Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Wang Wei's car had already crashed into something.
Although Wang Wei reacted a moment too late, he still slammed on the brakes as my words fell behind, causing my body to lurch forward violently.
At that moment, Wang Wei was drenched in cold sweat, and there was already fresh red blood on the windshield.
I was also quite frightened. Hitting someone to death was no small matter; it could lead to imprisonment.
"Damn it, what are you waiting for? Get down and check!" I cursed.
I quickly got out of the car, and Wang Wei, reacting a bit sluggishly, hurriedly followed suit.
However, once we were outside, we saw no one.
"Wang Wei asked me, 'Saning, could it be a ghost?'"
I replied, "Do ghosts bleed? It must be a person. Let's see if they're under the car."
I bent down to look, but there was nothing beneath the vehicle. I felt puzzled and thought, could it really be a ghost? Just then, I heard a voice.
"I'm right here."
Startled, I looked up and saw someone sitting on top of Wang Wei's car. When I glanced over, I was indeed frightened.
But in the next second, I realized she was not alive; she must have been possessed by someone's spirit.
"You are One by one."
The girl sitting on top of Wang Wei's car changed her expression and said, "You figured it out."
I nodded. As long as it wasn't a living person, I could usually tell. Of course, with twisted beings like Evil Being and Chen San, it was still somewhat challenging.
"One by one said, 'It's good that you noticed.'"
Upon hearing One by one, Wang Wei's anxious heart immediately settled down. However, seeing such a "high-level" client, Wang Wei naturally became attentive and quickly greeted her with a smile.
But One by one clearly had little interest in talking to Wang Wei.
One by one jumped off the car and said to me, "You must have taken care of your business by now."
I looked at One by one in surprise and said, "You've been following me."
One by one replied that she hadn't; she just noticed I hadn't been to the office for a few days. Today, heading towards the company, she guessed that my matters were likely resolved.
I nodded; her reasoning was sound enough.
I glanced at the bloodstains on her clothes but chose not to say much. She was merely occupying a corpse, not a living person.
I suggested that this wasn't the place for conversation and that we should discuss any matters at the office.
Wang Wei drove us away from there, taking me and One by one.
After we arrived at the company, this was the first client of Wang Wei Company, and also the wealthiest one, so Wang Wei eagerly served tea and water.
I got straight to the point with One by One and asked, "Who do you want me to bring?"
She wanted me to go to Underworld Road. I wondered if I could come back, and how I would even get to Underworld Road—these were all questions on my mind.
At that moment, One by One was covered in blood, looking somewhat terrifying.
One by One bit her lip and said, "I can't say."
Those three words left me speechless. Just as I was about to speak again, One by One added, "I am your client. Just help me with this, alright?"
In fact, when One by One first approached us, both Wang Wei and I had made it clear that we wouldn't engage in anything immoral.
So when I stared at One by One, she insisted that he wasn't a bad person.
I nodded in response.
Wang Wei chimed in as well; after all, someone was spending a lot of money here.
Standing side by side with One by One, I realized we hadn’t really talked much. Even if this person turned out to be a bad guy, I had to go through with it. I sighed softly.
One by One asked me, "Why are you sighing?"
I replied that I wasn't sighing about anything. Sitting in Wang Wei's office, I gazed into the distance. No matter what, I never imagined I would end up here.
Thinking about human fate is truly fascinating.
"You're a bit like him," One by One suddenly said.
I asked, "Like who?"
One by One replied that I resembled him—the living person she wanted me to bring back. As she spoke, she started walking toward the door, but after taking a few steps, she turned around and said, "Your name is Saning, right?"
I didn’t respond. One by One continued, "Saning, when do you plan to set off?"
After pondering for a moment, I said, "In two days, but I don't even know how to get to Underworld Road."
One by One fell silent for a while before saying, "You can see it yourself." With that, she walked outside, and I didn’t chase after her.
Can I really see it? I could indeed see Underworld Road now; it was a path paved with white bones. It flickered in front of me several times, and I almost stepped onto it each time, but I held back.
