There's A Beauty

Youshu originally thought that after leaving the soul, she would come directly to the Nether Palace as if in a dream, but she never expected to appear on a broad road.This road can't see where it came from backwards, and where it's going forward. There are bushes and flowers on both sides of the road, and black mist lingers in the air, making it very gloomy and depressing.

Many people passed him by with pained or numb expressions on their faces.They were all skinny and ragged, some walked alone, some dragged their children, and they walked faster and faster, as if something was attracting them in front of them.

Is this Huangquan Road?Thinking of this, Youshu also walked forward with the flow of people.Because the time flow of the Underworld is synchronized with that of the Yangshi, he must go back before tomorrow morning.His body is still lying in the prison. If he has not recovered his soul at dawn, the yamen guards will judge him to be dead, and then dig a random hole to bury him. What's more, they will wipe off the soul-leaving amulet on his forehead and let him stay forever In hell.

In a hurry, Youshu had to squeeze away the ghosts on both sides, and rushed forward, accidentally knocking down an old woman, and hurriedly bent down to help her.The old woman stood up with a groan, stared fixedly at him and exclaimed, "Oh, isn't this the County Magistrate Zhao? You, why are you dead? Then what about my son, wife, grandson, and granddaughter?" ?”

The old woman burst into tears as she spoke, attracting the attention of the surrounding ghosts.It wasn't until this time that they discovered that a living soul had sneaked in, and this living soul was Suichang's parent official.Hades is the reflection of the mortal world, that is to say, as big as the mortal world, the Underworld is as wide as it is. This Huangquan Road is just the official road for the ghosts of Lishui Mansion to go to the Underworld, and these ghosts all died in disasters. common people.

The number of them has reached 10,000+, and they crowded the huge Huangquan Road to the brim. Some people were squeezed into the thorn bushes beside the road because of their weak soul and body, and their legs were bloody.But if you take a closer look, you will find that most of them come from other counties, and there are very few ghosts in Suichang, because there is a good official in Suichang who dedicated himself to protecting the people. All donated to feed a side of water and soil.

The people in other counties feel that they are not blessed to meet such a good official, but this does not prevent them from being full of admiration and love for Xiao Zhao County Magistrate.On the way to the underworld, whenever they meet the ghosts of Suichang, they will definitely go over and talk to them, and they must tell them repeatedly how the county magistrate Xiao Zhao rescued the suffering and helped the people, and they all eagerly look forward to being born after reincarnation In Suichang, that is the real way to survive.

Suichang also died a lot of people in recent days, but they were not starved to death, but died of plague.This is also unavoidable.

Like that old woman died of the plague.She was transferred to the isolation area by Xiaozhao county magistrate, and she had food and medicine every day. On the day of her death, Xiaozhao county magistrate personally took her pulse and gave her a dose of strong medicine. However, she was old and frail, Still can't make it through.The old woman felt ashamed when she saw a large bowl of good medicine wasted on her dying person. She asked the magistrate Xiaozhao to stop treating herself, but the magistrate Xiaozhao told her: Every life is precious. He will not give up on anyone until the last moment.

This sentence made the old woman cry bitterly, and then passed away with a satisfied smile.Because she knew that with the county magistrate Xiaozhao around, her son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter would definitely be able to live in peace.This life was born in Suichang and lived under the rule of Xiaozhao county magistrate, it was really worth it.

Therefore, you can imagine how sad and desperate she was when she met Xiao Zhao County Magistrate on Huangquan Road.

Youshu has an amazing memory, and quickly recognized the old woman. She patted her back to comfort her, and then explained the matter briefly.The dead souls around heard that this was the famous Xiao Zhao county magistrate, and they all listened with pricked ears. At this time, they couldn't help being excited, and immediately emptied a straight road like sea water, and shouted, "The dead ghosts in front, let go!" , This is Xiao Zhao County Magistrate! He has been wronged and wronged, and at the moment of life and death, he has to go to the hall of the Hades to beat the drum of injustice. Let it go, let it go!"

The old woman also pushed Youshu's back, urging him to leave quickly.

