As soon as he opened the door, Ihara's eyes lit up.
The house that appeared before him surprised him. The furnishings and style inside were all what Ihara liked. Not only the trees with strange flowers just after entering the door, but also the architectural styles of several rooms inside were particularly surprising.
Yi Yuan, or Xiang Yan, actually has his own favorite style of architecture. Compared with the current high-rise steel houses, he prefers antique buildings.
He had specially visited the courtyard houses in the capital before, and he liked them very much at that time. However, the courtyard houses he had seen before were nothing compared to the house in front of Yiyuan.
Passing through the various beautiful flowers and plants planted behind the door, Ihara stood in the living room of the house.
The hall is usually used for meeting guests, but judging from Ihara's personality, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would invite people to visit, so the system also made some modifications to the hall according to Ihara's preferences.
There were no tables and chairs for meeting guests in the hall. Instead, there were several bonsai trees with plants that Ihara couldn't name. The system even created a flowing stream inside, which surrounded the hall, and the water in it flowed slowly.
Ihara looked at the water in the stream carefully for a while. He was a little curious about where the water came from. After all, Ihara had just returned, but the water seemed to have been flowing for a long time.
[Could it be in the Lethe River...] Ihara guessed a little worriedly, then quickly straightened up.
Yi Yuan didn't dare to touch the water in the Forgotten River casually, as the bones at the bottom of the river were still vivid in his mind.
After looking at the hall for a while, Ihara turned and went to the room next door.
He gently pushed the door open, and as Ihara expected, the decorations inside were arranged according to his preferences.
Ignoring the bed with the quilt on it, Yi Yuan turned to the window and looked at the chess and card game under the window.
Xiang Yan really likes the black and white game of Go, but unfortunately he is not very good at playing it, his skills are not very high, and the people around him don’t play it much.
Picking up a chess piece, Yi Yuan suddenly thought, if no one plays with him, doesn't he still have himself? With a few of them around, whether it's Go, Gobang or Landlord, they can play by themselves.
But their personalities are too similar, so it might be a bit strange to play with them? Maybe you just made a move, and the other shells know what you want to do.
Shaking his head, Ihara chuckled, put down the chess piece, and began to observe other things around him.
The system worked very well. Although there was some dust in the house, one could still vaguely tell that someone had lived there before, which added an extra layer of protection to Ihara's identity.
After walking out of the room and looking around other places, Ihara nodded with satisfaction, then returned to the hall and moved a chair to sit down.
Although Ihara felt that he would not live here for a long time, it was still a good experience to come back and stay for a day or two occasionally.
It would be even better if Xiang Yan and the others came along...
Because of their identities, it is impossible for Yan Zhi and Yun He to come to hell. However, Xiang Yan and Bai Jing, who are also human beings, may come.
Ihara felt that with his abilities in hell, he should be able to bring a human to play for a few days, he just needed to find a better reason.
But these are all things for the future. Now Xiang Yan is still in the hospital and his condition has not been resolved yet, so going to hell will have to be postponed until a long time later.
Looking at the slowly flowing stream beside him, Ihara slightly raised his head and looked at the sky outside.
There is no day or sun in hell. The sky is always dark. If you look closely, you can see that the sky above your head is slightly glowing red, which gives you a depressing feeling.
However, hell is a place where matters of life and death are dealt with, so of course it should make people feel awe. At the very least, it should prevent the ghosts who are caught in hell from acting recklessly.
Ihara was not used to the situation in hell at first. Although there were lights all around, they were still not as bright as the sun and blue sky in the human world. But after staying here for a long time, he gradually got used to it.
Ihara can now judge the time by the changes in the surrounding lights.
Calculating the time, Ihara has been in hell for several hours, and now it should be around afternoon in the human world.
[I don’t know how Xiang Yan is doing…] Yi Yuan propped up his chin with one hand, staring at the trees not far away and thinking absentmindedly, [Bai Jing should be back, right?]
