Chapter 30 Chapter 30 A lifetime.

However, You Yunyi now has a new place to go - the King of Hell's private palace.

In order to avoid other ghosts who wanted to chat with him and listen to his advice, You Yunyi no longer had to hide by the Wangchuan River. The King of Hell seemed to welcome him here.

"Do those ghosts bother you?" The King of Hell asked as he sat on his seat.

You Yunyi was a bit conflicted, but ultimately shook his head. "Too many people would be a bit troublesome, but the more important issue isn't that... They come to me with complaints, and even if I'm open-minded, I'd still feel uncomfortable listening to them too much. And yet, they still expect me to resolve their obsessions... But that's not my responsibility, is it?"

Upon hearing this, the King of Hell suddenly thought, "If this were a duty that would benefit you, would you be willing to do it?"

You Yunyi was puzzled.

The King of Hell explained, "I can set up an official office in the underworld... to guide people's obsessions and deliver their souls. Let's call it the Transdiction Office. I can set up a Transdiction Office in the underworld, and you will be the one to deliver people. Your responsibility is to dispel the obsessions of ghosts and deliver them to reincarnation."

"Although it's difficult to get the Heavenly Dao to agree to suddenly open a new place, if we want to handle it temporarily, we don't need to bother the Heavenly Dao. I just need to agree. You can go to the extradition center and extradite a soul to gain corresponding merit. Once you accumulate enough merit, not only can you be reincarnated, but you can also have a good place in the next life. How do you do it?"

When You Yunyi heard this, he thought it was at least a way out, so he readily agreed. He then asked about his hesitation, "But there are so many souls, and new ones arrive every day. How long will it take me to cross them? Based on my experience in the past few days, I can just chat with each soul for a few words, but some may even rely on me for a few days..."

So the King of Hell discussed with him the rules of the extradition office, and decided that a certain number of souls would be randomly drawn every day, and only the drawn souls could enter the extradition office to seek help from You Yunyi. In order to prevent individual souls from wasting too long, it was arranged that each soul could only stay in the extradition office for one stick of incense. After one stick of incense, if the knot in their heart was not resolved, they would come back next time, and they could not always take up time.

In this way, the temporary extradition office was set up in the underworld, and You Yunyi finally had something serious to do.

At first, I was not used to listening to people complain so seriously, but as time went by, I got used to it.

You Yunyi travels back and forth between the extradition center and the King of Hell's Palace every day - there's nothing he can do about it. Everyone in the underworld has their own duties, but the King of Hell himself is very idle, and his place is also quiet. It's a good place to rest without feeling lonely.

Days passed one after another, and one day You Yunyi suddenly became curious: "Yan Wang, do you have a name?"

The King of Hell was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed and shook his head, "There should have been one in the past, but it's been so long that I've forgotten it. What? Are you curious about my name?"

You Yunyi nodded: "I've known you for so long, we can be considered friends, so it's natural for me to be curious."

The King of Hell smiled. The word "friend" was very rare for him.

"It's a pity that I really can't remember. You can just call me King of Hell. It's just a title anyway." said the King of Hell.

You Yunyi said without hesitation: "Then your name is really a bit hasty."

The King of Hell agreed, "That's true. It's not as poetic as your name. Was it your parents who gave you the name?"

Speaking of his parents, You Yunyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Well... Fortunately, I'm not an only child. I have an older brother and a younger sister. My untimely death was a blow, but not devastating."

When talking about his parents and family, You Yunyi had not yet thought that one day he would meet his family at the extradition office.

That was a century after the Extradition Bureau was founded. A white-haired old lady walked in and was stunned: "...Yun Yi? Are you Yun Yi?"

You Yunyi was seriously stunned.

At the end of the day, You Yunyi was in a bad mood and did not go to Yama's Palace as usual. Yama came to find him and found him unhappy. He was a little surprised: "Did you hear such a sad story?"

But logically speaking, a hundred years have passed, and You Yunyi has become very proficient in his work at the extradition department. He no longer takes many things to heart. Even if he feels some empathy when listening, he won't be unable to let it go for a long time after it's over.

