Chapter 737

Noticing this non-existent hug, Leon couldn't help but turn his head slightly, glancing at the little girl's situation with his peripheral vision.

Although the dead little girl didn't stop, the tears on her face had disappeared, and her terrified expression had become stable. Her eyes, which were red and swollen from crying, also opened quietly, quietly fading away the fear and sadness, and were curiously looking at the road ahead.

"In the world of the living, flesh and blood are real, and the soul is untouchable. But the Dead Realm has no flesh and blood, only recognizing the soul. The body instead becomes something that cannot be touched."

After spreading out her palm and showing Leon the tear stains on it, Emma explained softly:

"The soul and body of the living are inseparable, so in the Dead Realm, they become things that almost don't exist. Only things like will, belief, or emotion can have an impact on other dead souls."

"As long as there isn't a particularly strong desire to touch a certain dead soul, in the Dead Realm, we are just a breeze with a fixed form."

After explaining the situation just now, Auntie Emma turned slightly to look at Leon and instructed seriously:

"Also, your soul strength is not high yet. Remember not to contact those dead souls that look special, such as those full of resentment, those full of regret, or those crying bitterly."

"These dead souls carry too strong emotions. After contacting them too much, it will affect the stability of your soul. If you are not careful, after leaving the Dead Realm, you will still feel uncomfortable for a long time."

"I know."

Looking at Auntie Emma, whose face was still a bit pale but was still patiently explaining precautions to him, Leon couldn't help but nod slightly, then gripped her hand even harder with his right hand.

Wanting to be like Emma just now, hugging the little girl and wiping away her tears, he wanted to bring courage to Emma to fight against the road of no return by warming her cold palm.

'Don't worry, I'm here', huh?

Through the palm tightly gripped with Leon, vaguely feeling his inner thoughts, Emma's eyes couldn't help but warm up, then she took a deep breath, gripped Leon's hand, which was full of determination, and walked toward the black and white stone bridge not far away.

【Name: Black and White Bridge (Memory, Memory)】

【Appearance: An ancient long bridge spanning the Yellow Spring of the Dead Realm, paved with black and white bricks. After getting on the bridge, every time you step on a new brick, you will review part of your life】

【Ability: Happy Memory, Painful Memory】

【Cost: None】

【File: After the Dead Realm master "Faceless Man" died, he squeezed out all the memories of his long life, classified them according to happiness and pain, and forged them into black and white stone bricks.】

【These constantly changing black and white stone bricks have completely different effects. After stepping on the white stone bricks, you will recall the happy experiences in your life. After stepping on the black stone bricks, you will recall the painful experiences in your life...】

【Evaluation: Just like people cannot know whether their next life is happy or sad, before truly landing, no one can know whether this brick is black or white.】

【No one's life will always shed tears, and no one's life can always laugh. Only after truly experiencing all the joys and sorrows can one be considered to have truly lived this life】

【Contamination Value: Same as the user】

A memory player, huh? Habitually reaching out to touch the railing of the stone bridge and getting the information of 【Black and White Bridge】, Leon couldn't help but look at Emma beside him with worry.

If his guess was correct, the reading range of 【Black and White Bridge】 should be limited to the user's memory, and his memory of this world only spans the last three years.

Although after recovering from his illness, he started running around to make a living, encountered many ugly and dirty situations, and had many difficult memories, because of the existence of his younger brother and sister, it was overall barely considered happy. Those pains, although unforgettable, still failed to cover up the warmth in his heart.

The only thing that made him painfully unbearable was the time Anna coughed up blood in the middle of the night, hoping he could hide the news of her death so he could continue to "cheat" the pension, and because he joined the Cleanup Bureau, he was able to avoid this result.

So for him, the effect of 【Black and White Bridge】 shouldn't be too difficult. Even if he really couldn't hold on, as long as he thought about the current days, he should be able to barely cope.

But Auntie Emma...

After thinking about the big tree at the entrance of Precious Flower Manor, Leon couldn't help but fall into deep silence.

With her entire clan executed and only her and her daughter left, even if she was lucky enough to step on a white brick every step and only relive those beautiful memories, once she recalled the final outcome, it would bring even deeper torture.

And Emma on the side clearly knew this point. Even before truly stepping onto the 【Black and White Bridge】, just imagining the scenes she might see after getting on the bridge, her lips had already turned white from biting.

"How about... I go up first?"

After a silence, Leon suggested:

"I touched the railing just now. It seems that the bricks stepped on by someone won't change again. I can go up the Black and White Bridge first and step on those white bricks for you. This way you should be able to be a little more comfortable."

After hearing Leon's suggestion, the pale Emma's lips moved, seemingly wanting to open her mouth to refuse, not wanting to let Leon bear the painful memories for her.

But before she could open her mouth to refuse, a feeling of relaxation from the bottom of her heart, mixed with thick guilt, passed directly into Leon's heart along the hand they were tightly gripping together.

"Then let's settle it like this!"

After gripping Emma's hand tightly and passing the thought of 'it's okay' and 'I am willing to do this for you' back, Leon took a deep breath and stepped onto the black and white stone bridge with big strides.

White brick.

When Leon's foot landed, the somewhat foggy bridge surface of the Black and White Bridge suddenly became clear, and a white brick that could only barely accommodate an adult's foot appeared under Leon's feet, plain and warm.

Thank you, really thank you!

After gripping Leon's hand tightly, Emma, whose eyes were extremely soft, stood on her tiptoes, tried hard to take a step forward, and stepped lightly on the edge of the white brick Leon had left for her.

"Brother, you're back!"

After her toes landed, the world in front of her suddenly darkened. Emma found herself standing in a pitch-black alley, every muscle in her body that could exert force was jumping with pain, and the fatigue that made her want to die was torturing her until her eyes were black.

And in this world full of darkness in both reality and flesh, the only thing that was still shining was the dim little oil lamp in the distance, and the fair and thin face of the young girl who was illuminated by the oil lamp and full of surprise.

(End of chapter)