"You..." The girl wearing the mask, Qian Jue, did not answer the question immediately, but carefully looked at the fox girl in front of her. "May I have your name?"
"My name is Ahri...what's wrong...?" Ahri nervously took another half step back - she could feel the extremely powerful magic power in her body.
That power... is much stronger than her...
And that terrifying giant white wolf...
"Ahri...can you take off the mask and show it to me, Ahri?" Qian Jue asked again.
"Well..." Ahri didn't refuse - or rather she didn't dare to refuse, and slowly took off the mask on her face, revealing her flawless and pretty face.
Kindred looked at it carefully again.
A familiar figure appeared in her mind.
Equally beautiful, with the same pair of furry fox ears and nine furry fox tails...
But she's still not sure.
And now may not be the time to consider such a thing.
She shook her head secretly and asked: "Ahri, did you see anything scary just now? A ghost...or something that looked like a ghost?"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this question, Ah Li immediately thought of the monster who captured Chen Ce and nodded repeatedly.
"It's two, right?"
"two……?"
"One was originally in the spiritual realm, and the other appeared through the gap in the gate of the underworld - but now both of them are gone."
"But...I only saw one..." Ah Li said, "It was a terrible monster...it took Chen Ce away!"
"Chen Ce?" Qian Jue and Lang Ling looked at each other, and then asked: "Is this 'Chen Ce' you are talking about a living person?"
"Of course it is!"
"He was captured by a 'monster' from the underworld?"
"Yes!"
"When?"
"Just now! About...5 minutes ago!"
Hearing this, Qian Jue's eyes hidden under the mask revealed a look of sudden realization.
She turned to look at the wolf spirit next to her again.
"Maybe we have to take the initiative to enter the underworld this time, wolf."
Chapter 82 Soul Lotus? Nine-tailed White Fox!
During every Soul Blooming Festival in previous years, Qian Jue would always be careful about the movement of the Gate of the Underworld.
It doesn't matter if the ghosts in the realm of the dead pass through the gap in the gate of the underworld and become spirits to meet the living. But if the "Lord of the Underworld" reaches into the spiritual realm, it will be a big problem.
As the "god of death" in charge of death, Qian Jue's mission is to guide the dead to where they should go, and try to maintain the balance of life and death.
And it was obvious that what the Lord of the Underworld had done had broken the balance between life and death.
He imprisoned all ghosts in the realm of the dead, oppressed and enslaved them, and forced them to become his "subjects."
Kindred will not allow this to happen.
Therefore, she would come to the boundary between the spiritual realm and the realm of the dead every year during the Soul Blooming Festival, ready to stop the Lord of the Underworld from transgressing the boundaries.
She would not care about those poor ghosts meeting the living, but she would never allow the Lord of the Underworld to trespass into the spiritual realm.
And just today, she and her good partner, Wolf Spirit, both sensed the overreach of the Lord of the Underworld.
He reached into the spiritual realm...that disgusting aura of arrogance, that arrogant attitude of being arrogant and contemptuous of everything, like a king.
The good news is that he only appeared briefly before returning to the realm of the dead, without wreaking havoc in the spiritual realm.
The bad news is...his goal seems to be to drag someone into the realm of the dead, and he succeeds.
And that "target" is a living person who also has the aura of the underworld - this is strange, but it is true.
At first, Wolf Spirit thought that the Lord of the Underworld had trained a "soldier" in the realm of the dead, or that a new "Lord of the Underworld" had been born in the realm of the dead, but the reality was far from what he imagined.
It’s no wonder that only one of the underworld’s auras initially sensed was in the spiritual realm, and soon after the Lord of the Underworld appeared, both auras returned to the realm of the dead.
"Although it's not clear yet what the Lord of the Underworld wants to do, we cannot let him bring a healthy living person into the realm of the dead - whether he wants to imprison or kill the other person, wolf."
Qian Jue adjusted the mask on his face and already held the long bow tightly with his other hand.
"What do you want to do, sheep?" The wolf spirit circled around the "little sheep", its two huge fangs revealing its desire to hunt. "Go directly into the realm of the dead and bring that strange human back?"
"Perhaps this is inevitable, but we should be more cautious." Qian Jue shook his head, "The Lord of the Underworld is very powerful. We may be able to compete with him outside, but we may not be able to compete with him in the realm of the dead. His opponent."
"Don't be afraid, little lamb!" The wolf spirit grinned unconvincingly, with both rows of fangs exposed, each of which was the size of a normal adult's head. "I will tear his armor apart! Bite his body off! Drink his energy dry!"
Regarding these remarks, Qian Jue did not comment and only shook his head again.
Although she has never fought head-on with the Lord of the Underworld, she can feel the terrifying power of the "tyrant of the underworld" almost every year during the Soul Blooming Festival - he is by no means weaker than her.
She might still have a slight chance of winning in the spiritual realm, but if it were in the realm of the dead... there was no way she could win on the opponent's home court.
After thinking for a moment, she continued: "We can't get him to hand over the person voluntarily, so it is inevitable that we enter the realm of the dead, but we may be able to get as much help as possible before entering the realm of the dead."
"Help? Is there anyone here who can help us fight against that damn guy?" Wolf Spirit is still not convinced - they are great creations of the Mother of Masks. If even they can't defeat that damn guy, then who else can Can you help them?
"some."
"Who?"
"It's just..." Qian Jue explained patiently while turning around to face a certain fox girl who was confused about the situation.
"she."
It is difficult for someone like Ah Li who has completely entered the spiritual realm for the first time to get out of the spiritual realm alone, but it is easy for Qianjue.
