They all want to attack me!

"Keiko."

Looking at the ghost girl who gradually blurred and disappeared in his sight, the boy's eyes, which had not yet dried, were once again invaded by tears, falling silently.

"Brother... take care of yourself..."

The ghost girl floated in the air and tried to hug the boy, but she could only hug the air.

Takenaka Shiraha walked up and gently patted the boy's shoulder.

"Thank you very much. From now on, I will follow Huizi's wishes and live a good life."

Looking at Takenaka Shiraha beside him, the boy clenched his fists, and as if to reassure the ghost girl, he spoke firmly, his voice sounding a little hoarse.

After hearing her brother's words, Hojo Keiko's figure began to gradually disappear and become blurred.

"Keiko~!"

As if he felt that his sister was disappearing, the young man let out a heart-wrenching roar, fainted on the spot, and fell heavily to the ground.

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.”

Takenaka Baiyu sighed softly, with a look of emotion on his face.

"Forget it, I'll give you one last ride."

It was too late to bathe, fast, and perform rituals, so Zhu Zhong Baiyu closed his eyes and began to recite the Taoist mantra of rebirth softly.

But when Takenaka Baiyu finished reciting, the situation around him changed drastically.

A scarlet blood moon hangs in the sky, endless rivers, desolate plains, and bleak scenery.

Gusts of red wind, mixed with the exotic fragrance of flowers, blew across my nose.

"This is where?"

Next to him was a ghost girl, stepping on the ground with a look of doubt on her face.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Sanzu River."

Takenaka Shiraha sighed softly and began to explain.

I just wanted to give her a ride, but ended up sending myself to Sanzu River as well.

But it's true, the ghost girl should still be a virgin, so it would be fine if Takenaka Shiraha doesn't perform a ritual to save her.

If Takenaka Shiraha takes the initiative to help the other person to be reincarnated, then the guide will only have one choice.

"Do you two want to cross the river?"

At this time, a boatman, paddling a small raft, docked at the shore where the two people were.

He wore a straw raincoat and hat, held a wooden paddle, and had his head slightly lowered.

"She crosses the river, but I don't."

Takenaka Baiyu said lightly.

"That won't work. Once you come to the Sanzu River, you must either cross the river or enter it, even if you are a stranger."

The boatman's mouth curled up in a strange arc and he spoke coldly.

"Oh? So there are such unreasonable terms in Sanzu River?"

Takenaka Baiyu said with some surprise, his eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of sharpness flashing across them.

"This is my rule. Now that you are here, you have no choice but to obey it!"

The boatman snorted coldly and grabbed Takenaka Shiraha with both hands.

[Boy! This guy is a bit arrogant! ]

【Nonsense, I found it too. 】

[Come on, read this conversation I saw in the system circle last night to him, and I will help you fight this one.]

【Wow, wow, wow... a friend in need is a friend indeed. 】

[Hidden Mission: Guide to the Underworld (Faced with the Sanzu River boatman with unfair terms, use the most vicious words and the hardest fists to physically save him!)]

[Task reward: 3 skill points, increase mental strength by 0.5 points.]

[Listen carefully, kid, the spell is: You don't have to live, but your mouth must stink. I'm losing my life, and your whole family is dying. Don't talk about passersby or not, I'm also a passerby, and I'm the guide to the underworld for your whole family! ]

[You want me, a civilized, upstanding, and well-mannered person, to say something like this? Sorry, I can't do something like foul-mouthed.]

[It's up to you then. Although this guy is just one of the thousands of boatmen on the Santu River, he probably has three to five hundred years of cultivation.]

[Oh, you think I will give in like this? ]

Looking at the boatman's hands in front of him, which were full of power and surging with black mist, Takenaka Baiyu's face was calm and there was no ripple in his heart.

Bad breath? The ultimate enjoyment? Sorry, that's not possible.

Even if you have practiced for hundreds of years, what is there to be afraid of?

"Go to hell! There are countless wronged souls waiting for you in the Styx!"

The boatman shouted angrily, his face turned ferocious and he looked ugly.

"You want my life? Then let's see who is stronger, good or evil!"

Zhu Zhongbaiyu let out a light shout and stood facing the wind.

Looking at the boatman in front of him, he kept chanting spells.

The boatman on the shore suddenly stretched out his hands, and in an instant, he grabbed Takenaka Shiraha who was only two meters away from him.

However, the boatman's hands seemed to have touched a barrier and he could not move forward.

