The next day, 11 o'clock sharp.
Li Jianguo was rejected, and Cui Ling hurriedly pulled him out unhappy.
When the two of them walked out of the room, Li Jianguo couldn't help but complain to Cui Ling: "Isn't it enough to even have a car in Hades? After all, I am the one who has helped solve so many problems."
In fact, Li Jianguo felt a little guilty when he said this, but if you want to say it, without himself, these problems cannot be solved.
Cui Ling led Li Jianguo down the steps and walked step by step outside the palace. Looking at Li Jianguo's expression as if he had eaten a fly, he patted Li Jianguo's shoulder in a friendly manner and said, "Master Li, do you know why?"
"Why?"
Cui Ling smiled and said: "Because the king's power is eternal."
Li Jianguo was puzzled: "Royal power?"
The two walked forward slowly side by side. Cui Ling looked straight ahead, nodded kindly to the staff passing by, and whispered: "Although the political system of the Tenth Palace Pluto is different from that of the underworld, each Pluto They are still a king, and this huge Pluto Palace is proof of their power. Mr. Li, look around you."
Li Jianguo looked around and looked at the huge palace system.
There are dense torches that can light up all the darkness, there are staff rushing through it, there are exquisitely carved stone carvings, and there are endless white jade stone steps.
"These are the royal rights." Cui Ling said seriously: "No cars are allowed to drive in the palace, and no sedans are allowed to be carried, because this is contrary to the symbol of royal power. Everything in the underworld can be changed, but only the royal power, even you, cannot shake it. .”
Li Jianguo nodded thoughtfully, and the two of them walked slowly forward on the trail, slowly savoring the feeling of being shrouded in royal power.
Li Jianguo turned his head and looked back at the Mingchen Palace, which was illuminated by the same fire. He was not familiar with this place, but he did feel a trace of the burning embers of history between his lips and teeth.
Li Jianguo murmured: "No wonder Mr. Bao said the problem lies in the Palace of Hades."
Cui Ling said lightly: "Master Bao, this is what Master Bao said. Master Bao can give up the kingship. He once served as the King of Yama for more than three hundred years, and finally resigned resolutely. Position, my father has always been a good private tutor with Mr. Bao. My father also said that the kingship of Hades is a lie and a pyramid scheme, but all the Hades have never been willing to wake up. "
Li Jianguo heard some unusual information and asked Cui Ling: "Master Bao was the King of Hell? And who was your father?"
Cui Ling sighed and said softly: "My father is Cui Yu, the last civil judge. He has not been in the underworld for many years."
Cui Jue...
I've heard of Li Jianguo. He is probably the most well-known literary judge in Hades.
Are you no longer in Hades now...
Are you out of your mind...
Died in the line of duty? still……
Cui Ling's tone suddenly changed and he smiled briskly: "Of course, Mr. Li has achieved what many people can't achieve in several lifetimes. I believe that the underworld will also get better and better. Today, we will go to the palace. Take a look outside, I know some Hades snacks that you might like."
While talking, the two of them had already walked out of the Sixth Palace. Huang Si had already been waiting outside the door. When he saw the two of them, he didn't talk to them. He just followed them from a distance and walked out of the palace step by step.
Walked for half an afternoon.
The next day, 14:30 pm.
Out of the palace.
Li Jianguo suddenly felt impressed by the breadth and depth of the Chinese language: leaving the palace and leaving the palace, the emotions they carry are so consistent:
carefree!
However, although Cui Ling has laid the groundwork, Hades is in crisis, and the current situation may not be so prosperous, the situation outside the palace is still an eye-opener for Li Jianguo.
Rows of houses are crammed into Fengdu, a medium-sized city. The atmosphere here is a bit like an urban-rural fringe area undergoing demolition. There are tile-roofed houses, brick houses, bungalows, and huts.
There was also a lot of excrement that didn't seem to live in the huts.
