Strange Tales: The Yin-Yang Celestial Master

The previous judge resigned, and the Heavenly Court sent a little fairy to take over.On the day of the new judge's appointment, Yan Wang personally went to Huangquan Road to meet the wind according to the rules.

A quarter of an hour had passed since the agreed noon, and the person hadn't arrived yet. Lord Yan Wang didn't have a good impression of this new colleague who was not punctual.

After waiting for a while, a figure finally appeared in front of him, running towards this side in a hurry.The person who came was a young man, who was out of breath from running, and rushed to the black-clothed and purple-capped King Hades. He straightened up after he recovered his breath, and said with a smile, "Sorry, I was delayed on the road for a while, I'm late."

On his round face was a pair of round and big black eyes, just looking at Hades innocently, he couldn't see any guilt.

Seeing his dark face, the young man stuck out his tongue, took out a big apple from his sleeve and handed it to him, "Here, I saw someone selling it just now, it's delicious."

So you were late just to buy an apple?Yan Wang was very dissatisfied with his casual attitude. He put his hands behind his back and refused to pick it up. He said coldly, "There are rules in the underworld, and you are not allowed to accept gifts in private."

"Tsk, not even an apple?" The young man curled his lips, and casually stuffed the apple to the kid next to Hades, "He doesn't want it, so I'll give it to you."

Yan Wang snorted coldly at the side, and said emphatically, "No, anyone, anyone is allowed to accept gifts!"

The little ghost stretched out his hand at first, but he was so scared by this sentence that he retracted it, and he didn't dare to ask for it anymore.

After being dismounted one after another, the young man became a little angry, and raised his head with a stern face, "You are the King of Hades, right?" No wonder he had a dead face.

Yama did not answer, but asked, "Where is the letter of appointment?"

Only then did the boy untie the small bundle on his back, dig it out, and took out a piece of crumpled paper and handed it to him.

Yan Wang glanced through it quickly and asked casually, "What's your last name?"

"The surname is Lu." The young man replied with some dissatisfaction. It was clearly stated in the appointment letter, and he wanted to ask it once on purpose.

"You go to hand over to your predecessor first, and then hurry up and start working." Yama Wang folded the paper in disgust, ordered the little ghost to take him there, and then turned around and left.

The boy rolled his eyes behind him.

Before the eyes fell back, the person in front suddenly turned around and said: "Judge is an important position, and things are heavy. I hope that there will be no more late arrivals like today."

The boy froze in place, his eyes were half-rolled, and he was very embarrassed.Hades saw it, ignored him, and left on his own after speaking.

"Hmph, why are you Hades so annoying." The newly appointed Judge Lu complained while following the kid to report.

"My lord, he is more serious, but he treats us well..." The kid was also a little embarrassed, and tried to say something nice to his boss: "It's not like this usually."

"Is that aimed at me?" Judge Lu pouted, "Did I offend him?"

"Well, the little ones don't know..." The little ghost replied in a low voice, thinking that this would be difficult, since Lord Judge and Lord Hades disliked each other as soon as he came, and their lives would definitely be difficult in the future.Just as he was thinking, he saw a big apple being handed to him. The new judge showed him a hearty smile, "Eat it, it's really delicious."

"But..." The kid was still a little apprehensive of Yama's words just now.

"What are you afraid of? He can't see it."

After hesitating for a while, the little ghost finally couldn't help but take it. He hasn't eaten food from the world for a long time.Carefully took a bite, it was crisp and sweet, and it was really delicious.

"Is it delicious?" the judge asked with a smile.

"Yeah." The little ghost nodded happily while holding the apple.

...

The new judge has a good temper and no airs, he soon got along with the little devils in the underworld, even the residents of the city of death like him very much, and invite him to visit him from time to time.Only the relationship with Hades has been bad since the day he took office.

Originally, Judge Lu didn't like to hold grudges, but he thought that maybe Hades was in a bad mood that day or took the wrong medicine, not necessarily on purpose, so he tried to greet him proactively, but the other party kept a straight face every time. With a dead face, he nodded indifferently and ignored him. After a few times, the judge also lost his patience, thinking that this person just hates himself.

