Chapter 21 Merit Bonds

Tao Qi was stunned for a moment, thinking about what the local old man said, coupled with the words of this arrogant guy now, all things considered, this warden of the first layer of hell really didn't look good.

The arrogant little man saw Tao Qi standing there, as if he hadn't heard his words, and he burst out in anger, the whip snapped, and the ugly voice began to crumble endlessly: "I said! You new ghost, since you have come to grandpa's one-third of an acre, don't be lazy here, hurry up and work for Lao Tzu happily and numbly. I sue you, as long as you are in the hands of Lao Tzu, no matter whether you are horizontal, stunned, or hard in the yang world, he - mother - has to be obedient to Lao Tzu. ”

It seems that this guy seems to have misunderstood, thinking that Tao Qi is also a sinner who was sent here after being judged by Hades. Tao Qi looked at him, but he didn't show it in his heart, only heard him ask calmly, "May I ask what you always called?" Is it the one in charge here? ”

The little man saw that Tao Qi not only obediently went to work, but asked himself if he was the one in charge, and his anger was even better, and his face was already murderous: "What do you say? Am I not in charge, are you? To be honest, Lao Tzu Xing will not change his name, and he will not change his surname 'Brother Biao'! I said that you don't want to be a mother-in-law, you have seen a lot of new ghosts like you, tell you that no matter who you are, you have to work honestly for me when you come here, don't think that you are a young man or how powerful you are in the yang world, I will take extra care of you, and those who will be sentenced here are all guilty and deserved, and the care you get can only be more of your hard work. ”

As he spoke, he had already raised the leather whip in his hand, pointed at Tao Qi, and was about to drop the whip.

Tauchi looked at him coldly and didn't move. But he, who had long been accustomed to fighting, sank his body slightly and lowered his center of gravity. His hands and feet are ready to go, his eyes are always firmly on the other party's shoulders, as long as he sees the so-called 'Brother Biao' really do it, he will never sit still.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded next to him: "Ah Biao, are you scaring the new guy again?" ”

Hear the voice. The little man who called himself Brother Biao stopped what he was doing and looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and Tao Qi also moved out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze swept to the source of the sound.

I saw a middle-aged man about fifty years old slowly walking out of a low sand hut, wearing a green shirt, with a black and white ●★dǐng●★diǎn●★小●★ said,.⊥.o≮s_(); The headscarf has a face as white as jade, a few strands of white hair on the temples, white teeth and red lips. His eyes were blazing, and although he lived in the desert, he didn't have the weathers of the others, and this alone already made Tao Qi feel that he was very different from the rest of the place.

Seeing this person coming, Brother Biao hurriedly put down the leather whip in his hand, and said to the person with extreme respect in his demeanor: "Brother Cheng, this newcomer is coaxing, and he is still arrogant when he arrives at our place. Not tidying up is not enough to make people angry. ”

As he spoke, he glared at Tao Qi again.

This 'Brother Cheng' spoke out. The other locals around him were like being struck by lightning, and they all hurriedly continued their work, not daring to throw even half a look at Tao Qi's side.

As soon as Tao Qi saw the visitor, he immediately understood: the little man who called himself Brother Biao was probably just a bluffing, pretending little minion, and this person was the real talker here. Looking at the little man again, he immediately stood half a body behind Brother Cheng like a spring. The pestle with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, like a good baby, is there, how can there be the arrogant touch of the half-diǎn just now? .

Seeing the man in the green shirt slowly walking in front of him, Tao Qi knew that this person was by no means simple, and it was a hundred times more difficult to deal with him than to deal with Brother Biao. He will never be like Brother Biao, who only knows how to babble and act as a prestige, and must have some real skills. In order to calm the scene here, let these people be so in awe.

Tao Qi hurriedly lowered his posture and bowed: "This is Brother Cheng, right?" Hello, I came here from the capital city to find the warden to retrieve an item in her hand, and after arriving here, I was lost in a sandstorm, and I don't know ......."

Tao Qi was introducing his intentions, but he didn't expect Brother Cheng to wave his hand calmly to stop him from continuing, and asked in a gentle tone: "Young man, do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

Tao Qi was interrupted only halfway through his words, and he was depressed, but he thought that the other party was managing so many people, but he was feared like a tiger and a wolf, and he must have a means, so he replied to him head-on without revealing his heart: "This is the first layer of hell, and the younger brother was entrusted by someone to come to find the warden to do something, so he naturally knows." ”

His words were soft and hard, soft and rigid, low-key and neither humble nor arrogant, which made Brother Cheng look at him more.

