mountain ghost

Chapter 78
Amidst the gray mist, a woman crouched beside the pontoon bridge.

She was wearing a plain white dress with a slender waist and soft long hair. She was coiled up with a slender wooden hairpin, and the excess blue hair hung down and fluttered slightly in the wind. She looked like a gentle and virtuous country girl.

Looking at the figure alone, it is impossible to judge the age, but the appearance is dressed, which is similar to a human girl. Her body is compact and can reflect her reflection in the river, which is different from ordinary ghosts.

But in this Netherland, it is obviously impossible for strangers to exist.

Lu Chen was a little vigilant, not daring to approach easily.

At this time, he saw the woman carrying a basket and shaking it in the river to wash it. In the basket was a kind of purple vegetable leaf, the branches and leaves were like hibiscus, exuding a faint fishy smell. When he looked closely, he found the purple vegetable leaf Among them, it seemed that one could vaguely see the faces of babies.

Lu Chen's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help taking a step back.

The woman didn't seem to notice him, she was still cleaning the seaweed seriously.

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment. Seeing that there was no evil spirit in the woman, he boldly stepped forward, thinking that since he went into the water to check the situation, he should know more. Don't be too intimidated.

So he asked, "What are you washing?"

Hearing people's voices, he raised his head and looked up, but seeing Lu Chen's body was shining with golden light, with hidden divine power, he couldn't help but a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Quickly got up, put down the basket, bowed gracefully, and said in a soft voice: "It turns out that the Lord of the Taihang Mansion is here, and I have lost my way to welcome me. I hope you will forgive me!"

Seeing the other party salute, Lu Chen was taken aback, wondering if this woman knew him?
No, I am the only god in the yang world. It stands to reason that I should not have much to do with the Nether Yin Division. Even if the other party is the God of the Yin Division, at most he only knows his name, and may not have seen it before.

Furthermore, it's not the time for him to just time travel. He has mastered the talisman and made the image of the gods.

To some extent, it can be regarded as the real inheritance and becoming the new Taihang Mansion Lord.

So it's not that bad anymore.

Accepting the girl's gift calmly, Lu Chen then asked: "Since you know me, you should also be a subordinate of the Yin Division, right? Who is your last name, and what is your position in the underworld?"

"My concubine's surname is Meng, and she lives on the bank of the River of Forgetfulness. She was originally under the seat of Yan Luo in the underworld, and was ordered to welcome the god of degaussing."

The woman replied with a smile, her voice soft.

Lu Chen felt a slight shock in his heart when he heard the words.

The surname is Meng, welcome the god of degaussing?
Isn't this the Meng Po in folklore?

The word degaussing is not a modern term on the earth in the later generations, and its meaning is different. It roughly refers to a method to specifically eliminate the memory of living souls. Lu Chen subconsciously thought of the legendary Mengpo soup that makes people forget all kinds of past lives.

The woman in front of me turned out to be the famous Meng Po?
This is one of the famous gods of the underworld.

"It turned out that it was Po Meng who was rude in person."

"Your Majesty is a noble in the Yang world, and rarely set foot in the Yin Division. It is an honor for me to be able to win the ears of the Majesty. But now I am no longer in the job of guiding living souls. I am just an idle ghost. This washing of the Zihe cart is just to pass the time, and it is not a gift from the mansion."

The woman replied with a smile, as an admission of her identity.

Granny Meng, can you still resign?

Lu Chen was a little surprised. After contacting everything he had seen before, as well as the empty Naihe Bridge, he felt that the underworld in this world was a little different from what he had imagined, but after all, it was a matter of other people's ghosts, so he couldn't ask too much. .

On the contrary, he is somewhat interested in the Zihe car in the basket.

"This Zihe car is the placenta, right?"

"Yes, this thing is the afterbirth of human beings, from which the soul and reincarnation are born. Those who wash in the underworld for ten times will have a beautiful and noble child; those who wash two or three times will be ordinary people; those who don't wash will be faint. A filthy person."

Granny Meng nodded and replied.

It stands to reason that it is not her turn to wash the afterbirth, but since she has never seen a ghost before, she didn't ask any more questions.

At this moment.

Granny Meng picked up the bamboo basket, pointed to the opposite side of the pontoon bridge, and said: "It's rare for the lord to come here, if you don't mind, you can go to the humble house to rest."

She sends an invitation.

Is it too soon to invite me to your house as soon as we meet?

Lu Chen was moved by Granny Meng's enthusiasm, but he didn't refuse.

He went into the water this time because he wanted to investigate the situation under the pool, but he didn't expect that he could enter the Netherland and meet a god of the underworld. This is a good opportunity.

He still knows too little about this world now, especially the information related to the gods, which can almost only be found from some ancient books and legends, and other myths and legends that he has seen on the earth.

Definitely out of this world.

Just take this opportunity to inquire about Po Meng.

So he nodded and said: "It's better to obey than to be respectful, I'm bothering you."

Then, he followed Po Meng onto the pontoon bridge.

This bridge is the legendary Naihe Bridge. It is different from the stone-shaped arch bridge in the TV series. It looks more like a wooden bridge floating on the water. It moves with the wind, making people feel unstable.

When Lu Chen was walking, a corner of his clothes accidentally fell into the water, and the next moment, it was melted.

It was only then that I woke up. The water of the Yellow Spring is said to be able to purify and melt everything. The feathers are not floating, and even the body of a god cannot fly over it. The only means of passage is the Naihe Bridge.

In a sense, this bridge is the real pivot point connecting the two worlds of Yin and Yang.

The normal process of life and death in the yang world is to pass through here to enter the ghost city of Fengdu, and the people of the underworld must also pass through this bridge if they want to enter the human world.

It stands to reason that there should be a lot of ghosts in this place. After all, people die every moment in the world, but unexpectedly, it is empty. Lu Chen walked all the way without seeing even a ghost.

He wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start, so he simply shut up.

Not long after, the two of them crossed the Naihe Bridge and came to the other side of Huangquan. They saw a long stretch of yellow sand with no end in sight. It was completely different from the bank of Wangchuan in their imagination. Where are the flowers?
There is only a small manor standing here, which looks a bit like an inn.

Not surprisingly, this should be Po Meng's residence.

"The humble house is simple, but I hope the Lord will not dislike it."

Po Meng led them in, and Lu Chen calmly looked around. It didn't look much different from ordinary houses, but the courtyard was also bare and lifeless.

There is only a strangely shaped cauldron, under which there is a dark fire constantly surging, as if something is being cooked, and the rich aroma is emitted, which makes people feel refreshed after smelling it.

Lu Chen came to the living room and was about to sit down.

But saw Po Meng lifted the lid of the pot, filled a bowl of soup from it, and walked over with it enthusiastically.

"Your Majesty has been exhausted all the way, and you should be tired. Let's drink a bowl of soup to quench your thirst..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but took half a step back.

Po Meng's soup?

Are you serious?

(End of this chapter)