"Is it really Xiao Zhao County Magistrate?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, step aside! Don't miss Xiao Zhao County Magistrate's important event!"

"It's hard for Dayong to find such a good official, but he can't tolerate it? It must be that bastard Wang Xiangcai who did it! He will definitely die in the future!"

"It's really Xiao Zhao County Magistrate. He personally served me rice porridge! I recognize him! Let me go!"

The dead souls moved upon hearing the wind, you tap my back, I poke your lower back, and pass the news all the way to the front, and then miraculously, a passage was quickly opened on this endless road to Huangquan, allowing Youshu to pass through Pass unhindered.Because the road narrowed, many dead souls were squeezed into the thorn bushes, and they were covered with injuries, but they didn't complain, and they urged County Magistrate Zhao to leave quickly.

The county magistrate Xiaozhao is not only the blue sky above the heads of the people of Suichang, but also the mirror in the hearts of the villagers in all counties.Such a good official must not die at the hands of those beasts.

Seeing this scene, Youshu had mixed feelings, but due to time constraints, she couldn't stop to say goodbye to everyone.Saying "thank you" loudly while running, he went to the underworld hidden at the end of the darkness.

After running for an unknown amount of time, a majestic city tower finally appeared in front of him. Ghost messengers guarded the city gate with swords and halberds, questioning the ghosts of the past.Before Youshu could get close, many ghosts were waving to him, "Xiao County Magistrate Zhao, come here, we'll help you secure a seat!"

It turns out that there is still a queue to enter the city, so someone always takes the first place. If Xiao Zhao County Magistrate does not come, they let the ghosts behind go in. When Xiao Zhao County Magistrate comes, he is naturally the first.

Youshu repeatedly said thank you, walked up to the ghost messenger and spread out her arms for the other party to check.The ghost guard sniffed and asked in surprise, "Why are you a living soul? According to the rules, living souls are not allowed to enter the city unless..." He twirled his thumb with a greedy expression.

This is Huangquan Road in Lishui Mansion, and the ghost messenger responsible for guarding the city is naturally a dead soul from Lishui Mansion.The head of the guard happened to be from Suichang. Hearing this, he hurried over, slapped the guard's head off, and said insultingly, "I'll fuck your grandma's legs! Even our little Zhao county magistrate dares to make things difficult for you!" Let me tell you, Lord Hades has changed long ago, if you still can't get rid of the bad habit of accepting bribes, I will sue you, put your skin in the oil pan, and throw you into the path of hungry ghosts!"

The guard trembled in horror, and quickly knelt down to plead guilty.The chief guard didn't care about him, grabbed Youshu and went into the city. He walked to an archway and pointed out, "My lord, just go up and beat the drum of grievances. Naturally, ghost messengers will take you to the Nether Palace. Don't be afraid, In this territory of Lishui Prefecture, no ghost will hurt you."

Youshu couldn't see it by herself, but Guichai was quite capable, and could faintly feel the golden light of his merits and virtues coming out of his body.It was a kind of compassionate and warm feeling. Once approached, the suffocation in the body would be purified.What's more, Xiao Zhao County Magistrate's name has already been spread all over the world. I don't know how many people have his Longevity card in their homes. The light of the card is also a way to protect oneself.

Youshu thanked him again and again, then picked up the gavel and knocked hard a few times, and sure enough, two ghost messengers rushed over and took him to the center of the city.The head guard waited for him to disappear at the end of the road before turning back to work.

A group of people walked quickly and arrived at a palace. One of the ghost messengers seemed to be confirming, "You are Zhao Youshu, the magistrate of Suichang County, a living soul, with golden light of merit and virtue, and you are also a descendant of Master Xia Qi?"

Youshu thought it was a routine question, so she nodded and answered yes.The two ghosts looked at each other with happiness in their eyes.They changed their course without a trace, and brought Youshu to a gloomy underground palace. A ghost messenger left for a while, said to go in and report, and hurried over after a while, and slapped a black token in his hand on Youshu's forehead.

