Chapter 43: Night Trial (I)
The candle flame flickered, in front of the City God Palace, Yu Zhongnan looked at the young man with some surprise, and couldn't help but ask again: "You don't even bother to replace it, is it possible that you still want to open your own line and be the ancestor of that clan?" ”
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi smiled freely: "The ambition of the younger generation, if you can get one at ease, you will be satisfied." ”
"At ease? Your ambition may seem simple, but it is actually difficult to reach the sky. The old man has read history books and experienced the red dust for a long time, and he has never seen any real leisure! ”
Speaking of which, Yu Lao Chenghuang shook his head and smiled, but also couldn't help but sigh.
Qi Jingzhi didn't care: "What's so difficult about this?" Nothing more than ...... Break the shackles where there are shackles, and break the cage when you see the cage! The corpse mountain is lying high, the sea of blood is soothing, and I can see the true color of my generation! ”
When he said this, the young man was quite a little natural, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue, and the extraordinary encounters in recent days, especially the several fights for his life, did make his mood change greatly.
Yu Lao Chenghuang's body was shocked, and his eyes became deeper and deeper, and there seemed to be some inexplicable meaning in it: "Do nothing and do nothing?" The old man actually underestimated you before. Hey, I'm glad your last name is Qi ......"
Qi Jingzhi understood Yu Zhongnan's unfinished meaning after thinking about it, but what he thought in his heart, he said it in his mouth, and he didn't care what the other party would think of him.
He chuckled and said, "The younger generation is shallow, so there is only so much thought in my heart. If you have achieved something in the future, you will also thank you for your grace today. ”
"It is a quick thing to get the world's talents to teach them. It's just that there are many people in this world who are unashamed and deceive the world, since you say that you want to be free......"
Yu Chenghuang smiled, faintly more sincere than before: "Tonight, you will stand by the old man's side and help me try those dead souls who are in chains and cannot be freed. The old man wants to see if you, a young man whose heart is higher than the sky, can still achieve the unity of knowledge and action when you see the sneaky truth in this world! ”
"I'm here to help with the trial?" Qi Jingzhi was taken aback.
"Why not? With the old man and Meng Xiucai here, what do you still have to worry about? If you don't even dare to do this, what else can you talk about doing nothing? ”
Qi Jingzhi originally wanted to say that he was just a mortal, how could he participate in the trial of the Yin Division? But after thinking about it, the head of the Yin and Yang Division of Meng Fuzi is temporarily replaced by the Yang Body, since the teacher has done it, what can he, a student, not do? There's always a first time for everything, isn't it?
He swallowed back the words that were about to reach his mouth, nodded and agreed: "Then the junior will give it a try." ”
Yu Lao Chenghuang didn't talk nonsense anymore, and walked to the palace gate with his hands behind his back.
Qi Jingzhi smiled freely and followed closely with his head held high.
He thinks carefully and deeply, and likes to plan and then act, but when it comes to the end, he will think about it and act with his heart, and the left and right are just the seven words "men must be bold when they encounter trouble".
When I entered the main hall, I saw that the three directors of the city god seat had already stood behind their respective books, except for Meng Fuzi, the other two had a green face and a red face, all of whom had inhuman appearances.
The group of yin errands was headed by Bai Dutou, and they were also divided into two shifts to stand.
The hall of ghosts and gods was silent, but most of their eyes were consciously or unintentionally cast on the young man behind Cheng Huang.
As the head of the three divisions, Meng Fuzi took the lead in saluting with a solemn expression: "Please ascend to the seat!" ”
This is the second time Qi Jingzhi has seen his teacher look so dignified, and he knows that there are no teachers and students in the hall at this moment, only the difference between yin and upper and lower.
Yu Chenghuang bypassed the largest bookcase in the middle, slowly ascended to the throne, and sat under the plaque with the four big characters "Mirror hanging".
He looked at the boy and gestured to the spot beside him.
Qi Jingzhi withdrew his gaze from the plaque, first saluted respectfully to the old city god, and then stepped forward to meet the cold gaze of the ghosts and gods in the hall, and stood on the side of the divine seat.
After he stood still, the head of the third division sat down, and he heard Meng Fuzi say loudly: "Your Excellency, there are two necromancers waiting to be tried tonight. ”
"The first one, surnamed Shen Ruhai, was a criminal master before his death, experienced the shogunate for a long time, traveled to several counties in 43 years, and returned to his hometown last winter to retire. Yesterday, Shen was ill, and the karma of the dead spirit was riddled with and he could not be freed, so he asked the adults to send it down. ”
Yu Lao Chenghuang nodded, picked up a file on the bookcase in front of him, and handed it to the young man standing beside him.
