Li Xiuyuan rode a dragon horse to the Wangchuan River.
Winter nights always come quickly, and it is already dark now. However, there are silhouettes of people flashing by the river, passing by, and the wind is howling all around.
The original ferry was deserted because the people built a new ferry upstream. It had been completely abandoned. He could vaguely see half a stone tablet standing in the soil on the other side of the river, with two red lacquer words carved on it.
Big characters: Wangchuan.
At this moment, Yin soldiers and ghost messengers were escorting the captured ghosts from various places across the river, preparing to escort these ghosts to the underworld to prevent them from causing trouble in the human world.
"Yes, there are fewer ghosts and ghosts in the world of ghosts, so there won't be so many ghosts and ghosts happening, which can make the world a little clearer." Li Xiuyuan saw these Yin soldiers and the ghosts looking busy and couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Although there are not many powerful ghosts, if the souls of the dead are allowed to stay in the world of the dead, they will sooner or later turn into evil spirits, and evil ghosts will harm the living.
As long as the source is stopped, everything will get better.
This is Li Xiuyuan's first step in governing the underworld.
It's a pity that this wonderful beginning was disrupted by Li Liangjin's rebels.
"You kid has seen a saint." At this time, a Yin soldier saw Li Xiuyuan riding a white horse standing by the river. He immediately came up to him respectfully and bowed his hands in salute.
When the ghost soldiers behind the Yin soldiers heard this, they were all shocked and hurriedly knelt down and knelt down to worship: "Meet the saint."
The ghosts who were bound by chains in the distance couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw the scene here.
"Look, those soldiers and chai actually knelt down in front of a living person. Who is that person? Could it be King Yama?"
"You said he is a living person, how can he be King Yama? The yang energy in this person is so strong that standing there is like a huge furnace. I feel a little pain from being roasted here."
"Bah, these underworld soldiers and ghost agents all have dog eyes. We do good things as ghosts, but we have to be caught and hunted down. They treat us like pigs and dogs. They can beat us if we want, and scold us if we want.
You are scolding, but you are so respectful to this living person."
A ghost servant next to him whipped him angrily: "You devil, you still have the nerve to complain here. When I was waiting to catch you, you bewitched three women in a village. In your daily dream, you were with the woman."
Huanhao, you made them die of illness, pretended to be immortals to get incense to offer as offerings, pretended to be gods and used mud as magic medicine to cure diseases, and killed more than a dozen patients. If there were no regulations from above, evil spirits like you would have to be killed on the spot, even
There is no chance for you to be reincarnated."
"Hey, do you think you are a pig or a dog? You don't know if you are qualified to be a pig or a dog in your next life." Another ghost sneered and said, "You evil ghosts still have the nerve to talk about saints here. It's because of the whips you received before.
Is it missing?"
After saying that, the other ghost officer also gave him a few whips, which made the evil ghosts scream.
"You just beat us, why don't you beat those peasant women and beggars?"
A ghost wearing a gorgeous shroud screamed in pain with its skin and flesh torn apart.
The other group of ghosts being escorted not far away had a good attitude. They did not beat or scold them, but were very polite. They were completely different from these ghosts who were always whipping.
The ghost took one look and snorted coldly: "That peasant woman was filial to her parents, raised her children, and also helped some poor people in the same village. She was a kind woman. The beggar was originally a landlord, because she had helped hundreds of people in disaster years.
People, the grain harvest was poor and many tenants were exempted from rent, and there were countless people alive. They should have enjoyed happiness in their old age, but they drowned in floods, so they were not beggars, but ghosts with merit. Seeing the sweat on their bodies
There is no clear light. Only good and meritorious ghosts can have such light. Look at you, all of you are dark and smelly. You can tell at a glance that you have done too many evil things during your lifetime and are a slave to the common people. After death, your evil thoughts will not go away.
As for those who have polluted their souls and emitted the stench of black smoke, they should be polite to kind ghosts and even ghost generals. If I don’t chop you into pieces, I will treat you well.”
After hearing this, those evil spirits were immediately speechless and did not know how to refute.
"Even if you don't get retribution while alive, you will get it after death. Do you really think that you can be free and happy and domineering while you are alive, and you want to be arrogant after death? You are a scholar, or an old man, and you don't care after death.
Your status in life is only determined by your merits and good deeds."
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the evil ghosts who were being escorted and whipped, and couldn't help but ask: "How are these evil ghosts usually treated when they are escorted to the underworld?"
The Yin soldier next to him said: "When you return to the saints, you usually work as coolies and build ghost cities."
"Yes, it's a good idea. Who came up with this?" Li Xiuyuan nodded.
Instead of beating and torturing these evil spirits, it is better to let these evil spirits contribute to the construction of the underworld.
"It was Lord Li Zhong who came up with it," Yin Bing said.
Li Zhong?
This was one of Li Xiuyuan's bodyguards who became a Yin soldier after his death. He was left in Guobei County to manage the affairs of ghosts and gods in this place.
"He is so humble as a guard." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile; "How is the construction of the ghost city in the underworld going?"
The Yin soldier said: "Most of it has been built. Why don't the saint go to the underworld to have a look?"
"That's right. I'll stop by and have a look." Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "You guys can continue your work."
As he said that, he rode his dragon horse and prepared to cross the Wangchuan River.
The dragon horse is a magical horse. Not only can it climb over mountains and ridges, but it can also tread water without sinking. When the dragon horse lands on the river, it will be as if it is stepping on land and will not fall into the river at all.
On the river, he saw those evil ghosts trapped in chains. They were pulled by ghost messengers and pulled them directly from the other side of the river and waded directly across the river. Some evil ghosts were even covered in fish, shrimp, and gravel in the river.
