Upon hearing the pale-faced scholar's summoning technique, Ling Yun and the Great Sage exchanged bewildered glances.
The underworld is ruled by the Fengdu Emperor, under whom are the Eastern Peak Emperor, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Five Ghost Emperors.
Below them are the Ten Kings of Hell, the Six Chief Justices, and the Ten Great Underworld Generals and Ghost Messengers.
However, these are all fabrications made up by the mortal world. In fact, there is no underworld, only the cycle of reincarnation.
The so-called Fengdu Emperor, Dongyue Emperor, etc., are merely reincarnation messengers who organize souls to travel in an orderly manner along the cycle of reincarnation.
They are all under the jurisdiction of the cycle of reincarnation, only Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is a real being.
However, these are all secrets. Only powerful beings at the level of Immortal Kings have the ability to walk the cycle of reincarnation and explore its mysteries.
Therefore, the world has unwavering faith in the Emperor of Fengdu and others.
The Great Sage scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said:
"Back then, the story of me causing a ruckus in the cycle of reincarnation and rescuing the souls of my monkey grandchildren was quite a big deal. It was even fabricated by the common people, who said that I beat up the Ten Kings of Hell and made them change the Book of Life and Death."
The Great Sage transcends the Three Realms and is not bound by the Five Elements. He can freely travel to forbidden places such as the Cycle of Reincarnation and the Chaos Realm.
Ling Yun shook his head and smiled:
"The imagination of living beings is always boundless!"
boom!
As the two were talking, thirteen terrifying figures appeared behind the pale-faced scholar.
The figure was shrouded in a ghostly aura, obscuring its face, yet it sent shivers down one's spine.
They are not phantoms, but real living beings.
Creatures summoned from the cycle of rebirth.
They wield gleaming soul blades; a single strike from them will instantly obliterate your soul.
The pale-faced scholar opened his folding fan, revealing a calm and confident smile.
"The Great Emperor of Fengdu, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, the Five Ghost Emperors, and the Ten Kings of Hell are here! Why don't you kneel down immediately and end your lives to become ghosts!"
"I'm not playing with you anymore!" With a wave of his hand, the Great Sage reverted to his original appearance.
He glanced at the thirteen terrifying creatures behind the pale-faced scholar and laughed:
"Kneel down at once!"
With a loud clang.
The thirteen terrifying creatures couldn't even hold their soul blades properly, and were so frightened that they dropped them.
Thump!
They all knelt down.
"Greetings, Great Sage!"
When the Great Sage caused havoc in the cycle of reincarnation, these reincarnation servants were very arrogant and would kill the Great Sage whenever they saw him.
If it weren't for the intervention of the Heavenly Dao of Reincarnation, they would all have been reborn.
Seeing this, the pale-faced scholar was completely dumbfounded.
What did he see?! The Emperor of Fengdu and his entourage were kneeling before a monkey!
etc!
The pale-faced scholar finally reacted, his voice trembling:
"You are the legendary Fighting Ape?"
As he spoke, his folding fan fell to the ground, startling him so much that he knelt down and trembled.
Suddenly, he raised his head, his face filled with grief and indignation, and said:
"You're the Great Sage, why didn't you say so sooner! Why didn't you say so sooner! If you had said so earlier, would I have done this?"
The Great Sage's face stiffened, utterly speechless:
"You kept babbling on and on without giving me a chance to speak, and now you've gone too far and are questioning me about why I didn't say anything sooner."
So annoying!
The next moment!
A reincarnation messenger cleaved the pale-faced scholar's soul into nothingness with a single stroke, leaving him as a skeleton.
Next, they prepared to kill the other ghost cultivators as well.
At this moment, Ling Yun waved his hand and said in a deep voice:
"They were all killed by the pale-faced scholar and became ghost cultivators. They had no choice in their fate. Let them enter the cycle of reincarnation!"
