At the time, the Emperor of Fengdu was vague, and he didn't take it too seriously. He even suspected that the person he had a connection with might be Meng Po on the Bridge of Helplessness, since he had become the ferryman of the River of Oblivion. However, after he roughly sensed the entire Netherworld, he found that all the gods in the Netherworld had disappeared, including Meng Po.
If it's not Meng Po, then who is it?
Instead of going to the River of Oblivion, he closed his eyes and began searching.
Now that the "Great Codex of Life and Death in the Netherworld" has become one with him, he is the Great Emperor of the Netherworld. With just a thought, all sorts of things in the Netherworld will appear in his mind.
River of Oblivion...
A pair of eyes seemed to be staring over the entire River of Oblivion. Finally, when the gaze fell on the Bridge of Helplessness, Zu An's entire body trembled violently!
Almost instantly, his figure disappeared from the arena, and the next second, he appeared at the Bridge of Helplessness.
In fact, he did pass by the Bridge of Helplessness during the trials, but that was just a historical time slice, not the real Bridge of Helplessness in this world, so some things were different.
The surging River of Oblivion, the wailing water ghosts sinking within, and the stone bridge that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
A cold wind howled, blood surged, and cries of agony never ceased. Not only would a human be terrified, but even the dead would tremble with fear upon arriving here.
However, Zu'an turned a deaf ear to this and instead stared at the figure of a woman in the River of Oblivion below the bridge.
With a graceful figure and a cool demeanor, she was currently meditating on a lotus platform at the bottom of the River of Oblivion. Her eyes were closed, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her beautiful and peaceful face was completely different from the hideous and twisted souls around her.
Zu An's heart was pounding, because this woman was Chu Yan, whom he had been longing for day and night!
At this moment, his blood was almost cold. He knew better than anyone what the River of Oblivion was like. No matter how powerful a person was, once they entered this place, their entire life's memories would be wiped away, turning them into an idiot, and finally transforming them into a twisted water ghost.
He didn't dare to waste a second, and immediately parted the waters of the River of Oblivion to come to Chu Chuyan's side.
Seemingly sensing the commotion around her, the woman in blue slowly opened her eyes. She was startled when she saw Zu An, and a hint of excitement flashed across her usually cold face. She couldn't help but stand up from her lotus seat and reach out to touch his face, but she stopped in mid-air, just staring at him quietly. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out, and only endless sorrow remained between her brows.
Zuan could no longer hold back. He had a thousand words he wanted to say, but in the end, they all boiled down to two words: "Chu Yan..."
Every word trembled in his voice. He was terrified, terrified that she had lost her memory, that she had become a water ghost in the River of Oblivion like Zhao Hao and the others. He was afraid of her…
He dared not think any further. At that moment, his only thought was that no matter what, he had to find a way to save her.
At this moment, disbelief also appeared in the woman's eyes: "Aunt..."
The voice was like heavenly music. Zu An was both surprised and delighted. He could no longer hold back and rushed up to hug her tightly.
Chu Chuyan was equally excited, then a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she hugged him tightly with both hands.
The two embraced each other without saying a word; only their hands, white from the force of their embrace, revealed their feelings at that moment.
At this moment, Chu Yan had a head of beautiful hair, no longer like the Snow Maiden before.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Chuyan suddenly whimpered, "Grandpa, you're hurting me."
Zuan then happily released her, saying, "I'm sorry, I was just too excited."
Chu Chuyan gazed at her with a pair of beautiful, aloof eyes, as clear as snow-capped mountains, her expression showing surprise: "You...you can see me?"
“Of course I can see you,” Zaun immediately realized. “Why would you say that?”
Chu Chuyan gently bit her lip before explaining, "To cross the Naihe Bridge, one needs to drink Meng Po's soup to wash away memories of one's past life and be reincarnated. I... I didn't want to forget you, so I chose another path and spent a thousand years under the Naihe Bridge. Logically speaking, you shouldn't be able to see me."
Zu'an was, after all, the Netherworld Emperor, and with a little research, he immediately understood what she meant.
Normally, some people enter the underworld after death. If their good deeds outweigh their sins, or if they have already been punished in various hells for a long time to cleanse their sins, they can cross the Bridge of Helplessness to be reborn.
Normal reincarnation requires drinking Meng Po soup to wash away memories of the previous life, so that one is a completely new person after reincarnation; otherwise, the mortal world would be in chaos.
Of course, some deeply in love are unwilling to forget their beloved, so they refuse to drink the Meng Po soup.
The underworld, moved by such deep affection, prepared a second path for them.
That is to stay under the Bridge of Helplessness for a thousand years, enduring the erosion of the River of Oblivion every day, feeling boundless loneliness and desolation. Because of the special nature of their choice, the laws of the Underworld can temporarily protect their minds from being instantly eroded by the River of Oblivion, but rather slowly wear them down.
If they can successfully persist for a thousand years, they will be able to reincarnate with complete memories of their past lives.
The cruel truth is that during this thousand-year period, their loved ones are often reincarnated several times, passing by the Bridge of Helplessness time and time again.
The lovers under the bridge hope that their beloved will also choose not to drink the Meng Po soup and make the same choice.
On the other hand, they worry that if the other party really makes that choice, they will also have to endure the torment of the River of Oblivion for a thousand years.
Moreover, due to the laws of the underworld, only those under the bridge can see those on the bridge, while the other half cannot see them. The two sides cannot meet and cannot give each other any warnings.
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