Divine Tribulation
Chapter 18
"I have horns on my head, and I have a tail behind me ~
No one knows how many secrets I have ~
I'm a little green dragon, and I have many little secrets ~ "
Dongqing rolled his eyes and threw a ball of paper into the wastepaper basket. He turned around and looked at the reaper who was rolling around on the bed. He asked earnestly, "Zhao Li, how old are you?"
The reaper who was usually awe-inspiring couldn't resist the urge to tease Dongqing whenever he was around him, "I'm five years old this year!
Hahaha ~ "
Dongqing looked at him like a dead fish. He didn't say anything, but two words were clearly written on his face — — shameless!
"Hehehe ~"
The door was pushed open, and Xiao Ya's voice could be heard, "Zhao Li!
You're bullying Dongqing again! "
Zhao Li replied cheekily, "So what if I'm bullying you?
Come and hit me if you can! "
Wang Xiaoya stared at him with her eyes wide open. She rushed over and threw a pillow at him.
Dongqing silently tidied up the paper and pen on the table.
Forget it. As long as Zhao Li was here, he was doomed to not be able to continue writing his thesis.
Buzz — —
Dongqing took the phone, "Lü Zhe?" He pressed the answer button, "Hello, Lü Zhe, what's the matter?"
Lü Zhe's panicked voice could be heard, "Dongqing, I beg you to save me. I'm being haunted by ghosts!"
At the same time, Zhao Li's phone rang. He dodged Wang Xiaoya's pillow and glanced at the screen. He jumped up and grabbed his jacket from the chair, "I have something to do in the Underworld. I'll be leaving first."
"Hey, Zhao Li?" Dongqing heard the voice and turned around. Zhao Li had already gone downstairs to start his jeep.
"Dongqing, I beg you, please save me …" Lü Zhe's voice was intermittent over the phone, "I'm at my new home. I've sent you the address before …"
The sound of the electric current in the microphone became clearer and clearer, and the call was cut off.
Dongqing and Xiao Ya looked at each other.
"Go!"
After a lot of trouble, Dongqing originally thought that Lü Zhe did not follow the rules when he was helping his friend's son with the ghost wedding. He secretly opened his eyes, causing the female ghost to fall in love with Lü Zhe. The ghost wedding failed, and from then on, she haunted Lü Zhe.
However, he didn't expect that Zhao Li would appear in the end and lead to a lawsuit in his previous life …
In the room, the Rhinoceros Horn Incense that could communicate with ghosts was lit. It lingered in the air for a long time, and white smoke rose in spirals.
Zhao Li's voice was cold, and his expression was solemn. He did not look like the shameless person in Dongqing at all.
"… That's how it is. You are Li Zhe, and Li Zhe is you.
Yanyan is the debt you owed in your previous life. She has been looking for you. Tomorrow at 12 o 'clock, you have to complete the marriage agreement with Yanyan, and — "
Zhao Li revealed a cold smile.
"Return your life to Yanyan."
"Zhao Li!" Dongqing stared at Zhao Li with wide eyes. "What does the past life have to do with this life?
Lü Zhe is Lü Zhe. He has never done anything like this in his life. What does it have to do with Li Zhe?
Why? "
"Don't worry about it!"
Zhao Li roughly pushed Dongqing out of the door, leaving Lü Zhe alone in the room. He then stuffed Dongqing, who was still struggling endlessly, into the big Jeep.
Wang Xiaoya saw Zhao Li's gaze sweep over, so she did not say a word. She obediently opened the door and sat in the seat. At the same time, she helped Zhao Li hold down the still struggling Dongqing. As a result, she received a smile from Zhao Li as a reward.
On the way back, Dongqing angrily questioned Zhao Li. She asked a few times, but Zhao Li ignored her and did not listen.
"Speaking of which, wasn't Li Zhe and his wife destined to be married in my previous life?
Why hasn't his wife appeared yet? "Wang Xiaoya said thoughtfully.
Zhao Li looked out of the car window. Fortunately, it was still daytime.
There were still three to four hours before the sky turned dark.
He put on his sunglasses and said, "It's a fake destined marriage. To put it bluntly, Li Zhe is a golden arrow to his wife, and his wife is a lead arrow to Li Zhe. Piu ~" Zhao Li held the steering wheel with one hand and made a bowstring motion with the other.
Dongqing immediately reacted. "Ah?
Aren't they a resentful couple?
A marriage predestined by heaven? "
"It has nothing to do with the Netherworld. The Netherworld doesn't know.
It's all because of their King of Gods! "Zhao Li made a shooting gesture and aimed at Xiao Ya.
"Let me tell you a story."
Before Xiao Ya could restrain herself, Zhao Li came back seriously. However, the beginning of the story was a bit familiar. "A few hundred years ago, there was a scholar called Li Zhe …"
"Zhao Li, didn't you just tell this to Lü Zhe's family?" Wang Xiaoya's attention was diverted. She was confused.
