You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 77 Chen Yang's Conferment of Godhood (1)

"???"

The tabby cat's eyes widened in surprise. "Lord Night Wanderer, didn't you say the Path to Yin and Yang hasn't been opened yet?"

"The path between Yin and Yang has not been opened, but I have my own methods."

Chen Yang said, "Don't be so impatient. Let me get you the imperial decree first... Old Gu, bring me paper and pen!"

"okay!"

Gu Jinghui, who was bragging to his old classmates, responded and ran to the Mercedes, leaving Zhang Xiaolong and the others behind: "Old Chen, open the trunk."

Chen Yang took out his car keys and pressed a button.

The trunk was opened, and Gu Jinghui took out paper and pen, then ran over and said, "Old Chen, are you going to write a letter to the underworld again?"

Why write it to the underworld?

Chen Yang: "I've already sent my dad down there, why would I write something for the underworld? Wouldn't that be a waste of time sending my dad down there?"

After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Yang began to write a letter.

Gu Jinghui then took out his phone and called Su Jianjun and Wang Lin respectively.

With so many rats and that rat demon about 1.5 meters tall dead at the scene, there will definitely be a need for cleanup... And once the rat demon dies, Yang Shuai's relatives and friends in Tufeng Village will also "wake up," and the Special Administration Bureau and the government will definitely need to intervene.

Zhang Xiaolong, Zhou Qiang, and others gathered around.

Yang Shuai's spirit was also very curious and floated over, wanting to see what Chen Yang was doing.

"........."

Chen Yang was so embarrassed.

I'm writing a letter to my dad, what are you doing?

He grabbed a pen and paper, ran to the side, quickly wrote it down, and then lit it on fire...

Wow!

The paper turned into a ball of flame and quickly burned to ashes.

The tabby cat approached again and spoke in human language: "Lord Night Wanderer, is this method really feasible?"

Although the cat spirit is a very minor "divine position," it's not something a night-wandering deity can obtain with just a few words...

It hesitated for a moment... but ultimately didn't dare to utter that question!
"That's all."

“I deserve to die... so there’s no need to question Lord Night Wanderer to his face.”

…………

at the same time.

Hades.

A carriage slowly moved forward on the road to the underworld, with countless departed souls drifting behind it.

As the saying goes-

The road to the underworld stretches endlessly, with neither the blue sky nor the passing years in sight.

My loved ones are gone, and the soil beneath my feet is now barren land.

All around was silent, with no one to speak; only a lonely soul accompanied the roadside.

The Road to the Underworld is not only the path for the souls of the dead to reach the underworld, but also symbolizes the various trials that the souls of the dead must undergo.

The cold wind was like a knife, blowing on the dead souls, causing them to wail in agony.

Inside the carriage, Chen Huaiyi did not feel the slightest bit of the eerie wind. He lifted the curtain and glanced ahead, only to see that the road to the underworld was shrouded in mist, and he still could not see the end of the road.

Red spider lilies bloom along both sides of the road.

The red spider lily has a unique characteristic: it blooms without leaves, and the leaves grow without flowers.

Flowers and leaves never meet, just as people are separated by death and can never see each other again!

Chen Huaiyi also saw ghostly figures wandering on both sides of the Road to the Underworld, and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on with these wandering souls?"

The ghost soldier, though his body remained still, turned his head 180 degrees with a series of clicks. He had a blue face and fangs, a fierce expression, yet he tried his best to maintain a smile and keep his tone gentle.

"Master Chen, these are all wandering ghosts who died unnatural deaths. They died unexpectedly before their lifespan was over and could not be reincarnated. They can only wander on the road to the underworld until their lifespan ends, when they can go to the underworld to report and wait for Yama's judgment."

Chen Huaiyi asked in surprise, "Will Yama personally judge these wandering ghosts?"

The ghost soldier said, "Yama is too busy to do everything personally. Naturally, the judges and ghost messengers under the underworld will take care of it."

"wrong……"

Chen Huaiyi realized: "Since the path between Yin and Yang is broken, how come there are still souls here whose lifespans have not yet ended?"

