In the darkness, Baili Xin felt his sleeves being rolled up by the man.
The man's slightly calloused fingers pressed on Baili Xin's wrist, and his hoarse voice caressed Baili Xin's ear: "When we meet again, I will take all the rewards with interest."
The warm breath sprinkled on the neck. Because of the posture, the young man could only raise his head. The flickering candlelight fell and sprinkled on the deep soft neck.
The snow-capped peaks are dotted with red plum blossoms.
The mottled patches of fallen mud reveal a fragile beauty after being ravaged.
Dijia stared at Hongmei. Although his eyes were deep, he still did whatever he wanted.
He just left those words and left reluctantly.
After all, the identity of "Mysterious Man" was just a product of his momentary desire, but it would be inappropriate if he really used this identity to do something else.
Youth is so beautiful and should not be treated like this.
He likes young people and wants to give them the best in the world: matchmaking, six engagements, a big red sedan chair, and a formal marriage. None of these can be missing.
Looking at the young man's face which became more pure and innocent because of his confusion, Dijia became more determined in his decision.
He was even so ashamed of his past dirty thoughts that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
The young man is just an ordinary mortal, but he still cares about the people and helps so many lives.
On the other hand, I, the Lord of the Underworld, the King of Hell, only have those dirty things in my mind.
I simply don't deserve it.
What if I don't deserve him?! Even if I don't deserve him, he's still mine!
As the young man's expression became more and more dazed, Dijia let him go. Before leaving, he did not forget to help Baili Xin remove the restraints that covered his eyes.
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A minute later, Baili Xin regained his vision.
Beneath the expression that looks as steady as an old dog, there is a heart that is as crazy as a wild horse.
Baili Xin: "..."
I'm about to take off my pants, and you're done
Are you not capable of that
Baili Xin pursed his lips, lifted his sleeves and looked at the place where Dijia had just touched.
Where there were black marks and chains before, it has turned into a red plum blossom shape.
The bright red color dotted on the fair skin, I wonder what it means.
Baili Xin sighed secretly, and while sorting out his clothes, he began to look around.
This is a bedroom, decorated in an antique style. There are not many pieces of furniture inside, but each piece of furniture is made of top-quality ancient sandalwood. If you smell it carefully, you can also smell a faint scent of grass.
Baili Xin stood up from the bed and just as he walked to the door to leave, the tightly closed door was pulled open from the outside.
Dijia's sharp and arrogant face immediately came into view.
Baili Xin spoke almost subconsciously: "Why are you..." coming back again
Halfway through his words, he thought of something and quickly bit his lip, rolling the remaining words in his throat before swallowing them down.
Oh my god, the mysterious man left and the one who came was the kind-hearted Diga. He was just an ordinary little cutie who knew nothing.
Dijia looked at Baili Xin suspiciously. Baili Xin suddenly had an idea and grabbed Dijia's sleeves and said in grievance: "Why did you come just now?"
"Where is this place?"
Emperor Ga: “…”
I deserve to die for scaring him like this!
"This is... uh," the man swallowed secretly, "This is the bedroom of the King of Hell."
"I went to the eighth floor to look for you after I was done with my work, and that's where I found you. Fortunately, you had my scent on you, so I was able to find you here."
"Let's go, let's get out of here first."
Baili Xin pointed at the bed that he had made a bit messy, "Do you need to fix it?"
Although anything can be done, the raised folds on the bed surface always make people imagine.
Dijia blushed slightly, "Okay, go quickly, I'll wait for you."
The young man hesitated for two seconds, walked to the bed, bent down and began to make the bed meticulously.
The man stood behind the young man, staring at his raised waist (pigu) in a trance.
It was not until the young man had tidied himself and turned around that Dijia retracted his gaze and stared at the ground seriously, "But back to the point, were you on the King of Hell's bed just now?"
The young man hesitated for a moment, "Yes, but not what you think."
The man suddenly said, his eyebrows suddenly became wild, "What am I thinking?"
"It was a fake bed for the King of Hell before, but now it's the real bed for the King of Hell. It seems like you and the King of Hell have an indissoluble bond."
"Ah," Baili Xin blushed and shook his head, "Oh, what? I've seen what the King of Hell looks like. I was brought here by the mysterious man first. Let's leave here quickly. I have evil intentions and don't want to cause trouble. If I am discovered by the ghost catcher now, I will definitely not be able to explain myself."
"Yes, are there guards outside? Dijia, who are you, and why can you enter and leave the King of Hell's bedroom freely?"
