The fallen lich Noah didn't know how long he had been sitting there, but he knew that all his memories had been restored, not only the memories of his fall into darkness, but also his memories from before, and even the memories before he was transformed into a lich.
"Thousands of years have passed, and many things have long been forgotten. I never expected to be able to recall them all in this pavilion!" Looking around, he had returned to that ordinary little pavilion. The beautiful girl was still tirelessly brewing soup outside the pavilion, giving it to the ghosts who came by.
"I am Noah, the fallen lich Noah, the lich Noah... and also an elf, Noah!" Noah stood up. His soul body had basically recovered. He was a tall, handsome male elf. Few women could resist the beauty of a male elf. Of course, this did not include fairies.
"You're out? Would you like a bowl of soup?" Meng Po asked with a smile, looking at the alien soul that had emerged from the Wangxiang Pavilion.
In fact, there are quite a few alien races in Fengdu City. There are many non-human races in New Aini City. Moreover, Fengdu City also receives the souls of alien beasts, so he didn't have any special feelings about Noah's appearance.
However, Meng Po knew his background and had Ye Chen's instructions, so she couldn't help but pay more attention to him.
"What kind of soup is this? Why are there so many people here?" Noah asked curiously. The River of Oblivion had already washed away his dark energy, and he was no longer corrupted. At most, he was just a more powerful ghost.
But this is Fengdu City, where even the most powerful ghosts can't cause much trouble.
"My name is Meng Po. This is Meng Po's Soup, which is made from the thoughts you can't let go of in your heart. Forget the love, hatred, and grudges of your past life, unload the burdens of your past life, and enter the next cycle of reincarnation!" Meng Po introduced.
"Thoughts I can't let go of? It seems like there's nothing I can't let go of?" Noah shook his head and said.
"No? As long as you have memories, you will definitely have thoughts you can't let go of. The Wangxiang Pavilion is for you to take one last look at your past life and say goodbye, while Meng Po Soup is for you to let go completely. It is also something that every soul entering Fengdu City must go through!" Meng Po continued.
"Do I really have to drink it? Although I don't have anything I can't let go of, I'm still a little reluctant to drink it!" Noah asked, frowning.
"Once you come to Fengdu City, you must abide by its rules, and drinking Meng Po's soup is one of those rules!" Meng Po said. "If you really don't want to drink it, there is a way. Jump into the River of Oblivion, endure a thousand years of pain, and you can enter the cycle of reincarnation with your memories!"
"Jumped into the River of Oblivion? Did they all jump in on their own?" The lich looked up at the ghosts struggling to cross the River of Oblivion. "I don't want to spend a thousand years in there either!"
"Then there's nothing I can do. After all, you don't have anyone you need to wait a thousand years for!" Meng Po shrugged. "Actually, with your strength, if you really don't want to drink it, there's nothing I can do. Gods will awaken to their past and present lives. With your strength, even if you drink it, you'll only forget it for a while, but it will make Fengdu City much more peaceful!"
"Then I'll drink it! After all, this is a rule in Fengdu City. Is there anything I need to do? I see you've extracted something from their souls. What is it?"
"I've already said it, these are thoughts that they can't let go of!"
"That's interesting! I'll have one too! Are you sure it won't work for me?"
"Yes, yes, then I'll have to pull your thoughts out of your head!"
"Okay! Go ahead and smoke it! I won't resist, right?"
"Go ahead and try to resist! This is Fengdu City! I am Meng Po!"
"You're so young and beautiful, why are you called 'grandma'?"
"What mother-in-law? I am Meng Po! Meng Po!"
"Good! Good! Good..."
"Phew, the world is finally quiet. Let's drink!"
With his thoughts pulled away, Noah blankly picked up the bowl in his hand and drank it down. At that moment, he suddenly felt as if something was missing from his body. His gaze towards all the ghosts was filled with confusion, like that of a helpless boy.
"Go that way and you can enter the Underworld. I'm too busy here, so you'll have to go by yourself!" Meng Po pointed in the direction of the Underworld. Noah raised his head and numbly walked towards the Underworld.
The ghost felt no hunger, nor did it have a concept of time. It did not know how long it had been walking, but finally it arrived at a magnificent city, which was the underworld that Meng Po had mentioned.
This is a metropolis that is almost indistinguishable from a human city, with rows of houses, passersby, and small shops on the street... In fact, due to the solidification of the souls, it is not even possible to tell that a group of ghosts live inside rather than humans without careful observation.
Having drunk the Meng Po soup, Noah walked aimlessly through the streets, his gaze blankly taking in everything around him, both familiar and strange.
The architectural styles here are quite eclectic. There are ancient Chinese houses that he has never seen before, which are also the most numerous buildings in Fengdu City; there are also European-style buildings and modern buildings that he has seen more often; what intrigues him the most are the strange beast-shaped buildings... It is not only humans who live in Fengdu City, but also various races, demons and monsters... Whenever a living being dies, Fengdu City is their final destination.
"Hey! New here? Go register at the Yama's Palace. Ghosts will arrange your accommodation and work. Didn't the guide who escorted you tell you that?" At this moment, a patrol team spotted Noah and immediately saw the confusion in his eyes. He was obviously a ghost who had just drunk Meng Po soup. They called these kinds of ghosts "new ghosts," and all the rules needed to be taught to him again.
"The Palace of Yama?" Noah was taken aback and looked in the direction they were pointing. There was indeed a towering palace there, surrounded by a dense aura of ghosts. No matter where you were in Fengdu City, you could see the existence of this palace.
"Stop dawdling, I'll take you there. The sooner you register, the better so you'll have somewhere to go!" the patrolman said impatiently. He gave a few instructions to his companion, then broke away from the group and led Noah toward the Yama's Palace.
Upon arriving outside the Yama's Palace, Noah discovered that it was a collapsed complex of halls. Most of the halls were abandoned, with only one intact, but it was covered with numerous seals, clearly indicating that ghosts were not allowed to enter at will.
The registration office was set up outside the main hall, where many ghost judges were recording relevant information with paper and pen. Noah was stunned; he seemed to have never seen such a brush before.
"Alright, choose a name for yourself. Someone will take you to your territory later, where you can build your own house and live there! From now on, you'll be considered a member of this Fengdu City." After recording Noah's soul aura, the registration ghost pointed to a blank spot on the paper and said.
Noah paused for a moment, then instinctively blurted out, "Noah! My name is Noah!"
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