Qi Jingzhi took it with both hands, looked down and looked down.
Seeing the city god nodding, Bai Dutou immediately raised his voice and said, "Take the necromancer Shen Ruhai!" ”
In a matter of moments, a shadow came up to the hall with a thick chain in his hand.
The other end of the chain was suspended in the air, wrapped in circles, as if something was tied, but it was formless and insubstantial.
Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi suddenly remembered Lu Yunzi's description of the dead spirit, and knew that he was afraid that only he could not see this Shen Ruhai's dead spirit in the hall.
Fortunately, Meng Fuzi had already thought of this section, and spoke first: "Shen Ruhai, under the mirror of Yin Si, he is not ready to appear!" ”
Before the words fell, directly above the throne of the city god, a clear light suddenly cast on the plaque of "Mirror Hanging", shining on the chain.
Immediately, a human figure was quickly outlined, and soon it was condensed like a living person, an old man dressed in white with a withered face.
In addition to the chains, the old man's body was also covered with a faint layer of blood.
Qi Jing's eyes were bright, and he soon found that the blood light had another mystery, and there were faintly several vague and distorted blood-colored figures in it, which were constantly scratching and biting at the old man.
Fortunately, that chain is obviously not a mortal thing, and it blocks the blood shadows, otherwise I really don't know what will happen to this old man.
When the old man appeared, he was confused, but soon he was full of excitement, and his eyes were full of light.
He raised his eyes and looked around, and saw the characters in the hall full of evil shapes and evil shapes but wearing official uniforms, his face had a little understanding, and when his eyes swept over Meng Fuzi, he was obviously stunned, and when he saw the young man standing next to the divine seat, he finally couldn't hide his shock.
Just before he could react, the yin on the side shook the chain suddenly, and the old man fell to his knees involuntarily, his forehead hit the ground hard, making a muffled sound, and even his body was a little unstable, blurring like water waves for a moment.
Yu Lao Chenghuang looked at the young man beside him and asked, "How?" ”
Qi Jingzhi looked at the blood-colored figures who were entangled with the old man, his expression was a little cold, and he replied: "The younger generation knows at this moment, what is the retribution of good and evil, like a shadow!" ”
Yu Lao Chenghuang nodded clearly, patted the shocked wood, and asked in a deep voice: "Shen Ruhai, since you have entered the Chenghuang Yin Division, are you guilty?" ”
With this question, the blood light on Shen Ruhai's body suddenly flourished.
The blood shadows suddenly gave up biting him, either pressing his arm or stepping on his back, and pressed the old man to the ground, unable to move at all.
"Presumptuous!"
Yu Lao Chenghuang shouted angrily, and immediately two Yin cha with water and fire sticks stepped forward, and the sticks hit the blood shadows.
The two long sticks showed a faint black light, and swept the blood shadow from Shen Ruhai's body.
The strange thing is that the tip of the stick hit the blood shadow, but it was Shen Ruhai who screamed miserably, as if it was not the blood shadow who was beaten, but him.
The blood shadows that were swept aside refused to give up, rolled on the spot, and pounced fiercely on the old man again, but were stopped by two water and fire sticks, and could only open their teeth and claws and roar silently.
Shen Ruhai was finally able to straighten up, endured the pain, turned his head tremblingly, and his complexion changed greatly.
After silently looking at those blood shadows for a long time, he completely recognized his situation, turned around, and solemnly kowtowed to the divine seat.
When he raised his head again, Shen Ruhai's expression had already calmed down: "God Rongqi, Shen Mou, as the mastermind, has assisted several Dong Weng Si in charge of the punishment, and has seen a lot of tragic things where cool officials harm people and white bones are wronged, and I know the truth that the living are pitiful and the punishment cannot be moved lightly." ”
He paused for a moment, and saw that Lord Chenghuang had no intention of interrupting, so he continued: "Therefore, when Shen interrogated the criminal, he always had a heart of compassion and forgiveness, and never dared to kill a person in vain to damage his yin morality, nor did he bend the law for bribes, but I really don't know where the crime came from, and I don't know why he got into trouble with these fierce gods!" ”
Hearing this, Yu Chenghuang's face sank like water: "Qi Jingzhi, you come to tell him where the sin comes from!" ”