Chapter 2 Traveling through a book?
Ming Dai was shocked: "How is it possible! I just died less than five hours ago, and I might not have been found. How could I be cremated?"
He opened the door and stood up, saying in a sad voice: "Ms. Ming, it has been five days since you came to the underworld from the human world. Your brother-in-law found your body the next day and informed your parents. After your parents learned that you died of natural causes, they entrusted your brother-in-law to cremate you, so..."
Mingdai didn't expect time to pass so quickly, but she could understand her parents' approach. After all, in their eyes, she was not as important as scientific research.
When her parents were forced to give birth to her, they felt that they had given their due to their parents. Before Mingdai was even a month old, they went abroad together without hesitation to develop their careers, leaving her with their parents like a hostage.
It’s not that they don’t love each other. On the contrary, they love each other so much that they can’t even have children.
If Mingdai hadn't been forced to give birth to her, her parents would probably have been DINKs their entire lives.
So at this moment, she was more regretful that her good life was gone and there was a long string of zeros in her account, rather than being saddened by her parents' ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness.
The three ghosts opposite sat down again and looked at Mingdai cautiously.
"Ms. Ming, your soul was seduced by mistake because of our staff's negligence. We will try our best to meet your requests."
Ming Dai's eyes lit up, and she looked at the double-opened doors: "Can you win in the underworld without any effort? The kind that provides food, lodging, and entertainment!"
In just a short while, she has fallen in love with several beautiful female ghost ladies and good-looking boys!
There's nothing I can do, she's obsessed with looks!
Shuang Kaimen said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid that won't work. Ghosts can only stay in the underworld for three days at most. If they don't leave after that, their souls will be scattered."
Ming Dai was a little unconvinced: "How could your staff do that? Aren't they ghosts?"
Shuang Kaimen explained, "They are too, but the organization of the underworld is very tight right now. They all passed the exams in previous lives and waited in line for several lives to get the positions. Especially now that we are all working online, the list must be announced three lives in advance, so there is no way to arrange for you to get in."
Mingdai was disappointed and sat paralyzed on the chair.
"So I have to reincarnate now, right? Can you arrange a good one for me? One from a wealthy family, one that doesn't have to work or study, preferably a boy. I've never been a boy before, and I want to experience what it feels like to pee while standing."
The answer to her was silence.
"No way! You can't even help with this?!"
Ming Dai was a little angry: "Then why are you asking me to make requests and playing with me?"
The guy opposite burst into tears all of a sudden. Miss No. 38 couldn’t stand it anymore, so she grabbed him by the collar of his suit and threw him out to beat him up.
Shuang Kaimen said embarrassedly: "Ms. Ming, it's just that there is a little problem with your reincarnation."
Ming Dai looked at him warily: "What's the problem?"
"Well, in the Book of Life and Death system, you are not dead yet, so you should live to 100 years old. But now you are dead again, so the system has not arranged a place for you to be reincarnated yet."
Ming Dai covered her chest and asked, "So, how long do I have to wait for a place to be reincarnated?"
“Well, we can wait until 70 years later.”
Ming Dai pointed a trembling finger at him: "70 years?!"
Shuang Kaimen nodded frantically: "Yes! It only takes 70 years, and the quota for reincarnation will automatically come out when ordinary people die."
Ming Dai swallowed her saliva and said, "Can I wait here for 70 years?"
Shuang Kaimen smiled sheepishly: "No dear, you can only wait here for 3 days."
Mingdai was angry!
"So what you mean is that I am just waiting to be killed! Who is your leader? I want to complain to you!"
"No, no, no, Miss Ming, please sit down first. Sit down. I have another idea."
The double door opened and the young lady who ran in quickly grabbed Mingdai, who was about to become angry, and coaxed her to sit down with kind words.
When she calmed down, she opened the door and took out a travel guide from somewhere.
"That's right, Ms. Ming. Since this is a serious mistake made by our employees, we are planning to give you a trip through the book as a gift."
A journey through a book?
Mingdai looked at the travel guide he handed over with doubt.
"A travel guide to traveling through books, first released in the underworld, a private customized journey for you!"
Below is a series of customized plans, which Mingdai found quite interesting.
Shuang Kaimen saw that she was excited and immediately introduced it: "You can make your request, and I will make a private customization for you according to your requirements. I guarantee that you will have fun!"
He then added: "But it's not okay if it's too outrageous."
Ming Dai looked at him suspiciously: "Isn't this some kind of torture story? The kind that threatens to make you die?"
Shuang Kaimen shook his head decisively: "No, this is definitely not the case. Your character is just a background board, just reborn with the help of this world, and does not participate in any plot."
Mingdai was satisfied and thought about her own requirements.
"I want to be born into a wealthy family, have enough food and drink, and not have to work. I also want to have a smart brain and a healthy body."
She definitely wants to go to school and get in touch with society, and doesn't want to start all over again.
"That's no problem!"
"Give me another storage space. This is essential for traveling through time. Do you have one? It would be best if there is a spiritual spring or something."
Shuang Kaimen nodded: "Of course there is this, but Lingquan is not allowed. In the present time and space arranged for you, there is space. Lingquan will be rejected by the world. I will arrange a planting space for you that you can enter and exit freely, with unlimited storage, which is also very popular."
"I need to fill it with supplies that are appropriate for the time and space I want to go to."
Shuang Kaimen and Miss No. 38 murmured for a while, and said with a pained face: "Okay, we will pay for this part of the money."
Ming Dai nodded: "That's fine, but you have to convert the money I earned when I was alive into mine. I have to spend it there, or I won't be able to rest in peace!"
"That's no problem. I'll convert it into gold for you. It's a unified currency that can be used in all time and space."
Mingdai nodded with satisfaction, but then she thought, they agreed too readily, could it be a scam?
"Will my memory be preserved? Will I be asked to do anything? Or is it really all free?"
Shuangkaimen shook his head firmly: "Your memory will be preserved. Our journey is all free, and because it is the first mission trip, there will also be a novice gift pack."
Mingdai was quite happy and began to look forward to it. After all, time travel was something every girl who read novels had dreamed of. Now she could actually experience it, which was so cool.
"Can I know exactly where I'm going?"
Shuang Kaimen smiled and shook his head: "I can't reveal this. The company requires confidentiality. It's a little surprise during the journey. There will be a guidebook when the time comes."
"All right."
Afterwards, Mingdai asked some more questions, negotiated for some benefits, and repeatedly checked the contract before signing it.
After signing the contract, the two men took her to the upper two floors by elevator, took a look around, and then entered a company.
Looking at the name of the company: Hell Travel Agency, Ming Dai became excited. Her journey through the book was about to begin!
Soon, she was brought to a mirror.
The mist in the mirror looks a bit scary.
The waitress at the side patiently said: "Just step in. Don't worry, you won't feel any discomfort during the time travel."
Mingdai nodded and mustered up her courage to step in.