Chapter 68: The Great Bus of the Netherworld

  Along the grassy mound, around the tomb, I was afraid that there were snakes in the grass, so I walked with trepidation.

  I followed An Xiaoyu and climbed to the middle of a small hill, where I saw the white paper building that I had just seen in the car window. In front of the building was a white banner with the five large characters "Di Fu Hou Che Lou" (Hell Waiting Room) written on it. In front of the building stood a mourning pole with an A4-sized paper attached to it, which had handwritten words saying "For Hell Express use only, occupy at your own risk".

  Looking at this momentum, I have a feeling of being chilled all over, and this frugal style is undoubtedly from the underworld.

  This white paper building has three floors, I guess the designer had a bad attitude or limited skills, when tearing this paper building, it's certain that no scissors were used, so the edges of the floors are even rough and uneven, ridiculously, the windows aren't symmetrical either, making me question their professional ethics.

  I took a look at the white building in front of me, and then looked at the small rain beside me. I opened my mouth and said, "This building is really awesome, even the waiting room is so luxurious! But these windows are not uniform in size, the whole building is tilted, this is a dangerous building, isn't it?! You guys dare to go inside with such quality, your courage is really not ordinary!"

  Xiaoyu raised her head and looked at me with a cute expression, saying "You know what this is? It's a mix of Persian Mughal and Mediterranean postmodern architectural styles, how cool! Besides, it's not an open-air one, so be content!"

  This little girl ghost is really open-minded and optimistic, lively and outgoing, she's a real happy-go-lucky person.

  But then I thought of the magnificent ancestral hall's hometown platform, which was just a broken wooden chair. Given that the ghostly civilians' waiting station for the yin-yang car could have something like this, it wasn't bad at all. In an instant, I felt relieved and nodded in agreement with Xiaoyu's words.

  "Chui Ge, all my friends are inside, don't you want to go in and sit for a bit? It's quite nice in here, the first floor has TV, the second floor has toilets, the third floor has beds..." I quickly shook my head to show that I had absolutely no interest. This little girl was really something else. I couldn't even hide, let alone take the initiative to go inside.

  Look at me unintentionally visiting this paper building, Xiaoyu was a bit disappointed and shouted to the paper building "I'm back, you all come down!"

  Before the words had fallen, I felt that the entire paper building was trembling. Then, several little girls came running out of the paper building one after another. They looked to be around Xiaoyu's age. Xiaoyu introduced them one by one as if she were the host:

  "This is Cui Ming-ge, he's a descendant of the underworld's judge of life and death, they say he's called something like 'Yin Cha Yang Cuo' or something, super fierce, old cow! On the highway there's also a melancholic handsome guy, Iron Clothes Brother, I'll take you to see him later!"

  When I heard this, I almost got angry and seriously doubted Xiaoyu's taste and vision.

  "I hurriedly explained, 'Tie Yi is a coward and doesn't dare to come over. As for me, my name is Cui Ming, Tie Yi is my bodyguard. Actually, I'm not an old cow, but a young calf. I'm a yin messenger in the yang world, on a contract basis, only after death can I be transferred to a regular position.'"

  Who would have thought that upon hearing the word "death", these six little girls suddenly burst into a chorus of wailing, leaving me at a loss and regretting my careless words.

  At this time, a short-haired, sturdy girl with a stout build cried and said: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I'm not good enough. As soon as I got my driver's license, I secretly drove out in my dad's small car, who knew...". The girl's demeanor, I thought she was a young man just now.

  "So that's how it is." I looked at the girl and suddenly realized, thinking no wonder I didn't see the weird uncle driver come down, it turned out these little girls were on a self-driving tour! I thought the driver was upstairs and too embarrassed to come out.

  This crying sound was like a contagion, and several little girls suddenly burst into loud wailing.

  This prolonged wailing and howling made me feel dizzy, I cleared my throat and shouted "Stop, if you cry again, I'll leave! What are you going to do when the wolf is summoned in the middle of the night!" Although I knew that even if there were wolves around, they would probably be scared away by these few people.

  But as it turned out, this trick really worked. As soon as they heard there was a wolf, the little ghosts immediately quieted down. I nodded to Xiaoyu to continue introducing.

  "She's called Lu Qiqi," said Xiaoyu, pointing at a tall and thin little girl with freckles on her face.

  "Hello!" I politely nodded and greeted him.

  Her name is Gao Ya Nan, we all call her "Ye Men", Xiao Yu pointed to the girl who just cried and said that she had a car accident.

  "Hello!" Who knew this tomboy would come up and want to hug me, scaring me so much that I almost fell over.

  Her name is Liu Xingyu, a girl with a braided bun who looks quite gentle.

  Her name is Yao Xin, a petite beauty with an ancient look, somewhat like the classical Chinese beauties of old times, so I took a couple more glances.

  "Hello, nice to meet you!" I said to Yao Xin in my most charming tone.

  Her name is Lu Ziqi, an ordinary-looking girl, but with a lovely smile.

