"Before you go in, tell that thing behind you to retract its aura. It might scare the inhabitants of the underworld."

Chu Ze seemed to have something against Qing Huai and was not very polite in his words to him.

"It's a pity I didn't bring a knife." Bai Ningning looked at Qinghuai, feeling somewhat troubled. "Can you hide your presence? Pretend to be an ordinary ghost..."

Qing Huai's expression became even more ferocious, but he obediently restrained his aura, lowered his presence, and followed Bai Ningning silently.

Qing Huai: “…”

Chu Ze: “…”

"This is Area 1."

The houses are well-maintained, with rows of neatly arranged four-story apartments that look as if they were copied and pasted together. They look much more orderly than the Palace of Hell.

Chu Ze took her on a tour of the streets, introducing them to her: "These were all built by the previous King of Hell. They are used to shelter ghosts who don't want to be reborn but are kind and don't cause trouble."

Chu Ze and Bai Ningning walked slowly along the street. From time to time, ghosts would greet them with a smile, and Chu Ze would nod in response.

Bai Ningning wondered: "Do ghosts also need to sleep?"

Chu Ze smiled: "You don't have to sleep, but you have to have a place to go."

Bai Ningning seemed to understand, but not quite, thinking it was just a habit of life, that even as a ghost she wanted to maintain human living habits.

"It's working hours now, so there aren't many ghosts around here." Chu Ze continued, "You earn points by working here, and you can exchange them for things at the Hades Palace. The living requirements aren't high, just don't cause trouble."

Bai Ningning was puzzled: "Work?"

Chu Ze stretched and lazily explained, "For example, repairing buildings, maintaining order in the underworld, and so on. These ghosts also need a certain herb to survive long-term. It's usually controlled by the underworld, but they also help pick it. In short, it's not a lot, but it's not something."

Bai Ningning: "Will there be no room?"

Chu Ze: "No, this place is empty most of the time. If you don't have a firm reason to stay, you won't be able to stand the boredom of the ghost world for long and will apply for rebirth on your own. If you cling to it for too long, you may develop evil thoughts. Once you become an evil ghost, I will roll you into a ball and throw you into the Forgetful River to fry fish."

Bai Ningning said coldly: "Your second son may not be able to hold on."

Chu Ze drooped his brows and forced a smile: "There's nothing I can do. This is the way to handle it with the least impact."

"Area 2 is for long-term residents, waiting for people. Some wait for one or two years, some for ten or twenty. They used to like squatting by the Naihe Bridge, disrupting order. It's really... Friends and family members clearly sense it after arriving in the underworld, yet they still insist on 'seeing is believing' and insist on going there in person to wait..."

Bai Ningning rarely showed a relatively gentle smile: "It's because you are waiting for someone very important, so you want to see him/her earlier."

Chu Ze led her on and continued walking: "District 3 is for good citizens who are staying temporarily. I won't introduce it in detail. The mobility here is quite high."

Bai Ningning asked: "Are all these areas for ghosts to live in?"

Chu Ze: "No, the 4th area in front is where the Impermanence Ghost Envoys rest."

Bai Ningning nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this acting King of Hell had not been corrupted by the capitalists and did not force the underworld staff to work inhumane overtime without rest all year round.

The ghost messengers are all dressed similarly, but the words on their heads seem to be written by themselves, and each one is different.

The most outrageous one actually wrote "get rich overnight".

Bai Ningning asked, "Are the two sent to Qingwei Mountain any different from them?"

Chu Ze was a little surprised: "Did you meet?"

Bai Ningning: "...I thought your sons had at least informed you."

Chu Ze felt a little uncomfortable with what she said. He scratched his hair casually and explained, "The eldest and third brother are ordinary people. Going to the underworld will do them no good. Only Xiaoyan knows a little about metaphysics, but he can't leave Wangchuan. He and I rarely run into each other."

Bai Ningning sighed softly, and she wasn't just sighing for anyone.

She summarized it lightly: "They took the wrong road, but they recognized the 'Third Young Master of the King of Hell's Family' and chatted for a while."

