Gu Zhisang still felt it was a bit ridiculous and asked: “Are all these people paying attention to me, ghosts?”
Ma Mian said proudly: “Yes, Sangsang and we already have a group of 1,322 ghost fans. I am your big fan.”
Gu Zhisang: “…there are nearly one billion ghosts?”
Ma Mian paused for a moment, “Yes, 888 million is indeed too little. Sangsang, don’t worry, the internet is not yet widely available in many remote areas and the 18th level of hell, but I am already building a fan site.”
Ma Mian clenched his fists: “I will make you popular all over the world.”
“……No.”
Gu Zhisang held her forehead, feeling that today was simply the most absurd day in her life.
It was difficult for her to resist the enthusiasm of the ghosts. Seeing that the ghosts’ momentum was still growing, she quickly handed over the two ghosts Dong Ying and asked:
“Master Yin, I have some things to report, so I want to meet with the King of Hell, could you please let him know?”
Ma Mian: “Of course.”
Although Gu Zhisang couldn’t withstand so much enthusiasm, she was not annoyed. Before leaving, she took out all the blank yellow papers and folded countless gold ingots as gifts to these ghost fans in the underworld.
However, because her soul power was so powerful, the gold ingots she stacked were automatically classified into the highest level category in the Heaven and Earth Bank after being scanned by the underworld.
She originally wanted to do something good, but those ghost fans got into a fight again over the ingot, and someone’s eyeball was squeezed out and crushed in the hustle and bustle.
After entering the Palace of Hell, the surrounding environment suddenly became quiet.
After Gu Zhisang stepped into the stern and towering building, she saw one of the Ten Palaces of Hell on the high steps.
She looked around a bit, then cupped her hands and said, “I have seen the King of Hell.”
Xue Li, the king of reincarnation, was the king of hell in the tenth palace, and the only king of hell who does not have his subordinates in charge of various small hell of punishment.
It specializes in judging the good and evil of ghosts, determining men and women, judging nobles and inferiors, and longevity in reincarnation.
When Gu Zhisang often went in and out of the underworld in her previous life, he had interactions with the kings of hell in the ten palaces of the underworld. Among them, the king of reincarnation may have the best temper among all the kings of hell because he would not just punish or imprison evil spirits.
At this time, the King of Reincarnation, Xue Li was wearing an imperial crown and was a little curious: “Do you know me?”
Without waiting for Gu Zhisang to reply, the King of Reincarnation continued:
“But all the kings of hell in the underworld know that you, Gu Zhisang, are very famous in the underworld. You use the ghost gate in the underworld as a portal every day. Sit down and talk, we have been waiting for you for a long time.”
Gu Zhisang’s eyelids twitched, she thanked him and sat down at the bottom.
If it weren’t for the gentle tone of the King of Reincarnation and the joy in his tone, she would have thought that the underworld was looking for trouble for her.
The King of Reincarnation said: “First tell me, why you want to see me?”
Gu Zhisang told about Zhou Huilan’s story. Xue Li called the underworld to investigate and found that Zhou Huilan’s betrothed had indeed escaped punishment because he was killed by a ghost and had not been carefully investigated after arriving in the underworld.
After that, the King of Reincarnation said, “You’re here for more than just this, right?”
Gu Zhisang hesitated for a moment, then took out a small jade bottle from her pocket, held it up with both hands, and said:
“May I ask the King of Reincarnation, is this thing leaked from the underworld?”
The King of Reincarnation waved his hand, and the bottle flew into his palm. He opened it and only smelled it before closing the lid with a complicated expression.
“No, I also have something I want you to see.”
As he said this, an additional booklet appeared in front of Gu Zhisang.
She glanced at the King of Reincarnation, picked it up, and opened it.
She saw that it recorded various data changes in the underworld in the past two hundred years. Among them, the number of living people turning into ghosts after death and escaping reincarnation in the underworld has greatly increased.
The number of evil ghosts in the underworld continues to increase. The number of evil ghosts sent to the eighteen levels of hell and various small hells was several times more than in the past few hundred years.
