Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 423: Holding an umbrella only for the wind and rain

"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers."

The ghosts looked at Xiao Ran's expression and couldn't help but shake their heads and feel sorry for him.

Who is the Ghost King? If he didn't have some real skills, how could he act so arrogantly here?

Grandma Zhang paced back and forth anxiously, but she didn't know how to persuade Xiao Ran.

Probably within less than an incense stick of time, a cold wind blew.

From a distance, I heard a cold and stern voice: "Where did you come from, you little brat? You don't know how to live or die, and you dare to come here and act wildly!"

Xiao Ran raised his head and looked sideways, but could not see any ghost, only gloomy wind in the sky.

He shook the [God Locking Whip] in his hand and sneered: "I thought I was some powerful figure, but you are just a lonely ghost."

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, a cold snort came from the haze: "You're looking for death!"

As the words fell, the surroundings began to gust, and a large hand stretched out from the wind. The palm was as big as a hill, covering the entire teahouse.

Eyes opened in the giant palm, flashing faint light. Any grass or trees around that were illuminated by the faint light immediately lost their vitality and withered and decayed.

Xiao Ran was not afraid when he saw this, and was about to disperse his own corpse energy to resist.

The scene in front of him suddenly darkened, and an umbrella was thrown over Xiao Ran's head.

Xiao Ran was startled and looked back, only to see Grandma Zhang taking out an umbrella from somewhere and standing behind him.

As the umbrella was opened, the umbrella surface was shining brightly. Xiao Ran could even hear the whispers of ghosts, which were voices of gratitude for Grandma Zhang's kindness.

Even the ghost king's magical powers were completely exhausted when he landed on the umbrella, and he returned empty-handed.

As the saying goes, the righteous path in life is full of vicissitudes, and umbrellas are only for people in wind and rain.

Over the years, the ghost walker has helped countless wandering ghosts to enter the underworld smoothly. This seemingly inconspicuous teahouse, a cup of tea, and a bowl of water are all the practice of one's own good intentions.

One by one, every time, good deeds are done naturally, all because of this umbrella.

Open the umbrella and all evil will retreat.

I saw that the umbrella was glowing like the moon, and the countless good deeds turned into a torrent that forced the Ghost King to retreat.

This caused the ghost king in the dark wind to roar: "Zhang, you are so brave, you dare to be my enemy!"

In the past, Grandma Zhang was always submissive to him and submitted offerings on time every month. In the Ghost King's mind, this old lady was just a small ghost walker, not even as good as his servants.

But I didn't expect that today, she would be so bold as to go against me.

It was like the stray dog in front of the door suddenly started biting me. You can imagine how angry I was inside.

"Grandma Zhang, this matter has nothing to do with you, you..."

Xiao Ran was also surprised. He was afraid that Grandma Zhang, who was already old, might get into trouble again. He didn't want Grandma Zhang to be involved in this matter again, so he hurried to persuade her.

Unexpectedly, Grandma Zhang, who had a kind face before, decisively pushed Xiao Ran's hand away and interrupted Xiao Ran's words.

"Child, this is not for you. People of my generation have their own ways of doing things. I have inherited three generations of teachers and I always put kindness first. Even if it is an evil ghost, I will give him some respect. But I will never watch an evil ghost kill people in front of me."

After saying this, Grandma Zhang raised her head and glared at the ghost king in the haze: "Old ghost, I don't mind you being so arrogant, but if you want to kill someone here, I won't do that. I will fight you to the death even if I have to sacrifice my old bones."

As soon as Grandma Zhang said this, all the ghosts in the tea shed stood up.

Especially those five old ghosts, they had been standing behind Grandma Zhang without making any noise.

Although he said nothing, his position was self-evident.

This scene was not only unexpected for the Ghost King, but even Xiao Ran was shocked.

He didn't expect that these "guests" in the tea stall would stand firmly by Grandma Zhang because of her words.

"you!!!"

A huge face popped out from the haze, its eyes flashing red.

Staring at Grandma Zhang fiercely.

"Zhang, you are cutting off your cultivation. I advise you to withdraw now. I won't bother with you. You can pay off the rent you owe me next month."

Grandma Zhang had a blank expression on her face, holding up the umbrella in her hand: "Since I have already decided to sacrifice my life, even if I have used up all my good deeds today, I will definitely not retreat."

"We are the same. Even if we are not your enemies, at worst, we can go to hell together and sue you for all the bullying you have done here over the years."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost King in the air was silent for a while, and then he burst into laughter.

"Sue me? Hahahaha, hahaha, you idiots, not to mention that you don't have that chance, even if you sue me in the Yama Palace, what will happen? I am the Ghost King appointed by the King of Taishan himself. Let's see who dares to convict me and who can do anything to me!"

After saying this, he even revealed a playful sneer: "You, however, dare to be my enemy and conspire against me. I am afraid that you will go to the underworld and fall into the eighteen hells before you have a chance to sue me."

"Nonsense! Taishan is so noble, how can he make you the Ghost King?"

The ghosts naturally didn't believe it.

"Hahahaha, whether it is or not, Zhang, others may not know, but you also may not know."

