Chapter 110: Departure

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and it was dark blue, with only a faint trace of white at the end of the sky.

Liu Hu had already packed up, discarded the more complicated women's clothing, and changed into a modified men's clothing, which was simple and neat, and convenient for riding. This is also one of the current trends. When going to Wugoshanli, Zhang Yuelu and Mu Jin were both wearing modified men's clothing. Then Liu Hu added a hooded cloak on the outside, which could resist wind and rain.

Bodhisattva Man took out two masks as thin as cicada wings and gave them to the two people, saying: "Although the disguise and modification may not be able to hide from the eyes of those who are interested, it is better than nothing."

Qi Xuansu took the mask, just looked at it slightly, and then covered his face very familiarly, then used a small spell to summon a water mirror, and carefully smoothed the wrinkles of the mask on the mirror. In a blink of an eye, Qi Xuansu had become another person.

Compared with Qi Xuansu's original appearance, Qi Xuansu's eyebrows were a little more gloomy at this time, and he looked quite scheming. In addition, Qi Xuansu's eyes were already a little decisive and fierce. The combination of the two made the new face more suitable for the name "Wei Wugui". People felt that this person was not a good person at first glance, and they dared not provoke him rashly, which had a deterrent effect.

Liu Hu held the mask, opened his mouth slightly, and looked at Qi Xuansu in surprise.

"Girl, do you think that traveling in the world is just fighting with people? It's not that easy. There are many things to learn. Horseback hunting, firearms pharmacology, wound treatment, disguise, looking for directions, feng shui geography, and jargon are all involved." Bodhisattva Man smiled, "Did you see how your uncle Wei used the mask just now? You should also learn to put it on yourself."

Liu Hu responded and ran back to his room.

About two incense sticks later, Liu Hu went and came back, and his appearance changed as well. Originally, her appearance was just average, but it could be a little better. Now it is even worse, but she is definitely not ugly. It seems that Bodhisattva Man knows that no matter how beautiful or ugly, it will attract attention. It is more proper to be ordinary, but her eyes are still lively.

Bodhisattva Man looked at Qi Xuansu again: "You are an old man in the world. I don't need to say anything about how to go to Zhili. There is only one thing, please be careful."

Qi Xuansu nodded solemnly.

"Adoptive father..." Liu Hu called softly, with both reluctance and grief.

Bodhisattva Man wanted to reach out and touch Liu Hu's head, but he stopped halfway and finally sighed: "There is no banquet that will not end in the world. Fate brings people together and fate leaves. The fate between you and me is over. If there is fate, we will meet again in the future."

Liu Hu was serious, knelt on his knees, kowtowed three times to Bodhisattva Man, and bid farewell to his adoptive father.

Qi Xuansu stood aside, saying nothing.

Bodhisattva Man received Liu Hu's great gift and looked up at the sky: "Let's go quickly while it's still early."

Liu Hu slowly got up and followed Qi Xuansu out.

Besides Qi Xuansu's "Bu Yue", there was also a horse outside the door. From Zhongzhou to Zhili, the journey is long, and riding a horse is necessary. This is why Liu Hu specially changed into a riding suit. Moreover, Liu Hu is not a weak woman who can't even tie a chicken. Her parents are both Taoists. They can be involved in a major case in Jiangnan and even killed by "their own people". They are not low-grade Taoists who cannot access core secrets. At least they are fourth-grade Taoist priests. And her adoptive father Bodhisattva Man is even more needless to say. Even Qi Xuansu can't see through his true and false. Obviously, he is not an ordinary person. In such an environment, Liu Hu can't be a weak woman.

Liu Hu is now in the Kunlun stage of cultivation. She is already a veritable innate person. When Qi Xuansu was her age, he didn't have such a realm of cultivation. Even last year, Qi Xuansu was only in the Kunlun stage. Of course, with the same realm of cultivation, the experience of fighting with others, and various experiences in the martial arts world, are incomparable.

Qi Xuansu first bowed to Bodhisattva Man, then got on the horse. Liu Hu took a last look at his adoptive father and followed him on the horse.

Bodhisattva Man stood at the door, watching the two people's backs go away, revealing a bit of desolation.

At this time, the city gate was not open, but any big city like Longmen Mansion would leave a small door for people to enter and exit at night, but ordinary people could not go out, and they needed relevant certificates. Bodhisattva Man was an aide to the General's Mansion and served as half of the General's Mansion. It was easy for him to get a certificate for Liu Hu to enter and exit the city gate.

