There is a trick

Chapter 91: In the Vast Fengdu, the Massive Diamond Mountains (4K, 2/2)

Grandpa unrolled the bundles of paper money, scattered them, and gently sprinkled them on the water around the boat.

The old man's voice of chanting a spell could be heard intermittently: "In the vast Fengdu, there are many Diamond Mountains..."

Along with the chanting of incantations, the coffin, tied with a red rope decorated with various copper bells, was thrown into the water.

"Gululu..."

The red rope tied to the coffin created ripples on the water.

The copper bells on the red ropes swayed slightly, making clear and ethereal sounds.

The long rope sank to the bottom of the river.

The ripples on the water surface are illuminated by the light of colorful lights, making them look charming and gorgeous.

"Sheep!"

"Two sheep..."

"Grandpa is here to see you..."

"In the vast Fengdu, there are many Diamond Mountains..."

"Come back with grandpa, okay, Achang..."

Grandpa’s call echoed in the ripples.

Zhou Chang listened to the calling voice that sank into the water and became very deep, and his mind began to tremble uncontrollably.

He saw his grandfather standing behind the walnut door frame, tears streaming down his face.

The old man looked at him eagerly and stretched out his hand to him: "Yangyang, come back... Yangyang, grandpa will take you home..."

Behind the door, the illusory and colorful thoughts turned into endless ripples of gorgeous liquid, which submerged all the furniture and furnishings in the living room. Swollen arms stretched out from the water, pulling at Grandpa.

Grandpa clung to the door frame with all his strength, staring at Zhou Chang with helpless and pleading eyes: "You only have this chance... Grandpa's luck is only enough to support you through this hell... Yangyang, if you don't go back with Grandpa, Grandpa can't help you anymore!
Grandpa can't watch you die!
Sheep! "

"Sheep!"

"Sheep!"

Grandpa's voice formed a series of echoes in the entire empty and dark underworld!

Every echo made Zhou Chang's heart tremble more, and tears kept flowing in his heart!
He was sure that—

He was absolutely certain that the old man who was clinging to the door frame and trying not to be swept away by the colorful liquid was his grandfather!
Nothing could make his loved ones look so real!

That's his grandpa!
Grandpa exhausted all his own good fortune and virtue to help him break the hell this time—

He shouldn't and can't let his grandfather down!

Once he loses this opportunity, he may never be able to return to his hometown!
He will never see this tearful old man again!

His dearest!

"grandfather!"

Zhou Chang no longer hesitated. He started running as fast as he could, running towards his grandfather's hand that was stretched out to him, running towards the tiny boat that seemed like it could capsize at any time!

"Achang! Achang!"

Zhou Sanji watched Zhou Chang standing there, and suddenly his body trembled and he ran wildly towards the boat in front. He was extremely horrified, and he shouted loudly, and followed suit -

His living soul was far less strong than Zhou Chang's, and because he was in the state of a bardo body, with three fires hanging outside his body, he was running in this underworld, but his speed was not as fast as Zhou Chang's!

The young man's figure was getting farther and farther away from him!

"Achang!"

Unspeakable despair flooded Zhou Sanji's chest and neck. The dark river of despair rushed into his mouth and nose, making it impossible for him to breathe!

As he ran, he prayed and cursed to all the gods in his heart!
He swore that as long as there was a god who could make him walk faster, even faster, as long as he could catch up with Zhou Chang in front of him and stop him from boarding the land boat - he was willing to pay any price for it, and was willing to serve the god who fulfilled his wish for the rest of his life!
boom!
The three fires on Zhou Sanji's head and shoulders burst into bright light at this moment!
The outer edge of the flame turned into boiling black!

One after another, pitch-black ghost faces floated out from the black light!

Within the flames, the 'two generals who died unjustly' that had previously appeared, their facial features were now even clearer!
They answered Zhou Sanji's prayers!
Zhou Sanji's pace suddenly quickened, and continued to quicken. Within a few breaths, he caught up with Zhou Chang, who was about to board the boat.

Within reality!

"try again!"

Yang Rui watched as the yellow fox hair on one of his arms shrank, and the skin of that arm began to turn an abnormal green color. He looked solemnly at the shuttle-shaped land boat mark on the white sand.

Before this, he had tried it twice, and before his arm touched the land boat mark, the lotus silk and immortal body were completely eroded by the terrifying power of the underworld!

He has now found an angle that can allow him to approach the land boat mark as quickly as possible, and is determined to try again!
Zhou Chang's "land boat disaster" was even more terrifying than the iron horse disaster just now!

Yang Rui even suspected that even if his palm could really get close to the land boat mark, he would not be able to erase it from the white sand layer!

Bai Xiu'e on the side looked at Yang Rui's expression, pursed her lips, turned sideways, and hid in the dark corner behind the door.

