Afterlife Department

Chapter 213 - Trick

Yi Bing was staring into the space while Huo Ling sat beside him, his legs dangling as he stared at the street in between the feet of the buildings surrounding it.

Yi Bing. "…" this suffocating silence! How can Huo Ling be so shameless while also acting proper?! He roared in his mind as he secretly snuck a glance at Huo Ling who was humming while watching the maglev cars fly in the sky.

Earlier, Huo Ling finally found out about his life that has ended in this world. Yi Bing thought, Huo Ling would start to ask questions. However, contrary to his expectations, Huo Ling did the opposite: he was baiting Yi Bing to ask him questions, instead. It was Yi Bing who was curious this time, and although Huo Ling didn't know the reason why, he used it to fish information from Yi Bing.

Instead of asking questions, he can gain information by Yi Bing voluntarily feeding him information after he asked Huo Ling some questions. Anyway, Huo Ling had already surmised Yi Bing isn't human. One: Yi Bing can see him.

After he met with Di San, Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui, Huo Ling noticed that they have the same aura as Yi Bing.. When the four left, he had Yi Bing accompany him to see the surroundings. But, in fact, he wanted to test his guess. And he was right: only Yi Bing and the other four that have left that can see him. Other people, to be precise – the residents of this world, can't see him.

Yes. Not only had he guessed Yi Bing, as well as Di San and the other three aren't humans, but he also guessed they are not residents of this world. And this leads to his second reason: Yi Bing knows about supernatural things, precisely – souls and the attachments of life in which the residents of this world, as Huo Ling noticed, doesn't care about since this world is centered in science and technology, and supernaturalism is out of it.

Yi Bing is too out of tune with this world, thus he guessed he isn't a resident of this world, and not human.

Yi Bing who started to feel stifled with the silence between them. "…" I won't yield! I won't yield again! He repeatedly thought as his face darkened.

After being baited by Huo Ling using his (YB) own curiosity, Yi Bing had found out some things about the Fengshen Sect.

Huo Ling is the sect master of the Fengshen Sect, as he built it after he picked up two orphans. Huo Ling is originally a young master from an influential family. However, something happened and he 'left' his family. Then, he wandered in Jianghu. During his travel, he picked up a child, and then another later.

Huo Ling felt responsible with the children after he helped them, and so he decided to take them in. He felt it was a pity for the two children to remain as they were, and he also felt it was a waste of his knowledge and talent, thus he taught the two children who later on became his disciples.

Yi Bing only found out until here, since he can see Huo Ling was sincere when he said he can't remember any more details. There's no one other than oneself who wanted to remember his own memories than any other. Thus, their farce stopped.

Thus, Yi Bing throwing his face also stopped.

Yi Bing sighed as he scratched his head in helplessness. He just noticed that Huo Ling is getting tough and tougher, personality-wise, in each of his reincarnation. He doesn't know whether he liked the simpler Huo Ling of the Stable World, or this smartass but pretentious Huo Ling of this world.

That doesn't matter for now, right? He thought and snuck a glance at Huo Ling again who, currently, was actually watching him.

Yi Bing. "…" look at that 'harmless-looking' expression he shows. I have already caught him in his act, yet he still dared to continuously act shameless. "Do you recall something?" he asked.

Actually, he doesn't act this just to know more about Huo Ling's life that was not recorded in the Death Note. He also wants to know if Huo Ling could remember his life of this world. Who knows, his memories of his two lives might converge? Thus, it wasn't just Huo Ling testing him, but he's also testing Huo Ling! Really!

(A/N: ah, really? *indifferent)

Huo Ling might have noticed Yi Bing's internal turmoil and became 'benevolent' since he spoke. "I'm done familiarizing with this world." He said.

Yi Bing blinked with a start. He turned to Huo Ling. "Yes?" he answered. "Where do you wish to go next?" he asked.

However, he didn't hear Huo Ling answer.

"Huo Ling?" Yi Bing called and saw Huo Ling was just staring at him. "What's wrong?" he asked.

Huo Ling stared at Yi Bing for a while before he looked away. "… I'll definitely find out what you are planning, granting my wishes like this…" he muttered in a low voice.

"Hm?" Yi Bing didn't hear what Huo Ling said.

"Nothing." Huo Ling answered as he stood at the edge of the rooftop of the building. "Let's go see my relatives in this world next." He told Yi Bing and turned to smile at him.

Yi Bing stared at Huo Ling, unable to discern what seemed to change on Huo Ling. "En." He answered and nodded.

"Hm." Huo Ling hummed and then ignored Yi Bing. He then turned to face the rising sun in the horizon, stretching its rays to spread the light in the dark sky.

However, the maglev cars in the sky don't stop, whether it is light or dark, or day or night. Humans strive for success, thus they work like ants: small, but invulnerable.

"Haa – " he breathed as he closed his eyes, then let his 'body' fall from high.

Yi Bing's eyes widened in shock when he saw Huo Ling let himself free fall.