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The ghost messenger surnamed Ji laughed, "Yes and no. Xiaoru, have you had enough fun? Come home with me."

Xiaoru pouted and said unhappily, "I'm not going back, I want to be a God of Fate."

The ghost messenger surnamed Ji pulled Xiaoru aside and said, "Don't be silly, go back obediently. I have prepared a lot of your favorite foods, including the Heavenly Jade Dew that I asked someone to bring back from up there last time."

Although Xiaoru said she wouldn't go back, she eventually obediently followed the ghost messenger surnamed Ji.

Judge Ji turned to Lin Yaoxie and his group and said, "If you're not busy, why not come to my humble abode for a small gathering? Perhaps I can resolve some of your doubts."

Judge Ji's residence wasn't large, but it exuded a refined elegance. Lin Yaoxie entered the study they had agreed upon earlier, only to find a red couplet pasted on the door that read:

"The green hills are fortunate to bury the withered bones; the white iron is innocent in casting treacherous officials."

Lin Yaoxie chuckled softly and said, "Since ancient times, how many people can truly say who is loyal and who is traitor? It's all just the rulers' policy of keeping the people ignorant."

Although Lin Yaoxie spoke softly, he was overheard by Judge Ji who happened to be passing by. Ji Fufeng said, "Brother Lin really does have prejudices against everything."

Lin Yaoxie was about to argue when Judge Ji stopped him, saying, "I have prepared some tea; we can chat while we drink."

Huan Ye, Xue Jian, and Long Kui had been waiting in the study for a long time. Judge Ji poured tea for everyone and said, "I am really sorry, but my wife has converted the reception room into a kitchen. Please make do in the study. Please don't mind."

Lin Yaoxie took a sip of tea. The tea in the underworld was completely different from the tea in the mortal world. Tea in the mortal world was warm to drink, but tea in the underworld was cold, and the more he drank, the colder it got.

Lin Yaoxie asked, "Are you the Chief Judge of the Underworld they speak of, Lord Ji Fufeng?"

Chapter 103 Judgment of the Underworld

Judge Ji nodded and said:

"If there are no duplicate names or a second Chief Judge, then it should be me. I just looked at your Book of Life and Death, and you did indeed arrive in the Underworld several months early, so you should have gone to the City of the Wrongfully Dead."

Lin Yaoxiedao:

"We're not dead yet, is there any other way to bring us back to life?"

Judge Ji said, "Everyone in the City of the Wrongfully Dead came here on their own. As long as the time recorded in the Book of Life and Death arrives, they will naturally be interrogated. However, you... considering that you brought Xiaoru back, I can try to apply for an earlier interrogation so that you can enter the cycle of reincarnation sooner."

Lin Yaoxie felt that Judge Ji must have made a mistake, and quickly said:

"I can't accept this, Judge Ji, please..."

Judge Ji, without waiting for Lin Yaoxie to finish speaking, took a sip of tea and said:

"It's nothing. You're just being tried two months earlier, and this bird spirit is only being tried one day earlier. Lord Bao will still give you face."

After hearing Judge Ji's words, Huan Ye suddenly asked, "Wait, do you mean I only have one day to live, and that kid only has two months to live?"

Judge Ji shook his head, then nodded and said, "You could say that, but it's not entirely accurate, because it will take you some time to get to the Underworld. For example, you, brother, should be here in less than a day."

Hearing Judge Ji's words, Lin Yaoxie was somewhat incredulous, wondering if the judge had made a mistake and that he did not belong to this world, so how could he only have less than two months left to live?

Lin Yaoxie thought to himself, "This must be a fake judge." He pointed at Xuejian and asked:

"How much longer does she have?"

Judge Ji shook his head and said, "There is no Book of Life and Death for her in the Underworld, so I don't know how long she can live."

Lin Yaoxie was about to ask another question when Xiaoru walked in from outside with Ling Guniang and said:

"Hey, you with the pen, what do you think of what I said before?"

Judge Ji said, "Alright, tomorrow we'll ask Miss Ling to go to Meng Po's place to help out and take over your role as the God of Fate."

Xiaoru said happily, "Ever since I met Miss Ling, I've felt that she's the most suitable. Staying with Meng Po for so long makes it easy to forget some things."

