I become a god in another world

Chapter 770: Judgment of the Underworld
Chapter 770
Just as Cao Gu was lost in thought, Hao Jinyi began to feel anxious again.

The headless corpse walked around carrying a lantern with human heads. The lantern emitted an eerie green light, which revealed Hao Jinyi's fear and pain before his death.

"The ghost is coming—"

"The ghost is coming, where should I hide?"

The head lantern murmured.

With a thought, the headless corpse carried it toward the desk:
"Wenqing, don't kill me! I didn't kill you, it was my uncle, my uncle—"

It casually placed its head on the table, sat down in the chair, and put its hands on the desk, wishing it could curl up into a ball.

The human skin paper on it was pressed with transparent corpse oil, but it was completely unaware of it.

Just then, the noise outside the window started again.

Someone shouted in a mixture of fear and terror:

"The Fourth Young Master is in trouble—"

The sound of footsteps 'tap tap tap' rang out, followed by someone frantically banging on the door:

"Open the door, open the door!"

"Fourth Young Master—"

"Jin Heritage -"

Shouts rang out from outside, including those from servants and Hao Laoqi and others.

The head of the ghost lantern showed fear on its face.
"Wenqing is back! Wenqing is back to claim our lives—"

He struggled desperately with both hands, grabbing wildly with his arms, but his head, which he had placed on the table himself, was unable to move at all.

"Why can't I move? Why can't I escape?"

"I need to escape, ghost, please don't kill me—"

He roared.

Inside the house, all noise disappeared.

"..." Cao Gu was terrified and swallowed hard.

But for some reason, he always felt that things were not over yet.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Cao Gu turned to look at the window—and sure enough, a different scene appeared in the window.

The scene inside the house was reflected in the window: a large group of dark figures burst through the door.

The shadowy figure quickly discovered Hao Jinyi, who was lying face down on the desk and had already died. The group worked together to try to carry his body away.

But his body seemed to be stuck to the ground and the table.

The Hao family members were already familiar with this situation.

Hao Dingzhu's figure emerged from the crowd, followed by a lantern bearer who approached the corpse.

As the light shone on him, Hao Jinyi, who had been stuck to the table, came back to life. Lured by the will-o'-the-wisp, he couldn't help but follow 'him' away.

This is the truth behind Hao Jinyi's relocation of the garden.

Soon after, people fled from Nanyuan because of deaths and ghosts.

Many people died in succession, and the servants dared not enter the place. Hao Dingzhu and others also dared not come to check. Over time, the South Garden fell into disrepair.

After an unknown amount of time, the shadow play-like movements reflected in the window finally subsided.

However, the matter did not end there.

While Cao Gu remained silent, a faint yellow light appeared on the window again, and a blurry figure reappeared.

As usual, Hao Jinyi knelt on the ground and worshipped the figure.

The figure said something to 'it', and the lantern 'it' was holding kept nodding.

Just then, the peeled-off, flattened human skin on the table stood up strangely. At first, it was dry and flat, but it seemed to be filled with air inside. Before long, the human skin swayed, its legs began to become plump, and then it stood firmly.

Its belly swelled up as if it had been inflated, followed by its arms and head, and in the blink of an eye it transformed into a 'person'.

Hao Jinyi has been revived.

At this moment, 'he's' face was deathly pale. At first, he seemed unaccustomed to the changes in his body, walking unsteadily. But soon, 'he' walked more smoothly, muttering to himself:
"I want to complain."

"I want to complain."

"I want to complain."

Hao Jinyi, whose human skin had been revived, kept muttering to himself.

With each word he spoke, receiving no reply, his face grew increasingly gloomy, and the black aura emanating from his body intensified.

Zhao Fusheng looked at Cao Gu, who was trembling and speaking incoherently.

This case belongs to Tongshan County. The case has become so big that since the incident, Zhao Fusheng has entered the ghost realm by mistake for seven months. Right under the nose of the Demon Suppression Division of Tongshan County, these ghost tamers do not even know whether the person who filed the complaint is a ghost or not.

If Zhao Fusheng hadn't come to the Ghost Realm, conducted investigations, and used the interweaving of time within the Ghost Realm to bring back fragments of the past case, this case would likely have remained buried in the Ghost Realm, unknown to anyone in the world.

Although Zhao Fusheng did not say anything, Cao Gu could tell what she was thinking from her cold and indifferent eyes.

He was usually good at reading people's expressions, but at this moment he dared not move.

The truth was too horrifying and terrifying. The demon tamer, who had been so arrogant and domineering in front of the common people, the village slaves, the landlords, and the servants of the Demon Suppression Bureau, had now become a coward and dared not ask what grievances the 'ghost' in front of him had.

He kept shaking his head, not daring to look into Zhao Fusheng's eyes, like an ostrich playing dead, burying his head in his chest.

'Hao Jinyi' is still saying:

"I want to complain."