The ghost soldier laughed, "These are probably just wandering souls from other realms who have mistakenly entered this path; there's no need to worry about them..."

At this moment...

hum!
A wave of yin energy rippled around him, and then a piece of paper appeared in Chen Huaiyi's hand.

His gaze swept over the contents of the paper, and his expression changed slightly as he said, "Brother Ghost Soldier, could you please hurry... I have urgent business to attend to with the Lord!"

"But is there a problem in the mortal realm?"

"Mr. Chen, hold on tight!"

The ghost soldier flicked the reins, cracked his whip, and shouted, "Giddy up!"

*Screech! Screech!*
The two horses pulling the cart immediately raised their front hooves high, neighed to the sky, and then, a gust of wind rose from their feet, propelling them into the air. They broke through the clouds and sped towards the Viewing Platform.

Chen Huaiyi stared in disbelief: "This horse... can fly?"

In just a moment, he saw a high platform appear at the end of the Road to the Underworld.

This is the "Looking-Homeward Terrace," the fourth of the fourteen gates of the underworld!
As the old saying goes, once you cross the Terrace of Longing for Home, the road to your soul's return is over!

Once a soul reaches this point, there is almost no chance of it returning to life...

There's a saying among the people: "One day to leave the world, two days to cross the Yellow Springs, three days to gaze at the Terrace of Home, tears wet the dust of the Yellow Springs."

When a deceased soul reaches this point, it means that the seven-day mourning period in the mortal world has passed, and the body has been laid to rest... In modern times, in big cities, the body would have been burned to ashes!

On the Terrace of Longing for Home, the departed souls can turn back and take one last look at their loved ones in the mortal world. Before the path between the living and the dead was severed, the Terrace of Longing for Home was crowded with departed souls every day. They would linger here, gazing longingly and reluctantly at their hometown in the mortal world.

But now, the Viewing Platform is quiet, with only an official residence standing alone.

The official residence is guarded by underworld officials, including the Soul-Binding Envoy, the Underworld Envoy, and the Demon Envoy.

Howling!
A horse-drawn carriage descended from the sky.

One of the ghost messengers glanced around and was secretly surprised: "They are ghost soldiers from the Gates of Hell... They came in a carriage, could they be bringing some important person?"

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, the ghost messenger immediately summoned the three Yin messengers who were fast asleep in the official residence.

The three underworld messengers quickly straightened their official robes and left the official residence. After learning Chen Huaiyi's identity, they hurriedly addressed him as "Master Chen".

Chen Yang is a Night Wanderer, and in terms of divine rank, he is one rank higher than the three Yin Envoys.

Regarding the future...

There's simply no comparison.

Without much small talk, Chen Huaiyi took out several bundles of ghost money and stuffed them into the arms of the three underworld messengers, saying, "Three underworld messengers, I have important business to discuss with the judge of the underworld. It concerns the gods of the mortal realm, and I hope you three can do me a favor."

The three underworld messengers exchanged a glance and silently accepted the ghost money.

The Soul Collector said, "We're all family, why be so formal?"

"The [Evil Dog Ridge], [Golden Rooster Mountain], [Wild Ghost Village], and [Bewitching Hall] behind us are set up to test those lost souls... Master Chen, I'm sending you to the underworld!"

The Soul-Binding Envoy, carrying Chen Huaiyi, transformed into a wisp of Yin energy and vanished into the sky.

soon.

A majestic and enormous city came into Chen Huaiyi's view.

A couplet hung on the city gate, the first line of which read: "Humans and ghosts, ghosts and humans, humans and ghosts are on different paths."

The second line reads: Yin and Yang, Yang and Yin, forever separated.

The central plaque bears three ancient characters: Fengdu City!

There are two gates inside the city, with two lanterns hanging in the middle.

One lamp shines as bright as day, the other as dark as night.

After passing through two gates, you can see ten halls arranged in a neat row. These ten halls represent the ten Yama Kings' Palaces. However, the ten Yama Kings are busy with their duties, each guarding their own divine city and responsible for suppressing the eighteen levels of hell. They have no time to work here.

They each assigned their ghost messengers to guard the area, busy in front of the hall, reviewing the documents of each deceased soul.

