“I understand what you mean.” The businessman nodded with a stern face. “Actually, cannibalism has existed in the human world since ancient times. There is an old saying, ‘exchanging children to eat.’ When people are starving, they exchange their sons to eat. They can’t eat their own sons, so they eat other people’s sons more comfortably.”
"But everyone knows that cannibalism is ultimately wrong. The real issue isn't the act of eating people, but rather this." The businessman pointed to his head.
"We've been ghosts for so long that we've completely forgotten that we, like humans, can make choices. We can choose to eat people or not. Just like we can choose to kill each other for the sake of the holy monk, or we can choose to protect the holy monk and help him escape from the underworld..."
"That's right! If we choose to kill each other, what's the difference between us and beasts competing for mates? We're even worse than beasts! It's precisely because we ghosts and humans can make choices that humans and ghosts can exist as a separate realm within the Six Realms."
Wang Yao said.
"Hmm... I'm not eating anymore." The shrewd businessman stood up, dusted himself off, and chuckled. "I'm full too, Lord Matchmaker. Aren't you supposed to be the one who arranges marriages? Why are you meddling in cannibalism?"
"You...you know me?" Wang Yao was taken aback. He had thought that the ghosts had always regarded him as a ghost.
"You were talking to such a big shot in the underworld, making such a commotion. Did you think we were all deaf?" The businessman smiled slightly. "We didn't say anything because we hoped you would join us. After all, you're a celestial being; you can always offer some assistance."
"I...I understand, I can't eat it, I really can't eat it. Otherwise, wouldn't I become the same kind as that son of a bitch who ate it? Damn, just thinking about it makes me sick." The cat-ghost stood up as it spoke, giving the thigh on the ground a reluctant look. "I won't eat it, absolutely not! Even if I'm completely weak, I still won't eat it!"
“That’s right! Even if we become ghosts, we should be ghosts with our own bottom line and principles, ghosts who follow the path we have chosen, and never ghosts who blindly follow the crowd or collude with evil ghosts!” Wang Yao stood up with a smile and walked proudly out of the shopping center with the cat ghost and the business ghost.
"While I was talking to the Old Man of the Moon, you ate way more than me." The cat ghost took a few steps away, turned around to look at the thigh lying there, and then, feeling a little regretful, turned back to the business ghost and said.
"If you want to eat, then go ahead and eat. Nobody's stopping you," the businessman said impatiently.
"Uh..." The cat ghost looked back again, then shook its head and walked out.
"Lord Yue Lao, I admire you, I was almost convinced by you." The strange voice suddenly rang out again at this moment.
"You almost convinced them, so you weren't convinced at all. What's there to admire?" Wang Yao said coldly. "There are thousands of ghosts outside. I can't possibly reason with each and every one of them. And I certainly can't kill them all just to fight you. But you can't deny that cannibalism is wrong!"
"This has always been the way in the Underworld. Let alone human artifacts, even celestial artifacts will be offered to the Ghost King and consumed without hesitation. We don't have the strict rules and regulations of the mortal realm. Human artifacts are very nourishing and beneficial to cultivation, so we will continue to consume them. If you can really invent a way to eat ghosts, I would be happy to see it happen."
"Hehehe, if you can eat ghosts, I'd really like to ask you what it tastes like to eat a ghost." Gu Qi laughed as he spoke.
"Hehe, just because it's always been this way, does that make it right?" Wang Yao laughed as well. He finally felt that he had stood his ground morally, and now it was Gu Qi's turn to argue illogically.
"Let's go! We're heading to the official road!" Wang Yao left the shopping center and waved his arm. He knew he couldn't hide his whereabouts from Gu Qi, so he simply left it open. If the official road was closed, Gu Qi would offend the Heavenly Court. If it wasn't closed, he would force his way through and send ghosts to stop him. He would even arrange a marriage for Hui Shuo.
In short, we'll deal with whatever comes our way, and we'll see how things unfold!
The ghosts thronged around Hui Shuo, making a ruckus as they headed straight for the official road. Wang Yao noticed that the business ghost and the cat ghost were among the ghosts, talking to the ghosts around them. Some of the ghosts were deep in thought, some were indifferent, and others had their eyes darting around, secretly glancing at Wang Yao.
Wang Yao knew that Gu Qi was right about one thing: the underworld had always eaten people, it had long been a habit, and changing the ghosts' greed for human flesh would not be something that could be done overnight.
However, the idea that "eating people is wrong" has been planted in the underworld today. As long as this idea is planted, some of the ghosts will probably think about it before they are placed in the cannibalistic vessel, just as the cat ghost said, whether they want to become an evil ghost or a fierce ghost.
Wang Yao believed that most ghosts in the underworld still wanted to be good ghosts. This was a belief, and he could only believe it in this way, just as he believed that most humans were good people. Only by believing this could he have hope for humanity and confidence in its future.
"Hey, there's a dead end over there, sealed off from the outside, but it's not a permanent seal. We've checked, sometimes it's blocked, sometimes it's open. Shall we go check it out?" A ghost whispered in Wang Yao's ear.
Wang Yao's eyes lit up when he heard this. The underworld actually had such a passage. Of course, he had to go and see it. Maybe by chance, he could send Hui Shuo out. Moreover, he had already announced that he was going to the official road. Gu Qi was probably making arrangements there. Wasn't this also a way to catch them off guard?
"Go, you lead the way," Wang Yao said to the ghost, then loudly called to the other ghosts. "Everyone, follow me!" With that, Wang Yao followed the ghost to a corner and turned directly inside.
"Huh? Aren't we going to the official road?" one of the confused ghosts couldn't help but ask.
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