"I'm just an ordinary ghost messenger. I just spend more time in contact with the King of Hell, so I'm familiar with the patrol arrangements in the King of Hell's Palace, so I can come in." Dijia explained briefly, "While walking, what did you find on the eighth floor?"
Walking out of the room, there is a long corridor outside.
The corridor outside was empty and there was someone guarding it.
Baili Xin followed behind Dijia, taking out his discovery on the 18th floor and the bag of red powder as he walked.
"Do you know what this is?"
Dijia took out a little from it and said, "It smells like Lycoris radiata pollen, but there's also a little bit of another smell."
"Yes, I smelled it too, but I don't know what it is. I found this next to the Saint's Box. You are a ghost messenger, so you should be more familiar with everything here than I am. What is the function of Lycoris radiata pollen?"
Dijia's eyes were gloomy. He stared at the red powder for a while before returning it to Baili Xin: "It contains not only the pollen of Lycoris radiata, but also the ashes of a newborn baby spirit."
"When infant spirits are just born, they have the strongest vitality. The person who developed this powder should have cremated the newborn infant spirits directly to make the powder. Lycoris radiata has the ability to guide yin and yang. If these two things are mixed in a certain proportion and combined with spells, it can bring the dead back to life."
"But this is against the will of heaven after all, and the effect of the medicine will not last long."
"I also saw this in a forbidden book. When it was first invented, people robbed it for a while because no one knew what it was made of. Later, the recipe was leaked and it became extremely cruel. The person who made the recipe was executed and his soul was scattered. The recipe also became a forbidden technique."
The two turned a corner and the corridor in front became longer.
There is a distinction between day and night in the underworld, and torches are hung in the surrounding corridors all year round.
Baili Xin glanced at the walls, on which were engraved various figures, each with different postures and movements.
The low-key and luxurious light golden background was covered with white mist, and beneath the thick mist was a picture of a hundred ghosts parading at night.
So lifelike, it looks just like the real thing.
The flickering torches made the human figures appear light and dark, with the shadows floating.
How strange! Let me take another look.
Baili Xin stared at the surrounding walls for a long time. While staring, he also had time to communicate with Dijia, "I remembered something. When we first arrived in Yanwang Town, we saw an old man who turned into a paper man and turned into a human after eating the fruit of the red spider lily. Could it be that what he ate at that time was this kind of thing?"
Dijia noticed Baili Xin's gaze and swallowed nervously, "It's very likely. What are you looking at?"
Baili Xin took the time to look at Dijia, then stopped at a wall, "I always feel that these portraits are very realistic, just like the real thing."
Dijia: "Haha, after all, it is the palace of the King of Hell, it must be much more realistic."
"The fruit you just had should be a test product."
"It's possible to bring the dead back to life for a short period of time, but it's still very difficult to bring a saint out of the Eight Levels of Hell. It's unprecedented and will never be repeated."
"I roughly know how that thing brought out the saint."
"Avici Hell punishes people after death. Once Avici Hell senses the breath of a living person in the punished person, there will be a brief hesitation."
"The powder of Lycoris radiata connects yin and yang, and the ashes of the infant spirit give life to the soul. This is true for ordinary dead souls, but that was a saint who died completely. Only by gathering enough life force can he briefly show the breath of a living person."
"The moment the punishment hesitated, he escaped from it."
"This also explains why Yanwang Town is a dead city. All the living people in it have their vitality absorbed and turned into paper figures."
Baili Xin frowned: "Now that the saint has absorbed the vital energy and escaped, should the victims be saved?"
Dijia: "I'm not sure, but it's very likely."
Baili Xin stared at the torch on the wall in a daze.
From this perspective, this was a premeditated rescue.
The fake King of Hell marries a woman and uses innocent women to create a baby spirit.
Then he absorbed all the lives of everyone in Yanwang Town. So many people died just to rescue a saint.
For some reason, Baili Xin suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness and depression.
In the face of absolute power, perhaps many lives are small and fragile.
The life of a saint is life, but the life of others is not life
All lives are created equal. We should not feel that the other person is so insignificant just because he or she is just a mayfly.
All life that has survived has been left behind through billions of years of genetic selection.
Who is nobler than who
But now, the person behind the scenes is risking everyone's life to save one person.
The despair and resentment of the weak appeared in Baili Xin's heart at this moment.
His fists were clenched so tightly that they began to turn white before he even noticed it. Baili Xin's eyes, which were usually lazy and free-spirited, were now filled with anger, and surging magma was spreading underneath, ready to explode.
