In the palace of King Qin Guang, the atmosphere was peaceful and solemn.
King Qin Guang is sitting in the curtain, his face is somewhat kind, but he is not angry or intimidating. Facing the kneeling souls in a row in front of the hall, he asked about the cause of death one by one, and then wrote and drew on different case files with a red pen in his hand. Every time a case file is reviewed, it will be collected by the corresponding ghost soldier escorting the deceased.
At this time, King Qin Guang said in a loud voice that the soul of the deceased who died of illness should be escorted to the second palace for trial; the soul of the deceased who committed suicide should be escorted directly to the City of Wasted Death; and the soul of the stillborn infant should be directly sent to the tenth palace. Palace, receive the reincarnation ticket and be reincarnated again...
All the ghost soldiers also chanted loudly, "Your Majesty, I obey!"
Suddenly, the sound of drumming and grievances came from outside the palace door: Dong Dong... Your Majesty, I died unjustly... I died unjustly! …
At the same time, the night parade hurriedly entered the palace and paid homage to King Qin Guang.
King Guang of Qin made a gesture and said, "Wander around at night and stay flat." Where are the spirits of the dead outside the temple crying out for injustice?
Ye Youxuan stood up and replied. He humblely reported to the king that the undead outside the palace who was complaining of injustice were from Puqi, Hubei Province, Nanzhan Province. His surname was Cao and his last name was Meng Chun. He was kidnapped and killed by a group of gangsters.
King Guang of Qin said that Cao Mengchun, the spirit of the dead, was said to have entered the palace.
The palace guard immediately turned up the volume and announced that the undead Cao Mengchun had entered the palace. Then repeated twice more.
Suddenly, an undead man covered in blood and without ears at his temples walked into the hall listlessly, shouting, "The poor people died unjustly!"
When Ye Youxuan approached his ear canal, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the king.
The undead knelt down and kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice.
King Qin Guang asked, are you Cao Mengchun?
Cao Mengchun replied, Xiaomin is right.
King Qin Guang said, I heard that you were kidnapped and killed by gangsters. Please tell me the details: where are the gangsters from and how did they kidnap you and then kill you.
Cao Mengchun burst into tears and told the story of his tragic death——
It turns out that a young man from a neighboring village had invited some gangsters to kidnap him, and he began to tell his younger brother Cao Zhongchun that he would be released as long as he gave 2,000 silver dollars. However, Cao Zhongchun sold off his land to collect 2,000 silver dollars. They sent him to Cao Zhongchun at night without anyone noticing. Not only did he not let him go, he also killed Cao Mengchun, cut off a pair of ears, wrapped them in a bag of lime, and threw them at the door of Cao Zhongchun's residence late at night.
Cao Zhongchun knew that his brother Cao Mengchun was dead, so he reported it to the government. However, due to the constant war in the world and the unrest in the country, no one paid attention to the kidnapping and murder case.
King Qin Guang said sympathetically, you did die unjustly. He looked at the night parade again and asked, is what the deceased Cao Mengchun said true?
Ye Youxuan replied, Your Majesty, everything the deceased Cao Mengchun said is true. Late that night when he was kidnapped by gangsters, he happened to be met by the little god on night watch. Unfortunately, I only care about what happens in the underworld, not the earth. If he could manage it, the little god would be a strong man who would draw his sword to help when the road was rough.
King Qin Guang said, Cao Mengchun, you came to complain, do you want revenge?
Cao Mengchun said that Cao Mengchun, a humble citizen, just wanted to find Xiang Xiang and take his life early. Originally, if the Yangjian government caught him, he would be punished, but the Yangjian government failed to act during the specific period of the country's war, so I couldn't take revenge.
Of course, as a fierce ghost, I tried to strangle him several times, but I was always intervened by the passer-by god outside, and was always stopped by his family god at home, so I couldn't succeed.
