Chapter 454

The Ten Courts of Hell include Ye Hei, Han Paopao, Zhang Sanfeng, Lin Fengjiao, Xiong Ba, Yue Buqun, Nie Xiaoqian, Zhang Junbao, Zhang Taixuan, and Xiao Wu.

Zhang Taixuan's position as Lord of Hell was purely a result of everyone joking around and then spontaneously appointing him.

In Ye Hei's words— if the Dao Jun does not take the lead as Head of the Hell Lords, who else would dare to become a Hell Lord?

In the end, Zhang Taixuan also received an official post in the Underworld.

As for the Judges, they were even easier to appoint.

Some transcendent martial artists willing to remain in this realm, along with originally upright benevolent yin spirits, were all appointed as Judges and began organizing the Underworld's affairs.

In just two days, the Underworld had resumed full operation.

The Hall of the Hell Lords.

Zhang Taixuan was about to leave when Nie Xiaoqian hurriedly came to find him.

"Dao Jun, there is one matter that still requires your decision."

Zhang Taixuan was surprised: "I'm leaving, and you still have nine others—how can you not resolve it?"

"Yes," Nie Xiaoqian nodded. "This matter defies ordinary understanding; we're somewhat at a loss."

"What's going on?"

Nie Xiaoqian sighed and said: "The ghosts in the Underworld now refuse to be reborn into the mortal world."

"Refuse to be reborn into the mortal world?" Zhang Taixuan frowned, pinched his fingers to calculate, and quickly arrived at the answer: "So that's why."

The reason behind this matter truly differs from what mortals assume.

Mortals believe that ghosts are eager to be reborn, especially into human form.

In reality, it is not so.

In the Liaozhai world, when a person dies, their soul entering the Underworld gains great freedom.

In the Underworld, they need not labor, need not eat or drink, suffer no hunger or cold; each day they gather friends, play and amuse themselves, utterly carefree.

Especially now, after Zhang Taixuan and his group suppressed the evil ghosts, the Underworld has become a paradise.

And what of the mortal world?

Reborn as an animal, toil a lifetime, then slaughtered!

Reborn as a human, toil daily, exploited and bullied, endure a life of suffering.

Only if reborn as a noble family or imperial royalty can one enjoy endless wealth and honor.

But such outcomes are beyond the reach of ordinary ghosts—they never get a chance.

On one side, the tranquil freedom of the Underworld; on the other, the mortal world like a hell— the choice is already crystal clear!