Chapter 513: Chapter 366: Why is Lord Cui being so strange today?
Xu Yang: “……”
Black and White Impermanence: “……”
Niu Mang quietly raised his head, looking at the dumbfounded expressions of the three people in front of him, feeling a sense of smug satisfaction in his heart.
Stupid, right?
I, Old Niu, am smart!
Who can’t hug thighs?
Didn’t our ancestors – the yellow ox – bear the Daoist Ancestral Master west out of the Hanguguan Pass, achieving great success?
What?
You say it was a green ox, not a yellow ox, that carried the Daoist Ancestral Master?
Bullshit!
As a cow… I don’t know better than you?
Behind Xu Yang, the old monk who got blown away by Xu Yang’s outburst of power walked over, having a confused expression after seeing this scene.
Is this…
An illusion?
Such a powerful demon, actually rushing to become Celestial Master Xu’s mount?
The key is that Celestial Master Xu is hesitant… What’s there to hesitate about?
Looking at Niu Mang kneeling on the ground, Xu Yang had a hesitant expression, not immediately agreeing.
Accepting a demon cow as a mount?
A Daoist Heavenly Master riding an old yellow ox… think about it, it’s rather imposing.
Moreover, this demon cow is quite strong, it would make a good sidekick.
But Xu Yang is a cautious person.
He is not yet convinced by the mysterious origin of this demon, which was revealed in just a few words.
After moment of contemplation, Xu Yang waved his hand and took out the decree given to him by Lord Cui, using his power to smash it onto the ground.
Bang!
The decree exploded, turning into a gray mist.
From the gray fog emerged the incarnation of Lord Cui, dressed as an underworld judge, smiling as he said, “Mr. Xu, what brings you to me today? Huh? White Impermanence, Black Impermanence, you’re both here too?”
“Greetings, Judge.”
Black and White Impermanence respectfully greeted.
Xu Yang laughed and said, “Cui Jue…Today I need to trouble you to help me investigate the background of this demon cow.”
He pointed at Niu Mang.
Only then did Lord Cui notice Niu Mang, surprised and said, “Huh? A Demon King? Do we have a Demon King in the mortal world now… No, wait, the spiritual aura of the mortal world has been restored?”
Although it was just an incarnation.
How could Lord Cui’s cultivation level not be impressive?
He just sensed it a little and discovered the anomaly, looking up at the sky and murmuring, “The Heavenly Path has also opened… The mortal world is going to be in great chaos.”
“Oh?”
Xu Yang, curious, asked, “Cui Jue, now that the Yin-Yang paths are connected, and the Heavenly Path is open, divine beings from the underworld and heaven can enter the mortal world… In that case, why would the mortal world still be in chaos?”
For example, the Black and White Impermanence, the grim reapers of the Underworld.
They had entered the mortal world and cooperated with the Supernatural Affairs Bureau, capturing ghosts these days and making the situation in Da Xia much better, with a significant reduction in paranormal cases.
Even if the third spiritual aura revival would result in the emergence of powerful demons like Niu Mang, shouldn’t the ability for gods to descend to the mortal world make it easy to subdue them?
However, Lord Cui shook his head and said, “It is our duty in the Underworld to apprehend ghosts and maintain order in the mortal world… However, those demons are not within our jurisdiction. As long as they do not violate the Heavenly Law, the gods in heaven will not descend to deal with them.”
Xu Yang frowned, saying, “What if they cause chaos, kill people, and destroy cities? Does that count as violating the Heavenly Law?”
Lord Cui said, “Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, shrimp eat sludge… Does this violate the Heavenly Law?”
Xu Yang was silent.
He understood Cui Jue’s words!
Humans hunt wild animals for food or other purposes.
Demons kill humans for the same reasons!
This is the cycle of nature and does not violate the Heavenly Law.
So, the fate of the mortal world’s people must be fought for by themselves.
At one side,
Niu Mang, who was originally kneeling and proud of his own “little cleverness,” was now trembling and not daring to breathe heavily.
