Chapter 58: Subtle Relationship (2) “I haven’t died yet, Senior…
Si Ling saw Lucifer's tone as a shrewd attempt to bully others. This was a bit amusing to her, because while she had helped him out, it was only because, from Satan's words, she realized that her act of "annihilating" the Tunba family's followers had caused Lucifer trouble, and this was a small compensation.
Furthermore, she only mocked Satan's extreme behavior at most, and her words maintained respect for Satan and maintained a fair and impartial relationship with Lucifer.
This kind of "rescue" is insignificant, and it is completely different from the fact that she would help him without hesitation even if there was a conflict between him and Satan.
No matter how you look at it, there's no reason or need for the Eastern top-tier demons to take sides in the internal conflicts of the Western top-tier demons. This is an obvious truth, and she believes that not only she understands it, but Satan and Lucifer should also be aware of it.
Satan took a deep breath under Lucifer's mocking gaze, then turned and left.
He walked out of the sofa area and passed between Si Ling and Xuan Chi. Si Ling became more and more aware that his expression was really not very good. He didn't even look at her and Xuan Chi again. No matter from which cultural perspective, it was very rude to treat a guest you met for the first time like this.
So Si Ling didn't say anything polite like "goodbye" to him. After Satan left, she raised her hand and flicked her finger, remotely closing the office door. Then she looked at Lucifer and said, "We seem to have caused you some trouble. Sorry."
"...No, that's not necessary." Lucifer smiled. "I knew you would do this. I think Satan knew it too. He's just using this as an excuse."
Lucifer's tone was the same as any ordinary person complaining about their idiotic boss. But that was all he said. He glanced back and forth between the two men and asked, "You're not here to see Satan, are you?"
"Of course not." Si Ling took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and told him about Fang Liyi first.
Lucifer didn't care about this matter, and he immediately said that they only needed to hand the scroll over to Mammon. Considering that Fang Liyi herself was not the main target, they could just release her and let her continue to live out her life in the human world.
But after experiencing such things, it would probably be a torture for her to live out her life on earth.
"Okay, then I'll go see Professor Mammon later." Si Ling nodded and talked about Bai Ma again.
She intended to gain sympathy for Bai Ma, so she not only described the process in great detail, but also focused on describing the good things Bai Ma had done, and especially mentioned the importance of the two immortals.
Lucifer was still a little embarrassed after hearing this. He pondered for a long time and smiled bitterly. "Well... I guess I can only say that we should all be thankful that although Bai Ma is a citizen of the Lighthouse Country, she is still culturally under the jurisdiction of Fengdu. Otherwise, Satan would definitely kill her, even if it was just to embarrass me. But since she belongs to the Porcelain Country, even if Satan can still use this as an excuse, he can't force anything. So - as long as your underworld has no objection to this matter, let's all wish her a speedy recovery."
"I will take care of the underworld." Si Ling said.
After leaving Lucifer's office, Si Ling sent a message to Xie Bian, asking them to meet at a bar in Lingbo City.
Knowing Xie Bian's social animal nature, she initially sent him the following message: "Master Bai Wuchang, if it's convenient, please arrange for me to meet with King Yama soon. I have something important to discuss with him."
As expected, Xie Bian was frightened and immediately replied to her: "What's going on? Are you going to see the King of Hell??? Or should we talk first??? I'll be there right after get off work!!!"
Si Ling smiled and said, "Okay."
Then he immediately threw out the address of the bar.
This time, the text "White Impermanence·Xie Bian" and "The other party is typing..." above the message box jumped back and forth several times. After at least two minutes, Xie Bian said with an aggrieved expression, "Why do I feel like I've been tricked..."
"You're using that trick from the tree man, right?"
——If you want to open a window, just say you want to tear down the roof, and people will agree to open the window.
Si Ling looked at the screen with a complicated expression: Treeman...
Forget it. It was said that these two were friends who drank and ate fennel beans together. What could she say?
At 6:30 in the evening, Si Ling sat down in the corner of the bar and had just ordered a drink when Xie Bian pushed the door open.
Si Ling stood up and waved to him, and was surprised to see Fan Wujiu coming too.
They came over and the three of them sat down together. Si Ling looked at Fan Wujiu and asked, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Fan Wujiu waved his hands helplessly. "It's just a minor problem. It will be fine after a few days. Besides, those two sisters are quite easy to talk to... After they regained consciousness, they came to apologize to me every day. Alas, it's hard to say anything."
Refers to Gamu and Zhuoerga.
Xie Bian was still a little uneasy thinking about Si Ling's sudden request to see the King of Hell. He didn't wait for her to finish chatting with Fan Wujiu, but anxiously asked about the real matter: "What's going on? This is the first time I've heard you say you want to see the King of Hell."
The cocktail that Si Ling ordered was served at this time. She took a deep sip through the straw and said with her chin in her hand, "I want to protect someone. If you can do it directly, then try it. If you can't, I will go to meet with the King of Hell myself and not cause you any trouble."
Compared to her previous attempt to lure Xie Bian over with the "tree man" trick, Si Ling was serious about her words. As long as it didn't harm her own interests, she was willing to avoid causing trouble for the cattle and horses.
