"What happened to the artist after he died? Did he become a ghost to take revenge?"

The description given by Tu Shanyue is specious.

"After the artist dies, he transforms into the eyes of the hands. The eyes on the face of this ghost are still blind, but two eyes grow on each hand."

After saying this, Tu Shanyue gestured as if he was deliberately trying to intimidate the two of them, and Mu Yi also shrank into a ball seriously.

"The Eye of the Hand wanders around for revenge. When he 'sees' the suspected murderer, he rushes forward and strangles him to death."

"So he can see after death? Then turning into a ghost isn't all bad!"

He shook his head and continued to describe the tragic fate of this kind of ghost——

"Because he was blind during his lifetime, it was impossible to find the murderer through his "eyes", so those who happened to be hit by him could only consider themselves unlucky..."

"You...you mean..."

Mu Yi's face turned pale. She didn't know how to deal with ghosts. Fortunately, Tu Shanyue explained it before setting off. If she really encountered this, she didn't know how she would die!

"The Eye of the Hand will attack the people in front of it indiscriminately, just like the robber who killed him indiscriminately, taking away the lives of others at will..."

His expression was both sad and strangely terrifying under the moonlight. Mu Yi firmly believed that as long as Tu Shanyue was around, the ghosts would not be able to do anything to her, so he asked Tu Shanyue to tell various local ghost legends one after another -

"Is there more? I don't often hear stories like this in the spirit world! Tell me more about it!"

"These ghosts are still wandering in the sea at night! Do you think it's a fairy tale!?"

Tu Shanyue could not resist Mu Ji's shining eyes. Anyway, it had been many years... no one was willing to listen to him talk like this.

They came for his looks and singing voice, but they were unwilling to say a word to him.

Mu Yi is a very good listener and is very respectful to him. He can occasionally retort, which is quite interesting.

"Prajna is said to be an evil spirit formed by women's strong jealousy and resentment. They usually live in the mountains and eat people every midnight. They are a kind of female ghost that specializes in robbing children to eat, and they also make a creepy and scary laugh.

Voice."

"Then how do you usually distinguish between Prajna and ordinary monsters?"

Mu Ji picked up the Zashiki boy on his head and poked his face, which was just like an ordinary person.

It seems that many ghosts and monsters are similar to the bodies of monsters. Will they really be discovered if they blend in with the crowd like this?

Tu Yue also noticed her doubt——

"Those dead women had jealousy and hatred during their lives. The more beautiful they were, the uglier they became when they transformed into Prajna. And the deeper the resentment when they died, the longer the horns on Prajna's head would be."

"Oh! So in fact, the birth postures of ghosts in your sea country correspond to the cause and effect of their lifetimes!"

Mu Yi looked enlightened, which made Tu Shanyue even more speechless.

"If you only rely on this as a criterion for judgment, I'm afraid you won't even know how you died in the capital area..."

"Eh? Is there anything else?!"

"Of course - for example, there are ghosts in our Flower Street."

"There are still ghosts in your flower street?! What are you doing?"

"A common flower trick is called...a new bride..."

Tu Shanyue didn't quite remember to ask the names of the flower girls other than herself, so she thought about it and then said——

"We here call her Nigura. It used to be said that she was a spider that transformed into a human form. It usually seduced men. When the man fell asleep three days after being seduced, his head was taken away and eaten."

"Then! Then you still dare to let her be a flower girl? Wouldn't it make you lose customers?"

"Nowadays, there are more delicious things than humans. The bride is quite beautiful. The money she spends serving those ronin can buy a lot of high-quality food, so why eat humans?"

"Are there any other beautiful ghosts who work as flower tricks in the flower street?" Mu Ji asked another extremely unnecessary question, "Are you good-looking, Yueyue?"

Naturally, he ignored the last sentence——

"The snow girl who recently moved from the mountains is also very beautiful. She used to attract men who entered the snow mountains to deserted places, kiss him, and at the same time completely freeze him and take away his soul to eat.

"

"The soul is what we commonly call the divine soul over there...but it seems to be a little different..."

Tu Shanyue ignored her nagging——

"The child of a snow girl is called a snow boy. In our place, we think that the snow boy is the ghost that brings the first snow in winter. The snow girl hunts in the mountains, partly to protect the child, but also to raise him."

Regarding the fact that Hua Ji had a child, Mu Ji was already used to it in the countries of the spiritual world, so he was not very surprised.

"The monsters in your spiritual world also appear in the ghost list," he thought for a moment. "According to legend, the phoenix fire is the form of the flames that fall around the sea country after the death of the sacred bird in your spiritual world. Once it and Shiranui appear in the town,

There will be a fire that cannot be extinguished."

"The flames after the death of the phoenix will turn into ghosts on your side!"

Mu Yi thought it was these ghosts and monsters that were special at first, but now it seems that it is this land that is special!

