Chapter 233 Sister Meng Po wishes you a fairytale-like next life.
Shen Yuepo personally led Tongtong across the boundary between Yin and Yang, and the scene before them suddenly changed.
The moment Tongtong stepped onto the road to the underworld, she was captivated by the scene before her.
Beneath my feet lies a winding path lined with crimson spider lilies, an endless sea of flowers stretching to the horizon.
The air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood and the unique, refreshing aroma of the River of Oblivion.
In the distance, a simple and magnificent stone bridge spans the wide river, shrouded in mist.
The bridge, appearing and disappearing in the mist, marks the place of reincarnation.
—The Bridge of Helplessness.
Tongtong opened her eyes wide and looked around curiously.
There is no glaring sunlight, no noisy traffic, the light is soft, and even the wind seems to carry a soothing power.
He gripped Shen Yuepo's fingers tightly and exclaimed softly, "Sister, this place is so beautiful! It's different from the world before. These red flowers are so pretty!"
Shen Yuepo looked down at his pure, joyful face and gently ruffled his soft hair:
"Yes, this is a very special place. Don't be afraid, Tongtong, stay with your sister."
"With my sister here, Tongtong isn't afraid!" Tongtong nodded vigorously, full of curiosity about the new environment.
They walked along the Road to the Underworld, all the way to the Bridge of Helplessness.
Today did not seem to be a busy day. The ghosts waiting to cross the bridge were few and far between, most of them with calm faces, and they lined up in an orderly manner under the guidance of the ghost messengers.
On one side of the bridgehead, there is a simple and unadorned stone table.
Behind the table, a woman dressed in an official's robe, with a bewitching yet somewhat languid face, was casually stirring the steaming soup in the stone pot with a long ladle.
Meng Guichen was feeling bored when he glanced up and saw someone coming from the bridge. When he saw that it was Shen Yuepo, he was stunned for a moment.
Then she noticed that she was holding the hand of a little boy with a pure aura, but who was clearly a young spirit.
Those almond-shaped eyes, which were always half-closed, widened instantly.
She jumped to her feet, almost dropping the long spoon, and rushed around the stone table to get closer.
"This, this child..."
Meng Guichen's gaze swept back and forth between Shen Yuepo and Tongtong. An absurd yet strangely reasonable thought popped into her head, and she blurted it out:
"Your Majesty, this...this couldn't be...your and the Emperor's child, could it?!"
Shen Yuepo: "..."
She suddenly understood why Lin Yanxin and Meng Qingchen were able to get together.
In some ways, their divergent thinking abilities are truly inherited from each other.
Helplessly, Shen Yuepo interrupted her increasingly outlandish thoughts and told her about Tongtong in a concise manner.
Upon hearing this, Meng Qingchen's lazy and teasing expression vanished, replaced by pity and gentleness.
She walked up to Tongtong, knelt down so that her eyes were level with his, and gently patted his little head with a tender gesture.
"Your name is Tongtong, right?"
"Mmm!" Tongtong nodded vigorously, clearly liking this beautiful and gentle older sister.
"What a beautiful name." Meng Qingchen's smile was like a gentle breeze on the River of Oblivion, carrying the power to soothe the soul.
"Since your name contains the word 'fairy tale,' then Sister Meng Po wishes you a fairy tale-like life in your next life."
May you find a warm and bright home, where you may live in peace and joy until the end of your life.
"Okay?"
Her blessing transformed into specks of golden light, entering Tongtong's soul and bringing a warm feeling.
Although Tongtong didn't fully understand those words, he felt the kindness and blessings.
He smiled happily and nodded vigorously: "Okay! Thank you, sister!"
"good."
Meng Qingchen stood up, walked to the soup pot, and scooped half a bowl of soup into a small celadon bowl.
With a light touch of her fingertips, the soup became clear, exuding a sweet fragrance of fresh lotus leaves after the rain and ripe peaches, without any of the bitterness rumored.
She handed the bowl to Tongtong: "Tongtong, this is sweet soup. Drink it. After you drink it, all the sad things from before will be forgotten, like a dream that has just ended."
"Then, you can start somewhere completely new."
Tongtong took the bowl and looked at Chen Yuepo.
Shen Yuepo nodded encouragingly to him: "Drink up, Tongtong. Forget the bad things, just remember that Mommy loves you."
Tongtong was relieved, held the bowl with both hands, brought it to her lips, and began to drink in small sips.
The soup was indeed sweet, refreshing and warming, flowing along the body.
As the soup entered her stomach, a trace of confusion suddenly flashed across Tongtong's originally clear and innocent eyes.
Immediately, countless images flashed before his eyes like pages of a book turned by a gust of wind.
His mother hugged him and cried, saying she wanted to take him away from this home.
The father's face was contorted with rage as he roared, "No one is taking my son away!"
He was rudely robbed.
She was locked up in her father's house and beaten.
Finally, something cold and rough wrapped tightly around my neck.
Suffocation, darkness.
Then, I saw my father fleeing in panic.
Finally, his mother watched him lying silently on the pure white hospital sheets.
The scene flashed by rapidly like a revolving lantern, then blurred quickly under the powerful influence of the Meng Po soup, ultimately fading into nothingness.
The pain was soothed, the deep memories were gently enveloped, and sank into the River of Oblivion.
Tongtong's eyes, which had been briefly filled with confusion and emptiness, regained their childlike clarity, but in that clarity, there was no longer any trace of the past.
He released his grip, and the small celadon bowl vanished as specks of light.
Seeing this, Meng Qingchen gathered a soft light of reincarnation at her fingertips and gently touched it to Tongtong's brow.
"The ties to this world are severed, and the past is forgotten. The soul returns to its proper place and enters the cycle of reincarnation."
Tongtong's tiny soul was instantly enveloped in warm light, becoming transparent and light.
He gave a smile as bright as the rising sun, facing the direction of Shen Yuepo and Meng Guichen.
Then it transformed into a pure ray of light, left the Bridge of Helplessness, turned and disappeared into the Well of Reincarnation, vanishing without a trace.
After seeing Tongtong off, a heavy weight was lifted from Shen Yuepo's heart.
She thanked Meng Guichen, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."
Upon hearing this, Meng Guichen raised an eyebrow and waved his hand, "You're too kind."
Shen Yuepo turned to leave, but then paused.
The Netherworld is vast, and the Blood Sea is an even more forbidden place, with complex paths involving layers upon layers of spatial restrictions and malevolent barriers.
She turned to Meng Guichen and asked directly, "Which way exactly does the Netherworld Blood Sea lead?"
Meng Guichen paused for a moment before pointing to the downstream of the Bridge of Helplessness, to that dark void that seemed to swallow even light.
"Go that way, keep going down, pass through the nine layers of evil wind barrier, avoid the vortex of vengeful spirits, and you will see a boundless sea. That's it."
She paused, looking at Shen Yuepo's calm profile, and couldn't help but remind him:
"Your Majesty, that place is filled with malevolent energy, haunted by vengeful spirits and vengeful demons. Blood waves devour souls and dissipate bones; even ordinary ghosts and immortals are harmed upon contact. You..."
Shen Yuepo looked in the direction Meng Guichen pointed, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of dark barriers, and saw the sea.
She smiled at Meng Guichen, "It's alright."
Her confidence in getting in wasn't based on blind self-assurance.
Besides one's own cultivation and spiritual power's natural ability to purify and resist evil energy, the most important thing is...
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