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Chapter 293, Red Bana Flower at the Huangquan Road Wine Pavilion

Ghost Gate, the boundary marker between the Yin and Yang worlds, is the main gate or the real entrance to the entire underworld. The dead souls need to hold a pass to verify their identity before they can enter.

The scene was extremely noisy at this time.

It was completely different from the eerie and terrifying gate of hell that Lu Yue had imagined.

A few minutes later, Lu Yue mingled in the crowd and gradually figured out the ins and outs.

Just like playing a game or completing a dungeon, these extraordinary people are spontaneously forming teams.

Select the right team members to enter the gate of hell.

If other extraordinary people want to join, they must briefly explain their abilities, strengths, and even family situations, social backgrounds, and even details such as whether they have mortgages or car loans...

To be honest, when Lu Yue heard these conditions for the first time, he was also confused.

This is not a team formation, it's a blind date conference! ! ! !
But upon closer inspection, these questions seem quite necessary.

By understanding a transcendent's financial strength, identity background, and whether he is filial to his parents, one can often tell what kind of person he is. For example, there was a transcendent who was at the fifth level of the Divine Realm. He had considerable strength, but someone found out that his ID card was fake.

This is obviously a problem, maybe he is a wanted criminal...

How can teammates feel at ease when teaming up with such a person to do a dungeon?
On the contrary, those extraordinary people who showed official awards, various certificate pictures and had outstanding strength became the "hot cakes" that everyone was vying for.

The character of such a person is at least guaranteed.

Of course, some people disagree, believing that killing does not mean that one has a bad character.

But the reality is that these people are eager to complete the dungeon and do not have the time to screen and verify whether the murderer is a bad person.

During this period, many teams extended olive branches to Lu Yue.

After all, appearance reflects the heart. Lu Yue is dignified, with bright eyes and a righteous aura. He looks like a gentleman.

Especially there is a cute security bear doll stuck on the outside of his bag.

How can such a person with a childlike innocence be a bad person?
However, Lu Yue declined these invitations one by one.

He chose to go on the road alone.

As a distinguished VIP, Lu Yue can enter the Ghost Gate without a pass.

……

Half an hour passed.

Lu Yue walked alone inside the gates of hell, the medicine box slung across his shoulder swaying gently with his steps. All he saw along the way was a desolate scene, like a post-war wasteland, full of scars. Every step he took seemed like he was stepping on the dust of history.

Although he was walking alone, he was also carefully identifying the footprints on the ground.

To ensure that he kept up with the large force that had entered earlier.

In places like this, it's always a good idea to follow the main force.

After walking for a few hours, Lu Yue saw a pavilion in the distance.

"Passerby, you must be tired from traveling. Have a drink to relieve your fatigue."

An ancient man dressed in animal skins suddenly spoke, and at the same time gently shook the pottery jar in his hand. Turbid liquid slowly poured into the pottery bowl, emitting a moldy and sour smell.

Judging from his attire, he is from the same period as those ghost officials.

I think he should have been an employee in the underworld system.

Lu Yue walked forward and found some moldy rice grains in the ceramic bowl.

You can faintly smell a hint of alcohol, a bit like fermented glutinous rice.

Laozao, a kind of fermented rice wine, is said to have appeared in the Yanhuang era.

But the one in the bowl was obviously spoiled.

Could this really be the fermented glutinous rice wine from thousands of years ago?
Lu Yue was surprised, but this was the first ancient person he met who could speak so much, so he became interested and thought he could get some information from him.

"Is this Meng Po soup?"

The ancient man shook his head and said, "No, Mengpo Soup was made by Mengpo at the Naihe Bridge Station behind. After drinking Mengpo Soup, one must go to the Cliff of Reincarnation to be reborn. I just made some wine that can help you relax and make you blind."

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

Did the ancients always speak so honestly? ! ! !
However, the Cliff of Resurrection mentioned by the other party was the same as what the living dead man said.

You’re on the right path.

"Shopkeeper, did I hear you correctly? You said drinking this wine will make you blind?"

The ancient man nodded and said, "The road to the underworld is difficult to walk on. Drinking this will make it easier to walk on."

Lu Yue carefully scanned the dilapidated pavilion again, and saw that its surface was covered with a lot of dust, making it look extremely desolate. Outside the pavilion, there were messy footprints intertwined. Obviously, many people had been here, but the footprints all stopped in front of the pavilion.

Proves that no one has ever drunk this stuff.

That’s right, this stuff looks weird at first glance, and no one with a normal mind would drink it.

Lu Yue once saw a news report that an archaeologist unearthed a bronze vessel that was used to hold fine wine thousands of years ago. When it was opened, the aroma of wine immediately filled the air. However, after tasting it carefully, an expert only said five words: "This is a chamber pot."

Similarly, this drink doesn't look like a serious drink at first glance.

