The Dark City

Chapter 511: Youdu Luli

Xing An opened his eyes and looked around. His body was covered with various limbs, and not only that, there was also a huge monster lying on his back like an octopus. The monster's limbs were strong and powerful, slowly squeezing his body and tightening continuously.

He was strangled unconscious by this monster.

"Who's talking?" he asked weakly.

"You are an interesting person from the world of the living. Xing'an, you have fallen into this situation. Do you still want to return to the world of the living alive?"

A voice was circling around him, circling back and forth, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down, like a fish swimming in the dark: "You are a saint who appears once every five hundred years, but you have ended up like this. It is really sad. How can you face the world in this state?"

Xing An's body was tied up by the monster, unable to move, which gave him a chance to catch his breath. This half day was a great torture for him. He had never suffered so much in his life, and he had never been so embarrassed and helpless.

However, now he was not relieved, because this was Youdu.

When he jumped into the river, he realized that this was the underworld, the place where the dead go.

He had already despaired. Youdu was the place ruled by Tubo, and he had never heard of anyone being able to enter Youdu and survive.

He broke into Fengdu in real life and now he broke into Youdu. Why did God treat him so cruelly?

"Who are you? Why are you laughing at me?"

Xing'an exhaled a breath of foul air and tried to break free from the monster's restraints, but he could not use his strength. Even if he could break free, the bodies of the other people on him would rebel, beat him, and curse him.

He now had no ability to get rid of the monsters and these limbs on his body. His life span was running out, and if his life ran out, he would die in the underworld.

"My name is Lu Li."

The voice stopped moving and said with a smile: "On the left is Xuanming and on the right is Hanluxi, in front is Luli and behind is Yuhuang."

Xing An panted and said, "Lu Li? You just asked me if I wanted to go back to the world of the living? I want to go back to the world of the living!"

"You don't know what this poem means?"

The voice sounded somewhat disappointed, and sighed, "Even the most powerful person in the Yang world is so ignorant that he doesn't even know Xuanming, Hanqi, Luli, and Yuhuang. Have you become so stupid? Well, I won't bully you for being ignorant. I can let you return to the Yang world, solve your physical problems, and even remove you from the register of death, so that you don't have to worry about aging and dying from now on."

Xing An's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "What do I need to do?"

“It’s refreshing to talk to an intelligent person.”

Lu Li's voice laughed and said, "More than ten years ago, a child was born in the Netherworld, absorbing the energy of the Netherworld, and then was taken away and sent out of the Netherworld. I need you to return to the world of the living and send him here. My body is too strong to pass through the barrier between the Netherworld and the world of the living, so I need you to walk in the world of the living for me and do things for me!"

"How can I find this child?" Xing An asked.

"It's very simple. He has a jade pendant on his chest. There is a unique symbol on the jade pendant, and there is also a word Qin. You will recognize it after you see the jade pendant."

Lu Li's voice continued, "He is seventeen years old, and will soon be eighteen. I have already drawn his birth date and the shape of the jade pendant. He was born on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, in the year of Jiazi, the month of Chou, and the hour of Zi."

A picture flew over, and suddenly the eight-clawed monster on Xing'an broke away from his back and flew up, disappearing silently into the darkness.

At this moment, the human limbs on Xing'an's body suddenly began to rot and disintegrate. Many heads, limbs, and bodies fell off one after another. Xing'an was shocked and felt that his body belonged to him again. He hurriedly grabbed the picture.

Lu Li's voice rang in his ears, saying: "If you find this child, you can kill him or capture him, but you must not let his soul fly away. I need you to send his soul to Youdu intact! If even a hair is missing, you will die miserably!"

As the word "miserable" was uttered, Xing'an's body suddenly began to grow all over with limbs.

Lu Li's laughter floated around him, and Xing'an's body returned to normal, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"I will give you a mirror. When you find him, you can use this mirror to verify his identity."

A mirror suddenly appeared from the darkness and fell into Xing'an's hand. Lu Li's voice laughed and said, "This mirror can reveal his identity, but you can't look at him directly, understand?"

"Can't we take a photo of him from the front?" Xing An was slightly stunned, not understanding what he meant.

"Yes. You must turn your back to him and observe him in the mirror!"

Lu Li's tone suddenly became stern, and he said sternly: "Remember, when facing him, you must not use this mirror to look at him! You can only face away from him!"

Xing An said: "I understand. You don't have to repeat it so many times. It's just a small matter..."

“This is no small matter!”

Lu Li's voice sneered, "If you face him head-on, you'll get into big trouble, really big trouble! I can extend your life for thirty years. You have thirty years to do this for me, and then you can leave!"

"Wait a minute!"

Xing An smiled and said slowly: "We haven't met yet. This mirror can reflect that person, so it should be able to reflect you as well, right?" He turned the mirror over and shone it behind himself.

"you……"

He stared blankly at the mirror, which reflected a peerless beauty. He heard Lu Li's voice and it was clearly a man's voice, but what was reflected in the mirror was a woman's!

The beautiful woman snapped her fingers, and the sky and the earth spun around, as if he had fallen into a whirlpool. When he came to, he saw himself lying on a long rock under an ancient pine tree, and he seemed to have fallen asleep, camping there.

