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"It's nothing!" Fang Han shook his head, offering no further explanation.
“Mr. Fang, come with me to the underworld,” Zhao Li said.
“Acha meant you no harm, otherwise she wouldn’t have searched for you for decades. She seemed very sad when you disappeared…”
"Really?"
Fang Han immediately became interested. He and Acha had never met before, so why was this woman sad?
"Do you know why Acha is looking for me?"
"I don't know!" Zhao Li smiled bitterly: "Acha's thoughts are beyond my comprehension; I'm afraid only she herself knows."
Fang Han frowned slightly, pondering Acha's information.
According to the character settings in "The Ferryman", Acha is actually very pitiful. As the Queen of the Underworld, she is filled with loneliness.
Because of the immense responsibility she bore, she couldn't leave the underworld at will, and she longed to live like an ordinary person.
But she is Hades, burdened with responsibilities and missions, and is destined not to be an ordinary person.
Ah Cha longed for life on Earth, which is why she became a ferryman, her eyes on the human world.
Help her understand the human world, find delicious food and fun things to do...
After a moment of silence, Fang Han nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go to the Underworld with you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Li smiled, finally able to bring Fang Han back; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
"Come on, there's a passage between the living and the dead inside the shop."
Zhao Li closed the door and then walked towards the storage room.
On the surface, it's a convenience store, but in reality, it's a passage between the living and the dead. He opens the store during the day and ferries the souls of the dead at night...
This place has a passage between the living and the dead, so it will automatically attract the souls of the dead...
Fang Han had already noticed something amiss; the Yin energy here was exceptionally dense, even in broad daylight.
However, this yin energy is harmless to the human body and does not affect ordinary people.
Inside the storeroom, Zhao Li took out a token from his pocket and placed it in a groove in the wall.
The next second, a dense aura of yin energy appeared on the wall, and it began to gradually distort.
It then transformed into a door, pitch black and deep, resembling a 'gate to the underworld'.
Zhao Li went inside, followed closely by Fang Han. The two entered the underworld through the storeroom.
At this moment, the gate to the underworld slowly dissipated, transforming back into a wall...
……
Road to the Underworld.
Fang Han took a step and appeared out of thin air in the desert, where yellow sand stretched as far as the eye could see.
Standing beside him was Zhao Li, who seemed used to it, and he explained, "This is the Yellow Springs, the first pass of the underworld!"
"The Yellow Springs stretch for eight hundred miles, devoid of flowers and leaves. Only by crossing the Yellow Springs can one be considered to have entered the land of the underworld!"
"Any ghost that enters the underworld must pass through the Yellow Springs Road."
Zhao Li led the way, traveling along the desert. Without the ghost messenger to guide them, it would be easy to get lost in this place.
A fierce wind howled all around, and yellow sand filled the sky. If a lost soul were to wander, it would soon be scattered to the winds.
This is what makes the Yellow Springs so terrifying—a forbidden zone for the living, where human cultivators dare not set foot!
Even if cultivators come here, they need to report to the Underworld in advance.
Fang Han was filled with curiosity about the underworld. He discovered that there were underworld officials leading a group of ghosts along the way.
These ghosts, wearing anklets, lined up in a row, numbering more than a dozen...
A single underworld official can lead a dozen or so ghosts on their journey through the yellow sands...
Zhao Li explained, "This is to send the ghost to be reincarnated. Meng Po Village is just ahead. The ghost must drink Meng Po's soup to forget its past life before it can be reincarnated."
As he spoke, Zhao Li murmured, "Could it be that I drank the Meng Po soup and thus forgot my memories of my past life?"
Fang Han ignored Zhao Li and absorbed the Yin energy as he walked. He felt very comfortable. The Yin energy in the world was abundant and very suitable for cultivation.
Yin energy, resentment, and ghostly energy are all highly nourishing to him!
"Unfortunately, my current realm is too high. Even with a large amount of Yin energy, my strength improvement is very slow," Fang Han sighed.
Cultivation alone is far from enough; one still needs to devour demons and monsters and rely on talent to level up.
