"Okay, it's not too early, you better hurry up and get on the road." When Zhong Kui saw that I had put away the tortoiseshell, he reminded me to go and cut in line.

"Big brother, the green mountains don't change the green water, let's change the day zaijian." I arched my hand again to Zhong Kui, a middle-aged man who didn't look good, but was very good in his heart, and then waved to Nian Chu and the ghost pawn captain, and carried the old man behind his back, leading everyone towards the direction of the city gate guards.

It can be seen that this group of people seems to have a lot of questions to ask, but it is just that there are many people here who talk about it, so it is inconvenient to ask questions. And the ghost guards at the gate are very conscientious, and each of us has to show the certificate issued by the father-in-law of the land to the other party, not to mention, according to the appearance characteristics written on the certificate, there will be a ghost guard who is responsible for checking the height, weight, and physiognomy characteristics (fortunately, there are no measurements), and only after everything is in and out of the way, will we be signaled to enter the city gate.

Since I was the first to lead the team, it was only natural that I would be the first to enter the city gates. I thought I would be able to see a scene in the city of Xudu when I went in, but I didn't think about it, after entering the first gate, there was actually a gate in front of it, probably because of the thick city wall.

And in the sky between the first gate and the second gate, there are two lights floating on the left and right. It's not much, but it's enough to illuminate the tunnels as if they were daylight.

First of all, the lamp on my left hand side, which can float dozens of meters high in mid-air, and without any auxiliary facilities, just floats there alone, emitting dazzling light, stabbing the eyes of all of us. The lamp on the right-hand side is the opposite of this one, it is very dim, as if something is covering the light, so that not the slightest light from it is reflected.

Seeing that our spirits were all looking up at the two lamps in the sky, the captain of the ghost pawn explained on the side: "These two lamps are called yin and yang lanterns, the one that emits dazzling light is called yang lanterns, and the other one is called yin lanterns. Since these two lamps are placed between the two city gates, and after entering the city, they completely belong to the underworld, so we often call the passage we are walking on now as the Yin and Yang Road. ”

"No, Jia Shu, how much do you know about Zhong Kui?" Li Hao's current mood was completely lost in the surrounding scenery, and because of politeness, he waited for the ghost pawn captain to finish speaking, and immediately asked me about Zhong Kui.

I stopped walking, thought for a while, and then replied: "As far as I know, Zhong Kui should be an ugly-looking candidate, but he has been talented since he was a child, rich in learning and reading poetry and books, but because of his appearance, he does not have the graceful and elegant temperament of a scholar, which causes him to be often discriminated against in the imperial examination."

But Zhong Kui still relied on his extraordinary talent and knowledge, and finally passed the palace examination (county examination: Tongsheng→ government examination: student → college examination: Xiucai → township examination: lifting people → examination: Gongshi →palace examination: Jinshi), but after Emperor Tang Ming saw the ugly Zhong Kui, he was actually scared half to death, and immediately waved his pen and cancelled Zhong Kui's admission qualification in a child's play. It's a pity that Zhong Kui's ten-year suffering from the cold window instantly came to naught, and Zhong Kui, who had a strong personality, finally chose to die headlong on the Jinluan Palace. After his death on the Huangquan Road, the Jade Emperor was grateful for his ill-fated and particularly scholarly integrity, and specially approved the passage all the way, and issued a decree to canonize Zhong Kui as a judge who walked the two worlds of yin and yang.

Moreover, soon after the unjust case in the examination room, Tang Minghuang became seriously ill, and he was always harassed by ghosts in his sleep, which caused him to be unable to sleep peacefully. Late one night, he dreamed that a little ghost sneaked into the palace and stole his beloved musical instrument, and that's not all, the little ghost was still screaming in his palace with the instrument. In his chagrin, Emperor Tang suddenly saw a blue-clothed figure falling from the sky, grabbed the little ghost with one hand, and then tore it and swallowed the little ghost. Emperor Tang Ming woke up in shock, and the strange disease was cured from then on. recalled that the man in blue in the dream was Zhong Kui, who was killed by a head-butt in the palace that day, so Emperor Tang Ming invited a court painter to draw a statue of Zhong Kui and hang it inside and outside the palace in order to drive away evil spirits and keep peace. At this point, Zhong Kui became famous and became a world-famous ghost hunter. ”

"Okay, you kid, you know a lot." Li Hao's words fully show that Ya is envious, jealous and hateful, because I said everything that should have been said by him, I am proud.

Before I could be happy, Li Hao continued to ask, "Then do you know what the five little ghosts beside Zhong Kui are called?" "I'm the second Ao, this grandson is really bad, Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Pen Talk" didn't write about these five little ghosts, in desperation, I had to stare at Li Hao's small eyes, and said disdainfully: "If you want to say it, no one will cover your mouth." ”

Li Hao finally pulled back a game, with the joy of victory, like a proud rooster, holding his chest, raising his head, tucking his abdomen, and lifting his buttocks, Zuihou cleared his throat again before explaining: "These five little ghosts actually appear in the form of five bats in the yang realm. Because the five bats are homophonic with the five blessings, we Taoists call these little ghosts as: one is longevity, two is wealth, three is Kangning, four is good virtue, and five is life. ”

The other party said that I really don't know this, and I haven't heard anyone talk about it, but it's always haode to learn a little more, and it's not too much to suffice. Just as Li Hao pouted his mouth and was about to continue his work, the captain of the ghost pawn pointed to the light in front of us and said, "We are about to go out of the Yin and Yang Road, and in front of us is the place where the Ten Palaces Yama are located, are you ready?" ”

With a snort, Li Hao swallowed the words that came to his lips hard, and it could be seen that this thing was quite uncomfortable, and at the same time, it also provoked all of us to get up, and it also alleviated the inner uneasiness and fear of seeing Lord Yama.

Out of the two gates, there are actually ten city gates in front of you, but this time the city wall is not towering into the clouds, and the Hades Hall inside is not covered by the wall, showing in front of our group.

"Which palace is we under the jurisdiction of the king of Yama?" Nian Chu's voice trembled and asked the ghost pawn captain beside him, and saw that the ghost pawn captain made a very helpless expression, and then shook Ya's horned head.

I'll you, you ghost captain who is in charge of escorting souls doesn't know where to go, what are you going to do with those of us who follow you?

To say that Li Hao, this kid is still young and impulsive. After seeing the ghost pawn captain shaking his head, he immediately pointed his sword at the ghost pawn captain's nose and asked: "What kind of international joke are you making, you didn't tell us at the beginning that you can't return to yang after drinking the ecstasy soup, this time you don't even know which Yama Hall to go to, you are playing with us, right?" ”

to be continued