"Is there something wrong?"
He was going to check the birth date on the iron pillar around the old hen's neck to see if it was written incorrectly.
At this moment, the old hen suddenly flapped its wings, which frightened Old Xu into letting go and threw it directly to the ground.
The old hen fluttered twice, and after landing smoothly, she looked around strangely, and then crowed suddenly: "Click... Cuck... Cuck..."
"This..." Lao Xu was stunned, "Is this the beginning?"
Seeing the old hen fly to the ground, shaking its head from side to side but not very lively, Lao Xu had both expectation and fear in his eyes.
The old hen stood on the ground and looked at the four intersections respectively. She didn't call again for a long time, which made Old Xu anxiously waiting.
"What's going on?" He anxiously circled the old hen several times, "Didn't you say that you have to crow three times? Why did you crow once and stop? Is there really something wrong?"
Seeing that the old hen didn't crow a second time, Lao Xu squatted next to the old hen and stretched out his hand to see if hitting it would make it crow a second time.
But he was worried that his reckless behavior would affect Tie Zhu's return to the world, so he hesitated and took back his hand.
At this time, the old hen was squealing in a low voice, "cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, clack, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck out there out there".
However, its eyes were very strange, staring straight into the grass, as if there was something behind the grass. Lao Xu was only concerned about whether Tiezhu found the old hen in Yinshi, and did not care about the old hen's abnormal behavior.
At the same time, in Yin City, all the wandering souls in the ghost town of Yin City heard the crow of the cock.
The originally lively Yin City suddenly became boiling, and all the wandering souls followed the sound. Although they couldn't see anything, they all knew that this was a sign that someone wanted to return to Yang.
"Someone wants to return the sun! If we can take a ride, then we can also return the sun!" A wandering soul shouted excitedly.
"That's right! There hasn't been anyone in this Yin City for many years who can return the Yang! If we can catch up, it will really make a lot of money!" Another wandering soul also agreed.
"Let's go! The direction of the sound seems to be over the North Gate! Hurry up and take a look! Maybe God will help us and we can catch up!" A group of wandering souls hurried towards the North Gate.
In the governor's office of Yin City, Tie Zhu and the fortune teller also looked in the direction of the sound.
When I heard the chicken crow, Tiezhu was curious about what kind of chicken could make such a loud sound.
Then I saw the fortune teller patting Tie Zhu on the shoulder with an excited look on his face.
"Tie Zhu, you can go! Someone is coming to pick you up! This old hen is the one you sent to pick you up in the Yang Realm! You can finally go back!" Tie Zhu was very excited about the fortune telling.
Tie Zhu, who has stayed in this Yin City for a year, is well aware of the boredom and terror here.
If you are not careful, you may be sold as human blood steamed buns by other ghosts and ghosts.
Tie Zhu shuddered at the thought of this. He looked at the fortune teller and his heart was filled with gratitude and admiration. I can't imagine how he got here after all these years.
"Master, don't worry! I will definitely take out the box according to your instructions in the future!" Tie Zhu said excitedly.
However, the fortune teller turned to look at Tiezhu with a solemn expression and said: "My child, it's enough if you have this heart. But I can't be your master yet. You will have a greater fortune. If I become your master, I can only It's your luck. This will cost me my life, so don't call me master in the future. What I teach you is just to help you complete one thing better."
Tie Zhu nodded blankly. Although he felt a little regretful, he could understand the fortune teller's difficulties. After all, he did learn a lot in this year. He will never forget this kindness.
"I remember sir!" Tie Zhu curled his lips and said softly.
The fortune teller nodded and continued: "When Tiezhu goes back this time, sit on the back of the old hen and don't look back. Every wandering soul in the Yin City can go back with you. But they want to take you away from that old hen." Only when you get rid of the chicken can the old hen return to the Yang world. So in order to get you off, they will try their best to ask you to turn back. Remember, once you turn back, you will never have the chance to return to the Yang world. I can’t see your parents anymore. Do you understand?”
Tie Zhu was shocked to think that Huanyang would be in such big trouble. If all the wandering souls came together to cause trouble for him, wouldn't he definitely not be able to go back? So he asked worriedly: "Sir, there are so many wandering ghosts and ghosts in this Yin City coming to trouble me, so how can I go back?"
