Hell Emperor

"Ye Jie... then, who is that? There is a ghost on this bridge..."

Looking at the black shadow in the thick fog ahead, Li Ba trembled all over, shivering, and couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

Ye Jie helplessly: "Are you serious? Don't tell me that you will still be scared by ghosts at this point. As a ghost messenger, you have sent many ghosts to this bridge, right?"

Li Ba stamped his feet: "Can that be the same as this? Now, we are also trapped on the bridge. Who knows what kind of ghost is waiting for us ahead... Could it be the legendary Meng Po?"

Ye Jie shook his head: "Ghosts in this world are not scary, but human hearts are the scariest. Since you are afraid, just follow me."

After speaking, Ye Jie quickly stepped forward, Li Ba gritted his teeth secretly, but still followed closely behind, not leaving a step.

After clearing away the thick fog, Ye Jie soon saw the full picture of the dark ghost.

It was a skinny ghost, sitting on the ground, motionless, with only skin and bones, revealing a strong sense of decay and death.

"Who is he? Is he dead?"

Li Ba was secretly shocked and asked Ye Jie.

"When a ghost dies, its soul will be scattered and disappear. Since he still exists, it means he is still alive." Ye Jie's mouth twitched. This is clearly the most basic common sense, but Li Ba had forgotten it.

As he was talking, the skinny ghost seemed to be awakened by the two people. He took a deep breath, and his weak chest swelled and undulated, like a dying person suddenly regaining consciousness, and his deep pupils were able to open.

Li Ba's body trembled, and Ye Jie's expression did not change. He slowly asked: "Who are you? Why are you sitting here?"

"I was driven to the Naihe Bridge... I don't want to re-enter the reincarnation, but I can't leave, so I sit here and wait for someone to save me..." The skinny ghost murmured.

"How long have you been here?" Ye Jie took a deep breath.

"Maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years..." The skinny ghost looked gloomy, "Are you here to save me from the Naihe Bridge?"

Ye Jie shook his head: "You misunderstood, we also strayed into this place, we can't even save ourselves, how can we save you?"

The skinny ghost looked bitter and said no more.

Li Ba saw his appearance, secretly shocked, and showed despair: "Hundreds of years? This person has been trapped for hundreds of years and can't find a way out. What can we do? It's all over now..."

Ye Jie took a deep look at the skinny ghost and looked around:

"There are quite a few souls driven to the Naihe Bridge by the ghost messenger. Logically, there are also many souls who don't want to enter the reincarnation, but why can't I see them when I look around, only you are left on the bridge?"

At the end, Ye Jie was secretly shocked. Could it be that all those souls were killed by the person in front of him?

Li Ba's face changed slightly. Seeing the skinny ghost's calm breath, she almost let down her guard. Now, when Ye Jie mentioned this strange thing, she suddenly became alert.

"Don't be afraid. Ordinary ghosts can't stay here for too long. When the time comes, whether they are willing or not, they will have to re-enter the reincarnation. As for me... just think that it is the power of the Palace Master." The skinny ghost shook his head.

"Palace Master? Who are you?"

Hearing the name of the Palace Master, both Ye Jie and Li Ba couldn't help but tremble.

The title of Palace Master is not something that can be called whenever you want. It means that the master of the Yama Palace must be at the level of ghost immortals.

Now, hearing the skinny ghost calling himself the Palace Master, this news is like a thunderclap that exploded in the ground, making Ye Jie unable to calm down for a long time.

As if seeing the two people's doubts, the skinny ghost slowly spoke: "My last name is Xiao Yan, and I am the master of the Yanwang Palace in Nanzhanbuzhou, or rather, I used to be. During this period of time, no soul has climbed onto the Naihe Bridge. Could it be that something big happened in the Guangwang Palace?"

Ye Jie nodded: "The master of Guangwang Palace blocked the road to reincarnation and enslaved all ghosts, refining them into ghost soldiers and ghosts, intending to restore the country. We broke through the blockade of the judge and came to the Naihe Bridge."

Xiao Yan was silent and stopped talking.

Li Ba was stunned for a long time, then he pulled Ye Jie over and whispered: "Ye Jie, do you really believe what he said? Where is the Yanwang Palace?"

Ye Jie took a deep breath: "I have been a ghost messenger earlier than you, and I know the secrets of the Yama Palace. Back then, this place was not called Guangwang Palace, but Yanwang Palace. The master of Yanwang Palace, Xiao Yan, was the Emperor Liang Wu in the human world. He was kind and never persecuted the souls of ministers of later dynasties. When the souls of important officials of the Sui Dynasty gathered in the underworld, the dragon Yang Guang led his old subordinates to seize power, and he could no longer be the master of the palace. He was eventually exiled to the Naihe Bridge, and Yanwang Palace was renamed Guangwang Palace."

