Q: What are your thoughts on transmigrating to a supernatural world?
Xiang Yan: (Wants to cry but has no tears) I... I'm afraid of ghosts...
Xiang Yan had been afraid of ghosts sinc...
A very shocked voice rang out. Ihara turned around and saw a woman in a black skirt standing there. No, that was not a woman. It should be considered a girl, a girl who was not too old. She looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.
However, the age of people in hell cannot be judged in this way. After all, people in hell are not ordinary people. They look very young on the surface, but in fact they may be hundreds of years old.
Seeing Ihara looking at her, the girl in the black dress suppressed the shocked expression on her face, paused, then walked over.
Seeing the girl coming over, Ihara still had a cold expression on his face, as if he didn't show much emotion. In fact, he was very flustered.
They haven't even reached the city of hell yet. They've just set foot on the road to the underworld, but they've already met people after people who recognize his shell. Although the system said that he wouldn't be exposed, Yi Yuan still felt a little uneasy.
He felt very weak inside, and it showed in his increasingly cold expression on his face, and the air pressure around him became lower and lower.
When Niu Niu's family saw Yi Yuan's expression, they stood not far behind Yi Yuan, a little at a loss, not daring to approach him.
The girl in the black skirt walked over. The expression on her face looked very complicated, both surprised and a little sad?
For a moment, Ihara was a little confused about what her expression meant.
When the girl came closer, Ihara looked at her silently, not knowing what to say.
The girl paused, then smiled and looked up at Ihara, her tone full of nostalgia: "Long time no see, Ihara."
"..." Ihara looked at the girl in silence. He paused and said slowly: "Long time no see."
After saying that, Ihara didn't wait for the girl to respond, and continued: "I have other things to do. We can talk later."
"Huh?" The girl was a little surprised. She didn't know whether to say it or not, and her expression was complicated.
However, Yi Yuan didn't care how complicated the girl's expression was. He nodded slightly to the girl, then turned around and took Niu Niu and her family to continue walking on the Yellow Springs Road.
The girl who greeted Ihara was standing behind them, looking at them with a complicated expression.
"Lord Qi Yanluo, you..." A man who seemed to be a subordinate approached the girl cautiously.
“…Let’s go to the human world first.” Seeing Ihara’s leaving back, the girl known as the Seven Yamas sighed, and finally turned around and walked towards the entrance of the hell passage.
After leaving the girl and no longer feeling that gaze from behind, Ihara breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s no wonder that he was so cold just now. He was really afraid that the girl would say something to him again. It would be bad if the girl suddenly brought up what happened between them before.
After all, Ihara doesn't know what settings the system has given him. If he doesn't know anything about it, wouldn't that be obviously wrong?
Ihara sighed silently in his heart.
While he was walking towards the City of Hell with Niu Niu and her family, he was thinking about countermeasures in his mind. When they arrived at the City of Hell, Ihara already had a general plan for what might happen next, and he had already figured out how to deal with what would happen next!
After walking for a while, Ihara and his friends arrived at the city of hell.
After showing his ghost token at the door, Yi Yuan led Niu Niu and her family in.
The City of Hell is very lively, and it is like a night market in the human world. The sky is black, and most of the buildings in the city are antique. There are also some modern ones, but they are relatively few. These buildings look very old, and there are buildings from very distant dynasties to modern times, and there are many types.
As soon as you enter, you can see many shops and stalls on the roadside. Men and women in black uniforms are shuttling between those shops and stalls. They should be the ghost messengers from hell.
Because Ihara's shell also has a similar uniform.
In addition to these people wearing black uniforms, there are others wearing other types of clothing.
Ihara took a quick look and found that their clothes could be roughly divided into two categories, one was white with a white ribbon, and the other was black with a black chain.
Ihara thought about it for a while and found that although these clothes had some slight differences, most of them had a fixed style. The system had shown him some clothes worn by the previous inmates of hell before. Ihara guessed that these people wearing black and white uniforms should be the Black and White Impermanence of Hell!
Although their appearance is a little different from the Black and White Impermanence in the legend, since the clothes of the ghost messenger have also changed with the times, it is possible that the clothes of the Black and White Five Constant Virtues have also changed.
There are many people in hell. In addition to the King of Hell who manages hell openly, there are ten officials under the King of Hell, known as the Ten Yamas.
Under Yama are the Black and White Impermanence and the Ghost Messengers.
In fact, the status of the Ghost Messenger and the Black and White Impermanence should be similar, but in the previous stories, the Black and White Impermanence appeared more frequently. With the changes that have taken place in the present times, the Ghost Messenger appears more frequently in current stories.