When Yi Yuan left Xiang Yan, Bai Jing had not yet come out of the ghost illusion, and he didn't know the specific situation of Bai Jing and the others.
Originally, Ihara was planning to return to the human world after strolling around, but he suddenly remembered that he had an appointment with Meng Shiqi, so he did not rush back, but waited at home.
"Meng Shiqi...Meng Po..." Yi Yuan had the information provided by the system, so he was quite familiar with Meng Shiqi, but they had never had a good communication.
Excluding the previous meeting, neither of them said much to each other.
In addition to Meng Shiqi, Yi Yuan also thought of the girl in the black dress whom he met on the Yellow Springs Road when he first came to hell.
That should be... the Seven Yamas?
Ihara has information on the Ten Yamas, but the system doesn't provide much information, only some basic information and some information about their relationship with Ihara.
Yi Yuan noticed that the system specially marked Qi Yanluo with a red name, asking Yi Yuan to pay more attention to her.
But the problem is that Yi Yuan doesn't know how to pay attention? Should he stare at her? Isn't that perverted? !
After mentally complaining about the useless prompts from the system, Ihara came back to his senses and turned his attention back to the plants in his yard.
Anyway, he couldn't see Qi Yanluo now, so he could put her matter aside for the time being. Ihara was actually quite interested in the strange plants in the dean's office.
"I wonder if the plants in hell have any strange effects?" Ihara muttered softly, then stood up and walked closer to the plants.
But before Ihara could do anything, there was a knock on his door.
Buckle, buckle, buckle——
"Ihara, are you there?" Meng Shiqi's voice came from behind the door.
"Well, here." Yi Yuan withdrew his hand that was about to poke a pink flower, stood up and went to open the door for Meng Shiqi.
"I told you you were here." Meng Shiqi walked in and smiled at Yi Yuan, then picked up the wine in his hand and shook it, "Come on, we haven't seen each other for so long, we have to have a good drink today."
Seeing the wine in Meng Shiqi's hand, Yi Yuan's body stiffened slightly. [What's going on? Why do you all like to drink with me? What kind of image do I have in your eyes? ! ! !]
[Why can’t we just have a good meal?] Yi Yuan looked at the wine in front of him, feeling like crying but unable to cry.
"Come!" Meng Shiqi placed a cup in front of Yi Yuan and filled it with wine.
After pouring wine for Yi Yuan, Meng Shiqi picked up the glass and drank it.
Meng Shiqi is very beautiful. Even from the perspective of Yi Yuan, who is used to seeing celebrities on TV, she is also very beautiful, and her beauty is very distinctive. When she stands quietly without saying a word, she looks like an ancient lady, pleasing to the eye.
However, after she drank a few glasses of wine very generously, Ihara's impression of her changed completely.
Seeing that she drinks more than a man, who would have any extra thoughts? Just treat her as a brother, okay?
"Why don't you drink?" After drinking a few glasses in one breath, Meng Shiqi saw that the wine in front of Yi Yuan was not touched. She frowned slightly and looked at Yi Yuan.
"Uh..." Ihara looked at the wine glass in front of him with a bit of confusion. Before in the King of Hell's Palace, they talked about other things and ignored the matter of wine, but now there was no chance for Ihara to get away with it.
[Dear, you can drink a little.] Just when Yi Yuan was struggling, the system came out and said: [I will watch you and prevent you from saying anything you shouldn’t say.]
Ihara didn't drink because he was afraid that he would say something he shouldn't say when he was drunk. Now that he had the system's guarantee, Ihara breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the glass and took a sip.
"Not bad." After drinking it, Ihara raised his eyebrows in surprise. He thought that the wine brought by Meng Shiqi would be rather spicy, but unexpectedly it tasted quite sweet. Ihara couldn't help but drink a few more sips.