The female King of Hades, who seldom sits in the palace and only comes out to take care of things from time to time, has also become good friends with the new judge. When she heard his complaint once, she waved her hand indifferently and said, "My brother, he is that kind of person. That way, you don't have to worry about him."

Since Yan Wang's own sister said so, the judge had no choice but to accept this fact. Although he didn't feel good when he looked up and down every day, such a stiff relationship made him feel uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.

Until one day, something went wrong in his work - a person's record of good and evil missed a few items, which did not match the horoscope of the next reincarnation.It wasn't a big deal at first, and it would be good to correct it, but that person has already gone to reincarnation, and the deal is done, so things become a little tricky.

Hades' face in the main hall was very ugly. Although he didn't get angry, his dark face had already scared the two little ghosts who were in charge of escorting them to reincarnation to tremble.Judge Lu was also uncomfortable. Although strictly speaking it was not his fault, the notebook was left to him by his predecessor, and the records were messy, so there were omissions in the transcription, but he still bears the unshirkable responsibility.So he took the initiative to stand up: "Don't embarrass them, this is my problem."

Yan Wang's eyes were cold, "Do you know how serious the matter is?"

The judge nodded earnestly, "I know, I will report to my superiors and do everything I can to correct my mistakes."

Yan Wang stared at him with fierce eyes: "You said that."

The judge didn't evade, and met his gaze, "Well, I said so."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Hades waved the two ghosts away, "It's still the same thing, I don't want the same thing to happen again."

"There won't be a second time!" The judge replied angrily.This time it was indeed that he did something wrong, so he didn't refute it, but Yan Wang's tone seemed to regard him as an irresponsible person for his work, which made him very dissatisfied.

That day, the ghost messengers were all done, and only Judge Lu stayed in the main hall, writing a description of the situation at his desk. After finishing this, he still needs to send an official document to Yuelao, asking him to make corresponding adjustments to that person's marriage in the next life. Fate affects the whole body, and he still has a lot to do.

Just as he was furiously writing, he heard footsteps beside him, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Hades.

"What are you doing here?" He said angrily, "Since I said I am responsible, I will be responsible to the end, so don't worry so much."

Yan Wang frowned, didn't respond, just glanced at the document he was writing, and asked, "How much is left?"

The judge looked at the papers on the table and the thick book of rewards, punishments, and punishments. He was a little overwhelmed for a while, and pointed hastily, "There are still a few documents, and they should be finished today, but there is a problem with the transcription of the materials. Do it again."

Yan Wang picked up the former judge's record book and flipped through it, "His handwriting is relatively scribbled, and few people can understand what he wrote."

"Even so, I shouldn't have transcribed it wrong." The judge lowered his head, kept writing with his right hand, and scratched his hair with his left hand irritably, his round face was full of guilt, "I know these records are important for human beings It is very important, it is related to their whole life, as long as they make a mistake, their fate will be disrupted."

Yan Wang didn't speak, and leaned forward to get a brush, "Where is your notebook? Bring it."

"what?"

"Where is your record book? Bring it here, and I will copy it for you." Yan Wang said lightly.

"Ah?" The judge stopped writing, raised his head in astonishment, met Hades's calm eyes, stayed for a while before realizing it, and said with some helplessness: "You don't need it, this is my own business..."

"Bring it."

"……Oh."

The judge silently watched Hades carry the notebook to the short table next to him, sat down, rubbed the ink and picked up the pen, and began to concentrate on copying, while he was occupying his judgment table and making such a mess, he immediately felt embarrassed and hesitated for a long time , whispered: "Hello, Yama."

Hades looked up at him.

"Thank you."

The other party didn't answer, and continued to work with his head down.After a while, he suddenly said, "I am not called Yama."

"what?"

Yan Wang raised his head, showing an incredulous expression, "Do you think Yan Wang is my name?"

The judge's face was a little red, "How would I know! You didn't tell me!"

"Yan Mofu." Yan Wang told him blankly: "My name is 'Yan Mofu'."

"...Okay, now I know." He finished speaking with some embarrassment, and found that the other party looked at him with an expression of "Why are you so rude". "What, what's the matter?" He couldn't figure it out, he just felt that this person was very inexplicable.

Yan Wang stared at him for a while, and seemed to realize that it was impossible for him to comprehend it by himself, so he said slowly: "You said your surname is Lu, what's your name?"

