This MC is so original

Lu Xiu now asked about the sudden behavior of the female ghost. The sudden behavior of the female ghost almost scared Lu Xiu so much that he chopped her with an axe.

When the female ghost saw Lu Xiu asking, she first sighed, then raised her hand and pointed to the stone steps not far away. At the top of the stone steps, there were two whirlpools floating in the air, one purple and one light blue.

"See that pale blue vortex? That's the passage for us dead souls to enter reincarnation. But a while ago, a purple vortex suddenly appeared next to it. From time to time, we hear some strange noises coming from it. Yesterday, a pig-headed man with pale pink skin even crawled out from it and scared us. That day, we dead souls hid in the corner and trembled. We didn't dare to show our heads until the pig-headed man crawled back into the vortex."

"Just now, I mistakenly thought you were from the Rebirth Hall, so I wanted you to help solve the problem with the purple vortex. I didn't expect you to be just an ordinary person who got here through some... tricks."

When it comes to the word "skill", the female ghost's tone becomes a little resentful.

However, Lu Xiu did not listen to the second half of her words, and his attention was all focused on the pig-headed man she mentioned.

Light pink skin, pig head, emerging from the purple vortex.

Judging from these three points, no matter how he thought about it, it could only be a creature he was very familiar with, the pigman!

Since the pigman appears here, it means that the purple vortex is the passage to hell!

"Thank you for reminding."

Lu Xiu thanked him and walked up the stone steps impatiently, ready to go directly through the whirlpool and head to hell.

Seeing that he was impatient, the female ghost quickly floated over and tried to stop him.

"Don't be impulsive. That monster is too creepy. Some of its organs are even exposed. It looks ferocious and evil. You will die if you rush over like this!"

Lu Xiu smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry. If your description is correct, I think I know that kind of monster. It's a neutral creature. As long as you don't attack it, even if you dance in front of its face to provoke it, it won't pay any attention to you."

When they arrived in front of the purple vortex, Lu Xiu turned around and reminded the female ghost, "If you're afraid that the pigmen will come out of this vortex again, then you just need to use something to block the vortex. They will automatically teleport back. Okay, that's it. I'm leaving!"

After saying that, Lu Xiu turned around and jumped directly into the purple vortex, scaring the female ghost into screaming.

Seeing Lu Xiu's figure disappear in the purple vortex, the female ghost anxiously floated around the vortex a few more times.

"This is bad! Why is this guy so reckless? Could he be from the Adventurer's Guild? These adventurers are always like this. They can't help but be curious when they see something new!"

The female ghost complained for a while and then sighed helplessly. She didn't dare to enter a strange place at will, so she could only wait here for Walnut to come again and ask for her help.

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"Hey, Zhongli, I'll take this opportunity to show you some new things today. The border between the living and the dead isn't something anyone can cross~"

On the Wuwang slope where there was no sunlight all day long, Hu Tao was walking in front holding an exquisitely carved stone lantern in her hand, and she laughed and turned her head to tease Zhongli who was following behind her and also holding three stone lanterns in his hands.

Zhongli just smiled faintly and nodded with some excitement.

"Then I am very much looking forward to it. But, Hall Master, why did you bring these stone lanterns here?"

"Oh, the stone lamps inside are a bit old, and they've been used for almost decades. They should have been replaced long ago, so I asked a stonemason to make a new one. It cost me 50,000 Mora! I'm so heartbroken!"

When Walnut thought about how much it would cost to carve four stone lamps, she pouted in dissatisfaction.

"These 50,000 Mora are enough for me to print a lot of advertisements. This translates to several fewer customers!"

While chatting, Hu Tao led Zhongli to a crack in the rock wall. Through a ray of light, they could see a layer of light mist flickering in the crack.

"We're here, let's go in."

Hu Tao turned around and said something, then walked in first, and Zhongli followed closely behind her.

Passing through the fog, Hu Tao and Zhong Li came to a brand new world. When Hu Tao was about to introduce this place to Zhong Li, she suddenly found a frame made of dark purple blocks that she had never seen before not far away from her side. There was also a layer of purple energy membrane in the center of the frame, which looked like a portal.

"When did this thing appear here?"

P.S. I'm taking a temporary leave because I'm not feeling well. I'm going to the hospital to get some medicine. I'll update twice tonight and four times tomorrow as usual.

Chapter 45: Don’t let me catch the guy who chiseled my stone gate, or you will be in trouble!

“Isn’t this the layout of the Hall of Rebirth?”

Zhongli looked at Hu Tao with some curiosity. He had joined the Wangsheng Hall not long ago and was not very clear about what the Wangsheng Hall had done before.

"Of course not! This dark purple block is a bit too creepy."

