I thought about it for a long time, and finally said to Zhu'er: "You go and inform Emperor Xudu and say that I will meet him." ”

Zhu'er kept watching me, and when she heard my words, she finally smiled.

However, instead of immediately disappearing to find Emperor Xudu, she took me to the second bedroom.

"Master, close the door, lest they wake up suddenly and ask long questions."

This girl is quite careful, I locked the door as I said.

Then, Zhu'er asked me to sit cross-legged on the tatami mat, and she sat behind me, and put her hand against the position of the "life-gate point" of my vest, and said, "The master's body can go directly to the underworld, and Zhu'er only needs to guide the master's soul." Master, you close your eyes and don't think about anything. ”

I nodded, closed my eyes, didn't think about anything, and went to sleep.

Soon, I fell asleep.

All at once I plunged into a deep darkness, just as I had last seen Emperor Xudu, except that there was no passage to record my life.

Boundless, endless, deep to the point of chilling darkness.

Even though I had already had an experience, I still couldn't tell how nervous and scared I was.

"I didn't expect us to meet so soon."

The hoarse and deep voice of the Emperor of Xudu sounded in the darkness.

With the sound of speaking, the figure of Emperor Xudu appeared in front of him.

He was still like that, lazily reclining on a large tiger skin chair, his eyes half-open and half-closed, his left hand supporting his head, and his right hand gently caressing a skull on his knee.

He wore a wide robe with big sleeves, a square scarf on his head, and he wore the costume of a dynasty I don't know.

With a dignified appearance, three locks of long beard, it looks very elegant.

Unlike last time, this time he had a smile on his face and looked very friendly.

"It seems to be going faster than I expected." Emperor Xudu continued, "Fang Xiaoru has been arrested, you have done a good job, you should be credited." ”

There is a fart for remembering merit, there is no salary, and there is no bonus.

"Is what Fang Xiaoru said true?" I believe that everything that happened in my family, Emperor Xudu definitely knew everything, so he said straightforwardly, "Your purpose in making me a judge in the world is actually to arrest these lonely souls and wild ghosts? ”

"It's right and it's not right." Emperor Xudu said.

"Don't speak dark words in front of the bright." I didn't have the heart to say it.

"This is only part of your job," said Emperor Xudu, "in short, you can act on my behalf, and act cheaply in other people's houses, and you can take care of what you want." ”

"I said, don't say dark words in front of the Ming." I said a little angrily.

Emperor Xudu smiled very gracefully and said, "You and I really have a similar temper back then, and you are no big or small. ”

I didn't speak, waiting for him to continue.

Emperor Xudu thought for a while, and finally said: "It should be said that catching those ghosts is one of the focuses of your work. And the most important thing is to find four people...... No, it should be said that four ghosts came out. ”

"Four ghosts? Just four? I repeated it strangely.

Emperor Xudu's face was serious, and he didn't look joking at all: "Don't think this is very simple. These four ghosts were originally felons in the underworld, but later by chance, they escaped to the human world. We have been looking for these four guys in the underworld for many years, and still have found nothing. ”

I said, "Then you just keep looking, why do you have to come?" ”

Emperor Xudu said: "After these four ghosts escaped to the world, they possessed the bodies of the living, and they were no different from ordinary people. It takes a considerable amount of time to find them. After all, we in the underworld are separated from the yin and yang of the human world, and it is inconvenient to act, and you can move freely in the human world, so it is most appropriate for you to do this. ”

I thought about it, sneered and said, "I understand." ”

"What do you understand?"

"Actually, before you came to me, you deliberately let the wind out, so I've been encountering some inexplicable people and things these days. You're trying to set me up as a target and try to lure those guys out, right? ”

Emperor Xudu was stunned for a moment and said, "You are very smart. ”

It was a compliment, and I was uncomfortable listening to it, because it was an acknowledgment of what I said.

That is, from the very beginning, he had already used me as bait.

