Chapter 96 Life Story 1
◎Was Lord Mingyue killed by Bai Chen? ◎
The night was as thick as ink, without any stars or moon.
The dull dampness rose from underground, filling the wild woods with a light mist.
Now that spring has arrived, the new buds on the branches are trying to push out new buds, but they are retracted by the cold night. The carriage ran over the dead branches and leaves that had fallen over the past year, making constant cracking and shattering sounds, which were particularly obvious on the deserted path.
The cold wind lifted the carriage curtain, bringing in the sharp neighing of horses. Yan Yue lifted the curtain and asked, "What's wrong?"
The royal guard bowed and saluted: "Tianshi, I don't know why the horse refuses to move forward."
Yan Yue muttered to herself: Qi Zhaoyang just left at noon and I'm already in trouble? If I had known that he was so good at suppressing evil spirits, I would have asked him to send me back to Linjiang City first and then let him go!
As soon as I jumped off the carriage, the cry of an owl pierced the night sky, the sound was sharp and shrill.
Yan Yue shrank her neck, feeling a chill running down her spine. She gritted her teeth and looked around, but could see nothing except the damp cold.
"I'm just passing by. Don't make trouble if you know what's best for you. I have a strong backer!"
Yan Yue shouted as a warning, but in her heart she was muttering, if it was a ghost it would be fine, but it must not be a monster!
What you fear will come to you. Two short figures, one fat and one thin, emerged from the fog.
The short and fat one carried a big knife on his shoulder, and the short and thin one held a long stick in his hand. He asked casually, "Hey, let us hear how strong your backer is?"
The guards were indeed members of the royal family. When they saw the bandits show up, they immediately drew their swords and asked, "Who is blocking our way?"
Yan Yue looked at the two guys' attire and posture, and sighed silently, raised his hand to stop them, and said: "Don't act rashly." Then he asked loudly: "Two demon fairies, I am passing by here and don't mean to disturb you. I wonder if you can do me a favor?"
The guards looked at each other, silently expressing their surprise: Demon?
The short and fat one laughed and said, "Oh, you have some knowledge!"
The short and thin one asked: "How do you know we are demons?"
Among the monsters that Yan Yue had seen, except Bai Chen and Nan Qing, all the other monsters liked to wear clothes in layers and in a messy manner. The reason why Nan Qing doesn't wear random clothes is because she follows the store's uniform. Otherwise, she would like to wear clothes in layers.
She once asked Nan Qing why she liked to dress like this? Nan Qing said that the biggest difference between humans and monsters is that monsters don’t wear clothes, but humans do. Therefore, after they cultivated into human form, the first thing they did was to learn how to wear clothes, and they would compete to see who wore more clothes and dressed better.
In short, they have their own aesthetic system. Unless one has been in the market for a long time and has been influenced by what he sees and hears, even a thousand-year-old monster will be dressed in a messy way.
But Yan Yue didn't want to belittle them, so she flattered them, saying, "You two are so majestic and impressive. You can tell at a glance that you are the demon fairies who protect the peace of this place!"
The two demons enjoyed it very much, and their arrogant and provocative looks were gone.
The short and fat one said, "I heard them call you Heavenly Master and thought it was a joke, but it seems you really have some skills. In this case, we two brothers will not make things difficult for you. Leave some money for your passage and leave quickly!"
The guards all showed puzzled expressions: This... is also possible?
However, when Yan Yue heard the words "bribe for passage", he became furious! A long black snake suddenly sprang out from the waist, and wrapped around the two men tightly with lightning speed, then pinned them down and beat them wildly!
"Payment for passage! Payment for passage! Payment for passage!"
"This Heavenly Master almost lost my life! You opened your mouth and want to take the money that I bought with my life! Let me see how you can be so shameless!"
"Pay for passage! I'll ask you to pay for passage!"
Punches and kicks came down like a torrential rain. The two were entangled tightly and could not move. They cried out miserably: "Don't just hit me! Ah, you also, hit the person next to me!"
