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

Chapter 143 Dad, how many female ghosts did you buy?
"........."

Jiang He said, "Master Chen, why don't we wait a little longer? What if Chen Yang is delayed by something down below, and you remove the formation... then wouldn't he be unable to return?"

"What could possibly delay his return to the living world if he's just going to the underworld?"

Chen Youwei said with a wry smile, "Does that mean those underworld officials will invite him to dinner after they capture him?"

Jiang He thought about it and realized it wasn't impossible, so he said, "What if those underworld officials are more enthusiastic? We have nothing better to do anyway, so why don't we wait a couple more days?"

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

Hades.

Fengdu City, the Underworld, Cui Mansion.

"Here... Xiao Chen, have some food!"

"These are all specialties of the underworld, things you can hardly enjoy in the human world... For example, this dish, Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness, is made from the blood dragon and blood phoenix clans near the Netherworld Blood Sea, stir-fried with fresh liver and lungs."

"Try this wine again."

"This is celestial wine, which I obtained when I accompanied the Great Emperor to the Heavenly Court to attend the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet..."

Chen Yang is currently in the state of "Yin Shen" (a spirit in the underworld), but he can still enjoy the delicacies and wines of the underworld.

After taking a sip of the immortal wine, he felt that his spiritual power had grown stronger, and his thoughts had become clearer.

Eat and drink enough.

Lord Cui inquired about the current situation in the human world, and Chen Yang answered him one by one.

"Wasn't Zhong Pan's statue sent to the human world?"

Lord Cui smiled and said, "With Judge Zhong's strength, even if he only has a single thought, he can probably carry a lot of incense power. If you encounter any troublesome problems in the future, you can ask Judge Zhong for help."

Zhong Kui: "..."

The stern-faced chief judge of the Punishment Division lowered his head, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

Chen Yang glanced at Zhong Kui and smiled, "Don't worry, Lord. If I really encounter any problems, I will definitely ask Zhong Kui for help. I hope you won't mind me bothering you."

Zhong Kui cast a grateful glance at him and quickly said, "No trouble at all... I went to such great lengths to send my clone to the mortal realm to eliminate those evil spirits. If you encounter any difficulties, please feel free to ask, Inspector Chen!"

Chen Yang could understand Zhong Kui's thoughts.

After all, he had gone to great lengths, asking Yama for help in crafting the statue and asking Lord Cui to deliver it in a dream. He had finally managed to create a powerful avatar in the mortal realm, but before he could achieve anything, he was invaded by "heretical forces" and had to seal it off...

If this gets out, won't people laugh their heads off?
During the conversation, Chen Yang mentioned the Five Elements Mountain and its alternative name, "Two Realms Mountain," claiming that he was able to successfully "walk through the underworld" here because of the special nature of "Two Realms Mountain."

"Oh?"

Lord Cui's eyes lit up: "Two Realms Mountain... This mountain is indeed located at the boundary between Yin and Yang, with one half in the Yang world and the other half in the Yin world. However, the severance of the Yin-Yang path is not only due to the turmoil in the Underworld back then, but also related to the sealing of Heaven and Earth. Could it be that the sealing of Heaven and Earth left a gap here?"

Cui Yu was a man from the Tang Dynasty. He entered officialdom in the seventh year of the Zhenguan era and later rose to the position of Vice Minister of Rites. Because he was upright and able to communicate between the Yin and Yang realms, he was appointed by the Emperor of Fengdu as the chief judge and put in charge of the Yin Law Department.

The phrase "He handles matters of the living world by day and judges injustices of the underworld by night" refers to Cui Yu.

Cui Yu once secretly altered the Book of Life and Death of the Tang Emperor, adding twenty years to Li Shimin's lifespan, who was being pursued by the Dragon King of the Jing River.

Cui Yu died at the age of 64. After his death, he became a god, and the people built temples to worship him. He was given the title of "True Lord Who Protects the Nation, Manifests Sagehood, and Universal Blessings".

The name "Liangjie Mountain" was bestowed by Li Shimin, so how could he not know it?

Chen Yang said, "Perhaps the seal on heaven and earth has loosened."

The system had mentioned the loosening of the seal on heaven and earth many times before; otherwise, he wouldn't have such good fortune.

"It's possible!"

Lord Cui stood up and immediately summoned his personal guards, ordering them to mobilize the underworld officials to investigate the boundary between the living and the dead.

Chatted a few more words.

Chen Yang and his son got up to take their leave, but Lord Cui said, "Now that Inspector Chen has come down, he should stay in Fengdu City for a few days and catch up with his father. There's no need to rush back."

Chen Yang said, "Your Excellency is unaware that I came down from the underworld this time. My physical body is still outside the Two Realms Mountain. If my soul is separated from my body for too long, I'm afraid my physical body will have problems."

