The disciple of Yue Lao

Chapter 35 Do you have to reincarnate?

[Underworld]

The Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons escorted a male ghost to the end of the Yellow Springs Road. When they saw the Naihe Bridge in front of them, the male ghost suddenly stopped.

His name is Yueyang. He died unjustly three hundred years ago and came to the underworld.

Originally, the King of Hell decided to let him go back to the world of the living because of his good looks. But, he was favored by the King of Hell's daughter because of his good looks.

Yan Lan, the only princess in the underworld, is loved by the King of Hell. As long as the request is not excessive, the King of Hell will listen to her.

At that time, Yueyang refused to stay, so the King of Hell promised him that if he stayed to accompany the princess, he could be reincarnated at any time when he wanted to leave in the future.

The princess was also very beautiful. She smiled and Yueyang agreed for some reason.

During the three hundred years of dating in the underworld, they had quarreled thousands of times.

The most serious incident was the first few times when Yueyang went to the underworld in anger, saying that he wanted to leave the princess and reincarnate.

As a result, the princess came to apologize to him and acted coquettishly, and he went back with her obediently.

Look, they quarreled once, and then there was peace for decades. After finally reconciling, they started quarreling again today.

This time, the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Guards went to inform the princess, but the princess did not come immediately like she did in previous times, as if she wanted to give Yue Yang a warning.

“Xiao Niu, didn’t I ask you to go and inform the princess? Why hasn’t she come yet?” Yue Yang looked back with some regret, but saw nothing except the little ghost floating around.

Niutou glanced at Yueyang with great displeasure and replied, “We have notified him. I went to notify him twice, and Horse-Faced Guard also went to notify him twice.”

"Prince Consort, now is business time, not off-peak time for you to go up and enjoy the scenery. Now that you are on the Naihe Bridge, you must enter the reincarnation cycle. Think carefully!"

Yue Yang looked in a certain direction in disappointment, but still did not see Yan Lan's shadow. He murmured, "I chose to come during business hours on purpose. Is she really not afraid that I will leave?"

"Brother, we are very busy. It is very difficult for us to do our work if you always interfere with our work like this." The Horse-Faced Guard finally gritted his teeth and spoke out his true feelings, advising: "If you really don't like the princess anymore, don't dawdle and cross the Naihe Bridge quickly! After drinking Mengpo soup and entering the reincarnation path, you will still be a hero in your next life."

【★: The underworld keeps pace with the times, so it also has business hours, from 8:00 am to 23:59 pm, but it does not close in emergencies (that is, if a ghost enters the gate of hell during non-business hours, a special ghost official will notify "normal business" and suspend visits). The rest of the time, that is, between 00:00 and 7:59, is non-business hours. During the break, the ghost officials of the underworld can enjoy the various places in the underworld at will.

During non-business hours, Yan Lan once took Yueyang to Huangquan Road for a walk and flower viewing, to Naihe Bridge to enjoy the scenery, to Wangxiangtai to see the prosperity of the world, and to fish and grill fish by the Wangchuan River.

The only place Yan Lan had not visited was Hell. After a few ghost officials had visited it, they were so scared that they dared not hear the word "hell" for several days.

However, the Sansheng Stone cannot be viewed casually at any time. Only reincarnated ghosts can view it normally, but of course they can choose not to view it. 】

According to the rules of the underworld, any ghost that crosses the Naihe Bridge during business hours must enter reincarnation.

Princess Yan Lan was late in arriving, and she watched Yue Yang walk onto the Naihe Bridge in anger.

There is a saying that goes, "Once you cross the Naihe Bridge, you will never look back." The bridge is divided into three layers: the upper layer is red, the middle layer is dark yellow, and the bottom layer is black. The lower the layer, the narrower and more dangerous it is. People who did good deeds in their lives walk on the upper layer, people who are half good and half evil walk on the middle layer, and people who do evil walk on the bottom layer.

Yueyang did good deeds and accumulated virtue during his lifetime, so he walked on the top level of the Naihe Bridge.

……

On the other side, in the side hall of [Yam Luo Palace], Yan Lan was sitting upright, drinking tea calmly.

She was wearing a black long dress, with waist-length hair and extraordinary beauty. She was the only daughter of King Yama - the Princess of the Underworld.

Of course she loved the man deeply, but he was always so noisy, who wouldn't be annoyed?
This time, I'll go later and teach him a lesson.

"Princess, princess, something bad has happened!"

A little ghost floated into the side hall in panic and knelt down in front of Yan Lan.

Yan Lan looked at him calmly: "Speak."

“That…Yue…Young Master Yueyang…” The little ghost timidly glanced at Yan Lan’s face and said, “He’s going to reincarnate again…”

"If he wants to go, let him go!" Yan Lan said calmly.

"Yes..." The little ghost didn't dare to say another word. He responded and prepared to leave.

"and many more."

Now it’s… business hours!
"The Prince Consort..." Yan Lan suddenly couldn't help herself and put down the teacup, but pretended to ask casually: "Where is he?"

Upon hearing this, the little ghost bowed respectfully to Yan Lan and said, "Princess, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Guards have taken Master Yueyang to the end of the underworld. He has already stepped onto the Naihe Bridge..."

"What?" Yan Lan slammed the table, stood up, and instantly disappeared into the side hall.

