When Ji Yuan told this, the excited Xin Wuya had already come up with a series of ideas in his mind. After thinking carefully in his mind, he hurriedly told them to Ji Yuan.
"Sir, as the saying goes, we should enforce the law strictly and offer benefits. There are more than hundreds of thousands of ghosts in my Wuya Ghost City. It is easy to pick out those with outstanding ghost nature. I will imitate the various systems of the underworld but will not copy them. I will enforce strict ghost laws and punish those who violate them. I will also promise them salary and benefits. Even if they are ghosts, they will yearn for a legitimate identity. I will appoint good people as my subordinates, patrol the four directions with a majestic image, cultivate the spirit of official righteousness, practice the law of harmony in the underworld, and be respected by the world for taking on the responsibilities of the underworld. It is dignified and legitimate, and all ghosts will yearn for it!"
Xin Wuya's unintentional words greatly boosted Ji Yuan's mood.
"The upright and righteous path is also known as the right and proper path. All ghosts yearn for it. All ghosts yearn for it..."
Ji Yuan stood up and muttered it twice. This simple sentence revealed a simple truth. Even if one is a wandering ghost, even if one is a ghost feared by the world, and even some ghosts may have done evil, but humans are ghosts, and there is no one who does not hope to have the possibility to stand upright, stand upright in the world, and speak out loudly about his or her identity and status.
This is one of the universal values of human beings. Even evil people and evil spirits may have such a moment of fantasy.
When Xin Wuya saw Ji Yuan stand up, he didn't dare to sit down either. He stood up and looked at Ji Yuan carefully, and also looked at the two ghost generals beside him. He was a little worried whether he had said something wrong. The two ghost generals were also a little nervous. After they parted that year, the city lord had met the water dragon surnamed Gao several times, and they also knew that the immortal in front of them was extraordinary.
But it was obvious that Ji Yuan was not angry. After muttering a few words, he looked at Xin Wuya with a smile and nodded.
"I believe you, and I hope that it will be as you say. If I see evil prevail over good in the future, I will not let you suffer the consequences alone."
"Mr. Ji, you are too kind!"
Xin Wuya was moved and bowed politely, but Ji Yuan hadn't finished speaking yet and continued.
"At that time, Ji will personally take action to cut off the current arrangement."
Xin Wuya's heart trembled, but he refused to accept the gift. He looked straight into Ji Yuan's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, to show that there was no darkness in his heart.
Ji Yuan looked at her for a moment and spoke softly.
"Would you mind showing me the ghost officials and ghost soldiers under your command?"
Xin Wuya secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat fortunate. After that incident that year, he had almost carried out a major purge of his ghost army in the past few years. Although he couldn't say that it was absolutely clean, he still felt scared when he thought about the situation back then. Now he felt much more at ease, so he spoke with confidence.
"Mr. Ji wants to see it, why not? Sir, please follow me, two generals, go to the parade ground and beat the drums to inspect the troops!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two ghost generals spoke with full energy, almost roaring, and then they left the yard at the pace of dragons and tigers and headed for the training ground first. They were also overwhelmed with emotion after hearing what they just said. During their lifetime, they were military generals who were not known for their integrity, and they were exhausted and died in civil strife. They did not expect that this would be possible after their death.
Wuya Ghost City is a place with profound underworld heritage. It is not only a prosperous city, but also has a city wall that seems to extend to an infinite distance at the back and a huge parade ground. Before Ji Yuan made this proposal, the ghost city was mainly governed by the military. Except for those scattered throughout the city, most of the ghost soldiers and ghosts in the ghost city are in the ghost camp.
Tents, fences, sentry towers, chevaux de frise, flags, parade grounds, drum stands... everything looked like a military display, with ghosts training everywhere.
In the parade ground, two ghost generals strode over, their ghostly aura like flames and their eyes like fire. One of them walked directly to the drum stand.
"General?"
The two ghost soldiers guarding the drum platform saluted and greeted him, and the ghost general grinned and stretched out his hand.
"Bring the drumsticks."
"yes!"
A ghost soldier took the drumstick from the edge of the drum and handed it to the ghost general. The latter took two steps forward, tightly grasped the drumstick made of dark wood, spread his arms, and a chilling ghost aura spread across the sky.
“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom… Boom, boom, boom…”
The sound of the drums went from slow to fast, from soft to loud, and soon spread throughout the Wuya Ghost Town.
The rhythm of the drumming contained the ghost general's aura, which made Ji Yuan feel his heart tremble with the drumming. He and Xin Wuya were walking towards the training ground, and they saw from afar the ghost general beating the drum on the drumming platform filled with ghostly aura. Ji Yuan couldn't help but praise him.
"City Lord Xin does have a strong army under his command."
"Hey, the general's incompetence will tire the army to death. Those who can become ghost generals of Wuya City will be extraordinary both in life and after death."
Ji Yuan nodded slowly and murmured something.
"If you were a hero in life, you will be a hero in death."
Xin Wuya's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he half patted his horse and said it half sincerely.
