All the monks inside and outside Qingcheng Mountain were gathered outside the Laojun Pavilion on the top of the mountain. Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen looked at Lu Zhidao, the judge of the Underworld Prosecution Department in front of them, feeling a little panicked.
The righteous gods of the underworld generally do not appear in the human world, and they have the least contact with monks and living beings. After all, these gods are in charge of the world after death, and even gods will be frightened when they see them.
"When did you come to Qingcheng Mountain?" Lu Zhidao asked Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.
Instead, he answered all questions truthfully. After some cross-examination, Lu Zhidao said to Xu and Bai: "Don't leave Qingcheng Mountain for the next few days."
Xu Xian quickly asked Lu Zhidao, "Dare I ask Judge Lu, what happened?"
Lu Zhidao glanced at Xu Xian, and then said: "Don't ask, you shouldn't know about this."
Bai Suzhen said: "But we have been interrogated for so long, we must know something, right?"
Lu Zhidao glanced at Bai Suzhen, and then said: "It's nothing serious. It's just that the underworld was stolen. A valuable treasure was stolen, and the person who stole this treasure escaped from Qingcheng Mountain into the Yangshi."
"The treasure of the underworld has been stolen?" Xu and Bai looked at each other. What treasures could there be in the underworld?
But Lu Zhidao had already gone to interrogate other immortal cultivators at this time, and Fa Hai came over at this time. However, both the underworld judge and the Yin Commander respected Fa Hai, which may have something to do with the rumor.
Seeing Fahai approaching, Xu Xian first saluted with namaste and called out 'senior brother'.
Fahai also clasped his hands in return, and then stood side by side with Xu Bai. Bai Suzhen looked at Fahai and said: "I didn't expect that Zen Master Fahai's portraits are so good, especially the portraits of our women. They are so lifelike."
"Haha." Fa Hai smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Taoist, you want to say that I am good at painting women, right?"
"." Bai Suzhen pursed her lips, then looked at Fahai and said, "There are rumors that the Heavenly Court will select Zen Master Fahai to be the Heavenly Judge?"
Fahai did not deny it, nodded and said: "There is such a statement, and both Taoism and Buddhism have to select several people to serve as heavenly judges."
This is why people in the underworld respect Fahai so much. If Fahai really becomes the judge of heaven, he will have great power and great authority.
At this time, Bai Suzhen turned her eyes and asked, "Then do you know what happened in the underworld? What valuable treasure was lost?"
Fa Hai hesitated for a moment, glanced at the faces of Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."
"What? Do you think we will be the ones stealing the treasure?" Bai Suzhen asked displeasedly.
Fahai nodded and said: "Not necessarily, after all, you have never done this kind of thing before."
"Hahaha." Xu Xian laughed when he heard this, "You are talking about the stolen treasure from Prince Liang's mansion, that was done by Xiao Qing."
Before Xu Xian finished speaking, Bai Suzhen pinched the soft flesh around her waist, and she screamed out in pain.
"Forget it if you don't tell. We don't really want to know anyway." Bai Suzhen rolled her eyes at Xu Xian, and then said lightly.
However, seven rays of immortal light soon flew from far to near, and soon flew into Laojun Pavilion. When they landed on the platform outside Laojun Pavilion, the immortal cultivators below could not help but take a breath of cold air.
"Isn't that Luo Feng, the God of the Six Heavenly Palace? And the father-in-law of Wuyue, why are they all here?" A monk exclaimed.
Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen also looked solemn when they saw Master Luo Feng Liu Tian and Father Wu Yue entering Laojun Pavilion.
Fahai said at this moment: "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's not that it can't be said, but the underworld doesn't want to make it public."
Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen looked over, and Fa Hai continued: "It was God Meng Po's pot of soup base that was stolen."
"Goddess Meng Po's soup base?" Xu Xian murmured, "Isn't that Meng Po soup?"
Fa Hai nodded and said, "Yes, it's Meng Po Soup. Someone stole the soup base of a pot of Meng Po Soup into the human world. Although I don't know what he wanted to do, this is a big deal to the underworld."
"But Meng Po Soup has no miraculous effects. What is this person doing stealing Meng Po Soup?" Bai Suzhen asked curiously.
Fahai shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Xu Xian said: "Meng Po Soup is for ghosts. It can make the ghosts forget all the past events and then reincarnate. But Meng Po Soup has no effect on people in the world, so taking risks like this is just to steal a pot of Meng Po Soup." It’s truly astonishing to see it in the human world.”
Regardless of what Xu Xian thought, the immortals and gods in Laojun's Pavilion began to discuss the matter after paying homage to Taishang Laojun.
Present here is Ning Fengzi, the father-in-law of the Five Mountains. He is the mountain god of Qingcheng Mountain, so he should naturally be included.
Next are the abbot Wang Changzhen of Guchang Taoist Temple in Qingcheng Mountain and the temple master Zhao Shengzhen. Both of them are disciples of the ancestral heavenly master Zhang Daoling, and Qingcheng Mountain is their Taoist temple.