What the hell!
Lord Cui!
This…
How could this little Daoist casually summon Lord Cui?!
Even Lord Cui addressed him eagerly as “Mr. Xu”… What’s his background?
While Xu Yang took a deep breath, expelled the miscellaneous thoughts in his heart, and laughed, “We’ve talked so much, almost forgotten the main point… Big Brother Cui, this demon cow wants to acknowledge me as his master. I need you to help me check if he is really never hurt a single good person, as he claims.”
“Ah, no…”
Niu Mang became anxious and quickly explained, “Celestial Master Xu, you misunderstood. I said I’ve never hurt a good person… The younger me was impulsive. In order to do good deeds, I did kill some bad people.”
Lord Cui flipped his hand, took out the Book of Life and Death, and the Judge’s pen, and said lightly, “You don’t need to say more, just tell me your name. Right or wrong, I’ll know when I check.”
Although it was just an incarnation,
the Book of Life and Death and the Judge’s Pen in his hand were projections.
Nevertheless, they were more than enough to check a demon cow.
Niu Mang knelt on the ground, respectfully saying, “Judge, this little demon’s surname is Niu, with a single character name ‘Mang.’
Lord Cui held the Judge’s pen, wrote the character “Niu” on the Book of Life and Death, then paused and looked at Niu Mang, asking, “Which character mang?”
“I know, I know!”
Niu Mang hurriedly said, “Sir, even though I’m an illiterate brute, I know how to write my own name!”
He found a stick, used his thick palm to smooth the ground, and then, stroke by stroke, crookedly wrote a “Niu” character on the ground.
Then…
Scratching his head, he murmured quietly, “Eh… How do I write my name again?”
He also wrote a “Factory” character, under the “Factory” wrote a “Dragon” character… As for the next strokes, he probably forgot, and just scribbled a bit.
Lord Cui: “…”
He stared intently at the writing on the ground for a while, puzzled, and asked, “What is this character?”
Niu Mang: “Mang, as in Niu Mang.”
Lord Cui’s forehead was covered in black lines…
I know the character you’re talking about, but how do you write “Mang” in the first place?
Xu Yang took out his mobile phone, searched the internet, and finally found a way to write “Mang”.
With curses, Lord Cui wrote the character “Mang” in the Book of Life and Death, and the next moment, the light in the book rose and Niu Mang’s past and current life appeared one by one.
“Niu Mang.”
“In his past life, he was a rich man’s son.”
“Because of his possession of commoners’ daughters and numerous evil deeds, he was thrown into the Animal Path after his death and was reincarnated as a bull.”
After that, it was almost the same as what Niu Mang had said before.
Xu Yang nodded after listening and said, “Since you haven’t done evil deeds, I’ll accept you.”
Niu Mang was overjoyed.
He bowed his head again and again.
Lord Cui from the sidelines said, “Since you’re accepting him as a mount, you should do it formally. Mr. Xu, I have a Spirit Beast Ring here. You can refine it, and then ask him to wear it. From then on, he will not be able to defy your will.”
Xu Yang received the Spirit Beast Ring and refined it according to Lord Cui’s method.
“Oh?”
Looking at the metal ring in his hand, which resembled a collar, Xu Yang was surprised and said, “Is this a Daoist artifact?”
Lord Cui laughed and said, “If it’s not a Daoist artifact, it wouldn’t be able to control a powerful demon. Besides, I don’t have any lower-level Spirit Beast Rings.”
Xu Yang threw the Spirit Beast Ring to Niu Mang, who naturally did not refuse. He put it on his neck at once…
Buzz!
The Spirit Beast Ring emitted a brilliant light and entered Niu Mang’s body.
Niu Mang knelt down again, shouting “Master”.
Xu Yang said, “You go first and find a place far away from the city to wait. I’ll come to you after I finish talking with Brother Cui.”
Niu Mang obeyed and flew towards the distance.
