The Ten Yama Kings: Whose Ancestor is This?

King Qin Guang was completely dumbfounded.

He sat behind the desk where countless souls had been judged, staring at the Baby, who was brazenly demanding wages and bonuses, his mind a blank.

Daughter of Tongtian?

When did Master Tongtian have a daughter?

Even if he did, why would she come to the Underworld to cause trouble? And demand that he pay her salary?

What kind of nonsensical mess was this!

"Nonsense!" King Qin Guang, after all, was the head of the Ten Yama Kings, and he quickly calmed down.

He slammed the gavel down, shouting sternly, "This is the Underworld, how dare you, a demon, be so presumptuous!"

"I don't care whose daughter you are. Trespassing into the Underworld and injuring a ghost messenger is a heinous crime!"

"Guards!"

He wanted to call the ghost messengers, but found that Ox-Head and Horse-Face were hanging on the wall, their fate unknown.

The other minor ghosts in the hall had long since been scared into hiding behind the pillars, trembling, and didn't dare to step forward.

"What are you shouting for?" Xiruan sneered, curling her lip. "Is this all the people your company has? Not even one who can fight."

She walked to the center of the hall, looking around at her leisure.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you certainly know how to enjoy yourselves. The desk is made of black sandalwood, the brushes are made of wolf hair, and even the floor tiles are paved with soul jade."

"It seems you've been withholding employee wages for years!"

King Qin Guang's beard bristled with anger.

These were all standard issue items for the Underworld, how could they be evidence of corruption in her mouth?

"You... you dare to slander me!"

"I slander you?" Xiruan turned her head, glaring at him. "I ask you, are there many disciples of the Intercepting Sect whose souls you've detained here after their deaths?"

King Qin Guang's heart trembled at this.

So, she had come for the true spirits of the Intercepting Sect.

He did know about this matter.

After the Investiture of the Gods war, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva personally intervened, using the excuse that the disciples of the Intercepting Sect had committed too many sins and needed to cleanse their karma in hell, to detain thousands of true spirits of the Intercepting Sect from the cycle of reincarnation.

Those disciples were then cast into the eighteen layers of hell and the City of Lost Souls.

Although the Ten Yama Kings felt this was improper, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was powerful, with the backing of the Two Saints of the West, so they couldn't say much and could only turn a blind eye.

They hadn't expected the main party to show up today! And such an unreasonable troublemaker!

King Qin Guang began to feel distressed.

This was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's doing, but the blame would fall on their Yama's Palace.

"This matter..." King Qin Guang's eyes darted around, and he decided to shift the blame. "This matter was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's decision, and it has nothing to do with us."

"Those true spirits of the Intercepting Sect are also at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's dojo, under his care."

"Ksitigarbha?" Xiruan heard the name and frowned slightly. "That bald guy's company again?"

"That's right, that's right!" King Qin Guang nodded quickly. "Every debt has its debtor. If you're looking for someone, you should go to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, not come to my Yama's Palace to cause trouble!"

"Oh, really?" Xiruan tilted her head, looking at him. "Are you saying your company just rented out the venue to that bald guy's company for them to run a sweatshop here?"

"Then you're an accomplice too?"

King Qin Guang: "..."

How was this little thing's brain wired? Why was her logic so peculiar?

At this moment.

A commotion arose from outside the hall.

"Big brother, what's happening? Who dares to make a racket in Yama's Palace?"

Several streams of light flashed, and the Yama kings from the other nine halls, including King Chujiang, King Songdi, and King Wuguan, all arrived upon hearing the news.

As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Ox-Head and Horse-Face hanging on the wall and the Baby confronting King Qin Guang while holding a baby bottle. They were all stunned.

"This... what is going on?"

Seeing that his brothers had arrived, King Qin Guang gained confidence and quickly recounted the events, embellishing them.

After hearing the story, the other nine Yama kings were all furious.

"Outrageous!"

"A mere brat dares to run wild in our Underworld!"

"Big brother, why waste words with her? Let us ten brothers join forces and set up the Ten Yama Kings Grand Formation to suppress her directly!"

King Zhuanlun, who had the hottest temper, was about to make a move.

The Ten Yama Kings were all cultivators of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal level.

The combined might of the ten of them, forming a grand formation, was immense. Even a quasi-saint would struggle to gain an advantage.

"Good! Let her know the majesty of our Underworld and that it cannot be challenged!"

King Qin Guang also made up his mind.

