Chapter 185 Kneel

Gou Xin, who had been touched on the head by an immortal,
wasn’t actually sure if immortals even existed.

Lawyer An, a seasoned veteran of the hellish underworld bureaucracy, had participated in a coup within the Netherworld and been exiled. Yet, even he didn't know if immortals truly existed in this world.

However, some things are precious precisely because they are rare; the more uncommon something is, the more extraordinary it tends to be.

Zhou Ze subconsciously began to bend his knees.

At this moment,

the surrounding chaos,

the still-crying crowd,

the increasingly approaching sound of sirens in the distance,

the roar of the fire trucks,

all of it,

seemed to be isolated.

In Zhou Ze’s eyes,

there was only this hand!

However, just as Zhou Ze's knees were halfway bent,

he suddenly stopped moving.

For no other reason,

than Zhou Ze caught sight of a man in white to his left, mirroring his movement, his knees also half-bent.

This man,

Zhou Ze had seen him before,

in the dream of the little boy's cave,

and just now,

if it hadn’t been for the appearance of the ghost official at the end,

and Mount Tai suppressing everything,

Boss Zhou would have already become Li Xiucheng.

And to his right,

appeared the figure of a bare-chested man,

who was also, like him,

with his knees half-bent.

Boss Zhou's mind cleared instantly.

He could kneel,

he had a cheap life anyway.

If kneeling once could bring immense benefits, like Gou Xin, exchanging it for a lifetime of smooth sailing, then this kneeling would be worth it.

A man has gold under his knees,

as the saying goes,

but if one could truly kneel out gold,

most men would probably be willing to kneel until calluses grew on their knees.

However, it was one thing for him to kneel,

but if these two also knelt down with him,

Zhou Ze would really be embarrassed.

Immediately,

he bit the tip of his tongue,

a shiver ran through Zhou Ze's entire body,

and he instantly woke up,

straightening his body.

All of this happened in just a moment, so much so that even Yingying beside Zhou Ze didn't notice her boss's abnormality.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ze looked around, knowing it would cause a lot of waves.

But Boss Zhou wasn't too worried about this; he could only slowly investigate what the problem with this pit was.

And the infant had long since disappeared, seemingly scattered with the wind.

Zhou Ze had Yingying support him back to the bookstore,

to his favorite "Sunshine Coast" sofa,

but he couldn't sit there anymore;

the glass windows were shattered all over the floor, and the sofa had been moved.

Looking at the chaotic bookstore, Zhou Ze felt a little helpless; this time, it wasn't about the money, but the delay it would cause.

"Boss, I'll contact a renovation team tomorrow to come in and fix it."

Zhou Ze nodded, letting Yingying help him go to the second floor, but because his room was on the pedestrian street side, the windows were also shattered, and glass shards covered the floor and bed.

Left with no choice, Zhou Ze could only go to Xu Qinglang's room on the other side.

He didn't get on his bed, but just sat down on the recliner in the room.

Yingying waited on the side, and Zhou Ze only felt a wave of fatigue in his mind. After all the tossing and turning, he hadn't really fought with anyone; the only wound on his body was left by Yingying.

But he was truly mentally exhausted,

unconsciously,

Zhou Ze fell asleep just like that.

Yingying stood by Zhou Ze's side the whole time. She knew that if she left too far away, the boss would wake up, so she quietly massaged his shoulders.

This sleep,

lasted for more than ten hours.

When Zhou Ze woke up leisurely,

outside,

it was already late at night.

"Boss, you're awake?"

Yingying hadn't left.

Zhou Ze felt a little guilty. Usually when Yingying accompanied him to sleep, the two of them would lie on the bed together;

this time, she had worked hard.

Just as Zhou Ze took Yingying's hand,

wanting to say a few intimate words,

Xu Qinglang happened to walk in, holding food in his hands.

"Oh, did I come at the wrong time?"

Old Xu leaned against the door frame, beaming.

Zhou Ze rolled his eyes at him, looking at the food he was holding, he was really hungry.

Xu Qinglang stopped teasing,

walked over,

took a small table and put the food on it.

A small casserole pot with pigeon soup inside, a stir-fried vegetable with mushrooms, a plate of cold jellyfish salad, and a bowl of rice.

After drinking the *bǐ àn huā* (曼珠沙华, red spider lily) oral solution,

this meal tasted very sweet.

After the meal,

Boss Zhou habitually wanted to go downstairs to sit, but after thinking about the situation downstairs, he gave up the idea.

Just then, Lawyer An and the old Daoist also walked in. The old Daoist had plasters on his neck, looking a little tired. He was also lucky; if he had gotten off the bus a little later, he would probably be in the operating room of the pharmacy next door, being rescued.

"Boss, the police are here, they've sealed off the scene and want to investigate. I guess we can't renovate tomorrow, it'll be delayed for a while."

The old Daoist said helplessly.

"Old Zhang is also here, but he's busy arranging things downstairs. How about this, since the bookstore is going to be renovated anyway, let's just go to Yunnan first. The sunshine there is very good, suitable for drying salted...

suitable for sunbathing, and it's also good for your injury recovery."