Judge Ji spread his hands and said, "Yes, you've been over there for so long that you've even forgotten that we were married."

Xiao Ru and Judge Ji got married? Lin Yaoxie and the others were even more surprised by this news than when they heard that Huan Ye only had one day left to live, and they all looked at Xiao Ru in unison.

Xiaoru said, "I don't remember either, but he said it was the time when a lot of people ate together. I remember that time, the food was really plentiful."

Later, seeing how familiar Xiaoru was with Ji Fu and considering everything that had happened before, Lin Yaoxie had no choice but to believe that Xiaoru was indeed Ji Fu's wife. Perhaps only someone of Ji Panguan's status could protect Xiaoru's innocent personality in a place like the Netherworld.

The next day, Lin Yaoxie, guided by Judge Ji, arrived at the Netherworld Palace. Inside, he found Chang Yi bound to the ground by ghost messengers. The Lord of the Netherworld was none other than Judge Ji's previously mentioned Lord Bao.

He was flipping through a booklet.

Judge Bao said, "You did not commit any evil deeds in your life, but your sins of killing were too heavy. I sentence you to be a snake demon in your next life, to experience the pain of being separated from your wife and children."

After hearing Judge Bao's verdict, Chang Yi said, "No, I don't want to. I want to wait for Miss Ling. Let's make a promise to be a normal couple in our next life."

Judge Ji sat to Judge Bao's left and took out a small bell, saying:

"This is the 'Never Forget' bell on Ling's foot. Before she took office as the God of Fate, she cut off one and asked me to give it to you. You will never see her again."

Seeing Lin Yaoxie walk in, Chang Yi roared loudly at Lin Yaoxie:

Why did you kill her?

Judge Ji said:

She'll be happier than you. Your relationship was only ten minutes long; is it worth being so heartbroken?

Chang Yi said dejectedly, "What difference does it make between a Shushan disciple's lifelong detachment from emotions, ten minutes, and a lifetime? She won't suffer the torment of reincarnation anymore, right?"

Judge Ji said, "Go, in your next life you will meet someone even more devoted to you. You are a demon, no one will disturb your love." Chang Yi was forced by the ghost messengers to walk towards the Well of Reincarnation.

Lin Yaoxie and Huan Ye were brought into the main hall. Judge Bao looked at Lin Yaoxie's Book of Life and Death and shook his head repeatedly, saying:

"You committed too many evils in your life, and you deserve to serve in the underworld for a thousand years."

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Lin Yaoxie said, "Does committing too many evil deeds mean serving in the underworld? What about her? What crime did she commit that she's been in the ghost realm for a thousand years?"

Lin Yaoxie pointed at Long Kui and asked, "She is different from you. She could have entered reincarnation long ago, but her soul was imprisoned by evil magic."

Judge Bao once again opened the Book of Life and Death for Night Caller:

Although you are a demon, you have harmed fewer than five people, which is truly remarkable. I grant you a human rebirth in your next life.

Judge Bao swept his pen across the paper, and the judges before him were sentenced in an instant, with the next group to be judged soon.

Lin Yaoxie drew his Demon-Suppressing Sword and said, "My lifespan is not yet over, what right do you have to spare me?"

In an instant, the hall of the underworld was filled with murderous intent. Judge Bao, sitting in the Tang Dynasty palace, shouted:

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"How dare you act so presumptuously in the Hall of the Underworld?"

As they were speaking, four people emerged from a blind spot in the Netherworld Hall: Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

Black Impermanence, wielding a mourning staff, and White Impermanence, with the Star-Absorbing Lock slung across his waist; Ox-Head, holding a high iron fork, and Horse-Face, wielding a copper hammer—the four of them surrounded Lin Yaoxie and his companions from four directions.

On the stage, Lord Ji held the judge's pen, but because of Xiao Ru, he was momentarily at a loss as to how to proceed.

Seeing that a major battle was inevitable, Lin Yaoxie whispered to the person beside him:

"You guys focus your fire on one, I'll hold off the other three and take them down one by one."