The streets between these densely packed buildings are quite narrow. If three or four people walk side by side, someone will have to turn sideways. The space above your head is very dense. Even on the street, you rarely have the opportunity to see a floor height exceeding two and a half meters. Signboards, horizontal pillars, and ceilings protruding from the street are all pressed together enthusiastically, rushing to greet newcomers on their foreheads.
The lighting was not that systematic either. The narrow space of darkness between the two torches could almost accommodate an entire gangster group. Everyone walks in a hurry and is unwilling to stay too long on the street.
Finally, Li Jianguo discovered (actually, he didn't discover it, he just smelled it) that there was no sewer in Fengdu, and the streets were filled with an unforgettable smell that was refreshing and unavoidable.
Li Jianguo chose his words carefully: "Master Cui, your Hades snacks... aren't they clean and hygienic?"
An intriguing smile appeared on Cui Ling's lips, and he led Li Jianguo towards the east quickly. He saw all kinds of different species on the road. The shops on the street could occasionally open up a bright light, but most of the time it was silent darkness. .
The light appeared after turning a corner. There was a significant difference from the previous block: the distance between the walls became wider, the distance between the street lights became shorter, and the distance between the two piles of excrement became longer. Long.
In other words, they are now in a rather upscale community.
It was here that Li Jianguo met a time-honored hotel that he had encountered countless times:
Meng Po Restaurant.
Yes, we have encountered each other countless times, but I can’t remember any of them. Because the specialty here - Mengpo soup, is a special dish that is difficult to evaluate after tasting it.
The decoration of Meng Po Restaurant is quite grand. Among the tall brick and concrete buildings, the facade of Meng Po Restaurant is a gatehouse covered with glazed tiles. However, the glazed tiles of the restaurant are all black, supplemented by the lacquered door and black pillars, making it solemn and solemn.
Cui Ling straightened the corners of his clothes with his hands, stood firm at the door of the hotel, turned sideways to Li Jianguo and said, "Mr. Li, here is another witness and creator of the financial crisis, please. Of course, your trip is not on official business. However, if you can communicate with the people here, I believe it will be of great benefit to your future work. As a staff member of Hades, it is inconvenient for me to enter, and Huang Si will accompany you in. Of course, Hades will help you pay for your meals. You handle it.”
It turns out you didn’t just invite me to eat...
That’s fine, just reimburse.
Li Jianguo asked: "Okay, but Mr. Cui, what should I achieve during this trip?"
Cui Ling's eyebrows became serious: "The price of Meng Po Soup has been reduced. Now the price of Meng Po Soup has become unaffordable for the people. It is already a crisis. The price of Meng Po Soup has not dropped, which has caused complaints in the entire Hades. Our Hades and restaurants We have communicated many times with little success. I hope adults can persuade them to make the right decision."
The two said goodbye, Li Jianguo thought for a moment, then turned around and entered the restaurant.
After two steps into the restaurant, Li Jianguo thought hard.
What did Cui Ling say just now?
I was so hungry that I only thought about the food inside and didn't hear what Cui Ling said clearly.
I remember...it seems to be related to the price, right?
Forget it, let’s eat first.
Li Jianguo walked into the hotel quickly and saw the white lights and the hall full of people. This hotel actually used electric lights that were extremely rare in Hades! The interior of the store is gorgeous and elegant, with various literati calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. Pleasant flowers and plants are trimmed between the paths and compartments, and the fragrance is fragrant. The waiters are also neatly dressed and have friendly smiles. Compared with the banquet hall where we had dinner yesterday, the aesthetics here are much better.
The most eye-catching thing is the huge screen in the middle, which is embroidered with Wen Zhengming's "Pictures of the Early Rise of Rivers and Mountains" and "Pictures of the Mountains and Mountains in the Smoke". Li Jianguo vaguely remembered that the "Pictures of the Emerald River and Mountains" and "Pictures of the Mountains and Mountains in the Smoke" seemed to have been burned. He did not expect that the masterpieces burned in the underworld would end up here.
The waiter, who was busy at the front desk with his head down, heard the footsteps and quickly put on a professional smile and greeted Li Jianguo: "Sir, you are here. Please come inside!"
