Directly below is a black river that is about to overflow with resentment. When you fall to a certain height, you will find that black hands will occasionally reach out from the river below, trying to devour all the people or ghosts passing by.
The closer Bai Ningning got to the river, the more hands reached out, and these black hands gradually piled up, almost forming a small hill - they wanted to pull Bai Ningning down as well, and wanted to take her power for themselves.
When she was only three meters away from falling into the river, a small boat appeared right below her.
Bai Ningning happened to fall onto the boat and escaped death.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Yuyan and Chu Hanzhou also landed on the boat.
Chu Yuyan waved his hand, calming the resentment on the river, and looked at Bai Ningning with a faint smile: "It turns out that you still have no control at all."
Bai Ningning always felt that this smile was a bit disgusting, and her tone became a little angry: "Did you do that on purpose?"
Chu Hanzhou patted him and signaled him to stop teasing the child.
"Sorry, sorry." Chu Yuyan still smiled, "My defense area is the area around the Wangchuan River, so the door can only be opened here. I just didn't expect that you don't know how to..."
Bai Ningning: "I told you I'm an ordinary person!"
Chu Yuyan asked, "How did your soul float up to the rooftop?"
Bai Ningning was startled by his reminder. How did she get up there? She had forgotten, and when she realized it, she was already on the rooftop.
Chu Yuyan's smile widened. "You are in a spiritual state now, without gravity. You can float—but don't get too close to the Wangchuan River, or you'll be easily pulled under."
Bai Ningning didn't think about trying it now. She pointed at the black stuff in the river and asked, "What are these?"
Chu Yuyan suppressed his smile and said seriously, "It's resentment. The resentful spirits and resentment that have lost their independent consciousness are all here."
Bai Ningning caught the key words: "Are you only responsible for guarding the place? The resentful spirits here will only grow more and more, right?"
"I don't have the ability to purify them." Chu Yuyan smiled bitterly, pointing to his legs, which were shrouded in black mist. "When I can no longer suppress them, they will occupy the underworld and then flood into the human world."
Bai Ningning herself was afraid of ghosts, and she shuddered at the thought of the world becoming a place where monsters and ghosts were rampant.
“Is there a solution?” she asked.
Chu Yuyan looked straight at Bai Ningning: "Look at you."
Bai Ningning: “?”
Chu Yuyan sighed lightly and explained, "There is no Yama King in the underworld right now. Only the Yama King can solve the current predicament."
The boat docked and Bai Ningning floated off the boat - it seemed quite easy to control?
Chu Yuyan couldn't help laughing when he saw how quickly she was learning.
He stopped on the boat, smiled and waved his hand: "I can only take you here, let big brother take you the rest of the way."
"Why?"
"I can't leave here."
After Chu Yuyan finished speaking, he turned around and took a small boat to the center of the Wangchuan River, not giving them the chance to see any emotions flowing out.
Bai Ningning looked at Chu Hanzhou. He was clearly an ordinary person even more ordinary than herself, just a little more handsome.
The other person was dressed meticulously in a suit, and even in his spirit form he kept his tie securely fastened to his chest. He wore silver-rimmed glasses and looked like a gentleman.
Bai Ningning was puzzled: "Do you understand metaphysics?"
Chu Hanzhou shook his head: "I don't know anything, and I don't have any ability. I'm only responsible for leading the way."
Bai Ningning was even more puzzled: "Why does the spirit body have glasses? The glasses are the real body?"
Chu Hanzhou: "..."
Chu Hanzhou took her and walked about a hundred meters. He pressed some button or triggered some mechanism, which opened another door.
He said, "This door leads to the King of Hell's Palace. Don't worry, this road is definitely safe."
Bai Ningning was puzzled: "Go straight through the secret passage? I thought you would take me to see the underground world."
Chu Hanzhou placed his hand on his chest apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't have this ability. The outside world is quite dangerous for me, and I don't want to put you in danger."
Bai Ningning understood that the security in the underworld was much worse than she had imagined.
To show his attitude, Chu Hanzhou entered first.
Bai Ningning turned back to look at Qing Huai, settling the score: "You just had murderous intentions towards me on the Wangchuan River, right?"
Qing Huai didn't shy away from the question: "Not really."
"Oh~~" Bai Ningning dragged out the last syllable meaningfully, "You just want to see me die in the river, and then devour the ghosts who ate me to avenge me. Is that what you think?"
