Chapter 108: The Bell
When Zhu Zhuo asked this question, outside the window, the ghost thing waiting for the 'big meal' had already waited for its 'big meal', and set up a table full of it, no different from the meal in the yang world, it was grabbing a piece of 'barbecue' at the moment, and was feasting on it, and did not forget to pour itself a sip of wine while munching.
In this lonely, desperate, chaotic new city, how many souls can resist such temptation?
"Do you have to devour it in the inn to make everything like the sun?" I didn't answer Zhu Zhuo's question, but looked out the window and asked.
"Yes, the adults in the inner city say that everything here will be as close to the sun as possible, although I don't know why, but because of this, the new city is more attractive than the old city, and I think it's good. Even the yin energy of Master Hongnin's generosity is like yang food, which sometimes makes me feel like I'm still alive. Speaking of this time, Zhu Zhuo's expression was a little sad and a little satisfied.
All this, I sighed, yes, everything is made into the appearance of the yang world, which naturally has a great attraction to ghosts, and through such rules and methods, it will also cultivate a group of powerful existences for itself, right?
What exactly does the lord of this city want to do? And is the 'master' of this city a monster? What role does Yu Cuizi play in this? In fact, I have no doubt in my heart that the dragon actually has the ability to make the soul dream, if it is powerful, very good.
Thinking of this, I looked at Zhu Zhuo with some apologies and said, "Maybe we won't live here, because we are very short of time, and the reason will not be told to you." However, you can trust this master Jueyuan, he said that if you can get a good overrun, you can. ”
Zhu Zhuo's face showed a hint of gloom, and more disappointment, but in this city, in such a cruel environment, everyone will have secrets, and it is not necessarily a good thing to inquire about it.
Zhu Zhuo's lips moved, and he didn't ask us why, but just asked in a low voice: "How tight will the time be?" ”
The time I agreed with Monsoon is three days, and I don't think Lake Village will last more than five days, if it is limited to three days, when we enter this ghost town, it will already be the next day, if it is limited to five days, we will not have more than three days.
So, I said to Zhu Zhuo: "We only have two or three days, and I mean the time of the Yang world. ”
Zhu Zhuo let out an 'oh' and said, "The time in the Yang World is different from here, the time here passes much faster, about two days here, which is equivalent to one day in the Yang World." ”
I can understand this, just like the ghost market back then, isn't it the same? I felt like I stayed for a long time, and it was only a short time after I came out, and you can't equate the time in the dream with the time in reality.
"How do you check the time here?" I looked out the window, and the sky outside the window was a gray and misty with a few wisps of reddish, which was very different from the purple-red sky on the lake outside, and I didn't think that I could tell the difference between day and night.
"Now it is daytime, the sky is gray-red, and at night, the sky will become night, no different from the yang world, and all the lights on the city wall will be lit, and when there are only eight lights left on the city wall, it will be a new day, and the sky will become this gray-red again." Zhu Zhuo said this, his tone was a little helpless, he had already passed a lot of days when the lights were turned off like this, right?
"When will Master Hongnin next appear?" I asked again, and through my understanding of the new city, I had sorted out a rough idea of the direction of my future actions, that is, I had to enter the inner city.
We didn't have time to wait for any test and then enter the inner city, which, according to Zhu Zhuo, would take a few years to achieve based on the time spent in the city.
So, through these conversations, I have two directions, the first is the most direct way, to go directly into the inner city.
The second way is to meet the master Hongren, who can continue to carry out the work of transcendence and teaching the Dharma here, and he must know something.
According to the time here, compared to the real time 2 to 1, we can stay here for about 6 more days, but if we can wait for Master Hongnin in the last two days, then it is meaningless for us, because I can't estimate what kind of big war we will experience, and I also have to find the clues left by the ancestor, and wait for him in the end, and the time is not enough.
