Today is the fifteenth day of the month.
It was still early, and Tian Baozhu suggested:
"Can we walk along the banks of the River Lethe? I want to see how the flowers are blooming."
The flowers growing along the banks of the Forgotten River were all Manzhushahua, also known as the Red Shore Flower. The density of the flowers was much sparser than she had imagined. Those pictures of the ground covered with flourishing Red Shore Flowers were perhaps an impression of people long ago. In the underworld today, even Red Shore Flowers are not so common.
"Senior, you said you have never seen Meng Po's true appearance. What's the reason?"
"Meng Po always wears a black cloak to cover herself. Like Old Bai Wuchang, she doesn't like to attend staff meetings, so naturally we don't see her often."
"Old Bai Wuchang, when he first told me that I couldn't just sit there and miss the staff meeting, I'd be fired if I did. But from what you're saying, his absences are actually pretty normal."
"If he doesn't say that, will you help him take his place at the meeting?"
"No. Then he really lied to me."
"It's not really a lie. Senior employees do have a lot more freedom than lower-level employees. If you don't attend the meeting, even the King of Hell can't do anything to you."
Tian Baozhu understood what Old Bai Wuchang meant when he said, "You become tougher the longer you stay."
"So what level of employee is Meng Po?"
"She used to be a Level 2 employee, and now she's a Level 3 employee."
"Two becomes three. Will the level change again? Are there any considerations?" Tian Baozhu was curious.
"Only by committing a serious offense will one be demoted. However, Meng Po probably hasn't made any serious mistakes. I don't know the specific reason for the demotion. Lord Yama only said so at the meeting and wasn't very angry."
"Oh, so that's it." Tian Baozhu became more and more curious about Meng Po, and felt that she was even more mysterious than their Black and White Impermanence.
As they walked, the sky began to brighten unnoticed.
It was not that the sun had risen, but that the sun had circled to the end of its spherical boundary, and the obscured sky became bright again.
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the Ghost Gate opens, which means that some ghosts can be reincarnated.
When a ghost enters the underworld, the first step is to go to the Hall of Yama to be interrogated by Yama. Yama will measure each person based on his or her life experience, such as how many good deeds he or she has done and what bad deeds he or she has done, which are all important indicators.
Just wait for the drawing of lots after the review, because there are so many unreincarnated ghosts in front of you.
Originally, on the two days when the Ghost Gate was open, you could draw lots and queue up on the same day, but every time, there would always be ghosts cutting in line and disrupting the order, and the employees couldn't handle it. Later, the drawing and queuing were separated. On the first and fifteenth days, you only queued but didn't draw lots. The other two days were the time for drawing lots.
When it is your turn to draw lots, you still have to wait until the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month to queue up to get the lots. Only when the Ghost Gate opens will you officially set off on your journey.
The ghosts queuing up with sticks first drink a bowl of Meng Po soup, then walk from the beginning to the end of the bridge and enter the Ghost Gate, only then are they considered to have completed the entire reincarnation process.
At this time, Tian Baozhu did not know that there were so many specific rules for reincarnation in the underworld. She only saw that as the light in the sky grew, it shone on the many stone mountains, and some of the ghosts sitting on the stone mountains began to move.
At this time, Tian Baozhu felt the ground beneath her feet shaking, and the underworld fluctuated.
"Earthquake?"
"On the day when the Ghost Gate opens, death and life connect, so it is normal to have vibrations." Hei Wuchang said.
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With the vibration just now, something rolled to Tian Baozhu's feet.
The color was pale, and Mumu's eyes were unfocused——
It was obvious that this was a head that had fallen to the ground.
"Wow, where did the head come from?" If this wasn't the bank of the Forgetful River in the underworld, Tian Baozhu would have suspected that a murder had occurred.
"This is Meng Po's head."
"Didn't you say you've never seen Meng Po's true appearance?"
"I haven't seen it. But this head has the aura of Meng Po, so it's easy to tell it's hers."
