Chapter 213: Que Lu City

With the night growing darker, a person and a ghost left the mansion and directly entered the Underworld. A haunting aura surrounded them as Land Fan looked around at the environment, with distant grey forests casting eerie shadows, occasionally disrupted by floating eerie green phosphorescent lights.
The faceless female ghost beside me is carrying an oil lamp, with a small light that does not spread, only covering an area of about three meters in all directions.
In the underworld, the sun is a black sphere, and dim soft light slowly falls from this "sun," making the whole world look like it is covered with a thin veil.
而在脚下，是一片一望无际的荒野，荒野上生长着一种花瓣纤长的花，红艳艳如同火焰，只是这花瓣虽然艳丽，但是其枝干上却光秃秃的没有一片树叶。
微风吹过，无数花朵微微摇曳，就如同是一片花海。这种花朵应该就是曼陀罗花了，有名彼岸花，或者曼珠沙华。传说这这种花朵只生长在冥府。
Lufan reached out and touched the delicate and vibrant flower, and saw its petals slightly close up, just like a shy grass.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" The voice of the faceless female ghost echoed beside him.
"Indeed, it is very beautiful."
The faceless female ghost continued, saying, "In the future, be extremely careful when encountering it, Taoist master. This Mandala Scepter can create illusions in people's minds, which is extremely dangerous. It's better to avoid it if there's no need."
“我知道了。”陆凡说着收回了手掌。
“道长跟上了。”无脸女鬼说道。
接着陆凡就跟着无脸女鬼向幽冥深处走去。
无脸女鬼的速度很快，大约一刻钟之后，远处出现了一座黑影，正是一座城市，这城市周围有灰色烟雾弥漫，城中还有不少小鬼进出。
Soon, the two arrived at a place not far from the city. When they were about one kilometer away from the city, the faceless ghost stopped.
"Taoist, the Gate of the netherworld town of Yan Wang is just ahead. With your unique Yin-Yang constitution, you are no different from us ghosts as long as you touch the gloomy aura. It will be easy for you to pass through. However, be cautious when you enter the town."
"Don't worry, after I enter the city, you can separate from me, or even leave the city and come back in a few days." Lu Fan said directly, he was not afraid of the gloomy aura, as his body possessed the characteristics of yin and yang, which was the effect of the ghostly technique. After gathering some gloomy aura on his body, Lu Fan also became eerie, appearing no different from a ghost."
“Let's go, Daochang, we should leave now," said the human and ghost as they continued forward. Soon, the two arrived at the outskirts of the city.
Upon arrival, Lu Fan discovered that this city was not yet fully constructed. Countless ghosts were under the whip of the shadow soldiers, hauling stones to build the city walls. The entire city was a bustling scene.
“道长，这座阙闾鬼城是五十年前才开始修建的，只是工程浩大，直到现在还没修建完成。”旁边的无脸鬼解释道。
"There was no city here before?" Lufan asked curiously.
"No, fifty years ago, there was only an underworld here." Lufan nodded, apparently realizing that the construction of the underworld here was not long ago.
来到城门前，这城市和凡间的城池一样，在那城墙之下，有一条黑乎乎的护城河，这护城河乃是从冥河当中引流过来的，城墙足有五丈高，城池的大门高约两丈，上面雕刻这“阙闾”二字。
One person and one ghost quickly arrived at the gate. There were two ghost officials collecting entrance fees at the entrance. Lu Fan took out two pieces of legal currency and handed them to the officials. The officials glanced at Lu Fan and waved their hands to let him in. Lu Fan was somewhat surprised by how easily he was able to enter this Quelu City. But thinking about it, these ghost guards only cared about collecting money.
进入阙闾城之后，陆凡就和这无脸女鬼分开，无脸女鬼转身向城外走去，陆凡则是向城市中央的冥府走了过去。
很快陆凡就来到这冥府大门口，有不少阴差在这里进出。
“站住，你是何鬼，但敢擅闯冥府？”大门处几名阴差拦住了陆凡。
陆凡伸手入怀取出一些香火钱道：“阴差容禀，贫道乃是受人之托前来冥府带张家二郎回去的，这是香火钱。”
看到陆凡手中的香火钱，两名阴差脸上闪过一丝贪欲，随后说道：“前来交钱的啊，道长请跟我来！”说着就带着陆凡进入了这冥府当中。
进入冥府之后，这名阴差就带着陆凡在一座宫殿前停下来，然后说道：“道长，这里就是阎罗殿，想要进去嘛...”说着右手还做了一个数钱的手势。
Lufan laughed helplessly, it's really true that those at the top have their preferences, and those at the bottom are just as greedy. The King of Hell is also fond of money, even his minions are money-hungry.
"Is the King of Hell in this hall?" Lufan asked directly.
“当然在。”阴差直接说道：“快点交钱，我就带你进去。”
“既然如此，那我就自己进去了！”说着陆凡抬手一个定身术，直接将这鬼兵定在原地，然后迈步走进这大殿之中。
这大殿恢宏大齐，雄伟庄严，刚一进来陆凡就看到一群身姿妖娆动人的舞女正在翩翩起舞，悦耳动听的丝竹之声传来，大殿首座上端坐这一名身穿衮服的男子，在其周围还有几名文官打扮的鬼物。
"Who are you, daring to trespass into the Netherworld!" As soon as he entered the hall, Lu Fan heard a loud shout in his ear.
"Are you the Yan Wang of this Que Lu city?" Lu Fan looked directly at the man sitting in the main seat.
"Bold!" Luo Yanzhong shouted in a deep voice, saying, "
"Outrageous!"
周围的那些鬼将判官打扮的鬼物们纷纷厉声呵斥道。
“不过是一群鬼物，居然还装模做样想要建立冥府阴司，真当自己是阎府冥君了！”陆凡嗤笑一声道。
一进入这里，看到那阎王之后，陆凡立刻就明白，这所谓的阎王应该是他们自夸的。阎王身为冥府阎君，一地冥府当中的最高的神灵，自然是拥有神位，身上神光笼罩的，但是眼前这位阎王，虽然也是黑袍衮服，冠冕旒疏，身上也有神光，这神光也很浓郁，但是并没有达到阎王的级别。
Seeing this, Lu Fan also understood why he had been aggressively demanding incense money from the common people. After consolidating the position of the City God, he wanted to go even further and consolidate the position of the King of Hell. However, the position of the King of Hell is not easily consolidated. It not only requires a sufficient amount of incense divine power, but also requires several other things. Despite several rounds of squeezing, he still hasn't succeeded.