mesbooks Chapter 172 The Origin of the Evil Raven
Chapter 172 The Origin of the Evil Raven
The evil crow muttered in shock:
"How...how could there be a royal pardon in my soul?!"
Do I have a royal pardon?
This is an imperial pardon!
It's like a get-out-of-jail-free card.
However, the pardon can only be used in the mortal world, but the Emperor's decree can reach the heavens and the underworld!
How could I possibly have an imperial pardon?
Even Yama, the King of Hell, the God of Death, and Hades, upon seeing the word "pardon" radiating golden divine light, must obediently send the souls of mortals back to the human world from the underworld.
Even if the Western God and Buddha saw the word "pardon," they would still respectfully release their enemies, even if their daughters or wives had been slept with by others!
Of course, Buddha did not have a wife.
Western God... um... I don't know if the Virgin Mary counts.
Even at this point, Xie Ya was still lewdly thinking about things he shouldn't be thinking.
It looked down at its chest.
There was also a golden divine light there, with the character "赦" (pardon) appearing and disappearing.
The crow's pupils trembled!
I still have an imperial pardon!?
The evil crow murmured:
"No wonder, no wonder that old man Yama acted like he'd seen Aunt Leopard Print the moment he saw me, like he wanted to devour me completely!"
Countless gods and demons coveted this item.
Those great gods and demons dreamed that the Human Emperor would personally write the character "赦" (pardon) for them, imbued with the aura of the Human Emperor.
However, unless one possesses unparalleled merit, the emperor will not put pen to paper.
The evil crow frowned:
"Unparalleled achievement? Me?"
Stop joking, I've never even seen the Human Emperor!
"Hiss... Unless even the Human Emperor reveres my Evil Ancestor!"
After saying this, the evil crow quickly shook its head and clasped its wings together in a prayerful gesture:
"I was just speaking offhand, young man. His Majesty the Emperor, in heaven, please forgive me!"
Although the evil crow called itself the Evil Ancestor.
Indeed, this kid had his share of glory in the underworld.
However, this little bit of glory meant nothing to the Emperor.
Lucifer dared to betray God and challenge Death to take over his territory. Pretty arrogant, huh?
But wasn't he still beheaded by the last emperor?
Before the Human Emperor, I am nothing but a small evil creature!
The evil raven lowered its head, staring at the imperial pardon on its chest, its face filled with greed:
"If I had taken this thing out to sell back then, how many brothels could I have bought for it?"
"Hmm... I definitely want to see the goddess dance, and have an angel dressed as a maid serve me."
While thinking lewdly, the evil crow gently touched the "Emperor's Edict" with its wing.
The next second, the Emperor's decree emitted divine light, and its terrifying pressure almost shattered its soul!
The evil crow cried out in terror:
"I won't sell you! I'll treat you like royalty and dance striptes for you every day!"
Only after the emperor issued a pardon did the people settle down.
At the same time, four scene fragments flooded into my mind.
The crow's gaze froze...
. . . . . .
The first scene.
The hut was dark at night.
This is the home of a minor official.
The minor official's position was very low, without even a rank; he was just a palace veterinarian.
The country was at war for years, and even some officials of high rank couldn't afford meat, so he was very poor.
So poor that he couldn't afford to get married, so poor that he couldn't bear to light lamp oil at night.
While eating the porridge, he was terrified; his hands trembled so much he could barely hold the spoon, and he kept muttering to himself.
"His Majesty is in peril, I cannot stand by and watch. I must go to the battlefield, I must save His Majesty!"
After finishing his meal with trembling hands, he knelt under the bed and finally, in the darkness, found the land deed for the hut.
At daybreak, the clerk used the land deed to exchange for a carriage and hired a coachman.
The minor official was so frightened that he couldn't hold onto the handlebars when he got on the carriage.
The groom sneered:
"With your timid nature, what help could you possibly give His Majesty?"
The minor official said sternly:
"To die for His Majesty is the way, the loyalty, and the right thing to do!"
I'm scared, it's a personal matter!
How could I let personal matters interfere with my important work!
