Today is Leng Yue's last day stationed at the human world post. Filled with emotion, she sighed, "Wow, I can't believe we've been here for twenty years already. Time flies!"
"This is fast? My lord, I've wanted to go back to the underworld for ages." The little underworld official swept listlessly with his broom. "I have magic powers but I can't use them. I'm fed up with this kind of life."
Leng Yue rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "It's the last day, why are you still so resentful? Go and sweep your floor properly. I'm going out for a walk."
After saying that, Leng Yue went out. It was still snowing outside. Walking on the street, looking at the few pedestrians, Leng Yue thought of twenty years ago.
Twenty years ago, Leng Yue brought this little underworld messenger to the underworld's outpost in the human world.
"Get ready, this is our territory from now on." Leng Yue was in a good mood and directed the little underworld messengers to work.
"Sir, why did we have to take on this mess? Look how dilapidated this place is, ugh, it's covered in dust and cobwebs..." The little underworld official looked disgusted and held the broom for a long time without moving.
"Who told me to just wait and see? Now I've made trouble for myself again!" Leng Yue sighed. "Forget it, I'll just use magic to solve it."
"My lord, no! If we're discovered using magic too easily, we'll have to add another ten years to our lives." The little underworld official quickly stopped him, and Leng Yue finally gave up the idea of using magic.
Later, the little underworld official, feeling uneasy with Leng Yue standing beside him, chased her away from the post. That same day, Leng Yue also went out and wandered the streets.
It was snowing that day too, and there were hardly any people on the streets. Even the few pedestrians who did pass by were in a hurry to come out and rush into the shops.
The past twenty years of Leng Yue's life were neither particularly happy nor unhappy. While in the underworld, she longed for the human world. Because at that time, she still stubbornly believed in herself as a human being.
However, when she actually arrived in this world, Leng Yue realized that she had long since become an outsider.
During the day, while everyone around her was busy making a living, she was in seclusion, cultivating her spiritual practice. At night, while most people were fast asleep, she was out capturing evil spirits and wandering souls.
While those around her changed their clothes with the seasons, she wore the same black robe for twenty years straight. As others experienced birth, aging, sickness, death, love, hate, and separation, she remained unchanged, observing with detached indifference.
After experiencing all of this, Leng Yue truly realized that she was different from others.
The Black and White Impermanence said that working in the underworld is a form of cultivation, and apprehending evil spirits in the human world is also a form of cultivation. Therefore, before leaving the underworld, they both told Leng Yue to do her best.
At the time, Leng Yue didn't realize that the human world was not unfamiliar to her. In addition, she hadn't been out for more than a year, so Leng Yue's first feeling was that she wanted to have a great time in the human world.
Indeed, Leng Yue did do just that at first. Just like when the Judge took a vacation, Leng Yue went around wandering around and having fun.
However, before she had even had a month to play, Leng Yue obediently returned to her post for cultivation.
That time, when Leng Yue was riding the Ferris wheel at the amusement park, she saw a spirit sitting next to a girl. Leng Yue didn't think much of it since it didn't seem to do anything else.
Who knew that when the Ferris wheel started moving and the girl reached the highest point, the spirit released her safety harness, and the girl fell straight off the Ferris wheel.
Without a second thought, Leng Yue rushed to catch the girl. In the end, the girl was saved, but Leng Yue became famous.
Later, someone recognized Leng Yue as the "person who had been hit by the snowball" and knew that the "person who had been hit by the snowball" was already dead.
And so, new supernatural events occurred, and a new wave of attention followed. The underworld put direct pressure on Leng Yue, leaving her with no choice but to remain nocturnal.
Leng Yue failed to capture the wicked spirit, as her magical power was weak, while the spirit's strength was close to that of a Ghost King. This is why it, like Leng Yue, was unafraid of sunlight.
That time, Leng Yue sought help from the Black and White Impermanence and the Ox-Head and Horse-Face guardians to capture the quasi-ghost king. From that day on, Leng Yue decided to stop wasting time and focus on cultivating to benefit the people.
Gradually, eliminating evil spirits and exterminating demons became Leng Yue's new goal and mission. Her previously wavering heart, which had been adrift due to the stagnation of the mission, found its place in that instant.
At that moment, Leng Yue chose to let things take their course. It is said that since you are here, you should make the best of it. Leng Yue had been here for a long time and had developed feelings for this place. She also wanted to do something within her power for this place before she left.
Over the past twenty years, Leng Yue has eliminated hundreds of evil spirits and dozens of demons. Leng Yue lives a fulfilling and rewarding life every day because she has maintained the peace and tranquility of the local people.
Now that the twenty-year term has expired, Leng Yue is just waiting for her successor to arrive so that she and the little underworld official can return to the underworld to report on their duties.
Before she knew it, Leng Yue arrived at St. Paul's Church in the center of the street. It was a Catholic church that she wouldn't normally come to.
From afar, a couple was getting married in the church, and the pastor was saying something. Inadvertently, Leng Yue caught a glimpse of the bride's face and couldn't help but smile. Leng Yue realized that the bride looked exactly like the body she had previously used.
Leng Yue entered the church, wanting to see if the girl was truly happy in her life. Standing in a corner, Leng Yue looked at the bride's blissful smile and knew she was very happy.
As Leng Yue turned to leave, she noticed a fine line on the wrist of the woman who had held the bride. Looking at the owner of that hand, she realized that he really did resemble the boy from back then by seven or eight points.
Leng Yue was extremely surprised. Could this be a predestined fate?
At that moment, the bride whispered something in the groom's ear, and the groom looked at her tenderly, then carefully supported her, unwilling to let go for even a moment. The bride's face remained adorned with a happy, shy smile as she nestled in the groom's arms, slowly radiating trust.
Completely relieved, Leng Yue silently walked out of the church. The moment she stepped out, the bride and groom looked at the church entrance at the same time, then exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
She misses Qianchen, especially today!
When they returned, the little underworld messenger had already tidied everything up, and the successor had arrived. Leng Yue nodded to the successor, "You must be Sun Botao? You've arrived quite punctually. This is the seal; from now on, this place will be yours."
Sun Botao was a young man. He looked at Leng Yue and smiled, his smile very refined. "Don't worry, I know this place very well."
“That’s true. I’d almost forgotten that this used to be your residence. Alright, now that the master has returned, we won’t disturb you any longer.” Leng Yue had almost forgotten that this place had been managed by Sun Botao before.
Because of the constant disturbances, Sun Botao reported to the underworld and abandoned the place, going elsewhere. Now that Leng Yue has restored everything, Sun Botao, without waiting for the underworld to arrange a replacement, has volunteered to return.
Sun Botao nodded and smiled slightly, "Lord Leng is joking. I am not the master, at most I am just a custodian. The real master is only the Underworld, hahaha..."
Leng Yue glanced at Sun Botao, seemingly unaware of his amusement. "It's getting late, I need to go back for my report, so I won't chat any longer. Goodbye!"
Leng Yue cupped his hands in farewell and left with the little underworld messenger. Sun Botao also cupped his hands in farewell, saying, "Until we meet again, Lord Leng!"
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