Before each hall, rows of souls lined up, awaiting judgment.

Souls whose documents are in order will be escorted to the main hall by the ghost messengers and judged by the judges of each hall. These judges each have a projection of the "Book of Life and Death" and can see the good and evil deeds of the deceased in their previous life.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Huaiyi exclaimed in surprise, "So many souls?"

The Soul Collector smiled and explained, "Master Chen, you may not know this... The human world is vast, and living beings are found in all realms of the mortal world. Not all of the human world has severed the path between Yin and Yang."

"However, the territory where the ancestral star is located is too important. The severance of the Yin-Yang path in this realm has severely affected the operation of the Yin-Yang order..."

The Soul Collector shoved a dead soul aside, led Chen Huaiyi to cut in line, and then summoned a ghost messenger, introducing Chen Huaiyi. Upon hearing this, the ghost messenger quickly invited Chen Huaiyi into the main hall.

The judge in the main hall, dressed in a green robe, smiled after learning Chen Huaiyi's identity and purpose: "It's a trivial matter, why bother the Prefect?"

The six officials in the underworld, besides the Reincarnation Office and the Underworld Office, also include four judge offices: the Rewards for Good, the Punishments for Evil, the Investigation Office, and the Underworld Law Office.

Although Lord Cui was nominally a judge, he held an extremely high position. He guarded Fengdu City and was a confidant of the Fengdu Emperor. Even the Ten Kings of Hell had to address him as "Lord Cui".

Now, let's talk about the judge in green robes.

He summoned the "Book of Life and Death" to examine the past of the "cat ghost," and then ordered the ghost messengers to go to the underworld to check the "cat ghost's" divine register.

Soon, the ghost messenger came to report: "Your Honor, when that cat ghost's spirit dissipated a thousand years ago, it had already been removed from the register of gods in the underworld..."

"His divine status has vanished, his spirituality has dissipated, yet he suppressed a rat demon for a thousand years with only his obsession and finally destroyed it. His merit may be small, but his spirit is commendable and his character is exemplary!"

The green-robed judge said, "Now that the path between Yin and Yang is severed, how can we allow Chen Youshen to fight alone in the mortal realm?"

He picked up his pen and wrote an imperial edict, ordering the ghost messenger to send it to the underworld for stamping, so that he could be reinstated as a deity.

...............

Yangjian.

Under the big elm tree.

Chen Yang temporarily opened the eyes of many old classmates, allowing them to see Yang Shuai's spirit. After a conversation and learning about Yang Shuai's ordeal, everyone sighed with sorrow.

Gu Jinghui asked curiously, "Old Chen..."

"You mean that rat demon bewitched Yang Shuai into killing people? And then manipulated Yang Shuai into committing suicide?"

"It has already achieved its goal... so why hold a wedding and invite us to the banquet?"

Chen Yang laughed and said, "Why would he incite Yang Shuai to kill someone and manipulate him into committing suicide? Why would he want to change the perception of the entire Tufeng Village? ... It's simply because he wants to become Yang Shuai himself."

"To marry in front of family, friends, and classmates..."

"From then on, it was Yang Shuai... As for Yang Shuai, he could only hang alone on this elm tree, living in a daze. Perhaps one day he would be struck by lightning during a thunderstorm and his soul would be scattered."

Gu Jinghui suddenly realized, and then laughed, "It just didn't expect that one of its old classmates would be a night-wandering god..."

For a moment, everyone forgot their previous fear and couldn't help but laugh.

"Meow!"

The tabby cat, growing impatient, couldn't help but interrupt their conversation: "Lord Night Wanderer..."

"No hurries?"

"Even a decree from the underworld requires a procedure..."

Before Chen Yang could finish his sentence, a wave of drowsiness suddenly washed over him, mist enveloped him, and he lost consciousness as his head lolled to the side.

Everyone was confused and thought something had happened to Chen Yang, but Gu Jinghui said happily, "It's here again! It's Lord Cui appearing in a dream, wanting to discuss important matters with Chen Youshen!"

as predicted.

A moment later, Chen Yang opened his eyes.

He now held an imperial edict in his hand!
(End of this chapter)