I asked the road god and the house god why they were protecting the bad guy who had always been there. They said that although you have died and become a ghost, you do not have the right to kill your enemies who are still alive in the world of the sun. You must go through Hades to issue a decree, that is, you have to get a permit from Hades to ask for your life from your enemies. You can kill your enemy. Otherwise, even if we don't interfere, we will have our own punishment.
In view of this, I, Cao, implore the Lord of the Night Parade to take me to your palace to redress my grievances despite his busy schedule, and request the King to issue a decree allowing me to demand my life from the gangster leader who kidnapped me and murdered me.
King Qin Guang said that your request for life is not excessive, but it needs to be discussed. Then he pointed to the bespectacled Karma God on the left side of the hall and said, "Quickly check the situation of Cao Mengchun and Xiang Laizao in their previous three lives to see if there is any dispute between them?"
The God of Cause and Effect replied, "Yes!"
The God of Karma immediately went to the archives at the back of the palace to search for a while and then calmly returned to the palace.
The god of cause and effect handed over his hand and reported back to the king. The little god found out that Cao Mengchun, the former second generation, was a member of the Communist Party of China with a lot of land and many long-term workers. , he quit his job as a member of the Communist Party of China, saying that he had done nothing, so he was only given 1,000 silver dollars. When he resigned, he said a harsh word: If you don’t give me the remaining 1,000 silver dollars, I will have to pay for it even in the next life. If I ask for it from you in the next life, you will have to pay twice as much, which means you must pay back 2,000 silver dollars. If you don’t listen, I will cut off a pair of your ears.
The long-term worker swore a poisonous oath, and as expected, Cao Mengchun, who was reincarnated from the outsider, had to pay back 2,000 silver dollars in this life and cut off a pair of his ears.
At this moment, all the gods in the hall turned their attention to the earless undead Cao Mengchun.
Cao Mengchun said with a tearful voice that he had always been too cruel. My brother collected 2,000 silver dollars and gave it to him, so he let me go. However, he broke his promise and even killed me after receiving benefits. He also cut off a pair of my ears.
Having said this, he raised his hand and touched the small holes under his temples, his face turned livid and he looked very depressed. He still cried, Your Majesty, if I want to find Xiang Xiang, I will ask for my life early. Even if according to what the God of Karma said, I owed him 1,000 silver dollars in my previous life, and he will repay him double in the next life, that is, in this life, I will pay it back. My brother paid it back for me, but he shouldn't have betrayed his trust, cut off my ears, and killed my life. Just because he treated me so viciously, I will demand my life from him and beg your Majesty's permission. Kowtowed again and again.
King Qin Guang faced the guards and said solemnly, "Quickly prepare a copy of the decree that allows Cao Mengchun to claim his life for a long time, stamp it with the seal of the palace and issue it."
The guard was about to actively handle it, but the God of Karma shook his hand and shouted, "No."
King Qin Guang turned his eyes and stared at the God of Karma, his brows furrowed like a question mark.
The God of Cause and Effect said, Your Majesty, listen to my explanation. Although the gangster has always been hateful, he did a good job in taking care of his seventy-year-old mother who was paraplegic. He was a filial son, and his family god praised him for taking care of his mother. His memorials are stored in the local Chenghuang Temple. If the undead Cao Mengchun were to seek his life now, then his old mother would have no one to support her, that is, no one would care about her.
Cao Mengchun said, God of Karma, according to you, I have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to find the gangster leader who killed me. Is it so early to ask for my life?
The God of Karma said that my old mother, who has always been young, has three years left to live. After three years, you can ask for your life from him.
King Qin Guang said in a tone of agreement that the words of the God of Cause and Effect make sense, the undead Cao Mengchun, you have been waiting for a long time, so you should be more magnanimous and wait for another three years!
Cao Mengchun said helplessly that he would do as the king ordered. But I have neither been reincarnated nor can I take revenge for the past three years. Where should I spend my time?
King Guang of Qin said that he should go to the city of Fusi and wait for orders.
Cao Mengchun nodded and said, obey the order.