Is the underworld so terrifying? Heads fall everywhere...
"Are you afraid of corpses?" Hei Wuchang asked her.
"I'm not afraid. I've seen many dead animals. Humans are animals too. What I'm worried about is whether the Feng Shui of the underworld will easily affect my body. I'm afraid that one day my head will fall off and no one will pick it up for me..."
Tian Baozhu touched the head on her neck and found it was very stable.
"You can rest assured."
"ah?"
"I'll pick it up for you."
Oh, her colleague is quite nice in this regard.
"Then it's a deal. If my head falls off, please pick it up for me."
Although the content of the conversation is very strange, it becomes reasonable if we consider that it happened in the underworld.
"But why can't I see Meng Po's body but her head?"
"Even in the underworld, even if her head and body are separated, she can still move. Perhaps her body has already reached the Naihe Bridge."
Tian Baozhu didn't understand why they could still move separately after their heads and bodies were separated, and why they didn't find the head first before going to work. But since Hei Wuchang, the senior in the underworld, had explained it to her, she put these questions aside for the time being.
"Then let's take our heads to Naihe Bridge to find Meng Po."
Seeing Tian Baozhu bending down to take the head, Hei Wuchang asked her, "Do you dare to take the head?"
"I'm quite courageous."
"You'd better be timid in the underworld. Stay alert and don't touch anything."
"Then... Senior, will you come and get it?"
"Well, Meng Po's words are better for you, a woman."
"good."
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It's very lively at the Naihe Bridge today. There are more people looking for Meng Po than just Tian Baozhu and Hei Wuchang.
The ghosts holding sticks have started to line up.
Hei Wuchang walked ahead and quickly inspected the scene. Seeing only two employees on duty, he asked, "Why do I only see people queuing up to get lots today, but no one drawing lots?"
"Master Hei Wuchang, how long has it been since you last came here? We changed the rules a long time ago because combining two events would easily cause confusion, so we've separated them into separate days. Today is the day for the Ghost Gate to open, so it's a queue day, and many ghosts are waiting here."
"There are a lot more ghosts than I expected. Wait here with your head while I go get something."
"Senior, what are you going to get? I'm coming with you."
"It's inconvenient and unrealistic for two people to go together. If we both go, Meng Po will come out at that time. We will come back late and she will be off work, and we will have to look for her everywhere. One of us still has to wait here."
"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait here."
"I'll be back soon." Hei Wuchang walked quickly into the ghost market and disappeared in an instant. I wonder what he was going to get?
Without the obstruction of Hei Wuchang, Tian Baozhu standing in the middle of the bridge suddenly became conspicuous. The two Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced employees came over, looked at her, and said, "Why are you still standing in the middle of the bridge? Those who have drawn lots should go to the line over there. Don't block others here."
Don’t they recognize her? Tian Baozhu was puzzled. She thought all the employees of the underworld should have seen her at the staff meeting and knew her. At the very least, she had just come with Hei Wuchang. Why didn’t they seem to be familiar with her?
Since she wasn't familiar with him, she had to introduce herself.
"I am the new generation of Bai Wuchang. I am here to talk to Meng Po."
"Haha." They laughed. "A girl said she was Bai Wuchang. If you're going to lie, you better lie. I'd believe you if you said you were Meng Po. How can a woman be Bai Wuchang?"
Brother, why are you still stuck in stereotypes?
"Although I have no experience as a ghost messenger, I am now required to farm, and I have experience in farming. That's why Lord Yama also recognized my identity as the second generation of Bai Wuchang."
"You say you are Bai Wuchang, but you're not even wearing Bai Wuchang's clothes."
Yes, she didn't even wear the Wuchang work clothes, which was indeed not convincing enough, but who can blame her because the new clothes haven't been made yet.
However, they were no longer listening to what Tian Baozhu said. When they tried to push her away, a bloody sickle suddenly came against the employee's neck.
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