Legendary Management Agency

Chapter 2: The Hell of the Pyloric Gate

Fan Xiaoguo and Xie Jin.

Are the legends really true?

Dudgeon remembered that the book said that the White Devils was named Xie Bi'an and the Black Devils was named Fan Wujiu.

Following Xie Jin and Fan Xiaoguo, the three of them moved forward along the crowd.

The tens of thousands of people moved faster than Dudgeon expected, and they almost trotted all the way.

Soon, the three of them came to the front of the team.

Xie Jin and Fan Xiaoguo didn't take Dudgeon directly to the gates of hell. Instead, Xie Jin stepped forward and said to a black-faced ghost sentry, "Hello, leader. We have a suspected wrongful death case. For the time being, we won't cross the river of forgetfulness. Can you find a judge to take him with you?"

After listening to the words , the black-faced ghost, the messenger nodded and turned into the ghost gate. A few moments later, a middle-aged man in a wine-red official robe came out. He was two meters tall, with a beard on his face, and in his hand he held a black-colored wishbone.

"Who will be the judge? Hurry up." The man's voice was rough, like a low-pitched engine.

"Hello, leader!" Xie Jin bowed to the big man. "It's us. We brought a wrongly killed person today. We need your judgment."

"The unjustly killed?" The big man didn't raise his eyelids and took out a notebook from his pocket, flipping through it quickly. "No, the quota for the unjustly killed has been filled for several years. Let's calculate it as an accidental death, and add five years to his life span in the afterlife. Otherwise, the workload will be too heavy."

After saying that, the big man closed the notebook and turned back to leave. Dudgeon and the other two were all stunned in place.

"Leader!" Fan Xiaoguo reacted and shouted, "This deceased should have been affected by the Taizu and died, it can't be considered a wrongful death!"

"So what about the Taizu ?" The big man turned around. "Legendary Management Agency has been abandoned for nearly a thousand years. How many Taizu have you seen? If every death caused by the Taizu is considered a wrongful death, what is the world to be like? How can the Underworld be governed?"

As he spoke, the big man moved forward, and a faint anger emanated from him, forcing the two girls to retreat repeatedly.

In the midst of the panic of the three people, a strong wind came from behind them, the wind whistling past their ears, and it actually headed straight for the big man. In a flash, a white-robed man stood in front of them, his back to the three people, holding a huge brush covered with spells, facing the big man.

The figure of the white-robed man was far less robust than the big man, but the big man's eyes widened in horror when he saw the man in front of him. Before he could say a word, the white-robed man reached out and slapped him hard on his bearded face.

The slap was so heavy that the big man turned around on the spot.

"Three questions," the man in white said in a calm tone. "First, from now on, you must not speak like this with other Hell messenger. Second, death is death, no matter how many people die, and it is the duty of the Judge. Third, Legendary Management Agency has never been abandoned.”

This scene scared Dudgeon badly. If the red-clothed man in front of him was scary enough, then the white-clothed man who came after him slapped him in the face. Who was he?

Before Dudgeon could react, the large man in red suddenly knelt down with a "plop", and said almost in a tearful voice:

"Yes, Grand Judge!"

The call of "Grand Judge" not only made the red-clothed man kneel down, but also made the black and white Devils beside Dudgeon kneel down. In a moment, all the black and white Devils and the guards of the Hell Gate who stood not far away from him all knelt down, leaving only a group of souls standing there.

Subsequently, the souls also slowly knelt down like the ghost sentries, and Dudgeon was no exception.

In the square filled with thousands of people, only the man in white stood with his hands behind his back.

"The judges are also ranked, who is this?" Dudgeon asked Xie Jin in a low voice.

"Of course, the judges are ranked!" Xie Jin whispered. "There are four major judges in the Underworld, namely Wei Zheng from the Bureau of Reward for Good Deeds, Zhong Kui from the Bureau of Punishment for Evil Deeds, Lu ZhiDao from the Bureau of Investigation, and the person in front of us is the head of the four major judges, Cui Jue, who is in charge of the Bureau of Hell Law."

The man in white slowly turned around, and though he had a scholarly appearance, he gave off an incomparable force.

"Everyone get up. I am just passing by. This matter does not need to be blown up too much. If those Yallu officials knew about it, it would be troublesome."

After he finished speaking, the ghost sentries stood up one after another, respectfully bowed to Cui Jue, and then went back to their work.

Xie Jin and Fan Xiaoguo also stood up. This was their first time to see the Grand Judge, so they were excited.

"You can also get up," Cui Jue said, looking at Dudgeon who was still kneeling on the ground. "I will personally judge you this time."

