"Couldn't it be kidney stones?"

Lawyer An asked.

"You know what the kidney stones you had removed during your last surgery looked like. I even took pictures for you."

"............" Lawyer An.

Just thinking about that photo made Lawyer An feel utterly despondent. What was even more infuriating was that Zhou Ze had also taken a video, showing the nurses counting the number of kidney stone fragments and weighing them after the surgery.

And after his surgery, while he was still in the hospital bed, Zhou Ze had taken the initiative to share it with him.

Slowly,

the golden light began to fade.

Zhou Ze reached out and picked up the glowing object. It was icy cold to the touch, so cold that Zhou Ze's palm instantly went numb.

Keep in mind that Zhou Ze used to enjoy sleeping in freezers,

so his resistance to the cold was extremely high, but even holding it for a short while, his hand began to suffer.

It felt like someone was spraying liquid nitrogen on his hand and arm.

"Clunk!"

The object fell to the ground.

The golden light completely dissipated,

revealing a small, ancient-looking seal.

The top of this seal was a ghost head with a fierce and malevolent appearance, while the bottom was square. When Zhou Ze reached out to pick it up again, the icy cold sensation was gone.

He lifted it up,

tilted his head down, and looked at the bottom.

There were four seal script characters:

"All Beings Are Equal."

What the hell is this?

"This… this… THIS!!!"

Lawyer An suddenly plopped down onto the ground with a "thump,"

his finger trembling as he pointed at the seal in Zhou Ze's hand,

a look of utter disbelief on his face.

"You recognize it?"

Zhou Ze asked.

Although he didn't know what it was,

the way the female curator and the others had craved it earlier, combined with Lawyer An's reaction now,

was enough to prove

that this thing was definitely precious.

Precious was good; he just hoped it wasn't worthless and that he hadn't worked for nothing.

"The Ninth Hell, King Pingdeng's Seal!"

Lawyer An finally managed to utter a complete sentence.

The Ninth Hell was erased,

King Pingdeng Lu disappeared,

his fate unknown,

and this Lu Pingzhi

actually hid King Pingdeng's seal and came to the mortal realm!

Moreover,

he actually hid the seal inside his own body, using his body and soul as a shield to conceal it.

"Seal?"

Zhou Ze weighed the seal in his palm and continued to ask:

"What's it for?"

Chinese people have always placed particular importance on things like "imperial jade seals," and they have a similar mental complex. In fact, in earlier years, when seals were not prominent, what represented "heaven's mandate" was actually the "ding" (tripod).

The King of Chu inquiring about the weight of the dings, Qin Wu Wang lifting the ding, and later Qin destroying Zhou and moving the nine dings back to Xianyang were all symbols of a change in power.

But since Li Si inscribed the words for the First Emperor and created the Imperial Jade Seal, the highest level of power has shifted from the ding to this small square seal.

"Legend has it that the successive rulers of the Mount Tai Prefecture lineage held two things symbolizing supreme authority.

"One is the Ghost Token. The system of the Underworld was established because of the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord. From the lowest ghost soldiers to the Prefecture Lord, everyone has a token, which is basically the ghost soldier certificate you have, Boss.

"The other is the Prefecture Lord's Jade Seal. Legend has it that when Ying Gou fell and Hell was in chaos, demonic figures emerged frequently in Hell. The first Mount Tai Prefecture Lord used the soul of Mount Tai to suppress Hell, exterminated the ten great overlords, and extracted their essence to create the Jade Seal.

"It's called the Mount Tai Jade Seal, also known as the Ghost Emperor Jade Seal.

"It is said that this Jade Seal has the power to command the entire Hell, and it's not just symbolic. It's the kind of thing that can actually summon the souls of the ten great overlords that were suppressed back to the world, a great weapon!

"Since the disappearance of the last Mount Tai Prefecture Lord, under the joint efforts of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva,

"the Ten Kings of Hell made a joint oath on the banks of the Styx River.

"The Prefecture Lord's Jade Seal was divided into ten parts,

"becoming the respective seals of the Ten Kings of Hell.

"And since this seal is engraved with the four characters 'All Beings Are Equal,'

"it is naturally the personal seal of Lu, the King of Pingdeng of the Ninth Hell!"

"Such a good thing, divided into ten parts?"

Zhou Ze was a little puzzled.

America plays the game of separation of powers,

but he didn't expect Hell to be even more democratic, actually going straight to "perfection."

"It's not that simple. It's not just a symbol of the change and replacement of power. More importantly, the original Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's Jade Seal could summon the souls of the ten great overlords who were initially suppressed by Mount Tai to be driven.

"After the Jade Seal was divided into ten parts, each King of Hell either destroyed, devoured, or merged with the soul of one of the overlords. Since then, the seals that were divided into ten parts have lost their original complete power. Even if they are reunited, it's useless."

"Oh, I see."

Zhou Ze nodded.

He understood.

The Ten Kings of Hell were the vested interests of the "new dynasty," and although they couldn't be said to be so close to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who had deceived the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord, that they wore the same pants, they might be mutually exploiting and restraining each other.

But on one point, everyone was on the same side.

That was,

they absolutely would not allow the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's lineage to have another chance to sweep back.

