Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 323 Lin Hui's Chapter (1)

Hu Xiaotao lowered her hands and said again, "Don't worry. This king is a man of his word and will not embarrass you. I just want you to say a few words when explaining the situation to your friend."

"What?" asked Karen.

"It's very simple. You have to know that this matter concerns yin and yang. Therefore, I naturally don't want outsiders to know about this. So you must keep it a secret after letting him know the truth. If you can't do that and let people other than the authorities know..." Suddenly, she paused.

"Wait a minute, let me think about it first." Hu Xiaotao thought carefully again, "Hmm... I got it. If anyone other than the authorities knew about this, not only would they not be reunited in the next life, but his lover in this life would also suffer many disasters."

After hearing this, Kailin subconsciously retracted her hand: "Ah, aren't you being too cruel?"

"Otherwise, your friend has always wanted to die. If he did it on purpose in order to be reborn sooner, then wouldn't I be letting him off easy?" Hu Xiaotao raised his eyebrows and said.

"That's true. It seems that King Hu is not so heartless." Kailin said with a smile.

Hearing this, Hu Xiaotao blushed immediately: "What are you talking about! Even though I'm from the underworld, I'm not that clueless!"

Cough!

She coughed twice and then said, "Anyway, when you get back, keep a close eye on your friend and don't let him spread rumors."

Mo Yan nodded. "Of course. After all, we don't want this to cause unnecessary trouble."

Coming to the underworld and inquiring about the situation of the deceased is against the will of heaven. If it becomes known to everyone, it will only backfire and bring endless troubles to oneself. Therefore, when Karen mentioned this, he also refused for a while.

Hu Xiaotao nodded in satisfaction. "Well, that's good for you to know. Now that you've heard everything you wanted to know, let's go back quickly. There's a strong aura of death here. Even if you have the power to protect it, leave as soon as possible."

The two nodded and walked out of the hall.

At this time, Hu Xiaotao looked at the ghost generals around him and said, "Alright, you guys can go down as well. Guard the door and don't let anyone in for now."

The generals nodded and left. After the hall was empty, Hu Xiaotao finally sighed in anger.

"Okay, stop hiding. All the ghosts have gone down now. There's no need to hide like this." She said, glancing at the dark corner.

A moment later, a man really walked out from the corner, and he was Juechen who had led Mo Yan and others before.

"How sharp. Although our King of Hell is young, his mind is becoming more and more mature." Juechen walked out from the shadows with a chuckle.

Seeing this, Hu Xiaotao sneered and said, "Don't try to be so rude. Others might not be able to detect your presence, but I won't. You've been hiding in the shadows just to make sure I wouldn't bring up what happened last time and use it to embarrass them. Lord Ghost Lord, thanks to you, they can now enter and exit the underworld with complete confidence."

Juechen chuckled and replied, "You're too kind. I'm afraid you're the only one in the entire Netherworld who knows this."

Hu Xiaotao folded her arms and said, "It's my fault. You revealed your identity to me to make things easier for them. As someone who controls the underworld, you should understand better than anyone the dangers of mortals entering and leaving the underworld. Yet, you repeatedly begged me, your subordinate, for a few complete strangers. Honestly, I really don't understand who's boss."

Juechen smiled softly again: "I understand your concerns, just consider it as a convenience for me."

Hu Xiaotao sighed angrily and said, "Could it be because of your friend of 'Order' again?"

Juechen did not respond after hearing this, but Hu Xiaotao saw through it at a glance.

She folded her arms again and said, "Oh, I knew it. Listen carefully, whether it's Mengtian's affairs or what he's planning in the mortal world, these have nothing to do with me. I just want to remind you that the life span you extended for him without authorization is only a few months away."

"Ah, so soon? Can't you give it a few more months?"

Hu Xiaotao felt uncomfortable upon hearing this. "You still want to extend his life? Over the past millennia, how many years have you, under the hands of successive Hades, extended his lifespan without authorization? If you hadn't revealed your identity to me last time, I wouldn't have known about it. I don't care what that guy thinks, but when the time comes, everything is over!"

Seeing this, Juechen hesitated to speak and could only shake his head helplessly: "It seems that I am going to change my mind about you again. Well, let's talk about what happened just now. Regarding that Bai Yan, the reason why you don't want him to commit suicide must be more than just this. I heard that when his wife came here three years ago, you promised her..."

Hu Xiaotao put her hands on her hips and replied, "I don't deny that. I still remember she asked me for help when she was reincarnated..."

"If possible, please tell Bo Yan that I love him. I know he will be heartbroken by my death, but please be strong and live on. We won't meet again in this life, but in the next..."

Juechen nodded in understanding: "Is that so? If that's the case, why didn't you ask them to help convey it just now?"

"Convey? My Lord Ghost Lord, you probably think Bai Yan has lived too long. Although he's nearly 30 years old this year, if he knew his wife was waiting for him, and embarked on a path of suicide for this slim hope, wouldn't that be completely counterproductive?"

She paused, her fingertips tapping lightly on the throne's armrests. "Human obsession... sometimes 'hope' can be the final straw that breaks the camel's back. Rather than that, it would be better for him to hear a vague hint from his friends that 'there's still a chance in the next life.' At least this way, he'll choose to live for that 'possibility.'"

Juechen smiled thoughtfully, "I see. You're threatening him that 'leaking the secret will bring disaster to his lover,' but you're actually using another method to force him to cherish this life?"

"Whatever you think." Hu Xiaotao turned away, her ears slightly red. "Anyway, the responsibility of the underworld is to maintain the balance between yin and yang, not to be a matchmaker!"

Juechen gave her a meaningful look. "But you just deliberately let Kailin and the others think that 'reuniting in the next life' was a fait accompli, rather than 'an opportunity that requires both parties to do good deeds in exchange for it'... Does that count as deception?"

"That's called strategy!" Hu Xiaotao stood up suddenly, a gust of cold wind blowing from her sleeves. "Besides, if he can really live well for the sake of reunion, it's better than him thinking about jumping off a cliff or into a river all day long!"

Juechen finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "That's right, it seems that our little King of Hell is not unreasonable after all."

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll cancel everything you asked me to do!"

"Okay, okay, I'll leave now." Juechen raised his hands in surrender, but as he turned around he added in a low voice, "But... thank you."

The door of the hall slowly closed, and Hu Xiaotao stood alone in the empty underworld palace, her fingertips unconsciously stroking a faded heart-shaped knot - that was something a woman had quietly given her before she stepped into the reincarnation well three years ago.

"Really... one or two are so troublesome." She muttered, but hid the heart knot in the deepest pocket of her sleeve.