Chapter 116: Retirement Day 116: I’ve been waiting for this day...

——A small employee of Luofengshan.

As soon as these seven words came out, not only the young employee himself felt guilty, but also Lin Yanluo who gave the young employee as a treasure to Sang Qiqi, and Xin Ji who blurted out the secret.

The two Yama Kings looked at each other.

Lin Yanluo's eyes read: You want to die? Is that something you can say?

Xin Ji retorted with a look in his eyes: What a ghost, who would have thought that she knew nothing.

The atmosphere gradually grew quiet, stagnant, and strange, making even the ghosts feel a little breathless. Some people racked their brains to think of a way to turn the tide. Someone slammed the table with a loud and confident voice, "Bullshit! When did the dignified Lord of Fengdu become a small employee of Luofengshan?! Who is spreading rumors here?"

Lin Yanluo: “…”

Xin Ji: “…”

Duan Sui: “…”

The three ghosts turned their heads and looked at Peng Su in unison, with disbelief in their eyes.

"oh?"

In the silence, a sweet voice echoed from beside her ears. Sang Qiqi, with a lovely smile on her face, picked up Lin Yanluo and tossed him aside. She squeezed in next to Peng Su and sat down. With her chin in her hands, she asked gently, "Peng Yanjun, is our Duan Sui actually the Lord of Fengdu? The legendary Lord of Fengdu who is so powerful that he can kill countless evil spirits with a single move?"

"Of course!" These two resounding words declared Peng Su's affirmation and appreciation for his leader.

Lin Yanluo: “…”

Xin Ji: “…”

Duan Sui: “…”

The air in the hall grew chilly, scraping against his face like a knife. Lin Yanluo found it a little unbearable. He coughed lightly, took two steps back, and said seriously, "I suddenly remembered that I have some unfinished business. I'll be leaving first."

Xin Ji looked at the hurriedly departing figure. Between waiting to die there and hoping for a glimmer of hope, he decisively chose the latter. He immediately stood up and followed, "I remembered the pothole in Yegui Village hasn't been fixed yet. I'll go take a look."

Duan Sui stood up subconsciously: "I——"

Sang Qiqi's hand moved from her chin to the tabletop. Her fingertips gently tapped the surface, creating a dull, not-so-loud thud. The sound struck Duan Sui's heart, and his eyes twitched slightly. He changed his words, "Peng Su, I think you have something else to do. You can leave first."

Peng Su was still immersed in the passion of clearing Duan Sui's name, and upon hearing this, he immediately retorted, "I'm fine."

Not only was he fine, he also wanted to cricket the other two: "What's going on with Lin Bo and Xin Ji? They were in a meeting to discuss Jintian, so why did they just leave? How can such a trivial matter be compared with Jintian?!"

It's really neither light nor heavy.

Duan Sui: “…”

Facing Sang Qiqi's death gaze, he said, "You have something to say."

Peng Su opened his mouth to retort again, but this time his gaze met the man's gloomy, narrow eyes. His long-lost sharpness finally returned. After a moment of stunned silence, he uttered a dull "ah" and said, "Then...then it seems like something is wrong with me?"

Duan Sui: "Yeah."

Peng Su scratched his head. Although he still didn't understand what he should do, he still stood up and left the hall.

Bang.

The heavy vermilion door slowly closed, closing the last tiny gap and isolating the two worlds inside and outside.

Outside the door.

Lin Yanluo pointed at Xin Ji with a look of dismay, "Aren't you good friends with Lord Duan Sui? How come you don't even know whether he's been transparent with Sang Qiqi?"

Xin Ji had a stern face, and although his expression was as cold as ever, his eyes also carried the same disappointment as Lin Yanluo's. Although this disappointment was obviously directed at Duan Sui, he said: "How should I know? It's been so long, and he still hasn't opened up to Sang Qiqi, and hasn't brought Sang Qiqi home. If he keeps dithering, I won't know where to cry when she runs away."?

Take Sang Qiqi home?

Lin Yanluo's eyes widened a little bit, and his voice trembled a little: "W-what? He wants to take Sang Qiqi home?"

Xin Ji: “…”

Did he just blurt out some secret?

The information asymmetry is terrible.

Xin Ji's expression grew even more serious, and his pace quickened. He dropped a line, "I really need to check out the pit in Yegui Village," and quickly fled the scene. Lin Yanluo stood there, stunned, watching Xin Ji's back disappear. He belatedly muttered to himself, "No wonder I always felt like there was a sour smell in the air when they were together."

It turns out that the problem with his nose wasn't due to his age.

Lin Yanluo's sigh was interrupted by a sudden hand on his shoulder. Peng Su still didn't understand why everyone left after they had a good discussion about this matter. When he walked to Lin Yanluo's side, he was still muttering to himself, "Master, you insist that I have something wrong. I'm a bachelor with no mother and no children. What else can I do all day long except work?"

Lin Yanluo: “…”

He looked at Peng Su with a hint of sympathy. He broke free from his grip and patted him on the shoulder, saying sincerely, "Look at your brain."

Peng Su: “?”

He slapped his friend away and said, "Are you looking for a fight?"

Lin Yanluo patted his robe and glanced at him: "Who is fighting with you? I am busy."

After saying that, he walked away with big strides.

Peng Su sighed and yelled, "What on earth are you busy with?", and quickly took a step forward to catch up.

-

Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, it was so quiet inside that you could hear a pin drop.

Sang Qiqi sat across from Duan Sui, her eyes scanning the man before her. She had never imagined that this humble employee of a funeral service would be the Lord of Fengdu, her boss's boss, her immediate boss!

The originally handsome face became somewhat hideous when it was associated with the word "boss".

