"I regret not watching the surveillance footage sooner. Otherwise, I wouldn't have built those lousy barricades and been waiting for you like an idiot. I would have just packed up my ass and left long ago. Since the corpse puppet has entered the control center, how could the corpse energy not follow it up?"
"The corpse puppets have already come up here. It would be normal for you to be dead. It would be strange if you weren't. I almost died because of you, a mere dead immortal, and you still want to frame me? Lin Xiaomao, get the surveillance footage!"
Unexpectedly, King Pingdeng had a trick up his sleeve, shouting loudly that he wanted to see the surveillance footage.
King Pingdeng was, after all, a veteran Yama, and he was extremely meticulous in his work as a ghost. He had heard that Cao Xian had gone down to the Underworld and had not come back up. How could he not investigate thoroughly? If Cao Xian died in the Underworld, it would not be a small matter. He would definitely bring surveillance footage to prove his innocence.
"You damned devil, do you still want me to save you? Hand over that surveillance footage right now, or you're dead!" Cao Xian's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted.
He was truly panicked. If the surveillance footage were leaked, he would lose all face. His own life was hanging in the balance, and his subordinates were only concerned with escaping. How could he be a good office manager? Even if the Heavenly Emperor didn't scold him, he couldn't bear the shame of being an immortal.
"You think you'll be fine just because I handed over the surveillance footage? Can't I keep a few copies for myself? First you framed me, and now you're threatening me in front of all the Kings of Hell. I refuse to believe that there's no place for reason in the Six Realms!"
King Pingdeng, however, was not threatened by Cao Xian at all and refused to give an inch.
"Lord Equality, don't rush to settle accounts with Director Cao. It seems we also have some scores to settle," Wang Yao said with a smile as he watched the two of them clash.
"Uh..." When King Pingdeng saw Wang Yao interrupting, his expression immediately became a little unnatural. He had often tripped up Wang Yao behind his back. First, he kept saying that he would not let Wang Yao leave the Underworld intact. Later, he complained about Wang Yao's trickery in his report to the Heavenly Court.
He didn't come out to see Fairy Maiden and Fairy Cao with the other Kings of Hell. Writing his will was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that he didn't want to see Wang Yao. After all, he, a King of Hell, had made a boast, but when he arrived, he couldn't do anything to the Old Man of the Moon. He couldn't bear to lose face like that.
Later, upon hearing that Wang Yao could actually deal with the spirit body, he had even less intention of coming out. His corpse qi syndrome was indeed very troublesome, but the immortal realm was not only home to two powerful beings, Fairy Maiden and Immortal Cao. As long as King Pingdeng was willing to swallow his pride and spend the money, it was not impossible for him to find a Mahayana cultivator to heal him.
So he wasn't actually as despicable as the other Yama Kings said. The reason he was so eager to die was simply because he was embarrassed to see Wang Yao. But when he heard Cao Xian distorting the truth and insisting that he had buried him alive, he couldn't stand it and rushed out to confront Cao Xian.
He was advancing triumphantly, forcing Cao Xian's face to turn red and white in turns. He was secretly pleased, but unexpectedly Wang Yao suddenly interrupted, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He secretly cried out that something was wrong.
“Your Highness, I remember you said that you couldn’t let me leave the Underworld intact. Come on, come on, chop off one of my arms first. But we have to agree that if you chop it off, everything will be fine. But what if you can’t chop it off?” Wang Yao stared at King Pingdeng and said with a cold smile.
He's now an expert at playing the "good guy" card; he doesn't even need to lift a finger to impress himself, and he faces the King of Hell with complete ease.
"Um...that..." King Pingdeng blinked at Wang Yao, his old face finally managing a smile after a long pause. "You immortal, I...I was just joking with you, you actually took it seriously?"
"Are you kidding me? If you're kidding me, why did you go to the Heavenly Emperor to complain about me and pin the deaths of two immortals in the office on me! All you Yama Kings are my witnesses today. It's not that I, the Old Man of the Moon, don't want to help your Underworld, it's just that the King of Equality has put too much of a crime on me, and I have to go to the Heavenly Emperor to apologize."
"Where is the passage to the Immortal Realm from here? I have to leave quickly." Wang Yao said, making a move to leave the room.
"Yes, yes, yes, damn Yama is too troublesome, let's hurry back to Heaven." Cao Xian couldn't be happier and hurriedly followed behind Wang Yao, wanting to slip away.
Upon seeing this, all the Yama Kings knew that Wang Yao was being difficult, and they hurriedly started shouting.
"Old Man of the Moon, don't mind us. We've become friends through this fight. We've even entrusted you with the Underworld's Secret Code, which speaks volumes. Why hold onto old grudges? Come, come, you've never tried a cigar from the Western Sea before, have you? Let me light one for you to cool you down."
"Little Wang, I'm a few years older than you. Listen to my advice: as long as you're in the underworld, no matter what the King of Peace complains about you, it won't matter. We still have nine Kings of Hell here, so what are you afraid of? But once you're gone, there won't be any Kings of Hell to speak up for you."
"Third brother, I have to say something fair. You really misunderstood the Old Man of the Moon. The moment I saw him, I knew this young man was extraordinary. He's a responsible and honorable immortal who takes the safety of the Six Realms as his own responsibility. You should apologize to him. Even the King of Hell can't bully someone because they're young, can he?"
"Brother Yue Lao, I apologize on behalf of my third brother. The old man has been poisoned by the aura of death and is just one step away from turning to ashes. There are still seven or eight wives and dozens of little ghosts left in the family. If my third brother goes, all the wives will have to go downstairs to find work, and the little ghosts will have to become livestock. It's pitiful!"
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“Smoking pollutes the environment and is harmful to health. I don’t have that bad habit! Excuse me…” Wang Yao saw that King Pingdeng was looking at him with an uncertain expression. He knew that the old man was still reluctant to admit it, so he pushed aside a cigar offered by King Yama and walked out.
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