Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

Chapter 58 Why is it a thief?
Tsing Yi empress lightly flicked her sleeves, and put away the five rampant soldiers and horses.

An ancient bronze mirror appeared in mid-air. The surface of the mirror was rippling like spring water, and a picture appeared, just like the TV of later generations.

Inside was a fat man in official uniform, who was being tied to a stone pillar, with red flames burning all over his body, burning him into coke, then recovering, and continuing to burn.

It goes on and on like this, endlessly tormenting.

The official kept screaming, yelling "I know I'm wrong" and "begging for mercy", but the red flame seemed endless, even if blood was poured on it, it couldn't be extinguished.

Li Daoxuan's eyes moved, this should be the fire of karma, the master said that if a person who is guilty of crimes is contaminated by this fire, he will die forever, only the water of the underworld can extinguish it.

After a period of time, the official has passed out, even though he is a soul body, he still faints from pain, but the karmic fire is still burning like a tarsal maggot.

Several ghost messengers came, untied it from the stone pillar, pierced its lute bone with a sickle hook, and threw it into a yellow river.

The moment it fell into the water, the red fire of karma was finally extinguished.

But the official uttered a more tragic cry, and he immediately woke up from the coma, trembling all over his body and breathing cold.

Soon he was frozen into an ice sculpture and sank into the water.

Li Daoxuan was amazed, it seems that this is the water of the underworld, the master said that this water is extremely cold, even the soul of a person can be frozen, if the dead want to cross the underworld, they must take a soul ferry boat, otherwise once they fall into the water , will be frozen into ice cubes, and will not wake up.

The ghost messengers dragged the sickle hook and dragged the official up. They smashed the ice, ignored the official's begging for mercy, and continued to tie him to the stone pillar, attracting the Jiuyou karmic fire and continuing to burn.

The screams continued...

Many people at the banquet saw their hearts tremble, even if their souls were scattered, it was better than such torture.

"Everyone, this man was a huge greedy person before his life. He sucked the people to the bone and sucked their marrow. He was extremely greedy. He even resold food during a catastrophe, causing countless wives to be torn apart, their families torn up, and finally he was executed in the street."

The Empress in Tsing Yi told about the experience of this official, with a trace of disgust in her eyes.

"After this person died, he entered my Qingming Realm. I checked his merits and virtues in the third life, and found that this person was a good person in the previous two lives. A local official somewhere."

Empress Qingyi followed the example of Lord Taishan and Emperor Fengdu, and wanted to build an orderly underworld. Naturally, she couldn't just judge by her own likes and dislikes, but by virtue of Yin.

"But although this person keeps saying he knows his mistakes, he has actually fallen into the eyes of money. He is greedy for money in his bones. If he can't make him sincerely repent, he may harm others in the next life."

After a pause, the Empress in Tsing Yi looked at the crowd and said: "Is there anything you can do to get rid of his greed for money?"

Someone couldn't help but said: "Mother, isn't there Meng Po soup? After drinking it, he can forget his life experience, and he will naturally no longer be greedy for money."

Fairy Bird jumped out, shook her head and said: "Meng Po is gone, where can I get Meng Po soup? Now the Meng Po soup in my Qingming Realm is the Wangyou soup brewed by the empress. Although it can also erase memories, it still will A little habit remains."

Li Daoxuan understood that the so-called Wangyou soup was a low-quality Meng Po soup. After the official drank it, his memory was gone, but his habit of greed for money might be retained.

Tsing Yi Niang Niang said lightly: "Everyone, is there a solution?"

At the banquet, everyone began to think hard. They all knew that this was the test of Empress Tsing Yi, and those who could solve this problem would definitely be favored by Empress!

It's just that Yehuo and Huangquan are useless, so what can they do?
After a while, a person said: "Mother, why don't you give him to me, I will make him into a puppet, and he will never be reborn!"

Empress Tsing Yi glanced at him lightly, but did not speak.

The man immediately shut up, knowing that the empress was very dissatisfied with this method.

Wang Bo, the disciple who came from the same line of horses, said: "Mother, why do you let such a bad person let him reincarnate? In my opinion, let him be locked up in the Qingming Realm until he regrets and wakes up!"

Empress Tsing Yi didn't speak, the old lady beside her shook her head and said: "This method takes too long, and the effect is uncertain, so it is not advisable."

Aunt Hong, the fox spirit, suggested: "Your Majesty, I have a charm spell that can change people's minds, why don't you let me have a try?"

The old lady's eyes lit up, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "The technique of charm is good, but once reincarnated, all spells will be destroyed, unless you cultivate to the realm of the nine-tailed celestial fox."

Hearing this, Aunt Hong sighed and was helpless.

The nine-tailed celestial fox is a legend among fox demons. It is said that only Qingqiu's lineage can cultivate it, and it can be compared with immortals and Buddhas.

For a while, the field fell into silence, and no one was able to speak out.

Empress Tsing Yi looked around, and finally her eyes stopped on a person.

Li Daoxuan was lowering his body, bowing his eyebrows and looking down at his feet. He had already made up his mind that he would not speak even if he was killed!

However, a cold voice sounded.

"Lee Daoxuan, what do you think?"

Brush brush!
Everyone looked at the ostrich-like Li Daoxuan, some were jealous, some were envious, and some ridiculed and gloated.

Just now so many people offered advice, but the empress didn't say a word, but now she took the initiative to ask Li Daoxuan, it seems that she had high hopes for this little Taoist priest in the early days of bigu.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It would be ridiculous to wait for this little Taoist priest to answer nothing.

Under the eyes of everyone, Li Daoxuan stood up bravely, he really saw a ghost, he actually had the feeling of being called by the teacher to answer questions in class.

"Uh, this question... I don't know—"

Just when Li Daoxuan was about to pretend to be a fool, Empress Tsing Yi seemed to see through his inner thoughts.

"Tell the truth."

Her voice was flat, and she quietly stared at Li Daoxuan, like a calm sea, hiding a raging undercurrent.

Li Daoxuan's scalp was numb, and under the threat of a ghost stare, he had no choice but to speak the truth.

"It's easy to break a thief in the mountains, but it's hard to break a thief in the heart. It's almost impossible for a person to quickly get rid of his greed for money."

Hearing this, Empress Tsing Yi's eyes darkened slightly, feeling a little disappointed in her heart.

But she didn't blame Li Daoxuan, after all, she didn't have a good solution for this problem. After all, Li Daoxuan had just stepped into the door of cultivation, so what could he do?

Just when she was about to speak to end the banquet, she heard Li Daoxuan's voice continue to ring.

"It's really impossible to make him realize it, but if it's just to get rid of his greed for money, Pindao may have a tricky way."

Empress Tsing Yi's eyes moved, she didn't expect this little Taoist priest to really have a way, although he hasn't said it yet, but judging from his confident appearance, it is obvious that he is very confident in that way.

"any solution?"

Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, and his words were astonishing.

"Since he wants silver, why don't you give him silver, a mountain of gold and silver!"

　Hey, I don't know if everyone can guess, what solution will the protagonist propose?

　
(End of this chapter)