He Yan looked at the last line of small text at the end of the main post, feeling a moment of complex emotions.

He could already imagine the tone of the replies.

Since the hell upheaval two thousand years ago, the metaphysics community had gone through waves of people, and those who experienced that upheaval back then were basically all dead. However, the director of the Court of Ghost Prison had never appeared in public again.

Although it was not explicitly stated, after so many years had passed, with Xuan Qi sleeping in the depths of hell without any movement, people had gradually accepted the principle that he would not show himself unless the world was shaken.

Now he suddenly appeared without any warning, handling a case from the Court of Ghost Prison, and judging from the description of the case, he had clearly taken a trip to the mortal world. One could imagine everyone's reaction to this.

He Yan tilted his head slightly, making eye contact for a moment with the man who was also tilting his head and leaning on his shoulder, looking at him.

The man had been busy rubbing against his shoulder and cheek, not paying attention to the computer at all. When he met He Yan's somewhat complex gaze, a hint of barely discernible confusion appeared in his eyes. "What's wrong?"

He Yan freed one hand and cruelly ruffled the man's somewhat messy hair against the grain. "Come, look for yourself."

The man obediently turned his gaze to the small computer screen. As the mouse wheel scrolled down, the replies below gradually appeared before their eyes.

1L [A Pack of Salted Fish]: The handler's name????? Am I blind????

2L [Professional Fish Eater]: The handler is too weird and magical??? It scared my silly fish so much its fins popped out!

3L [Professional Health Enthusiast]: Is it really not a mistake by the Court of Ghost Prison? Is this the living textbook big shot???

4L [The Tentacle Monster That Can Live Another 500 Years]: Oh my, the melon smashed to pieces!! So is the handler for real???

5L [Will Die If I Don't Raise Flags]: The big shot appeared?? What major event happened in the human world?? Is the earth about to be destroyed?? Shocked!

6L [Silly Silly Silly Quack]: I was so scared I ate a mosquito to calm myself down!!! Emmmmmmm luckily there were no colleagues around!!!

......

He Yan scrolled down. The first few hundred replies were basically meaningless expressions of surprise and sighs, doubting their eyes, doubting life, and suspecting that the earth was about to be destroyed. Judging from the replies, many little demons with shallow cultivation were directly scared into revealing their true forms in broad daylight after seeing the handler's name.

Those little demons living in the mountains or alone were not in much trouble, but those who mingled among humans to make a living, and even had proper jobs in the human world - quite a few of them nearly exposed their tails and claws in front of humans.

The Demon Management Department strictly prohibited demons from revealing any abnormalities in front of humans. Regardless of the reason they exposed their identities in public, they would be directly stripped of their permits to live in the human world and sent back to their native lands.

Therefore, revealing their true forms in broad daylight, even if only partially, was a very serious matter for the little demons.

It was simply a scene of chaos.

Seeing this scene of wailing, He Yan inexplicably felt a bit amused. After taking a rough glance, he continued scrolling down.

The man obediently leaned on his shoulder, silently reading the posts with him.

After three thousand posts, the content expressing shock had greatly decreased. The crowd, who had gradually calmed down, regained some of their IQ and began to ponder the implications behind Xuan Qi's appearance.

3235L [A Grilled Rice Cake]: Everyone, stop wailing. I've already privately contacted the Court of Ghost Prison's PR. There are no errors in the punishment announcement. That's right, just as you saw, this big shot who only existed in textbooks has come back to life.

3466L [Better to Return]: So the question is, what major event is about to happen for the big shot who had been in seclusion for two thousand years to suddenly appear???

3835L [The Pitiful Little Pickle Eater]: Is hell in trouble again and again and again?

4188L [The Well-Behaved Big Raccoon]: Could it be that the barrier between hell and the human world is about to collapse?? Wasn't it torn apart once two thousand years ago? Now it finally can't hold up anymore?

4189L [Addicted to Playing with Tails]: The one above, don't spread rumors. The barrier was clearly repaired by the big shot last time. It can't be that fragile. And guessing also needs to have basic logic. Use your limited brain capacity to think a little. If the barrier was really broken, could we still sit here leisurely refreshing posts and making wild guesses????

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6977L [Qishan Crane Farm Feeder No. 1]: This Taoist just urgently divined a set. No major disasters will occur in the world within a hundred years. Fellow Taoists, rest assured!

8088L [Daily Tofu Eater]: *Rubs chin* If it has nothing to do with world disasters, could it be that hell is preparing for a major reform? The big shot is, after all, the overall head of the Court of Ghost Prison. He can't possibly completely let go and not manage it.

9105L [Daily Melon]: +1 for the reform theory. Let's expand our thinking further. Now the Court of Ghost Prison dominates alone. Perhaps the other departments have been suppressed for too long and finally couldn't hold back wanting a piece of the pie, which alarmed the big shot?

9266L [Chirp Chirp Chirp]: Come on, I think anything is possible. The pie-dividing theory is purely nonsense. The Court of Ghost Prison's supervisory authority has existed since the day it was established, okay? Its dominance is not a matter of one or two thousand years. How could they wait until now to make a move?

9447L [We Don't Raise Chicks, Thank You]: I also feel it's unreliable. The big shot is a character that even Yama doesn't dare to touch. The other department heads aren't fools either. How suicidal do you have to be to want to provoke this person? *Cough cough* According to reliable inside information, even though this person has been absent for so many years, his salary has never stopped for a single day! Guys, look at this background!!!

Seeing the part about the salary, He Yan's mouse wheel paused for a moment, instinctively wanting to refute it.

