But he saw the vengeful spirits of Jiancheng and Yuanji rushing up to grab and demand his life.
According to the original plan, the Tang King would inevitably be scared witless, and then the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Treasure Maiden would come to his rescue, immediately filling Li Shimin with gratitude.
However, the Treasure Maiden was done for; times had changed.
The Tang King merely snorted coldly, his body emitting a great radiance, like the rising sun!
In the next second, the vengeful spirits of Li Yuan, Jiancheng, and Yuanji were directly evaporated, not even leaving ashes behind.
"I can kill you once, and I can kill you countless times! The world belongs to the victor!"
The Tang King snorted coldly, then said to the Treasure Maiden:
"Rest assured, I will protect you."
Treasure Maiden: "… … … …"
For a moment, she felt that she should be grateful.
The four Western Sect women all felt that the way the Underworld was opening was completely wrong. How could it have become like this?!
This was beyond outrageous.
With the Tang King like this, even Yama, let alone ordinary vengeful spirits, would probably be unable to scare him!
Guanyin Bodhisattva shouted countless times in her heart, "Tathagata Buddha, Tathagata Buddha!"
However, the Tathagata Buddha had long since closed his divine vision and gone back to take a bath and sleep.
The Treasure Maiden and the three great scholars only felt that they were completely dumbfounded, having lost their backbone.
Suddenly, a pair of green-clad boys, holding ceremonial canopies and banners, shouted loudly: "Yama invites you, invites you."
Guanyin Bodhisattva could only transmit her voice to the Treasure Maiden: "Act according to the plan."
The Treasure Maiden was going crazy in her heart. What plan was there now? It was already outrageously off the rails!
But there was no other way. She would take it one step at a time.
She would leave it to fate. Heaven knew what would happen next.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go!" the Treasure Maiden shouted.
At this moment, the Tang King was dancing the square dance with a group of middle-aged women. As expected of the Tang King, his learning ability was extremely strong, and he quickly learned it.
Tang King: Anything that doesn't scare me will only make me more perverted!
The Tang King reluctantly left the square dance team, and amidst the retention of the middle-aged female ghosts, he left heartlessly.
"Next time, I will come back to dance this… this dance with you," said the Tang King.
The female ghosts then let go.
The Treasure Maiden had already given up thinking. It was over. The Tang King's reluctant look seemed a bit off from the original plan?
Forget it, never mind him. She would just muddle through…
Fake! It wasn't that majestic!
The plaque of "Netherworld Underworld Gate of Hell" had been blocked by a red banner!
On this red banner was written an eye-catching line:
"Warmly welcome the leaders to visit the Underworld to inspect and guide the work!"
Near the Gate of Hell, there were also several particularly novel banners.
"Speak of civilization, establish a new style, and create a beautiful ghost city, starting with you and me!"
"Enhance neighborhood harmony and unity, and create harmonious ghost relations."
"Kind words and beautiful language are respected by ghosts; harsh words and evil language hurt the hearts of ghosts."
"A city of civilized courtesy, full of harmonious and happy feelings."
"Continuously promote ideological liberation, continuously strive to create development advantages, and continuously improve work style!"
The Tang King raised his eyebrows high, seeing this form of welcome for the first time, feeling very pleased, and couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.
"Good, good, good! What a Underworld, truly a ghost city that speaks of civilization and establishes a new style. It seems that my human world must also learn!"
"Unexpected, it is really unexpected. Even the Underworld knows the principles of speaking of civilization and establishing a new style. My human world still has difficulty popularizing the teachings of schools in the fields. Alas, I am ashamed, I am ashamed."
The Tang King lowered his head in shame, even more wanting to learn this advanced and easily popularized form of education. Wasn't this much stronger than the niche education of private schools?
Directly simplifying the principles of articles and morality, using banners to warn the people. Surely more people would be affected, and not just a little!
Wonderful, really wonderful!
And the Treasure Maiden and the three great scholars in the dark had already turned green.
What the… directly speechless!
What the hell was going on?
Why had the Gate of Hell become like this?
Who could tell me, why was a dignified Gate of Hell talking about civilization and establishing a new style? And building a beautiful ghost city?
The Treasure Maiden's eyes had lost focus, drooling in place.
Although she was experienced in battle, she had never experienced such a shock to her worldview.
This time, she was really careless. She didn't dodge, and her brain was grazed, falling into confusion.
The Tang King wasn't satisfied yet, and quickly memorized all the sentences on the banners. He had to remember this form, as it would be of great use in educating the people!
The three great scholars were also a little confused.
Looking at the tightly closed Gate of Hell, they suddenly felt a little scared.
They really didn't know what was waiting for them behind the door.
Now that a Gate of Hell that spoke of civilization and established a new style had appeared, what would come next?
What would the Yin Mountain behind the Underworld look like?
What about the Bridge of Helplessness?
What about the Eighteen Levels of Hell?
The three great scholars secretly discussed it and transmitted their voices to the Treasure Maiden.
The Treasure Maiden decisively said: "Your Majesty, why don't we go back? I think you can still be saved."
The Tang King was immediately displeased and angrily flicked his sleeves.
"Are you kidding me?! I finally came to the Underworld. If you don't let me take a good look, what exactly do you want!"
"You hooked my soul here, and now you want to take me away privately?"
"This makes me very suspicious of your intentions. You old woman, you're not a good person!"
The Treasure Maiden felt her scalp tingle from his gaze. It was over. The Tang King was starting to suspect her.
The three great scholars in the dark also didn't know what to do.
They were in a dilemma.
If they went forward, they didn't know what outrageous things they would see ahead.
If they retreated, not only would they fail to deceive the Tang King, but they would also likely backfire, completely interrupting the Journey to the West.
That would be over.
Guanyin Bodhisattva desperately wanted to communicate with the Tathagata Buddha, but the Tathagata Buddha's divine vision had long been closed. Suddenly, Guanyin Bodhisattva felt a sense of loneliness.
And clearly, the wheel of fate was not allowed to stop.
Just then, the Gate of Hell opened!
The huge Gate of Hell slowly opened with a creak.
The Tang King was watching outside, only to see inside the Gate of Hell,
The sound of jade pendants jingled, and the fragrance was strange. There were two pairs of candle holders outside, and under the illumination of the Netherworld ghost fire,
Twelve figures stepped on endless ghostly aura, their postures were elegant, and they slowly walked over.
The three great scholars and the Treasure Maiden widened their eyes, staring intently at the wide-open Gate of Hell.
The twelve figures, the Ten Kings of Hell, plus the Great Emperor of Fengdu, all surrounded a white-clothed figure in the middle.
When the Tang King saw the last figure to appear, a smile appeared on his face.