However, today's Daomen temples in Qingcheng Mountain are all newly built, and the original temples were destroyed during the calamity.
Then there are the righteous gods of the underworld, Luo Feng, the six-day palace guard, the four great judges, and the ten great Yin commanders, all sitting in the pavilion.
"Reporting to the Six Heavenly Masters and four judges, our underworld soldiers have surrounded Qingcheng Mountain. Not even a fly can fly out." Hei and Bai Wuchang reported.
Judge Zhong Kui of the Punishment Department asked: "Have you found any useful clues?"
The top ten Yin commanders shook their heads, and Niutou said: "We have checked all the gods, monks, and mortals in Qingcheng Mountain, and we haven't found any clues yet."
Master Qing from the God Realm of Zhou Jue Yin Tian Palace said at this moment: "This person can escape from the underworld with the help of the cave heaven and blessed land. I think his Taoism must be not low, at least he is above the true immortal. Those monks below the true immortal should not embarrass them. After the investigation Let them go from now on.”
The reason why Dongtian Paradise is called Dongtian Paradise is that, in addition to its extremely prosperous magical power, the other reason is that Dongtian Paradise is connected to the Nine Heavens and down to the Nine Netherworlds.
Although there is no ghost gate in Qingcheng Mountain, as the paradise of cave heaven itself, it is a gate that can connect to the underworld.
"Yes." Upon hearing Master Jieqing's words, the Ten Great Yin Commanders immediately bowed and worshiped.
At this time, Lu Zhidao, the judge of the Chacha Department, said: "What does this thief want to do when he steals Meng Po Tang?"
Cui Jue, the judge of the Yinlu Department, the head of the four judges, said solemnly: "It would be okay if he uses it for other things, but I'm afraid he uses it to write off accounts."
Hearing this, the other three judges could not sit still. The underworld also had to reconcile accounts with ghosts.
A series of accounts such as moral virtue, longevity, good and evil, sin, etc. all need to be checked. The four judges and the ghost kings and city gods from all over the world come to check the accounts.
For example, a certain evil ghost king takes in a lonely ghost. This lonely ghost is a lonely ghost in the world, but it is also listed in the underworld's account.
As long as the soul is not scattered, it can always be accounted for, and it can calculate the evil, good and evil, and sins, and decide whether the ghost should be punished or reincarnated.
Therefore, this reconciliation is not done deliberately, but now that the calamity has just passed, heaven is reforming, and the underworld is also undergoing reform, this account must be correct.
If there are a large number of ghosts who cannot pay their bills, the four judges will definitely be held responsible.
So under what circumstances will a large number of ghosts fail to pay their bills? That is, a large number of "black household" ghosts suddenly become "white household" ghosts, so it is easy to lose track of accounts.
The so-called black household ghosts are those who have not gone through a series of 'liquidation' procedures in the underworld and been allowed to reincarnate after death. They are called black households.
Baihu went through a series of liquidation procedures in the underworld, and was finally allowed to reincarnate, and completed the last procedure: those who took Mengpo Decoction became Baihu.
Such a ghost's 'lifetime account' has been settled. The reason why what Judge Cui said made the other three judges' scalps numb is because if the stolen Meng Po Tang was lost to those lonely ghosts in the world or If the newly dead ghosts drink it, then these ghosts will be "white households" in the underworld, and they can go to reincarnation without any hindrance.
And because of taking Meng Po Decoction, all the negative virtues, good and evil, and other things about their books in the underworld will be cleared. Even if the underworld catches these ghosts, there is no way to judge them, because all their records are It has already disappeared and can only be sent to be reincarnated.
"Judge Cui is saying that there is someone in the underworld who is guarding and stealing, and wants to use Meng Po Tang to pay off the debt?" Master Ji Chang from Zongling Qifei Heavenly Palace asked.
Judge Cui bowed his hands, nodded and said, "This is exactly what I think."
"If that's the case, things will be in trouble." Master Lu Hong, who dared to command Lian Wanzui Heavenly Palace, said in a deep voice.
Zhong Kui said in a solemn voice: "It should be that there are priests from the underworld in the world who also have a large number of ghosts of unknown origins in their hands. Seeing that the underworld is about to reconcile the accounts, they want to write off the accounts."
The gods of the underworld were lost in thought. At this time, Wang Changzhen, the abbot of Guchang Taoist Temple, said: "Dear gods, does Lord Yama of the Tenth Hall know about this matter?"
The four great judges nodded and said: "The ten Lords of Hell naturally already know."
Master Wang Chang nodded, and then said: "In this case, I am afraid that the person who committed the crime will not stay in Qingcheng Mountain, and must have escaped."
Master Hu Cheng from Taisha Liangshi Zongtian Palace said: "We are going to use Qingcheng Mountain as the center and send Yin soldiers to search Shu County extensively. Therefore, when we come to Qingcheng Mountain this time, we also want to ask for your help from fellow Taoists."
