Afterlife Department

"WHAT?! In here?!" Huo Ling was shocked. He gaped at Yi Bing in disbelief. "Where? Where is it?!" he asked as he looked around. Suddenly, he noticed something. He turned back to Yi Bing. "How did you know this?" he asked. 

But, Yi Bing just smiled at him. He placed a finger on his lips, motioning a 'shh' gesture. "It's a secret." He answered as he winked at him. He looked so handsome, and that action of his makes one's heart skip a beat. 

Yet, Huo Ling's face darkened. If he currently has a body, he would feel goosebumps on his skin as his hairs stood on their end.. "Heh." He sneered and then turned his back on Yi Bing. He doesn't want to speak to someone who only speaks halfway, and leave him hanging on the latter half. 

Yi Bing chuckled at Huo Ling who's throwing a tantrum. "After tonight, I'll take you to see the Soul Furnace." He said before he paused. "I also have something to pick up from it." He added. 

Huo Ling didn't answer. He could only patiently wait until the night falls. But, he could figure out that something is going to happen tonight, and based from everyone's behavior, it must be that the truth will be revealed. 

Yi Bing saw that Huo Ling is silent but his expression isn't frowning anymore. Instead, he is contemplating as he looked at the others. The corner of Yi Bing's lips curled up. 

Stable World, Afterlife Department. 

"Arrest the Soul Society of the Special World 7321?!" Di San exclaimed and his eyes are wide in shock after he heard what Gu Shi told him when Gu Shi went to his office. 

"En." Gu Shi nodded. "The Soul Society is misusing their power, and it affects the other worlds. The high number of transmigration case in their world is due to this. After the trial, they will be arrested." He explained. 

Di San looked worried. 

Gu Shi knows what he's thinking. "There really is another reason for this." he said.

Di San looked at him. 

Gu Shi smiled. "You'll know it when Yi Bing comes back." He told him and patted his shoulder. 

Di San nodded. He trusts Gu Shi. "Right… Shen Taizi… what did he say?" he asked, feeling anxious. 

Gu Shi shook his head. "He's the one who actually tried to probe me. But, he didn't push me to spilling my thoughts." He answered and then paused. "I think he knows something. Afterall, the Conferment Seal…" his voice trailed off and he looked at Di San. Fortunately, Di San's amnesia is just temporary and was easily cured. "Di San. Thank you." He told him. 

Di San was stunned. Then, a smile formed on his lips. "I will be fine." He told him. "I know that you can't do this on your own since you will be put in a precarious situation, as you're the director of the Afterlife Department." He said. "I am your assistant director, but I am also your friend. So, don't worry. I know what I am doing." He explained. 

Gu Shi stared at him before he lowered his gaze. "En." He nodded. "I'm going back." He told him and then left. 

Di San listened to Gu Shi's footsteps fading away before he breathed a sigh of relief. He collapsed on his seat and then slumped on his table. "Whew…" he wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead. "That was close… that was close…" he muttered. 

Since Shen Sheng didn't do anything, and wasn't planning to deal with him, he can let his worries at ease on his side. Shen Sheng and Gu Shi also didn't mention about resuming their mission on searching for Soul Fragments. This is good. Liu Lin has yet to recover his arm, and Feng Er's and Si Shui's internal injuries are yet to heal. His injuries are the worst among them, but since Ruan Yu specifically dealt with his injuries, he recovered fast. 

For the meantime, he will be focusing on his work as the assistant director of the Afterlife Department. 

Special World, mausoleum, midnight. 

"Wake up!" Yang Jie was roused from his sleep after Zhang Jun kicked him and called him. 

Yang Jie's eyelids trembled and slowly opened. He saw Zhang Jun handed him something. "Senior – " he called, still feeling sleepy. 

"Hold this amulet." Zhang Jun told him. 

Yang Jie was still in a daze after being forced to wake, but he trusts his senior and so he took the amulet. As soon as his fingers touched the amulet, he felt his foggy brain clearing up. His eyes snapped open and wide and he clutched the amulet. "Senior – " he called. 