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, the Reincarnation Servant slashed with his Soul Blade, absorbing the souls of all the ghost cultivators, and then clasped his hands in farewell.
After they left, the place returned to its former tranquility, and everyone returned to the picturesque Niutou Village.
Ah Bao and the others let out a heavy sigh of relief, as if they had just taken a trip through the underworld.
The howling of the vengeful ghost still echoes in my ears.
It was already dark when Abao said:
"Why don't we stay overnight in Niutou Village?"
The group nodded slightly and entered the village.
The village was very quiet, with all the doors of the houses tightly closed, and there were no lights or smoke.
"Could the pale-faced scholar have killed everyone in the village?"
Abao asked.
Ling Yun shook his head. "No, they should have all moved away."
Soon the group stopped in front of the most luxurious red-brick courtyard in the village, sensing that there were people inside.
Immediately, the Great Sage knocked on the door as usual.
Is anyone home?
Upon hearing a knock at the door, hurried footsteps immediately came from the courtyard, and an elderly man in his seventies opened the door carrying a lantern.
Seeing the appearance of the Great Sage, the old man was clearly frightened and immediately closed the door.
The Great Sage was stunned for a moment, forgetting to disguise himself.
"Ahem~ Uncle, we're not monsters!"
"Nonsense! That hairy-faced, thunder-mouthed guy claims he's not a monster!"
The old man held the door shut with all his might.
At this moment, Xiao Yanran spoke up:
"Uncle, we're really not monsters!"
Hearing Xiao Yanran's voice, the old man lowered his guard a little. He opened the door a crack, peeked outside, and asked:
What are you going to do?
The Great Sage habitually said:
"We come from Tian Sheng City, and we are going to..."
As he spoke, the Great Sage felt something was amiss, and quickly changed his words:
"We'd like to stay the night!"
Sensing the goodwill emanating from everyone, the old man opened the door and let Ling Yun and his group in.
Afterwards, A Bao and Shangguan Hong helped the old man cook in the kitchen.
After a brief exchange, the old man's guard went down, and a smile appeared on his face.
Then everyone sat in the courtyard, drinking and eating under the bright moonlight.
It seemed like it had been a long time since it had been this lively. The old man drank a couple more cups and started talking a lot.
The old man's name was Lin Yu. He was originally from Tianhai City and came from a wealthy family. One day, a brother and sister came and wanted to stay at Lin Yu's house.
The brother and sister told Lin Yu that they came from Sheep Village.
The next day, the sister named Ji Qing fell ill. Her brother wanted to continue his journey, so he asked Ji Qing to stay at the Lin family's house first.
Later, after her brother disappeared without a trace, Ji Qing married Lin Yu. On their wedding day, Lin Yu told Ji Qing where the family property was kept.
Half a month later, Ji Qing took half of the family property and left the Lin family.
Lin Yu spent five long months in grief and indignation. Just as Ji Qing was fading from Lin Yu's memory, Ji Qing returned.
She returned pregnant, solely because the child was Lin Yu's, and she felt she couldn't take Lin Yu's flesh and blood with her.
Lin Yu chose to forgive Ji Qing not only because of the child, but also because he deeply loved her.
"If you still leave, I will bring the child to find you! The child cannot be without a mother!"
These are the words Lin Yu said to Ji Qing.
However, Ji Qing left after the child's one-month celebration, without taking a single penny of the Lin family's property with him.
The day after Ji Qing left, Lin Yu took his daughter on a journey to find Ji Qing, traveling from Tianhai City all the way to Tiansheng City.
Finally, he stopped in Niutou Village. He searched everywhere, but only the accent in Niutou Village sounded most like Ji Qing's.
So Lin Yu took his daughter and stayed in Niutou Village. He was going to wait for Ji Qing to come back.
This wait lasted forty-two years.
Everyone in Niutou Village has moved away, but Lin Yu hasn't left yet; he believes Ji Qing will come back.
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