In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Xia Xianshou returned to life.
As agreed, Ye Jie arrived at the foot of the city wall early to wait, but after an hour, there was no sign of Xia Xianshou.
"Give up on returning to life and reincarnate? Or did something happen?"
Ye Jie reached into his bosom, took out the torn page, and browsed through it, but did not see any information about the old man.
"It seems something has happened..."
Ye Jie put away the torn pages and took out an ancient ink-colored token from his bosom. On the token was engraved an unclear character "Jie". The surface was full of dents from wind erosion, and the edges were also polished smooth and rounded.
"Luckily, I gave him a Ghost Messenger Token in advance, which allowed me to use the Mother Token to detect his location. Otherwise, the Underworld is so vast, I really don't know where to find him."
After holding the mother's order tightly and exploring for a while, Ye Jie frowned. He took out the teleportation stone, knocked it twice on the ground, and then teleported across the space.
The wind howled, and the resentful spirits howled. On the top of the towering Black Mountain, Ye Jie saw the soul of an old man standing on the edge of the cliff.
"Xia Xianshou, didn't I ask you to wait for me at the city gate? How did you wander into this Soul-Devouring Abyss? Suppressed there are the souls of evil people who did all kinds of bad things in their lives. It is indeed an ominous place, not a place you should come to." Ye Jie said.
"Master Ghost Messenger..."
The old man, who had just been standing on the edge of the cliff with dried tears on his face, ran to Ye Jie as if he had seen a savior. "Master Ghost Messenger, you must make the decision for me!"
Ye Jie frowned: "What happened?"
The old man quickly told the story: "I'm deeply ashamed to say this... A few days ago, I met a boy in a blue bellyband. After hearing my story, he said that there was no need to wait for seven days and he could bring me back to life immediately. He only wanted 400 Yin De... I was really bewitched and believed his words. Who would have thought that after accepting the Yin De, he would lead me to this desolate and deserted wilderness, knock on the ground with a stone, and then disappear, leaving me alone and not knowing where to go..."
Ye Jie was so angry that he laughed: "You want to return to the world after 400 Yin De? You didn't listen to my warning at all."
The old man was filled with regret: "I thought the boy was honest and simple, but who would have thought that a child could be so deceitful?"
"The appearance of a soul in the underworld will remain at the moment of its lifespan, no matter how many years pass." Ye Jie shook his head. "You think he is a child, but he may actually be older than you."
Under Ye Jie's admonition, the old man was so anxious that he almost cried: "What should I do now?"
"What else can I do? You only have 100 Yin De left now. It's impossible for you to return to the world of the living, but it's just enough for a ninth-grade reincarnation. I think you should come with me to the Naihe Bridge and try to open your eyes in your next life."
The old man was stunned as if struck by a bolt from the blue. After a while, he stood at the edge of the cliff and burst into tears. "I, Xia Xianshou, have had such a miserable life. I never thought that after death, I would be deceived by a treacherous person and couldn't even see my children for the last time. I think I don't need to enter that useless reincarnation again. I'll just jump off this cliff and let my soul scatter and be done with it!"
The old man was about to rush down the cliff, but he saw a slender arm like a dead branch blocking him, and Ye Jie stood in front of him.
"Forget it." Ye Jie sighed. "As the old saying goes: There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. And as the old saying goes: God has the virtue of loving life. I will help you this time, just follow me."
The old man was stunned: "Master Ghost Messenger, where are we going?"
"Where to go? Come back to life!" Ye Jie said loudly.
…………
In the snow and ice.
A young girl knelt on the ground, tears condensed into frost on her face.
A young man lay quietly in front of her, his shirt torn to pieces, and a bloody palm print was branded into his chest, completely shattering his heart veins. He was no longer able to breathe.
"Brother... wake up quickly, don't fall asleep, don't leave me alone..."
The girl shed tears alone and kept pushing the boy's body with her hands, but the only answer she got was the howling cold wind.
"My dear Lin'er... you have also fallen victim to the murderous hands of the bandit Hengshan..."
Behind the girl, in the mountain stream covered by wind and snow, the soul of the old man who had returned to the human world let out a heart-wrenching cry. Beside the old man, Ye Jie just watched all this silently.
"Master Ghost Messenger, can I go see my daughter now?" the old man requested in grief.
"She can't see you. How can mortal eyes see a soul that has left the body?" Ye Jie said slowly, "When night falls, I will use the Yellow Spring water to lure you into a dream. If you have anything to say, tell her then."
As the two were waiting, a cold wind suddenly blew up, and ripples appeared in the space in the distance. A tall ghost figure in white clothes, white face, and disheveled hair shrank into an inch and moved towards them.
Ye Jie took the initiative to step forward and greeted him with a fist: "Ghost Messenger Mei."
"Ghost Messenger Jie?" The pale-faced woman with purple lips was taken aback for a moment, then quickly understood the situation. "I didn't expect to see you here. Are you... bringing someone back to life?"
"That's right." Ye Jie nodded. "It seems that your target this time is the soul of this old man's son. Okay, let me take over the task. We'll meet in the underworld another day, and I'll treat you to a meal at Aunt Meng's Winery."
"Hey, how can I be so embarrassed..." Ghost Messenger Mei Jiao laughed and waved goodbye, "I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving."
After the ghost messenger Mei left, Ye Jie held his forehead and sighed. This time he needed her help, and it seemed that he would have to bleed heavily after returning to the underworld.
Even as Ye Jie was conversing with the ghost messenger Mei, the old man could no longer suppress his longing for his children. Seeing his longed-for children before him, Xia Xianshou walked step by step through the snow towards the sobbing, lonely girl kneeling on the ground.
"Don't stand in places with too much light. It's not good for your soul. Didn't I tell you that she can't see..."
Halfway through his words, Ye Jie suddenly froze.
As the old man approached, the girl suddenly raised her head with a sense of touch, and crystal tears flashed in her clear eyes. Even when Ye Jie spoke, the girl turned her head to the side, and her beautiful eyes fell on Ye Jie without blinking.
"Strange, strange! I've been a ghost messenger for sixty years, and I've never been seen by a first-rank mortal. Could it be that she possesses a second-rank innate magical power: the Purple Demonic Eye? Or a first-rank innate magical power: the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils?"
Ye Jie was puzzled. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper: "Let me borrow the power of the Book of Life and Death to investigate your background."
As Ye Jie's mind moved, bold and unrestrained new ink marks once again appeared on the torn page.
【Book of Life and Death:】
In the winter of the twelfth year of the Zhenguan era, the ghost messenger Jie spent fifty Yin De to inquire about the innate magical powers of Xia Wei, a mortal in the first stage of Qi training.
【Xia Wei's reincarnation is endowed with the following magical powers: Yin-Yang Eyes, Ice-Skinned Bones, Clear Sword Heart, Lofty Ambition, Lonely Star Entering Life, Meridians Connected, Invulnerability to All Poisons, Transforming Misfortune into Fortune, and Rebirth from the Ashes.】
Ye Jie: “???”
"This is impossible...Nine talents, first-level reincarnation!"
After confirming again and again that he was not mistaken, Ye Jie widened his eyes in horror.