Netherworld Chapter 144: Love and Tao (5)
The beast was very tall, at least three meters tall, and looked like a lion.
But unlike the golden-haired lion, most of its body was covered with scales. Most of those scales were the size of a palm, shining blue like metal. Some of the hair growing out of the gaps between the scales was also blue-gray. They were one meter long and loosely draped over its body.
On its forehead, there are two curved horns with sharp ends like blades.
This image reminds me of the legendary Qilin.
Although it stood there quietly looking at me without making any other movements, my heart was still beating violently as if it was about to jump out of my throat.
You know, this huge monster swallowed up the ferocious ghost messenger in one bite. If it wanted to eat me, it would probably just be a dessert after the meal...
I didn't dare to move, I just felt cold sweat coming out from all over my body.
It kicked the ground twice as if impatiently, and a faint white mist came out of its mouth.
I almost fainted from fear. What was he doing? Was he going to move his mouth?
But the imagined bloody mouth did not appear. The ferocious beast looked at the body of the Emperor of Heaven in the distance.
Its eyes were round and big, without any fierceness, but I could see a look of doubt in its eyes. It was as if the animal had seen something incredible or puzzling.
After a while, it walked past me and headed towards the body of the Emperor of Heaven. Its strands of blue-gray hair hit my face, very soft, and it made me feel itchy and want to sneeze.
I held it in for fear of attracting attention.
But then I felt that the beast stopped and it seemed to be looking at me.
If the so-called sadness can flow backwards and become a river, then my despair can flow backwards and become a big river!
Even though I felt it was looking at me, I didn't dare look back. I could only wait for death to come with great fear and despair.
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew around me. When I turned my head subconsciously, I saw the old Taoist suddenly appear beside me.
The appearance of Laodao was like a flash of thunder in the darkness, illuminating my dark path in life.
But the next second my legs went weak, because there was a beast next to me that could eat ghosts. If the Taoist showed up at this time, wouldn’t he be courting death?
Go! I pushed the Taoist priest, but he didn't move. Instead, he looked at the giant beast beside me with a puzzled look.
After a while, the old Taoist seemed to suddenly understand, and a look of understanding appeared on his face. During this period, the beast did not move.
The old man's calmness proved that the situation was not that bad. While sweating coldly, I asked him in a low voice: Do you know it?
I don't recognize this one. The Taoist priest shook his head, glanced at me, and said: Don't worry so much, it won't hurt you.
Really? I asked again with some concern, in my delight.
The old Taoist nodded confidently and whispered: So it was this, no wonder...
What is it? I felt relieved and immediately asked: How did you suddenly come here? I went to look for you over there just now but couldn't find you. I thought you... uh, I couldn't find you. I had a severe headache, so I ran back.
I will tell you about this later. After the old Taoist said this, he stopped looking at me and looked at the beast next to him. He first glanced at the body of the Emperor of Heaven in the distance, and then said: That is the Emperor of Heaven of Qinling who entered the underworld two thousand years ago. Now he is trapped by the shackles of the fiefdom and cannot escape.
I followed the Taoist priest and turned around, and saw the beast looking at the Taoist priest, then at the body of the Emperor of Heaven, with confusion in its eyes becoming even deeper.
You must know your own identity, so why do you doubt the Emperor of Heaven? asked the old Taoist.
I was a little surprised that the Taoist priest was actually talking to a ferocious beast that eats ghosts. Isn't it amazing?
I don’t know whether it was unable to speak human language or it was unwilling to speak, but in any case, the beast did not answer, but the confusion in its eyes deepened.
The old Taoist continued , "I have heard that story. I thought it was bizarre at first, but now it seems to have other meanings. Perhaps it is not a coincidence. You and the Emperor of Heaven are indeed related. But now is not the time to pursue this. The Emperor of Heaven cannot escape. If you go, you will only bring trouble."
The beast's eyes were filled with confusion. It stared at the body of the Emperor of Heaven, thousands of meters high in the distance, motionless, as if thinking.
