Chen Shi walked into the quarry, the wind was howling, and everything outside was frozen, but there was some warmth at the foot of the mountain, and the ice and snow melted.
There are tombstones piled everywhere here, with no names engraved on them.
Du Yiran was packing her bags and throwing the ax and chisel into her own void.
He was dressed very thickly, with a sheepskin jacket on the outside, the wool side on the inside, and a cotton-padded jacket stuffed inside. He looked very fat, but in fact he had lost weight due to old age.
He wore a sheepskin hat and covered it tightly. His face looked a little dark due to the wind and sun.
Chen Shi has grown into half a man, taller than him. He is very old and has become shorter.
"Grandpa Du!"
Chen Shi stepped forward and knelt down to worship, saying, "Chen Shi, thank you Grandpa Du for saving me!"
Du Yiran continued to pack things and said, "Get up." Your life or death has nothing to do with me. I only agreed to save you because I owed Chen Yindu a favor. This is a matter between our older generation, so you don’t have to keep it in mind. "
Chen Shi kowtowed several times, stood up and said, "No matter what, Grandpa Du is my savior. Why is Grandpa Du here? My grandpa said, what you did in the Yellowstone Mountains, what you did..."
Du Yiran raised her head and looked at him and said, "Are you evil? "
Chen Shi nodded.
Du Yiran coughed twice and said: "I knew he would arrange me.
However, since I am neither alive nor dead, I can almost be considered an evil spirit. "
He packed up and said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The people of the Yan family were intimidated by me and soon realized that I was not as strong as they thought. "
He walked along the mountain road, his steps were very fast, and he said quickly:
"They will find that my tombstone is useless against ghosts and gods, it can only deal with living people, and it is useless if it is too far away. Then they will come back! I'm too old to beat them. "
There is a small house in front, a stone house. It is lonely and simple. It should be Du Yiran's residence.
Chen Shi quickly followed him, and Du Yiran opened the door and walked in, saying: "You and Gouzi come in, close the door. By the way, see if anyone else is following."
Chen Shi closed the door as instructed, opened the door again and took a look outside, and couldn't help but be stunned.
I saw that it was still ice and snow outside the door just now, but now it is the riverside under the moonlight, with green mountains in the distance and a pleasant climate.
He looked up and saw the moon in the west.
Chen Shi closed the door in a daze, thought for a while, and opened the door again. The elk and green mountains outside the door disappeared, replaced by a lake, sparkling in the moonlight.
At this time, the moon is in the south.
Chen Shi closed the door and opened the door, and there were waves outside. In the distance, there was a frontier guard tower guarding the coast, and a voice came from: "That stone house appeared again!"
Chen Shi closed the door, came to the window of the stone house and looked out. There were giant beasts rolling in the sea, attacking the coast. Many soldiers on the frontier guard tower were fighting with these monsters.
"The Thirteenth Family has become a big climate. "
Du Yiran's voice came from behind him, "If the Yama Palace falls, all ten Yama Palaces will fall. "
Chen Shi was shocked when he heard this and turned around: "What does Grandpa Du mean? "
In addition to the King of Hell, there are nine other Yamas, all of whom have fallen. "
Du Yiran put down his axe, took off his sheepskin hat, took off his thick sheepskin jacket and cotton-padded jacket, hung them on the wall, and said, "Yam Luo of Xuanming Palace disappeared more than a thousand years ago. Now Yama of Xuanming Palace is the Yin God of the Gao family.
Hen Luo of Puming Palace disappeared more than 800 years ago. The current owner of Puming Palace is a deceased ancestor of the Li family.
There are also Yue Jue Palace, Taihe Palace, Mingchen Palace, Shenhua Palace, Bizhen Palace, Qifei Palace, and Suying Palace. The owners of these Yama Palaces have gradually been replaced by members of the Thirteenth Family in more than a thousand years. "
He stamped his feet, shook the snow off his feet, and said:
"When we went to rescue you, we encountered several battles between ghosts and gods. It was the Xia family who mobilized their forces, pretended to be demons, and surrounded and suppressed the ghosts and gods in Suying Palace.
"At that time, your grandfather was only looking for you and did not notice these.
He is very smart, and he would have noticed something wrong here in the past, but it is a pity that he was too focused on looking for you at that time and had no time to look around. "
He shook his head, washed his face, and went to the back room to change into clothes, which were made of more sophisticated materials and were made of silk.
He opened the door and walked out, and Chen Shi followed him quickly outside.
It is already getting light outside.
They were not at the seaside, but in a small town in the mountains. The residents of the town seemed to be very familiar with Du Yiran, and they all greeted him and called him Du Shimao.
Du Yiran had a straight face, as if everyone owed him a thousand dollars, and just nodded lightly to everyone's greetings.
People respect him very much.
Du Yiran took Chen Shi to have breakfast, ordered a portion of brown rice porridge and noodle soup, looked at Chen Shi and the black pot, ordered some meat, and said: "You guys need to eat more to grow healthy." "
He paused and said: "The Xia family is pretending to be a demon. It's very weird. Chen Yin doesn't want to check it, so I will go and check it out.
