Chapter 26 - Root of Miseries in This Life (1/2)

Meng Po was waiting for Dong Ci at the bridge to Hell.

Dong Ci walked over and bowed to her. Meng Po said, “You don’t have to drink the Lethe water. The Judge of Hell allows you to keep your memories.”

T/N note:

The Judge of Hell: the official in charge of the life-and-death register under the King of Hell.

Dong Ci walked across the bridge and was attracted by the hustle and bustle of the Hell.

The Judge of Hell said, “You are fated not to die this time. So you can go back to the human world.”

Dong Ci knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, can I ask you a favor? White Emissary told me that these three female ghosts and this little ghost had done something bad to me in the previous life. Although I don’t know what they did, I hope that you will show mercy to them.”

Black Emissary reported, “Your Majesty, now there are so many people waiting in the queue to go to the human world that she has to wait for some time.”

The King of Hell picked up a red rope from the table and gave it to Dong Ci. “Tie it around your wrist. When the red rope turns black, you should go to the entrance and join the queue to return to the human world. As for the four ghosts, the Judge will deal with them.”

Dong Ci roamed around the Hell and saw a gate and a path shrouded in thick mist. On one side of the gate there was a red plaque saying “The entrance to your past”. A low-ranking ghost official leaned askew against the gate.

“What is this?” asked Dong Ci.

White Emissary answered, “The road to your previous life.”

Dong Ci walked over to the gate. The ghost official saw them and immediately stood straight and greeted, “Hello, Black Emissary, White Emissary. Your arrival has added glitters to my humble manor.”

As the high-ranking ghost officials, Black Emissary and White Emissary were the objects of flattery among low-ranking ghost officials.