Every time I go back to the underworld from the underworld, or when I go down from the underworld to the underworld after taking a vacation, I feel like I am in a different world.

The sun and the underworld, one bright and the other dim; One warm, one shaded; One is full of people, the other is full of ghosts. This strong contrast reminds me all the time: the underworld is not peaceful, and the rules of operation here are completely different from those of the yang!

But this time it was an exception. After returning to the underworld from the sun, I found that my state of mind was calmer than when I was on it, and I felt much more relaxed after getting rid of the anxiety that was about to come from the storm.

The Difu still didn't seem to be aware of the various retaliatory measures taken by the Maoshan Dao Society against the Yin Cultivation Sect in the Yang Realm, or maybe it had already known about it, but it didn't want to get involved in it. Because the underworld has always only believed that the underworld belongs to its territory, and the mundane things above the yang world have nothing to do with it. This is also the consistent attitude of thousands of years, emphasizing a clear distinction between the two sides and non-aggression against each other.

However, since the last time there was a conflict between the Deserted Tomb Mountain and the Maoshan Road Meeting, this tacit understanding is destined to be broken. The Dao cultivators must regard the last defeat as a great shame, even if there is no way to touch the core interests of the underworld at present, if they are allowed to continue to squeeze the living space of the Yin Cultivation Sect in the Yang Realm, then the Yin Cultivation may become a source of no water in the future, and it will be even more difficult for the inheritance that has already begun to decline to be continued.

Once the number of Yin cultivators continues to decrease until no one is available, then one day in the future there will be a day when people will not be able to suppress ghosts, and the underworld will completely become a world of ghosts. At that time, the foundation of the underworld's rule will be shaken, and the entire reincarnation system that maintains the balance between yin and yang will collapse.

Does the fact that dead ghosts cannot be reincarnated into humans also means that the number of living people in the yang world will also decrease dramatically? If this is the case, will not even the sun fall one day?

I can't imagine what the world would have become!

This proposition is too big and too heavy, and it is absolutely impossible for me to understand and understand it with my current worldview and cognition. But what is certain is that if the two factions of Dao Cultivation and Yin Cultivation continue to oppose each other like this, something big will happen in the end!

However, with my current status as a small Yin General, there is nothing I can do about it, and I can't change anything at all. Alas, let's enjoy this rare quiet day for the time being, it's useless to think too much!

Since I was promoted to a Yin General, I have handed over the daily work of leading soldiers to practice these daily tasks to my subordinates. Rather, I just went back and forth between the battalions and pointed out areas that needed to be strengthened and corrected. However, the personalities, abilities, and sense of responsibility of each battalion are all different, and it is inevitable that the results of the training will also be different.

On this day, when I inspected the ninth battalion, I found that the commander of the battalion, Lu Yu, was not in office, and the commanders of the gang were also sparse, and the whole unit seemed very loose and casual.

I was immediately angry, called all those chiefs to me and reprimanded them, and asked where Lu Yu had gone?

One of the chiefs blurted out nervously: "Captain Lu has gone to find Ma Ye!" ”

"Master Ma?" I frowned and said, "What did he do when he went to find Ma Ye?" ”

Ma Ye is Ma Mian, and together with Niu Tou, he is in charge of the reincarnation team on Huangquan Road, and can rank sixth in the civil official sequence of the prefecture. I, the Yin General, belong to the military general sequence, although I belong to the same level as Ma Mian, but the power in my hands is far inferior to him. It's just that whether it's a bull's head or a horse face, he usually doesn't have much business dealings with the Yin Army, what did Lu Yu do when he went to find Ma Mian?

Sure enough, the chiefs didn't dare to answer, and the one who spoke before was kicked on the heel by his companion very covertly, which should mean to remind him not to talk nonsense.

I noticed this little action between them, and I became even more angry, and scolded, "What do you want to do in the ninth battalion? The lieutenant does not go out on leave, does not lead soldiers to practice, and his subordinates still help to cover up, do you want to rebel? ”

The gang seemed to be frightened by me and quickly shook their heads, but no one dared to say anything.

"Answer my question!" I yelled again, "Otherwise, Lu Yu will be punished as a deserter, and you will all be dismissed!" ”

At this time, another chief timidly replied: "Yes, it was Judge Lu who asked Captain Lu to find Ma Ye......"

As soon as I heard this, half of the anger that had just risen was extinguished. It's not that I'm intimidated when I hear Lu Zhidao's name, but the inspection department in charge of Lu Zhidao has the duty of inspection and supervision, and does have the power to investigate any prefectural government official, and if necessary, he can temporarily mobilize the Yin army to assist in the arrest.

So, could it be that Ma Mian committed a crime?

However, I was still very unhappy that my subordinates were mobilized and did not say hello to me in advance. I said to those chiefs: "After Lu Yu comes back, let him come to the military headquarters to report to me." A few of you, when the lieutenant is not there, you also have to take responsibility, and seriously lead the troops to practice, what kind of system does this have? ”

"Yes, General! Let's correct it and practice strictly! ”

After some reprimands, I let them go back and continue the training. The 9th Battalion of the Left Army was a notoriously problematic battalion, and most of the officers and enlisted men in it were recruits who had been recruited directly from the children of various families last time, which was particularly difficult to manage. Even Yin School Lu Yu is also the nephew of Judge Lu Zhidao, and his relationship and background are particularly hard. That's why Lu Yu dared not report it, so I left the camp without permission to do something for his great-uncle.

