After returning to Hades, Xie Bian seemed a little apprehensive.
Fan Wuxi glanced at him: "I was the one who said to go, and I was the one who fought with Song Chungui. I will explain to Master."
"You don't need to worry about this matter, I will explain it to Master." Xie Bian frowned and said, "I am not worried about Master's scolding, I am worried that our trouble in Fumenghui will affect Wuliang Sect Track down the pill thief."
"No, they probably found the wrong place."
"Why?"
"The actions of the pill thief are unreasonable. I don't think Meng Kefei's golden pill will be traded, at least not in Fumenghui."
"Oh? Go on."
Fan Wuxi analyzed: "There are three motives for digging Meng Kefei's golden elixir. First, he wants the elixir of a high-ranking monk. Second, someone offers a reward. Third, he has enmity with him. , taking such a high risk to take his pills, was it premeditated or not? If there was premeditation, why didn't you wait for him to go out for a long time? People found out. Therefore, I think, no matter what the motive of the pill thief is, Meng Kefei's death was not premeditated."
Xie Bian nodded: "What you said makes sense, hey, why didn't you tell Master yesterday?"
Fan Wuxi said indifferently: "What does his death have to do with me, I see you are so caring..."
Jie Bian interrupted him disapprovingly: "Don't say that, fellow practitioners should have a heart of compassion. Besides, everyone who steals alchemy can be punished. If you help the Wuliang Sect catch the murderer earlier, you will lose one of them." people suffer."
"Um."
"In this way, Meng Kefei's death was probably not premeditated. The three motives you mentioned should be the most likely vendetta. No one in Fumenghui offered a reward for Meng Kefei's golden elixir, and if it was only for high-ranking monks Dan, Li Buyu's nephew, is the last person you should not touch."
"That's right, so I guess, Meng Kefei died due to personal grievances. The two fought because of a disagreement. The other party dug out his pill and blamed it on the pill-stealing Moxiu. The Wuliang faction may not have thought of this. I should also check the people who have had trouble with Meng Kefei, and check Fu Menghui, maybe it’s a shock, maybe it’s because I don’t want anyone to slip through the net.”
"If it's a personal grievance, maybe it's better to investigate."
"If it's a personal grievance." Fan Wuxi snorted coldly, "It's probably because of their Wuliang sect's infighting, and fighting on their own territory is a good proof."
Xie Bian took a deep breath, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he thought about it.
"Maybe they have found out who did it long ago. They just concealed the truth for the sake of face, pretended to search around, and the Wuliang faction is so duplicitous..." Fan Wuxi realized that he had slipped his words when he saw Xie Bian's surprised expression.
Xie Bian blinked his eyes: "Your brother, have you heard any rumors about the Wuliang Sect?"
"I used to work as a helper in a wine shop, and I heard some rumors."
"As the leader of the Immortal League, the Wuliang Sect will inevitably offend people when dealing with things. Moreover, they have more than ten thousand disciples, so they cannot guarantee that everyone is upright. In places like wine shops, it is mostly groundless talk. There is no basis for it. Be careful." Xie Bian sighed, "It's just that we offended Song Chungui, and it would be a bit embarrassing if we went to Yunding with Master."
"He did it first. The two of us combined are not as big as him, so he should be ashamed."
"Having said that..."
The two of them were talking, and when they passed Huangquan Road, a group of huge willow trees appeared in front of them. Trees, sub-trees give birth to sub-trees, intertwined and intertwined, and eventually become a willow forest that can't be seen at a glance. Those who are not familiar with it will even get lost if they go deep into it. Looking closely at its rhizome, it is black and red, like dry thick blood.
A gust of wind passed through the forest, hundreds of millions of stems and leaves whirled and rustled like ghosts crying.
The name of this tree is Ghost Willow. It is said that it has the same longevity as the sky and the same age as the earth.
