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

Chapter 140 My dad has so much influence down there?

Ouch! Ouch!
The black dog that was kicked away let out a few shrill screams, and then its body exploded with a "bang", turning into bone powder and smoke that dissipated into the mist of the underworld!
at the same time.

In the human realm, on the edge of the Five Elements Mountain.

wow-

On the ground, the flames of the "Seven Star Lamps" arranged in formation went out on their own without any wind, and suddenly three of them went out!

Chen Youwei's expression changed drastically. He jumped up and exclaimed, "What happened? Chen Zhenren just went downstairs and he's already in danger?"

"Is your Seven Star Lamp... accurate?"

Jiang He leaned closer, his face practically screaming "I don't believe it!"

Chen Youwei then explained the taboos surrounding the practice of walking in the underworld.

Jiang He: "Is this your first time using the [Walking the Underworld Technique], and you're already so confident?"

"Minister Jiang, don't you know my abilities? My [Yin-walking Technique] is an ancestral method. I've read through my ancestors' manuscripts and notes hundreds of times. There's no way I could make a mistake!"

Chen Youwei said confidently, "In my judgment, Master Chen has probably been captured by the underworld's ghostly messengers... The living and the dead are separated, and humans and ghosts are on different paths. He has entered the country illegally, and I'm afraid he has no chance of returning."

"........."

Jiang He chuckled and said, "I thought it was something serious... Well, it's alright then, let's just wait!"

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

A blood moon hangs in the sky.

The world was shrouded in mist.

Looking into the distance, Chen Yang saw a large number of withered forests growing in the mist, with ghostly figures and various strange birds flying around in the forests. Further away, there was the outline of a huge mountain, but it was not very clear.

"We've really entered the underworld!"

At this moment, Chen Yang was extremely excited. He had actually tried it with the mindset of failure, but he never expected that Chen Youwei's "walking in the underworld" technique would actually succeed!
Five Elements Mountain, Two Realms Mountain!
Doesn't this mean that this is the weak point in the space?
"If we can truly open the path between Yin and Yang at Five Elements Mountain this time, then Chen Youwei will be the one to deserve the greatest credit... After he dies, I will definitely bestow upon him the title of a god!"

Chen Yang stepped onto the seemingly endless road, about to take a step forward, when suddenly his expression changed. He saw a gust of wind and footsteps coming from the misty, withered forest on either side of the road, followed by a sound—

"Brothers, rush!"

"Another soul has descended..."

"What? There's only one? How are we going to divide it?"

"Whoever grabs it first gets to keep it!"

"........."

Chen Yang was dumbfounded!

He saw hundreds of figures rush out of the misty, withered forest like a tide. These figures were all different, some were humanoid, some had demon heads and human bodies, and there was even a big black dog that ran upright!
These figures all exuded powerful auras, wielding mourning sticks, wearing soul-locking chains around their waists, or carrying soul-capturing bells on their heads, or holding night-lit lanterns in their hands!

Ghosts and ghosts?

so much???
Don't they go to work? What are they doing guarding this place where yin and yang meet?

While Chen Yang was still in a daze, he was already surrounded by hundreds of figures!
Just as one of the figures was about to make a move, he was stopped by his companion.

"There was only one dead soul, but we have over a hundred brothers... Why did you make the move?"

"Why are you stopping me? Take him down first!"

"It's just a little ghost, it can't cause any trouble. If you ask me, let's draw lots first, and whoever draws the lot can go and capture it!"

Chen Yang was completely numb!

Are they treating me like a ghost?
He coughed lightly and said, "Gentlemen, what are you doing?"

"Yo?"

The big black dog stood upright and stepped forward, looking Chen Yang up and down, and laughed, "You little brat, you've got some nerve... huh?"

It was speaking when its expression suddenly changed. It moved closer to Chen Yang, sniffed hard, and exclaimed in surprise, "This...this is a living soul?"

"what?"

"A living soul? Impossible... How could a living soul come to the underworld? Could it be that Master Chen's son in the mortal world mistakenly captured the wrong person while searching for souls?"

For a moment, all the ghost messengers and soldiers were greatly shocked. They each took a few steps forward and looked Chen Yang up and down. One ghost messenger said, "I have never seen a living soul before... How come this living soul looks exactly like a dead soul?" "..."

