Chapter 672: The Bardo Period
After a cup of tea, Li Muhan finally explained to Xia Yue what a widow was.
The result was that Xia Yue's face became even redder.
"Don't worry about it. If you say you're in hell now, the title of widow isn't that far-fetched."
It can be seen that Xie Chengtian has been trying very hard to make amends for Xia Yue.
But Xia Yue could no longer listen.
She kept hanging on Li Muchan, buried her face in Li Muchan's arms, and didn't want to see anyone at all.
"Well, I'm a widow, so what? I can't die, so why are you afraid?"
Li Muhan gently patted Xia Yue's head.
"Let's get down to business, Brother Xie."
Li Muhan sat on a chair, looking at Xie Chengtian behind the desk.
"Are you sure you don't want to calm your little sister down first?"
Xie Chengtian asked as he looked at Xia Yue who was sitting astride Li Muhan and holding him motionlessly.
"Don't worry, I'm used to it, Brother Xie. Let's not talk about the purpose of our visit this time. I want to tell you something. Captain Wang and I were traveling together when we encountered a bus that was attacked. Are you aware of this, Brother Xie?"
After hearing Li Muhan's words, Xie Chengtian did not answer immediately, but just sighed slightly: "I didn't expect that even with the blessing of the formation and talismans of my two junior brothers, this passage is still so unstable."
"Xie, brother, what do you mean?"
Li Muhan asked in confusion.
"Brother Mu Han, to be honest, if it were normal, with my two junior brothers escorting you two to the underworld, you should have been taken directly to my City God Temple, not thrown into the Wandering Soul Road."
"In other words, the underworld is indeed abnormal now?"
Xie Chengtian nodded. "Recently, there have been many cases of buses transporting wandering souls being attacked. Brother Mu Han, if I'm not mistaken, the one you saw should be one of our soul-binding masters disguised as wandering soul bait. I didn't expect that even they would..."
Having said that, Xie Chengtian clenched his fists, as if it was his wrong decision that harmed his colleagues.
"Is there anything we can do to help?"
Li Muhan asked.
"No need. This is a matter of the underworld. Brother Mu Han, you have your own purpose for coming here. Now let's get back to the point."
After saying that, Xie Chengtian took out a jade pendant, stood up and handed it to Li Muhan.
"What is this?" Li Muhan felt the somewhat cold round jade pendant and was a little confused.
"This is a token from the City God. It can help you avoid the Ten Courts of Judgment. Brother Mu Han, you have heard of the Ten Courts of Judgment in the underworld, right?"
Li Muhan nodded. He knew this common sense.
"If you want to see the Emperor of Fengdu, you need to pass the Ten Courts of Hell. With my token, the Ten Courts of Hell will know your purpose."
"Fuck, Brother Xie, you are so generous."
Li Muhan quickly put away the jade pendant.
A strange look flashed across Xie Chengtian's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
He laughed dryly twice: "It's not me, I don't have that ability, it's your master, Director Chang Yue..."
"Chang Ju?"
"Yes, your master Chang Ju is the disciple of Fengdu Emperor, the Seventh Star, who has descended to the mortal world. Although he cannot return to the underworld again, the Ten Kings of Hell will still give him this little face."
Li Muhan suddenly felt his back straighten up.
Although I haven't called Chang Yue Master many times, I didn't expect his face to be so useful and he can still make a living in the underworld.
"Normally, you have to wait seven days before going to trial, but your situation is special. I'll write you a letter and have someone take you through the process."
Xie Chengtian picked up the brush, wrote a letter and handed it to Li Muhan.
But just when Li Muhan was about to take the letter, Xie Chengtian suddenly grabbed his wrist, stared into his eyes and said.
"Li Muhan."
Li Muhan was a little stunned when Xie Chengtian suddenly called his name.
"You and I don't know each other, but you are willing to trust me and come here. You don't even have any doubts about my identity, Li Muhan."
Xie Chengtian paused, then continued, "What if I'm not Xie Chengtian, but the enemy lurking beside you all along? What would you do?"
Li Muhan fell silent, but then he still took the letter.
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. There are quite a few people who want to kill me right now. Thank you, Brother. If you want to kill me too... even in this hell, I believe there's still a way to bite off a piece of your flesh."
Xia Yue turned her head slightly, and her eyes, like Li Muhan's at this moment, revealed a hint of coldness. Even though their abilities were now restricted, Xie Chengtian still felt a terrible pressure.
