You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 122 Zhong Kui, the Demon-Exorcising True Lord!
"After the matter is settled, come to Yumin Street in Wucheng to find me."

After leaving behind a message, Chen Yang and Ali transformed into a gust of cold wind and soared into the sky until they disappeared into the night. Only then did the Thirteen Eagles get up one after another.

Eight Eagles stepped forward and grabbed the old River God by the collar, stammering, "Old...old thing, we...we've been neighbors for so many years, how dare you hide your identity?"

The old River God casually slapped away the eight eagles' hands and said with a faint smile, "When you became dead souls, my temple and golden statue were still there. It is understandable that you dogs dared not approach my temple, but you should have seen my golden statue from afar. Do you not remember my appearance?"

The Qingshui River in Tongxin County is near a mass burial site.

Over the years, the Old River God has suffered a lot of bullying from the Thirteen Eagles.

Although these thirteen vengeful ghosts have their own bottom line as ghosts and do not harm ordinary people... they are not so polite to ghosts. In addition to robbing people everywhere, they throw stones into the clear water to skip across the surface when they are bored at night. If they are in a bad mood, they will also drag the old river god out and beat him up.

But now, the old river god has straightened his back.

He rummaged through the snakeskin bag and pulled out an "IOU".

The leader of the Thirteen Eagles, "Big Eagle," snatched the IOU, scanned it, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is... usury from Yixianglou?"

The other "eagles" huddled together, cursing, "Old man, are you crazy? You even dare to take on the usury of Yixianglou... Everyone in the Western Xia Ghost Market knows that Yixianglou is the property of the Flying Ghost King!"

"A loan of 500 million, with interest compounded, has become 1800 million... Is this even fair?"

"Big...Big...Big Brother, Yixiang Pavilion is owned by the Flying Ghost King, so this high-interest loan is equivalent to owing it to him. Given his power, I'm afraid he won't give us brothers any face!"

The three eagles, including "Swallow Flying Eagle," sneered, "What is this Flying Ghost King? How dare it compare to the Inspector General?"

"The Ghost Market is now closed, and if we want to go to Yixianglou, we can only wait until the 15th... That's too long. Let's head directly to the territory of the Flying Ghost King in Gansu Province."

The thirteen brothers left Tongxin County overnight with the "IOU".

They were nocturnal and arrived at Kim Yong San in TS City, Gan Province, at 8 p.m. on the second day of June.

The Flying Ghost King lived at the foot of "Golden Dragon Mountain".

There is a large wasteland here, overgrown with weeds and piled with garbage. It is said that many years ago this was a small town, and some ruins can still be seen in the wasteland.

But at night, the place becomes incredibly lively. The town that disappeared into the annals of history reappears, with human head lanterns flying around to provide illumination, and ghostly soldiers standing guard.

Especially in the courtyard at the very center of the town, all sorts of female ghosts sang and danced, their spring scenery alluring.

...............

Wucheng, Yumin Street.

Inside the funeral home.

"what?"

"The Black and White Swords...have their identities been revealed?"

"Yes, who would have thought... they actually had this other identity!"

Wang Lin said, "We suspect that the Black and White Swords are involved in several cases in Xixia Prefecture, which is why we sent Master Baiyun and his disciple Huixin to the Qin residence to offer our congratulations... We never expected that the Black and White Swords, who held such a grand banquet for grandmasters, would not be human!"

"This is all thanks to the young monk Huixin."

"At such a young age, he cultivated the Buddhist 'Heavenly Eye' and saw the abnormality of the Black and White Swords... According to the investigation results from the Qinfu branch, five years ago, the Black and White Swords couple smuggled themselves abroad to poach vampires, and perhaps they were converted at that time."

"They vampires seem to call this something like 'The Embrace'."

Chen Yang asked curiously, "Weren't there rumors a few days ago that traces of vampires were discovered at the Qin residence? Could it be related to the Black and White Twin Swords?"

Wang Lin: "It must be a foreign spy organization that sent them to meet with the Black and White Swords."

"Was that person caught?"

"Not yet. I heard he fled into the Qinling Mountains... but he can't escape. Hundreds of martial arts figures have stormed into the Qinling Mountains. I heard that a wealthy man has already offered a 300 billion bounty. I'm afraid there will be even more martial arts figures chasing after him. Even if he had wings, he wouldn't be able to escape."

Wang Lin was originally reporting on the progress of the Helan Mountain God Temple and the Wucheng City God Temple, during which he mentioned the "Grandmaster Banquet" of the Black and White Twin Swords.

Little did they know that this famous couple in the Northwest had long been transformed into vampires.

They have now been apprehended and are being held at the Qinfu branch of the Special Administration Bureau.

Secondly, there is the Wucheng City God Temple.

As per Chen Yang's request, the Special Administration Bureau has ordered a 1:1 replica of the City God Temple in Jinan Prefecture. The design drawings have been sent to Chen Yang's phone. In addition, the Special Administration Bureau has also acquired the land for the "evening market" in Wucheng. Construction can begin as soon as the engineers arranged by higher authorities arrive.

After reporting the situation, Wang Lin got up to take his leave.

Chen Yang then found paper and pen and wrote another letter to the old man and Lord Cui.

The letter to the old man was nothing more than a casual chat about everyday things...

As for what was given to Lord Cui, it was to request a magical artifact.

He now has the power to appoint and dismiss underworld officials and some ordinary gods, and can also enroll them in the underworld's divine register through the "Book of Yin and Yang Good and Evil". However, without magic weapons, his combat power will be greatly reduced.

In the letter, Chen Yang also mentioned the dangers of the "extraordinary immortals" and the "turbid tides and mists" that descended from the sky more than 600 years ago.

of course.

