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Su Su stared closely at the direction of Yishui County. Not long after, a ghost in black clothes suddenly appeared and entered Yishui City. He quickly captured the ghost of a wealthy old man and floated towards the outskirts of the city.

"I finally got to the point where I was waiting."

He hurriedly caught up with the ghost messenger in black clothes who was taking away the ghost of the wealthy old man.

They walked in the wilderness, passing through villages and towns, and the ghost messenger in black clothes captured the souls of several old men whose time had come to an end. Then they arrived at a canyon on the outskirts of the city where two mountains intersected and there were dense forests.

With the naked eye, one can see a towering earth cliff in the deserted canyon. When the ghost catcher, carrying the ghost of an old man whose time had come to an end, approaches, the towering earth cliff suddenly turns into a luxurious courtyard with tall gates. The two gates open silently, and the ghost catcher, carrying the ghost of the old man, slowly climbs the steps and steps inside. His figure disappears in an instant.

Su Su and the other two followed the ghost catcher and entered the tall courtyard gate.

After walking a few steps inside, the view in front of me suddenly became clear. The sky and the earth were dark and gloomy, and it was pitch black on both sides, making it impossible to see anything. In front of me was a rushing river. The water was blood-yellow, with turbulent waves and rolling heat waves, as if a hot spring was emitting moist steam all the time.

"Is this the River of Oblivion? I don't see it as the legend says, full of lonely ghosts, snakes and insects, and a fishy smell!"

Su Su stepped forward and touched the blood-yellow river water. It was boiling hot, but there was not a single chilly feeling at all. No wonder the evil spirits were so afraid to cross the Wangchuan River. With their evil ghost bodies, they would be burned to death if they crossed this river filled with yang energy.

If you think about it carefully, in the world of the living there is a ghost town like Fengdu where the yin energy is so strong for years that living people are not allowed to enter or they will die. So it is normal that in the underworld there is a Wangchuan River with strong yang energy, which has become a forbidden zone for ghosts.

"The Wang River rushes from east to west, mighty and mighty, stretching for more than ten thousand miles. All the lonely ghosts here are taken in by the houses on the south bank. Of course, you won't see the lonely ghosts falling into the river and being eaten by snakes and insects, with their souls incomplete."

As Chang'e reminded him, Su Su looked towards the other side of the Wangchuan River, and saw dim lights and large mansions located along the dark and gloomy bank of the Wangchuan River.

Is this the Geigu Garden that was built by the Queen of the Underworld, Jinse, to adopt the ghosts who died in the underworld?

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Chapter 75 Jinse

"Wait a minute, how can a person from the living world enter the underworld without permission?"

Before Su Su could estimate how many houses there were in the mansion on the other side of the Wangchuan River, a pretty and beautiful woman in her twenties, wearing a green jacket and red skirt, suddenly appeared by the river.

As he spoke, he walked up to Su Su and the other two.

A scent like orchid and musk wafted towards me, accompanied by several shouts: "Turn around and leave quickly, this is a place only for the dead."

Su Su retracted his gaze, turned around and looked at the woman in green jacket who was walking towards him.

Although she was dressed like a maid, her speech and behavior were quite methodical, and it was obvious that she was not from an ordinary family.

"Of course I know this is the underworld where only the dead can come."

Su Su asked bluntly, "Excuse me, young lady, is the other side the Gegu Garden where Empress Jinse adopted lonely ghosts?"

At this time, the woman in the green jacket realized that the man in front of her wearing a dark blue Confucian scarf and robe, whom she thought was a scholar, was actually a beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth. She glanced left and right, and Chang'e and the woman named Sun, who had changed back into her original white clothes, all came into her sight.

She didn't notice anything unusual about Su Shu and Chang'e, but when her eyes moved to the woman surnamed Sun, she felt a sharp pain in her eyes. She closed her eyes and looked away, not daring to look again.

"Reporting to the fairy, the other side is indeed the Gegu Garden established by my queen to adopt the ghosts of the Nine Netherworlds who died without a home."

