Chapter 5: The Hall of the Netherworld
"Brother Niu, we have reached the nineteenth layer of hell where the Yaksha is, but why is it so quiet here?" Ma Mian's voice was visibly choked. There can only be one explanation for the silence here: that is, the Yaksha business has been done.
"It's over!" the bull head's heart was even more cold. The already trembling legs could no longer support the weight of the strong body, and the bull's body collapsed softly.
"It's over, it's really over. It's a pity that I haven't even touched a girl's hand until now. I'm unwilling, really unwilling!" At this time, Ma Mian could no longer suppress his feelings. Endless tears flowed down the handsome face of the horse.
"Brother, don't howl!" But at that moment, the bull's head on the ground suddenly jumped up.
"Brother, don't you think it's strange, we've been here for a while, why hasn't that Yaksha kid shown up yet?" said the bull head through gritted teeth.
"Brother Niu, I understand, this kid is getting bolder and bolder, and he doesn't take our brothers seriously anymore. Ma Mian also suddenly realized.
The bull winked at the horse, who nodded knowingly. These two brothers, who have lived together for so many years, have already done the same thing, and they can understand each other's thoughts with just a simple action.
"Find this kid Yaksha and beat him. Let this kid know that not everyone can hook the soul in hell and make a bull head and horse face. The two looked at each other and strode forward. Damn, I've long seen that this kid Yaksha is not pleasing to the eye, but for the sake of the face of Lord Yama, I can't beat him. But now, our brothers are about to be gone, what else is there to scruple about?
But no matter how much the angry bull-headed horse face searched around, he couldn't find the shadow of the Yaksha. Where's this kid? Wait, there seems to be a person lying on the ground in front of him, and his back seems to be quite familiar. The bull's head, the horse's little liver couldn't help but plop and jump. They no longer hesitated and swooped down.
And when the anxious two turned the face of the person lying on their stomachs around, they were immediately ecstatic. That's right, this is the guy named Xiao Chen. Great, this guy is fine.
"Finally, I don't have to be gone!" the two who cried with joy hugged each other tightly.
And the huge movement from the bull head and horse noodles also made Xiao Chen slowly wake up. "You two bastards!" When Xiao Chen, who saw the appearance of the two people in front of him, he was furious. It's these two damn guys who almost broke their souls.
"I'm fighting with you!" Furious, Xiao Chen jumped up from the ground and clenched his fists. But when the fist was about to touch the other party, Xiao Chen retracted it deeply, and the disgust in his eyes could not be concealed. Why are these two big men holding each other so tightly? Could it be ...... Xiao Chen didn't dare to think about it anymore, only felt a chill in his heart.
"Wait, Xiao Chen, it's not what you think, we are very pure between us!" The two of them struggled to make Xiao Chen understand that he was really wrong.
"Wait, where's the Yaksha?" the bull finally realized that something was wrong.
"Yes, what about the Yakshas?" Ma Mian understood. The two of them looked around, and finally their eyes fell on Xiao Chen's body. ”
This ......" At this time, Xiao Chen finally remembered the scene that happened not long ago. As soon as he thought of that, Xiao Chen felt terrified, he never thought that he would be so crazy.
"What? Yaksha was actually killed by the kid?" Compared to Xiao Chen's fear, some of them were more shocked. They could never have imagined that the always fierce and cruel Yaksha would be killed by the weak young man in front of them. Although his two brothers have always been unaccustomed to what Yaksha does, it is undeniable that they are the prison guards of the nineteenth layer of hell. Yaksha is by no means a general. How could such a strong Yaksha be killed by this weak boy in front of him?
Although the bull head and the horse face did not believe it in their hearts, they still found no sign of the existence of the Yaksha after searching for it. I'm afraid what this kid said is true!
"What to do, brother!" asked the bull head in a shriveled voice.
"This ......" Ma Mian also hesitated. Regardless of whether Xiao Chen killed Yaksha or not, it was helpless. But after all, Yaksha is the prison guard of the nineteenth layer of hell in the underworld, and even if he is guilty, he can only be sentenced by the underworld. It is a mortal sin for an ordinary person to kill a Yaksha without the permission of the underworld, and according to the laws of the underworld, it is a terrible sin.
Alas, his brothers were just glad that they didn't have to scatter their souls, but in the blink of an eye, this person named Xiao Chen was going to be tortured again. Yaksha was killed in such a big thing, even if our brother wanted to hide it, he would definitely not be able to hide it. But the reason why this young man named Xiao Chen came to the underworld was because of the mistakes of his brothers. If you can't save him, your brothers will feel guilty in their hearts.
"Brother, this matter is getting bigger and bigger, and it is no longer for us to handle. In my opinion, let's report this matter to Lord Yama, and wait for him to make up his mind!"
"That's it, in front of Lord Yama, we try our best to excuse this kid, and the final result can only depend on his creation. Ma Mian also nodded, and reached out to pull Xiao Chen.
The city of the capital city, the gloomy hall filled with gloomy air, is still so gloomy and terrifying. Like the bull head and horse face, Lord Yama and Judge Cui were also first overjoyed, and then terrified. Killing the Prison Watch of the Nineteenth Layer of Hell is a mortal sin, and it is usually a matter of soul. But this young man named Xiao Chen came to the underworld because of the mistake of Niu Tou Ma Mian, and he couldn't bear to let his soul fly away like this.
But the seriousness of the problem is far more than that, according to the plan of King Yama and Judge Cui, if Xiao Chen's soul does not dissipate, he will secretly let him return to Yang. In this way, what the bull head and horse face committed is not a sin, but a mistake. Then this matter can be turned into a big thing and a small thing.