Her most intuitive feeling was that people were constantly getting worse, and the ghosts in the underworld were beginning to be unrestrained.
Gu Zhisang intuitively felt that this was not something that just anyone could see. It should be a secret from the underworld.
She looked at the King of Reincarnation, wondering why he wanted to show it to her.
Unexpectedly, the King of Reincarnation said meaningfully: “Actually, we have noticed you since you appeared in the underworld. Your soul is very special.”
Gu Zhisang’s soul has gone through the catastrophe. Although she failed, she did not lose her soul. She already belongs to the ranks of earth immortals. In essence, her soul has a higher status than many underworld people.
The sudden appearance of such a being did not attract the attention of the Palace of Hell.
The King of Reincarnation and the other kings of hell just regarded her as an earthly immortal who failed to escape the tribulation and took away her body.
The King of Reincarnation said: “You have experienced the transitional tribulation, and you should also know that the spiritual energy of the world is declining now, and there has been no human immortal who has successfully ascended for more than 800 years. The underworld has been affected earlier.”
“Now the evil ghosts of the underworld are running rampant, and the number of escapees who have repeatedly challenged the prestige of the underworld has increased greatly. We have long discovered the appearance of some strange, insidious gases. Although we don’t know where it comes from or what the reason is, we suspect the changes in both the Yin and Yang realms are related to this thing.”
The Yin envoys are in charge of the reincarnation of souls, and the Immortal Court is separated from the Six Paths. The three interfaces will not intersect with each other unless a major event of annihilation occurs.
Therefore, the King of Reincarnation and others do not know whether only the Yin and Yang realms have changed, and they do not know whether the Immortal Court knows about this.
They wanted to investigate, but they never found anything, and they couldn’t go to the underworld.
Just under the deadlock, Gu Zhisang suddenly appeared.
She was a living person and had the ability of an earthly immortal.
The King of Reincarnation looked at her and said: “Taking this opportunity, we in the Palace of Hell also want to ask you for something.”
“The underworld will grant you some envoy rights to the greatest extent. If you need help from the underworld, we can consider it if it is not excessive. I just hope that you can investigate the appearance of this object and the changes in the Yin and Yang world, or help the underworld catch those evil ghosts who escaped from prison.”
“I wonder what you think?”
After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhisang stood up and returned the salute, “I accept.”
She thought that when she borrowed the gate of hell many times, the Ten Kings of Hell just pretended not to see it. But it was for this reason that they had already set their sights on her.
Gu Zhisang doesn’t need her identity as the messenger of the underworld to gild herself, but the black mist was an important reason for her failure to overcome the tribulation and physical damage in her previous life. It was also very likely to be the culprit that hindered her advancement in Taoism in this life.
She must investigate this matter.
She wanted to find out what was causing trouble behind her.
Likewise, she sold a favor from the King of Hell and gained some convenience, killing two birds with one stone.
“Okay, then I will start to help you seal your identity now.” The King of Reincarnation glanced at Gu Zhisang and said, “If you have any other needs, you can tell them now.”
Gu Zhisang didn’t hesitate to think about it and said bluntly:
“May I ask the underworld to give me a statement when issuing the messenger’s document?”
The King of Reincarnation raised an eyebrow and said, “Yes.”
This Gu Zhisang was not afraid of it and dared to make demands. He asked curiously:
“Who will you show it?”
Gu Zhisang said: “The sects.”
After everything was arranged, the King of Reincarnation made a little joke and said:
“After becoming the messenger of the underworld, your connection with the underworld will become closer. Now many ghosts like you very much. Have you considered holding a fan meeting in the underworld?”
Looking at Gu Zhisang’s somewhat complicated expression, the King of Reincarnation laughed twice and asked the Yin servant to send her out of the Palace of Hell.
When the King of Reincarnation was the only one left in the entire hall, he squinted his eyes and pulled out a huge book of life and death out of thin air.
After opening, the pages of the book turned automatically, and Gu Zhisang’s name did not appear until the end.
Xue Li touched his chin and murmured: “Who is this Gu Zhisang…”
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