From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 328 Heading to the Yin-Yang Bureau

Li Lie carried the wooden box cart in his hands and strode forward.

As he stepped out of the Yin City Dharma Realm, the surrounding scenery suddenly became gloomy after he left the protection of the divine Dharma Realm.

Although this place is not the underworld, it is completely different from the world of the living, and everything seems to exist between reality and illusion.

The sky was perpetually chaotic, without sun or moon, with only a vast gray abyss hanging high in the sky, like a mouth ready to devour its prey.

"Damn it, why don't they even repair a road? You mortal beings must be living a really miserable life."

Li Lie walked through the underworld, and although it seemed as if he couldn't step on anything substantial, his steps were very steady.

But given his temperament, he really wouldn't be used to not swearing at him.

Cang Zhao'er's claws dug tightly into the inner wall of the wooden box cart. She really wanted to tell Li Lie that there was a [Cold Pool Ancient Road] about ten miles outside our Dharma Realm, which could directly teleport you to the Yin-Yang Division of Changning Prefecture.

Otherwise, although Changning Prefecture and Yuanling County in the mortal world are not far apart, they are probably thousands of miles apart in the underworld. Moreover, there may be all kinds of vengeful spirits and evil ghosts along the way, which is very dangerous.

Li Lie was just too fast. By the time Cang Zhao'er reacted, he had already run quite a distance in the desolate wilderness.

Looking at the eerie wind blowing around them, Cang Zhao'er hesitated for a moment. Should she tell the big man that they should turn back?

Without the protection of the power of the Dharma Realm, even a minor deity like her is not entirely safe here.

After all, she was only a ninth-rank cultivator, and without the assistance of Yin soldiers, her strength was roughly equivalent to that of a cultivator at the [Ming Qi] level.

If she encounters a ferocious ghost, she will most likely be unable to defeat it.

However, just as she mustered her courage and was about to speak, she suddenly heard a series of soft sobs coming from the woods.

Cang Zhao'er's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but reach out her paw to touch the large bell hanging at her waist.

This is a magical artifact bestowed upon her by You Ming; it can attract souls and also scare away evil spirits.

If we really encounter any ghosts or monsters, then we'll have no choice but to fight them to the death.

The next instant, wisps of pale blue soul threads spread out from the ground, transforming into distorted human faces. Some were bleeding from their seven orifices, some were gritting their teeth, and others had maggots emerging from their eye sockets.

“That is the ‘Devouring Evil,’ which is the manifestation of those who died violently, and it is extremely dangerous…”

Cang Zhao'er's cultivation was shallow, and upon seeing this face that had appeared, she turned pale with fright and almost fainted.

"Snapped."

With a light stomp of his foot, Li Lie extinguished countless faces as easily as a candle flame, and the originally shrill screams came to an abrupt end.

"What do you say?"

Li Lie brought his large face close to the wooden box cart, looking at the little mouse girl with some curiosity.

Cang Zhao'er was startled by his large face and took several steps back.

"No...nothing."

Cang Zhao'er's face turned even paler, and her little paws kept waving in front of her.

Li Lie shook his head and continued forward.

Although he was stripped of his divine status, the thunderous aura within his body could not be concealed. As he walked through the underworld, the decaying earth beneath his feet faintly emitted a crackling sound.

He was like the scorching sun rising in the underworld. The wandering souls and vengeful ghosts lingering in various corners of the underworld trembled under his power. Those who were blind or slow to run were instantly shattered by the invisible, powerful masculine force.

Although Li Lie's steps may seem small, his speed is extremely fast, and the Yin World Earth shrinks continuously beneath his feet.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, a magnificent Yin City Dharma Realm appeared before them.

The Yin City Dharma Realm in Changning Prefecture is naturally larger in scale than the Dharma Realm in Yuanling County.

The city walls stretched endlessly, orderly and disciplined, seemingly both real and unreal. Intense golden-red incense smoke enveloped the area outside the city walls, its radiance soaring into the sky, dispelling the darkness and coldness of the underworld and revealing a scene of transcendent brilliance.

On the official road at the city gate, countless shadowy figures walked by.

Some were ghost messengers who guided the spirits from all around, while others were spirits or cultivators who had achieved success in their cultivation, and they came to the city to trade some supplies with people.

“You little gods have it tough, having to travel such a long distance every time you guide a spirit.”

"By the way, what are we going to do next?"

Li Lie looked up at the two characters "Changning" written on the city gate and felt a deep sense of emotion. It really wasn't easy being a god in the mortal world.

"I...we need to go to the Yin-Yang Bureau to retrieve the souls."

Cang Zhao'er poked her head out from inside the wooden box cart and said timidly.

Her little paws were pointing towards a building in front of her that looked like a memorial archway.

The building's eaves and brackets resembled outstretched wings, and surrounding it stood stone pillars painted with countless evil spirit patterns, giving it a somewhat sinister appearance.

On the archway, three big characters are engraved - Yin Yang Division!

……

"Sir, Yuanling County has received 136 souls this month. This is the document signed by the mountain lord."

The entrance to the main hall of the Yin-Yang Bureau was bustling with activity, filled with spirits and ghosts.

After queuing for half a day, Cang Zhao'er took out a document from her bag and respectfully handed it to an old man in a green official robe in front of her.

"Why are there more again?"

"Last month it was still over a hundred and ten."

The clerk of the Yin-Yang Bureau took the document, which listed the information of all the new pregnant women in Yuanling County and its twenty-one villages.

At the bottom is You Ming's handwritten signature, so there's naturally no problem.

However, there are just too many pregnant women in Yuanling County every month, more than all the other counties combined.

"Please take good care of me, sir. My master often talks about you, saying that you are the kindest person in the Yin-Yang Division of Changning Prefecture and that you helped him a lot back then."

Upon hearing the official's complaints, Cang Zhao'er immediately revealed a sweet smile.

"Hey, that's true."

"However, time really flies. Back then, it was that little carp who came to collect the souls himself, but now he's become a very busy person."

Upon hearing this, the official in charge smiled, his previously feigned serious expression turning serious.

More than a decade ago, that little carp was sweet-talking and knew how to get things done, and he took good care of her back then. Now, that little carp has transformed into a big shot, but he himself has benefited from it. Because of their relationship, the City God promoted him to the eighth rank.

Every year during festivals, the little carp would ask the little mouse to deliver some things to him, and he naturally wouldn't really make things difficult for the people of Yuanling County.

"Alright, stop trying to play the emotional card with me."

"Take this talisman and choose one yourself. But don't take away too many spirits, I have a limit."

The clerk tossed a dark gold talisman into the little mouse girl's hand.

This was obviously a favor; being able to choose the spirits himself meant he would naturally prioritize choosing spirits of higher quality.

Cang Zhao'er immediately expressed her gratitude profusely and said several more kind words before leaving with Li Lie.

(End of this chapter)