This bastard, does he really dare to go up to the Naihe Bridge?

……

[Naihe Bridge] The Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Ghosts watched from the Yellow Springs Road as Yueyang reached the middle of the Naihe Bridge. Many ghosts who were unwilling to reincarnate were locked in the Wangchuan River under the bridge. They were jealous of the preferential treatment Yueyang received, and they all wanted to catch him.

“Yueyang!”

Yan Lan shouted angrily, and Yueyang on the Naihe Bridge turned around angrily.

The moment he saw Yan Lan, Yue Yang was happy, but he had already stepped onto the Naihe Bridge, and many ghosts were watching him, so there was no turning back.

If Yue Yang walked onto the Naihe Bridge during non-business hours, Yan Lan would not pay any attention to him. So he deliberately walked onto the Naihe Bridge during business hours, and walking onto the Naihe Bridge at this time meant that he had to be reincarnated.

"Are you serious?" Yan Lan flew to the Naihe Bridge, grabbed Yue Yang's hand, and asked, "Do you really want to reincarnate?"

Yue Yang thought about it carefully and said, "Yes."

Yan Lan almost went crazy, and immediately slapped Yue Yang, questioning him: "During the three hundred years you have been in the underworld, have I ever been bad to you? You said you loved me and would never regret it, but were those all lies?"

“Princess…” Yue Yang ruthlessly broke free from Yan Lan’s grasp and said with a wry smile: “If I hadn’t felt for the princess, how could I have given up the opportunity to return to the living world and stayed with the princess in the underworld for three hundred years?”

"Bullshit! If you really love me, what do you mean?" Yan Lan asked angrily.

Two tears fell from Yue Yang's eyes. He said slowly, "When I was a human, I thought that two people who loved each other could only love each other for a few decades, so I looked forward to love. Later, when I became a ghost, I realized that love can also last for hundreds or even thousands of years. I am tired, really."

“I won’t allow you to reincarnate!” Yan Lan didn’t care what Yue Yang said, she pulled him and wanted to go back.

“Princess, please let me go!” Yue Yang seemed to have really thought it through. He was unwilling to stay in the underworld any longer and refused to leave with her.

Ghosts that have crossed the Naihe Bridge during business hours cannot turn back.

If she had come a second earlier, he might not have been able to leave.

Yueyang broke free from Yan Lan's hand, walked straight across the Naihe Bridge, and went straight to Mengpo without even going up to the Wangxiang Terrace.

Yan Lan stood on the Naihe Bridge, her eyes were red with tears, and she shouted at Meng Po: "Don't let him drink the 'Meng Po soup'."

Meng Po looked at Yan Lan kindly, and still filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Yue Yang, saying to Yan Lan: "If you don't drink 'Meng Po Soup', you will have to go down to the Forgotten River. If the princess really cares about this person, she should not want to see him suffer in the Forgotten River, right?"

Yue Yang held the bowl of "Meng Po Soup", took one last look at Yan Lan, and drank it with a smile. He was reluctant to leave, but since he had already crossed the Naihe Bridge, he didn't want to embarrass her anymore. Anyway, a life on earth is only a few decades long, and it won't be long before he returns to her side.

Yan Lan was about to capture Yueyang but was blocked by the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons.

"Princess, he has already drunk the 'Meng Po Soup', please let him go to reincarnate!" said Niu Tou.

The horse-faced man agreed, "Yes, Princess."

"Get out of the way!" Yan Lan was ready to take action, but the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons still wouldn't let her pass.

“Princess! If you want to force your way in, we can’t stop you. But if this matter alarms the King of Hell, Yue Yang will never be able to reincarnate.”

Finally, Yan Lan just stood on the Naihe Bridge and watched Yue Yang walk into the cycle of reincarnation.

……

Since he has been reincarnated, she will be reincarnated to find him!

Yan Lan came to the [Yan Luo Palace] in anger, and the King of Hell saw that her face was not right and immediately dismissed his attendants.

"Why are you so angry again?" asked the King of Hell.

Yan Lan angrily found a stool to sit down, and said to the King of Hell seriously: "I want to reincarnate!"

"Nonsense!"

The King of Hell angrily rebuked Yan Lan: "How can it be possible for the daughter of my Lord of Hell, the princess of the underworld, to be a child of a mortal?"

"How is it impossible?" Yan Lan continued to explain: "In the past, fairies from heaven came down to earth and called mortals' parents "father and mother"! Could it be that your status as Lord Yama is greater than that of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother?"

"How dare you!" Yan Wang was furious. For the first time, he slapped Yan Lan in the face and warned her, "If you dare to do anything stupid, I will make sure you never see that man again!"

Of course, the King of Hell knew about Yueyang’s reincarnation.

The most important reason why he did not stop it was that the news of him "illegally leaving behind Yueyang's soul three hundred years ago" had leaked out.

Originally, only the immortals in the underworld knew about this matter, but recently, for some reason, some of the gods in heaven seemed to have heard the news as well.

Therefore, even if Yue Yang didn't leave, the King of Hell was preparing to send him to reincarnate.

Yan Lan was put in solitary confinement by the King of Hell, but she was still unwilling to give up. While the King of Hell was too busy to take care of her, she secretly slipped back to the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)