hotmtlnovel Chapter 537: Palace of Hell
Chapter 537: Palace of Hell
In less than an incense stick of time, all the ghosts returned to the underworld, and the supervisor handed over the shadow stone in time.
"Haha, I, Niu Tou, can probably become the king."
This time, the Bull Head randomly matched with a girl who lived alone, and she was very timid. The old bull mooed twice eerily, and the girl was scared to death.
"Tsk, you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror, but you don't even look at what you look like."
His old partner, Horse-faced Man, immediately poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Who said that Ox-face couldn't be king?"
The top ten in terms of bluffing scores this time are the King of Hell from each hall. The scoring is not based on their appearance. They can scare people to death and take the least time, so the scores must be high.
"If you become the King of Hell with this appearance, it will be a disgrace to the underworld."
"It's better than having a long droopy face."
The Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Ghost Kings as well as the other ghost kings who were actually performing the second level were eagerly waiting for the scores from Sanbao and the Hades. The odds of five to one were still very high.
"Ahem... After review by Daojun and this emperor, I will now announce your rankings."
The underworld square was now crowded with ghosts.
Conferring the title of King of Hell on the Ten Courts of Hell is the biggest event in the underworld. All ghosts hope that the ghost king they are familiar with will be elected, so that they can get a position in the office.
"First place, Minotaur! Ninety-eight point five points!"
Damn, this guy actually got first place!
The ghosts were stunned and surprised, and turned to look at the bull head with its mouth grinning to the back of its head.
"Moo... I finally have something to say... Uh, I don't have to face that long horse face anymore."
The arrogant Ox-Head Patted the Horse-Face.
"Brother Niu is awesome. If I am not elected, please take care of me in the future."
Damn, who is so easily frightened?
The horse-faced man forced a smile on his long face, but after he said a few congratulations, his face drooped even longer.
"I know that the Bull Head's strength is the lowest among all the ghost kings, but it can scare people for the shortest time. It just moos eerily a few times and people are scared to death. Its actual operation is perfect."
Ji Xian was afraid that the ghosts would not be convinced, so he explained everything clearly while replaying the scene of Niutou scaring people in public.
"Damn it! This first place is a steal!"
"Old Niu is really lucky..."
"Did you step in dog poop this morning?"
As the scene ended, the ghosts had to hold back their dissatisfaction, especially the ghost kings who participated in the actual operation.
"Lord of Hell... Where is Lord of Hell? My death was so unjust... It was so unjust..."
Ji Xian was just about to continue his announcement when a ghost came to ruin the scene.
"How dare you! Who is making such a loud noise in such an important occasion, disturbing my reign as the king of Niutou... No, disturbing the order of the venue!"
Niutou was furious and turned to look towards the source of the noise.
I saw a female ghost with disheveled hair rushing towards the center of the square.
"Where are the security guards in the square? Get them out now!"
"Ox King is right. Conferring the title of King of Hell on the Ten Courts of Hell is such a big deal. How can you mess around like that?"
"Kick him out and hand him over to the security team for custody."
If there is any grievance, you can report it step by step, and appeal to the higher authorities to file a complaint, which makes the functional departments at all levels of the underworld feel embarrassed.
"The female ghost is too resentful to be stopped!"
The two elderly security guards at the square were unable to even float and were shaking as if they had a stroke. How could they possibly stop the young female ghost?
Even if you can't stop him, you have to stop him. You can't offend the Taoist Master.
The ghost king of the arrest department waved his hand, and the members of the arrest team who were watching the excitement at the scene immediately flew into the air after receiving the order and blocked the way of the female ghost.
"Ow ooh..."
"Not good, this ghost is not only full of resentment, but also carries yang energy. We can't stop it."
Several ghosts were hit by the yang energy and retreated one after another.
"Hehehe... It seems that this girl is not dead yet. Let me show you how I, the Horse-Faced Man, suck all her Yang energy away."
The Horse-Faced Guard often has experience dealing with ghosts that have just died.
"Wait...Where is Meng Po?"
Ji Xian looked at the female ghost who was stopped by the arrest department, waved his hand and a beam of black light stopped the horse-faced ghost. This woman had suffered injustice in the world, and the underworld had no right to interfere.
Since you came to the underworld and didn't drink the soup, it was Meng Po's dereliction of duty. Just call her and ask her.
Generally, after a person dies, the ghost will linger at home for seven days, which is called the first seven days. In the underworld, this is six years, and the yang energy has long been exhausted.
As for the ghosts who have just died and still have yang energy, they do not wander around in the world, but go directly to the underworld.
"Replying to the Ghost Emperor, this is a female ghost who just came from the human world. She said that a ghost harmed her and she kept shouting that her death was unjust."
"Why didn't you give her any soup?"
"Reporting to the Ghost Emperor, this woman just died and her Yang energy is too strong, we can't get close to her. The ghosts in the Jueqing Division were distracted by the Emperor's announcement just now, and accidentally let her run out of the Underworld Office Building."
"Take it back and give it a bowl of soup."
What does the injustice in the world have to do with me, the underworld? After drinking a bowl of soup, I lost my memory. I checked the book of merits and virtues and sentenced me to whatever punishment I deserved.
