69novels Chapter 160 Never happen again
Chapter 160 Never happen again
The night on the top of the mountain is very lonely. Not to mention people, even the wild beasts and monsters that can be seen everywhere during the day are not likely to be seen much.
Especially the mountain west of Shimen, because it is close to Wuwangpo, where yin and yang meet, strange stories are heard one after another.
It seems that more than ten years ago, a sound of breaking air was heard on the mountain peak, and soon after, people found a deep pit on the top of the mountain. Because of fear in their hearts, almost no one dared to hang around this area.
The deep pit that appeared inexplicably has now been filled up tightly, with no one coming in from the outside and no one getting out from the inside.
At the deepest part of the seal, there lay a man dressed in black. His face was very calm, like an ordinary person sleeping peacefully.
But in fact, he is just ordinary in appearance.
When the young man in black was sleeping soundly, a sound of gears was heard, accompanied by a cold mechanical sound. If he was still awake, he would know that it was the sound of the system.
[Even if you have a lifespan far beyond this, you still can't make it through this. 】
[Living beings have lived for too long and thus forgotten all the pain, and are further worn away by the natural forces of this world. It is indeed very difficult to endure. 】
[Even though you have half elf blood, it is still dominated by human genes. It is already the limit to reach this point.]
[According to the rules, I should leave now and look for my next target, but if you continue this journey, the ending will be completely different.]
[Well, I'll help you once, just this once, and never again! ]
The cold voice of the system disappeared, and Mo Ran, who was sleeping, changed quietly.
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In Liyue Harbor, a blond boy led his floating travel companion to the gate of the Hall of Rebirth.
Because they had an appointment with the eccentric hall master yesterday, and because Zhongli came to Sanwanbuguogang ten days ago with a look of melancholy on his face, they were somewhat puzzled, but unfortunately further questioning was fruitless.
Kong knocked lightly on the exquisitely decorated door with his fingers. Not long after, the door opened, but there was no one behind the door, and a faint chill was emanating from it.
Paimon suddenly felt uneasy and slowly moved towards the blond boy. She tightly grasped one arm, but felt something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted: "Sora, your arm seems to be a little thinner, something is wrong! Aren't there any clothes on your arm?!"
Paimon's little hands were holding something unknown, which was obviously covered with cloth and had a soft texture. It must be of high-quality material.
Sora replied calmly, "It's not my arm you're hugging."
"Then, whose could it be?" Paimeng turned his head dully, little by little, the fear in his heart becoming stronger and stronger. Although he had been to the Hall of the Past Life before, he still couldn't help being afraid.
When Paimon was about to see the third being present, he let out a playful "Ouch!", which frightened the former so much that he fell flat on the blond boy's head, tightly gripping his limbs and refusing to let go.
Kong was squeezed to the point of being unable to breathe, and quickly used both hands to pull down Paimon, whose status had been downgraded to emergency food, and said helplessly: "Take a good look, that's Walnut."
"Hey, it's really Walnut! Hehe, um, I'm sorry, Sora." Paimon smiled embarrassedly, and his little hands, which had nowhere to put, could only scratch his head.
The frightening person is none other than Hu Tao, the current head of the Wangsheng Hall, whose plum blossom eyes reveal cunning.
Kurumi covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Oh, we've come here so many times, but little Paimon is still so easily scared! Hahaha."
Paimeng stomped his feet in the air to vent his anger, snorted, and ignored the hall master.
Kong touched his companion's head, looked at the hall master who was dressed in black and wearing a Qiankun Tai Gua hat, and said, "Hu Tao, you came to see us so late yesterday, is there something important?"
Hu Tao stretched out his hand, moved the brim of his hat, and said in suspense: "Let's talk about the details inside. If the secret is leaked outside, I'm afraid I'll be struck by lightning!"
Paimeng put his hands on his hips and said, "It's actually the internal affairs of the Rebirth Hall. We can't let the people in Liyue Harbor hear it, right?"
