hell in disguise

Shiva initially chose Zunna because he had seen his past life before becoming Hong Wuchang, so when he saw Zunna's previous life in front of the Nie Jingtai, he knew the reason why this green-scaled ghost would be reincarnated in hell , mostly because of what he did in his previous life.Although there is a big difference between the past life seen through the evil mirror and the memory of the past life, the former does not bring about emotional fluctuations, it is more like watching another story that has nothing to do with him, but Shiva still feels it A trace of guilt.

That's why he chose to turn that into his green impermanence.He wants to make up for the damage he caused, and wants to do his best to help Shunna, so that he can have a peaceful and happy life in hell.

Zanna, who became his partner, was still wary of him, and was not even willing to say a word to him unless necessary.It is also understandable that ghosts who have just come out of hell have this tendency. After all, in their world, no one will show kindness for no reason.

A few days later, Tanna and other new Qing Wuchang went to the temple of the wheel-turning king to sacrifice life souls to forge swords.Shiva has already made his own soul into an umbrella and a soul-guiding bell, and knows how painful the process is.They must first cut their wrists in the center of the overlapping circles, let the blood flow along the grooves in the circles, and then recite an oath, expressing their willingness to give up the eternal soul in exchange for immortality in this life .Then their three soul changes will be torn apart abruptly, and the life soul will be sucked into the sword casting furnace in the center of the magic circle, and fused with the copper slurry.The bloody heavenly soul and earthly soul will be hastily stitched together by the magic weapon of the wheel runner and injected into the original body.

At the moment when the soul of life fell into the hot copper slurry, they could still feel the terrible heat, as if the whole body was immersed in the magma, and the hot liquid poured into the nose and mouth, burning the eyes and internal organs.

Qinghong Wuchang, who had just completed the soul burial ceremony, usually felt a terrible emptiness, as if the whole person was missing something very important, but she couldn't tell what was missing.That emptiness eats away at them, sending them into a state of uneasy fear and anxiety.Some of them become sensitive and melancholy, others become irritable, and some even self-harm.

Worried that there would be some overreacting from Channa, Shiva went to visit Channa's residence.The door of Qingwuchang's room was closed tightly, and the lights were not turned on inside, as if there was no one there.Shiva had an intuition that the green scaled ghost was in the house.

"Na, it is I, Shiva."

There is no response inside.

"Na, I know you're inside."

This time there was finally a voice inside, and it seemed that Nana was standing behind the door, "something"

Shiva asked, "Is the burial going well?"

"Ah."

"Can I come in?"

"I'm very tired, I'll talk about it tomorrow." His voice was steady and emotionless, as if it was no different from before.

Shiva was silent for a while, and put his hand on the door, "Let me take a look at your situation, and I'll leave right away."

After a while, the door was opened.The face of the Qinglin Ghost in the shadows didn't look very good, and the white hair hung down in a mess, covering the yellow eyes that were always cold and cautious.Kanna glanced at him, stepped aside a little bit reluctantly, and allowed Shiva to enter his room.

Shiva looked around the shabby room that lacked even the most basic bedding. It was empty, and seemed to be filled with the cold air brought out from Qinglian Hell.There were some animal bones piled up messily on the table, with blood on them, obviously the green scaled ghosts were not used to eating cooked food, probably they just grabbed the raw meat and swallowed it.

Shiva shook his head lightly, "Didn't Feng even give you an allowance? Why don't you even have decent tableware?"

Qian Na closed the door impatiently, "When did you see the evil spirit and ask for utensils to eat?"

Shiva turned his beautiful face and frowned slightly, "I will use it."

"Hmph, you probably have stayed in the human world for too long and become like them..." He used an insulting Qinglian Hell term, to the effect that Shiva has become as fragile and delicate as a human being, even I dare not eat with my hands.

Shiva was not angry. It is normal for ghosts who have undergone the burial ceremony to become more aggressive than usual. In fact, Kanna did not attack him directly, which surprised him.He put the food box he brought on the table, found a broken basket in the house, put all the bones in it, put it by the door, and planned to pour it out later.He opened all the windows again, letting the twilight in Fengdu, which is slightly brighter than other hells, seep into the cold darkness.Afterwards, he opened the food box and took out a jug of wine from Meng's wine shop, a bottle of elixir, and some fresh fruits brought from the world.

Qian Na leaned against the door and watched him busy, a cold breath permeated around him.

Shiva said, "These medicines can relieve the anxiety after the burial ceremony. I have taken them before. Alcohol can make you sleep better."

Zunna asked coldly, "You brought these because you expect me to appreciate you like a human being?"

Shiva just smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I'm just afraid that you will hinder me when I go to the world to hunt ghosts. In that case, I might as well act alone."

Jianna snorted coldly.

Shiva turned and walked towards the gate, paused slightly as he passed by Tanna, and said to him, "I know you are capable of taking care of yourself, and you are one of the strongest ghosts I have ever met. But sometimes asking for help does not mean You are weak."

