Chapter 49 The Taoist Robe Old Man
King Yama really didn’t understand the young people of today.
From their perspective in the underworld, Qin Ling’s age was old enough to be Liu Haoyu’s mother, but this kid… he had truly opened their eyes as ghosts.
Judge Cui said.
“Young people in the human world have rather peculiar tastes in aesthetics nowadays. As long as someone is cute enough, they’ll flock to them with a ‘wow,’ even if it’s Sadako crawling out of a television.”
“Unfathomable, truly unfathomable…”
King Yama spoke his words of感慨, but a smile that was completely inconsistent with his dignified appearance appeared on his face.
To put it visually, it was like the smile of a capitalist.
“How is this person’s strength? Can he compare to Qin Liu?”
“His strength ranks among the top tier of living beings, but naturally, he cannot compare to Qin Liu. I still haven’t figured out why Qin Liu’s soul strength and karmic power are so formidable even to this day.”
“Ranks among the top tier of living beings…”
Although he wasn’t as strong as Qin Liu, King Yama wasn’t picky. He said to Judge Cui.
“Call the person over. I’d like to see what kind of man dares to associate with a guide.”
“Yes.”
Judge Cui left the room. After he left, King Yama turned around again and continued watching the live broadcast.
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On the other side, Liu Qian walked towards her residence, carrying the black book.
This teacher, who appeared very proper but was actually a bit dull-witted, didn’t realize that what she was holding wasn’t a textbook, but a black book.
“Hmph, hmph, hmph~”
After learning about her sister’s situation, Liu Qian’s mood improved considerably.
Ever since she arrived in Youdu, she had wanted to reincarnate, but she couldn’t let go of her concern for Liu Zining. This obsession prevented the Judge’s mansion from allowing her to reincarnate, so she could only let time slowly diminish this obsession.
“I’ll go to the Judge’s mansion again in a while.”
Now that she knew her sister’s situation, Liu Qian’s obsession had greatly subsided.
On her way home, Liu Qian suddenly saw an old man in a Taoist robe standing not far from her.
Judging by his attire and clothing, he looked like he was from the last century.
Logically, after such a long time, even if he had an obsession, he shouldn’t have lingered in Youdu for so long.
Those with sins should go to hell to cleanse their sins, and those without should reincarnate.
However, Liu Qian didn’t want to bother with it. All she wanted now was to go home and get a good night’s sleep.
Yet, as she passed by the old man in the Taoist robe, he suddenly called out to her.
“Young friend, please wait.”
Hearing his words, Liu Qian turned to look.
The face of the old man in the Taoist robe was covered by a bamboo hat. Liu Qian tried to see his face clearly, but he seemed to be deliberately avoiding her gaze.
“Young friend, your lifespan is not yet over, and your fate is not meant to end. Why have you come here?”
To this, Liu Qian replied calmly.
“To save a child, and then I was hit by a car and died. My physical body is gone, so what’s the point of talking about lifespan?”
She had long since come to terms with it, but the old man in the Taoist robe shook his head and said.
“No, no, no, young friend, your situation seems to be not as simple as you think.”
“Your physical body perished, but your lifespan is still preserved.”
“This means that the accident you encountered during your life… might have been caused by evil spirits.”
“Simply put, young friend, you have a chance to return to the living world.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Qian was stunned.
“What?!”
She thought her death was destined, but she never expected to be able to return to the living world.
It seemed that the old man in the Taoist robe before her might be a master?
Thinking of this, Liu Qian quickly said.
“Please tell me the method to return to the living world.”
Who would be willing to abandon all their attachments and reincarnate when they could return to the human world and reunite with their loved ones?
To this, the old man in the Taoist robe said.
“Tomorrow at noon, bring your birth details here, and I will activate a formation to help you return to the living world.”
“Birth details?”
Liu Qian was slightly taken aback.
In this place, birth details are almost the same as an ID card. Why would this person want her ID card?
The old man in the Taoist robe seemed to sense Liu Qian’s confusion, and he sighed.
“This humble Taoist entered this place for a heavenly secret matter. I had no intention of returning. Changing your name, although it shortens my lifespan, is nothing to be afraid of.”
“Alright.”
Liu Qian’s mind wasn’t thinking too much. After all, she was just a recent college graduate who had only been out of university for a few years, and her thinking was still quite innocent.
“Young friend, please be sure to come to this place tomorrow at noon. I will perform the name-changing ritual for you.”
“Lastly, I have a word of advice for you, young friend: your lifespan is not yet over, and you are likely to attract some unclean things.”
Liu Qian smiled. She was already a ghost, so how could a ghost scare her?
So she waved her hand and left the place under the old man’s gaze.
Upon returning home, Liu Qian sat on her bed, deep in thought.
As mentioned before, Liu Qian was an extremely innocent and kind person.
When she returned home, the first thing she considered was whether her return to the living world would cause any trouble for Qin Liu.
She was troubled by such a simple question for a long time.
Finally…
She gave up thinking.
“I’ll eat something… Huh?”
As Liu Qian was about to cook, she suddenly realized that she wasn’t holding her textbook, but a book with a black cover and no name on it.
“Is this Liu Haoyu’s thing?” Liu Qian thought of this and slapped her thigh. “Oh no, I left my book at the coffee shop. I need to find a way to return this book to Liu Haoyu right away.”
As she said this, she was about to go out, but suddenly saw… a paper figure was propped against the window of her room.
The paper figure’s face was the greenish color of a dead person, and it was wearing plain white mourning clothes. Even more chilling, a large “囍” (double happiness) character was drawn on these mourning clothes.
Although it was a motionless paper figure, its greenish face wore an exaggerated smile, and its black eyes stared directly at her. Vaguely, Liu Qian noticed that the paper figure’s eyes seemed to be moving.
Seeing this, Liu Qian’s heart began to pound, and the black book in her hand almost fell.
As she instinctively took a step back, she realized that the paper figure outside the window had already disappeared.
But the bloody handprint left on the window proved one thing…
This was definitely not Liu Qian’s illusion. A paper figure had indeed been propped here just moments ago!
Liu Qian thought that her courage would increase significantly after becoming a ghost, but now it seemed she had overestimated herself.
At this moment, all the lights in the room suddenly went out.
The surroundings plunged into a darkness where one could not see their hand even when extending it.
There was no sun in the underworld, so even at noon, the entire world was in a gloomy and cold environment.
In this vast darkness, Liu Qian seemed to hear a low laugh.
The laughter no longer seemed to be outside the window, but had entered the room.
