The hall was eerie and scary, with faint ghost cries echoing in the corners. When the dim green light illuminated the two people below, the old man's words rang out.
"…After I came to the underworld that day, I used my position as a god to look through the Book of Life and Death. According to the instructions of the National Master, I checked the ghosts who died but did not reincarnate… As far as I know, there are dozens of people who died of resentment, like Guan Junhou."
When his name was called, Guan Yu closed his eyes, stroked his beard with his big hand, raised his face slightly, and slowly half-opened his eyes. He watched Han Qinhu walk out of the desk. The old man came down to the hall, presented the list in his hand with both hands, and handed it to Lu Liangsheng who was sitting next to him.
"Master, these people's names, birthdays, and death dates are all in here."
Watching Lu Liangsheng take over the list, Han Qinhu thought of the human world. He hesitated to speak, but finally spoke: "Grandmaster, after I left, how is the court and His Majesty doing?"
"There are beacons on all sides, and I wonder how many stars in the sky have yet to appear."
After putting away the list, Lu Liangsheng looked at the old man's expression and roughly understood his worries. He sighed, "When I came to the underworld, His Majesty was in the palace and was angry. But with his personality, he was able to calm down quickly and deal with it well. However, such difficulties may not be a bad thing."
The old man put his sleeves behind his back and nodded: "Your Majesty has been smart since childhood and is capable. He should be able to come here as the national teacher said."
When he mentioned the mess up there, his tone turned serious and he cursed harshly.
"They have been worshipped by gods and goddesses, but now they are in the dog's stomach. These gods have been in heaven for too long and look down on people! Little do they know that they were also human beings in the past. It's a pity that the soldiers of the underworld can't go up."
At the side, a figure with narrowed eyes spoke slowly.
"The ghost soldiers cannot go to the human world. Guan can still kill them alone, but the Dharma image has come to the world and I will give you my head!"
It seems that Han Qinhu and Guan Yu had discussed this matter before, and they talked about it in the hall. Both of them were in charge of military affairs during their lifetime and commanded the army to fight in the south and the north. When encountering this matter, their first reaction was naturally to fight. Especially Guan Yu, who had been holding it in for hundreds of years and could not wait to go back and raise the Green Dragon Yanyue again.
For now, Lu Liangsheng can only think of fighting. After all, if he doesn't fight, those gods will attack Chang'an. There is no other way.
After listening for a while, Lu Liangsheng calculated the time in the Netherworld, and waited until the angry voices stopped for a while before raising his hand to interrupt.
"The famous generals of all dynasties have always been no worse than the gods in heaven. Now they are all ghosts. After such a long time, their Taoism should be quite high. When the time comes, they will be conferred the title of god and should be able to compete with them."
Guan Yu glanced over and frowned slightly at Lu Liangsheng's words "contend with them". "Master Lu, you are probably trying to boost their morale. In terms of fighting and martial arts, how can warriors like us compare to them? If we have almost the same level of Taoism, we will definitely kill them if we join forces!"
After being the Ghost King for such a long time, he is still the same Guan Yu.
Lu Liangsheng was unable to shake the other party's arrogance at all. He then thought that in such a predicament, such arrogance might not be a bad thing. He talked to them for a while, and when he thought it was about time, he stood up and said goodbye.
"Master, let's go back upstairs. Thank you for your help in handling so many matters."
Han Qinhu followed him outside the hall and raised his hands. Lu Liangsheng, who was holding out a paper umbrella, turned around and smiled, "There have always been a few rebellious people in every dynasty. This time, it's just some gods. Han Zhuguo, I'll send you here. I'll go back now."
Guan Yu followed at one side: "I'll see Master Lu off."
The two men walked out of the hall and returned the way they came. Looking back, the old man was still standing there. As the King of Hell, he could not leave the underworld easily. Seeing Lu Liangsheng looking back, Han Qinhu raised his hands, bowed and knelt slowly.
After this separation, I don’t know how many years it will take before we meet again.
Lu Liangsheng sighed, collected his feelings, turned around, and returned to Ghost Gate with Guan Yu. When they passed through the pass again, Shentu and Yulei stood at the gate. When they passed by, Shentu said softly to Lu Liangsheng who was bowing and thanking him, "Master Lu, when we return to the human world, why don't you talk to the people on my behalf? You see, we have worked very hard too. During the New Year, just let them light a stick of incense and burn two pieces of paper money."
"Okay, if there is a chance, I will definitely do my best for you two. I will not bother you any more. Goodbye."
