Chapter 555 How Do You Know
A'Du lowered his head in panic, pinching the corner of his clothes with both hands:
"I, I'm not an official judge of the underworld yet, just an apprentice..."
Yun Qingqing looked at the little girl thoughtfully.
But before she could say anything else, a ghostly howl suddenly came from below:
"Impossible! A mere apprentice judge, just a little girl! How could you have such magical powers! This is impossible... There must be something strange about you, little girl..."
A'Du twisted his fingers together, pursed his lips, lowered his head and whispered:
"Master Yun, I'll take care of things over there first and then report back to you..."
Yun Qingqing never understood why this girl seemed so afraid of him. He sighed secretly and said in a slow tone:
"Miss A'du, there's no need to be so polite. Go and get busy."
After getting her permission, A'Du nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and headed straight towards the suppressed judge and several Taoist ghosts.
There was a loud bang, and A'Du stepped heavily on the huge golden text. The evil spirits below, along with the black-robed man, howled miserably again.
A'Du squatted down and looked at the embarrassed judge. His expression and tone were completely different from when he was facing Yun Qingqing. His eyes were cold and disdainful, and he said in a cold voice:
"What's wrong with being an apprentice? I'm enough to deal with scum like you who abuse your power to harm ordinary souls!"
"You...ah!" The judge struggled to say a word, but A'Du stepped on his head and he couldn't make a sound.
Several Taoist ghosts trembled and begged for mercy loudly, but A'Du turned a deaf ear to them, took out the judge's pen and quickly wrote a string of words, sealing the four souls tightly and throwing them all into the judge's seal.
After finishing all this, she looked around again, wrote a few words with the judge's pen and threw them in several directions.
The entire cave suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, which quieted down after a few vibrations. The pool of blood disappeared, and the surroundings and the ground returned to normal.
Dawn slowly fell to the ground. Yun Qingqing and Xiao Changheng walked down and finally stood on the ground again.
After finishing all this, A'Du put away the judge's seal and the judge's pen, turned to look at Yun Qingqing, and immediately lowered his head, saying with great fear:
"Master Yun... This disaster is all due to our underworld's mismanagement. We are sorry to have caused you trouble..."
Yun Qingqing waved her hand:
"It's okay. Lord Yan has helped me a lot. This little help is nothing."
A'Du twisted his fingers and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing else and bowed slightly:
"This matter is now concluded. I cannot stay in the mortal world for too long, so I will take my leave now."
Yun Qingqing nodded and watched the little girl wave her hand to open the road to the underworld. Her figure turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared.
The entrance to the underworld slowly closed, and Yun Qingqing looked in that direction and fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what Miss Adu just said?" Xiao Changheng saw that Yun Qingqing was confused and couldn't help but ask.
Yun Qingqing withdrew her thoughts and shook her head:
"There's nothing wrong with what she said, but..."
"Just what?" Xiao Changheng rarely saw her so hesitant, so he asked.
Yun Qingqing touched his chin and said thoughtfully:
"It's just that for an apprentice to the Underworld Judge, this girl is a bit too strong... But perhaps it's precisely because of this that Lord Yama made an exception and allowed her, a little girl, to be a Judge's apprentice."
After Yun Qingqing finished speaking, she stopped hesitating and turned to look at the black-robed man lying on the ground with a complicated expression.
This person is the Emperor of Beicang, Yuwen Mingluan.
But it's a bit tricky.
Xiao Changheng followed her gaze and his expression became serious.
He quickly walked over, squatted down, and sniffed the Emperor of Beicang's breath, then paused with his fingertips:
"No more air..."
Yun Qingqing rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice:
"His body was taken away by someone else, and the person who took over is actually the judge of the underworld. His soul is strong and his methods are powerful. The original emperor is already dead."
"The only lucky thing is that Yuwen Mingluan is still an emperor in the human world. His soul was protected by the country's destiny and dragon energy, so he was not completely devoured by the scum of the judge. I don't know where he is wandering in the underworld now, so I think it won't be difficult to find him."
"As for the matter of Bei Cang suddenly losing its emperor...let them handle it themselves."
Yun Qingqing took out a small black mirror and sent a message to the Black and White Impermanence, telling them about the soul of Emperor Beicang.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then raised her hand to put the corpse on the ground into the space, turned around, took out Dawn, and started to set up a teleportation array in the open space.
The formation was completed quickly, and Xiao Changheng followed her into the formation. The formation was activated, and the light and shadow in front of the two of them changed. After a moment, the scene in front of them became clear again. The two of them had returned to the palace, and were in Yun Qingqing's courtyard.
It was already late at night, the sky was full of stars, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from far and near. Only this small courtyard was deserted, and the red lanterns hanging in front of the door also looked a bit lonely.
Before midnight, Xiao Changheng's eyes flickered slightly. He turned around and was about to speak, but Yun Qingqing spoke first:
"You go eat the New Year's Eve dinner first, I'll be back soon."
As she said that, she turned and walked towards another teleportation array in the yard.
Xiao Changheng grabbed her and said:
"Where else are you going?"
Yun Qingqing paused, was silent for a moment, and then spoke:
"Seven Star Hall."
The last time Xiao Changheng stayed in the Seven Star Palace for just a few days, he became much colder and silent, so this time she sent him back to the palace first and planned to go there herself.
But when he asked her this, Yun Qingqing didn't want to say it but still told the truth.
Xiao Changheng tightened his grip on her sleeve and said:
"...The princess isn't here for the New Year's Eve dinner, so how can I come back alone? I'll go with you."
Yun Qingqing paused, turned her head and met the man's gaze, and saw that he had an attitude of "If we're going to be absent anyway, we might as well be absent together."
She took a deep breath and spoke carefully:
"That's the Seven Star Palace, you're not..."
Xiao Changheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her:
"How am I?"
Yun Qingqing turned away her gaze irritably and said calmly:
"Don't you really hate being there?"
Xiao Changheng looked at her gravely for a moment, then released her hand and said calmly,
"Not now. Let's go."
As he said this, he took a step forward.
There are several fixed teleportation arrays in this courtyard, corresponding to the Seven Star Palace, Tianxuan Sect and Shuihua Sect respectively.
Yun Qingqing couldn't help but blink as she watched Xiao Changheng pause in front of the three formations for a moment, then accurately step into the teleportation formation of the Seven Stars Palace.
Xiao Changheng stopped and turned around, only to see the little girl still standing there, looking at him with some surprise. His eyes couldn't help but deepen slightly, but then he lowered them calmly.
"What's wrong? Aren't you leaving?" he asked softly.
Yun Qingqing was silent for a moment, then walked over to stand beside him, turned to look at him, and asked:
"How do you know this is the teleportation array to the Seven Stars Palace?"
It was definitely not her making a fuss.
She knew very well that these teleportation arrays had never been used in front of Xiao Changheng since they were set up.
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