"What kind of person is he going to meet?" He is so powerful that he is not afraid of offending the great god Zongbu?" Zhong Kui became more and more stunned.

"This person is the new disciple of the ancestor of Zixiao Palace-Mr. Fang Qingyin Fang. ”

"Mr. Fang Qingyin Fang?!" Zhong Kui was shocked, "The little god once heard the emperor talk about this person, saying that he was the lord of the Ren Mansion on the "Lingtai List", back then, this Mr. Fang had fought against the Ten Palaces of Yama on Luming Island in the south of the Yin and Yang Realm, but in the end he was defeated, and the entire army led by him was wiped out, and he was seriously injured, and he was rescued to the Yin and Yang Realm by an unknown god. ”

"You are right, this Mr. Fang is the ancestor of Zixiao Palace, the ancestor of the "Lingtai List" Ren Mansion Lord, it is said that he was born in response to the catastrophe of the mountains and seas, when the Buddha returned to Lingshan from Zixiao Palace, he personally summoned the Great Sect Master to explain the matter, and then the Great Sect Master came back and told the master about me. Since this Mr. Fang is the Lord who was born in response to this mountain and sea netherworld tribulation, why don't we transfer this matter to him to resolve it. ”

"This method sounds good! But it's been nearly twenty years since the Battle of Luming Island, and no one knows whether this Mr. Fang is dead or alive. Zhong Kui expressed helplessness.

"Although Mr. Fang was seriously injured in the battle of Luming Island, he has been rescued by the gods to the Yin and Yang Realm, since there are gods to save him, he will naturally not die easily, not to mention that he is the lord of the "Lingtai List" personally sealed by the ancestor of Zixiao Palace. ”

"Even if Mr. Fang didn't die, but the Yin and Yang Realm and the Netherworld have been unrelated since ancient times, how could his subordinates see him?"

"You take this bead to Luming Island first, and then walk straight north, and then you will see a pass......

"The little god of the pass knows, and its name is Chongkun Pass. Zhong Kui took over and said, "For more than two hundred years, my subordinates have often traveled to the borders of the two realms, and they have chased evil ghosts there, and they have also had a few encounters with General Xiang Huayin Xiang, who guards the pass. ”

"Well, that's good. "Emperor Xudu said, "After you brought this pearl to Chongkun Pass, you told the guards that you are Mr. Fang Qingyin's old friend, and there are extremely important things to see, if the guards can switch and release the best; if you can't switch and release, you can only see the opportunity to break through Chongkun Pass, as long as you don't lose your life, you can see Mr. Fang, it is done." ”

"Okay! Whether you can see Mr. Fang or not, this matter is imperative!" Zhong Kui Hao said fiercely, "If you are willing to cut your body, you can pull the emperor off the horse! ”

"No, no...... If you take away the golden beads like this, the king of the ten halls must know that you are instructed by the lord and me, not to mention that the great god Zongbu is going to come to ask the guilty capital, even the king of Senluo will also attack the lord and me, so the netherworld is still unable to escape this catastrophe. ”

"That—how should I act?!" Zhong Kui stomped his feet in a hurry, his head smoking.

"Come, and I will give thee a plan, and thou shalt do so. Emperor Xudu called Zhong Kui to come up close to his ear and muttered in his ear.

Zhong Kui's expression was condensed, and he nodded frequently.

After the Emperor Xudu gave the plan, he instructed: "Only God knows this plan, you know it and I know it, and you must not let a third person know it." ”

"The emperor instructed his subordinates to understand that one of his subordinates is responsible, and even if he dies, he will not leak the slightest rumor. ”

"It's a matter of hell at stake, you know. Emperor Xudu said approvingly.

"Please rest assured, if there is nothing else to order, the subordinates will temporarily leave and go back to Chang'an Avenue first, and the subordinates of the Winter Solstice Debriefing Conference will meet again. Zhong Kui bowed and left the palace quietly.

Emperor Xudu was depressed for a long time, and then he couldn't help but sigh: "The great god Zongbu introduced that Fei Tianjun to the Netherworld, but he didn't send a letter of recommendation, it is estimated that eighty percent is to repay his personal hatred, and he wants to cause turmoil in the Netherworld but does not want to fall behind. It seems that the catastrophe of the mountains and seas and the netherworld is really coming, and now the great sect leader can't go out of retreat, and the king of Senluo is ready to move, in order to transfer this netherworld disaster, I can only use Zhong Kui to go back to the dangerous road, although I can't bear it, but I can save the overall situation by giving up one person, this may be a blessing in misfortune. ”

secretly set up a plan, but the Emperor Xudu was worried, without a trace of joy, after all, this plan is full of uncontrollable variables, and everything can only be seen after the debriefing meeting on the day of the winter solstice.

According to the old system of the Netherworld: on the day of the winter solstice, the Emperor of Xudu, the Ghost Emperor of the Five Directions, the Ten Palaces of Yama, and the King of the Ten Palaces [all of them have been destroyed by the gods of the Renfu, as seen in the book "Blood Splashed Netherworld" volume], as well as Meng Po of the Forgotten Terrace and Zhong Kui, the traveling judge of the Yin and Yang Realms, and other judges of each hall must participate in the annual debriefing meeting of the Netherworld, and gather in the Cuiyun Palace to report the administrative achievements of the year to the Lord of the Netherworld, King Jizo, just like the officials of the Yang Realm Government report to their superiors.