After a pause, Ye Jie sighed: "I didn't expect that after so many years, he is still here..."

Hearing this, Li Ba now understood why Yang Guang had given several people the task of capturing Qin Qiong before.

With this precedent, Yang Guang learned from Xiao Yan's lesson and spared no effort to persecute the souls of Li Tang's generals. He would never tolerate anyone threatening his rule over Guangwang Palace.

Looking at Xiao Yan, Li Ba became more desperate: "Even the Lord of Yama Palace can't escape from the Naihe Bridge. We are completely finished..."

Ye Jie also sighed: "It's come to this point. There's no point in saying anything. Let's go."

"Well..." Li Ba looked sad. The former Lord of Yama Palace on the bridge was like the last straw that broke her back. She no longer had the will to resist and could only accept her fate.

Ye Jie looked at Xiao Yan again: "Aren't you going to leave? Are you going to sit here forever?"

Xiao Yan clasped his hands together: "Someone will come to rescue me. Even if I have to wait for hundreds of thousands of years, I will keep waiting."

Ye Jie stopped asking and moved forward with Li Ba.

The two walked in a mysterious atmosphere. Ye Jie pushed aside the purple haze, and the door to the unknown world was slowly opening.

On the way, Li Ba couldn't help but ask: "Ye Jie...can you really let go of everything and re-enter reincarnation willingly?"

Hearing this, Ye Jie paused and finally let out a long sigh: "I'm afraid not... My talent is mediocre. If I wanted to re-enter reincarnation, I would have left long ago. How could I stay in the underworld for so many years?"

As he said that, Ye Jie trembled slightly: "Over the years, I have made many ghost companions, but in the end, they all ended their concerns and were reincarnated. Only I am still in the underworld."

Li Ba glanced at him: "Why? Why are you willing to stay here? You would rather be the last one every year and endure the ridicule of other ghosts than re-enter the reincarnation? You don't have the talent and supernatural powers, so you should accumulate enough virtue as soon as possible. , Reentering reincarnation is the only way to escape, and maybe you will be able to draw good talents in your next life. "

"Maybe... it's because of fear." Ye Jie thought, "A lot of times, I don't dare to keep too much virtue in my body. No matter how much virtue I get, I have to spend it as soon as possible. Watching the number of virtues increase little by little, My desire for reincarnation has grown day by day, and that desire has a fatal attraction for me, and at the same time it scares me.”

"Fear?" Li Ba murmured.

"Yes, fear." Ye Jie nodded, "My soul can re-enter reincarnation and have the next life, but where has my consciousness gone in this life? Every time I think about it, it always makes me feel scared."

At the end of the sentence, Ye Jie looked sad: "Now, when I really come to the Naihe Bridge, I realize that what hinders me from re-entering reincarnation is not the fear of the death of consciousness, but the bonds established along the way, and those... Memories I don't want to forget... I haven't helped Xia Wei return to the immortal throne, I haven't found out Lucy's identity, I haven't made up for the mistakes of the master of the book of life and death in Tianxuan Palace, and I still don't know the Tathagata mentioned by the Monkey King. Who is it? I haven’t seen the outcome of the war yet... There are no answers to all these things, and it’s inevitable that I’m entering reincarnation like this.”

Ye Jie's words seemed to arouse Li Ba's emotions, and she immediately said: "In this case... let's just stay on the bridge and just keep waiting, like Xiao Yan..."

Ye Jie smiled calmly: "Regrets are always inevitable, just like everything in the world. What's the point of waiting here for thousands of years, even if you know the answer to the matter? In the end, it's just a dream. Besides, Ordinary ghosts can't stay here for too long, even if they don't want to, there is nothing they can do."

Li Ba looked frustrated and finally stopped refuting.

As they walked forward, no one said a word, and the silent emotions spread in the hearts of the two of them.

Finally, the sound of water gradually subsided, and the two came to the end of the bridge.

There, Ye Jie saw an old woman. She was stooped, her old body was slightly bent, and she was carrying the weight of the years. Her hair was gray and sparse, and her face was full of wrinkles, showing the ruthlessness of the years.

Her eyes were calm, looking at her, and Ye Jie felt peaceful. The unbearable pain and pain he had experienced in the past, and all the scars in his heart had been completely smoothed away by her. Her existence, just by standing there, made people feel... A sense of relief and peace.

