Chapter 249 Death’s Knife, An Unexpected Encounter
There was no trace of any emotion on the pale cheeks of the white-haired Death God. He sat at the dining table, held his cheeks with his dry white fingers, and said calmly:
"Can."
Before Luo He could be happy, he heard her next words.
"But I must first fulfill the agreement between you and the three-headed dog and bring you to Ghost Ax Village."
Luo He said: "Actually, there's no need to bother, just send me back..."
"Can't."
The white-haired God of Death refused indifferently, and in a voice like a sentence from hell, he ordered:
"sit down."
The aura of death and despair filled the air from the black cloak covering her body.
Luo He sat down obediently and looked at the white-haired Death God with an expressionless face and pale cheeks.
"Hands." The God of Death spread his hands.
Luo He was stunned: "Ah?"
grim Reaper:"……"
Xiu Gou jumped onto Luo He's lap and obediently handed his hand to the God of Death.
The God of Death shook Xiu Gou's paw, reached out and pinched its chubby cheek, and then nodded.
"I would like to ask..." Luo He cleared his throat and said, "When I leave Ghost Ax Village, can you send me back?"
The white-haired god of death nodded slightly.
She ignored Luo He and concentrated on destroying the remaining dishes.
On the foggy and dark sea, only the sound of the waves of a huge ship carving the sea echoed, and a dim ship's light illuminated a small area of the surrounding sea.
Luo He and the God of Death were speechless.
I don’t know how long the journey took, but the God of Death gently put down the snow-white knife in his hand and placed it next to the dinner plate with a soft sound.
At the same time, the heavy fog shrouding the front of the giant ship suddenly dispersed, like a curtain gradually rising, and a group of buildings next to the river bank came into view.
"Is that the Ghost Ax Village?" Luo He asked curiously.
The God of Death nodded slightly: "Sending you there, I promised the three-headed dog, and the agreement between you and the three-headed dog has been fulfilled."
Luo He pondered for a moment.
Unexpectedly, the God of Death takes the promise so seriously.
However, if you think about it, this mission of the God of Death may be one of the missions that pays the most attention to the spirit of contract.
Having said that.
I am indeed a little curious about the "Ghost Ax Village" mentioned by the three-headed dog.
It's not too late to go there and investigate first, and then let the God of Death send me back to where I came from.
"Then, I'll go to Ghost Ax Village first."
Luo He looked at the white-haired God of Death: "Then I'll trouble you to send me back...can you?"
"The agreement has been completed, I can send you back now." Death said slowly.
"Then you should wait for me here for a while." Luo He said truthfully: "I happen to want to go to the Ghost Ax Village to have a look."
The God of Death was silent for a moment and nodded slightly: "I promise you."
She turned around and looked at the dim sea: "I will wait for you here and then send you back to the place where I came back."
"But you need to return before dawn. We won't wait until late." The white-haired Death said calmly.
"There is also dawn in the spiritual world?" Luo He said in surprise.
The white-haired God of Death did not answer and asked Luo He to stretch out his hand again.
This time, Luo He obediently obeyed, but saw the God of Death pick up the snow-white knife and put the handle of the knife in Luo He's hand.
When he bought it, Luo He felt a chill in his soul. Legend has it that the kitchen utensils vibrated, as if in protest against this weird tableware.
But the table knife took the initiative to restrain its aura, as if huddled in a corner, and the shaking of the kitchen utensils gradually subsided.
In Luo He's impression, the legendary kitchen utensils made by Emperor Nong were all Chinese kitchen utensils.
This Western-style table knife is obviously completely different from the style of Chinese kitchen utensils, but it seems to have its own unique capabilities.
What surprised Luo He even more was that under the stimulation of this cold and death breath, he was able to break through his bottleneck.
A whole month and a half!
The space level that has been stagnant for a long time has finally been improved!
The fifth-level space means that Luo He has entered the expert-level field and can contract up to five pet beasts.
Luo He suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at the knife in his hand that was filled with the aura of death.
