"I, I..." Jiang Si's entire body was devoured by the silver-white flames, and he was no longer recognizable. He had transformed from a skinny man into a thick human-shaped black mist, barely holding up his robe.
"King of Hell, please make the decision for me--" Jiang Si suddenly burst into tears, as if he was extremely aggrieved and unable to bear the pain. His legs went limp and he fell facedown on the ground that was stained red and black with blood.
"Tell me what you want me to do for you." The King of Hell was wearing a black official uniform with dark gold patterns embroidered on it. The patterns were exquisite and laid out very naturally. If you look closely, you can see a lot of mysteries. This wide robe with wide sleeves suits him very well, making him look slender and tall, like a delicate orchid or a jade tree.
He has a young face, a fair face without beard or hair, but his temperament is reliable, steady and dignified.
"These people who broke into the underworld from the mortal world, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons brought them here. I had good intentions to bring them in to see you, but unexpectedly the one in black suddenly attacked me. I was no match for him, so I had to flee all the way into the hell of knives and saws, trying to avoid him, but he actually released evil fire, trying to burn me to death. Fortunately, you arrived in time, otherwise... woo woo woo..."
Jiang Si lay on the ground and whispered, looking so pitiful.
"You farted!"
"You are talking nonsense and slandering me!"
"Bah! Disgusting!"
"I didn't expect there are such people in hell. It really opens my eyes."
Before the King of Hell could react, the people behind Luo Zheyu were so angry that they couldn't help but jump out and shout angrily.
Similar words were constantly uttered in the live broadcast room.
[The Taoist youth does not cultivate immortality: a worthless underworld official! ]
[No spirits allowed after the founding of the country: I smell a conspiracy. This guy had bad intentions from the beginning. He stood at the gate of Hades' Palace. Maybe he was waiting for you on purpose! ]
[Bai Ban Feng He: GG, everyone please be careful and stay safe! ]
[Eating melons and not minding the big things: I am so disgusted, what is this stupid man pretending to be, and he is also flattering me! ]
[**Government department: Ms. GG, this is a conspiracy against you. Please be careful and pay attention to safety. If necessary, you can use the live broadcast playback function as evidence! ]
Now they are completely sure that this unknown being called Jiang Si has bad intentions, and he must have had some ill intentions by letting them enter this hell of knives and saws!
Looking at the souls being tortured in this hell of saws and knives and the scattered instruments of torture, everyone could not help but touch their own limbs and felt cold all over.
Fortunately, they have someone to rely on, so even if they are weak, they will not be slaughtered at will.
Upon hearing the sound, the King of Hell looked over here and saw Luo Zheyu standing in the front. He was holding a huge sickle with silver-white flames shooting up into the sky.
I saw that he had a figure as beautiful as jade, a handsome face, eyebrows flying into the temples, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, eyes like bright stars, and his eyes were clear and bright, with a sharp gleam in them that was breathtaking.
It makes people feel happy and want to get closer to him, but they have to be intimidated by his power.
Jiang Si was right about one thing, his strength was indeed not as good as this person's.
They looked at each other, neither of them spoke, and they stood there in silence.
"I have evidence here to prove that this guy is lying!" GG squeezed out of the crowd, stood next to Luo Zheyu, took out his cell phone and said.
She has been broadcasting live, and the live broadcast room has recorded everything faithfully.
Live broadcast can be replayed.
GG entered the backstage, clicked replay, and swiped the video to the time when Jiang Si was leading them the way. He turned the phone screen over to face the King of Hell opposite him.
At this distance, the King of Hell should not be nearsighted and should be able to see the contents on the screen clearly... right?
The screen starts playing automatically.
"Bang bang bang!" Heavy knocking sounds came from the phone, and GG turned the volume to maximum.
"Master Jiang Si, you are here."
"Um."
"Call some more of your men over."
Hearing this, and looking at the picture on the phone screen, Jiang Si, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly jumped up and pounced towards GG, which had turned into a thick black fog of human figures.
"The underworld is a forbidden place, how can we allow you to record it with the filth from the living world!"
He turned his hand into black mist, and the tip of his hand quickly stretched out towards GG. His movements were so fast that he was in front of GG in the blink of an eye.
GG was startled and stared with wide eyes, watching the black fog coming towards him, without time to dodge or retreat.
At this moment, Luo Zheyu took a step forward and stood in front of GG. At the same time, he turned his right hand over, with his palm facing forward, and grasped the sickle with his backhand. His hand led his shoulder, and he used the strength of his whole body to swing the sickle vigorously from bottom to top and from left to right.
“Shua——”
"ah--"
The sickle drew a silvery-white arc in the air. The flame combined with the sickle's sharp blade, making a sound of cutting through the air. It also easily cut the black mist that Jiang Si had turned into, from the right thigh to the left shoulder, and cut it in half with one knife. Jiang Si only had time to let out a sharp scream before he was quickly entangled and burned by the flames on the blade. Before his lower body could fall to the ground, his upper body was directly swallowed up in the air. He was truly scared to death, without even a trace of dust left.
"Why don't you come in quickly?"
Inside the phone, Jiang Si's next words rang out.
There was deathly silence all around.
In the hell of knives and saws, the little devils all stand by. The prisoners being tortured rarely have a chance to breathe. They wish they didn't exist at all and wouldn't make any sound.
The more than two hundred living people behind him also held their breath, fearing that the sound of their breathing would disturb the two men.
