Chapter 1420: Grim Reaper Girl vs. Deranged Female Antagonist (Part 5)

Gu Shengyin stood in the room, watching the girl holding her father’s lifeless body, sobbing uncontrollably.

Beside her stood a person identical to the man on the sickbed—it was precisely the soul of Mr. Yuan.

At this moment, the man, who had just held back his tears, looked at his daughter with reddened eyes, crying in utter misery.

Gu Shengyin gave him a moment, the final glimpse of this world.

Yet the man remained in the hospital room, watching his daughter clutch his stiff body tightly, until she was forcibly removed by the hospital staff.

"It’s time to go," Gu Shengyin said coldly.

The man wished to linger a bit longer, but some kind of traction from the Grim Reaper compelled him to follow her forward.

Sensing the man’s resistant emotion, Gu Shengyin said coldly, "Human, you are already deceased. The mortal realm has no relation to you anymore. Even if you stand before your daughter now, she can’t see you."

His eyes were still red, though the tears had ceased.

He said bitterly, "It’s okay that Xiao Ling can’t see me, I just want to look at her more."

Gu Shengyin’s response was to lift the scythe high in her hand, slicing toward the sky.

In the man’s eyes, it was like a scene from a magical movie; the empty sky was slashed open by this scythe, revealing a lengthy crack, and a gray portal opened before the two of them—no, a Grim Reaper and a ghost.

He followed Gu Shengyin inside.

As he stepped through the door, he seemed to sense something, glancing back.

But it was just a glance; the next instant, a powerful force drew him into the gray portal.

Gu Shengyin glanced at the man who became dull and expressionless upon entering the Underworld, saying, "Follow me."

The man obediently followed her, no longer displaying the previous struggle or reluctance.

This is the Underworld.

In the mortal world, every soul that enters the Underworld gets purified of all emotions, becoming a new soul.

Afterward, the divinities in the Underworld assign reincarnation based on the merit accumulated in their past life.

Gu Shengyin led him to a place, where many souls like him stood.

Bringing him here concluded the Grim Reaper’s duties.

The Grim Reaper only escorts souls into the Underworld; the matters of rebirth and reincarnation are handled by other divinities.

Checking through the register, she found no souls requiring her attention in the upcoming days.

Gu Shengyin closed the item in her hand, sitting idly under a Red Maple Tree in the Underworld.

She didn’t know what to do.

The Grim Reaper, devoid of human emotions, doesn’t require rest; her sole duty is to guide the deceased.

During times when there’s nothing to do, the Grim Reaper most often sits idly under the Red Maple Tree.

The Red Maple Tree is a plant unique to the Underworld, with roots, branches, and leaves all as red as blood.

In the dreary Underworld, the Red Maple Tree is the brightest color.

Gu Shengyin soon felt bored.

The Grim Reaper doesn’t need cultivation; if she could, that would be good, but sitting here truly meant sitting the entire day.