"This is my knife, take it with you."
The God of Death paused for a moment and said, "No creature from the spiritual world would attack my chef."
Luo He was stunned for a moment and thought to himself:
"When did I become your chef?"
But in front of the boss, you still have to give in when it’s time to give in.
What's more, this [Death God's Knife] sounds very domineering, and it is also a piece of equipment that only appears in myths and legends.
However, there is a problem.
Taking [Death's knife] is equivalent to being involved in cause and effect with Death. She will definitely be able to follow the clues and find herself in the future...
Luo He was worried.
Never mind.
There are already enough big bosses who are involved in karma and karma, and one more won’t be too many!
Luo He tried to put the snow-white table knife into the storage space. Unexpectedly, he succeeded after trying it. He immediately expressed his gratitude to the God of Death:
"Then I will take this table knife away...Thank you for the gift!"
The white-haired God of Death stood on the deck, nodding expressionlessly, watching Luo He leave the ship's ladder, his back gradually disappearing into the fog.
In her eye sockets, the clusters of cold and burning green fire reflected the numerous souls of the spirit world who were grinding their teeth and sucking blood in the heavy fog, staring eagerly.
They stood high up, overlooking the uninvited guests who broke into the village alone, like wild beasts that saw their prey in the wilderness.
However.
A huge shadow floated behind the human being.
The phantom was wearing a black robe, holding a dagger-like table knife in its hand, and stabbed viciously into the fog.
A dead soul was picked up with a knife and wailed in the direction of the man in black robe. The man in black robe took off his cloak, revealing a terrifying face that was half shadow and half skeleton. He opened his bloody mouth and swallowed the dead soul three times.
Five out of two, all the evil spirits that coveted human beings in the fog were killed by the knife and swallowed into the belly of the man in black robe.
Compared with the dishes made by humans just now, the taste of these after-dinner snacks is completely different.
“It tastes bad.”
The God of Death murmured in a low voice: "When my chef comes back, let him cook another meal..."
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Luo He summoned the heroic dog and headed towards the village in the fog with Xiu Gou.
It is worth mentioning that when the God of Death was rubbing the dog's head just now, the death energy that poured into Xiu's body has stabilized. After Xiu digests it, the growth level will inevitably increase to another level.
In addition, this breath of death can also be used to strengthen the "Evil Kill", making it more oppressive and lethal when wielded.
Only a knight who has faced death personally can become a true hero.
And the heroic dog not only faced death... but was also held in his arms by the god of death and had his head rubbed!
Luo He couldn't help but sigh.
Although the process is a bit strange...but speaking of it, Xiu is also a swordsman who has faced death and survived!
Not only Xiu, but also his pet beasts all looked familiar in front of the God of Death.
Once you have faced the oppressive feeling of death, no matter how frightening you encounter in the future, it will be nothing.
Ghost Ax Village.
Luo He's arrival attracted the attention of the two guards.
The guard's appearance is no different from that of a human, but its body is translucent.
The guard expressed surprise at Luo He's visit. When he learned that Luo He came here through the heavy fog, his expression became even more shocked.
"You mean you walked through the heavy fog outside the village and came to Ghost Ax Village alone?" the guard asked.
Luo He: "Is there any problem?"
Another guard sighed: "It's a miracle that you didn't die in the fog..."
From the guards' mouths, Luo He learned that the 'Great Fog' was the most dangerous existence in the spiritual world.
In the spiritual world, fog rises and falls, and when the fog covers the sky and the sun, there is a high possibility that extremely ferocious and powerful dead ghosts are hidden in the fog.
"Today's fog is so large that it's a shame you can still walk here alone."
The guard looked Luo He up and down and muttered: "I don't know how someone as capable as you came to the spirit world..."
The reason why he was safe and sound, Luo He guessed, was probably because the knife given by the God of Death had an effect.
Luo He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and explained the reason why he came to the spirit world:
"I accidentally ran into a crack in the spiritual world, was sucked in by the crack in the spiritual world, and then found this place along the heavy fog."