"It tastes good, right?" Seeing Yi Yuan drink it, Meng Shiqi smiled happily, and then recommended several other wines to Yi Yuan, "Try this, this is my new brew."
Meng Shiqi is not only good at cooking Meng Po soup, she is also good at brewing wine. There are many people in hell who want to buy a pot of wine from her but cannot buy one.
Seeing that Meng Shiqi poured him another kind of wine, Iyuan, who had drunk two glasses before and thought he had a good alcohol tolerance, drank the whole glass in one gulp.
"This one tastes sweeter at first, but..." Meng Shiqi looked up and saw Yi Yuan finish the glass. She paused for two seconds, then finished her words, "...it has a strong aftertaste."
"Hmm? I think it's okay." After hearing Meng Shiqi say that the aftereffects were quite strong, Yi Yuan looked at his empty cup, then felt his physical condition, and said nonchalantly, "Keep going."
Looking at Ihara who was obviously a little drunk, Meng Shiqi's hand holding the wine jug was a little conflicted for a moment.
To drink or not to drink? This is a serious question.
Although it was a pleasure to meet old friends, Meng Shiqi knew her alcohol tolerance. The wine she drank was not enough to make her drunk, but Yi Yuan... Yi Yuan looked like he was getting drunk. If he continued drinking, he would...
Before Meng Shiqi could finish her struggle, the wine jug in her hand was taken away by Yi Yuan.
Ihara poured himself a glass and started drinking. While drinking, he sighed that he had a very good alcohol tolerance as he drank so much for the first time.
If Ihara could see his ears turning red, I believe he would no longer think that he could drink well.
Ihara's drunkenness didn't show very clearly on his face. Instead, his facial expression became more serious and his aura more domineering. However, his red ears exposed the fact that he was drunk.
"Uh... okay, let's not drink anymore." Looking at Yi Yuan's expression, Meng Shiqi hurriedly took the wine jug and pressed down Yi Yuan's hand holding the wine glass.
"Hmm..." Yi Yuan stared at the wine glass in Meng Shiqi's hand for two seconds, then covered his head and staggered to the table, "I feel a little sleepy..."
Looking at Yi Yuan who was about to fall asleep leaning on the table, Meng Shiqi sighed, a little unsure of what to do.
"Um...Xiang Yan..." Ihara, leaning on the table with his eyes closed, muttered unconsciously.
He had been thinking about Xiang Yan's condition before, and now he couldn't stop thinking about it even though he was drunk.
"Huh? What?" Meng Shiqi heard what Yi Yuan seemed to be saying, and she felt a little curious for a moment. She moved closer to Yi Yuan, wanting to listen to what he was saying.
Gossip about the great Ihara the ghost messenger, the extremely cold and indifferent Ihara who never allows strangers to approach him, what would he say when he gets drunk?
"Xiang Yan, please... be well..." Yi Yuan said intermittently.
Because what Ihara said did not reveal anything, the system did not stop him from speaking.
"Xiang Yan... sounds like a person's name." Meng Shiqi approached Yi Yuan and touched his chin, guessing secretly, "He still cares about him even when he's drunk. He must be a very important person, right?"
"Could it be... the person I like?" Meng Shiqi became excited because of her own guess. She covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Because there is really very little gossip about Yi Yuan. As Yi Yuan's friend, Meng Shiqi of course knows the truth about the incident with the Princess of Hell. Apart from the incident with the Princess of Hell, there is no gossip about Yi Yuan in terms of emotional aspects. Apart from friends like them, no one else can get close to her.
Meng Shiqi was very interested in the gossip about Yi Yuan.
Unfortunately, Ihara just muttered a few words and stopped talking.
"Tsk." After listening for a while unwillingly, Meng Shiqi found that Yi Yuan really didn't say anything anymore, so he straightened up, looked at Yi Yuan, thought for a while, and helped Yi Yuan into the bedroom.
"Huh..." After helping Yi Yuan in, Meng Shiqi clapped his hands, then picked up the wine jug and walked out.
