Chapter 38

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Chapter 38: Doubt

Hua Qing looked at the blank Book of Life and Death, cold as ice. However, he did not hesitate for too long, and soon wrote down another name – Yu Xiu.

The Book of Life and Death remained calm, still no words flashed.

At that moment, the King of the Underworld popped up from somewhere. He scratched his beard and joked, "Oh my, it seems like my Book of Life and Death is broken." He snatched it from Hua Qing and shook it, then quickly wrote a name. Words soon appeared on the Book of Life and Death.

The King of the Underworld stared at Hua Qing and said, "What kind of nonsense are you writing! How come there’s no record on the Book of Life and Death? Come on, write it again." Seeing Hua Qing hesitant, he sighed, "I always say you gods are not reliable. You’re always showing off outside, occasionally coming to my realm trying to act all important. Don’t think just because you’re good looking, you can ignore others. Even I, the King of the Underworld, am not to be trifled with. You know, I’m the dream lover of many female ghosts in the underworld. Don’t think…"

Before he finished speaking, Hua Qing immediately wrote a name on the Book of Life and Death. The name appeared faintly on the Book of Life and Death. The King of the Underworld peered at it and read, "Wolf Big Green, passed away on the fifth day of the ninth month in the year of Bing Shen. Oh my, this guy is going to die soon, just over a month left?"

Hua Qing stayed silent for a moment before turning away.

The King of the Underworld watched Hua Qing’s graceful figure and tried to imitate his walk, muttering, "So charming, hmph!"

Suddenly, Hua Qing stopped in his tracks, startling the King of the Underworld, who crossed his arms in front of his chest, asking, "What are you going to do?"

Hua Qing said earnestly, "There’s something I don’t understand, please enlighten me, King of the Underworld."

The King of the Underworld couldn’t stand the pretentiousness of these immortals, acting all high and mighty. Whenever someone talked to him this way, he would usually cause trouble, but for some reason, seeing Hua Qing’s sincere inquiry, he found himself nodding involuntarily. Indeed, good looks always attract attention no matter when. That’s the case now.

"If a person’s three souls and seven spirits are not scattered, is it possible for them to be split in two?" Hua Qing asked seriously.

The King of Hell laughed, "How is that possible? If something is not broken, it cannot be split in two. If things could happen like that, chaos would reign in the world. Wait, are you talking about Fairy Xian Yue?"

Hua Qing stayed silent, looking at the King of Hell. The King became serious and said, "Hundreds of years ago, before she was trapped at Shu Mountain, she once visited the underworld. Just like you, she had read the Book of Life and Death for quite a while. But I didn’t notice anything strange she did. Although her face at the time was so angry that it could kill."

Hua Qing was surprised to learn that Xian Yue had visited before. He lowered his head to look at the Book of Life and Death again, but found no flaws. Hua Qing pursed his lips and asked, "Did she also visit the Three Lives Stone?"

The King of Hell widened his eyes and slapped his thigh, "How did you know? Could it be that she tampered with things here in the underworld? No! That’s not possible! After she was imprisoned at Shu Mountain, I remembered her earlier visit and thoroughly inspected the underworld. Everything was fine."

Hua Qing stayed silent for a moment, pursed his lips, and then vanished instantly.

The King of Hell said, "… Such rudeness, not even saying goodbye."

Cancan saw Hua Qing return and quickly leaped up, asking, "Hua Qing, where did you go?" She looked around and then whispered sneakily, "Did you secretly go see where the old turtle was reincarnating?"

Hua Qing shook his head, "Should we go or not?"

Cancan immediately took Hua Qing’s arm and said, "Of course, let’s go," then closed her eyes.

Hua Qing didn’t understand her thoughts. The silly fox was clearly scared of heights. Hua Qing grabbed Cancan and Yu Xiu, and they quickly flew up in the air.

Cancan could feel the wind when flying with her eyes closed. She found the Naihe Bridge very scary. She said, "Now I know why people lose their memories after crossing the Naihe Bridge. It’s not because of the soup, it’s because they get scared. Crossing the bridge makes their minds blank, so they forget."

Hearing Cancan’s words, Hua Qing twitched his mouth and asked, "Do you want to go down and see Meng Po?"

Cancan shook her head vigorously like a drum, but still curious, she opened her eyes a little bit and peeked secretly. She got scared, closed her eyes quickly, and muttered, "There’s no Meng Po on the bridge!"

Hua Qing calmly asked, "So, do you want to go down and see?"

Cancan shook her head again, thinking that Hua Qing had a bad temper. Before saying anything, he was already unhappy. She imagined becoming famous and writing a book titled "Hua Qing is Always Unhappy." Thinking about this, Cancan excitedly rubbed her hands together.

