Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 43 The Magistrate

"According to the law of heaven, if you commit evil for evil, you should be punished more severely! The punishment in the underworld may not be enough!"

Xia Hu picked up the pen and filled a whole sheet of paper.

Hearing the word Yin Yin, Wang Shijie seemed to realize something, and jumped up and down, wishing to run out of the Judgment Pavilion immediately.

But he couldn't move, the crime was in Xu Zhiqiong's hands.

The verdict was finally written, Xia Hu stuffed it into the mailbox and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong picked up the letter tube and said, "Is Xia Hu the name of your judge?"

Xia Hu raised her head and said, "Is there a need to ask? Am I going to tell you my real name?"

"Do you know Shani?"

"Why should I know her?"

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "That woman is handsome but kind."

Xia Hu said: "Then I must recognize her?"

Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his nose and said, "I went to the Yin Division to exchange for meritorious service, so I will be rewarded by you then, right?"

Xia Hu said: "I made the judgment right and deserved to be rewarded, but there are only five meritorious deeds."

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Since you feel that you don't make much money, why don't you become a critic?"

"It's because Criticism Lang doesn't make a lot of money."

"It's Criticism Lang, but how does he earn meritorious service?"

"You will know when you reach the seventh rank."

"If you are a pusher, can you still be a critic?"

"No, you can't go back on your word if you choose."

"How much is a fresh egg?"

"One, in my opinion, you talk a lot!" Xia Hu looked up at Xu Zhiqiong, "Do you want to ask me about eggs?"

Xu Zhiqiong took out a bamboo tube from his arms and put it in front of Xia Hu.

Xia Hu picked up the bamboo tube and looked at it: "What is this?"

Xu Zhiqiong straightened his expression and said, "This is a betrothal gift."

Xia Hu said angrily, "Who are you giving the bride price to?"

"Let's open it and have a look!"

"Why should I look at it? Didn't I accept your betrothal gift after reading it? Take it away!"

Xu Zhiqiong straightened his waist and said, "When I become a high official, I will marry you as a wife."

"Who will be your wife, you crazy man!"

"Do you deny the one who has spoken?"

"What do I recognize, I..."

Xu Zhiqiong walked out of Judgment Pavilion, Xia Hu was annoyed, and wanted to throw away the bamboo tube, but smelled a strong fragrance.

When I opened the bamboo tube, I saw a delicate jasmine plant.

Xia Hu sneered and said, "Is this considered a betrothal gift? Yesterday was the Flower Festival, so there must be some girl who didn't want it, so she was willing to give it to me!"

She misunderstood, it wasn't any girl who didn't want it, it was Meng Qingdeng who didn't want it.

I wanted to throw the hairpin aside, but I couldn't bear the fragrance, so I put it on the desk and just watched it quietly.

……

Along the way, Xia Hu's spell was not lifted, and Wang Shijie struggled all the way, but could no longer make a sound, which made Xu Zhiqiong much quieter.

Passing by Jiang Yanjun's scented tea house, Second Lady Jiang greeted guests under the red light again. Xu Zhiqiong had five taels of silver. Although he was a little conflicted before, now that he thinks about it, he can consider being an undead knight once in a while.

But it's always inconvenient to have Wang Shijie around, so I'll hand him over to Yan Luodian first.

When he arrived at the gate of Yan Luo Palace, the ghost guard who guarded the gate actually recognized him: "You are a judge, I have seen you before, please come inside!"

As others are polite, so are we, Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly clasped his fists in salute: "Thank you for your hard work."

The ghost messenger said: "When you came last time, you said that you didn't have the name of judge, but now you should have the name of judge!"

Xu Zhiqiong was a little embarrassed, if he said no, he had to write his name on the ticket later, if he didn't write it, it would be difficult to report the loss.

Let's say yes...

Xu Zhiqiong gave a dry laugh, nodded and said, "Yes, yes..."

Just say it, if you don't say it, it will be wrong in terms of etiquette.

The ghost guard was a little embarrassed, and Xu Zhiqiong said: "My surname is Nie, and my name is Nie Gui'an. I am a ninth-rank jailer. If you don't mind..."

He is also a ninth-rank official, so he volunteered his name.

If you don't dislike someone, just say the name, if you don't say it, you just don't think highly of him.

Xu Zhiqiong couldn't help but stop talking about this.

