Chapter 25 Journey to the Underworld 2
Chapter 25 Journey to the Underworld 2
After following Di Ting to the underworld, what Hao Chen saw caught his eye.
As Hao Chen had predicted, the sky above the underworld was gloomy, with purple clouds floating in the air, but there was no sun like that of the mortal world.
Di Ting led them to a hillside and looked at the sky where flashes of dark lightning occasionally appeared, saying, "Sir, today is truly a beautiful day. The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle; it's perfect for a trip."
In September, she whispered to Xiaoyu behind Diting, "Where is the weather nice?"
"There's no other way. After all, this is the underworld. We have to take care of those ghosts, so we can't have anything as yang as the sun."
At this moment, Guanyin Bodhisattva walked to Di Ting's side, stroked his head and said, "Little Di Ting, I won't play with you anymore, I'm going to find your master first."
After Guanyin finished speaking, her figure flashed and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Then, Hao Chen looked at a huge city in the distance, where tall buildings stood, just like a modern metropolis in the mortal world.
This surprised Hao Chen. He thought the architecture of the underworld was like that of the mortal world in ancient times, but he didn't expect that it would now be modeled after the mortal world and develop in sync with it.
"Di Ting, do you people in the underworld now live in big cities?"
Di Ting looked in the direction Hao Chen's claw was pointing and said, "That's the City of the Wrongfully Dead. Now there are too many ghosts in the underworld, and there isn't enough space for them, so they have to build high-rise buildings just like in the mortal world."
"Yes, although I also bought a house there, I'll take you there when I have time. But today we're going to my other residence—the Di Mansion."
Upon hearing the first half of Di Ting's statement, Hao Chen and the others were impressed by the Underworld's progress with the times. However, upon learning that Di Ting had not only bought a house in a big city but also had a mansion to live in, they were surprised.
Hao Chen and Jiu Yue cursed inwardly: "Damn capitalists."
Hao Chen thought back to how he used to have to squeeze into a doghouse with Tian Lu, which wasn't so bad. Now, even though he'd moved into a cramped, makeshift room, he was sleeping on a soft, big bed.
But Haochen still wanted his own house, not for any other reason than that he could hide some of his personal belongings like Rabbit Lord.
"Alright everyone, I'll take you on a tour of the Underworld. Ahead is the famous scenic spot of the Underworld—Evil Dog Ridge."
Led by Di Ting, they arrived at Evil Dog Ridge. Rabbit Lord said with some fear, "Legend has it that Evil Dog Ridge is a terrifying place where vicious dogs gather and tear apart lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits along the way."
When Rabbit Lord said that, both Qilin and September were frightened. However, when September saw that Xiaoyu didn't seem to be afraid at all, she asked curiously, "Xiaoyu, aren't you afraid?"
Xiaoyu smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out soon enough."
Just then, a rustling sound came from the side. The already tense Qilin was startled, but when it turned around, it saw that the thing that had just made the sound was actually a feeder.
Rabbit asked in surprise, "Is this a feeder?"
The next moment, a series of barks suddenly came from behind the Qilin and the others. There seemed to be quite a few of them, and then a pack of vicious dogs rushed over.
"It's a vicious... vicious dog!"
When the Qilin saw that there were really vicious dogs, it quickly pulled Rabbit Lord and hid behind Di Ting, and also pulled Tianlu in front of it behind Di Ting.
September was also frightened and quickly retreated behind Ao Lie: "Xiao Yu, come quickly behind Lie Lie."
However, Yang Jian, Xiao Yu, and Ao Lie, who were standing to the side, did not seem to be frightened at this moment. As veteran gods, they also knew some things about the underworld.
Xiaoyu said, "September, don't be afraid, there are no more vicious dogs here."
Sure enough, as the vicious dogs approached, the four-legged creatures realized that the dogs running towards them were actually small dogs with short limbs and chubby butts. Weren't they just ordinary Corgis?
Watching the puppies eating around the feeder, Rabbit said, "Isn't this clearly Hungry Dog Ridge?"