A barely perceptible red light flashed in his eyes, and just as he was lost in thought, a big hand grabbed his hand without warning.
The hands were a little cold, but they were like a gentle rain that extinguished the anger surging in his heart.
Baili Xin was stunned for a moment, and the red light in his eyes disappeared.
He turned his head to look at Dijia who was concerned about him, and a feeling of disobedience flashed through his heart.
I always feel something is wrong. Although he is a passionate person, he has always had strong self-control. No matter how angry he is, he shouldn't be like this.
But just now, it seemed that his anger was almost uncontrollable.
Dijia's expression was calm, but his eyes showed concern: "Are you okay? You seemed to be in a bad mood just now."
Baili Xin shook his head: "What, let's go."
Dijia: "Where do you want to go?"
Baili Xin: "What clues? If possible, I want to look at the Book of Life and Death. Dijia, can you and I look at it?"
Emperor Ga: “…”
Yes, yes, yes, of course!
Dijia put his fist to his mouth and coughed softly, "I just happen to know where the Book of Life and Death is stored. Come with me."
The two continued to walk forward, and their figures gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Even from a distance, I could vaguely hear the conversation between the two people.
Baili Xin: "Dijia, the King of Hell is the Lord of the Underworld after all, how come the guards are so weak? We have been walking for such a long time, how come we haven't seen a single ghost?"
Dijia: "You are also the Lord of the Underworld. A man this strong doesn't need guards."
Baili Xin: "Is the King of Hell very strong?"
Dijia: "Of course, the strongest in the underworld... No, the strongest in the world."
Baili Xin: "Hiss, he seems very powerful, but how does he compare to you? Who is more powerful between the two of you?"
Dijia: "Well, it's really not good. It's mainly about the competition."
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The frozen figure on the originally quiet wall began to move.
"Wow, is that the princess?! She's so pretty, no wonder Lord Yan Wang hasn't married in all these years, it turns out good days are still to come."
"It is me. The one who can make Lord Yanwang go to the sea must be a mermaid, as expected."
"Ahhh, the princess's hand touched me just now. Her hand is so tender. I like this princess."
"Haha, Lord Yama likes it too. You better be careful. I just saw Lord Yama glaring at you."
"Why did our Lord Yan Wang suddenly come out and ask us to hide? It turns out that he was afraid of scaring Lady Princess. Tsk tsk tsk, I used to think that Lord Yan Wang was not capable, but now that he is so wild, we can find out and take him to bed directly."
"Well, Lord Yan Wang just came to me and asked me about the specifications of the matchmaking six engagements."
"Wow! Hehehe, something happy is about to happen in our Hades Palace!"
The firelight flickered, and the little people carved on the wall danced and sang.
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Studio.
Wow, it turns out that these figures are ghost messengers. Isn't this the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons come true? Who could have imagined this
God Xin seemed to have thought of it. The way I looked at God Xin just now, I seemed to have discovered something.
After all, they are ghosts, so their existence is definitely different from that of us humans. But I never thought that these murals were alive.
God Xin seemed very angry just now.
That's not anger, that's grief, right
Put yourself in their shoes. If I were a villager, and I had to be killed like an ant in order to revive others, I would also feel resentful.
Yes, it was more than just being killed. I was already angry enough about being brought in by this damn system, not to mention being killed. They were killed without any resistance, what's the difference between them and us being chased by ghosts every time? It pissed me off!
It's so funny, it hits our pain point.
woo woo woo woo.
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Dijia took Baili Xin and turned left and right, and came to a tightly closed red door.
Dijia: "This is the study where the King of Hell usually works, and the Book of Life and Death is kept inside."
Dijia was just about to push the door open when two figures suddenly emerged from the study.
The two men were floating silently, one in white and the other in black.
When their eyes met, both parties were stunned.
Emperor Ga: “…”
Ghost Messenger: “…”
Ghost Messenger: “Greetings—”
Dijia coughed hard and looked at Baili Xin calmly: "Don't panic, I just used invisibility, others can't see us."
"These two are the ghost messengers of the King of Hell's Palace. They are responsible for cleaning the King of Hell's study on a daily basis."
The two ghost officials, one white and one black, looked at each other, and then looked towards Dijia's position.
White Ghost: "Uh, so we can't see anything?"
The black ghost licked his lips dryly and blinked at Dijia: "Really?"
Dijia glared at them with a cold face: "..."
You two pieces of trash, get out of here now.
The black and white ghosts understood this time. They immediately raised their heads and floated past Dijia and Bailixin. As they walked, they said, "Get up. Do you know where Lord Yanwang has gone?"
