Zombie Bodyguard

"You should give me a reason that convinces me." Lin Tian said.

"Alright, I'll give you a reason." Lord Cui nodded, then he took out that brush from his waist, and somehow procured a book from somewhere, writing as he spoke: "Black Impermanence, acting without orders, attempted to detain innocent souls, and spoke reckless words, severely violating the Netherworld's Ghost Messenger code, he is sentenced to be stripped of the Impermanence Soul Capturing Envoy position and thrown into reincarnation."

Lin Tian was stunned for a moment, not expecting this person to judge so impartially, taking official duty seriously even concerning his own people.

White Impermanence and the ghost soldiers' faces changed, however, Lin Tian noticed they changed upon seeing the brush and book in Lord Cui's hands.

"The Book of Life and Death, Judge's Pen!" Zhang Lingyu's serious voice echoed.

"Lord Cui, why are you siding with outsiders?" White Impermanence snapped back to reality, although fear filled his heart, he was still dissatisfied and protested.

Lord Cui's expression remained unchanged and said, "Partiality? When have you ever seen me favor anyone?"

"Alright, impartial and fair, I like such straightforward people." Lin Tian shouted, withdrew his hand from Black Impermanence's chest, and then threw him to the ground.

At the moment, Black Impermanence was barely hanging on to life, near death, Lin Tian had absorbed ninety percent of Black Impermanence's energy, feeling indescribably satisfied, his power had grown stronger.

Black Impermanence was also spiritual energy; essentially no different from a shishen, it was an excellent supplement for a zombie.

Lord Cui waved his hand, naturally, Ghost Messengers came up to drag Black Impermanence away. Having lost the Soul Capturing Envoy position, the Ghost Messengers no longer feared him, some even bore grudges against him, and seeing his downfall made them feel relieved.

"Lord Cui, I have nothing to say to you punishing Lao Hei, but they intruded into the Netherworld at will and injured Ghost Messengers, they should be punished together. I hope Lord Cui, known for justice and integrity, won't disappoint the Ghost Messenger brothers." White Impermanence said with seeming fairness, but a sinister gleam flashed in his eyes.

Clearly, it was the Ghost Messenger who unlawfully attempted soul-seizing first, but now he didn't mention a word about it, insisting on dragging Lin Tian and the others down with Black Impermanence.

"Punished together? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed again this time, Lord White Impermanence." Lin Tian calmly replied.

"What do you mean? In front of Lord Cui, you still dare to be reckless? The crime of intruding into the Netherworld and injuring the Ghost Messengers is not minor, don't think you can get away with it." White Impermanence acted with fake righteous indignation.

"I mean nothing, merely want to show you something." Lin Tian casually said, then took an item out of his pocket, raised it up: "Lord White Impermanence, widen your eyes, look closely at this?"

"I don't care what you..." White Impermanence wanted to say that no matter what he took out, he couldn't escape the Netherworld's punishment, but when he clearly saw the item in Lin Tian's hand, he was dumbfounded.

White Impermanence widened his eyes, stammering: "The... the Ksitigarbha Order!"

"Ksitigarbha Order?" Lord Cui was stunned too, looked closely, and exclaimed: "The strange occurrence in Ksitigarbha Hall earlier, it was the appearance of the Ksitigarbha Order, so that's it..."

"Salutations to King Ksitigarbha!"

"Salutations to King Ksitigarbha!"

...

Thousands of ghost soldiers and Ghost Messengers shouted then knelt continuously, within just a few breaths, all ghost soldiers and Ghost Messengers knelt synchronously, with utmost reverence.

Lin Tian finally knew what it felt like for an ancient Emperor to accept the worship of ten thousand people; it naturally gives you an overlooking-the-world feeling, with supreme authority in hand!

Although the ghost soldiers were bowing to the Ksitigarbha Order, at this moment, Lin Tian was its bearer.

"White Impermanence, seeing the Ksitigarbha Order is as seeing King Ksitigarbha, do you wish to commit a serious offense of disrespect?" Lin Tian fixed his gaze on White Impermanence, speaking sternly.

"Salutations to King Ksitigarbha." White Impermanence, like a defeated rooster, knelt down dejectedly.

"Lord Cui, I wish to take Xiao Manxuan's soul away now, is there any problem?" Lin Tian asked casually.

"None." Lord Cui replied without hesitation.

"In that case, I won't disturb you any longer, we shall not meet again." Lin Tian said coldly, which frustrated White Impermanence to the point of spitting blood, raising a commotion, fighting with people, and now saying they won't disturb them, just patting their butts and leaving, is too much bullying of ghosts.

Lin Tian beckoned Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu to follow, walking towards the street outside, not a single ghost soldier dared to obstruct.

When passing by White Impermanence, Lin Tian paused and then coldly said: "In the Human Realm, we don't have a Netherworld King like the Netherworld, nor anyone to stand up for us, but each of us makes our own decisions, and not just anyone can bully us. Remember my face, don't cross paths with me again."

After saying that, Lin Tian strode away, leaving the whole scene in pin-drop silence until Lin Tian disappeared beyond the long street, the ghost soldiers gradually stood up, but the shock on their faces still hadn't dissipated.

"Lord Cui, why is the Ksitigarbha Order in that person's hands?" White Impermanence asked.

"I don't know either, this person's origins are mysterious, not someone a simple Impermanence Envoy can bully, be careful not to end up like Black Impermanence." Lord Cui said calmly.

"Lord Cui has the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen in hand, still need to be wary of him?" White Impermanence's eyes flickered, intentionally trying to provoke something.

Lord Cui's eyes sharpened like a knife staring at White Impermanence, coldly saying: "White Impermanence, put away your little schemes, my acts have always been worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, with a clear conscience, even facing King Ksitigarbha, only respect exists, not fear, only those with ghosts in their hearts are afraid!"

"Lord Cui's lesson is correct." White Impermanence respectfully said.

"Besides, you made a mistake, although I have the Book of Life and Death, Judge's Pen, they can't do anything to that young man because his name doesn't appear in the Book of Life and Death." Lord Cui frowned and said.

"What? His name is not in the Book of Life and Death!" White Impermanence was shocked: "The Six Paths of Life, names are all in the Book of Life and Death, even we Netherworld's Ten Halls Yama cannot escape, yet he's transcended the Book of Life and Death!"

The more White Impermanence spoke, the weaker his legs felt, just who is this person, killing a Soul Capturing Envoy as easily as killing a chicken, and transcending the Book of Life and Death, plus holding the Ksitigarbha Order, White Impermanence's heart trembled, and he couldn't muster any thought of revenge.

"Lao Hei, it's not that I'm not avenging you, nor that we are incapable, it's just that the enemy is too powerful, the only thing I can do for you is to try letting you suffer less." White Impermanence sighed internally, beginning to reflect whether it's better to act low-key when going to the Human Realm in the future, not provoke that Evil God.

White Impermanence's internal change, Lin Tian was unaware of, at this moment he and the two women had already walked out of the main street boulevard, the souls watching outside, although unaware of what happened inside, saw Lin Tian and the two women walking out safely from heavy encirclement, naturally their eyes filled with admiration.