370: The Ghost King is the Emperor?

“I’m just a monk... hmm, you still haven’t answered, are you an emperor from a previous dynasty?”

Tang Ku sneered, “An emperor from a previous dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang!”

The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King lowered his head and remained silent, so Tang Ku knew he had guessed correctly.

The crowd beside them was confused, and Pigsy opened his mouth, but Wu Zhen spoke first: “Master, Master, I know, I know... In order to pose as that, uh, Princess, I studied previous history books too! This Yang Guang was a tyrant, but... but how did you know he was Yang Guang?”

“I, of course, wasn’t sure either, which is why I was asking him, but with his attitude, I’m already certain!”

Tang Ku looked at the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King and chuckled: “Besides someone from an imperial family, who else would be so greedy for worldly power that even after becoming a ghost, he would want to take back his own empire? And as for someone with an old grudge against the Li Tang and who is closest to this era, it can only be that former Emperor Yang of Sui, who valued power more than his own life!”

The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King raised his head, a flash of light in his eyes, then shook his head helplessly and said: “Monk, you really are a terrifying fellow. Just based on that, you could determine who I am? That’s right, I am the former Emperor of Sui, Emperor Yang, Yang Guang! Do you know why I led these demons and ghosts to attack Chang’an? It was to take back the world that originally belonged to me...”

“Bah!”

Tang Ku didn’t hold back at all, spat in his face, and said: “Have you no shame? Have you no shame? How long have you been dead? How long has Li Yuan been dead? The people of this world are sitting securely, why should you, a dead ghost, be the emperor?

Heavenly Dao is clear, don’t you understand? You did so many stupid things back then, it was only right that you lost the world. Besides, even if you wanted revenge, you should go to the Underworld and take revenge on Yuwen Huaji, right? What’s the point of bullying a bunch of juniors here?

Damn it, do you really think this Buddha is so easy to fool?

Speak, you’ve only been dead for a hundred years, where did you get such powerful magic? And who threw you into Red Boy’s Physical Body? Who gave you that mysterious Law power? What is the real purpose of the person who sent you to besiege Chang’an? If you don’t speak, do you believe that I really have a way to torture you until you wish you were dead?”

Tang Ku’s series of questions left everyone around stunned.

“His... his goal isn’t just as simple as seizing the throne? Uh... wait...”

Yang Jian suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help but shudder, “I remember, Darwin once said that Red Boy... is in his hands, right!”

The Bull Demon King and his wife also came back to their senses, then turned their heads in shock, looking at Tang Ku and saying: “Holy Monk, this... this is Darwin’s doing?”

Tang Ku looked at the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King’s shocked expression and chuckled playfully: “What, surprised?”

“You... why do you know these things?”

The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King sighed suddenly, shook his head, and smiled bitterly: “Things have come to this, even if I don’t say it, you can guess it... That’s right, this Physical Body was found for me by Darwin, and I was caught by him from Mang Mountain. He also said that as long as I had this Physical Body, I could turn myself into an invincible War God, and have the chance to take down the Great Tang’s empire with thousands of demons and ghosts...”

Tang Ku nodded: “Mmhmm... and then, and then?”

The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King suddenly sighed: “However, when I entered this Physical Body, I discovered that there was still a complete soul inside... He calls himself Red Boy and wanted to fight me for control of this Physical Body. But... with Darwin’s help, plus the fact that I still have residual imperial Qi, I managed to suppress him temporarily. However, in order to prevent him from rebelling in my consciousness, I promised not to hurt his parents...”

“So that’s how it is... my poor child... you, you give me back my child!”

Princess Iron Fan turned around and lunged at the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him hard, “You give me back my child, give me back my child!”

“Alright, alright, even if you shake him to death, you won’t be able to get Red Boy out, right?”

Tang Ku pulled Rakshasi away and looked at the Bull Demon King: “You should manage your wife too!”

The Bull Demon King shrugged: “I can’t!”

Rakshasi turned her head to look at the Bull Demon King: “You want to manage me?!”

The old bull hurriedly turned his head away and whistled at the sky.

“...”

Tang Ku couldn’t help but cough lightly, then said: “Then how did the two of you get caught?”

“It’s a long story!”

Princess Iron Fan smiled bitterly and helplessly: “These demons and ghosts were actually contacted by my husband and me to help the Holy Monk. Who would have thought that Darwin would kill his way out halfway, and without a word, threw this crappy Ghost King and my son’s Physical Body in front of us. After this Ghost King possessed him, his magic was very strong. The Bull Demon King and I joined forces and could barely suppress him, but...”

“But you were afraid of hurting Red Boy’s Physical Body, so you were tied up, and in the end, you were captured, right?”

Tang Ku snapped his fingers and said: “Then everything is clear... Hmm, what exactly did that old guy Darwin send you here for? Is it just to simply snatch a throne and the imperial jade seal?”

“What else could it be for?”

The Ghost King curled his lips and said: “I don’t know about other things, but his deal with me was just this. Once I get the imperial jade seal and hand it to him, I can securely sit on the throne for a few hundred years. It’s that simple!”

“Heh, you’ve been an emperor before, and you believe whatever he says? Isn’t that just being an idiot?”

Tang Ku sneered.

“The conditions he offered were too consistent with my nature; I had no reason not to believe him!”

The Ghost King stared with round eyes, glaring at Tang Ku.

“Then did he say anything else, like having you execute any other tasks?”

Tang Ku suddenly asked.

“No, just that!”

The Ghost King snorted coldly: “Hmph, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. I am an emperor from a previous dynasty; how could he possibly have the qualifications to direct my actions? What a joke!”

“Oh, I see. Then how did you, an emperor, become a prisoner?”

Wu Zhen held up a finger to the Ghost King: “As far as I know... it’s happened more than once!”

The Ghost King was almost so angry he vomited blood, but after a long while, he finally said: “Actually, I know his purpose isn’t simple, but the two of us are getting what we need, so originally there was no need to know so much...”

Tang Ku snorted coldly: “Then have you thought about it? Once the imperial jade seal is really taken away by him, even if you become the emperor, how long can you sit on the throne? The Luck will drain away with the disappearance of the seal, and at that time, the entire land of China will be finished!”

The Ghost King remained silent.

“Alright, alright... hmm, Holy Monk, it’s not that I, the Bull Demon King, don’t trust you, but do you... really have a way to save my son?”

The Bull Demon King said helplessly: “If... if there’s no way, then it’s still... then it’s still... sigh!”

Tang Ku knew what he wanted to say, but he shook his head and said: “Things haven’t reached that point yet... hehe, actually, I already have an idea, and that is, to take a trip into his Sea of Consciousness!”