Chapter 602 Punishment
Suddenly, the judge saw the two most prominent figures sitting there, and his body froze. His originally slow pace quickened, even becoming somewhat anxious.
Soon, he came in front of everyone and cleared his throat before speaking, "Ahem, who summoned this judge?"
Although everyone present was from a secluded family, they had never imagined that one day they would actually be able to see the Judge.
Over the years, although their hermit family has been hiding in the depths of Changbai Mountain to practice, and many of them are proficient in ghost-catching magic, the underworld's ghost messengers are still a distant thing for them.
But who were they seeing now? This was the Judge, and he was actually here. And, for some reason, even though the Judge acted so arrogantly, they felt a sense of respect from him, even a hint of humility.
"It's me." Zhong Nianyao looked at the judge with a smile, a hint of casualness in her expression, "Judge, you didn't want to come, are you blaming me?"
"That's not true." The judge immediately denied it, but then realized he was being too quick to deny it, and quickly tried to make amends, "I'm just a little curious. Is there something the girl wants you to summon me for?"
"It's not a very important matter." Zhong Nianyao stretched out her hand, pointed at Huang Wan, and said, "Judge, please take a good look at this. Does it fall under the jurisdiction of your underworld?"
Huang Wan, who was suddenly called out by Zhong Nian Yao, felt a chill in her heart. Facing the judge's sudden gaze on her, a feeling of fear surged in her heart.
Just now, she was just being stubborn and had never expected that Zhong Nian Yao would actually summon the ghost messenger at the slightest disagreement, and the one she summoned was actually the judge.
Yi Huai beside her was not in a much better situation. Although he was not the target, it would still be creepy for a living person to be looked at like this by the judge of the underworld.
The judge knew Huang Wan's identity the moment he saw her. He flipped open the Book of Life and Death in his hand, and all of Huang Wan's deeds appeared on the book.
After reading the Book of Life and Death, the judge's expression changed from calm at first to solemn. His sharp gaze fell on Huang Wan, "Your life span should have ended twenty-three years ago, and you should have been reincarnated in the underworld. But you stole someone else's life and lived on in this world for another twenty-three years."
Facing the Judge's sharp gaze that seemed to see through everything, Huang Wan subconsciously wanted to dodge. However, that omnipresent gaze made her feel that no matter where she hid, she would be exposed.
After finishing his words, the judge glanced at Yi Huai again, but did not say anything.
Faced with the judge's performance, Yi Huai not only did not feel relaxed at all, but became even more frightened.
He did almost everything to extend Huang Wan's life. If Huang Wan didn't get any good results, his fate would not be much better.
Zhong Nianyao smiled and said, "Judge, what about Huang Wan? What are you going to do in the underworld?"
Seeing Zhong Nianyao's smiling face, the judge couldn't help but shudder. After straightening his expression, he quickly said, "Huang Wan has encroached on another person's life force, which is against the will of heaven and cannot be tolerated by heaven. It is a serious crime. She doesn't have many days left to live. When she dies, the underworld will come to take her soul back to the local place to stand trial."
Zhong Nianyao nodded, then continued, "Then I wonder what kind of punishment she will receive?"
"This..." The judge looked embarrassed.
Lu Yichen's cold eyes swept over immediately.
With a start, the judge immediately spoke formally, "Huang Wan, you have encroached upon the life force of others and are escaping from the underworld. Heaven will not tolerate this. After your death, in the underworld, you will be forced to cycle through the tortures of the first to eighteen levels of hell. You will be punished for three hundred years, and only after you have atoned for your sins can you be reborn again."
As the judge spoke, Huang Wan couldn't help but tremble. Even though she didn't know what the punishment of the Eighteen Levels of Hell was, it was the most severe punishment in the underworld, and it was definitely not light.
"Yeah?"
Zhong Nianyao had a smile on her face, and it was hard to tell whether she was satisfied or not. "I only need to be tortured for three hundred years before I can be reborn as a human again. It seems that this punishment is not too severe!"
The judge's body stiffened, and then his expression immediately became more serious. He continued, "Of course she can't be reincarnated as a human. The opportunity to be a human is so precious, how can we waste it on someone like this? As early as when Huang Wan disobeyed the will of heaven, it was destined that she would not be able to be reborn as a human so easily. She must reincarnate as an animal at least a thousand times before she has the chance to be reborn as a human again."
It's just a possibility, but no one can say for sure whether I will be reborn as a human being by then.
Zhong Nianyao nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Huang Wan, who was swaying and seemed about to faint at any moment, and said with a smile, "I have already said it before, the punishment after your death has nothing to do with me. Now you believe it!"
"You've probably heard of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, right? But you might not know them all. The first level is the Tongue-Pulling Hell, the second is the Scissors Hell, and the third is the Iron Tree Hell..."
"Another very important point: each hell is twenty times more painful than the previous one, and the life span is doubled. When that happens, you will feel that the pain you are experiencing now is nothing more than a tickle."
With every word Zhong Nianyao spoke, a hint of despair appeared on Huang Wan's face.
Huang Wan was completely desperate at this time. When faced with immense pain, death would be a relief for others, but for her, it was the beginning of another, even deeper pain.
Without expecting Huang Wan's answer, Zhong Nianyao turned her head again, looked at Yi Huai, and continued, "As for your fate, I won't ask. However, I think you should know it in your heart."
After saying that, she gave Yi Huai a meaningful smile.
Seeing Zhong Nianyao's smile, Yi Huai couldn't help but shudder. However, he didn't have the courage to ask about his fate.
Huang Wan's punishment was so severe that he couldn't even imagine what would happen to him.
Zhong Nianyao didn't plan to ask any more questions. She looked at the judge and said with a smile, "I'll trouble you to make this trip this time."
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