I will go into the underworld alone.
I originally thought that the devil was causing trouble inside, but as more and more clues were discovered, it turned out that the Thirteenth Aristocratic Family had completed changing cages and changing birds in the underworld, and had almost replaced the Ten Palaces of Yama.
Had it not been for the King of Hell's ability, I'm afraid he would have been replaced by them long ago. "
He is old and cannot eat meat in the morning. He can only drink brown rice porridge to nourish his stomach. He looked at the fire-scented hibiscus chicken soup in front of Chen Shi and swallowed, "Why did you come here?" "
Chen Shi told the story of his search for his mother's soul, and said: "I am going to rescue my mother, but there are too many guards outside Yuanchen Palace and I cannot do anything, and there is also a huge thing that looks like a black pot standing outside. "
Du Yiran said: "You should eat the hibiscus chicken quickly to avoid getting cold. "
Chen Shi wolfed down a bowl of hibiscus chicken soup quickly. In addition to chicken, the chicken soup also had rice soaked in it and pepper. It was spicy and smooth, and tasted good. After eating, his stomach was steaming.
Du Yiran pushed another bowl of clear soup with mutton and tofu in front of him and motioned for him to eat it. It seemed that he was very satisfied to see Chen Shi devouring it.
"Four years ago, your grandfather went to the underworld to look for you. He went out alone that time and told no one."
Du Yiran looked at the black pot that was devouring it and whispered, "When he came back, he brought back a small black dog as big as a palm."
The black pot was at another table, and he was eating a red and white duck soup pot. He was holding the pot and drinking with his head raised. When he heard the words, he froze there and his ears pricked up.
"I came to look for him and saw this dog from the underworld."
Du Yiran lowered his voice, as if to hide it from the black pot, but kept his eyes on the black pot, whispering, "I wanted to ask him what he gained from going to the underworld this time, but I was stunned when I saw this little black dog.
This little thing comes with it. The realm of ghosts and gods even tried to change my perception, which shocked me.
I asked him where it came from, and your grandfather said, he picked it up.
I asked again if I didn’t believe it, and he said, "It was given to me by someone else." He turned his back to them, and his ears gradually stood up, getting closer and closer to the two of them.
Du Yiran stared at its ears and lowered her voice:
"I asked him who sent it, and he said that he made an agreement with an extremely powerful ghost and god, and that ghost and god sent it.
He made a deal with that ghost and god.
The back of Guo's head almost touched their table.
Chen Shi coughed, and Heiguo quickly sat upright.
Chen Shi said, "What deal did my grandfather make with that ghost and god?" "
Du Yiran said: "The deal is, if the dog is safe, your mother will be safe. "
Chen Shi was stunned and looked back at the black pot.
Du Yiran finished the porridge and said with emotion: "I'm so full. "
Chen Shi stood up to pay the bill, and Du Yiran pressed his hand and said, "I'll do it."
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Grandpa Du obviously didn't eat anything, it was all eaten by me and the black pot."
Du Yiran shook his head and said, "You are my grandson, and there is no reason for you to pay when you come to me.
I am old and have a bad stomach, so I can't eat indiscriminately. I feel very satisfied when I can watch you eat. "
He went to pay the bill, walked back with Chen Shi, and continued the previous topic, saying: "When I went to the underworld alone, I encountered many dangers, and I always escaped from death. However, I finally encountered an evil spirit while walking at night.
That ghost god has a strange crescent moon between his eyebrows, his face is very dark, and his combat power is extremely high.
However, he was still unable to defeat the four hands with his fists and was caught by them.
During the melee, a strange book flew into my body and became compatible with my body.
Since then, strange things have happened frequently around me. "
Chen Shi listened quietly.
"I was originally a stonemason, carving tombstones for people.
In our countryside around Huangshi Mountain, many elderly people feel that their life span is short, so they choose tombs and order tombstones for themselves in advance, so many people come to me. "
Du Yiran is already in the Mahayana realm. With such cultivation, why worry about not having money to spend, but he just likes to make money with his own hands.
Carving tombstones is his craft. The country people are not very literate, so he needs to write on the tombstones and engrave the title of the deceased.
The money is not much, but it is enough to support the family.
The old man came to him to carve a tombstone, intending to wait a while before he died. However, as soon as Du Yiran's name was carved, the person on the other side often died.
Gradually, people discovered this rule.
As long as the stonemason Du carves his name on the tombstone, the person will die immediately.
Hidden secretly, people called him King Duyan and regarded him as an evil spirit.
But on the surface, they all respect him, and their names are engraved on the tombstones.
"Later I found out that many people from other places came to me to carve tombstones for fear of him, not to erect tombstones for the elderly in his family, but to kill their opponents."
Du Yiran said this, coughing violently, feeling gloomy, and took a moment to relax. Caidao said, "These bastards have ruined my reputation. Even though I don't have a good reputation, it's not good.
Since then, I have only carved tombstones for the dead.
As long as there is still breath, I will not carve names."
