The door was pounded on, and a deep, powerful voice came from inside, sounding somewhat helpless:
"Little ancestor, it's not that I don't want to open the door for you, but I'm just a lowly gatekeeper. If you dare to open the door, my head will be struck by lightning and charred into a crisp."
Another voice chimed in, "Yes, yes, please have some understanding of us."
With the connection between the three realms severed, those sent to guard the gates of the underworld must be extraordinary individuals, and even such people are helpless against their "aunt."
She was blatantly breaking the law, yet they could only appease her.
A thought struck Li Yue: his aunt's master must be a big shot in the underworld...
Once the key to this was understood, the emperor's mind was at ease, and the gate would surely open.
Sure enough, after Ling Xiao threatened to send them to the Yellow Springs to retrieve their souls, the gate slowly opened.
Those who remained gathered behind the emperor, all staring wide-eyed into the doorway.
The bronze gate was shrouded in a thick fog, with two "people" guarding it on either side.
The one on the left is extremely tall and strong, at least five zhang tall! His bulging arms are muscular and powerful, leaving no doubt about his strength, and he has a bull's head on top.
The figure on the right is relatively slender with extremely long legs, creating the effect that all you see at a glance is legs, and it has a horse's head on its neck.
The ghost, barely taller than a horse-faced demon's knee, swaggered in, as arrogant as a crab.
With a wave of her hand, Li Yue, quick to understand, followed closely behind her, while the others lowered their heads and lined up in a row, taking small, quick steps to follow.
Niu Tou knelt on one knee without saying a word and stretched out his hand. Ling Xiao climbed on top of him and raised his hand in mid-air.
"Hey, didn't my master send word to let me in? What are you guys up to?!"
"Does that mean you look down on me?"
Li Yue's heart trembled. As the ghost asked questions, it changed its appearance. Its skin became whiter and whiter, its lips were blood red, and four arms grew out from under its armpits. Streams of mist flowed into its body.
With an awe-inspiring presence that intimidates all directions, he is the king of ghosts!
Ox-Head shook his head. "How dare we? You should restrain your ghostly aura. You know that it is difficult for a vengeful spirit to attain sainthood after countless eons."
"The Lord of the Underworld concealed the secrets of Heaven from you, sending you to the mortal realm to cleanse your soul of yin energy so that you may ascend to immortality."
"Can a spirit that has endured countless calamities attain sainthood?" Li Yue pondered. The ancients said that solitary yin cannot last, and ghosts are the epitome of yin.
Is this why she came to the human world?
Horse-face nodded repeatedly, his tone even more ingratiating. "Yes, it's not that we're disobedient, but you know that without the Lord of the Underworld's protection, how could we dare to open the Gate of Hell on our own?"
"fart"
The little girl pulled her arms back and cursed in a sinister tone, "Tell me quickly, why didn't Master come to pick me up?"
Ox-Head and Horse-Face hesitated for a moment, then the girl snorted coldly, and a golden light appeared, shining brightly.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a gold brick, which hurtled towards the two of them. Despite their seemingly powerful strength, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face were unable to dodge even one blow and were hit several times.
The people who had been brought in could only watch the fight with trepidation, unable to intervene at all.
The timid burly man was even more frightened than the delicate Wang Fu, and squatted on the ground.
The two ghosts wailed in agony. Horse-face couldn't hold on any longer. "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has left Hell to attend to matters in the Western Paradise. Lord Ksitigarbha couldn't leave and temporarily went to Hell to suppress the vengeful ghosts."
"You should have said so earlier!" The little girl was unreasonable and spoiled, and hit the object a few more times in anger.
"Host, why not just conjure up your master directly? Why go through all this trouble?"
Unbeknownst to anyone, the bull-headed and horse-faced demons, begging for mercy while being beaten, were sending messages to Ling Xiao.
“Mystery is the most powerful thing!” Ling Xiao replied meaningfully.
Not far away, a sixth-grade golden lotus slowly floated over. The little ghost's face was full of arrogance as it pointed at the lotus and said to Horse-Face:
"My master has come to pick me up. You can take these people and wander around somewhere."
After saying that, he leaped onto the golden lotus and left without looking back, leaving Li Yue and the others trembling like chicks.
"Respectfully seeing off the young prince"
After seeing the Qin princess off, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go. Now that we've received orders, we can't just go along with them," Bull Head said casually, slinging his spiked club across his shoulder.
A middle-aged man, eager to curry favor with the emperor, gritted his teeth and stepped forward, saying, "How dare you! This is the Son of Heaven, the emperor of the mortal realm, a true dragon appointed by Heaven! How dare you speak to him like this?"
Before he could finish speaking, the ox-and-horse-faced man laughed so hard he almost fell over.
Upon seeing this, Li Yue couldn't help but curse the man for being tactless, and the middle-aged man's face turned pale and then red.
He was the second son of the Duke of Huaguo. He loved reading but failed the imperial examinations for many years. He considered himself a talented but unappreciated man. After being chosen by the gods, he believed himself to be extraordinary.
"What are you laughing at? Even after His Majesty dies, he will still be the emperor of the underworld dynasty. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
The feeling of desperate measures, like a cornered dog jumping over a wall, arose spontaneously.
Wang Fu covered her mouth with a handkerchief in the crowd to hide her disdain. She thought, "These people are all bullies, all show and no substance. They have no brains at all."
Her beautiful eyes darted around, and among the crowd, a few wore mocking expressions, while others agreed. Wang Fu thought to herself, "I should make friends with wise people, as for the fools..."
At this moment, Li Yue stared intently at this "loyal" minister, wishing he could engrave him in his heart.
What the hell is this idiot?!
Anyone with a brain knows that with so many emperors throughout history, how could each one command these ghosts and gods?
Not to mention the change of dynasties. With each new emperor comes a new set of officials. The world changes, so how could it possibly be preserved underground?
Prime Minister Wang, Minister Xu, Song... I miss you all.
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