Zhou Ze was noncommittal, still hesitant about going to Yunnan, because he always felt that Lawyer An was holding back a lot of energy, wanting to make a big news story.

Heaven have mercy,

Boss Zhou hadn't had a peaceful day since returning from his trip to hell. He really wanted to rest and didn't want to rush to do anything anymore.

"Boss, tell us about the things in hell."

Lawyer An brought a chair and sat in front of Zhou Ze.

Curiosity kills the cat,

compared to the trip to hell,

the matter of Madam Bai didn't seem so important to him.

Since everyone was here,

Zhou Ze told them everything that happened in hell,

when he got to Ying Gou punching the Yama monsters one by one,

everyone present,

had their mouths wide open,

big enough to swallow three goose eggs.

They couldn't help but be shocked. After all, the Ten Yama Kings were mythical figures, but they had been seen and recognized by someone who punched their dharma bodies to pieces and entered the underworld army as if entering an unpopulated land.

Was this watching *The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties*?

After he finished speaking,

Lawyer An took a deep breath,

reaching out to touch his forehead,

with a feeling that his worldview was collapsing.

Zhou Ze had been talking for so long that his mouth was dry, so Yingying went to pour him a cup of civet coffee,

and didn't forget to bring Lawyer An a super-sized cup of expired premium instant Nescafe.

"Glug glug glug..."

Lawyer An drank a whole bottle in one gulp,

making Zhou Ze, who knew the truth, speechless.

"Yingying, I'm sorry, can you help me refill it?"

"Uh, okay."

Yingying went to refill Lawyer An's cup.

Lawyer An looked at Zhou Ze and said, "While you were sleeping, Yingying told me about it. How about this, tell me again."

So Zhou Ze told them again about his experiences in the soul and the infant he saw by the pit.

Lawyer An frowned as he listened and said, "Could it be that there really are immortals?"

"Who knows?"

Xu Qinglang began to clean up the dishes.

The one on his body was called a "Sea God," but it was just a sea serpent that had become a spirit.

Weren't the great demons in the old forests of Northeast China also called Northeast Immortals?

But the "immortals" here and those immortals weren't referring to the same thing.

"We have to investigate Madam Bai's matter, but it's estimated that it will be difficult to find out anything. The clues that should have been there are probably buried directly with that sound. Besides, it's so difficult to investigate Madam Bai, it will be even more difficult to investigate the things behind her."

Lawyer An sighed and continued:

"Now, the one in your body is still asleep, boss. Otherwise, we could ask him. If he doesn't know, then probably no one knows.

Let's listen to me now,

go to Yunnan, get promoted to constable, and then work hard to become an inspector.

Even though the underworld is collapsing,

the Ten Yama Kings are the Ten Yama Kings, and the Ten Attendants are the Ten Attendants. No matter who rules the world, we should seize the time to become middle-level officials, no one will kill us all."

Throughout history, many foreign invasions have proven this theory.

A group dies, because they have to die.

On the contrary, middle-level officials and large clans can be spared.

The reason why the Manchus entered the customs so quickly to rule the world was also this reason. Dorgon led his troops into Shanhaiguan, and the northern lands surrendered directly.

"What are we going to do in Yunnan?" Zhou Ze asked.

"This matter is too deliberate, it's not good to say it directly, at least I can know, you can't know. Although it's not about praying to gods and worshiping Buddha, you still have to talk about opportunity and sincerity.

If the purpose is too heavy, it may backfire.

Let's put it this way, I originally planned two places.

One is Jiangyin. Do you know about Yan Yingyuan, the registrar of Jiangyin, resisting the Qing Dynasty? For eighty days, he kept his hair to show loyalty to the seventeen emperors of the Tai Zu dynasty.

The other is the old Northeast. It is said that Nurhaci found it before he started his army.

Even if others know, they can't get it. Those who can get it don't dare to get it, but you are different, boss. The *xiè zhì* (獬豸, mythical unicorn) can have a horn torn off by the one in your body. The rest is nothing.

Although that one is now asleep, isn't there a Mount Tai now? You are also very stable.

Since we want to do it, let's do something big."

Zhou Ze understood a little, but didn't understand too well. However, according to Lawyer An's meaning, it wasn't good to ask too much, so he didn't continue to ask.

The general meaning is,

being promoted to constable is a small matter, but you have to be promoted to the constable with the highest gold content!

It's a bit like writing an essay in elementary school class, where a student originally wrote *The Yueyang Tower*, got first place in the class, and won a small red flower from the teacher.

The reward is small, insignificant, and doesn't match the original *The Yueyang Tower*, but this child's reputation will rise, and future development will be easier to operate.

"Okay, then you arrange it."

Zhou Ze nodded,

if we're going to Yunnan, let's go to Yunnan.

We can just take this opportunity to redecorate the bookstore.

At this time,

Xu Qinglang, who was cleaning up the dishes, suddenly froze for a moment,

immediately,

"Blegh!!!"

Zhou Ze was a little puzzled and asked:

"Are you pregnant?"

Xu Qinglang took a deep breath and didn't answer.

Lawyer An smiled and said:

"The incense has poison, if you eat too much, you get morning sickness."