The withered yellow tomb was desolate and lonely, with not a single soul in sight.
In the early days, I traveled many times to the Netherworld, and every time I encountered the obsessive dead souls, and sometimes I encountered more than one, which made Chen Mu feel that there were many dead souls wandering here, but in the past month, I had encountered scattered encounters.
Only then did he realize that not many people were actually here.
Even Chen Mu didn't know how these dead souls appeared here, because the souls of people who died in the mortal world quickly dissipated.
Even if it turns into a fierce ghost under extremely heavy Yin energy, it will only hide underground and will not disappear out of thin air, nor can it travel between the underworld and the human world.
after all.
Very few ghosts can reach the level of a day traveler, and he, a magician in the day travel realm, is still unable to enter and exit the netherworld by his own ability, and he doesn't even know how he got in.
The reason why a ray of obsession can appear in the netherworld after death is a mystery.
Moreover, the vastness of the Netherworld far exceeded Chen Mu's previous expectations.
After the obsession with the last dead soul ended, he had wandered into the underworld three times in a row but found nothing. This was the fourth time.
Without wasting any time, Chen Mu immediately moved his mind and quickly flew towards the distance.
When he reached the realm of fourth-level day travel, his soul body was solidified, and his flying speed in the Netherworld was extremely fast. He could cross hundreds of feet in a single thought, and be dozens of miles away in an instant.
But still nothing was found, except for the endless withered yellow grave soil and the black mist in the distance that seemed to never be able to close the distance, there was nothing else.
"Are you going to get nothing again?"
Chen Mu shook his head slightly in his heart.
As time went by, the white fluorescence on his body began to fade.
But just when the white fluorescence was about to fade to the critical point, Chen Mu's eyes flashed and he saw a bulge appearing on the withered yellow grave soil at the end of his sight.
A grave!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Mu immediately rushed away, spanning a long distance in the blink of an eye, arrived in front of the tomb, and stopped.
This grave is larger than the grave of Miao Xinlan that I met before.
There is a dead soul crouching in front of the grave.
If you look closely, you will find that the dead soul is not curled up, but squatting on the ground, and its shape is also very young, as if it is only a child of seven or eight years old.
Taking another look, Chen Mu immediately noticed something different. He saw that the child's right shoulder had an extra half of an arm, which was in a state of incomplete development.
Chen Mu's first reaction was distortion.
I thought that this dead child's soul was also the twisted monster that lingered in the grave.
But then.
The dead child's soul suddenly raised its head and looked at Chen Mu.
A vision appears.
It was a dark hut. There was nothing in the house. It was completely empty. There were not even windows. There was only a dilapidated wooden door, which was tightly closed.
"monster!"
I don't know who was whispering outside the house, and then walked away as if passing by.
The child squatted numbly in the corner.
suddenly.
The door was pushed open.
The children walked over happily.
But what appeared outside the door was an elderly servant with a piece of leftover rice in his hand. He looked at him with disgust, threw the leftover rice directly on the ground, and then turned around and left.
boom!
The door was also shut suddenly.
It seems that as long as you come into contact with him, it will be an unknown thing.
The child's outstretched hand paused in mid-air.
He used this hand to touch his right shoulder, the deformed third arm, and gradually regained its numb expression. Then he crawled little by little to the leftover food spilled on the ground, and tried his best to take a bite.
eating.
…
"Why do you keep such a monster?"
"I don't know, maybe the master is soft-hearted."
"But we can't let it go like this. What if it brings bad luck to the whole family? This kind of ominous freak should be buried as soon as possible."
I don't know when a suppressed discussion came from outside.
The children huddled numbly in the corner.
The body tightened a little more.
…
The screen flashed.
It was still the same dark cabin, with the child leaning against the door and a little light appearing in his eyes.
"Hey, did you know that there is a bird called the owl, which I heard is auspicious. As long as you can see it, you will be happy for a lifetime."
A young and clear voice came from outside the door, with the laughter of a little girl.
What did the child just want to respond to?
Suddenly.
There was a sound of a woman's shouting.
"I told you not to come over, why are you still running here? Come back with me! If you are so disobedient, you will not be allowed to leave the yard again!"
Then the little girl's voice disappeared.
The light in the child's eyes gradually dimmed again, and he returned to the corner and curled up.
The weather is getting colder.
He was shivering with cold and looking upward with dull eyes.
鸸錌……
Is there really such an auspicious bird in the world?
If we could meet him, would he no longer be regarded as unknown?
…
The last scene shows a child huddled up in a ball and frozen stiff, being carried out of the house by two old servants, then digging a deep hole under the tree next to the house and burying it.
【No name, no surname】
[Origin: Mangzhong County, Qingzhou, fifth son of County Magistrate Yang Shan]
[Resentment: None]
[Obsession: Does the auspicious bird Ouji really exist?]
Chen Mu looked at the system description floating on the child's head, and his eyes changed slightly.
But before he could react, the dim white light on his body finally reached its limit, and the vision in front of him suddenly turned upside down. When it recovered, he had already returned to his bedroom.
