Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Xia Die glanced at it and immediately knew its origin: "This is the Death Whisper Butterfly. Where there are many dead, you can always see them fluttering about."

“In Aidiria, some people consider them to be the mercy of Senatos.”

"It transforms the last vestige of the deceased's will into these living beings, as if it were creating specimens of life."

"Specimen? How perverted..." Yan Huan showed a disgusted expression.

Xia Die continued:

"Others believe that they were Cenathos's messengers, guiding the souls of the dead to the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Mimi couldn't help but examine the Death Whisper Butterfly even more closely.

"I feel the last explanation is more credible, after all, its statement is so direct."

"Perhaps." Xia Die looked around.

"Being able to hear their voices at least means that we are indeed getting closer to the world of the dead."

Yan Huan reached out and forcefully pushed open the city gate. The moment the gate was opened, a large number of ghosts emitting a faint glow appeared in the dimly lit passageway.

"..."

There were men and women, old men and old women, some dressed and some not.

They stood there quietly, seemingly waiting.

If you listen closely, you can still hear them talking.

For example, the two children to Yan Huan's left.

"I'm sorry, I'll never light firecrackers with cigarette butts again... I'll make sure you die with me," the long-haired girl with earrings, lip piercings, nose piercings, and tattoos said apologetically.

"It's okay..." The little boy lowered his head, slightly relieved.

"Once we get here, no one will bother us."

"Can I...can I call you Mom?"

"Tsk, so young and already learning bad habits." Yan Huan walked at the front, leading Xia Die through the crowd of dead souls and into the city.

Sure enough, under the eerie moonlight, similar undead were everywhere.

However, they were very lively, unlike the listless and terrifying appearance that Yan Huan had seen on TV.

"Do you... want to buy fish?"

Suddenly, a spirit spoke to Yan Huan and Xia Die.

"Huh?" Mimi asked curiously, "He can see us?"

The merchant's spirit was somewhat surprised to hear them make a sound.

"What... is it someone still alive?"

“You’re shameless to refuse to sell to the living…”

The merchant's ghost looked down on the two men with disdain:

"She bought fish but didn't pay... When I see her again, I'll... I'll definitely..."

He looked around, picked up a club, patted it in his hand, and said fiercely:

"I'm going to make her understand what chivalry and honor mean..."

After observing for a long time, Xia Die couldn't help but ask the merchant's spirit, "Could it be that you... are souls who have not found peace?"

There's a saying that someone dies with unfulfilled wishes, and some rumors say that souls with unfulfilled desires cannot be reincarnated and can only wander in the underworld.

"The underworld...it's a complete fabrication." The merchant's ghost stared at Xia Die and sighed.

"Titans have rejected both of us, so...why not buy some fish?"

Seeing that he had asked the question again, Mimi looked around, "But there aren't any fish around?"

"Huh?" The merchant's ghost was stunned for a moment, and after searching carefully, he found that what Mimi said was true.

"The fish... is gone? The people... are gone too."

"We can only sell fish..."

Do you want to buy fish?

Seeing this person mechanically repeat these words, Yan Huan immediately understood.

Perhaps because it is a ghost, its mind is still not working properly.

"Switch to manual intervention," Yan Huan immediately requested.

"This won't do, will it?" Mimi was speechless.

"Let me do it."

Xia Die stepped forward and walked to the side of the merchant's ghost.

"I'm sorry, I don't have much savings left. But perhaps there's another way to relieve your pain."

"Please relax, may you sleep peacefully in the gentle flower garden."

She gently raised her hand, using the curse that came with her to send the merchant's soul on its way.

"This...this is...?" The merchant's ghost looked on in astonishment before turning to ashes.

"As expected." Seeing that her trick had worked, Xia Die immediately concluded:

"These people are not phantoms, but the spirits of the victims."

"They should have followed the River Styx to the end of the West Wind... but now they are stranded on the shallows of the Styx, hesitant to move forward."

But then, a question arose in Xia Die's mind.

Did Senatos reject them? Or were they never truly dead at all?

"Perhaps it can be salvaged?" Yan Huan took out a soul bead and pointed at it, saying:

"Let's see if we can take a soul with us, although we don't have many materials left to forge a body..."

"No need, Your Excellency," Xia Die sighed.

"The fact that they're here suggests their hometowns have probably already perished..."

“I always felt that…if they were to come back to life, it might be more painful than death.”

"Oh? You actually said something like that."

Yan Huan gazed at the distant butterfly:

"But don't worry, I won't create any monsters like zombies or ghouls... Isn't Xia having a lot of fun with that woman's body right now?"

"But he won't live long anyway, after all, he's got a sharp tongue..."

"Hmm?" Xia Die asked in confusion.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing." Yan Huan shrugged.

"So you're going to send the souls of the dead here away? Send them off one by one?"

“…That might take a bit of time.” Xia Die thought for a moment.

"Then let it be." Yan Huan recalled the merchant's ghost's words, "Did he just say... about the living?"

"In other words, he has seen more than just us living people."

This Stikosia is located in a remote area that is inaccessible to normal people.

If the deceased has seen a living person, then the identity of that living person becomes very interesting.

"Could it be..." Xia Die thought of a possibility, "that the souls of the dead are lingering here because they have been deceived by someone?"

“After all, he had previously said that…someone bought fish but didn’t pay.”

"I don't think so." Yan Huan looked at the ground. "Because there weren't any fish near this guy. If he wasn't given fish, why should he pay?"

Chapter 1375 A Group of Human-Machines

"Hey, that makes a lot of sense, my friend."

Sai Fei'er's voice came from behind the two of them.

"If it's done out of good intentions, can it still be considered fraud?"

"Why are you still here?" Yan Huan looked at Sai Fei'er's condition and raised an eyebrow.

"You're even getting involved in matters concerning the dead? Isn't that setting yourself up for failure? So you're in a hurry to die too."

"What are you saying?" Sai Fei'er said with a faint smile.

"I value my life the most."

"I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I stole a little from the east and cheated a little from the west, hoping to give them a little more hope in their lives."

Mimi accused:

"It is because of wicked people like you that we are misunderstood by everyone."

"Otherwise what?" Sai Fei'er looked at everyone.

"You've all seen what this place looks like. These poor people are turned away from the underworld and trapped within the few snaps of their fingers from their previous lives, unable to move forward or backward."

"Did you see those two blacksmiths on the road? I wonder how long they've been there, trying to forge the shield over and over again..."

"Hehe, Stikocia... is really terrifying."

"So..." Xia Die asked curiously, "Why has Lady Sai Fei'er returned again?"

“Don’t misunderstand,” Saifeier explained.

“I’m not here to help you with your adventures… After all, water is the thing I hate most in my life, especially this stinking River Styx…”

"Why are you setting up another flag?" Yan Huan's eyes widened; he could already foresee Sai Feier's tragic end.

For example, donating treasures before death, then diving into the water to search for or cover something, sacrificing oneself recklessly.