Thinking of this, he had a crazy idea: the underworld is never short of ghosts and monsters, especially the eighteen levels of hell, which imprison countless vicious and wicked spirits...
If he devours these ghosts, his strength will definitely increase even further!
Thinking of this, Fang Han's eyes burned with desire, eager to see the eighteen levels of hell!
Just then, an inn appeared ahead, located in the middle of the desert.
"We've arrived at Meng Po Village!" Zhao Li looked at the inn from afar. "Mr. Fang, let's go to Meng Po Village first. I have something I'd like to ask Meng Po."
"Alright!" Fang Han smiled. He was equally curious about Meng Po, as he could sense her demonic aura from afar...
There is a saying that circulates among the people: "In the Yellow Springs there is a demon with extraordinary beauty, known as Meng Po!"
Throughout history, Meng Po has been known for her unparalleled beauty, and no one has ever seen her true face, because anyone who comes to the Yellow Springs will surely die!
Meng Po is not a ghost, but a mythical beast that enjoys eating evil spirits and guards the Yellow Springs.
"Wait, why are there two demonic auras?"
Fang Han frowned, looked up and stared at Meng Po Village, where there were two auras, both of which had reached the Yin God level.
"Are there two Meng Pos?"
He followed Zhao Li into the inn, where he saw a woman in white lying on a chair with a long table in front of her.
The woman in white looked like a young woman, with a beautiful face and a red mark between her eyebrows. She was none other than Meng Po!
This person is not Sanqi, but Sanqi's mother!
"How could it be her?" Fang Han exclaimed in surprise.
"Mr. Fang, do you know Meng Po?" Zhao Li asked in confusion.
"I don't know her!" Fang Han shook his head, subconsciously saying, "I thought you killed Meng Po..."
Zhao Li was completely bewildered. "Why would I kill Meng Po? Besides, I can't beat Meng Po at all!"
Fang Han remained silent. He didn't know Meng Po, but he had seen the movie!
According to the original story, the eminent monk Wuming entered the underworld through the Yellow Springs, killed Meng Po, and was eventually captured by the underworld soldiers.
But now, Meng Po is still alive?
The nameless monk was Zhao Li's previous incarnation, a powerful Arhat.
Meng Po is immortal and difficult to kill; only the blood of an Arhat can subdue her.
"Could it be that some plot points have changed because of the merging of worlds?" Fang Han frowned in thought.
Looking at the young woman in white, he noticed her strange aura; she possessed demonic energy, yet she wasn't a demon, but rather a [monster]!
Meng Po is actually a demon beast?
Fang Han was surprised. He activated his zombie eyes and stared intently at Meng Po.
In an instant, the beautiful young woman revealed her true form in Fang Han's eyes: a strange beast resembling a giant python...
In Zhao Li's eyes, Meng Po is in human form, but only the eyes of a zombie can see through illusions and discover her true form...
On the long table in front of Meng Po, there were several bowls of Meng Po soup, and the underworld officials led the ghosts to line up to drink the soup.
"No, I don't want to drink the Meng Po soup!"
"I don't want to forget my past life..."
"Do you know who I am? I've killed countless people, I'm not afraid of you ghosts!"
Some wailed in pain, some screamed and struggled, and some wicked people roared, trying to resist the underworld guards who were escorting them.
The villain pushed aside the underworld official beside him and turned to run away.
Meng Po raised her head, her eyes flashing with a cold light.
"Any ghost that comes to Meng Po's manor must obediently follow my rules!"
"Since you kill without hesitation, you must be an evil spirit, and I love eating evil spirits..."
Meng Po parted her red lips slightly, a cold smile playing on her lips, and her originally beautiful face suddenly transformed into a snake's head.
With its neck stretched out two or three meters, the snake's head opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the villain whole!
Seeing this, the other ghosts trembled with fear and obediently lined up to drink the soup, while the underworld officials stood by, not daring to utter a word.
Meng Po has guarded the Yellow Springs for generations, and her strength is beyond doubt, even stronger than ordinary Yin gods!
She enjoys feeding on ghosts, and even the underworld officials are afraid of her, fearing Meng Po's power.