Three times married to Yama

My answer was destined to disappoint Ye Lin.

I looked into her eyes and told her the truth: "He's dead."

And he died a horrible death.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin's figure jolted violently, and then she felt completely drained. She gripped the door frame with both hands and shook her head in disbelief.

"No, no, my brother was such a good person, how could he die..."

"It's fake, it must be fake, I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

I didn't say anything more to Ye Lin. After we found Ye Heng's body, it wouldn't matter if I didn't believe it.

Once downstairs, I couldn't help but glance at Yu Li's Maybach. I asked Xia Zheng, "What was Ye Heng and his family's situation like before?"

Xia Zheng's eyes were still red. "Their family used to be quite ordinary. Many times, they would take half of the money Ye Heng earned from his part-time jobs. I'm not saying this to be mean, but apart from Ye Lin, his biological father and stepmother are really inhuman."

"Huh? Who owns this Maybach? Living in this old neighborhood and driving a Maybach?" Xia Zheng's gaze also fell on the Maybach.

"From the Ye family," I replied directly.

Xia Zheng: "??? Their family has become rich? I came to their house to see Ye Heng a month ago. Back then, his dad was still driving a van."

To be able to afford a car like a Maybach in such a short time, their money definitely wasn't earned through normal work.

Perhaps... it was given to him by Ye Heng's biological mother?

It's not impossible that Ye Heng would take the opportunity to demand an exorbitant sum of money from Ye Wenbo if he wanted to return to his biological mother.

"Okay, let's go back," I said.

Since I already have Ye Heng's biological mother's address, I'll go visit her tomorrow.

I told Yun Fu to go back to his own place and not to come back to the villa with me, because I was worried that Yan Jinyue would be home and it would be hard to explain if we bumped into each other.

"You'll just throw it away after you're done using it?" Yun Fu's face was gloomy.

Me: "That's not how it works. What do you mean by using and then throwing away? You're not an object."

Upon hearing the word "object," Yun Fu's eyes flickered slightly.

"Then what am I?" he asked me.

What is it?

In short, it's not a person.

I patted him on the shoulder and said casually, "You're a handsome guy, and you're my most loyal bodyguard."

Yun Fu stared at me for a long while before letting out a self-deprecating laugh.

"Ha, a guard? That's just a nice way of putting it. In your heart, I'm nothing more than a slave, someone you can summon and dismiss at will."

After saying that, he gave me a cold look, turned around and disappeared from my sight in an instant, not caring whether there were people around or whether anyone would see him.

I,"……"

Is he sick? Doesn't he realize his own status? If my dad were in front of him right now, would he dare to say that or act so disrespectfully?

Forget it, after all, he's a zombie king, not a human. His mind is different from a human's, so why bother arguing with him?

"Xia Zheng, thank you for today. You should go home and get some rest too," I said to Xia Zheng.

Xia Zheng didn't answer me immediately; he lowered his head as if he was thinking about something.

"Xia Zheng?" I called out again.

Just then, Xia Zheng suddenly knelt down in front of me, which startled me.

Kneeling again? What's he doing?

"Master A Yin! Could you... could you accept me as your disciple?" Xia Zheng looked up at me with very sincere eyes.

I was shocked by what he said: Xia Zheng wants to be my apprentice?

"I'm sorry, Xia Zheng, I don't have any plans to take on apprentices at the moment."

I politely declined Xia Zheng's request to become his apprentice. I myself don't even understand this strange world yet, so how could I bring an ordinary person who knows nothing into this dangerous and bizarre world?

This is irresponsible towards him.

Xia Zheng stared at me stubbornly, his already red eyes now moistening again. "Master A Yin, is it really not possible? I want to become like you, able to hear ghosts and understand their stories. I want to help more people like Ning Qiu and Ye Heng. Please, Master A Yin, give me this opportunity!"

I sighed. "I'm sorry, but I still can't agree to your request, Xia Zheng. Things involving ghosts and monsters aren't as simple as you think. The Lu Ningqiu and Ye Heng you encountered were both clean and kind ghosts, but there are quite a few vicious and evil ghosts in this world. If you encounter one of those, you could lose your life if you make a mistake."

"Let's leave it at that. Don't mention it again. It's getting late, and I have to go back."

I forcibly helped Xia Zheng up from the ground, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Let's go home."

Xia Zheng looked disappointed, but he didn't mention the matter of becoming an apprentice again. When we parted, he only asked me if I could take him with me when I went to see Ye Heng's biological mother.

I nodded in agreement, "Okay."

"Thank you, Master A-Yin. Goodbye then."

After seeing Xia Zheng off, I breathed a sigh of relief. I was really afraid that Xia Zheng would be stubborn, and there were still pedestrians passing by from time to time. It would be quite embarrassing if someone saw us.

I put Ye Heng back into the talisman before going home.

At the entrance of the villa.

From afar, I saw a boy and a girl squatting at the entrance like two stone lions, which struck me as rather strange.

I went over and asked, "What are you two doing here? Squatting by the door pretending to be lions?"

Upon hearing my voice, the two little ones immediately stood up and flanked me. "Madam! You're finally back!"

Hmm? That sounds a bit ominous.

"What's wrong? Do you need something from me?" I asked in surprise.

They are Yan Jinyue's attendants. What do they want from me?

The two little ones nodded vigorously, while the girl was jumping up and down in anxiety, "Something's happened! Something terrible has happened!"

I also became serious and quickly asked, "What exactly happened?"

The boy cried out urgently, "Madam, please go see our Lord! Something has happened to him!"

Yan Jinyue got into trouble? I was even more shocked. Yan Jinyue is a great god who governs the Netherworld. How could something happen to him?

"You're not lying to me?" I asked suspiciously. "Your lord is so powerful, what could possibly happen to him?"

The two little ones pulled me upstairs into the house. As we ran, the maid said in a low voice, "Madam, have you forgotten so quickly? What is currently in the mortal realm is the Lord's clone. The clone's memories and abilities are limited, so it's normal for something to happen to him."

I remember this, but I still find it unbelievable. Yan Jinyue is the Lord of the Underworld. Who would dare to lay a hand on him?

Don't let the small size of the boy and girl fool you; they dragged me so hard I felt like I was about to fly. I wanted to ask them a couple more questions, but before I could even open my mouth, they pushed me straight into Yan Jinyue's room!

No, you can't do this to your wife!

I haven't come up here since Yan Jinyue moved to the second floor.

At this moment, the room in Yan Jinyue's room was particularly dark, with an overall faint blue light that seemed to emanate from Yan Jinyue herself.