The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 298 Judge Cui, you are my underground connections.
At midnight, the yin energy is at its peak.

Lang Jiuchuan took the incense, prepared a roast chicken and a pot of good wine, drew a talisman, and set up a small magic array to invite the gods. Only then did he take out the judge's talisman pen, quickly form hand seals, and mutter incantations.

The petition was submitted to Judge Cui.

The incense burned rapidly, but Cui Pan's ghostly figure did not appear.

After Lang Jiuchuan finished chanting the incantation, he opened his eyes, looked at the burnt incense and chuckled. He had clearly accepted the incense she offered, but she didn't come. This was a waste of his time.

Okay, I'll give her face once, and I can tolerate it a second time. But if she refuses to come out even after three visits, then I'll have to be forceful.

Lang Jiuchuan lit another incense stick. This time, instead of chanting incantations, he directly communicated with the spirits. The message he sent out wasn't anything good.

After the incense burned out, Judge Cui did not appear as expected.

Lang Jiuchuan's face darkened. He stopped lighting incense, ate a chicken leg himself, drank half a cup of wine, and then began the ritual of opening the gates of hell.

A heavy, gloomy aura settled in mid-air, as if something was faintly visible within it. A night watchman passed by, looked up, rubbed his eyes, and wondered why there was a dark door in mid-air.
He must be getting old and his eyesight is failing. He should pass the watchman's job to his son. He's too old; it's time for him to retire.

Little did he know that the door led to the underworld, the place most feared by the living.

The ghost guards watched helplessly as the gate to the underworld was forcibly opened, feeling utterly helpless. "Your Honor," they cried, "it's not that we don't want to guard the gate, it's just that the other side's plea is stronger than our ghostly power!"
Judge Cui had been hiding inside the door, watching as the gate to hell was opened. With a grim face, he stamped his foot and stepped out.

Alright, alright, she insists on inviting him, then he should settle the score with her about the Judge's Pen. He's borrowed it for so long, it's time to return it.

Lang Jiuchuan, biting into another chicken leg, watched as Judge Cui, dressed in all black, appeared and exclaimed, "Your Excellency Judge, it's so kind of you to call me!"

"Ninth Lady of the Lang Clan, Yin and Yang are separate. Your soul is incomplete now. If you wish to find a complete soul and a true union with your body for rebirth, you should cherish the merits, vows, and spiritual power you have cultivated. Instead of relying on your abilities to do these laborious and useless things," Judge Cui said preemptively, his face stern. "Rebirth is not easy, and opportunities are even rarer. If it weren't for... if it weren't for your great merits in your previous life, allowing you to possess another body and return to the mortal realm to cultivate, it would be completely impossible. You only have one chance. If you mess it up, it's gone."

Lang Jiuchuan chuckled: "This possession of a corpse is not what I wanted, is it? Moreover, I'm borrowing such a mutilated corpse. Is Judge Cui retaliating? He makes it sound so nice, but he still finds me such a broken body and forces me to merge into it. Just repairing it will consume countless merits and soul power of mine. Don't you think that's contradictory?"

Judge Cui remained unfazed: "Reincarnation is a transgression against the will of Heaven. This body is the perfect match for you, there's no choice. So don't be picky, you should be content."

"What exactly is the inside story behind this perfect match? Judge Cui, why don't you explain it in detail?" Lang Jiuchuan stared at him: "Otherwise, I'll get angry with you."

Judge Cui's face was as black as the night: "Don't push your luck. Countless ghosts in the Ghost Gate want to be resurrected but cannot. You dare to be picky? Do you want to ascend to heaven?"

"I dare not go to heaven, but I can go to the underworld. Let me send you back to the netherworld!" Lang Jiuchuan pretended to take his arm: "You are my powerful connections in the underworld, so you should be treated with respect."

Judge Cui shook off her hand, jumped two steps away, and stared at her: "You brat, don't be so presumptuous. Don't lay a hand on me."

Lang Jiuchuan was not intimidated at all and met his gaze.

Judge Cui quickly gave in, somewhat helplessly asking, "What exactly do you want?"

"I just want to know about my background."

“You little rascal, going against the will of Heaven comes with great karmic consequences. Don’t make things difficult for me.” Judge Cui was unusually serious and said, “You have already been helped by many people to change your fate, but if you really want to be reborn, you still have to rely on yourself.”

Lang Jiuchuan frowned. Someone was lifting her up. Who was it?

Judge Cui observed her expression and said, "There are many things you need to uncover yourself. No cultivator can ascend to heaven in one step; it's all about overcoming one obstacle after another. You should reflect on yourself." Lang Jiuchuan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Fine, I'll figure out my own background. Then show me, has Lang Zhengfan been reincarnated?"

Judge Cui's eye twitched.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. I'm just asking this question. Otherwise, even if you don't answer me, I will try to summon the soul. Judge Cui, we've known each other for a while, why make me waste my energy?" Lang Jiuchuan pointed to his face: "Open your eyes and look at my pale face. I've been raising it for so long, and it hasn't turned red. You can see how difficult it is to raise it."

I have to play the victim!
Judge Cui said irritably, "If you hadn't always been thinking about breaking into the underworld, things wouldn't have come to this."

Lang Jiuchuan smiled obsequiously, clasped his hands together, and begged.

Judge Cui hesitated for a moment, then decided to let it go, considering it a way of sending away a plague god.

He summoned the Book of Life and Death, clicked on Lang Zhengfan's name, and saw Lang Jiuchuan peeking out with her small eyes. He avoided her, glanced at her, and closed the book with a strange expression.

Lang Jiuchuan pursed his lips, "So stingy, you won't even let me glance at you."

Judge Cui retrieved the Book of Life and Death and said, "He has already entered the Reincarnation Platform, it will be soon."

Lang Jiuchuan felt relieved that Xie Zhenming hadn't tampered with his soul, and said with a smile, "May I ask..."

"No!" Judge Cui glared, his face darkening. "I advise you to stop now!"

Lang Jiuchuan was disgruntled and stopped asking. He wisely gave him the chicken with two fewer drumsticks and half a jar of wine, as it wouldn't be right for him to go back empty-handed.
Judge Cui: "..."

Who would be so kind as to offer alms without even a chicken leg?

Forget it, he's afraid that if he eats too much, he'll vomit even more, and he can't bear the punishment from heaven.

Carrying the legless chicken and a small jar of wine, he turned and headed back to the underworld. Lang Jiuchuan smiled and waved, "Judge Cui, I won't see you off. See you next time."

Judge Cui entered the Gate of Hell: "Quickly, close the door."

The gates of hell were slowly closed by the ghost messengers, and Judge Cui finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the legless roast chicken, he suddenly felt that something had been missed.

Oh no, he forgot to take back his judge's pen.

Lang Jiuchuan carefully put away the talisman brush. Luckily, it was close. If Judge Cui had remembered, there would have been another argument.

Her smile faded, and she pursed her lips, thinking of what Judge Cui had said: that she was able to return to life because someone had supported her. Who?

"You even dare to trick the judge? Are you some kind of reincarnation of a demon king?" Jiang Che jumped out, panting heavily. Just now, when Judge Cui was here, it didn't dare to come out, afraid of being captured and reincarnated.

Lang Jiuchuan said, "Since there's a path, why not take a walk?"

She looked down at her hands, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Judge Cui seemed to have said nothing, but in fact he had said everything. The so-called physical union was all about cause and effect.

He didn't deny that his background was unusual!

Lang Jiuchuan glanced in the direction of Qichi Pavilion, feeling a little anxious.