After dinner, Jiang Lin and Xu Shuzi discussed their future work direction.
Then, they played cards with Xu Guzi and Xu Nan.
There were many types of cards in the underworld.
Besides the number cards played in the mortal world,
there were also underworld ghost cards.
Little ghosts, big ghosts, Bai Wuchang and Hei Wuchang, Ox-Head and Horse-Face...
Among them, the biggest card,
to avoid the King of Hell's taboo name, was simply called 'the Boss'.
This kind of card play was not just about comparing sizes, but also about strategy.
It was somewhat similar to chess.
Most adults and children in the underworld had played it.
It was just a bit mentally taxing.
However, if you drew all big cards, you could also overwhelm your opponents with sheer strength.
This point was somewhat similar to the way the Southern Palace operated.
After Jiang Lin and the other two had dinner at Xu Shuzi's house and returned to the Eighteenth Palace,
it was already around ten o'clock.
Before they even reached home,
they saw a figure standing at the entrance of the Eighteenth Palace from afar.
"Master, there seems to be a ghost there!" the Machine Ball asked curiously, looking around.
Jiang Lin nodded. His diffused perception had already told him who the visitor was.
"It's Lou Yangzi."
"Lou Yangzi?!"
The Machine Ball blinked its eyes and looked closely. It really seemed to be him!
It remembered that he was the administrator (?) of that small world.
Seven-Colored Egg Senior hatched there.
Not long ago, it and Xu Nan had gone to the small world to deliver something.
"Why did he come out? Did something happen?"
Jiang Lin shook his head and said nothing.
Soon, they arrived at the palace entrance.
"Captain, hello."
The gatekeepers, Niu Xiaoguo and Xu Duobao, stood straight, chests puffed out.
They were fully upholding the prestige of the Eighteenth Palace.
Lou Yangzi also looked over. "Brother Jiang, Happy New Year."
He glanced behind Jiang Lin. "Xu Nan, Machine Ball, Happy New Year."
The Machine Ball curiously approached. "Why are you in the underworld? Aren't you living in the small world anymore?"
Xu Nan was also a little confused.
"Because of some things..."
Lou Yangzi's expression was a little helpless, mixed with a hint of bitterness.
"I won't be going back for now. The next time you go to deliver things, please tell those little fellows for me."
"Ah..." The Machine Ball blinked its eyes,
and with a blank face, it responded,
"Oh."
So, what exactly happened?
The Machine Ball looked at Xu Nan, who could think, but he remained silent.
At this moment, Jiang Lin spoke, "Come in and sit down."
...
The group returned to the palace and sat down.
Xu Nan and the Machine Ball diligently brought hot tea, snacks, and other food.
Then they sat obediently to the side, ready to listen to gossip.
Jiang Lin glanced at them indifferently, but ultimately said nothing.
Lou Yangzi took a sip of hot tea, and only then did he feel warm all over.
"My lost memories have all been recovered," he said slowly.
Jiang Lin observed his expression. "Isn't that a good thing?"
Lou Yangzi shook his head. "It's hard to say."
"Some things are very important, and they can't be described simply as good or bad."
The tragedy of the Lou family could indeed not be considered a good thing.
But those important people, events, and things,
he was very glad to be able to remember them.
At the same time, he also felt some anger.
He wanted to curse the Lou family, and curse that little wolf cub!
Wasn't it good to be as lazy as him?!
Was he tired of living, to go and stir up trouble!
But on second thought, the high-level figures of the Lou family really seemed tired of living.
He remembered that Lou Xiaoxiao had said that those few couldn't wait anymore?
Were they dying soon, or were they impatient?
Every time he thought of these things, Lou Yangzi felt a headache.
"Do you have any wine?"
he asked Jiang Lin.
"Yes."
Jiang Lin took out a few jars of wine from his storage bag.
Because of the old senior from Black Abyss and the foodie Qin Zhouzhou,
he had started stocking up on good food and drinks.
"Hiss... This is strong!"
Lou Yangzi downed a cup of wine. "Another one!"
At first, Jiang Lin poured the wine for him, but later on,
Lou Yangzi directly drank from the wine jar, and his face showed a hint of drunkenness.
"I haven't drunk much before... This stuff is really good, *hic*~"
While drinking,
he slurred his words and told Jiang Lin about his current situation.
"Now... *hic*!
I'm temporarily living in the underworld, writing all those things down and giving them to her.
Moreover, I cannot mention the content of this memory to any existence,
nor can I use it casually, *hic*!"
As for today,
it was entirely because it was New Year's, and he was given a day off.
Although he could go out for a walk, he couldn't leave the underworld.
He said, pointing behind himself, and let out a drunken belch.
"They are following."
The King of Hell's ghost soldiers were following.
"But you don't have to worry, at least I'm fine for now."
He now possessed various magical arts and forbidden arts from the peak period of humanity.
He was no less than a large-scale weapon of mass destruction.
It was normal for them to follow.
In a way, it could also guarantee his safety.
After all, the task center also knew his identity.
What if some ghost, or their ancestor, had suffered losses from forbidden arts before?
And held a grudge, wanting to take revenge on him?
"So, *hic*! So..."
Lou Yangzi let out a drunken belch, his voice getting quieter and quieter.
Finally, he slumped onto the table and fell asleep.
The grip on his hand loosened, and the wine jar rolled with a gurgling sound.
Just as it was about to fall, a pair of hands reached out.
Jiang Lin righted the jar and looked at the defenseless Lou Yangzi.
He wanted to say,
that he had also been tricked by forbidden arts back then.
However, if Lou Yangzi was the mastermind of the 'human attack on the underworld' incident back then,
the King of Hell definitely wouldn't have let him out.
If you were cut by a knife, you couldn't go to the knife seller for compensation, right?
Moreover, the users of forbidden arts back then had also received their due punishment.
Everything had been put to rest.
"Master, what did he come here for?"
The Machine Ball crept closer, tilting its head, somewhat puzzled.
He had a rare day off, so he came here to drink alone and then fell asleep by himself?
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Shouldn't it be like the Xu Shuzi family,
eating and drinking together, chatting and laughing, and playing games?
Jiang Lin said faintly, "He came to tell me not to worry."
After all, it was he who brought him to the underworld.
They both had a common 'friend' – Que Sixi.
Lou Yangzi probably,
was afraid that Jiang Lin would have a psychological burden.
So he specifically came for a visit.
Besides,
Lou Yangzi was likely the ghost he was most familiar with in the underworld.
He could only come here.
Jiang Lin took Lou Yangzi to the lounge to settle him down. His peripheral vision caught sight of a small white jar on the next table.
This was a specialty product obtained when returning from the Northern Palace, which could produce the unique origami of the Northern Palace.
This item was given by the system, and it was not easy to explain.
When Jiang Lin went out, he thought about it and put it away.
Seeing Xu Nan and the Machine Ball peeking out from the doorway,
Jiang Lin said, "You two go out and play. You don't need to help here."
"Yes, Master."
The Machine Ball had originally wanted to hear about Lou Yangzi's affairs.
But since Master had said so, it might as well go out and play!
It had just received a red envelope, so it could go out and shop!
As it left, it didn't forget to drag Xu Nan along.
"Let's go, let's go shopping with our friends from the Counterattack Alliance!"
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