As soon as Yu Sheng stepped into the black hole, he regretted it.
It was pitch - black inside. He couldn't see his own hand in front of his face. The temperature around was as cold as the depth of winter, making him shiver uncontrollably.
"Nian Nian?"
Yu Sheng rubbed his arms in an attempt to warm himself up a bit. He called out cautiously over his shoulder.
There was no response.
In this strange space, the only sound was his own breathing.
Yu Sheng wanted to turn around to take a look, but before he could even move his neck, something seemed to flash by in front of his eyes.
He was startled and looked in the direction where the thing had disappeared.
There was nothing there.
"Nian Nian?"
Yu Sheng called out again, his voice trembling. He wasn't sure if it was because of the cold or fear.
Once again, there was no response.
Yu Sheng suddenly felt a sense of despair.
What on earth was this place?
Shouldn't Nian Nian have entered right after him? Why couldn't he get a response no matter how hard he called?
Had they gotten separated?
Had he traveled to another world?
At this moment, Yu Sheng's mind was in a complete mess. All sorts of crazy ideas and wild speculations popped up in his head.
Suddenly!
Another shadow flashed past in front of him.
This time, Yu Sheng managed to get a glimpse.
It seemed to be a person, but the figure was shrouded in black mist, making it impossible to see clearly.
The most terrifying thing was that this person's feet didn't touch the ground.
"Ghost!!"
Yu Sheng let out a terrified scream and turned around to run back. But when he looked back, he saw a dense crowd of ghostly shadows standing behind him.
Where was the passage they had come through?
There wasn't a single ray of light in this place.
"Get out of the way!"
A milky - voiced scolding came from behind.
The ghosts floating in front of Yu Sheng suddenly scattered like birds and beasts, moving away from him at the fastest speed possible.
Yu Sheng turned around and saw the familiar little bun - like figure. He was so excited that he almost burst into tears.
"Nian Nian! Sister! I'm so glad to see you! Where were you just now? Why didn't you answer me when I called?"
"I went to find a place to release this ghost. I'm not a ghost catcher, so I can't directly take him to the Underworld. He has to go through the thirteen stops of the Underworld like ordinary ghosts. The first stop is the City God Temple on the way. I've already informed the City God. Next, we're going to walk on the Road to Hades."
As Nian Nian spoke, she swayed her arm.
Only then did Yu Sheng notice that there was a rope in the little bun's hand, and on the other end of the rope was tied a middle - aged man with a lecherous face.
The middle - aged man's mouth kept opening and closing. He seemed extremely agitated, as if he was shouting something, but Yu Sheng couldn't hear a word.
"The Road to Hades? Where is it?"
Yu Sheng had already accepted the fact that he was now in the Underworld.
In the previous two times, whether it was the little bun or his second senior brother helping to exorcise evil spirits, he had been so confused that he could hardly tell what was going on.
He hadn't even seen a shadow of a ghost, let alone a real one. So this was actually his first encounter with a ghost in the strict sense.
He should have been scared.
To be precise, he had been terrified before seeing Nian Nian.
But after seeing the little bun, he inexplicably felt at ease. Even though he was in the Underworld, he wasn't as scared anymore.
The little bun slapped her forehead as if she had just remembered something.
She took out a talisman and stuck it on Yu Sheng's thigh.
There was no other way. Her height didn't allow her to reach any higher.
"If I hadn't forgotten, Second Brother is an ordinary person and can't see anything. This talisman will let you see the real Underworld. Second Brother, remember to follow me closely and don't run around. To ghosts, living people are very tempting. You might get eaten if you're not careful."
Yu Sheng:!!!
How could she say such terrifying words with that soft and cute little face!
He felt like crying again!
"Do we really have to go through the Underworld? Can't we go back?"
Yu Sheng asked shiveringly.
"No. I have something important to do. After I send this ghost over, I still have to go to the Ghost Market with Brother Xiao Hei and Brother Xiao Bai. Well, I've already said that Second Brother shouldn't have come."
The little bun pouted, looking quite dissatisfied.
She had already tolerated Second Brother's unreasonable idea of following her into the Underworld. How could Second Brother still be unhappy?
First he wanted to come, and then he wanted to go back.
It was really hard to guess what adults were thinking.
Seeing the little bun pouting as if she was about to get angry, Yu Sheng quickly suppressed all his thoughts.
If his sister got angry and left him here, he was afraid that these ghosts would eat him up until there was not even a bone left.
Forget it. Just go through it once. He believed that his sister wouldn't let anything happen to him.
"Okay. I'll just take it as an eye - opener. But it still looks pitch - black around me?"
"That's because I haven't recited the spell yet, stupid Second Brother."
After Nian Nian said that, she pinched two fingers and whispered a concise spell.
As the spell ended, Yu Sheng saw that the scene in front of him had completely changed.
The once - black space was still gloomy, but at least he could see the surrounding things clearly.
In front of him was an endless and broad road.
On both sides of the road, it was still pitch - black.
There were no sun, moon, or stars in the sky, and no land or dust on the ground.
Behind him was empty. Only this road in front was the only way forward.
"Let's go. It's time to set foot on the Road to Hades."
Nian Nian was really not polite to the ghost. She kicked the tied - up ghost right on the butt with her little foot, making the ghost howl in pain.
Yu Sheng found that he could not only see but also hear what the ghost was saying.
"I don't want to! I don't want to go! I'm not dead yet! I still have a chance! That little girl sold her life to me! I don't want to go on the Road to Hades!"
The middle - aged ghost kept struggling, writhing like a maggot.
His desperate shouts were filled with panic, and his eyes were filled with terror when he looked at the road.
The middle - aged man's voice was so harsh that Yu Sheng couldn't stand it anymore. He couldn't help but complain, "Come on. She never agreed to sell her life for 100,000 yuan. She just picked up the money by accident and handed it to the police. How can that be a deal? At most, it's forced buying and selling."
"Besides, you're already dead. Once you're in the Underworld, you can't go back to the living world. If you don't want to go on the Road to Hades, do you think you can go back?"
Yu Sheng was a bit of a smart - aleck, but it depended on who the target was.
At this moment, when the little bun heard him retort the middle - aged ghost, she found it very agreeable.
She even thought he looked a bit more likeable.
"What do you know, you brat?! As long as I don't go on the Road to Hades, I still have a chance to live! That woman took my money! That means she agreed to sell her life to me! If she wasn't greedy, why did she touch that money?! She deserves to be unlucky and sell her life to me!"
The middle - aged ghost had clearly lost his mind. Looking at Yu Sheng, he was like looking at his sworn enemy.
His scarlet eyes were terrifying to look at.
"You really know how to daydream. You've been caught by my sister and brought to the Underworld. How can you possibly go back to the living world? Stop having such wild fantasies and just go quickly."
Yu Sheng rolled his eyes at the ghost. With his sister around, what was he afraid of?
Eyes couldn't kill people. Even if they could, his sister would protect him!