Dudgeon felt flattered: "Oh, oh, thank you!"

Cui Jue waved his right hand, and the cyan light of the hooked brush lit up as the talismans fell off. He flipped his left hand and a book like a ledger appeared in his hand with the words "Birth and Death Register".

As he flipped through the ledger, the cyan light of the hooked brush shone brightly, and Dudgeon slowly stood up and said, "Leader, do I need my name? My name is Dudgeon..."

Cui Jue smiled without saying anything. He was about to write Dudgeon's name when he caught sight of Dudgeon's face.

"You..." Cui Jue wanted to say something but couldn't seem to remember what it was and couldn't say it. After thinking for a while, Cui Jue asked, "What did you call me just now?"

"Leader, what's wrong?" Dudgeon looked at Cui Jue with a puzzled expression.

Xie Jin and Fan Xiaoguo also dare not speak up. They clearly see that the face of the Grand Judge is filled with confusion. As a Grand Judge who understands Hell and Heaven and knows the past and present, what else is there that he cannot figure out?

After a long time, Cui Jue asked, "Did we meet in the 19th year of the Zhenguan era?

"The 19th year of the Zhenguan era?" Dudgeon first froze for a moment, then smiled. "Not only the 19th year of the Zhenguan era, but even the 19th year of the Republic of China, there was no way I could have been there at that time."

Xie Jin also felt something was wrong and said to Cui Jue, "Grand Judge, have you forgotten that he is a mortal? He should not remember the events of the 19th year of the Zhenguan era."

"It's strange," Cui Jue said. "Before I met this young man, I never remembered having such a memory, but after meeting him, those memories came out like a spring of water."

But why? Cui Jue had seen countless dead souls over the past thousand years, but why was it only Dudgeon who appeared in his memories?

After a brief thought, Cui Jue had a bold hypothesis in mind and became excited.

"Young man, let me ask you, do you choose reincarnation or servitude?"

"Reincarnation, rich second-generation."

Looking at Dudgeon's unhesitating answer, Cui Jue shook his head.

"Young man, although I can convict you of wrongful death, you should know that the number of people who died wrongfully in recent years is huge, and reincarnation needs to be queued up."

Dudgeon nodded: "I know, the two female ghost sentries told me earlier."

"Do you only know to queue up, but do you know how long it will take?"

"I don't know."

"Seven hundred and twenty-six years." Cui Jue smiled. "Before that, you can only be a wandering soul in this hell."

"Seven hundred years??" Dudgeon was really shocked. After seven hundred years, will that world still be the world in my mind? Will it still be the world I want to go back to?

Looking at Cui Jue's meaningful expression, Dudgeon suddenly realized that things might not be so simple.

"Leader, do you have something else to say?"

Cui Jue smiled and nodded: "Yes, I want you to help me do something. If you do a good job, I will use various connections to help you reincarnate as soon as possible. Is it a deal?"

Do something?

Not only Dudgeon, Xie Jin and Fan Xiaoguo also didn't understand. Cui Jue was also a Hell God. Although he was not a master of Taoism, he had great magic power. Why did such a thing need a wandering soul's help?

"Then I need to ask first, leader," Dudgeon said. "Is this dangerous?"

"It's very dangerous. If it's not handled properly, the living will die and the dead will scatter."

"This..."

Dudgeon also asked symbolically, but unexpectedly Cui Jue directly admitted it.

"… Leader, are you serious? It's hard for me to promise if you say like this."

"I don't want to deceive you, but this matter you helped me handle is really dangerous. However, everything is just my guess and assumption, and it may not even need you. So I hope you can think it over. Seven hundred years of waiting, or a chance to take a chance?"

"I..."

Dudgeon hesitated obviously.

During his lifetime, Dudgeon had many opportunities like this, but he always gave up without exception. He was not a person who was willing to fight for things from birth, even during his days in the orphanage, he never took the initiative to fight for anything. This may also be the reason why he has never been adopted.

"I promise."

Dudgeon answered carefully.

"I will help you do that extremely dangerous thing, and you let me return to the world." Cui Jue nodded and said to Xie Jin, "There is a mountain of mist and fog in the west of the Guimen Pass, which is surrounded by a cloud of mist and fog. Half of the mountain is green and half is black. The world calls it the Peak of No Return. There is a house at the foot of the mountain. You two send Dudgeon there."

Xie Jin didn't dare to be lazy and hurriedly pulled Dudgeon and Fan Xiaoguo to set off.

After bidding farewell to Cui Jue, the three of them returned to the van.

