In the Songzhou military camp, in the handsome tent, several generals stood guard, looking anxiously at the figure in white clothes and gold belts.
"Director Kong, what happened to General Xue?"
Just now Xue Rengui fell from the city wall, and it was Taoist Master Kong who came to the rescue. He looked so young, but he didn't expect to be a Taoist monk.
Li Daoxuan drank the wine and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't die as long as Master Di is here."
Di Renjie is also proficient in medical skills, especially acupuncture. He is currently performing acupuncture on Xue Rengui, and his forehead is covered with sweat.
After a long time, Di Renjie wiped his sweat, covered Xue Rengui with a quilt, and frowned.
"Master Di, how is General Xue?"
The general hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Di Renjie sighed lightly, said nothing, and just shook his head.
All the generals suddenly turned pale and their eyes looked sad.
"There is no pulse or breathing, and the pupils are dilated. General Xue... I am afraid that the end has come."
Xue Rengui has been fighting all year round, always taking the lead and charging into battle. Even though he is superb in martial arts, he still suffers from hidden injuries. If he had not taken the elixir and medicinal wine presented by Li Daoxuan, he would not be able to survive today.
Di Renjie looked gloomy. Songzhou was in crisis. If the news of Xue Rengui's death spread, the military morale that had just been aroused would probably be dissipated immediately.
It's just that the length of life is determined by God, and there is no way to cure it without medicine or stone, and there is nothing he can do to save it.
At this moment, Li Daoxuan's voice sounded leisurely.
"Brother Di, do you still remember what I said before?"
Di Renjie was stunned and said, "What are you talking about?"
"If Pindao doesn't agree, even the King of Hell wouldn't dare to accept him."
Di Renjie was shocked. What did Brother Kong mean? Could there be a change?
"But this King of Hell doesn't give me face. In this case, I have to go down and ask for someone."
"Go down? Could it be..."
Li Daoxuan nodded, looked at him and smiled: "Brother Di, do you dare to go to the underworld with me to get Xue Rengui's soul back?"
"Let's go and ask the King of Hell who gave him the courage to accept Li... Tang's famous general?"
Di Renjie stared at him blankly. At the age of sixty-two, he had experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom and had long since learned to make decisions before taking action. He no longer had the impulsiveness of his youth.
But at this moment, his long-quiet blood began to beat again.
"Brother Kong, knowing you is really a dangerous thing."
He showed a wry smile, but secretly added something in his heart.
It's also a lucky thing.
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The Tubo army is marching towards Songzhou.
Ming Chongyan also followed the marching team, riding a war horse, observing the stars as he walked, counting with his fingers, and his brows gradually wrinkled.
A general star fell in the sky just now, confirming Xue Rengui's death, but for some reason, he felt uneasy.
For this reason, he continued to deduce and observe the stars, but found nothing.
Everything is going according to the route he set. Counting the time, Li Zhi should have woken up by this time. King Chen and him must be at war. Datang is currently falling into a civil war.
After Tubo occupied the Tang Dynasty, he would be done. By then...
When he thought of this, Ming Chongyan's eyes showed a trace of heat, and he kept waving the feather fan in his hand, with a smile on his lips.
Li Daoxuan, from now on, your era has passed.
In the future, there will be only one national master in the world, and that is Ming Chongyan!
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Underworld, light boat, gate of hell.
The red flowers of the other side are blooming all over the banks, exuding a hazy luster, like a dream, like some distant call, making the soul peaceful and peaceful, without becoming violent.
Beside the huge ghost gate, the stone statues of Shen Tu and Yu Lei have disappeared. On the remote Huangquan Island, three thousand miles of peach blossoms are blooming silently.
Li Daoxuan stood on the lotus boat used to extradite the dead, with his hands behind his hands, a hint of emotion in his eyes, recalling his experience in the underworld.
More than sixty years later, I revisited my old place.
This place is no longer called the Underworld. Instead, it is collectively called the underworld together with the Green Underworld and the City of Wasted Death. It is surrounded by lotus boats for transporting the undead, with a white candle burning on it and cyan ghost fire floating on it.
Looking around, it was so densely packed that it was almost endless.