I could see Underworld Road only after the Evil Being entered my eyes. At first, the vision was unclear, but it became increasingly vivid.
Just looking at the eerie white bones made me feel a bit uneasy.
After One by One left, Wang Wei said to me, "Saning, can you handle this? If you can't, let's not go through with it. Going to Underworld Road is no joke."
I replied, "You've already taken the money; what do you plan to do?"
Wang Wei said, "If worse comes to worst, I'll just give it back." I responded to Wang Wei, "Then just return it directly."
"Wang Wei," upon hearing this, said, "Saning, I still believe in your abilities."
Two days passed quickly, and on the third day, we all arrived at Wang Wei's company. Clay Bodhisattva came along with Wind Tree.
Once at Wang Wei's company, Clay Bodhisattva took Wind Tree to play on the computer.
Ke'er looked at me with concern and said, "Husband, are you really going to go to Underworld Road?"
I tucked Ke'er's hair behind her ear and looked into her eyes. "This is Wang Wei's first business deal; we can't ruin his reputation."
After hearing my words, Wang Wei said nothing and simply handed me a cigarette.
We waited for Early Morning.
During Early Morning, the Yin Qi was heavy. I thought that would be the best time to go to Underworld Road. However, One by One had not yet appeared. If One by One didn't show up, I wouldn't go to Underworld Road.
Around eleven o'clock, One by One finally appeared. She asked, "Saning, are you ready?"
I replied that I was ready.
Suddenly, One by One said to me, "Saning, if you call out my name while crossing the River of Yellow Springs, perhaps he will come out."
I questioned back, "Perhaps?"
One by One wasn't certain either. It seemed somewhat absurd to me; this was not just any place we were talking about but Underworld Road—a boundary between the living and the dead.
I couldn't help but ask, "What is his name?"
She replied that his name was Yiyan. I was taken aback for a moment; one was One by One, and the other was Yiyan. The name had a certain significance.
I said I understood, and finally told One by One, "If you don't bring him back, don't blame me."
One by One's face showed signs of weariness.
She said to me, "Saning, I don't expect you to definitely bring him back, but I hope you will do your best."
I looked at One by One, who was also looking at me. But seeing the hopeful expression in One by One's eyes, I knew this person must be very important to her.
Could it be that One by One and Yiyan were not siblings? Earth Farming Group.
I didn't delve deeper into it; what the so-called Underworld Road entailed was something no living person could possibly know.
This is something many people are curious about: where do people go after they die? Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe in an afterlife?
Is it Yama's Hall? To be honest, I was also curious. Having never seen the Underworld Road before, when it finally appeared in my sight, I felt a strong urge to step forward, but ultimately I didn't dare to tread there.
I even asked One by One if I could come back.
One by One told me that I could.
In the early morning hours, the Underworld Road appeared before my eyes. I initially wanted to leave my soul and enter it, but then I realized there was no need to leave my soul behind. Ke'er was very worried about me, but she couldn't go onto the Underworld Road because once a soul crossed the River of Yellow Springs, it would be very difficult to return.
Although it was difficult, it didn't mean I couldn't return. When I was about to leave, One by One gave me a red string and said that if I reached Underworld Road and found Yiyan, if Yiyan didn't recognize me, I should give this red string to Yiyan. When One by One handed me the red string, I noticed a small bell tied to it.
I had already stepped onto the path with one foot, and then I placed my other foot down as well.
Underworld Road is a place for the dead, and the living naturally cannot go there. Moreover, souls like Ke'er, which originally linger in the human realm, find it very difficult to return once they have crossed the River of Yellow Springs.
So, those people couldn't come over, but there was one person who could. At first, I didn't notice until I had taken a few steps.
Then I heard a cry of "Oh no!" and turned around to see a clay figure had fallen to the ground.
I was momentarily stunned before asking, "How did you get here?"
The Clay Bodhisattva chuckled a few times and then called out to me, "Saning Brother."
Comment 0 Comment Count