Walnut put down the stone lantern in his hand, pulled out the long spear he had been carrying from his back, raised the wall and stabbed it towards the obsidian. However, he did not expect that the tip of the spear that could easily penetrate the iron plate in the past could only poke a small hole on the surface of the obsidian.

"So hard!"

Hu Tao shook his hands which were numb from the shock, retracted his spear and looked at the blunt tip, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Well, I've never seen this kind of stone before."

Zhongli also walked forward curiously, stretched out his hand and tapped the surface of the obsidian a few times, then raised his hand and pressed it, feeling it carefully, and his eyebrows couldn't help but raise.

"Although it feels cold to the touch, I can sense the rich fire element within. It's truly a magical ore. And this purple energy film... is something I've never seen before."

Zhongli, who has always been knowledgeable, actually showed that he didn't recognize this portal, which surprised Hu Tao.

"Zhongli, aren't you very knowledgeable? How come even you don't know this?"

Zhongli chuckled and shook his head. He turned to face Hu Tao and said seriously, "There are countless things in this world. No one can guarantee that they know everything. This is a very normal thing. Besides, don't we have more important things to do right now?"

Zhongli raised his hand and pointed at the stone door behind Hu Tao that had been chiseled open. "Something that shouldn't be here has appeared here, and the sealed stone door has been destroyed. It's obvious that someone has been here."

"Ah! Who did it!"

Hu Tao turned around and when she saw that someone had chiseled a hole in the stone door, she was so angry that her braids almost flew off.

"Why? Is this stone gate special?"

Zhongli was a little surprised to see Hu Tao's reaction. He had just checked and found that the stone door was made of ordinary stone. The mechanism that controlled the opening and closing of the stone door was on both sides and had not been damaged. If he wanted to repair it, he only needed to use some concrete.

"It's not special, it's just ordinary stone, but repairing this stone gate costs money! This is the place that my Wangsheng Hall has guarded for generations. The Liyue Seven Stars won't approve funding, so I have to pay for it all myself!"

Hu Tao clutched her chest, looking deeply hurt. "My little money is gone again, and the budget for attracting customers has to be cut back again!"

Zhongli chuckled, raised his hand and gently patted Hu Tao's shoulder, reminding her, "Master, let's first find the person who destroyed the stone gate. After all, you said that it's inconvenient for living people to enter here at will. Besides, I have some questions about this portal that I want to ask that person."

Late at night a few days ago, Aping, who had not contacted him for many years, suddenly found him working in the Wangsheng Hall.

At first Zhongli was a little surprised that she could find him, but Ping smiled and said that he never concealed his scent.

After a brief greeting, Ping told me about a strange man she met by chance. That man did not have any elemental power, but had all kinds of magical methods.

However, Zhongli had no idea about this. Now, at the border between life and death, he encountered this portal that should not appear here. Zhongli inevitably thought of the strange man that Aping mentioned.

If it is really him, then we can take this opportunity to confirm the man's situation.

"You're right. If I catch that guy who vandalizes the public property of my Wangsheng Hall, I'll give him a Wangsheng Hall meal for free!"

Hu Tao angrily picked up the stone lantern and went through the destroyed stone door. Zhongli laughed and shook his head, then picked up the remaining three stone lanterns and followed her through.

As Zhongli passed through the stone gate, he heard Hu Tao's angry cry from the front.

"That damn thief! He even took the stone lantern! This stone lantern is worthless!"

Zhongli looked up and around, and then he understood why Hu Tao was so angry. It turned out that the stone lamps placed in the four corners of the magic circle as a medium had disappeared, and it was obvious that they had been taken away.

"I am so angry!"

Hu Tao angrily placed the stone lantern in her hand on one of the magic circles, and Zhongli also arranged the remaining three stone lanterns.

As soon as Zhongli finished making the arrangements, Hu Tao pulled him by the arm and led him to the edge of the cliff.

"Let's go and ask those ghosts if they've seen the guy who stole my stone lantern!"

After saying that, Hu Tao pulled Zhongli and jumped directly off the cliff, but Zhongli was not too surprised.

He had been here a long time ago, so he knew how to get to the next area and was not too surprised.

When the two were about to fall into the water, a golden light flashed in Zhongli's eyes, and a light golden barrier opened up, just enough to carry the two of them floating above the water, and then safely sent them to the shore.

"Well done, Zhongli."

Hu Tao patted Zhongli's arm happily. Even though she was the head of the Wangsheng Hall, every time she came here she had to either use the grappling hook or the wings of wind, otherwise she would fall into the water. She really didn't like the feeling of getting soaked.

"It's just a small matter, Master. Let's go quickly."

After removing the Yuzhang shield, Zhongli urged.

Walnut nodded and walked in front to lead the way.

