I don't know whether the old man said this intentionally or unintentionally.
It would be okay if he said it casually, but if he meant it, he was hinting to me that Duan Tian was not in Hades at the moment, but what is really shocking is that he actually knew when Duan Tian left.
It can be seen that the old boatman actually knows everything about what happens in the underworld, but who is he? He is far away by the Nai River and knows everything about the underworld. He even knows the purpose of my coming?
This is not what a boatman should have. I am becoming more and more curious about the old man's identity.
Just when I was wondering, the old boatman spoke again: "Master Underworld Envoy, are you going to the earthly world?"
"No, I'm just following him."
The woman did not hide it, but there was some confusion in her eyes: "What is Shanyin City? Also, you just said that the Gate of Hell was destroyed. It is the only passage from the world to the underworld. How could it be destroyed?"
The old boatman chuckled: "This cannot be explained clearly in a few words."
The woman said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time, you can talk slowly."
"But I don't have time. After this trip, I will go back and rest."
The old man was leaning forward, and he was holding the oar in his hand: "Hey, some time ago, the little kid Heili came to me and told me that Hades is no longer the Hades it used to be, and that things are going to change soon.
I didn’t believe it at the time, but now I’m convinced by what he said. The majestic Lord of Hell is no longer in charge of the underworld, and he doesn’t go to transform the souls of the dead. Instead, he wanders around in the underworld, colluding with those ghost tribes, and secretly making money.
Qu, is this still the underworld that the emperor built back then?"
The woman frowned: "What are you implying?"
"I didn't imply anything, it's just that I haven't communicated with anyone for a long time and I can't help but talk to you."
The old man sighed softly: "Master Underworld Envoy, you just came out of seclusion during this time, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be unaware of what happened six hundred years ago.
It doesn’t matter, now that you’ve woken up, you should get familiar with the environment of Hades for nearly a thousand years. Once you are familiar with it, you will gradually understand what the words I just said mean.”
After he said these words, he said nothing again, lowered his head and concentrated on rowing the boat.
The woman turned her eyes to me.
I felt that she wanted to ask me something, but she was too embarrassed to ask, and I couldn't take the initiative to give her an answer, so the two of them stood on the boat with their eyes wide open.
The Nai River is still the same Nai River. The boat slowly glides in the river for a while before slowly docking.
I stepped onto the shore first, then turned around and said to the woman: "What on earth are you going to do? What's the point of always following me, saying something nice or saying something nice?"
After saying that, I pointed behind me: "A few dozen miles over there is the underworld. As an envoy of the underworld, you can't leave the underworld at will if you don't have official duties, right?
Then I think you should stop following me. When you get back, tell me that I ran too fast, faster than a rabbit. I tried so hard to catch up, but this matter just got over in a blur. What do you think?
?”
The woman followed me off the boat: "Stop talking nonsense and take me to the Shanyin City you mentioned."
I think her request is very nonsensical: "What if I owe you money? Why should I take you to see it?"
"If you don't take me there, I will take you back."
The woman's eyes looked sharp: "You know I have this ability."
"You are really a psychopath, there is something wrong with your brain."
I waved my hand impatiently, then turned around and left.
But just after taking two steps, I heard the old man shouting from behind: "Sir, you will be back soon, right?"
The two of them stopped almost at the same time and turned around to look.
I saw the old man squinting his eyes slightly, with a smile on his lips: "If you are sure to come back, I will wait on the shore. After all, there is no other way to cross the river in the entire Hades except my boat."
The woman's attitude was a little hesitant.
Her expression looked very tangled, and after struggling for a few seconds, she nodded gently: "Well, I will be back, please wait a moment."
"I don't mind waiting a little longer, as long as you come back before the moon sets."
The old man still had the same smiling expression, and his eyes turned to me again: "Young man, don't forget what I just told you..."
The old man didn't finish what he said, but I also understood what he meant: "Remember, don't worry, I will definitely bring you some fireworks and food next time I come back."
"Well, you don't need to bring too much. As long as you have two roast chickens and a jar of old wine, I will be satisfied."
After the old man finished speaking, he raised the oar and pushed it towards the shore: "Go, go, old man, I'm going to rest. When Master Mingshi returns to the shore, old man, I will hold the boat and show up on time. Say goodbye.
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As the boat left the shore, the old man's voice gradually faded away.
To be honest, I really don’t want him to leave because I always feel that the bitch next to me is going to cause trouble.
It's not that I'm afraid of her. Although I don't know the depth of her morals, I am confident that I can escape unscathed even if I use my hands. What's more, this is already the boundary of Shanyin City, and I don't have to worry about people from the underworld chasing me.
First of all, I couldn't stand her psychotic ink-writing energy, and I couldn't figure out what she was thinking about.
Sure enough, as soon as the old man's figure disappeared into the mist, the woman immediately asked me in a cold tone: "What is your relationship with Mucou?"
"Mu So, what Mu So?"
I was a little confused at first, and after thinking for a while I finally came to my senses: "Ah, you mean the old man who punted the boat, right? It doesn't matter. Counting the time just now, we've only met twice, so what's the relationship?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Why is he protecting you?"
The woman glanced at the direction where the old man was leaving: "Just now he kept warning me not to do anything to you, otherwise he would do it too. What he said also meant that I would let you go. If it didn't matter, why would he?
Do this?"
"How did I know? Sister, are you schizophrenic?"
Now I feel more and more that there is something wrong with this woman’s mind: “He also warned you. I have been standing next to you two just now. How come I can’t tell that he warned you?”
The woman snorted coldly: "That's just because you can't feel it. When we were talking, his aura had locked my whole body firmly."
I always feel like she is nagging me.
After all, in terms of insight and perception, Wu said she was second and no one dared to claim to be first. If things were really like what she said, there was no reason why I couldn't feel it.
But the woman didn't mean to argue with me: "Okay, I can't explain it to someone of your level. Now take me to the Shanyin City you mentioned, and then you can leave."