A black light flashed, followed by a burst of dizziness. When Youshu regained her clarity, she found herself standing in an empty hall. The hall was supported by eight columns with mysterious runes engraved on them. With a thick chain, he was finally bound to a fierce ghost with a blue face and fangs.Li Gui sits cross-legged in the center of the eight pillars, and the surrounding floor tiles are also painted with patterns of formations, shining faintly from time to time.

Youshu looked carefully at the formation diagram, but couldn't find any similar ones in the old man's inheritance, but from a few runes in it, it can be deduced that this should be a sealing formation, driven by ghost energy from the underworld.That is to say, if the sealed ghost wants to regain freedom, it must wait until the day when there is no more dead soul in the underworld, and any dead soul that comes within three feet of the magic circle will be automatically absorbed into it and become the nourishment for the big circle. .

How can the underworld without soul be called the underworld?It can be seen from this that this ghost has a strong background, and the people who suppressed him are even more skilled.Youshu was full of doubts in her heart, and she already knew that she was being calculated.Bring him a living soul here, use his anger to corrode the dead energy in the formation, and with the blessing of the golden light of merit, the formation may be destroyed. If unfortunately it is the eye of the formation that is destroyed, this ghost will be able to break free in an instant .

He immediately avoided it and watched quietly.

The ghost waited for a long time but did not see Youshu throwing himself into the trap, so he waved at him, "You are Zhao Youshu, the magistrate of Suichang County? I heard that you have grievances to sue."

I think the ghost messenger came here before and told him about my situation.But what is his origin, and he asked himself his grievances?If Youshu hadn't met the real King Yama, according to this ghost's tone, he would really have regarded him as the Lord of the Netherworld.

"This is indeed Zhao Youshu, may I ask who you are?" Youshu slightly cupped his hands.

"You came to complain to me, but you still ask who I am?" Li Gui stood up and shook the black imperial robe on his body.

Youshu pointed to the pillar and then to the chain, silently expressing her doubts.Before the situation is ascertained, it is better for him to speak less.

Li Gui's eyes were bloodshot, showing anger, but he managed to suppress it, and sighed pretendingly, "It's a long story, this king was originally the lord of the underworld, but was usurped by the devil of the hell, and the king The seal is here. Do you see if floods are raging in the world, droughts are rampant, officials are corrupt, the monarch is immoral, and the people are in dire straits? These are all divine punishments caused by the devil usurping the throne. If I don’t release this king to reorganize the underworld, sooner or later the world will Turn into hell, and hell will become the world. You are a rare good official, how can you abandon the people? You saved the king, you saved the people, you saved Dayong, you saved the world."

He said so much, but Youshu only paid attention to one point, "The prison in the middle? What is that?"

"It's not time, it's Dian. Ghosts die as Dian. There are eighteen floors in hell, and Dian's prison is still under the underworld. It is a place where all ghosts and evil spirits cannot set foot. The King Yama sitting in the Nether Palace is the Dian's prison." I don’t know what method he used to take this king and replace him. He also killed my 24 prison masters and ten hall Yamas, and finally replaced them with his confidants. As a result, the world is full of mourning and starvation." After saying these words, Li Gui sighed again, but because of his hideous and ugly appearance, he didn't look merciful, but extremely terrifying.

Youshu took a step forward slightly, as if she was persuaded.

The light of ecstasy radiated from Li Gui's eyes, and quickly covered it up, waiting anxiously for him to approach.Just at this time, the tall man rushed over with several prison masters, intending to pull Youshu out, but stopped suddenly, and then cast a spell to hide everyone.

"Master, what do you want to do? It's important to bring people out!" a prison master whispered.

"Look again." The man waved his hand.

Because of the man's sophistication, You Shu didn't notice his arrival at all, let alone the fierce ghost who had already been sealed away.He walked around the magic circle twice, and said slowly, "Well, let me analyze it for you, and see if I'm right?"

Li Gui was impatient and urged, "You let me go out first, and then it's not too late to tell your grievances. You just need to press your hands on this character, isn't it easy? At that time, not only will the king Severely punish your enemies, and give you 500 years of longevity plus inexhaustible glory and wealth." This is the biggest temptation for ordinary people, even if the king of the dynasty stands here, he may not be able to resist it.

