When I stood by the river again, I was filled with emotion. It was not because I was sad that I could not return to the living, but because my ancestors were not here, which made me feel empty. Great Grandfather may come back one day, but I don't know when he will let us see him.
Alas, sixty years later, I may have been reincarnated long ago, or I may not even have the chance to be reincarnated, and I will be directly reborn into the realm of the dead. Of course, I still have a lucky mentality. Both of the Xi family’s ancestors were exiled to the ruins of Woshi. In a rage, will the Chief Executive also exile me to the southwest or southeast Woshi? It would be best to be in the northwest Woshi, so that I can be with my ancestors, because I feel that my great grandfather will break the three taboos and make great contributions, so I will be reincarnated as a human from now on, and I will not return to the northeast Woshi.
I crossed the boundary river with all sorts of thoughts in my mind and just stood still on Zhongping Street when I saw the Seventh Master and the Eighth Master flying towards me.
When the three of us met, we understood each other just by looking at each other, so there was no need to say any more nonsense.
Master Qi sighed and said, "Let's go. You can rest in the inn for a while and wait for the news from Judge Cui."
After hearing this, I realized that as soon as I entered the underworld, Judge Cui went to the Chief Executive to plead for me. He was really nice to me, but I have never seen his true face, which is a pity. Following the two brothers, I had no mood to go to the inn.
"Seventh Master and Eighth Master, I am here to save Xiaoxue. Tell me if you have seen her, and then turn a blind eye and let me take her out of the underworld." I said anxiously.
"Do you think you can take her out of the underworld?" Mr. Ba asked sarcastically.
I was speechless. I had thought of all the consequences before entering the underworld, but I still had to come in to save her. Because I knew that Judge Cui and the Seventh and Eighth Masters were as anxious as I was. They couldn't break the three taboos without Xiaoxue. Judge Cui went to the Chief Executive to plead for mercy, probably not just for me, but also to make up for Xiaoxue.
"Brother, don't be anxious. Judge Cui has already pleaded with the chief executive for this matter. Xiaoxue is now temporarily detained in the Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil Management Office. The chief executive has ordered that she must not be executed without his personal interrogation." Master Qi patted my shoulder.
I couldn't hold my temper any longer. Being locked up in the Reward and Punishment Office was like being sent to a wolf's den. It would be better to be locked up in the Niliwan Water Prison. I frowned and said, "I'm a little worried. What if they use some conspiracy to let Xiaoxue die on her own? If we report it as suicide out of fear of punishment, her soul will be scattered and the case will become an unsolved case. The Chief Executive won't be able to investigate."
The Seventh and Eighth Masters stopped and nodded at the same time. The Seventh Master said, "We didn't expect this. Your reminder is very timely. How about this, Eighth Master, I'll go to the inn with you, and I'll go to the Rewarding and Punishing the Evil Management Office to take a look." As the Seventh Master spoke, he quickly flew away and disappeared in an instant.
I touched my nose and said, "Eighth Master, don't worry about me. Why don't you go with Seventh Master?"
The Eighth Master snorted and said, "Judge Cui is afraid that you will be assassinated in the underworld, so he told us brothers to keep a close eye on you and not let any ghost messengers or little ghosts get close to you."
Oh, that is to say, they were sent to protect me, and Judge Cui was thoughtful. Now I suddenly regretted that I should not have entered the underworld on impulse. Judge Cui was already mediating this matter, and I couldn't help if I came in. Instead, I would drag down the Seventh Master and the Eighth Master to protect me.
It seems that I didn't rest well these two days, and I kept making mistakes because of mental smuggling. I was too embarrassed to say anything at the moment, and followed Mr. Ba into the inn. It was my first time to enter the inn. There was a counter at the entrance. An old man with gray hair, wearing a long blue cloth gown, was standing inside, using an abacus.
When he looked up and saw the two of us, his gloomy face immediately turned into surprise, and then turned into a servile smile: "Oh, it's Mr. Ba, what wind brings you here?" This guy bent over and came out from behind the counter, stretched out his hand to hold Mr. Ba's arm. To be honest, that kind of flattering attitude really made me sick.
The Eighth Master didn't even look at him, and said with a dark face: "Boss An, open a room for us. I want to rest here for a while. Remember to send two pots of good wine."
"Okay, Master Ba, please wait a moment." Boss An smiled like a grandson, and then shouted loudly to the courtyard: "Little pockmarked boy, quickly take Master Ba to the upper room of No. 1 Jiazi to rest."
Immediately, a waiter dressed in shorts jumped out and let us in with a big smile on his face. The yard was a quadrangle, with guest rooms on all four sides and a patio in the middle. When you look up, you can't see the sky, but it's pitch black. Room A is the first room on the left. The waiter opened the door for us, and just as we were about to go in, we saw an old man standing at the door opposite and coughing twice.
When Master Ba and I looked up, we were stunned. Wasn't that Grandpa Taizu? How could he be here? I was puzzled and excited. With him here, I finally felt relieved.
As I opened my mouth, the great grandfather winked at us and went back inside. I crossed the courtyard with the Eighth Master, entered the opposite house, and closed the door. But as soon as we stood still, we found that the great grandfather in front of us had changed into a different appearance, which surprised me and the Eighth Master.
Damn his second uncle, it turned out to be Mei Ruoqi!
I never thought that I could be deceived in the underworld. That is to say, even though I have become a ghost, I can still be fooled by ghosts and blinded by ghost magic. In fact, my buddy is nothing. The most infuriating thing is that Master Ba, a soul-catching messenger who is one of the ten great ghost masters, can't even detect this little trick of blinding the eyes by ghosts.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Mei Ruoqi squeezed out these words from between his teeth, staring at me viciously, his green ghost eyes filled with flames of hatred.
I coughed twice and didn't say anything, because Mr. Ba was here, let's see how he would deal with this matter.
"Madam Mei, how dare you walk out of the temple without permission? What crime should you be punished for?" The Eighth Master widened his eyes, looking quite scary.
"No ghost will see it. Any ghost that sees me here will be scared to death!" Mei Ruoqi had a smug sneer on his face.
I touched my nose and said angrily, "You can kill me, but do you dare to kill Master Ba? Besides, with your character, can you kill Master Ba?"
Mei Ruoqi's mouth corners suddenly curled up, with a mysterious smile on his face. After blinking his eyes, Mr. Ba suddenly fell to the ground with a thud and didn't move. I couldn't help but be surprised. What kind of tricks did the dead woman use? Mr. Ba was ambushed before he could even defend himself. This is simply too awesome.
"Hehe, Xifeng, since you've been nice to my daughter, I'll let you die more comfortably." Just as Mei Ruoqi was about to wink at me, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"You'd better stop blinking, or you'll lose a pair of your eyes!"