Brother Cheng, the man in the green shirt, waited for Tao Qi to finish speaking, and said with a strange smile on his face: "I believe what you said, but you are new to the city, and you may not know the rules here." He glanced at the old people who were working around him, then at Brother Biao, and finally his eyes stayed on Tao Qi, "Okay, it's a guest from afar, since we're here, let's not stand here and talk, follow me!" ”

As he spoke, he made a gesture of please, and then led Tauchi first, followed by the little man Biao, who had wrapped the whip around his waist, into the sand hut from which he had walked.

After descending two or three steps, and entering the small hut, Tauchi looked around, and saw that the hut was very shabby, with almost no miscellaneous items except for a yellowish object that looked like it should be a bed.

At the suggestion of the man in the green shirt, Tao Qi followed the two and sat at the head of the yellow bed. After Tao Qi sat down, the man in the green shirt briefly asked Tao Qi a few words of past experience, Tao Qi did not hide it, and told the truth one by one, and then he calmly explained to Tao Qi: "There are about 47 million prisoners in this first layer of hell, but there is only one person who is not a prisoner. This person is the warden in your mouth, he is the only staff member of the United Conference of the Dead in the Netherworld sent to the first layer of hell, except for him, you, I, Ah Biao and the others all have only one identity, that is, prisoner. I guess you should be able to understand this when I say that, right? ”

"Huh?" Listening to the words of the man in the green shirt, Tao Qi couldn't help but be stunned, prisoner! How is this possible? Am I not a good person, and I am about to be reincarnated! How did that old guy fool him into becoming a prisoner here? Recalling the old man's demeanor and words, he felt that although he was not deeply involved in the world, he was not so easy to deceive, and what the old man said should be true. He couldn't help but secretly doubt the Qingshan man's remarks, and thought, "Isn't there an exception? Since you are also a prisoner. Then presumably the authority is not very high, and you may not be able to reach out to the real power of this first layer of hell. ”

Seeing that Tao Qi was still dumbfounded, the Qingshan man smiled and said, "Actually, this place is somewhat similar to the place where the prisoners in the Yang World in the Yang World before you and I were born, although the prisoners in the first layer of hell are all guilty, but they are by no means extremely vicious. In the scorching heat here, he works non-stop to accumulate merit and alleviate sins. Our sins are not high, as long as one day the sins are cleared and the merits are accumulated to 10,000, then we can apply to leave the first level of hell and re-enter the six realms of reincarnation. ”

"Oh?" Hearing that he only needed to accumulate 10,000 merits to re-enter reincarnation, Tao Qi thought of his more than a dozen merits, and couldn't help but think in his heart: This threshold is too low, and these people in front of him can't just accumulate it casually and get out.

The man in the green shirt saw Tao Qi's expression, although his expression did not change. But his eyes flickered, and he was amused in his heart, and said in his heart: "Sample, I eat more salt than you eat rice, and I don't say a word to make you obedient?" In the future, I will work honestly for myself, hehe! Another commission.

If he knew what Tao Qi really thought in his heart, he would probably be shocked, a terrifying number in the eyes of these prisoners. Tao Qi had already spent tens of thousands of times in the first seven miles.

At this time, Tauchi woke up to his business. He asked, "So, Brother Cheng, how can I meet the warden master?" ”

The man in the green shirt said with a diǎn decolor: "I was about to tell you this. Our oasis is a very ordinary jade mine in the first level of hell, and those who work here can have one unit of sin deducted for every 24 hours of extreme heat. At the same time, when we collect jade, we will also give a certain number of merits according to the quality and quantity of the ore handed in. One merit count can cancel out one unit of sins, and when the prisoner's sins are eliminated and the merit diǎn number is accumulated to 10,000, one can go to Shura City, the central city of the first layer of hell, to see the warden master. Apply to be teleported back to the capital city for reincarnation. ”

"Oh! I understand. Tao Qi diǎn head said, "So how to get to Shura City?" How do you usually get there? Immediately, he took a selfie with his head as if he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I'm sorry Brother Cheng, you are still here, which means that your merits have not been accumulated enough, and naturally you have not been to Shura City, I didn't mean to say that!" ”

With the cultivation of the man in the green shirt, he was also said by Tao Qi with a black line, and his face became unhappy. The broken gong voice of the little man next to him sounded again: "Who said we don't usually go?" If you don't go to Shura City, can the jade from here be eaten as food? ”

"That's the case, you can't farm here, so what do you eat?" Hearing Brother Biao mention the word "eat", Tao Qi's stomach growled uncontrollably, he had not eaten a grain of rice since the sandstorm, and he was already hungry by this time.