Lord Cui laughed and said, "What use is a physical body to us underworld deities? We die and that's it, it's nothing."

"That won't do!"

Chen Huaiyi became anxious: "My son is not married yet. If he dies, how will he marry and have children to continue the Chen family line?"

"Ha ha!"

Lord Cui laughed and said, "I was just joking. It's always easier for underworld officials to get things done if they have a physical body and a living identity... With your current cultivation level, it should be fine for your soul to leave your body for seven days. You can stay in Fengdu City for seven days and come back to see me when you leave."

Chen Yang accepted the order and then left the Cui residence with Chen Huaiyi.

Watching Chen Yang leave, Zhong Kui said, "Chen Yang has done great work in inspecting the human world. In the future, we will rely on him to open up the path between the Yin and Yang realms. Why not promote him and give him a higher rank?"

Chen Yang helped him cover up the embarrassing incident of "the heretical intruder in the incense offering clones," and Zhong Kui, being the kind of person who wouldn't owe a favor, immediately sought an official title for Chen Yang. Lord Cui said, "He has only been in the register of the underworld gods for a few months, and he has already risen to the rank of Daily Patrol Captain. If I were to bestow another title upon him, wouldn't that be equivalent to appointing him as the Underworld Marshal or the City God?"

Zhong Kui: "The human world should have a revered City God."

Lord Cui smiled wryly and said, "Now that I've appointed him as the City God, what rewards should I give him in the future?"

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

They left the underworld.

Chen Yang and his son walked and soon arrived at the Chen residence.

As soon as they arrived at the mansion gate, a pretty female ghost came forward to greet them, saying, "Master is back? This must be the young master... Just as you said, he is handsome and as good-looking as Pan An."

Chen Huaiyi walked into the mansion and asked, "How are the preparations for the banquet going?"

The pretty female ghost said, "Everything is ready, and the banquet can begin at any time."

Chen Huaiyi waved his hand and said, "Alright, go down and prepare the banquet... I want to give my son a welcome dinner."

Chen Yang was dumbfounded.

After the female ghost left, he asked in a low voice, "Dad, didn't you say you would give away all the dolls I burned?"

Chen Huaiyi: "Yes, it was sent out. That wasn't a baby, it was a real ghost, the butler that your old man specially bought at a high price... What? My mansion is so big, it can't be without a butler, can it?"

As they were talking, two more graceful young female ghosts approached, bowing respectfully and addressing them as "Master" and "Young Master."

Chen Yang: "..."

"What's going on?"

Chen Huaiyi said, "Our Chen family mansion covers forty or fifty acres. I can't just buy a steward, can I? Besides, I bought all these female ghosts for you."

Chen Yang was even more surprised: "You bought this for me?"

"nonsense!"

Chen Huaiyi cursed, "You're my only son. Won't all this family fortune be yours in the future?"

Ah this...

It seemed to make a lot of sense, and Chen Yang was even a little speechless.

He was silent for a while, then asked, "Dad, how many maids and servants did you buy in total?"

Chen Huaiyi thought for a moment and said, "Thirty-eight."

"All women?"

"Aren't you just spouting nonsense again? I paid for this, why would I buy a bunch of male ghosts instead of female ones?"

Soon, Chen Yang experienced the female ghost's wicked pleasure.

While he and the old man were having dinner, the group of female ghosts played music, sang, and danced on the sidelines. Putting everything else aside, their emotional value and visual appeal were undeniable.

After dinner, Mr. Chen took Chen Yang out for a stroll.

Within the vast city of Fengdu, countless ghosts and spirits dazzled Chen Yang with their variety.

The next day, the Black and White Impermanence came to visit again.

At the same time, they also brought a message that Lord Cui had ordered all his personal guards to go to the place where Yin and Yang meet to find the "Path of Yin and Yang".

On the third day of Chen Yang's journey to the underworld, Zhong Kui came to visit.

He claimed that Cui Fujun's personal guards had found the "Two Realms Mountain" at the boundary between Yin and Yang, but... they failed to open the path between Yin and Yang.

These past few days, Chen Yang has been going out for a stroll every day.

He went to the Bridge of Helplessness and met the legendary "Meng Po".

Meng Po's image is very young, and her appearance varies from person to person.

After inquiring, Chen Yang learned that there was only one real "Meng Po," and these young "Little Meng Po" were hired by Meng Po. In any case, they were just feeding the souls a bowl of Meng Po soup. The job was simple and anyone could do it.

Chen Yang also wanted to visit the "Eighteen Levels of Hell," but the journey was too far, so he couldn't go.

He also heard about many hellish features of the underworld, such as the Netherworld Blood Sea and the territory ruled by the Five Ghost Emperors.

soon.

The seven days have passed.

On this day, Chen Yang arrived at Lord Cui's residence early in the morning, intending to bid farewell and return to the world of the living.

(End of this chapter)