C33 (1/2)
Success, great success. The first time I made a move, I received the highest praise. This caused big brother's vanity to be greatly satisfied, and he was even happier than if he had eaten a big bowl of meat. As he ate and drank, the papered metal bridge in London was flawless from late into the night until dawn. Paper-man Zhang used a pen to write the words ”Bridge of Helplessness” on the bridge, bringing the entire atmosphere of the work to a climax. Many of the hooligans felt so excited that they were about to cry when they saw how lucky they had been for the whole night. Even though he might have just cooked the paste all night, or cut the paper all night.
The morning's Village Chen was shrouded in mist. The morning practitioners had just woken up when they saw a group of red-furred and green-furred hooligans carrying a paper bridge towards the village entrance.
I stood at the entrance of the village, drew an extremely large circle, circled the entire metal bridge, and then solemnly wrote down Wu Chengen's name.
The fire was lit. Seeing the paper bridge burning in the fire, everyone shouted excitedly. The old man who directed the burning of paper products every day was the happiest. Nonsense, how could he not be happy? This paper bridge was like a bridge, just how much wood and grass fertilizer would he need to contribute to it?
Paper-man Zhang and I stood side by side in front of the paper bridge. The firelight illuminated our faces red.
Paper-man Zhang said, ”Your bridge is called Bridge of Helplessness, you can't move it easily if you put it down, and it's not something that can be carried away just because someone wants to. With that, he looked at me proudly, ”This is my unique skill. Even if the Heavenly Court spills more water in the Underworld, you don't have to worry about the bridge being destroyed.”
Damn it, I suddenly thought of a question. Where would this bridge fall from? Last time, the Triumph Sect directly appeared on top of Wu Chengen's head, but this time, he didn't even know where they would land. If this Bridge Suppression Spell was added, no one would be able to move it. My god, I didn't even dare to think about it.
I patted Paper-man Zhang on the shoulder. ”Old brother, I will go first, bring those hooligans over to the paper man —”
After saying that, I greeted the camel, and told him to take care of his little brother. I left the house, went straight to the entrance of the village, and took a taxi to Fanjiayuan. After arriving at the Fanjiayuan, he ignored those peculiar gazes and jogged into the shop.
”Do not fall into the plaza,” I muttered to myself along the way. ”Do not fall into the plaza,” I did not even care about being called by the Old Man Liu. I pulled out the gourd stopper and stood in the blue light, my mouth still mumbling, ”Don't fall in the square.”
I was sent into Netherworld, Gate of the Yama King Palace. The 200-meter bridge sloped over the Arc de Triomphe. The Black and White Impermanence stood in front of the bridge, helpless.
I walked over, ”My lord, where is Wu?”
”Don't scold, don't scold,” Wu Chengen's voice came from under the iron bridge, ”I'm under the bridge.”
”Didn't I tell you to prepare for the bridge?” I asked.
Wu Chengen was speechless, only after a long while did he speak, ”Who knows when your bridge will arrive, I am currently researching the gate, when a bridge in the sky suddenly descends!”
”Xie, Faan, lend a hand and fish this guy out,” I said as the Black and White Impermanence and I freed Wu Chengen from under the bridge. This time, he was pressed in a deadlock and it took him a long time to recover.
White Impermanence said, ”Hehe, why is this bridge so heavy? Even I can't lift it with my magic!”
I pointed at the inscriptions on the bridge and said, ”That's right, if anyone can use a spell to take away the Bridge of Helplessness, then whoever loses it will get their hands on it. This is a specially carved Bridge Suppressing Curse.”
White Impermanence: ”Hehe, then what do we do now? This bridge should be at least a few hundred tons in weight! ”
”Unless someone can lift the bridge and carry it to the side of the Bridge of Helplessness.”
When White Impermanence heard my words, she said depressingly, ”Let alone a Herculean, even without magic, a thousand Hercules wouldn't be able to carry this bridge away!”
I asked. ”How far is this from the Bridge of Helplessness?”
White Impermanence said, ”Hehe, this is the center of the Fengdu City, 33 miles to the four city gates. The Bridge of Helplessness is right outside the east gate. The road from the plaza to the east gate is called the Road to River Styx. ”
Damn it, thirty-three miles, sixteen kilometers … It would take me more than two hours to get there, let alone carrying anything else. This is way too hard for me.
I pulled out my cell phone and checked it. It was only a little over nine o'clock, about four hours before twelve. He didn't have enough time. It seemed like he could only use the old method.
I said to the Black and White Impermanence, ”Send me up to the roof and ring the Soul Gathering Bell.”