Passing the Yin-Yang Monument is to pass through what is called the gate of ghosts, and then walk through Huangquan Road. At the end is this piece of ghost willow forest. Only after passing through the ghost willow forest can you reach the underworld.
Xie Bian was familiar with this willow forest, but at this moment he stopped and looked up at the dazzling red in the shadows of the miserable green trees.
That red is a red dress.
Fan Wuxi narrowed his eyes and looked at the person on the tree, no, ghost.
"Impermanence." The person on the tree chuckled, "Going to play in the world again?"
Xie Bian's expression became cautious: "Red King."
The man in red flies down from the tall willow tree, his blue hair dances, his sleeves are in the wind, like a butterfly playing in the forest, this scene is as picturesque as it is, but it makes people shudder.
The man in red is a slender man, his face is as white as paper, only his thin lips are a little red, his appearance is extremely gorgeous, like a flower in full bloom, his beauty is breathtaking.
He is the head of the ten underworld generals—the king of all kings—the ghost king in red, Jiang Qulian.
"This is Tianshi's new apprentice?" Jiang Qulian walked up to Fan Wuxi step by step, walking silently, he wrinkled his nose lightly, "Well, the taste of a young boy must be delicious." He asked It was Fan Wushi who was talking, but his eyes were on Xie Bian.
Xie Bian stood between Fan Wushi and Jiang Qulian: "Red King, this is my junior brother, Fan Wushi, Wushi, I have seen the Red King."
Fan Wuxi looked at Jiang Qulian coldly.
Jiang Qulian curled his lips into a smile: "This temper is somewhat imaginable with the Celestial Master, no wonder the Celestial Master appreciates it."
"Red King, we still have something to go back to Tianshi Palace, so..."
"You." Jiang Qulian blinked at Xie Bian, "I watched you grow up, if I really want to eat you, can Tianshi see it? Why are you still so afraid of me?"
Xie Bian said solemnly: "I am the underworld general appointed by the emperor with the Red King. I am not afraid of you, but my junior brother is young and has just come to the underworld. I hope the Red King will not tease him."
Jiang Qulian chuckled: "Back then, I was just a doll wearing crotch pants, but now I dare say that I was ordered to do it with me."
Xie Bian was a little annoyed: "The Red King don't make fun of me."
"Sometimes I really think that your master should be that old-fashioned Mr. Cui. He is always so nervous when he sees me. I just came to ask you for some good tea and wine."
"I'll send it to the Red Prince's Mansion tomorrow."
Fan Wuxi's expression was already ugly, just about to open his mouth, Xie Bian grabbed his shoulder: "Wuyin, let's go."
Jiang Qulian looked at the backs of the two of them, his eyes flickered, and he suddenly called lazily: "Bian."
Xie Bian stopped, but didn't look back.
"Say hello to the Celestial Master for me."
"...Thank you, Red King."
Xie Bian didn't relax until the two walked out of the ghost willow.
Fan Wuxi said displeased: "Are you so afraid of him?"
"Do you know who he is?"
"ghost."
"He is the ghost king." Xie Bian took a deep breath, "He is not an ordinary ghost king, he is the king of all kings, the king of all ghost kings."
Fan Wuxi let out a calm "Oh".
The Great Beiyin Emperor governs the ghost world, and there are five ghost emperors under him, guarding Jiuyou respectively in the southeast, northwest, and middle, to prevent the two worlds of humans and ghosts from invading each other. But the ghost emperors of the five directions do not participate in the affairs of the underworld. There are ten halls of hell in the underworld, which are in charge of all the important affairs of the ghost world, mainly rewards, punishments and judgments. There are also civil and military judges, who hold the life and death book and the judge's pen, and act according to good and evil virtues to increase or decrease the lifespan of the living. Next, there are the top ten underworld generals.