"Haha, want to eat?" The little man touched the belt around his waist, "Go to Lao Tzu and buy it to eat, hehe!" Lao Tzu here is a good price, Tong Su is not bullied, and there is no big bully in the shop, and the minimum food standard for a day only needs one merit diǎn number ......"

Recalling Bai Wuchang's income from the forty-six merits of Diǎn, and learning about the prices of the underworld when chatting with him in peacetime, Tao Qi rolled his eyes, he looked at the little man deeply and said, "One merit diǎn is enough to eat the most luxurious food for a week!" You're a good guy at making money! ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the man in the green shirt, and saw that although there was a smile on the other party's face, it seemed to be a wry smile instead of the kind of profiteer who made a lot of money.

Brother Cheng saw Tao Qi looking at him, and said with a wry smile: This is not our brother profiting from it, the price of the first layer of hell is not the same as that of Xudu City, and it can only be a luxury to buy the same goods with the same merit diǎn number. ”

Tao Qi's eyes burned, and he saw that the man in the green shirt was not lying about this, so he had to say helplessly, "I'm really hungry, even if the food is expensive, I can't be sorry for my stomach, don't you say?" As he spoke, he looked at Brother Biao and said, "What are the delicious things you have?" Although I bring it to the little brother, the little brother I have is the number of merits! ”

This time, it was Cheng Biao's turn to look at Tao Qi like idiots.

The man in the green shirt couldn't help but smile and persuaded him: "Young man, you have just been sentenced to be punished here, and your merit may still be negative!" Let you play white strips and eat them for a few days first, which is the special treatment of our brother for newcomers. Hehe, you are still putting a large amount of money in front of us, do you think you are still alive in the sun? To tell you the truth, I'm not afraid to sue you, my brother is also a big member of the only party in the yang world, but he has held the money and raised a few second wives, and we have never done other bad things. When I first came, I also regarded myself as a big money like you, and I had developed this habit before I was alive, but my brother had to helplessly tell you that a newcomer here is equal to a loser! ”

"I really have enough merit diǎn counts, and I'm not afraid of eating poor!" Tao Qi said depressedly, and said in his heart that as the saying goes, wealth is not exposed, but the two people in front of him wanted to show their whiteness, they didn't believe it, they wanted Lao Tzu to be in the capital city, but he was really a big money for seven days!

Hearing Tao Qi's words come to this, Cheng Biao and the two glanced at each other, stretched out their hands in unison, and said, "Take it out and take a look!" ”

Their behavior made Tao Qi stunned, yes, he has a huge amount of merit diǎn number, but isn't the consumption merit diǎn number used like a card? How do you tell me to take it out?

Seeing Tao Qi's expression, the two laughed, and the little man took out a dozen things that looked like banknotes, and put them in his palm and trembled: "Teach you to be a good man: this is a merit diǎn coupon, how many sins do you have, when you come, the judge gave you a trial card that has been written very clearly, you know it in your own heart, to the first layer of hell, you can do your best, as long as you can take out enough merit coupons to offset your sins and add another 10,000 in front of the warden chief, The Warden will release you and re-enter the cycle. ”

Tao Qi's heart suddenly trembled, he had merit, but where did he go to find this diǎn coupon? Is it true that you want to mine in the scorching sun like those wooden old people outside?

He pointed to the dozen banknotes, and said in a somewhat uncalm tone: "This is merit? Can only be traded with this here? ”

"Of course, what do you think?" The man in the green shirt kept smiling and looked at Tao Qi and said.

"The number of merits should only need to be consumed with one touch of the hand, so why exchange it for such a troublesome banknote?" Tao Qibi gestured his hand to the payment inquiry device and said to Cheng Biao and the two.

"Haha!" The two seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and they laughed forward and backwards, and the little brother Biao patted his thigh and forced a smile and said, "My mother! Laughed at me. Still like this? He pretended to squirm and imitate Tao Qi's movements, "I say, when have you ever seen such a meritorious person?" I didn't see it when I was alive! ”

Hearing the little man's words, Tao Qi was a little surprised, and asked him, "Haven't you been to the capital city?" ”

The man in the green shirt stopped laughing: "I've been." That's a big city! After seeing it in the car, I thought it was even more developed than the United States, and it was very different from what I thought when I was alive. As he spoke, he sighed, "It would be nice if I could enter it and have fun, but unfortunately the ghost sent me directly to the Judgment Division, and after the judge sentenced me to 400,000 sins, I was immediately transported to hell." Speaking of this, his eyes flashed, "But I heard that before the reincarnation, we all had seven days to spend and have fun in the capital city, but I don't know if it's true or not." (To be continued.) )