Chapter 35: Hades

Chu Hang thought in his heart what his uncle had said, ordinary ghosts can't enter the county government, but if it's a god, it's definitely no problem.

Thinking like this, Chu Hang was in awe, lit incense at the candlestick on the side, bowed to the statue of the city god, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner, and hurriedly went back to the drunken bin building first.

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In the City God Temple, Yi Shuyuan stepped into the main hall one step at a time, only to feel that there was a difference between light and darkness between light and shadow, and some noises outside the temple disappeared at this moment, and people had entered the real City God Palace.

Different from the previous time when the Japanese patrol envoy came back, at this moment, Yi Shuyuan did not have any huge statues in front of him, but a slightly empty hall, with a stream of incense surrounding the hall, and some unrecognizable figures standing around him.

"Lord Chenghuang, Mr. Yi has arrived!"

Sun Heng, the envoy of the Japanese patrol, brought Yi Shuyuan in, and at the same time opened his mouth to report.

As if he had just heard movement behind him, an old man wearing a python-patterned soap robe and a crown of heaven on his head turned around and looked at Yi Shuyuan, who was also paying attention to him at this moment.

Yi Shuyuan, as a visitor, of course, bowed first.

"In Xia Yi Shuyuan, I have seen Lord Chenghuang!"

A smile appeared on the face of the old city god, and he also returned the salute.

"Mr. Yi doesn't have to be polite, the old man is the county god Xiang Changqing, I heard that Mr. wants to visit, the old man has put his official duties on hold for a long time! Well, please take a seat! ”

There are tables and chairs in the center of the hall, and the city god personally took Yi Shuyuan to the interior, and then sat down one after another, and there were other ghosts and gods sitting on the side, and introduced Yi Shuyuan to the city god one by one.

"This is the division of yin and yang, the division of merit and demerit, and the division of punishment of evil...... Wait for the gods of the divisions and the civil and military judges! ”

When the chief officials heard Chenghuang talk about themselves, they also bowed their hands to Yi Shuyuan, and of course the latter did not dare to slack off, and greeted them one by one.

In this process, the gods of Yin Si are also carefully observing Yi Shuyuan, this person does not know the depth, but his manners are extraordinary, the gods of Yin Si are the most sensitive to people's hearts, even if the other party's Taoism is profound, but the natural feeling of treating people with sincerity does not seem to be fake, and it seems to be extremely curious about Yin Si.

In this case, the hearts of all the Yin Si gods, including Chenghuang Xiang Changqing, relaxed a little, and after really touching it personally, they could feel that this Mr. Yi was at least not an evil person!

Yi Shuyuan was indeed very curious about everything around him, if he wasn't afraid of being misunderstood and rude, he would definitely be looking around, and even now he couldn't help but observe some things in his line of sight.

"Mr. Yi, you came here this time, I don't know what to discuss?"

Although Chenghuang got straight to the point, Yi Shuyuan still had to beat around the bush, and after thinking about his words, he said.

"This matter is a little complicated, it is related to the things of the underworld, I have a good relationship with Huang Gong, the god of Nakuonan Mountain, he said that he has some friendship with Lord Chenghuang, and he also suggested that I come here to ask for advice."

It is normal to mention common acquaintances to get closer, and in Yi Shuyuan's opinion, the effect is also very obvious.

It's just that Yi Shuyuan has a little bit of a thought, Huang Hongchuan's so-called "a little friendship" before is indeed just a little, and there is no more.

The ghosts and gods present actually don't know much about the god of Konan Mountain, only that although his temperament is free and easy, his vision is very high, and he is not easy to get along with, but after all, he is a righteous god, and he must be respected and given face.

So Chenghuang also behaved more politely.

"I don't dare to ask for advice, but I must know everything, I don't know what Mr. Yi wants to know?"

Obviously, Yi Shuyuan could feel that there were subtle changes in Chenghuang's attitude towards speaking, and it seemed that this kind of thing was unavoidable, even on the side of ghosts and gods.

Thinking like this, Yi Shuyuan's thoughts gradually turned to Koonan Mountain, and he recalled the shocking catastrophe at that time.

"Previously, Yi took the residence of a spiritual object in the mountain as an inkstone, and returned it a few days ago, so he talked with Huang Gong about drinking on Kuonan Mountain, and asked him for the magic of the fairy road......"

