Chapter 5, he is protecting you

After the national master was reincarnated, I pondered that Mo Xi should have arrived in the underworld, so each day I would groom and dress myself by the Wangchuan River, making myself so tidy that it almost seemed out of place in the eerie realm of the underworld. When I had nothing to do, I would sit under a stone, imitating the appearance of mortals, picking up a stick, drawing circles, and murmuring: "Mo Xi, come down quickly, Mo Xi, come down quickly."

I pondered the meaning of his words: "Moxi, are you angry with me?"

Having said that, he stepped towards the Naihe Bridge. In my anger, I grabbed a handful of mud and threw it directly at the back of his head

I was astonished: "Why! You promised me that I could live three lifetimes in this world."

"No, no, no!" He repeatedly stopped me, "I came to you today precisely to help you untie this knot in your heart. If you continue to cry, the waters of the River of Forgetfulness may truly overflow this time."

I think that living too long in this world inevitably leads to the habit of using one's own perspective to speculate and ascertain the thoughts of others

Mo Xi fell silent for a while

He turned his back to me, and I could not discern his expression; I only saw Meng Po suddenly kneel down and deeply bow, saying: "Divine Lord, forgive my sins"

Great Master, long time no see. Your appearance has not changed much.

Yama paused for a moment and sighed, saying, "You have not seen the appearance of the God of the Unknown River in the mortal realm through the mirror of your past life. Tsk tsk, he was originally such a indifferent and easy-going person, yet for your sake, he ruthlessly forced the emperor to execute the general's entire family. He must have been deeply in love with you, never marrying throughout his life. After returning to the underworld, all past events came flooding back to him. Logically, as a heavenly deity, he should be a person of pure heart and few desires, and should not cling to the past. However, he still shows such feelings for you, hmm... it is evident that his lingering emotions remain. Now, the God has locked you in the underworld for fifty years, merely to separate your time in the mortal world from his. He does not want you to become his calamity again.

He leaned in, attempting to grab my wrist. I protected my vital points and dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding his claws

I gazed at Mo Xi in confusion, his appearance at that moment was just as it was when I first saw him—an ethereal beauty

"Hmm, San Sheng has arrived." He waved his hand, and a little ghost beside him presented me with a pig's leg, so greasy that it made me feel nauseous, so I gestured for the little ghost to retreat.

Of course

In the next life, one can never atone for the mistakes of the previous life

I gazed at him with a smile, and he saw me too. He was momentarily taken aback, and it took him quite a while to regain his composure: "You?"

Yama wiped his mouth and said: "San Sheng, do you know which three tribulations the God of Mo Xi is descending to the mortal realm to experience this time?"

No need, no need. I said, "This is a matter between Mo Xi and me, and there is no need to involve you, an outsider."

It is truly baffling that the celestial beings have suddenly ignited a fire on this day

Seeing me with a face full of grievance, my eyes misty with tears as I gazed at him, his expression stiffened for a moment, and he said awkwardly: "No crying"

I opened my mouth, intending to say that I truly did not understand what he was so angry about, and then I wanted to expose his inconsistent words and actions. However, seeing the fury gathering between his brows, I chose to remain silent and endure it. The feeling of grievance in my heart only intensified

We are waiting.

I say: "I tidy up everything every day, just waiting for you to come down. Mo Xi, when will you be reincarnated? I will go with you."

I was still in a daze when a bright, blazing flame struck the ground beside my feet, causing me to jump in shock and quickly dodge away

This statement is utterly perplexing, and I cannot comprehend it for the moment; I only saw him drink the Meng Po soup and enter the cycle of reincarnation without looking back.

After returning to the underworld, I no longer enjoy walking alone along the River of Forgetfulness. No matter how far I walk, it is still just me.

I nodded slightly, feeling utterly dejected as I followed Jia to the Hall of Yama.

He let out a cold snort: "So you know how to hide, so you know how to be afraid. Why don't you just let me catch you, let me burn you? You realize that your life is hard to come by, and you are reluctant to lose it?"

Little Ghost A touched his forehead, shook his head, and sighed: "The water that has flowed out from your stone these past few days could raise the River of Forgetfulness by several meters. It is truly unreasonable for a stone to weep like this; the souls crossing the Naihe Bridge are so frightened that they are nearly losing their wits. The King of Hell specifically sent me to convey this to you, hoping to help you clear your mind.

Unaware of how long she had been crying, a voice called out from outside the stone: "Miss San Sheng, oh dear, my San Sheng lady, do not cry, do not cry."

He waved his sleeves, shook his head, sighed, and gracefully departed

The current King of Hell is slender in build yet a glutton. When I saw the King of Hell, he was eating meat, happily gnawing on a piece of pig's trotter.

