I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 2: Candle Dragon Crashes the Palace
The hall is deep and dark, with flickering lights.

Lu Wujiu looked at the red-robed ghost officials with mocking and hostile looks on their faces and said with a smile:

"Judge Zhou is truly impressive. He's been a judge for twenty years, and while his abilities haven't improved, his authority has only grown!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ghost came out from the Emperor's Palace, pointing at his nose and cursing:
"How dare you speak so recklessly in front of the Emperor's palace!"

Before Lu Wujiu could speak, the scholar became anxious and hurriedly bowed and said:

"Gentlemen, please calm down. The master is a god-like being and is not particular about trivial matters. I apologize for any offenses I may have caused!"

As the voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent, and then everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... a god or something?"

"A lonely ghost, a remnant of spirit, dares to call himself a god?"

"Zhou Caizi is well-read and ignorant of the dangers of the world. Don't be deceived by this shameless man!"

The whole hall was filled with ghost officials, pointing and laughing.

If Lu Wujiu came in the flesh, they might not understand, but at this moment Lu Wujiu was just a lonely ghost, how could he hide from the eyes of the ghost officials in the hall?

Upon hearing this, the scholar said, "Sir, you may be dead, but in life you must have been a banished immortal! My Lords, please do not disrespect me."

The ghost officials were about to laugh, but the judge sitting in the main hall spoke curiously:

"Why is Mr. Zhou so sure?"

Lu Wujiu also looked over - he had reincarnated countless times, and he had always been the one to fool others. This was the first time he saw a scholar defending him, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

The scholar bowed and said:
"A great man changes like a tiger, a gentleman changes like a leopard! Since I met you under the Fengdu Archway, I have noticed that although you are in the underworld, you are calm and composed. You are an extraordinary person!
Then, as soon as I opened my mouth, the master spoke out all my doubts, as if he were talking about the back of his hand. Such a tacit understanding is the ability of a half-immortal.
Later, a treasured chariot from the underworld arrived, and the master immediately revealed that this was an invitation from the judge. With such incredible foresight, I feel that even if he is not a god, he can be called a banished immortal!

The scholar spoke eloquently, and his words were well-reasoned and well-founded, leaving all the ghost messengers in the hall looking at each other in bewilderment.

The High Judge also showed some hesitation in his eyes, and said in a gentler tone, "You are indeed quite capable to have received such high praise from Mr. Zhou. May I know your name?"

Seeing this, Lu Wujiu jokingly said, "I've heard that there's a rare treasure in the underworld called the Book of Life and Death, which can be used to check the names and lifespans of all living beings. If that's the case, why don't you just check my name and lifespan?"

The judge frowned at the harsh words and subconsciously grabbed the gavel, ready to curse the man for being arrogant!
However, as his mind moved, he forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, took a deep breath, and waved his sleeves. The Book of Life and Death on the desk began to flip through the pages without wind.

The judge read ten lines at a glance, and his originally furious expression gradually became solemn, and his face turned slightly pale.

After a while, he raised his head, forced a smile, and said, "I am shortsighted and failed to recognize the great man. I hope Mr. Lu will forgive me!"

When these words and actions were spoken, all the ghost officials in the hall were dumbfounded.

Everyone stared at each other in bewilderment, wanting to ask but lacking the courage to speak. They could only silently lament, "If they had known this boy's extraordinary background, why would they have bothered to argue so quickly?"

Lu Wujiu smiled and said, "Did you find out Mr. Lu's name?"

The judge's face tightened. "Sir, your name is so noble, I dare not speak without thinking!"

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wujiu burst into laughter, making the judge's scalp numb... because he couldn't find this person's name in the Book of Life and Death!

After a long while, when Lu Wujiu's voice slowed down, Judge Zhou quickly changed the subject: "I wonder what brings you here, sir?"

Lu Wujiu said, "Since I'm riding in Mr. Zhou's sedan chair, I'm here naturally to discuss Mr. Zhou's unjust death. I wonder how the judge intends to judge Mr. Zhou?"

The scholar was shocked when he heard this. After giving Lu Wujiu a look of gratitude, he immediately looked at the judge with hope.

The judge waved his hand, and the Book of Life and Death in his hand clattered. After a while, a faint sound spread throughout the hall:
"Zhou Zhong, courtesy name Shunde, was an ordinary man from Nanyang, born in the mortal world with a clearly traceable place of origin. According to the Book of Life and Death, his life span should have extended to his seventieth birthday, with another year before his seventieth birthday, a fixed number. However, life is unpredictable, and he was suddenly attacked by a frenzied street beggar, tragically killing him! It was truly a twist of fate, a twist of destiny."

