Chapter 40: The Legend of the Ghost Realm

  "Is it that in this world, when people die, they don't even leave behind a shred of emotional attachment? Lin Chen's heart felt a pang of sorrow at the thought that nothing would be left behind after one's death."

  In the original world, people believed that when someone died, their soul would become a ghost. This belief provided comfort and allowed people to pay their respects on traditional holidays like Qingming and Chongyang. However, in this world, there is no concept of ghosts or souls after death, leaving no room for such emotional solace, not even allowing for the simplest act of burning incense as an offering.

  As for this, Lin Chen felt extremely sad and looked at Qian Fu Chang, Xiao Mei, and the woman, saying: "Haven't you heard a rumor that when people die, it's just their bodies that die, but their souls still exist and will go to a place called the Ghost Realm, waiting for reincarnation..."

  "What!?", Hearing Lin Chen's words, everyone was shocked, especially the woman who was extremely excited. Taking advantage of the moment when Qian Fuzhang was stunned, she suddenly broke free and tightly grasped Lin Chen's shoulder, her eyes filled with expectation. "What did you say? Is it true? People don't completely disappear after death?! Is what you said true?!"

  Lin Chen, who was excitedly grabbed by the woman, waved his hand and calmed down Yatras, who was about to take action.

  "I don't know if it's true or not, I just heard about it," Lin Chen shook his head and said, then began to explain the things about the cycle of hell, including the Wishing Platform, the Naihe Bridge, Meng Po Soup, the Ten Halls of Yanluo, the Eighteen Levels of Hell, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

  The Ten Halls of Yanluo's hellish torture, the conditions for reincarnation in the Six Paths. Of course, to conform to the world's differences, Lin Chen explained that the Heavenly Path among the six paths was called the Divine Path, according to Western cultural terminology, people who could be reincarnated into the Divine Path were called angels, and naturally, the corresponding Asura path was called the Devil's Path, becoming demons...

  Actually, Lin Chen had no other purpose in saying these things, he just saw the woman's pain at losing her son and wanted to give her some spiritual comfort. However, Lin Chen did not think that his words today would trigger such a huge shockwave later on...

  Previously, Lin Chen only said that he himself did not know whether the ghost world really existed, which made the woman extremely disappointed. However, following Lin Chen's explanation, that detailed explanation, the airtight explanation, made people more and more believe in the existence of the ghost world.

  After all, the Chinese have been influenced by the legend of the ghost world for five years, and it has become a perfect system that contains the wisdom of the Chinese people for 5,000 years. The perfect system of the ghost world has deeply shocked these people.

  If they were still half-believing and half-doubting before, then as Lin Chen explained, these people became more and more convinced of the existence of the ghost world. Why? Because it was just too real, and also too perfect.

  About the reincarnation, it also explains why life comes from where, and why every flower and grass come into being. Meng Po's soup explained why after transmigrating and reincarnating, each soul doesn't remember things from their past lives...

  The affairs of the demon world are too perfect, and it's impossible to find any loopholes. If only one person were to imagine this out of thin air, they would absolutely not be able to think of something so perfect. Furthermore, adding in things like the six paths of reincarnation also explains the mystery of why life exists in this world and why human souls appear.

  For more than an hour, Lin Chen told everything he knew about the ghost world, and the three people present were stunned, also shocked, because they all felt that what Lin Chen said was too real, as if they had inadvertently heard a shocking secret.

  "Alright, I've heard that the ghost world is roughly like this. As for whether the ghost world really exists, to be honest, I'm not sure either. It's a mix of reality and fantasy. Legend has it that yin and yang are separated, and humans and ghosts take different paths. Before I saw the existence of ghosts, I didn't know if the ghost world was real or not..." Lin Chen concluded after recounting the legend of the ghost world.

