Reborn right after ascending to immortality?

Chapter 35 Going to Hell

What does Vice Minister Li want from me?
Having learned from An Sheng's experience, Mei Yun entered the room with a wary expression.

For some reason, even though the room was empty, he had the illusion that it was full of people.

The temperature inside Minister Fengdu's room was still very low, far below the outside temperature. It seemed that Vice Minister Li had released several more ghosts, which were now neatly squatting on the roof beams.

If you feel your room is too dry, you can place a water ghost in it to moisturize your skin.

If you feel the humidity is too high, you can place a drought ghost in the room for its dehumidifying effect.

Use the freezing ghost to lower the temperature, and the heat ghost to raise the temperature.

At this moment, there were three water ghosts and ten frozen ghosts crouching in this room. The water ghosts had grayish-white skin and swollen cysts like giants, while the frozen ghosts were stiff all over, their teeth bared and their tongues hanging out.

Fortunately, Mei Yun had sealed off the spiritual energy with a black cloth, otherwise she would have been scared half to death if she had looked up.

"My child, you've come."

Vice Minister Li, with his usual kind smile, addressed Mei Yun.

Would you like a stick of incense?

He took out a stack of small boxes from the drawer, opened them, and there were rows and rows of incense sticks inside. Incense sticks are what people offer to the immortals.

The power of faith is transformed into incense; the longer the faith lasts, the purer and better the incense becomes.

"These are all good products."

The incense sticks collected in Vice Minister Li's box were at least ten years old.

"Thank you for your trouble, sir." Mei Yun shook her head. "I don't usually smoke."

"That's a shame."

Vice Minister Li didn't force Mei Yun. He lit a cigarette for himself and said, "Child, I've heard about what happened to you in Kunlun. I also have dealings with the Mei and Su families. Logically speaking, I could be considered your elder."

Mei Yun did not expect that Vice Minister Li would bring up the matter of the Mei family and the Su family as soon as he opened his mouth.

He was very surprised.

“We were all surprised that something like that happened,” Vice Minister Li sighed. “Actually, you shouldn’t have gone to jail. Son, I have high hopes for you. You did well in this trial.”

He took a contract out of the drawer and handed it to Mei Yun.

The latter took it with a wary expression. Having learned from the previous experience, Mei Yun was afraid that he would be manipulated. But when he opened it, he was shocked.

With five social insurances and one housing fund, there's no need to compete for year-end bonuses or salaries.
It wasn't outsourced, nor was it a temporary worker.

This is an employment contract within the Dao Xuan Sect's inner circle.

First, you'll spend some time in the Nine Netherworld as an intern. Once your sentence is over, you'll be officially admitted as a disciple of Kunlun.

He stared at the employment contract in front of him, his breathing becoming slightly rapid.

"Your approach to passing the trials in the Illusionary Realm is very much in line with the thinking of our Dao Xuan Sect."

Vice Minister Li smiled as he looked at Mei Yun's surprised expression.

The Dao Xuan Sect allocates one spot every year, but An Sheng has already been assigned to a more important job.

We can't waste these remaining spots, so let's do this innate sword physique a favor.
This young master Mei is indeed worth investing in; the idea of ​​blood donation through blood donation channels is really good.

His so-called 'severe hemophobia' inner demons also seem to have disappeared.

Having overcome his inner demons, his innate sword physique is well worth investing in. With some money invested in promotion and marketing, he could be made into a new generation of righteous idols in Kunlun.

"But boss," Mei Yun said in surprise, "that thing between me and the Su family..."

"Oh." Vice Minister Li nodded. "I know about that matter. Actually, it was all a misunderstanding."

misunderstanding.

"Alright, I'll play peacemaker," Vice Minister Li said with a kind smile. "Come out here, and I'll have them apologize to you."

Mei Yun raised an eyebrow; he never expected that these guys would be the ones to show up.

The Su family.

The head of the Su family, the elders of the Su family, and their disciples were present.
And, the eldest daughter of the Su family, his former fiancée—Su Bai.

"Brother Yun".

The eldest daughter of the Su family raised her clear, black-and-white eyes, which were brimming with tears, giving her a pitiful, tearful appearance. "I'm sorry, Su'er misunderstood you before."

"Brother Yun, do you think we can ever go back to how things were before?"

Mei Yun never expected that the once arrogant eldest daughter of the Su family would bow her head and apologize to him. "Child, we elders were indeed wrong in that matter, and we have wronged you."