Behind the old woman is the Well of Reincarnation. The Well of Reincarnation is so bright that it looks like a fairyland. Countless souls swim in it and are reincarnated.

Before entering reincarnation, you need to drink Meng Po soup and forget everything before you can enter, even immortals are no exception.

If you want to force your way into the Well of Reincarnation, even if a true immortal is here, you still can't do it. Throughout the ages, countless immortals have tried, but in the end they all paid a painful lesson, not to mention Ye Jie. Forcing the well is just a luxury hope.

Li Ba reached into his arms and took out a soul-calling flag: "It seems that my journey has come to an end... I only planned to send my clansmen into reincarnation, but I didn't expect that I would also get involved, and it would also implicate you, Ye Jie, I’m so sorry.”

Ye Jie waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, this is my own choice, but it is inevitable that I have some regrets."

Li Ba slapped it hard, and the souls in the soul-summoning flag came out one after another, standing side by side in front of the two of them.

With their minds refined, they were silent at this moment, giving up the ferocity and disputes of the ghost soldiers, and instead, they only had the desire to be free from reincarnation.

They lined up in a long queue and stepped forward one by one, taking a bowl of soup from the old woman's hand. After drinking it all, they walked behind the bridge and jumped into the radiant well of reincarnation.

Not long after, the souls of everyone in Lijia Village left one by one, leaving only the two souls beside Li Ba.

"Father, mother, I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you... You died because of the ambition of Lord Guangwang. I wanted to avenge you, but now, everything is empty talk, and you have forgotten me. Let’s go back to the reincarnation.”

Li Ba's choked words received no response from his parents. They were all refined and lost their minds. They could only obey the orders of the master of the soul-calling flag, transform into Yin soldiers, and fight to the death.

Re-entering reincarnation is the best relief for them.

After the two souls left, the bridge became deserted again. Being stared at by Po Meng's emotionless eyes, Li Ba's face trembled and he hurriedly grabbed Ye Jie: "Ye Jie, I'm a little scared..."

Ye Jie patted her back: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, let me go ahead, in the reincarnation, with me leading the way, you will naturally not be afraid."

"Ye Jie, you..." Li Ba's heart ached, "I didn't expect that I would spend the last part of this life with you. It's ridiculous that I had so many opportunities to meet you before, but I only knew how to laugh at you. If I can survive this disaster, if all this can happen again, I will definitely..."

Ye Jie smiled helplessly: "It's useless to say these now. Even the ghost fairy can't get out of the Naihe Bridge, what can we do? No more, I'll go first."

After that, Ye Jie slowly stepped forward.

Looking back on the past, he felt regretful. Just as he was about to take Mengpo Soup, he suddenly trembled in his arms, and something began to vibrate violently.

Ye Jie was stunned, but saw Mengpo waved faintly, and a token flew out of his arms and was grasped in Mengpo's palm.

The token was dazzling gold, and at first glance, you can know that this card is extraordinary. On the token, there is an extremely neatly carved "Yao" character.

"Is that... Aunt Meng's Ghost Fairy Token?"

Seeing the style of the token, Ye Jie opened his mouth, his expression stunned.

Not long ago, Aunt Meng's wine town was attacked by the judge and was forced to move. Nan Linghe picked up this ghost fairy card from a corner of the collapsed restaurant.

Ye Jie tried to return the ghost fairy token to the maids, but the maids did not want it, just asked him to keep it.

Unexpectedly, at this point, the two were trapped on the Naihe Bridge, and Meng Po, who had always remained unmoved, reacted to this token for the first time.

"Fated person, your mission is not yet completed. It's too early to re-enter the reincarnation now." After putting away the ghost fairy token, Meng Po looked at Ye Jie carefully for the first time, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go back."

"She... what did she say?"

Hearing Ye Jie's words, Li Ba opened his mouth wide, with an unbelievable look on his face, and the look he looked at Ye Jie also became unusual.

Meng Po, who guards the Naihe Bridge and never compromises with anyone, actually said that Ye Jie's mission was not completed and asked him to return to the underworld? This situation completely overturned Li Ba's cognition. How could she not be surprised?

"Ye Jie...you, what did you do?" Li Ba was shocked.

Even Ye Jie did not react to the sudden change. He coughed dryly: "Even if you ask me, I don't know. Maybe the ghost fairy order worked... By the way, she is my friend. In order to avoid the judge's pursuit, she climbed this bridge. Can she leave with me?"

Seeing Ye Jie mention himself, Li Ba's face trembled, and a little warmth emerged in his heart. Then he looked at Meng Po with an urgent look, wanting to get her answer.