"I do know the judge, the assistant official standing next to the King of Hell. But... there are actually four of them?" Jiang Fan scratched his head and asked.
He didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, and he really didn't know much about the affairs of the underworld.
Yuwen Yu'er was not surprised by this and explained to Jiang Fan, "Yes, there are four judges!"
"They are: Rewarding and Benevolent Department: Wei Zheng!"
"Evil Punishment Department: Zhong Kui!"
"Chachasi: Lu Zhidao!"
"Yinlusi: Cui Jue!"
"They each have their own duties and are officials of Hell second only to the King of Hell! These four also correspond to the inheritors of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth levels, respectively!"
"The most famous among the people are probably Wei Zheng and Zhong Kui!"
"The former was a famous official, and the latter has all kinds of myths and stories!"
"But in reality, the most powerful of the Four Judges is none other than the last one, Cui Jue! Sometimes, he can even take over the Book of Life and Death on behalf of the King of Hell!"
"In his left hand he holds the Book of Life and Death, in his right he holds the Pen of Soul-Catching! He is known as Little Yama! He is second only to the king and above all others!"
"Back in Journey to the West, Emperor Taizong of Tang accidentally entered the underworld! It was Cui Jue who protected him and brought him back to the living, secretly adding twenty years to his lifespan. On his way back, Taizong encountered the tens of thousands of souls who had died tragically in the sixty-four ghettos and seventy-two bandit clans he had swept through, seeking revenge. Cui Jue once again intervened, helping Li Shimin borrow a vault of gold and silver to appease the ghosts, and Taizong was finally able to escape!"
"A single stroke of a pen can extend a person's lifespan! A single word can bring tens of thousands of wronged souls to heel. This shows just how powerful Judge Cui is!"
"That sounds truly extraordinary." Jiang Fan nodded, then asked, "How do they say they can avoid the various divine punishments within the Eighteen Layers of Hell? Or do they rely on their own inheritance to withstand them?"
"Inside the Eighteen Layers of Hell, besides the inheritance left by various ghosts and immortals, there are also various strange places! Besides my Wrongful Death City, there is also Fengdu Luoshan!"
"Legend has it that Mount Fengdu Luoshan is located in the northern Gui land of the Eighteen Hells. It's thirty thousand miles in circumference and twenty-six hundred miles high. The six palaces of the Cave Heavens are each ten thousand miles in circumference and twenty-six hundred miles high. These are the palaces of the six heavenly ghosts and gods... All who die end up there!"
"This place was originally ruled by the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor, who is the supreme ruler of the entire hell!"
"An existence on par with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"
"These eighteen levels of hell are roughly divided into four levels!"
"The first level is the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"
"The second level is the Ten Yamas!"
"The third level is the Four Judges!"
"The fourth level is the various Yincha! Such as the Black and White Impermanence, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Impermanence, and so on!"
"The Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor is now missing, and his legacy has not appeared either."
"And this Fengdu Luoshan is divided into four parts, namely the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth floors! They just happen to serve as shelters for the four great judges!"
"The effect of Fengdu Luoshan is similar to that of the City of the Dead. Both can resist heavenly punishment and ghosts. Many prisoners are gathered there."
"Moreover, there are many masters at the level of land immortals among these prisoners! If you want to go down to the seventeenth floor through their territory, you will not only have to face the successors of these judges, but also countless criminals!" Yuwen Yuer reminded.
"Okay, I understand! Let's start!" Jiang Fan had already made sufficient preparations. Even if there was no chance of survival, he would save his mother!
"Okay!" Yu Wen Yu'er had already understood Jiang Fan's intentions, and she didn't say anything more after hearing that!
She immediately unleashed all her internal energy and activated the City of the Dead!
After a while, a huge, pitch-black hole suddenly appeared at the bottom of the City of the Dead! Beneath the hole was a long, bottomless tunnel!
And through this tunnel, you can reach the twelfth level prison below!
Jiang Fan and Yuwen Yuer immediately jumped into the cave together!
Jiang Fan was fine. He didn't feel anything after passing through this long tunnel! He just felt that it was very dark here!
But Yuwen Yuer's brows were furrowed, and there was even a little blood at the corner of her mouth! She was suffering from pain that ordinary people could hardly understand!
Clearly, she was deeply bound to the City of the Dead and couldn't easily leave! Even if she just left one floor, she would have to endure a powerful backlash!
However, she was unwilling to tell Jiang Fan about this and cause him more trouble!
I would rather bear it alone in silence!
After all, she promised Jiang Fan that they would rescue her mother together, so no matter how painful it was, she could bear it!
…
After a while, Jiang Fan finally saw a ray of light in the dark tunnel!
Then, the earth began to appear, and he and Yuwen Yuer finally resisted the twelfth level of hell!
By this time, Yuwen Yuer had already wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and she had recovered her composure long ago, so Jiang Fan didn't realize that this woman had silently given so much for him behind his back!
"Is this the twelfth floor? Where should we find the successor to Judge Wei Zheng's legacy?" Jiang Fan looked around and saw endless plains with no trace of mountains, so he couldn't help but ask.
"No need, he will come to me on his own initiative!" Yuwen Yuer said lightly, with the domineering aura of an invincible general!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fan saw a figure rushing towards the two of them at a rapid speed, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air!
Finally, this figure knelt down in front of Yuwen Yuer and said respectfully, "Former Minister of Rites Meng Tang, paying his respects to the invincible general!"
"Lord Meng is too polite. You and I are no longer officials. We are just prisoners. Why do you need to show such great courtesy? What's more, you are now the successor of Judge Wei Zheng and a giant in charge of a place. It is not in your right place." Yuwen Yuer looked at the visitor and said lightly.
But Jiang Fan couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this!
It turns out that this person is the big boss of the twelfth level, the one who inherited Wei Zheng’s legacy!
He was wearing a green robe, smiling broadly, holding a notebook with a big “Shan” character on the cover! It was the legendary Book of Kindness!
According to legend, this book of good deeds specifically manages good people. It manages the souls of all the good deeds done in their lifetime and rewards them according to the extent and amount of their good deeds. In the six realms of reincarnation, they may ascend to heaven and become gods, or be reborn as humans!
But, how could such a big shot be so polite to Yuwen Yu'er? !
Yu Wenyu'er's reputation is so great?!
After all, he is a person who has been in hell for hundreds of years, so he is extraordinary!
Jiang Fan just felt that he was going to go further and further on eating soft rice!
Not only did his own cultivation and strength improve greatly thanks to Yu Wen Yuer.
Even if we go to the seventeenth level of hell, with Yuwen Yuer's help, we will probably experience less hardships!
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