Upon hearing Li Er's account, Liao Zhiyuan's handsome face was filled with astonishment. Then, he and Zhao Youliang uttered three words in unison: "The Road to the Underworld."
The Netherworld Road is a "common" paranormal phenomenon in modern times, often occurring in uninhabited areas, such as the sparsely populated Xinjiang and Tibet.
Some of these incidents occur in busy areas, which is a more serious situation: it indicates that many people or living beings will die in a short period of time.
The "mission" of the Netherworld Road is to guide these souls directly into the underworld, similar to the passage of ghostly soldiers.
However, instead of borrowing a route, they built a new one.
"Damn, what's with all these weird things? They've only just sent away two dolls..."
Helpless, Zhao Youliang asked Yingchun for leave.
Then, with the egg-shaped toy on his head, he mounted his old bicycle and headed towards the direction of the Netherworld Road.
He did this not because he liked to meddle in other people's business, or because he was arrogant and thought he could fight against the underworld.
Instead, they wanted to "guide" a path to survival alongside the Netherworld Road, to prevent innocent people like Li Er from accidentally entering it.
Of course, before leaving, Zhao Youliang gave Li Er a calming talisman and told him to go home and rest well and not to go out for the next few days.
He should also avoid places like temples and abandoned graves, lest some spirits take advantage of his weakened yang energy to possess him.
As it turns out, Zhao Youliang, who doesn't have a girlfriend, has quite a lot of stamina.
After pedaling hard for a while, they saw the thick fog that Li Er had mentioned.
From a distance, it looked like a dark bluish-green mass, and it was swelling and contracting, just like a living thing.
Zhao Youliang was surprised again: "Holy crap, it takes up such a huge area?"
"Is this some kind of eight-lane highway leading to the underworld? How many people are going to die?!"
"I don't even have enough 'guide charms' on me..."
Left with no other choice, Zhao Youliang could only silently recite incantations in his heart, asking the immortals to come and help.
Strangely enough, although Zhao Youliang's paper-making skills and Taoist arts improved by leaps and bounds, his shamanic practices never progressed.
Even now, the spirit mediums invited are still completely random.
Just as Zhao Youliang was secretly praying that he would be able to invite Huang Yu or the prisoner, he felt a huge object fall from the sky.
With a soft thud, it landed squarely on Zhao Youliang's shoulder, causing both of them to fall to the ground, wincing in pain.
"Holy crap, a beautiful girl fell from the sky... Oh no, it's a scoundrel!"
"Brother Dog, Brother Dog, what's going on? How did I end up bringing your real body here?!"
The big yellow dog, hurt from the fall, ignored Zhao Youliang's questions, whimpered a few times, and then howled as it pounced on Zhao Youliang.
Ignoring Zhao Youliang's desperate pleas, they pinned him to the ground and gave him a brutal beating.
Only when the big yellow dog was satisfied did it let Zhao Youliang get up on his own, still crying.
"Hey, Dog Bro, can you please stop bullying me like this? I didn't mean to..."
At this point, Zhao Youliang dared not say any more, because the big yellow dog's eyes were already full of hostility.
It's like if you dare to talk back, I'll beat you up.
"Hey Dog Bro, don't glare at me yet. Take a look at what's ahead first."
The big yellow dog then looked in the direction Zhao Youliang pointed and saw a large, constantly writhing cloud of mist not far away.
"Woof woof woof?!"
The big yellow dog clearly knew its place; it barked wildly as it slowly backed away, as if it were about to turn around and run home.
Seeing this, Zhao Youliang quickly grabbed the big yellow dog's bald tail.
"Brother Dog, Brother Dog, don't run away yet!"
"We need to figure out a way to create a 'guidepost'... You know, saving lives increases your spiritual power, right?"
"It's like when someone builds a temple for us, you just hit them harder and harder!"
Upon hearing this, the big yellow dog hesitated and stopped, and didn't blame Zhao Youliang for pulling its tail. A thoughtful look appeared in its eyes.
A moment later, it barked at Zhao Youliang.
The meaning was quite clear; he was obviously being asked to "pave the way" for him.
Helpless, Zhao Youliang could only dejectedly lead the way into the thick fog, like a puppet soldier forced into a corner by Japanese soldiers at gunpoint.
Fortunately, Chang Jie comforted his wounded heart: "Quantum, don't be afraid. If there is danger, you run first, and I'll cover your retreat."
Seeing Chang Jie's slow and silly demeanor, Zhao Youliang could only assume he was telling him a joke...
Just as Li Er had predicted, once inside the fog, there was a person standing with their back to him every now and then on both sides of the road.
These "people" are silent and motionless, like road signs or road markers on both sides of a normal highway.
Driven by curiosity, Zhao Youliang wanted to see what these "people" looked like, but the usually composed man immediately "extinguished" this suicidal thought.
"Brother Dog, Brother Dog, I don't have enough 'road guide charms,' and it's too late to draw more now. What should we do?!"
The big yellow dog clearly had a plan before it came in.
Therefore, ignoring Zhao Youliang, he carefully walked to the middle of the "Netherworld Road," raised one hind leg, and urinated a little yellow urine.
The amazing thing is that after the dog urine landed, the original normal road immediately appeared, the one that led directly to the town.
Seeing that it worked, the big yellow dog quickly bowed and scraped to the two "people" with their backs turned, all smiles.
After a moment, seeing that the other person did not turn around and beat him, he tucked his tail between his legs and ran forward a short distance, repeating the same action as before.
"What?! This actually works?!"
"Dog Bro, you're amazing!!"
While sighing with emotion, Zhao Youliang closely followed the big yellow dog, protecting him.
They walked and urinated along the way, and the man and the dog had already completed most of the work.
The big yellow dog's urine, like a streetlamp, "illuminated" the path to the underworld, guiding those who shouldn't have died back home.
That's when the embarrassing thing happened: the big yellow dog had no more urine!
No matter how hard he tried, even frantically shaking it, not a single drop came out.
Like a tap that has stopped running.
Seeing the frantic, jumping-around dog, and to prevent it from taking its anger out on him, Zhao Youliang quickly took out the "Guiding Talisman".
"Brother Dog, Brother Dog, take a break and save up some pee. I'll use these talismans to see how far we can 'spread' it."
"I also brought a bottle of mineral water, you can drink it first."
Unfortunately, there are far too few guide tokens:
Although Zhao Youliang tried to spread out the "layouts" as much as possible without affecting the results, he still couldn't manage to cover several hundred meters.
Fortunately, the big yellow dog needed to pee again and temporarily took over Zhao Youliang's job.
So for the next period of time, the person and the dog took turns working.
One was frantically drawing talismans, while the other was desperately trying to hold in his pee.
It wasn't until Zhao Youliang's hand ached from drawing, and the big yellow dog peed until it hurt "that thing"... that they finally emerged from the thick fog and reached the other side after becoming dehydrated.
"Oh my god, it's finally done! Thanks for your hard work, Dog Bro!"
Feeling the accumulating merit slowly gathering around it, the big yellow dog didn't feel any hardship at all.
After barking happily a few times, it jumped onto the back of the bicycle with a whoosh, signaling Zhao Youliang to "lead the way" home.
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