Death knocked on the gate of hell

In the seventh and half month of the lunar calendar, the gates of ghosts are wide open, and hundreds of ghosts crawl out of the underworld and descend on the human world.

The street was windy and there were few pedestrians.Many Chinese people have taboos, and they would not choose to go out on the night of the Ghost Festival, but there are also young people who do not believe in ghosts and gods, and wander around the streets in the middle of the night.

If they opened their yin and yang eyes and saw the scene on the street, they would be so frightened that they would roll back home immediately, shut the door and have nightmares for the rest of their lives.

Just because this seemingly empty street is actually full of dead souls, forming a long queue to parade slowly.Their faces are horrific, and just looking at them is like going to hell.All kinds of ghosts who died of unforeseen misfortunes retain their miserable appearances—the hanged ghost sticks out its tongue, the drowned water ghost looks blue and gray, the body of the buried ghost is scorched black, the beheaded ghost holds his head in his hands, The half-cut ghost had only one pair of legs and got mixed up in the team, and his upper body dragging his guts was squeezed apart by the crowd of ghosts...

These are the most ordinary residents of the ghost world.People who are dying of life rarely have obsessions, and most of them have already entered reincarnation.The dead souls living in the City of Death and the Wild Ghost Village are of these grotesque shapes. Most of them are full of resentment and cannot be reincarnated.Those who have a home can go home and have a look, and those who don’t have a home can look at the world.

On Halloween in the West, people will play ghosts, witches, werewolves, vampires and other grotesque existences, and walk on the street to celebrate the festival, and real ghosts will be mixed in.Children and some adults knock on doors, saying "trick-or-treating" and holding out their hands for candy.If it was a real ghost who knocked on the door, and the family did not give away candy, the so-called "trick or treat" could very well turn into a murder.Halloween is a hunting night for ghosts, and they will not disperse until dawn. This is the carnival of ghosts.

The East is different.Ghosts can't make mistakes in the world. Town gods and impermanent ghosts from all over the world will come out at this time to maintain order. If they take the opportunity to harm people, they will be sent to hell.Qingzhou is the place where Lord Hades and the Impermanence of Black and White are located. It is almost at the feet of the emperor, and no ghosts dare to act as demons here. They line up very well.They just take a look at the human world that they are so attached to, and when the time comes, they will return to the underworld, and all ghosts will be gone.Their figures are not seen by mortals, and from coming to leaving, they do not disturb the mortals living in the world.

The Eastern Ghost Festival and the Western Halloween are both festivals of ghosts and ghosts. The king of Hades, who loves the competition between the East and the West, must compare them.With this comparison, Yan Luo's damn desire to win and lose broke out again.

Why are the images of Western ghosts and ghosts so handsome and beautiful, and those blood witches are more exquisite and beautiful than each other?Looking at the group of ghosts under my hands, one or the other is crooked. Even if there are good-looking ones, wearing bloody clothes and wearing a dead face is not good-looking, and walking on the street will be unsightly.

Under the order of Lord Yan, the ghosts with outstanding looks are all dressed up as various oriental traditional gods and spirits. They can be dressed as butterflies, trees, flowers and fairies. In short, they must look good.As for those who are ugly, they can't be saved... Forget it, it's not their fault that they died so miserably, and the West is not without ugly monsters.Beauty is meaningless if ugliness does not exist.

On the street late at night during the Ghost Festival, beautiful male ghosts and female ghosts dress up as various gods and monsters, leading the battle as a facade, while other ghosts follow behind and follow the team.

The full moon in the sky was covered by dark clouds drifting by, and the night was cold and deserted.

Footsteps stepped on the ground soundlessly, the visitor was wrapped in a black robe, holding a scimitar in his hand, almost blending into the night.

Thanatos was ordered by Hades, the king of the underworld, to come to China to invite Poseidon, the emperor of the sea, to return to Greece.

The queen of the sea, Venus, disappeared. In order to find the queen of the sea, Poseidon left everything behind and temporarily handed over the affairs of the sea realm to Hades, the king of the underworld.Hades owed Poseidon a favor, and he thought it was just a day or two, so he agreed.Unexpectedly, the Emperor of the Sea didn't return for a long time. After asking Aquarius who issued the visa for Poseidon, he found out that Poseidon had gone to the far east.