The coachman was silent for a moment, then said:
"Do you have a wife?"
The minor official gritted his teeth fiercely:
"If there's an afterlife, I'll visit brothels every day!!"
Upon arriving at the battlefield, the minor official heard the sound of clashing weapons and was so frightened that he died instantly.
.....
Tears welled in the crow's eyes as it murmured:
"Why are you so timid..."
Then, it saw a second image.
......
Outside the gates of the underworld.
A distinguished young man, accompanied by a stunningly beautiful woman, stood under a large locust tree on Luoyang Slope.
Evil Raven, who was watching this scene as if it were a movie, suddenly had his pupils shrink!
Jiang Chaosheng, Daji?!
No, this isn't Jiang Chaosheng!
This young man, who looked remarkably like Jiang Chaosheng, was wearing a black dragon robe. Even though he was just a soul, he exuded a terrifying aura!
Could it be... that Jiang Chaosheng is the reincarnation of this person?
Otherwise, I really can't figure out why they look so alike!
At this moment, the gates of the underworld slowly opened, and a group of underworld deities emerged from the gates and knelt in worship before the locust tree.
The evil crow recognized the leader.
With a fair complexion, she wore a crown with tassels on her head, sachets hanging from her ears on both sides, a long robe with a wide sleeve and a ruffled collar, and boots on her feet.
Yama?!
Yama kowtows:
"Thirty-six underworld deities, welcome, Human Emperor!"
Xie Ya looked at the young man who looked exactly like Jiang Chaosheng in disbelief.
Human Emperor?
This is the Human Emperor?!
Jiang Chaosheng... is actually the reincarnation of the Human Emperor?!
At this moment, a hurricane swept up Luoyang Slope, and the Yin Gods frowned and looked into the distance.
Suddenly, a handsome angel descended.
But the angel's hair was disheveled, and his eyes showed violence and resentment, as if he had just gone through a fierce battle.
The thirty-six Yin spirits were on high alert.
This shows how terrifying the angel was.
Yama frowned:
"Whatever your purpose, leave immediately and do not disturb His Majesty the Emperor's funeral rites!"
Lucifer crossed his arms, his expression haughty:
"I came to the underworld to borrow a passage to hell."
He glanced at the emperor under the locust tree, snorted, crossed his arms, and said disdainfully:
"You're only left with a soul?"
"Back when you killed my beloved goddess and slaughtered thousands of my men, heh heh..."
Lucifer shook his head and chuckled:
"Human Emperor, did you ever imagine you'd end up like this...?"
The Emperor's figure suddenly disappeared under the locust tree.
The next second, he appeared in front of Lucifer.
Lucifer stared in horror, and before he could react, a fist grew larger and larger in front of him.
"boom!"
Lucifer collapsed to the ground with a thud, half of his head disappearing without a trace.
He never imagined that even a mere soul of the Human Emperor could so easily blast his head apart!
The evil crow murmured:
"As Yama said, Lucifer met the Human Emperor on Sunset Slope. He was swearing and the Human Emperor punched him in the head off."
In the scene, the crow suddenly saw a dull-looking official walking towards it from a distance.
It was that coward who died of fright.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face roared angrily:
"That brat is so blind! How dare he startle the imperial carriage!"
The Human Emperor glanced at Ox-Head and Horse-Face, then at Lucifer's corpse:
"We're already shocked, what are you yelling for?"
The Emperor spoke in the same tone as Jiang Chaosheng, without any arrogance or affectation.
They were just like ordinary people, simple and unpretentious.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face immediately kowtowed, terrified, and said:
"I wouldn't dare! When this scoundrel gets to the underworld, I'll make him boil in oil thirty-three times first!"
The emperor walked up to the minor official. The official raised his head blankly.
When an ordinary human becomes a ghost, their consciousness gradually dissipates.
The ghost of this minor official lingered on the battlefield for a long time. His mind was overwhelmed by the killing intent and dissipated prematurely. He could only instinctively head towards the underworld.
The emperor patted the minor official on the shoulder, a warm smile on his face:
"They all betrayed me; only you and Daji are willing to die with me."
