Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

Chapter 147 Taking a Gamble

"Lin Yaoxie, you need to think this through. If you join the Demon Clan, you will die. If you join the Celestial Clan, you will be above ten thousand people, second only to one person."

"Hahaha, the Celestial Clan is nothing more than this. Why am I second only to one person, with no one above me?" Lin Yaoxie laughed wildly, constantly challenging the authority of the Celestial Clan.

The Celestial Clan elder's expression darkened, and Lin Yaoxie suddenly said to stop, "We can take a gamble. I will enter the Path of Reincarnation. If I can bring out the people I want to bring, I will retire from the world and not concern myself with worldly affairs. The Demon Clan and I will have nothing to do with each other."

"I'll come out alone, and I'll destroy myself. I don't need you to lift a finger. These are the only two paths you can choose now. What are your opinions, Celestial Clan?"

Lin Yaoxie showed no fear and was prepared to perish together with his opponent. The Heavenly Clan elder pondered for a moment, "If you come out alone, you don't need to self-destruct. You can serve my Heavenly Clan for all eternity."

“Alright, I, Lin Yaoxie, agree. Then please open the Path of Reincarnation.” Lin Yaoxie slightly withdrew his aura, and an invisible figure approached him. “I hope you can bring your beloved woman out. If you can…”

“Yulan, I know your woman’s name. If I am fortunate enough to meet her, I will do my best to bring her out. But do my best. You still have time to tell me about her characteristics and preferences.”

The two communicated telepathically, and the Beast King was giving it his all to start the cycle of reincarnation. "That's all. I hope you can come out."

Lin Yaoxie didn't reply. This was truly a life-or-death situation. Hua Rou followed beside Lin Yaoxie, "Have you decided to come with me? Your father and brother are waiting for you there. Have you made up your mind?"

Hua Rou nodded, "I'd rather die quietly than die a glorious death. To die for you is my wish." Lin Yaoxie nodded, "Then let's go together."

Lin Yaoxie and Hua Rou's bodies gradually disappeared into the path of reincarnation, while the five races waited outside.

"Can they get out? Everything inside the Path of Reincarnation is immortal. Do you think the Ghost King would let them go so easily?"

"Who could know? No one has ever been inside. Lin Yaoxie is the first person to do so. He's really amazing."

"All the tribal leaders are here. Lin Yaoxie has really caused a great stir this time."

"Elder, do you think Lin Yaoxie will come out alive? What's the point of us waiting here?" Wuxing asked. The Elder replied in a deep voice, "You and I both hope he can come out alive. Do you know why I didn't stop you back then?"

The invisible man shook his head.

"The soul and consciousness enter the cycle of reincarnation and then vanish upon emerging. Is it worth giving up her chance for rebirth for such a brief sentence?"

Suddenly, his heart turned cold, and he regretted saying those things to Lin Yaoxie.

Entering the path of reincarnation, Lin Yaoxie opened his eyes and saw a starry blue sky. One after another, white human figures passed in front of Lin Yaoxie and Hua Rou. "Don't touch them, these are souls. They are all waiting for a chance to be reborn."

Hua Rou quickly withdrew her hand. "These are the souls after death. They're so beautiful. Do you think they still have memories of their past lives?" Hua Rou asked curiously, and Lin Yaoxie didn't know how to answer.

“Of course they have their own consciousness, but once they pass through that door, all their memories of their past lives vanish,” Lin Yaoxie looked behind him. “Who’s there?”

Chapter 148 Encounters with the Ghost Clan

"Ghost."

Lin's demonic aura instantly intensified, and the ghost messenger wore a strange makeup, seemingly deliberately hiding his face. "I hope you don't use your powerful spiritual energy, because the souls here are very fragile. Your attack just now caused the souls of tens of thousands of people to vanish into thin air."

"The Ghost Clan lives up to its reputation. Their cultivation methods are indeed different from mine," Lin Yaoxie said, withdrawing his spiritual power. Gui Xia nodded in agreement.

“You are well-mannered and compassionate. You are very lucky to be able to meet the Ghost King,” the ghost messenger said coldly, his voice seemingly sucking away souls.

Lin Yaoxie nodded. "Then please lead the way."

"Alright, come with me. I don't know how long it's been since I've seen any of you alive. You can ask me any questions or problems you have. Consider it a way to relieve my boredom and anguish of these endless years."

"Is there really no one here? What kind of place is this?" Lin Yaoxie asked, sniffing the air.

"Only the Ghost King has a true form here, and the other one is Meng Po. But Meng Po is taciturn by nature, more like a ghost than a real ghost. She rarely speaks to people and repeats the same action day after day."

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"Have the various jobs here never changed?"

The ghost messenger shook his head. "It's all about fate. The path of reincarnation is different for the ghost race from the outside world. Here, we don't care how powerful or high-ranking you were in your past life. It's all about your own opportunities and strength."