The judge suddenly realized, and couldn't help smiling at him, "I forgot the name."

"Forgot?" Yan Wang raised his eyebrows.

The judge nodded honestly, "I have almost forgotten all the mundane things before I became an immortal. I only remember my surname is Lu, but I don't remember what my name is. Everyone calls me 'Little Lu'."

"..." Yan Wang nodded, said nothing, lowered his eyes and continued to work.

The judge looked at him and suddenly felt that he might have misunderstood him before. Although this person seemed to have a bad temper, he might not be as bad as he thought.Thinking of this, I am not shy, just a little embarrassed, and explained in a low voice: "The last time... was the day I came to take office, and I helped a lame old man to carry the burden on the road. He gave me the apple, so I was late, sorry ah……"

Yan Wang paused at the tip of his pen, "Yes."

Um?that's all? !Judge Lu stared, "It doesn't matter if you say something anyway!"

Yan Wang continued to write, and after hearing what he said, he still replied: "Don't be late again in the future."

"..."

This man is still so annoying!The judge thought angrily.

But after thinking about it, with the help of Lord Yan Wang, his work was quickly completed, and he also unexpectedly obtained a neatly copied book of rewards and punishments for good and evil. The handwriting is clear and the records are complete. It is very convenient to look up. Expressed satisfaction.

"Thank you! I invite you to play next time!" He happily said to Hades while flipping through the book.

Having said that, Hades and Judges don't have vacations, they can only relax for a short time when they have a little leisure time.

"Your underworld is really boring, there is nothing interesting." The judge lay down on the table and complained to his superior.

"The underworld is a place to manage life and death, not for fun." Yan Wang told him flatly while checking the work records.

The judge pouted noncommittally, tilted his head to look at him, and suddenly asked, "Aren't you bored?" He had already noticed that when work was over, the ghost messengers would meet up in groups for drinks, and black and white impermanence would often find The reason is to go to the human world for vacation, and even the younger sister of the king of hell, the female king of hell, always leaves the work to her brother, but she doesn't see her.Only Hades stayed in the hall almost every day throughout the year, and no one dared to call him, so he always stayed alone to work.

Looks a little lonely.thought the Judge.

"Why are you bored?" Hades was slightly taken aback when he heard this, as if he didn't quite understand his question, "I was born to be Hades, this is my job."

"Working is only when you have a vacation..." The judge suddenly had an idea, jumped up and said, "Even if you are working, you can visit incognito! I will take you to the city of death!"

Yan Wang just wanted to refuse, but he was dragged by him and walked out of the hall.

No matter what time of day it is, the City of Dead Death is always very lively—the people gathered here either have not lived their lifespan, or have not yet had a relationship with the world in their previous life. Dead city in vain.Because the sky in the underworld is always dark and gloomy, so the city is always lit with lanterns. From a distance, the lights are bright.The ghosts in the city have nothing to do, and they all like to come out for a stroll and chat with the neighbors.There is even a bazaar here, where everyone sells the handicrafts they made during their time. They can be bought with ghost coins or bartered. Of course, there are also some things from the world, which are extremely in short supply.

Judge Lu took Hades to this market to wander around. He had nothing to buy, but just liked to chat with the people here. They came from the world, and there were many interesting things in their mouths that he had never heard of.But these are not very attractive to Hades. He is not used to the love, hatred, emotions and desires in the world, but this is the first time he has had close contact with such a lively scene that only belongs to the world. very fresh.

Although Judge Lu has only been here for a few months, most of the people in the market know him, but they are relatively unfamiliar with Lord Yan Wang.People passing by smiled and greeted the judge. They wanted to chat about the latest gossip, but when they saw the stern-faced Hades beside him, they didn't dare to say anything more and hurried away.

"Look, it's because you are always so serious that you have no friends." The judge told him half-jokingly.

"Friend?" King Hades is very unfamiliar with this word, "I rule the whole hell, if I don't have majesty, how can I rule it?"

The judge retorted disapprovingly: "Who said that only majesty can rule? Being kind will not damage your image, and maybe it will be easier to convince the public."

Yan Wang looked at him thoughtfully, "Is it like you?"

"What's wrong with being like me?!" The judge glared at him dissatisfied.

"It's nothing."

"...you, can you still have a good chat!"