I didn't expect such an explanation. I stared blankly at Horse-Face, unable to speak.
Horse-Face patted my shoulder, "Hu Chujiu, I know that you did this out of good intentions, but the Yin Division is the fairest.
I sighed and nodded my head in disappointment. Then I asked Horse-Face, "Then how should we do good in the human world? Wouldn't every action he made be a crime? "
Horse-Face was even more amiable as he pointed to the front and said, "Go on in. When we meet King Yama, he will explain everything to you clearly. "
I looked up and saw that the stone table inside the Moon Gate had disappeared. In its place was a small path, a bluestone path, exactly the same as the one I had seen in the Ghost Hell Prison.
The Road to River Styx could only be entered but not exited. After stepping on it, one would never be able to come down again.
The horse said to me, "Go on up. There's no point in wasting time here."
I made a sound of acknowledgment before suddenly turning around and thrusting the dagger into Horse-Face's heart.
Horse-Face looked at me in surprise. He was a little angry, but also a little fearful. I did not pull the dagger out, but stirred it in his heart to make sure it was completely shattered.
He's not dead yet, but he's definitely not going to live. Right now, he was only at death's door.
Horse-Face stared at me and said, "You dare to kill Nagzul? You will never be reborn. If you kill the Nagzul, you will be caught escaping to the ends of the earth. "
I said, "You aren't Nagzul, but I have already seen through you."
Horse-Face roared, "Impossible."
I don't know if he's saying it's impossible for me to see through him, or if he's saying it's impossible that he's not Nagzul.
I glanced at the wooden tablet in his hand and faintly said, "I heard a saying that King Hades made people die even worse. Who dares to keep him at dawn? I've been talking to you for a long time, so much time has passed since then. I'm still alive. Would a real Nagzul do such a thing? "
Horse-Face let out a bitter laugh, revealing a deadpan expression.
I twisted the dagger, causing him to groan in pain.
I asked Horse-Face, "Where are Mr. Zhao and Xia Xin?"
Horse-Face said, "It's on the way to the Yellow Springs. If you have the ability, go find them."
I asked again, "Are you with Zhai Fu? Who the hell are they? "
Horse-Face gave me a sudden shove, and I staggered back, the dagger in my hand pulling out from his chest. Horse-Face fell to his back. However, he was scared out of his wits before he even fell to the ground.
Everything disappeared, and the backyard returned to complete silence.
I stood there, looking at the path behind the Moon Gate, and then at the withered flowers in the yard. I didn't know what to do.
I stood in front of the door, muttering to myself. I've seen the Road to River Styx from the Ghost Hell Prison. It's fake, but it's also gloomy.
However, how could such a strange Road to River Styx be connected directly to the human world? Directly into the Zhai's yard? Isn't this a bit too much of an exaggeration?
Leaving my feet outside the door, I reached out tentatively. I wanted to touch the flagstones of the Road to the Yellow Springs.
However, before my hand could reach it, I touched the wall.
I was stunned. Is there a wall in front of me?
I took out my phone and took a serious photo. He found out that there was a wall in front of me. Whether it was the Moon Gate or the Road to the River Styx, they were only painted on the walls.
I scratched my head and thought, "Is this a painting? What did Horse-Face mean when he told me to go in? "A person enters the painting?"
There is only the Road to the Yellow Springs, which passes into the darkness and gradually fades and finally blends with the darkness. I am unable to see Mr. Zhao and Xia Xin at all.
I stood by the wall for a moment, unsure of what to do. Then I had a bold idea.
I took a deep breath and tried to remember the way Horse-Face looked. Then I turned as calmly as I could and walked across the yard to the door.
Zhai Fu and Zhai Mai were still sitting in the living room, talking softly. How many times have I heard their voices? Suddenly, I noticed that every time, it was Zhai Fu who spoke, and she rarely spoke. Most of the time, she would be choked with sobs.
After I walked in, Zhai Fu looked at me in surprise.
This made me even more certain that he and Horse-Face knew each other.
Zhai Fu's surprise only flashed for a moment before he hid it. He smiled at me and said, "Ninth day, you're back?"
I indifferently replied, "I'm not Hu Chujiu."
Zhai Fu was surprised for a moment, but he quickly recovered.
I said, "I'm Horse-Face."
Zhai Fu nodded and invited me to sit down.
I sat down on the sofa, very close to them. I was nervous, but I acted cold. If I don't look at them, my eyes won't show. If I don't say anything, I won't say anything wrong.
After a while, the Zhai Fu was unable to hold on any longer. He carefully asked: "Did you catch that Zhao fellow?"
My heart skipped a beat, "Mr. Zhao is fine? They haven't caught him yet? "
I indifferently replied, "Not yet."
Zhai Fu made a sound of acknowledgement. After a while, he sighed and said: "That guy surnamed Zhao is the craftiest, I knew it the moment I saw him."