There were birds singing and flowers blooming all around, and there were springs and waterfalls nearby. A few monkeys were shuttling back and forth in the woods. Suddenly they stopped, broke off a few bananas from the tree, peeled them, and began to eat them with relish, while looking at him cautiously while eating.

Xing An was stunned, and looked around. Was this the cliff of Daxu? There was a vast ocean in front of him!

"What is this place?" he couldn't help but wonder.

"This is the South China Sea." The monkey threw the banana peel and hit him on the head, then spoke.

"South China Sea?"

Xing An stood up hurriedly, his heart was confused. He was now in the southernmost part of Daxu, a full thirty or forty thousand miles away from where he entered Fengdu!

"You are a strange beast from the Great Ruins. You can speak. It seems that you are a different species and have developed intelligence."

Xing An took off the banana peel, snapped his fingers, and said, "Since you pointed out the location to me, I won't kill you, but you will suffer."

The monkey jumped up, but before he landed, a banana peel suddenly appeared under his feet, and he fell on his butt. The monkey was furious and got up to seek revenge on Xing'an, but Xing'an had disappeared without a trace.

"Squeak, squeak, how stingy!" The monkey was furious and jumped onto the tree. Unexpectedly, he grabbed a banana peel with his hand and fell down from the tree again.

The banana peel seemed to have identified him. As soon as he jumped up, it would automatically fall under his hand or under his feet, knocking him half to death.

The monkey was furious and picked up a stone to smash the banana peel.

At this time, Xing An had gone far away, whispering: "Although Lu Li is very capable, she cannot enter the world of the living. How can I, Xing An, be manipulated by others? She gave me 30 years of life, and she wants to use it to control me, but it's not that easy! Qin Shenyi said that he has established the Divine Bridge Space Numerology Model and has spread it. I will go to Yankang. With my aptitude and understanding, I can become a god in one or two years and get rid of control!"

Suddenly, he heard Lu Li's voice in his ear, saying with a smile: "Little rascal. I will reduce your lifespan by fifteen years."

Xing An was shocked and looked around hurriedly, but there was no sign of Lu Li.

"This is the living world. She can't come here! I must be hallucinating!"

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly opened the Treasure House of Life and Death. He saw that the Treasure House of Life and Death was connected to the Netherworld, which was dim and gloomy. An eye was emitting faint light in the darkness, staring at him.

Xing'an felt a chill in his heart, knowing that he could never get rid of her. Even if he became a god, he would still find it difficult to escape her control!

"Who is this person who was born in Youdu?"

Xing An frowned. There were many people who were seventeen or eighteen years old. Where could he find such a person?

"Long Pang, hurry up! It's getting dark!"

Qin Mu urged: "We must find a ruin or a village before dark!"

Darkness fell and surged from the west. Qin Mu brought the dragon unicorn and the box to a ruin. The ruins were filled with strange beasts from Daxu, living in peace with each other. The box dug out a broken stone tablet from the ground and was about to stuff it into his stomach, but the stone tablet was too big to fit in.

Qin Mu came forward and brushed off the dust on the stone tablet. He saw the words Beidou Xuanming Zhenjing Tiandou Muyuanjun written on it. He thought: "This is the heaven in the Kaihuang era. Is this where Beidou Muyuanjun lives? This Dou Muyuanjun should be a powerful goddess. It's a pity that this place has become a ruin..."

He stood up, walked to the gate of Doumu Palace, and looked at the darkness outside.

The darkness was like a curtain, which was blocked by the light curtain at the gate of Doumu Palace, and the darkness and light were clearly separated.

Qin Mu hesitated, stretched out his little finger, and slowly stretched his fingernail into the darkness.

"Master, please don't die..."

Long Qilin pounced on him, bit his leg and dragged him back. Qin Mu was dragged to the ground with his face down, covered in dirt. He turned over and grabbed Long Qilin and started beating him.

Roar——

The ruins were in chaos. Many strange beasts from the ruins and extremely powerful beast lords were furious, roaring and approaching Qin Mu.

Qin Mu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He slowly retreated, cautiously looking at the thousands of strange beasts that kept approaching, and explained: "Listen to my explanation, everyone. I didn't mean to break the rules of Daxu, but it was Fatty Long who started it first..."

He retreated to the gate and bumped into the stone pillars. The giant beasts were beating their chests, baring their teeth, sharpening their claws, and some were brewing their magical powers, ready to kill this guy who broke the rules of Daxu!

Qin Mu gritted his teeth, turned around suddenly, and banged his head hard, his head already submerged in the darkness.

Many strange beasts were stunned for a moment. The Dragon Qilin hurried over, crying loudly, biting Qin Mu's trouser leg and dragging him backwards. The other strange beasts hurriedly covered their faces. If they dragged him like this, they would definitely drag out a skull without flesh and blood, or the neck might be broken cleanly and bloody!

"Fatty Long, go away." Qin Mu stepped back, scaring all the strange beasts so much that their hair and scales stood on end!

"Fraud, fraud, fraud..."

A beast lord stammered and suddenly roared, "It's a dead body!"

At this moment, Qin Mubo dived into the darkness with a cry. Before the strange beasts could breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly a head popped out from the darkness and looked around.

Boom!

A strange beast fell straight down and fainted from fright.