The truth will eventually come out, and now is the time for you to fulfill your promise. You don’t want to see him get into trouble. Laodao’s words made people confused and shocked, because the “he” he mentioned was me.
A puff of white air spurted out of the beast's mouth, swirling up like smoke. It stared at the Emperor for a few minutes before turning around. The old Taoist had been waiting, neither speaking nor leaving.
I knew he must have discovered something, so I wasn't too worried.
With his experienced character, he would seldom do anything he was not sure of. In the underworld where the ghost messenger had been resurrected, he was still so calm, obviously he had gained some kind of power.
This power may be the answer to something, it may be the help of people, or it may come from the beast next to me?
After the beast turned around, the Taoist priest said to me: Now we have to go back.
Go back? Where? I asked curiously: Are you leaving the underworld? Have you found a way?
It’s not about leaving the underworld, but returning to where we left, the old Taoist said.
This sounded very strange, and I couldn't understand it for a moment. Then I heard the old Taoist say: Go back to that hall.
You are crazy! I screamed subconsciously.
The old Taoist didn't explain much to me, but bowed to the beast first and said: I'll take him ahead.
Then he took me one step forward.
It’s not far from here to the main hall, just a few hundred miles, and the old Taoist can get there in just a few steps.
After stopping, I saw Wei Qingcang and others standing in front of me.
Most of the disciples who had felt the ghost pulse died, and less than 20 were still alive and kicking. Elder Shen's face was as dark as charcoal, and it was obvious that he was in a very bad mood.
Our arrival surprised Wei Qingcang and the other two.
Wei Qingcang looked at the old Taoist, and after a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly laughed: I think the master must have seen that person.
The old Taoist priest neither confirmed nor denied it, he just took me to stand aside quietly.
Our current position was almost the same as before. We could see the undertaker dozens of meters away when we turned around.
The ghosts here have only lost most of their stone layers and have not yet fully revived. But within the entire hall, there are no less than fifty stone sculptures of ghosts. Such a density is completely different from the outside, which is amazing!
If all these ghost messengers were resurrected, with the power of the four people present...
As I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt a shadow beside me. I turned around and saw that the beast had arrived.
He was only a few minutes later than the old Taoist priest, which was already quite fast.
The arrival of the beast made Wei Qingcang and the other two feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. They were horrified, quickly retreated, and deployed their battle formation.
This beast can devour ghosts, and it is extremely ferocious. Whether the Taoist priest and I can get out of the underworld alive depends entirely on it.
I was afraid that Wei Qingcang and the others would have a conflict with the beast, and the ghost messenger would take advantage of it, so I quickly waved my hands and shouted: It's okay! It's okay! It doesn't eat people! It only eats ghost messengers!
Wei Qingcang and the others looked at each other, surprised and stunned.
At this time the old Taoist said: He is right.
The old Taoist's words obviously carry more weight than mine. Wei Qingcang was the first to react. He laughed and said, "So that's how it is. This is a good thing. I wonder where the master got this from..."
The old Taoist didn't say much. In fact, he didn't have a good face towards Wei Qingcang and his group.
It seemed that I was brought back for other reasons rather than wanting to help Wei Qingcang and the others.
This made me very curious. I had escaped with so much difficulty. Why did the Taoist priest bring me back instead of stopping the Emperor of Heaven from resurrecting? And judging from his tone before, the mentality of seeking death had disappeared, replaced by active vitality.
I thought of Wei Qingcang's words and couldn't help wondering, has the Taoist really seen that person who is more mysterious than the undertaker? What did the Taoist know from that person?
The whereabouts of my junior fellow apprentice is the most likely possibility.
But is this related to the reincarnation of the corpse and the transformation of the human body into Yama? Or did the man pull the old Taoist into the circle and tell him that if he helped complete the plan, he would help him find his junior brother.
On one hand, he follows the secret scroll left by Basuo to prevent the resurrection of the Emperor of Heaven, and on the other hand, he finds his fellow apprentice who has been missing for many years . Although I think I know the Taoist priest very well, facing such a choice, I really don’t know which one he will choose.