There was a little more sympathy in the guard's eyes:
"You are young and you must have a lot of life left, but you ended up in this ghost place... Anyway, you can't enter the spiritual world, so why not stay in our village."
"What if the village chief doesn't agree?" Luo He said.
The two guards looked at each other, and one of them said regretfully:
"You also know that there are many crises in the spiritual world, and our village also has its own considerations. However, the village chief has experienced the same thing as you, and you are very capable, so I believe he will not make it difficult for you."
Luo He said in surprise: "The village chief also fell into the spirit world from the [spiritual world rift]?"
"This matter is a long story." The guard said, "You only need to know that the village chief is the most knowledgeable person here. You will know it when you meet him."
As he said that, he looked at another guard: "Hey, take this young man to see the village chief and talk to him about some rules and so on."
The other one nodded and signaled to Luo He.
Luo He followed his footsteps and walked through Ghost Ax Village.
The buildings in this village were all decent, and Luo He even saw children who were chasing and playing in the form of spirits.
Luo He was surprised to see the smiles of children in the dark spiritual world.
The guard took a look and explained that there were many children who died young in the village, so the village chief took them in and taught them how to read and write.
Luo He couldn't help but stare: "Teach ghosts to read and write?"
"I also often doubted the use of the village chief teaching everyone how to read when everyone was dead. But later, the chaotic ghost village became united. Everyone was willing to listen to the village chief and turn the village away from 'ghosts'.
Human Village' was renamed 'Ghost Ax Village'."
Luo He looked thoughtfully at the child and said:
"Are they getting bigger?"
"It won't grow long. When its life span is over, it will be time to go to the spirit world from here."
It sounds meaningless.
However, at least Luo He felt that the village chief's behavior sounded like teaching.
It's just that the teaching place is a bit remote...the spiritual world.
Luo He became more and more curious about the identity of the village chief, and followed the guard to a simple wooden house.
The guard came forward, knocked on the door, exchanged a few words, and then gave Luo He a look.
Luo He opened the door.
Indoors, the windows are bright and clean, and the display is simple.
Sitting next to the desk was a gentle, middle-aged man who looked like a high-level intellectual. He stood up and shook hands with Luo He:
"Hello."
"You... okay." Luo He stared blankly at the middle-aged man's face.
"Excuse me, what's the problem?" the man asked confused.
The man's eyebrows gave Luo He an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember it in his hurry.
Luo He coughed lightly and said: "I just want to ask you... I heard that you also fell here from the crack in the spiritual world?"
"That was more than ten years ago." The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay not to mention it."
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Luo He's mind.
The time matches up!
"Are you... from Donghuang?"
"Yes."
Luo He said abruptly: "Then what industry were you engaged in before coming to the spirit world?"
"Why are you asking this?" The man looked at Luo He in confusion.
"It's true." Luo He observed the man's face and said cautiously: "I know a girl, her name is Li Wanqing..."
The man's smile stopped.
His eyes suddenly became complicated and profound.
As if there were endless thoughts rushing into his mind at the same time, Luo He saw him slowly taking off his reading glasses and sitting slowly at the desk.
There was a suffocating silence between Luo He and the man. Luo He saw his lips move slightly several times, and he finally broke the silence first:
"How...how did you know her?"
"She and I are colleagues." Luo He worded his words carefully. "I heard from her that her father disappeared while investigating cracks in the spiritual world when she was young."
The man smiled full of vicissitudes of life, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes stretched, but there was sadness in his twinkling eyes:
"If she is willing to tell you this, you must be good friends."
Luo He nodded silently.
"How...is she doing lately?" the man asked.
"Very good." Luo He said: "When I was eighteen years old, I was promoted to become the youngest master in the history of Donghuang. Now I am ranked among the top three in the Donghuang Master League."
"She... is eighteen years old." The man's eyes flickered, "Yes, it has been more than ten years, and it's time to grow up..."
