Baby Serendipity: The Whole World Fell In Love With Me
Chapter 313 - 312: Are You Dissatisfied with This King?

Chapter 313: Chapter 312: Are You Dissatisfied with This King?

Hearing the cough, Mianmian, who had been watching the "Birth of the Monkey King" scene, turned her head to look.

She saw a man in a red and black robe with a diadem, built as sturdily as Zhong Kui. Little Bun was immersed in thought: Which of the Ten Kings of Hell could this be?

Before Mianmian could figure it out, the four judges had already bowed deeply in greeting, "We pay our respects to King Yama."

Hearing the judges address him with such respect, Mianmian quickly mimicked their actions, giving a deep bow, "Mianmian pays her respects to the great King Yama."

Ding Song followed suit.

"Very well, very well, please, esteemed judges, rise," King Yama said, feigning a helping hand to get the judges up, then turning his head towards Ding Song, "You must be the Mr. Ding that Judge Cui mentioned, the one selecting talents for the Underworld, right?"

As he spoke, he personally helped Ding Song to his feet.

Ding Song was so incredibly flattered that he almost didn’t dare to let King Yama help him up.

In Dragon Country, there’s an ancient saying that goes, "If King Yama calls for your death at the third watch, who dares to keep you till the fifth?" It clearly illustrates that King Yama is the one who decides life and death. After all, a divine artifact like the Life and Death Book is only managed by judges; they are not its true masters.

"Yes, that’s me; my name is Ding Song." Ding Song was so afraid King Yama might find something about him unsatisfactory, that he spoke very respectfully.

King Yama was quite pleased and patted Ding Song on the shoulder affectionately, "Mm, work hard in the Underworld, young man. Who knows, you might become the fifth judge in the future, bringing fortune to your family, ensuring that the members of your family this life will be reincarnated into good circumstances."

Ding Song nodded, "Mm, thank you for the guidance, King Yama."

King Yama was in a good mood, thinking that it was enough to have troubled the child for just a bit, and there was no need to have her bow for too long, so he turned back to look at Mianmian.

But the sight almost made his beard curl with irritation.

Mianmian had already gotten up on her own and was not looking at him but staring intently at the stone showing past and present lives.

The "Monkey King" had already been born and was now frolicking by the seaside, playing with the water. The toothy, grinning monkey wasn’t particularly handsome, and was rather short.

Mianmian watched and giggled, finding standing too tiring and simply sat down on the ground.

Had Sun Wukong himself been present, he might have been touched by such undivided attention from the little one.

Because of this, she had no idea that King Yama had intentionally not prompted her to get up to trouble her.

Mianmian was unaware, but the judges present could all tell. In matters of bowing, not being called by name to rise was a way of causing discomfort. But they couldn’t understand why their direct superior, King Qin Guang of the first hall, would trouble Mianmian, whom she had never met any of the Kings of Hell before this.

Could it be because Mianmian’s mother almost caused a ruckus in the Underworld, leading King Yama to take out his anger on Mianmian?

Lu Zhidao, worried that Mianmian’s focus on the stone would continue to displease King Yama, wanted to remind her to turn around and speak to King Yama. He barely reached out his hand when he was stopped by Cui Yu.

The reason for King Yama troubling Mianmian was unknown, but Mianmian wasn’t the type to let herself be bullied easily; they didn’t need to prompt her to ingratiate herself with anyone.

Moreover, King Yama was somewhat aware of Mianmian’s background and probably wouldn’t go too far in troubling her.

"Tsk, this little child sitting under the stone of life’s past and present, Su Mianmian, right?" King Qin Guang strode over to Mianmian, his voice booming, waiting for her to respond.

But Mianmian, currently engrossed in the scene where "Sun Wukong bets with a group of monkeys," was wholly absorbed in the story, eager to see Sun Wukong enter the Water Curtain Cave and show up the other monkeys, completely unaware of King Qin Guang’s words.

Without showing any response, King Qin Guang’s face could hardly maintain composure; he even signaled with his eyes for the judges to call Mianmian.

