Centered around the manhole, a dozen or so immortals dressed in black uniforms stood scattered around, clearly dressed as patrolling celestial generals. Among them stood an old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe, standing out from the surrounding crowd of black uniforms.
Wang Yao saw that King Qin Guang was standing next to the old Taoist priest, looking anxious.
When the old Taoist priest saw Wang Yao come out, he quickly walked towards him.
"Are you the Matchmaker?" the old Taoist priest asked, looking Wang Yao up and down.
“Not bad…” Wang Yao nodded, wondering to himself what kind of leader this old Taoist was, that he didn’t give King Qin Guang any face at all.
"Are you capable of dealing with spirits?" the old Taoist asked bluntly.
“It’s no use now. That foreign god broke the interface panel, and I’m almost out of spiritual energy.” Wang Yao nodded, then shook his head.
Although he possessed the Kan Jing San and Hui Ling Dan, these items were given to him by Emperor Song and were clearly meant for use in the underworld. If this old Taoist priest wanted him to deal with the spirits of the human realm, and he used these items, he would encounter spirits in the underworld again, and he would have no way to explain it to Emperor Song.
“These are minor matters. Take my token to the Heavenly Court’s Supply Department and urgently request an interface panel. While you’re at it, absorb the spirit as well. Hurry back; I have work for you to do,” the old Taoist said.
"Director Qiu, this won't do! Wang Yao is helping me with the tribulation in the Underworld. The great calamity of corpse energy in the Underworld is not over yet, and we are in the midst of using immortality. You can't transfer him away!" Before Wang Yao could even respond to the old Taoist's words, King Qin Guang was the first to panic.
"Huh? Didn't I tell you to hurry back to the underworld? Why aren't you leaving yet?" The old Taoist turned to King Qin Guang and asked in astonishment.
"I can leave, but the Old Man of the Moon must come down with me," King Qin Guang said, blinking. Although it was highly likely that the Ocean God Robin and his spirit had already escaped the Underworld, no one could say for sure whether the spirit was lurking on the eighteenth, seventeenth, or even the zeroth floor of the Underworld.
What if we let Wang Yao and that guy surnamed Qiu leave? What if they encounter spirits again when they go down? Besides, the corpse energy in the underworld is still very strong. Even if we let Wang Yao go down and add a protective shield, it would be better than leaving him with that guy surnamed Qiu.
They've invested a lot in Wang Yao, how could they let him go so easily?
"Let me tell you, Wang Yao has been requisitioned by the Heavenly Court's Tribulation Rescue Leading Group to investigate the great calamity of zombie disease in the human realm. You can go down now. I will have an immortal send the transfer order down later," the old Taoist said to King Qin Guang with a cold face.
"No need for the transfer order. He Xiangu from your Heavenly Court's calamity relief team is down there right now. Here's what you do: talk to He Xiangu, and if she agrees, the Underworld has no objections." King Qin Guang's eyes darted around as he hurriedly said. "Yes, I'll go and call Xiangu up right away."
As he spoke, King Qin Guang made a gesture as if to walk towards the manhole.
"Um... that... does the fairy have any work for you?" The old Taoist priest surnamed Qiu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at Wang Yao.
Wang Yao quickly nodded. Although he was eager to return to the human realm and absorb spiritual energy from the immortal realm, he knew that if he abandoned the fairy and left the underworld alone, she would definitely not forgive him. He still wanted her to help Xi Fu get medical parole.
"Well... then hurry down and finish what the fairy maiden asked you to do. Once you're done, go to the Immortal Realm immediately to collect the interface board, absorb the spiritual energy, and then come back to report to me," the old Taoist priest said hastily.
“Okay…” Wang Yao nodded quickly.
"Um... this passageway..." King Qin Guang still wanted to talk to the old Taoist about this passageway.
"Lord Yama, hurry up and go down. How can I, Qiu Chuji, a mere deputy director of the Sixth Security Committee, decide to completely seal off this passage? The decision has already been made above. Why are you making things difficult for me here?" the old Taoist said, frowning.
"Alas, how can the Heavenly Court do this? Does my Underworld not even have the power to decide on the entrance to a passage?" King Qin Guang was getting anxious.
"Lord Yama, I'm not trying to be mean, but clean up your mess before you speak. Your Underworld has made such a huge mess that the Heavenly Emperor was so angry he smashed the Dragon Tablet. And you're still arguing over a passageway? Do you believe that this time even Yama himself will have to be replaced?"
"You should think about how to keep your title of King of Hell first. There are already enough passages between the Underworld and the Human World. One more or one less won't make a big difference. Lord Taibai Jinxing also said that the Underworld has developed too fast in recent years, and there are obvious deficiencies in internal management. There needs to be accountability."
"So, whether or not to expand the zero floor is no longer something that your underworld can decide. In fact, your underworld suffered heavy losses this time, so if you don't expand the area in the short term, it shouldn't be too crowded. If you don't expand the area, you won't need the passageway."
Qiu Chuji spoke at length, and King Qin Guang's expression kept changing. After he finished speaking, King Qin Guang hurriedly bowed to him and did not mention the passage entrance again. He didn't even pay attention to Wang Yao and disappeared in a flash.
"Xiao Wang, you should go down quickly and come back soon," Qiu Chuji said to Wang Yao.
Wang Yao then realized what was happening, quickly nodded to Qiu Chuji, greeted Ma Gu, jumped into the manhole, and looked up to see the cover immediately close.
Wang Yao knew that without using his spiritual senses, he wouldn't be able to see anything in the manhole. So, after standing firm, he walked directly towards the wall in front of him. Sure enough, the feeling of entering porridge returned, and soon he was back in the corridor filled with ghost corpses.
Although the ghostly corpses under his feet had been dragged away quite a bit, they still formed a gentle slope. Wang Yao emerged from the top of the slope, where King Qin Guang, King Yama, King Song Di, and the fairy stood. The three King Yama all looked very grim.
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