The fortune teller smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't worry, heaven and earth have their own rules. These wandering ghosts will not forcefully pull you back. But they will make you fall into hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, and they will become you." The look of your parents will make you hear my voice. You must stick to your heart and remember my words and never look back!”
"You just need to remember that once you get on that old hen, you have to focus on nothing else, look ahead, and don't be distracted by everything around you!"
"The old hen will lead you back to the earth!"
Tie Zhu nodded solemnly, "I understand, sir."
As soon as he finished speaking, the call of Commander Yin came from outside the yamen. When he saw Tie Zhu, he hurriedly greeted: "Hey, why are you still here? Hurry up, the Baojiaxian who picked you up and returned you to Yang is already in Yin. We’ve been waiting for a long time at the city gate! If you delay any longer, you’ll miss it!”
Tie Zhu didn't say much, and followed the figure of Commander Yin Chai out of the yamen. As soon as he stepped out of the Yamen, the sight in front of him gave him a chill - there was a long queue of Yinshi standing outside the Yamen. The formation was like an ancient emperor traveling, so majestic that Tie Zhu couldn't help but shudder.
The fortune teller on the side looked quite calm. He touched his chin, looked at the Yin Cha team in front of him with a smile, and secretly praised in his heart: "I have traveled to Yin City for many years, and I have never seen such a spectacular scene! Today is really a big event." Eye-opening! ”
After that, the fortune teller and Tie Zhu walked out of Yin City.
On the road, the ghosts cleared the way. Those wandering souls who were eager to take advantage of the opportunity to return to the world were frightened to stop moving forward after seeing such a huge team of ghosts, not daring to take another step closer.
Under the escort of Yin Chai, they soon arrived outside Yin City.
When the wandering souls along the way saw this, they started talking one after another: "What happened today? There is such a big movement, maybe the entire Yin City has been mobilized, right?"
"Don't you know yet? The person who returned the sun this time is the governor's person, and it was arranged by the governor himself!"
"What? Is it the governor who has not yet arrived?"
"Exactly, even though he has not yet taken office, he is already so powerful. When the gates of the underworld were opened, all the ghosts and fifth-grade underworld generals came out, but no one could stop him in the slightest. This lord must be a great person. Characters! ”
"How can you be so capable? I didn't expect that this Yin City would welcome such a ruthless character!"
"That's natural. The governor of Yin City has a status comparable to that of the Little King of Hell. Not to mention his reputation, if these Yin gangsters are disobedient, they will be the first to bear the brunt of the consequences once the Lord takes office!"
"This makes sense. There are three things a new official should do when he takes office. Who doesn't want to find an opportunity to establish his authority?"
"But having said that, this man looks like he is only a teenager. He is still a wandering soul who just came here last year. Calculated in the human world, he has only lived for a day. How can he have a relationship with the governor?"
"This is unknown. But I know that those little ghost wandering souls who want to seize the opportunity to return to the sun will be disappointed this time. With so many evil deeds, how can they have a chance to succeed?"
"Yes, once you are knocked out of the city, it will be miserable, even worse than a wandering spirit!" "..."
In a blink of an eye, they had arrived at the city gate.
The fortune teller stopped, patted Tie Zhu's shoulder gently, and said earnestly: "My child, after you leave this door, I can't accompany you. You must study the Qi Men Dun Jia I taught you carefully. When you succeed in learning, if you can find my physical body, you can also help me repay my yang.”
"Sir, don't worry!" Tie Zhu nodded seriously, "I'm going!"
After bidding farewell to the fortune teller, Tie Zhu walked out of the city gate under the escort of Yin Chai.
As soon as we left the city, the old hen outside the city suddenly made a loud cry: "Croak... croak... croak..."
Tiezhu heard the sound and went over, only to see that the old hen was completely different from what he had imagined. He originally thought it was just an old hen as big as his head, but he didn't expect that the old hen in front of him was so big that it was almost as big as the city gate tower. Such a huge body once again gave Tie Zhu a subversive understanding of the world.
As the rooster crows, the wandering souls inside the city gate exclaim: "We're leaving!"
"The chicken is about to set off!"
At the same time, many wandering souls rushed out of the city gate, trying to seize this rare opportunity.
However, the moment they left the city, they were marked with a mark.
