Amidst a burst of tinnitus, Bai Ya heard Qi Huan's vague cry, which was almost covered up by the layers of buzzing and seemed a bit illusory. He turned around and saw the broken blade Qi Huan had thrown nearby, and immediately
He rolled back to the edge of the knife, picked it up, and distanced himself from the monster.
Bai Ya put his other hand on his neck and felt warm blood, but the amount was not large and it just looked scary.
Suddenly, several fragments flashed before his eyes.
Just when his blood came into contact with the broken blade, some strange scenes kept flashing before his eyes. He vaguely felt that what memory was sealed in this knife...was it left by his father? People can indeed use some magic.
, extract some memories from the deceased's personal belongings and project them in some way. This is what many goddesses or Taoists can do. However, the information has always been abstract, and there are many charlatans who use it to interpret it at will.
Wantonly amassing wealth.
But the eyes of blood relatives with the same spiritual roots can see more intuitively.
Although Bai Ya got the weapon, his pupils were a little blurry. Surprisingly, Chu Tianhe, who was possessed by the python god, no longer paid attention to him, as if Bai Ya was no longer a threat. In other words, what Qi Huan thought at this moment
What he was doing needed to be dealt with more. As the memories kept flashing back in Bai Ya's mind, he couldn't move, and lost the ability to fight back in a sudden spin.
But not only did he see it, he also heard something special...
"My son will come to me."
From his point of view, it was clearly his father's voice that spoke such words. And the face listening to him face to face was none other than the ordinary great priest Chu Tianhe. There was a chess game between them, and the grids were carved crookedly.
, the chess pieces are irregular stones that are almost black and white. His father is holding a white piece. While saying this, he was hesitating about how to place the piece.
"Well... I believe you can teach such a good son. But the lost place is not a place that can be found easily. If I hadn't happened to meet you when I went out, you wouldn't have found it here. You are determined in your heart and always
Everyone knows what they are doing, so you don't belong here."
"Isn't this just a good time to relieve your boredom?" Bai Sha smiled and knocked Bai Zi in one place, "It's your turn."
Chu Tianhe put down his tea cup and looked left and right at the chessboard. He was probably in a tough fight. After all, he hadn't encountered a decent opponent for a long time, so he was somewhat taking it lightly. His eyes were searching the chessboard, and one hand was stroking the sunspots back and forth.
.These chess pieces were not as smooth as they are now. This is probably how the edges and corners were slowly worn away.
"Are you still alone now? The last time we met was more than twenty years ago, right? At that time..."
"The child's mother just left not long ago." Bai Sha took out a sharp knife from under the raincoat and gestured at a height, "My son is probably this tall."
"When I saw you, I didn't know you were gone. You even joked that you wanted to treat me to my child's full-moon wine. When I went back to hand in the mission, I realized that you were... defecting."
"I didn't know you well at that time, so I didn't dare to say anything. The less I know, the better... It's better for you to take it easy. The time limit is short, and it's easy to come and go."
"Thank you for talking more. I was really afraid that if I knew too much, I would be killed by you. Fortunately, I didn't talk so much. But I know that you are not as cruel and surly as the rumors say, and you are slanderous in both black and white.
Even those harsh and cruel scenes were just the request of Zuo Renmen. You always ended it with one blow and never
Adding pain to the target... I don't know if it's easy or not. I'm just trying to grab some food from between the left front teeth while you are busy. Speaking of which, they buried my sister-in-law and others together.
Yes, you know that place. During the holidays, I will burn some paper money to comfort the spirits in heaven. Madam is a good person."
"In our line of work, there is no such thing as good or bad people. They will all be beheaded by the court... I am grateful for the incense burning. However, I will not let you go just because of this."
After that, he lost another piece. Chu Tianhe was a little surprised, looking at the intricate chess game. He had escaped from death many times, and often set up games for Bai Sha, but his little tricks were quickly seen through, and they all failed. He
Zhizi hesitated and said with a wry smile:
"You are being merciless. But speaking of it, I never thought that those of us who lick blood from our swords would sit here contentedly, play chess and drink tea leisurely all day long."
"Yeah... It's fate. We have never crossed paths. It's really a coincidence that I met you in Jiutian Kingdom. Except for the last time, we seem to have only met once. You look very young and have hardly changed.
.I have been hiding with my son in Tibet over the years. Although my mentality is good...but I guess I have aged a lot. Sometimes I pass by familiar faces in Zuofenmen, but no one recognizes me at a glance. I don’t know.
It’s time to cry and it’s time to laugh.”
"I just learned how to maintain my appearance, and I am already an old man in my heart."
Chu Tianhe finally picked a place. Without much hesitation, Baisha followed closely.
"Aren't you just a person after all these years? Have you never thought about finding a wife and living a good life?"
"Isn't it good for me to be a priest here? I don't care about women or friends now. Serving the gods wholeheartedly is probably the best way to repent for a person like me with blood on my hands."
After Chu Tianhe made a move, Bai Sha was a little surprised. This was a very small detail, and he didn't pay attention to it while chatting. The situation had a subtle reversal, which not only made him frown, but also seriously studied the chess game again.
Come. He turned the white piece with one hand and looked left and right. Before the piece fell, he asked another question:
"Speaking of which... what kind of god is this temple of yours worshiping? I've only heard that it's a local god, but I don't know its name. What does he control, what does he protect, and what are the rules and taboos?"
