The knot in Xiao Sheng's heart dissipated.
Li Xingran only heard Xiao Sheng murmur, "Mother, your child has avenged you. Would you be willing to come into my dreams? Your child misses you."
Seeing this, the ghost messenger led Xiao Sheng and Li Xingran through a long passage.
They arrived at a courtyard filled with blooming flowers, a place completely out of place in the underworld.
On a stone table in the courtyard sat a woman who looked to be under thirty, enjoying tea and reading.
The ghost messenger said, "My lord, the person has been brought here."
The woman waved her hand, her voice like heavenly music: "Thank you both for your hard work, young men. You can go back to your work now!"
After the ghost messenger left, the woman turned around.
Xiao Sheng rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
The woman looked at Xiao Sheng with eyes that seemed to drip with tears.
Xiao Sheng's eyes were already filled with tears; this was his mother, whom he had been thinking about day and night!
Time seemed to stand still as the two of them gazed at each other.
Xiao Sheng felt a surge of guilt.
In the final moments of her life, he brought her no warmth whatsoever; instead, he disliked her and avoided her.
Xiao Sheng felt he had no face to see his mother.
Zhao Yunshu seemed to have seen through Xiao Sheng's thoughts and broke the deadlock first.
"Sheng'er, didn't you ask why your mother doesn't appear in your dreams? And why you don't recognize your mother when you see her?"
Xiao Sheng then called out "Mother, Mother" and rushed into Zhao Yunshu's arms.
"Mother, I am an unfilial son. I should not have treated you like that." Xiao Sheng cried his heart out in Zhao Yunshu's arms.
"Silly child, it's your mother who has wronged you first. Your mother didn't protect herself well, so she couldn't protect you." Zhao Yunshu stroked Xiao Sheng's head and said gently.
Xiao Sheng sobbed and hugged Zhao Yunshu tightly. He felt like he was dreaming and was afraid that everything would disappear when he woke up.
"Mother, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Sheng cried for a while before remembering to ask Zhao Yunshu.
"After Zhao Yunwan harmed my mother, she worried about you and kept wandering around the palace. Zhao Yunwan and her family were extremely vicious and wanted to trap my mother's soul."
Fortunately, the King of Hell arrived in time, saved the mother's soul, and brought it here.
Because my mother did not die a natural death, her soul was not yet ready to enter the underworld, so the King of Hell found a place for her soul to rest and returned my body to me.
Later, the King of Hell said I was exceptionally capable and appointed me as a magistrate.
Help him manage the souls of those who died before their natural lifespan was over, but were killed by evil magic.
My mother never did anything wrong during her lifetime. She even personally managed the floods, comforted the people, and saved thousands of lives.
It also helped Xiao Jing consolidate his imperial power, preventing the bloodshed that would have resulted from the internal strife between him and Xiao Yi.
My mother was granted a special pardon and, in the body of someone whose lifespan had not yet ended, was allowed to handle affairs in the underworld.
The only condition is that no living person can know that I am still alive.
Luckily, you didn't do anything foolish back then and try to open the coffin to examine the body, otherwise this secret would have been lost.
After your mother became the governor, she often kept track of your situation.
Knowing that you would be falsely accused of drinking poison and die, they begged the King of Hell to send Xingran to your side.
I'll change your fate.
Hearing her own name from afar, Li Xingran was surprised!
Did I never expect to arrive in this world of the book in this way?
At this moment, Zhao Yunshu waved to Li Xingran, signaling her to come and sit down.
"We have to thank the King of Hell for this. If it weren't for his mistake, I wouldn't have been able to bring you to Sheng'er's side."
Zhao Yunshu looked at Li Xingran with a smile on her face.
"Aunt Yun Shu, what about my death?" Li Xingran asked, puzzled.
"Your death was indeed due to the negligence of the King of Hell. Don't worry, everything about your life in the modern world has been taken care of."
“I’m not worried about anything. I’m all alone anyway.” Li Xingran shrugged.
"Because of this oversight, Yama, who could have ascended to the realm of gods, was punished. He has been atoning for his mistake all these years."
"Xingran, you are remarkable. With your joining us, the King of Hell's ascension is just around the corner."
Xiao Sheng: "Mother, all these years, have you been secretly helping your child?"
“Silly child, it’s the Li family that has been helping you all along. Your mother can’t get involved. The only thing I can do for you is to beg the King of Hell to send Xingran to be reincarnated in my senior sister’s womb.”
Zhao Yunshu tapped Xiao Sheng's forehead.
"Mother must not interfere, otherwise Mother will be punished by Heaven."
Although your mother had made all the arrangements before she died, without Xingran, you would have had to endure humiliation and hardship to survive, ultimately leading to a tragic end.
Mother couldn't bear it, Mother had grievances.
That's how the opportunity to rewrite your destiny came about.
Therefore, Sheng'er, the most important thing for an emperor is to have a benevolent heart; that will be your blessing.
Xiao Sheng: "I've remembered it."
Zhao Yunshu: "You have governed the Cangxuan Continent very well, fulfilling your mother's long-cherished wish. Cultivate diligently, and we will be able to see each other more often in the future."
Xiao Sheng: "Really? Mother!"
"It's true, because Mother is going to become the ruler of the underworld. Mother is the next King Yama."
"Mother, you don't have to be the King of Hell. Can't you cultivate immortal arts like me?"
"Mother is cultivating herself by becoming a god in the underworld. From now on, the underworld must not allow the wrong souls to be taken away, or for evil people to kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Heaven has chosen me to succeed him. If I don't agree, King Yama's merits will probably be taken away, and he won't be able to ascend.
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