Underworld
Ye Jing'an put down the bowl, glared at Song Yiyu and Qiu Zimu, and hurried forward to stop Liu Muze and ask, "Brother Liu, are you full?"
"Well, I just woke up and have no appetite. Why did you come up here? Go eat." Liu Muzhe said.
"I had some snacks before Qiu Zimu came back, so I'm not hungry." Ye Jing'an said, "Let's go out for a midnight snack later."
"Okay." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"Brother Liu, there's nothing going on between Qiu Zimu and me. Don't listen to what Song Yiyu says." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muzhe raised his eyebrows and nodded.
"What's with that expression on your face? Did you misunderstand us?" Ye Jing'an observed the subtle changes in Liu Muzhe's expression.
"No." Liu Muzhe said.
"Then why did you look at me like that while you were eating?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Why am I looking at you?" Liu Muzhe asked back.
"It's just... a look of suspicion." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muze laughed and said, "No, I just think you kids are interesting."
"By the way, I have a pretty good relationship with Lao Qiu, and we used to flirt with each other often. Why aren't you jealous of him?" Ye Jing'an asked again.
"Why should I be jealous of a little brat?" Liu Muzhe said speechlessly.
Ye Jingan said: "Aren't those girls in the bar also little brats? Why are you..."
Liu Muze turned his head and asked coldly, "Do you like looking for trouble?"
"Wrong, wrong! I won't mention that, Brother Liu, don't be angry!" Ye Jing'an was amused. The bar incident couldn't be mentioned at all. Brother Liu's face would definitely change immediately if he mentioned it. He couldn't understand why Brother Liu was so upset about this matter. He was curious but didn't dare to ask more.
Liu Muze walked back to the room, picked up the three black bags and looked inside. There were more than ten souls in total. Liu Muze said, "I will hand these bags over to Wuchang for disposal. Some of them may still be saved."
"Okay." Ye Jingan said, "How are you going to give it to them?"
"Let's go to the underworld." Liu Muzhe said.
"I want to go too. Can I go?" Ye Jing'an said excitedly.
"Okay, let's go together." Liu Muzhe said, "Let's go now, and lock the door."
"Okay." After Ye Jing'an locked the door, Liu Muzhe pulled him to lie on the bed. As soon as Ye Jing'an closed his eyes, he felt a strong sense of weightlessness. Ye Jing'an felt that the bed under him had disappeared. Just as he was about to open his eyes to look, Liu Muzhe pulled him into his arms and covered his eyes.
After a while, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and Ye Jing'an's feet touched the ground. Liu Muze said he could open his eyes, and Ye Jing'an saw the yellow sand that he once knew. This barren land was lifeless, and there was not a single living thing in sight. Ye Jing'an asked, "Where can I go to find the Black and White Impermanence?"
"Wuchang has a holiday in the middle of every month. The two of them like to drink in Nanbei City. They should be in Beicheng at this time in the afternoon." Liu Muzhe said.
"North and South Cities? Where is the city?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"There is a barrier here to prevent any stray souls from entering the Fengdu area. Just follow me." Liu Muzhe led Ye Jing'an forward.
"Brother Liu, do you remember the last time we came here?" Ye Jing'an asked, tilting his head.
"I don't remember." Liu Muzhe shook his head.
"You're lying! Remember that time you showed weakness to me and cried like a child." Ye Jing'an said with a smile, "That's when you knew you liked me, right?"
Seeing that Liu Muzhe had no intention of paying attention to him, Ye Jing'an blocked his way and stopped him from leaving.
Liu Muze said helplessly: "We still have business to attend to, let's go quickly."
"Is that so?" Ye Jing'an grabbed him and asked.
"Yes." Liu Muzhe said.
"When did you start to like me?" Ye Jingan asked.
"I want to know too." Liu Muzhe snorted and laughed.
"You..." Ye Jing'an didn't finish his words, his body seemed to be inserted into a big jelly. He turned around and saw that the desolate yellow sand scene in front of him had changed, and in front of him was a prosperous city.
"We've arrived at North City." Liu Muzhe said.
"What's going on?" Ye Jing'an reached out and touched the place he had just passed through. There was a soft, transparent barrier. From the inside, he could see the desolate scene outside, but from the outside, he could not see the city.
Liu Muzhe explained, "The underworld is divided into two domains, four cities, and one prefecture. The one just outside is the Wilderness Domain. The one we passed through the barrier and entered is the Fengdu Domain. The Fengdu Domain has four cities and one prefecture. Those waiting for their loved ones to reincarnate together and those with unfulfilled wishes live in the North City. Those who don't want to reincarnate and want to serve in the underworld live in the South City. Those who haven't decided on reincarnation or have chosen but haven't yet gone live in the East City. The West City is where various animals and spirits live, and humans generally don't go there. The center of these four cities is the Fengdu Emperor's Palace."
"Oh, so, does the Eighteen Levels of Hell really exist?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Yes, it's right below the desolate area." Liu Muze said, "Let's go and find the Black and White Impermanence."
Ye Jing'an and Liu Muzhe walked into the North City market. The scene below wasn't much different from the real world. The people around them were wearing normal clothes, and their faces looked normal, not lifeless. The only difference was that there was no sun or moon in the sky; no matter where you looked, the sky was covered in gray clouds.