"I don't know. I didn't see him at all. One day, I couldn't see Lord Yama at all. It was like he was invisible."
"Wow, Lord Yama can turn invisible, that's awesome."
Emperor Ga: “…”
How did he find out before that there were so many idiots in his palace
Baili Xin blinked his eyes and said, "Dijia, you are so great. You are so foresighted. I didn't even notice that you used the invisibility technique."
Dijia: “???”
He discovered this?! Why is his baby so innocent and kind? How can he let her go without worrying about it? Wouldn't she be cheated and have to help others count money
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Studio.
Hahahaha, no, my friends, I can’t live without laughing.
Boss: Damn it, these two poor actors are totally unmanageable.
The big guy stared at their background, lost in deep thought.
God Xin: It was me who almost held on.
Two great actors lead two terrible actors, and life just passes by in a muddle.
Ghost: I don't know what happened at the time. I was so scared. Fortunately, we reacted quickly and made up for it. The King of Hell will definitely praise us.
Hahahaha, you guys have taken all the bamboo shoots on the mountain.
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After watching the two ghost officials leave, the two men pushed the door and walked in.
The decorations of the study and the King of Hell's bedroom are similar, simple yet elegant and noble.
Dijia even felt sorry for Baili Xin's trouble in looking for books, so he directly pulled Baili Xin to the back of the study, led him to a room with ease, and pointed to a huge book, "Look, this is the Book of Life and Death."
Anyway, the baby is so stupid that no one can even notice such poor acting skills, so it shouldn't be a problem if he is bolder.
Baili Xin: "..."
Don’t you even want to pretend now
Baili Xin stared at the book of life and death that was almost as tall as a table: "Is this the only book of life and death?"
Dijia: "Yes, only this one, no one is cheated."
Baili Xin: "I was planning to read the page that was destroyed by the saint."
Dijia: "Okay, I'll find it for you, sit down."
Then, Dijia found a tall stool from the side, asked Baili Xin to sit down, and then he skillfully flipped through the huge book of life and death in front of him, and spoke as he flipped through the books.
"The Book of Life and Death has been attacked twice. Once by a monkey, and once by this saint."
“Because there are so few, the locations are easy to remember.”
As he spoke, his fingers that were flipping quickly slowly stopped, and the Book of Life and Death stopped on a page, "This is the page that was destroyed by the saint."
Dijia moved sideways to make enough space for Baili Xin.
Baili Xin looked over and saw that every page of Yuan's book of life and death had a name recorded on it.
The name is followed by the date of birth, time of birth, time of death, and place of reincarnation.
On the page that Dijia turned to, the right side was intact, but the left side was severely damaged.
Scarlet blood stained the Book of Life and Death, and black ink blackened the area where the name should be, making it impossible to see the name of the person on it.
Baili Xin: "Yingniang's name is under this ink?"
Dijia: “Yes.”
Baili Xin: "You were reincarnated in the Yingniang method before, and to atone for your sins, you spent every day by the bridge exposed to the wind and sun, making Mengpo soup. But judging from the range of the ink, it seems that it's not just you who has been erased. What about others?"
Dijia: "There are indeed innocent people involved. Although it is a bit helpless, we have brought all these people back to the underworld. Since they cannot be reincarnated, we have arranged a destination for them."
"Those who have the ability and ideas will be ghost messengers, and those who want to live comfortably we will send them to the living soul area."
"Although this is the fault of the saint, it is because we have kept an eye on the Book of Life and Death, so we in the underworld have failed in our duty. We should take care of these innocent people involved if we can."
Baili Xin: "So these people are still under your surveillance? Except for Meng Po and Ying Niang, are they all normal?"
Dijia: "Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons visit these people every year. I know what you are thinking, and the Hades also thinks of what you are worried about."
"We have also thought about whether someone here could have used the saint to transcend the five elements and escape from life and death. But we have looked into his life in detail and there is no problem."
"Every year, I visit them to comfort them and see if they have any problems."
"After so many years, they have always been normal. The ghost officials work diligently, and the residents of the Soul District are law-abiding."
Baili Xin was confused. He looked at the ink and said, "Excuse me, can I see the list of these people?"
Dijia pulled out a small booklet from the side and said, "It's just a coincidence that I came here. Sometimes I visit these people involved, so I just happen to know where these books are."
Baili Xin: "..."
Why don’t we just come clean, he can’t continue the performance any longer.
The other party seemed to be treating him as a fool. Was he being arrogant
So angry.