However, this makes no difference to the Black and White Impermanence. Their jobs will not change anyway and they are still the same in capturing souls.
Logically speaking, the status of the ghost messenger Yi Yuan in hell is not very high, but because of the system, the status of the ghost messenger Yi Yuan in hell is very special. Ordinary ghost messengers and the Black and White Gods have to salute when they see Yi Yuan, and even several of the Ten Yamas are respectful to Yi Yuan.
And why did Yi Yuan know that Yan Luo would also treat him with respect...
"Hmm..." Ihara looked up at Yan Luo who was looking at him with a smile in front of him, and his mood was a little complicated.
Because there were special arrangements for Niu Niu's family, Yi Yuan did not take them directly to the Naihe Bridge on the Wangchuan River to reincarnate, but took them to find the Ninth Yama, one of the Ten Yamas.
When the guards at the entrance of Yama Palace saw that it was Yi Yuan, they didn't even ask him what he wanted, but just opened the door respectfully.
Yi Yuan looked at them silently, without saying anything, and walked straight in with Niuniu.
After walking in, Ihara looked around and found that there were not many people in the Yama Palace. Only one or two people were seen on the road occasionally.
After Ihara walked for a while, he saw the Ninth Yama, ranked ninth among the Ten Yamas, who was sitting behind a desk processing documents.
When Yan Luo saw Yiyuan coming in, he quickly stood up and came to Yiyuan. He asked with a smile, "Why are you here, Master Yiyuan? Is there anything wrong?"
Yi Yuan glanced at him and pointed at Niuniu's family beside him, "Their family died in an accident. Is there any vacant space for them in hell?"
Yi Yuan doesn't help everyone, but he thinks Niu Niu's family is good people, so he comes to Yan Luo to ask. If it were someone else, he wouldn't care at all.
“This…” Jiu Yanluo looked at Niuniu’s family with an embarrassed expression, and said in embarrassment: “The places in hell are arranged. There are vacancies, but they can’t be given casually.”
Looking at the troubled Yan Luo, Yi Yuan asked directly: "What are the conditions?"
"Uh..." Jiu Yanluo thought about it and briefly told Yi Yuan what conditions needed to be met in order to stay in hell.
Hell is not entirely populated by ghost messengers and hell staff such as the Black and White Impermanence. In addition to hell staff such as the Black and White Impermanence, there are also some other ghosts living here and leading ordinary lives.
However, most of the ghosts that can live in hell are not simple. They either have their own extraordinary qualities, or they are helpful to hell, or they are just kind people.
Yes, hell is the place where good and evil are most clearly distinguished. Here your evil deeds are inevitable, and your kindness will be rewarded accordingly.
Good ghosts will get the chance to be reborn, and it will be a good one. But those ghosts who have done many evil things... not only will they not get the chance to be reborn, but they will also be brought before the King of Hell to be punished.
Niu Niu's family doesn't look like capable people. They are just ordinary people. It is impossible for them to contribute to hell. After all, this is their first time in hell. There is only one way to deal with it - to see if they are good people.
The requirements for goodness in hell are very high, and not everyone can be called a great good person.
In hell, every person's good and evil deeds are recorded. Just by checking, you can know whether you were a good person or a bad person when you were a human being, how many good things you did, and how many bad things you did.
Looking at the nervous Niuniu family, Yi Yuan smiled at them soothingly, then looked at Yan Luo, "Then let's check it out."
If it is found out that Niu Niu's family are good people and have done enough good deeds, Ihara can find a place for them to live in the City of Hell.
Of course, if they did something bad or weren't kind enough, Ihara would be helpless and could only send them to where they should go.
Yan Luo took out the merit book and checked Niuniu's family. Looking at the results, Yan Luo couldn't help but exclaimed, "Huh? You are really good people. You have done so many good deeds and even saved several lives."
Hearing Yan Luo's words, Yi Yuan looked at Niuniu's family with a little surprise. People with great merits are treated very well in hell. He smiled with some relief, "It seems that my vision was not wrong."
Because Niu Niu and her family did many good things when they were human beings, the records in their book of merit are very good, which allows them to avoid reincarnation and find a place to live in the city of hell.
However, they can also choose to reincarnate. With their merits, if they choose to reincarnate, their life in the next life will be very good. They can live a peaceful and smooth life without worries about food and clothing.
Ihara left the choice to Niu Niu and her family. Whether they chose to stay in the city of hell or to reincarnate, he supported them.
