Reborn Douluo Continent

Chapter 14 Black and White Soul

"I also heard that the spirits have begun to migrate to the tomb. They said that they are going to the tomb, but they are not going to the Soul Gathering Palace yet."

Jack waved his arms vaguely. Neither he nor the others knew how far away they were from the Soul Gathering Palace after leaving the Land of the Dead.They only know that there is a place called Soul Gathering Palace over there, and the ships of souls will never come back after they set off from there.

"After they set off, they kept going west, leaving their memories here." Jack recited with dreamy eyes, shaking his head and showing a sad expression.Carlo laughed instead.

"If you believe in ancient legends, this is nothing new. I can't see what it has to do with you and me. Just let them sail away! I guarantee that neither you nor the rest of Luodian will see this situation."

"I'm not so sure," Jack said thoughtfully.He thought that he had seen a spirit in the Wandering Soul Forest before, and he hoped that he would have a chance to see it again in the future.

Among all the stories he had heard as a child (only limited to the poor understanding of the soul), each of the stories of the soul moved him greatly.

"Even on our side there are people who know the ghosts," he said.

"My soul master is an example. He told me the stories of their souls, and he also knows a lot about souls. Rocky knows more: I heard a lot when I listened to him when I was young."

"Oh, those two guys have a problem with their heads," said Jack.

Carlo is still slowly collapsing.If his sources were these two guys, nothing strange would happen.

Well, friends, I'm going home.I wish you health! "He drank the drink in the glass in one gulp, and swaggered out the door.

The twilight was getting thicker and thicker, the Snow Lake forest was beginning to be surrounded by mist, and the Luoya River was also thick with water vapor, but the sky was still very clear.The stars leaped into the sky, the waning moon set in the west, and the shadows on the rocks were black.

Carlo had come to the foot of the rocky hill, and as it was getting dark and the traces left under their feet were no longer obvious, their speed also slowed down.

Here, the Jingshan plateau extends from east to west, forming two steep slopes. The western side of each steep slope is very steep and difficult, but the eastern steep slope is quite gentle, with many valleys and narrow grabens.

Carlo trudged through the rough terrain all night, finally climbed the first steepest section, and continued to the lowlands on the other side.In the cool air before dawn they rested for a short time.

The sun began to sink gradually, and the afternoon sun shone lazily on the downhill road.So far, they have met no one on the road.This road is not suitable for vehicles, so it is sparsely populated; not many people usually go to Linwei.They jogged for more than an hour in a relaxed mood, but Jack suddenly stopped and showed a vigilant look.They had already reached the flat land, and the road that had been twisting and turning before became a flat and straight avenue, with pleasant grass on both sides, and a few tall trees dotted beside the forest.

"I think I hear hooves behind me," said Jack.

Everyone turned their heads together, but the road was not straight enough so they couldn't see too far. "I don't know if Priest Rocky is catching up," Carlo said.Even when he said this, he felt uneasy in his heart, not wanting the spirit to find out his whereabouts.

"Maybe you don't care," he said apologetically, "but I don't want to be spotted on the road. I'm tired of being gossiped. If it's the priest of Lodge." He added, "We can still give He surprised him once and rewarded him for being so late. Let's hide!"

The other two quickly ran to the bushes not far to the left of the road, and immediately got down on the ground.Carlo hesitated for a moment: it seemed that curiosity or some special force was blocking his action.The sound of hooves was getting closer.At the last second he hid in a pile of long grass under a big tree beside the road.Then he raised his head and looked up from the tree roots curiously.

A soul beast appeared from the other side of the road. It was not a pony that the people of Luodian rode, but a tall horse that humans were used to riding.Sitting on a horse is a tall man, wrapped in a long cape and a hood, who seems to be lying on the horse's back.There was a sniffing sound from the shadows under the hood; what should be a human face looked left and right at the grass beside the road.