Youshu took a closer look, and it was a coincidence that the character was on the front of the array.Unmoved, he said, "That's right, I found that there are inconsistencies in your statement. I can't produce other evidence, so I will say two things: First, I was arrested and interrogated in the underworld. The fourth prison master said that all the corrupt officials in the mortal world escaped from the animal realm. At that time, I thought, how can the beasts of the animal realm escape the realm and reincarnate? Doesn’t King Yama even care about it? Wait until they have harmed countless people and then come to settle the matter, right? A little late? Second, when I entered the city, I was asked for silver taels because I was a living soul. The chief guard said, "Now the King of Hades has changed a long time ago. If you still can't get rid of the bad habit of accepting bribes, I will sue you." Go up, peel off the skin, put it in the oil pan, and throw it into the hungry ghost's way'. From this, I infer: first, when you were in power, the underworld officials were as corrupt as the mortal world; second, the six reincarnations have long been messed up under your management, So that people are neither human nor ghost.”

He stopped slowly and looked directly at Li Gui, "The reason why the floods and droughts are rampant in the mortal world is not the current Lord of the Nether, but the beasts that you indulged and reincarnated. You treat people like beasts, and treat beasts As a human being, you deserve to be sealed forever."

He took a few steps back and nodded slightly, "I'm sorry, but please stay here, I should go. Destiny is inexhaustible, only virtue is the auxiliary, no matter who the person in the hall is, as long as he has virtue, he can live there." .” Then he walked towards the outside of the hall.

Li Gui never expected this person to be so sharp and upright, and hurriedly shouted, "Wait! If you let me go out, I will give you a thousand years of longevity, a high official salary, and even the appearance of an emperor!"

Youshu walked faster and faster, "Speaking and keeping your mouth shut is to lure you with profit. For a ghost like you, it's better not to be the king of Hades, otherwise the officials under your rule will become like you. The hell is in charge of life and death. If you give money If there is more, let a good fetus be born, no matter whether he was an animal or a demon in life, what about the dead soul who has done good deeds and accumulated virtue? Will he suffer the same in the next life? Good has no good reward, evil has no evil end, what is the difference between the world and hell? Let you go , I must die to bear the blame!"

"Damn, I really hate you honest officials the most, and I don't know what you are pretending to be in your head! I remember you. If I can go out someday, I will let you take turns to go to the Asura Dao and the Hungry Ghost Dao." , Beasts will be tortured!" Li Gui shouted angrily.

Youshu didn't hear it, and ran quickly towards the gate of the palace, but unexpectedly bumped into a tall man with a mask on his face.The man's chest was very cold and stiff, but also extremely generous and strong. He stretched his arms around Youshu's slender waist, and said in a deep voice, "Slow down, don't fall."

Youshu looked up and couldn't help being overjoyed, "You're here!"

The man saw that he was holding his arm tightly, his eyes were bright, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. He couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, but he didn't show it.He supported Youshu to stand firm, nodded and said, "This king is here to save you."

"Lord Zhao really has a heart like a mirror, and he was not bewitched by this culprit." The fourth prison master stepped forward and cupped his hands.

After the former underworld lord's old department took him away, many people from Suichang rushed to the Netherworld Hall to inquire about the situation of Xiaozhao County Magistrate's lawsuit. The respected upright official immediately came to save people.Just now they really broke into a cold sweat for Xiao Zhao County Magistrate.If he was bewitched by the former underworld lord, and he really tried to solve the formation, he didn't know what would happen to him.Fortunately, there is no one under his fame, and he is as smart as the rumors say, with good eyes and ears, and a pure disposition, who can tell the difference between a human and a ghost at a glance.

You Shu was about to answer, but saw Yan Luo Wang pointing at her buttocks, and asked in a cold voice, "Have you been tortured?"

When he looked back, he realized that the prison clothes were stained with blood, and his eyes were reddish.He wholeheartedly resettled the victims, but how could he expect someone to frame him?It is too difficult to be an official in Dayong Kingdom, and it is even more difficult to be a good official.Thinking of the hardships he had suffered these days, his expression became more and more aggrieved.