"Don't worry, that was the edited version. I'll tell you a high-definition … Sorry, it's the unedited version. Listen carefully!"
"The scholar and Yanyan made a promise to each other. He went to the capital to take the imperial exam and became the top scholar. He never thought that he would be the son-in-law of a high-ranking official …"
"… Later, Li Zhe searched everywhere but only found a red cloak. The emperor issued several edicts, and he gave up. He returned to the capital and was promoted. Later, he married the prime minister's daughter. Since then, his family was happy and he never came to Dongting Lake again."
"What about the two maids?"
"Bi Yu took the body contract and money left by the madam. She didn't return to He County. Instead, she stayed in Yueyang City and married a son-in-law. She did good deeds all her life. After she died, she became a ghost immortal in the Dragon God Temple.
Sapphire stabbed the madam and pushed the madam into Dongting Lake. Somehow, she alarmed the Dragon God in the lake. That day, there was a huge wave in Dongting Lake. The god appeared and Yueyang City was shaken. Sapphire took advantage of the chaos and ran away. After that, no one saw her again. "
Zhao Li turned the car around and drove onto a small path overgrown with weeds.
"Ah?
How could the madam have such an ending … "Dongqing was in disbelief." What kind of marriage is this? "
Zhao Li ignored him and hummed a nursery rhyme.
"I'm a little azure dragon. I have a lot of little secrets ~
I have a lot of secrets, I won't tell you ~
I won't tell you, I won't tell you ~ "
"Zhao Li, be serious!"
Dongqing pushed his shoulder a few times, but he dodged. Looking at Zhao Li's cheeky appearance, Xiao Ya threw a small pillow at him. It hit the bullseye. Zhao Li cried out.
Suddenly, the car jolted. Xiao Ya hurriedly grabbed the back of the front seat. "Zhao Li, do you want to die?"
"Zhao Li!
This is not the way back. Where are you taking us? "
Dongqing looked through the window and saw a piece of grassy land without any buildings. This road was very strange.
"Don't worry, I'll take you to see the eighth wonder of the world." Zhao Li raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Terracotta Army?" Dongqing looked at him in disbelief. "Do you know how far Xijing is from here?
Zhao Li, you bastard … "
"Not Xijing, not Terracotta Army."
"Zhao Li!"
Xiao Ya saw that there was no one around and gritted her teeth. She looked like she wanted to eat him in one bite.
"Shh — — don't talk. The thing we've been waiting for is here." Zhao Li said calmly.
"Ah?
Then why aren't we getting out of the car? "Dongqing asked stupidly.
Xiao Ya seemed to know something. She hurriedly covered his mouth and eyes. She looked alert. She exchanged a look with Zhao Li before closing her eyes.
A loud noise was heard, and the ground was trembling. It was as if a train had passed by, or as if thousands of troops and horses had galloped past in ancient times.
Affected by the shaking, Zhao Li's jeep's small ornaments clanged against the glass, making a sound that made one's teeth ache.
Then, the world was spinning. Dongqing felt that his internal organs had shifted positions and his stomach was churning.
"Okay, we're here!"
Dong Qing had never felt that Zhao Li's voice was so pleasant to listen to. He abruptly opened the car door and staggered two steps forward. He couldn't hold it in any longer. He didn't even look at what he was holding and started vomiting on the ground.
A gentle breeze blew over with moist water. After rinsing his mouth with the mineral water Xiao Ya gave him, Dongqing finally felt better. He looked up at the stone tablet he was holding and then, his eyes widened in shock.
Dongting Lake?
No, Dongting Lake was full of tourists all year round. There was no one here. There were weeds, craggy rocks, and no pavilions. It looked very lonely.
There seemed to be something wrong. Dongqing thought hard for a while and almost jumped up. He hid behind Zhao Li and Xiao Ya, grabbed Zhao Li's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Zhao Li, you bastard, where did you take us to?"
He looked around. The surface of Dongting Lake was covered with mist and he couldn't see clearly, "Why can't I see a single high-rise building here? It's all mountains, rocks, and trees. It's impossible to have such a primitive Dongting Lake in modern times!"
Zhao Li smiled and opened his arms to hug him, "Welcome to the eighth miracle — the gap between the Yin and Yang world!"
Little Ya furrowed her brows. She seemed to have understood something. So it was him.
It turned out to be here.
Zhao Li knelt down on one knee facing Dongting Lake, "I'm Zhao Li, a ghost messenger from the underworld. I want to see Dongting Jun!"
Dongqing still didn't understand the situation. The lake, which was as calm as a mirror, suddenly fluctuated. A woman in a long robe walked out of the hazy mist, "A ghost messenger from the underworld. Leave quickly."
