I raised my head and glanced at King Yama. Why did I feel that these words were meant for me?
After a pause, I continued to say to Lord Yama:
"Your Highness, what happened last time you took a ride?
Can you tell me?"
"cannot."
After King Yama replied with two words, he glanced at me with a smile, then turned to the little flat head and said:
"Tell this kid what kind of crime it is to inquire about Yama's past whereabouts."
"yes"
After the little flat head bowed respectfully to King Yama, he turned to me and said:
"According to the laws of the underworld, anyone who inquires about Yama's whereabouts will be punished as treason.
Those who commit minor sins will enter the tongue-pulling hell and suffer the pain of tongue-pulling out for three hundred and seventy years.
After pulling out his tongue, he went to the hell of wasted death and suffered for three hundred and seventy years.
Anyone who causes Yama to frighten will be punished as a serious crime.
Each of the eighteen levels of hell will be punished for five hundred years.
Anyone who causes damage to Yama will be destroyed physically and mentally.”
After listening to Xiao Pingtou's words, I stuck out my tongue, then poured a glass of golden wine, drank it all in one gulp, and said:
"It's such a big crime, so I have to drink a little to calm down.
Then I won’t ask any more questions. Your Highness, Prince of Hell, just treat what I just said as if I didn’t say anything.
Good fellow, if you want to inquire, you will have to cut out your tongue, so who can bear it?"
When Xiao Pingtou saw that King Yama was still looking at me with a half-smile, he thought he was joking with me.
At that moment, Xiao Pingtou took the place of King Yama and explained to me:
"This is mainly because I am worried that it will be detrimental to His Highness Yama, and I want to determine His Highness's itinerary from His past whereabouts.
You are a guest invited by His Highness, and you cannot be counted among the sinners."
"Okay."
King Yama returned the beads in his hand to the table, and then said to Xiao Pingtou:
"Go and do your business
Go and call Gui Wuming, I have something to tell him."
Xiao Pingtou immediately turned to King Yama, whose surname was Li, then pushed the empty dining cart and left the carriage.
After the conductor left, the situation was somewhat awkward.
I originally wanted to say a few more words, but Zhuge Zhengqi stepped on my foot under the table.
The meaning of the ugly Taoist priest was obvious, and he didn't want me to continue the topic of the past.
In desperation, I could only join him, lowering my head and continuing to digest the food on the table.
It's just that after you have this idea in your mind, no matter how good the delicacies you eat, it won't taste the same as before.
Food that is rarely seen in normal times was like chewing gum in my mouth.
At this time, Long Gun had just finished making a whole roasted lamb leg and reached for the lobster on the opposite side.
I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn't help but said to him:
"Your Highness the Dragon Clan, you didn't mention the roasted leg of lamb, but I heard that the Dragon Clan is the leader of the water source.
Is it really okay for you to eat seafood?
Will it leave any shadow in the hearts of the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under your leadership if they know that you eat their relatives?"
Before I could finish my words, Long Gun rolled his eyes at me disapprovingly and said:
"Then you people are still the leaders of all things in the world. Even the pigs, horses, cattle and sheep have not seen you eat less.
I’m not eating my own people, so don’t be so lenient about it.”
While talking, Long Gun opened the lobster, took out the snow-white lobster meat, put it into his mouth and started chewing it.
Just when he had just swallowed the lobster meat in his mouth, the carriage door opened again.
The little old man Gui Wuming walked in from outside and said as he walked:
“It’s getting busier and more chaotic.
Notify the station behind that they don't need to get on the train.
I just received news from Yinsi that several stations have been in chaos.
Some souls escaped, some fought back to escort the car, and some ghosts attacked.
In such a short time, one-fifth of the soul was lost.
Wait until you go back and the judge will complain to you. The life and death records of half of the people in this world will have to be rewritten.
I don't even dare to think about this project.
What do you want from me?
The guy who sent the message didn’t make it clear either.”
"It's nothing serious."
King Yama glanced at Gui Wuming, and then smiled at him.
Then he took out a small card from his sleeve, handed the card to King Yama, and continued:
"Stop here for a moment. I want to pick someone up."
After hearing what Lord Yama said, the little old man was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the address on the card, and then said to Lord Yama:
"Didn't I just say that the train won't stop?
If you don't rely on the station and don't pick up people and souls, why don't you go straight to the underworld of Fengdu?
Why did you change the rules so quickly?"
"I said it wouldn't stop at the station, I didn't say it wouldn't stop elsewhere."
King Yama smiled faintly, and then he continued:
"After picking up this man, we went straight to the underworld.
By the way, His Highness Long Gun.
The location where I will pick you up is very close to Donghai. Do you want to get off somewhere?
I can inform the Dragon Clan and ask them to pick you up."
"Don't talk to those old guys, they don't mean anything."
Long Gun waved his hand and continued:
"I can just get off the bus myself. No matter how old those old guys are, they are all below me.
Every time I have to give me a big gift in front of so many people.
It’s so hard that everyone can’t get off the stage.”
"Then it's up to you."
After King Yama nodded, he said to Gui Wuming again:
"What I just said to you, don't say it to anyone.
Once you arrive at the place, your mission will be considered complete if you pick them up."
Gui Wuming glanced at the card in his hand, and after remembering the address and the person to pick him up, he shook his finger, and the card immediately caught fire.
In just an instant, the card turned into ashes.
Seeing the little old man about to leave, King Yama stopped him, pointed to the seafood delicacies on the table and said:
“Let’s change the rules on this too.
Just prepare some simple food in this carriage. Even if you are a god, you don't need to be so fawning.
You are people from the underworld, not much different from the gods.
The escorts in the other carriages will be provided with meals.
Don’t do what you did last time, where you almost starved to death.”
Gui Wuming shook his head and said:
"I can't rely on you for this.
You don't know how difficult some gods are to deal with.
To offend the gods for a bite to eat?
Can't do it.
As for the person who escorts the car in charge of food, this is not impossible.
There aren't many people in total. I'll make a statement when you go back and you can approve it."
While Gui Wuming was talking, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the carriage.
It sounded like someone was fighting, mixed with booing.
Hearing this voice, Gui Wuming's brows immediately frowned.
He turned around and strode towards the carriage door, shouting as he walked:
"Do you really not want to be a ghost?
I will let you be beasts in your next life."
Before he could reach the carriage door, the carriage had already been opened by 'someone' from the outside.
Then three or four souls rushed in from outside.
While Gui Wuming was taking a stance, these souls turned around and rushed toward the big men Wanbao and Xiao Jiajun.