Master Jie Qing of Zhou Jue Yin Tian Palace said: "The Meng Po Tang must be used within seven days after entering the human world, otherwise it will be ineffective. The thief chose to escape from Qingcheng Mountain. Presumably his lair is also in Shu, or close to Shu. place."
Master Wang Chang and Master Zhao Sheng looked at each other, and then worshiped Luo Feng, the God of the Six Heavenly Palace, and said, "We, the mountain cultivators, have been invited by the gods of the underworld. We are honored to accept this order."
Afterwards, the four great judges returned to the underworld, leaving only Luo Feng, the six-day guardian god, and the ten evil commanders to stay in the human world and preside over the search.
At the same time, the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist Sect also contacted other Taoist monks in Shu to help the underworld soldiers block Shu County together and search for the thieves who stole Meng Po Tang.
The Underworld of Yin Cao, the Imperial Palace of Fengdu.
The King of Hell of the Tenth Hall, dressed in official robes, stood in the main hall and looked up respectfully at the Great Emperor of Beiyin Fengdu above him.
After listening to King Qin Guang's report, Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin asked, "Where is God Meng Po?"
King Qin Guang said quickly: "Back to Your Majesty, God Meng Po is waiting to meet you outside the palace."
"Xuan." Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin said.
Soon, Goddess Mengpo walked quickly into the Fengdu Hall with shouts of shouts. When she came to the center of the hall, she immediately bowed her head and said: "The sinner, Goddess Mengpo, pays homage to the Great Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin. His Majesty."
"Ping Shen." The Great Emperor of Beiyin Fengdu said.
God Mengpo stood up in thanksgiving, and then Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin asked: "How many ghosts can the stolen Mengpo soup base be used to pay off?"
Po Meng made a quick calculation, and then reported: "If you report back to Your Majesty, at least seven thousand ghosts can pay off their debts."
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin did not speak when he heard this number, but began to meditate quietly. Lord Yan and Goddess Meng Po of the Tenth Palace stood in the hall and did not dare to make a sound for fear of disturbing Emperor Fengdu.
After an unknown period of time, Emperor Fengdu finally asked again: "Did King Qin Guang report that the thieves who stole Meng Po Tang did not leave any magic power or traces behind?"
Meng Po bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it is true. If I hadn't remembered the quantity of Meng Po Tang clearly, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find out that Meng Po Tang was stolen."
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin nodded, and then asked King Qin Guang: "Have the Yin soldiers been sent out?"
King Qin Guang immediately replied: "Luo Feng, the six-day palace guard, and the ten Yin commanders led one hundred thousand Yin soldiers out of Qingcheng. That is where the thieves fled from the underworld."
"How do you judge." Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin asked: "How do you determine that the thief escaped from Qingcheng Mountain?"
King Qin Guang said: "It's just because when God Meng Po discovered that Meng Po Tang was stolen, only the Qingcheng Mountain in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land showed signs of the Yin and Yang boundary being opened."
Emperor Beiyin Fengdu said calmly: "It cannot be limited to one place. This may also be a trick of the thieves."
When King Qin Guang heard this, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please give me some advice."
The Great Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin said: "First, immediately order the four great judges to count all the ghost books in Nanzhan Buzhou, identify all the lonely ghosts staying in the human world as soon as possible, and make separate registrations. Second, look south to Buzhou. The ghosts, city god temples and gods affiliated to the underworld from all sides sent Yin soldiers to search. Thirdly, the ghost demons, city gods and all the priests affiliated with the underworld in Nanzhan were ordered to strictly inspect their respective jurisdictions and pay attention to inventory of all accounts that have been written off 'The ghost has nowhere to hide."
When King Qin Guang heard this, he immediately bowed and said: "I will obey your Majesty's decree."
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin raised his hand and said, "You go down first. If there is any progress, report it in time."
"Yes, I will leave."
Then the Tenth Hall King of Hell stood up and resigned, leaving the Fengdu Imperial Palace. Only Po Meng was left in the main hall.
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin shouted at this time: "God Meng Po."
God Meng Po worshiped quickly: "I am here."
Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor said: "How many Yin soldiers do you have as subordinates?"
Po Meng said quickly: "I am the righteous god of the underworld, and according to law, I am assigned a thousand Yin soldiers."
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin said: "Then why don't you use it?"
Po Meng was stunned and didn't know how to answer. She didn't use those Yin soldiers before because she thought they were in the way.
Seeing that Meng Po was unable to answer, Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin said slowly: "You are the righteous god of the underworld and have served in the underworld for so many years. I will not pursue the case this time, but this kind of thing must not happen again in the future."
When Po Meng heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said: "I thank Emperor Fengdu for his undue kindness."
"After we return, we must gather all the Yin soldiers. All the Mengpo soup that is refined must be guarded by Yin soldiers, and there must be no mistakes." After the Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Po Meng immediately bowed and said: "In compliance with the decree of Emperor Fengdu, I retire."
(End of chapter)