If he had to call her again himself, where would the face of the master of the first hall of the Underworld go?

When it came to interrogating souls, it was he who spoke first, and the judges assisted with the questioning; there were rules to these proceedings!

But King Qin Guang’s gaze also fell on empty air.

The four judges suddenly crowded around Cui Yu, looking at the Life and Death Book in his hands and discussing animatedly, "This person... definitely deserves an increase in his lifespan!"

"I don’t think he’s suitable!"

The discussion was so heated that they even started to walk away.

Seeing the judges being unaware of their surroundings, King Qin Guang thought of promoting Ding Song whom he had just praised. He intended to have Ding Song call for Mianmian, so he wouldn’t have to stoop to summon someone again himself.

After all, even if Mianmian’s status might be exalted in the future, he was currently still more significant than Mianmian!

However, when King Qin Guang looked for Ding Song, he realized Ding Song was no longer where he was before; he too had joined Cui Yu’s side and naturally entered the conversation, "It would be great if the Life and Death Book could be controlled by voice like the Three Life Stone, we could save so much time in the Underworld!"

"Great idea!" Zhong Kui didn’t fully understand the modern devices, but at that moment his head worked remarkably fast, and he promptly supported Cui Yu’s proposal, "Not bad at all, truly worthy of being the fated one recommended by Mianmian. I quite admire your thinking."

"Indeed, that’s a good point. So you would just call out a name, and the Life and Death Book would report the details, right?" Wei Zheng had been listening attentively to Ding Song’s explanation about artificial intelligence, so his comments were spot-on.

Ding Song nodded, "Exactly, just think about it, esteemed judges..."

King Qin Guang saw that the topic of the discussion was to address an urgent issue of the Underworld; he frowned and then frowned again, not having the heart to interrupt.

He had delegated this matter entirely to Cui Yu as a sign of trust in his subordinate. Now, interjecting would be inappropriate.

If Cui Yu were to excuse himself from the task, wouldn’t it mean that he, King Yama himself, would have to take care of the job? That would be far from ideal!

While King Qin Guang was thinking this over, he moved a few steps closer to Mianmian and softly called her name.

Mianmian still didn’t hear.

A child mesmerized by watching her idol, how could she pay attention to adults now? She was happily clapping her hands, cheering for Sun Wukong’s successful entry into the Shuilian Cave!

After King Yama called out several times without a response, he finally put his pride aside, squatted on the ground, and called into Mianmian’s ear, "Su Mianmian, I am calling you!"

That shout was so close to Mianmian’s ears, deafeningly loud, that she trembled with fright and covered her ears to look at King Yama!

As King Yama, if he couldn’t intimidate a wicked ghost with just one sentence, how could he continue to be King Yama? How could he interrogate wicked ghosts? King Qin Guang had just used the same tone he would use to interrogate a wicked ghost when he spoke to Mianmian.

Seeing Mianmian’s wide eyes fixed on him as if she were startled, King Yama felt satisfied.

The child still knew to fear him!

"Su Mianmian, when I call you, why don’t you answer? Do you have some dissatisfaction with me?" King Qin Guang huffed with bulging eyes.

Meanwhile, the four judges, along with Ding Song, stopped their debate when King Qin Guang raised his voice. Five pairs of eyes stared at King Qin Guang, filled with disapproval.

Ding Song, feeling protective of Mianmian, couldn’t help but quietly ask Cui Yu, "Judge Cui, don’t you have any other thoughts about King Yama’s behavior just now?"

He thought Cui Yu made a much better leader than King Qin Guang!

King Yama, who was the chief of the Underworld gods, had very sharp ears.

Hearing Ding Song ask this to Cui Yu, he turned his head and glared at Ding Song.

This mortal had quite the nerve. He had only shouted at Su Mianmian; she was still a mortal who showed no respect for him, King Yama. She had even taken over the prized Three Life Stone of the Underworld. What was wrong with him raising his voice a bit?