Chapter 125: Fengdu Guest (XV)
After the elevator door opened, everyone saw a young man with pigtails standing at the door.
Because the corridor outside was dark, Lu Ren had no way of seeing his face clearly. What was even more exaggerated was that despite the dim light in the City of the Dead, the young man still insisted on wearing a pair of round old-fashioned sunglasses. There were no blind ghosts in the world, so this could only be attributed to the young man's...personal hobby?
Lu Ren looked at the young man in front of him with some confusion. He was wearing a white Chinese training suit and black loose trousers. The sleeves and trouser legs looked very wide. The dark wind from the City of the Dead blew past, making his sleeves flutter in the wind, and he vaguely revealed the feeling of a hidden master.
As the sleeves of the young man's training suit were blown up by the wind, a blue tattoo could be vaguely seen on his left arm under the sleeve. Lu Ren could vaguely tell that it should be a spell, but he didn't know what the spell was for, as it was far beyond his knowledge. In addition to the tattoo, the young man also had a string of crystal clear red Buddhist beads around his wrist, but it was unclear what material it was made of.
The green talisman and the red Buddhist beads are intertwined together, making the person's skin look very fair and also adding a bit of mystery to his appearance.
The young man was seen wearing a pair of flip-flops and slowly walked into the elevator while the door was opening.
Because Lu Ren was standing closest to the elevator door, the first person the young man saw when he entered the elevator was Lu Ren. When he saw Lu Ren for the first time, he couldn't help but uttered a question "Huh?"
Then he pulled his sunglasses down a little, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes. Then he looked straight at Lu Ren with these eyes, as if trying to find some other clues from Lu Ren's face.
The young man's eyes were full of inquiring questions, as if he had seen something strange, and he couldn't stop muttering, "Strange, strange." As he spoke, he took two steps forward and came closer to Lu Ren.
Lu Renke didn't like being watched closely, so he could only dodge and take two steps back. While dodging, he couldn't help but wonder what this person was going to do.
"Could it be that he discovered that I'm a living person?" Lu Ren thought to himself that something was wrong. At the moment, he was in the elevator and there was no place to escape. If this young man suddenly attacked, Lu would be caught in the trap.
To make matters worse, the elevator door closed at this moment, making a slight metallic knocking sound.
Fortunately, the man did not continue to approach Lu Ren. Instead, he frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
He didn't seem to intend to delve deeper, but as he thought, he turned his eyes away from Lu Ren and prepared to turn around to face the elevator door. However, when he turned halfway, he caught a glimpse of the double pupil standing next to Lu Ren.
The moment he saw the double pupils, the young man seemed to have seen something incredible, and his body froze as if the pause button was pressed.
Lu Ren, who was closer to the young man, noticed keenly that the moment he saw the double pupils, the young man's pupils dilated slightly, but he concealed it well and did not show it too much.
Then, the young man's brows, which had not yet been fully relaxed, furrowed even deeper. Then, he stretched out his fingers and began to calculate, just like the living half-immortal on TV.
This is where the problem lies. In general, calculations on TV are done by just pinching your fingers twice to get the desired result, but this person is different. Five minutes have passed, and he is still calculating. This person is like a primary school student doing math problems, showing his slender fingers to everyone in the elevator.
Halfway through his calculation, his fingers paused, and he showed an embarrassment. Finally, he couldn't help but ask everyone in the elevator: "Do you have a pen? I can't remember where I was just now."
People in the elevator: “…”
Finally, Lao Li, who was standing in the corner, spoke first, ending the awkward situation: "Qingyu, where did you come from?"
The young man named Qingyu was easily attracted by Lao Li. He continued to talk along with Lao Li's words: "Just now, at the 49th floor, sister Zhaodi's place, she asked me to calculate her marriage in the next life."
Obviously, Old Li also knew Zhao Di, and he sighed, "Oh, it turned out to be Zhao Di. She was also a pitiful person. When she was alive, her father sold her to an old man as a concubine in order to build a house for her brother. A few years later, she was beaten to death by the old man. She came to this city of wrongful death at such a young age. What a pity, what a pity." Old Li sighed, and it was obvious that he really felt sorry for this girl. He couldn't help but continue to ask Qing Yu, "Did you calculate it for her?"
Qingyu said innocently: "I forgot to bring a pen, and was just about to go back to get it..."
Old Li: “…”
Okay, stop asking.
Lu Ren finally understood that this young man named Qingyu should be a charlatan in the City of the Dead.
While Lu Ren was still looking at Qingyu, Qingyu and Lao Li had already ended their conversation.
Perhaps noticing Lu Ren's gaze, Qingyu turned to look at Lu Ren, then said cheerfully, "Sorry, I was so busy calculating and chatting that I forgot to introduce myself. Are you two new residents in the city? It seems like we haven't met before. I live on the 150th floor. My name is Yang Qingyu, and I'm good at fortune-telling. Hello."
