readytorunbook Chapter 545: Finding the Truth
Chapter 545: Finding the Truth
Taiyi Zhenren looked at the sincere face of Fengdu Emperor and also laughed.
He silently "spitted" in his heart that the King of Fengdu was an old fox, but Taiyi Zhenren's expression remained unchanged.
He began to explain, "Emperor, I have come here to help you resolve the matter that is currently worrying you."
No matter what he was thinking, at least his face didn't show any disrespectful emotion.
The Emperor of Fengdu frowned, but suddenly heard the voice from the Queen Mother Pingxin: Don't worry.
The words of rejection he was about to say suddenly changed after hearing the voice transmission.
"This... I'm afraid you're joking, fellow Daoist. What could possibly happen in my underworld?"
When Taiyi Zhenren heard what Fengdu Emperor said, he understood.
It seems that the shaking of the underworld is indeed very serious.
Otherwise, the King of Fengdu would have driven him away directly at this time.
Instead, test him with these ambiguous words here.
Although before this, Taiyi Zhenren was a little confused and dissatisfied about coming to the underworld and taking the initiative to provide support.
However, this was a task secretly assigned to him by Master Yuanshi.
No matter how reluctant he was, Taiyi Zhenren finally hid his dissatisfaction.
He guessed that Yuanshi Tianzun's action was to establish good relations with the underworld.
Over the years, the underworld seems to have surrendered to the Heavenly Court.
But in fact, they all know that this is only superficial.
Although Taiyi Zhenren didn't know what big moves would happen in this ancient world.
But as a disciple of the Chan Sect, as long as you follow what Yuanshi Tianzun wants, you will definitely not suffer any loss.
Taiyi Zhenren is neither humble nor arrogant.
"Your Majesty, you are joking. If the underworld is truly safe and sound, you wouldn't have to go to Jin'ao Island to seek help from that monkey."
However, the Emperor of Fengdu did not give in because of these words and agreed to the help of Taiyi Zhenren.
He said, "If you know about this, then you should know that this is an internal matter of my underworld."
"Of course, we will only look for helpers related to the underworld, and you don't seem to be among them."
The words implied a rejection, but the rejection was not expressed explicitly.
It all depends on how Taiyi Zhenren understands the meaning of his words.
Taiyi Zhenren added, "But if we wait for this person to appear, it will lead to more trouble. Can the Emperor really afford to wait?"
After hearing that the Emperor of Fengdu did not reject him directly, Taiyi Zhenren knew that this matter was not hopeless.
In that case, it wouldn't hurt for him to be more proactive.
Taiyi Zhenren said frankly: "After all, I am also a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. Although my strength and cultivation are not very high, I still have the ability to protect myself."
"Moreover, Master once said that matters in the underworld are of great importance, and we, the disciples of the Dao Sect, should not sit idly by."
"If the Emperor can trust me, I will let Taiyi take full responsibility for this matter. How do you think?"
After all, unless the core disciples of Jiejiao appear, the underworld has no other options.
The Emperor of Fengdu went to Jin'ao Island but returned empty-handed, which proved that Jin'ao Island was unable to spare any manpower to help.
The West? I'm afraid those guys will take advantage of the situation and further divide up the power of the underworld.
The interests of his disciples in the Chan sect and the underworld are not that closely connected.
Naturally, there is no talk of dividing up the current rights and interests of the underworld.
To sum up, this uninvited visitor is indeed the best choice for the underworld at the moment.
The Emperor of Fengdu was skeptical about what Taiyi Zhenren said.
Yuanshi Tianzun took the initiative to ask Taiyi Zhenren to come and help?
No matter how I think about it, it feels like something is wrong.
It’s not that I doubt the intentions of the Chan Sect.
However, the Emperor of Fengdu wondered whether there really was some unknown inside story.
Otherwise, as a saint, why would Yuanshi Tianzun personally send his disciples to help?
Do you want to agree?
Although the King of Fengdu wanted to agree directly, he was afraid of taking responsibility if he agreed.
He hesitated for a moment.
Fortunately, at this moment, Lady Pingxin, who had been observing the situation silently, sent a message to the Emperor of Fengdu, "Since that's the case, let him stay!"
Seeing that Taiyi Zhenren was unaware of the situation, Fengdu Emperor looked thoughtful.
After a moment, he nodded with some embarrassment.
"Since this is what the saint said, our underworld will naturally accept it with pleasure."
"However, the reason for this matter is still unknown. Perhaps it is full of dangers. Are you really sure you can handle it?"
Although such suspicion made Taiyi Zhenren feel unhappy.
But it did put his mind at ease.
If the King of Fengdu agreed to his help immediately.
Taiyi Zhenren would be suspicious instead.
Is the underworld trying to do something weird and plot against him?
Taiyi Zhenren smiled confidently and said to Fengdu Emperor, "Although this matter is fraught with danger, as I said before, my cultivation is more than enough to protect myself."
Seeing that Taiyi Zhenren insisted, Fengdu Emperor nodded reluctantly.
"In that case, I'll have to investigate the cause of the earthquake in the underworld."
Taiyi Zhenren smiled and said you're welcome, then left where Fengdu Emperor was.
He first found King Yama and other ghost messengers and asked about the details of the matter.
He tried to find clues through the details of the incident.
However, the shaking of the underworld happened too suddenly, and the ghost officials who were questioned by Taiyi Zhenren were clueless.
King Yama secretly revealed to Taiyi Zhenren that several of their ghost officials who were investigating the case had mysteriously disappeared, without a trace of their souls or whereabouts.
This is really strange.
Logically speaking, even if the souls of those registered ghost messengers are scattered, they can be brought back by the register of the underworld.
But unfortunately, these mysteriously missing ghosts cannot be brought back at all.
Otherwise, these ghost officials are safe and sound now.
Or maybe something even more bizarre happened, causing these ghost messengers to be unable to be pulled back.
But no matter which situation it is, it looks evil enough.
Visited around.
Apart from some clues obtained from King Yama, Taiyi Zhenren did not find any other clues.
This also caused Taiyi Zhenren to not know where to put his strength.
It was at this time that he heard the ghosts wandering in the underworld whispering to each other.
"Speaking of which, have you noticed that more and more wandering souls have disappeared recently?"
"Those wandering souls without any sense are gone! But don't you think that even ordinary ghosts like us are becoming less and less?"
Taiyi Zhenren became interested in the discussion between the two ordinary ghosts.
His intuition told him that something must be wrong here.
So Taiyi Zhenren hid his figure and followed the two ghosts to eavesdrop.
"Isn't it because they've all been reincarnated? There are so many reincarnated ghosts lately, doesn't it seem like there are fewer ordinary ghosts in our underworld?"
"No! There really is a ghost missing! I think it has something to do with the strange tremors in the underworld a while ago."