Ihara was also drunk now, so it was not appropriate for her to stay any longer.
After Meng Shiqi left, Yi Yuan, who had his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.
Originally, he was really drunk, and he mumbled unconsciously at the beginning. However, when Meng Shiqi approached him later, Yi Yuan woke up.
Yi Yuan was not used to people getting close to him, so after feeling Meng Shiqi approaching, although he was still a little drowsy, he was much more awake.
At least he won't talk nonsense anymore.
………………
On the other side, after Bai Jing and Xiang Yan talked for a while, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi came back.
After Xiang Yin and the others came back, Yan Zhi and Yun He also returned to their invisible state and watched them silently from the side.
As for Bai Jing...
Bai Jing stayed openly in the name of caring about his friend.
As for Bai Jing's staying, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi simply looked at each other and said nothing more, tacitly agreeing that Bai Jing would stay.
"Brother, eat some fruit." Xiang Shi handed the peeled apple to Xiang Yan.
"Okay." Xiang Yan took it with a smile, ate a piece and handed it to Bai Jing beside him. Bai Jing also took it with a smile.
“…”
“…”
The two ghosts, Yan Zhi and Yun He, watched them eat fruit silently. Only they themselves knew the complicated feelings in their hearts.
Because Xiang Yan's situation was special and he was not physically injured, the doctor did not forbid him to eat anything. Instead, he asked Xiang Yin and others to bring him more delicious food and try to keep him calm or happy.
Just when Xiang Yan and his two siblings and Bai Jing were chatting happily, Xiang Yin's cell phone rang.
Xiang Yin glanced at the incoming call on her phone, and the smile on her face faded a little, "It's mom."
"...Answer it." Xiang Yan nodded towards Yin, signaling her to turn on the loudspeaker.
Xiang Yan actually had some guesses in his mind about what his parents would say, and he didn't have any special thoughts about the call.
"Hello..." Xiang Yin turned on the speaker of his cell phone and said softly.
"How is your brother?" A slightly cold female voice sounded from the phone. There was not much concern in the inquiring tone, but rather a sense of routine.
Glancing at Xiang Yan who was not far away, Xiang Yin simply replied, "Brother is fine and is resting in the hospital."
"I'll be there at nine tomorrow morning, you..." Before the female voice finished speaking, someone seemed to come up behind her and say something. After a two-second pause, the female voice continued, "I have something else to do. I'm hanging up now."
Beep, beep—
The call was hung up.
Because of their mother's cold attitude, the expressions on Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi's faces looked a little bad for a moment. They hurriedly looked up at Xiang Yan, worried that Xiang Yan would be unhappy.
However, Xiang Yan's expression was much better than they had imagined. At least he did not look disappointed. Instead, he spoke calmly to Bai Jing beside him.
Xiang Yan had some guesses about what Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi were thinking. They were probably worried that he was unhappy. Even though he was sick and in the hospital, his parents rarely called him.
Xiang Yan just wanted to say that he hadn't expected anything in the first place, so how could he be disappointed? It was all expected.
Xiang Yan actually has very little impression of his parents. If it weren't for the photos, he might have forgotten what they looked like.
Seeing Xiang Yan's expression, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer paid attention to the phone call and started talking to Xiang Yan about other interesting things.
The few of them stayed in the hospital for the whole afternoon, chatting and laughing. Xiang Yan was worried if Xiang Yin went back alone, so he let Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi stay.
As for Bai Jing... he has time now, and there are many ghosts near the hospital, so he can go catch some ghosts and deal with some ghost incidents.
In the blink of an eye, it was night, and Xiang Yan, Xiang Yin and others lay down in bed early to rest.
Instead, Yan Zhi and Yun He, who were the ghost king and ghost, left the ward after the sun set and wandered around the hospital. After a while, even Bai Jing walked out of the ward. In the end, only Xiang Yan and his three siblings were left in the ward.
