Even hybrid monsters have their day

A barrage of questions left Geng Miaowan unsure which one to answer first.

"I, I'm nothing to him, I..." She was about to explain when the door to the office in front opened, and a handsome young man dressed in flowing white robes walked out.

The young man's gaze casually swept over everyone present, finally settling on a pretty figure with her back to him.

"Shui Hanling!" The deep, pleasant voice made the beautiful woman opposite Geng Miaowan roll her eyes for no reason. It has to be said that beautiful people look good no matter what, even a vulgar action like rolling their eyes looks quite charming on her.

The beautiful woman quickly turned around and answered, but when she turned back again, she found that the country bumpkin was gone. Curious, she tried to go around the table to look for him, but the man called out to her, "What are you looking for?"

As the man spoke, he also craned his neck to peer at the table, but there was nothing on it. Shui Hanling looked at the man, a fawning expression on her face, and said, "It's nothing, Lord Yama, what brings you here?"

"If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known that someone was joking around and wandering around during work hours." King Yama glanced at Shui Hanling and said coolly, "What, are you out of Meng Po soup?"

Upon hearing this, Shui Hanling rolled her eyes again, annoyed. With hundreds of production lines operating 24/7, how could they possibly sell everything? However, her smile deepened as she said, "I was just about to go back and continue selling."

After saying that, she gave Yama a charming smile. Seeing that he seemed to want to say something more, she spoke up again, "By the way, I heard that something happened to your palace a few days ago. It seems that you captured the wrong soul and wanted to settle it privately, but the soul disappeared."

She spoke very softly after that, so softly that only Yama, who was standing very close by, could hear her.

Upon hearing her words, Yama's expression changed, but he quickly concealed it, leaning closer and whispering, "How did you know?"

"Is there anything in the underworld that I, Shui Hanling, don't know?" Shui Hanling said with an extremely smug expression. She leaned on Yama's shoulder and said with a charming look, "I also know that the missing soul was named Luo Jiu..."

King Yama quickly silenced her, warning, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to here. If anyone else finds out, I'll announce your affair to the entire underworld."

Then the two seemed to reach some kind of agreement and left together.

Only when she could no longer hear the footsteps did Geng Miaowan crawl out from under the table and let out a long sigh. That day, when she was taken to reincarnation by the little ghost, looking down from the clouds, she only saw a little ghost distributing Meng Po soup to the souls. She never expected that Meng Po, who sold Meng Po soup in legend, would be such a beautiful and charming woman. This was too unbelievable.

But that's not the point. The point is, why is Yama, the King of Hell, here?

Also, could the soul that Meng Po mentioned just now be her? Geng Miaowan thought, so she was wrongly captured. Yama even said that she had brought this upon herself. That was too much!

According to Shui Hanyue, the incident happened a few days ago, which means that this is not the future underworld, but the underworld she visited when she died!

Thinking of the antique attire of Yama and Meng Po, and looking at the modern office space around her, Geng Miaowan always felt a sense of temporal dislocation.

This discovery left her completely bewildered.

But none of that matters. The most important thing is that if Yama, the King of Hell, finds out she's the missing soul, she'll definitely be taken back, and her demon life will be over. Reincarnation? She doesn't want that. If she forgets everything, she won't be herself anymore.

Thinking of this, Geng Miaowan quickly turned and walked in the opposite direction. It was too dangerous here; she decided that leaving was the best option.

About half an hour later, she stood dejectedly in front of a door, hesitating whether she should step in. She had been blocked by six doors in a row, and this was the seventh. No wonder Mu Yuebin was so carefree in leaving her there alone, no wonder the people here didn't watch her no matter where she went; it seemed like the doors here had some kind of recognition function, and she couldn't even step over the threshold.

She could only walk along the passage, turning left and right, until she herself lost track of where she was. Now, even if she wanted to go back to find Mu Yuebin, she couldn't find her way. This place was just too big, like a maze.

However, by walking around, she managed to get a general idea of ​​what was inside the building. It was somewhat similar to a modern office building, with people sitting at neatly arranged desks working in each doorway.

The people coming and going in the passage all looked hurried, as if they had endless things to do. Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind her.

"Hey, you little girl over there, come here."

Geng Miaowan was still staring at the door.

"Hey little girl in that weird purple outfit, come here!"

Only then did she realize that the somewhat familiar voice was calling her. She turned around and saw Yama, the King of Hell, standing not far away, watching her.

Startled, she immediately turned and ran. When she came to her senses, she found herself stepping through the door, and the little white dog that had disappeared since she entered the building was now standing obediently at her feet.

The door disappeared after she entered, leaving her with a gray passageway with a faint light shining through at its end. There was no path behind her, and Geng Miaowan instinctively walked towards the light.

The King of Hell watched the little girl disappear like a gust of wind, a sense of bewilderment creeping into his heart. He had merely recognized her and wanted to call her over for a closer look; why did she run away as if she'd seen a poisonous snake or a ferocious beast…?

However, seeing her enter the Ruyi Gate, he realized that this person must be a new guardian. But it had been many years since a new guardian had appeared. How come such a big thing as a newcomer had happened, yet Shui Hanling hadn't heard a word about it? It seems that even the head of gossip in the Underworld isn't all that impressive.

As Yama thought about it, he turned and left, deciding that he would definitely ask Jiao Lingfeng about it the next time he saw him.