After Wen Ziqing agreed to let his clone take on the role of the Lord of Hell, Kongming had already become the Lord of Hell's Order. And Xiaowen, on the other hand, already possessed the strength of an Immortal Lord.
Before Wen Ziqing retracted his clone, Xiaowen's strength could not be merged into Wen Ziqing, as Wen Ziqing was still at the Nascent Soul stage. This was the wonder of the clone technique.
Everything Yan Hei had done before was exposed under the order of the Lord of Hell.
"Didn't Yan Hei destroy the Yinming River? Can such a tiny black jade key restore the entire missing Yinming River?" Zhou Yuanyuan was a little surprised.
The Underworld had previously been none of Zhou Yuanyuan's business. She'd simply treated Yan Hei's stories as a story, forgetting them. But now, thinking back, she felt Wen Ziqing's position as the Lord of the Underworld was a bit of a hot potato.
Without the Yinming River, the waters of the Wangchuan River had lost their soul-cleansing function. Wen Ziqing's efforts to govern the underworld would undoubtedly be ineffective.
The instigator of all this is Yan Hei.
Zhou Yuanyuan remembered that in the previous phone call with Yan Hei, he had urged Wen Ziqing to quickly take over as the King of Hell, and he would return to the fairyland to be his own fairy king.
Yan Hei is so bold to abandon the mess in the underworld and run away!
"Yuanyuan, don't worry, I won't let Yan Hei get away with it so easily. He should give up the Yinming River in the same way he got it." Wen Ziqing's face was grim.
In the underworld, Yan Hei was sitting by the Wangchuan River in a daze.
Just a few minutes ago, Yan Hei had received the news that the new Lord of the Underworld had taken office.
According to the procedure, Yan Hei can only leave the underworld after he has handed over the power to the new King of Hell.
Because of this, Yan Hei was troubled by the upcoming handover ceremony. The new Lord of the Underworld had to personally declare his commitment to take over the Underworld. Only through this handover ceremony could the Heavenly Dao approve it.
When Yan Hei became the Lord of the Underworld, the previous Lord of the Underworld handed over a prosperous underworld to Yan Hei.
Over the past few years, Yan Hei has traversed the entire underworld before finding a few surviving cities. In the entire underworld, only a few hundred thousand confused souls remain.
The depression of the underworld is secondary. The most important thing is the disappearance of the Yinming River.
In order to restore the underworld to normal, it is necessary not only to open up the Yellow Springs Road, but also to restore the Yinming River to its original state.
But the Yinming River in the underworld has been integrated into Yan Hei's body.
If the part of Yan Hei's body that belongs to the Yinming River is removed, Yan Hei's cultivation will definitely drop significantly.
Yan Hei's cultivation level did not reach the level of an immortal. Even if he left the underworld, he would not be able to return to the immortal world to live his carefree life.
What should he do? Should he take advantage of Wen Ziqing's ignorance of the rules of succession and then run away? Yan Hei was devising a sinister plan.
"But is Immortal Lord Yan in person?" Yan Hei was frowning when Wen Ziqing's voice came from behind him.
Yan Hei was shocked. The new Lord of Hell was able to approach him silently. This strength should not be underestimated!
When Yan Hei turned his head, he had already put on a smile.
"Lord Wen Ming is here? My apologies! My apologies!" Yan Hei greeted Xiao Wen while secretly observing his expression.
At this time, Xiao Wen was already wearing a black robe of the King of Hell, his face hidden under the crown, making it difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
"Immortal Lord Yan has been urging me, so I dare not slack off." Xiao Wen's voice was the same as Wen Ziqing's, a little cold.
Yan Hei was in a state of panic. Based on his hundreds of thousands of years of experience, he knew that people with calm personalities tended to be more clear-headed. Could he really fool someone like Wen Ziqing?
"Lord Wen Ming, shall we sit down and talk?" Yan Hei pointed at the bluestone slabs under his feet with a smile on his face and called out.
"How dare you! My Hades is here, and you still don't transform into some jade pieces?" At this time, Xiaowen shouted angrily from the Hades' order in his hand.
Kong Ming had been displeased with Yan Hei for a long time. If Yan Hei hadn't been so determined to snatch it away, how could he have been disliked by his master?
It must be said that Kong Ming is really a little bit naive. Before, Wen Ziqing refused to take over the throne of the Lord of the Underworld, and Kong Ming could not inherit the Lord of the Underworld's command, and he did not dare to be rude to Yan Hei.
After Xiaowen successfully took over, Kongming's strength increased greatly, and his arrogance also became much more presumptuous.
Things are different now. When Yan Hei was scolded by Kong Ming, he was not angry. Instead, he followed Kong Ming's request and waved his hand. Two small jade tables and two carved wooden chairs appeared by the Wangchuan River.
"I am sorry for being rude. How can I neglect Lord Wen Ming when he comes? Lord Wen Ming, please come in." Yan Hei pointed to the carved wooden chair behind the small jade table and invited him.
"You're too polite, Lord Yan!" Xiao Wen didn't refuse and sat down on the carved wooden chair, ready for a long talk.
"Lord Wen Ming, there are still three cities left in the underworld, with a total of 684,300 souls. All of this will be handed over to Lord Wen Ming in the future." Yan Hei said with a smile.
"Hehehe... Lord Yan, please wait. Let's take stock of the infrastructure of the underworld first! For example, when Lord Yan took over, how many cities did the underworld have? How many rivers? How many people were there? Let's see if there is anything missing. Lord Yan should fill it up as soon as possible." Xiao Wen sneered a few times and said slowly.
After Kong Ming inherited the Order of the Lord of the Underworld, he had already given Xiao Wen some advice.
There is a trap in Yan Hei's words. As long as Xiao Wen agrees, Yan Hei will successfully pass the blame for the mess in the underworld.
“······” Yan Hei’s smile froze on his face.
Wasn't Wen Ziqing a native of this small world? Why was he so hard to deceive? Cities? Rivers? Population? If all of these were provided, even if I tore apart Yan Hei's bones, it wouldn't be enough to compensate him...
After a long while, Yan Hei asked with a worried look on his face, "Lord Wen Ming, how can I make up for this deficiency?"
"Killing someone means paying with one's life, and owing a debt means paying it back. Naturally, you should make up for what you lack. Could it be that Master Yan doesn't even understand this principle?" Xiao Wen would not be fooled by Yan Hei, so he said this to him directly.
"This, this, this... The Yinming River is in my body, I can return it to you, but I can't return those souls that disappeared in the underworld." Yan He simply spread his hands and acted like a rogue.
Xiaowen's words were full of traps. If Yan Hei agreed to make up for whatever was missing, he would not only have to compensate Yinming River, but also restore the underworld to its former glory.
The Yinming River was within Yan Hei's body. No matter how much it pained Yan Hei, he could simply remove it and, by expending a portion of his own cultivation, restore the Yinming River to its original state. As for the city, Yan Hei could also rebuild it by expending some mana, but he truly had no way of restoring the souls that had dissipated into the underworld over the past tens of thousands of years.
"In that case, Immortal Lord Yan will transform into the underworld and guard the underworld for five hundred years. What do you think?" Xiao Wen was not someone to be trifled with, so he directly gave Yan Hei the conditions.
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