Yu said that the underworld is similar to the environment of the living world—it's not a pitch-black space. There is daytime and nighttime just the same. The difference is that during daytime in the underworld, the sky has a somewhat grayish, hazy quality.
The people of the underworld show no expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. They neither eat nor drink. They live in houses appropriate to the era of their time, awaiting reincarnation.
Those who have just died are led by the underworld envoys to the Hall of King Yama to await judgment. They wear the clothes they had on at the moment of death, not white robes.
The deceased do not converse with one another, because their memories and wisdom have been taken away.
The memories and wisdom of the deceased awaiting judgment are transformed into scrolls, which the Civil Judge organizes for key points. The volume of materials is enormous and the contents complex, leaving the Civil Judge with almost no time to rest.
The Civil Judge uses the writing tools of that era (such as a brush pen) to transcribe the preliminary judgment materials onto another scroll, attaching relevant legal regulations as appropriate. In this way, King Yama can adjudicate cases quickly and accurately.
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