After crossing two streets, Ye Jing'an saw two people sitting in a restaurant from a distance who looked familiar. When he got closer, he found that they were the Black and White Impermanence, but they were not wearing hats, had changed their clothes, and their work badges were gone. Liu Muze took Ye Jing'an into the restaurant and sat across from the Black and White Impermanence.
"Why are you here? What are you doing here again?" Bai Wuchang glared at Liu Muzhe with disgust.
"I'm bored and came to you to catch up with you." Liu Muzhe picked up the wine jug on the table and poured a full glass of wine. "Good wine."
"Who told you to drink? It's so unlucky that I meet you even on vacation!" Bai Wuchang snatched the wine jug.
"You are a ghost who has been dead for eight hundred years and you are still cursing the living for bad luck." Ye Jing'an sneered.
"Oh, isn't this that little fool? Is he tired of living and came here to die? I, your Seventh Master, am on vacation today and have no time to take care of you. Just go away and be an idiot!" Bai Wuchang said.
"Brother Liu, he scolded me again!" Ye Jing'an said aggrievedly.
"Say it again." Liu Muzhe slammed Jun Mujian on the table.
"Eighth Master, he threatened me!" said Bai Wuchang.
Hei Wuchang slammed the table and stood up: "Die!"
Hei Wuchang slammed his hands on the table so loudly that the entire building felt like it had been shaken. The other guests turned their heads silently to look in their direction. The restaurant owner hurried over and said with an apologetic smile, "Aren't you Seventh Master and Eighth Master? Don't be angry. This dinner is on my table! Please feel free to order whatever you like!"
The boss brought over a few more bottles of good wine, and Hei Wuchang picked up the bottles to hit Liu Muzhe.
Liu Muze grabbed his wrist and snatched the wine away: "If you don't want to drink it, give it to me. Don't waste it."
Hei Wuchang was so angry that his face turned blue, and he punched Liu Muze in the face. Liu Muze sat further away from the table with his feet on the table, punched Hei Wuchang, and provocatively opened the bottle of wine and took a sip.
The boss saw that they were about to fight. Everyone in the underworld knew how Black Wuchang fought. They didn't dare to ask him for compensation for the damages. The boss said in a gentle voice: "Don't be angry, Master Ba. Please don't be angry!"
The boss stood between them and said to Liu Muze, "Handsome man, could you please sit somewhere else? I'll pay for your meal today. Eat whatever you want!"
"No, I want to sit at the same table with them both." Liu Muzhe said.
"Please sit down, please sit down..." The boss looked like he was back to the day before yesterday with a look of despair on his face, and asked the waiter to quickly put away the valuable and perishable items.
"Liu Muzhe! You have to cause trouble today, right?!" Bai Wuchang said unhappily.
"What did I do? You started cursing and fighting first, and then you accused me of starting trouble." Liu Muzhe said.
"I say, why are you so annoying, kid? Can you please stop bothering me, your Seventh Master, every day?" Bai Wuchang was helpless with him.
"No." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"You just need to be educated. I will ask the Bodhisattva to take you away." Bai Wuchang threatened.
Liu Muzhe put the black bag on the table and pushed it to Bai Wuchang.
"What is this?" asked Bai Wuchang.
"Someone is collecting souls in the human world." Liu Muzhe said.
"Who is so shameless as to try to steal someone from my brother and me?" Bai Wuchang asked again.
"This person is hiding his whereabouts and cannot be traced." Liu Muzhe said.
"Then go find someone quickly and don't bother us two brothers. We will deal with the souls in this bag." Bai Wuchang put the bag away.
"Can you find this person?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"It's none of our business to deal with the affairs of the living. Go and find it yourself!" said Bai Wuchang.
"You can't find it, right? That's terrible." Liu Muze pulled Ye Jing'an up and said, "Let's go."
"Get out of here! I'm so annoyed!" Bai Wuchang waved his hand.
Liu Muze walked out of the restaurant and ran back to snatch a bottle of wine from Bai Wuchang. Bai Wuchang slammed the table and cursed, "Bandit! You dare to steal the Seventh Master's things! Give me money!"
"Deduct it from your own salary!" Liu Muze handed the wine to Ye Jing'an and said, "Wu Chang drinks the best wine in the underworld. You can try it later."
"Okay, Bai Wuchang calls you a kid." Ye Jingan took the bottle of wine with a smile. He never dreamed that he could drink the wine of the White and Black Wuchang.
"They are both old monsters who are thousands of years old. They look at me like a child." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"This is quite interesting." Ye Jingan asked, "Shall we go back now?"
"No, I can't drink this wine if I go back. There is a delicious noodle restaurant in North City. I'll take you there." Liu Muzhe said.
"Can the soul eat food?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Of course, this is the underworld, which is different from the living world." Liu Muzhe said, "Their braised beef is delicious. Your ancestors loved it."
"My ancestors have come to the underworld to eat?"
"No, the owner of this shop was also running a noodle shop business in the world of the living. After his death, he did not reincarnate into the underworld to do business."
"Brother Liu often comes to the underworld to eat?"
"When I had nothing better to do, I used to like coming here to bother the Black and White Impermanence and have a meal."
"No wonder the Black and White Impermanence are so annoyed by you." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
As they chatted, they walked to the noodle shop Liu Muze mentioned. The shop's decoration was very simple, completely different from the restaurant they had just visited. The tables were all wooden square tables, and the black wooden benches looked quite old. The shop was not big, but the business was very hot. The store was already full of people, and Liu Muze was invited to sit outside.
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