"Ghost Emperor, this woman has too much yang energy. Could it be that her yang energy has not yet been exhausted? That's why the ghosts dare not approach her."
"Meng Po, don't talk nonsense. The Soul-Catching Department has been collecting souls according to the years in the Book of Life and Death. It must be that the ghost messenger from the Soul-Guiding Department miscalculated the time and went to the human world to lead the way in advance."
"Don't frame the ghost king and lead the ghost boy Si. The ghosts of the first seven days don't have time to lead them."
Upon hearing this, the Ghost King was unhappy.
Not to mention the ghosts on the seventh day after death, even if a living being has been dead for ten days or half a month, there may not be time to send a ghost messenger to lead the way.
"Then...how did she come to the underworld?"
"Replying to the Ghost Emperor, this needs to be consulted with the Road Guide Bureau. Without a road guide, the dead ghosts cannot enter the underworld."
"The Soul-Catching Division has not caught any souls, so how can we issue guides? Should we give them to people who are not dead? They can't see it either."
The ghost king of the Road Pass Bureau immediately shouted that he was innocent, saying that the Road Pass was not something that living people could see.
"Perhaps the arresting department outside mistook her for a wandering ghost and arrested her soul to the underworld."
The Soul-Catching Department, the Road-Guiding Department, and the Guiding Department refused to admit their fault and directed the blame at the Arresting Department.
You can't take the blame for dereliction of duty on yourself.
"Pah, pah, pah, the arrest department didn't send any ghost officers out today. Originally, I wanted to observe the Hundred Ghosts Competition to improve my own combat experience."
"Haha, Brother Ji has a long way to go."
Sanbao couldn't help laughing when he saw the departments passing the buck to each other. It seemed that he had to compile a law targeting the evil officials in each department.
Don't seek to achieve anything but avoid making mistakes, rule by inaction!
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Lord Dao. After the Ten Palaces are established, I will make sure that the responsibilities are clearly divided."
"Since this woman has filed a complaint with the emperor, please accept it."
There are so many ghosts watching here, let's be fair for once.
"It's him! He's the one who scared me to death!"
The female ghost lifted her long hair and pointed at the bull head angrily. She had just heard his voice in the office building of the underworld, and it was exactly the same voice that scared her to death.
Well…things have changed.
Whether the person is compatible with the Ox-Head or not, with the female ghost here, the result is obvious at a glance.
Well, this guy just scared people to death.
"I hereby declare that Niutou's first place result will be cancelled and he will be handed over to the Judgment Department for sentencing. Since this woman has just died and her body has not yet been buried, regardless of whether her life span has come to an end, she will be granted 50 years of life before she returns to the living world."
After all, it was the ghosts from the underworld who caused the trouble, so Ji Xian had to ask Sanbao for permission and rewarded him with fifty years of life.
"Master Daojun, I am wronged."
Niutou looked at the female ghost and couldn't help but feel angry. It was obvious that this woman's life span had come to an end, and she would die even if he didn't scare her.
Why is a dying person still practicing? Not only did I lose the opportunity, but I also had to be punished.
"Haha, luck is also a kind of strength."
Then we eliminated a few ghost kings who were fooling people. In fact, they were just trying to scare people. We didn't let you scare them to death, nor did we let you scare them silly.
Finally, the top ten were counted and their titles and responsibilities were announced to the public.
In view of the fact that the Three Treasures have not yet taken control of the world of living beings and there are not so many ghosts, the ten Yama Palaces are temporarily equivalent to the ten functional departments of the underworld.
"Qin Guang Wang Jiang Ziwen is in charge of the records of life and death in the human world, and manages the punishments and good and bad fortunes in the underworld.
Li Wen, the King of Chujiang, was in charge of crimes such as fraud, abduction, bodily harm, rape, theft and murder.
The Emperor of Song, Yu Qin, was in charge of crimes such as disobeying elders, breaking one's promise, and instigating lawsuits.
The disobedient official Wang Luyue was in charge of crimes such as concealing taxes, defaulting on rent, and committing fraud in transactions.
Bao Zheng, the King of Hell, is in charge of crimes such as not believing in cause and effect, hindering people from doing good deeds, and slandering monks and Taoists.
Bi Zhuo, the King of Biancheng, was in charge of crimes such as blaming others and the heavens, urinating and defecating towards the sky, and disrespecting gods and Buddhas.
Dong Zhuo, the King of Mount Tai, was in charge of crimes such as using corpses to make medicine, separating people from their loved ones, and stirring up trouble.
Huang Qiong, the Emperor of the Capital, is in charge of crimes such as being unfilial to parents, in-laws, and abusing children and the elderly.
King Lu Pan of Pingdeng was in charge of heinous crimes such as murder, arson, rape and looting.
The Chakravartin King Xue Gang is in charge of checking and registering the deceased and sending them to various places for reincarnation.
The Ten Kings of Hell are in charge of sixteen small hells respectively, and each hell has its own punishment to punish the evil deeds committed by the deceased in the world of the living.
The trial will start in the first hall, by King Qin Guang, and then will be tried in the ten halls in turn. The person will be punished in the hall corresponding to the evil deeds he committed.