Baby Serendipity: The Whole World Fell In Love With Me
Chapter 125 - 124: To pass through here, you must pay!

Chapter 125: Chapter 124: To pass through here, you must pay!

But having eaten one petal already, what should she do with the remaining flowers?

Mianmian wanted to put them into her small bag, but when she looked down, she realized it wasn’t on her.

She had no choice but to clip the small flower beside her ear and obediently lined up at the end of the queue, reaching the Pavilion of Homeward Gaze. As the name suggests, this pavilion was a place to look back at one’s hometown one last time, set up to alleviate homesickness.

Past the Pavilion of Homeward Gaze was Evil Dog Ridge.

Here, the ghosts of those who had abused dogs in their lifetime were attacked by vengeful dogs, which would bite and gnaw at their souls, causing them to beg for life or death in vain.

And once they lost the souls of their limbs, they would become wild ghosts, trapped on the road to Yama Hall, unable to even enter, much less reincarnate, suffering day and night.

That is to say, they weren’t even qualified to be punished in the Eighteenth Level of Hell.

Mianmian led the flock of ghosts past, and the dogs that had died horrific deaths all came forward to sniff at the ghosts. Fearing demon souls, the evil dogs retreated upon encountering Liao Zhe’s soul, tucking their tails and looking for other evil spirits to torment.

In Yide Village, there was no shortage of people who had eaten dog meat.

The evil dogs singled out some, pounced onto these individuals, and bit into them fiercely. Bound by the Soul-hooking Rope, they were unable to escape and had their arms and legs torn off, crying and howling.

"Wuuu, wuuu, Little Auntie, we truly regret our wrongdoings."

"Save me, save me, I’ll never do evil again."

A bunch of people cried for their parents and shouted for help, but they were automatically released by the Soul-hooking Rope and could only stay there from then on.

After Evil Dog Ridge was Golden Chicken Mountain, shaped like a rooster. Here, the ghosts would be pecked and bitten by roosters, also enduring immense pain. The reason for these two places was that dogs and roosters were messengers between the yin and yang realms; harming them in life meant suffering in death.

Of course, if the souls died a natural death, by this point they should have had money given by relatives above. As long as they had it, they could bribe the Ghost Envoys to pass.

Among the ghosts that Mianmian captured, she only wanted to protect those wronged girls. So, she stood aside, waiting for the roosters to tear at the men.

The men were pecked until their skin split and flesh burst, never having imagined that even in death, they would suffer such agony, tears covering their faces.

Mianmian, with her childish voice, lamented, "Doing bad things, regretting it is useless, you all deserve it."

The wronged girls, seeing their tormentors’ wretched state, clapped and cheered with the vindictive satisfaction glittering in their eyes.

On Yao Qian’s side, the petty evil ghosts that he had caught had managed to avoid the dogs but were now chased by the roosters. They frantically offered up some paper money to Yao Qian, "Please, have mercy, let us through."

After taking the money, Yao Qian stood in front of the petty evil ghosts to prevent the roosters from attacking them.

Seeing Mianmian looking curiously at him, he explained with a touch of embarrassment, "Can’t help it, Little Auntie. Money makes the Underworld go round, and earning a side income isn’t easy for us, right?"

Mianmian had heard this saying before, but it was her first time seeing it in practice, so she felt curious.

Only after the roosters had their fill of pecking did Mianmian finally speak up to chase them away, "Shoo, shoo, it’s time for Mianmian to take them and move on."

Hearing Mianmian’s words, the rooster souls obediently stepped aside, turning to attack other ghosts brought by different Ghost Envoys.

As they walked further in, they reached Wild Ghost Village. The village appeared jubilant and festive as if hosting a grand parade, but anyone who ventured close would have their limbs torn off, ripped away to replace those lost at the previous two stages.

Mianmian certainly wouldn’t give the evil ghosts she brought such an opportunity. Flying Sword drawn, she hustled with her short legs, not wasting any more time. Using Judge Cui’s token, she entered the city, waving goodbye to Yao Qian, and successfully arrived at Yama Hall.

Most of the Ghost Envoys lived in Fengdu, not on duty at Yama Hall, and could not enter unless summoned.

