“You are so...so..." Cui Yu wanted to scold him for being so bold, but when he saw Chu Nian turn her head and look at him with a deep gaze, he couldn't say anything more.
He was puzzled. What was he afraid of when facing this tiny soul?
He took several deep breaths and finally felt his mindset calm down. He said, "It's better than when you were a mortal! Think about it, mortals are subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death, and have to face all kinds of suffering. But immortals don't have to go through that. They don't age, get sick, or die. Isn't that better?"
Chu Nian said, "Yes, it does sound much better than being a mortal."
Cui Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Yes, then don't think too much about it, just hurry up and enter these books!" As she spoke, she began to cast a spell to send Chu Nian into the world of the book.
He cast the spell once, only to find Chu Nian still sitting calmly in the same spot; twice, and Chu Nian remained unmoved; three times, four times…
Cui Yu finally gave up and said, "You...where did you learn this evil magic? Even the celestial officials in our underworld can't control you anymore."
Chu Nian pointed to the books on the bookshelf and replied with a gentle smile, "Look, these are the books."
“That’s impossible,” Cui Yu said.
Chu Nian asked curiously, "Have you read all these books? How can you be sure that none of them record any powerful cultivation techniques?"
Cui Yu looked on with suspicion and curiosity. He walked to the nearest bookshelf, reached for a book, took it down, and opened it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the book, a burst of black gas shot out of it, blasting him far away and hitting the Black Impermanence behind him. The two of them crashed onto a bookshelf like a human pyramid. After falling off the bookshelf, they piled up on the ground in two layers like a human pyramid.
The book returned to the shelf on its own.
Chu Nian was utterly astonished: So, the worlds in these books actually reject these celestial officials from the underworld?!
Cui Yu lay on the fleshy cushion of Black Impermanence. Although he wasn't hurt, he felt that his performance was rather unbecoming of a judge. He quickly got up, dusted himself off, coughed to cover his embarrassment, and said, "Alright, I'm sure there are indeed evil spells in these books!"
Chu Nian asked, "In the beginning, did you use magic to send me into these books?" That doesn't make sense; Cui Yu doesn't even have the ability to look through these books.
Cui Yu said, "Does such a trivial matter require this judge to personally intervene? This judge only sent Xiao Heizi to give it a try because I noticed that your soul somewhat matches the resentment emanating from these books."
As Cui Yu spoke, he looked at the Black Impermanence who had just gotten up and pointed at him, saying, "It was Little Blackie who cast a spell to send you into the book in the beginning."
Chu Nian turned to look at Hei Wuchang, examining the spiritual energy emanating from him. She remembered that in the underworld, this spiritual energy, along with numerous other energy elements, was collectively known as magical energy.
Chu Nian felt that even Cui Yu couldn't send her into those books, and Black Impermanence's magical power was several times less than Cui Yu's, so it was even more impossible for him to do so.
That's right. Just now, Cui Yu cast spells repeatedly, but failed to send Chu Nian into those books. It wasn't that Chu Nian used any magic to refuse entry, but rather that Cui Yu's spells had no effect on her at all.
She seems to be able to automatically block Cui Yu's magic—this is strange, but also very gratifying!
Chu Nian continued, "When I was first sent into these books, I heard you, the judge, speaking to me."
"Really?" Cui Yu looked shocked, then turned to look at Hei Wuchang, his eyes full of questioning.
Black Impermanence quickly stiffened and bowed, explaining, "My lord, have you forgotten? You set up the reincarnation system long ago. All the souls that are about to be reborn into wealthy families will hear your voice; while the souls that are to be reborn into poor families and suffer from birth will hear the voice of Lord Zhong Kui."
"Of course I haven't forgotten!" Cui Yu quickly said, "You could have just reminded me, did you have to go into so much detail?" As she spoke, she looked at Chu Nian.
Chu Nian looked up at the sky, pretending not to hear his words: This judge really knows how to arrange things, he's secretly made Zhong Kui so much hated!
She remembered that the original owner of the first world she transmigrated to was indeed a wealthy young lady.
Cui Yu muttered a complaint to Hei Wuchang in a low voice: "Who gave you permission to use the reincarnation system to set the settings for these books as well?"
Black Impermanence said helplessly, "Reporting to my lord, the settings of these books are set by the books themselves. My abilities are limited, and I cannot interfere with their settings!"
Chu Nian said, "I remember later, when I transmigrated into an ancient prostitute in a book, I also heard Judge Cui's voice!"
Ancient prostitutes lived at the very bottom of society. If it were according to the system settings Cui Yu mentioned earlier, she should have heard Zhong Kui's voice. However, she remembered hearing Cui Yu's voice instead. It must be that these books automatically selected Cui Yu's voice as the system voice.
That's interesting. These books not only form their own worlds, but they can also choose their own system in the underworld. So, is being sent into these books to reincarnate and eliminate resentment also their own choice?
Anyway, she was now quite certain that neither Cui Yu nor Hei Wuchang could cast effective spells on her.
Thinking of this, Chu Nian tentatively used her mental power to explore the books on the bookshelf. She was surprised to find that she could easily explore the world inside the books, just like she was watching a TV series.
That's strange, even Cui Yu, the judge of the underworld, can't read these books!
Chu Nian guessed that the force that sent her into these books must be another kind of power, because these books did not actively absorb her into them.
So, what force sent her into these books? It feels like after she died, she was automatically sent into these books to be reincarnated as soon as she entered the underworld.
Could it be some kind of energy inherent in the underworld itself? Chu Nian was startled by her own thought. But if her guess was true, then how could she be peacefully staying in the underworld now?
Whether it was intentionally trying to prove her conjecture or not, just as doubt arose in her mind, she suddenly felt a blur before her eyes, and the scenery in front of her quickly changed from bookshelves to billowing black mist. In an instant, she felt herself being thrown down, and she found herself in a new body.
The instant she left the underworld, a dark figure flashed into the study like lightning.
Cui Yu and Hei Wuchang were startled upon seeing this, and quickly bowed, saying in unison, "Greetings, King of the Underworld."
The one who arrived was none other than the Lord of the Underworld, the King of Hell as the people called him. He looked around the bookstore with a puzzled expression and asked, "Was there anyone else in this bookstore just now?"
Black Impermanence was an honest man. Hearing the King of the Underworld's question, and seeing the anxious look in his eyes, he was about to answer honestly. But Cui Yu spoke first, saying, "Reporting to the King of the Underworld, there is only me and Little Black in this bookstore, but there were some strange energy fluctuations in these books just now."
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