In less than a few minutes, she took Ahri out of the spiritual realm, and then headed straight for the spiritual tree in the Dream Forest.
Yes, she needs Ahri's help before entering the realm of the dead.
And the way Ahri helps her is to gain strength herself first.
"You said that I am a descendant of the door god...?" After a few minutes of brief explanation, Ah Li not only failed to understand the other party's explanation, but was even more confused.
She didn't even know what a "door god" was - she had only heard a little introduction from the bad priest before, and never heard of it at all before.
She couldn't understand a single word about "guiding lost spirits into the spiritual realm" and "so that they can obtain eternal peace".
"Maybe." Qian Jue, who was walking in front, nodded slightly, "But actually I'm not sure... I just think you are very similar to her and it's worth a try."
"try what……?"
"Trying to make you inherit her power."
"But... I don't even know my life experience... I'm a descendant of the door god... I don't understand it at all..."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt to try." Qian Jue's tone was very gentle, and his voice was also very gentle. "Even if you fail, we will not blame you and will continue to try to go to the realm of the dead to rescue your lover."
"Oh...thank you..." Ahri was still a little nervous.
After a moment, she remembered something again: "By the way, are you taking me to that tree...?"
"Yes, Spirit Tree." Qian Jue replied.
"I have another... friend who also went to the spiritual tree, but now she is gone..."
"Hmm? What does she look like? Maybe we can help you find her."
"She...well...she looks like a human girl and a deer..." Ahri explained while gesturing with the nine fox tails with both hands at the same time, "The upper body is a human girl, and the lower body is like a deer... She has a pair of human hands and four deer hooves...well...it's a bit complicated..."
"Sounds a bit strange." The cute look of the other party gesturing with both hands and the fox tail at the same time made Qian Jue a little bit unable to help but laugh, "Then, what is her name?"
"Her name...is...oh yes, Lilia!"
"Okay, we will help you find her later."
"Thank you~" Ahri gradually let down his guard against the gentle girl in front of him.
Soon, they arrived under the spiritual tree in the Dream Forest.
This is a towering tree that is dozens of meters high. The trunk is so thick that it can fit several houses inside. It is majestic.
Ahri touched the spiritual tree curiously, and the spiritual energy surrounding the trunk and branches made her feel very comfortable.
Then, she walked around the tree trunk again, but unfortunately she could not find Lilia.
But just when she felt deeply regretful and was about to go back and follow Qian Jue's arrangements, a strange feeling suddenly came from the touch of her fingertips, and quickly spread throughout her body like an electric current.
In an instant, many strange pictures appeared in her mind——
Countless light groups... spirits... a closed door... huge statues... voices of worship... priests... sacrifices... Spirit Blossom Festival... Flowers of the Other Shore... Spiraling stairs... People Gratitude...tears...endless desolation...
"Ahri?" Qianjue noticed something strange about the other party, but did not dare to act rashly.
Ahri didn't respond, as if all perception was completely blocked by some powerful force at this moment.Now she can only "see" those bizarre scenes.
Time passed by, but she still couldn't control her body, and couldn't even speak.
The budding Bianhua flowers around suddenly bloomed, and the magic light spots on the spiritual trees became more dazzling.
After a while, all the other shore flowers were in full bloom, and some of the branches and leaves on the spiritual tree began to wither and fall... It seemed that the cycle of life was being staged - the alternating cycle of life and death.
Qian Jue and Wolf Spirit held their breaths in unison, for fear of disturbing this strange sight - to be honest, they were also surprised.
Originally, they planned to try to channel the energy of the spirit tree to Ahri to see if they could connect her to the spirit tree, but they never thought that Ahri would receive the gift of the spirit tree without doing anything.
The spiritual tree is the fundamental connection between the spiritual realm and the realm of the dead. It was here that the door god and several other "gods" guided the spirits of the deceased countless years ago.
Qian Jue met the "Door God" - many years ago.She had seen the fox-eared woman who was as beautiful as the Mother of Masks. The latter looked very similar to Ahri, and the energy in their bodies was also very similar... so she guessed that Ahri was the descendant of the door god - at least There was some connection, so she thought of taking Ah Li to see this spiritual tree that had a close relationship with the door god.
She hadn't seen the Door God for a long time, but she thought... the Door God would definitely be willing to help her descendants.
And it turned out that she was right.
Ahri was indeed blessed by the spiritual tree.
"It seems that we can get a very powerful helper." Qian Jue said softly to the wolf spirit.
"Yes, maybe..." Wolf Spirit also gave a rare grin.
The two waited quietly.
Kindred is full of confidence.
After a few more minutes, Ahri gradually stopped absorbing energy from the spiritual tree.
A brilliant stream of light lit up her body, shining dazzlingly.
The blessing of the spiritual tree is probably over.
The corners of Qian Jue's mouth hidden under the mask were slightly raised, and she smiled as she watched the dazzling light gradually dissipate.
After a while, Ah Li's figure finally gradually appeared.
Qian Jue immediately greeted him.
then……
She saw a white fox.
A very cute nine-tailed white fox.
There was no sign of Ahri around, and there was only one set of clothes left on the ground. The white fox emerged from the collar of the robe, its big eyes filled with confusion.
"Huh?" The white fox made a cute cry.
Then, its eyes widened.
"嘤嘤...嘤嘤嘤?!"
"This..." Qian Jue was also a little stunned.
"What is this?" Wolf Spirit was even more puzzled, "Where is that fox human?"
"嘤嘘嘤!嘤嘤嘤...!" The white fox made another cute cry of unknown meaning.
Wolf Spirit was still full of questions.
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