"You don't even have physical bodies anymore, so where do you get the strength? Are you still going to fight?"

The ghost messenger chuckled. "You're quite interesting. Your strength here is determined by the depth of your attachment to and lingering feelings for your past life. The longer you wander here, the more choices you can make."

"How long does it take to become the Ghost King?"

“A thousand years, ten thousand years, no one can say for sure,” the ghost messenger suddenly rowed the boat, and the two Lin demons found themselves on the lake without anyone noticing.

"This is the road to the underworld. Souls don't need to travel by boat, so this boat has never been used. You are the first to do so, and you should be proud."

Lin Yaoxie nodded. "What exactly is beneath the Yellow Springs? Is it water?"

"Of course not, it's souls. The path of reincarnation is made up of layers of souls. How they got here is unknown. Perhaps they committed serious sins in their past lives and are bound here to suffer. Everything has cause and effect. If you do bad things in your life, you will suffer here after death."

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Hua Rou suddenly sighed, "No one escapes the wrath of Heaven."

"You just said that the deeper one's obsession, the more prestigious one's status here. Then why are the nobles and the Gates of Hell always only occupied by the Ghost King, Meng Po, and the Ghost Messengers?"

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The ghost messenger shook his head, "It's not that easy. Every soul here undergoes a heavenly tribulation, or heavenly lightning, every half month. When the heavenly lightning strikes, the deeper your obsession, the more likely you are to survive."

Your soul, therefore, you gain power.

"By absorbing the power and combining it with your own obsession, you can withstand the next heavenly lightning. However, each heavenly lightning strike will become stronger, and the number of heavenly lightning strikes that belong to you will also decrease."

As the ghost messenger spoke, Lin Yaoxie nodded, understanding how the ghost race and the path of reincarnation were perpetually reborn. "We're almost at the end. You absolutely mustn't accept the soup Meng Po offers you. I hope you have enough willpower."

Chapter 149 Passing Safely

Meng Po's body was bent over, "The past life is over, good or bad is determined, drink the last bitterness, and you will be happy and carefree in the next life..." Meng Po kept repeating these words.

Lin Yaoxie had no excuse for being late. He saw Meng Po serving the soup and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Lin Yaoxie's head suddenly started to ache. He didn't know when, but he suddenly had a bowl of Meng Po soup in his hand. As if possessed, Lin Yaoxie wanted to drink it down, but was knocked to the ground by Hua "880" Rou.

“There are living people here! Ghost messenger, you’ve ruined my plans!” Meng Po finally noticed. The ghost messenger stood up. “Meng Po, I didn’t mean to bother you, but these two are people the Ghost King wants to see. You can’t let them drink.”

Meng Po sneered, "You'll all pass through here after you die, so go on, go on. You'll all die eventually, and you'll all pass through here eventually, so why rush it?"

The three of them passed through safely, but the ghost messenger looked grim. "Lin Yaoxie, you just remembered your past life. Here, as long as you remember your past life, you will be controlled by Meng Po. Your friend can save you once, but definitely not a second time."

"I understand. I was just a little distracted. It won't happen again," Lin Yaoxie said, rubbing his head as Hua Rou patiently comforted him.

The ghost messenger didn't say anything more. "This is the final test, the Bridge of Helplessness. Here you will encounter your past lives, but since you didn't die, you will encounter your own inner demons. This final test is also the most difficult one, and you can only rely on yourselves."

Lin Yaoxie looked at Hua Rou and said, "Hua Rou, don't be afraid of life or death. With me here, I won't let anything happen to you."

As soon as the two crossed the Bridge of Helplessness, Hua Rou entered her dream.

“What are you? Why do I see myself?” Hua Rou tried to stay clear-headed. “I am you. I come from the depths of your heart.”

"I'm not afraid of you, come on."

"Don't be afraid. Actually, the person who wants to kill you is not me. You should understand that very well. It is your Qilong bloodline that wants to kill you. It's not fair, is it? Why can your brother share your lifespan? Why do you have to bear all of this innocently?"

Suddenly, the Demon Emperor and Haoyu appeared before Hua Rou. "Use the knife in your hand to kill them—your father and brother. It was their selfishness that led you to this situation where you can't even have a home. Kill them, and you can return to the demon race and protect your people…"

Hua Rou held the knife and kept approaching, when Lin Yaoxie's words suddenly flashed through her mind: "No one can hurt you, and I won't let anything happen to you."

"No, my father and brother don't want me to return to the demon race in order to protect me. My lifespan will be divided between my brother and father. This is my destiny, this is my responsibility as a member of the Qilong bloodline. I shouldn't run away from it. This is my inner demon. I'm not afraid of you."

The image of Hua Rou suddenly vanished, and Hua Rou regained consciousness, looking at Lin Yaoxie with a pained expression.

