"Oh no, it's Lord Cui, he's here!"
The Lord of Jinbao lowered his voice and urged me, saying, "Yang Tianyi, hurry up, hurry into the passage door, otherwise if Lord Cui catches you, you will never be able to leave the underworld."
I was shocked and didn't dare to care about so many things.
The good energy under my feet surged, and I rushed towards the passage door under the giant tree with the Seven Star Steps.
The black-robed ghost official at the entrance of the passage also heard the voice of Lord Jinbao and began to open the door.
"squeak!"
After a very dull sound, the passage door opened.
I was delighted and thought that this time I would finally be able to leave the underworld.
But what I didn't expect was that at this moment, a red light suddenly streaked across the sky in the distance. The red light came from far away, very fast, and hit me. Fortunately, I dodged in time, and the red light did not hurt my body, but passed by my arm.
"hiss!"
I gasped.
I found that my black windbreaker had been burned and there was a hole in it. My skin showed signs of inflammation under the hole.
"Bang!"
The red light hit the ground directly, leaving a pit several dozen centimeters in diameter. Gray dirt splashed around.
I noticed that what was stuck in the pit was actually a fiery red sword. The red light on the sword continued unabated, bringing a burning sensation.
The sword was stuck between me and the passage door.
I wanted to spare the Hell Sword, but it was too late.
At this moment, a long, golden boat appeared above my head. This surprised me, as the boat could fly in the air, so it must be a ghost weapon.
"It's really Lord Cui! He even brought the 'flying boat' with him."
The owner of Jinbao looked unhappy. It seemed that today's matter would be very difficult to deal with.
The flying boat slowly became smaller, and then more than twenty red-robed ghost officials jumped off the flying boat.
The red-robed ghost official who came down directly captured the four black-robed ghost officials and guarded the passage gate to the Ghost Realm Fortress tightly.
Damn it, it’s hard for me to go out now.
And judging from the strength of those red-robed ghost officials, they don't seem to be very weak.
At this time, Lord Cui put away the flying boat and appeared next to Lord Jinbao.
"Master Jin, I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are doing well!"
When Lord Cui spoke, there was a smile on his face, but his voice seemed a little cold, as if he was mocking.
The eyelids of the Lord of Jin Castle twitched a few times, his brows were furrowed, and he said unhappily: "It is true that we haven't seen each other for many years, but it doesn't matter whether we meet or not. After all, you, Lord Cui, are deeply trusted by Lord Yama, while we, the chiefs of the ghost station, are not well received."
Lord Cui did not waste any more words with Lord Jinbao.
He put away the smile on his face, looked in my direction, and said solemnly to Lord Jin, "Lord Jin, what's going on with this person from the mortal world? I need you to give me a good explanation."
"You should know that the laws of the underworld prohibit people from entering the underworld. If the Lord of Hell knew about this, I'm afraid your position as the lord of the ghost castle might be lost."
The face of Lord Jinbao had sunk, looking like a pool of stagnant water.
There was a cold light in his eyes. If looks could kill, Lord Cui in front of him would have been cut into pieces by Lord Jin.
Cui Fujun did not pay attention to the change on Lord Jin's face. He continued, "Lord Jin, you are a smart man.
It doesn't matter to you. As long as you tell the truth, I will intercede for you. I believe that the King of Hell will not punish you."
"As for that Magu, she secretly took in people from the mortal world, and even deliberately deceived me, the judge of the Supervisory Department. She was simply deliberately going against the King of Hell. After all, the laws of the underworld regulate everyone, even if Magu is the head of the Gongyang Pavilion."
At this point, Cui Fujun smiled again and said, "What do you think? Lord Jin, think about it carefully. Should you put all the responsibility on that Magu, or take it on yourself?"
In fact, ever since Cui Fujun sent people to search the attic of Gongyang Pavilion and was slandered and ridiculed by the ghost officials of Gongyang Pavilion, he has developed a prejudice against Gongyang Pavilion and Magu. Although Cui Fujun is very capable and fair, he is still a little narrow-minded.
Especially the words of the ghost officials in the Support Pavilion, saying that he was a pretty boy. This sentence was like a thorn that deeply hurt Cui Fujun.
That's why Lord Cui wanted to clean up the Gongyang Pavilion and bring down Magu.
I was also worried. It would be fine if something happened to me, but if it implicated Gongyang Pavilion, I would feel guilty. After all, the people in Gongyang Pavilion were my friends and they were all very nice to me.
What I didn't expect was that after the Lord of Jin snorted, he stared at Cui Fujun coldly and said mockingly: "Cui Fujun, although you are the judge of the Hades Palace, you still have to be more considerate when doing things."
"The underworld is indeed very large, but it is still divided into several parts. Magu and I are friends and we stand together. You want me to put all the blame on Magu, isn't that a good idea?"
Lord Cui's face had completely turned cold.
His eyes were like lightning, filled with unhappiness and resentment.
"So what do you want?"