"Sister BaiMo, what's going on?" Fan Xiaoguo muttered while starting the vehicle. "The Grand Judge gives me a strange feeling."

"How could we understand the thoughts of those big shots? Let's just follow orders."

Dudgeon looked out the window feeling complicated.

"Dudgeon, did you ever meet Cui Jue in the living world?" Xie Jin asked.

"No, I saw this person for the first time."

"That's really strange."

While they were talking, Xie Jin's phone rang.

Xie Jin saw the caller name and quickly straightened up.

"Hello? Hello, seventh Ancestor." Xie Jin answered the phone respectfully.

"Oh, My darling grandson, Jin, who are you with?"

"I'm with Fan Jia Xiaoguo, and we're escorting a wrongful death."

Fan Xiaoguo heard Xie Jin mention herself and also even said hello: "seventh Ancestor, hello."

"Xiaoguo? Hello, give my regards to the eighth Ancestor."

"Thanks to you, the eighth Ancestor is missing you every day at home."

"Missing me? The old ghost still owes me a meal. I said My darling grandson Jin, you were supposed to teach me how to use image-editing software today. It's been half a day now, and you're still not done yet?"

"Ah, seven Ancestor, I'm really sorry." Xie Jin apologized repeatedly and told the person on the phone the whole story.

Dudgeon thought to himself that the person Xie Jin called senventh Ancestor must be the seventh Ancestor known as Black Devils Xie Bi'an.

After listening to Xie Jin's story, Xie Bi'an was silent for a moment: "My darling grandson Jin, you said the person you're escorting is named?"

"His name is Dudgeon."

Somehow, the other end of the phone was silent.

"What's the matter with the seven ancestors?" After a while, Fan Xiaoguo, who was driving, asked in a low voice.

"I don't know..."

Suddenly, the van flying in the air began to shake violently, and the sky turned black.

"Huh?"

Seeing the van keep shaking, Xie Jin was at first flustered, but soon regained his composure and turned to Dudgeon, saying:

"Hello, passengers. Our car is encountering some turbulence. Please remain seated, fasten your seat belts, and put away the small table. The restroom is temporarily out of service..."

"What the hell? Where are there any small tables and toilets? Where did you learn from?" Dudgeon roast while reaching for his seat. He found that he didn't even have a seat belt.

After a few seconds of violent shaking, the space in front of the van suddenly twisted, and Fan Xiaoguo braked to a halt in mid-air. A figure emerged from the twisted space, with both feet missing the ground and standing on empty space.

The figure was dressed in white, wearing a tall hat with four big characters written on it - 'see money at first sight'. The silvery white hair cascading down his head was most striking, as was his striking beauty. Although clearly a man, he was so beautiful it was heart-stopping, even...

I also put some cucumbers on my face.

"The Seventh Ancestor?! " Fan Xiaoguo shouted.

"Seventh Ancestor?! " Xie Jin gave a gasp and quickly opened the door from the passenger seat, but she forgot that she was still a novice and didn't know how to fly or teleport. She almost fell off, but Xie Bi'an gently waved her hand and Xie Jin stopped in the air.

"My darling grandson, don't be so polite. I'll just take a look and leave."

Dudgeon was so nervous when he first met the legendary White Devils Xie Bi'an that she could hardly speak. Compared to Xie Jinfan and Xiao Guo's black and white uniforms, Xie Bian's official hat and long gown were even more intimidating.

Xie Bi'an stared at Dudgeon in the car for a long time, making Dudgeon feel uneasy. Finally, he spoke slowly:

"Dudgeon..."

Xie Bi'an's face gradually became crazy, and then he laughed up to the sky.

"Wonderful, Cui Jue, wonderful, ha ha ha ha!"

The three people looked at Xie Bian's tremendous momentum and froze in place.

"What's going on? This is the first time I've seen such an old ancestor."

"Darling grandson, I don't want to learn the painting software today. I will go back to make a facial mask, and you can send Dudgeon to Peak of No Return."

After saying that, Xie Bi'an waved his sleeve and vanished into thin air.

"Sister BaioMo, what's going on today? Why are the Grand Judge and the Seven Ancestors so strange?"

Xie Jin thought for a moment and turned back to look at Dudgeon.

"I don't know, I just know that it seems to be related to Dudgeon."

……

Ten minutes later, the three of them found the Gloom Peak with mist and fog.

There is a nearly completely ruined cement house under the Peak of No Return.

"Isn't it here?"

The three people stopped their car and walked slowly towards the house. They saw a sign next to the door covered with vines, which read:

the government office of Legendary Management Agency.