When he burned the letters, he didn't forget the old man's request from their last "meeting"... to burn more dolls.

After burning over 20 paper dolls in one go, Chen Yang then burned another 8000 million for the old man before finally being satisfied and going into the shop to cultivate.

The underworld, Fengdu City.

"Mr. Chen..."

"Mr. Chen, you have time to come on duty today?"

Chen Huaiyi rarely came to the Underworld. As soon as he entered, he was surrounded by many underworld officials. Even some of his peers, such as Soul Collectors, Ghost Envoys, and Demon Envoys, addressed him as "Master Chen."

Chen Huaiyi was overjoyed by being addressed as "Master" repeatedly, and immediately took out several bundles of ghost money, saying, "Everyone has worked hard. I'll treat you to a meal after I'm done with my work, so you can all relax!"

A group of underworld officials cheered, and some of them shouted, "Long live Lord Chen!"

Snapped!
Immediately, a ghost messenger slapped him across the face and shouted, "How dare you... You actually curse Master Chen! Master Chen will surely become a ghost immortal in the future, transcend the Five Elements, and not enter the cycle of reincarnation. What is ten thousand years to him?"

"Humph!"

Suddenly, a cold snort rang out.

Upon hearing this, the many underworld officials and ghostly messengers dispersed and ran to their respective positions.

Then a judge dressed in a purple official robe strode over. This judge had wide, angry eyes, a leopard-like head, and bulging eyes. He was Zhong Kui, one of the four judges of the underworld, also known as the "Demon Exorcist True Lord".

The four judges of the underworld are Cui Yu, Wei Zheng, Zhong Kui, and Lu Zhidao.

Cui Yu is Cui Fujun, who is in charge of the underworld and is the highest judge in the underworld. Although the other three are ranked alongside him, their actual status is far inferior.

Wei Zheng was in charge of the Rewards and Good Deeds Department, serving as its chief judge. He was responsible for reviewing the good deeds of ghosts during their lifetimes and rewarding or extending their lifespans based on the magnitude of their good deeds. He also had many junior judges under his command. Judges of the Rewards and Good Deeds Department usually wore green official robes.

Lu Zhidao is the chief judge of the Investigation Department, responsible for verifying the records in the Book of Life and Death, redressing wrongful convictions, ensuring that good and evil are rewarded accordingly, and upholding public order and good customs.

Zhong Kui is in charge of the Department of Punishment, which specifically punishes ghosts who committed evil deeds in their previous lives.

The four departments—the Underworld, the Department of Rewarding Good, the Department of Punishing Evil, and the Department of Investigation—each have their own responsibilities, but overall the Underworld is the primary one.

A judge from the underworld came out to greet him, bowing and saying, "What brings you to our underworld today, True Lord?"

Zhong Kui ignored the judge and instead looked at Chen Huaiyi, saying, "You are Chen Huaiyi?"

This was Chen Huaiyi's first time meeting Zhong Kui, but he had already guessed his identity. He bowed and said, "This humble one, Chen Huaiyi, pays respects to the Exorcist True Lord."

"Oh?"

Zhong Kui asked in surprise, "You recognize me?"

Chen Huaiyi said, "Who in the mortal world doesn't know the name of the True Lord? Who doesn't know it?"

Even Zhong Kui, with his stern and unsmiling expression, couldn't help but laugh: "The path between Yin and Yang has been severed for over six hundred years, yet I never imagined that anyone in the mortal world would still remember me?"

"The True Lord exorcises demons and captures ghosts, hating evil as if it were his enemy. Your stories and legends have been passed down to this day. How can the people forget them?"

Chen Huaiyi launched into a tirade of praise. He had loved studying these things in his lifetime and even remembered a passage from "A Brief Biography of Zhong Kui." He immediately recited it: "Zhong Kui was born and lived in Zhongnan Mountain. He was skilled in both literature and martial arts, with a leopard's head and piercing eyes, an iron face and a bushy beard. He had an unusual appearance, was full of knowledge, upright and incorruptible, fearless of evil spirits, and treated people with honesty and loyalty..."

"Hahahaha!"

Zhong Kui couldn't help but burst into laughter and immediately started chatting with Chen Huaiyi.

He came to the underworld today because he heard that there was a "Chen Youshen" in the mortal world who was now fighting alone to maintain the order between the yin and yang. His father had already joined the underworld, so he wanted to come and find out more about the situation.

did not expect……

There was an unexpected surprise!

How could Chen Youshen's father know so much about my deeds?

If that's the case... then we can talk about having that Chen Youshen build a temple for himself in the human world, where the people can offer incense and worship him, and perhaps it's feasible to create an incense-burning clone!

Zhong Kui is known as the Demon-Exorcising True Lord, and he hates evil as if it were his enemy.

He felt restless if he didn't catch ghosts for a day. Before the mortal world was separated from the underworld, he often went to the mortal world to catch ghosts. But now that he was in the underworld, everything was done by the underworld officials and ghost servants. Zhong Kui was bored out of his mind.

Therefore, after news of "Chen Yang" reached the Department of Punishment, Zhong Kui immediately sought out the underworld.

At this moment...

hum!
Suddenly, two letters appeared in Chen Huaiyi's hands.

Before Chen Huaiyi could even look, bundles of ghost money rained down from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a series of graceful paper figures appeared around Chen Huaiyi. There were dozens of them, each dressed in thin clothes, with plump and round figures, and some even had blonde hair and blue eyes, exuding an exotic charm.

Zhong Kui: "..."

Chen Huaiyi: "..."

After glancing at the bundles of 1000-yuan bills scattered on the ground, Chen Huaiyi composed himself and said, "True Lord... you've dropped your money!"

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(End of this chapter)