The King of Hell glanced at me and said: "I have heard that you have been grieving for the God of Mo Xi these past few days"

The spirits and little ghosts watching the commotion around immediately vanished upon seeing the fire

It just occurred to me that the soil on the road to the underworld is trampled by countless ghosts, making it the filthiest substance in the three realms. I smashed this dirt onto his head, which is a tremendous insult to the deities in the heavens

The deities in the heavens generally look down upon us from the underworld. San Sheng, do your best to win over the Lord of the Moxie River. Our underworld... ah ha ha ha, you know what I mean!

I shyly cover my face: "Because I am thinking of your imminent arrival, I wash myself with river water every day. Do you see how I look now? Do you like it?"

I nodded to him: "Yama."

The maniacal laughter of the King of Hell faded into the distance in my ears, and only one phrase swayed back and forth in my mind.

His forehead twitched a few times, and he finally let out a long sigh: "Forget it." His gaze softened as he reached out to pat the top of my head, smiling helplessly: "In the end, it is actually my fault..." Immediately after, his expression darkened significantly, "Why is the negative energy around you so strong?"

Upon hearing the name Mo Xi, my nose tinged with a sense of sorrow, and I appeared as if I were on the verge of tears

What I said seemed so natural that it left him momentarily stunned. After a brief silence, he sighed and said: "It is I who has caused you to be forever separated from the celestial beings..."

Fifty years later, you may go and flirt.

But you also promised to let me flirt with you

In this life, he is once again a highly skilled national master of Taoism. After consuming a bowl of Meng Po soup, crossing the Naihe Bridge, and leaping into the Wheel of Reincarnation well, all past memories are completely forgotten.

I was taken aback.

But by then you should be an old man on the verge of death, and the time I spend with you will become very limited

Yes, he is furious

He twisted his wrist, and a golden seal struck me: "Within fifty years, you shall not leave the underworld"

I poked my head out from behind the stone, looking at the person with red, swollen eyes and asked: "Jia, what is the matter?"

I shook my head and said I did not know

I lean by the stone every day, waiting for Mo Xi to enter the cycle of reincarnation again, and then I will accompany him to the mortal realm to endure tribulations together

He is protecting you

In that case, do not search any further

Indeed, it is merely a matter of sending you there fifty years later

Love and separation, resentment and hatred, unfulfilled desires. These three calamities are among the eight sufferings in Buddhism. In his previous life, the deity experienced the calamity of love and separation. The fate of the Star Lord of Destiny was written as follows: the deity of the Mo River and the daughter of the general, Shi Qianqian, were mutually fond of each other, yet due to opposing factions, they lived a life of separation, which is the suffering of love and separation. However, his fate was disrupted by your appearance; he was destined to live a lonely life, but because he met you, he spent many years with you, secretly developing feelings. You wished to shield him from calamity, paving the way for him with your death. His life of parting from you in death is also the suffering of love and separation. Yet, his fate was disrupted by your appearance; he was destined to live a lonely life, but because he met you, he spent many years with you, secretly developing feelings. You wished to shield him from calamity, paving the way for him with your death. His life of parting from you in death is also the suffering of love and separation. Your unintended actions have also contributed to his calamity.

"Anger?" He let out a cold snort, "What reason do I have to be angry? You have protected me my entire life, using your body as a shield to fend off dangers for me. I can hardly express my gratitude, how could I dare to feel anger?"

The moment I stepped back into the underworld, I felt a slight warmth at the back of my neck. One of the three marks left by the King of Hell had disappeared, indicating that the three lives promised to me by Mo Xi had completed one cycle.

I continued to gaze at him with shimmering waves of light

I feel a bit wronged in my heart, having waited so long for him to arrive. The moment we met, without saying a word, he directly took action against me, which truly hurts my heart, deeply hurts my heart

Time in the underworld always passes swiftly; when I saw a figure I could consider somewhat familiar, I realized that over forty years had already elapsed in the human realm

If others bully me, I will definitely return the favor tenfold, but when it comes to Mo Xi bullying me... He bullies me, and I can only let him do so, unable to win against him, yet unable to give up.

Yama said: "He is protecting you."

I waved my hand and was about to say that all of this was fate and calamity, when he continued, "You waited for him in the underworld for a lifetime, and he guarded you in the mortal realm for an entire era. The severing of your bond in this life is my fault." He paused for a moment, as if recalling something, and resolutely stated, "In the cycle of cause and effect, what I owe you in this life, I will surely repay in the next."

He turned his face slightly, his voice somewhat cold: "I do not wish for you to become my calamity"

Perhaps my sincerity finally moved the heavens, that day I had just dressed myself up, and as I posed on the stone, Mo Xi came storming in, trampling the flowers on the other side of the Yellow Springs Road.

He must be annoyed by my meddling and no longer wants to be with me. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt an overwhelming sadness, as if I had crashed into a rock, and I wept bitterly.

He paid no attention to my jest, his brow slightly furrowed: "Why has the reincarnation not yet occurred?"

He furrowed his brows: "Together?"