"Jingliu, remember this sword of mine."
Jinyun's voice sounded a little weak. He turned his head, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of haze:
"Master cannot accompany you forever. You need to walk the rest of the way by yourself."
"...Master?"
Jingliu's heart began to tremble uncontrollably. She had a vague premonition in her heart that the event she least wanted to see was happening.
"Master, you look so bad, don't scare me, don't scare me..."
"Don't worry, it will all pass."
Jinyun extended his hand to her, took the soft and boneless slender hand that Jingliu responded to him, and held it in his arms:
"You are tired, take a rest."
"When you wake up, there is one more important thing to do."
"...Master, father."
Above the sky, two huge immortal boats are slowly approaching.
Just as the night will eventually pass, the dawn will eventually break.
"Luo Fu, and Yao Qing..."
“They are finally here.”
“It’s great…”
Jing Liu slowly closed his eyes.
Perhaps the night was too long, or perhaps Jinyun's arms were reassuring enough.
She rested her head on his thick chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and sleepiness came over her like a tide.
-
When he woke up, the first thing Jingliu saw was the auspicious sea of clouds pattern in the pharmacy.
There was a faint medicinal scent in the air, my throat was dry from lack of water, and the bitterness of the medicine still remained between my lips and teeth.
After a brief moment of daze, Jingliu woke up from the hospital bed as if he had thought of something.
She threw off the thin blanket covering her body and rushed out of the pharmacy.
The dazzling sunlight was like a needle piercing her eyes, making it difficult for her to open them.
After getting used to the daylight, she gradually saw everything clearly.
In broad daylight, the market is bustling.
The sun shines on the bluestone paved road. Busy crowds of people shuttle between the shops on both sides of the street. Vendors display a wide variety of goods, and shouts and hawking sounds can be heard one after another.
Children are running carefree in the streets and alleys. In the teahouses, groups of literati are expressing their poetic inspiration. The bustling streets are filled with all kinds of sounds and are extremely lively.
There is absolutely no trace of war here.
"you're awake?"
A Yunqi soldier in armor appeared in front of Jingliu. Jingliu stared blankly at the other's armor. Although they were both Yunqi standard, the patterns on it were different from Cangcheng's.
"Ah, sorry, this is not Cangcheng, but another fairy ship, Luofu."
"Rove...?"
Jing Liu chewed over these two words carefully. The memories in her mind were like a tangled mess, making it difficult for her to distinguish them.
After a while, she sorted out her thoughts and asked, "Since this is Luofu, what about Cangcheng? Is Cangcheng okay?"
"...Cangcheng is destroyed."
"What, what did you say?"
“When we arrived, the evil star that crashed into Cangcheng had almost shattered. Fortunately, it was destroyed in time, and more than half of the residents of Cangcheng survived. Luofu and Yaoqing each resettled a portion of them.
However, most of the caves in Cangcheng have been destroyed by meteorites and gravitational waves and are difficult to repair.
The most important thing is that the Creation Furnace was also destroyed. Even if those caves can be repaired, without the power source, the fate of Cangcheng will be the same as that of Yuanqiao and Daiyu."
Jing Liu stood there in a daze, opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Master... By the way, where is my master?"
"Your master?"
"His name is Jinyun! He is the demon star that he destroyed! Where is he now?"
"..."
What puzzled Jingliu was that after asking this question, the soldier in front of him actually looked embarrassed.
After ten full seconds, he slowly spoke:
"that......"
"Originally, the Ten Kings' Division did not allow disclosure, but the general instructed to give you a chance to say goodbye..."
"Jinyun, he is in the Ten Kings Division. This jade omen can take you there."
"Ms. Jingliu, you must be mentally prepared..."
Chapter 61 Go back, Jingliu, Jinyun is gone
After Jingliu took the jade omen, the cloud cavalry soldier who brought the message left.
She stared at the jade sign in a daze. It was engraved with a special pattern that all the Cloud Cavalry were very secretive about.
Ten Kings Division.
Be prepared...
What does it mean?
Also, why would the Ten Kings intervene?
