medical books back."I... I didn't say my hands were sore!!My father gave me a look of disdain: "This child has been spoiled rotten, can't stand hardship. If I wasn't stretched thin, I wouldn't let her...That was the maid telling me to put away my earrings. I gave her a lazy glance and didn't feel like talking.

Jiang Qiyun leaned down and asked, "Are you afraid of pain"

I nodded, getting your ears pierced sounds really painful. When Song Wei was doing it, I saw that nail gun-like thing, driving into the flesh... how terrifying! Song Wei even got several piercings done, she's truly masochistic.

Jiang Qiyun chuckled lightly, "It wouldn't hurt much, would it At least not as bad as the first time you *made love*. Seeing the blood you shed back then, I couldn't bear to continue..."

“The earlobes are a symbol of good fortune. If you pierce your ears, remember to wear something to fill the hole... You should wear red, remember that.” he whispered softly.

"Hmm..." I replied vaguely.

"This place... is awful..."

"Hmph... you look again."

Where do I have the energy to open my eyes and look Let him be.

》》》

When I opened my eyes, it took a long time for me to see the carved mandala on the ceiling. The person beside me was gone, as always. He always disappeared silently, and I've gotten used to it.

As I washed, I saw the blood curse scar on my chest had transformed into a flower, a blossom blooming by the River of the Netherworld.

He had crushed a flower I'd placed on my chest last night... Now the pattern of the blossoms covered the scars, looking alluringly beautiful.

"My Lady, Lord Bai Wuchang is requesting an audience outside." a maid whispered.

When the sun rose, these maids looked delicate and docile one by one, but their skin was so pale it lacked any color. Thinking back to what Jiang Qiyun had said about treating them like paper people, I felt a strange sense of unease in my heart.

Could they really have been "burned down"

"Got it..." I escaped from that room, which was still full of last night's lingering passion.

This is the Underworld, no matter how magnificent and grand it is, there's always a chill and murderous aura. And most of the people here are ghosts.

The soul and spirit are two different concepts. The soul can be captured, while the spirit dissipates upon death. Therefore, there is only the concept of "soul capturing" and "ghost souls," but not "spirit capturing" and "ghost spirits."

Bai Wuchang often arrests male souls, and no one knows how many ghost officers in the underworld have been arrested by him. They all have a psychological shadow of him, so his status is quite high.

"How are you, Little Empress" He chuckled and circled me with a grin: "It seems the Emperor still cares for you. He didn't let you stay in bed, hehe..."

I can't get out of bed, not exactly. It's just that my hip is aching so badly from the way he was pressing on it.

" ...Do you have something to tell me" I was a little afraid of him.

"Well, Little Lady is now the Mistress of the Underworld. It's best to report some matters... Mu Yunliang's soul refining is going to be wiped out. Would you like to take a look After all, he's Little Lady's relative." Bai Wu Chang asked in a low voice.

Mu Yunliang!

Half of his soul was sent away by Old Mrs. Shen, while the other half was refined with the soul of an evil spirit, becoming a monster of soul refinement. His skin was peeled off and then filled into the organs of other corpses, creating a substitute.

He's really having a rough time.

I pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, I'll go take a look... But wouldn't it be dangerous"

"Hee hee, how can you be so timid Are you afraid of ghosts even in the underworld" he scoffed at me.

I awkwardly twitched my lips. Jiang Qiyun said not to embarrass him, and I should also summon the courage. With Bai Wu Chang by my side, there shouldn't be anything to fear, right

》》》

But that courage faltered when Bai WuChang led me into a forest of dead trees.

A thick gloom hangs over this barren forest. There are only withered blades of grass on the ground, and endless dead trees stretch out with their bare branches towards the sky.

A gentle breeze swirled around, carrying whispers and mournful sighs.

A chill ran down my spine, and I looked at Bai Wuchang with a hint of fear.

He flashed me a smile: "This is the Mifen Forest. Inside, we keep the ferocious ghosts who feed on humans. The Underworld doesn't let them drink Meng Po Soup; instead, they use the Yang Realm's way of raising gu to imprison them, letting them devour each other and experience the sins they committed in life. After a while, we go in and take the remaining ghosts to the Twenty-Four Halls of Hell for ten thousand kalpas of torment until they are reduced to ashes."

The woods of the dead are shrouded in mist.

Hearing these words, I couldn't help but shiver.

I once saw a man-eating ghost from the Yellow Dao village. Her bones were placed in a dark root sculpture, and she lured living people into her transformed small building to kill them. Then, she would attach herself to the corpse and feed on her companions or herself.

That frail female voice and the horrifyingly mangled limbs terrified me. At that time, Black Wuchang took that female ghost away. I never expected to be standing before the corpses of the Misty Wind Forest now!

If Jiang Qiyun were here, I wouldn't be afraid at all, but now it's just me... and that terrifyingly grinning white-robed grandpa.

"Come, my little Empress, let me lead the way. Don't be afraid... There are many powerful ghost officials guarding this place. The evil of the Wan Gui Cave has been destroyed by you, and the formations here are very stable."

I followed him step by step into the dim forest. The wind around me seemed to weep and whisper, as if someone were constantly muttering in my ear. It sent chills down my spine.

In the center of the woods stood a solitary room, like a security booth in our mortal world. A narrow and small room was erected on an open space.

I pushed open the door, and inside was a black staircase that plunged into darkness.

Two ghost attendants carrying lanterns appeared, bowing to me: "Welcome, Lady, your arrival. Are you here to inspect which of the criminals"

"Mu... Mu Yunliang..." I tried to keep my voice steady.

The ghost attendant gave a knowing smile and raised his hand to light the lantern. Two ghostly green flames flickered to life...

You'd be better off not clicking it! That green light looks even more terrifying!

The steps led down deep, and as I reached a high platform, I saw the abyss below. The fiends were locked in a brutal struggle, tearing into each other like wild beasts.

"Mu Yunliang's soul is imprisoned in two parts. He hasn't been thrown in yet, after all, the Heavenly Emperor and you are getting married soon. Who knows, maybe you'll both ascend to heaven We didn't dare touch him. This way, my lady…" The ghost messenger led me to a cell.

I saw a ghost, completely black all over. It had no skin, not even eyelids, and its eyeballs were bulging out. It scratched the wall while mumbling to itself: "Xiao Qiao, Mu Xiao Qiao, come save me! Why won't you save me... Ah, your body smells so good, such a strong milky scent... I want to eat it... I want to eat it... ah..."."“I’ve got someone to collect it for you. Don't make excuses.”"I still need to go to school and get a diploma!"He narrowed his eyes and looked at me, his voice tinged with displeasure: "I can send yo...