Chapter 247

"The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush have spiritual senses that I've secretly planted on them. I know where they are. As long as they are close enough, they can accept my summons and return to my hands. Getting them back is a very simple matter, but it’s up to you guys on how to keep them retained."

"Are they in the Underworld now?"

"No. Jiang Qu Lian is likely to have gone to earth."

"We will have the leverage to exchange for you guys if the Book of Life and Death is taken back." Xie Bi An said hesitantly, "But big brother Lan ..."

"Bi An, you guys find a way to save that Lord Lan first. His living body will not last long in Hell. After rescuing him, don't bother about us. Leave the Underworld immediately and find the Golden Trunk Jade Policy."

"I can't leave you guys here."

"Don't worry, Jiang Qu Lian will definitely not kill us. It’s nothing but getting locked up for a period of time." Cui Jue said with a stern face, "But if he gets the Golden Trunk Jade Policy first, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Official Lord Cui is right. Jiang Qu Lian must also be looking for Xu Zhi Nan's whereabouts." Fan Wu She said, "We must find Xu Zhi Nan first."

Xie Bi An pondered for a moment, "That's good, but Xu Zhi Nan has the intention to hide, and there are no clues so far. I don't know where Hua Xiang Rong is now. She's been tracking Xu Zhi Nan throughout, maybe ..."

"You can let Day Patrol help you. Although Day Patrol can only be active during the day, he has always been patrolling the earth for me. There’s probably no one faster than him in finding people and clues."

Day Patrol arched his hand to Cui Jue, "Order received."

"Many thanks, Official Lord Cui." Xie Bi An’s expression remained grave, "Official Lord Cui, we still have to go to Hell to save someone. Do you have any ideas?"

"I have one thing that might help you guys." Cui Jue opened a drawer, took out a wooden box, and took out a jade token from it, "This was originally my Judge’s token to pass through Hell, but now that Jiang Qu Lian is in charge of the Underworld, there are already many of his subordinates in Hell, so I cannot say whether this Judge’s token will work well when encountering Yin servants. However, it can pass through Hell’s boundary. That boundary was set up by the Great Emperor Beiyin. The rules must be followed in order to pass through, which he cannot control."

"Okay. With this object, as long as we can avoid the Yin servants and guards, we can enter Hell.”

Cui Jue shook his head and sighed, "Don't be happy too soon. This is only entering Hell. If you guys found Lord Lan, you guys still have to find a way to bring him out."

"To get out of hell, you need the official documents of the ten Yanluo Halls."

"That’s right. Only those who have completed their sentence can be released by the Yin servants with the official document from the ten Yanluo Halls. You also have to go and find King Qinguang. Heaven Master had a good, friendly relationship with him. He will definitely help you."

Xie Bi An nodded and arched his hand towards Day Patrol: "Yanluo Hall is full of Yin servants. I'll have to bother Patrol to lead the way for us."

"Don't worry, I will bring you guys to see His Highness King Qinguang."

"This matter should not be delayed. You guys should go now." Cui Jue patted Xie Bi An's shoulder, gave Fan Wu She another look, and said meaningful and heartfelt words, "There are many hardships in this world, but don’t give up. Bi An, Heaven Master has always believed in you. You will definitely bring peace to both the human and ghost worlds."

Xie Bi An was ashamed: "I will do my best and live up to Master’s expectations."

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With the help of Day Patrol, they also managed to mingle into Yanluo Hall and found King Qinguang. When King Qinguang saw Xie Bi An, he complained bitterly and reproached Jiang Qu Lian's various evil deeds ---- ignoring the laws of the Underworld and trying to manipulate the trial and reincarnation as a way to win over the Yin servants and ghost generals. Among the ten Yanluo Halls, some of them have already submitted to Jiang Qu Lian, some are still circling around, but none of them really dare to revolt, otherwise the position of Yanluo will not be preserved.

When he heard clearly and understood Xie Bi An's purpose of coming, King Qinguang immediately gave him an official document and assigned his own trusted Yin servant to Xie Bi An to meet him in Hell. As long as they do not cause a big commotion when they rescue Lan Chui Han, they can take him out of hell unnoticed. And Jiang Qu Lian is not in the underworld now. It is very likely that he has gone to the earth to find Xu Zhi Nan. Now is their best opportunity and they have to take action.

