If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1091 The Vengeful Ghost Empress Zhao

Compared to the Underworld of Mount Tai, the Netherworld is much simpler.

Inside the Taishan Underworld, towering buildings, some hundreds of stories high, stand side by side, clustered together like an oriental fantasy version of a futuristic cyberpunk city.

The underworld is somewhat similar to the human kingdom, but it is a rather remote and desolate kingdom.

In the human kingdom, on the vast land, cities occupy only a small area, and most of the land is barren mountains and plains.

Towns and villages dot the plains and mountains.

The underworld is the same; once you pass through the gates of the underworld, you'll find a desolate area of ​​low hills.

Dark clouds hung low over the ground, and black fog shrouded the sky.

The ground was mostly sharp, jagged rocks; there was no fertile soil, nor any green trees or flowers.

Instead, it grew many withered, finger-like thorn bushes.

Many ghosts and monsters lurked in the thicket of thorns.

Inside the caves on the cliffs, you can also see the bright red, lantern-like eyes of demons and monsters.

They were observing the two strangers, Xiaoyu and Yangli, who were drifting low overhead.

Seeing Xiaoyu looking around with curiosity, Yang Li knew it was her first time in the underworld, so he whispered to her, "Actually, this place is already considered the 'City of the Wrongfully Dead'."

Just like the entire 'Xianyang' is composed of the capital city of Xianyang and the surrounding mountains and land for hundreds of miles.

The City of the Unjustly Dead in the Underworld is also divided into an inner city and a suburb.

We are crossing the outskirts of the city and entering the inner city.

It's not quite the same as the human world.

Those with power and money in the world all live in the city.

Poor people couldn't survive in the city; they had no food or shelter and could only build a thatched hut on the outskirts.

The City of the Unjustly Dead in the Underworld is the opposite.

Powerful and well-connected ghosts and monsters are unwilling to stay in the city's cage-like 'haunted house'.

They gathered in the mountains outside the city, even becoming kings of the mountains, dominating the area and doing whatever they pleased.

As long as they don't leave the gates of hell and don't rush into the human world to harm living beings, the underworld's ghost messengers won't bother with them.

I can't control it even if I want to.

The underworld has existed for a very long time, but the Netherworld Blood Sea existed for an even longer period of time before the underworld was established.

All sorts of evil and monstrous things gathered in the sea of ​​blood, forming a "hellish ecosystem of evil spirits and monsters".

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a great vow: I will not become a Buddha until the hells are emptied.

In other words, he came to enlighten them, not to slay demons.

If it were Xiaoyu, she might have chosen to physically deliver them from suffering. But clearly, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a great vow out of compassion and mercy, and is not on the same page as Xiaoyu.

After traversing a desolate mountain wilderness, Liang Gongcao finally led Xiaoyu and Yangli to an ancient and massive city.

There is an iron plaque on the city gate with the words "City of the Wrongfully Dead" written on it.

This city was almost indistinguishable from the cities of mortal kingdoms.

Xiao Yu had seen the Yi Chen City of the Wrongfully Dead. Its walls were a hundred feet high, forged from a mixture of human bones and red iron, their surfaces covered with scratches from struggles. The city gate was a huge bronze demon mask, with fangs as doorposts, a tongue as the threshold, and two scarlet eyes that resembled two searchlights.
The ghosts and monsters entering and leaving the city gates were also strangely shaped, ferocious and terrifying.

Anyone who comes here and sees this landscape will know that this is not a good place.

However, this city, known as the First City of the Unjustly Dead in the Three Realms, can make those who mistakenly enter it think they have wandered into a city in the human world.

Even the sky here is no longer filled with dark clouds that threaten to crush the city.

The sky looked like dusk on earth, with a red glow visible in the west.

The city's buildings range from magnificent mansions to low-lying houses, and the ghosts entering and leaving the city gates are just like ordinary people in a bustling marketplace.

Ignore the pale faces, resentful eyes, and sinister gazes of the "common people."

It really does resemble a city at dusk.