"It's really amazing that they still remember..." Chu Ze sighed, nodding in response to the Impermanence Ghost Envoys who greeted him along the way, and introduced them to Bai Ningning bit by bit, "They are the two bosses of the Impermanence Ghost Envoys. The ghost envoys also have specific divisions of labor, but it's not my responsibility, so I can't introduce you to much."

Bai Ningning walked through four districts and saw that everything was harmonious and the ghosts lived happily. She wondered, "Isn't this well-managed? Why do you describe it as if the underworld is about to collapse..."

Chu Ze's steps became heavier, and he walked forward slowly: "Further ahead, it will be a different scene."

At the edge of Area 4 and Area 5, Bai Ningning saw a thick and long white dividing line.

The first three districts just have some gaps between the buildings, and there are no obvious dividing lines.

In order, it should be zone 5, and there is no difference from the first four zones when observed with the naked eye.

Chu Ze: "The security in District 5 is pretty good. After all, we're neighbors with the ghost messengers, so people living here are generally quite peaceful."

Bai Ningning: "Is it different from the previous districts?"

Chu Ze: "Yes, from District 5 onwards, you can live anywhere. I can only say that the closer you are to District 4, the better the security."

Bai Ningning looked up and noticed that someone in the building was secretly observing them.

As soon as she raised her head, those who were looking out from the building quickly retracted their heads, fearing that they would be discovered by her.

Bai Ningning realized that the most obvious difference might be that the people in the first four districts could greet the King of Hell openly and honestly, but there was no such voice in the fifth district.

And after they appeared here, it was obviously much quieter than the previous four areas.

Bai Ningning: "Are they afraid of you?"

Chu Ze walked forward without looking away: "People who have done something wrong are afraid of the law enforcement officers. Isn't this normal?"

Bai Ningning: "That's not right, is it? If you really did something wrong, how could you dare to live so close to the law enforcement officer?"

Chu Ze replied lazily: "Quite sharp."

Bai Ningning heard ghosts whispering——

"Didn't we play a round today? Why are you here again?"

"What's up with that little girl next to him? She smells kind of nice..."

"I think you're itching for trouble. You dare to dream of someone close to King Chu? Be careful that he'll throw you into the River of Oblivion and fry you."

"Hide quickly! He has very good hearing, be careful of getting into trouble..."

Bai Ningning: “…”

What he meant by patrolling the streets was not to pick out a few troublemakers, beat them up, and then throw them into the River of Forgetfulness as a warning to others, right?

Chu Ze glanced at Qing Huai and immediately felt unhappy. The two of them disliked each other and couldn't stand each other anyway.

Chu Ze said to Bai Ningning, "Starting from the next area, you can let him release a little bit of his aura, but not too much, or it will easily cause trouble. You can gradually let him go later, provided that it is within your control."

Bai Ningning was struggling with how to give instructions.

Chu Ze was a little surprised that Qing Huai didn't react at all when Bai Ningning didn't say anything.

Although Bai Ningning had no idea how to use her abilities, the King of Hell's innate power of suppression was fully demonstrated in her.

Bai Ningning suddenly had an idea: "Qinghuai, suppressing it to the same level as Sister Juan at the beginning, is that okay?"

Qing Huai: “…”

It's possible, but it's not pleasant.

You have to do it even if you are unhappy.

Bai Ningning didn't expect him to be able to do it. She was so surprised that her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but applaud: "How amazing!"

Qing Huai: “…”

Forget it. Considering that you are a little girl who knows nothing, I will forgive you this time.

Chu Ze coughed lightly and regained his sense of presence: "This is barely a neutral zone. The further you go, the more evil spirits there are. I've beaten them up before, but there might be some fearless troublemakers."

Bai Ningning was puzzled: "Aren't you sending him to reincarnation?"

Isn't that what happens in TV dramas? Evil people are sent to the animal realm for reincarnation.

Chu Ze lowered his voice: "Only the King of Hell has this ability, I don't. Now I can only rely on bluffing to make them voluntarily enter the reincarnation - otherwise I will throw them into the River of Oblivion."

Bai Ningning: “…”

Is this what they call physical submission and hardcore reasoning?

Chu Ze: "The volume is too large, so I can only pick a few representatives every day."

