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Chapter 160: Crossing Emotions (1)
"Are you not the Ferry Operator?" I hurriedly asked the old man in the pavilion. "Could you help me cross to the River of Forgetfulness? I have a friend who needs..."
"No, you are mistaken!" The old man interrupted me, a smile appearing on his aged face. He calmly said, "I am not the Ferry Operator, and there is not just one friend who needs to cross the River of Forgetfulness!"
His words left me momentarily stunned. I quickly approached the old man in the pavilion and cupped my hands in a gesture of respect. "Senior, please, I beg you, save my friend. I am a Paper Effigy Maker. As long as you can help me rescue my friend, whatever you need, just ask."
My intention was clear; as a Paper Effigy Maker, I could provide him with anything he needed for the underworld, such as Paper Houses, Paper Sedan Chairs, Paper Figurines, or paper money.
To my surprise, the old man shook his head and said lightly, "Ferry Master Qu, you have changed."
I was taken aback, and Cao Qilong standing beside me couldn't help but ask, "Old Man, did you misspeak?"
The old man shook his head and looked at me with a kind smile. He then pointed to a wooden table in the center of the pavilion and said, "Do you remember it?"
I was somewhat speechless but still walked over to the wooden table he indicated. The table looked like it had seen better days and was placed in the center of the pavilion, giving off a desolate vibe.
The surface of the table was covered with dense writing; the characters were somewhat chaotic and scattered everywhere. I glanced at it and could barely determine that these characters could be grouped into pairs or threes to identify names.
"What is this?" I asked the old man in confusion.
The old man smiled slightly and pointed to a small boat on the river's surface. "Ferry Master Qu, you wouldn't fail to recognize your old partner, would you?"
I looked at the direction of the Ming Ship, completely confused, but one thing was certain: this old man clearly thought I was Ferry Master Qu! The problem is, I'm not! I'm just a Paper Effigy Maker, a Pan Shenbao who only wants to rescue Lin Xiaoqi, definitely not some Ferry Master Qu!
"Old Man, what are you showing off for? Trying to be mysterious?" Cao Qilong couldn't help but shout, "Are you going or not? Just give us a straight answer!"
The old man shook his head and smiled, saying, "It's not that I won't go, but that I can't go. The Ming Ship can only be controlled by one person, and that person is..."
At this point, the old man raised his finger and pointed at me, saying, "You!"
"Me?" I was a bit surprised. Although I had many doubts in my heart, right now, I couldn't care less and directly asked, "Are you sure I can control the ship?"
The old man nodded. I hurriedly said, "But I've never rowed a boat before; I haven't even rowed a raft. Why don't you teach me how to row?"
At this moment, I didn't care whether I was Ferry Master Qu or not; as long as I could rescue Lin Xiaoqi, I'd row if I had to!
"Not having rowed doesn't mean you can't," the old man said with a smile. "Why don't you give it a try?"
I was left in a fog by his words, but thinking of Lin Xiaoqi still suffering in the Forgetting River under the torment of countless ghosts, I gritted my teeth and walked straight toward the riverbank. Cao Qilong shouted at me, "I'll go with you."
"No need!" I waved him off and approached the riverside, staring at the small boat gently swaying on the water for a long time without being able to calm my emotions.
Can I do it?
I kept asking myself!
Maybe not!
I turned to look in the direction of the pavilion, and the old man and Cao Qilong were also looking at me.
Yes!
It is I who must save the person, not them!
At this moment, I took a deep breath, and one thing I could be sure of was that I had to rescue Lin Xiaoqi. As long as this was certain, did anything else matter?
No one rowing the boat?
Then I'll do it!
I slowly untied the rope on the side of the boat. Once the rope was untied, the small boat began to drift downstream, and I hurriedly stepped onto the boat.
The water of the Sanzu River was quite restless; the small boat floated with the current and soon drifted far away at a rapid speed. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the boat would definitely be battered against the shore by the waves.
I didn't have time to think carefully and quickly moved to the front of the boat, picking up two oars and placing them in the water.
Who would have thought that as soon as I put the oars in the water, fierce waves instantly crashed against them? I wasn't paying attention for a moment, and one of the oars fell into the water. In a panic, I reached out to grab it, but at that moment, my body leaned to one side of the boat, causing it to lose balance and tilt.
"Shidi!" Cao Qilong shouted loudly from the shore.
At this moment, it was already too late! With a sudden leap, I fell into the Sanzu River with a splash.
The Sanzu River, gathering countless Evil Spirits, is known to be similar to the River of Forgetfulness. Due to many Evil Spirits being submerged in the river year-round, the Water City and Yin Qi are very strong. Not to mention humans, even ghosts that fall into the river can only be swept away by the water and torn apart by the Soul-Eating Fish inside until their souls are scattered after countless years.
After I fell into the Sanzu River, I instantly felt a cold breath rushing into my nose and mouth. At that moment, I could clearly feel that my three lights had all gone out.
