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Chapter 59 The Day of Invoking the Gods Arrives

Sasha, who is usually quite active, stayed quietly to the side, glancing at Xu Qingling who was writing from time to time, without disturbing her.

She knew that her sister was doing something great.

If successful, it would be enough to make all the ghosts in the underworld cheer with excitement.

The underworld has been closed for a hundred years. Any ghost that enters the underworld after death cannot return, not even on the Ghost Festival or the seventh day after death.

However, people have all sorts of desires while they are alive.

Even after death, one will naturally have lingering attachments.

Unable to return to the human world, their obsessions remain, and they are unwilling to be reincarnated, so the number of ghosts lingering in the underworld increases.

Sasha had heard from her elders that it wasn't that no one had offered various solutions, nor that they had all been rejected, but that none of them had worked.

And now...

Sasa's gaze fell on the focused Xu Qingling. "Sister will succeed, right?"
After all, my sister is a newly ascended deity.

Xu Qingling finished writing the letter, checked it several times, then formed a hand seal and mailed it out.

Xu Qingling breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the letter slowly disappear in front of her.

I hope we can get a response to this matter soon, and I hope it goes smoothly.

After all, this was the first time in over twenty years that Xu Qingling had such a strong desire to accomplish something.

Last night, Xu Qingling's soul left her body and returned, and she dreamed of her grandfather.

This was the second time she had dreamed of her grandfather.

In her dream, her grandfather explained what happened last night to her, about the Heavenly Bell and the newly arrived deity. Finally, her grandfather said that she should just do everything according to her heart.

Xu Qingling thought that she was now doing things according to her heart.

Xu Qingling's letter soon appeared on Hades's desk. At that time, Fan Wujiu was reporting some things with Xie Bi'an when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the letter.

Fan Wujiu saw Xu Qingling's name on the list and raised his eyebrows slightly. This little girl really dares to do anything; she's truly a fearless young girl.

When Hades read Xu Qingling's letter, a smile slowly crept into his eyes, and after he finished reading it, the smile deepened.

"Is the Ghost Festival being reopened?"

He looked up at Fan Wujiu and Xie Bi'an, "What do you two think?"

After all, if the Ghost Festival is reopened, the guardians of the gates of hell are the Black and White Impermanence.

Fan Wujiu didn't think much of it and said, "Sure." He could also guard the Ghost Gate; after all, it was once a year a hundred years ago, and he had done this job countless times—he was very skilled at it!
Since the little girl wants to reopen the Ghost Festival, then let her reopen it.

Fan Wujiu didn't think anything of it, but after he finished speaking, Hades gave him a meaningful look that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Xie Bi'an, however, pondered for a moment and said, "Reopening the Ghost Festival might not be that simple." He spoke with certainty.

Hades looked at Xie Bi'an with a hint of approval in his eyes and nodded, saying, "It's indeed not easy. The opening and closing of the Gate of Hell is no trivial matter..."

"Especially the opening of the Gate of Hell requires countless merits..." After all, once the Gate of Hell is opened, it releases billions of ghosts from the underworld.

A hundred years ago, the underworld was completely closed off because a ghost king led his minions in a riot. This riot spread to the human world, causing the deaths of thousands of people whose lives were not yet over. It had a significant impact on both the human world and the underworld.

Later, the demon king and his minions were captured and brought back to justice.

The thousands of humans who died in the accident could not be brought back to life.

Although some efforts were made to make amends later, those people's lives were over.

For this reason, the underworld is closed off. Apart from the wandering ghosts, those who are normally summoned after death cannot return to the human world, whether it's the Ghost Festival or the seventh day after death. This leads to the lingering of millions of ghosts and the establishment of the Fengdu Leave-Requesting Office.

However, Hades could sense that the establishment of the Leave Department was inevitable. Xu Qingling seemed to become the director because of her grandfather's connections, but in fact, her becoming a god was also inevitable.

He wasn't entirely sure why.

But Xu Qingling, the God of the Underworld, has always been rightfully in power.

Not to mention, last night she even made the Heavenly Clock ring on its own, acknowledging her.

"We must give face to our newly appointed God of the Underworld."

Hades said meaningfully, "This Ghost Festival, if we want to hold it, we can. It all depends on whether this little girl is willing..."

Willing or not?
It's a matter of whether or not one is willing to sacrifice merit to open this gate of hell!
"...So, if the Ghost Festival is to be reopened, I need to contribute merits?" Xu Qingling quickly received feedback from the King of the Underworld.

Xu Qingling accepted the offer of merit.

After all, it was she who applied to reopen the Ghost Festival.

Just ...

"Do I have any merits now? Are my merits enough?" Xu Qingling wondered.

Opening the gates of hell and allowing millions of ghosts to return to the human world requires a great deal of merit, and Xu Qingling's merit is indeed insufficient at present.

If that's not enough, what should we do?
Let's just leave it at that.

As for whom to offer the compensation, it is naturally to offer it to Heaven.

Soon, Xu Qingling relayed her decision back to Hades.

"I hope they'll agree," Xu Qingling said.

Currently, Xu Qingling is not getting any results yet. In addition to her regular work, she is also focusing her energy on another matter: the ritual of invoking the gods.

For Xu Qingling, it was just a small matter.

All she needs to do is, on the day she invites the gods to the human world, when the divine body is about to descend to earth, choose a representative for her to walk among the people.

However, for people in the human world, especially those from metaphysical families, this is a matter of utmost importance!
……

July 31st is the day for inviting the gods.

Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people, and they may not even know that today is special, those with keen senses still feel that something seems amiss.

Some people even posted questions about it online.

Hey, doesn't something feel off around here today? The atmosphere feels strangely serious and solemn.

[Something's not right? Are you referring to the weather? It's been drizzling all over the country since early this morning, and it doesn't seem like it's going to stop.]

No, no, I meant those people who are usually a bit mystical, like the blind fortune teller in my village, who was unusually devout today, as if he were praying to something.

"Speaking of which, the Tantai family next door to me, supposedly a family of metaphysical practitioners, has been preparing for something for the past month. All their members who were away have been summoned back, as if something big is about to happen."

The Sikong family here seems to be preparing various offerings for a sacrificial ceremony.

This isn't an act of worship, it's an invitation to the gods, an invitation to the gods of the underworld!

What god of the underworld?

Someone else followed up with a question, but the person didn't answer.

(End of this chapter)