The clerk's gaze remained dull.
The Human Emperor turned and glanced at Ox-Head and Horse-Face, then said coldly:
"You dare to boil my top general in oil? You have no guts!"
The ox-headed and horse-faced demons shrank their heads, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
The Emperor gripped the minor official's shoulders, his fingers tightening, golden light gleaming in his eyes:
"You've suffered so much in your life, and I've wronged you."
Please don't reincarnate. The human world is too big; I'm afraid I won't be able to find you.
I grant you three pardons and bestow upon you a divine body. Wait for me at Luoyang Slope.
When I return, you will continue to assist me in achieving my great cause, serving as my foremost general!
First, three golden characters for "pardon" shot into the clerk's soul.
Then, Lucifer's body began to decompose, and his bones and flesh sank into the ground, becoming nutrients for the great locust tree.
Then, a bird's nest appeared on the locust tree, and the minor official's soul turned into blue light, which, with the help of the Emperor's magic, landed in the bird's nest.
Finally, the minor official's blue soul transformed into a tiny crow, sleeping soundly in its nest.
......
Sorrow filled the crow's eyes, and tears streamed down its face.
"No wonder the bull-headed horse is so nice to me."
No wonder my hiding place was under the locust tree.
No wonder... I was born on Sunset Slope...
Next, the evil crow saw the next scene.
......
The world was in chaos.
The underworld is gone, the gates of the netherworld are gone, Luoyang Slope is gone, and the whole world has become a state of chaos.
The evil crow awoke, dazed and confused, unaware that a strip of the Emperor's decree on its chest was missing.
It flapped its wings, striving to fly out of the chaos, and saw the magnificent Tang Dynasty.
It only wants to do one thing right now!
Visiting a brothel!
Go on a wild goose chase!
I don't even understand myself why I like visiting brothels so much!
The evil crow possessed a bandit's body, took the money, and happily strolled around the brothel.
Just as it was happily strolling through the brothel, a richly dressed old man pulled it out of the group of geishas.
The evil crow roared angrily:
Who are you?
The old man chuckled and said:
"A gentleman asked me to pick you up and told you to wait for him at an antique shop."
The crow struggled while cursing the old man.
The old man had many strange objects in his hands, which he subdued in a few moves, and then the crow that had possessed the bandit's body snatched them away.
The crow followed the old man to an antique shop.
It raised its head and looked at the signboard above the antique shop.
Zero Antique Shop.
The evil crow muttered to itself:
"What kind of idiot gave this shop such a lousy name?!"
The old man led the evil crow into the antique shop and then ignored it.
The evil crow cursed angrily:
"Old man, didn't you say someone asked you to pick me up?"
Who is that person? Where is he/she?
Am I trying to scam you, Blackie?
Do you even know who I am?
"I know, of course I know who you are."
The old man took out a broken stone and said with a smile:
As for where that person is...
"I just made a wish, and I don't know when you'll be able to come, so please wait a few more days."
The evil crow glared angrily.
"Are you out of your mind?! Making a wish on a broken rock?!"
The old man stroked his beard:
"The things in this antique shop are amazing!"
Little Blackie.
......
The three scenes ended.
The evil crow was already sobbing uncontrollably:
"You stupid old man, what do you mean by 'a few days'?"
"This is clearly thousands of years ago, okay?"
The evil crow paused:
"You did come to pick me up, didn't you? You sent Yang Xiao and Xia Li to pick me up."
indeed.
It was Yang Xiao and Xia Li who retrieved the evil crow from the descendants of the Wang family at the Green Horse Manor of Bai Litang.
Suddenly, the evil crow sensed something, staring wide-eyed in horror at the darkness in the distance:
"Holy crap! Yang Xiao? You're fucking dying?!"
The evil crow yanked out the Emperor's Edict from its chest and shot it out into the darkness.
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I'm changing the book cover today. The operations editor had a designer do it for me, hehehe.
Also, I felt that Xie Ya's role was quite important, so I tried my best not to pad it out, but I still wrote 6,000 words.
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