  "Old lady, even if the ghost world exists or not is unknown, but it's better to believe in its existence than not. If the ghost world really exists, standing on the platform looking at you like this, will your son be happy? Can he rest assured and reincarnate? Do you want him to become a lonely wandering spirit?" Lin Chen continued to say, looking at the woman with her head hung low.

  Regarding the vengeful spirits, Lin Chen just mentioned it, so when this woman heard Lin Chen's words, her body shook and she immediately pulled out a dagger, staring at Lin Chen, saying: "Thank you for telling me about this! I'd rather believe in the existence of the ghost world! I'm going to find my son now! Hopefully, I can catch up with him on the Yellow Spring Road!!!"

  "No!!!!" The moment he saw this, Qian Fuzhang was shocked and swiftly reached out to grab the woman's wrist. The power of a great swordsman was revealed as his speed was incredibly fast. Meanwhile, little Mei beside him turned pale with fright and let out a scream.

  "Wait!!!", he hadn't expected that after speaking so much, not only did it not revive the woman, but instead made her determined to go to the underworld to find her son. Lin Chen also cried out in great surprise.

  "Are you really leaving just like that? Don't you know what your son truly wants?", staring seriously at the woman, Lin Chen felt that the timing was almost right, and it was also time to use his trump card.

  "What does my son want!?", the woman listened quietly to Lin Chen's legend about the ghost world, after a burst of confusion and venting, she is now much calmer, almost recovered, but regarding her son's death, she has lost all interest.

  To be strict, this woman has already recovered and is no longer depressed. The knot in her heart has been untied, but now she has no close relatives around her, so she still feels sad and has a death wish.

  "Not bad, what does your son want? You don't know? I'll tell you now," Lin Chen said, pointing to Little Mei beside him, "Can't you see something from her after she has served you for so long?"

  "Xiao Mei?", the thousand husbands and wives were all looking at Xiao Mei with confusion, carefully sizing her up, wanting to see what was different. Being stared at by the two of them, and hearing Lin Chen's words again, Xiao Mei's face showed some panic and bewilderment.

  Xiao Mei looks like she's only 17 or 18 years old, delicate and lovely. Although she can't be considered a stunning beauty, she is still very pleasant to look at, with a clear and pretty face. However, when everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Mei's belly, Thousand Husband Long didn't think much of it, but the experienced women immediately noticed something was off. Their faces changed color, shocked and delighted: "Xiao...Xiao Mei...your belly...you're...you're pregnant..."

  "Uh...", her face turned bright red, and she was still found out. Xiaomei looked down in embarrassment, nodding slightly.

  "Is it Nas's child?" The woman's voice trembled slightly as she stared at Xiaomei, asking seriously. Xiaomei's face turned even redder, and she nodded almost imperceptibly, speaking in a low, embarrassed tone: "Although we had already planned to get married next month, I got pregnant before the wedding, so I didn't dare say anything..."

  In this semi-feudal world, having a child before marriage is actually similar to ancient China, it's a shameful thing. However, if the couple has already set a wedding date, it's slightly better, although it's still embarrassing to mention. But if even the identity of the father is unknown, it's not as severe as being thrown into a pig cage, but it's still a major scandal.

  "Nase's child, really is Nase's child...", got Xiao Mei's acknowledgment, the woman became excited, slightly trembling stretched out her hand, gently touched Xiao Mei's slightly bulging belly, so excited that for a moment she didn't know what to say.

  Taking this opportunity, Lin Chen continued to speak: "Although I don't know your son, but I think if I'm not mistaken, your son should hope that you stay well and live with them. After all, if you leave, they will be orphaned and widowed in the future, and their lives will be very difficult."

  "Alright, I understand, I won't take my own life again, I'll stay and take care of them...", the woman was overjoyed because she had children, and upon hearing Lin Chen's words, her mouth responded excitedly as she nodded continuously.

  "Ding, completed 5-star mission 'Unrequited Love', gained 9000 experience points, obtained skill book 'Internal Energy Shield'".