"..."

Magistrate Pang trembled, glanced at Cao Gu, then at Hao Jinyi, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng sighed:
What are you going to sue for?

She spoke up to him:
"Tell me about the details of the case."

Once someone speaks with a ghost, a karmic bond is immediately formed.

Hao Jinyi said:

"I want to complain."

Since he had already spoken, Zhao Fusheng simply said:

"I am in charge of the laws of hell, guarding the gates of the seventeenth level of hell. I am an envoy from the capital, and I can handle cases involving humans and ghosts. I have many ghosts and deities under my command, who are in charge of the six realms of reincarnation, can control the lifespan of the living, and can determine the balance of power between humans and ghosts."

She shouted:
"If you have made mistakes in your life, I will record your life in the Book of Life and Death. Based on your life's accumulations, I can determine which cycle of reincarnation you will enter after death, whether you will be punished or reincarnated to start over!"

As she spoke, a large amount of malevolent energy suddenly surged from her body.

An abyss appeared beneath Zhao Fusheng's feet.

A powerful aura of malevolence appeared, instantly suppressing all ghosts and spirits in the world.

Cao Gu, who controlled the ghosts, felt an absolute restriction. He was filled with fear and couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

Every word and phrase uttered by the envoy from the capital carried supreme laws, acting as a god or a nemesis to demons, exerting absolute control over him.

He dared not look up to see Zhao Fusheng's face.

Just then, a strange tremor spread throughout his body, as if some terrifying being had awakened.

The vengeful spirit that Cao Gu commanded couldn't help but reveal its true form.

Magistrate Pang was terrified—he saw that Zhao Fusheng's body had turned into an abyss, and a gate to the underworld had appeared behind him.

The gates to the underworld were tightly shut, and the ghostly figures of the two gatekeepers appeared on the left and right.

The flickering, almost imperceptible ghostly flames outside the gate suppressed the wailing of the vengeful spirits and the raging sea of ​​blood within. A thick layer of malice seeped out from the gate.

A plaque hangs above the gate, which reads: "The Gate of the Sealed Capital".

A deep, dark shadow slowly rose, and the earth trembled.

The ghost domain of Haojia Village in Tongshan County was crushed to pieces.

Hao Jinyi's former residence was reduced to dust. The desk, windowsill, bed, and floor tiles inside the room all turned into dust and scattered into the air.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the 'vengeful ghost' that had been resurrected by borrowing human skin. At this moment, it seemed to be intimidated and 'understood' Zhao Fusheng's words, and knelt down in front of Zhao Fusheng with a 'thump'.

In life, he had nowhere to turn for help, and after death, he became a vengeful ghost. Under the guidance of the "senior master Zhang," he wanted to file a complaint and express the grievances in his heart.

But in this world, apart from Zhao Fusheng, perhaps no one else would dare to accept 'his' lawsuit.

Tongshan County Rule: The yamen opens to the Demon Suppression Division; those with reason but no money should not enter.

After a person dies, they become a vengeful ghost. If the ghost has any lingering attachments, to whom can it complain?

No general in the capital dared to accept his complaint, no one dared to take on this case.

Feng Du was powerless to help back then—he didn't even have time to hear about the grievances of Tongshan County.

This world is so filthy!
There are countless cases like this in Tongshan County. The people are desperate and unable to file a complaint while they are alive. Many even fantasize about becoming vengeful ghosts after death and seeking help from another ethereal "laws of the underworld," hoping that a just and impartial judge will come to their aid.

"I want to complain."

"I want to complain."

"I want to complain."

The vengeful ghost has no thoughts, no memories, no emotions; it only follows its obsession from its previous life, muttering the same phrase in silence.

However, due to the suppression of Zhao Fusheng's Great Law, it was unable to suddenly lash out and kill, and could only instinctively kneel in place.

It cannot be explained, yet the obsession remains.

Magistrate Pang was initially terrified, but after seeing the ghost kneeling on the spot and repeating the same sentence, he gradually calmed down.

Once things calmed down, Magistrate Pang became curious: What would the adults do?
With Zhao Fusheng's current strength, although the calamity of the Hao family in Tongshan County is great, it is only a microcosm under the shadow of Tongshan County. She can crush it without lifting a finger.

She could forcibly open the gates of hell and send Hao Jinyi to the underworld, where the ghost boatman Zhang Chuanshi would guide him into reincarnation to lie dormant.

But is this the only way to solve things in such a simple and crude way?
Is the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to completely suppress and crush the ghosts with supreme laws, imprisoning them in hell, or should we find another way to resolve this calamity?

At this critical moment, Zhao Fusheng's thoughts were in turmoil.

She suddenly remembered Zang Junji.

How did this great demon tamer, who once also wielded the Investiture of the Gods and opened the seventeen levels of hell with his own power, ultimately lose control?
As soon as this question popped into Zhao Fusheng's mind, she seemed to have a vague answer without needing to think about it too much.