"I, my name is Ma Shanghu~" Xu Zhiqiong wanted to use his inarticulate speech to perfunctory the past.

Nie Gui'an didn't hear clearly: "What's your name, Ma?"

"Ma Shangfeng." Xu Zhiqiong kept his voice to a minimum.

"My ears are not working, I still can't hear clearly."

"My name is Ma Shangfeng." Xu Zhiqiong slightly raised his voice.

"Right now, Feng!" Nie Gui'an's eyes widened.

"It means advocating high mountains and dangerous peaks." Xu Zhiqiong quickly gave a more elegant explanation.

"Okay, good name, good artistic conception!" Nie Gui'an praised a few words, came to the side hall, and shouted inside: "Ma Shangfeng Judge Ma, deport one of the evil spirits!"

Vigorous echoes resounded throughout the Hall of Yama.

This dude has such a loud voice!
Xu Zhiqiong stood at the door of the side hall and waited. Not long after, a short and fat man wearing a mask came over.

This short and fat man is a colleague and a judge, and he looks familiar.

He felt that Xu Zhiqiong was familiar, so he looked him up and down and asked, "This fellow, are you Judge Ma?"

"Ah..." Xu Zhiqiong nodded.

"You have a good name! Bravery! Bloody!"

"It means advocating high mountains and dangerous peaks." Xu Zhiqiong explained again.

The judge saluted, "My name is Lu Yanyou, I will take care of you in the future."

"Okay..." Xu Zhiqiong didn't intend to remember the other party's name, and he didn't intend to have more interaction with the other party if it wasn't necessary.

Lu Yanyou took the ticket and left, it was time for Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong walked into the side hall, and met his acquaintance from last time, the prison of the underworld——Shi Cheng.

Shi Cheng bowed his hands and saluted: "Judge Ma!"

Xu Zhiqiong returned the salute, and put the verdict and crime karma on the case.

It took a long time for the jailer to read the verdict, and sighed, "It's not easy to deal with people with extremely evil natures. I don't have enough people."

Xu Zhiqiong was very curious, how harsh was the sentence?So much so that there is not enough staff for this prison warden.

He said that there were not enough manpower, but Shi Cheng couldn't hide his excitement: "Thank Judge Ma for taking care of me, I have earned this merit."

He also has meritorious service in punishing evil spirits?
Hades is also a merit system?

"May I ask you a question," Xu Zhiqiong pointed at Wang Shijie and said, "What punishment will this fellow receive?"

Shi Cheng said: "An extremely evil person has an extremely evil prison. He will have to stay in the extremely evil prison for fifty years for his crimes alone. If he commits evil, he will be sentenced to double the punishment, a total of one hundred years." ,

As for what is the Hell of Hell?It’s really hard to explain to you. Anyway, all my brothers have to be busy. Those who boil water, sharpen knives, hold saws, use tongs, prepare oil pans, and prepare steamers...all of them are indispensable. "

Wang Shijie collapsed on the ground, staring at Xu Zhiqiong with wide eyes.

Shi Cheng turned around and went to the back hall: "Wait a moment, I'll get your voucher for you."

Not long after by ticket.

It is still a piece of fine silk, on which it is written: Forty-seven grains for eliminating evil and rewarding honor.

Three lines of small characters next to the big characters:

In the first line, Ma Shangfeng, the ninth-rank judge, killed the prisoner with his own hands.

In the second line, Xia Hu, the official responsible for punishing evil, judged.

The third line is the review of the process of the prison of the underworld.

Except for the judge's name, Xu Zhiqiong was very satisfied with this voucher.

Shi Cheng also ordered: "If your voucher is lost, or someone robs it, come to me quickly, and I will give you a replacement one."

Having the name of a judge is different, and there is a function of reporting loss.

After receiving the voucher, it was time for Xu Zhiqiong to leave. Shi Cheng was very polite and shouted at the door: "Send Ma Shangfeng, Judge Ma!"

When the echo sounded, Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly cupped his fists: "You stay."

The ghost messenger at the entrance of the side hall shouted: "Send Ma Shangfeng, Judge Ma!"

"Don't worry, I'll go by myself!"

The ghost messenger at the gate shouted: "Send Ma Shangfeng, Judge Ma!"

The echoes overlapped, and Xu Zhiqiong looked at the ghost messenger outside the gate.