"I'm sorry for being so presumptuous." Xie Chengtian released his hand from Li Muhan.
"Then I won't bother you anymore, Brother Xie. Please ask someone to take us there."
"As it should be."
After Li Muhan and Xia Yue left, Xie Chengtian returned to the desk.
"Do you really understand what I mean, Li Muhan?"
He circled the dim flame with his slender fingers and then gently crushed it out.
"I hope your trip is worthwhile."
......
After leaving the City God Temple, Xia Yue suddenly remembered something.
She grabbed Li Muhan and said anxiously, "Snacks! Snacks! Haven't you cooked them for me yet?"
"...Your memory is so good now."
Li Muhan muttered, wondering if he could find some way to get away with it.
At this moment, a ghost chased out.
"Ah, ah! My two distinguished guests! The City God asked me to give this to you!"
The ghost ran up to the two of them and took out two amulets.
"This is?"
Li Muhan took it and took a look. There was nothing special about the amulet and there were no words written on it.
"This is a soul-soothing talisman. Wear it and you can eat whatever food you want from the underworld. Although you don't need to eat since you came here, the City God said you're only staying here temporarily, so you should still have the habit of eating. Also, Master Xie said that anything you buy in Luofu Mountain will be charged to him."
"Good! This is good!"
Xia Yue snatched the amulet and put it around her neck.
"Thank the City God for us. He's very thoughtful."
"You two can stroll around for a bit first. In an hour, our people will pick you up and take you through the formalities."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Li Muhan smiled, and then was dragged by Xia Yue to the stall that was selling sugar-coated fruits.
The woman had a gloomy look on her face, but when she saw Xia Yue and Li Muhan running over, she quickly knelt on the ground.
"Two Taoists... spare my life, spare my life..."
She thought the two men were here to settle a score with her, and she was so scared that she burst into tears.
"What is this? Oil fruit. I want ten of them."
Xia Yue pulled her up and said.
Because she didn't have that much strength left, Xia Yue had to use some effort to pull the woman up from the ground.
"You two... aren't you here to blame me?"
"Ah, no, we're not that stingy, and you didn't do anything wrong."
Li Muhan scratched his head and said, "Give her some candied fruits. As for the money, Master Xie said he would pay."
"No, no, no! It is a great honor for me that you two are willing to come to me to buy things! How dare I accept money from the City God! But..."
The woman raised her head cautiously, looked at the two men, and said, "Just now, the ghost messenger said that your life span has not yet ended... If you eat the food here..."
"Don't worry about that. I, we have a pregnancy-protecting charm!"
Xia Yue puffed out her chest and said proudly.
Li Muhan quickly pulled her behind him, then looked at the bewildered woman and explained, "The City God gave us a soul-soothing talisman, saying that if we wear it, we can eat the food here."
"Soul-soothing talisman, you two are truly distinguished guests among distinguished guests..."
The woman quickly packed up twenty sugar-coated fruits and handed them to Xia Yue.
"My lords, if you want to eat more, you are welcome to come back anytime."
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
Li Muhan said goodbye to the woman and took Xia Yue away from the stall.
"Delicious, delicious! Crispy, fragrant and sweet!"
"If it tastes good, just shut up and eat more to keep your baby safe."
At this moment, Li Muhan found a somewhat deserted tavern and sat down. Although the officer asked them to go shopping, they really didn't know where to go. If they got into trouble, they were afraid that there would be complications.
He slowly took out Xie Chengtian's jade pendant and looked at it, then couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, Brother Xie, Brother Xie, why are you beating around the bush? If you want us to help, just tell us directly. Why are you setting a trap for me?"
Although Li Muhan is a comedian, he is not a fool. Pretending to be stupid most of the time does not really make him as harmless as he looks.
"It's delicious, Li Muhan, you eat it." Xia Yue handed the sugar-coated fruit to Li Muhan's mouth.
Li Muhan opened his mouth helplessly and ate one.
"Yeah, not bad."
"It's great here. You can eat for free, and there's Xiaofei to play with."
"Xiao Fei?" Li Muhan asked doubtfully, "Who is it?"
"Xiao Fei, come here."
Xia Yue raised her hand, and the worn-out sword behind her was immediately unsheathed. Li Muhan subconsciously squeezed his buttocks and sat aside.
"Have you even picked a name yet?"
"Xiao Fei is very obedient. Li Muhan, your sword is called Xiao Yuan."