After walking through the passage, the two came to the area where Lu Xiu had previously talked with the female ghost.

As soon as Walnut appeared here, the ghosts that were originally floating around and chatting gathered around.

"Master Hu, long time no see."

"Little Walnut, has anything interesting happened in the human world recently?"

"Master Hu, have you created any new doggerel poems recently?"

Faced with the enthusiastic greetings from the ghosts, Walnut raised her hand helplessly to signal them to be quiet for a while.

After the ghosts quieted down, Walnut finally spoke.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm here on an urgent matter today. The stone gate and stone lantern outside have been vandalized. I wonder if anyone has seen any suspicious people come here?"

The ghosts looked at each other, and finally all the ghosts looked at one of the female ghosts who had an anxious look on her face.

Walnut looked at the female ghost and asked in confusion.

"Lanxi, did you see it?"

Chapter 46 Hell

The female ghost called Lanxi by Hu Tao nodded repeatedly, and even couldn't wait to reach out and hold Hu Tao's hand.

Hu Tao quickly made a hand gesture to cover her hands with a layer of fluorescent light. Lan Xi then held Hu Tao's hand tightly and did not go through directly like she did with Lu Xiu before.

"Hu Tao, something terrible has happened. A while ago, a purple portal suddenly appeared here, and a monster emerged from it. And four or five hours before you arrived, a man who looked like an adventurer walked right into that portal!"

"what?"

Lanxi spoke too fast and Hutao didn't understand for a moment. It was not until Lanxi raised her hand and pointed at the two two-colored whirlpools spinning in parallel on the steps in the distance that Hutao finally understood.

"Hiss? Why is there one more?"

Hu Tao hurriedly led Zhongli, Lanxi and a group of undead to the top of the stairs, but when they reached the middle of the stairs, the undead did not dare to move forward. Only Lanxi followed Hu Tao, hiding behind him with fear in his heart.

"It's this purple portal. A pink-skinned, pig-headed monster emerged from it yesterday, but it quickly went back inside."

Lan Xi finished speaking, then seemed to recall something and quickly added, "Also, that adventurer I mentioned to you seemed to know the pig-headed monster I was talking about. He said it was a pigman, and that the pigman was a neutral creature. If you don't attack it, it won't attack others. After that, he jumped directly into this portal."

"Oh?" Zhongli, who was standing by and listening attentively, raised his eyebrows slightly. "Based on what Miss Lanxi said, the adventurer must know where this portal leads to. Or, in other words, this portal itself is related to him."

Hu Tao, however, waved her hand, interrupting Zhongli's speculation. She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth, "I just want to know if he's the thief who stole my stone lantern!"

"Huh? Are you talking about the four stone lanterns on the formation outside?"

Lan Xi suddenly remembered something and pointed to the four stone lamps in the corner: "That person chiseled the stone lamps off and placed them here."

Hu Tao followed Lan Xi's finger and saw the four familiar stone lanterns. "Oh my goodness, it must have been him!"

"Zhongli, let's go! Drag that bastard out of this portal that leads to who knows where. If he dies in there, who will compensate me for my losses?"

Zhongli, however, reached out to stop Hu Tao and asked with a half-smile, "Master, you said that the stone lantern is worth only a few Mora. Why risk your life to enter that unknown space to look for someone?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Hu Tao frowned and said in a slightly scolding tone, "Managing the border is the responsibility of Wangsheng Hall. Since the person was lost here, then as the 77th generation head of Wangsheng Hall, it is naturally my responsibility to bring them out. Zhongli, as a guest official of our Wangsheng Hall, you should remember this."

A hint of relief flashed across Zhongli's eyes, and he nodded. "Thank you for your advice. Then, Master, please allow me to accompany you. I'm also quite interested in the world beyond this portal, such as the pigmen I've never seen before."

"Can a weak scholar like you really do this?"

Hu Tao was skeptical. Although Zhongli possessed the Eye of God, he did not look like he could fight. At most, he could open a shield to protect people.

Zhongli, however, had a calm expression on his face, and with his arms folded, he exuded a strong sense of confidence.

"Don't worry, Hall Master. I know a thing or two about martial arts and I won't be a drag."

"Alright then, I'll protect you then, let's go."

After saying that, Hu Tao jumped directly into the portal, and Zhongli followed closely behind her. But the next second, Hu Tao poked her head out of the portal again and gave instructions to Lan Xi.

"Lanxi, if we don't come out for a day, remember to block this portal."

After saying that, Hu Tao turned her head back and completely disappeared from Lan Xi's sight.

After passing through the portal, a new world full of crimson appeared before Hu Tao and Zhongli.

Walnut frowned and looked around this strange world, and couldn't help shivering.