Chapter 23: The Judge of Hell
On the eve of the ghost roar, the hell hall, the sky above the ghost battlefield was pitch black, it was strange to say, the weather was very sunny tonight, the sky was full of stars, but there was not a single star in the sky above this huge battlefield, as if even the distant stars were afraid of the death breath wafting on the ghost battlefield. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the middle of the battlefield there is a roaring fire, a shiny fat sheep is standing on the top of the fire, the air is filled with the aroma of roast mutton, a black-robed man sits silently in front of the fire, with a dark golden dragon scale ghost mask on his face, surrounded by boundless darkness and terrifying silence, but he seems to enjoy this atmosphere very much, with a sharp knife cut off a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth to chew carefully, occasionally pick up the wine jug and take a sip, and there is no other movement, the flickering fire reflects his mask with a strange gold, I don't know what kind of face he looks like under the mask。
There was a sound of gentle footsteps in the darkness, and the person who came did not deliberately hide his breath, but the footsteps were so light, there were only two reasons, the person who came was extremely light or the person who came was a cautious person, but the black-robed man was not surprised, and said lightly: "We meet once a year, judge, you are late every year!"
In the darkness, a tall man wearing a red official uniform, with a black gauze hat on his head, the black gauze hat did not have wings, obviously not a big official hat of the Song Dynasty, but the style of the previous dynasty, from the style of this black gauze hat, it is known that this person entered hell in the previous dynasty, this official uniform is still the style of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the face is full of beard, the eyes are shining, the big horse golden knife sat opposite the black-robed man, heroically picked up a jar of wine at his feet, smashed the sealing mud, took a big sip when he took it, and then said loudly:" The King of Equality, one of the famous Ten Halls of Hell Yama, invites the lower officials to drink this wine every year, where do the lower officials dare to come late, it is the Equal King, you are early!"
The king of equality did not answer, and with a flash of the knife in his hand, he cut off a leg of mutton, threw it over, and said, "Speak again when you are full!"
The judge was overjoyed, caught the leg of mutton, like a whirlwind, and in an instant a fat leg of mutton turned into a few white bones, and then took up the wine jar and drank it, then he wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and said: "Thank you for the hospitality of King Ping, if you have something to say, just say it!"
"It's still the same old saying. The King of Equality said slowly: "I am the commander of the ghost soldiers, in charge of the training and distribution of all the ghost soldiers in this hell, and you are the host of this ghost roar, I meet you once a year before the ghost roar, just to ensure that you preside over the ghost roar fairly, since I am the king of equality, I want every hell boy who participates in the ghost roar to participate in this battle fairly, so as to ensure that the last hundred teenagers standing on the battlefield are the people who really have the strength to become ghost soldiers!"
"Alas!" said the judge with a sigh, "although you tell me to be fair every year, you and I should have known it a long time ago at this age, and what thing in this world is absolutely fair?" Every year, the young masters who enter hell are not recruited by the four major city lords, forming a powerful war group to participate in the war, where are the lonely teenagers their opponents, this order of entering the battlefield has long been secretly moved, the four corners of the battlefield and the position against the wall have been divided between the four city lords and the major gang forces, and those helpless teenagers are the sandbags that have been beaten, just to foil them, where will there be a chance to stand until the end. ”
"It was because of the injustice of the world that I got into this hell. A trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of the King of Equality, and he said: "I don't admit that there are so many injustices in this hell, although I have long understood it, but I am unwilling to say a word to you every year, whether it is hell or the world, the word 'equality' is impossible to do." ”
"I can't imagine that there are people like you in hell. The judge said: "I originally thought that this person who entered hell was a heinous person in the world, otherwise he would not have ventured into this hell, but you still maintain this state of mind, and the lower officials admire it tightly!" After speaking, he picked up the wine jar and said loudly: "There are still clear people like Your Excellency in hell, so I will respect you for this lower official!" After speaking, he poured wine into his mouth.
"Wait!" King Ping stopped: "This is Xinghua Village for fifty years, even if you drink so well, you will be drunk, let's finish the business first, and then I will drink this wine with you!"
"It's just that your wine is too fragrant. The judge patted the back of his head and smiled: "I almost missed the business, and I haven't told you what you asked me to inquire about." After thinking for a moment, he continued: "I have thoroughly read the information of the teenagers who participated in the Ghost Roar this time, and I guarantee that every teenager is under the age of twenty, and there are no ghost soldiers who have changed their names and the masters of various gangs are mixed in, you can rest assured that although I can't control other things, I will definitely be fair in matters within the jurisdiction of my judge." ”
"That's very good!" said the King of Equality, with a slight smile in his eyes, "It's not in vain that I invite you to drink wine and eat meat every year." What is the situation of this warband?"
"It's still the same pattern, the four major city lords have sent their own battle groups, in addition to these four war groups, there are more than thirty large and small war groups in this hell, and the number of people is basically about twenty people, these are the same as in previous years, and there is no big change. ”
"What is the warband sent by Xicheng?" asked the King of Equality. Last year's ghost roar on Luo Yancang's war group and all the war groups in Xicheng were wiped out, not a single ghost soldier, according to the character of the king of the city, this year's ghost roar he will definitely send the strongest war group, unscrupulous means to find the field, if there is no harvest this year, the number of ghost soldiers in Xicheng is far lower than the other three cities, this is extremely unfavorable to Luo Yancang, I heard that the forces of the leopard clan in Dongcheng have already stepped into Xicheng, if you don't harvest a few ghost soldiers this year, next year is not only the Dongcheng leopard clan, other gangs of all sizes will also go to Xicheng to get a piece of the pie, where do you let Luo Yancang's old face go?”
"Xicheng?" The judge thought for a moment and said: "Xicheng has about ten war groups participating in the battle this year, but there are two war groups that are the most prominent, one is the 'Xicheng Legion' led by Luo Yancang's son Luo Shiyu, this army is composed of teenagers trained by Luo Yancang himself, I heard that even ordinary ghost soldiers are defeated under their subordinates in training, which is really powerful!"
"Luo Shiyu?" King Ping thought for a moment and said, "Is it the legendary stubborn young man who is weak and unruly, and what is he capable of becoming the leader of such a warband?"
"It's not clear. The judge said: "This boy was born and raised in hell, it is the first time to participate in this terrible ghost roar, and no one has seen him make a move, he is protected by two ghost soldiers all day long, I don't know the details, but the legend is that he is a young man who is powerless, and the arrangement of the city king is a bit incredible!"
"You should pay more attention to this warband, I think this wargroup is a little difficult. The King of Equality said with some worry: "The ghost roar is not allowed to use any weapons, nor is it allowed to use poison, if this kid dares to play this yin, you don't have to give face to the king of the city, I am the commander of the ghost soldiers, all the ghost soldiers in hell have to obey my orders, in hell except for that man, I am not afraid of anyone!"
"There is also a war group in Xicheng, called the 'Tiger Army'. The judge said: "This warband is also interesting, it is composed of a group of wolf teenagers who were defeated by the fierce ghost roar last year, and their leader is a teenager who has only been in hell for two months, called ...... What is it called. ”
"Li Xiaohu!" King Ping's eyes under the mask suddenly lit up, and he said: "He is the boy who punched the Dongcheng Leopard God, and he also came to participate in the Fierce Ghost Roar, this year's Fierce Ghost Roar is a little interesting!" After speaking, he stood up, looked up at the dark sky, and muttered: "Tomorrow, this land will be dyed red by the blood of the teenagers again, but if you don't experience this life and death, how can you become a real ghost soldier!"
A night breeze blew through the fire, and dry wood crackled.
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