You are so deliberate!
Although wearing a mask, Xu Zhiqiong covered his face and left Yan Luodian.

Shi Cheng took an iron chain with an iron hook hanging on it, and walked towards Wang Shijie.

Wang Shijie was so frightened that he shrank into the corner.

"Don't hide, where else can you hide?" Shi Cheng smiled, "Quickly, open your mouth. Before you get into the frying pan, you must hook your tongue, otherwise it will be difficult to pick it up."

Passing by Washi, I wanted to see the performance of Gou Lan, but felt that it was rare to come to Yinsi. I should not waste my time in Gou Lan. I should have a deeper understanding of the structure of the underworld.

So he decided to go to Jiang Yanjun's flower tea shop first.

When they arrived at the door of the tea house, Second Lady Jiang greeted her enthusiastically, and Xu Zhiqiong asked sophisticatedly, "Is there any new tea?"

"Yes! A few young ladies just came here a few days ago, all from rich families. Their masters committed crimes and ransacked their entire family. None of them were spared..."

It really is a dead knight!
This is so, so, so good...

I am the judge, what is so terrible about the undead?
Once a man comes to this world, he should have the ambition and courage to gallop between Yin and Yang!
Xu Zhiqiong looked down.

Brother, are you ready?
Let's go!
Xu Zhiqiong walked towards the tea house, and suddenly saw the short and fat judge standing at the door.

Him, what is his name Lu...

Xu Zhiqiong was a little nervous, he didn't really want to say hello to this person.

But seeing Judge Lu warmly greeted him, there were two masked men standing beside him, one was slender and the other was of medium and well-proportioned figure.

"Everyone, this brother is a fellow Taoist of ours. His surname is Ma, and his name is Ma Shangfeng!"

"Ma Shangfeng!" The two fellow Taoists exclaimed.

"Horse, get on, wind?" The second lady Jiang was also surprised, with a look of embarrassment on her white and tender face.

An inauspicious name for her line of business.

"Fellow daoists, feel free, I will come back another day..." Xu Zhiqiong left calmly under the gaze of everyone.

Lu Yanyou, I remember your name, I remember you!

……

After returning to the Department of Punishment, Xu Zhiqiong went to the Shangxun Building with the voucher, and exchanged the voucher for a total of forty-seven meritorious service on the stone platform.

The trick of taking medicine without water is still there, but forty-seven is too much.

The last time I met Qian Limu, I begged for a few sips of wine, what should I do now?Ask Xia Hu for a glass of water?

Xia Hu is a seventh-rank judge, so it doesn't matter if she jokes a few words, if she really brings meritorious service to her, she wants to snatch it, what should Xu Zhiqiong do?
Eat it yourself.

One by one, Xu Zhiqiong swallowed hard, and after eating forty-seven meritorious deeds, Xu Zhiqiong felt that his whole body was heavy.

After leaving the Department of Punishment and returning to his own yard, Xu Zhiqiong felt the merits slowly being digested in his body, and planned the next step in his heart.

In the beginning, I got a meritorious service from the Taoist priest, which is for entering the product, so it doesn't count.

Then he ate thirty-two pieces of merit from the black dog, and this time he ate another forty-seven.

Add up to seventy-nine, eat another twenty-one, and you will be successfully promoted to the middle of the ninth rank.

Twenty-one is not difficult, just catching a villain at random.

But can it be so casual?
Can you really shoot casually?
What if you encounter a ruthless person?
He is not proficient in using skills, and when fighting with the eighth-rank eunuch, he has no power to fight back.

Xu Zhiqiong needs to reflect!
Although Judge Dao is a system of meritorious service, one must practice what one should do, at least one must master the skills.

It's not even five o'clock yet, Xu Zhiqiong slept a lot during the day, and now he's completely free of fatigue, just in time to practice his skills.

My Taoist skills are based on mind and image. First, you need to concentrate your mind, and then you need to expand your imagination.

When it was almost five watch, Xu Zhiqiong fell into samadhi.

Half an hour later, the fifth watch came, and Xu Zhiqiong sat in the wintersweet fence in Washi, Qiaotou.

The dancers in Lamei Goulan are the most famous, but Xu Zhiqiong didn't come to see the dancers.

He came to practice, and he found that the Goulan is his spiritual destination, and in the Goulan, his attention can be concentrated to the greatest extent.

(End of this chapter)