Immediately after, a swarm of unknown fish rushed towards me, almost instantly wrapping around me. They opened their mouths one by one, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and began to gnaw at my body frantically.
I wanted to wave my hands to shake them off, but I didn't even have the strength to lift my arms.
I could clearly feel the fish tearing pieces of flesh from my body. The pain surged through my entire brain in an instant, followed by a piercing agony that filled every inch of my skin as if countless knives were slicing into me.
Then, I felt my consciousness gradually fading away.
Am I going to die?
I asked myself!
Maybe so!
Is it worth dying to save the one I love?
Thinking of this, I forgot the pain and a faint smile appeared on my lips as I let the liquid enter my mouth: Xiaoqi, I'm here to accompany you!
Time seemed to stretch on endlessly. Moments later, my mind went blank, but suddenly, a clear voice echoed deep within me.
“Qu Mo, do you love me?”
Immediately, I seemed to see a lavish room.
It was an ancient-style house, constructed with wooden frames and paper walls. The furnishings were all antique, including a wooden vanity, a wooden tea table, and a wooden bed.
On the large bed was a pink mosquito net, and inside it lay two people, a man and a woman.
The man looked almost identical to me, the only difference being his long hair. The woman was sweet-looking, with delicate features that perfectly complemented each other, making her stunningly beautiful without a single flaw.
Seeing her, I couldn't help but reach out and shout, “Xiaoqi!”
She ignored me and nestled against the man, her fair hand gently caressing his bare chest, her face filled with tender smiles. “Do you love me or not?”
“Is that even a question?” the man replied with a smile as he raised his right hand to gently stroke the bridge of her nose.
The woman playfully pouted and sat up, feigning anger. “It's over! They say once a man has a woman's body, her life is ruined. I didn't expect that after you got my body, you wouldn't want me anymore.”
Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes and slid down her pristine cheeks, slowly tracing along her jade-like neck until they reached her flawless figure, stopping at her rounded breasts.
“Xiaoqi!” For some reason, seeing her with another man caused me great pain. I reached out to grab her, but it was futile. Instead, the man lying on the bed suddenly sat up and embraced her tightly. The two bare-chested figures held each other closely.
"Longing Song, Do Not Abandon, Lifetimes Together, Never Apart., Mo Yanqi, together forever, never apart."
A soft voice almost filled the entire bedroom. The woman smiled, tightly embracing the man's body, her smile sweet and warm.
Then the scene shifted. The man entered a grand hall. At the front of the hall, an elderly couple spoke loudly to him: "Son! Give up!"
"No way! Even if I die, I will never let Xiaoqi marry that bastard!" the man shouted at the elderly couple.
"Alas!" The two elders sighed, while the man rushed out the door and quickly ran to the Main Entrance of a wealthy household. Ignoring the servants' obstruction, he charged straight into the hall.
Inside the hall, a woman knelt in the center, crying as she spoke to a middle-aged couple: "Father, Mother, Daughter will only marry Qu Mo in this lifetime!"
"How dare you!" The middle-aged man slammed his hand on the table and shouted loudly: "It is your parents' command and a matchmaker's words; how can you act so recklessly?"
At that moment, the woman raised her head. Her beautiful face was streaked with tears, yet she smiled as she said: "I am already Qu Mo's! Even as a ghost, I will be his ghostly wife!"
"What!" Hearing her words, both the middle-aged man and Middle-Aged Woman exclaimed in shock.
Just then, the man burst through the door and rushed to the woman's side, loudly addressing the middle-aged man and woman: "Whether you accept me as your son-in-law or not, I will never part with Xiaoqi!"
"You wish!" the middle-aged man shouted angrily.
The man laughed boldly: "Since you won't allow us to be together, then what does it matter if I leave this family?"
After speaking, the man took the woman's hand and quickly ran out of the Main Entrance.
Immediately, he pulled the woman along as they ran, while behind them, a large group of people with sticks shouted "Dog Man and Woman" as they chased after them.
The man held the woman's hand and ran quickly. Soon, they reached a Cliff, where the man hurriedly stopped and grabbed the woman.
At that moment, the group with sticks also stopped. The leading man shouted at them, "You two Dog Man and Woman, why have you stopped running? Capture them! Lock the woman in the Pig Cage and cut off the man's lifeline. I want them to never see each other again for the rest of their lives!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of people swung their sticks and charged towards the man and woman.
At this time, the man held both of the woman's hands and said to her, "Longing Song, Do Not Abandon, Lifetimes Together, Never Apart!"
"Mo Yanqi!" the woman replied calmly.
Then they exchanged a smile, turned to look at the Cliff, and simultaneously said, "Lifetimes together, never apart!"
Next, they held hands, gazed into each other's eyes, and jumped off the Cliff together.
"Xiaoqi!" I looked in the direction they had jumped from the Cliff and without thinking, I followed them down.
I didn't know why I did this; I just knew my heart hurt so much, really so much. In the face of this heartache, what was there to fear about death?
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