Chen Mu converged his gaze and fell into deep thought.
This child was probably born with a congenital deformity. In this era, he would naturally be regarded as unknown and alien. Although his life was short, the obsession that remained in the end was so strong that he was the highest-level revenant he had ever encountered.
.
"鸸錌..."
If you want to ask whether this kind of bird exists, Chen Mu can directly confirm it.
Because it is recorded in the Demon Catalog of the Dayuan Dynasty, it is a kind of demon bird and is not very dangerous. Its meat can be eaten directly and has the effect of dispelling yin and evil spirits.
Just confirming its existence has no effect. To end this obsession, he would probably have to catch one himself, and he might even have to take it to the child's burial ground and let the bird walk in a circle there.
This is a little troublesome.
Because this kind of monster bird is a relatively rare type, it is not easy to find it, and it is even more difficult to catch one alive.
"Let's go check the dragnet tomorrow."
Chen Mu pondered in his heart.
If the relevant information could be found directly, that would be the best. He could go there in person. If there was no information, then he would have to try to use Si Li's identity to mobilize some people to investigate.
This obsession can definitely bring a lot of soul points.
Unless he has been searching for a long time without any results, he cannot let go of such an obsession. After all, as long as he resolves part of it, the soul points gained will be enough for him to break through to the third level.
…
The next day.
Chen Mu wore the Taoist uniform of a magician and came to Tianluo Diwang.
The magician's Taoist uniforms come in two colors: blue and white. Chen Mu is wearing white. This type of Taoist uniform is made of special materials and can be kept dust-free.
The left lapel of the Taoist uniform is embroidered with a special diamond pattern, which represents the grade of the practitioner.
Nine grades are one.
The eighth grade is two pieces.
On Chen Mu's Taoist uniform are five pieces representing fifth-level magicians. The five diamond-shaped patterns are intertwined in a circle, forming a mark like petals.
The courtyard where the dragnet is located is silent. Although people come in and out from time to time, there is not even a sound of footsteps. It is so quiet that it can be heard clearly as if a pin dropped.
The scouts and assassins of these dragnets only come and go in a hurry.
Turn a blind eye to everything else.
"Lord Si Li."
Someone saluted Chen Mu.
He is wearing the same magician's robe, but there are only two diamond patterns on the lapel. He is an eighth-level magician and a member of the 'Xuan' level in Tianluo Diwang.
Chen Mu nodded slightly, walked past, and went straight into the inner hall of Tianluo Diwang. No one blocked him along the way. Some guards saw the marks on his uniform and gave way.
In the past month, Chen Mu had been in and out of the dragnet more than once. He was already familiar with the situation here. He quickly arrived at the corresponding area and ordered people to obtain information about Ou Hao.
while waiting,
Chen Mu casually flipped through several pieces of information on the table.
This information is all made on special stationery. The stationery of Dragnet comes in three colors: red, green, and white, representing different importance.
The copies placed on the table are all on white letter paper.
Chen Mu's administrative authority allows him to view cyan-level information at will. Only red-level information requires certain permission.
"Seventy-six miles due north of Kyoto, in Wangjia Village, corpses littered the fields overnight, with no survivors left. There was residual evil spirit in the place, and it was suspected to be a demonic disaster."
"Sixty-four miles southwest of Kyoto, in Hongwu Mountain, there have been monsters appearing outside recently, and the number is becoming more frequent."
“Kyoto East…”
Chen Mu looked through it carefully and found that most of these letters contained information about monsters causing trouble, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
As Secretary Li of Si Tiantai, it is normal for him to be familiar with the structure and intelligence system of the Dragnet. He has read a lot of information about the Dragnet before.
But the monsters didn't cause trouble so frequently before.
and.
Within a hundred miles of Kyoto, monsters rarely appeared in the past, but now they are gradually beginning to appear, and there are obviously signs that they are becoming more and more frequent.
Nothing can be determined based on this information alone, but this is definitely not a good sign.
While thinking.
A scout from the Dragnet appeared quietly and reported in a low voice: "Reporting to Si Li, there is no information about the monster Ou Hao recently."
Chen Mu was a little disappointed, but not too surprised, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. If you have any information, please inform me at any time."
"yes."
The scout responded.
Chen Mu put down a few pieces of letter paper in his hand and walked outside.
But before he could walk out of the main hall, he was stopped by a scout. After bowing respectfully to Chen Mu, he said: "Master Si Li, Wei Sichen, please come over."
There are only a few Sichens in Sitiantai, and naturally there is only one Sichen Wei, and that is Sichen and Weijing, who assists the boss Bai Ze who cannot leave the Star Observation Tower to handle various affairs in Sitiantai.
Chen Mu was slightly startled, then said calmly:
"lead the way."
In the month since he joined Si Tiantai, apart from meeting the headmaster Bai Ze once, he has only said hello to Wei Jing once among other high-level magicians.
I took the initiative to find him this time, probably because something happened.