When Lawyer An finished his explanation,

Boss Zhou, who hadn't been panicking at all,

suddenly started to panic like crazy,

and beads of sweat began to trickle down his forehead.

Lawyer An’s problem was that he was already a criminal,

while Bai Yingying’s original sin was that she was a zombie lingering in this world;

these were sins with legal basis.

But for Zhou Ze,

if the xiezhi really recognized him,

it wouldn’t just be a simple matter of impartially enforcing the law;

it would be using public office for private revenge, all of which could be dumped on his head.

These days,

it’s difficult even for people to be completely impartial in enforcing the law, let alone a beast.

The Sea of the Netherworld…

Occupying a high position and doing nothing…

Boss Zhou knew

who these words were referring to.

Zhou Ze didn’t think the xiezhi would be all smiles when facing the guy who turned him from a handsome, dashing, and divinely graceful being into a unicorn.

Then, like old friends meeting, they'd find a late-night snack stall and share a few bottles.

"Roar!"

The monkey let out another roar.

Even when facing the projection of a divine beast's avatar,

it still maintained a tough attitude.

Regardless of whether it could win or not,

at least it didn’t know what it meant to back down.

Perhaps this was the inherent nature deep within the monkey's heart.

"Bang!"

A punch landed, and the divine beast's head was knocked slightly askew. The monkey took the opportunity to get up, but in the next moment, before the monkey could create distance, the divine beast suddenly lunged to the side, smashing heavily into the monkey’s body.

"Boom!"

The monkey flew backward, covered in blood.

A red light appeared on the divine beast's single horn,

instantly piercing through the monkey's body.

The monkey, which had already been knocked away, now looked even more like a kite with a broken string, collapsing to the ground right in front of Zhou Ze and the others.

Even a phantom of a divine beast,

not even a true avatar,

was not something a demon monkey that had only recovered a little bit of its primordial energy could contend with.

Lawyer An knelt, his head buried low. He was praying, praying that the xiezhi would treat him like a fart and just let him go.

He had already been stripped of his origin text; in terms of human relationships, he was already miserable enough. Continuing to pursue the matter would only be kicking a dog while it was down, ruining the xiezhi's own reputation. Therefore, no one in Hell was free enough to come out and insist on acting on behalf of Heaven to kill him.

But in terms of law,

he couldn’t afford the sins he had committed back then; it was a capital offense!

If the xiezhi wanted to impartially enforce the law, he couldn’t afford it and couldn’t escape. But now that the xiezhi was just a phantom, it probably wouldn’t pursue him, right?

Bai Yingying's expression was also grim, but she was still holding on strong. Her existence was an original sin, but in terms of culpability, it was actually better than Lawyer An, who had committed real crimes. After all, birth was not something she could decide for herself.

At this moment,

Yingying took a step forward,

standing in front of Zhou Ze.

One hand covered her chest, while the other braced against the ground.

No matter what,

she would protect her boss behind her,

regardless of whether the boss was injured or not.

Boss Zhou didn’t take the initiative to push Yingying away and say something like, "A man can't let a woman stand in front of him."

At this point,

who cared about putting on that kind of act?

It can't see me,

it can't see me,

it definitely can't see me,

Boss Zhou repeated in his heart.

Zhou Ze had last seen that old acquaintance within his body at Pingchao Middle School,

and from the looks of it, it was a being of considerable rank in Hell.

It had been a close call,

especially when that being had personally said that she had been raped by the one inside Zhou Ze back then.

Fortunately,

that being seemed to still have some lingering feelings from the forceful encounter,

or perhaps she was too lazy to take revenge at that time.

Not only did she not make things difficult for Zhou Ze, but she even deliberately gave the Book of Life and Death to Zhou Ze, saying that she would wait for him to go down to Hell one day to see her.

That time,

it was just a false alarm.

This time,

however, was different.

Looking at that one's horn,

Zhou Ze felt a little breathless.

Putting himself in its shoes,

if he had a horn broken off because of that, causing his image in the folk for thousands of years to be that of a unicorn,

how much hatred and resentment would that be?

Especially every time he saw his own temple and stone statue,

the resentment would deepen even further!

Hatred that had been accumulating for thousands of years,

tsk, tsk.

Fortunately,

he didn't know if it was because that one was just a phantom and didn’t have much thinking ability,

or because the one inside his body was hiding so well,

but the xiezhi, from beginning to end, didn't give him a proper look.

The monkey climbed up again.

Many places on its body revealed white bones,

and a ghastly demonic aura constantly surrounded it.

"Roar!"

The monkey continued to roar menacingly.

It didn't have the Great Sage's fate,

but it had caught the Great Sage's disease.

"Run!"

Zhou Ze shouted to the monkey.

As it stood,

the only option for the monkey was to escape.

However,

after taking a look at the police station inside the wall,

the monkey refocused on the xiezhi blocking its path,

and then,

charged forward again!

Deep within the xiezhi's eyes,

a sharp glint suddenly flashed.