He looked up and saw Li Jianguo's clothes, a plaid shirt and jeans. He turned around and looked behind Li Jianguo, and found that there was no one accompanying him, and he was probably not a big-shot programmer.
The waiter's expression immediately changed, he lowered his head and continued busy with his own affairs, and said impatiently: "Have you brought the 80 billion hell coins?"
Eighty billion?
Li Jianguo was shocked at first, but he immediately remembered that there was inflation in Hades, so he quickly calmed down.
"I didn't bring it with me. Can I pay the bill?"
"roll."
The waiter spoke calmly, without any personal emotion.
"ah?"
The waiter raised his eyes and saw that Li Jianguo had no intention of leaving, "You don't have enough money and you still want to drink Meng Po soup? Is reincarnation so easy to enter? Do you think you can reincarnate if you want? Get out! Don't stop us from doing it. Business!"
Li Jianguo turned his head and glanced at the bustling customers in the restaurant, and asked the waiter: "Are these people all drinking Meng Po soup?"
The waiter sneered: "Only poor ghosts like you drink Meng Po soup. These customers here want money and power. Hades is bliss for them. How could they think of leaving? Why?" , Are you going to suffer in the underworld with you, the rubbish from the Three Realms?"
After some sarcasm, Li Jianguo was not angry at all. He had experienced many similar things when he was alive.
Besides, he still has an ace up his sleeve.
Li Jianguo leaned forward and put his head over the bar, with a playful smile on his lips: "I am a guest of Hades. I came here to eat. The expenses will be charged to Hades' account."
"roll!"
Li Jianguo thought he didn't make it clear: "I mean, I am a guest from Hades..."
The impatience on the waiter's face became more blatant, and he interrupted Li Jianguo rudely: "Guest? Are there guests like you in Hades? It's already shameless for people from Hades to come here and pay on credit every day, and they don't give tips, and they still ask us. Go and accompany me with a smile. If the boss hadn’t specially ordered it, who would be willing to deal with people in the underworld? Which of them is not wearing gold and silver and talking about it? Look at you again, and you still want to pretend to be a guest in the underworld and let me serve you? Just you? If you If he is really a guest of Hades, then Hades is really hopeless!"
"No, I'm serious..."
"I said, get out!"
The waiter held Li Jianguo down with one hand and pushed Li Jianguo back hard. Li Jianguo lost his balance and fell backwards uncontrollably. He was about to hit the back of his head on the steps of the flower bed...
A hand passed over Li Jianguo's shoulder and lifted Li Jianguo up.
After Li Jianguo stood firm, Huang Si stepped out from behind Li Jianguo and looked at Li Jianguo with concern. When he saw that Li Jianguo was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he walked to the bar, stood on tiptoes, and looked at the young man behind the bar. two:
"So," the smile on Huang Si's face was extremely sincere: "The underworld is hopeless, right? I should be able to convey this to Master Bao and the Tenth Hall of Hell, right? It seems that you really want to go Open a branch in the Eighteenth Level of Hell."
The waiter glanced at Huang Si's dirty clothes and rolled his eyes with disdain: "It's just a dirty job, do you really think..."
Huang Si smiled and gently pulled his collar. The waiter's face changed drastically, his eyes widened. He quickly bowed, nodded and apologized: "Ming... Ming... Officer... Officer, I'm sorry, sorry, little... ...The little one has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. I still hope you..."
"I'm saving you. If Mr. Li really took action, you would have been wiped out by now." After that, Huang Si said a few words lightly: "Kneel at the door."
The waiter didn't hesitate at all and kept nodding like a rooster pecking at rice: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" As he said this, he hurried to the door of the restaurant and knelt down with a plop.
Li Jianguo looked at the short follower in front of him with dumbfounded eyes.
"Huang Si, what did you do?"
Huang Si turned his head and smiled naively at Li Jianguo: "It's just slander from the underworld. Mr. Li, don't be surprised. Come and invite me inside!"