The two of them returned to the stone hut, and Du Yiran said: "Chen Shi, the Thirteenth Family has become a powerful force. I can't stop it, Chen Yin can't stop it, and you can't stop it either."
I took action to save the three judges this time just because I got this book and I had to do something for the King of Hell.
That’s all.
Chen Shi, I am old and cannot fight against the Yan family, let alone the Thirteenth Family. "
He stopped talking after saying this.
Chen Shi nodded lightly and said, "I understand, Grandpa Du. "
Du Yiran said: "As long as you understand.
My energy and blood are insufficient, my intestines and stomach are not good, and my body is old and decayed. Even if I eat, I can only watch you eat.
In the years when I went to the underworld to investigate, my body was injured and I didn’t have a few years left to live.
Even if your grandfather came here and begged me to take action, I would not take action.
I want to live my life to the fullest, and I can’t take any more trouble. "
Chen Shi smiled and said: "Grandpa Du, don't worry, I'm not a person who likes to mess around.
The Thirteenth Family is powerful, so let them go, let's live our lives."
Du Yiran breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. , said: "Your grandfather is a bad person. He led Sha Qiutong, Qingyang, Hu Xiaoliang and A Zhuo to do evil. He is known as the five evil people. They also wanted to recruit me to join the gang, but I sternly refused. Fortunately, I often help them, otherwise they would have slipped deeper and deeper into evil."
He opened the door and said: "Without me, they would have fallen a long time ago. I am the one who corrected them."
There was a land of ice and snow outside, but it was not a quarry, but another place.
Du Yiran said: "Chen Shi, I will live in seclusion from now on. Don't tell others. When Qingyang and others ask, you will say that I am dead. You can go back to Xiandu, and I won't see you off."
Chen Shi quickly said: "Grandpa Du, wait a minute!" In the palm of his hand, he said: "This is my filial piety to you."
Du Yiran glanced at it and said: "Have you eaten the ginseng fruit? I have eaten it. It is of little use to me to increase my life span by a few months. You can keep it or give it away."
Chen Shi smiled and said: "These ginseng fruits are different, mine are strong. Grandpa Du accepted it, after all, it is my heart."
Du Yiran placed the ginseng fruit on the table.
Chen Shi told him to eat before walking out of the stone house.
It was freezing cold outside. Chen Shi looked back and saw that the wooden door of the stone house was closed. The moment it was closed, the house and the door disappeared without a trace.
"Grandpa Du's magical powers are unfathomable."
Chen Shi couldn't help but admire him.
"Hei Guo, let's go to the underworld to find the three judges!"
A gust of wind blew by, and Chen Shi and Hei Guo disappeared from the snowy field.
In the stone house, Du Yiran opened the door. Outside, there were beautiful mountains and clear waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant. A waterfall hung on the cliff in front, and the water fell into a deep pool under the cliff.
Du Yiran made herself a cup of tea and sat quietly on the recliner, shaking gently and occasionally making a violent cough.
He is indeed old. In those years, he followed Chen Yindu to the underworld and fought with the ghosts and demons in the underworld. He had already been injured more and more.
He is the oldest among the Six Great Evils in the Five Lakes, and Chen Yindu also calls him his eldest brother, so he takes good care of the others and contributes the most.
Later, he went to the underworld alone to search for clues about the Ten Palaces of Yama, and was ambushed many times. The Yin Qi had corroded his internal organs.
"If I were a few years younger and I still had energy, I would accompany you to save your mother, save the King of Hell, and fight with the Thirteenth Family. But I am old."
He looked at the rainbow hanging under the waterfall and whispered, "Facing the Yan family, I only dared to carve stone tablets in advance and attack them secretly. I can only pretend to be sophisticated and even dare not face them directly.
I am really old. My friend Qing Yang died and Chen Yindu also left early. Sha Qiutong, who was originally as beautiful as a flower, has become an old woman.
There is also Tianhu, who can only rely on the realm of ghosts and gods to survive.
He sighed, dying here quietly, maybe it is a good thing.
, the tea was cold.
Du Yiran looked at the tea cup and did not dare to drink it. The tea was cold and hurt his stomach.
He looked at the ginseng fruits that Chen Shi gave him, hesitated, picked up one and put it in his mouth.
"Isn't this the fruit of the ginseng grass dolls in Qianyang Mountain? I went to Qianyang Mountain as a guest, and all their heads were bald... Eh!"
Du Yiran's body was shaken, and there was a loud sound from the surging blood and qi in his body, like waves from the angry sea, lapping against the coastal rocks!
"This ginseng fruit is really powerful!"
A majestic force of energy and blood erupted from the stone house!
"Boom!"
Him and blood at the peak of the Mahayana realm soared into the sky, lifting the roof of the stone house off, and the next moment the waterfall flowed backwards and rushed into the sky!
In the sky, qi and blood condensed into a blood cloud dozens of miles in size, with lightning and thunder in the cloud.
A young and strong figure stood under the blood cloud.
Du Yiran was stunned, as if he had returned to the age of twenty with his peak cultivation.
(there will be updates)