I acknowledged: "So the reason I'm pretending to be Hu Chujiu is also so that he can take the bait."
Zhai Fu nodded his head vigorously.
After a while, I stood up and said to Zhai Fu, "Hu Chujiu has been using his phone to contact Mr. Zhao. Did you know?"
Zhai Fu was startled for a moment, then said: "I think I saw Hu Chujiu using his phone before."
Zhai Fu said, "Perhaps those with the surname Zhao already know that they are in the backyard, we need to check them. If we don't know anything about him rescuing us, then we're in trouble. "
Zhai Fu nodded his head repeatedly, and pulled me towards the exit. Zhai Mai also stood up and followed behind him, as if he was singing with him.
When the three of us reached the backyard, I purposely walked a little too slowly as I wanted to see how Zhai Fu would enter this painting.
He stood at the wall, bit his finger, and tapped it. I saw his body slowly grow still, as if he had fallen asleep on his feet. Gradually, another person appeared on the screen. This man looked like the Zhai Fu.
Following his example, I dripped blood from my fingertips. I saw that the wall of red brick had disappeared, and that the Moon Gate had really become a door. I took a step forward, and when I did, I found myself on the bluestone path.
The Road to River Styx could not be entered or left.
It was a scary thing to say, but I wasn't as scared as I used to be. Because I know that this road is definitely a fake too, not to mention there is Zhai Fu walking in front, so how can he not come out himself? If he wants to come out, I'll come out with him later.
After we had walked for a while, the Road to the Yellow Springs had not yet come to an end. And I saw more people on the roadside.
These people were not alive, they were more like corpses. They stood on the side of the road in all sorts of shapes, and on the top of their heads grew a small seedling.
As we went deeper and deeper, the seedling grew larger and larger. Finally, the leaves and branches appeared. Was this going to grow a tree on a human body?
Finally, I saw a corpse. The seedlings on his body had already grown to perfection. It was a bunch of flowers.
There was only one branch, one leaf, and one flower. The flower was in bloom, and even in the dark it was beautiful.
I'd like to know what these bodies and flowers mean. But I didn't ask, because I knew that the moment I opened my mouth, I would be exposed. Horse-Face was known to be knowledgeable about this place, so how could he not know about this?
However, I did not ask, as Zhai Fu had stopped in his tracks. He smiled at me and said, "Do you know what these flowers are?"
I was about to answer when I realized something was wrong. How dare Zhai Fu speak to me like that.
Unfortunately, before I could react, he reached out and grabbed my neck.
At that moment, I felt a chill. With my neck as the source, a bone-piercing cold air spread from top to bottom, causing my head and body to freeze solid. I don't even know what to say anymore.
Zhai Fu smiled proudly. "You are Hu Chujiu, right?"
I didn't say anything, but in fact I couldn't say it even if I wanted to.
Zhai Fu said, "Do you know how I saw through it?"
I thought: Is this going to show off?
Zhai Fu said: "Even if it's Horse-Face who borrowed Hu Chujiu's body to deceive someone with the surname Zhao. When you come out of your body, why didn't you become a horse? You don't even need to imitate Hu Chujiu's soul, do you? "
My heart went cold as I helplessly sighed. Yes, I did.
Zhai Fu muttered: "But your act of pretending to be Horse-Face is indeed not bad. When I got here, I realized that something was wrong and I was almost tricked by you. "
I opened my mouth as hard as I could, and a few indistinct syllables came out of my throat. "What the hell are you doing?"
But Zhai Fu obviously didn't hear what I said clearly. He put his other hand near my heart, as if he were trying to dig it out.
This kind of place is pitch black, completely isolated and unable to move. I know that I will die today.
What I didn't expect was that Zhai Mai would suddenly move. She took out a blade, and instead of stabbing at me, she stabbed at Zhai Fu.
Zhai Fu exclaimed, and dodged to the side. The knife missed its target and did not pierce the heart. Instead, it left a wound on his stomach.
Zhai Fu took a few steps back and looked at him angrily: "Are you crazy?"
Zhai Mai laughed and said, "I am a more cautious person, so I even imitated a soul for a bit."
He wiped his face, revealing his true colors.
I looked at him dumbstruck. He's actually Mr. Zhao.
No wonder Mr. Zhao knew I entered the courtyard. So it turns out that he was disguised as the Zhai Mai and had been sitting in the living room this entire time.
Zhai Fu let out an angry howl, then escaped into the darkness.
The Mr. Zhao didn't chase after the Zhai Fu, but reached out and patted the top of my head.
I was extremely anxious as I mumbled, "Quick, catch him."
Mr. Zhao said with a serious expression: "You take care of yourself first. As I said, Zhai knows the art of witchcraft. You're in a very bad situation right now, so I'm not too sure if I can save you or not. "
Only then did I realize that my body was still immobile. Not only was I unable to move, I could even feel my life slowly diminishing.