You Yunyi shook his head: "Today... an old lady came in. Before I could say anything, I just nodded, and her obsession dissipated."

It sounds like a relaxing meeting, but judging from You Yunyi's current appearance, I'm afraid the situation is not so relaxed.

The King of Hell lowered his voice and asked, "That old lady...is she your former family member?"

You Yunyi was silent for a few breaths, then nodded. "It's my mother. She's been dead for decades, and even after her death, she's been obsessed with me. She always feels that she didn't take good care of her sick son, so she hasn't been able to reincarnate until today, when she was selected by the extradition department and saw me. But I... didn't even recognize her at first, but she recognized me at first sight."

The King of Hell consoled him, "That's not quite right, Xiaoyou. You look exactly as you did when you died. Didn't you tell me you still have your portrait at home? If your mother misses you often, it's normal for her to have not forgotten you."

"But you didn't recognize your mother. It doesn't mean you're heartless. You haven't seen your family in a hundred years, but you see all kinds of people every day. And when your mother died, she must have no longer looked like the younger version of herself that you remember. It's only natural that you didn't recognize her right away. Why worry about it?"

You Yunyi forced a smile: "Thank you for your comfort."

Seeing You Yunyi's expression, the King of Hell also felt a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously continued to coax her, "Since you're so unhappy, I'll take you to the mortal realm to take a walk and relax, okay?"

You Yunyi has been in the underworld for a hundred years and has never been to the world of the living. According to the rules of the underworld, ghosts are not allowed to sacrifice themselves to the world of the living for no reason, not to mention that You Yunyi is not a formal worker.

It was said that the King of Hell often visited the world of the living in the past, but since You Yunyi began to frequently visit the King of Hell's Palace a hundred years ago, the King of Hell has never left the underworld again.

Now that he mentioned it so easily, You Yunyi was a little surprised: "Can I go?"

The King of Hell nodded and said, "I used to go out often to travel and enjoy the scenery... Of course, if others ask, it means I'm on official business."

You Yunyi: “…”

You Yunyi was brought to the world of the living by the King of Hell for personal gain, and stayed there for five days. During this period, the extradition office was temporarily closed to visitors.

But it would not be appropriate to stay there for too long, and You Yunyi had already calmed down, so he suggested returning to the underworld.

Although the King of Hell could return to the underworld in the blink of an eye, he liked to find a river to paddle his bamboo raft along the invisible path in the world of the living, all the way back to the River of Forgetfulness in the underworld. Now he did the same when he took You Yunyi back, just like when they first met.

Afraid that You Yunyi would be bored on the bamboo raft, Yan Wang bought some wine at the restaurant and went to a shop selling preserved fruits and dried fruits to buy some "snacks" for You Yunyi to take away.

You Yunyi watched Yan Wang rowing the boat and accidentally got drunk.

"Why don't you give it a name?" You Yunyi suddenly said, holding the wine jug.

The King of Hell looked at him and laughed dumbly: "Why are you so drunk and your face is so red... If I were to give it a name, I think only you would dare to call it out. Why don't you give it to me?"

The King of Hell originally thought that You Yunyi, a gentleman by nature, would not do such a thing as naming, something only teachers could do. However, he seemed to have already had an idea and blurted out, "That's great, you can be called Lin Yujing!"

The King of Hell was stunned: "Where did this name come from?"

You Yunyi took another sip of wine and recited, "The boat drifts, the sky and water both drifting. The dark clouds cast a shadow over the distant peaks, the sun follows the returning stream. The cicadas' chirping makes the forest even quieter, the birds' singing makes the mountains even more secluded—this is the 'Lin Yujing' in the poem 'Entering Ruoye Creek'! Just now, I saw you rowing your boat, paddling on the river, where the water meets the sky, the mountains you pass by are covered with clouds, the river is illuminated by sunlight, and these lines came to mind. Throughout the poem, Lin Yujing sounds more like the name of a reserved and gentle person. Is that okay with you?"