Today's underworld is no longer what it used to be. After Sister Yu came to power, she recruited talents in an eclectic way, re-established the order of the underworld and divided the ghost ranks according to the ancient times, which was vaguely ancient.
However, she has often been in seclusion over the years, decentralized her power, and has rarely been seen in public.
In the current underworld, under Sister Yu, there are three kings of hell, a marshal who subdues demons, and six judges. In addition, Po Meng and Xiao Queer have transcendent identities and belong to the old people of the Qingming Realm. One is in charge of reincarnation and the other is in charge of intelligence. .
Di Renjie stood beside him, looking at the gloomy scene around him, a little frightened.
Seeing Brother Kong's smiling face, he felt very comfortable, as if he had returned to his back garden, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Kong, how sure are you? If it doesn't work, let's think about it in the long term."
After all, this is the underworld. Even if Brother Kong has a high level of cultivation, he cannot force his way in. It is best to outsmart him.
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, pointed to the top, and said, "Don't worry, there is someone above me."
Di Renjie was stunned for a moment, and then thought of his origin.
Brother Kong had met the Imperial Preceptor and his wife back then, and the current Yin Cao Ghost Emperor was the woman in red who played chess with the Imperial Preceptor on the top of Wulong Mountain.
It can be considered a bit of incense.
I hope that the ghost emperor in red can still sell Brother Kong some thin noodles.
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Lian Zhou quickly arrived at the ferry. A group of ghost officers, holding soul hooks and soul beating sticks, had been waiting for a long time to escort the ghosts who came ashore to the Judgment Department.
"The ghosts this time are really poor. None of them are rich. What a bad luck!"
Youguicha couldn't help but sigh.
After the dead souls come to the underworld, the ghost money burned by their relatives in the world will also come with them. They, the errands, can take the opportunity to make a fortune.
Those who pay can be whipped a few times less, and they don't even have to use a hook.
Even if a crime is discovered in the trial department, as long as they are willing to pay the money, they will try to be as light as possible during the execution, and even cut corners.
"Just be content. I heard that among the ghosts just now, there was a white-haired general who was so evil that more than a dozen ghosts couldn't take him down. In the end, even the King of Hell and the judge were alerted, and they tried him in person!"
"Tsk, tsk, that kind of fierce man is probably a big shot even in the world of the sun..."
"Haha, no matter how big a person is, he has to be coiled up like a dragon when he comes to our underworld. It is said that the white-haired general stole his life span and violated the laws of the underworld. I'm afraid he will be miserable!"
Li Daoxuan and Di Renjie looked at each other.
It seems that Xue Rengui's soul has just arrived in the underworld not long ago. He is indeed a famous general in the world. Even in death, he is still strong and tough. He actually injured more than a dozen ghosts and directly alarmed the judge and the King of Hell.
At this time, a ghost officer saw the two of them and came forward and said: "You two, why don't you get ashore quickly!"
Di Renjie chuckled and stepped forward to negotiate.
"Brother, where is the white-haired general now? We are his old friends and want to reminisce with him."
Gui Cha sneered and said: "It's ridiculous. Do you think that the underworld is your home and you can see whoever you want? Do you think our underworld precepts are just decoration?"
Di Renjie calmly handed over a handful of money.
Gui Cha had a righteous look on his face, but the hand in his sleeve quickly took away the money, felt the weight, and said in a low voice: "I have to add more money."
Di Renjie handed over another large handful. Before setting off, he had considered this special situation and came prepared.
Gui Cha quickly took it and said: "Not enough, not enough!"
Di Renjie chuckled and stopped adding any more money.
The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
This kind of person is the most greedy. If he is blindly satisfied, it will only make him worse.
Sure enough, the next moment, when the ghost man saw that he didn't add money, his expression suddenly became cold and he shouted loudly: "You are a living person, I have smelled meat on you a long time ago. A living person actually broke in without permission." Hell, I think you are tired of living!"
Immediately afterwards, several ghost servants surrounded him with fierce looks in their eyes.
Di Renjie sighed softly and said: "Brother Kong, it seems you are right. For such villains, we must give them a slap in the face and use thunderous means."
"I lost, and I'm willing to admit defeat."
