Fantasy: The Second Miss Said She Was Ordinary

Chapter 636 The Path of Reincarnation, Completed

Hearing these decrees being inscribed into the void, the Qin kings all looked somewhat uneasy. "This...this is surely..."

"Wouldn't that strip you of your power?" Qin Jiyu replied calmly, his gaze sweeping over you like an icy blade. "Exactly."

"From now on, the operation of the Underworld City will not rely on your official power, but on these written rules and the fairness witnessed by all souls."

The Qin kings looked at each other, some unwilling, but more fearful. In the end, under Qin Jiyu's undeniable pressure, they fell into a deathly silence of submission.

The sky over the city of the underworld has completely changed.

The wind seemed to carry a touch of new life's warmth; though still chilly, it was no longer piercingly despairing.

Beside the ruins of Hengye Palace, the old man Qin Jiyu had met at the gate of the Underworld City—Old Li—was directing several strong laborers whose souls were still relatively solid, as they labored and carried a newly cut, dark wood beam.

He clutched a roll of yellowed blueprints in his hand, gesturing at the ruins from time to time.

"Left side! Raise the left side a little higher! That's it!"

"Let's renovate this place and make it bright and spacious. From now on, this will be the Undying Yama's Palace."

He had just arrived in the City of the Dead when he encountered a great upheaval. He thought he might perish in the conflict, but unexpectedly, he not only survived, but also became the leader of a construction team based on his skills from his previous life.

Looking at the palace he was about to build, Old Li was filled with emotion. The young man who knew nothing about the underworld at the city gate had actually transformed into the new master of the underworld!

Old Li held his head high and was proud of himself for having spoken with the Undying Yama. He could brag about it eight hundred times a day!

"By the way, don't touch that empty space next to it. According to Yama, a public notice stele forest will be built there, and the recruitment and distribution of supplies for the Soul Army will be engraved on it in the future."

"Alright, Captain Li, you're in charge!" his subordinates all responded loudly.

One of the burly men had a beaming smile on his face.

"From now on, whoever is destined to get it, whoever is destined to be there, will have it all written down on the monument! No more like before, when you had to bribe those lackeys of the Siyuan Hall to get into the Soul Army. I almost fed all the reincarnation money I saved up for half my life to the dogs! Now it's all good, you can earn your living based on your own abilities!"

The others nodded in agreement: "Yes, you get paid according to the amount of work you do. Yama, the King of Hell, said that future reincarnation qualifications will be calculated based on merit points, which is fair!"

Turn two streets.

The former site of the "Forget-Worry Tavern," which was destroyed by the tide of evil spirits, has now been transformed into a simple yet clean shed.

The proprietress was quickly wiping several newly made wooden tables and stools.

"Madam Song, you're open for business?" an old acquaintance greeted as he passed by.

"Open for business! Open for business!" Madam Song's face showed relief at surviving a disaster.

"Thanks to the Lord of the Underworld, I was spared a life. The Undying Yama said that I would be exempt from taxes for the first three years. My small business can finally catch its breath."

She pointed to a newly hung wooden sign outside the shed, which read: “Prices: One bowl of Soul-Cleansing Soup, three copper coins; One piece of Soul-Soothing Cake, five copper coins.”

"We no longer have to put up with the attitudes of those ox-headed and horse-faced demons, nor do we have to worry about the King of Qin's relatives coming to eat and drink for free without paying."

Madam Song lowered her voice, a hint of triumph in her voice, "The new law says that privileges are abolished. Even if the Emperor himself comes, he has to pay the price."

Near the temporary location of the newly established "Court of the Underworld".

An old ghost with a limp, Wang the Cripple, walked out shakily, carrying a wooden box. His face was deeply lined with wrinkles, but tears glistened in his cloudy old eyes.

"The verdict...the verdict has been reached?" Several familiar souls gathered around.

"He's down." Wang the Cripple's voice choked with sobs as he tightly clutched the wooden box. "Your Honor, the Judge, is truly wise! Back then, my son was captured by the henchmen of the Siyuan Hall and forced to take the blame, his soul scattered... Now, his innocence has been cleared! And... he even gave me a sum of compensation!"

He opened the wooden box a crack, revealing neatly stacked gold coins inside, enough for him to be reincarnated.

"The court is really effective!" exclaimed a nearby spirit. "Who dared to sue someone from the Qin King's Palace before? Now, there's a place to seek justice! The newly appointed judge is truly impartial and incorruptible..."

Wang the Cripple wiped away his tears, looked at the small courtyard of the courthouse with its simple plaque, and bowed deeply: "Justice... has finally returned."

On the street corner, several half-grown ghosts were chattering around a newly erected, polished, huge stone tablet.

On the stone tablet, in clear and powerful intaglio, are engraved the latest excerpt from the "Netherworld Codex" and a recruitment notice for the Soul Army.

"Look! It says that as long as your soul body is solidified and you pass the test, you can join the Soul Army! There are no restrictions based on your background!" a little devil pointed excitedly.

"And this! Anyone who has been wronged may appeal to the Underworld Court, and no one may obstruct them!" another little ghost read, his eyes sparkling. "My father was once wrongly accused of stealing and was whipped... I'll go back and tell him!"

Throughout the city of the dead, amidst the ruins, new shoots are stubbornly pushing their way out of the scorched red earth.

The sounds of hammering during reconstruction, the cries of vendors, the laughter of children, and the occasional crisp sound of the gavel outside the courtroom, signifying a just verdict...

Intertwined, they form an imperfect yet hopeful melody.

The construction of the underworld city was carried out according to the concept of a tourist city, and the original industries were preserved and transformed.

Qin Jiyu hopes that the City of the Dead can become a beautiful ending to the life journey of every wandering soul.

Of course, those with grave sins are an exception.

Qin Jiyu opened his hand, and an exquisite Blood Moon Mirror appeared in his palm.

This Blood Moon Mirror was a gift from the gods to Youyou not long ago.

Also bestowed by the gods was a thousand-leaf rebirth bamboo with swaying branches and flowing spiritual light.

The reconstruction of the Eighteen Levels of Purgatory has also begun. This Blood Moon Mirror contains four places of torture, and Youyou said that it should be fused into the new foundation of Purgatory.

Once the eighteen levels of purgatory are completed, Youyou will be able to imprison the millions of vengeful spirits that were captured in the scroll.

The eight Qin kings each had their own duties, and they would make every sinner pay off their debts.

Qin Jiyu walked slowly to the very center of the Underworld City.

Following Youyou's will, he raised his hand and pressed down, and the huge statue that once symbolized supreme authority instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

The light flashed again, and a simple hoe fell into his hand.

Ignoring the dark red mud staining his clothes, he personally wielded a hoe and solemnly planted the Thousand-Leaf Rebirth Bamboo, which carried the vitality of reincarnation, on the cleared land.

"boom--!"

The moment the bamboo roots entered the soil, an immense and unparalleled azure light erupted from the bamboo! The light, like the earth's veins cracking, carried an irresistible power of law, instantly piercing through every inch of the underworld, reaching even the darkest corners!

The cycle of reincarnation, thus, was finally completed, bringing it to a perfect conclusion.

At this moment, this path is eternally integrated into the origin of the underworld, as solid as a rock, and can no longer be shaken.