There were slight ripples on the woman's pretty cheeks, forming dark holes.

Inside the holes of the lotus roots, the delicate faces of beautiful women flashed by.

"Grandma..."

Bai Xiu'e called out softly in her heart.

However, the only response she got was dead silence.

"Grandma..."

She began to beg.

As she pleaded, a woman's soft sigh was heard in the darkness.

After sighing, the cold female voice said to Bai Xiu'e: "It's hard to say whether Zhou Eryang and this Zhou Chang are the same person...their fates are exactly the same. You help this Zhou Chang, aren't you worried that you will become 'Mr. Dongguo' in the future?
Was he eaten up by that ambitious wolf?"

"Zhou Chang is not Zhou Eryang's... You have been observing for so long, can't you see it?
Please help him, I beg you, grandma." Bai Xiu'e begged like a spoiled child.

"I've watched them for so long, and I do feel that apart from their shared fates, they don't have much in common.

It’s just that God created all things, and all things are different.

How can two people have exactly the same fate?

Let’s not talk about these… This Zhou Chang is not a person like Zhou Eryang, but that doesn’t mean he is not dangerous… In my opinion, he is far more dangerous than Zhou Eryang - if you want me to help him, I feel sorry for my own younger generation, so there is nothing wrong with helping him.

But you have to think it over carefully and don’t regret it.” Grandma Bai said softly.

Bai Xiu'e did not hesitate at all: "I don't regret it, please help him!"

"it is good……"

In a moment, Bai Xiu'e walked out from the dark corner behind the door.

Yang Rui looked at her and said, "I'll have to trouble you, little girl, to help me wrap another layer of silk thread around my hands—"

"no need."

Bai Xiu'e shook her head.

At this time, Yang Rui discovered that the current 'Bai Xiu'e' seemed a little different from before.

His expression was colder than before.

I don’t know who offended her during this moment?
Yang Rui was stunned when he heard Bai Xiu'e say, "Let me give it a try."

"You?" Yang Rui hesitated when he heard the voice.

“All the lotus root silk comes from me.

Let me give it a try. It will definitely be more effective than applying it on your arm like this." The woman who looked less and less like Bai Xiu'e said again.

Yang Rui actually felt that what she said made some sense and did not stop her for a moment.

Watching her tiptoe to the edge of the white sand, frowning and observing the shuttle-shaped land boat mark on the white sand for a while, and then slowly extending her five white fingers to explore the white sand. This scene made Yang Rui a little reluctant to watch.

He was worried that such a palm would be corroded by the aura of the underworld and become covered with corpse spots.

"Sssssssssss..."

Strands of lotus root silk glowing with silver light floated out from the void. Each strand of lotus root silk seemed to have its own consciousness. According to some mysterious rules, they were arranged layer by layer on Bai Xiu'e's palm.

Yang Rui looked at this scene and suddenly had a premonition in his heart: "Whether the Land Boat Mark can be erased this time depends entirely on Bai Xiu'e's methods!"

Bai Xiu'e's current way of arranging lotus root shreds is quite different from before.

The lotus silk was woven into a pair of gleaming silver gloves on Bai Xiu'e's palms. She put on the gloves and reached into the white sand.

The moment her hand reached in, Bai Xiu'e felt the erosion and oppression of the underworld's power.

She frowned and paused her hand on the white sand for a moment, sensing the degree of erosion by the power of the underworld. Then, the silver glove on her hand slowly changed, and white mist floated on it, forming a thin layer of ice flowers.

"Ok?"

That so-called 'lotus root silk' could actually be turned into ice? Yang Rui opened his eyes wide and observed Bai Xiu'e's palm.

The palm swept across the white sand ground and slowly approached the spindle-shaped land boat mark.

The ice layer covering the palm was constantly melting due to the erosion of the underworld, but the melted water still covered the white palm, and with the help of the underworld breath, it formed a slightly colorful ice layer again.

No matter how the 'lotus root silk' changes, it always protects Bai Xiu'e's palm.

Moreover, the total amount of lotus root silk is always maintained above a limit. Whenever it decreases, it can immediately use the underworld aura that oppresses and erodes it to complete its own replenishment!
Bai Xiu'e's palm gently fell on the shuttle-shaped land boat mark. With a rustling sound, her fingers gradually smoothed out the shuttle-shaped mark effortlessly.

Seeing this, Yang Rui was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard the sound of flowing sand again.

The sand grains flowed on the smoothed white sand layer, and the shuttle-shaped mark formed again on it.

Seeing this situation, Yang Rui's hair almost stood up!
He had never seen the mark of the land boat reappear after being erased!
However, Bai Xiu'e was much calmer than Yang Rui at this time. When she saw the land boat mark reappear, she reached out to smooth it out - this piece of white sand could not trap her. She was now more certain that this level of underworld aura could not harm her.