If they didn't capture this little brat today, they, the Ten Yama Kings, would be utterly disgraced!

Instantly, ten soaring wisps of Yin energy erupted from the ten Yama Kings, causing the entire Yama Hall to tremble violently.

The Holy Mother of Wudang's expression changed as she stepped in front of Xiruan.

"Senior, be careful!"

"It's fine, Auntie." Xiruan patted her arm, looking unconcerned.

"Oh? Calling for backup?"

"Perfect, I'll take all you management in one go, saving me the trouble of finding you one by one!"

She raised the Chaos Baby Bottle high in her hand.

"Today, I'll let you all know what 'violent debt collection' means!"

Just as the battle was about to erupt.

A gentle yet supremely majestic Buddhist Chant echoed from the deepest reaches of the Underworld.

"Amitabha."

"Hell is not empty, I vow not to attain Buddhahood."

"Which benefactor is disturbing the tranquility of the Underworld?"

A brilliant Buddha Light pierced through layers of Yin energy, illuminating the Yama Hall.

Clad in a kasaya, with a solemn appearance, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, stepping on a lion-like exotic beast, slowly emerged from the Buddha Light.

"Ha! Speak of the devil, and he appears!"

Xiruan pointed at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and shouted at the Ten Yama Kings:

"Look! That bald swindler! He's the factory director of the black factory!"

"He's delivered himself right to our doorstep!"

The Ten Yama Kings were stunned for a moment upon seeing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva appear, then their hearts rejoiced.

The main culprit had arrived!

This was great, they could finally shift the blame!

King Qin Guang immediately cupped his hands towards Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, saying, "Bodhisattva, you've arrived at a most opportune moment."

"This woman claims to be the daughter of Master Tongtian and is causing a disturbance in our Yama Hall regarding the true spirit of the Intercepting Sect. We were just about to apprehend her!"

His words were skillfully chosen.

He not only revealed Xiruan's identity and her purpose but also positioned himself as a righteous figure upholding the order of the Underworld.

The implication was: Bodhisattva, this is your affair, please handle it.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's gaze fell upon Xiruan, his brow furrowing slightly.

The daughter of Master Tongtian?

He pinched his fingers to calculate, but found the heavenly secrets shrouded in chaos, making it impossible to ascertain any of this girl's origins.

However, his mount, Diting, suddenly let out a low, uneasy whimper.

Diting was an ancient divine beast, capable of discerning all things in the world, and especially adept at hearing the hearts of men.

From this little girl before him, it sensed a... great terror that made its very soul tremble!

"Bodhisattva, this woman... is beyond our power to defeat!" Diting quickly transmitted its thoughts to Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha's heart grew stern upon hearing this.

Diting never lied.

An existence that could instill fear in Diting was no ordinary being.

It seemed that Master Tongtian's imprisonment in Zixiao Palace had indeed left behind a contingency.

But Ksitigarbha was also no ordinary figure.

He bore the charge of the Two Saints of the West to guard the Underworld, widely spread Buddhist teachings, and accumulate immeasurable Merit.

He was confident that even if the other party was a Saint's contingency, he might still have a chance to fight within the Underworld.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked at Xiruan, a compassionate smile on his face, and said gently, "Young Benefactor, I am Ksitigarbha. The matter of the Intercepting Sect's true spirit you mentioned does indeed concern me."

"They have committed too many sins, their resentment reaching the heavens. If they were to directly enter reincarnation, it would taint the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

"I kept them in hell to recite scriptures day and night, cleansing their sins and helping them attain liberation sooner. This is great compassion and great Merit."

The Ten Yama Kings secretly nodded upon hearing this, thinking, "As expected of the Bodhisattva, he truly knows how to speak."

After listening, Xiruan spat. She pointed at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, her small face full of disdain.

"I don't believe a word you say! You baldies are rotten to the core!"

"Your story is exactly the same as that scoundrel in our village who stole someone else's chickens and claimed he was helping them overcome tribulations!"

"And 'cleansing sins'?"

"I think you just want to brainwash all our employees into becoming your free labor!"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Xiruan slung the Baby Bottle over her shoulder. "Today, you either hand over the people and pay us a large sum for emotional distress!"

"Or, I'll beat you, the head of this black factory, along with your ten black-hearted foremen, until you agree!"

The smile on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's face finally froze.

He realized it was impossible to reason with this girl. Her logic was self-contained and practically indestructible.