"Miss Bi Yu, are you kidding me? I'm Zhao Li!
I'm not an ordinary ghost messenger! "Zhao Li stood up and emphasized with a bitter face.
Bi Yu?
The maid who became a ghost fairy?
Dongqing blinked. Zhao Li's story was true. Then, then Dongting Jun …
He covered his mouth and suppressed the scream in his throat. His eyes were shining!
There was really a dragon!
While Zhao Li was making jokes, Bi Yu had no choice but to take them to the Dragon God Temple beside Dongting Lake.
"Jun Shang doesn't like others to step into Dongting Lake. I can only take you here. Please forgive me."
"It's okay. It's okay. We came uninvited. Sorry to disturb you!" Dongqing hurriedly waved his hand.
Bi Yu pursed her lips and smiled, "You are more polite than Zhao Li."
Zhao Li rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "Don't talk nonsense. I found the reincarnation of Li Zhe, but Mrs. Li didn't appear."
Bi Yu was pouring tea for them. Her hand trembled and a few drops of tea fell on the table.
"Ah Kim was never Mrs. Li. She was Dongting Jun's wife."
"What?" Zhao Li almost jumped up from his chair, "She, she … she and Dongting Jun?
Oh my god, you didn't tell me! "
"The Legend of Dragon Man?" Dongqing suddenly thought of a TV series when he was a child.
Xiao Ya also remembered the TV series. She and Dongqing silently looked at each other. It seemed …
It was quite appropriate.
"Don't interrupt!"
Zhao Li waved his hand like a fly, "No, Bi Yu, we have known each other for so many years. You have never told me this.
I guessed so much, but none of them were correct! "
Bi Yu ignored him and asked directly, "Is there no woman around Li Zhe?
Does he have anyone he likes? "
"Dongqing, you were classmates with him. Do you know?" Zhao Li turned around and asked Dongqing.
Dongqing thought carefully and said uncertainly, "I don't think so …"
"Biyu, there's no need to ask. She's left." A voice that was warm like jade resounded, and it sounded like a gurgling spring.
Dongqing looked left and right, but he could only hear the voice and see no one.
"It is rare for people from the Heaven Realm and the Underworld to gather. It is a good time to inform the Immortal King and Yama that I will leave this world today. Dongting Jun will no longer exist in this world."
"Junshang …" Bi Yu wanted to say something but stopped.
The voice did not sound again, but the painting in the Dragon God Temple slowly peeled off, and the beautiful faces of the smiling ladies on it were also covered with yellow time. The luster of the mahogany tables and chairs dimmed, as if many years had passed in an instant, and everything had been polished by time.
They walked out of the temple together. Dongting Lake was still lonely, but it was less lively than when they came. At this time, Dongting Lake was like a lake of stagnant water.
"Oh, it is the second day. Zhao Li, I skipped class and I haven't finished my paper!
Ah! "
Dongqing looked at the phone and screamed. He was anxious, "It is Abbess Miejue's class this morning!
I will go! "
A wind came and brought something.
Zhao Li closed his eyes and listened carefully. He did not know what kind of existence he was before he became a ghost servant, but at this moment, the wind was soft. He seemed to remember what he had forgotten, but it also seemed like he did not.
"She found what she wanted and completed her destiny as a mortal, so she left.
Dongting Jun has been persistent for hundreds of years, but he does not know the reincarnation of the world. Everything is destined. "
"What do you mean?
Zhao Li, when did you become so mysterious? "Dongqing looked at Zhao Li strangely.
Zhao Li laughed and ignored him. He said in a clear voice, "Buddha said that if love is not heavy, there will be no whirling. The whirling is the mortal world!"
"Let's go!
We should go back! "
"By the way, Zhao Li, you are a liar!
Where is the dragon you promised?
Where is the dragon you wanted to bring me to see? "
"Sigh, Xia Dongqing, I found that you are not satisfied at all. It is good enough that I brought you to see the two worlds of Yin and Yang. There are many people in the world who want to come but can't!
You want to see a dragon?
Okay, let's search. Do you want to see a western dragon or an eastern dragon? "
"Zhao Li, I will beat you to death, you bastard. You deceived me again!"
"Hahaha ~ Come on, come on!"
Bi Yu looked at the clear surface of the lake as she listened to his receding voice. The corners of her lips curled up before she sighed softly. Her eyes sparkled faintly as she said, "Ah Jin, you have to be well."
The surface of Dongting Lake was as calm and peaceful as usual. However, Bi Yu could clearly feel that the pressure on her body disappeared in an instant. Dongting Jun had really left.
Ah Kim, you have waited for him your whole life. Now that he has come to find you, are you happy?
Go again, go again, go away from the gentleman.
Thousands of miles away, at the end of the world.