Qin Yune's smile almost crumbled. "How could that be..."

Seeing Qin Yunie's obvious concern for those ghost money, yet his reluctance to give it to him, Yan Wenjing's usually cold face broke into a rare smile.

Judging from her appearance, if he continued to tease her, given his status, she might actually give him the ghost money and then turn around and cry.

Yan Wenjing stopped teasing her and said, "Now that you've taken the clothes, let's go back."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yunie bid him farewell without looking back and left.

She looked as if if she stayed even a second longer, the ghost money in her pocket would no longer belong to her.

Her appearance made Yan Wenjing burst out laughing.

Before Yan Wenjing's smile could fade, Judge Cui walked in and asked in confusion, "Why did Miss Qin leave from here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly fixed on the still smiling face of the King of Hell. He stared in shock, and the burly man stammered, "King...King of Hell?"

Yan Wenjing's smile faded, and he asked, "Is there something you need?"

Judge Cui immediately became serious as well, and said, "It's nothing, we just heard from the ghost messengers at the gate that you've returned, and they came to discuss this year's ghost market with you. Isn't the gate to hell about to open? There are a few restless ghosts in the underworld, so will we need to send more people to the ghost market?"

Yan Wenjing tapped his long, slender fingers on the table and said, "Send more people, just keep a close eye on those few ghosts, everything else is the same as in previous years."

Judge Cui nodded. "Alright."

His gaze fell on the boxed lunch on the table, which Yan Wenjing had almost finished eating. "Did Miss Qin just come to deliver a boxed lunch to you? This boxed lunch looks a little different from what we've had before; it looks quite appetizing."

Yan Wenjing gave a soft "hmm," his voice different from his usual indifference, carrying a hint of pleasure, though Judge Cui didn't notice.

Judge Cui pondered for a moment and said, "She didn't look too good when she went out just now. Could it be that she wasn't in a good mood today and you were dissatisfied with the taste of the dishes she made?"

Yan Wenjing glanced at him without any emotion, saying nothing yet seemingly saying everything.

Judge Cui: "..."

He strongly suspected that the King of Hell had just rejected him, and he even had evidence!

Although Judge Cui didn't particularly like him today, he was the only ghost here at the moment.

He recalled how Qin Yune had been frightened just by seeing him frown.

Yan Wenjing turned to Judge Cui and asked, "Am I that scary?"

Judge Cui: "..."

Judge Cui's brow twitched slightly. He never expected that in his ghostly years, he would actually hear the words "Am I that scary?" from the King of Hell!

What is Yama's true self-perception?

In the entire underworld, there isn't a single ghost who isn't afraid of King Yama!

Let alone the underworld, even in the human world, just hearing the words "King Yama" can stop people from crying!

They say: If the King of Hell wants you dead at midnight, who dares to keep you alive until dawn!

Just from that sentence, one can imagine the formidable reputation of the King of Hell!

This is no longer just scary; it's a fear etched into everyone's very bones!

Judge Cui said righteously, "Your Majesty, that's not frightening, that's awe. They're not afraid, they're in awe."

Knowing she wouldn't get an answer from him, she waved her hand at Judge Cui and said, "Go ahead and do your work."

After Judge Cui left, he immediately sent a message to their small group chat.

Judge Cui: [Guess what I just saw?!]

Fan Wujiu: [What did you see?]

Minotaur: [? ?]

Xie Bi'an: [Please speak.]

Judge Cui posted in a serious tone: "[I just went to see King Yama and saw Miss Qin leaving the side hall of King Yama's palace crying! Miss Qin even made King Yama a completely different kind of boxed lunch from what we've been eating before! It looked very appetizing; she clearly put her heart into it! And here's the crucial part: King Yama even asked me if he was scary!!]"

Fan Wujiu: [Shocking!!!]

Horse-faced: [Shocking!! What a complex web of love and hate this is!]

Xie Bi'an: [Nonsense, this is clearly a touching love story. Miss Qin was most likely rejected by the King of Hell, who felt his tone was too harsh and was afraid of hurting her.]

Ox-Head: [I didn't expect the King of Hell to be such a considerate person.]

Fan Wujiu: [I was wondering why King Yama and Miss Qin were hugging that night. The next day, Miss Qin explained that she had accidentally fallen, and King Yama had kindly caught her! It's very likely that King Yama's heroic rescue won Miss Qin's heart. No wonder Miss Qin specifically asked King Yama if he was in a good mood yesterday; it was probably just to confess her feelings!]

Horse-faced: [Shocking!! King Yama and Miss Qin are embracing?! When did this happen? How come I didn't know? King Yama and Miss Qin have so much going on, and I knew absolutely nothing!!]

Bull Head: [I don't know about this either.]

Judge Cui: [Let me tell you something quietly. The day after Miss Qin treated Seventh Master and Eighth Master to dinner, I asked her to bring me a lunchbox as well. But King Yama snatched it away!! He even threatened me with my job! So I suspect they actually like each other, but because of their different statuses, King Yama couldn't bear to hurt Miss Qin, so he resorted to this tactic to reject her.]

After sending the message, Judge Cui happily put away his phone, humming an old-fashioned song, and went to work.

Fan Wujiu: 【！！！】

Horse-faced Demon: 【！！！】

Xie Bi'an: [...]

Xie Bi'an: [I never imagined that the King of Hell would be such a devoted lover.]

Fan Wujiu: [Then how should I address Miss Qin from now on?]

Horse-faced: [Are we about to have a Queen of Hell?]

Fan Wujiu: [If Miss Qin were to be our Queen Consort, I'd agree with it wholeheartedly! But could Miss Qin also cook lunchboxes for us in the future? I heard the neighboring company has a cafeteria; if we had one too, could we invite Miss Qin to be the chef?]

Xie Bi'an: [Think about reality.]

Niu Tou: [Regardless of the circumstances, we must treat Miss Qin with more respect from now on.]

Fan Wujiu: [From now on, if Miss Qin tells me to go east, I will absolutely not go west! If she tells me to slack off, I will absolutely not slack off!]

Xie Bi'an: [It doesn't need to be so serious. If it were really like that, she probably wouldn't be used to it. She definitely wouldn't want us to know that she was rejected after confessing. Let's just pretend we don't know and treat her the same way we usually do.]

Fan Wujiu: [Received!]

Horse-faced: [Understood!]

While Xie Bi'an and the others were speculating wildly about her relationship with the King of Hell, she was happily counting the many extra zeros on her card.

If she knew what they were thinking, she would definitely say righteously: She is just an ordinary mortal, how dare she covet the emperor's face! Anyone who dares to disturb her from making money is going against her!