A sudden sense of fear for no reason seized Carlo. He began to fear being discovered and began to think of the Horcrux on his body.He didn't dare to vent his breath, but a strong desire kept calling him to take out the Horcrux; his hand even started to move slowly.The advice of the priests of Lodge became trivial.Anyway, Rocky has used Horcruxes before. "And I'm still in the land of the dead." He thought, holding the horcrux Lianzi in his hand.At this moment, Soul stood up straight and flicked the reins a few times.The soul beast moved forward slowly at first, and finally started galloping.

Carlo crawled to the side of the road, watching the figure of the soul disappear into the distance.Because of the distance, he wasn't quite sure what he saw; but he seemed to see the spirit galloping off into the woods to the right.

"This is really strange and disturbing." Carlo said to himself as he walked back to his companion.Maggie and Jack had been lying on the grass, seeing nothing; Carlo had to explain to them the signs and appearance of the spirit.

"I don't know why, but I feel like he's sniffing me. I just don't want him to find me. I've never seen or felt like this in the Land of the Dead before."

"But why would a big guy be interested in the three of us?" Maggie said. "What is he doing on our land?"

"Recently there have been rumors of humans appearing," Carlo said. "It seems that there is some conflict with these big guys in the southern area of ​​the land of the dead. But I have never heard of a human being like this soul. I don't know where this guy came from."

"Please allow me to interrupt." Jack said suddenly, "I know where this guy came from. Unless there is more than one such soul, he must have come from the underworld. I also know where he is going."

"What do you mean?" Carlo asked in surprise. "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"My lord, it's because I just remembered. Well, when I brought the keys back to our house last night, my old man said to me, 'Hello, Jack!' he said. 'I thought you I have already left with Carlo early in the morning. Just now a strange guest asked the soul master of Luodian, he just left. I told him to go to Luodian to find you. But I really don’t like his appearance. When I He looked so disappointed after telling the soul master that he had moved out of his hometown. He also hissed at me. It gave me the chills. What kind of guy is he?' I said to Dad. 'I Don't know,' he said, 'but he's definitely not from Luodian. He's tall and dark, looking down at me. I think he might be a big guy from afar, because he speaks with a strange accent.'"

"My lord, I couldn't ask more questions at that time, because you were all waiting for me, and I also thought it was just a trivial matter. The old guy is old enough, and his old eyes are dim. He must have been outside when the man in black came up to look for him I went for a walk, and it was pretty dark at the time. I hope my dad didn't do anything wrong."

"It's not the old man's fault," Carlo said. "In fact, I just happened to overhear him talking to a stranger who seemed to be asking me for information; I almost walked out to greet him. Wish I had figured out who he was, or at least you'd told me first Talked about it. That way I'll be more careful on the road."

"This spirit probably has nothing to do with the stranger the old guy met," Maggie said. "Our whereabouts are secret enough, I don't think he should be able to follow us."

"My lord, what's the 'sniff' you just said?" Jack said. "The old guy also mentioned that the man was dark."

"I wish I could wait for Priest Rocky to come." Carlo muttered. "However, it might just make things worse."

"Do you know anything about this soul?" Maggie couldn't help asking when she heard Carlo's muttering.

"I'm not sure, and I don't want to guess," Carlo said.

"Well, dear Carlo! You want to keep it secret, so keep it to yourself. But what shall we do now? I'd love to rest and eat, but feel it's best to go on without losing time. Your description of the spirit sniffing with its invisible nose just now gave me the creeps."

"Yes, I think we'd better go on," said Carlo; "but not on the high roads, lest we meet the returning spirit or his accomplices. We've got a little more to-day, Xiong The deerlands are far away."

The long shadows of the trees dragged across the grass as they set out again.They were now walking on the grass some distance to the left of the road.After the bend just now, the road now runs straight for several miles.At the next left turn, the path continues into the border lowland area, which is near the tomb.But there is another fork to the right, winding into an old oak forest, leading to the giant wooden hall.

"That's the way we'll go," Carlo said.

(End of this chapter)