The woman in the green coat turned sideways and bowed, saying, "My name is Chunyan. The fairies are here to visit me. Please follow me across the Wangchuan River and report this to the queen."

Seeing the woman surnamed Sun displaying supernatural powers, Chunyan mistakenly thought that Su Su and the other two were visiting gods, and hurriedly led the way.

With her steps forward and her red skirt fluttering, Chunyan flew directly across the river.

The woman surnamed Sun said nothing when she saw this. She took out a white silk thread from her sleeves, wrapped Su Su and Chang'e in it, and crossed the Wangchuan River in just a few steps.

"Do you really want to visit this Empress Jinse?" Su Su asked in a low voice.

She had originally planned to sneak around Gegu Garden, and then look for an opportunity to go to the underworld, seize the throne of Yama, and submit a complaint to the civil and military judges of Lijin County.

I really don't want to deal with this goddess of the underworld and create unnecessary trouble.

Chang'e simply replied, "When passing by the owner's property, you have to say hello."

The Ghost Gate on the outskirts of Yishui city is in Jinse's hands, and he can pass through here to the underworld.

It is reasonable to say hello, so that people don't think there is a thief in the house.

After Shi Ran landed, Chunyan took out a paper lantern from somewhere and led Su Su and the other two out of the bank of the Wangchuan River and headed towards the darker area ahead.

The surroundings became increasingly darker, with smoke and dust rolling everywhere, mixed with ownerless corpses and bones, and from time to time, the shrill and sharp cries of ghosts could be heard in the distance.

After walking for a while, a tall courtyard gate appeared in front of us, with the words "For the Orphan Garden" written on it. Looking through the crack of the gate, the houses were built in an interlaced manner, like a town in the living world, with filth and stench everywhere.

There were groups of ghosts in the yard. They all gathered when they saw the lights approaching. A quick glance showed that these ghosts either had their heads chopped off or were missing limbs. Their souls were so mutilated that they couldn't even be reincarnated. It was really a disgusting sight.

Seeing this, Chunyan couldn't help but shout and disperse the ghosts that were gathering around.

Then he apologized to Su Su and the other two, saying, "I hope you fairies will forgive them for disturbing me. Your Majesty, please be merciful. This lonely garden is full of incomplete souls, wandering ghosts who cannot reincarnate and have no place to go. There are hundreds or even thousands of them at times. Every day, some ghosts die and are sent out to be buried nearby."

After saying this, Chunyan walked into the Geigu Garden and asked the servants to sweep the streets and remove the filth. Then she went to report the visit of Jinse, Su Fu and the other two.

Hearing this, Su Su looked into the Gegu Garden again.

Sure enough, a bloody ghost corpse was seen in the corner of the garden. Chunyan hurriedly urged, and soon a servant appeared, carrying the bloody ghost corpse to the outside of the lonely garden for burial.

Su Su was not surprised at all about the fact that ghosts would die. Just as humans have a lifespan in the Yang world, ghosts naturally also have a lifespan in the Yin world. These ghosts with incomplete souls could not be reincarnated and could only remain as lonely ghosts, enduring the suffering of wasting their Yin worlds, and then die.

Ghosts can not only die, but can even get sick.

This incident was mentioned in the story "Zhang Aduan" from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhang Aduan had been dead for more than 20 years. As an old ghost, he was infected with ghost disease by other ghosts. If he had not asked the mountain hairy god to cure his illness, he would have died.

It is also in this article that it is mentioned that when a person dies he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies he becomes a demon, when a demon dies he becomes a Xi, when a Xi dies he becomes a Yi, and when a Yi dies he becomes a Wei.

The soundless is called Xi, the invisible is called Yi.

After death, lonely ghosts that are unable to reincarnate will gradually lose their ability to make any sound, and then lose their physical form, and eventually disappear between heaven and earth, completely annihilating both their body and soul.