Hades couldn't sit still now, he was too lazy to work overtime every day, one god worked two jobs, and immediately ordered his confidant, death god Thanatos, to go to Huaxia to call Poseidon back to work.Thanatos has guarded the sea world with Poseidon for 300 years. He also understands Chinese, and deals with human souls every day. He is very familiar with modern society. He is the most suitable candidate to go to China to call back Poseidon.

"Poseidon must be lingering in the east, forgetting that he still has an ocean to manage. Thanatos, you have been with Poseidon for 300 years, and you are familiar with him. Go find him and let him come back." Hades Every day I was annoyed by a bunch of things, "If he doesn't come back, don't come back either."

Thanatos hesitated to speak.Although he has been with the Neptune for 300 years, they haven't exchanged more than ten words, so they are not familiar with each other.

But he really didn't want to talk, so he didn't say anything in the end, nodded silently, and left after taking orders.

Therefore, Thanatos appeared here at this moment.

The destination of the visa issued by Aquarius to Poseidon is Qingzhou, China. When Thanatos set foot on this land of China, he didn't know where to find Poseidon.

There seems to be some festival in Huaxia today, and many ghosts gathered on the street.Although Thanatos's job was to reap the souls of the dead, gathering together such a vast area still made his scalp tingle.

As a severe social fear, the god of death resists all crowded places.

It doesn't work if the ghost flow is dense.

Thanatos stayed away from the parade of ghosts and stood quietly by the road, thinking about where Poseidon would be in the city.

"Why are you lagging behind, kid? Hurry up and catch up." A warm and elegant voice suddenly came from in front of him.

Thanatos suddenly came back to his senses, unconsciously clenched the handle of the sickle in his hand.

He didn't notice at such a close distance. The visitor is very strong and needs to be vigilant.

In front of him was a beautiful oriental man, wearing black clothes and a crane cloak, with an elegant demeanor, wearing the kind of hair crown that ancient Chinese emperors would wear on his head, and the tassels jingled when they collided.

The man held a fan and was looking at him carefully.

Thanatos, on high alert, did not answer.

"If you don't answer and don't follow up, do you want to take advantage of the full moon night to escape from the underworld and cause harm to the world, and you were frightened into a fool after being captured by this king?" The man's gentle and shallow eyes became sharp and dangerous, "You Dressed as the Western Grim Reaper? This knife is really restored, and the props are well done."

Thanatos clenched the scythe even tighter, his knuckles were faintly white.

"However, this king asked you to pretend to be oriental gods. Are you adoring foreigners in this dress, or is it simply a secret work sent by the West...Eat, inside, grill, and outside?" Yan Luo got closer and closer, with a gentle look on his face. It faded away little by little, and the ink in the eyes was as thick as the night, and the last sentence stopped every word, full of shocking oppression.

If he is really gentle and harmless, how can he bear the name of the King of Hades and suppress thousands of evil spirits at the bottom of the Wangchuan River and the eighteen levels of hell?

Yan Luo got too close, already breaking through the safe distance of Thanatos.Thanatos wanted to run sideways, but Yan Luo imprisoned him in a corner, and he didn't even have room to use teleportation.

"Since you refuse to answer, then go to hell and think about it before answering."

Yan Luo lost his patience and stood up lazily, ready to pack up the suspicious little ghost and take him back to the underworld.

Thanatos saw the right moment, swung the giant sickle, and launched a powerful attack on Yan Luo.

Yan Luo was slightly surprised, quickly took a step back, took out the judge's pen and drew a stroke in the air, and erected a defense to block the attack of the sickle.

The power of the god of death wielded by the death scythe confronted the golden rune drawn by the judge's pen, and the two powerful divine powers collided in the air, reaching a stalemate.

The moonlight shone lightly, and the hood was slightly moved back by the huge impact.Half of Death's face was covered in shadows, showing a delicate chin and thin red lips, and his skin was morbidly pale.

Only the tip of the iceberg is exposed, which makes people want to see the whole picture.

Yan Luo narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you really the Western God of Death?"

