Chapter 205. Counterfeit
Arc 7 : Last Nightmare
As soon as Xiao Lang said this, he felt a little regretful. He knew the man’s obsession, waiting in the same place for so many years just for those few possibilities.
This obsession is not any different from Xiao Lang’s own. If that person saw this exact same look, he would probably become confused and absent-minded like he has been these days.
He knew in his heart that the person’s body had been completely destroyed, and what was in front of him was just a corpse-guardian created by the Tianshi sect using evil methods.
But when he decided to send the corpse-guardian over, Xiao Lang felt reluctant.
Du Yan saw Xiao Lang just standing there staring blankly after he finished speaking, so he raised his head and looked over.
Xiao Lang felt even more guilty when he saw those pale eyes. He turned his head away and spoke in a somewhat stiff tone.
“You are causing trouble here. I am going to give you away.”
After Xiao Lang finished speaking, he waited for Du Yan to protest. He felt that from the time they had spent together, he could tell that this corpse-guardian was quite dependent on him. Otherwise, why would he break into his house to look through those photos?
Once the other party shows unwillingness to leave, he can show his strong attitude and firm will.
The Ghost King would not be easily fooled by a substitute, and he just answered those questions just to let the corpse-guardian know his position. Xiao Lang wanted to let the other party know that he was just a gift that could be passed on later.
“Ok.”
“Even if you don’t want to leave, you don’t have to… wait, what did you say?”
Du Yan looked at Xiao Lang’s dazed expression and repeated patiently: “Okay, let’s go.”
Xiao Lang blinked his eyes, feeling that the development of the matter was completely different from what he had expected.
He was somewhat unwilling and confirmed again: “I’m going to give you away and not bring you back.”
“I know, let’s go.”
Du Yan’s expression did not change at all, and he seemed to not care at all about being given away.
Things have developed to this point. Even though Xiao Lang has mixed feelings, he can not lose face as the Ghost King.
He restrained his expression and looked very calm and indifferent: “That person’s status and strength are similar to mine. Don’t say anything nonsense when you meet him. He might kill you if he’s in a bad mood.”
Du Yan glanced at him, thinking that Xiao Lang did not seem to have a rational and objective understanding of him.
However, this man is not in a good mental state now, so Du Yan didn’t bother with him and just nodded: “I understand, let’s go.”
Xiao Lang said: “I need to prepare before I go to see him.”
As soon as he finished speaking, black mist rose from under Xiao Lang’s feet and then enveloped him completely.
After the mist dispersed, Xiao Lang changed his attire completely. He wore a gorgeous black and gold robe and a somewhat sinister silver mask on his face. Finally looking like a Ghost King.
After Xiao Lang changed his attire, he turned around and walked towards the two-story building.
When he came out, he was holding a black cloak in his hand: “Put this on, and it’s best not to reveal your true appearance when you go there.”
After saying that, Xiao Lang directly stuffed the black cloak into Du Yan’s hand.
Du Yan and Xiao Lang are in different situations. Xiao Lang is a soul, so he can change his clothes as he pleases. Du Yan, on the other hand, has a physical body and must wear real clothes.
When Du Yan heard this, he had a guess in his mind. That was the only place where his face could not be revealed. In this case, the person who contacted Xiao Lang was his soul, which made sense.
They couldn’t see each other’s faces, and in that special place, they couldn’t feel the similarities between them, so it was normal that they didn’t realize they were the same person.
He was still in a daze when he heard Xiao Lang say: “Are you dissatisfied because I didn’t sew it well?”
Du Yan looked down and realized that the cloak in his hand was the same one he had worn before. The cut on the hood of the cloak had been sewn crookedly.
The stitches were messy, and it was just two pieces of rags that were barely put together. From the twisted seams, it looked like it would tear again if it was pulled lightly.
Du Yan put on the cloak and said: “It’s fine, thank you.”
Xiao Lang turned around, raised his hand to open the passage, and said: “It’s almost late, let’s go.”
From Du Yan’s perspective, he could see that the earlobes exposed outside the mask were slightly red.
Du Yan followed Xiao Lang silently, and the passage in front of him seemed to have no end.
There was only the sound of two people’s footsteps in his ears. Perhaps because he felt the atmosphere was a little awkward, Xiao Lang finally couldn’t help but speak.
“When you meet that person later, tell him that you just met me yesterday. I just killed a Taoist priest and then picked you up.”
“……”
Du Yan was speechless after hearing what Xiao Lang said. He thought he should try to communicate.
