After hearing Wang Yao's words, the Yama Kings looked at each other and then coughed and took a deep drag on their cigars.
"Old Man of the Moon, now that we've opened the interface for you, there's no need to close it. We can also issue a decree in the Underworld to ban the sale of human-machine hybrids from now on. That way, your requests for coming to the Underworld will be basically fulfilled. There's no need to push your luck any further, is there?"
Yama, the King of Hell, didn't even look up at Wang Yao. Instead, he looked down at the cigar in his hand and said in a low voice.
“We all belong to the same lineage of the Six Realms. Today it is my Netherworld that is suffering a calamity, and tomorrow it may be your Immortal Realm that is in trouble. If you need my Netherworld then, and my Netherworld makes excuses and demands exorbitant prices, won’t you feel uncomfortable?”
“That’s right, Xiao Wang. I’ll arrange for another ghost to go up to the tenth floor and change Fang Chengxian’s fate. Once the situation on this zeroth floor is stable, I’ll personally send Fang Chengxian to be reincarnated. What do you think? Leave a way out for immortals, so you can meet again in the underworld. We’ll meet again someday.”
King Qin Guang also chimed in.
"It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for your Underworld. The Destiny System is located in your Underworld, and the original data is also stored in your Underworld. You're just letting me access these things. As long as you agree, I'll figure out how to retrieve the password and how to modify the Destiny. What do you think?"
“I’ve been busy on this zero floor for quite a while now that I’ve entered your Underworld. The Human Realm is currently facing a major calamity of zombie disease, and I’m eager to return home. If it weren’t for the many unfulfilled wishes I still have, I would have already gone back to the Human Realm. No matter what conditions your Underworld offers, I won’t agree to them,” Wang Yao said.
After listening to Wang Yao's words, the several Yama Kings looked at each other, and Yama King took a few more deep puffs of his cigar.
"Hey, can you guys smoke less? It stinks!" Fairy coughed twice and angrily fanned her nose with her hand.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot there was a lady here." Yama apologized, stubbing out the nearly finished cigar in his hand into the ashtray beside him.
"Alright, let's do it this way! The Underworld will provide the convenience, but how to modify fate is up to you, Old Man of the Moon. Immortal Cao, let's discuss this. Now that spirits have appeared on the 18th floor, the 17th floor, and this zeroth floor, we plan to..."
Having agreed to Wang Yao's request, Yama was about to discuss the plan to overcome the calamity with Cao Xian.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished stating my request yet," Wang Yao said with a smile, scratching his head.
"Any more requirements?" Yama frowned.
"Lord Yue Lao, don't go too far. There are limits to our tolerance for you in the Underworld," the Five Senses King said in a deep voice.
"I know, I know. My last request isn't entirely for myself. Could you please hand over the Underworld Pass to the Heavenly Court for safekeeping?" Wang Yao said.
To his utter surprise, these Yama Kings acted out of character and readily agreed to all his requests without much trouble. He had no choice but to resort to the last trick that Cao Xian had instructed him to use.
"Wh...what?" King Wuguan stared at Wang Yao for a long time as if he were just recognizing him, before turning to look at King Qin Guang, King Yama, and the other Yama Kings. "Everyone, let's ask that monk to come instead. I think the Old Man of the Moon's demands are even more outrageous than the monk's!"
"The five senses!" Yama suddenly shouted in a deep voice.
"Isn't it obvious? The monk wants to..." King Wuguan wanted to argue further.
"Five Senses, stop talking!" The scholar-looking Yama King hurriedly stopped Five Senses King from continuing.
Although the King of Five Senses was stopped by the other Kings of Hell, Wang Yao already understood that the Kings of Hell had already approached the Master of Unavoidable Precepts, but the master, like him, had also asked for an exorbitant price.
I estimate that the monks' prices are not much different from mine, and in some Yama Kings' eyes, those prices might even be more demanding than mine. That's why these Yama Kings are patient enough to chat with me here. Damn, I'm getting a good deal!
"Lord Yue Lao, I would like to know whether the request for this Underworld Communicator is authorized by the Heavenly Court or your own idea?" King Yama asked Wang Yao.
“Of course it’s my own idea. The Heavenly Court doesn’t care about your things. I’m afraid you’ll use me and then burn your bridges. Once I help your Underworld survive the Corpse Qi Calamity, you’ll shut down my interface. Wouldn’t I have wasted all my time?” Wang Yao said.
“You’ve misunderstood. How could we, the King of Hell, the rulers of the underworld, possibly do something like breaking our promises?” The scholar-looking King of Hell shook his head repeatedly.
“Little guy, do you know that trust is the most basic foundation of cooperation? How could our King Yama lie to you? Don’t worry, if the Five Senses King closes your Netherworld interface again, just come to me. I’ll take care of it for you and make him open it again no matter how he closed it.”
King Qin Guang also offered his advice.
"The connection to the Underworld is not only related to your authority as the Matchmaker, but also to the foundation of our Underworld's independence from the Six Realms. We cannot agree to this request. If you are worried that your Matchmaker interface will be shut down, you can think of other ways," King Yama said to Wang Yao.
"You surnamed Wang, don't push your luck with ghosts! Your monk friend and that female ghost named Qin Su are both here. Aren't you afraid they'll be reduced to ashes?" Five-Sight King roared.
"You dare! Come on, close my interface right now. I won't make a single request. I'll just turn around and leave. Let's see which devil dares to detain me here!" Upon hearing this, Wang Yao's anger flared up instantly.
"Five Observation King, you've gone too far! You're threatening and intimidating the immortals! Fairy Maiden, the working conditions in the Underworld are too harsh. I suggest we go back to Heaven first..." Cao Xian had been waiting for this opportunity. Seeing the Five Observation King jump up and down, he immediately turned hostile as well.
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