Chapter 121 King of the Three Realms
Xu Yuan's situation was the same as Bai Zhuo's. His body was suppressed under the Wangchuan River. When his soul just returned to its place, he did not have enough strength and could not break free from the suppressing force.
And just like that, three years passed quickly.
The underworld is as eerie and terrifying as ever. The ghosts escort the dead souls along the Forgotten River, across the Naihe Bridge, and towards the Road of Reincarnation.
The line of dead souls is very long, and the dead are constantly being escorted back to the underworld by ghosts.
Suddenly, bubbles began to rise from the bottom of the Lethe River, which had never had a ripple before.
This scared the little ghost passing by.
He hurried to Meng Po's side and said, "Wangchuan! Wangchuan is moving!"
Meng Po was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she put down the work of making soup and followed the little ghost to the bank of Wangchuan River.
Meng Po pondered for a long time, and the little ghost finally couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, is there something coming up from the bottom of the Wangchuan River?"
"Pluto is finally coming back."
The group of little ghosts were shocked after hearing these words.
Pluto? The Pluto that had been missing for so long?
The bubbles in the water of the Forgotten River became more and more dense, even to the point of being violent, as if there was a furnace underneath that was about to boil the entire Forgotten River.
The team transporting the dead souls stopped, and everyone gathered at the riverside, watching this thrilling scene.
I saw more and more bubbles in the water, and suddenly, as if they couldn't bear it anymore, they exploded from below.
The water of the Wangchuan River splashed in all directions. It was clearly river water, but it looked like magma, scalding black smoke wherever it touched.
The more discerning ghosts moved aside and were not splashed, but the new ghosts were not so lucky and fell to the ground, howling in pain. A closer look revealed that they were covered in black burns, which looked hideous and horrible.
"When the Forgetful River was level, we didn't dare get close to it. Now that Hades is about to return to his throne, there must be a lot of noise. You still dare to stand so close to it. You really don't want to live." The old ghost shook his head.
Over there, Xuyuan had already surfaced from the water. Not a single drop of water remained on his body, his entire body suspended above the surface. The waters of the Forgotten River, gently touched by his feet, had returned to calm, without a single ripple.
"Welcome the King of Hell back to his throne." Meng Po and the ghost messengers knelt down one after another, their faces full of respect.
After regaining his memory, Xuyuan was no longer as cheerful as he was in the human world. Instead, he looked gloomy and people were afraid to approach him.
Xuyuan walked along the Forgotten River towards the riverbank and stopped when he reached Mengpo.
"I'm back." These words were said to Meng Po.
"Congratulations to Hades, congratulations to Hades, your tribulation is over and you have returned to your throne as a god." Meng Po said to Xuyuan without looking up.
Xuyuan’s mind is still a little confused now.
The memories of being the King of Hell and the memories of making wishes as a disciple in the human world are mixed together from time to time.
This forced him to look at Jiang Yi from his own Pluto's perspective.
That woman, in the end, ruthlessly pushed him into the abyss.
The reason he chose to enter the mortal world to experience trials and tribulations was because he calculated that he had an unsolvable love tribulation.
As the King of Hell, he oversees all matters of the underworld and maintains its stability. His sense of responsibility and mission would not allow him to encounter such an unspeakable accident.
So, Meng Po told him a way. Instead of waiting for the love calamity that would come at an unknown time and affect the stability of the underworld, it would be better to take the initiative to enter the mortal world to experience the calamity.
Xu Yuan thought about it and agreed. At the same time, in order to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, Xu Yuan specifically suppressed his body under the Wangchuan River.
Only Pluto can touch the water of the River of Forgetfulness; ordinary people cannot get close to it.
In order to be on the safe side, Xu Yuan added several layers of restrictions. Therefore, after his soul returned to its place, he waited for another three years before breaking through the restrictions from underwater and returning to the underworld.
Thinking of the days when he had suffered hardships in the mortal world, Xu Yuan felt a trace of hatred in his heart, but he also wanted to see her, that cruel woman.
On Bai Zhuo's side, an immortal official would come to clean up every once in a while.
Three years later, Bai Zhuo's body and soul were almost integrated.
The immortal official inadvertently caught sight of his slightly twitching little finger and was shocked. He then scrambled out, still shouting excitedly: "The prince is back! The prince is back!"
This incident soon alarmed the Emperor of Heaven, who sent Taishang Laojun to check on Bai Zhuo's condition.
Taishang Laojun saw Bai Zhuo's current condition at a glance. With just a little help, he could completely recover his immortal body.
"Go and get the bottle of soul-restoring pills in my furnace." Taishang Laojun instructed the medicine boy beside him.
The medicine boy took the order and hurried back to Taishang Laojun's alchemy room to get the medicine. He came back after a while.
Taishang Laojun opened the bottle, poured out a pill, put it into Bai Zhuo's mouth, and used his magical power to help him absorb it quickly.
After a while, Bai Zhuo slowly opened his eyes.
He looked at everything in front of him blankly.
"Prince, you're awake." Taishang Laojun looked relieved.
Bai Zhuo stared at him for a while before he remembered.
While he was sleeping, he had been wanting to rush out of his body. The first thing he wanted to do after waking up was to see Jiang Yi. He knew that Jiang Yi had saved him, and similarly, she would definitely protect Xu Yuan and Shen Yu.
So, what about herself?
If she protects them, will she encounter any misfortune?
With such doubts and worries, Bai Zhuo kept breaking through the limitations of his body and wanted to wake up.
"I want to go back to the mortal world." Bai Zhuo said.
The Emperor of Heaven heard Bai Zhuo's words as he arrived and couldn't help but scold him, "Nonsense! You just returned from the mortal world after a tribulation. Haven't you suffered enough? Why are you still thinking of returning to the mortal world?"
Taishang Laojun quickly pleaded, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince must have just recovered his memory and hasn't gotten back to his normal self yet. He still thinks he's still a mortal, which is why he made such remarks. Your Majesty, please calm down."
The Emperor of Heaven sighed.
In that great battle, the Heaven Realm was defeated and was about to surrender in panic. It was Bai Zhuo who stood up, self-destructed his soul, and destroyed most of the enemy's forces, which brought the Heaven Realm the final victory.
To the heavenly realm, Bai Zhuo is not only the son of the Emperor of Heaven and the supreme god of heaven, but also the guardian and hero of heaven.
"You have just returned to the divine position, and your body has not yet recovered. The most important thing right now is to practice well and adjust your body. One day in heaven is one year in the human world, and all the past events are like passing clouds. Don't think about the things in the human world anymore." The Emperor of Heaven slowed down his tone.
Bai Zhuo wanted to argue something, but Taishang Laojun quickly gave him a look, and then looking at the Emperor of Heaven who looked suspicious, Bai Zhuo had to give up.
Well, at worst he can find another opportunity. The most important thing now is to adjust his own condition first.
Seeing him give up, the Emperor smiled with relief.
Just like that, Bai Zhuo knew that something was wrong with Jiang Yi and knew the truth of the matter, but because he had no choice, he could not go down to the mortal world and had to put it aside temporarily.
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