At the entrance of Yama Hall, two Yin Soldiers in armor blocked Mianmian’s path.

Mianmian presented her token and expressed her wish to enter, but the Yin Soldiers, as if they hadn’t heard her at all, beckoned Mianmian with their fingers, saying, "Little one, no matter how cute you look, it’s useless. If you want to pass, you’ve got to pay up!"

"That’s right, you’ve got to pay!"

The two Yin Soldiers were laughing smugly.

"So what about Chief Judge Cui’s token? There are several chief judges under King Yama, and they are men of Chief Judge Lu. Having the same rank as a judge, asking for a bit of money is not excessive."

Besides, this child doesn’t seem to have anything special about her. It’s not possible that she holds a high position in the Underworld, right?

Mianmian didn’t bring any paper money, only Chief Judge Cui’s token. Moreover, if she wanted paper money, her seven grandchildren above would have to burn it for her.

Now being stopped by two Yin Soldiers at the gate, she was troubled as she clenched the Soul-hooking Rope and lifted her little face to negotiate, "Tell me your names, and once I hand over these ghosts to Uncle Cui as instructed and complete the job, I’ll go burn money for you."

The two Yin Soldiers shook their heads, "No, give it now. Who knows if you’ll go up again after descending here?"

Maybe this little baby finds working in the Underworld appealing and decides to stay? Judging from the ghosts the little one has captured, she’s got some real skills.

Anyway, you have to pay to get through the gate.

The two Yin Soldiers continued to block the entrance, not letting her in.

Mianmian was getting angry.

Behind her, the always quiet Liao Zhe spoke up at this moment, "This child had the ability to bring money but chose not to, thinking that with that token she could pass without hindrance."

Mianmian turned to look at Liao Zhe, angry with what he said, "I came down in such a hurry, it wasn’t intentional to not bring toll money."

Liao Zhe smiled again, saying to Mianmian, "Actually, not bringing money is not a problem. Sigh, I really didn’t expect that the Underworld would be like this, indeed money troubles even the bravest souls."

With just some words, both the Yin Soldiers’ and Mianmian’s faces turned sour.

She really didn’t bring any money!

"Please, just help me out, inform Uncle Cui, Mianmian will definitely reimburse you later." She launched a cute attack, trying to soften the two Yin Soldiers.

The adorable little bundle, with a flower from the other side behind her ear, blinked her big eyes, truly charming.

The two Yin Soldiers were wavering, feeling it wouldn’t hurt to let this cutie pass, and were about to give in when they suddenly heard another voice, "This child knows how to complain, once inside she might just get Chief Judge Cui to punish you. Then, would you really be able to escape?"

The two Yin Soldiers snapped back to their senses.

The Demon Spirit was right. They had already started demanding money, and normally if the child had just paid, there would be no issue. It was her refusal that had created this awkward situation.

"Pay first, then we’ll inform Chief Judge Cui to let you in. If you don’t pay, heh heh, even if you get in, you’ll be facing our brothers’ wrath." The two Yin Soldiers stood firm, "We brothers have been working here for over 40 years, these have always been the rules!"

Now, Mianmian was truly angry.

She raised her little fist, "No money, but how about fists? I can give you plenty of those!"

She was small but her movements were swift and decisive. Gathering her strength, she jumped up and kicked one, and then threw a punch at the other.

With such speed, the two Yin Soldiers didn’t even have time to react before they were writhing in pain on the ground. What they thought was just pain was actually accompanied by searing Spiritual Power, causing them intense agony.

Mianmian had used some True Fire in her fists, just as her mother had told her. If you just want to teach a ghost a lesson, use your fists. But if you want to fight Yin Soldiers and Ghost Gods in the Underworld, use True Fire, no matter what type it is, just use it! And it seemed to be effective now; the two Yin Soldiers, who were originally greenish in color, now glowed as they were burned by the fire.

"Greedy for money, want money but not your life, ha." Mianmian stuck out her tongue, leading a long chain of ghosts, jumping into Yama Hall.

There were many rules in Yama Hall, including one that stated if you were not led in by the gatekeepers, you were the enemy and subject to being attacked.

Sun Wukong’s havoc in the Heavenly Palace followed exactly this script!