"Everyone, my humble abode is lucky enough to receive the visit of Mr. Cui Yan, the chief messenger of the Underworld. It is really glorious. On behalf of Fengdu City, I would like to welcome Mr. Cui and cleanse him from the dust. We all toast to Mr. Cui!"
Master Cui, whom the city lord of Fengdu City was talking about, was sitting next to the city lord at this time. Seeing so many people in front of him, he didn't react at all. He just picked up the wine glass and said:
"I, Cui Yan, am just a minor official from the Yin Department. It's all official business for me to come here. I hope you can cooperate!"
People present did not expect Cui Yan to speak so forcefully, as if he did not know how to speak at all. The Lord of Fengdu City next to him also hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said:
"Master Cui is indeed here on official business this time. When you return, everyone must cooperate with Master Cui and hand over the ghosts under his control to Master Cui. But let's get drunk for now. It won't be too late to do things tomorrow."
After Cui Yan heard the words of the Lord of Fengdu City, he put down the wine glass in his hand and said:
"City Lord, I am a public and private person, so I cannot accompany you here. What's more, Cui is on official business, so how can you get drunk here? It is better to quickly take Cui to count the ghosts in the city, so that these ghosts can be brought to the gate of hell as soon as possible."
No one expected that Cui Yan would be so disrespectful to the Lord of Fengdu City and so refute the Lord's good intentions. If he hadn't seen that he was an important official sent by the Yin Division, the Lord of Fengdu City would have lost his patience long ago.
However, although the face of the city lord of Fengdu City was a bit ugly, he did not show it too much. Instead, he put down the wine glass in his hand, moved his hand back, and immediately stepped forward with half a step. The city lord of Fengdu City said:
"Since Mr. Cui is so anxious, I don't want to delay Mr. Cui's business. Banbuhong, you will be responsible for assisting Mr. Cui in counting the ghosts in Fengdu City."
"Thank you city master for understanding Mr. Cui."
Cui Yan bowed his head and left the banquet with his men and Ban Buhong, leaving everyone in embarrassment wondering whether they should stay here.
When the Lord of Fengdu City saw Cui Yan leaving, he snorted coldly and left the banquet. He turned around and returned to his mansion. Only the eldest brother of Fengdu Shuanggui was left by his side.
"This Cui Yan doesn't give me face so much. If it weren't for the fact that he is a loyal minister of the Underworld, I would have killed him at the banquet!"
"Don't be angry, city lord. I have heard of this Cui Yan. I heard that he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty during his lifetime. He was killed by Cao Cao because he was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's monopoly and power. After his death, he became a member of the underworld.
It is said that he is an official who sticks to the rules and is so stubborn that he even dares to scold Yama of the Tenth Palace."
"Hmph, this Cui Yan doesn't know that his death is coming, is he ready?"
"Don't worry, City Lord, as long as Cui Yan enters the Tower of the Dead, we will be able to kill him completely unnoticed. Master Banbu Hong should have already taken Cui Yan to the Tower of the Dead by now."
The Lord of Fengdu City laughed loudly after hearing this and said:
"Okay! Let this Cui Yan know how powerful our Fengdu City is today!"
"The city lord is wise!"
However, just as Banbuhong and Cui Yan were rushing to the Dead Souls Tower in the auction house, Ye Long was walking minding his own business and unexpectedly broke into the team of Yin soldiers led by Cui Yan.
"Protect your lord! There is an assassination attempt!"
A dozen swords suddenly appeared in the team, and they were all placed on Ye Long's neck. Before Ye Long had time to explain, Cui Yan looked at Ye Long and said:
"Who are you? Why did you break into Cui's team with the intention of assassinating me?"
Ye Long was speechless. He didn't even know Cui Yan, so how could he assassinate him? He said:
"I just broke in accidentally. I didn't want to kill anyone. And if I wanted to kill you, I didn't have to break in at all."
"Presumptuous! Ye Long, do you know who this is?"
Seeing that it was Ye Long, Banbu Hong wanted to cause friction between Ye Long and Cui Yan, so he started to fan the flames. Unexpectedly, Cui Yan was not angry, but instead asked his men to put away their swords and said:
"In that case, you can leave on your own, as long as you don't miss my business. Master Banbu Hong, how far is this place from the Tower of the Dead?"
Unexpectedly, Cui Yan actually mentioned the Tower of Dead Souls. Ye Long originally wanted to leave directly, but now he became interested. It seemed that the person in front of him was a minister sent by the Yin Division, but since he was counting the number of dead souls, go to hell.
What does the pagoda do?
"Reporting to the Lord, the Tower of the Dead is not far from here and will arrive soon. Ye Long, please get out of the way quickly and don't delay Lord Cui's business."
Banbu Hong saw that Ye Long seemed to have something to say. In addition, Ye Long had been to the Necronomicon Tower and knew the situation in the Necronomicon Tower. If his plan was disturbed by Ye Long, it would be in vain, so he hurriedly rushed
Ye Long leaves.
However, the more Ban Bu Hong acted like this, the more strange Ye Long felt, so he stepped forward and said to Cui Yan:
"I wonder what business you have to go to the Tower of the Dead?"
"Ye Long! Stop messing around here! Leave immediately!"
Banbuhong became even more anxious when she saw Ye Long say this, but what made her even more desperate was that Cui Yan actually waved her hand towards Banbuhong, signaling her not to speak yet, but he said:
"Of course I have official business when I go there. Since I have let you go just now, you should not delay my business here anymore."
Seeing that Cui Yan refused to say anything, Ye Long was even more surprised. Looking at the extremely nervous Ban Buhong next to Cui Yan, Ye Long knew that things here were definitely not that simple, so he continued:
"Since you have business to go to the Tower of the Dead, you might as well let me take you there. I have also been to the Tower of the Dead once. I know the conditions inside, and I may be able to answer your questions."
Cui Yan shook his head and said:
"It is enough for me to be led by Lord Half-Step Hong."
"Sir, Master Banbu Hong has never entered the Tower of the Dead. Am I right? Master Banbu Hong. If Master Banbu Hong can tell what is in the Tower of the Dead, I will leave. Why?
How about half-step Hong-sama?"
Cui Yan also looked at Ban Bu Hong strangely, and Ban Bu Hong's face was extremely ugly. Ye Long was right. Although the Tower of the Dead was under his auction house, he was prohibited from entering by the city lord.
I really don’t know what’s in the Tower of the Dead.
"Master Cui, it is true that the Nu family has never been to the Tower of the Dead, but the Tower of the Dead is under the auction house of the Nu family, so the Nu family will need to take you there."
Seeing that Ye Long was right, Cui Yan nodded and said:
"In that case, please follow us to the Tower of the Dead. Do you have any objections, Lord Banbu Hong?"
"No!"
Banbuhong's two words almost came out from between his teeth. There was no guarantee that his plan would really be messed up by Ye Long, but Banbuhong was also thinking at this time:
"Since you, Ye Long, want to die so much, don't blame me for being cruel."