Upon hearing this, the scholar cried out in disbelief, "May I ask, Judge, can I ever be resurrected?"

The judge shook his head and said, "When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. How can we reverse yin and yang?"

The scholar looked gloomy, and suddenly asked, "What should we do with the madman who killed me?"

The judge said, "Although the underworld controls the life and death of all living things, it cannot interfere in the world of the living. The beggar can only be judged after his life span is exhausted and he enters the underworld!" Even though the scholar was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but sway slightly when he heard this, and his face was full of frustration.

At this moment, Lu Wujiu's voice rang out at an inopportune moment: "Judge Zhou, as the father of Mr. Zhou, can't you take care of him?"

"what?!"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked.

The scholar widened his eyes in shock, looked at the judge in disbelief, then looked at Lu Wujiu, his eyes full of shock and hesitation.

Judge Zhou, who sat high up in the seat, stared wide-eyed. After a long pause, he said quietly, "My son truly has a keen eye for talent. He recognized a figure as extraordinary as Mr. Lu! However, the rules of the underworld are the laws of heaven and earth. Even between father and son, partiality is unacceptable!"

Lu Wujiu asked, "What if it's due to favoritism?"

Judge Zhou said firmly: "I should take off my official hat and take the seal of Pengze!"

Lu Wujiu clapped his hands and shouted, "Alright! Please, Judge, take off your official hat and present your official seal!"

"Ok?"

The judge was horrified when he heard this, and the evil officials in the hall were even more shocked!
The scholar looked uncertain and asked, "Why do you say that, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Wujiu smiled and said, "Because the murderer who killed you was your father! It was your father who showed up to intimidate the beggar, so the beggar mistook you for his father, and was furious, with blood spilled all over the street."

The words shocked the gods and ghosts!

The scholar was stunned.

He turned his head to look at the judge sitting high in the hall, his eyes showing a bit of confirmation and a bit of fear!

"Snapped!"

The gavel rang like thunder, followed closely by Judge Zhou's sinister and cruel words.

"How dare you, you idiot, deceive the people with your lies? Come on, use the fork, pull out your tongue, peel off your skin, and then torture him to death!"

Lu Wujiu shouted, "You didn't know your death was imminent, so don't blame me for not warning you!"

His eyes were as sharp as torches, and he swept over the ghost messengers with one glance, frightening them so much that they dared not step forward.

"It's a trick to be mysterious. Take him down quickly!"

The judge shouted angrily, and under his accumulated power, the ghost messengers rushed forward.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the light in the hall suddenly dimmed, and the doorway was pitch black, and it was the scene of a candle dragon flying in the sky!
The ghost messengers were not surprised by this. They just glanced at him and ignored him. Just as they were about to continue to capture Lu Wujiu, a loud "boom" suddenly came from the dome.

Looking up, he saw the majestic dome of the Emperor's Palace suddenly burst open, and two dragon whiskers as long as iron chains for drinking from a stream reached into the hole. With a slight swing, they swept across the hall like a magic needle, sweeping away several ghost messengers.

The next second, a huge, carbon-black head poked into the hall, as fast as lightning, and bit Judge Zhou!
"Do not--"

Judge Zhou was terrified, his body hanging in mid-air, but he subconsciously looked at Lu Wujiu and shouted in fear:

"Mr. Lu, please spare me! Please spare me!"

The evil officials in the hall who witnessed this scene felt as if they were standing on the edge of a cold abyss. They were all dazzled and frightened, with their bones and hairs shuddering!

However, it was too late. The huge creature, as if afraid that its owner would regret it, quickly retracted into the sky, and the two dragon whiskers quickly detached.

Lu Wujiu's pupils dilated... He didn't know how many times he had been reincarnated, but he had never seen Zhulong crash into the palace and kill the judge.

Nor has anyone ever seen the Nine Nether Candle Dragon soaring in the sky fall into the underworld.

Therefore, the scene before our eyes is definitely not the cycle of time and space!

Thinking of this, he became ruthless and suddenly grabbed the dragon's whiskers that were pulled out. Amidst the fear of countless ghosts, he soared into the sky with the Candle Dragon, soaring up to 90,000 miles.

(End of this chapter)