It was because of his negligence that when he saw this dead man, he thought it was some brat who was playing the god of death cosplay.

I didn't expect it to be a genuine western god of death.

The black-robed deity on the opposite side still didn't speak, and continued the silence to the end.

Yan Luo smiled: "What's the matter with you Greek gods, one or two of you have gone to China recently, are you completing some team building tasks?"

Hearing this sentence, Thanatos' divine power was instantly withdrawn.

The young man opened and closed his red lips, and a cold voice came out from under the cloak: "Poseidon?"

He only said one name, and Yan Luo understood the meaning inexplicably.

Yan Luo took the judge's pen away: "Are you looking for him?"

Thanatos nodded.

So, at this moment, the two appeared together at the door of the apartment.

Yan Luo took Thanatos home. On the way back, he had already introduced himself to Thanatos as the Hades of China, and asked Thanatos many questions curiously.

The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy, winning every battle, Yan Luo feels that Chinese culture crushes the world, but it doesn't mean that he is unwilling to understand other cultures.It is called blind arrogance to belittle foreign cultures without looking at them.After understanding all cultures, admit that each has its own advantages, but still feel that your own is the best. This is cultural self-confidence.

The Western god who lived in the apartment before was either a marine major or a love and beauty major. He had a different research direction from Yan Luo and had no common topics.Here comes a person who also belongs to the Hades family, which is very valuable for communication.Yan Luo's blood was already boiling, and he planned to debate with him for [-] rounds.

It's a pity that Yan Luo was talking to himself along the way. Thanatos didn't say a word except for Poseidon's name at the beginning. He was very noble and glamorous.

This western god is quite proud.Yan Luo clicked his tongue, what arrogance in China's territory?

Later, Yan Luo, who saw Lucifer's arrogance, recalled today and felt that he needed to apologize to Thanatos.Satan is the real arrogance, the god of death is not too cute.

"... Thanatos?" Venus in the room was extremely surprised.

How could the god of death come to China and come back with Hades.

Thanatos looked at Poseidon and got straight to the point: "His Majesty Pluto wants you to go back."

Yan Luo, who was listening, turned serious instantly.

His first reaction was that the proud Lord of Death had spoken again.

The second reaction—to actually want to take away his money tree that can drop an artifact in a month?That's not okay.

Poseidon was not surprised by Thanatos' arrival: "Go upstairs and tell me."

Poseidon, Venus, Cupid and Thanatos went to Room 202 for a detailed discussion.Yan Luo watched them go upstairs without expressing any objection.It is really not suitable for a Chinese god to be present at the internal gathering of the Greek gods.

Room 202.

Facing the Poseidon family, Thanatos relaxed a little.He has dealt with both Poseidon and Venus, so it is not as difficult to speak as Hades who met for the first time.

"Tell Hades that the king can't go back in the short term. Venus is pregnant and is not suitable for long-distance travel. She needs to rest in the east until she gives birth. Otherwise, in case of accidents, he can't compensate me for a child." Poseidon reasoned High-sounding.

I don't know how long the gestation period of the gods will take, which means that they may not go back within ten years.

This is of course an excuse, and pregnancy is not so fragile, not to mention that Poseidon sent Venus with divine power to strengthen the child's divinity.He simply didn't want to go back, the family of three had so much fun in the East.After working for a long time, he has to take a long vacation for himself to spend time with his wife and children.

Thanatos has not experienced pregnancy, is not a god of fertility, he knows nothing about such things, and does not know the debilitating degree of pregnancy.

He believed Poseidon's nonsense.

Death fell silent.It was a matter of a little life, and he couldn't forcefully persuade the Poseidon family to return to Greece right now.But His Majesty Pluto said that if he couldn't bring Poseidon back, he didn't have to.

Thanatos thought for three seconds and decided to stay too until Venus' child was born.He couldn't go back before that anyway, it was Pluto's order.

Hades, the king of the underworld far away in Greece, had no idea that the god of death understood him in this way.Not only did he have to work two jobs, he also lost his most capable subordinate.

"What's the current situation in Greece?" Poseidon was still a little concerned about the current situation in Greece.