Yi Shuyuan was telling the truth, but as soon as he said this, Chenghuang and some ghosts and gods couldn't help frowning, from Yi Shuyuan's tone, he actually asked the god of Kuonan Mountain to teach the immortal way? But the person in front of him is clearly a person in the immortal path, and he can't even peek into his reality.

Didn't I listen to the fork, is it to discuss the immortal way? Thinking about it like this, it seems that there is no problem, the mountain god hooks up with the earth's veins to affect the mountain, and he can indeed talk to the immortal cultivator in terms of the natural way of heaven and earth.

Yi Shuyuan didn't know the complicated thoughts in Chenghuang's heart, and after briefly talking about the antecedents, he continued to talk about the consequences.

"The wine bottomed out, Huang Gong left, and Yi was too drunk to drink, and he was already drunk, so it was convenient to sleep on the hill, but as soon as the sting came, the thunder roared, but the doll in the stream attracted a thunderbolt because of the stone inkstone I returned, and died under the thunder......"

Yi Shuyuan didn't say anything, at least he hid the matter of his own catastrophe, and focused on the matter of the doll, but he could not say anything about the catastrophe, but he could talk about the feelings in the catastrophe.

Therefore, in order to convince the ghosts and gods, Yi Shuyuan also talked a lot about some of the catastrophes, but he transferred them to the doll, and it became that the doll was robbed and Yi Shuyuan felt part of the terrifying process with his own perception.

But even so, with the various details that Yi Shuyuan said, the ghosts and gods in the Yin Division of Yuanjiang County were like pins and needles, just hearing some of Yi Shuyuan's narrations, it was as if the thunder in his heart was throbbing!

Even if it was impossible for Yi Shuyuan to tell the story of the whole night's terror, when he finally said that after he found the doll dead with the mountain god, all the ghosts and gods actually had a feeling of relief, as if they had experienced a small catastrophe in their hearts.

"It's a pity that I returned the mountain stone that served as an inkstone for a period of time to the doll, but it hurt the doll's life, and only a wisp of essence was left to combine with the mountain stone......"

Since Yi Shuyuan is begging for someone, he naturally explained the part of the doll in as much detail as possible, so as not to cause any information gaps, and also clarified that there is still a trace of vitality preserved in the mountains and rocks.

"After I discussed it with Huang Gong, I thought that if with the help of the power of heavenly reincarnation, the doll would still have a glimmer of life, but this matter still needs to be consulted by the god of the netherworld, and maybe there will be the help of the god of the netherworld!"

Here Yi Shuyuan didn't say that it was Huang Hongchuan's meaning, let alone that Huang Hongchuan thought that the city god here might not be enough to complete this matter, but said that it was a decision after deliberation, and after saying this, Yi Shuyuan looked at Xiang Changqing expectantly.

"Lord Chenghuang, do you have any advice?"

The old city god was inexplicable at the moment, still thinking that a trace of ink had been left on an inkstone, which would cause a catastrophe, but Yi Shuyuan asked, so he could only suppress the thoughts in his heart and answer carefully.

"I've been a city god for so many years, and I've never heard of letting a stone be reincarnated, but according to Mr. and Huang Gong, the mountain stone itself is extraordinary, and there is ink rhyme to preserve wisdom, and the doll really can't be said to die......"

In fact, the old city god said something else in his heart, a stone to reincarnate, even if it has a trace of spirit vitality in it, but it is still a stone, how can this thing be reincarnated successfully?

It's just that this matter was brought up by Yi Shuyuan, Yi Shuyuan when he first entered the City God Hall before, and the current Yi Shuyuan are different in the hearts of the ghosts and gods, since the other party said that it was possible, he racked his brains to follow Yi Shuyuan's train of thought.

"If we really want to do this, the key is not whether our mana is profound, but that even if we are the gods of the underworld, we can only help them cross the Huangquan Road, but if we want to cross the Lechuan River, we can only ......."

The old city god frowned, and his voice was interrupted for the time being.

Yi Shuyuan frowned slightly at first, and then showed curiosity on his face, he didn't know anything about the underworld here, at most he just listened to some legends, and at this moment he had a rare opportunity, so he immediately asked.