"Then how did the fire go out? Are Shiranui and Phoenix Fire inactive now?"

He denied this speculation——

"Huo Xiaopo is a ghost that feeds on fire. Sometimes when Shiranui is causing trouble, local residents will offer tributes to Huo Xiaopo to relieve the disaster."

"Sounds so convenient!"

"Not all those who benefit you are good ghosts!" The smile on his face also grew stronger during the conversation with Mu Yi, "Qing Xingdeng is a little ghost from hell. He often wanders around the gate of the underworld and becomes a familiar prey at night. He instigates people to play a game called Baigui Lantern based on his appearance."

"Hundred Ghost Lanterns? Are you putting out river lanterns?"

Tu Shanyue didn't care about her unwarranted associations that were always wrong——

"The Hundred Ghost Lantern is to light 100 white candles, and then everyone tells a strange and terrifying thing that they have experienced in turn. After each story, they blow out a candle, and the 100th story is told by a little ghost disguised as the host. speak!"

His expression was also particularly gloomy, and the atmosphere became increasingly terrifying——

"When the last candle goes out, everyone participating in the game will be taken to hell. Qingxing Lantern is this kind of dangerous ghost that pulls people into the hell!"

"According to what you say, most ghosts and monsters can't survive in the current society of Haiguo, right? Otherwise, you will have a lot of casualties!"

Tu Shanyue's words always overturned Mu Yi's judgment time and time again——

"No, on the contrary, the ghosts and the monsters of the sea country live in harmony. Otherwise, why do you think the bride and the snow girl dare to solicit customers in the flower street?"

Mu Yi thought for a moment and finally came up with an answer that was closer to the truth——

"You have said so much... and also let me understand the taboos and knowledge of ghosts. Does this mean that there are actually ghosts in the name of the sea country? Maintain the previous order of ghosts and monsters and prevent them from doing evil?"

"Not too stupid," Tu Shanyue's expression suddenly became solemn, "The leader of the hundred ghosts is called Hua Laiao, also known as the God of Guests. He is the daimyo of the current capital territory and the leader who rules the hundred ghosts."

"Kelai God? What kind of god is this?"

In Mu Yu's understanding of gods, there is no such thing as Lao Shizi's guest coming to the gods!

"The so-called Ke Lai Shen is an old man who wears a black haori and has a self-defense sword stuck at his waist near dusk. He has a majestic posture. Generally speaking, if you see him, you must not let him in."

"What will happen if I enter the door? Will I eat you?"

"As soon as the old man sat down, he never wanted to get up again. He just relied on the guests to come and stay. He was like a slippery ladle."

"Pfft..."

Mu Yi couldn't help laughing. Just now Tu Shanyue talked about so many ferocious ghosts. This Hua Lao, who is known as the leader of a hundred ghosts, not only sounds like nothing... but is no different from the common scoundrels in the market!

"Don't underestimate Lord Huaxiao. He quickly led the ghost clan after the demise of the human race, avoiding the previous fight between the monster clan and the ghosts in the Sea Kingdom. He also occupied a large area of ​​land in the capital and built a building where the ghosts and monsters can be completely integrated. The city in which we live has made great contributions.”

"That's also a powerful person...well..."

Mu Yi spoke enthusiastically and halfway through, his voice gradually became quieter.

She thought of Qiandian, her hometown, the ideals and gradually realized goals of Qiandian's ancestors in the past, and the prosperous city that was destroyed in the Black Dragon Rebellion.

Thinking of the home she can never go back to...

Once upon a time, generations of Qiandui's ancestors also hoped to create a paradise where demons and half-demon could coexist, without discrimination or inferiority, and only with their own labor and hard work to create a happy life.

In fact...if it weren't for the fire and those monsters that destroyed everything, that dream would have been mostly fulfilled!

Tu Shanyue did not continue speaking. He noticed that Mu Yi's mood was a little abnormal, so he reached out and patted her shoulder.

"Are you okay? What did I... say that made you unhappy?"

Mu Yi shook his head, trying not to let his sense of loss be noticed by him.

There is no need for him to know these things, and there is no need for him to notice them.

When she successfully meets the great names of Haiguo and fully demonstrates her value, the mutual use of Tu Shanyue will come to an end. Now having too many bonds is not a good thing.

He and she can talk freely, but they both understand what can and cannot be said.

"No, it's just... I just think Hua Lao is amazing, but I can't even match it!"

Tu Shanyue naturally wouldn't believe her perfunctory answer now, but he didn't want to delve into the deeper meaning of her sudden change in attitude.

Mu Yi knows how to keep her distance, and of course he knows better than she does!

The purpose of telling Haiguo's anecdotes was to prevent her from causing trouble for him, but if he talked about it too much, it would go beyond his plan, and it was not what Mu Yi needed to know.

"Master Hua Piao is a famous person who has lived for more than three thousand years. How can you compare with your status and experience?"
To be continued...