Seeing me ask like this, Zhu Zhuo dragged his chin and thought for a moment, and then said: "I said before that Master Hongren will appear once every five days, basically rain or shine, and there are few exceptions. But I'm afraid you will have to wait until four days later to meet Master Hongnin, because he only appeared once the day before yesterday."
As soon as I heard this, my face changed, and this situation was slightly better than the worst I expected, the worst I expected was that Master Hongnin only appeared once yesterday.
It seems that we and Master Hongren are afraid that we don't have the fate to meet, and I sighed when I thought of this.
And here in Zhu Zhuo, we have been staying for almost an hour and a half, and we can't delay any longer, thinking like this, I said to Zhu Zhuo: "We are not familiar with this city, and we have lost our way. Can you take us around the city, just by the route from here to the inner city? ”
When I said this, I was embarrassed because I didn't have any remuneration to give Zhu Zhuo.
Zhu Zhuo hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's no problem to take you around, but you also know that I don't have the ability, and the scope of my general activities will not go out of this street, except when Master Hongren appears, I will go farther, and I have to rely on the protection of others (other ghosts), give others protection money, take you there, I can't go back alone." ”
Xiao Chengqian was happy when he heard it, and said, "Boy, we don't need protection money. ”
And I said gently, "We'll send you back, don't worry." "With my memory, as long as I walk through such a road once, I will definitely not forget it, and it is not a problem to send Zhu Zhuo back, sharpening the knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter, and I don't care about such a little time.
Now that we've decided to break into the inner city, there's plenty of time.
Zhu Zhuo nodded heavily and said, "Okay, go out with you, some of the beings here know that I have powerful bodyguards, so they don't dare to bully me." I don't have to cut the meat anymore."
"What does it mean to cut meat?" Ruyue asked curiously.
"It's the protection fee, cutting the flesh is to cut off part of your soul power to them, or you got a charity from Master Hongnin, and give them more than half. But it's okay, this is a ghost town after all, it's all yin, after cutting the meat, it can always recover after a few days, and when Master Hongren is over, he can also soothe this pain. Zhu Zhuo said lightly.
And I am full of pity for Zhu Zhuo, it was not devoured, but was raised like a cow by the so-called strong people here, and exploited it for a long time, it is not easy to live here.
Or, it's already a kind of survival rule for the weak here.
I wordlessly patted Zhu Zhuo's shoulder and said, "Believe me, this won't be too long, you will be relieved, soon." ”
Zhu Zhuo looked at me suspiciously, his eyes were noncommittal, obviously he didn't believe in my statement, the human soul is also a human being, human nature is like this, he has been desperate for too long, even if hope really appears, he will not believe it, he is willing to maintain the ostrich spirit and continue to be numb.
Compared with living a life that has been painful and decadent, living a life that has always been full of hope is obviously a more difficult thing, every day is full of hope, and it is also a kind of refining of the soul, but unfortunately how many people understand?
So, I didn't explain anything, just smiled at Zhu Zhuo, and then said, "Let's go, then let's go." ”
Perhaps our existence gave Zhu Zhuo a great sense of security, and it did not object, so it naturally took us out, and after following it out of the door, Zhu Zhuo was still chattering: "Why did I follow you out like this?" If you throw me down, who do I talk to? But I'm still willing to gamble, and I still have some faith in you in my heart. ”
How rare is this trust in this new city? Looking at the crazy people on the street, I think how precious is the trust that Zhu Zhuo has given, this city has not completely degenerated and desperate at least in Zhu Zhuo's body
Walking on the street, we surrounded Zhu Zhuo in the middle, and our attitude was as respectful as possible to it, not for anything else, just for its life to be better in the next few days.
Zhu Zhuo also realized our behavior, and his eyes were full of gratitude.
In this way, we walked silently for more than ten minutes, and when we were about to walk out of this street, a long, quaint, and loud bell suddenly sounded in the distance
Zhu Zhuo suddenly became excited!
Does this bell mean anything? I frowned slightly, and was stunned for a moment.