Because of the refinement of the Spirit Beast Ring, Xu Yang could clearly sense his position.
As White Impermanence heard that Xu Yang had something to talk to Lord Cui about, he immediately wanted to take his leave. Black Impermanence just stood there blankly until White Impermanence gave him a pull, and finally said, “Oh, oh, oh, I suddenly remembered that I have water boiling at home, Lord Cui, Celestial Master Xu, I’ll excuse myself.”
Meanwhile, the old monk ran to help the other people who had suffered from Niu Mang’s rampage in the destroyed temple.
Xu Yang was walking and talking to Lord Cui, asking, “Brother Cui…”
But when the words reached his lips, he didn’t know how to say them.
Lord Cui guided him, “Brother Xu Yang, just ask what you need. With our relationship, do we still need to hide things from each other?”
After taking a deep breath, Xu Yang said, “Brother Cui… I suspect that I am not my father’s biological child!”
Lord Cui: “???”
He was so scared that his liver trembled. He immediately covered Xu Yang’s mouth with one hand, looked around, and after making sure that no one was around, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, “Brother Xu Yang, don’t joke about this. If Emperor Beiyin hears this, wouldn’t he kill me alive?”
“This matter is absolutely true. I heard it personally from Emperor Beiyin’s mouth. How could there be any falsehood in it?”
Once Xu Yang had started, he no longer concealed it and said, “What I mean is… is it possible… that Emperor Beiyin was cheated on by someone else?”
Lord Cui obviously didn’t understand the vernacular, and asked in surprise, “What kind of green hat?”
“That is… ah… that someone did that to him!”
After Xu Yang’s explanation, Lord Cui’s avatar seemed a few shades paler, and he hurriedly said, “Brother Xu, Mr. Xu… my ancestor, don’t talk nonsense like that. Even if you want to talk nonsense, don’t do it in front of me… No, I have to cut off my memory afterwards, as if I had never come back to the human world.”
But…”
Xu Yang said, “If I were indeed the biological son of Emperor Beiyin, why would I look almost identical to Emperor Dongyue?”
Lord Cui’s avatar trembled, and he looked incredulously at Xu Yang.
Xu Yang continued, “And I can absorb the power of faith in incense from those who worship Emperor Dongyue’s statue…”
Lord Cui’s avatar trembled again.
His pupils contracted violently, and his avatar became even more ethereal. As his teeth chattered, he trembled and asked, “Is… is… is what you said the truth?”
Xu Yang nodded.
Gulp!
Lord Cui swallowed and said, “You… you”
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden voice sounded in his mind-
“Cui Jue, don’t tell him the truth.”
“Just say that he can borrow the power of faith in incense from Emperor Dongyue because I secretly intervened.”
Lord Cui felt another jolt in his heart. The great Emperor… already knew the truth?
So…
When he called Xu Yang his “son”… it was all on purpose?
Oh, my great Emperor!
Didn’t you consider that I, caught in the middle, would be retaliated against by him?
I…
I actually called him brother without knowing how grave the situation was?
In his mind, he recalled the words of Venus Taibai, and his heart became clear…
That old thief Taibai just knew Xu Yang’s true identity!
So, Lord Cui smiled a smile even uglier than crying and said, “Xu… Celestial Master Xu, the fact that you can borrow the power of incense and faith from Emperor Dongyue is actually the great Emperor’s secret help… ”
Xu Yang: “What about me looking like Emperor Dongyue?”
“Ah!”
Lord Cui suddenly screamed in pain, and said, “I have already cut off my memory, Celestial Master Xu, what did you just say?”
“It’s not good… There’s a major event happening in the Underworld. Celestial Master Xu, I must leave first!”
Whoosh!
Lord Cui’s avatar flickered and turned into a wisp of blue smoke and disappeared.
Xu Yang: “???”
Celestial Master Xu?
You?
He muttered, “What’s going on… Brother Cui is acting strange today, and he’s calling me that and using respectful language towards me, too???”