Seeing her stammering for a long time, the judge lost his patience. He waved his hand and was about to order the Black and White Impermanence to drag the woman away for punishment.
But just then, the woman suddenly let out a hysterical cry, "Wrong! You've made a wrong judgment! I've done good deeds!"
The judge was so amused by her.
The Book of Life and Death in the Underworld was a precious treasure in the world and had never made a mistake.
This woman really dared to talk nonsense.
But since the ghost woman had raised an objection, according to the procedure, he should respond.
Even if he couldn't convince the ghost woman to go to hell obediently for punishment.
He couldn't let her find any fault either.
"Oh? Then tell me what kind of good deeds you've done. Don't try to lie. After passing the Hall of Oblivion, your soul can't tell lies."
The ghost woman was of course aware of this.
From the very beginning, she had wanted to make up a lie, but the words just wouldn't come out.
No matter how eloquent she had been in her lifetime, after passing the Hall of Oblivion in the Underworld, her soul would only tell the truth.
"I've done good deeds! Once a woman gave me money and specifically asked me to kidnap a baby girl and sell her as far away as possible. But after I stole the baby girl, I didn't sell her. I let her go. Isn't this a good deed?"
The ghost woman was also feeling uneasy.
She knew better than anyone what the situation was like at that time.
After receiving the money, she had originally intended to take the baby girl away and sell her as far away as possible. But something went wrong on the way and her whereabouts were exposed.
The police chased and blocked her. She couldn't shake them off. In order to get away, she threw all the children she had stolen that time outside, leaving their fates to destiny.
She fled the chase only after entering the deep mountains alone.
In the final analysis, this couldn't really be considered a good deed.
But she thought that she had indeed let the baby girl go.
She didn't have any high - quality buyers.
Once the baby girl was sold, there were only two possibilities. Either she would be raised a bit older, then have her hands and feet broken and be forced to beg as a fake beggar. Or she would be sold to a remote mountain village as a child bride.
In any case, it wouldn't be a good place.
Maybe the baby girl was quickly found by her parents after being abandoned by her.
Or maybe a kind - hearted person sent the baby girl to the police station or an orphanage.
As long as the baby girl's fate didn't become more miserable because of her, wasn't it a good deed?
Moreover, she was just following someone else's orders. It wasn't something she wanted to do on her own.
The ghost woman rolled her eyes. The judge could tell at a glance what was going on in her mind.
He couldn't help but be amazed at the ghost woman's audacity.
But since the other party had said so, he couldn't not investigate.
The judge manipulated the Book of Life and Death regarding this matter.
A long passage of text immediately appeared on it.
Actually, the things recorded in the Book of Life and Death were very simple. When specifically inquiring about a certain matter, at most there would be a few related names.
Xiaotuanzi stretched her neck, wanting to take a closer look.
When the judge and she fixed their gazes on the Book of Life and Death, they both widened their eyes in shock.
The thing did happen as she said.
And the name of that baby girl also appeared.
This person was no one else but Niannian herself.
"Ah?"
Niannian was stunned.
She blinked her eyes and stared at the three characters "Yu Niannian" on the Book of Life and Death, feeling dazed.
The judge skimmed through all the words quickly, then quickly closed the Book of Life and Death and scolded, "You were just forced into that situation. It wasn't your subjective intention to do good. That baby girl should have had a wealthy family and a perfect life, but because of you, she lived a poor life for five years. So this is not your merit. It's still your fault."
"The reward and punishment have been decided. Take her to hell!"
At the judge's order, the Black and White Impermanence immediately took action.
The two of them pulled the ghost woman's soul and walked out. During this process, they stared straight ahead without changing their expressions at all.
One should be serious when handling official business.
Even though they really wanted to say hello to little Niannian, they had to hold it back.
While the ghost woman was walking with the Black and White Impermanence, Xiaotuanzi couldn't sit still anymore.
She quickly scrambled off the judge's knee using both hands and feet and chased after them with her short legs.
Looking at that small figure rushing out of the store in a hurry, the judge opened his mouth, wanting to stop her, but finally held back.
Under normal circumstances, it was already against the rules for Niannian to watch the soul trial on the side.
And now Xiaotuanzi rushing out to obstruct the escort of the Black and White Impermanence was even more unacceptable.
As a judge, he should stop her.
But...
"Hey? Why is the wind so strong today? My eyes seem to be irritated. Why can't I see clearly with these two eyes of mine? Did either of you see anyone else in the store just now?"
The judge rubbed his eyes, acting extremely exaggeratedly.
He asked the ghost guards standing upright on his left and right behind him.
The two ghost guards immediately understood and shook their heads repeatedly.
They complained silently in their hearts.
Where did the wind come from in the underworld?! Even if there was wind, as a judge, you couldn't possibly get your eyes irritated!
What could they do? This was their boss after all. They could only pretend to be blind along with him.
"No, no. We didn't see anything. The wind in the Crown Prince Hall is really a bit strong today. Our eyes are also a bit irritated."
The two ghost guards were so sensible that the judge nodded in satisfaction.
He slapped the gavel and summoned the next ghost to come up for trial.
Xiaotuanzi, who had chased out, had already stopped the Black and White Impermanence and the ghost woman.
The Black Impermanence lowered his head, looking at the short figure at his feet, and smiled gently, "Good girl Niannian, the 18th level of hell is not a fun place. You go back to the Crown Prince Hall and wait for us first. We'll come to find you after we send her there."
"No, no. I have a question. I want to ask this ghost woman auntie."
Niannian shook her head repeatedly.
She heard from her father that the bad aunt who had made the decision to steal her from home had escaped and was now missing. They couldn't contact her at all.
Her father had been worried about this for a long time.
She wanted to ask this ghost woman auntie if she could find that bad aunt, so that her father wouldn't be so worried anymore.
"Then ask your question."
The Black and White Impermanence looked at each other, a bit confused about what Xiaotuanzi was up to.
Normally, Niannian liked to come and play, but she always obeyed the rules very well.
She had never been so reckless before.
It seemed that the question she wanted to ask must be very important to Xiaotuanzi.
So they didn't stop her.
"Ghost woman auntie, do you know where that bad aunt who asked you to steal me is? Can you contact her?"
Niannian was very polite. Even though the person standing in front of her was a heinous bad person, she still maintained the humility one should have when asking for help.
The ghost woman stared at Niannian for a long time. Her mind went blank.
Xiaotuanzi was really too delicate and cute.
Such a child was very rare.
After a closer look, she easily recognized that this child was the one she had stolen from the hospital back then.