The old man took two puffs of incense, then sighed like he was smoking opium, "Ah!" "In my opinion, not if, but Cheng Zhao is! The golden light suppressed beneath Mount Cici might be a decree laid down by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The old monk and Cheng Zhao have crossed paths. Why would they cross paths? What makes Cheng Zhao so special that the old monk would cross paths with him? Buddhism emphasizes fate. It's almost certain that Cheng Zhao is Yama!"
"Sigh—" Qiao Zhen sighed deeply.
The old man also imitated him, sighing—
The two sighed repeatedly until the old man finished inhaling the incense. He then reached out and nudged the dejected Qiao Zhen. “Sighing won’t help. Tonight, let’s go to the Ghost Realm and check out the Book of Reincarnation. Yama’s brother is plotting to usurp the throne. The Ghost Realm is in chaos, so it’s the perfect time to fish in troubled waters.”
"Can!"
The two hit it off immediately and went to the Ghost Realm that very night to search for the Book of Reincarnation.
The old man held a mid-to-high status in the ghost realm and had extensive connections. Qiao Zhen and the old man worked together to paint a rosy picture for them before finally asking where the Book of Reincarnation was.
The Book of Reincarnation is in the study where Yama works, but neither Yama nor his queen are currently in the Ghost Realm, so no one can force it open. Qiao Zhen and the old man squatted at the door of the study. "Sigh, what do we do now?"
The old man's gaze furtively swept over Qiao Zhen again and again.
Qiao Zhen stepped back to protect her chest. "What are you doing? I'm a virtuous and clean girl."
The old man curled his lip in disdain, "Go and see if you can make it open the door."
"Okay," Qiao Zhen said listlessly, calling out to the study door, "Open Sesame."
Door: ...To open or not to open?
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