Don't follow the rules

The strange human-headed bird was not angry. Instead, he introduced himself in a good-tempered manner: "I am [Ba], and my main responsibility was to lead the dead to the underworld for trial."

"Ba?"

Ning Yao repeated it, and immediately realized something: "Wonderful, why didn't I think of such a name that can take advantage of everyone?"

Ba: "You can call me 'Ba' or 'Ba', it doesn't matter, it's just a transliteration."

Ning Yao waved her hand: "No need, I'd better call you big brother, it will make everyone feel comfortable."

Ba flapped his wings and opened the distance slightly, allowing Ning Yao to look away from him. Only then did Ning Yao suddenly realize that he was no longer in the desert, and even Chunyu beside him was nowhere to be seen.

The whole body was covered by a hazy mist, making it difficult to discern the direction.

"Where are my teammates?" Ning Yao asked.

Ba shook his head: "The next road can only be walked alone."

Ning Yao was a little worried: "Then do my teammates know where I am now? I left so suddenly and didn't even say a few words to them."

Ba: "They should have noticed your departure before you did, so don't worry."

Ning Yao clenched his fist: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, brother, please show me the way."

Ba turned around and flew into the fog. Ning Yao was about to follow him, but saw that the fog had dispersed.

It was still the same desert, but there was no sun, it was no longer hot, and it was not as dark as night. Everything seemed dark and comfortable.

Ning Yao walked on a sand ridge, following Ba's guidance and moving forward slowly.

Soon, Ning Yao suddenly heard a faint voice in his ears. He looked around but saw no one.

"What's the sound?" Ning Yao couldn't help but be curious.

Ba didn't look back, just explained: "That's the voice of an old friend."

"Old friends? What old friends can I have?" Ning Yao was confused.

Ba smiled and said: "If you don't know it yourself, then I don't know either."

The human voice was far away and not disturbing, so Ning Yao simply put it behind him and carefully planned the next action plan.

The person I was going to meet this time was the God of the Underworld. No matter in any myth in the world, the God of the Underworld has absolutely powerful power. I must not offend him by being mean-spirited.

correct.

The god of death, will he die?

Where can he go if he dies?
Teleport back to the underworld?

Is this an endless cycle?
Ning Yao's mind was running so fast that he completely ignored that he was making a plan to meet the God of Hades.

It wasn't until the voices in his ears fell silent and Ba's voice sounded again that Ning Yao retracted his wild thoughts.

Ba: "No one says anything bad about you."

Ning Yao: "Ah? What?"

Ba explained: "No one said anything bad about you during this journey you just walked."

Ning Yao was confused: "Isn't this normal? Who would scold me when they are free?"

Ba: "It's unusual. This proves that you are a very good person."

Ning Yao was a little shy: "Is it possible that... people who would say bad things about me were killed by me?"

Ba silently shut his mouth.

Although he closed his mouth, Ning Yao couldn't shut up the conversation, so he speeded up slightly and took a few steps closer.

"Brother, why don't you introduce your underworld to me? I am a foreigner, so I am afraid that my etiquette will not be attentive."

Ba said: "It's okay, let's explain it in advance so that we won't panic when the time comes."

He took advantage of the situation and slowed down his flight speed, and he was side by side with Ning Yao.

"Osiris, the god of the underworld, is one of the nine pillar gods. He was a great pharaoh during his lifetime. Unfortunately, he was killed by his brother Seth and usurped the throne. After his death, he came to the underworld and became the king of the underworld."

"The underworld has a complex and rigorous trial system to determine whether the deceased is qualified to be resurrected or rest in peace. Those who have committed the most heinous crimes will be thrown to Amit, uh... that is an extremely ferocious beast-shaped demon. We sometimes I would call it 'Full Ghost Eater' or 'Bone Eater'." Ba Zheng rambled, and the desert in front of him suddenly became distorted again. When Ning Yao took a closer look, this desert had come to an end unknowingly. There was no path ahead, just a stretch of water as hazy as mist.

Where the water meets the sand, there is a small boat moored.

"This is?"

"It's a boat heading to the underworld. Guests from the Far East should be familiar with it."

Ning Yao: "...Are all the underworlds in the world the same underworld?"

Ba: "No, but the underworlds will learn from each other's advanced experiences."

Ning Yao: "Research, right?"

Ba nodded: "Separating the two realms of Yin and Yang by water is also a method favored by many Hades Lords, and you have it too."

Ning Yao: "Wangchuan, right?"

Ba admired: "You seem to be very knowledgeable about yin and yang."

Ning Yao was modest: "I understand a little bit."

One person and one bird boarded the boat. There was no boatman and no wind, but the boat moved spontaneously.

Ba: "This is Rui's boat. We will take this boat to the Hall of Ermat, where Osiris, the Lord of the Underworld, will meet you."

He paused: "The gatekeeper Anubis will ask you a question. I shouldn't have told you the answer in advance, but considering that you are not a local, I will tell you the answer here."

Ning Yao asked: "Does this count as cheating? Kebuli said that your rules are very strict, so you won't treat me as a cheater directly, right?"

Ba looked away awkwardly: "...or forget it."

Ning Yao quickly grabbed him: "Don't forget it! Just say what you want~"

Ba slowly took a deep breath: "Remember, it's [Su who stays away from the air god]."

Ning Yao: "What, what?" Not only did he not remember it, he didn't even hear it clearly.

Ba turned his face to one side and began to pretend to be dead, determined not to open his mouth and say it a second time.

Ning Yao had no choice but to give up and try to remember what the birdman had just muttered.

He followed Ba's line of sight and looked out of the boat, and was surprised to find that they no longer seemed to be sailing in the same water area. What was surging on both sides of the ship's side were not waves, but white clouds one after another.

"We seem to be flying in the sky?" Ning Yao shouted.

Ba finally recovered from pretending to be dead: "Yes, after crossing the sky and then passing through the necropolis, you will arrive at the door of Ermat Hall."

Ning Yao asked: "What is the cemetery?"

Ba fluttered his feathers: "It's nothing, we are just passing by and will not stop. It has nothing to do with you."

Ning Yao imitated the way he fluttered his feathers and shrugged: "You don't want to tell me and you have to mention it..."

Ba was choked and speechless, so he could only gather his feathers and continue to return to the state of pretending to be dead.

The clouds on both sides were very dense. It was difficult for Ning Yao to see the ground through the sea of ​​clouds. He couldn't see the necropolis, and he didn't know when he would finish this troublesome journey.

The boat was swaying in the sea of ​​clouds without any reference. Ning Yao almost lost the direction and time of sailing.

Fortunately, this journey did not last long. In the distance, he saw some vague buildings ahead.

"We have arrived."

They were received by Anubis, who had the head of a black jackal.

Anubis: "The accent doesn't sound Egyptian."

Ba explained: "He is a guest from the Far East."

Anubis nodded: "In that case, let me ask you a simple question: What is the name of the door of the Ermat Hall in front of you?"

Ba immediately turned his head and looked at Ning Yao with eyes full of hope, his eyes full of encouragement.

Ning Yao scratched his head: "Stay away from...the air conditioner, what aunt and uncle?"