In other words, from the very beginning, I could not refuse this special appointment from hell - called "the underworld" - and the Emperor Xudu had already put me in that position.

Whether I accept it myself or not, admit it or not, anyway, the rumors have been released, as long as those guys take it seriously.

It's really bad to be treated as a pawn and bait. But if I put myself in his shoes, if I were in the position of Emperor Xudu, I am afraid that I would do the same.

Understanding is understanding, and getting angry is inevitable.

"So what about now? Did your plan succeed? Is Fang Xiaoru one of them? "I didn't have the heart to say.

"Fang Xiaoru?" Emperor Xudu sneered, "He's just a lonely ghost, hiding in the world for hundreds of years. Compared to those four guys, Fang Xiaoru was just like a baby. It's just—"

Emperor Xudu pondered for a moment, as if he didn't know how to phrase it next.

"It's just that Fang Xiaoru's appearance is likely to be instigated and provoked by others," I continued, "The purpose is to let him be cannon fodder and test me, the so-called human judge." ”

Emperor Xudu smiled and said, "The description of cannon fodder is quite good. You're really smart, and I'm getting more and more fond of you. So – are you now officially accepting the appointment? ”

Can I say no? I smiled bitterly in my heart.

"I have a few conditions." I say.

"You say."

"First, I'm going to keep my friend safe."

"That's fine. Actually, around people you know, I've arranged for people to watch secretly. ”

"Second, I'm only part-time, not full-time, because I'm not you, and I still have to eat and pay the mortgage."

"That's fine."

"Third, I want complete autonomy, and I can't jump out of a little ghost from time to time, saying that this is not appropriate, and that cannot be done."

"Of course. Your identity is equivalent to my agent in the world, and no one else has the right to control you except me. You can also call on them to help you with some things when you need them. ”

"Fourth ......"

"Hey, I said you're not done, huh? I've said you have complete autonomy, what else do you need to say? ”

"Okay." I finally said, "I now officially accept your appointment as a human judge of the underworld. ”

"That's right." Emperor Xudu smiled and said, "It's a man, so you should be happy." ”

As he spoke, Emperor Xudu beckoned to me: "Come here." ”

So I walked over and stood at the feet of Emperor Xudu.

"Get on your knees."

I hesitated.

In my life, I have never knelt to anyone other than to my dead parents.

Emperor Xudu looked at me and waited.

I also looked at him and simply pretended not to hear him.

Emperor Xudu's eyes narrowed.

At that moment, it was as if I had suddenly fallen into the sea at a depth of 10,000 meters, and a strong pressure almost crushed me to the point of exploding.

Instead, my temper came up, staring at the eyes of Emperor Xudu.

His eyes were dark, like a bottomless abyss, as if they were going straight to the deepest part of hell.

The pressure is getting bigger and bigger.

My heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys seemed to be about to burst, and the bones around me, especially my knees, seemed to be shattered.

My body was trembling like chaff.

My body was sweating, like the spring water of Baotu Spring.

However, I still stubbornly held my head up.

I don't know how long it took, but the pressure around me suddenly disappeared.

"Good!" Emperor Xudu stood up, patted me on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I need a backbone like you." Now I'm relieved, at least you won't be scared by those guys and throw away your armor. ”

It was as if I was about to collapse, and I managed to stand there with some difficulty.

Emperor Xudu placed his palms over the top of my head.

There was a burst of heat above my head.

Soon, however, Emperor Xudu took his hand back.

"Okay, Cherry One has been implanted in your consciousness, and you can operate it in your consciousness. How to use it, you go back and read the manual first. In this regard, you are an expert, much more familiar than I am. ”

I just remembered that last time he said that Steve Jobs developed a mobile phone for me to use.

"Now you can go back."

Emperor Xudu sat back on the tiger skin chair, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

"Remind you, don't casually mess up the order of life and death in the world." The voice of Emperor Xudu drifted in the darkness.