Strange Tales: The Yin-Yang Celestial Master

"Today, someone at the Naihe Bridge refused to reincarnate again. I chatted with him and said that he wanted to wait for his lover..." In his spare time at work, the judge chatted with Hades again.

"I secretly looked through the book of life and death. Look, his lover still has 20 more years to live. Wouldn't it be worth waiting another 20 years! It's really not worth it... Hey, what do you think I'm doing? Look at the book of life and death." The judge's big round eyes met Hades' gaze, only to realize that the other party had been staring at him in a daze.

"No, it's nothing." Hades, who was caught, hastily looked away, "Don't meddle in the affairs of mortals. They are in samsara. Greed, anger, ignorance and stupidity are the norm. Isn't it just to get rid of those things when you cultivate to become an immortal and jump out of samsara?"

"That's what you said," the judge scratched his head thoughtfully, "but I still can't figure it out, what's so good about love and love, so many people just don't want to let go."

Mentioning this, Hades was also a little dazed. He glanced at him nonchalantly, and said indifferently, "Perhaps, it's because I have some good memories that I don't want to forget."

"Ha! Like me," the judge patted his chest and said triumphantly, "I don't remember anything, how easy it is!"

Yan Wang took the book of life and death in his hand, and while reviewing the execution, he replied: "Yes, such a heartless idiot like you is indeed rare in the world."

"Hey! Who are you calling an idiot?" The judge raised his eyebrows in protest.

"Say whoever answers."

"..."

When work was about to end, a ghost guard sneaked into the main hall, ran to the judge and whispered, "Lord Lu, let's go drink later, will you go?" Judge Lu is a righteous man with an easy-going personality. Popularity has always been very good, every party will invite him.

The judge raised his eyes to look at the judgment table in the center of the hall, just in time to see Yan Wang looking back at him with a serious face, he smiled, shook his head and said: "I won't go this time, I have made an appointment with Lord Yama gone."

"So..." The little ghost was a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to say anything, let alone invite Hades together, so he could only laugh dryly, "Well, Lord Lu and Lord Hades have a really good relationship."

Thinking of Hades' dead face, the judge couldn't help laughing, and defended him: "Don't be afraid of him, he's actually a good man."

The little ghost replied vaguely, he didn't dare to look up to see Lord Hades' face, and ran away with his head down.Hades is the commander of Hades, with the body of a fairy, and these ghost messengers are just immortal ghosts after death of human beings.

After all the ghost guards had left, the judge accompanied Hades to work overtime for a while, dawdling for a long time before the two adults packed their things and walked out of the hall.

"Let's go to the garden of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. I made an appointment with Di Ting yesterday to play mahjong today." The judge suggested.

Hades nodded, and the two walked side by side along the blood-red Nai River to the depths of the underworld.

The big white dog, Di Ting, has been squatting at the door and waiting eagerly for a long time - its owner Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been recuperating all year round, and it is too boring to be a dog. Let it find a good way to pass the time.

The amazing thing is that every time they want to start a fight, the female Hades, who usually sees the dragon but never sees the end, always arrives in time, with a sharper nose than Di Ting. In this way, three people and a dog just make up a table.

If they couldn't find other people, Black and White Wuchang ran to the world to eat, drink and have fun in the name of "hunting wanted criminals", they would not want to play mahjong with Di Ting - "sit on the ground to listen to eight hundred, and lie on the ear to listen to one thousand" Di Ting He is best at spying on other people's minds. If he doesn't pay attention when playing mahjong, he will listen to the cards he wants and the cards he is making. Those big furry dog ​​ears can be called a weapon of disadvantage.

The Yan Wang brothers and sisters are not bad. They have relatively high cultivation bases and can consciously close their minds to prevent prying eyes. Among them, the youngest one with the lowest cultivation base is Judge Lu, so he always loses.However, he has a very good mentality and only regards this game as a leisure and entertainment game. No matter how many times he loses, he will not be depressed at all. He is very tenacious after repeated defeats.

Sometimes the King of Hades can’t see it, he will secretly help him, and deliberately provide him with the cards he wants, but it is easy to be seen through by the truth hearing, who is listening to all directions, and cuts off halfway, but the judge still loses.It is said that the heart has nine orifices, and the King of Hades separates his mind and seals one of them to prevent him from listening and inquiring. Naturally, the defenses of the other eight orifices are relaxed, and it is inevitable that people will hear things that they don't want others to know.However, Di Ting's dog is still a very gossip dog... There is no way to do this. He is a majestic beast, majestic and powerful, but he is forced by the boring dog life to rely on gossip and mahjong to adjust his life.

On this day, they had just played a few rounds, when Di Ting suddenly moved his ears, and without raising his head, he only turned one ear to face the direction of the door.

"Someone is coming," it said.

The female Hades stared at the cards in front of her, thinking about how to make it bigger, and said absently, "Xiao Lu, go and see who it is."

Judge Lu: "Why me?"

Only then did the female Hades look up at him in surprise, "Who is it not you?"

The judge looked at the two brothers and sisters, both of whom were his bosses, and they really couldn't move. Then he looked at him and listened. The latter looked up at him with his ears closed, revealing a pair of watery round eyes, as if to say: What are you looking at me for?I'm just an ordinary dog.

"..." He sighed, stood up helplessly and walked out the door.