He was silent for a moment and said: “Actually, I am the person you are looking for.”
Xiao Lang suddenly stopped walking and looked back at Du Yan: “I know you don’t want to be given away. Just say it directly, I will seriously consider it.”
“……”
Du Yan pinched his brows and said: “I am telling the truth.”
Xiao Lang shook his head slightly and said: “I don’t believe it. Your origin is too strange. In my preparation…”
He paused, as if there was something he couldn’t say: “Anyway, I suspect you are an undercover sent by the Celestial Masters. Don’t use such words to deceive me.”
Seeing this, Du Yan continued: “The longevity wood is yours. I believe you know the effect of longevity wood. When I woke up, I was in the longevity wooden coffin.”
Xiao Lang said: “The longevity wood can indeed revive the dead, but the only one is in my hand, you can’t fool me.”
After saying this, Xiao Lang didn’t want to say anything more, so he turned around and continued walking forward.
Du Yan followed in silence, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
This conversation was not without results. He could almost guess which main soul was missing from Xiao Lang’s body.
Among the three immortal souls and seven mortal souls, the three immortal souls are the main souls, namely Tai Guang, Shuang Ling, and You Jing.
Tai Guang is the master of life force, Shuang Ling is the master of intelligence, and You Jing is the master of emotions and desire. It seems that Xiao Lang is at least missing the Shuang Ling soul.
Xiao Lang now has no reasoning ability or rationality and only believes in what he sees with his own eyes and his instincts.
It seems that in order to enter the next level of dreamland, he must first gather Xiao Lang’s three immortal souls and seven mortal souls.
He doesn’t know how much time has passed, but the view on this seemingly endless path suddenly became wider.
This space suddenly appeared, the whole sky and earth were gray, without a single light, in the distance there was a dead tree, under the tree there was a person, he just stood there motionless, as if this place had been like this since its existence.
Xiao Lang and Du Yan walked over, and Du Yan carefully observed the surrounding situation on the way.
At the far end of the trail, a river and a bridge could be vaguely seen. Coupled with this unique atmosphere, Du Yan confirmed his previous conjecture.
The Gates of Hell, the road to the underworld.
In this place where yin and yang meet, one can not reveal one’s true appearance. Otherwise, it will attract the ghost messenger to take one’s soul. Although the ghost king is not afraid of the ghost messenger, they are not here to cause trouble, so naturally, it is better to have less trouble than more.
The situation today is somewhat special. There are no souls coming to reincarnate on the path. It is completely empty.
A moment later, Du Yan and Xiao Lang arrived under the dead tree.
Seeing the two people coming, the mysterious man finally moved. He was leaning against the tree, but now he stood up straight.
His attire was even stranger than Xiao Lang’s, and his entire body was shrouded in a thick black mist.
“What do you mean by this? Bring a refined corpse-guardian here?” The mysterious man’s voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that he rarely spoke.
Xiao Lang said: “This matter is not important. Let’s exchange information first.”
The mysterious man raised his hand, the black mist in the air twisted, and a thread-bound book appeared in his hand.
Then, the book came into Xiao Lang’s hands.
Xiao Lang flipped through it casually and said: “I’ve told you so many times not to show me these complicated things, just tell me the results directly.”
The mysterious man chuckled softly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: “With your IQ, even if you find the person someday, he probably won’t like you.”
Xiao Lang retorted: “You are so poor that all you have left is clothes on your body. Even if he likes you, he can’t stand you.”
The mysterious man probably thought it was stupid to argue with Xiao Lang, so he just sneered and then began to explain the information recorded on it.
“…, summing up, no soul with 100% similarity has been found.”
Xiao Lang sneered: “You look so powerful, but you still haven’t found the person.”
Du Yan listened to the whole process from the side, and those bits of information were connected together, about the reason why Xiao Lang’s soul was split, and the reason why Shuang Ling soul appeared at the Gate of Hell.
Shuang Ling soul stayed in this place of soul reincarnation, waiting for him. The ghost domain created by Xiao Lang, which pulled those who were about to die into it, was also looking for him.
The reason is simple. Not all people will enter reincarnation after death. Some people who have not yet let go of their obsessions will linger in the world of the living for ten or even a hundred years and are unwilling to reincarnate.
Xiao Lang’s method can ensure that no possibility is missed. Shuang Ling, who is the master of wisdom and naturally rational and calm, is the most suitable person to stay here and do repetitive and boring work.
It was just that something unexpected happened when their souls were split, which led them to think that they were independent people.