"She has never given up looking for her father's whereabouts." Luo He said: "You are her..."
"Didn't you already guess it?"
The man pointed to a chair next to him: "Please sit down."
Luo He sat down and said, "I just didn't expect that I would meet you under such a coincidence."
The man's eyes flickered slightly and he said:
"In the first few years after I came to the spirit world, I was always looking for a way to go back. By a strange combination of circumstances, I became the village chief of this village."
"So, you will always see me..." The man's weathered face still retained the spirit of scolding Fang Qiu, "As the saying goes, gold will always shine."
Luo He: "Director Li..."
"Just call me Li Yangqing." The man said, "Or you can call me the village chief."
It is impolite to call someone by his first name, so Luo He said cautiously: "If there is a way for me to leave the spirit world...are you willing to try it with me?"
"I've tried everything I can."
Li Yangqing shook his head gently: "What's more, I don't have much life left... Even if I can go back, I will come back here."
Luo He wanted to speak but stopped.
Maybe I can persuade the God of Death to be lenient and allow me and Captain Li's father to return.
However, the latter one is an unavoidable problem.
Even the God of Death only has the power to take away life, but not to give life.
Li Yangqing took the initiative to comfort Luo He:
"Birth, old age, illness, and death all have their own destiny... I have already looked away from it, so you don't need to worry too much about me."
Li Yangqing said slowly: "You can pass through the fog and claim to be able to go back. I believe you must have your own means."
"If you can really leave the spirit world and see Wan Qing... please help me deliver a letter home."
Luo He nodded slightly.
The man took off the quill from the desk, and stared at the papyrus on the desk with his deep eyes.
Every stroke and every stroke was poured into the man's full strength, and the roaring sound continued to echo in the quiet room.
An extremely long time passed.
The man exhaled a long breath, folded up the letter in his hand as if it were a treasure, and solemnly handed it into Luo He's hands.
At this time, Li Yangqing asked in a trembling voice: "Can you... really see her?"
Luo He nodded confidently: "It must be possible."
Li Yangqing showed a smile and said:
"Life is like a reverse journey, and I am also a traveler... The spiritual world is the end and starting point of all things, but it is not yours yet."
"By the way, I have something else, please wait for me here for a moment..."
Li Yangqing left the room, and when he turned back again, he held a small round disk like a power furnace in his hand.
The disk is about the size of a CD disc, with a transparent shell, and a green flame that is constantly burning in the shell.
"This is an invention I made while in the spirit world. I named it [Psychic Core]."
Li Yangqing said: "The energy in the spiritual world is different from the earthly world. It dissipates quickly but has huge energy. I tried to use this energy and invented this core. It will play a role in the development of mechanical life forms."
To achieve a certain promotion effect.”
"I'd like to trouble you, please bring this [Psychic Core] back with you."
Li Yangqing said: "It can be regarded as my last little contribution to Donghuang Scientific Research Bureau."
Luo He took over the psychic core and once again invited Li Yangqing to leave the spirit world with him, but all he got was the man's smiling head.
When leaving Ghost Ax Village, Li Yangqing personally sent Luo He to the entrance of the village.
Luo He looked at the device in his hand, then looked at this unique village in the spiritual world, and suddenly said:
"I think Shengong Village is more in line with you, the village chief, and this village."
"Shengong Village..."
Li Yangqing smiled and said: "It is a bold proposal. I have written it down."
Luo He waved to the gentle man.
The heavy fog came again and swallowed him up.
The village was no longer visible, and Luo He could only move forward with the heavy fog, and then reached the river bank.
On the River Styx, a giant ship docked here, and the white-haired God of Death stood on the deck, quietly looking down at Luo He, as if he had insight into everything.
"Do not try to persuade any being to leave the spirit world."
Death said coldly: "Don't let me warn you a second time."
Luo He sighed lightly, adjusted his mood, and said:
"That's it for now, let's eat first."
The white-haired Death God's eyes flashed with interest: