Chapter 150 Lu Ya and Nezha Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva walk in...

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva walked in front, Fu Li and Lu Ya followed one step behind, walking side by side.

Lu Ya said gratefully, "I have to thank you for what happened last time, Lord Yuan. I'll find a chance to ask you after I get back. It turns out I was mistaken."

Fu Li had expected this. She smiled nonchalantly, saying, "It's just a small misunderstanding between family members. It's all settled. I was simply offering a reminder based on my own experience. The biggest contributor to your ability to resolve the misunderstanding is the courageous Daoist brother who put his own ideas into practice."

There are some people in this world who love to talk to others about their troubles. However, when others give them suggestions to solve their problems, they always find excuses and refuse to put them into practice.

When things get worse, they still find someone to vent their complaints to, and if you show any sign of not wanting to be a trash can, they accuse you of having no sympathy.

Fu Li had seen this kind of weird thing before.

So she meant what she said—others can only give you advice, but you have to rely on yourself to save yourself. Lu Ya was able to achieve a good result because he was willing to save himself.

Lu Ya disagreed. "Even if it only takes an opportunity, if no one gives me that chance, the rift between me and my uncles will only deepen. Yuanjun's words have enlightened me, and that is a great favor to me."

Fu Li showed a hint of displeasure. "Friendship is about understanding. If I ever run into trouble, will you still help me? Keeping expressing gratitude only makes the relationship fade."

Lu Ya immediately admitted his mistake: "Yuan Jun is right, I was too distant. We are friends, we should help each other."

Fu Li smiled and said, "That's right."

Seeing her smile, Lu Ya felt relieved and tentatively said, "Since we're already friends, isn't the way we addressed each other before too distant? How about we just call each other by our first names from now on?"

It was not a big deal, Fu Li nodded immediately to show her agreement.

A faint smile danced in his eyes. Lu Ya suppressed his excitement about the relationship going further and called out tentatively, "Fu Li."

Fu Li responded, "I'm here."

Lu Ya asked, "You called me too?"

Fu Li was somewhat helpless: "Lu Ya."

Lu Ya immediately said, "I'm here."

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Fu Li always feels that Lu Ya’s smile is a little worthless.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in front remained silent until a familiar temple came into view. He then called out to the two of them, "Young friends, we're here."

Fu Li followed in, while Lu Ya quickly collected his thoughts and reviewed his words and actions of the day as he walked forward, making sure that he had brought the relationship closer without causing the other party to be disgusted. He secretly clenched his fists and gave himself a tick in his heart.

——Perfect planning, perfect execution, keep up the good work!

After entering the temple gate, I heard the sound of reading coming from deep inside the building. The overlapping sounds made me realize that it was not from one person.

Fu Li asked doubtfully, "Buddha, did you find some study companions for Nezha?"

"No," Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled. "I found a few students for him." He paused, then added, "This is the second batch. After the previous batch graduated from here, they studied the Buddhist scriptures on their own for seven or eight days. Their resentment has completely subsided. After watching the images of their enemies suffering in hell, they have been reincarnated one after another."

Fu Li understood, and her expression was indescribable. She twitched her lips and praised, "As expected of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, you are the number one in the Three Realms in liberating the dead. You truly don't miss out on any method that can be used to liberate the dead."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Everything in the world is inherently impermanent. Since you know this method can resolve resentment, why don't I use it?"

Fu Li took a deep breath and said with a smile, "The Bodhisattva is right. I am obsessed with appearances."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled tolerantly and reminded him, "Aren't you here to visit Nezha? Nezha is teaching in the west wing."

In fact, he didn't need him to tell you. Just by listening to the sound of reading, you could guess where Nezha was.

But she still expressed her gratitude to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: "Thank you, Bodhisattva. I can go there by myself, Bodhisattva, don't worry about me."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva didn't hesitate to greet her. He nodded and entered another hall. Lu Ya explained in a low voice, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's temple is connected to the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Some evil spirits have suffered enough punishment, and their souls are in danger of escaping. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, out of compassion, will chant sutras to stabilize their souls."

Fu Li didn't know much about the rules of the underworld, so when Lu Ya brought it up, he asked, "Since those evil spirits have been sent to the Eighteen Levels of Hell, they must have committed many evil deeds in their lives. After serving their punishment, they shouldn't be able to reincarnate directly, right?"

"Of course not." Lu Ya sneered, "The punishment in the Eighteen Hells is only for the evil deeds they committed in their lifetime. If they can be reincarnated after their punishment, wouldn't that be very unfair to those who were harmed by them?"

Doing evil and receiving punishment may seem like a fair price to pay, but the victims, who could have been spared, suffer undeserved pain because of their selfish desires and evil.

For many victims, the physical damage is secondary; the emotional damage is the most difficult to erase.

Since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva entered the underworld, his biggest workload has been to soothe the hearts of the victims and help them resolve their resentment.