Both choices have their own advantages. Staying in the City of Hell means that they can live forever as ghosts. However, the rules of the City of Hell are too complicated, and they are ghosts who have just arrived. They may not be very adaptable to life here, especially since there is no sun in hell, only darkness. They are used to the sunlight in the human world, so it may take them a long time to get used to the darkness of hell.
Moreover, the City of Hell will not give them too much help. Even if their merits are high, they cannot accomplish everything.
In hell, apart from giving them a place to live and some simple supplies, they have to get everything else on their own.
But if they choose to reincarnate, then these troubles will disappear.
However, there are also disadvantages to reincarnation. After all, there is no memory after reincarnation. After reincarnation, the new life has nothing to do with the present. Ihara has always believed that the person after reincarnation and the current person are actually two different people.
Yiyuan gave the choice to Niu Niu's family.
Niu Niu's parents looked at each other, and then Niu Niu's father nodded and answered Yi Yuan and Jiu Yanluo affirmatively: "We choose to stay here."
Rather than losing all their memories and reincarnating, they would rather stay in Hell City and start over, even if it is difficult to start over...
"Since you've made the choice, don't regret it." Ihara nodded slightly and said.
After a brief handover with Yan Luo, Yi Yuan walked out alone, and the future life of Niu Niu and her family was arranged by Jiu Yan Luo.
After walking out of Yama Palace and looking at the lively environment around him, Ihara thought about it and decided to go for a walk.
It was his first time to come to the City of Hell, and he was full of curiosity about it. Although he did not show it and looked calm on the surface, he was actually quite excited in his heart. Hell, the legendary City of Hell...
Looking around, Ihara chose the busiest street and walked over it.
Although there were still some people who were surprised when they saw Ihara and bowed to him respectfully, Ihara got used to it after seeing it so many times. He ignored those who were looking at him and curiously walked around the shops in the city, stopping here and there. Ihara finally arrived at the Forgotten River.
After drinking Meng Po soup and crossing the Naihe Bridge, the past becomes the past and everything will start all over again.
Standing by the Wangchuan River, Yi Yuan looked at the ghosts queuing not far away, waiting to drink Mengpo Soup. He was a little curious. He thought about it and walked over. Although he didn't know what settings the system had made for him, since so many people were respectful to him, his status should not be low. It should be okay to go and take a look at Mengpo Soup.
When Yi Yuan came to Meng Po, he found that humans' imagination of Meng Po was still biased.
In human stories, Meng Po is always an ugly old woman who wears clothes made of coarse linen. She cooks a big pot of black Meng Po soup and waits for ghosts to come and gives them bowls of soup one by one.
In fact, the Meng Po that Yi Yuan saw now was a beautiful young lady wearing exquisite and beautiful clothes. The Meng Po soup was not a disgusting and difficult-to-swallow strange potion, but water with a light green color.
Meng Po is just a position, and hell will choose a suitable person to be Meng Po.
Of course, this Meng Po is not static. A new Meng Po will be selected after a period of time. After all, staying on the Naihe Bridge and making Meng Po soup is a very boring thing. Staying there for hundreds of years is not a good experience.
The current Meng Po is a beautiful young lady. Although she is called a young lady, she is not necessarily young. Maybe she has stayed on the Naihe Bridge for longer than Xiang Yan is old.
Because Meng Po is a beautiful young lady, the ghosts who are about to reincarnate have expectant expressions on their faces. After all, people like beautiful things, and even after death, this hobby of people who like beautiful things will not change.
Seeing Ihara's arrival, the ghosts who were originally looking forward to seeing Meng Po turned their heads to look at Ihara. Because of the ghosts' gazes, Meng Po also looked over.
"Hmm? Yi Yuan?" Meng Po looked at Yi Yuan with a puzzled and surprised look, and asked with a familiar tone: "When did you come back?"
"?" Yi Yuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Meng Po's words. He knew that Meng Po would change. Although he felt that there were too many people in hell who knew him, he felt that it was impossible to meet an acquaintance in every place, so Meng Po should not know him, and even if she did, it was impossible for them to be acquaintances by chance.
That's why Yi Yuan came over with confidence. He didn't expect that this Meng Po actually knew him? And judging from her tone, they should be quite familiar with each other?
Looking at Meng Po, Yi Yuan was shocked, but he immediately calmed down as if he had seen something.
He was silent for a while, then replied in a calm tone: "I just came back and passed by the Forgotten River, so I came here to take a look."
"Why do you seem unhappy to see your old friend?" Meng Po gestured to the ghosts queuing up to drink Meng Po soup to wait a moment, then stood up and walked towards Ihara.