After getting the official document, it’s almost dawn.

In fact, Jiuyou is dark and gloomy. The difference between day and night is not big, and there is a boundless and rootless large area of land that is forever imprisoned in darkness, but they still decided to wait until nightfall to take action, because the Yin servants like to collect souls after sunset, so the Underworld would be “livelier” at night, and they could take advantage of the chaos.

The two of them were hiding on Mount Luofeng.

Xie Bi An was carefully wiping his sword. When he wiped the shining silver blade with a napkin, he saw a pair of quiet and calm eyes on the blade. He blinked and looked at himself attentively, yet he read the emotions that even he himself could not express with words.

He has always had extremely deep feelings for this Junlan sword. Even if the Zongxuan sword was forged by Shen Nong Ding and was a generation of divine swords, it was far from comparable. What he wanted to be accompanied with all his life was still the Junlan sword.

Even though he used the Zongxuan sword for ten years, he never felt that the sword really belonged to him. Perhaps because he resisted the identity of the Human Emperor from the bottom of his heart, while the Junlan sword not only appeared at the moment he needed it most, but as a sincere gift ---- no matter what Xu Zhi Nan became afterwards, he firmly believed that the moment Xu Zhi Nan gave him the sword, it was sincere.

Therefore, while holding this sword, it was extremely disheartening to think that he and Xu Zhi Nan have come to this point.

Fan Wu She rested and nursed his injury for a week. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xie Bi An was wiping his sword again and again. In fact, that sword was already clean with a surface so bright that it could serve as a mirror. He didn't really have to wipe it again and again. 

"Big brother." Fan Wu She called out in a soft voice.

Xie Bi An, who was immersed in his memories, only reacted when he was called a second time: "Hm?"

"What are you thinking about?" Fan Wu She glanced at the Junlan sword and was actually able to guess it.

Xie Bi An said in a low voice, "I treated him as a trusted elder brother at the beginning. After ascending to the Human Emperor’s throne, he was my close assistant."

Fan Wu She slightly narrowed his eyes, "He deserves to die."

"I really can't see through people."

"This person danced beautifully with the help of long sleeves*, had extremely deep shrewdness, and deceived everyone. We were also kept in the dark. Big brother, it’s not your fault.”

"It's not just him. There's also Li Bu Yu." Xie Bi An mocked himself, “Even my mother. We were the closest people in the world, and I had never really gotten to understand her."

"Big brother, it's not your fault." Fan Wu She gazed into Xie Bi An's eyes and emphasized his tone, "Because you are gentle and kind, and you are carrying a huge treasure, so those people used you and deceived you. That is not your fault. They are too evil." He paused and said in a low voice, "Me too. I also hurt you, but I will never do it again from now on."

Xie Bi An diligently wiped a few more times: "I won't trust you and anyone else anymore."

Fan Wu She's heart ached, but he could only swallow the bitter fruit himself.

Before the sun went down, they went back to the Naihe Bridge, and when the appointed time with Meng Po was up, they came to ask for clues.

Meng Po gave them an answer that, although expected, was still terrible - Lan Chui Han is really in the Infernal Hell.

In the 18 levels of Hell, the upper seventeen levels have their own punishments for different sins, such as the Hell of Tongue-ripping is to punish those who have created oral karma, the Hell of the Wrongful Dead is to punish those who do not value their lives and committed suicide, but the eighteenth level of Hell is the Infernal Hell for the most treacherous and evil people. Infernal means never-ending suffering.

Xie Bi An had been prepared for a long time. He steadied his emotions and calmly asked many questions about hell. This was not the first time he went to Hell. He had gone with Zhong Kui many times before on a tour, but he had never been to the Infernal Hell, not to mention that his status was different this time. He was going to "break into a jail and rescue a prisoner".

After making preparations, the two arrived at the entrance of Hell, which is located deep in Mount Luofeng, late at night.

 

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danced beautifully with the help of long sleeves*[长袖善舞]--- People who have the means are good at tricking.

 

Edited on 20 June 21 (Emzie)

 

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