The closer he got, the more annoyed Woodcutter Ba felt. Many scenes of accidental death emerged in his mind, as if he had experienced them himself.
When he was about fifty steps away from the city, Woodcutter Ba stopped.
He didn't dare leave.
Those soldiers were not the Da Qi officers and soldiers he had seen before. Their bodies seemed to be made up of dry bones, and some even had pieces of rotten flesh hanging on them. Their eyes emitted a faint green light, and they looked extremely terrifying.
Some of those who were under the supervision of the soldiers had their heads cut off, some had their stomachs cut open, some had their faces covered with hair, and some had scars all over their faces.
These... these are all ghosts!!!
The woodcutter Ba was about to shout, but his mouth was covered by a rough hand.
"Don't shout. You're a living person. It will be difficult to deal with you if you attract their attention."
The woodcutter Ba calmed down, turned around and was about to say thank you, but he saw that the one covering his mouth was a strong bull demon.
The bull demon was nearly five meters tall, with a dark body, bulging muscles, and sharp edges. There was a thick, black iron ring on its huge nose. Although it looked ferocious, it forced a smile at him and nodded at him.
"I know you, mortal. Are you the ordinary person who was tricked up the mountain by the ghost cultivators of Yinfeng Mountain that night? Or was it me who put you in the cave?"
The woodcutter Ba had seen too many monsters and demons in the past two days and had become a little numb. He stared at the black bull in a daze, not knowing what to say.
Black Ox continued, "My name is Niu Dou, and I'm a ghost catcher from the underworld. The ghosts in Yinfeng Mountain have been wiped out by our underworld. You don't have to be afraid anymore. Yinfeng Mountain now belongs to the underworld and has been renamed Luofeng Mountain.
You entered the underworld due to our negligence. I will ask an adult to send you back to the human world, don't worry.
But there are rules in the underworld. Living people are not allowed to enter. Don't make it public. If they find out, it will be difficult for us to do anything.
Come with me."
The woodcutter Ba covered his mouth, nodded, and followed the big black bull around and around, finally entering the city through a small path where there were no ghosts.
There are many cages in the city, and the sound of wailing is endless.
There were also some monsters like the ones we had seen before, floating in the sky, commanding some ghosts and kowtowing to Luofeng Mountain behind them. No one knew what they were doing.
There was a long procession, some bull demons, horse demons and monsters floating in the sky, guarding them like prisoners.
They lined up towards a hall in the distance, some with sad, frustrated and angry expressions, but more with fear, as if they were waiting for the verdict of some fate.
Niu Dou seemed to be very familiar with the route, helping him avoid most of the patrolling monsters.
Occasionally, monsters would discover them, but they would just nod and joke at Niu Dou, saying things like "He's been absent-minded again." It sounded like Niu Dou had a good relationship with them.
Woodcutter Ba heaved a sigh of relief and couldn't help but feel a great favor for the honest-looking old cow. However, thinking of the other party's previous warning, he still didn't dare to speak.
As he walked, he was surprised to find that there was another city in the city.
This inner city looks a bit like the Sindhu style, but it is obviously much more normal than the outer city wall.
There is a huge plaque hanging at the city gate with the three words "City of Unjust Death" written on it, which is vicissitudes and magnificent.
Niu Dou sighed, "This sign will be hung outside the city in the future. I'm still a little reluctant to let it go."
Woodcutter Ba couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master Niu Dou, which government office is the Underworld's Yinsi, and where is the City of the Wrongly Dead located? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Niu Dou chuckled: "This is the underworld, only the dead can reach here, and the City of the Dead is where the ghosts of the dead are imprisoned.
The outer city is inhabited by ghosts who are waiting for judgment or who are guilty of sins. They have to work all the time to atone for their sins in their lifetime.
The inner city is a place for good people who died accidentally to live, where they can live like living people.
As for the underworld, it is of course the government office that governs ghosts."
When the woodcutter Ba heard this, he couldn't help but shudder.
I actually went to the underworld and found myself in a ghost town!
Niu Dou took him to a small courtyard with birds singing and flowers blooming. This place was out of tune with the surrounding environment, and the woodcutter Ba couldn't help but feel hope.
It seems that the so-called adult is still a normal person!
Niu Dou's voice came: "This is my wife's residence. My Lord is not in the underworld these days. You can hide here for two days."
After that, Niu Dou shouted: "Wan'er, open the door quickly, I'm coming to see you!"
The bull demon’s wife? That’s also a bull?
The woodcutter Ba looked curiously, and the courtyard door opened. A pale-faced woman in a wedding dress walked out and gave Niu Dou a cold look.
"You idiot, why are you slacking off during your duty time again? Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the adults?"
The woodcutter Ba was shocked. Can different species marry each other?
Is it true that there is no such thing as land that has been plowed to death, only cows that have been worked to death?
…
Niu Dou took the woodcutter Ba, whose head was full of wild thoughts, into the yard and told him the whole story.
Wan'er was a little embarrassed: "But he's a living person, and he entered the underworld. What if he goes out and talks nonsense?"
Niu Dou chuckled and said, "That's why I brought him here, my lady. Do you still remember Lord Li's tears?
I heard that ghost tears can make people forget bad memories. Why don't you try making a pot of soup for him to drink?"
Wan'er glared at him and said, "That was the treasure I was going to inlay on your official uniform. How could you use it so carelessly?"
She then pondered for a moment and added, "But it's not impossible to try using some scraps. I'm also curious if it's possible to make people forget the past."
Woodcutter Ba looked at this strange couple and had a bad feeling in his heart.
Just like when he was a kid, he tricked the neighbor's kid into eating dirt.
But he felt that he was the one being coaxed.
A gust of wind blew past the door. "Niu Da, hurry up! The Lord has given the order for all the underworld officials to assemble. We're about to make a big move!"
Niu Douhan smiled and replied, "Okay, you guys go ahead. Wan'er will be making the official uniform for you soon. I'll bring it with me and come back later!"
The red-clothed female ghost had already walked out of the kitchen, holding a bowl of liquid that made the woodcutter nauseous. She smiled and said, "Brother Woodcutter, you have been sleeping in the underworld for several years. Your body is too weak. Come, drink some medicine."
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