Jianna didn't speak, and didn't seem to respond.Shiva left.

It was a long time later that Shiva knew from Channa's mouth that it was the first time that someone cared about him since he could remember.He felt very confused and full of vigilance at the time. He didn't know why Shiva hugged him when he crawled out of the gate of the hell palace, telling him that he was all right when he was still in shock, and he didn't know why Shiva kept explaining to him so patiently. How to live in Fengdu, even though he often speaks ill to Shiva, let alone why Shiva came to see him with medicine and wine.

Moreover, he had never seen a ghost as beautiful as Shiva.He's almost taking him for a celestial being.

Even after seeing more incense-seeking ghosts, Zanna still thinks Shiva is the most beautiful among them, because he always has a faint melancholy but gentle temperament, as if in the twilight of hell. Blooming red Bana.

Before reincarnating for the first time, Kanna had the opportunity to temporarily assume a human body that Feng had an agreement with, and performed a few relatively simple tasks with Shiva in the human world to get familiar with the human environment.When he first came to the world, he was wary and fearful of the world, but at the same time he was full of curiosity.When the first ray of sunlight hit him, he visibly flinched, trying to hide in a dark corner, but Shiva, who was wearing the human body at that time, grabbed his wrist.

Shiva showed him a bright smile in the sunlight, "Don't be afraid, light won't hurt you."

Zun Na stood hesitantly in the sunlight, and after a while, he gradually relaxed his tense body.He gradually began to feel the light but not strong heat flowing slowly on his skin, which was not at all the same as the scorching heat in the scorching hell.The sunlight is so vast, old, and clean, like a song that has existed since the beginning of time.He could almost smell the light that nourished all things.

He smiled unconsciously.

It was the first time Shiva saw Zanna's smile, even though it wasn't his ghostly smile, it was still very surprising.The tight and cold things that had been condensed on the green scale ghost's brows in the past finally gradually relaxed, and the smile softened his edges and corners, making him look very gentle and innocent.It seems to be a wild flower quietly blooming on a cold and desolate ice field.

That was probably the first time Shiva felt a little heartbeat.

Khiva walked through the world in the sunshine with him, and learned about human customs little by little with him who was unfamiliar with him.Going to the market for the first time, Shiva didn’t pay attention to Qianna because he wanted to ask the vendors about the ghosts in the city. But at this time, Qianna felt hungry, so he directly grabbed a piece of raw pork steak hanging from the butcher’s shop. Start chewing.The boss tried to stop him, but was so frightened by the evil ghost-like appearance of Jian that moment that he couldn't speak a word.Shiva turned his head when he heard the commotion, and hastily snatched the meat from the hand of Jian Na. While apologizing to the boss repeatedly, paying for the meat, he wanted to stop a guard who refused to let go of the "prey" in his hand. Evil ghosts... are really in a state of desperation.Shiva now has some sympathy for the green impermanence who took him before.

Later, he dragged the grumpy Quanna into the human restaurant because of the prey being robbed, and ordered several plates of braised pork.Only then did Qian Na calm down, smelling the alluring aroma, poked the fat and thin piece of meat with his finger, but retracted his hand as if he had been scalded.

"Today I will teach you how to use chopsticks." Shiva said, picking up his own chopsticks, "Look carefully, hold the first one with your index finger, middle finger and thumb, and put the second one on your ring finger, like this .”

Qianna didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, and stretched out his hand to grab a piece of meat to eat, but just as he stretched out his hand, Shiva hit him hard with his chopsticks.

Jianna glared angrily, and Shiva also glared back angrily.

"You have to look like a human being in the world! Today you can only eat with chopsticks!" Shiva was very imposing when he was tough.

Qian Na clicked his tongue impatiently, and picked up the chopsticks impatiently.But the fingers seem to have become so bulky, and the two small sticks can't be played.Shiva had no choice but to sit next to him, stretched out his hand to hold his right hand, and taught him how to open and clamp it.Khiva was so close, and the unique scent of a scent-seeking ghost permeated his body, and Zunna lost his mind when he heard it.

"Hey, are you listening to me?" Shiva said angrily.

Qian Na suddenly came back to his senses, seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and pretended to be impatient on purpose, "I know! Isn't it just using chopsticks! Sit over and squeeze to death!"

Shiva noticed that there was a strange red color from the base of the ear to the cheek of Qianna, and was a little surprised in his heart.There was a faint smile on his face, but he didn't say much, and sat back across from him.

Next, Kanna finally learned how to eat a full meal clumsily with chopsticks.And Shiva seldom ate much, inexplicably, he thought it was really cute to see the green scaled ghost opposite him trying to imitate his way of picking up things with chopsticks.

Little by little, he taught him how to buy things, how to talk to humans so that they would not think he was sick or scared away by him, how to thank him, how to say hello, and even how to apologize.It took a lot of effort to apologize, it was a hundred times more difficult than teaching thanks.Evil ghosts always think that if you do something, you have done it. Is there any point in apologizing?And it was really hard for Shiva, who was also a ghost, to explain clearly the meaning of the apology.