Di Renjie took out a handful of broken silver from his arms and handed it to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan took it into his arms and said with a smile: "How wonderful that I can make Di Renjie lose a bet once!"
After saying that, he suddenly opened his mouth and took a breath, and a roaring hurricane suddenly set off in the underworld, and the underworld was churning and surging, like a long dragon sucking water.
The ghosts that surrounded him were swallowed directly into his mouth, chewing them very crisply.
"This is Zhong Kui. It's best to eat ghosts, especially those of you who are corrupt and unscrupulous. They taste the most oily and have the best taste!"
After saying that, he laughed loudly, which was like a thunderous explosion, echoing in the eighteen levels of hell for a long time, making the whole hell tremble.
The other ghosts had never seen such a terrifying scene, and their legs became weak for a moment.
"Exalted Immortal, please have mercy on me! Immortal, please have mercy on me!"
Little did they know that they had provoked a powerful monk.
"Exalted Immortal, we are the subordinates of the Wheel-turning King. Please, for the sake of the Wheel-turning King, please let me go!"
There were originally ten palaces of Yama in the underworld, but due to limited talents, Ghost Emperor Chen Ziyu only promoted three, namely Chujiang King, Taishan King and Zhuanlun King.
King Chakravartin was a monk in the realm of the Yang God during his lifetime. After his death, he entered the underworld and served as a priest. He performed outstandingly and was promoted to one of the Ten Halls of Yama.
However, he was nepotistic and liked to form cliques. He was strong in ability but not very good in style. He had many conflicts with the jealous Guan Yu.
Li Daoxuan looked at these ghosts and his voice was like thunder.
"Let me ask you, where is the white-haired general at this moment?"
"Back to the Immortal, in the tenth hall, Suying Palace, he is being judged by King Chakravartin..."
Li Dao
Recalling what Gui Chao said just now, Xue Rengui had just made a noise, and the judge and the King of Hell were alerted and quickly took him away.
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, Xue Rengui's death was not an accident, but someone was operating in secret to add fuel to the flames.
"What kind of demon dares to break into my underworld?"
"You are so bold and evil, why don't you die quickly!"
"The Yin soldiers formed an array and fired arrows!"
The commotion that Li Daoxuan made just now clearly alarmed the underworld. Countless evil soldiers came upon hearing the wind. Bull-headed and horse-faced, black and white Wuchang also came on the wind. A strong ghostly aura rose into the sky, and there were shouts of killing.
But Li Daoxuan laughed loudly, the sound was like a loud bell, which shook the mountains of the underworld and made a tsunami, and many Yin soldiers were unable to stand still.
"After so many years, today I'm going into the underworld again, haha, I'm going to turn him upside down!"
The five-color divine light suddenly appeared, and the thousands of arrows disappeared instantly, as if they were taken into another world.
Four generals with bull heads and horse faces, black and white and impermanence came to kill, either with ferocious spirits or with ghostly auras, each showing their magical powers.
"Brother Kong, little——"
Before Di Renjie could say his heartfelt words, he saw four figures flying backwards like cannonballs, creating deep ravines in the underworld.
A piece of broken silver was deeply embedded in their chests.
The four famous ghost generals got up, coughing blood from their mouths, looking at the figure in white with horrified expressions.
As ghost cultivators, things like silver couldn't touch them. However, this person threw it casually and not only touched them, but also blew the four of them away, leaving them unable to fight back.
"Who is your Excellency?"
Li Dao
Seeing this scene, the expressions of all the ghosts will change drastically.
The peach tree on the island, also known as the Peach God, has a transcendent status. Shen Tu and Yu Lei, who were once one of the five ghost emperors, were raised by her. When Li Daoxuan, the national master, attacked the Xudu Ghost King, she also Give help.
Why would the Peach God help an outsider?
"In just a few decades, the atmosphere of the underworld has deteriorated to this level. You should be punished!"
Li Daoxuan casually twitched, and all the ghosts screamed in agony, like boiling oil being poured on them, and their whole bodies were smoking.
Di Renjie looked at the figure in white clothes with gold belt, holding a peach branch, whipping countless ghosts and gods, and his heart was shocked, as if he thought of something.
He murmured quietly.
"Brother Kong...who are you?"
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(End of chapter)