"What are you looking at? This is Grand Tutor Yu of the Great Qin Dynasty, a great nobleman and a great immortal. How could you possibly dare to provoke him?"

Two living people arrived openly in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, immediately attracting the attention of many dead ghosts.

Their eyes held both hatred and greed.

Some of the evil spirits were still stirring and were unconsciously moving closer to them.

Enraged, Liang Gongcao shouted curses and drew his whip, which cracked loudly.

The whip lashed out seven or eight zhang (approximately 33-40 meters), striking the surrounding ghosts so hard they howled and fled in terror.

Grand Tutor Yu immediately became known as the "Street Cleanup Tiger".

Wherever she went, the dead would cower and avoid her from afar.

After the ghosts learned of her identity, although they dared not approach her, they let out heart-wrenching wails from a great distance.

"Grand Tutor, I died unjustly! I clearly had fifty years left to live, but because the magistrate of Longchang County failed in his efforts to suppress the bandits and feared the 'Shenming Law,' he beheaded me as a bandit from Laoya Mountain. I beg the Grand Tutor to redress my grievances!"

"Grand Tutor Yu, save me! I shouldn't die! It's clearly written in the Book of Life and Death that I will marry the widowed second young lady of the Luo family in two years. I can't die now, I shouldn't die! Send me back to the world of the living!"

"Grand Tutor Yu, have mercy! My blind mother is sixty years old and I need to take care of her. She shouldn't have died in the Qinling earthquake!"

"You tyrannical Grand Tutor of Qin, I'll fuck your mother! You'll end up in hell just like that whore Empress Dowager, hahaha, I'm waiting for you!"

There are dead ghosts on the streets, as well as many ghost messengers.

The dead ghosts were shouting all sorts of things.

The ghost messengers didn't stop them; they even stood among the ghosts watching the spectacle.

He would occasionally point and laugh at Xiaoyu.

"Grand Tutor Yu, these damned devils are despicable! Quickly unleash your divine light to intimidate them!" Yang Li said angrily.

Liang Gongcao hurriedly said, "We've arrived! We've arrived! Empress Dowager Zhao is just ahead!"

Yang Li turned his anger towards him and shouted, "I have already come to the underworld and informed you."

Is this how you receive the Grand Tutor of Qin? There wasn't even a proper street-cleaning ceremony.

And those ghost messengers, upon seeing Grand Tutor Yu arrive, instead of rushing over to pay their respects, they were laughing and joking among the ghosts—what kind of behavior is that?”

Liang Gongcao glanced at Yu Taishi and explained tactfully, "Those ghost messengers all have missions to perform."

The vengeful spirits and vengeful ghosts of the City of the Wrongfully Dead will not live here forever.

When their lifespan expires and they reach the time recorded in the Book of Life and Death when it is their time to die, ghost messengers will lead them to the Yama's Palace to be judged, or they will go to hell or be reincarnated.

They were all on official business, not part of a ceremonial procession for receiving VIPs.

Yang Li sneered, "Do you think they're carrying out their duties or just watching the show?"

Liang Gongcao said, "What I mean is that because they have a mission to perform, I didn't arrange for them to sprinkle water and clean the streets in advance to welcome the Grand Tutor."

“Upon the arrival of the Grand Tutor of Qin, they should come forward to kneel and greet him without needing any instructions,” Yang Li said.

Liang Gongcao hesitated and asked, "Then should the minor deity call them over to kneel and greet us?"

Yang Li's anger flared even more, and he really wanted to kick him.

Xiaoyu wanted to kick him, but said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense, the Empress Dowager is waiting for us."

Liang Gongcao immediately pointed to a tall and magnificent "palace" in front of them and said, "This is it, in the Ghost King's Palace." Two ghost generals stood at the entrance of the palace. Upon seeing Xiaoyu and Yangli, they quickly stepped forward to greet them.

"Is that Grand Tutor Yu of the Great Qin? My king has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I'd like to trouble you two generals to lead the way," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Grand Tutor, please follow me." The two ghost generals pushed open the gate and strode into the palace.

