Chapter 2719 The Mad City Lord's Love-Hate Relationship 42

The director of the Personnel Department swallowed hard, swallowing back the protest that was on the tip of his tongue, and forced a dry laugh: "...Please, go ahead."

He thought to himself, "The king must have had an earth-shattering battle with this evil spirit, and in the end he was no match for it. That must be it!"

Jin Chen ignored him and gently traced the reincarnation tablet with her fingertips. The runes lit up, filtering Yin Chaosheng's family background, parents, and destiny for this reincarnation.

After making the selection, Jin Chen said, "When he turns seventeen in this life and his spiritual foundation is stable, he must recover all his memories."

Upon hearing this, Meng Po stopped stirring the medicine and raised her wrinkled face. "Since you cherish him so much, why not let him reincarnate with his memories? Can you bear to let him... forget you for seventeen years?"

Jin Chen chuckled, "Seventeen years of cultivation is but a snap of the fingers for us. I can wait."

"But he... never truly experienced the joys and sorrows that a young person should have, and he was reckless and unrestrained. These seventeen years are what he deserves."

Meng Po paused for a moment, then understood, and sighed softly, "Foolish child...so be it. Only by forgetting the past can one truly integrate into the mortal world and experience the myriad flavors of life."

"When he remembers, perhaps his Dao heart will be more complete. That's good, that's good."

The Director of the Human Resources Department wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Sir, everything has been arranged. Seven days from now will be the auspicious time to guide the souls into the Reincarnation Well. Are you... satisfied?"

Jin Chen nodded slightly, returned the reincarnation tablet to him, and his figure quickly disappeared into the mist swirling around the underworld.

After confirming that Jin Chen had completely left, Meng Po and the Director of the Human Resources Department exchanged a glance.

Unable to contain their curiosity any longer, they pushed open the side door that had been tightly closed and rushed inside!

On the throne in the main hall, the usually majestic King Yama sat slumped, rubbing his cheek, wincing in pain, and muttering incoherent curses.

"Pervert! Bastard! Robber! Outrageous! Unbelievable!"

"...He beat me for three days and three nights! Ouch...it hurts so much!"

Meng Po: "..."

Director of the Personnel Department: "..."

Meng Po leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty, please bear with it... If it weren't for him, we wouldn't even know that the barrier was damaged and the yin and yang were out of balance!"

"No wonder there have been fewer and fewer souls in the human world over the past ten years, and even fewer who are reincarnated. It seems all the souls are stuck in the ghost city! If the Earth Goddess Houtu knew about this..."

The Director of the Human Resources Department nodded repeatedly, still shaken. "Yes, Your Majesty! He has done us a tremendous favor. Otherwise, if this mess had dragged on any longer, the cycle of reincarnation would have collapsed, and we would all be in deep trouble! Consider it a sacrifice for the Underworld! Getting a beating... was worth it! Absolutely worth it!"

The King of Hell rubbed his swollen eyes, so angry he was glaring and puffing out his beard, but he couldn't refute it. In the end, he could only wave his hand in frustration.

"Worthless my foot! Ouch...it hurts so much! What are you standing there for! Get to work! Get all those souls that have been accumulating for over a decade sorted out for me. Those who should be reincarnated should be reincarnated, and those who should be judged should be judged! Oh dear...this is really giving me a headache!"

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Seven days pass in the blink of an eye.

Chu Jiushan was bored out of his mind. He rested his chin on his hands and sighed as he looked at the spiritual energy barrier.

"Sigh... It's the seventh day... Tomorrow is the day of the city lord's reincarnation. My senior brother has locked himself and the city lord inside for six days. I wonder how he is doing."

He muttered with a worried look, "We have to wait another seventeen years for the city lord to reincarnate... Doesn't that mean my senior brother will have to endure seventeen years of hardship in the cold cave? That's too tragic!"

Hearing this, Black Wing, who was wiping his dark heavy sword, looked up and said, "Brother Chu, why are you sighing? Didn't Brother Jin say when he came back from the underworld that he had already chosen a family for the city lord's reincarnation, and even knew the exact location?"

"If you miss him, with Brother Jin's abilities, why not just go and see him? Why wait in vain?"

Chu Jiushan was taken aback, blinked, and slapped his thigh. "Oh right! How could I forget that! Brother Heiyi, you're quick-witted!"

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he remembered something and looked around. "Huh? Where are Brother Zang and Sister Shuoyue?"

Blackwing gestured towards a secluded path behind the palace, "They were borrowed by the city lord to help him find something."

"Borrow something?" Chu Jiushan craned his neck curiously. "The city lord is about to be reincarnated, why would he need to borrow any treasures?"

Just then, Zang Huai'an and Liu Shuoyue walked one after the other along the path.

Zang Huai'an shook his head and explained, "The city lord said that he wanted to make sure that Brother Jin wouldn't be kidnapped by some unknown person during these seventeen years, so... he borrowed a little gadget from us."

Liu Shuoyue chuckled and replied, "It's called a magic artifact, but it's actually just a common red ribbon. However, the city lord has enhanced it with his remaining ghost energy, adding a little... well, the minor effect of imprisoning spiritual power."

"It only needs to be tied to the wrist, and no one can untie it except the city lord himself."

Chu Jiushan clicked his tongue, "The city lord is so jealous..."

"Hey, look!" a black-winged figure suddenly spoke, pointing towards the palace gardens.

A crimson halo suddenly appeared at the edge of the barrier, and after a few breaths, the halo slowly dissipated, and the barrier disappeared as well.

[The villain's darkening value is detected -20, totaling 0! 】

After a while.

Jin Chen walked out with a smile, still wearing a moon-white long robe, but the wide cuffs were tied with bright red silk ribbons, giving off an indescribable and tender feeling.

Chu Jiushan and the other three exchanged glances, tacitly suppressing their teasing. They glanced casually at the messy red marks on Jin Chen's neck, then all looked away, pretending they hadn't seen anything.

"Brother!"

Chu Jiushan approached with a grin.

Jin Chen raised his hand and tapped his forehead lightly, his tone as lazy as ever, "Pack up, let's go back to the sect."

Chu Jiushan was so excited he almost jumped up. "Great! We can finally go back! I've been missing the roasted sweet potatoes from the back hill!"

Jin Chen's smile deepened, and he nodded slightly to the three Black Wings, "Thank you all for your hard work these past few days."

Liu Shuoyue smiled and shook her head, "Brother Jin, you're too kind."

Burying Huai'an, he bowed and said, "It's my duty."

Blackwing scratched his head and chuckled, "It's not hard work at all!"