"The lower official is guilty of not being able to welcome him from afar!"
"Please God, please move to the inner hall!"
The fat old man on the ground was terrified.
As the yamen master of the underworld, he naturally knows why the White Crane Boy came. There is only one reason for this master to appear, to kill ghosts!
They are all shady, how can you not be afraid?
"Lead the way."
Baihe boy couldn't speak, so Li Xiaobai did the whole process for him.
The yamen was built in a very grand manner. Li Xiaobai counted the number of people who were hiding in the yamen along the way. There were at least fifty people among them, and they were all dormant in the county yamen.
The fat old man was very nervous and kept talking about how he managed the people's livelihood in Guimen Pass, and how no major accidents had occurred in the city of Guimen Pass under his management over the years.
This old man's name is Liu Dalang. He has been in this yamen for hundreds of years. He is very familiar with all walks of life in the underworld. He is a complete veteran and very smooth.
What Li Xiaobai said to him went in one ear and out the other. Apart from anything else, just the fact that there was no major accident in the city made his words not convincing at all.
"The yamen is a little deserted. Is it always like this?"
The three of them sat down in the inner hall. Li Xiaobai took a sip of tea and asked.
"Of course, this is because the city is managed in an orderly manner, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the underworld is prosperous, so naturally fewer people come to the Yamen."
Liu Dalang said cheerfully.
"But I found more than ten missing person notices in the city, and I also found that all the missing monks were dead. It is suspected that evil spirits are causing trouble. Do you know about this?"
Li Xiaobai also asked with a smile.
"My subordinates have heard about this matter, and I will tell you the truth. I have ordered people to investigate the matter secretly."
"What did you find?"
"I only know that this matter is related to the Liu family, the details are not clear yet."
"Master Bai He and I just came out of the Liu family. To be honest, I am very heartbroken. The evil spirits are causing trouble and causing trouble in the gates of hell, but the officials of the underworld have done nothing. Master Bai He believes that the underworld does not raise waste. What do you think?"
Li Xiaobai's eyes were filled with scarlet color, and there was confusion and murderous intent in the air.
Liu Dalang trembled with fright, knelt down again, bowed his hands and begged for mercy: "Two great gods, this is none of my business. The daughter-in-law of the Liu family is involved in too many things. It's not that I don't care, the Yamen really doesn't have this authority!"
"You are an official in the underworld. It is natural to catch evil spirits and suppress evildoers. Why don't you have this authority?"
Li Xiaobai frowned. Although the official knelt down to beg for mercy, for some reason he felt that the other person suddenly became less nervous.
"It's a long story. Does your Excellency know that the Liu family's daughter-in-law is ten months pregnant?"
Liu Dalang asked.
"Of course I know. I heard that she was pregnant with a ghost child and killed many people."
Li Xiaobai followed Liu Dalang's words and continued.
"That's the problem!"
"If there are simply evil spirits causing chaos, the subordinates only need to ask King Shura for instructions to send troops to suppress it. It is reasonable to even kill them first and then report them later depending on the situation. However, the situation of the Liu family's daughter-in-law cannot be judged this way."
Liu Dalang sighed with a grimace.
"What does this mean?"
"Since we have determined that the daughter-in-law of the Liu family is pregnant with evil spirits, we can just expel her. What are our concerns?"
Li Xiaobai asked.
"Sir, you also said that the pregnancy was a ghost fetus. The evil spirits were in the pregnant woman's belly and she was not born. So strictly speaking, this falls under the jurisdiction of family planning and is part of the reincarnation cycle. This area is under the direct jurisdiction of King Yama
, even if it is handled, it will be handled by King Yama's right-hand man, Black and White. If the subordinates intervene rashly, it will be equivalent to Lord Shura despising the authority of King Yama."
Liu Dalang said.
The hierarchy in the underworld is very strict, and the powers are also divided very finely. The yamen where Liu Dalang is located is under the jurisdiction of King Shura, which means that Liu Dalang belongs to the same faction as King Shura.
This matter involves the fetus in the belly, so it is related to the reincarnation cycle that King Yama is responsible for, and it should be taken action by Black and White Impermanence.
The Black and White Impermanence is the right-hand man of King Yama, and is a faction of King Yama. Unless there are special circumstances, neither party shall rashly interfere in the jurisdiction of the other party.
Liu Dalang's worries originated from this.
"Since you made it so clear, why didn't Black and White Wuchang kill the demons?"
Li Xiaobai was speechless. The division of powers was so detailed that the execution efficiency was greatly reduced.
"Lord Hei Wuchang said that even though the reincarnation is under the jurisdiction of King Yama, when the fetus is eventually invaded by evil spirits, the evil spirits should be eradicated by King Shura first, and then they can extradite the soul and save the fetus in the Liu family's daughter-in-law."
"But the official doesn't know the specific situation of the fetus in Liu Jia'er's belly. If the normal fetus is invaded by evil spirits, there is a guarantee that the fetus will not be harmed and the evil spirits can be exorcised. But if this woman is pregnant with an evil spirit, then the fetus can only be executed.
Already."
"Both King Shura and Lord Black and White are very secretive about the condition of the fetus. They have not disclosed any information. The lower officials are also in trouble. It is very difficult."
Liu Dalang frowned and said, this matter is very difficult for him. If it is not handled well, it will not be as simple as losing his hat. His life will be involved.
Li Xiaobai understood, and a simple evil case triggered a factional dispute.
The matter of the fetus is risky. King Shura and King Yama are not completely sure. Neither one is willing to take action first. They both want to wait for the other party's troops to take action, and then follow up themselves. In this way, even if something goes wrong, they can still take responsibility.
They all blame it on the other party.
In the final analysis, this is just a common evil spirit. If you do it right, there will be no reward. But if you do it wrong, the consequences will be endless. Naturally, no one is willing to take this risk.
"I heard that King Shura and King Yama also went to Liu Mansion to see the fetus?"
"The management is really here and they really do nothing?"
Li Xiaobai continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that it was the two adults, King Shura and King Yama, who changed the nature of the case from evil exorcism to family planning. It is said that they had a heated argument that day and failed to reach a conclusion in the end, so they left the mess to the people below to clean up.
"
Liu Dalang replied.
After working together for so long, everyone can see that this is a game between high-level officials. They don't care about the life or death of the fetus. They just want to use this opportunity to seize each other's leverage and weaken each other's power.
Li Xiaobai touched his chin, thoughtfully: "That's why I'm frozen here."
"Your Excellency, you are aware of everything. It is true. No matter whether it is the lower official or the two adults, Black and White Wuchang, they dare not act rashly. No one is willing to take action if they can't think of a perfect solution. But at this moment, we can only wait for the Ghost Mansion Patrol, which is not under the jurisdiction of the establishment.
The evil spirit has been eradicated."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
Liu Dalang said.
What happened was roughly consistent with Li Xiaobai's previous guesses. He always felt that there was something wrong somewhere, as if there was a piece of the puzzle that he could not put together.