Hua Qing, seeing her dull reaction, sighed and shook his head.

The three of them quickly returned to Shu Mountain. Big Green was surprised to see them back, and he pointed at Yu Xiu and asked, "Is she okay?"

Cancan proudly replied, "Yu Xiu is definitely okay."

Big Green pursed his lips, didn’t say a word, but Hua Qing on the side asked, "Why do you think Yu Xiu has a problem?"

Big Green put his hands on his hips and said, "Just like Hua Yun always thinks Cancan has a problem? Why so many questions? If we’re talking about why, isn’t the fact that the monster didn’t attack her before evidence enough? I, for one, doubt her because of that."

Cancan pouted and said, "It did attack, but I attracted its attention in the past, that’s why it didn’t attack Yu Xiu."

Big Green gave Cancan a fierce look and said, "Dumb as a pig."

Cancan stumbled and said, "How dare you attack me."

Big Green chuckled.

Cancan rolled up her sleeves and said, "Oh, I can’t stand your temper anymore."

Big Green glanced at her sideways and said, "Haha, as if you could beat me."

The two argued, and Yu Xiu finally spoke up, "Cancan, thank you for defending me, but I think it’s unnecessary." She looked at Big Green, "Even if I were Xian Yue, I would still kill Mo Yuan for revenge. After getting revenge, whether I’m imprisoned or whatever happens, I don’t care."

Big Green looked here and there, asking, "What does this mean? Is she still here or not? Why can’t I understand?"

Cancan replied, "Of course not, if Hua Qing says she’s not here, then she’s not."

Big Green fell silent.

Hua Qing cleared his throat softly and said, "I don’t plan to stay long at Shu Mountain. We must find the Snowflake Glass as soon as possible, and also the clues about Xian Yue. Do you want to come with me?" He had a serious face and a steady voice, showing no emotion. But Cancan immediately raised her hand and said, "I’ll follow you, of course." She smiled, "I’ve always been with you before, and we found so many colorful crystal Snowflake Glasses together. That proves I’m really lucky, right?" Cancan’s expression was innocent and joyful.

Hua Qing nodded silently, "You’re right, with you by my side, I’ll find the Snowflake Glass."

For some reason, Cancan found this strange, but couldn’t figure out why. Thinking she was important, she happily said, "Yes, I’m the most important."

Big Green pursed her lips, "Well in that case, I’ll join you. I don’t trust Cancan to go with you alone. If something happens when you’re not around and there are bad people, what will Cancan do? She’s a bit silly, she needs someone to help her."

Cancan rolled up her sleeves again, gritting her teeth, feeling the urge to fight.

Yu Xiu was very indifferent, "I’m not going with you. I want to stay here to learn skills. Only when I’ve mastered them, can I truly defeat Mo Yuan." After a pause, Yu Xiu smiled lightly, "Of course, if you think it’s unsafe to leave me here, you can take me with you. I’m willing to fight demons and monsters. And I believe that once I’m well, I might be more capable than Cancan."

Da Qing nudged Cancan, "Look, if you treat someone as a good sister, they will try to help you out in public."

Cancan rolled her eyes, "Why are you acting like a gossip? Yu Xiu doesn’t mean that at all."

Even though Yu Xiu didn’t show any reaction on the surface, she clenched her fists. She bit her lip, thinking that maybe even Hua Qing didn’t completely trust her. He must have had doubts in his mind, how could Three Lives Stone be wrong! Even though he said he didn’t doubt her, she could sense that Hua Qing wasn’t as simple as he seemed. Perhaps he could trust that she wasn’t Xian Yue, or believe that even if she was, Xian Yue wasn’t a bad person, only Cancan seemed to understand that.

She smiled softly, "I will listen to all of you, whatever you decide is fine with me."

While they were talking, they suddenly noticed dark clouds gathering in the sky, as if it was about to rain. Cancan cherished her clothes and quickly suggested, "Why don’t you all come to my house to escape the rain?"

The others looked at her oddly, but Cancan was serious, "It really is my home. Just a little further up the mountain, there’s a cave where I live. I grew up there since I was little, and Brother Big Green lives next to me. Would you like to take a look? You can also avoid the rain there. We are all dressed so elegantly, it wouldn’t be good to get wet. This fabric was made to be cherished when it was brought into this world as clothes."

Big Green bumped his head against a tree, "Oh my goodness, that’s foolish."

Hua Qing smiled slightly and teasingly said, "In that case, I guess I’ll have to obey."

Cancan raised her head, "What does that mean?"

Hua Qing’s smile froze on his face, he turned around and walked away, saying, "If you are foolish, you should read more books!"