A large black door was embedded in the mountain.
The door looked ancient and solemn, as if bearing countless years and history.
Strange symbols and patterns were carved on the door.
In front of the door, a small, dark grey dog paced back and forth, its head held high.
It was the loyal guardian of this door.
"Quite cute, come here, big brother will pat your head."
The dog nestled into Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng's arms, constantly rubbing its head against him.
A xu dog silver coin hung from its dog collar.
"Good dog, be good. I'll bring two female dogs for you to keep you company later."
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng stroked its head with one hand, while slowly untying the collar with the other.
He laughed as he picked up the dog collar with the silver coin on it.
"Got it, wasn't that easy?"
The previously docile dog suddenly opened its massive, blood-red maw and swallowed Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng, along with the silver coin, in one gulp.
Burp~
Below the distant dirt slope.
The puppet in Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng's hand ignited in a ball of fire, and he casually tossed it to the ground.
"Cerberus, the guardian of the Underworld in ancient Greek mythology. The Theogony states that this dog has fifty heads, while later artworks mostly depict it with three heads, so it is often called the three-headed dog of Hades."
"So how many heads does it actually have? Fifty?"
Kong You nodded.
"But it only had one head, didn't it?"
"It will grow back after being cut off."
"And with each head you cut off, it will become stronger."
"Tsk. No wonder this knife is needed. No matter how many heads it has, there is only one soul."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng emerged from the dirt slope, and Inazuma materialized from the void, which he grasped firmly.
"Hello, little doggy, big brother is back again."
......
"It's a bit troublesome, isn't it."
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng's clothes were torn, his upper body exposed, his muscles like tempered steel.
He squatted down and picked up the xu dog silver coin from the ground, tossing it to Kong You who was walking over.
"Did you hear anything?"
Kong You shook her head.
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng pressed his ear against the door, listening intently:
"It sounds like someone behind the door is calling, 'Handsome little brother, come play.'"
Kong You smiled, then turned and walked back to the Train.
"Is it really hell behind the door?
"You'll know if you open the door and look."
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng pouted, then turned his head to follow.
"Forget it, I'm someone who's going to heaven."
Bu Zhihuo Yunsheng pulled out a small mirror and smoothed his hair:
"The xu dog silver coin is in hand. Where do I get the hai pig silver coin?"
"Our mission is only to get the xu dog silver coin. We don't need to worry about the hai pig silver coin."
"So now we just go back and report? Perfect, I'll return the knife at Transfer Station, otherwise my stupid little brother will cry."
......
Transfer Station.
Bu Zhihuo Mao followed the aura of the demon blade Inazuma to a forest.
Inazuma was stuck in a tree, and a wagashi was hanging from its tsuba, with a note on it:
"For little sister Xiao Wan, stupid little brother is not allowed to eat."
Xia Yuwan took down the wagashi:
"Wow, how did Brother Yunsheng know this is my favorite flavor?"
Bu Zhihuo Mao's face was glum: "Be careful, it might be poisoned."
Xia Yuwan opened the packaging box, picked up a cherry blossom flavored one, took a bite, and her face filled with happiness.
After a few chews, her expression suddenly changed.
She clutched her neck with one hand, making strange "oh oh oh" sounds.
"It's, it's really poisoned! I'm poisoned! I'm going to die."
She raised her hand and grabbed towards Bu Zhihuo Mao:
"Kill, kill Brother Yunsheng, avenge, avenge me."
"Boring."
Bu Zhihuo Mao put away his knife and turned to leave.
Xia Yuwan picked up another matcha-flavored one and threw it into her mouth, her cheeks puffed out.
"Tsk, what a silly brother-complex."
......
Inside the Train.
Xia Yuwan was flipping through a stack of documents, all of which were candidate lists for new recruits she had prepared for the Order Heavenly Kingdom this year.
Tomorrow they would arrive at the New World, and she would re-review them before submitting them.
"Qi Xiao, the highest-level person in Zone 2000. First place at the end of the internship. His performance in Dawn City was also good. He is intelligent, courageous, and very smooth, but he has his own bottom line. He truly meets our recruitment criteria."
Bu Zhihuo Mao chatted with Xia Yuwan while doing push-ups.
"Ultimately, isn't it because he used a silver coin and gained 'qualification'?"
"Those with 'qualification' must be recruited into our Order Heavenly Kingdom."
Xia Yuwan retorted, unconvinced:
"Don't look at others with colored glasses just because you haven't completed your mission."
"Qi Xiao himself is very excellent, I quite like him."
"Even if he didn't have 'qualification', I would still recruit him."
Bu Zhihuo Mao snorted coldly and stood up:
"Kong You being able to come to The Inner Realm indicates that she indeed has this Platform Travel module. Should we report it?"
Xia Yuwan came over and touched Bu Zhihuo Mao's forehead, wondering:
"You're not hot, so why are you acting stupid?"
"If you report this, isn't that indirectly admitting that you met Kong You in The Inner Realm?"
"You mean, the matter of meeting Kong You can't be written in the report either?"
"Of course not, what else? Do you think just writing about meeting Kong You and not writing about your brother will be fine?"
"Besides, investigating the Free Organization is not your business. We just need to do our own jobs well."
Bu Zhihuo Mao was expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he left in a hurry.
"Then I'll go quickly and rewrite a copy."
Xia Yuwan shouted:
"Don't worry, I'll definitely keep Brother Yunsheng's matter a secret for you! We'll investigate together!"