The three understood Lin Yaoxie's meaning. Xuejian held the Emei Dagger, while Longkui used a longbow. Huanye transformed into his true form, the Golden-Winged Bird, and attacked Hei Wuchang.

Lin Yaoxie and the others could all sense that among the four people in the main hall, Ox-Head and Horse-Face possessed the strongest ghostly power, while Black and White Impermanence were slightly weaker. Black Impermanence was the closest to the group, and Huan Ye, along with Xue Jian and Long Kui, launched the first attack on Black Impermanence.

Lin Yaoxie, wielding the Demon-Suppressing Sword, thrust left and right, aiming one sword at the bull's head while simultaneously kicking the horse's face, and using one hand to grab the Star-Absorbing Lock that Bai Wuchang was attacking.

Judge Bao sat in the middle of the hall, seemingly oblivious, and gestured to Judge Ji that he did not need to join the fray, clearly aware of Judge Ji's relationship with Lin Yaoxie and the others.

But then a bloodcurdling scream rang out, a piercing cry, clearly indicating that Xuejian and the others had landed a fatal blow, instantly killing Hei Wuchang.

Chapter 104 The Underwater Corridor

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Judge Ji quickly stopped the other ghost messengers and compromised with the evil Lin:

"Brother Lin, please be patient, I'll see you out right away."

Before Lin Yaoxie and the others could react, Judge Ji swung his judge's pen, and everything went black before Lin Yaoxie's eyes. When he came to his senses, he found himself in another place.

Lin Yaoxie surveyed the scene before him. Judging from the scenery, it seemed that he had left the underworld. What appeared before him was a long corridor, with bubbles constantly rising around him, suggesting that he was underwater.

Lin Yaoxie said, "Where is this? It seems like we've never been here before."

Xuejian said, "Why worry about so much? There's only one way out anyway."

Xuejian took the lead.

Fearing something was amiss in the corridor, Lin Yaoxie immediately led Longkui and Huanye to catch up with Xuejian.

The underwater corridor stretched endlessly into the distance, with a long mural hanging on one side. Lin Yaoxie thought the style of the painting seemed to tell a myth from ancient times.

Lin Yaoxie looked around warily, not paying much attention to the murals. However, Huan Ye, that fearless guy, seemed very interested in the murals. The more Huan Ye looked at them, the more excited he became.

Huan Ye said, "There seems to be something wrong with these murals. Why is there a big wine jar in the last one?"

Upon hearing Huan Ye's words, Lin Yaoxie noticed that the mural abruptly ended there. Looking around, he saw countless golden lights and a naked person, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a man.

Lin Yaoxie joked, "It seems Brother Huanye is too eager to drink, which is why he's hallucinating. There's no wine jar here, just a nude painting."

Longkui and Xuejian weren't initially very interested in the murals; they just wanted to leave the corridor as soon as possible. However, after hearing what the two said, they moved closer. Longkui said:

"Isn't this a painting of fire? It's a huge fire, and just looking at the picture makes me feel warm."

Lin Yaoxie pondered:

"This painting is really interesting. It's probably related to one's own desires. Brother Huanye felt he really wanted to drink, so he saw the wine jar. Xiaokui felt this corridor was too cold and gloomy, so she saw the raging flames."

As Lin Yaoxie spoke, he couldn't help but shudder and pondered: Was I so lonely that I saw a naked man, and a man I had never seen before?

Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie shook his head repeatedly and asked Xuejian:

What did you see?

Xuejian said, "What? There are so many people, men and women, old and young, and even an old man with white hair. It's a pity they're all crying." Xuejian glanced at them again and added, "That old man with white hair must have been more handsome than you when he was young. The others are all handsome men and beautiful women too, and their clothes are even more luxurious than those of our Tang Clan."

Lin Yaoxie joked, "When did Lady Tang become so expensive?"

Xuejian kicked him and asked, "Stop talking nonsense, what did you see?"

Lin Yaoxie stammered, "It was all golden light, I couldn't see anything clearly."

Longkui covered her face and whispered:

"My brother is lying. He clearly said he saw naked people."

Lin Yaoxie chuckled and said, "Xiao Kui must have misheard. How could I be that kind of person?"

Xuejian pointed angrily at Lin Yaoxie and said, "What are you thinking about?"