"Well……"
Chu Tianhe's mouth became vague. He didn't seem to know how to introduce this god. He thought over and over again, as hard as Bai Sha thinking about the chess game. For a long time, he slowly said:
"Master Bai, I'm not afraid of your prejudice. He is an evil god."
"Huh?" Bai Sha was a little surprised, but his reaction was not as big as Chu Tianhe thought, "I don't care about this, but I am more worried about you. If you leak something, won't you be punished..."
"That's all, so to speak." He picked up the already cold tea cup, "You should know the difference between good gods and evil gods."
"I'm not an expert. It's all nonsense. Please forgive me if I've offended you." He finally picked up a new one and kept it in his hand. "I heard that the gods and Buddhas with names that people worship,
They are all good gods. Good gods accept well-intentioned wishes, and whether they are his followers or not, as long as they are good wishes, they will be granted. If they are evil wishes, they will also punish them. And the wishes will come true.
Finally, if a person is willing to offer incense and make a special wish, that is very good; if for some reason he cannot repay the wish, it does not matter. Evil gods, on the other hand, will only respond to devout believers of their religion, or those who are most likely to become believers in the future.
And no matter what kind of wish, whether it is evil or good, it will be accepted by the evil god. And the price demanded by the evil god is also heavier, and even those who do not repay the wish will have consequences."
Chu Tianhe nodded: "That's about it. This evil god is a python god who descended from the animal realm, and his name is Mahulaka. The emotional rules of the human world do not apply to it, and it has other decisions about what is good and evil, right and wrong.
To say that it is an evil god is just a human conclusion. It is just a little... indifferent and does not respond to everything. I am here to be an ordinary matchmaker, building a bridge of communication between the lost people and the Python God.
That’s all.”
"Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, you have to be more careful."
"Thank you for your concern. Speaking of which, you should pay more attention. You are not from here, and it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Since you don't care and know the truth, I still have to remind you. Lord Python God, does not treat people who enter the territory by mistake.
Be tolerant. In a few days, it will be the day of sacrifice to the python god. Before that, you should leave as soon as possible. No matter what happens then, don’t look back. Go all the way out without hesitation. Otherwise, you will anger the god.
I can't save you either."
After saying that, Tian He dropped a piece casually. He was suddenly startled and realized that he might have made the wrong move. It had been too long since no one had played chess with him and he was just chatting, so he was a little negligent. Chu Tian He frowned.
Eyebrows, fingers paused for a long time at the position where they were just placed.
"Thank you for the reminder... But Xiao Chu, you have no regrets."
Chu Tianhe smiled helplessly, accepting his defeat.
This can be regarded as the longest clip, but it flashed quickly in Bai Ya's eyes, like a short dream that could fit into a long content, and when he opened his eyes, it was just a dream. There were some intermittent scenes after that, all of which were
The fragments in Bai Sha's memory are scenes of him helping those who were lost here.
He was originally scheduled to leave on the day of the sacrifice.
Those scenes were suddenly covered in blood at a certain moment, and everything became blurry, as if the memory was grabbed by a bloody hand. Everything became a black silhouette, but all sounds disappeared. Those things
It flickers in a weird and distorted way, making it difficult to distinguish. The sound that finally appeared was a strange and absurd scene.
The usually kind-hearted lost people seemed to have turned into strangers. He seemed to have come to another world, with mutilated people everywhere. But they were all still alive.
Help. They shouted, subtle and harsh, intermittent and continuous... There were broken human limbs scattered everywhere, not animals. There were people who had been chopped in half across the path, slowly crawling across, leaving red blood stains.
; There are people who have lost their eyesight and are wandering around, but they pass through it when they are about to hit something; there are people who are holding their heads and walking unswervingly in one direction, no matter what obstacles are ahead...
It's almost like the living have strayed into the ghost world. Or are they all dead ghosts?
Help, Priest Chu...where is the high priest?
Their wails continued one after another.
He was supposed to leave, and he left without looking back.
But how could he not care?
He really found the figure of Chu Tianhe, wearing a sacrificial robe. Those ghosts followed him, and countless pairs of black or bright red hands seeped out from the ground, dragging him, but he only walked with heavy steps.
He walked forward slowly. He walked very slowly, but he couldn't catch up, and no matter how much he called Chu Tianhe's name, he turned a deaf ear.
Following Bai Sha's line of sight, the surrounding pictures were galloping backwards. He followed Chu Tianhe frantically towards the temple, and the familiar faces he passed by in the past became unfamiliar at this time. The red and white witches, and the red and black priests,
They all stood on both sides of the steps of the temple, their eyes vacant and lifeless, like unconscious sculptures.
Chu Tianhe disappeared into the temple, and the ground was covered with strange, tiny claw marks.
"What happened?!" he asked.
But no one answered. He tried to rush into the temple, but no one stopped him. He kept chasing Chu Tianhe's back. The pictures on both sides were turbid, and only the distant human figure remained in the center. The field of vision would be bent,
It was probably because the footsteps were turning and going downwards. Bai Ya, who was involved in it, couldn't be sure.
This is an endless staircase.
Bai Ya felt that his father was beginning to feel tired. He slowly stopped and began to adjust his breathing. Was this because he had encountered a ghost? He didn't know, and he didn't know if his father knew. He couldn't tell, all of this was just...
An hallucination... no matter how much he said it, it was nothing more than an anomaly witnessed by his mortal body.
Go back. He heard his father sigh slightly.
The gauze-like blood color gradually faded away. When he turned around, a hoarse voice he had never heard before whispered in his ear.