After the two left the city through the small door, they went all the way north.

Liu Hu is an introverted character, not very talkative, just silent.

The first day was uneventful. The two set out before dawn, and when it was almost nightfall, they had not yet left the territory of Longmen Mansion, and rested at a Taiping Inn located in the wild. In fact, when he reached the stage of returning to the true self, Qi Xuansu could stay awake for several days in a row, but he couldn't do that in Liuhu. Moreover, the journey was not short, and it would take at least one or two months to walk. Qi Xuansu still had to rest.

Although Taiping Inn has always been known for its safety, few people dared to rush into the inn to commit crimes unless they were masters like Feng Bo. However, Qi Xuansu asked for two guest rooms next to each other just in case, and arranged some small mechanisms in Liuhu's room. If someone sneaked into the guest room, it would immediately make a sound, and then they went to sleep.

Not long after Qi Xuansu fell asleep, he had a dream.

For Qi Xuansu, dreaming is nothing unusual. Every time, there are dark mountains, fires, and shadows. From the initial surprise, it is no longer surprising. But today's dream is different from the previous ones. There are no mountains or shadows, but the netherworld.

In front of Qi Xuansu, there is a river with no end in sight. There is a bridge on the river, and there is an old woman on the bridge. It looks like the legendary Naihe Bridge.

On the opposite side of the bridge, behind the thick fog, a city can be vaguely seen. It seems to be the legendary Fengdu, which is 500 miles long from east to west, 800 miles from north to south, and 13 miles high. It is the capital of the underworld. All the hells in the underworld are located in Fengdu City. There are also ten Yama Palaces, which govern the good and bad in the underworld and deal with the sins of the dead souls.

In the records of Taoism, there is indeed a saying of three realms. The upper is the sky, where the immortals ascend to heaven. The lower is the earth, where the dead souls of the nine netherworlds return. People imagine that there are similar courts and government offices in heaven and on earth, so they say that there is heaven above, which is the court, and there is hell below, which is the government office.

But in fact, this is not the case. According to the records of Taoism, these two places are very different from the human world.

The so-called heaven is the extreme of Yang, Hongmeng is vast, boundless and nothing, without light, shadow, sound, breath, beginning and end. If a mortal reaches this place, it is equivalent to nothingness. If an immortal reaches this place, it is like a deep state of extinction. Only those who have the great supernatural power of creating the world can open up a world here. Therefore, the Supreme Taoist Ancestor opened up thirty-three days, the Buddha opened up the three realms of the Buddhist kingdom, and the Emperor of Heaven opened up the heaven. Once you enter this world, you can never return to the human world. Because of this, there are many people who are unwilling to ascend, but they are afraid of the heavenly calamity that happens once every hundred years, so they have to ascend.

The so-called netherworld is the extreme of Yin. After death, the soul returns to heaven and the spirit returns to the earth. In fact, they all enter this place and eventually turn into chaos together. Only the three corpses wander around, stay in the human world, and turn into ghosts. Zaoge Sect once used boundless corpse gas to corrode a gap in the world, leading directly to the Nine Netherworlds, which actually communicated with this world. This world is extremely filthy. Except for a few special immortals, other immortals are unwilling to set foot in it, let alone build the underworld to control reincarnation here.

To make an inappropriate analogy, the Three Realms are like a very big city. The sky is the highest tower palace. The road to the top is dangerous and blocked. Only a few people can go there, and it is easy to go up but difficult to come down. They can only overlook the city and cannot intervene. Underground is a complex sewer. All kinds of sewage are discharged into this place. It is filthy and dark, and it is difficult for ordinary people to survive. No one will live in the sewer for a long time. Even if the sewer is managed, it will not take too many people, and no one will judge the merits and demerits of these "sewage". The so-called retribution for good and evil is more of a self-consolation for the world's inability to resist reality.

The main body is still the city itself. Whether it is the upper tower or the sewer, it must rely on the city to exist.

Since Xuansheng revived Taoism, it is very opposed to deliberately being mysterious to deceive the world, so in the general education courses, these contents are written clearly and never covered up.

Because of this, Qi Xuansu knew that if he really came to the Nine Netherworld, regardless of whether there was a Naihe Bridge, he would be corroded by the boundless Yin Qi in the first place without leaving any residue.

This dream is strange.