In this way, staying here for a little longer would have no effect on her.

If the mark of the land boat appears again, just take action to erase it.

It just consumes a little more energy.

On the white sand layer, the mark of the land boat appeared and then was erased, and then reappeared again.

This cycle was repeated nine times.

The sound of the sand flowing never stops.

But on the white sand layer, the shuttle-shaped mark of the land boat finally disappeared, and instead a mark of a door frame slowly appeared. A skinny hand stretched out from the door frame and slowly closed the door.

The mark on the door frame was not erased by Bai Xiu'e, and it disappeared without a trace after she closed the door with her hand.

Bai Xiu'e withdrew her hand and frowned as she looked at the white sandy ground where nothing else was except Zhou Chang and Zhou Sanji's footprints. She couldn't understand what special meaning the door frame that appeared at the end had.

Yang Rui's eyes were also solemn, wondering where the mark on the door frame came from and what it represented.
……

"Achang!"

The shouts from behind did not stop Zhou Chang's steps for even a second.

He ran all the way to the boat.

On the boat, Grandpa held the door frame with one hand and reached out to him with the other.

"Grandpa, let's go home."

Zhou Chang smiled with tears in his eyes and reached out to meet his grandfather's skinny palm.

However, at this moment, a sad and wailing voice suddenly sounded behind him, and another thin hand grabbed one of his arms: "Achang - don't abandon grandpa!
Where are you going?!
This is your home, this is your home!

Where are you going to leave Grandpa behind? ! "

Zhou Chang turned his head and saw another face full of reluctance, sadness and tears.

This is Zhou Sanji's face.

The wrinkles on Zhou Sanji's face were twisted together, and tears seeped down every wrinkle on his face. In those deep wrinkles, there were some indelible stains. The three fires in his body were shaking violently, and he held on to a belief that he would die if he didn't succeed.

Zhou Chang looked at the old man's face, and guilt devoured his heart.

He shook his head, looked at his grandfather on the boat, and strengthened his mind.

He turned his head again and said to Zhou Sanji: "You are not my grandfather... I'm sorry, I have to go first..."

"I, I, I-I'm not your grandpa?!"

Zhou Sanji's lips were trembling. His face, which had been filled with strong emotions and seemed to be bursting with red in Zhou Chang's eyes, now looked like ashes that had been burnt to ashes. Under the ashes, there were still ashes, without a single spark left.

"Then where is my youngest grandson?!"

"Tell me, where is my youngest grandson?

You all have your own families. You are not my youngest grandson—don’t be silly, Achang!” The dead ashes suddenly turned into a gushing red, and Zhou Sanji grabbed Zhou Chang’s arm!
Let Zhou Chang drag him forward and get closer to the boat!

"Don't leave me!"

"Don't leave me alone, Chang!"

"Grandpa is afraid of being alone, Grandpa is afraid too!!!"

Every cry caused many cracks to appear in Zhou Chang's heart. In the cracks, strong emotions grew into dense granulations, forming scars on those cracks!
Zhou Chang looked at the boat in front.

On the boat, in the door frame.

Grandpa's figure gradually became blurred.

Zhou Chang only remembered that his face was covered with tears.

He shook his head slowly at Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang heard his grandfather say: "Don't come back, don't come back..."

"The sky is falling here - Achang, don't come back!"

Grandpa shook his arms violently at him. When Zhou Chang heard these words, he realized that grandpa was not waving at him, but was persuading him not to get close and to leave quickly!

but……

Zhou Chang still wanted to move forward——

The grandfather behind the door frame stretched out his arm and slowly and firmly closed the door: "Don't come back..."

Zhou Chang's heart was beating violently, and boundless emptiness swept over him like the sea.

At this moment, the arms that were pulling him became his boat.

Zhou Sanji hugged his grandson tightly, who finally stopped moving forward, and cried loudly: "My little grandson, please don't go away, please don't go away, my little grandson!"

"Sorry……"

Zhou Chang looked at the old man with a guilty look on his face.

The old man's face, full of wrinkles and stains, turned into his grandfather's face in an instant in his eyes, and then returned to normal in an instant.

He hugged Zhou Sanji tightly in return: "I'm sorry, Grandpa, I made you worry, I'm sorry, I won't leave... Grandpa, I won't leave..."

Not far away, the sky gradually brightened.

The grandfather and grandson walked out of this deserted place.

There was a bright and shining light on Zhou Chang's soul, and there were many lights like gold paper surrounding his body.

He and Zhou Sanji walked out of the white sand field. The sunlight poured down from the sky above the courtyard, but it did not hurt Zhou Chang's soul in the slightest. Instead, it made his soul as crystal clear as a jade carving.

(End of this chapter)