nycdaug Chapter 647 Do you know what these ghost messengers do?
Chapter 647 Do you know what these ghost messengers do?
The legendary Ten Kings of Hell do not have just one King of Hell, but ten in total, and they are all colleagues with no distinction of rank.
They are responsible for different functions to make the management of the reincarnation place in the underworld more orderly.
To put it bluntly, the underworld is actually the foundation of the three thousand worlds, so when there is a problem with the rules of heaven, the first thing to go wrong will be the underworld.
Now there is only one of the Ten Kings of Hell left, it would be strange if nothing goes wrong.
Jiang Luo had asked before why he was the only one left among the Ten Kings of Hell. One reason was that some of the Kings of Hell became the King of Hell just for the sake of the original Heavenly Dao. After Jiang Luo disappeared, they felt that the role of this King of Hell was meaningless.
Also, the pressure in Yama Palace is increasing, and they are a little overwhelmed.
Jiang Luo knew that there must be other reasons. It was definitely not just because he, the Heavenly Dao, was gone that they started to slack off and even stopped working.
So Yuan Haokun and Xiao Shuai formed a group, Chu Jianglan and Lin Shishuang formed another group, and they started investigating from the First Hall.
Jiang Luo stood in front of the Hades Palace, watching the four teams go their separate ways. Their backs were full of energy and determination, which made Jiang Luo feel a little emotional. Once upon a time, these young people were just novices in the cultivation world, but now they have grown into his most capable assistants.
He turned to look at the King of Hell, his tone serious: "King of Hell, the problems in the underworld need to be solved fundamentally. I will personally investigate the current situation of the Ten Kings of Hell and see why they are leaving one after another."
The King of Hell sighed, his face filled with helplessness: "City Lord Jiang, the problems in the underworld are indeed complicated, but your arrival has given us hope. I will fully cooperate with your work to ensure that the reform of the underworld proceeds smoothly."
Jiang Luo nodded, with a soothing look in his eyes: "King of Hell, you don't have to blame yourself. I will completely solve the problem of the underworld. Next, I need you to provide detailed information about the Ten Kings of Hell, including all records before they left."
Yan Wang nodded respectfully: "Yes, City Lord Jiang, I will prepare it now."
At the same time, the fourth team has begun inspecting the first hall.
Yuan Haokun and Xiao Shuai walked side by side in the corridor of the first hall. The walls were engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint glow. Yuan Haokun looked around as he walked, muttering, "This place is so gloomy, no wonder those Hades couldn't stay there."
Xiao Shuai looked calm, holding a small detector in his hand, recording the energy fluctuations around him: "Don't be careless, each hall in the underworld has different rules and restrictions, and the trap will be triggered if you are not careful."
Yuan Haokun shrugged and said with a smile, "You are here! Detective Xiao, I will leave this little thing to you!"
Xiao Shuai shook his head helplessly: "Hiss, did you learn this tone of voice from Brother Fan San? Why are you becoming so sarcastic? However, this mission is indeed not easy. We need to observe carefully and not miss any details."
On the other side, Chu Jianglan and Lin Shishuang were also busy on the other side of the First Hall. Chu Jianglan was holding a tablet computer, recording the surrounding environment and energy data, while Lin Shishuang was holding his divine crossbow, observing the surroundings vigilantly.
Chu Jianglan said as he recorded: "Shi Shuang, the environment here is worse than I thought. The energy fluctuations are very chaotic, no wonder those souls are living so miserably."
Lin Shishuang nodded, his tone solemn: "Jiang Lan, we must find the root of the problem as soon as possible, otherwise the souls in the underworld will only become more and more desperate."
Chu Jianglan calmly analyzed: "From the current data, it seems that the energy core of the First Hall has been damaged, causing problems in the operation of the entire hall. We need to find the location of the energy core and see if it can be repaired."
Lin Shishuang clenched the divine crossbow in his hand and said firmly: "Okay, I will be responsible for vigilance, you continue to analyze."
"Wait..." Chu Jianglan looked at the ghosts queuing in front of him and walking towards the First Hall, and gradually discovered what the problem was.
Lin Shishuang also quietly hid at the end of the team, hiding his aura, and whispered, "Let's go and see what's going on."
As we all know, the first hall of Yama is the hall of Qin Guangwang. His main responsibility is to receive the souls who have just arrived in the underworld, to distinguish the good and evil of the ghosts, and to record them in a book so as to assign them to which hall.
Lin Shishuang and his companions were at the end of the team. They saw from afar that a ghost had a conflict with the ghost messenger in charge of escorting the dead souls. He curiously asked the well-dressed old man in front of him, "Old man, why is there a quarrel in front? What's going on?"
It was obvious that the old man had died of old age and was a very blessed soul. His shroud was made of silk and he was wearing many jewels, any one of which would be priceless.
The old man laughed and said, "Haven't you heard? Now if you pass through the Ten Palaces, you will be skinned ten times! Look at my current state. When I reach the next palace of reincarnation, I don't know what will be left."
Chu Jianglan asked: "Why is this happening? Aren't these ghost messengers serving the dead souls?"