Jinse built the Solitary Garden to provide for the lonely ghosts who were unable to reincarnate and were filled with resentment, so that they would not go back to the world of the living to cause harm to others. This was indeed a good deed with great merit.

Just as he was thinking, Chunyan, who had gone to report to the lonely garden, ran out again and greeted them with a salute, saying, "Fairies, please follow me into the garden. The queen is waiting in the hall."

The woman surnamed Sun walked into the Gegu Garden, and Su Fu followed closely behind her, holding Chang'e's hand.

There were many lonely ghosts in the lonely garden who were still grieving and venting their resentment. Some female ghosts who had died in the war and had mutilated limbs were wandering around with resentment on their faces, as if they were looking for enemies.

"Fairies, we're here."

Suddenly, a lobby with carved beams and painted buildings appeared in front of me. Lanterns were hung all around, making the entire lobby as bright as day. Sitting by the window in the lobby was a young woman in her twenties who was wearing a golden and red palace skirt, cloud-like hair and phoenix hairpins. She was graceful and elegant, with a noble demeanor that ordinary people could hardly look directly at.

Such a beauty, she must be Jinse, the goddess of the underworld.

As soon as they met, before the three of them could speak.

Su Su saw Jinse suddenly stand up and bow to Chang'e who was being held by her, saying, "I didn't know it was the fairy Chang'e who came to visit. I'm sorry for being so rude."

"No need to be so polite. I was demoted to the mortal world and I am not living in Guanghan Palace. How can I have all these complicated etiquettes?"

Chang'e took a quick look at Jinse in front of her and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

The other party felt the scrutiny and quickly explained: "My sister Yaotai is working for the Queen Mother of the West."

"So you are Yaotai's sister. It has been many years since we met in Furong City. How is Yaotai doing now?" Chang'e immediately remembered where she had seen Jinse.

Jinse answered truthfully, "The maids around the Queen Mother have been sent down to earth to experience trials one after another, and my sister's duties have become increasingly demanding. I haven't seen her for several years."

Before she finished speaking, she looked at Su Fu and the woman surnamed Sun beside Chang'e and asked, "I wonder why the fairy Chang'e came to visit on a starry night?"

Since we are acquaintances, it will be easy.

Chang'e grabbed Su Su's wrist and pulled him in front of her, appearing in front of Jinse.

Then she said, "This enemy of mine has caused trouble in the world of the living, and has to hide in the underworld to avoid the limelight. I hope to borrow the passage to the underworld through Geigu Garden and leave Shandong."

Chapter 76: The Underworld

At this moment, Jinse noticed Su Fu who was grabbed by the wrist and dragged forward by Chang'e.

She was born with bright white teeth, like a lotus in clear water, but there was a hint of charm between her eyebrows and eyes. Even when she was wearing a dark blue Confucian scarf and robe, the charm between her eyebrows and eyes was very alluring. I couldn't imagine how fascinating she would be if she changed her clothes.

As her sight passed by, Jinse inadvertently saw the seal of the City God of Guobei County that slipped out from Su Su's wrist when he was captured by Chang'e.

His expression changed slightly as he asked, "But is he the City God of Guobei County?"

"what."

"you know me?"

Su Su was surprised when Jinse suddenly revealed his identity.

Jinse smiled brightly and said, "These days, many wandering ghosts who cannot be reincarnated have been sent to the lonely garden from the territory of Guobei County. They all say that the Goddess of the City of Guobei County has great magical powers. She killed the transformed tree monster that had been causing trouble in Lanruo Temple for a long time in a snap of her fingers. Logically, the tree monster that was killed was a demon under the command of Lord Black Mountain. You should have stayed in the world of the living to avoid disaster. Why did you run to the underworld and fall into the trap?"

"In order to help me escape, she offended the vengeful old dragon in Kunming Pool." The woman surnamed Sun said.

Jinse turned her gaze to the woman surnamed Sun and nodded in response, "I see, that's what the old Dragon King would do."

After saying this, he said no more.

