"Blasphemous!" shouted a middle-aged-looking man standing in one white flying boat.
"Oh demon spawns, you dare cause mayhem in the underworld. Today, for your unforgivable sins, your bodies will be destroyed and your souls will be buried deep inside the nine levels of hell!" Another man yelled at them.
"Hee-hee-hee, did you see that? That's just the beginning…. The bell has already rung. Soon the big shots will arrive too. And at that time, let's see who will have the last laugh." Xue Zhunluan, the 10th Yama said, chuckling in delight.
"Shut up!" Donghai Lin yelped and smacked across his face with the palm covered with the thick concentration of Azure Dragon's yang essence Qi.
Slap!
The 10th Yama was beaten down on the ground with that slap.
"You dare!" All the people standing in the white flying boats bellowed all at once.
"Yes, I dare." Donghai Lin replied with a calm tone then he turned his attention to the Giant Dog and asked, "Blackie, who are all those clowns?"
"Just some minor gods of the underworlds," replied Hui Láng, the Giant Black dog.
"Oh, then they were not those I have been waiting for. Alright, just kill the first two who yelled at us and shoo the others away from here, but not too far. I want them to witness what we're going to do," Donghai Lin ordered.
"Roger that!" Hui Láng, the Giant Black dog, replied and in the next instant, his figure turned into a phantom, disappeared, and reappeared high above in the air.
While floating in the air, the Giant Dog raised his right front paw and pointed at the middle-aged-looking man and the other lower god consecutively.
And the next thing, their bodies burst like an over-inflated balloon with two popping sounds, turning into two thick veils of a mist of red, staining their boats, and some drifted away by the gust of wind.
"Run! Run!... This dog has gone insane. Run for your life!" Many lower gods made a screamed in fright and their white flying quickly flew away, fleeing from the scene. Soon, a fracas ensued in the surroundings.
Seeing their wimpy behaviors, Hui Láng, the Giant Black dog snorted, "Humph!"
"All bark and no bite," said the Giant Dog disdainfully.
After making sure that they were far enough, he said: "Alright, you can all stop there. There's no need to run. I'm not chasing you." But on seeing that, they were still beating a hasty retreat across the open air.
The Giant Dog shouted along with a trace of Qi in it. "I said stop!... If you don't, then I'll come after each one of you. Do you really think you can outrun me?" There was a threat in his tone.
A blast of his voice caused the two lower gods in the farthest white flying boat to explode into the midst of red blood mist.
After witnessing that, all the others halted their flying boats and turned around helplessly. They were alarmed and fear was written all over their faces.
"Hmph, scaredy-cats!" snorted Hui Láng, the Giant Black dog, once again.
"That's enough, Blackie! You can come back here." Donghai Lin's melodious voice chimed. The Giant Black Dog landed and crouched down beside him.
After that, Donghai Lin glanced up at the sky and said with a friendly smile. "Sorry, for the trouble, folks. I assure you nothing bad will happen to any of you if you stay and watch the upcoming show as our price-worthy spectators. If you don't then, my nephew here," He gestured his hand to the Giant black dog and continued, "I can't help you. He has a big temper even. I can stop him sometimes."
After glancing at each one of their faces, he further announced,
"Well, then let's begin the show. Just like a trial…. All of you must know about this gentleman lying over here, yeah?"
Donghai Lin hunkered down on the ground, lifted the 10th Yama's dusty face, and said, "It's your king, the venerable Xue Zhunluan, the 10th Yama, um….er….." He then turned to the Giant Dog and asked, "What's his affiliation again?"
"Reincarnation! Sending souls for reincarnation." Hui Láng, the Giant Black dog, answered.
"Fair enough! And here I'm on the Naihe bridge, his territory as a soul to reincarnate." Donghai Lin whispered under his breath.
He then shouted, glancing up at the sky. "Yes, the venerable 10th Yama, affiliated for sending souls for reincarnation. Before I begin his trial, let me tell you I will be the judge for this fair trial, and my nephew here is the victim."
On hearing that, every lower god in the air frowned as some of them screamed in their head, 'What?! For real? From what we can see, you are the primary culprit who unleased such mayhem here in the underworld and that stupid dog is the one playing the victim card here while he's terrorizing everyone here. A fair trial, my arse!'
Donghai Lin didn't care about them making a weird look as he announced, "Alright the trial begins!... Now, Mr. Venerable God Of death, in this trial I'll ask you 10 simple questions one at a time. If you're able to answer the 1st question correctly, then the second question will come and it will follow until the 10th question. If you were to answer all the questions correctly and you're found innocent, then I give my word we'll leave this place… I mean to reincarnate. You know I'm still just a soul…
If you fail to reply or lie by any chance, I will brutally assault you, humiliate you, and start the cycle of killing again. That wouldn't be very nice of you."
"First question, now, you tell me. How come we are causing such a ruckus here?... I'll give you one minute. Starting now." Donghai Lin asked his first question.
As the 10th Yama heard him threaten to begin killing him again, Xue Zhunluan fell to his knees in horror.
He then thought hard as he wondered in his head. 'Where exactly had this begun? Did I make some mistakes? No, all these times I treated this stupid dog well and I even share my most treasured immortal wine with him.
Why did this happen? Where did it go wrong? Or did Ba She* that bitch did something to provoke this human?'
"Your time's up! Since you failed, as a first warning, I'll administer the lightest punishment possible: your right hand." Donghai Lin said, and he chopped his right hand.