"Mr. Ji's words are brilliant, and that's exactly what I meant!"
When Ji Yuan and Xin Wuya stood on the platform in the parade ground, the ghosts from various units in the camp were gathering quickly, and their speed was much faster than that of the military camp in the Yang world. There were not only ghost soldiers and ghosts, but also ghost horses and chariots. Flags were waving and weapons were like forests. The ghost soldiers and ghost energy even gave off a feeling of bursts of evil fire with their steps.
“Roar… Roar…”
Tens of thousands of ghosts marched forward together and roared, and the cold wind also became more violent.
The ghost general on the stage clasped his fists and saluted Ji Yuan and Xin Wuya, and said loudly.
"Reporting to the City Lord and Mr. Ji, our Netherworld Ghost Army has assembled. Please review the three armies!"
Xin Wuya was filled with pride. He stretched out his hand to lead the army forward and said to Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji, this is our Netherworld Ghost Army. The army formation is solemn, the laws are strict, the discipline is strict, and the orders are obeyed! What do you think, sir?"
In fact, Ji Yuan had only seen a real military formation a few times. Even in his previous life, he had only seen a military parade. At that time, he regretted not joining the army. Now, seeing such a mighty military formation, even if it was eerie, it was still very imposing and there was nothing to find fault with it.
"Good, very good, the Netherworld Ghost Army is indeed very powerful and has the potential to strangle the demons!"
Xin Wuya smiled but said nothing. It was not like he had never been tortured before, but he felt that he could not say this himself. So he winked at the ghost general on the side, and the latter understood and spoke frankly with a fist clasped.
"Sir, we, the Netherworld Ghost Army, have strangled countless demons and evil creatures."
Ji Yuan nodded towards the ghost general and swept his eyes across the dense military formation below. Some of these ghosts had solemn expressions, some were also curious, some looked scary, but most of them were no different from when they were alive.
From the perspective of the thousands of ghost soldiers in the army, in addition to the generals and the Lord of the Underworld, there was also a person on the stage shrouded in a faint white light like mist. It was hard to see clearly no matter how hard one looked at it, but he must be either a god or an immortal.
"City Lord Xin, please repeat what you said to me before to these thousands of ghosts."
Xin Wuya was even more excited at this moment. He nodded and strode forward, standing at the front of the general selection platform. Several ghost generals moved forward together with him, while Ji Yuan stayed behind. Xin Wuya stood up, took a deep breath, and spoke in a deep voice like thunder.
"Among you and me, there are lonely ghosts, wronged souls, ghosts who are now dead, and former evil ghosts. For all ghosts, how difficult is it to practice? However, when we were alive, we were human beings, and we followed the way of human beings. After death, we will become ghosts, and we will not forget our ambitions in life, and we will not forget the etiquette of human beings..."
Xin Wuya's rumbling voice spread throughout the Wuya Ghost City like thunder. Not only could the ghost soldiers gathered in the parade ground hear it, but also the other ghost soldiers who were patrolling and maintaining order in the ghost city, as well as the thousands of ghosts living in the ghost city, could hear it clearly.
Xin Wuya's heart was filled with courage, and his voice on the parade ground was full of vigor and sincerity. He knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not only for himself but also for Wuya Ghost Town. It was as if he turned his words at this moment into a kind of oath. The content was similar to what he had said to Ji Yuan in the City Lord's Mansion before, but the context was very different. Every word was like an oath and so was like thunder.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
Xin Wuya's oath had stopped for a while, but there was still a slight vibration in the entire ghost town. On the parade grounds and in the ghost town, thousands of ghosts were silent.
The ghosts and humans on the stage were looking down, and the ghost soldiers below were also looking at the stage. The evil spirits of the ghost army were rising, foreshadowing that the hearts of the ghost soldiers were surging like fire. A ghost general on the stage swept his eyes around the stage and below, raised his sword and shouted.
"I will make my ambition known to the underworld. I will die for the city lord and for the righteous cause!"
With a bang, the momentum of thousands of ghosts exploded completely and they shouted one after another.
"I will die for the city lord, I will die for the righteous cause!" "I will die!" "I will show my ambition in the netherworld..."
At first the sounds were chaotic, then gradually they became more and more orderly, and in the end it seemed as if there was only one sound left, like a tsunami and thunder from the sky.
"I will make my ambition known to the underworld. I will die for the city lord and for the righteous cause!"
Xin Wuya nodded slightly towards the ghost general, very satisfied with his quick response. He then carefully looked back at Ji Yuan behind him, and seeing that he had a calm expression and smiled without saying a word, he felt relieved.
Ji Yuan stood at the back of the reviewing platform, his mind half outside and half immersed in the artistic conception, and he could see the ghost chess pieces clearly above the mountains and rivers.
The roaring sounds on the parade ground continued, and the ghost soldiers and devils in various parts of the city also roared in unison. Even some non-military ghosts in the city joined in the shouting, and most of the other ghosts were also feeling ups and downs. Of course, there were also some ghosts who were at a loss or even uneasy.