"I wonder if Lord Chenghuang can talk about the process of reincarnation, such as the Lichuan River that Huangquan Road and you said, can't Yin Si control it?"

Xiang Changqing really couldn't hide his surprise and looked at Yi Shuyuan, this person didn't even know this? But looking at Yi Shuyuan's serious face, it didn't seem like he was deliberately trying to make fun of people.

The supervisor of the Yin and Yang Division on the side looked at the old city god, and when he saw that his face was shocked, he didn't speak, so he took the question and answered.

"Mr. Yi, as the saying goes, there are two roads in Huangquan, one goes to the Yin Division, and the other goes to the rebirth, taking mortals as an example, the new deceased come to all parts of the Yin Division along the Huangquan Road, which may be sent by the land, or may be brought by the Yin Cha, and when the Yin life is exhausted, if you have the qualifications for reincarnation, you need to start again along the Huangquan Road, and go all the way to the boundary of the Lechuan River......"

The Yin and Yang Division supervised this, and the voice paused slightly, and the old city god beside Yi Shuyuan took over.

"The Lethe River is the last test of the soul, there are countless evil ghosts and monsters in the river, all of them are lonely souls and ghosts who cannot be reincarnated, and they are full of soul snakes, and the fishy wind blows in the face, even if Yin Si fails to catch the handle of the soul and wrongly judges that he can be reincarnated, it is also very sad to cross this river!"

"The wind and rain on the Lethe Bridge are shaking, and as soon as the ghast gets on the Lethe Bridge, it will fall! And a dead thing like a stone can't even go up the bridge at all, even if a soul brings it, it will also fall into the river together because of this foreign object! ”

Lao Chenghuang also looked at Yi Shuyuan's reaction when he said this, and his frowning look after a sudden look didn't look like a fake.

"If you really want to let a stone cross the Lechuan River, there is only one other way!"

Yi Shuyuan was in good spirits.

"What's the solution?"

The old city god sighed, but finally spoke.

"In addition to the Lethe Bridge, there is also the Netherworld! This is actually not a normal means, there are countless souls in the underworld, there are always some people who can't cross the Lethe Bridge for special reasons but should die, and the Netherworld Crossing was born because of this, but because of the existence of the Netherworld, some of the ghosts who escaped the investigation of the Netherworld also have the opportunity to cross the Lethe River......"

Yi Shuyuan understood why the old city god didn't want to talk about it before, this can be regarded as a small part of the dark side of the underworld.

"If a soul can cross the river with a stone in the Netherworld, maybe it can really try to let the stone be reincarnated......"

The old city god said carefully, since he has already thought about this aspect, he will try to improve it as much as possible.

Yi Shuyuan also gradually learned some details of the underworld, as the so-called ghosts and gods do not go to the netherworld, and the golden body is difficult to get close to the Forgotten River Bridge, this last step even the gods of the underworld can't help, unless he doesn't want his own Taoism to choose to be a new person.

There is no need to think about the Lethe River Bridge, you can only hope for the Netherworld, but it is not just a ghost who can cross the river with a stone.

The whole Lethe River is full of countless ghosts and monsters, full of resentment and unwillingness, they can't touch the Lethe Bridge, but they will do everything they can to pull the spirits on the Netherworld Crossing into the water, every time a ferry passes by, the poor ghosts in the river that seem to be full of wails and pleadings will be extremely crazy......

It's not easy for a ghost to cross a river with a rock.

"By the way, if this is done, will the court take care of it?"

As soon as Yi Shuyuan's question came out, the ghosts and gods in the hall were stunned for a moment, and Chenghuang saw that he was not joking, so he replied.

"Although the Netherworld God and the Heavenly Realm are also related to each other, the two ends of the Yin and Yang are not so wide."

This is a polite way to say that the old city god is self-contained, and it can be said that it is a self-contained system within the netherworld, which can be described as a matter of emphasizing people's livelihood and ignoring penance, raising a golden body based on morality, and helping each other is okay, but it is not the upper and lower subordinates that the people think.

The magic is also here, the underworld is not so afraid of the influence of incense, similar to this god of rewarding good and punishing evil, believers have good in their hearts, and evil people are more afraid of three points, plus the golden body is based on virtue, so they are not so afraid of being kidnapped by the incense will, or they are the gods that they have expected since the willpower.