Chapter 421: I don't understand
"Understood."
After talking things through, Qian Jue more or less understood the situation. Looking at the three ghosts kneeling before Qian Jue, Qian Jue paused before slowly speaking.
"Hell Rules, article seventeen."
"Maintain cleanliness."
"As you are now, you can hardly be called clean."
The words fell.
The three kneeling ghosts bowed their heads low and said in trembling voices, "The Strange Entity Clan whips us every day, so we haven't been able to tend to our wounds properly. We deserve ten thousand deaths for offending your eyes, my lord."
In Hell.
All ghost beings were required to maintain cleanliness.
That cleanliness meant more than simply keeping their clothes neat. It covered many things.
Qian Jue said nothing, merely turning and walking toward Chen Fan.
"What's going on?"
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow.
"It's a little complicated."
"I'll try to keep it short."
Qian Jue shrugged. "Basically, I once had a trusted aide called Executioner. With that lord's support, he launched a rebellion. While I was unprepared, Executioner imprisoned me, then became King of the Demon Clan."
"Afterward, he began cultivating large numbers of powerful ghosts, pitting them against each other like venomous creatures in a jar."
"I never used to demand strength from the ghosts. I only wanted them to stay clean and keep Hell neat and tidy. Do you understand what I mean? We needed to be elegant, not bedraggled."
"As Servants of the Demon, they couldn't disgrace us."
"Sort of." Chen Fan nodded.
Qian Jue continued.
"Later, Extinction Demon Emperor led some ghosts in an assassination attempt on Executioner right in his court. Naturally, it ended in failure. Executioner gravely wounded Extinction Demon Emperor with a single casual move, and just as he was about to finish him off..."
"That lord told