"You succeeded. It seems that what Lin Yaoxie said to you 5.4 earlier had an effect. You are very lucky, but I wonder if he himself will be so lucky."

Lin Yaoxie's inner demon is Zhang Ziyue.

"Lin Yaoxie, why don't you come to find me? Why? You promised to protect me. I'm living a life worse than death. Why don't you come to save me?"

"Purple Moon, I've reached the Path of Reincarnation. I'll find you soon. Give me a hint..."

Chapter 150 Storytelling

“I’m right in front of you, come and hug me, I’m so cold here, come and hug me,” Zhang Ziyue said, but Lin Yaoxie did not take a step forward.

Looking at Zhang Ziyue, Lin Yaoxie smiled bitterly, "I know you will definitely become my inner demon, because you are the only one in my heart, but you are fake and can only appear in my dreams. I need to find you now."

Zhang Ziyue, who was in front of Lin Yaoxie, suddenly disappeared, and Lin Yaoxie slowly opened his eyes.

“You have all exceeded my expectations. It seems you are all very clever and know that everything here in 04 is fake,” the ghost messenger’s ship reached the shore.

"My mission is complete. The Ghost Queen is inside that palace. She is the only one who can answer all your questions and find out the answers you seek. Good luck. I had a very pleasant chat with you."

Lin Yaoxie opened the palace gates, and a beautiful, alluring woman was already on top of him. "The aura of humans, the irresistible scent; demon race, Qilin bloodline—you are all top-tier!"

"You are the Ghost King. We have come to you because we need something."

"You're being so polite. The fact that only the two of you could come here shows that you are very capable. I've guessed your purpose in coming here: you want to take someone away. There's no precedent for this on the Path of Reincarnation."

Lin Yaoxie smiled, the Qilin Sword already drawn. "Of course I know that, but there are always exceptions. Tell me, what are your conditions?"

The Ghost King suddenly burst into laughter, “The conditions are simple: you stay here with me, or both of you stay here with me. Once you’ve decided, I’ll help you find the person you’re looking for.”

“No, that won’t do. Tell me something else, and I can definitely grant your request,” Lin Yaoxie said, but the Ghost King disagreed.

"You people are always like this. You don't know how to cherish life while you're alive, and now that you're dead, you know how to regret it. But it's not that simple."

Lin Yaoxie looked at the Ghost King and suddenly decided to take a gamble. "How about this, I'll tell you a story. If you think I tell it well, you'll bring the person I'm looking for to me."

"What if you don't do a good job?" the Ghost King asked with great interest.

Lin Yaoxie sheathed the Qilin Sword. "I'll let you do whatever you want with me, how about it?"

"Okay, it's a deal, let's begin."

Lin Yaoxie nodded. "The protagonists of the story are a loving couple. The man is the prince of the Celestial Clan, with a noble status, while the woman is an orphan from an ordinary human family."

"Once, a Celestial man was injured and fell to the human realm, where he happened to meet this human woman. They fell in love at first sight, and their feelings deepened over time. They secretly got engaged."

"How could the Celestial Race and the Human Race intermarry? It would be a great disgrace for the Celestial Race. But the Celestial Race men did not give up and brought human women to the Celestial Race. But things did not go as planned."

"The men of the Celestial Race are destined to inherit the throne of the Heavenly Emperor. Human women have become their only constraint. Some people with ulterior motives use women as leverage to destroy their physical bodies. The men of the Celestial Race are single-mindedly focused on entering the path of reincarnation to rescue their women, thus completely neglecting the throne of the Heavenly Emperor."

"But unfortunately, the man waited for thousands of years without entering the path of reincarnation..."

Lin Yaoxie paused for a moment, and the Ghost King reacted as expected. "I wonder if the Ghost King thinks my story is good? I wonder if you can help me find these two?"

The Ghost King took two steps back. "What story? It's a complete mess. What are you trying to say? It's the same conditions as before. Think it over carefully. I'm tired."

Chapter 151 The Ghost King Appears

Lin Yaoxie stopped the Ghost King, "Ghost King, why continue to hide it? You are that human woman, Yulan. Wuxing has already told me everything about you."

"What a joke! How could I, the mighty Ghost King, be associated with a mere human? Your words here are useless. If you want to take people away, you must agree to my conditions. That is non-negotiable."

The Ghost King's body emitted fiery red flames, and Lin Yaoxie was also quite helpless. "Since that's the case, Wuwu will bring me something, a token of your love over time, the Soul Pendant."

"Wu Xing is also a devoted man, constantly using his own cultivation to connect with the soul pendant of his beloved woman. So why is the person guided by the soul pendant you?"

The Ghost King dodged slightly, trying to snatch the Soul-Connecting Pendant. Lin Yaoxie smiled and said, "You really are Yulan." The Soul-Connecting Pendant in the Ghost King's hand vanished into nothingness.