This time,

a true emotion appeared in its eyes;

it was a kind of disdain,

but also a contempt!

"Bang!"

With a stomp of its foot,

the monkey supported itself with one arm,

but it only held on for less than three seconds

before the monkey directly knelt.

"Buzz!"

That single horn stabbed down directly, and the monkey rolled away, then grabbed the horn.

"Boom!"

A loud noise rang out,

and the monkey was blown away.

This time,

it was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, falling directly to the ground,

its body constantly emitting green smoke.

And that unicorn revealed an expression of anger.

A beast,

challenging it again and again,

did it really think it was a clay statue?

The monkey was completely finished;

its body began to shrink,

and the bloodlust in its eyes slowly faded,

returning to the appearance of a small monkey.

The original malevolent creature

now lay helplessly on the ground,

only able to intermittently utter "squeak... squeak..." sounds, extremely helpless.

The xiezhi walked towards the monkey step by step.

It would send this beast that had offended it

to the execution stand!

The little monkey turned its face to the side,

its watery eyes sweeping over Zhou Ze and the others behind it.

It wasn't asking for help,

but was filled with guilt.

It knew

that its abnormality had brought a lot of trouble to everyone in the bookstore.

Zhou Ze watched this scene, his brows furrowed deeply.

Bai Yingying turned her head to look at Zhou Ze and said, "Boss, should I go save it?"

As long as Zhou Ze gave the order,

no matter what was in front of her,

Yingying would rush forward.

"Don't go looking for death!"

Lawyer An immediately cursed at this time, "Didn't you see that the xiezhi phantom is much more solid than before? The monkey has completely stirred up that guy's anger."

Zhou Ze didn't answer,

but just gritted his teeth.

The little monkey on the ground struggled to stand up.

Its weak figure

seemed so helpless.

Even though it was standing at this moment,

both its legs and arms were bent,

as if

maintaining a standing posture

had exhausted all of its strength.

The little monkey stared at the xiezhi walking towards it,

constantly trying to put on a fierce look on its adorable face!

"Squeak... Squeak Squeak"

The little monkey's tail dragged weakly on the ground.

The xiezhi walked step by step, each step carrying a ghastly pressure.

Zhou Ze smiled

and lowered his head to look at the left side of his chest.

When exactly

did his conscience stop hurting?

Was it after Sanxiang Village?

Zhou Ze couldn't remember exactly when it stopped hurting.

To be honest, some habits, some things, you might feel very uncomfortable and annoying when they exist. If one day, it suddenly leaves without saying goodbye,

you really miss it.

If his conscience was desperately hurting at this moment,

he could have an excuse to back down.

Yingying, I'm in pain,

quickly help me back!

But now, it didn't hurt anymore.

Taking a few steps forward,

Lawyer An immediately widened his eyes

and reached out to grab Zhou Ze's ankle,

but Zhou Ze kicked him away.

Bai Yingying gritted her teeth and followed Zhou Ze forward.

The xiezhi stopped,

because it saw two more people who seemed to be preparing to offend its majesty.

Offending it

was equivalent to offending the legal code.

Law was the supreme truth, the foundation of this world's operation, the dividing line that separated chaos and order.

Zhou Ze walked to the little monkey,

reached out,

and patted it on the head.

The little monkey leaned weakly against Zhou Ze's knee and fell down,

its hands grabbing Zhou Ze's trouser legs,

rubbing against his face.

"Monkey," Zhou Ze called out.

The little monkey closed its eyes, not knowing if it had fallen asleep, and didn't respond to Zhou Ze directly.

"In my previous life, I killed you. This time, I'll save you once more, and then I really won't owe you anything."

After saying that,

Zhou Ze looked at the xiezhi.

There was no tragic feeling of a hero facing certain death,

nor the boldness of righteous indignation.

He bent slightly,

with a smile on his face,

and said:

"Lord Xiezhi, I don't even know if we can be considered part of the same system. Anyway, could you give me some face? This monkey is ignorant. I'll take it back and punish it with no bananas for half a year.

Okay?"

The xiezhi narrowed its eyes slightly,

its contempt even more obvious.

Although it didn't speak,

its mocking attitude was already very clear.

What are you,

daring to ask this venerable one to give you face?

It seemed that

pleading wouldn't work;

his official hat was too small,

and people didn't give a damn about him.

Zhou Ze nodded,

then,

straightened his back,

his eyes were calm and clear,

looking directly at the xiezhi in front of him,

without the slightest bit of timidity despite the other party being a divine beast, a symbol of law.

The xiezhi also revealed a look of suspicion.

The temperament that this person was now displaying

didn't seem to be forced;

in his eyes,

the xiezhi seemed to have captured something called disdain.

Indeed,

if you knew that this divine beast had been beaten by you before, and you had even broken off one of its horns,

you might be in awe of its power,

but at least in the depths of your heart,

you wouldn't take it seriously.

It's like no matter how high and mighty the Jade Emperor is,

the common folk can still laugh and mock him:

"You got beaten by a monkey."