With this mark, except for Yin Cha, all wandering souls who enter Yin City will be marked once they leave the city for the second time.
If he fails to catch up with Baojiaxian to return to the sun, he will become a lonely ghost forever.
Of course, there is no way out. That is to wait for the next person to return to the sun, drag it down, and replace it yourself.
Therefore, every time he returns to Yang, there will always be many brave wandering souls trying to give it a try.
Success is rebirth, failure means spending endless years outside the city. This has also resulted in countless lonely ghosts outside the Yin City.
If Tie Zhu were alone, it might be difficult to return the sun smoothly. But in the past year, he has learned a lot of skills from the fortune teller, and Zhang Hao's arrangements in Yin City have made his return to Yang quite smooth. At least so far, so good.
Those wandering souls who tried to climb up the old hen were all beaten down by Yinsha.
Commander Yin Chai stood on the city gate and shouted loudly: "Today I want to see who dares to mess with the wandering souls I escort!"
"If the wandering souls in the city dare to get on the bus, they will be killed without mercy!"
"If the lonely ghosts outside the city dare to harm my good deeds, don't blame me for going out to the city to suppress bandits once a month!"
"You rabble-rousers dare to take my ideas and don't ask what I do!"
The so-called "suppression of bandits" refers to those lonely ghosts outside the city. They were regarded as bandits for robbing the Yang Yang chariot.
In the past, Yin Chai mostly ignored this, but today's Yin Chai commander's attitude stunned all the wandering souls inside and outside the city.
Under the escort of Yin Chai, Tie Zhu successfully climbed onto the old hen's back.
Just when he sat firmly, the old hen crowed again: "Cock-clack..."
Then, it turned around, carrying Tiezhu's soul and galloping towards a land of nothingness.
Tie Zhu felt the wind whistling in his ears, and the old hen was moving at an astonishing speed.
In just a few seconds, the sounds in Yinshi had faded away.
After a while, Tie Zhu found that the surrounding scenery began to become familiar and unfamiliar.
Sometimes it was a school he was familiar with, and sometimes it turned into an ancient city entrance.
In this ever-changing scenery, Tie Zhu gradually felt that returning Yang was not as difficult as imagined.
However, just as he was relaxing a little, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Iron Pillar!"
"My teacher, I forgot to tell you something important!"
"Wait for me! Wait until I make it clear to you!"
This voice was the voice of the fortune teller, the first wandering soul Tie Zhu encountered in the Yin City.
Tie Zhu couldn't help but look sideways and asked with confusion: "Master? Didn't you say... you can't leave the city?"
"That's all a lie to you!" Tie Zhu's all-too-familiar voice came from behind.
This voice had been with him for a whole year, and it was also the voice he wanted to hear most in Yin City.
However, at this moment, this voice made him break out in cold sweat and his heart was filled with fear. His neck turned stiffly, but he did not dare to turn his head completely.
Is this... could it be what the fortune teller once said, that there would be countless wandering souls to tempt him on his way back to the sun? Could that voice just now be the spirit of those wandering souls blocking the road?
In the process of returning to Yang, the Yin difference cannot always accompany Tiezhu. Therefore, all the problems he encountered at the moment could only be faced and solved by himself.
Tie Zhu didn't respond, just closed his eyes tightly and sat quietly on the old hen's back, waiting for it to be sent back to the earth. Sure enough, in just two seconds, the fortune teller's voice disappeared completely.
Tie Zhu opened his eyes again, looked around, and found that the surrounding scenery was becoming more and more familiar. He couldn't help but think to himself: Could it be coming soon?
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "Tie Zhu, where are you going? You're back for dinner!" This voice, which had not been heard for a long time, was the voice of Tie Zhu's mother.
Hearing this voice, Tie Zhu's heart trembled, his body shook violently, and he almost turned his head instinctively. But with his previous experience, he resisted and did not look back. He just narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Humph, it's probably another trick of those wandering souls trying to lure me into the water!"
"If we really have arrived at home, Brother Ji will definitely stop." Tie Zhu thought to himself.
"These wandering souls are really hateful. How did they peek into my mind?" He felt confused and angry.
"Can it be said that all the wandering souls around the Yin City have such magical powers?" I recalled that the fortune teller once mentioned, (End of Chapter)