Realm of the Night God

A year later, the two strolled around the underworld again. Yang Haoran wanted to buy something that Xu Meijing would like, but she rejected them one by one.

According to Xu Meijing, she didn't have anything she liked.

Yang Haoran could see that Xu Meijing didn't not have anything she liked, but she didn't want to spend his hell coins, after all, he needed a lot of hell coins to open a store in the underworld, and he could reduce some pressure if he could save a bit.

However, Xu Meijing did not express this idea verbally, but directly told Yang Haoran in a cold manner that she didn't have anything she liked.

Although Xu Meijing didn't want to buy anything, Yang Haoran felt a bit helpless and also a bit ashamed. He thought that if he told Xu Meijing that he gave up the idea of opening a store in the underworld, would her mood improve a bit?

He felt that Xu Meijing's mood should turn from gloomy to sunny, but had he really given up?

The answer was negative, he hadn't really given up in his heart, so he wouldn't use this deceptive means to make Xu Meijing happy, because this approach would not solve the root cause, and one day when he succeeded in opening the store, how would he explain it to Xu Meijing?

Rather than using deception, it's better to let the other party gradually accept this fact, even if at first this fact may make the other party have some resentment, but over time the situation should improve.

Although they didn't buy anything, after strolling for a few hours, Xu Meijing's mood had obviously improved a lot, which made Yang Haoran feel relieved and his tense nerves also relaxed to a certain extent.

Seeing that Xu Meijing's mood had improved, Yang Haoran decided to contact Master Jiang, but before contacting Master Jiang, he still sought Xu Meijing's consent.

Although Xu Meijing's mood had improved compared to before, she had not fully recovered yet, so Yang Haoran did not make the decision to go see Master Jiang on his own, but first consulted her opinion.

Xu Meijing had known Master Jiang longer than Yang Haoran, but the relationship between Xu Meijing and Master Jiang was not as good as the relationship between Yang Haoran and Master Jiang. At most, their relationship could be regarded as a colleague relationship between ordinary people, not even friends.

So Xu Meijing wasn't interested in seeing Master Jiang, as she said, she wasn't even friends with Master Jiang, so there was nothing to catch up on, they would just see each other without any topic to discuss.

Therefore, Xu Meijing did not intend to go see Master Jiang with Yang Haoran, but stayed at an inn in the underworld.

Unlike Xu Meijing, Yang Haoran had a good relationship with Master Jiang, and Master Jiang had also helped him a lot, so he couldn't forget this kindness.

The reason he came to the underworld early this time, in addition to getting some hell coins, was also to catch up with Master Jiang.

After finding the inn to stay, Yang Haoran paid part of the hell coins in advance, sent Xu Meijing to the bedroom to rest, and then dialed the phone number Master Jiang had given him last year.

The phone was quickly answered, and Yang Haoran heard Master Jiang's voice.

"Hello, who is this?"

Although it had been a year since he had heard Master Jiang's voice, this voice still felt as familiar to Yang Haoran as before.

"Master Jiang, it's me, Xiao Yang." Yang Haoran said with a smile.

Hearing that it was Yang Haoran, Master Jiang's voice became much more warm and affectionate.

"Oh, it's Haoran! Why didn't you contact me until now?" Master Jiang asked with a laugh.

"I was preoccupied with some trivial matters before, and I only finished handling them before the new year, so I came to the underworld early, and I just bought a mobile phone and called you." Yang Haoran said with a smile.

"Haha, I understand. By the way, where are you now? I'll come pick you up and have you come to my place, I'm free these days."

Yang Haoran told Master Jiang the name of the inn, and Master Jiang told him to wait a while, he would come right away.

When it comes to the familiarity with the underworld, Yang Haoran was definitely no match for Master Jiang, after all, Master Jiang was a ghost attendant in the underworld, and although he hadn't been in the underworld for a long time, he was far more familiar with it than Yang Haoran could compare.

So Yang Haoran didn't wander around, but waited outside the inn, watching the people coming and going on the street, waiting for Master Jiang to arrive.

Master Jiang didn't make him wait too long, in about half an hour, Master Jiang appeared in Yang Haoran's field of vision.

Seeing each other again, the two inevitably exchanged pleasantries, and then Yang Haoran followed Master Jiang to his residence.

"How are the housing prices in the underworld?" Yang Haoran couldn't help but ask on the way to Master Jiang's residence.

"It's so expensive, no cheaper than the mortal world, but we ghost attendants can all get a house, we don't have to worry about that. It's the ghosts at the very bottom of the underworld who are really suffering from the high housing prices. Most ghosts just rent, there are very few who can afford to buy a house."

Master Jiang said with a smile.

Hearing Master Jiang say this, Yang Haoran couldn't help but sigh.

"You have to struggle hard for a house when you're alive, and even after death you still have to struggle for a house, it's really a pity."

Master Jiang nodded, also with a sigh, and said, "That's true, but there's no help for it, those are the rules of the underworld. Besides, the ghosts who end up in this situation are not innocent either."

Yang Haoran of course understood what Master Jiang meant.

All the ghosts living in the underworld are there because they are temporarily unable to reincarnate, so they are stranded in the underworld.

The reasons for their inability to reincarnate are varied, with the majority being due to some transgressions in their past lives. These transgressions were not serious enough to cause their souls to dissipate, so they remain in the underworld, at the very bottom, serving as ghost attendants or serving the entire underworld.

As for how long they have to serve, it depends on the severity of their past wrongdoings, ranging from decades to over a hundred years.

Decades or even over a hundred years, which can easily exceed the lifespan of most mortals, so naturally they need a place to settle. Those with the means will choose to buy their own private residences, while those with lesser means can only afford to rent, and the poorest can't even afford that, so they have to find other ways to find a place to stay.

"You reap what you sow, you can't blame others. But compared to those whose souls have dissipated, they are still quite fortunate." Yang Haoran said with a smile.

Master Jiang nodded slightly, then said, "That's right. Not only compared to those whose souls have dissipated, but even compared to those suffering in hell or struggling in the River of Oblivion, they are still living quite happily."

Yang Haoran had seen the ghosts struggling in the River of Oblivion, and although he couldn't fully understand the pain they were experiencing, their twisted expressions clearly showed they were suffering greatly.

As for what the scene in hell was like and what kind of torment the ghosts there were enduring, Yang Haoran had not seen it, so he didn't know. But based on his guess, he felt the torment the ghosts in hell were suffering must be even more miserable than those in the River of Oblivion.

Yang Haoran didn't continue this topic, after all, it was not something he could manage. Even if he had the ability to intervene, he wouldn't, because Yin Division has its own rules, and the underworld has its own regulations. If one doesn't have the power to transcend the rules, then one can only live within the constraints of the rules.

Changing the subject, Yang Haoran inquired about Master Jiang's experiences since coming to the underworld. When Luo Yao took Master Jiang away before, he was happy but also a little anxious, because he was worried that Luo Yao might not keep his promise and directly kill Master Jiang, although the possibility was very low.

When he saw Master Jiang last year, his worries had dissipated, but he was still very curious about Master Jiang's experiences since coming to the underworld.