Lu Yue: "Since drinking it will make you blind, how can you cross the Yellow Springs Road if you are blind? You, the shopkeeper, are not deliberately murdering passers-by. Could it be that the underworld is short of soul quotas at the end of the year, and you are using us to boost your sales?"

"The road to the underworld is difficult to walk, drinking this will make it easier..."

"I'm sorry, I only support domestic products. I only drink Mengpo soup when I drink it. It's safer to drink when it's carefully selected by our ancestors. I won't drink this kind of soup made in a small workshop without a food inspection report."

"The road to the underworld is difficult to walk, drinking this will make it easier..."

"When you go out, refuse to drink alcohol offered by strangers, it is safe for men."

"The road to the underworld is difficult to walk, drinking this will make it easier..."

"I drove here. Don't drink and drive. Don't drive after drinking."

"The road to the underworld is difficult to walk, drinking this will make it easier..."

"There are four things I won't drink. First, I won't drink without a girl, because I'm kind. I can't bear to see a girl who's been working all day and doesn't ask her to drink. Second, I won't drink if you don't treat me to a pedicure, because you don't show your love or do charity. Third, I won't drink if you don't sing after drinking, because you don't understand music and romance. Fourth, I won't drink if you don't take a bath after drinking, because you don't dare to release yourself and don't know how to enjoy..."

After some investigation, Lu Yue found that this liquor store owner could only repeat himself mechanically and his mind was not clear either. He was not much better than those ghost officials.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly asked, "Do you miss home?"

This question made the shop owner freeze.

After a while, the shopkeeper murmured "I want to go home". Just when Lu Yue thought he remembered something, he repeated, "The road to the underworld is hard to walk. Drink this to get through it..."

Lu Yue shook his head helplessly.

I don’t know what these ancient people suffered.

So much so that after becoming a ghost, he also lost his mind.

Just then, a sudden cell phone ring broke the silence.

Jingle Bell!
It was Lu Yue’s cell phone ringing in the underworld.

You have to know that this is in the underworld, and all electronic communications will fail.

Even the Demon Suppression Division can only pass on the message by burning paper.

As expected, it should be the zombie calling.

After all, Taoist Fang also said that he had received it in the underworld.

Lu Yue pondered for a moment, glanced at the shop owner who was mechanically urging people to drink, and answered the phone.

Amid the sounds of drowning, the intermittent voices of the living dead were heard.

"Yellow Spring Road...drink...drink..."

Lu Yue said calmly: "The law stipulates that if a person who persuades others to drink knows that they cannot drink but still persuades them to drink, causing the other person to have health problems, the person who persuades others to drink must bear the liability for compensation and may face charges of criminal negligence..."

After I gave the other party some legal education, he died.

Only then did Lu Yue frown.

Since the other party was able to make the call, it is normal to locate his location.

But he didn’t understand…why the other party kept urging him to drink?
Although with Lu Yue's current strength, he would have no problem drinking poison, but this is the underworld after all, and everything is unknown. He should try not to drink it if possible.

"Shopkeeper, business is bad in Huangquan Road. I will take you back to the world of the living."

boom!
[Source Energy +1]

After easily solving the problem, the shop owner’s corpse was packed into a box together with the previous ghost.

This was just a small episode. They returned to the right track and continued to move forward. Not long after they walked, Lu Yue smelled an inexplicable flower fragrance. Soon after, he found that there was a sea of ​​red on both sides of the Yellow Spring Road ahead. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a sea of ​​red flowers.

The three words "Higanbana" suddenly popped up in Lu Yue's mind.

Red spider lily, also known as Lycoris radiata.

Flowers bloom but leaves are not visible, leaves grow but flowers are not visible, both flowers and leaves are missing, and they are constantly missing each other.

There are many legends about the red spider lily.

One theory is that the red spider lily is a symbol of love tragedy, another theory is that the red spider lily was originally a flower in heaven, but because it disobeyed God's will, it was condemned to reincarnation and will forever grow on the road to the underworld, unable to return to heaven.

The red spider lily represents the boundary between life and death and is a symbol that connects the two worlds of life and death. It is rumored that the red spider lily can allow people to transcend the cycle of life and death and reach the other shore.

Jingle Bell!
The bell rang suddenly.

Lu Yue frowned, without thinking too much, it must be the zombies calling again.

The other party was completely monitoring its actions.

It looks like I'll have to put the phone in a body bag later.

In any case, the initiative must be in his hands.

A few seconds later, Lu Yue answered the phone. The noisy sound like drowning still came to his ears, followed by the repetitive and vague voices of the living dead.

"Don't look back on the road to the underworld... Don't look back on the road to the underworld..."

beep...

The phone call stopped abruptly.

What does don't look back mean?
Lu Yue did not notice any danger behind him. With his current strength, if he could do this silently, he would be at least a demigod.

However, for safety reasons, he removed the security bear from the cloth bag.