The top ten underworld generals have different responsibilities. Day tour and night tour are mainly responsible for patrolling the world, impermanence is responsible for collecting human souls, bull head and horse face are responsible for managing recovered souls, leopard tails, beaks, fish gills, and wasps are responsible for collecting animal souls, and they are kept in the dark. The head of the ghost king is responsible for the punishment of hell.
Under each underworld general, there are many subordinate evils. On the eighteenth floor of hell, there are eighteen ghost kings who lead the little ghosts day and night to punish those who atone for their sins in hell, and the king of ghost kings is Jiang Qulian.
Xie Bi'an said: "He is a ghost born from the realm of hungry ghosts, not like Mr. Cuifu, because he had great merits and virtues during his lifetime, he was ranked as a ghost fairy after death, and he was reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Reincarnated, still a ghost."
Fan Wuxi's eyes were dark: "Has he ever hurt you?"
"No..." Jie Bian was a little embarrassed, "Actually, he taught me to practice Taoism when I was young, but I was still afraid of him. I have been afraid of him since I was a child. You have to eat a hundred people, or a thousand ghosts, to become the king of ghosts. King, how many ghosts have you eaten? The emperor asked him to be the head of the underworld general and manage the hell, because he was afraid that he would cause trouble in the world, and the Fengdu barrier cannot stop him."
"With me in the future, you don't have to be afraid of him."
Jie Bian smiled: "With you here, I do have an extra companion in this underworld."
"Are you really going to bring him tea tomorrow? Send a candle?"
"No, Bo Zhu is afraid of him, and there is no kid who is not afraid of him. I will go by myself, but in fact he will not do anything to me. He is jealous of Master."
"I'll go for you."
"No, have you forgotten, you can't act alone in Hades yet."
"Then I'll go with you."
"Alright." Xie Bian really didn't want to face Jiang Qulian alone.
"What evil did he do during his lifetime to be reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts?"
The six realms of reincarnation, the realm of hungry ghosts, the realm of animals, and the realm of hell are all the lower three realms, and it is not ordinary evil that will be reborn in these three realms.
Xie Bian shook his head: "I remember I asked him when I was a child, and he said he didn't know, so I asked him why he didn't go to the Sansheng Stone, and he said he didn't want to know."
Fan Wuxi's pupils sank: "Then what about you, why don't you go to the Sansheng Stone to see your past life? Aren't you curious?"
"I've been there."
Fan Wuxi's breath stagnates.
Xie Bian lowered his voice: "The Sansheng Stone can only be seen before drinking Meng Po soup, and you can't just look at it casually. Don't mention it in front of outsiders. I went there secretly."
"What did you see." Can you see the sins you committed in your previous life? !
"I didn't see anything." Xie Bian said disappointedly.
"… Why?"
"I asked Mr. Cui Fu. Of course, I didn't dare to say that I went to see it, otherwise I would be scolded by him. I heard that there are people who can't see anything on the Sansheng Stone. Cui Fujun said that the Sansheng Stone cannot reflect heaven and man. .It is the god who is reborn in the heavenly way, and the god is beyond reincarnation, and the three-life stone can't reflect it naturally."
"Since you have transcended reincarnation, why do you still come to the underworld to reincarnate?"
"Because that man is the Son of Heaven." Xie Bian smiled, "Mr. Cui Fu said that a person with the destiny of an emperor is a man of heaven who has gone through calamities. Consummation, you can return to the way of heaven and ascend to the nine heavens, otherwise you will fall into the human way and suffer the pain of reincarnation, so, I probably don’t know which life I was the emperor.”
Fan Wuxi stared at Jie Bian, his eyes gradually bloodshot.
Xie Bian didn't realize how terrifying Fan Wuzhen's expression was at this time, and laughed at himself: "Unfortunately, I probably became a foolish king, so I can't go back to the sky, and I have to enter reincarnation to redeem my sins."
Fan Wuxi clenched his fists, turned his head and left.
"Hey, Junior Brother, do you want to eat wontons tomorrow morning?"