The bites were made, the skin and flesh were cut, and they screamed in pain.
The gravel in the river is full of yin energy and can cause harm to these evil spirits.
But those good ghosts came across the river on a ferry.
There were farmers, beggars, poor scholars, and a few kind-hearted old people on the ferry.
"Good and evil are clearly distinguished, that's right." Li Xiuyuan nodded in his mind and left immediately on his dragon horse.
There are traces of evil soldiers and ghosts along the way.
All the way to Lanruo Temple.
The name of the Main Hall in Lanruo Temple has been changed. It is no longer called the Main Hall. There is no Buddha inside, only Yin soldiers, ghosts, and some civil servants. Every ghost passing by here will stop here and catch those who are captured.
Evil ghosts and good ghosts are registered in a register and then sent to the underworld.
Although the construction of Guimen Pass took less than half a year, with the management of Li Xiuyuan and the help of ghosts and gods from all directions, things began to become more orderly.
It's just not enough.
Li Xiuyuan understood that this was only a temporary order, and there were still many things to be done to achieve long-term stability.
"Young master, are you back? I heard from a Yin soldier that you should go to the Gate of Hell to have a look, so I'm waiting here." At this time, a ghost general came over and said politely and respectfully.
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Li Xiuyuan took one look and smiled: "Li Zhong, I haven't seen you for a while and you have turned into a ghost general."
This ghost general is Li Zhong, the bodyguard who died fighting for Li Xiuyuan before.
Li Zhong smiled and said: "That's all thanks to the young master. After his death, he can enjoy incense and offerings and have jurisdiction over this place."
"No, what you said is wrong. It's not my blessing, but your own. If you don't catch ghosts and eliminate demons in this area, how can the people worship you? Offering incense is not enjoyment, but a kind of responsibility. Here I
I looked at it when I came over and found that the management was pretty good, but I don’t know what’s going on in the underworld?” Li Xiuyuan said.
"The young man invited a few kind-hearted scholar ghosts to manage the ghost town in the underworld. Although it was a bit rough, it was pretty good. If the eldest young master wanted to go to the underworld, he had to go through the back mountain of Lanruo Temple. There is a passage there that leads directly to the ghost gate. Before,
The hole in the ground has been blocked. This is the master's order. He is afraid that someone will fall in again. The Taoist priest also said that it is wrong for the portal of the underworld to lead directly to the earth, so he built such a passage." Li Zhong said.
"Oh, I'm going to take a look." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
When he came to the back mountain of Lanruo Temple, he saw an archway standing there. It was made of stone and was very familiar. On it were engraved four big characters: Stop for strangers.
Under the archway is a passage, which leads directly to the ground along the steps. From time to time, there is a rush of yin energy.
"Is it really a problem to build the passage here?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
"I also felt that something was wrong, so I sent Yin soldiers to guard the area day and night, but the Taoist priest said that this passage is invisible to mortals, and ghosts and gods cannot walk through it. Only living people can walk through it. It is specially for the great people."
The young master built it," Li Zhong said.
"I'm afraid it will cost a lot." Li Xiuyuan said, "It's a bit of a waste to go in and out of the underworld for me."
Li Zhong said: "It relied on the Taoist priest's Taoist skills and did not hire craftsmen to build it. Moreover, the Taoist priest said that a passage for living people should be left. I felt that the Taoist priest's words were right, so I did not ignore this.
Let’s report the matter to the young master.”
"Did my master build it? I'm afraid it has some profound meaning." Li Xiuyuan said.
Walking along the passage, he found that the passage was actually made of jade. There were some runes carved in the jade, shining brightly. He recognized some of the runes, which were used to ward off evil spirits and kill ghosts.
runes.
No wonder Li Zhong said that this passage was prepared for living people. Walking here is like walking into a trap for ghosts and gods, and they will definitely die miserably.
The densely packed rune links formed an integral part of the jade stone passage, creating a passage that could only allow the living to pass through, but not the dead.
The shot of walking into the passage is just as expected.
Two vajra arhats are holding swords and pestles, standing with their eyes closed, looking majestic. A gate like a city gate opens, and between them are the evil spirits, ghosts, and ghosts.
"Young Master, ahead is the ghost city you ordered to build last time." Li Zhong appeared from another direction.
"Go and have a look." Li Xiuyuan said.
Accompanied by Li Zhong, he passed through the gate of hell and entered the underworld.
As soon as he entered the underworld, he saw a majestic city rising from the ground in the distance. The city stretched as far as the eye could see. From the edge, there were various houses, mansions, and palaces built in the underworld, and some were being built.
There, there are ghost messengers supervising the evil ghosts in their work.
"This ghost town is well built. It won't take long to complete." Li Xiuyuan nodded and expressed satisfaction: "Is this managed construction?"
"It's Xiaoyao, it's Xiaoyao, a saint in the world. You're finally here. Xiaoyao has been fulfilling his duties during this period and didn't dare to be careless in the slightest."
On the gate of the underworld, the thousand-year-old bat demon spoke. Two green lights shone out of its eyes and fell on the ground of the underworld, reflecting the green surroundings, which was a bit eye-catching.
This green light is not without its effect, as long as the evil spirits trying to escape from the gate of hell are struck by this green light, their souls will immediately fly away.
With these thousand-year-old bat spirits guarding the gates of hell, it is difficult for ghosts and monsters to escape from the underworld.
"Your ability to build a city is really good. After the city is built, I can commute your sentence as appropriate." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Thank you to the saint in this world." The bat demon said happily.
"But although the ghost town is good, why is there such a big hole missing in the city wall? Could it be that it collapsed due to cutting corners?" Li Xiuyuan suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the north wall.