He must have seen that the woman surnamed Sun was in trouble, and thought that if he said too much, he would make mistakes, so he simply didn't mention anything.

"Ah."

The woman surnamed Sun nodded slightly and stepped aside.

"It's easy to borrow the road. From Zhigu Garden, it's only half a day's journey south to reach the Ghost Gate of Guobei County. The Ghost Gate is on the south bank of the Wangchuan tributary. The evil ghosts under the command of Lord Black Mountain dare not approach. I can send a maid in the garden to take you there. It's late today, so you might as well stay in the garden for the night. It won't be too late to leave tomorrow morning."

Jinse tried to persuade her to stay.

But in addition to leaving Shandong to avoid the dragons of Kunming Lake, Su Su also needed to go to the underworld. He kept saying, "I have to go to the underworld to file a complaint for someone. Can Empress Jinse tell me how to get to the underworld from Geguyuan?"

He concealed his intention to go to the underworld to seize the throne of Yama. In the underworld, this matter should not be made public.

"Leave Gegu Garden and walk west along the Wangchuan River for dozens or hundreds of steps. You will see a bridge on the bank of the Wangchuan River. It is called Naihe. No matter you walk from the south bank to the north bank or from the north bank to the south bank, you will reach the underworld." Jinse pointed the way.

The world of the living is vast, while the Forgetful River in the underworld stretches for thousands of miles. The Naihe Bridge, as a pass leading to the underworld, naturally appears in every place on the Forgetful River. One only needs to walk across the Naihe Bridge to reach the underworld.

Otherwise, if the underworld is set up in a fixed area, no matter north, south, east or west, it must be thousands of miles away. The ghost messengers in remote areas would have to run around to escort the ghosts to the underworld for reincarnation.

Su Fu bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Empress Jinse, for showing me the way."

"It's just a small matter, no need to thank me, but the underworld is in chaos right now, and all the affairs of the Ten Palaces are under the jurisdiction of King Yama. I don't know when your petition will be brought before King Yama."

Good guy.

He felt that the remaining soul of the evil god Chi You was indeed cruel. Only one of the Ten Kings of Hell was left after being killed. This was far beyond Su Su's expectations.

But upon closer thought, Chang'e said that even the eternal emperor Tai Hua Qing died in the process of encircling and suppressing the remaining soul of Chi You, and had to reincarnate and cultivate again.

At first she didn't know who Tai Hua Qing was. Later she found out that it was another name for Emperor Xiyue.

From this point of view, the death of nine of the Ten Kings of Hell does not seem so outrageous.

The real purpose of going to the underworld must not be exposed, so Su Su could only perfunctorily say: "I must be loyal to the person who entrusted me with the task."

Seeing that Su Shu didn't want to reveal too much, Chang'e grabbed her wrist and pulled her to her side.

"Anyway, she's already gotten into a lot of trouble, so it's fine as long as she knows what to do."

Looking at Su Su and Chang'e who were behaving intimately, Jinse's eyes moved secretly. As far as she knew, there were several people around the Queen Mother of the West who were said to be maids, but were actually female fairies who came down to earth to experience hardships, devote themselves to mortals, and form marriages. The fairy Chang'e who was banished to the earth actually found a good one.

"Please go to the backyard and rest."

Without calling the maid, Jinse personally led Su Su and the other two to the backyard.

Entering the courtyard, this place is very different from the filthy outside world. It can be seen that the ghost corpse's Geigu Garden is very different. Pavilions and towers are lined up one after another, and flowers and trees are in full bloom. Although it is in the underworld, it is more exquisite and comfortable than Hu San's tomb.

Su Su and Chang'e were led to a side room in the courtyard, and Jinse arranged for the woman surnamed Sun to live alone in the opposite side room.

Seeing Jinse leaving, Chang'e couldn't wait to grab Su Su's hands and pull her into her arms.

"Fox girl, it's time to settle accounts with you!"

"Settle a score? What score? I don't owe you anything!"