Sang Qiqi gnashed her teeth and said, "You black-hearted bastard, you actually made double the money from me!"

Duan Sui: “…”

Is this the key?

The apology Duan Sui had been preparing for half a day was stuck in his throat. It wasn't until he noticed Sang Qiqi's increasingly angry expression that he came to his senses and said hastily, "It's my fault. I apologize. Besides, it was me who took the initiative to ask Uncle Lin to join the funeral service. I don't want any salary."

Sang Qiqi: "I'm not the kind of boss who withholds employees' wages. Come back with me to the store to settle the wages later."

It wasn't the end of the month yet, and the word "settlement" coming out of Sang Qiqi's mouth was like asking him to get out of his world. Duan Sui pursed his lips, and under Sang Qiqi's shocked gaze, he grabbed her hand and pressed it against his abdominal muscles, saying, "For the sake of my abdominal muscles, give me a chance to explain."

Sang Qiqi: “…”

I had just seen and touched the abdominal muscles in the morning and touched them again in the evening. It’s impossible to say that I didn’t feel good.

but--

While she hesitated, Duan Sui had already tugged the clothes off her waist again, exposing a large area of ​​cold white skin to Sang Qiqi's sight.

Duan Sui: "And chest muscles."

Sang Qiqi: “…”

So annoying.

She pressed on the man's chest and pushed him away, cursing: "You just rely on your good figure to do whatever you want, I tell you——"

"I won't fall for this" was the first time the five words began to echo in Duan Sui's head when Sang Qiqi's clear voice pierced his eardrums. She put her hands on her hips, her eyes a little fierce, but she said, "Just this once."

Duan Sui was stunned for a second, then he pursed his lips into a smile. But just as the smile was about to appear, a finger pointed at his lips. Sang Qiqi threatened, "If you dare to smile, this opportunity will be taken away."

Duan Sui: “…”

The curve of his lips was immediately straightened, and he responded obediently: "I'm not laughing at you, I'm just happy that you gave me the chance to listen to my explanation."

Sang Qiqi pulled a chair over and sat down cross-legged, glancing at him from the corner of her eye: "Explain."

"I didn't intentionally conceal my identity to approach you. When I went to the mortal realm, I only confirmed that Jintian was still alive and that he must have some influence in the mortal realm. However, I didn't know the specific situation there, so I didn't dare to make a big fuss. Besides, given your personality, you wouldn't be uncomfortable if I revealed my identity and became your employee, but you probably wouldn't be happy with me either."

Sang Qiqi: “…”

I know her quite well.

"It's my selfish motive. Compared to you pretending to be a mask all day long, I want to see the real you, your emotions, emotions, and joys, revealed in front of me. This is very important to me."

When Duan Sui said the last three words, his voice became low and his eyes and eyebrows were filled with tenderness.

He said: "I have waited for this day for a long time. So, I hope you can forgive my selfishness."

-

Sang Qiqi tossed and turned on the sofa in the apartment, unable to sleep.

The new sofa was large, enough for two of them to squeeze together, so turning over wasn't a problem. But now, as she turned around again and again in frustration, her shoulders pulled a large distance away from the sofa, and she suddenly felt a sense of falling. Sang Qiqi barely let out a cry of "ouch" before she was already on the ground.

Fortunately, there was a blanket on the floor. She was too lazy to get up again, so she rested her head on her hands, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling, and recalled the conversation with Duan Sui.

Duan Sui said a lot after apologizing.

Including the two lords of Fengdu, Xun Cang and Jintian.

Xun Cang was the Lord of Fengdu a hundred years ago. During his reign, the underworld was harmonious, with ghost officials and Taoist priests in the mortal realm getting along well and often collaborating. But beneath the calm surface of the sea, a terrifying undercurrent surged, and this was the nature of the underworld at that time.

Xun Cang never imagined that his subordinates, whom he regarded as friends and brothers, had already been blinded by ambition and desire.

One day, Jintian, the Ghost King of Baodui Mountain, informs Xuncang that a demonic spirit has appeared in the mortal realm that the Taoist priests are unable to slay, and perhaps needs the help of the underworld. Xuncang naturally refuses, and Jintian seizes the opportunity to recommend himself. Under the guise of investigation, he wreaks havoc on the mortal realm, absorbing endless resentment.

When Xun Cang realized something was wrong and brought Shan Xuelin to the world of the living, the land where Jintian had stepped had already become a river of blood and purgatory.

The two fought each other.

No one knew the specific situation at that time except the three people present, but the only one who returned to the underworld was Jintian, who was seriously injured but laughing wildly.

Then everyone realized that Xun Cang had lost.

"Xun Cang's confidants didn't hesitate. They split into two groups. One group went to the mortal realm and found Shan Xuelin, who was also seriously injured. Shan Xuelin said he couldn't stop Jintian from killing Xun Cang. The other group sent Xun Cang's two adopted children to the Samsara Department, and Meng Po then sent them to reincarnation. But at the last second before reincarnation, the older brother of the two children sneaked away."

When Duan Sui talked about this past event, he frowned and his voice was slightly deep.

"My brother went to the Wild Ghost Village, changed his face, and lay dormant for a long time before successfully becoming a ghost messenger. He often traveled to the mortal realm under the pretext of capturing souls, trying to find Xun Cang, who Jintian and Shan Xuelin had said was dead and gone. He searched for over a decade before finally finding Xun Cang's broken spirit in the hands of a Taoist priest. He took the ghost away, nurturing it while also ascending to the position of Ghost King of Luofeng Mountain."

Later, the Ghost King of Luofengshan rebelled, took up his sword and went to Fengdu, where he fought with Jintian for two days and two nights. With his body covered in wounds, he chopped Jintian into a pool of mud.