In any case, Nana reluctantly learned it.

The two passed through many towns and slept many times among wild mountains, forests and springs.Under the silver moonlight, the two were lying by the bonfire, and Qian Na suddenly asked him why he became Hong Wuchang.

Shiva said, "No reason, just don't want to stay in hell anymore. What about you?"

"Me too." Qian Na's voice was a little hoarse, "They said I was a coward, a lackey of the Heavenly Court."

Shiva propped up his body slightly, his clear eyes looked deeply into the eyes of Kanna who was lying on the ground.

"There's nothing wrong with pursuing a better life. They have no right to say that about you."

"But is this kind of life really better? There is no soul, no afterlife, it can only be like this forever... half-human, half-ghost, half-ghost." There is no concealment in the expression of Jian Na at this moment, and the writing is full of confusion , "Maybe I'm really a coward who wants to enjoy the moment..."

Shiva stretched out his hand, and gently brushed away a strand of hair on the forehead, and then slid his finger down his cheek, as soft as a feather, "There is no afterlife, but you have me. You and I will always be together , life after life."

Qian Na was stunned for a moment, and then laughed in a low voice, "You want to scare me to death? I almost believed it!"

"I'm serious." Shiva raised the corners of his lips slightly, smiling brightly, "You are my green impermanence, and I am your red impermanence. No matter how or who you reincarnate, you must find me in the end. What is it if it’s not eternally accompanied from life to life? No matter how many human beings ask for it, they can’t get it.”

Qian Na smiled and pushed his shoulder, "Then I've really suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck."

Shiva raised his eyebrows and gently brushed away his long hair, "You think I'm not good-looking?"

Gu Na should nod at this moment, but he can't tell such a lie.

Of course Shiva was good-looking, even a little too good-looking...but Kanna would never let him know that he felt so.

But Shiva could already see his true thoughts from the little things he occasionally stared at his side face in a daze when he thought he wasn't paying attention, so he lowered his body slightly, "Is it because I have a bad personality?"

Qianna swallowed her saliva, not knowing why her heartbeat suddenly accelerated several times.

"You... what are you doing so close."

Shiva in the moonlight is like an elf in the mountains and waters, beautiful with a hint of strangeness, "I want to kiss you."

Kanna blinked a few times.

Shiva continued to ask with a smile, "You won't push me away?"

Just as Qianna raised his hand to push, Shiva lowered his head and pressed his lips to Qianna's lips.

And the hand that was supposed to push also became around Shiva's back...

The day after that kiss, Kanna became a little strange.He didn't talk to Shiva unless it was necessary, and he always kept a distance from him. Even if Shiva walked quickly and wanted to close the distance, he would suddenly speed up... Shiva felt helpless, feeling as if he was walking Falling in love with a young man...

However, I have never had a similar experience before, so it is understandable.

"Guanna... Guina!"

At first, Qianna wanted to pretend to be deaf, but later Shiva shouted more and more seriously, and he had no choice but to turn around.

"what?"

Shiva threw the luggage on the ground and crossed his arms, "What are you messing with?"

Qianna said irritably, "I didn't. Let's go, we have to go to the next town to stay before dark."

"You regret it?"

"...What do you regret?"

"Don't play dumb." Shiva approached Qianna step by step, "Do you regret it?"

Facing Shiva's direct gaze, Kanna felt cornered and had nowhere to escape.All he could say was, "I didn't!"

"Then what's going on with you today?"

Qianna scratched her hair irritably, seemingly at a loss, "I'm just... not used to it!"

Only then did Shiva's expression soften a little.He sighed softly, covered Kanna's right hand with both hands, and rubbed gently as if comforting, "I understand. I just want you to know that I kiss you because I want to kiss you. You don't have to think What pressure. If you don't like it, I won't do it again."

"I don't dislike..."

Shiva was slightly taken aback.

Kanna cleared his throat and looked at a certain point on the top of Shiva's head, "I said, I'm just not used to it... These are all human things... I haven't touched it before."

Shiva gradually understood the meaning of Zunna, and a trace of warmth melted in his heart like honey, "What kind of human thing. Can't a ghost like another ghost?"

"...Anyway, I haven't seen it... I've only seen two ghosts..."

"..." Shiva didn't know how to explain to Jianna that liking this kind of emotion is shared by every race, so he decided to skip this question for the time being.

Anyway, now he feels that he really likes this green scale ghost, not only because of the past life he saw in the evil mirror.The green scaled ghost has a contradictory and awkward temperament. He is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and has a kind face. He looks fierce when he is hunting ghosts, but in fact he shows some kindness to both ghosts and people.Even though he is an evil spirit, he still retains rare gentleness and kindness, which makes Shiva a little bit moved.

He gradually began to fall in love with Kanna, and wanted to protect him from any harm.

It is also because of this that Shiva felt so heartbroken when he found him 18 years after his first reincarnation and saw him in pieces, making it hard to breathe.