…………
After the sun set, Yang Wu brought Qi Yanluo to the meeting place with the official organization.
As soon as she arrived, Yang Wu saw Gao Yi waiting at the door. She knew Gao Yi because of Yi Yuan. After all, Yi Yuan relied on Gao Yi to contact the authorities. Yang Wu had also met Gao Yi several times when she and Yi Yuan were dealing with ghosts together.
"Ms. Gao." Yang Wu nodded to Gao Yi and greeted her.
"Miss Yang." Gao Yi glanced at Yang Wu, nodded, and then looked at Qi Yanluo beside her, and said politely: "This is Lord Qi Yanluo, right? Our team leader is waiting inside, please come in!"
"Yeah." Qi Yanluo nodded slightly, then walked in with Yang Wu and several of his subordinates.
Following Gao Yi to the door of a room, Gao Yi reached out and knocked on the door before pushing it open.
Inside was a room that looked like a conference room. Several official personnel waiting inside the door stood up to greet Qi Yama Luo.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they sat down.
Looking at the indifferent expression of Qi Yanluo, a leader from Gao Yi's side spoke first, "Welcome to Qi Yanluo. I am the leader of Group A in S Province, which specializes in managing ghosts and monsters - Zhao Gu."
"Well, hello, Team Leader Zhao." Hearing Zhao Gu's self-introduction, Qi Yanluo nodded slightly and greeted him.
Although Qi Yama Luo had not been to the human world for a long time, the human world should have information about her, so she did not bother to introduce herself again and turned to business.
"I'm here this time regarding the Gate of Hell." Qi Yama Luo didn't bother beating around the bush and stated his purpose directly.
The Gate of Hell reappeared, and the passage between the human world and hell was reconnected. There are many things involved in this, and the Gate of Hell is a big trouble.
Who will be in charge of the Gate of Hell and how to manage it are both big problems.
Logically speaking, the Gate of Hell belongs to Hell, so of course it should be under the jurisdiction of Hell. But now that the entrance is open, will humans really be willing to leave a door open so that a person from Hell can come in and out at will?
If the Gate of Hell is to be opened, then humans cannot be without any preparation. At least there must be restrictions on who can enter and exit the Gate of Hell. Not everyone can enter and exit at will.
Humans will not go to hell casually, but the same can't be said for the people or ghosts in hell. If the ghosts in hell escape, it will be a huge blow to humans.
Qi Yama also knew what humans were worried about, although she felt that their worries were a bit unnecessary. After all, the gates of hell were guarded by deer-lion beasts, so how could ghosts and monsters escape? Moreover, there were so many ghost messengers and the Black and White Impermanence in hell, which were more than enough to deal with ghosts and monsters.
But this time she came here with the intention of having a good conversation with humans.
After all, Hell and humans cannot fall out, they need to cooperate well.
"Then how are you preparing for the Gate of Hell..." another member of Group A asked.
Zhao Gu and the others already knew about the location of the Gate of Hell. After all, the scene when the Gate of Hell appeared was so magnificent that it was hard for them not to know it.
Just because they didn't know what to do specifically, Zhao Gu and the others kept dragging their feet and didn't dare to take any action against the bath center.
They are not afraid of the bath center. After all, it is just a small bath center. Even if there are people behind it, how can they compare with the official organization?
What they were worried about was hell. If they rashly touched the gate of hell, who knew what the people in hell would think, so the bath center has remained open until now.
The most the authorities can do is to stop people from other forces from investigating, but they still don’t stop ordinary people.
"Let's close the bath center." Qi Yanluo was stunned for a while when she found out what the bath center was, but she didn't care. The gate to hell appears randomly and it could be anywhere. It's also... normal in a bath center.
“After it’s closed, on the other side of the gate of hell…” Seven Yama Luos couldn’t help but frowned slightly when they thought of what the King of Hell said when they came here.
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