After hearing Ji Yuan's words, Lu Chengfeng, who had already prepared himself for disappointment, was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what Mr. Ji was talking about.
"Mr. Ji, are you serious?"
Lu Chengfeng stood up from the stone bench and looked at Ji Yuan in surprise.
"Is there really an underworld? Are you really a god?"
Ji Yuan sat back at the table, poured himself a bowl of Tu Su wine, and took a sip before looking at Lu Chengfeng again.
"Master Lu should be from Yuchang County, Desheng Prefecture, right?"
"That's right. Although Yuchang County is not big, it is located at the junction of Desheng Prefecture and Tianyue Prefecture. It is also prosperous. Because of the existence of my Yun Pavilion, it also enjoys a small reputation in the martial arts world."
Ji Yuan nodded, and with a quick count of his fingers he knew that Yuchang County did not have a local City God, but was also under the jurisdiction of Desheng Prefecture.
"Mr. Ji, when do we leave? How do we get to the underworld?"
For some reason, the words coming out of Mr. Ji's mouth had a convincing feeling. In just a moment, Lu Chengfeng gave up his doubts and became nervous and uneasy.
Ji Yuan looked at him and said.
"Master Lu, you drank so much, aren't you drunk?"
"Ah? I just drank one bowl, I can't be drunk..."
In Lu Chengfeng's eyes, Mr. Ji's face became more and more blurred, or rather, his head became more and more dizzy. He swayed for a moment and lost his balance, so he sat on the stone bench. Then his body softened and fell on the table again.
At this moment, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he soon fell asleep.
"Why… "
Ji Yuan, who had hypnotized Lu Chengfeng with hallucinations, sighed softly.
Then Ji Yuan stretched out his hand and patted Lu Chengfeng, and a translucent Lu Chengfeng was patted out of the body, looking dazed and a little dull.
Although he had not specifically learned the method of pulling souls together, it was not very difficult for Ji Yuan to do it in disguise now, but his means were a bit crude.
"Take care of his body."
After saying this to the jujube tree, Ji Yuan waved his sleeves and the seemingly dazed Lu Chengfeng was taken into his sleeves. Then he stepped on the ground and rose up, disappearing into the sky in a moment.
On the stone table under the jujube tree, Lu Chengfeng kept smacking his lips and scratching his itch, as if he was dreaming.
In less than half an hour, Ji Yuan had appeared outside the City God Temple in Desheng Prefecture. With another wave of his sleeves, the yin and yang in front of him changed, and he was already at the gates of the underworld.
The yin energy here is already very dense, and it is in the range between yin and yang, blocking out the sunlight.
It was not until this time that Ji Yuan released the soul of Lu Chengfeng from his sleeve. The latter was startled and woke up by the Yin energy. He looked around and saw Ji Yuan by his side, and felt slightly relieved.
Now in the underworld, Lu Chengfeng's translucent figure became like a real human body and no longer appeared illusory.
"Mr. Ji, where are we? Why does it feel so dark? Wasn't it still daytime just now? This doesn't look like your yard."
"Where? Hehehe..."
Ji Yuan smiled and pointed forward.
"Where did you say?"
Lu Chengfeng looked in the direction of Ji Yuan's finger, and saw a building that looked like a city gate right in front of him. On the plaque above it were written a few glowing words, which were the big characters "Desheng Mansion's Ghost Gate".
"Desheng Mansion's Gate of Hell... Gate of Hell!"
Lu Chengfeng woke up as if from a dream, and suddenly felt a chill. He subconsciously walked closer to Ji Yuan.
"What? Are you scared, Mr. Lu? Hey, it's too late to be scared now, let's go!"
Ji Yuan did not pull him aside, but walked out of the boundary between Yin and Yang first and headed towards the gates of hell. Lu Chengfeng looked behind him and could vaguely see the bustling crowd of people outside, but after hesitating for a moment, he still followed Ji Yuan.
As soon as the two came out from the boundary between Yin and Yang, the gatekeepers of the underworld immediately discovered them.
"Who are you, and why are you trespassing into the underworld of Desheng Mansion?"
But before Ji Yuan could say anything, as they got closer and saw who was coming, several ghost messengers were startled and hurriedly bowed to greet them.
"Meet Mr. Ji!"
"It turns out that it is Mr. Ji who has come to the underworld. Please wait for a moment, sir. We will inform the City God immediately!"
A ghost messenger said this and immediately went to the gates of hell.
Ji Yuan was a little surprised. It was not strange that a few ghost officials could recognize him, but how come so many ghost officials near the Ghost Gate seemed to all know him
But what he didn't know was that "Enlightening the Wandering Gods" was already a famous painting in the underworld of Desheng Prefecture, and it was hung in the Hall of the Merits and Demerits Department.
The story of enlightening the wandering gods in the world is very magical in itself. Although it is not spread outside, it is very well known in the underworld of Desheng Prefecture. Most of the underworld officials have heard of it but have never had the chance to see it. In addition, the underworld officials always have something to do in the Merits and Demerits Department, so when they saw the painting, they basically took a close look at it.