After visiting Evil Dog Ridge, just as Di Ting was about to take the Four-Faced Beasts to visit other places, the Four-Faced Beasts discovered that Tian Lu was missing.
"Oh no, Pipi is missing."
"It's a strange creature, don't worry, let's go back and look for it quickly."
However, Hao Chen stopped the four-legged creature and the rabbit who were about to go find Tianlu, pointed in the direction of the feeder, and gestured for them to look over there.
When the Qilin looked over, it found Tianlu fighting with the puppies for food. The puppies were no match for the Qilin, and were squeezed to the side watching Tianlu devour their dog food without daring to utter a sound.
"Pipi!" The four-legged creature was very angry. It turned out that it had worried for nothing. It grabbed Tianlu, who was still eating dog food, and said to the other puppies, "You can keep eating. I'm taking Pipi with me."
Tianlu was very unhappy that the four-legged creature was disturbing his meal: "Let me go, four-legged creature, I'm not full yet."
The four-legged creature was speechless: "Pipi, have I ever neglected your food? You're even stealing my dog food."
"But the four-legged creature is really delicious."
The four-legged creature tossed Tianlu to Haochen and instructed him, "Haochen, keep an eye on Pipi and don't let him cause any more trouble."
After finding Tianlu, the Four-Faced Beast and the Rabbit Lord chased after Diting and the others again, only to find that only Diting and Bai Ze remained at the scene, and everyone else had disappeared.
Hao Chen looked around and realized that Jiu Yue and Yang Jian were gone, leaving only Di Ting massaging Bai Ze: "Hey Di Ting, how come only you and Bai Ze are left? Where is everyone else?"
Di Ting explained, "They want to go out and explore on their own in September. I told them to come directly to my residence for dinner then."
Hao Chen nodded, then asked, "I see. Let's continue on our way. Where are we going next?" (つ≧▽≦)つ
At this moment, Tianlu suddenly jumped out and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"
"Pipi, why are you only thinking about food?" Seeing Tianlu's expression, the Four-Faced Beast covered its face and pretended not to recognize him.
But Rabbit God said, "What's wrong with a four-legged creature? It's still Pipi, isn't it!"
The four-legged creature nodded, agreeing with Rabbit Lord's opinion: "That's true."
Then Di Ting stroked his chin and said, "If you want to eat, I recommend going to the Ghost Market. It's the most bustling commercial street in the entire Underworld, and there are many Underworld specialties there."
"Yay, yay! Let's go to that city if it's not a 'four-legged creature'!"
"It's the Ghost Market, you little glutton." The Qilin ruffled Tianlu's hair, then looked at Diting: "Then I'll trouble Diting to lead the way."
"No problem, this way."
Di Ting led the way, followed closely by Tian Lu, Qi Bu Xiang, and Tu Ye. Just as Hao Chen was about to catch up, he noticed that Bai Ze was watching him the whole time.
"What's wrong, Bai Ze? Is there something dirty on my face?"
In response to Hao Chen's question, Bai Ze shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Seeing that Bai Ze didn't say anything, Hao Chen shook his head and ignored him, then followed Tian Lu and the others.
Looking at Hao Chen's back, Bai Ze frowned. He realized that he couldn't see through Hao Chen at all.
As Bai Ze, who knows everything, he is very clear about his abilities. As long as he takes a look at any living being in the Three Realms, unless their cultivation level is far superior to his, there is no reason why he cannot see the other party's background and weaknesses.
However, Hao Chen himself could not see through it at all. It was as if a hand behind his back had erased Hao Chen's existence. All he could see was that Hao Chen was a primordial divine beast born from heaven and earth, and like Yang Jian and the others, he liked furry creatures.
"Forget it, even Heaven and Earth don't care about these things, why should I worry about them?"
While Di Ting was showing Hao Chen and the others around the Underworld, a creature suddenly broke into the nineteenth forbidden area of the Underworld. Looking at the gate made of divine metal in front of it, it pushed it open and went in without hesitation.
"I've heard that the most vicious creatures in the world are imprisoned here. I want to see what kind of chaos they would cause if they all escaped."
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