However, after leaving the ninth battalion, I thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong: if Lu Zhidao wanted to investigate Ma Mian, he wouldn't need to dispatch the Yin army, right? Could it be that Lu Zhidao asked Lu Yu to find Ma Mian for some private matter?

Well, such an explanation would make sense. With Lu Zhidao's style of doing things, there has always been no distinction between public and private, and Lu Yu is his nephew, so it is normal to send him to do some private affairs.

After figuring out this joint, I called Wang Qi over and explained to him: "You go to Huangquan Road to inquire privately, what is Lu Yu going to do to find Ma Mian?" ”

Wang Qi understood, turned around and went out to inquire. Before he joined the Yin Army, he had been fighting in the Guanwai Collection, and he knew the situation in the underworld very well, and he was familiar with many Yin Errands. He may not be able to get the inside information from the top, but he is more well-informed about the gossip at the bottom.

The Left Army has its own special military headquarters, where meetings, assemblies, and equipment are distributed in peacetime, and several clerks and miscellaneous servants are specially assigned to assist me. I sat down on my general's seat, called a handyman to make me tea, and waited for Wang Qi to return. In addition, it is also to see if Lu Yu is so bold as to completely ignore me and ignore the existence of me, the top boss?

drank tea alone for half an hour, but it was Wang Qi who came back first. His efficiency in inquiring about information is really high, and of course it is indispensable to spend some "intelligence money" or something.

He took the cup of tea I handed him and drank it down. After moistening his throat, he came to me and whispered to me: "Lu Yu didn't go to find Ma Mian, but to find a few of Ma Mian's subordinates. ”

I was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Wang Qi smiled mysteriously and explained, "There is a difference! There are two or three hundred Yin cha under Niu Tou Ma Mian, and they are divided into group heads, squad leaders and small deserts. You also know that when there are too many people, there are miscellaneous, and some small things don't have to go through Niu Ye and Ma Ye to do them. ”

I nodded in understanding. It seems that Lu Yu did not go directly to Ma Mian in this matter, but found a few small leaders under Ma Mian. This way of doing things further confirms my previous speculation: Lu Yu is doing private things for Lu Zhidao, and it is likely to be ugly things that can't be put on the table, and even bulls and horses have to be avoided.

"Did you ask what they were talking about?" I asked Wang Qi again.

"Hey! It's easy to inquire because a lot of people are doing it. Wang Qi said with a smile. It's the same thing as the last time you asked me to spend money to stuff that 'pretending ghost' into it. ”

"'Pretending to be a ghost'?" I was confused all of a sudden, where have I seen any "pretending to be a ghost"?

"General, you forgot? It's the same ghost you brought back from Iron Cliff last time! ”

"Oh!"

Only then did I realize that the "pretending to be a ghost" in Wang Qi's mouth should refer to the ghost slave who only made me swear and was willing to reveal the secrets of Iron Cliff Castle. He claimed to be a psychiatrist before his death, so he was quite arrogant and looked down on by Wang Qi, so he called it "pretending to be a ghost", and sarcastically said that it was very capable of "pretending"!

In addition to the reincarnated ghosts who normally enter the underworld through the introduction division, there are two ways for the lonely souls and wild ghosts who are wandering outside to join in and line up for reincarnation. The more comfortable thing is to bribe the underworld to sneak in, but it costs a lot of money. If it is a ghost who has no money, he can only make a bitter trick, let the Yin cultivators in various places catch it and hand it over to Yin Cha and bring it in. But then you can't go directly to the queue for reincarnation, and you have to go through the hall in the Yin Law Division, endure some punishment, and put on the flail and shackles before you can go to the queue.

It's not uncommon to spend money to cut the queue, as far as I know, not only are Niu Tou Mamian's subordinates taking this kind of private work, but also the subordinates of the Black and White Impermanence of the Receiving Division will do the same, but everyone tacitly earns their own money.

However, Lu Yu also wanted to secretly help the foreign ghosts enter Huangquan Road, what was it for?

At this time, Wang Qi said again: "It's naturally not unusual to do this, but what is a little strange is that he Lu Yu's appetite seems to be a little big this time." He not only found Ma Ye's people, but also found the people of the flail master! ”

The flail is black impermanence. It seems that Lu Yu is indeed very bold, not only opened up the relationship on Huangquan Road, but also bought off the black and white impermanence of his subordinates, and actually planned to lay a "reincarnation through train". As long as the money given by those wild ghosts is enough, they can go directly to Huangquan Road from outside the underworld, and they can even be inserted into a good location.

Of course, Lu Yu must also want to make a lot of money from doing this, otherwise he wouldn't have bothered so much. But in this way, Lu Zhidao is just an excuse he uses to prevaricate me, and his great-uncle may not know what he is doing.