Qing Huai: “…”
"Forget it. I didn't expect you to be reliable." Bai Ningning pretended to let bygones be bygones and entered the portal.
The legendary Hall of Yama is neither as magnificent nor as majestic as imagined.
It was cold and damp here, with no lights, only a cold, white light similar to moonlight.
The pillars, walls, and even the tables in the room are made of stone products with a sense of age - it can't even be said to be a sense of age, but at least it has the sense of cultural relics.
The King of Hell’s “desk” is not very regular, as if a large stone was randomly moved there, and only the table top is flat.
The grooves for the legs looked like they were kicked out, and even the colors of the cut surfaces were different - it must have been kicked many times, and frequently for many years.
The walls are even more irregular, as if some stones were randomly piled up to keep them in a delicate balance. I don’t know how they were shaped, and it’s a miracle that they haven’t collapsed yet.
Some of the stones on the stone wall still have childish scratches like stick figures.
I don’t know if there are no snakes, insects, rats or ants in the underworld or if someone cleans it regularly, but apart from the fact that the designer and the original owner don’t have obsessive-compulsive disorder, this place is indeed clean.
Chu Hanzhou seemed to sense the disappointment in her heart and explained, "This place has been ownerless for over ten years. The power of the King of Hell has gradually weakened, which is why it has become what it is now. When you... when the new King of Hell takes office, you can transform it... renovate it to your ideal appearance."
Bai Ningning withdrew her inquiring gaze and looked up at him: "You seem nervous? Why?"
Chu Hanzhou opened his mouth to try to explain, but hesitated several times. After failing to speak, he sighed in despair and said, "Yes, I'm sorry. I'm embarrassed to tell you the reason, but don't worry, it won't harm you, and it's safe here."
Bai Ningning: "What's next?"
Chu Hanzhou: "Sorry, wait a moment. The Acting King of Hell is out on patrol and should be back soon. You can explore here at will and look through anything you're curious about."
Bai Ningning: “…”
It looks reliable but not reliable.
Forget it, he seems to be overly nervous tonight and keeps apologizing. I'd better not make things difficult for him.
Bai Ningning pointed at the roster on the table and asked, "Are you sure I can look through it freely? What if some secrets are leaked?"
Chu Hanzhou read the words on the cover of the roster and gave a faint smile: "Don't worry, if it doesn't want you to see it, you can't see it. But I think most of the things here should be welcome to you."
Besides, it was not an important secret. It was the graffiti book and diary of the brothers when they were young.
[Open it quickly! I want to see it!]
[Wuwuwu, please Ningning, big brother said I can see it, why don’t you let me see it]
[Hurry up and let me see what secrets are hidden in this book (dog head)]
Bai Ningning: “…”
Barrage always pops up at inappropriate times.
Bai Ningning turned and left without even looking at the booklet.
When the comments and the people around her strongly expect her to do something, it is definitely not a good thing.
Bai Ningning was only interested in the portal and asked, "Can you tell me how to open the portal? Do you know the principle?"
Chu Hanzhou told her the location of the mechanism and how to switch it on and off, and said, "I don't understand the principle. You can ask Xiaoyan later."
Bai Ningning thought this portal was quite interesting. After trying to observe and study the principle with the naked eye without success, she played with it for a long time.
The feeling of passing through the portal is magical, like being wrapped in a huge soap bubble and then being gently sent out.
But if you pass through it quickly, it feels more like passing through a curtain of water, and you can see the other world behind the waterfall.
Bai Ningning half-crouched, gathering strength, then jumped and leaped—
With a bang, he hit a soft yet hard wall of flesh.
Bai Ningning was caught off guard and was thrown away. She fell to the ground and looked doubtful about her life. There was clearly no one behind the door when she just walked over!
"Hey, where did you come from, little girl?" The muscular man with unshaven beard and dead fish eyes closed the door and lifted Bai Ningning up by the shoulders and put her down. "I'm sorry, there are not many people here. I didn't say hello when I occupied the door."
Bai Ningning stood there in a daze without moving.
There was no other reason, the barrage of "Dad" all over the screen blocked her view.
"Dad..." Chu Hanzhou's tone was somewhat helpless.
The other party scratched his head: "Who are you?"
"...your eldest son, Chu Hanzhou."
Bai Ningning: “…”
What kind of family is this? Why is the relationship between father and son so plastic?