As soon as he left, the game of cards could not continue any longer. After waiting for him to go far away, Di Ting immediately came over gossiping and asked Hades: "Hey, have you taken a fancy to that kid?"

Hades glanced at it silently.

"Don't deny it, I can tell, you've been thinking about him." The big white dog flicked its tail proudly.

"It's worth listening to." The female Hades propped her head up, and said disdainfully, "I've already seen it."

Yan Wang's black pupils shrank suddenly, and his sister knew what his brother was worried about, and said lazily: "Don't worry, he doesn't know." At the end, he couldn't help but add: "This little Lu has a pretty smart head, It's just too slow."

"If you're so dull and don't let him know, what are you trying to do?" Di Ting seriously worried for Hades.The few of them are old friends. Before Judge Lu took office, the former judge was rather boring and didn’t know them very well. At that time, the King of Hades was just like Xiaolu said, with a dead face all day long. Feeling.But since Xiao Lu came, the expression on Yan Wang's face became much richer, and his temper was much softer than before.It took tens of millions of years to meet such a person. Of course, Di Ting hopes that the two can get together, but whether it is more gossip or really anxious for friends, only it knows.

Yan Wang lowered his eyes, looked at his own card, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Lu's rotation deadline is approaching, and I saw him writing a formal application for retention."

"So?" Di Ting couldn't understand what he meant.

It was the female Hades who understood her brother, "Do you think he is willing to stay because of you?"

Yan Wang looked at her and didn't deny it, nor did he directly admit it, but said: "The environment in the underworld is harsh, and the task of the judge is heavy. It is because there is no one who is willing to take over for a while, so Xiaolu is temporarily sent here. It is said to be an experience, but it is actually an emergency. Which of the previous ones couldn’t bear to go back after working for a few years? At least he is willing to stay.”

"Maybe he's just that stupid." The female Hades curled her lips in disapproval.

"Don't think so, he's just so stupid!" Di Ting interjected, "If you don't tell him, he will never notice."

Yan Wang pursed his lips, and said lightly: "Wait a little longer, he is still in love, so it would be futile to say it."

Di Ting still wanted to say something, but the judge had already returned, so the topic stopped abruptly, and the female Hades asked him, "Who is here?"

Judge Lu said: "Grandma Meng sent someone to send me the latest soup, and asked me to try it."

Di Ting stared, "Are you really drinking?"

Meng Po's soup is famous "Houhun Soup". Ghosts who cross Naihe Bridge and want to be reincarnated can get a bowl of "Meng Po Soup" for free. People leave a strong psychological shadow, and even subconsciously substitute this taste into the next reincarnation.In addition, Po Meng also likes to study all kinds of soups. The ingredients used are very unimaginable, and the taste of the soup is naturally... In short, everyone in the underworld is afraid to avoid it, only Judge Lu and Meng The mother-in-law has the best friendship and the most unique taste. Not only is she not afraid of it, but she also likes to drink it. She will try soup for her from time to time.

"Drink it, it's delicious." The judge said honestly.

The others looked him up and down—he didn't turn into a strange species, didn't change color, and didn't grow spikes or long hairs, so they were a little relieved.At this moment, the judge hiccupped, and a string of pink bubbles spit out from his mouth.

Yan Wang brothers and sisters and the dog: "..."

Worried about the side effects of the bowl of Mengpo soup, after they finished the round, Yan Wang took the judge to leave, and was going to go back and pour him a few bowls of requiem water to see if he could detoxify.

The judge obediently let him lead him to walk back. Hades walked in front for a while and felt that something was wrong. He was not usually so honest.So he looked back at him, the judge didn't speak, and just smiled at him foolishly when his eyes met.

Could it be that he was drunk?Yan Wang frowned and asked, "Did the person who delivered the soup tell you what effect it is?"

Judge Lu tilted his head, stretched out his hand suddenly, touched Hades' brow with his fingertips, smoothed the furrowed brow gently, then put down his hand to look at it, and then answered with satisfaction: "What is it called?" Soup'."

After being teased by him, Yan Wang was stunned, his tough face flushed a little, and when he heard the name of this soup, his heart suddenly fluttered for some reason.He coughed lightly, as if trying to cover up something, and without letting go, he pulled the judge to his side, just walking side by side holding hands.

"Is your rotation period coming soon?" Hades asked tentatively.

The judge nodded honestly, slapped his head and said: "I forgot to tell you, I have already handed in the formal application for staying in office."

Although he knew that he had such intentions, Yan Wang couldn't help his eyes light up when he heard the confirmed news, "Are you willing to stay?"

"Why not?" The judge said as a matter of course: "It's very good here, anyway, I'm very happy here."

Yan Wang seemed a little disappointed, and asked unwillingly, "Is it because of this?"

The judge thought for a while, "It's also because you are here..."

Immediately, Yan Wang's entire face lit up, only to hear the other party continue to say: "You and your sister, Listening Truth, Xiao Hei Xiao Bai and the others."

"..."

Amused by his happy and disappointed expression, the judge chuckled, his big black eyes were shining brightly, and he glanced at him with pursed lips, "It's mainly because of you...you only have me as a friend, if I leave , what can you do?"

Yan Wang was stunned, looked at him, couldn't speak for a while, and only clenched the hand that was intertwined even tighter.