"Damn you, little porcupine! Ouch! A disaster is about to happen. Let's all run away. Ouch, is that right..."
"Brother Ling, you are so strong! You have practiced Taoism for 800 years, how long have I only been transformed? It was you who brought me out, ah, you have to protect me... Auntie, please stop hitting me, let us two brothers go! Please..."
When the short and thin man heard this, he begged for mercy: "Ouch! Auntie! Please stop hitting me! I was wrong. I didn't recognize a great man! We don't want it anymore. Is that okay?"
"no!"
Yan Yue then retracted his feet, put his hands on his waist and panted, "You blocked my way and frightened me. You must atone for your sins!"
The guards looked at the two demons with bruised faces and noses, thinking: Buddhism and Taoism are indeed not one family, the Heavenly Master can lie against his conscience...
Yan Yue used a soul-catching lock to tie one hand of each of the two men, lifted them onto the carriage, and asked the short and thin man, "What kind of demon are you? Why are you so hard?"
The short and thin demon replied angrily: "I am a carp, born with a layer of scales to protect my body, and I am good at digging holes in mountains. How about I give you some scales, and you make a vest to protect yourself, as atonement for my sins?"
The short and fat me answered next to him: "I am a porcupine, I can give you some quills! But you can't pull out all the quills..."
Yan Yue propped up her chin and coaxed, "I don't want your things. I'm just bored, so you can just chat with me and relieve my boredom. I'll take care of the food and drinks, and I'll let you go when we get there, okay?"
The carp and the porcupine looked at each other.
"real?"
"You can't lie to us!"
Yan Yue smiled and said, "How can this Heavenly Master not keep his word?"
Both sides have their own calculations in mind.
Lingli and Porcupine recognized Yan Yue's whip as being made of the tendons and skin of a wild buffalo monster. No wonder they couldn't break free no matter how hard they tried! After she took out the soul-catching chain from the underworld, the two were even more shocked. This was the thing used by the underworld officials!
They followed for two days and waited until the Immortal Master of Qingxu Temple left before showing up. This was because they had not taken the little girl Yan Yue seriously and now they were filled with fear.
They knew clearly the abilities of the Immortal Master of Qingxu Temple, but the person before them was truly unfathomable! He's good at dealing with people, demons and the underworld. You really shouldn't mess with him!
However, Yan Yue felt that the reason she was able to win with one move just now was purely because she caught the other two off guard. If the two had been prepared, she would definitely not be able to defeat them.
This place is still far away from Linjiang City, and carrying all this valuables, who knows how many robbers we might encounter along the way. Since these two are quite powerful, why not take advantage of the lucky victory and let them accompany you, and have two more demon guards to escort you? What's the harm in doing so?
"Master, what do you want to hear? I've lived a long time, so I know all kinds of strange stories!"
Yan Yue thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know about the story of Demon King Bai Chen and Lord Mingyue?"
Lingli was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy and he said with great excitement: "Then you have finally asked the right person! We two brothers have experienced it ourselves!"
"Thinking back to that day, just like tonight, the sky was filled with thick fog, and the stars and the moon were not visible. My brother and I were passing through a deserted wilderness, and suddenly our vision was blurred by the thick fog. The damp and cold air penetrated from the soles of our feet straight into our lungs, so cold that our breath could turn into ice!"
Porcupine interrupted, "My brother Ling is well-informed. He pulled me behind a bush. Then, countless ghosts appeared in the thick fog. They covered their faces with colorful ghost masks, had bronze mirrors on their chests, and rang the bells in their hands to call back spirits. They danced in front of us and cleared the way!"
Lingli rushed to say, "The Black and White Impermanence followed closely behind, carrying the soul-guiding banners themselves! Then came the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons, each carrying a thick black chain on their shoulders, dragging a huge coffin out from the thick fog! Tsk tsk, guess who was holding the coffin?"
How would Yan Yue know? So he shook his head and said, "I don't know, but just from what you said I feel the scene is grand enough!"