Baiyu Takenaka stood proudly in his place, his body straight, not retreating a single step in the face of the cold wind and pressure, full of manly spirit.

The next moment, Takenaka Baiyu's ink-black pupils turned red.

Following a light shout, a stream of scarlet energy flew out from Takenaka Baiyu's mouth, and attacked the boatman in front of him with a momentum that ten thousand people could hardly match.

If you could see, you would find that the spiritual power around you is surging and expanding like an energy storm.

With Takenaka Shiraha and the boatman as the center, scarlet energy arrows continued to gather and be strengthened.

"This... is all my fault... You must survive... Kei is still waiting for you, you can't let regret happen again."

Looking at the scene in front of her, the ghost girl was terrified, fearing that something might happen to Takenaka Shiraha.

The ghost girl wanted to move forward, but was forced back by the energy and couldn't get any closer.

call out!

The arrow suddenly rushed forward and stabbed the boatman.

boom!

With a loud bang, the scarlet energy arrow finally turned into an arrow three feet long and one foot wide, spanning the Sanzu River and piercing the boatman's body.

"This is impossible……"

The boatman's eyes widened as he looked at Takenaka Shiraha in disbelief, his body showing signs of dissipating.

"No matter what... I am obviously more powerful... I am obviously in a dominant position... Why is it like this..."

The boatman wailed unwillingly, and finally turned into wisps of flying ashes and dissipated in the air.

"call……"

Takenaka Baiyu exhaled heavily, and his whole body seemed to be exhausted. He collapsed and sat directly on the dry plain.

The surrounding plants and trees were safe and sound, but insects and ants avoided the white feather in the bamboo.

[Task reward: 3 skill points, increase mental strength by 0.5 points.]

[Achievement: Guide to the Underworld (You think you are my guide to the Underworld, but in fact I am your guide to the Underworld.)]

[Achievement Reward: Increase damage to spirits by 10%.]

Chapter 58: First experience with knee pillow

The world slowly returned to peace again.

For a moment, the entire Santuo River was silent.

There was only the sound of Takenaka Shiraha's strong heartbeat and rapid breathing.

"call……"

After a few minutes, Takenaka Baiyu exhaled heavily and felt a little better.

[Boy, your physical condition is not good. You can't even withstand my divine power.]

【Nonsense, what should I do now? 】

【Who knows, just wait for good news. 】

"Ms. Hojo, what should we do next?"

Takenaka Shiraha looked at the ghost girl beside him and asked.

"Eh?! I don't know anything about that. I don't even know what's going on here."

The ghost girl who was asked said in great surprise.

[Liar, didn't you say that ghosts know? ]

【…】

"call……"

After telling a joke to the system, Takenaka Shiraha felt that the depression was relieved a lot, and he tried to stand up.

Fortunately, it was mainly due to excessive mental exhaustion. The moment I stood up, I felt dizzy.

After a brief buffer, Takenaka Shiraha felt much better.

"Should I send her across first? I'm just a guide. Theoretically, I shouldn't cross the river. But the boatman is dead. How can I send her away? Wait for the next boatman to come?"

Looking at the desolate Sanzu River, Takenaka Baiyu thought to himself.

The Santuo River is the place that connects the world of life and the world of death. Behind it is life, and opposite it is death.

If I go there myself, it will not be the human world, but the world of the dead.

So no matter what, it was impossible for Takenaka Shiraha to cross the river.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Takenaka Shiraha stood there without saying a word, and the ghost girl stood quietly beside him, staring blankly with Takenaka Shiraha.

About half an hour later, in the bottomless and vast river, another raft slowly approached.

In the raft stood a red-haired girl, moving towards the location of Takenaka Shiraha and the ghost girl at a leisurely pace.

[Tongtong, this guy has come to the wrong set, right? This place is obviously wrong, right? How could she be in charge of this place? ]

[That seems to be the case. It’s probably because of me.]

So what should we do next?

【Just wait and see what happens. 】

After a few minutes, the red-haired girl came to the shore paddling the raft.

"Are you going to cross the river?"

The red-haired girl looked at the ghost girl and said carelessly.

"Yes, it is……"

The ghost girl glanced at Takenaka Shiraha beside her and said timidly.

"Please pay!"

The red-haired girl nodded and said with great anticipation.

"I……"

The ghost girl felt her pocket and discovered with embarrassment that she didn't have a penny on her.