Being stared at like a monkey in a zoo was really uncomfortable. Chen Yang revealed his identity and said, "I am Chen Yang, the Daily Patrol Captain. I was ordered by Lord Cui to monitor the mortal world. I came to the underworld this time by borrowing the underworld walking technique of a folk master. So I am a living soul!"

"what?"

"The Imperial Inspector... is he Master Chen's son? The Inspector of the Mortal World?"

The many ghost soldiers and underworld officials were greatly alarmed. One of them cautiously asked, "Does Your Excellency have any proof?"

With a thought, Chen Yang invoked the decree of the Daily Patrol Captain.

Upon seeing the decree, the numerous underworld messengers knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Your Excellency Inspector... We were blind and mistook you for a dead soul. Please forgive us!"

Chen Yang put away the decree and said with a smile, "Why do you all need to perform such a grand ceremony? Please rise."

After the many underworld officials and ghost soldiers stood up, Chen Yang said, "Aren't you all on duty in the underworld? What are you doing here?"

A ghost messenger stepped forward and said, "My lord, you may not know this... The souls you send from the mortal world usually descend to this place. Among these souls, many are heinous criminals who are unwilling to embark on their journey for fear of being judged and punished by the underworld."

"In case these spirits escape, we are ordered to stand guard here and capture them."

I see……

According to the normal process of "soul-collecting and life-taking", after the souls of the dead in the mortal world are collected by the underworld officials, they are first sent to the City God Temple in the mortal world, and then enter the underworld with a travel permit, passing through the Gate of Hell, the Road to the Underworld, and climbing the Viewing Platform to Fengdu City.

The journey was escorted by underworld officials, so the souls of the dead had nowhere to escape.

But now Chen Yang is sending these souls down with the Rebirth Curse. It's fine if they are well-behaved and want to be reincarnated, but they are not willing to accept judgment, such as the Black Mountain Demon and the Flying Ghost King, who are extremely wicked.

only……

It's a bit of an exaggeration to have over a hundred underworld soldiers guarding this place.

But little did Chen Yang know...

A few days ago, there were even more ghostly soldiers on duty here!
After all, for them, escorting a dead soul to Fengdu for trial is a merit and achievement. Since the Yin-Yang Road was severed, these underworld messengers responsible for the "Ancestral Star Realm" have been receiving a "guaranteed income" for more than 1000 years, so they naturally don't want to miss this opportunity.

Upon receiving the news, the underworld messengers from the Punishment Department, Investigation Department, and Reward Department rushed to claim credit, which even led to a fight among the underworld messengers.

Only after the leaders of the four departments spoke did a plan for rotating the duties of the underworld soldiers of the four departments be formulated.

The four departments of Yin Si (Yin Law Department), Punishment Department, Investigation Department, and Reward Department take turns on duty in sequence, with each department serving for three months. The ghost soldiers guarding this place now are the underworld officials of Yin Si.

Chen Yang then asked, "By the way... what's the deal with this 'Master Chen' you were talking about?"

The many underworld messengers chattered amongst themselves, talking about Chen Huaiyi. Some called him Master Chen, others called him God of Wealth Chen. In short, it was clear that the old man was doing very well in the underworld.

Just then, two streams of yin energy, one black and one white, flew in from the misty, withered forest.

A grim reaper called out, "Seventh Master and Eighth Master have arrived..."

Chen Yang looked up and saw that the two streams of yin energy, one black and one white, landed and transformed into two figures, one tall and one short.

The tall, thin one had a long tongue sticking out, wore a white hat, and was dressed in a white outfit.

Another fierce-looking, chubby man, dressed in all black and wearing a black hat, was none other than the legendary Black and White Impermanence!

"Is this Inspector Chen?"

Black Impermanence strode forward and laughed heartily, "I've often heard Master Chen mention Inspector Chen, and seeing him today, I can confirm his extraordinary bearing!"

"Your humble servant Chen Yang greets Seventh Master and Eighth Master."

Chen Yang clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"No need for formalities, no need for formalities."

Bai Wuchang laughed and said, "Master Chen is like a brother to us, we call each other brothers. We are all family, why be so polite?"

"........."

Chen Yang was shocked.

What the hell!

My dad has so much prestige down there?

They've become sworn brothers with the legendary Black and White Impermanence?
(End of this chapter)