The head of the Su family was a generous man; "How about this, our two families will hold another banquet, I will punish myself with three cups, and our family will issue a letter of understanding to offset your sentence, and we will not ask for the bride price, and this matter will be over."

"Weren't you kicked out of the Mei family's house?"

Vice Minister Li also said, "I can also let you return to the Mei family. Then you can join our Dao Xuan Sect, and I will personally guide you. This is the right path."

"The right path?" Mei Yun repeated.

“Child, you are still too young and need to improve,” Vice Minister Li said with a smile. “Which ‘righteous’ do you think the ‘righteous’ in ‘the right path’ refers to?”

Returning to the Mei family, receiving an apology from the Su family, becoming an inner disciple of the Dao Xuan Sect, and being personally taught by a half-stage Nascent Soul cultivator—these dreams that Mei Yun once longed for are now truly before her, everything within reach.

It makes Mei Yun seem to be in a dream.

Everyone thought Mei Yun would agree, and the Su family patriarch's smile became even more hearty.

He was secretly pleased with himself. Sure enough, it was the right thing to do to pull strings with Vice Minister Li. The centuries of incense offerings he had amassed had not been given away in vain.

His family doesn't have a true thousand-year-old ancestor to rely on, so they can't be enemies with a fully-formed innate sword body. The latter is terrifying when it grows up, so it's better to turn enemies into friends and even recruit them into the Su family.

Mei Yun lowered her head, looking at the letter of understanding handed over by the head of the Su family, and suddenly said,
"I did nothing wrong, so why are you forgiving me?"

The head of the Su family smiled and sighed, "You child, you don't know how to be flexible. This is the procedure, it's just a formality."

"The verdict was handed down a long time ago, and it's impossible to overturn it. Those officials who issued the verdict would have a hard time explaining themselves."

"We can only bail you out if we issue a letter of understanding."

The process is as follows.

Mei Yun looked at the letter of understanding, at the tearful eldest daughter of the Su family, at the Su family patriarch who was punishing himself with three cups of wine, and at the long-awaited employment contract with the Dao Xuan Sect.
He could achieve all his dreams and become the respected disciple of Dao Xuan by simply signing his name. But for some reason, he always felt a strange anger rising within him.
Burning with hatred in my heart.

Even the ghosts filling the room couldn't cool the warmth in his heart.

"Go and become a demon." The words of the Impermanent Demon Prince echoed in his mind.

"Vice Minister Li, thank you for your kindness."

Mei Yun stopped looking at the eldest daughter of the Su family, stopped looking at the head of the Su family, and stopped looking at the employment contract. Under the black eye patch, her gray eyes suddenly burned.

"But allow me to refuse to be forgiven."

Vice Minister Li wasn't in a hurry, since the incense offerings had already been collected.

As a leader, he remained calm and composed, even relishing the spectacle.

The Su family was in a hurry. Su Bai, abandoning his previous pitiful, tearful demeanor, placed the letter of understanding in front of Mei Yun and said urgently:
"You're a man, how can you be so petty? It's just that we accidentally misunderstood you."

Perhaps realizing she had spoken too hastily, her tone softened, "Alright, Brother Yun, don't be angry."

Mei Yun accepted the letter of understanding without expression and tore it into pieces.

He removed the black cloth, and his gray-white eyes turned to stare intently at the head of the Su family and the eldest daughter of the Su family.

"No, you haven't misunderstood me."

"I do have hemophobia; I faint when I see blood."

He said directly, "It was because An Sheng helped me that I passed the third trial. I, Mei Yun, will never forget this."

"I can't get justice here."

Hearing Mei Yun admit that she still had inner demons, Su Bai's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

But the next second, her heart, which had been at ease, started racing again.

"But I won't faint when I'm killing you."

Mei Yun stared at the eldest daughter of the Su family, her grayish-white eyes finally flashing with a spark-like light.
“One day, I will open my eyes wide, I will keep opening my eyes wide and wide. I will see all of you, your blood drained, your corpses withered.”

"That day will come soon." After saying this, Mei Yun turned and left, leaving the Su family members behind looking as if they were mourning their parents.

Just as I was about to leave the door, I heard Vice Minister Li ask me a question with great interest from behind.

"If you're not coming with me to Kunlun, where are you going?"

Mei Yun paused, remembering what An Sheng had once said to him, and then said without turning his head.

"Go to hell."

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