Bai Ningning looked at this depressed and dejected but rather strong-looking uncle. Judging from his physique, he must have exercised a lot, so he should be a very self-disciplined and ruthless person, but why did he look so depressed?
Chu Hanzhou seemed accustomed to his father's forgetfulness and had no complaints at all. He introduced Bai Ningning to him: "She is most likely the next King of Hell. Her name is Bai Ningning now."
"Hey? My daughter?"
The tough guy then looked at Bai Ningning seriously and reached out to gently rub the top of her head.
Bai Ningning rudely slapped his hand away: "I told you not to recognize random relatives."
Maybe it was because of his spiritual state, but the tough guy's muscles were quite elastic. When she slapped his hand away, her own hand was also slapped away.
The force was so great that she was almost dragged out.
The other party was very receptive and thought for two seconds while stroking his chin: "Okay then, let me introduce myself. I am the acting King of Hell, Chu Ze."
Chu Ze narrowed his eyes, looked at Qing Huai, and asked Bai Ningning: "Is this ghost yours?"
Bai Ningning was too lazy to explain the forced relationship between her and Qing Huai, so she simply accepted it.
"What a shame." Chu Ze shrugged lightly. "If not, just crumple him up and throw him into the Wangchuan River. It should be quite effective in cleaning it up."
Qinghuai's expression became visibly uglier.
Chu Ze walked around them and sat down at the stone table with a dejected look on his face. He took out a pen from somewhere and wrote and drew on the form that she couldn't understand.
Not long after, Chu Ze put away his pen, sighed, and looked at Bai Ningning again: "Think about it, this ghost is of no use to you, and I didn't see him protecting you just now, so it's likely that we haven't established an absolute obedience relationship yet. It's better to throw him to me and throw him into the Wangchuan River. The pressure on the underworld will be reduced by half."
Qing Huai responded with a cold face: "It's established."
"Hmm?" The three of them didn't expect him to speak, and turned to look at Qinghuai at the same time.
"Absolute obedience relationship."
Qing Huai added reluctantly with a dark face, the ghost energy in his body visibly churning on the edge of exploding.
Bai Ningning let out a long "Oh~" as if she had suddenly realized something, then turned to look at Chu Ze with sparkling eyes: "Can you give me some scientific knowledge?"
Chu Ze's eyebrows drooped, and he looked even more depressed than before: "If you become my daughter, I will teach you science."
Bai Ningning felt her veins popping out: "... Is your family's kinship so casual?! You even skipped the paternity test? You didn't recognize your own son just now, and now you casually recognize your daughter. It's simply—"
"It's not a casual recognition." Chu Ze interrupted her.
Chu Hanzhou patiently explained, "There's no need for a paternity test. Your special ability has already proven it. Besides, if you do a paternity test now, it will definitely arouse suspicion. Letting ordinary people get our blood samples will also easily cause trouble."
Bai Ningning: "What special ability?"
Chu Ze looked at her speechlessly: "Don't tell me you don't know how this thing behind you came from?"
Qing Huai, who was called "this thing", seemed to have a cross symbol on his head, which represented anger and was condensed with ghostly energy - this was a way of expression he learned from modern society.
Bai Ningning remained silent, wondering whether she should get away with it or tell the truth.
Chu Ze didn't intend to delve into it. He just looked at her with a complicated expression and sighed, "I don't know whether to praise your potential or your luck for being able to subdue such a powerful ghost by accident."
Chu Ze stood up and said, "If I had such a powerful ability, I would allow you to stay in the human world for a few more years before inheriting the family business."
Bai Ningning: "...You guys are really so familiar with each other. What the hell are you talking about inheriting the family business?! I already told you that I'm not!"
Chu Ze patted her shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter whether you recognize me or not. I will show you the current situation of the underworld first."
Bai Ningning: “…”
Chu Ze looked at Chu Hanzhou, paused for a moment, and said, "Is it okay for you to stay here and wait for us? I have limited abilities and cannot protect two people."
"Okay." Chu Hanzhou sat down and flipped through the booklet on the table that aroused the curiosity of the netizens.
Bai Ningning followed Chu Ze through the portal and waited until it completely closed before speaking: "You just forgot his name, right?"
Chu Ze didn't feel guilty even after being exposed. He smiled shamelessly and said, "Don't worry about such details."
Bai Ningning: “…”
How can someone be so casual about being a father?
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