Qingyu was so enthusiastic, Lu Ren said: "My name is Lu Ren, this is Chongtong, we are not residents of the Wrongful Death City, we are just passing by here."
"Passing by?" Qingyu was obviously stunned by this statement.
What place is this? This is the Yellow Springs City of the Dead! Are these two people here for tourism?
A day trip to the underworld is exciting just to think about.
Lu Ren explained to Qing Yu: "We are going to the gates of hell."
Hearing the words "Gate of Hell", Qingyu, who had originally had a smiling expression on his face, suddenly became serious.
He just stared at Lu Ren and said seriously: "You can go to the gates of hell, but he can't." After that, Qingyu shifted his gaze to Chongtong.
Is this asking Lu Ren not to take Chongtong to the gates of hell? Lu Ren looked at Chongtong, whose expression did not change much, but if he analyzed it carefully, he could still see that Chongtong seemed to have a subtle doubt because of Qingyu's words.
Why not let Chongtong go to the gates of hell ?
Qingyu's incoherent words made Lu Ren a little confused. But he thought Qingyu saw through Chongtong's identity and was afraid that Lu Ren would skip work with others, so he gave this advice.
So Lu Ren said, "Don't worry, I don't plan to take him to the human world."
Qingyu listened to Lu Ren's words and realized that he didn't fully understand what he meant, so he explained: "Do you know when tomorrow is?"
Lu Ren was stunned. Tomorrow?
Isn't tomorrow Monday? He felt a headache when talking about this matter. Now he was trapped here, and he didn't know if he could get back before Monday. If he couldn't get back, he didn't know if his salary would be deducted.
The heart of the office worker is bleeding.
Qingyu had no idea of Lu Ren's inner thoughts, and he continued to speak without thinking, "Tomorrow is the winter solstice."
"Ah?" Lu Ren didn't expect Qingyu to talk about a solar term, and he was unable to react for a moment.
Qingyu explained: "The winter solstice is the day with the longest night in the year, and the yin energy is naturally the heaviest. On such days, the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living is blurred. As long as you get close to the gate of hell, you will automatically return to the world of the living."
After hearing this, Lu Ren was overjoyed: "That means we don't have to cross the River Styx anymore?" Isn't that a good thing?
"Yes." Qingyu said, "So, don't let him get close to the gates of hell, otherwise he will go directly to the world of the living. Then--"
Before Qingyu could finish the words after "when the time comes", the elevator made a "ding" sound, interrupting the conversation among them - they had arrived at the 150th floor where Qingyu lived.
Qingyu had no choice but to go down the elevator in flip-flops.
But before the elevator door was about to close, he said worriedly: "Remember! Don't let him get close to the gates of hell!"
The elevator door slowly closed, and in the blink of an eye only a crack remained. Lu Ren could only loudly reply to him: "Got it!"
Then, the elevator door closed completely, completely isolating Qingyu's voice. The elevator car, which had been very lively because of his arrival, also became quiet.
A quiet environment is conducive to promoting people's thinking.
Lu Ren felt a little confused. He couldn't help but think: "Why does Qingyu care so much about whether Chongtong stays or goes?"
So he turned his head and looked at Chongtong who had remained silent. Chongtong still had that indifferent expression, looking bored at the elevator door that reflected a blurry figure, wondering what he was thinking.
Lu Ren asked him: "Are you famous for wanting to go to the human world?" Otherwise why would Qingyu be guarding against you like a thief.
Chongtong denied this statement: "Why would I go to the human world? My church is still in the underworld."
Yes. That's really strange. Even the person himself has no such intention, so why would Qingyu give such advice?
Lu Ren was puzzled.
At this time, Old Li on the side said: "Although Qingyu looks careless , he is actually very accurate in his calculations. Maybe he has figured out something. You two will be right if you listen to him."
Lu Ren, who had just witnessed Qingyu's calculation process, found it hard to believe what Lao Li said.
He said doubtfully, "Really?"
Old Li dared to pat his chest and guarantee: "Of course it's true, Qingyu is a person with great supernatural powers. To tell you the truth, I received news that he only needs to stay in this City of Wrongful Death for another year, and his unfinished life will be over. When all his karma is settled, he should be sent to the human world to become a city god."
The City God is a "ghost official" who protects a city. Those who can serve as the City God must be one in a million, a rare talent.
"Since Qingyu is so powerful," Lu Ren couldn't help but ask, "Why did he become a ghost who died in vain?"
After all, becoming a wrongly dead ghost means that you did not die of old age.
Old Li showed a look of regret on his face, as if he also felt very sorry for Qingyu's early death: "Fifty years ago, when he first came, I heard him say that he died of a drought."