"They also gave me one." Zhang Jun said and turned. 

Yang Jie also turned and saw Huo Huainan and Huo Zichu are standing in the corner. 

"Keep up." Huo Zichu told them and she and Huo Huainan walked to one side of the room. 

Zhang Jun didn't answer, but he pulled the disoriented Yang Jie up and followed them. "They told me that your problem of falling asleep during the night will be cured by this amulet. I didn't believe it, but there's no harm in trying." He told Yang Jie. "And it worked." He looked at him. 

Yang Jie's eyes widened and he looked at the amulet in his hand. "Thank you." He told Huo Huainan and Huo Zichu when they stopped. 

Huo Zichu looked at him. "I don't have any supernatural power, but I can feel the thick negative qi surrounding you." She said. "That amulet is blessed. Keep it. This is our compensation for both of you." She told them. 

"'compensation'?" Yang Jie asked, confused. But, his mouth suddenly closed and he shut up when he noticed something wrong in the room. 

There seemed to be something moving on the other side of the room. Yang Jie was about to grab his flashlight to illuminate it when he felt Zhang Jun grabbed his hand. "Don't move. Just watch." He told him before he let go of his hand.

Yang Jie nodded. He doesn't trust Huo Huainan and Huo Zichu, but since his senior said it works, then he accepted it. Of course, as he expected, there's a catch. One who is solicitous is hiding evil intentions. He heard Huo Zichu said that the amulet is a compensation. But, compensation for what? 

Yang Jie followed his senior's gaze and saw that there is a group standing on the other side of the room. He was about to speak, but remembered his senior's words so he shut up. Since there are only him, his senior, Huo Huainan and Huo Zichu here, naturally, the other group left is the group of young men and women – Zhou Cheng, Peng Qian, Lian Xiang and Rourou. But, what are they doing huddling in that area? Did they find something? 

Yang Jie's eyes squinted in the darkness, wanting to see more. Suddenly, he saw that they seemed to push someone back. His eyes widened. Because of the darkness, he didn't see clearly before that there was another person in addition to their group of four! Who is it? Weren't there just four of them? Where did this another one come from? Was it Han Meng? But Han Meng was already possessed, and it seems she can't enter the mausoleum. Then, could it be Philip who was missing? Did he return? 

Yang Jie observed this person who they are pushing. It was a man, so it wasn't Han Meng. Then, he remembered the group's description of the missing Philip. They said that Philip is 1.8 meters tall. This person is only 1.6 meters tall, so he couldn't be Philip. Then, who is he? 

Yang Jie waited, and his wait wasn't in vain since he saw something. He just didn't expect for that something to be tragic! That man fell! And it wasn't just that! What made it tragic is that the back of his head hit the steps of the short stairs! 

His mouth fell open, shocked. He looked at the face of the one who fell and he was stunned to see that he slightly resembled Huo Huainan, and also Huo Zichu. There is no doubt, this is Huo Ling who died! Why is he here? Wait – 

His eyes narrowed when he remembered something. Zhou Cheng, Peng Qian, Lian Xiang and Rourou only said that Huo Ling disappeared. They didn't say how he died. They just assumed that he died after he disappeared. But, didn't Philip also disappear? Then, why didn't they say Philip also died like Huo Ling? There is an inconsistency in their statement! 

Huo Ling just disappeared, but wasn't confirmed dead! It was them who assumed Huo Ling was dead! Then, this scene playing before him… did they finally find Huo Ling and killed him to silence him? But, how did they find Huo Ling? Did they hide him and was forced to kill him because Huo Huainan and Huo Zichu appeared? 

Suddenly, something flashed in Yang Jie's mind. He remembered that Huo Zichu said earlier to the group that they killed Huo Ling. 'killed'… past tense… so, Huo Ling is dead? Huo Ling really died? Then, the scene before him right now… is this the reenactment of Huo Ling's death?!