"Master Lu, take care!"
The two gods were sent to the outside of the pass and bowed to say goodbye together. Guan Yu, on the other side, took Red Hare and turned back to snort coldly. This was similar to what Toad Taoist did, which made Lu Liang feel familiar. He smiled, stopped, turned around and raised his hand to face the other party.
"Sir, just send them here. It's time for me to go up too."
Guan Yu loosened the reins, and the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade plunged into the underworld. His beard fluttered, and he clasped his fists together and said in an urgent voice: "Then I will wait for the order from Master Lu in the underworld!"
In fact, there was another reason. His third brother's name was also on the list. Once he was conferred the title of god, the two brothers would be able to reunite in the world of the living. How could they not be anxious
"Goodbye!"
Lu Liangsheng put away the paper umbrella, lowered his hands, nodded and said, "Okay, I will also wait for you to come back in the human world."
After saying this, his soul glowed and turned into a stream of light that rushed towards the gloomy sky of the underworld. In the blink of an eye, it sank into the surging chaos. The whimpering and howling of the cold wind that passed by disappeared from his ears, and the cold chill gradually faded away. When his vision was pitch black, his consciousness felt warmth.
The soul broke through the ground and returned to the body. In the incense burner held in both hands, the burning soul-guiding incense had just started to shed ashes.
He opened his eyes, and saw bright sunlight pouring in from the hall door. The Taoist was sitting on a cushion, supporting his chin with his head nodding. The noisy voices outside did not wake him up.
"Brother, since you won't let me see Master, can I go out by myself?"
"Junior brother, Master has something important to do. His soul has gone to the underworld and has not returned yet. You cannot go in and disturb him. As for your wish to leave the city, I cannot let you leave without Master's permission."
"Stop talking nonsense. I've almost finished practicing the Hunyuan Tiangang Jue that Master taught me. Look!"
The skinny, ugly yellow-haired boy groaned and gestured a few times, and his bones made crackling sounds. He retracted his fists and feet and raised his chin at Yuwen Tuo.
"How is it? Is it very powerful? Now you can let me go out of the city to rescue my parents and my second brother and others, right?"
Yuwen Tuo, who was standing under the eaves, was about to speak when Lu Liangsheng's voice suddenly came from inside the door.
"Tuo'er, let your junior brother come in."
“Master?!”
Two people outside shouted at the same time, causing the dozing Taoist to startle and almost fall to the ground. At this moment, Li Yuanba quickly rushed into the eaves, snorted, pushed aside his senior brother next to him, ran to the Five Directions Five Elements Formation, bowed respectfully, half-knelt on one knee on the ground, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Master, please judge for me. Is it right for me to go outside the city to rescue my parents? I know that I am a heartless person, but I also know that children should be filial and brothers should have brotherly love. Look at my senior brother, if he doesn't let me go out, then wouldn't the disciple of the national master become an unfilial and unrighteous person?"
During this speech, Lu Liangsheng stood up from the center of the formation, shrank the paper umbrella into a small size and put it in his sleeve pocket, and patted the boy on the head, "Since you have fulfilled your filial duty, your teacher will naturally not stop you."
Having said that, Lu Liangsheng withdrew his hand, turned around and walked to a room at the back. In less than a moment, he came out again, dragging an iron hammer in his hand that was several times larger than a millstone. He threw it, and the round hammer rolled along the ground with a rumble and came to Li Yuanba.
"This was made some time ago when I took the time to smelt some of the magic tools that were not used in the temple. Take it and go outside the city."
The young man half-knelt on the ground and looked at the big iron hammer that still had some strength to shake slightly, his eyes almost spitting fire. He rubbed it a few times like a baby, blew on it, wiped it with his sleeve, and then lifted it up. The heavy hammer cut through the air, making a whistling sound, and he lifted it off his shoulder with a bang. He smiled at his master, raised his chin provocatively towards Yuwen Tuo, and ran away happily.
At the door, Yuwen Tuo glanced sideways and walked towards his master with concern.
"Master, isn't it inappropriate to let Junior Brother go out like this?"
"It's okay. Being beaten up by those gods is a good thing. Also, Tuo'er, go to the Ministry of Works and ask them to push down the platform in the Hibiscus Pond..."
Lu Liangsheng looked at the young man running across the sky outside, touched his sleeves, and as the outline of the book passed by his fingertips, he brushed his sleeves and walked up to the attic, and the sound of his footsteps faded away.
“… Build a new Conferred God Platform!”