Some things don't need to be thought about too deeply.

To put it simply: if the Six Paths of Reincarnation are only used to suppress evil spirits with laws, it is a superficial solution.

The ghosts' obsessions were forcibly dispersed by a more powerful force, but the malevolent energy remained—this proves that the obsessions formed by their grievances, suffering, and resentment in their previous lives (i.e., the source of the malevolent energy) still exist.

It's just that the obsession itself was broken, and after it shattered, it turned into malevolent energy, causing its laws to disappear and making it unable to harm people for a short period of time.

However, the source of the evil energy remains, and it may form a special ghost realm in the future: as the Fan brothers mentioned when Zhao Fusheng was reborn, Wan'an County will be shrouded in ghost fog.

Amidst the ghostly mist, a hundred ghosts roam the night.

In other words, could the ghostly fog be the culprit behind the resurgence of vengeful spirits?

Is the origin of the ghostly mist formed from the evil spirits and malevolent energy that were crushed by a more powerful force?

If Hao Jinyi, who is 'crying out for justice' in front of us, were to be taken to hell, he would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean among the ghosts that Zhao Fusheng has imprisoned in hell, and would not be able to cause any trouble.

But she possesses hell, opens up the six realms of reincarnation, wields the Qiankun Brush, and writes the laws, just to walk the same path as Zang Junji?

When the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation only absorbs, suppresses, and crushes evil spirits with brutal means, what will happen to these messes if the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation is exhausted?

The Investiture of the Gods once hinted at her: establish order, establish laws, establish reincarnation, and establish hell.

Zhao Fusheng previously thought that order was the six realms of reincarnation, law was the law of evil spirits, reincarnation was the power of reincarnation in Wuqing County, and hell was guarded by the capital and the gate of ghosts.

But when she heard Hao Jinyi keep crying out that he was innocent, she suddenly had a new realization.

"Tell me your grievances."

She said.

The ghost wouldn't answer her; she would have to take matters into her own hands to find out the truth.

"Day-roaming deity, please step down from your divine position!"

With a sharp shout from Zhao Fusheng, the Ghost and God Token was grasped in her palm.

A shrine suddenly opened above the ghost stele that was floating in mid-air, and Zhu Guangling, the god of the day, walked out from the ghost stele.

This malevolent spirit emerged, its murderous aura overwhelming Hao Jinyi's ghost, who instantly froze in place under the pressure of its blood-red light.

Laws suppress laws.

Cao Gu trembled all over like a leaf falling in the autumn wind.

Last night, Zhang Xiansheng and Qin Yongchun mentioned that Zhao Fusheng commands a pair of fierce ghosts: Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

But the vengeful spirit she summoned now was completely different from what Qin and Zhang had described; it was clearly another kind of ghost.

This powerful figure from the capital was far stronger than he had originally guessed.

……

Zhu Guangling stepped out from the altar and headed straight for Hao Jinyi.

'Splash, splash, splash.'

An eerie sound of rain began, as if a torrential downpour was falling all around.

However, the rainwater could not penetrate the area where Zhao Fusheng was located at that moment.

However, Zhu Guangling's laws were permitted by her, so a series of footprints began to appear on the ground.

These footprints led straight to Hao Jin's remains, until they trapped the ghost's feet inside them.

As soon as Hao Jinyi's feet were caught in the laws of the Day Wanderer, he immediately entered the laws.

The vengeful ghost returns and begins to trace back to the past.

His time began to rewind, starting from his death and going back to the incident at the Hao family mansion, his acquaintance with Paper Man Zhang, and finally his meeting with Wang Wenqing—the deceased picked up his feet, recalled his life, and his past obsessions and grievances were presented to everyone in the form of laws.

After all the memories were recalled, the vengeful ghost's obsession began to dissipate because of the successful 'confession'.

They also seem to need understanding, sympathy, and to have their pain, injustice, and resentment during their lives seen.

Only then did Zhao Fusheng open the gates of hell.

A sign for the road to the underworld has appeared.

The ghost opera troupe's eerie, chilling chanting began, and Hao Jinyi fell silent. The malevolent aura and obsession of the vengeful ghost had largely dissipated after it traced its footprints and presented and recounted the resentment it had accumulated in its previous life in an alternative form.

Unable to maintain its attachment to remain where it was, it was lured by the ghost troupe and entered the underworld.

On the other side of the underworld, a ghostly lamp flickers, and the boatman rows, waiting for the arrival of the vengeful ghost.

In hell, Meng Po prepares a soup that will dispel the lingering obsessions of vengeful ghosts.

Although Hao Jinyi still harbored some lingering resentment, after drinking the soup, this dissipated resentment was far less than before, and the damage it caused to hell was also reduced.

……

This is one of the true laws of reincarnation.

The underworld needs a special 'rule' to judge ghost cases.

(End of this chapter)