Although the man's main body was sleeping in the depths of hell, he had clearly split off a wisp of spiritual sense to attach to the Underworld Warrant, diligently supervising the work of his subordinates, right? There had never been any problems. How could it be considered being absent from work?

...Well, except for a few days ago when that wisp of spiritual sense was attracted by his spiritual power and slipped away from the Underworld Warrant for two days.

Thinking of this point, He Yan inevitably felt a subtle sense of guilt in his heart. His hand stopped on the keyboard for a long time, but in the end, he gave up on the idea of replying to refute it and continued silently scrolling down. After countless wild speculations, someone finally posted a reply that was somewhat close to the truth.

10446L [Don't Touch My Tail]: Clinging to my dog's life, I'll make a feeble wild guess... Maybe you guys are overthinking it. Could it be that the big shot simply woke up and wanted to experience some lower-level work, to show concern for the common folk?

10539L [Baldy from Petting]: Haha, to the one who said the big shot woke up - you think the big shot is a good-for-nothing like you, only knowing eating and sleeping all day? He was clearly in secluded cultivation, okay? Look what you've made him out to be!

This mocking reply was like a signal. Immediately after, in the following replies, the friend who proposed the "waking up theory" was met with a barrage of uniform ridicule from countless people.

11111L [87 Year Old Coke Spirit]: Hahahaha the "waking up theory", this tailed friend really dares to imagine! The demon is so bold; the brain hole goes so far!

13369L [A Big Meow Meow]: This can be said to be very leopard-laughing, hehe.

15547L [Blindly Setting a Flag]: I'm laughing to death at this "waking up theory". Why don't you say the big shot got out of bed to date because he's been single for too long? Hahahaha!

To this, He Yan could only: "..."

"These people," he weighed his words and sighed tactfully, "have such rich imaginations."

Conspiracy theories, reform theories, cake-sharing theories - the truth was simply that Xuan Qi had mortal desires and wanted to come out to date... It wasn't that complicated.

He Yan only felt a weight on his shoulder. Two soft, cool petals brushed past his earlobe, followed by a deep voice sounding right next to his ear: "Sorry, I didn't think it through. I'll post an announcement to explain in a bit."

He Yan showed him these posts not to blame him, but purely because he found it amusing and wanted to see his reaction, to tease him a little. Hearing this, he immediately frowned and retorted: "Isn't this your department's rule? What's there to apologize for? Let them guess, there's no need to post a special announcement."

The Court of Ghost Prison's past penalty announcements all followed this format. Every case must clearly state the handler, even if Xuan Qi was the department head, he shouldn't be an exception.

So the Court of Ghost Prison did nothing wrong. If anyone was to blame, it would be those people in the mystic arts community with their overactive imaginations.

The man hugging him seemed to pause for a moment before muttering: "As long as you're not angry, that's good."

After saying that, he even licked He Yan's earlobe ingratiatingly like an obedient big dog.

Apart from his waist, He Yan's ears were also very sensitive. Being swept by the man's moist tongue tip made them itch and burn uncontrollably. Even his heartbeat went out of rhythm. He hurriedly warned the man: "I'm not angry. Don't mess around, behave yourself."

He hadn't finished reading the post and didn't want to be teased into a daze at this time.

The man's response was to gently nip the earlobe he had just licked with his teeth, holding it between his lips and grinding it.

He Yan lightly inhaled. The heat that originally lingered around his ears instantly burned onto his cheeks. He felt that even the air he breathed was scorching hot, and the words on the computer screen before his eyes blurred.

Actually, he didn't know if it was his misconception, but ever since discovering that he could absorb the things the man left in his body, his body seemed to become more and more sensitive.

The man extended his long arm and neatly closed the thin laptop with a "snap", then lightly placed it on the desk beside them. At the same time, his other hand turned the youth's face as his thin lips pressed onto He Yan's, bringing a trace of cold temperature.

......

Night always falls so quickly. From the sun starting to set in the west to dusk descending, it seemed to pass in just a flash.

When He Yan completely gave up on finishing reading that post, in the distant other end of the city, there were still people persistently refreshing the same post on their phones and falling into doubts about life.

The night was already late. Apart from those great powers who had cultivated to the point of not needing food, the vast majority of those in the mystic arts community also needed to rest daily like ordinary people.

At this time, in the old Fu family estate, the lights in one room had all been turned off. In the pitch black, Fu Chenhua, who usually had a regular schedule, abnormally did not rest on time. Instead, he sat on the bed, the phone screen in front of him emitting a faint cold light, making his pale face due to weakness appear even more ghostly in the deep night.

Looking at the line of text in the center of the screen, his brows were tightly knitted, his bloodless lips pressed together tightly, his expression a difficult-to-describe complexity.

It was probably a look between startled doubt and perplexity, mixed with a hint of mockery.

15547L: [Blindly Setting a Flag]: I'm laughing to death at this "waking up theory". Why don't you say the big shot got out of bed on a whim to date because he's been single for too long? Hahahaha!

The image of that black-clothed man and youth holding hands was like a cursed painting scroll, lingering in his mind for a long time. He stared at that string of "hahaha" for a long while before finally letting out a deep, deep sigh from his chest.

He thought expressionlessly.

This fellow Daoist, I hope that when you know the truth, you can still laugh.

Author's Note: The mystic arts community: Hehehe look at this idiot!

Young Master Fu: Hehe (looking at the idiot with caring eyes)

Thank you to my precious babies who support me, kisses for each of you~