If they had not suffered those injuries, they could directly cross the Naihe Bridge, drink Mengpo Soup, and enter the reincarnation path after death.

As they walked and talked, Fu Li nodded repeatedly: "It has to be the underworld! But this can only be done in the underworld, it won't work in the human world."

Because the damage to the soul cannot be quantified by mortal means.

Lu Ya's smile deepened as he hurriedly said, "The mortal world and the underworld are different. They have different rules, so naturally they must have different laws. How can we generalize them?"

Fu Li smiled at him and praised him sincerely, "No wonder Heaven chose you to be the judge. Even after experiencing the destruction of your country and the loss of your family, you can still express such insights. It shows that you are born with an extraordinary mind."

Her words were both sincere praise and a test to test Lu Ya's attitude towards the destruction of the Demon Court.

"Thank you for your compliment. I'm just doing my job. I'm not as good as you say." Lu Ya showed a cheap smile on his face again. He wanted to be humble, but also wanted to show off.

In this test, Fu Li not only confirmed that Lu Ya had no intention of recovering the Demon Court, but also gained some unexpected benefits.

——Lu Ya is interested in her.

For a moment, she was a little conflicted. Should she still use Lu Ya as a breakthrough point to control the underworld?

But this entanglement was only a moment, and she quickly put it behind her.

——Winning over Lu Ya has already yielded results, though the results are a bit too good and may cause some trouble later. However, this little trouble is far less than starting over from scratch with a new person.

As for Lu Ya's feelings, as long as he didn't say it out loud, she would pretend not to know. When he couldn't help but say it out loud, she also had a way to refuse without hurting the relationship.

These thoughts only lasted for a moment, and Fu Li's expression didn't change at all.

"Lu Ya, this should be it."

It was a spacious house. In order to let in more light, the doors and windows were wide open. Standing in the yard, one could see Nezha on the podium and the eight evil spirits sitting below.

At this moment they were no longer reading, but were concentrating on writing with their brushes. Some had blank expressions on their faces, some were scratching their heads, and some had faces full of pain.

Nezha stood on the podium for a while, then walked down with his hands behind his back, taking square steps and patrolling around the eight ghosts.

Lu Ya took one look and couldn't help but gasp: "These eight evil ghosts are so full of resentment!"

He had been a judge in the underworld for many years, but this was the first time he encountered ghosts with such strong resentment, and there were eight of them at that. Where did Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva collect these exquisite ghosts?

Nezha in the house heard the noise, frowned and looked out from the wide-open window, but saw Fu Li at a glance. He immediately smiled and jumped and waved at her. There was no trace of the serious attitude of the little teacher just now.

Fu Li smiled and nodded to him through the window, then waved her hand to signal him to supervise the exam first.

Nezha nodded, coughed, and regained his composure. Seeing two evil spirits curiously peeking out, he sternly reminded them, "Look at the paper carefully during the exam. Don't look around, and don't whisper to each other."

If he wasn't so young, he would look just like an invigilator in the future. Fu Li almost laughed out loud.

Lu Ya smiled and said to Fu Li, "You know what, he really looks like a teacher. You are indeed worthy of his teaching."

Fu Li's eyebrows moved slightly, she just smiled and said nothing, but she was thinking: I've just been caught in the rain, so I'm tearing up someone else's umbrella.

In the real world, high school seniors are filled with resentment, both students and teachers. However, in the underworld, there is no pressure to meet teaching requirements, so the only ones suffering are the students.

Nezha must have been exploited by her. He felt refreshed when exploiting others, so he taught one class after another and was so happy that he didn't want to leave.

About half an hour later, Nezha walked back to the podium and stood still. He tapped the table with his fingers and said briefly and forcefully, "The time is up. Hand in your papers."

Of the eight evil spirits, five wailed and handed in the test papers reluctantly.

After Nezha sorted out the eight test papers, he immediately took out a dozen more and gave each ghost five papers. "There will be no class this afternoon. Fill out these five papers and go over them tomorrow morning."

After saying this, he walked out amid the painful wails of the evil spirits.

"Sister, you've been waiting for so long, aren't you tired?" He looked at Fu Li distressedly and blamed himself, "It's all my fault for not preparing in advance. That's why you've been waiting for so long."

Fu Li pinched his cheek and said with a smile, "I came too suddenly, how can I blame you?"

Lu Ya said, "Little friend Nezha is truly a good teacher. He is able to subdue these evil spirits completely."

Nezha had been deliberately ignoring him, but now that he was being approached, his upbringing wouldn't allow him to continue ignoring him. He put on a lovely smile and said, "Sorry, I was so busy talking to my sister that I didn't see you. What should I call you?"

Lu Ya was acutely aware of Nezha's hostility towards him. He glanced at Fu Li and understood. He chuckled inwardly, then smiled gently, "I'm Lu Ya, the Judge of the Underworld and Fu Li's friend. Of course, if you're willing, we can be friends."

——It’s just a child’s possessiveness, nothing to worry about.