Lu Chengfeng on the side was more surprised than happy. He didn't expect that even the ghost knew Mr. Ji. However, it was too early for him to be surprised.
After entering the underworld, the City God of Desheng Prefecture personally accompanied him to the City God Temple, and personally inquired about and sent people to look for the deceased Lu's father and mother. Only then did Lu Chengfeng realize how capable Mr. Ji was.
This time, Lu's father and mother were not taken to a hall in the underworld, but Lu Chengfeng was taken to the Lu family's cemetery.
The moment Lu Chengfeng saw his parents, he couldn't hold back his tears. After saying "Dad, Mom", he ran over and knelt in front of the two ghosts.
At first, Lu's father and mother thought that Lu Chengfeng was dead as well, and were equally sad. It was then that Ji Yuan realized that ghosts really can shed tears.
However, this kind of sadness did not last long. When they learned that Lu Chengfeng was not dead and had taken the initiative to ask someone to take him to the underworld to see his parents, the two elders were stunned for a moment, and then immediately started to teach their son a lesson.
Getting into a place like the underworld made them, as parents, so angry that they were fuming. Lu Chengfeng, who was in deep sorrow, was even more stunned by the scolding. Ji Yuan, who was not far away, wanted to laugh when he saw this.
When Lu Chengfeng followed Ji Yuan out of the underworld, he still looked a little dazed. Since he became an adult, his parents had never scolded him.
"How do you feel, Mr. Lu?"
Outside the gates of hell, Ji Yuan asked jokingly. Lu Chengfeng's expression changed several times, but he finally smiled.
"It feels... a little complicated..."
"Hahaha… "
Ji Yuan smiled, raised his hand and put his soul into his sleeve, then left the underworld and returned to Ning'an County.
. . .
Under the jujube tree in Ju'an Pavilion, a ray of dappled sunlight passed through the gaps between the branches and leaves swaying in the wind and fell on Lu Chengfeng's face.
"Um... uh..."
Stimulated by the light, Lu Chengfeng gradually woke up from his sleep. He raised his head and looked around, recalling that he was in Mr. Ji's house. He looked at the table again. There was Tu Su wine and wine bowls there, but there was no sign of Ji Yuan.
"I was just... drunk?"
My memory is a little fuzzy. It seems that I had a drink with Mr. Ji when we got to the courtyard and then fell drunk at the table.
"It seems like a dream..."
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered what happened in his dream. Everything else was vague, but he remembered one thing clearly. In the dream, he saw his parents and was scolded by them. He was scolded very badly, but the scolding was not harsh at all. Sometimes, they would also scold Lu Chengyun and scold him all over.
The scolding contained concern for the two brothers, but there was no mention of Yun Ge at all.
As Lu Chengfeng was thinking about it, he laughed out loud, “Hehehe…”
"Hero Lu, are you awake? I have made some sobering tea. Try my jujube honey tea. Even the emperor can't drink it."
Ji Yuan looked at the silly grinning Lu Chengfeng, came out of the kitchen with a tea tray with a smile on his face, sat down at the table, poured the tea, added honey to it and brought it to Lu Chengfeng.
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Chengfeng's desire to talk became stronger again.
With the help of the refreshing honey tea, Lu Chengfeng did not hide anything this time and told Ji Yuan about the ups and downs of the past few years. After saying this, he also talked about the dream in which his parents were scolded, and asked Ji Yuan to interpret the dream.
Ji Yuan saw that he had vague memories of most of his trips to the underworld and only had a clear memory of the time when he was scolded by his parents. He couldn't help but laugh at himself for being crude and not as good as the underworld officials, but he also felt that this was appropriate.
Half an afternoon passed, and Lu Chengfeng did not make any other requests, as if he really just came to talk, and he was already content with what he had gained.
After finishing a pot of tea, Lu Chengfeng naturally stood up and said goodbye.
"After talking with Mr. Ji today, Chengfeng has finally gotten over his sadness. Yun Pavilion is still busy with things to do, so Chengfeng will not bother them any more!"
Ji Yuan smiled and returned the greeting.
"Okay, Master Lu, please go. Helping your brother take care of Yun Pavilion is worse than not going out to do good deeds in the martial arts world!"
Lu Chengfeng nodded solemnly, bowed heavily, said "goodbye" and strode out.
He had indeed heard Du Heng talk about Mr. Ji's miraculous powers, but at this moment, he felt that he did not need to desire anything from Mr. Ji.
Just as he was about to walk out of the shade of the tree, he heard a sound of breaking air. Lu Chengfeng subconsciously waved his hand and grabbed a fiery red date from above his head.
Looking up, the green leaves seem to be shady and there seem to be no dates or fruits. Occasionally, when the wind blows the branches, a hint of bright red can be seen.
"This? Mr. Ji, your fruit has fallen."
Ji Yuan waved his hand and pointed to the jujube tree.
"Take it, it's for you."
"Hahahaha... OK, thank you Mr. Ji, let's go with the wind!"
His steps were heavy when he came, but light when he left. Ji Yuan sent him to the gate of the courtyard and observed his aura from afar. He was already full of anger and passion, and his heart was burning with anger. It was all just a dream.