Thanatos: "Vulcan overthrew Zeus."

Venus was surprised: "He actually did such a big thing?"

Poseidon sneered: "It's cheap for him."

Venus looked at him: "Why aren't you surprised at all?"

Cupid interjected: "By the way, father, I always forgot to tell you that we went to the bottom of the sea to rescue you because we knew that Dad was not there at that time... Dad was attacking the holy mountain at that time, and he was about to abolish the throne of Zeus. But At this time, if you run away, Dad will give up the easily-obtained position of God King and come looking for you."

Venus: "...you can forget all this???"

So, Poseidon was always busy at that time, was he planning to usurp the throne?

Venus asked Poseidon: "Why didn't you tell me?"

Poseidon replied: "If there is no success, what is the need to say?"

His ambition for power is not so great now, and having Venus is enough to satisfy all his desires.Wanting to attack the holy mountain was just to teach Zeus a lesson and to vent anger on Venus.

Cupid is also very wronged.He wasn't familiar with Sea God's father at the time, he just thought Sea God was scary, and his father didn't want to mention that name, so of course he didn't.

Venus took Cupid to the east, and Poseidon followed.Zeus was just about to take a breath and thought he was safe, but he didn't expect that his son Hephaestus, who didn't care the most, overthrew him directly and became the fourth generation of God King.Zeus never dreamed that he was extremely guarded against Ares and Apollo, and the curse that he would be overthrown by his own son was finally fulfilled on Hephaestus.

Both Zeus and Ares were imprisoned by Hephaestus in the Hell of Tartarus because they both had hurt Venus.The former god king was gone, and none of Zeus's lovers pleaded for him. In the end, only the queen Hera voluntarily went to hell to accompany him.

Hephaestus granted her request.

He sent his biological parents and siblings to hell with his own hands, and his wife and children have become someone else's. Now Hephaestus is sitting on the supreme status and glory, but there is only one cold throne left.But he is a wise king. Hephaestus' first order after he came to power was to release Prometheus whose heart was eaten by vultures on the Caucasus Mountains.He will be respected and loved.

Thanatos is the spectator of everything.

Whether it is the struggle between the Holy Mountain and the Sea Realm, or the internal struggle within the Holy Mountain, the Underworld remains out of the equation.Thanatos' only task now is to wait for Venus' child to be born, and then bring Poseidon back to Greece.

But he didn't know how long it would be until the child was born. He had to find a place in Huaxia first.In order to observe the situation of Venus at any time, the residence must be near here, preferably with them.

Thanatos went downstairs, Yan Luo was still standing at the stairs, always paying attention to the movement upstairs.

He is very concerned about whether his cash cow will be taken away by death.

Thanatos came down the stairs, his long robes dragging across the carpet.He had put away the sharp giant scythe, and covered his whole body so tightly that he couldn't even see his chin, looking low-key and quiet.

Yan Luo doubted that the god of death could see the road clearly when walking like this?Maybe that robe has magical powers, and others can't see him, but he can see others.

Thanatos walked up to Yan Luo and uttered two concise words: "Rent a house."

I don't want to say one more word.

But the timbre is pleasant, like the moon reflected in the spring, cold and clear.

Yan Luo hooked his lips.Since I chose to stay and rent a house, it means that the money tree will not leave, and there will be one more tree.

"One hundred thousand coins per month. I calculated the exchange rate for you, which is equivalent to 100 million from your place."

"..."

Thanatos walked out without hesitation.

Unscrupulous profiteers.

It was too expensive, and he had to find another place to live.

"The non-human residences here are full, and you probably won't want to deal with humans, and it's not suitable for you." Yan Luo stopped him, "If you share with me, it will be half cheaper. Would you like to come to 401?"

Finally, there is a foreign god with the same major and can exchange cultures, Yan Luo is still unwilling to let it go.It doesn't matter if you are cold, just spend a few more days as roommates and you will get acquainted.

Yan Luo still doesn't know that Poseidon and Thanatos have been together for 300 years and they are still not familiar with each other.

Thanatos stopped in his tracks.

The autistic community may not want to share the rent with others.

The autistic community may also have to bow to money.

He turned around and nodded slightly.

Transaction.