Keep your eyes pointed backwards.

"Help me take a good look to see if there is anything following me?"

The security bear quickly responded: "No."

Lu Yue then slowly turned around, and there was still dead silence behind him.

What on earth is this living dead doing?

What is true and what is false in what it says?
Before he was told to drink, now he is told not to look back.

Lu Yue felt that the matter was becoming more and more complicated.

But no matter what, what he needs is in the underworld, and it is at the last stop, the Cliff of Resurrection, this is certain.

Continuing forward, he stepped onto the Yellow Springs Road surrounded by red spider lilies. After walking for about ten minutes, Lu Yue saw a lot of people gathered in front of him. These should be the extraordinary people who had entered the gates of hell in the previous batches.

But at this moment Lu Yue stopped and let out a light exclamation.

Because he found that these people were as motionless as scarecrows, all looking back at the sky with a strange smile on their faces.

This performance art-like action is a bit weird.

What was attracting them in the sky?

Fortunately, Lu Yue discovered that there were still people who could move on this Yellow Springs Road.

In front of him there were three extraordinary people who were whispering.

"These people are the ones who entered before us, or even several groups before us. Why are they standing here motionless? Are they all dead?"

"Impossible. I checked and they all have breath. They all turned their heads and looked up at the sky. Is there something in the sky?"

"Isn't the sky over Huangquan Road all gray? What could be going on?"

The three people in front were collectively silent.

This scene is full of evil no matter how you look at it.

They already had a vague idea of ​​a terrifying possibility in their minds.

At this moment, more than a dozen footsteps were heard behind Lu Yue.

It was a group of extraordinary people who came after him.

After entering the Red Spider Lily Road, these people stopped one after another, marveling at the beauty of the Red Spider Lilies, but were also attracted by those who stood still.

Suddenly, someone recognized a familiar friend among the group of people in front of Lu Yue, and immediately shouted loudly: "Zhang Yang, it turns out that you ran ahead..."

The man in front heard someone calling his name and turned around subconsciously.

But he suddenly realized that something was wrong and wanted to turn back, but it was too late.

Lu Yue happened to witness the whole process from this perspective. He clearly saw that the man was panic-stricken and terrified, and then his whole body became stiff and unable to move. Finally, he slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky. The corners of his mouth gradually rose, revealing a look of intoxication and yearning.

"What's going on? Why are these people not moving?"

"What are they looking back at?"

This scene spread quickly like a domino effect. Within just a dozen seconds, several people turned around out of curiosity and also fell into eternal stillness.

"What on earth are you looking at?!!!"

"Second brother, what are you doing? Wake up!!!"

No matter how the teammates shouted, those who turned their heads ignored them.

The crowd began to riot and fear spread like a tide.

"Everyone, don't look back. If you look back, you will be caught. There is something strange here!"

In the crowd, a transcendental being let out a horrified voice.

What is real fear? ! !

Is it a powerful enemy or a creepy-looking ghost?
None of these, the real fear is that everything is unknown.

On the road to the underworld, just a trivial look back can cause a person to fall into an abyss from which there is no escape.

Lu Yue's face was also solemn at this moment. He finally understood that what the living dead on the phone meant when he said "don't look back on the road to the underworld" was referring to the road where the flowers of the other shore bloomed.

The other party was reminding him.

From this, it can be inferred that the wine poured by the shopkeeper who he had just prayed for was most likely drinkable, because after drinking it, the person would be blind and would not be able to see when looking back, so naturally he would not be affected.

"Ping An, please help me take another look."

Lu Yue pulled off the security bear and pointed it towards the back.

This time, the security bear was extremely excited, as if he saw some evil existence and kept making noises: "Evil... Evil... Eradicate the evil!!!"

The security bear used his short legs to kick Lu Yue's arm, ready to draw his gun and attack!

Fortunately, Lu Yue held him down in time and calmed him down.

Will you see evil when you look back?

If it was just an impact on a non-physical level, the Purple Jade Body has always been the nemesis of this kind of situation, so logically he could turn back.

But at this time Lu Yue was a little hesitant.

His body has not yet reached perfection, and is still one level short.

Theoretically, there are very few forces that can influence him.

But what if the evil you see when you look back happens to be one of them?
In the end, out of caution, he did not look back, but chose to move forward silently, like most people, through this strange sea of ​​red spider lilies.

Finally, they arrived at a village.

A figure walked out of the village. It was the man who explained the underworld station in the land temple. When he saw Lu Yue and the others, he seemed to understand something and said, "As long as you walk past the section of the red spider lily, you can turn back."

When everyone saw that the other party could look behind them, they slowly turned around.

Sure enough, nothing happened.

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Someone came forward and respectfully asked where this was.

"Wild Ghost Village. Beyond the Wild Ghost Village is the underworld."

Everyone looked happy.

I didn't expect to reach the underworld so soon.

(End of this chapter)