From the information revealed in Xiao Lang’s words, Du Yan’s body repair should require a soul to complete. Under this dragnet, he failed to find Du Yan’s soul, and without the main soul of wisdom, he naturally believed that Du Yan was a fake.
Du Yan was deep in thought, but in Xiao Lang’s eyes, it looked like the man in the black cloak staring blankly at the person opposite him.
Xiao Lang had never been able to gain the upper hand in conversations, and seeing this situation made him even more furious. Impulsively, he said directly: “By the way, I see that you are very depressed staying here every day, so I feel sorry for you and bring you a gift.”
The mysterious man’s refusal was very firm: “No need.”
Xiao Lang said: “Don’t rush to confirm. Just take a look.”
After saying that, he directly lifted the hood on Du Yan’s head.
The black mist on the mysterious man suddenly became turbulent, and the thick black mist rolled up and even spread towards Du Yan.
Seeing this, Xiao Lang raised his hand and covered the cloak again, saying: “Don’t get excited. We can’t expose our true appearance for too long in this place.”
“This corpse-guardian…… where did it come from?” The mysterious man’s voice sounded a little hesitant.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll leave it here so you don’t get too bored at work and make mistakes.”
Xiao Lang originally wanted to say, giving it to you, but for some reason, the words turned into, leaving with you, when they came to his lips.
The mysterious man looked in Du Yan’s direction and asked: “And what about you?”
Seeing that his love rival actually asked Du Yan what he thought, Xiao Lang wondered how he could ruthlessly reject his request if he was unwilling.
Fortunately, the corpse-guardian face was covered by the hood. Otherwise, his pale eyes would have revealed a pleading look, and he might have struggled a lot.
“Ok.”
Only one word floated into Xiao Lang’s ears. He looked at the person next to him in disbelief: “Wait, what did you say?”
Before Du Yan could answer, the mysterious man on the other side came over. He stopped in front of Du Yan and said: “Since you are willing, let’s do this.”
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Lang again: “The information exchange is over, you can leave.”
“You!”
Xiao Lang finished speaking and then heard Du Yan say: “I still have something left with the Ghost King. Can I go back and get it?”
When Xiao Lang heard this, he thought that this was Du Yan’s expression of not wanting to leave him, and without waiting for his rival to speak, he directly replied: “Okay, let’s go back now.”
“I’ll go with you.”
Xiao Lang was a little unhappy, thinking that the other party was very tactless, and said: “Why don’t you stay here and wait for the person? Why are you going over there?”
The mysterious man said: “After all these years, you still don’t know the rules here. Today is the day when the Gates of Hell open and ghosts return to the world of the living.”
This is why there is no ghost here. Du Yan just woke up, and a series of things happened. He didn’t know that today is July 15th.
Xiao Lang could no longer find a reason to refuse, so he could only reluctantly take the two back to his territory.
Du Yan stopped when he returned to Xiao Lang’s territory. Before the other two could react, he moved and appeared beside the mysterious man.
Du Yan grabbed the man’s arm, and the black mist on the man’s body became thinner in an instant.
The mysterious man reacted very quickly, and the black mist on his body turned into several ghost claws that grabbed Du Yan’s face, but they all dissipated when they were about to touch his skin.
Xiao Lang’s expression changed, and he was about to go to rescue him, but when he found that the situation had changed, he instantly stopped.
He stood opposite, gloating and said: “How’s it? You were also deceived by this imposter and couldn’t bear to hurt him. I have to remember this scene carefully for future use, heh.”
Du Yan looked at Xiao Lang silently, without any expression.
However, Xiao Lang swallowed his saliva and shut up tactfully. He suddenly felt a sense of crisis and thought that if he continued to talk, he would probably be scolded.
After the black mist covering the man was completely driven away by Du Yan, Xiao Lang was completely stunned.
Why does the rival standing opposite him look exactly like him?
“Who are you?” The two Xiao Lang said in unison.
“Counterfeit.” Still speaking at the same time.
“You must know that he likes me, and you try to disguise yourself as me to deceive and confuse him. Do you think he will be deceived by appearances?” Xiao Lang said: “He will choose me.”
“Stupid.”
Du Yan really couldn’t stand this strange situation of him confronting his other self, so he walked forward and grabbed Xiao Lang’s arm with one hand.
“You, what are you doing?”
Before Xiao Lang could react, he was forced together.
The moment the two Xiao Lang came into contact, a hazy white light lit up in front of their eyes. After the white light faded, only one figure remained.
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