Walnut pretended to be surprised and said with her arms folded in front of her, "After a few days, little Paimeng finally understood the professional terms of our industry. Congratulations!"
In the Hall of Rebirth, various precious coffins are placed, ranging from those used by ordinary people to those of the level of the Rock King and Emperor.
Among the many coffins, there stands the figure of a little baby, which seems real and unreal, and very magical.
Paimon asked in confusion: "Brother Wolf, why are you here? Didn't you say you would not return to the living world?"
The child in front of the three people was actually a ghost. He had experienced some trivial things with Walnut Traveler and others before. However, such a childish image coupled with the name Wolf Brother was not worthy of the name no matter how you looked at it.
Brother Wolf explained, "I originally planned to stay at Wuwangpo, but strange things have been happening one after another recently, and I have no choice but to come to see Master Hu."
Paimeng lowered his eyes and spread his hands, saying, "It feels strange that nothing strange happened at Wuwang Slope!"
"It didn't happen inside Wuwang Slope, but near Wuwang Slope, on the mountain west of the stone gate." Brother Wolf waved his hands and said repeatedly: "Not only me, but other ghosts were also affected. But when we get close to there, our figures become fainter and fainter, as if they will disappear at any time."
Hu Tao stroked his chin, his eyes thoughtful, and said, "Well, according to my guess, there are probably evil spirits on this mountain. If we leave it alone, it will definitely harm Liyue Harbor in the future!"
Paimeng was startled and said, "Li, Li ghost! You are looking for us, not because..."
"Check! You got it right!" Hu Tao smiled.
"No! Kong, let's run. I heard that the evil spirits in Liyue are very strong and not afraid of elemental forces. We, we can't defeat them!" Paimon was about to cry and hid behind the blond boy.
Seeing that his attack was effective, Hu Tao continued to pursue his victory and said grimly: "It's useless not to go. When we said goodbye last time, Paimon, you said goodbye. The cause and effect has already been stained. If you don't solve it this time, the price will be very high!"
Paimon did say this when he said goodbye to Wolf Brother last time. Although Walnut warned him later, it seemed that the white-haired creature didn't take it to heart at all. Now that he was scared, he regretted it.
"Then, what should we do?" Paimon hugged the blond boy tightly, not daring to let go.
Sora raised his freed arm to support his forehead and said, "Okay, Kurumi, stop scaring her and get down to business."
Hu Tao chuckled a few times, propped himself up on the ground with the red-tipped Homa staff, and said, "Let's go to Shimen West Mountain, slay the evil spirits and demons, uphold the order of yin and yang, and correct my path to the afterlife!"
"Paimon, if you want to resolve the cause and effect, you'd better come with us. Otherwise, if you get haunted by evil spirits one day, it will be the end of you!"
Paimon was torn between conscience and desire, and finally he pulled the blond boy's arm and shouted, "Sora, let's go together!"
Sora nodded, but not because of Paimon's request, but because he felt something was fishy, maybe it was related to his sister? Therefore, this kind of thing must not be missed.
"Then let's go." Just as Hu Tao was about to take a step forward, she remembered something, turned around to look at the doll figure that seemed real and unreal, and said, "Why don't you leave? How about I give you a ride!"
"No, no!" Brother Wolf's figure disappeared in an instant, and the cold feeling also went away.
"Well, it's okay now, let's go!" Hu Tao's figure flashed, and instantly appeared at the door of the Wangsheng Hall. This is the body movement technique handed down from the ancestors of the Wangsheng Hall, Butterfly Leading.
"When the sun comes out, I bask in the sun. When the moon comes out, I bask in the moon~" The energetic girl jumped all the way, carrying the Homa staff on her shoulder. There was an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Kong held Paimeng in his arms, who refused to float alone no matter how much he was persuaded, and followed the girl in black closely with brisk steps.