Then she told Xie Bian the same process in detail, just like she had told Lucifer.
Xie Bian was even more moved than Lucifer after hearing this, especially when Si Ling mentioned the mother-daughter relationship between Dawa and Bai Ma. Xie Bian, who was familiar with parent-child relationships in East Asia, felt his heart break. But at the end, he still showed more distress than Lucifer.
"This matter, tsk..." Xie Bian shook his head repeatedly, "It's really not easy to handle..."
However, he took the initiative to take on this matter before Si Ling once again said that she could go see King Yama on her own: "I'll go and ask around. If it doesn't work, I'll try to find out what King Yama has to say. Don't worry."
After hearing what Xie Bian said, Si Ling didn't want to push him too hard, but the subsequent development of the matter was simpler than anyone expected: after King Yama knew about this, he immediately agreed.
According to Xie Bian, it was Bai Ma's deed of saving the two immortals that earned him a lot of points in the eyes of King Yama, but Fan Wujiu privately told Si Ling that King Yama was mainly considering her face.
Although such details are not important to Si Ling, she just wants things to be done.
Later, everything went smoothly, but some unexpected accidents occurred... After more than half a month, Professor Mimir's friend in the Lighthouse Country sent a message that Baima had been lying in the VIP ward for half a month, and the attending doctor tactfully expressed a meaning today -
"What?! How can there be no hope?!" Si Ling was dumbfounded.
Because Baima is still young and looks in good health.
Professor Mimir sighed, "I think... when her mother's throat was cut, she knew exactly what it meant, so the incident was more traumatic for her than facing her mother's death directly. It triggered both a cerebral hemorrhage and a heart attack. Afterward, despite everyone's best efforts, she arrived at the hospital too late, missing the optimal time for treatment, and the doctors were unable to save her."
"If you want to forcibly extend her life..." Mimir paused solemnly, "then you can only use black magic. I guess you know some, but I don't recommend it."
Si Ling was stunned for a long time after hearing Mimir's words.
Of course, she would not use any evil magic to extend Bai Ma's life. She just suddenly felt the impermanence of life.
… Clearly, so many powerful individuals were trying to save Bai Ma, from her 30,000-year-old ghost, to the ghost messengers from the Eastern and Western worlds, to Yama himself. They had gone through every link, but they could not stop Bai Ma's physical body from collapsing.
“Some things are just like that,” Mimir muttered. “Not to mention mortals, even the supreme gods might encounter unexpected events beyond their control. Try to be more open-minded.”
"Hmm..." Si Ling responded.
That night, Lucifer met her again with great caution. Si Ling stayed in Lucifer's office for half an hour. After coming out, she went to the Lighthouse Country through Lingbo City again, and floated directly to the hospital where Bai Ma was, and walked into Bai Ma's ward.
Bai Ma's treatment would be terminated at eight o'clock the next morning, so when Si Ling entered the ward, Bai Ma was still being hung up by various tubes. More than half a month of coma had made her completely lose her former glory. Her body quickly became thinner, and her cheeks and eye sockets were deeply sunken. If it weren't for her chest still rising and falling, it would have been difficult to tell whether she was still alive - if a mortal came in and out at this time, this would be the scene he saw.
But from Si Ling's perspective, she saw the souls of Bai Ma, Li Qi and Zhu Mengwei sitting together on the ground beside the bed playing Landlord.
Bai Ma angrily threw the cards in his hand to the ground: "King bomb!"
Li Qi was going crazy: "Are you sick? She used a trump card on you?!?!"
Si Ling: “…”
She was feeling a little sad, but this scene wiped out all that sadness.
"Hey, Si Ling?" Bai Ma saw her and stood up. "I'm going to become a ghost tomorrow morning. I'm a little excited just thinking about it!"
"Well, welcome..." Si Ling looked at the card game and found that Bai Ma and Li Qi still had a lot of cards in their hands, while Zhu Mengwei only had two cards left.
"You are going to lose now." She looked at Bai Ma and said.
Li Qi was so angry that he kicked his legs, pointed at Bai Ma and shouted to Si Ling, "Big Brother, please judge for yourself. This person can get into a top five university in the world but can't play Landlord. How can this be reasonable? Is she playing a trick on me?!"
Si Ling burst out laughing, then straightened his face and said to Bai Ma, "The principal of the Ghost Academy asked me to ask you something."
"What's the matter?" Bai Ma gestured to Si Ling to walk to the sofa against the wall and sit down with her.
Si Ling asked bluntly, "What are your plans for the future? I mean, after you die...what are your plans?"
"I don't know." Bai Ma was puzzled by the question and shrugged. "I haven't died before, so what suggestions do you have, senior?"
"There are probably two options," Si Ling said. "One is to reincarnate as soon as possible. Then you can start the process as soon as you die and get a number and queue up. Normally, the wait is several decades, but I can find someone to expedite it for you."
Bai Ma nodded: "What about the other one?"
"The other option is to become a ghost first. Our Eastern Underworld allows you to stay there for up to two thousand years." Si Ling paused, "If you choose this, the principal of the Ghost Academy would like to invite you to join."
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