"No, I'm quite happy." Ihara responded with a smile on his face, and then continued, "I'm just a little surprised that you're here."
"I was also surprised that I would become Meng Po." Meng Po said with a smile.
After hearing Meng Po's reply, it was fortunate that the system had just sent all his character relationships to him, otherwise Yi Yuan really wouldn't have known how to respond.
In the system's setting, Meng Po, whose real name is Meng Shiqi, has known Yi Yuan for many years. Meng Shiqi was originally a ghost catcher and had partnered with Yi Yuan several times. The two of them were considered to be good friends.
Originally, she thought she would always be a ghost messenger, but unexpectedly, she became the new Meng Po by accident. This was something Meng Shiqi had not expected.
After hearing what Meng Shiqi said, Yi Yuan replied according to the information she had just seen: "After being Meng Po for a few years, you have become much quieter."
"Hey! Wasn't I quiet before?" Meng Shiqi said pretending to be angry.
"In the past, you were running back and forth between hell and earth every day. I never saw you being peaceful for a single day." Ihara said bluntly.
"Hey, you..." Meng Shiqi snorted and looked at the long line of people coming to reincarnate and said to Yi Yuan: "After I finish all these things, I will definitely have a drink with you. You will probably stay in hell for a few days, right?"
"Hmm..." Ihara thought for a moment and replied, "Maybe I'll stay for a day or two."
There is nothing going on with Xiang Yan now, so Yi Yuan can stay in hell for two more days to familiarize himself with the settings set by the system.
"Okay, that's it." Meng Shiqi said this to Yi Yuan and then returned to his seats.
Her job as Meng Po is to cook Meng Po soup and send those who need to be reincarnated to be reincarnated. In fact, there are not many people in hell who go to be reincarnated. After all, the passage between hell and the human world was disconnected before, and there were no new ghosts coming to hell. It was only after the entrance to hell was opened recently that the number of ghosts in hell increased, and Meng Shiqi's workload gradually increased.
However, there are still not many people who go to reincarnate every day. After all, reincarnation is not an easy thing. Before reincarnation, you must make a judgment on good and evil to see whether you have done bad things or good things.
If you do bad things, you will go to hell and be punished before you can be reincarnated. If you do good things, there will be corresponding benefits, such as being able to be reincarnated into a good family.
However, there are not many truly good people. After all, life is so long that no one can be sure that they will not do anything bad.
Most people are ordinary people. They have done some insignificant bad things, or they may have done some small things to help others...
In short, there are not many people who can reincarnate every day, and Meng Shiqi's job as Meng Po is very simple. She just needs to wait for those who need to reincarnate to reincarnate, and then she can go off work and rest.
Seeing Meng Shiqi going back to work, Yi Yuan did not continue to disturb her. He turned and walked towards the Forgotten River.
While walking along the Forgotten River, Ihara looked at the information about his shell sent by the system.
On the surface, the shell of Ihara is a ghost messenger who does the work of a ghost messenger, but his true identity is higher. The setting of this shell of Ihara is that he was born in hell and is a natural lord of hell. It is only because he has no interest in managing hell that the King of Hell and several Yamas appear later.
Hell distributed some of Ihara's rights to Yama and Yama, asking them to help manage hell.
However, only a few people like the King of Hell know about Ihara's identity. The ghost messengers and the Black and White Impermanence in hell do not know Ihara's real identity. They only know that Ihara's identity is very special and they all respect him.
[What a troublesome identity.] Yi Yuan looked at the impressive identity information on the file and felt a slight headache.
The system either doesn't give him this, or it gives him such a big identity. Although this identity is powerful, he is still connected to too many things.
Especially hell, if he was just an ordinary ghost messenger, he could actually leave hell at any time. But now he is the one who truly controls hell, which means it is impossible for him to leave hell easily. Even if he can leave, it is only a trip out, and he will eventually have to return to hell.
"Sigh~" Ihara sighed. After reading the information given by the system, he had a general idea in his mind. Now there was nothing he could do, he could only go ahead with it.
Ihara took his attention away from the information and focused on the Lethe River.
The Forgotten River is a landmark of Hell. I believe everyone who comes to Hell wants to visit the Forgotten River and see what the legendary Forgotten River looks like.
In fact, if Ihara were to say, the Lethe River is quite beautiful, but people with little courage might be scared.
After all... there are countless bones under the Forgotten River, and besides the bones there are also...
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Next, the King of Hell will appear, hahaha, and we will soon know why our Ihara is called the King of Hell’s Princess.
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