Luo Zheyu slowly put down the sickle and looked at the King of Hell, who had not anticipated Jiang Si's actions and therefore did not take any action.
The two looked at each other again, their indifferent and majestic eyes meeting their clear and sharp brown pupils.
This time, there was a little more tension in the air.
The smell of gunpowder filled the air between the two of them, and it seemed as if a war was about to break out.
After a moment, the King of Hell spoke first.
"I will investigate the matter of Chief Jiang, but..." He paused. "The underworld is not a place where people can cause trouble casually. After all, you killed Chief Jiang, so you must accept punishment!"
"Hmph." Luo Zheyu snorted coldly, tightly gripped the sickle, and stared at the King of Hell opposite with heavy eyes.
"Then let's fight," he said.
The people behind them looked at each other, and hurriedly stepped back in nervousness to make room for Luo Zheyu and Yan Wang, and to prevent these small fish from being affected.
He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the King of Hell was a fragile person who could not withstand a single blow, and that Luo Zheyu could kill the King of Hell with one sword as easily as he had killed Jiang Si before.
Zimo pulled away GG who was still standing there in a daze.
The sickle moved slightly, and the silver-white flame was about to break away from the blade and fly towards the King of Hell, but unexpectedly the other party suddenly raised his hand to stop.
"Huh? Wait!"
The King of Hell shouted, his brows furrowed, his eyes slightly focused, and he looked at Luo Zheyu carefully and attentively, but he seemed to be looking through him at a more essential existence.
"You are not from this world?"
He asked.
Luo Zheyu's pupils shrank slightly, and he slightly suppressed the flame on the sickle that was about to burst out.
Although there was no change in Luo Zheyu's expression, Yan Wang confirmed his guess from his reaction. He stretched out his hand and touched his smooth chin a few times, but found nothing. Then he remembered that he had shaved off all the beard on his chin.
"Ahahahaha..." The King of Hell raised his head slightly, laughed dryly a few times, and said, "The underworld is a place with rules and reason. The matter of Jiang Si has not been investigated yet. He rushed towards your companion just now, and your counterattack was a normal reaction. Let's go and try it now to see if Jiang Si is innocent or if he premeditated and intended to harm others."
"Everyone, follow me to the Hades Palace to investigate this matter."
Luo Zheyu looked at the more than 200 people who were staring at him eagerly, calmed the flames on his sword, nodded slightly, and signaled them to follow the King of Hell together.
Then everyone followed the King of Hell and returned the way they came.
The King of Hell’s strength is naturally not weak, and can even be described as unfathomable.
Facing him, Luo Zheyu was not at all confident.
But even so, in this situation, why not fight desperately?
But now the King of Hell seems to have seen through the fact that he is not from this world, and has made obvious overtures to goodwill. In order for the two hundred people behind him to safely leave the underworld and return to the world of the living, Luo Zheyu is also willing to deal with the King of Hell.
There has not been any direct conflict between them, and there is still room for easing their relationship.
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"Why do you appear on Huangquan Road as strangers?"
The solemn and dignified voice echoed in the hall.
The King of Hell sat on a high seat with a desk placed in front of him, looking serious and steady. The light in the hall was even dimmer, and one could only see the King of Hell's indifferent and majestic eyes staring at the people below, which was full of oppression.
Everyone looked at each other, and the captain of the plane was pushed to the front to answer the questions.
"Reply...Reply to the King of Hell, we were originally in the mortal world, flying in the sky on a plane. The sun was suddenly blocked by the moon, and the sky and the earth became dark. A solar eclipse occurred. When the sky brightened again, a huge black crack suddenly appeared in front of the plane. The plane had no time to change direction and flew into it... and then, it ended up here." The captain nervously imitated what people say in movies and TV dramas when they meet the investigating officers.
The King of Hell stared at him silently, making the captain more and more nervous. He didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks.
The people around him were not much better than him. Seeing that the King of Hell was like a statue, not saying a word, they couldn't help but interrupt.
"In a split second, the plane came here by itself!"
"We, we are just ordinary people. How can we have the ability to enter the underworld?"
"I just realized that the legend of Hell and Yellow Spring is true..."
In order to prove that what the captain said was true, everyone spoke up, and the scene was noisy and chaotic.
"Bang!" The sound of the gavel hitting the desk was heard.
Everyone just felt their ears startled, and then they immediately calmed down.
"No noise or disturbance."
The King of Hell said.
"From what you said, it seems that we have directly entered the road from the living world to the underworld... Jiang Si is the one who controls the passage between the yin and yang."
He paused and said, "Judge, check who died wrongfully today."
"Yes." A man in dark red official uniform suddenly walked out from the darkness on one side. He held a book in his left hand and a pen in his right hand.
The light in the hall was too dim. If he hadn't stepped out at this moment, no one would have noticed that there was someone standing in that dark corner.
The judge held the book in his left hand, and without any movement, the pages turned automatically in the air at an extremely fast speed. Finally, the pages stopped turning and froze at a certain page.
"Today, a total of 3,781 people died in vain."
"Two hundred and forty-five of them died from the same cause: falling from a high altitude and dying on the road to the underworld."
"Another eighteen people died because they fell into the Forgotten River, sank into the water, and drowned."
"Hmm?" The King of Hell's eyes moved slightly. "Where are the souls of these people?"
The page of the book in the judge's hand automatically turned to the back one page. The judge looked at the page and read it carefully, his voice steady and without fluctuations.
"There are a total of 263 people who have drunk Meng Po's soup and have all been reincarnated into the next life."
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