Chapter 113: Land of Red Shadow
After waking up from a dream, Lin Qingyue felt that it was ridiculous and couldn't help but slap herself: That's your brother-in-law, how could you have such evil thoughts?
After that, I didn’t sleep much.
Sleeping a few hours less didn't have much of an impact on her, but for some reason, after arriving in the northern border, many things from the past kept popping up and disturbing her.
"If you didn't sleep well, why don't you go catch up on some sleep in the carriage?"
Dongfang Qi finished speaking and saw that she didn't respond. She seemed to be lost in thought. It was not until he called out to her several times that Lin Qingyue suddenly turned around and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter?"
Dongfang Qi: "...What did you call me?"
"Uncle, what's wrong with the abbreviation of uncle?"
"Aren't you planning to divorce? So, there's no need to call me that."
"Before the divorce, you were my brother-in-law."
Lin Qingyue was mainly worried about having those kinds of messed-up dreams. After much thought, she felt that she should correct the title so that she wouldn't have such random thoughts.
Dongfang Qi turned his face away awkwardly: "But I don't like you calling me that."
Lin Qingyue was puzzled: "Why?"
Dongfang Qi said, "Looks old."
Lin Qingyue: “…”
Is this also a reason?
As we headed north, the surroundings became more and more desolate. We could clearly feel the gloomy energy growing thicker and thicker, and even the horse we were riding became uneasy.
Dongfang Qi said to Lin Qingyue, "A year ago, I patrolled around here, but I stopped and turned back."
At that time, the evil spirit from the Red Shadow Land began to migrate into the territory of Qi.
Once those evil spirits form a certain scale, the Yang energy will be weakened, ghosts and monsters will run rampant without any scruples, and the order of Yin and Yang will be disrupted.
That's why Dongfang Qi traveled thousands of miles to the northern border to inspect last year, and brought people to set up a protective formation in the border area to prevent the evil spirit from continuing to invade.
It was also because he spent too much energy in the process of setting up the formation and his body was empty, which led to his being attacked by the assassin and losing his soul.
Fortunately, after a year, the original formation still worked and did not continue to spread.
As we moved forward, when it was almost dark, a ditch appeared in front of us. The river was only about ten feet wide, and the water was turbid and black.
Xie Shouzheng reined in his horse and said, "Your Highness, after crossing this river, we will reach the land of Chiying."
Dongfang Qidao said, "This river is called the Red Shadow River. Ancient texts record that its waters are turbid and yellow. Some say it connects to the River Styx, and its depths are filled with sinful souls that cannot be reborn. If a living person falls into the river, they will be devoured by the evil spirits within."
Lin Qingyue looked at the distance across the river and said to Dongfang, "Wading across the river is definitely not an option. The yin energy on the surface is very strong, so we can only jump across. You're still weak, why don't you let Xie Shouzheng carry you across?"
Xie Shouzheng quickly stopped and let Dongfang Qi lie on his back.
Lin Qingyue took out the red umbrella again, and with a flick of her finger, the umbrella blossomed like a peony, and the bells on the tips of the umbrella ribs were also vibrated by the yin energy and rang.
She handed the umbrella to Dongfang Qi and said, "You are a mortal, and one of your three souls is missing. The evil energy will be even stronger after you cross the river. Holding the umbrella can block most of the evil energy for you."
Dongfang Qi knew that the umbrella was very important to Lin Qingyue, so he didn't take it immediately. Instead, he said, "The situation ahead is unpredictable. It's better to hold your weapon in your own hands."
Lin Qingyue chuckled: "My weapon is myself!"
After saying that, he stuffed the umbrella handle into Dongfang Qi's hand without saying anything.
She tapped her toes lightly, gliding like a flying goose, and in an instant she landed steadily on the other side. She looked back and called out, "Don't waste time, hurry up."
"Coming, coming!" Xie Shouzheng responded.
He was a wolf demon, so his strength and leaping ability naturally far surpassed that of an average human. With a run-up and a leap, he had already reached the other side of the river, carrying Dongfangqi on his back.
As soon as I landed, sand and rocks flew around me. I could neither see the scenery in front of me nor the way I came. I could only see a hazy shadow of Lin Qingyue nearby.
"How do you feel?" Lin Qingyue asked Dongfang Qi.
Dongfang Qi got off Xie Shouzheng's back, not daring to let go of the umbrella in his hand for a moment: "This umbrella is really magical. I can't feel any evil energy when I stand under it."
Lin Qingyue said, "The evil aura here isn't that strong yet. It will get stronger the further you go in. One umbrella can't protect you two."
Xie Shouzheng: "Ah? What should I do then?"
Lin Qingyue pointed behind him and said, "Master Xie, please go back and wait for us to come back."
"What? We're already here, and you want me to leave?" Xie Shouzheng refused to do so. "I have to protect His Highness, even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will go!"
Lin Qingyue said, "I can sense that there's something extraordinary in there. If you go any further in, even a wolf demon wouldn't be able to withstand it. When that happens, tell me, will I be caring for you or your Highness?"
Dongfang Qi said, "Xiao Hui, listen to Deputy Envoy Lin and go back and wait."
"But Your Highness..."
"This is an order!"
Xie Shouzheng had no choice but to jump back to the other side of the river with his head down.
Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue walked side by side, their red umbrellas like beautiful flowers blooming in this turbid world.
The world was in chaos and Dongfang Qi could hardly make out the surrounding scenery, but Lin Qingyue seemed completely unaffected and led him forward.
At first, they encountered many demons lurking here, but because of the protection of the Nether Umbrella, the demons could not smell Dongfangqi's scent.
But Lin Qingyue was outside the umbrella, flaunting her power, which caused the monsters to become wild and try to provoke her, but they were all driven away by Lin Qingyue.
The further you go in, the thicker the evil aura becomes. There are some monsters lurking in the outer areas, and this is a place that even monsters are reluctant to set foot in.
But what replaced it was the howling of countless wronged souls, and the cold wind they brought made people's faces hurt.
Even though Dongfang Qi was protected by the Netherworld Umbrella, he still had difficulty walking and felt that the only two wisps of his soul left were about to be blown away.
The Netherworld Umbrella was also swaying from side to side, and it felt like it was about to fall apart at any moment.
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