But now, the Yaksha is over, and the matter has gotten bigger and bigger, to the point where it is difficult to get out of control. Xiao Chen is determined to be scattered, and the bull head and horse face will never be able to escape, and many people in the underworld will also be involved in this matter.
"My lord, if this matter is not handled carelessly, and the people of the heavenly realm intervene, then the matter will be much more troublesome. Even Judge Cui, who has always been calm, couldn't hide the panic in his words.
"Yes, those people in the heavenly realm are high, and they have always been empty-eyed, and they can't tolerate the slightest thing that makes them look at it. If this matter is not handled well, with their stubborn character, they do not know what bloody storm they will set off!
Since Pangu opened the world and Nuwa created people out of clay, the originally chaotic world has finally come to life. After tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes, the chaotic world has finally evolved into the three worlds of heaven, earth and man. However, although it is said that the Three Realms are at the top, the fact is that the Heavenly Realm is far above the earthly and human worlds. Whether it is the underworld or the human world, when facing the fairy world, they are sincerely afraid, for fear that if they are not careful, they will arouse the anger of the people in the heavenly realm.
If you want to ask why the other two worlds are so afraid of the heavenly realms? The reason is actually very simple: in this world, no matter when and where it is, behind the dignity is backed by strong strength.
And because of the forbearance and retreat of the other two realms, the people of the heavenly realm became more and more arrogant, flying and domineering, and could not rise up for a lifetime. But don't let the people of the heavenly realm catch any tricks!!
What to do? What to do? All of them broke out in a cold sweat.
"My lord, you can avoid it first, and leave this matter to me, don't worry, I must deal with it satisfactorily. After pondering for a while, Judge Cui raised his head and said slowly.
"Okay. In desperation, Lord Yama, who had been thinking hard but still had no clue, nodded and walked towards the depths of the main hall. Although he didn't know what the other party wanted to do, Lord Yama still cast a grateful and trusting gaze at this capable general. After all, the other party's wisdom is something that he admires very much, and maybe he can come up with the perfect solution to this matter.
"Niu Tou, Ma Mian, you bring in that person named Xiao Chen! remember to be polite. Judge Cui changed to a gentle tone again, "Black and white are impermanent, don't be idle for the two of you." Come out and help!"
"Yes, my lord!" two strange voices floated from the cold and gloomy hall.
Poor Xiao Chen looked around tremblingly. It turns out that this is the Nether Hall, and this is where the ghosts are judged. A huge Netherworld Hall, in addition to being gloomy and empty, in the center of the Netherworld Hall, an antique black Eight Immortals Table attracted Xiao Chen's attention. The thick document vaguely seemed to block a person's face. Who is that person?
"Who's in the audience?" asked the man, who had never been able to see his true face, in an extremely gentle voice.
"Who are you?"
"Xiao Chen, don't be presumptuous in front of adults, kneel down for me!" The bull-headed horse face grabbed one of Xiao Chen's arms and kicked him on his calf.
"You two bastards!" Xiao Chen, who was forcibly pushed to the ground, looked at the two guys who were clutching his arms with hatred, they were the culprits who caused him to fall to this step.
Xiao Chen's left and right are cow heads and horse faces. But a little further away from the two of them stood two people, two more eccentric-looking people. One of them was always smiling, not only plain but also terrifyingly white. The other is the opposite, with a fierce face, not only the whole body is black, but the face is also terrifyingly black. The only thing the two have in common is that they both wear a huge tall hat with a few big characters printed on it. One is 'You're here too'. The other is 'Catching You'.
"Black and white impermanence?" Xiao Chen gasped, just the dress of these two big guys, needless to say, he could guess their names. That's right, this is another pair of soul hookers in the underworld in addition to the bull head and horse face, and it is also the right-hand man under Judge Cui.
"Hi, hi, Xiao Chen. I'm afraid there are some things you still don't understand, so let me explain them first! First of all, this is the Netherworld Hall of the Underworld, and I am the director here, in other words, the CEO here, but in the Underworld, many people are still willing to call me Judge Cui. The man's voice continued to be heard behind the pile of papers.
"And these people around you are the four most powerful generals in my underworld. They are, the head of the ox, the face of the horse, the impermanence of white and the impermanence of black. Please come and ...... this time."
"Since you treat me as a guest, but you hide behind and refuse to show up, is this a way of hospitality?" Xiao Chen interrupted the other party with a sneer. Although he experienced a series of dangers, the strange thing was that the fear in Xiao Chen's heart was slowly disappearing.
"Boy, when you arrive at the Netherworld Hall, in front of adults, do you dare to be so arrogant?" Xiao Chen's attitude made Black and White Impermanence furious, it seems that if he doesn't give this kid a little color, he still regards this as an amusement park in the world.
"Black and white impermanence, stop!" Judge Cui shouted.
"Xiao Chen, before you, I also met many ghosts in the Netherworld Hall, and they were all terrified and terrified when they saw me. And you were the first to dare to speak to me like that. It seems that I still underestimate you, you have the courage, admire and admire! You're right, you always hide and don't see people, and it's not a way of hospitality!"
But in the face of Judge Cui's pleasant face, Xiao Chen couldn't smile at all now, he was waiting, waiting to see what the other party wanted to do. Xiao Chen inadvertently glanced at Judge Cui's hand, the thick bag in the other party's left hand, what was hidden in it was probably the legendary life and death book, and the pen in his right hand was probably the legendary soul hooking pen!