The Ten Kings Department is a [Longevity Management Agency] established specifically to target those fallen demons who are sick or have fallen into the devil's body, as well as the followers of the King of Medicine who spread the idea of longevity, plague and disaster. All the cases they intervene in are major cases that will involve the entire immortal boat.
Why, you want me to go to the Ten Kings Division to see Master...
Jingliu didn't dare to think any further. The restless heart in her chest was like a ball of fire that was about to burn her to ashes.
She could only suppress her burning feelings, quicken her pace, and follow Yu Zhao's guidance, walking through the streets, passing Changletian, and stepping through Taibusi.
Finally, she arrived at the heavy and ancient bronze door with ghost faces and fangs on it.
"Who dares to trespass in this important place of the Ten Kings Division?"
A cold and indifferent girl's voice came from behind.
Jingliu turned around and saw a girl of about the same height as himself standing quietly. Although her appearance was a little childish, she revealed endless majesty.
"They told me that I can see my master here..."
"There are no living people in the Ten Kings Division, only dead people. The person you are looking for is not here."
"But......"
"I won't send you far."
The girl's aggressive attitude made Jingliu a little upset.
At this moment, the bronze door slowly opened. It was so heavy that even the ground shook slightly.
"She came with me. I hope Ms. Jinhan can be flexible and give her some convenience."
A tall man in a general's uniform walked out of the door and said these words with a gentle smile.
The girl frowned, looking somewhat dissatisfied: "Lord Teng Xiao, even though you are a general, you should know that outsiders are not allowed to set foot in the important places of the Ten Kings Division."
"How can she be considered an outsider? She came here for something very important."
"..."
A hint of hesitation flashed in the girl's eyes. She looked at Jing Liu, snorted lightly, and finally stepped aside and stopped blocking him.
Jing Liu followed Teng Xiao's footsteps and stepped into the Ten Kings Division.
Behind the heavy bronze door is a long and empty corridor.
Both sides of the corridor seemed to be made of black ice, emitting a strong chill.
Jingliu looked at his own face reflected in Xuanbing, weak, pale and bloodless.
"Are you the Cloud Cavalry General of the Immortal Boat Luofu?"
"Yes."
"Why did you bring me here..."
"Don't you have the answer to this question yourself?"
"..."
"It is better to lose gold and jade than to go to Hell, and it is better to suffer disaster than to see the judge. This is the widely circulated saying about the Ten Kings Division in the outside world, and the place we are going to, Hell, is the most important place among the important places."
"Prison of Hell?"
"'In the Prison of the Devil, there are either jailers or prisoners.' That is where the Ten Kings' Department imprisoned the criminals.
Alien species that can be suppressed by force, immortal evil creatures that can never be killed, ancient golden men who can overturn the immortal boat if released, or rich people war criminals who once fought a bloody battle with the immortal boat...
Those who have committed serious crimes will be imprisoned by the Ten Kings in the Prison of Hell, awaiting the judge's verdict."
"A heinous crime...?"
Jingliu couldn't help but cover his chest, as if he was afraid that his pounding heart would jump out of his chest.
Behind the corridor is a lobby that looks like it was made of black ice.
Cold, quiet, and empty.
There was only a faint light above, barely illuminating this extremely cold place.
"I can only take you here." Teng Xiao stopped and said, "Go in, the person you want to see is waiting for you inside."
"..."
Jingliu felt his heart in his throat.
She clenched her fists and took trembling steps.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Her monotonous footsteps echoed in the empty and cold prison.
This place is not a battlefield, but it is more depressing, more terrifying, and more desperate than a battlefield.
Suddenly, Jingliu stopped.
She saw that fifty steps away from her, in a corner illuminated by dim light, there was a huge piece of black ice standing quietly.
And in the black ice, the familiar lover seemed to be sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed.
"Master...!"
Jing Liu let out a panicked cry and tried to move forward, but just as she took a step, she was stopped by a hand.
The hand that stretched out from the shadows pressed her shoulder. The next second, several men and women dressed in black official uniforms, who looked like judges of the underworld, walked out of the shadows.
One of the women, wearing a tall hat and a jade pendant on her waist, held a book in her hand and looked at her in an interrogative manner:
"Are you Jingliu?"