Yang Li secretly transmitted his voice, saying, "The ghost king of this City of the Wrongfully Dead is Zhao Kuo, who lost the Battle of Changping and is now known as the 'King of Changping.' When you see him later, you'll have to figure out your attitude and tone yourself!"

Xiaoyu couldn't hold back any longer. Her pretty face twitched slightly as she said, "Zhao Kuo can also be a ghost king? What makes him so special?"
General Bai Qi could only be ranked in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Yi Chen.

This is the Netherworld, the number one city of the unjustly dead in the Three Realms!

Yang Li said, "Of course, it's thanks to the 400,000 elite Zhao troops who were buried alive in 'Killing Valley' by General Bai."

Zhao Kuo was certainly not as good as General Bai Qi, but he also led his soldiers to hold out for a month and a half when their supplies ran out.

At that time, the Zhao army camp ran out of food, and the soldiers began to eat corpses, yet they still managed to obey orders without mutiny or surrender.

Let's set aside Zhao Kuo's ability to lead troops into battle for now.

At least he could gain the support of the Zhao soldiers, and he also had the ability to command an army of 400,000.

The 400,000 most elite troops in China became ghost soldiers and ghost generals, all obeying Zhao Kuo's orders.

When Zhao Kuo led them to the underworld, who dared not kneel?
Ten thousand banners can slay Yama, the King of Hell!
He intends to become king of the City of the Wrongfully Dead; who dares to oppose him?

—But does he have the aura of a demon king?

Xiaoyu had her doubts, but she didn't ask any more questions.

She's about to meet Prince Changping; there's no need to ask anyone else, she'll meet him herself.

"Grand Tutor Yu Fengxian of the Great Qin Dynasty?"

Prince Changping was waiting for Xiaoyu at the second gate. Just as Xiaoyu was curious about him, he also seemed very curious about Grand Tutor Yu.

After meeting, he stared at Xiaoyu and looked her up and down for a long time.

"It's me." Xiaoyu also looked the other person up and down.

It was pretty much as she expected.

Zhao Kuo was a handsome man, but he didn't have the "ruthless aura" of a tough guy. He even looked a bit refined. Perhaps it was just her preconceived notion, but she felt that he was a bit weak and looked easy to bully.

This is completely different from Bai Qi's appearance, where a chilling aura naturally forms and all ghosts fall silent.

However, Zhao Kuo's personal abilities were much stronger than she had anticipated.

While he was alive, this guy must have been a top-tier human immortal who had condensed the Immortal Martial Dharma Form.

He was only one step away from the realm of martial god, much like Meng Tian before he obtained the "Bai Qi's Military Manual".

Becoming the Ghost King at this point, frankly speaking, puts less pressure on her than the pressure of the Little Ox Back Mountain at the Gates of Hell.

"Grand Tutor Yu is indeed exceptionally talented and has an extraordinary bearing. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Xiao Yu's aura was restrained, and Changping King's cultivation level was inferior to hers. Apart from her appearance and temperament, he couldn't discern anything about her.

He had no intention of testing her, so he made a casual, polite remark and then extended his hand to invite her, saying, "Zhao Ji is in Ronghua Palace. Grand Tutor Yu, please come with me."

"Are the Prince of Changping and Empress Dowager Zhao old acquaintances?" Xiaoyu asked.

“We are both from the State of Zhao, that is true. She must have heard of me, but I never met her during my lifetime.”

I took her in the palace partly out of respect for nobles from the same prestigious China, and partly because I thought she was very malevolent and might be able to replace me as a female ghost queen in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, while I reincarnated.”

Zhao Kuo was very honest, and what he said was very true.

Xiao Yu said, "Two years ago, I saw General Bai Qi in the City of the Wrongfully Dead on Yi Chen Island. He was enjoying life in the City of the Wrongfully Dead and had no intention of leaving."

Zhao Kuo's refined, ruddy face, which was as radiant as a living person, immediately turned pale and distorted, showing signs of becoming a vengeful ghost.

Wisps of grayish-black yin energy emanated from his body.