  "My name is An Xiaoyu." It was only then that I knew Xiaoyu's full name, An Xiaoyu. I silently recited it to myself several times, a very pleasant-sounding name.

  Looking at these lovely and lively young girls, I must admit that there is a sense of fear in my heart, but it's really very small. What I feel more is sadness. At this age, encountering such things, how can their families accept it? Thinking about it, my task now is to inform their families of this sad news, and I hesitated, not knowing what to say.

  This job is really not easy to do, good news everyone likes, but this news? Am I the legendary unlucky star? It's likely that I'll be beaten by my family members. Sigh, forget it, let's take it one step at a time, when the car reaches the mountain, there will be a way, I comforted myself.

  After getting everyone's attention, I squatted down on the ground and said: "We're short on time and have a heavy task ahead of us. If you have any last words, speak up now. I'll take responsibility for recording them and promise to pass them on to your families. Trust me."

  When I heard this, these little girls suddenly exploded like a pot, chattering and arguing with each other, I was about to collapse. It's said that three women are one play, but the feeling of two plays being performed at the same time is really not great.

  "Cui Ge, remember to tell my dad to charge my charger, my tablet and phone are out of power, and also snacks..."

  "Ask my mom to buy me some face masks and makeup."

  I'd like a bank card.

  "Can you bring my boyfriend over too? I'm a bit scared being alone."

  ……

  Okay, I'm not collapsing at this moment, but repeatedly collapsing.

  I looked at Lu Qiqi and said, "Little sister, are you sure about burning your boyfriend? I think you might be willing, but he might not be, and even if he is, his family might not agree. This is a bit too difficult, isn't it? My brother has some connections down there, if not, I can introduce you to someone who has everything, including rich second-generation heirs!"

  This request has left me speechless!

  It's not easy, I finally finished writing the last words of those six ghostly old ladies on that stack of five-colored paper. My arm aches so much it doesn't even feel like my own anymore. At this moment, I saw a black bus coming down the highway, without any logos or advertisements, its headlights dim and yellowish, as if they were lit with oil lamps instead of light bulbs, giving off an eerie feeling that's hard to describe.

  Just as I was wondering where this big bus came from, my shoulder was tapped by someone, scaring me so much that the five-color paper in my hand fell to the ground, forming a surrender pose.

  I turned around, and to my surprise, it was Tie Yi's gloomy face. To be honest, this guy gave me a more ghostly feeling than the few female ghosts in front of me. I said irritably, "Trying to scare me to death? Don't you know how to greet people? Have some manners!"

  I took another look, and the expressions of these ghostly old ladies towards Tie Yi's eyes were clearly different from before. They had a deep affectionate gaze, which made me shudder all over. The taste of this female ghost was really too low to be believable. Tie Yi didn't even give her a glance, and instead looked at that strange black bus, saying in my ear, "The time has come, the vehicle of the Yin messengers has arrived."

  Listening to Tieyi's words, my heart inexplicably tightened, and I suddenly saw that the black big bus was actually driving straight towards us, as if floating in the air, and driving on this mountain road was like being on flat ground.

  Before I knew it, the bus was right in front of me. I stared blankly at the black bus that had stopped beside me, its door creaking open with a loud screech. Judging from the sound, this bus must have been in service for quite some time and probably hadn't been serviced in ages. I was afraid that the bus might be of poor quality and suddenly fall apart, injuring me, so I instinctively took a few steps back.

  I looked at the open car door, and it wasn't Hei Bai Wu Chang or Niu Tou Ma Mian, but two people who looked ordinary, one fat and one thin, shorter than me by more than half a head. They were wearing black Zhongshan suits, and even though it was late at night, they were still wearing sunglasses. On the left arm of one of them was a white sleeve with four characters written on it: "Di Fu Zhu Qian". Indeed, just as Tie Yi had said, they were underworld enforcers from Di Fu.

  The two of them didn't look like yin messengers, but rather bodyguards. I looked at the two men and whispered to Tie Yi, "Are these people from the Tie family?"

  Tie Yi shook his head and said that these were all temporary ghost errands, either people who had passed away or ghosts from the underworld trying to get a part-time job as civil servants. If they encountered fierce ghosts or evil spirits, the ghost catchers would be deployed, but such cases were usually handled by temporary workers, nothing more. Dragging them back to the underworld was considered completing their task and also counted as personal cultivation and accumulating good deeds.

  These two guys were like dumb, stuck at the door motionless, but with the opening of the car door, it seemed that there was a very strong suction force. Several little girls, although each one cried to the brink of collapse and refused to move, used all sorts of tactics, but their bodies still moved towards the car!

  An Xiaoyu looked at me, "Cui Ge, Tie Ge thank you, it's great to have met you guys!"

  Watching An Xiaoyu's reluctant farewell, I felt a pang in my heart and nodded silently.

  At this time I discovered a fact: An Xiaoyu was not affected by the suction of the car! What's going on?