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

Chapter 166 Now that I have met Commander Chen, why do I not kneel?
Bazhong Village is a ghost village, and the "villagers" in the village are naturally not human!

These "villagers" were in a similar situation to the two ghosts who had escaped by accident; they had all been corrupted by "heretical practices," and their physical forms had undergone various "mutations."

Some of these "demons" are particularly strange, with ox horns, horse faces, and human bodies, and a pair of fleshy wings on their backs. They are completely unlike anything else.

Hundreds of ghostly figures surrounded Chen Yang and Yang Shuai, their mouths watering.

Yang Shuai was furious and was about to reprimand him when he heard a muffled thunderous roar, followed by the sensation of an extremely powerful aura!

The numerous ghostly figures also sensed this aura and quickly moved aside, all saying in unison, "Village Chief Lei..."

Chen Yang looked over.

But then a tall, strangely shaped ghost strode towards them.

It has a head like an ape, lips like cinnabar, eyes like a ferocious beast, long horns on its head, crimson fleshy wings on its back, and a tail like a leopard.

"Reggae?"

A look of surprise flashed in Chen Yang's eyes.

The ghost known as "Village Chief Lei" looked at Chen Yang, licked its lips, and said, "You, a living person, do have some knowledge... That's right, I, the village chief, am Lei Gui!"

Thunder, being extremely strong and yang, is most effective at suppressing the spirits and evil spirits of the dead.

But there is a kind of ghost that appears accompanied by thunder, and can even attract lightning. When it strikes a person, it burns their body to death, and when it strikes a ghost, it makes their soul vanish into thin air!

This is the "Thunder Ghost," an extremely rare type of ghost, even in the underworld!

Chen Yang's gaze swept over the group of undead and evil spirits, finally landing on the "Thunder Ghost," and he smiled, "Interesting. You are the venerable one here?"

Reggae shook his head: "I am just the village chief, not Your Excellency... Mr. Living Man, please, my Excellency wishes to see you."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang said, "Lead the way."

"Old Chen!"

Yang Shuai's expression changed, and he quickly stopped Chen Yang, saying, "Old Chen, be careful, it might be a trap!"

Chen Yang smiled and simply told Yang Shuai to stay close to him.

The other ghosts looked miserable when they heard that "Your Excellency" wanted to see this living person. The short ghost lamented, "What a pity... We should have just eaten him. At least we could have gotten some of his flesh and yang energy. Now that he's in Your Excellency's hands, there's nothing left for us."

A ghost cursed, "You're as stupid as a pig, and you don't believe me... Do you think His Majesty sees him because he's lusting after his flesh and blood and his yang energy?"

Shorty: "Isn't that right?"

"Of course not..."

The ghost, with an air of complete confidence, said calmly, "Have you ever wondered how that living person came into the village?"

The other ghosts' eyes lit up!
"Since he can come to our village, it means we can also go out... Once we return to the human world, will we still have to worry about not having enough flesh and blood and yang energy to eat?"

And Chen Yang...

He and Yang Shuai followed behind "Village Chief Lei" and walked deeper into the village.

When he arrived at the center of the village, he understood why it looked like the village was "brightly lit" from the outside... This was because many human head lanterns with red candles in their mouths were floating around the village.

Almost every household in the village has a few hanging in front of their door.

In the center of the village was a large open space, where clusters of will-o'-the-wisps were burning.

Village Chief Lei explained, "After the Ghost Realm collapsed, we followed our lord and built this Bazhong Village. There are 408 villagers in total. Over the years, we've been trapped here with no other options... so we've had to find our own amusement." Pointing to the few wisps of will-o'-the-wisps, Village Chief Lei chuckled, "The villagers gather together every day to sing, dance, and play games. For example, they were just playing 'drop the handkerchief,' and they only ran out to watch the fun after they spotted you!"

Time truly is the most terrifying weapon in the world; a bunch of ghosts... are almost driven mad by being locked up!
While introducing the village's facilities to Chen Yang, Reggae secretly sized him up and asked with a smile, "This gentleman is quite bold, isn't he afraid to enter our Bazhong Village?"

Chen Yang smiled and retorted, "What are you afraid of?"

Lei Gui said, "We are ghosts, and you are a human... When a human enters a ghost's den, it's like a sheep entering a pack of wolves. How can we not be afraid?"

Chen Yang laughed heartily and said, "Village Chief Lei is really good at telling jokes. You are nothing but a group of evil spirits suppressed here by the Qingwei Sect Master. What is there to be afraid of?"

Reggae's face darkened, and he said coldly, "If it weren't for His Excellency's request to see you, you would already be a corpse!"

Chen Yang's expression also darkened, and he sneered, "If it weren't for my need to see your esteemed master... we would have already wiped out Bazhong Village by now!"

boom!
A clap of thunder sounded.

Arcs of electricity crackled around Reggae.

"presumptuous!"

Just then, a reprimanding voice came from a thatched courtyard ahead: "This gentleman is my guest. How dare you be so rude to my guest?"

Reggae's expression changed drastically, and he quickly bowed his head, saying, "Your Excellency, please forgive me!"

Chen Yang looked up and saw a figure walk out of the thatched hut!
The figure was surrounded by thick mist, and his aura of a heretic was obvious. He looked at Chen Yang from afar, and then glanced at Yang Shuai through the mist... to be precise, he glanced at the soul-locking chains on Yang Shuai's body and the mourning staff in his hand.

"Soul-locking chains, mourning staff..."

He said, "Could this hanged ghost be a ghost messenger from the underworld?"

Upon hearing this, the reggae suddenly turned its head to look at Yang Shuai.

Yang Shuai puffed out his chest and laughed smugly, "You ghost do have some sense... That's right, I am a ghost messenger personally appointed by Luo Feng, the Demon Subduer, ordered to patrol the human world, collect souls and claim lives, and specialize in capturing the dead and evil spirits that linger in the mortal world and cause trouble!"

"Ok?"

The voice from the murky mist exclaimed in surprise, "Luo Feng, the Demon-Subduing Underworld Marshal? When did the Underworld Marshal gain the authority to appoint ghost messengers?"

"This authority was bestowed by the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin. My commander Chen was personally appointed by the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin to hold the Book of Life and Death, monitor the mortal world, and possess the power to confer titles upon ghosts and gods. He can strip the golden bodies and incense offerings of deities who violate the law!"

Yang Shuai shouted, "You've seen my Chen Shuai, why aren't you kneeling down?"

The figure of that "venerable one" was obscured by the turbid mist, making it impossible to see his face and expression, but Chen Yang could feel that his gaze was fixed on him at this moment!

Clearly, he had guessed that Chen Yang was the "Luo Feng Subduing Demon Yin Marshal" mentioned by the ghost messenger!
Immediately...

Pfft!
He knelt down immediately and said loudly, "This humble official, Qi Jingfeng, a Yin general under the command of Master Wang of Bazhong Mountain, pays respects to Commander Yin!"

This time, it was Chen Yang's turn to be surprised.

The black hanging ghost had mentioned the identity of that "Lord" as someone under the command of the King of Bazhong Mountain, but it turned out to be true.
He referred to himself as "this humble official"...

He must still hold an official position!
However, Mount Baizhong is located in the "local area" of the underworld, so even the underworld generals under Master Wang would not hold high official positions.

Chen Yang composed himself and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Commander Yin."

The figure stood up.

Chen Yang asked, "Since you are a Yin general under Master Wang, why were you suppressed by the Qingwei Sect Master?"

(End of this chapter)