Just imagine,

if one day,

the disappeared Mount Tai Prefecture Lord suddenly returned,

or his successor returned,

and then obtained the Mount Tai Jade Seal, summoned the souls of the ten great overlords, and then used the name of righteousness, it would be really hard to say who Hell would belong to in the end.

So, they simply went all the way, even if it was a waste of natural resources and a waste of things, they had to protect their current position.

"But you still haven't told me, what is this seal actually used for now?"

"Although this seal no longer has the power it had when it was complete, each seal is a symbol of a King of Hell, symbolizing the supreme authority of that Hell!

"Boss,

now that this seal is in your hands,

then,

unless that King Pingdeng Lu is not dead and suddenly jumps out again,

otherwise,

as long as you hold this seal,

the entire Ninth Hell,

will follow your lead!"

Wow,

that's so great!

That's so awesome!

That's so majestic!

Zhou Ze suddenly had the illusion that he was possessed by Cao Cao and had begun to hold the emperor hostage to command the lords!

But,

but,

but!

Zhou Ze's gaze moved down,

looking at the corpse of Lu Pingzhi, who seemed to be rapidly decaying because of the loss of the seal.

"Who can I command?"

"............" Lawyer An.

This was a very serious problem.

This problem was so serious that it was like your lottery bureau suddenly made a mistake and you accidentally won the jackpot,

but,

when you found out,

you discovered that your lottery ticket had already expired.

The Ninth Hell,

the last person,

Lu Pingzhi,

was about to rot.

Holding this seal,

who are you going to command?

Zhou Ze kicked Lu Pingzhi, who was lying on the ground and "turning into spring mud to protect the flowers."

"Hey,

wake up,

let me command you for a bit."

"............" Lawyer An.

"............" (Lu Pingzhi, who had been dead for a long time).

Zhou Ze weighed the seal in his hand.

It would be nice to tell people about it,

it's the seal of the King of Hell of the Ninth Hell,

have you ever seen it?

Isn't it awesome?

Isn't it amazing?

Not to mention whether others would think you were an idiot if you went out and showed off to them,

besides, you can't even show off this thing.

The huge Ninth Hell,

disappeared just like that.

You should know that the Ninth Hell had a lot of ruthless people because of its special reasons. Which force could have caused a bloody massacre of the Ninth Hell overnight?

Did the other nine Hells, including the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva behind them, participate?

Perhaps the remnants of the Ninth Hell are now just like the "Third Prince Zhu" during the Qing Dynasty.

If the fact that this thing is in my hands is spread out,

the trouble will be great.

Sometimes,

Zhou Ze had a headache.

Why do I always collect these useless things?

They're precious but useless,

can't be shown off,

and can't be sold for money.

For Boss Zhou, who has always adhered to pragmatism,

it's really frustrating.

"That's not right!"

Zhou Ze suddenly thought of something.

"This seal must have other uses, otherwise the female curator and the others wouldn't have been so eager to get it!"

"Um… but we don't know what they want it for."

Lawyer An was a little embarrassed.

The implication was,

we can't just run to the human race and ask, right?

"Sigh."

Zhou Ze sighed.

He casually tossed the seal in his hand.

Lawyer An reached out and caught it, a little confused.

"Here, play with it."

"............" Lawyer An.

He lit a cigarette,

and when he turned his head, ready to hand a cigarette to Lawyer An, Zhou Ze suddenly noticed that Lawyer An seemed to be a little choked up.

Um…

Actually,

for Boss Zhou, this thing was a hot potato.

But for Lawyer An,

it was different!

This was the seal of the King of Hell!

The King of Hell!

Lawyer An was just a patrol inspector at his peak!

He was moved,

really moved.

Lawyer An, who always liked to laugh and joke around,

really felt a warm current in his heart at this moment,

and also had the urge to die for a confidant.

"Are you okay?"

Zhou Ze reached out and patted Lawyer An's shoulder.

"I… I'm fine… sniff… sniff…"

He was even starting to sniffle.

"It's good that you're okay."

In fact, Zhou Ze wanted to comfort Old An,

for example, this was nothing to me,

for example,

I just casually threw my Yin-Yang Book to Monkey to play with.

Zhou Ze also wanted to persuade Lawyer An,

hoping that he could be like Monkey,

and tinker with it himself.

For example, Monkey can now call himself brothers with several great immortals locked in the Yin-Yang Book,

and can also release them to help him fight.

Maybe,

after Lawyer An gets this seal,

after he can't put it down and touches it and looks at it all day long,

he might find something too?

"Alright, take care of this body, I'll go wait for you in the car, it stinks here."

Zhou Ze waved his hand and walked towards the car.

"Phew..."

Lawyer An breathed a long sigh of relief,

suppressed the excitement in his heart, and carefully put the seal away like a treasure.

Then he immediately began to deal with the body.

By the time he was done, the moon and stars were sparse.

Lawyer An looked at the car in the distance,

deliberately changed to a position that couldn't be seen from inside the car,

took out the seal,

swallowed,

pinched his orchid fingers,

pointed forward and shouted like he was singing in a play:

"Who goes there!"

After he finished speaking,

Lawyer An walked to the opposite side,

holding the seal,

with a serious and dignified expression,

his voice was full of energy and carried a faint contempt,

as if everything around him was an ant,

and slowly said:

"An, the King of Pingdeng of the Ninth Hell!"