Because the king of Jizo was in retreat in Jiuhua Mountain, the debriefing meeting was temporarily presided over by the Emperor Xudu in the Mingsheng Hall of Xudu.

Why did the Netherworld's annual debriefing meeting fall on the day of the winter solstice?

It turns out that this winter solstice is the key time for the transformation of yin and yang within a year, the days are extremely short, and the night is the longest, which is conducive to the holding of large-scale affairs in the underworld, and the emperors and people of the yang world will also hold the ceremony of worshiping the heavens and worshipping their ancestors, so whether it is the yin world or the yang world, they attach great importance to the day of the winter solstice, and the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year" is because of this.

Time passed, like the murmuring of water, and in an instant, it was the day of the winter solstice.

For the time being, let's put aside what happened before and after the winter solstice, and talk about Tan Mansion, Huayang Town, Wanling County, Southern Tang Kingdom, Middle Earth.

Winter to this day, the old man of Tan Mansion accompanied by his daughter-in-law Yan Ling, maid Xiaoyu and housekeeper Liu Er, etc., went to the Chaotian Cave of Xuefeng Mountain to worship the ancestors, because of the heavy thoughts, so he did not spend the night in the mountain temple, and after returning to Tan Mansion, it was the beginning of the lanterns.

When Gongying was worshipping his ancestors, he thought of the succession of the family business, and he couldn't help but feel very entangled and sad: this one is that Wenji has been away from home for more than a month and still has no news; If Wenji had an accident and the Tan Mansion had no successor, wouldn't it be that all the family businesses were scattered, then what face would they have to see the ancestors and ancestors under the Nine Springs?

Therefore, Gongying was depressed and uneasy that night, so he called Xiaoyu into the study and asked, "Xiaoyu, has the young lady behaved abnormally these days?"

"Report to the master: Since the eldest prince left the house, the young lady has practiced meditation in the room every day, much quieter than before, and there is no abnormal behavior. Xiaoyu replied.

"That's not what I'm asking. ”

"What is the master asking?"

"This ......," Gongying said in a deep voice, "For example, has the young lady felt nauseous recently, or has she been sleepy......"

"Oh...... The old man originally asked about this matter, Xiaoyu understood, and Xiaoyu asked the young lady about it. Although Xiaoyu is an unmarried woman, she has heard and witnessed a lot of things in the world, so as soon as Gongying said that, she understood the meaning of the words, so she gave a blessing and walked out of the study lightly.

The light rain turned to the verandah, walked the flower path, walked in a hurry, and came to the new house of Yan Ling and his wife in a moment.

There are still red lanterns hanging in the corridor of the newlywed cave room, the red carpet is still paved at the door, and the big red characters are still posted on the door.

Xiaoyu stepped over the threshold, and Xiaohua raised his eyes in the outer room to see it.

She was carefully pouring hot water into the foot stove (preparing to give Yan Ling a night to sleep on), so she hurriedly put down the foot stove in her hand and shouted happily: "Sister Xiaoyu, you are good at coming, hurry up and chat with me, my young lady is now sitting on the bed like a bodhisattva every day without saying a word, and I am almost suffocated to death." ”

"Alas......" Xiaoyu sighed lightly, "The young lady meditates like this all day long, and I don't know what she is thinking in her heart. ”

"What else can you think? Xiaohua expressed dissatisfaction.

"Cut! For us ordinary people: It's okay to have fun with this matter of cultivating to become immortals, but if it is true, it will not be laughing off other people's big teeth. Xiaoyu chirped.

"I think so too, I always persuade the young lady not to toss, she is good, but she says that I am a little child and don't understand anything. Sister Xiaoyu, you can help me persuade the young lady, just after dinner, she meditated on the bed again. Xiaohua said with a sad face.

"Well, I'll go and persuade the young lady, you can be busy. Xiaohua replied as he walked towards the inner room.

Gently lifted the pearl curtain outside the door head, and then lifted the red silk curtain inside the door head, Xiaoyu bowed slightly and walked into Yan Ling's bedroom, raised her eyes to look inside, and sure enough, she saw Yan Ling hanging her arms, straightening her waist, and sitting on the bed without moving.

I saw that she was holding a young woman's dignified high bun on the top of her head, wearing a red dress and a jacket trimmed with fox fur, her eyes were slightly closed, and the silver plate was as calm as water, like a transcendent fairy.

Glimpsing this scene, Xiaoyu couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, and secretly teased: This meditation is really serious, sitting upright every day, is it possible that he has really cultivated into an immortal......? You...... Asleep?"

"I didn't fall asleep. Yan Ling suddenly opened his eyes, still maintaining a meditative appearance, and complained, "This other people's ancestors are at home, and our ancestors are going to go to the Chaotian Cave, this trip to accompany my father-in-law down, and I can't be fast, I can't be slow, and I can't run, and I can't go straight so that my back and legs hurt, where can I sleep?"

"The young lady is not allowed to talk nonsense, the golden body of Ao Xianggong is still enshrined in the Chaotian Cave Temple, the rules of ancestor worship were set when the master was in charge, and the eldest prince will inherit the family business in the future, and naturally it will not change. ”

"Good, good...... I don't talk nonsense, I was wrong, I was wrong...... Sister Xiaoyu, do you have something to do with me? If there is nothing to do, don't disturb me to meditate. "Yan Ling wants to meditate wholeheartedly.