with rivers, lakes and seas.

This was the other party's specialty, so everyone stepped aside to make way.

The corpse retriever jumped into the lake without saying a word, splashing water.

Everyone on the shore waited with bated breath.

At first there were bubbles rising from the lake, but they soon disappeared.

After a long time, no one was seen coming out to retrieve the corpse.

Everyone felt ominous.

The corpse retriever was actually swallowed by the strange lake water.

At this time, someone exclaimed: "I know what kind of water this is, it's weak water!"

"Classic of Mountains and Seas" records: There is water in the north of Kunlun, its power is not stronger than mustard, so it is named Weak Water. Above the Weak Water, there is a domain of its own, where even goose feathers cannot float, and it is difficult for immortals and Buddhas to cross. No matter how powerful one is, if one dares to cross the Weak Water, there is only one end, which is to sink into the Weak Water, be decomposed and melted by the Weak Water, and become a part of the Weak Water.

"Even the corpse collector couldn't float up, could it really be weak water?"

"No, this is not the real Weak Water. If it is the real Weak Water, even the gods will have difficulty crossing it. I just tried to throw the magic weapon into the lake, and it was not completely decomposed. This lake water has some characteristics of Weak Water. It is fake Weak Water."

In the end, this answer was recognized by everyone.

If it was the real legendary Weak Water, they would have no chance at all.

The water in front of us is fake weak water, but even so, it is very difficult to fish out sunken fish and falling geese from the bottom of the lake. Even if you are at the seventh level of the Divine Treasures, you can resist the erosion of this diluted weak water for a short time.

But if you can't overcome the buoyancy problem and get ashore, you will die.

For a moment, everyone frowned and thought hard, and began to try various methods.

Suddenly, Lu Yue smelled a strange odor mixed with the stench of corpse and incense. When he looked in the direction of the smell, he found a middle-aged extraordinary person carrying a bag of incense.

The smell is somewhat similar to the Sanshi incense.

As expected, the other party was the netizen who sold the Leibing Sanshi incense.

Is the other party using wild fragrance to catch fish?

This sounds like a fairy tale, but something strange happened. The wild incense was lit and emitted a wisp of black smoke. The black smoke was like a thread that penetrated into the bottom of the lake. Soon the surface of the lake churned, and the other party actually caught a dead fish.

The first successful person appeared and set a good example for everyone else.

You can catch beautiful fish and geese without going into the water.

Afterwards, someone used the corpse ghost to go into the water to catch fish.

Although most of the corpse was corroded, they managed to fish out a fallen goose.

Not far away, the Taoist man whom Lu Yue had seen before cast out a golden line, hung a golden hook and a talisman, and imitated Jiang Taigong in fishing, and also caught a dead fish.

Everyone used their own methods and succeeded in getting through, either without suffering any loss or at a price.

At this time, Lu Yue, who had been watching for a while, was also thinking about how to catch the fish.

Then he thought of Xiaohong in the bronze axe.

The other party had struggled in the sea of ​​suffering for fifty years without sinking.

As water in mythology and legend, Ruoshui is naturally very mysterious.

But the Sea of ​​Bitterness is not an ordinary sea!
The sea of ​​suffering is boundless and invisible, symbolizing the suffering and troubles in life.

The boundless and invisible sea of ​​suffering is naturally more terrifying than the solid weak water with boundaries.

Of course, strictly speaking, the river in Guhe Village is just a fake sea of ​​suffering, and Xiaohong can only be regarded as a water ghost. However, due to some coincidences, they became the other party. In addition, Xiaohong also has wisdom, otherwise the ghost painter later would not have been able to use Xiaohong's bones to successfully draw the Buddha.

In time, Xiaohong might actually become a river god.

Therefore, as far as this pseudo-weak water is concerned, it is a professional counterpart.

Lu Yue asked secretly and soon got a response from Xiaohong, so he pretended to test the water temperature, quietly opened the medicine box in the cloth bag, and released Xiaohong.

The whole set of actions was very secretive and did not attract the attention of others.

Not long after, Xiaohong from the bottom of the lake sent a message that the fish had been found. Just when Lu Yue was overjoyed and asked her to catch one and return, Xiaohong sent another message that the reason why the lake surface had turned into fake weak water was because there was a bucket of real weak water hidden in the lake.

If it can absorb, it will undergo transformation.

Xiaohong is asking Lu Yue for permission to see if it can be absorbed.

What's wrong with this? ! ! !
It would be a waste if you don’t take the enemy’s things!!!

Then Lu Yue asked about the digestion time and learned that it would take at least several hours. So after a brief thought, he let Xiaohong continue to absorb it. He picked up a branch, tied shoelaces to it, and threw it into the water, letting Xiaohong hang a fish-sinking fish on it.

Finally, he succeeded in catching the fish.

With the previous group of extraordinary people successfully fishing using various bizarre means, Lu Yue's simple behavior naturally did not arouse suspicion.

Even though they don’t understand, it’s okay not to understand.

In the following time, several more people paid a heavy price to pass the test. Among these people, some chose to work in a team. One person dived underwater, while the other used a special magic rope to tightly tie the diver. With a bit of luck, they finally succeeded in fishing out a sinking fish and a falling goose.

Sure enough, as long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

As time passed, the finger-severed transcendent looked at those contestants who tried their best but were unable to perform well, and finally announced that they had failed the first test.

The losers were then kicked out of the venue.

At this time, the other party announced the second test indifferently.

"The queen likes to eat fresh lychees."

"Whoever can present fresh lychees to the Queen will pass the second test."

"Just a reminder, only half of the candidates will pass the second test."

"So you'd better bring some high-quality lychees to present to the Queen."

Half the quota?
High quality lychees? ! ! !

Those extraordinary people who had finally passed the first level were stunned for a moment.

This test is too much of a joke!!!
They are all extraordinary beings at the seventh level of the Divine Hidden Realm. Now they are asked to find fresh lychees, which is simply a disrespect for them.

And where can you find fresh lychees in this winter? ! ! !

At this time, Lu Yue was also too powerless to complain.

This lady not only plagiarized the story of Xi Shi, but now she is blatantly copying the story of Yang Guifei. She actually wants to eat fresh lychees in this cold winter.

After hearing this, Zhang Yaling called him an expert.

Lychees are a fruit that usually ripen in summer. It's not that you can't find lychees in this season. With advanced technology and convenient logistics, we can get fresh lychees through preservation technology and import channels. The outrageous operation of rushing lychees for 800 miles like in ancient times will not happen.

As soon as the second test came out, many people immediately fell into deep thought.

Someone raised a question, asking: "Can we leave here, go back to the outside world, find lychees, and then come back?"

The finger-severed transcendent nodded slightly.

"Yes, but the invitation only allows you to enter once."

"If you want to leave now and come back, you can only rely on yourself."

"Also, the queen doesn't like to wait, don't make her wait too long."

Everyone at the scene fell into silence.

Finding fresh lychees is one thing.

How to deliver the lychees to the underworld intact is another issue.

This is even more difficult than delivering lychees over 800 miles in an emergency. After all, this is in the underworld, and if the lychees are not stored properly, the taste will definitely be greatly reduced.

No one wants to risk guessing the taste of the lady behind the scenes.

This level may seem like a joke, but it is actually a great test of their abilities.

(End of this chapter)