Bai Ningning praised: "You really win people over with your virtue—"

Chu Ze wondered: "Why are you talking so sarcastic?"

Bai Ningning smiled and changed the subject: "Did you have these muscles when you were alive, or did you develop them in the underworld?"

Chu Ze was speechless, his eyebrows drooping a little: "I'm not dead yet."

"ah?"

Chu Ze waved his hand, indicating that he would not bother with her: "Like you, I am a living soul. I won't go into details, but it is true that I was trained in the underworld. There is no other way. Without some strength, I can't suppress these evil spirits at all."

Bai Ningning noticed that these ghosts became bolder as time went on.

When they reached Area 7, the evil spirits made no secret of their eagerness to watch them.

Bai Ningning ordered without looking away, "Qinghuai, from now on, your aura should be just a little bit stronger than the strongest ghost present."

In other words, the stronger the enemy, the stronger he becomes.

Chu Ze raised his eyebrows: "Are you so confident in him?"

Bai Ningning had never thought about this problem before. After being reminded by Chu Ze, she felt that Qinghuai was indeed too strong - he was the most powerful ghost she had ever seen, no doubt about it.

She gave a thumbs-up. "Super strong—can break through this! Right, Qinghuai?"

"Um."

Qing Huai responded softly, still unhappy.

Bai Ningning added softly, "But don't really penetrate it. If they don't come to provoke us, we will stay put."

"They?" Chu Ze expressed doubt. "You can fight them too? How? Throw them into the Wangchuan River like I did?"

Bai Ningning took the credit without blushing or beating her heart: "No, I'm in charge of the command."

I just said it casually, and subconsciously felt that Qinghuai was on the same side as her.

Bai Ningning started to act arrogantly, "In your place, it shouldn't be illegal for ghosts to eat ghosts, right?"

Chu Ze looked up at the sky and responded lazily: "Self-defense is not against the law, but those who take the initiative to attack will be blacklisted."

The sky in the underworld is not beautiful, it is dark and turbid, and it is the same color no matter what time it is. The thicker the ghost energy is, the gloomier it becomes.

"I'll stay away from you guys to avoid being affected." Chu Ze deliberately slowed down his pace and after putting some distance between them, he muttered vaguely, "The little girl is quite good at making people angry."

Obviously, the indicators that Bai Ningning set for Qinghuai provoked these leading ghosts - they just happened to be slightly stronger than themselves, but they might be able to defeat them if they put up a fight.

What's the difference between allowing such a ghost to walk around unscrupulously in your own territory and openly declaring war?

Soon, Bai Ningning was blocked by a group of ghosts.

Bai Ningning gave Qing Huai a sly smile: "Eat as much as you can as long as you don't feel uncomfortable. You really need them to replenish your energy, right?"

"really."

Qinghuai finally showed his first smile since coming to the underworld.

"No matter how I look at it, it feels like a villain's smile..."

This is Bai Ningning's comment on this.

Qinghuai's ghost energy swept over like a wave, swallowed up the ghost blocking the road, and then quickly recovered to its original state.

The streets were clean and spotless, as if no one had ever been there.

The ghosts who witnessed all this widened their eyes in horror, and quickly covered their mouths as if they wanted to scream, for fear that they would be discovered and targeted.

Chu Ze snorted and muttered to himself, "He's quite strong. Fortunately, this guy is not in the underworld..."

The spies in the next block were so frightened that they scrambled back to their own block to report the news, shouting along the way: "The devil monsters are here to sting the law enforcement - everyone, please stay away! Don't be fooled!"

Bai Ningning: “…”

She turned her head and looked at Chu Ze: "What image do they have of you?"

Chu Ze shrugged and spread his hands: "It's none of my business."

Bai Ningning pointed at the sky in the distance, which was as dark as black sesame paste, and asked, "Is it getting more chaotic the further we go?"

Speaking of the last area, Chu Ze also felt a headache: "Yes, Area 10 is almost their Gu breeding fierce battle area, there are no ghosts that are easy to deal with."

Bai Ningning: "Oh~! Self-service paradise!"

Chu Ze: “?”