The ghosts turned around and looked at Grandma Zhang.

After a moment, Grandma Zhang sighed and looked back at the ghosts behind her: "I am very grateful for your honest and straightforward words, but... this matter is not caused by you, so please don't get involved."

As soon as Grandma Zhang said this, the ghosts suddenly fell silent.

Although Grandma Zhang did not admit it, the meaning of this sentence was to tell them that this old ghost did have a deep relationship with the King of Taishan. Who is the King of Taishan?

One of the Ten Kings of Hell, he is in charge of the hot hell under the sea, under the Wojiao Stone in the north of Ding.

Just as the old ghost said, he was the Ghost King personally appointed by the King of Taishan. His status was equal to that of a ghost messenger, and even above that of a ghost messenger. To be honest, he was only half a level lower than the City God.

The only difference between the two is that the City God enjoys the incense of people and has the authority to protect an area.

The King of Ghosts does not have that authority, but the ghost world in the Xitai Mountain area is under his jurisdiction.

If the ghosts want to go against him, that would be treason.

Although, there is no rule in the underworld that specifically refers to the crime of treason.

But the problem is that dynasties change in the human world, but the netherworld remains unchanged. Who can and who dares to rebel?
Seeing that all the ghosts were silent, and even some of them began to slowly retreat, trying to distance themselves from Grandma Zhang, the old ghost in the air couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you bunch of lowly slaves, now you know how powerful I am, right? This is called, power is greater than law. No matter how good your good deeds are, in the end, what can you do to me!"

The old ghost laughed more and more proudly. The king's law? He is the king, he is the law. Suing me? That would be courting death. If you dare to do something to me, regardless of success or failure, it would be rebellion.

If you say that you rebelled in the world of the living, the ghosts in the underworld will respect you as a hero and may even give you a position.

But do you dare to rebel against the underworld? In the nine heavens and ten earths, the three realms and four states, there is no place for you to hide.

Unless you become a god, sooner or later your soul will fall into the underworld and you will have to pay for your karma a hundredfold!
The ghosts lowered their heads. No matter how unyielding and unwilling they were, they dared not say a word at this moment.

"Zhang, how long can your Yin De umbrella last? There are still two hours before dawn. You'd better hold on. When your Yin De is exhausted, oops, there will be no place to drink tea and rest on this road from now on, hahahaha..."

The older ghost became more and more arrogant as he laughed.

Grandma Zhang said nothing, her expression calm: "It's just that I have a clear conscience."

Just when everyone was feeling desperate.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "I think that may not be the case!"

"Ok??"

The old ghost narrowed his eyes and saw Xiao Ran walking out. Xiao Ran had not spoken a word from beginning to end.

Watching Grandma Zhang and these ghosts rise up in resistance at the beginning, but now they are silent.

Listen to the old ghost's four words: "Power is greater than law"

There were waves of turmoil in my heart.

Power is greater than law.

These four words uttered from the old ghost's mouth were like a sharp blade, not only piercing the hearts of the ghosts, but also causing Xiao Ran's mind to shake violently.

The confusion, depression and bewilderment in my heart during this period suddenly cleared up in an instant.

There are all kinds of injustices in this world, from the Huang Chao rebellion to the locust plague that swept across the world with a single cry.

The death knell of a prosperous era came to an end.

The entire royal family practiced evil skills and disregarded human lives, and even gangsters like Hang Sui knew about it.

The Red and White Devils had no place to protest their injustice, so they simply turned to killing to practice.

Human life is already as cheap as grass, I didn’t expect that becoming a ghost would be so difficult.

Everything is just as the old ghost said in four words.

"Power is greater than law!"

After realizing this, Xiao Ran became excited and his eyes became more and more passionate.

He walked up to Grandma Zhang and looked up at the old ghost.

"What a saying that power is greater than law! If your power is greater than law, then I will overthrow your authority and personally wield a knife to kill you!"

The huge face in the air was stunned for a moment, even Grandma Zhang was surprised.

"You? Kill me? Ha!" The old ghost curled his lips and stared at Xiao Ran, "Why do you do that?"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ran took out the [Suppressing Evil Order], and as the spell pattern on his palm was activated, it merged with the Suppressing Evil Order.

A special aura spread out with Xiao Ran as the center.

In an instant, both Grandma Zhang and the guests in the teahouse trembled all over, like a mouse encountering a cat, and their bodies began to shiver uncontrollably.

The unique aura of Hades spread out, casting a faint glow around Xiao Ran.

"The underworld messenger!"

Be it the old ghost, Grandma Zhang, or even the ghosts in the tea shed, they were all shocked.

"You...are a ghost messenger?"

The old ghost was surprised for a moment, but soon sneered: "I am just a small underworld messenger. Even the City God has no right to kill me!"

Xiao Ran raised his head, slowly took out the [Guillotine] from the space, and stroked the blade with his fingers.

All you can hear is the iron rings on the sword clanging, and the blade emits a strange red light, exuding an evil aura.

Xiao Ran frowned slightly: "City God, I actually chopped one off before..."

(End of this chapter)