"Haha... So it was it that told you this name."
Li Muhan didn't take it seriously at all, but Xia Yue wanted him to try controlling the sword behind him, so Li Muhan had no choice but to imitate Xia Yue and raised his hand: "Come on."
But the female sword behind him did not react at all.
"Look, it doesn't care about me."
Li Muhan said with a smile.
"Hahahahaha, you're so cold to it and hurt the girl's feelings. How can she pay attention to you?"
A bold voice sounded from the side, followed by the smell of alcohol.
Li Muhan looked back and saw that the man in white was sitting drunk at the door of the tavern, holding a wine gourd in his hand, with an attitude of "drink tonight while there is wine".
"It's him again..." Li Muhan murmured in a low voice.
"It's you again, drunkard! Get out of here!" The shop owner was a fat man with half of his head chopped off.
He walked over and cursed, trying to drive the man away.
"When are you going to pay me for the drinks you owe me? You have no money and yet you're hanging around in front of me! Are you looking for death? Get lost!"
"Ah, ah! Don't worry! Don't worry! This time is different! We have a distinguished guest! A distinguished guest!"
The fat man had already lifted the man up and was about to throw him out when he heard the man shouting.
"Ah, alas! Taoist! Help!"
Li Muhan had no choice but to raise his hand and say, "Boss, let him come over and drink with us."
The news that two distinguished guests from the City God had come to Luofu Mountain had spread.
The shop owner also knew that it was these two people, so he didn't dare to neglect them. He snorted coldly and threw the man in white to the ground.
"Look at this character, he must have drunk himself to death. My two distinguished guests, be careful. This old fellow loves to borrow money from others to drink. Don't fall into his trap."
Li Muhan thanked the boss and returned to the counter.
The man in white burped while lying on the ground, then slowly got up and sat next to Li Muhan.
"Oh my, my dear guest, my dear guest, you are so handsome and majestic."
"Did you really die from drinking?" Li Muhan asked with a smile.
"How could that be possible! Wine is a good thing. The three best things in my life are wine, women, and..." The man rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Money."
Li Muhan asked the boss to bring a few jugs of wine. He didn't plan to drink it, so he gave it all to the man.
The man was not polite. After filling his wine gourd, he shook it, as if he was satisfied, and then he rubbed his hands.
"We have the wine, and some snacks..."
"Boss, please prepare some snacks."
Li Muhan was not vague and turned around and shouted at the boss.
Although the boss did not dare to neglect the distinguished guest, he also felt shameless about the behavior of the man in white. After muttering a few words, he still brought up a few dishes.
"Hahaha, the young Taoist priest is really straightforward! I like it, I like it very much!"
"To be honest, we are not Taoist priests. We are just borrowing this Taoist robe to gain power."
The man in white said nothing more as he ate and drank. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, he smacked his lips and said, "The fact that you were able to borrow the robes of the Zhengyi Sect's last disciple shows that you two are capable. Don't be modest, don't be modest, hahahaha."
Afterwards, no matter what Li Muhan asked him, the man just kept eating. Just when Li Muhan was about to get up and leave, two ghost officials came to the door.
"My two distinguished guests, everything is ready, please follow us."
Li Muhan nodded, thanked his boss and was about to leave.
At this moment, the drunken man suddenly said, "Ah! Luofu Mountain! I've been here a long time ago."
Everyone turned to look at the man.
"Thinking back to the days when I was drinking and arguing with that Luofu Immortal Xuanyuan Ji, Luofu Mountain was quite peaceful and tranquil. How come after all these years, it has become so unsightly?"
The ghost was furious and pointed at the man, cursing, "Get out of here, you drunkard! These two are honored guests of the City God. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll throw you into the Soul-Calming Well."
Instead of being afraid, the man laughed and recited a poem.
"Who would be my equal as the Taoist priest of Luofu? The food and clothing of the grass and trees are nothing compared to that of a noble. The world of Jiazi cannot control me, but the universe in the pot is my only freedom."
"He's a fucking lunatic. Alright, dear guest, let's get going quickly and not waste any time."
The ghost messenger didn't intend to continue to pay attention to the man.
Li Muhan looked at the man lying on the bench and snoring, then clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I understand. Thank you for your advice, senior."
After saying that, Li Muhan and Xia Yue followed the ghost messenger out of the tavern.
And the moment he stepped out of the tavern, a tattered wine gourd appeared on Li Muhan's waist.
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