"The Six Cases of the Imperial Court! The City Gods of the Netherworld Department and the Judges of the Judges Department are standing on both sides, personally supporting the coffin! Tai Ao of the Samsara Department is also here. Do you know who Tai Ao is?"
Yan Yue nodded, "Meng Po!"
Lingli continued, "The last ones escorting the carriage were even more powerful. They were the Ten Kings of Hell and the Five Ghost Emperors! That scene was so spectacular..."
Porcupine also sighed: "I never thought that I would have the opportunity to see all the people in the underworld at once in my lifetime! The funeral procession was tens of thousands of people, and it was more than ten miles long!"
Yan Yue asked in confusion: "Who is in the coffin that warrants such a grand display?"
Lingli was stunned. "You don't know?"
Yan Yue was confused: "I should know?"
Lingli said: "Who else could the entire underworld gather to send off except the Dark Moon God?"
Now it was Yan Yue's turn to be stunned. He asked in disbelief, "Mingyue Divine Lord, is he dead?"
“Puh, puh, puh!” Porcupine interrupted her and corrected her: “That’s the God of the Underworld! How can you call that death? That’s called the Fall of the God!”
Yan Yue was wondering before, it was ok for the underworld to misjudge her, but why would the Lord of Hell at Mount Tai also misjudge her? No wonder Bai Chen was always so secretive about the Dark Moon God. It turned out that the Dark Moon God had already passed away...
Lingli added: "I will never forget the scene of that day! The God of Hell fell, hundreds of ghosts danced to clear the way, the Black and White Impermanence carried banners, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Guards pulled the cart, the Six Case Officials supported the coffin, the Ten Kings of Hell and the Five Ghost Emperors escorted the cart. It was only natural. What's more surprising is that the big figures of the demon clan also gathered on the top of the mountain to send the God of Hell off!"
Yan Yue asked in surprise: "Didn't they say that the demon world and the underworld have always been at odds?"
Lingli said, "That's right! This demon king Bai Chen has been practicing for ten thousand years and has no rivals in the demon world, but he is still a demon king and has not ascended to become a demon god. He is not convinced, so he provokes the underworld all day long and insists on competing with the Underworld Moon God!"
Yan Yue was surprised: "Can he beat Ming Yue?"
Lingli shook his head: "I don't know. None of us has ever seen how advanced the Demon King's cultivation is, but the two have been fighting for thousands of years and there is indeed no one to distinguish the winner. The word has spread in the demon world that the day the Demon King defeats the God of the Underworld will be the day he ascends to the Demon God!"
A flash of lightning flashed through Yan Yue's mind, and she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "So, the Dark Moon God was killed by Bai Chen?"
Lingli asked back: "If that's the case, why would the demon king lead the demons to see the Hades off for the last time?"
Yan Yue pondered: "Because he killed the God of the Underworld but didn't ascend to become a god, he feels guilty?"
Lingli burst out laughing, "Master, your brain..."
Before he finished speaking, Lingli swallowed his mocking words and continued, "We don't know exactly what happened. Some people say that although the lifespan of gods is long, it is still limited; some people say that someone in the underworld coveted the throne and secretly harmed the underworld god, which led to the unfortunate death of the underworld god in the last battle with the demon king; others say..."
He suddenly stopped here.
"Why are you keeping me in suspense? Tell me now!" Yan Yue asked unhappily.
Lingli lowered his voice and said, "You probably know that the longer we demons live and the higher our cultivation level, the more likely we are to encounter a heavenly tribulation. It is said that during the last battle between the God of Hell and the Demon King, the Demon King encountered a heavenly tribulation!"
Yan Yue couldn't help but lower her voice and said, "The demon king encountered a heavenly calamity, why did the underworld god fall?"
Lingli said mysteriously: "The two of them fought for a long time. How could the demon king have the strength to deal with the sudden heavenly tribulation? At the critical moment, it was the Hades who stepped forward and withstood most of the heavenly tribulation for the demon king!"
"The God of Hades dies here!"
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