"It's nothing, this king will uphold justice for you!" The man patted Youshu's head, then grabbed his wrist and strode out.

This icy temperature, slow and intimate touch made Youshu inexplicably familiar.Something flashed through his mind, but he couldn't catch it, so he had to follow suit.When they arrived at the Nether Palace, ghost messengers brought all the people involved in the case to the hall and knelt down one by one.

"Sit here." The man pointed to the thickly padded chair on his left.

Youshu didn't dare to refuse, she sat down slowly, and twisted her buttocks in unbearable pain.The man pulled him to his side, stretched out his hands and kneaded him, and let him go quickly when he jumped up, "Okay, sit down with peace of mind."

Hey, it's really good!This King Yama is indeed a good god!Youshu praised in her heart, and her pitch-black pupils naturally showed reverence.The man took a deep look at him, then slapped the gavel, and shouted, "Whoever is in the hall, please automatically report your name."

There are hundreds of people detained in the hall, including Wang Zhifu who jointly falsely accused Youshu, county officials, witnesses, imperial envoys, etc., as well as accomplices who were killed by them in order to erase the evidence.The living soul and the dead ghost confronted each other, and Yan Luo and the 24 prison masters in the hall were intimidated. With almost no interrogation, everyone confessed their crimes.

It turned out that the imperial envoy knew that Youshu was wronged, and that the money had been divided up by Wang Zhifu and others. He also knew that the real bandit leader was actually a subordinate of Wang Zhifu. That's when he put his mind on Youshu.Who told Youshu to change her ways and go the right way?

The imperial envoy received half of the disaster silver from Wang Zhifu, a total of 50 taels, and ate his conscience.Not only did he help to forge criminal evidence, but he also planned to use his privileges to make a final attack. Even if the higher-ups sent someone to review it, it would be difficult to reverse the case without proof.

When he came to this point in his confession, You Shu was so angry that he almost gritted his silver teeth, his eyes widened, and he tried his best to express his anger.However, once he tightened his lips, the dimples on the side of his cheeks appeared, not only did he not feel intimidating, but on the contrary, he was very pitiful and cute.

The man was still listening attentively, but after glancing at him, he lost his mind and slowly turned his head away, admiring silently.

"Master, everyone's crimes have been verified, please release them." After the interrogation, a prison master folded his hands and reported, and repeated it again when he saw that there was no movement in the hall for a long time.

Youshu also looked over in puzzlement.

Only then did the man come back to his senses, slowly raised his head and sat upright, took out an account book from the table, and said while sketching, "Wang Xiangcai, Yuan Yang's lifespan was 68, but now it is reduced to 44. After death, he will enter the stone mill hell. In 1000, he entered the Asura Way after serving his sentence; Hao Zuosi, whose lifespan was originally 75 but now reduced to 46, was sent to the volcanic hell after his death.

Wang Zhifu is exactly 44 this year, and the imperial envoy is 46, which means that they originally had more than [-] years to live, but their remaining life was cut off because of their many crimes.Not only that, but after death, they have to enter the realm of Asura and the realm of hungry ghosts separately, and suffer endless samsara.

The two of them got scared now, they cried and kowtowed in the hall, and the other accomplices begged for mercy loudly, weeping and crying.

Seeing that all the people who harmed her were retribution, Youshu finally felt relieved, and turned her head to look at King Yama with adoring and eager eyes.Although this ghost crawled out of the prison of scorpion, he can distinguish good from evil better than the gods and Buddhas. It is no exaggeration to say that he is now the incarnation of justice and the messenger of love in Youshu's heart.

The man enjoyed his admiration very much, his eyes glowed warmly, but the words he said were even more cruel, "Take it down, those who should be skinned, those who should be gouged out and tongues gouged out, those who should be whipped... Be careful with your hands." , don’t kill them, the trial of Yangshi will have to go through again.”

24 The prison masters promised in unison to sew up the souls after they were broken up. The painful taste is enough for them to recall forever.