The old man sighed and said, "This situation has existed since ancient times, but it was not so serious before. Ever since the Nine Hells left, these jobs have been taken over by those outsourced ghosts, and we ghosts have had no good days. I heard that they won the bid at a high price, and they must be trying to make a profit after getting it! Where does the money come from? It's all taken from us ghosts! Think about it, we still have to go through the Ten Hells, and we have to pay money in each hall, alas..."
Lin Shishuang frowned and looked at Chu Jianglan, who was also speechless. They planned to line up to the end to see the situation and find out how those ghost officials managed to get money from them.
Just as the old man just said, as soon as he walked in front of the ghost officers, two ghost officers took off his necklace each.
The old man felt very distressed, but he dared not say anything. He just shook his head, sighed and walked away.
It was Lin Shishuang's turn. The two ghost officials looked at him with disdain and said, "Why don't you bring anything with you? Why did you come to the underworld without anything?"
When Lin Shishuang was asked this by the ghost, he was speechless. He looked down at himself and found that he had nothing on him, not even a decent personal belonging. He shrugged helplessly and said calmly, "I am a poor ghost. I didn't have anything valuable when I was alive, so I will be empty-handed after I die."
The two ghost officials frowned upon hearing this, and one of them waved his hand impatiently: "Go away! Don't waste time here if you don't have anything to bring! Next one!"
As they spoke, they wrote a few words on Lin Shishuang’s name card: Living in Hell.
After receiving the name card, Lin Shishuang frowned. The old man just now was also nearby. Lin Shishuang stepped forward and asked, "Old man, which hell are you from?"
The old man sighed and showed the business card to Lin Shishuang.
Lin Shishuang frowned and took a look, then asked, "Didn't you pay? Why do you still want to go to Heda Hell?"
The Great Living Hell is where those who injure others, commit rape, steal, or kill in the living world are punished, while the Great Living Hell is where those who evade taxes, resist rent, and commit fraud in transactions are judged.
The old man explained, "These ten hells are originally divided according to the sins committed, but if you pay money, you can avoid one or two. If you go to another hell and pay money again, you can be exempted from punishment. You are in the second hell, and I am in the fourth hell, which means I have avoided two hells. But what's the use? I don't think the things I have can make it to the reincarnation hell!"
Chu Jianglan also came over, holding a name card in his hand. On the name card was written "The Great Living Hell". All of them would start from the second hell. If they didn't have money, they would have to accept the corresponding punishment.
No wonder these ghosts look so bad, anyone who has been through so many hells would not be in good condition.
Lin Shishuang turned to look at Chu Jianglan and whispered, "Jianglan, did you hear that? These ghost officials are really asking for bribes blatantly!"
Chu Jianglan nodded with a hint of coldness on his face: "Shi Shuang, this situation is worse than we thought. It seems that these ghost officials have become accustomed to making money from the dead souls and have even forgotten their most basic duties."
Lin Shishuang clenched the divine crossbow in his hand, with a hint of anger in his tone: "Jiang Lan, we can't just let it go. What these ghost officials did is simply ruining the reputation of the underworld!"
Chu Jianglan calmly analyzed: "Shi Shuang, don't be impulsive. We must first find out who is behind these ghost messengers. If it is just their personal behavior, it is easy to deal with; but if someone is instigating it, then it will be troublesome."
Lin Shishuang nodded, his tone firm: "Okay, then let's continue investigating and see who is behind these ghost messengers."
At the same time, Yuan Haokun and Xiao Shuai also found a similar situation on the other side of the First Hall. They saw several ghost officers interrogating the dead souls and asking them to hand over valuables, otherwise they would not let them pass.
Yuan Haokun frowned, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "These ghost officials are too arrogant, aren't they? They blatantly ask for bribes and simply don't take the rules of the underworld seriously!"
Xiao Shuai looked calm, and the detector in his hand was recording the behavior of these ghost messengers: "Hao Kun, don't be impatient. Let's record it first and take action when we have solid evidence."
Yuan Haokun nodded, with a hint of impatience in his tone: "Okay, but the behavior of these ghost officials is really infuriating!"
At this time, Jiang Luo also arrived at the First Hall. He stood in the distance, watching the ghost officials' behavior with cold eyes, and a trace of anger arose in his heart. He whispered to himself: "The order of the underworld has been corrupted to this extent. It seems that it must be rectified as soon as possible."
He turned to look at the King of Hell, with a hint of seriousness in his tone: "King of Hell, do you know what these ghost messengers do?"
The King of Hell sighed, his face filled with helplessness: "City Lord Jiang, although I know something, the affairs of the underworld are complicated and it is difficult for me to take care of them all by myself. The behavior of these ghost messengers was indeed my negligence."
Jiang Luo thought about it and said to Yan Wang: "Well, you go ahead and do your work, and we will handle the rest. If there are any problems, I will come to you to communicate."
The King of Hell turned around and fled as if he had been pardoned. Jiang Luo frowned as he looked at his back, feeling that the situation here was a little complicated.