When the bamboo raft merged into the Wangchuan River, there was actually no need for Yan Wang to pretend to row the boat. Hearing this, he put down the pole and sat next to You Yunyi, who was so drunk that his face was as red as clouds.

"If you give me a name, what is the relationship between you and me?" asked the King of Hell.

You Yunyi was stunned: "Huh?"

King Yan: "Since ancient times, it has been the elders who have given names. It seems that you are taking advantage of me, Xiaoyou."

You Yunyi was drunk and his mind wasn't very clear. He just obeyed without paying attention to his tone, so he thought the King of Hell was a little unhappy, so he retracted his words and said, "Then I won't give you the name. I don't mean to take advantage of you."

The King of Hell smiled helplessly and said, "But I'm willing to let you take advantage of me verbally... because I also want to take advantage of you verbally."

You Yunyi didn't understand, so he looked up at the King of Hell, only to see that the King of Hell's handsome face, which had never changed, was getting closer and closer.

Then, his lips softened.

A moment later, the wine jug in You Yunyi's hand rolled onto the bamboo raft. He looked at Yan Wang and asked, "Did you kiss me just now?"

The King of Hell nodded calmly: "Yes. If you hate it, you can fight back."

"I...why did you kiss me?" You Yunyi's face was full of worry.

The King of Hell said gently, "Because I am attracted to you, Xiaoyou."

You Yunyi: "But...we are all men."

The King of Hell nodded: "They are still ghosts."

You Yunyi pursed his lips and felt that he didn't seem to mind the kiss just now, so he tilted his head and looked at Yan Wang for a moment.

The King of Hell smiled and said, "Why, are you trying to figure out which side of the face is more suitable for hitting?"

"Kiss me again." You Yunyi said.

The King of Hell was stunned: "Huh?"

You Yunyi urged: "Try kissing me again."

The King of Hell naturally obeyed the order and leaned over to kiss You Yunyi's cold lips.

You Yunyi blinked twice, then hugged Yan Wang.

He opened his lips slightly, allowing Lin Yujing's tongue to penetrate more easily.

…

After they got together, You Yunyi and Lin Yujing once talked about what would happen to Lin Yujing if You Yunyi was reincarnated one day.

You Yunyi said seriously, "I know it's easy for you to find my reincarnation, but I hope you don't do that. You can find someone else to love, but don't intentionally look for my reincarnation."

Lin Yujing was stunned.

You Yunyi explained, "Because I feel that my reincarnated self is no longer the same person I am today. In all my time at the Extradition Bureau, I've never seen a ghost who could still remember their past life. Reincarnation is a completely different person. If you're looking for my reincarnated self because you can't let me go, I'd consider it an insult."

Lin Yujing nodded: "Then you can't say that I can find someone else to be affectionate with, Xiaoyou."

You Yunyi pursed his lips, also feeling a bit unhappy. "You think I'm happy about this, but can I really say that even if I reincarnate and am no longer by your side, you can't look for my reincarnation because I'll be disgusted. Even so, you can't look for anyone else. You can only spend the years guarding our memories of these hundreds of years together... I really want to be so cruel and overbearing, but I can't bring myself to do it."

"You shouldn't be so domineering." Lin Yujing hugged him and whispered, "Xiao You, I waited thousands of years for you. Without you, I can't have a new one. But you said that just now. You were really cruel to me."

You Yunyi sighed softly: "Then you are not allowed to look for anyone else."

Lin Yujing smiled and nodded.

He thought, he would not allow You Yunyi to leave him forever through reincarnation... He would find a way to let You Yunyi stay in the underworld forever in an upright and peaceful manner.

But at that time Lin Yujing was still not sure, so he did not say it out loud, for fear of disappointing You Yunyi's expectations.

Fortunately, the world has changed dramatically, and after a thousand years of knowing each other, their expectations have come true.

Nowadays, ghosts in the underworld can often be seen fishing in the Forgetful River as if nothing is happening around them, and roasting fish that grow up in the river and eat all kinds of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and have strange appearances and tastes.

There is no lifelong relationship between them, only eternal life. When they look up, they are always in each other's sight.