Cui Fujun knew that he had not found any mortals in the Gongyang Pavilion after all. Now that he had found mortals in the Ghost Realm Castle, he could not put all the blame on Magu. And if the Lord of the Golden Castle, Jin Yan, did not cooperate, he would have no choice but to put all the mortals' affairs on the Ghost Realm Castle.
Lord Jinbao did not answer Lord Cui immediately.
After thinking for a while, Lord Jin asked Lord Cui, "Lord Cui, what do you want?"
Mr. Cui's eyebrows were already raised, he gritted his teeth, and his cheeks were slightly puffed.
He said coldly: "What do I want? Of course I want to take this person from the mortal world away. As for the matters of your Offering Pavilion and Ghost Realm Castle, I will also report them to Lord Yama. I believe Lord Yama will let Lord Jin of your Castle know how powerful the Yama Palace is!! "
"Also, Lord Jin, I want to remind you that the laws of the underworld are inviolable."
Having said that, perhaps feeling that he had nothing to say to Lord Jinbao, Lord Cui turned his attention to me.
Cui Fujun slowly came close to me. A smile appeared on his cold face again.
He smiled and said to me, "Young man from the mortal world, you shouldn't come to the underworld. This is not a place for people from the mortal world like you. You have violated the seventh law of the underworld. You will be punished by the underworld, and the punishment will be severe."
Having said this, Mr. Cui paused.
Seeing that I remained silent, Cui Fujun continued, "However, if you can tell me how you came here, where you have been, and who took you in, I think I can still speak for you in front of the King of Hell."
You see, after failing to threaten Lord Jinbao, Lord Cui is now trying to threaten me.
However, he is wrong. I am not the kind of person who betrays others. Magu also has the Offering Pavilion and the Fortress of the Ghost Realm.
The Lord has been very good to me, and there is no way I would betray them.
Anyway, I know I can't escape now.
In other words, I am like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
I looked at Mr. Cui, shrugged my shoulders, and prepared to tease him.
"Master Cui, is everything you said true? If I tell you everything, will you speak well of me and plead for me in front of the King of Hell? Will you ask the King of Hell to forgive me?"
When Lord Cui saw that I got it, he looked at Lord Jinbao next to him with a smug look on his face, full of mockery and ridicule.
The Lord of Jinbao's eyes were extremely cold. When he heard me speak like that, he shook his head indignantly.
It seems that he thought I was going to betray Magu and Gongyang Pavilion.
After hearing what I said, Cui Fujun said proudly, "Don't worry, mortal, I will plead for you. Maybe the King of Hell will even pardon your crime."
He said it lightly, perhaps because he thought I was a fool.
"Really?" I asked.
"real!"
"But I heard that the laws in the underworld are very strict. What if the King of Hell doesn't pardon me? Wouldn't I be punished then?"
Cui Fujun smiled and said, "No, I've already said that I will plead for you. Human, you should tell me about your story first. Tell me, is it Magu from Gongyang Pavilion who took you in? Is Gongyang Pavilion deliberately hiding your identity as a human from the human world?"
The Lord of Jin Castle glanced over with resentment in his eyes.
I thought about it, and said to Cui Fujun with a smile: "Master Cui Fujun, I don't know anything about these things you are talking about. Including this time, I came to the passage to the Ghost Realm Castle on my own. I didn't expect to meet the Lord of the Golden Castle here. He wanted to stop me and arrest me because I broke into the underworld. But before he could make a move, you arrived."
After hearing what I said, Lord Jinbao was stunned.
His tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
There was a hint of admiration in his eyes. He had seen that I was playing a trick on Cui Fujun.
Cui Fujun had already recorded my words with a "recording device". He thought that this time Magu and Gongyang Pavilion would definitely be in trouble.
But after hearing what I said, Mr. Cui was dumbfounded.
The next moment, he shouted angrily, "Asshole, boy from the mortal world, what did you say? Do you want to go to the eighteen levels of hell? You actually want to take the blame for the Gongyang Pavilion and the Ghost Realm Castle. This is something only a fool would do!"
I said to Lord Cui indifferently, "Lord Cui, what do you mean by saying these words? I am just a person from the mortal world who has strayed into the underworld, and I have never been to any offering pavilion. As soon as I arrived at the Ghost Realm Castle, I was discovered by Lord Jin and you."
"You just mentioned Magu from the Gongyang Pavilion, but I don't even know that person. You don't want me to frame that Magu, do you? If so, I, Yang Tianyi, really can't do it! Lord Cui Fujun, please stop being unreasonable."
Mr. Cui was so angry at what I said that his eyebrows trembled and his teeth chattered.
"You mortal boy, you... you... you actually dare to tease me! I think you are courting death!"
In an instant, the dark energy on Lord Cui's body rose.
Before I could defend myself, he appeared in front of me. Then, he stretched out his arm, and his right hand was like a pair of pliers, tightly grasping my throat.
"Well!"
I cried out in pain in my throat and it was a bit difficult to breathe.
"Mr. Cui, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill someone in my Ghost Realm Castle?"
(to be continued)
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