Yang Li cursed inwardly, "Yu Fengxian is so naive, she doesn't even understand the basics of speaking human language to human and ghost language to ghosts." He showed a wary expression on his face and secretly formed hand seals with his hands hidden in his sleeves.

"Grand Tutor Yu, take Zhao Ji away!"

Zhao Kuo didn't explode, but his voice became sinister, and his pale, ghostly face didn't recover.

Xiaoyu asked, "You're not going to keep her as the Ghost Queen? The late King Ying refused to accept her and wanted her to fend for herself! Perhaps staying in the City of the Wrongfully Dead and becoming a female Ghost Queen wouldn't be bad."

"I want to stay and witness firsthand the Qin Dynasty, which Bai Qi cherishes most, as it marches step by step toward destruction. Then, I'll send a ghost servant to the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Yi Chen, to report this to him and see his expression and reaction. Hehehe, it'll be quite a spectacle!"

Zhao Kuo cackled, his voice not loud, but extremely grating.

It felt like chewing on shards of glass, causing Yang Li to furrow his brow and feel a stinging pain in his soul.

Xiao Yu said, "Bai Qi was given death by the Emperor and has always held a grudge! Seeing the Emperor's stubbornness and self-will, which led to the loss of the Mandate of Heaven for Qin, General Bai must feel regret and sorrow."

But they certainly couldn't possess the same intense and profound state of mind as the Prince of Changping.

Zhao Kuo's smile vanished, and he said coldly, "What do you mean by 'what am I in a state of mind'?"

Xiao Yu activated her demonic eyes, a faint, eerie light flickering within them. Staring into his eyes, she smiled faintly and said, "The literal meaning! General Bai hasn't yet experienced the pain of national subjugation, but hasn't Prince Changping already felt it long ago?"

Zhao Kuo was shocked. In a daze, he seemed to see Yu Fengxian transform into a giant ten thousand feet tall, with raging demonic flames on her body that could extinguish the fire of his soul with a single breath.

He could barely control himself; fear erupted like a fountain from his heart, filling his chest in an instant.

The next moment, Yu Fengxian returned to her original state, with a beautiful face, clear eyes, and elegant demeanor, without the slightest hint of intimidation.

It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Zhao Kuo's ghostly body was drenched in sweat, his consciousness was hazy, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

The Ghost King's dignity sustained him as he forced himself to remain calm and uttered the words: "Zhao Ji is inside the palace. Take her away."

Without waiting for Xiaoyu's response, he turned around and staggered away from the courtyard.

"You used a mental technique on him?" Yang Li asked in surprise.

The others were standing nearby, yet they didn't detect any fluctuations in magical power.

I don't know what methods she used.

"Never mind Zhao Kuo. Go open the door, the Empress Dowager is about to turn into a vengeful ghost."

Xiao Yu looked up at the sky and saw a dark cloud, a mixture of yin energy and resentment, gathering above Ronghua Palace.

The source of the dark clouds was the fierce ghost, Empress Dowager Zhao, who was sealed away within Ronghua Palace.

As Yang Li performed hand seals and chanted incantations, he tore down the two talismans pasted on the main gate, and the yin energy in mid-air suddenly receded into the hall.

"Boom~~~" It was as if millions of tons of floodwater were stored inside the hall, directly smashing through the thick wooden door and sending the unsuspecting Yang Li flying seven or eight zhang away.

With a wave of her left hand, Xiao Yu's wide sleeves extended infinitely, transforming into a massive "starry sky wall" hundreds of feet long and ten feet high: the night sky as its base, twinkling with starlight.

Yang Li crashed into the "starry sky," and the impact dissipated immediately, causing him to fall from the other side of the "starry sky."

The immense yin energy was blocked and enveloped by the "starry sky," compressed into a sphere with a diameter of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

"Grand Tutor Yu, I've been wronged!"

From within the "Starry Sky" sphere, came the distorted and shrill scream of Empress Dowager Zhao.

"What are you wronged about? You deserve it!" Xiaoyu said irritably.

(End of this chapter)