Afterlife Department

Chapter 441 – Shou Ji

"Oh. Shou Ji." Shen Sheng turned and grinned at Shou Ji. 

"Shen Taizi." Shou Ji greeted as he nodded at him. His face is calm, which is completely the opposite of Shi Jiu's shocked expression when he saw Shen Sheng as if he had seen a ghost. 

Shi Jiu's fear happened when Shen Sheng turned to look at him. He even slightly bent to look at him. "Qian Shi." He spoke. 

Shi Jiu felt all the hairs on his body stood on their end. "S-Shen Taizi… hello." he greeted and forced a smile. He broke into a cold sweat. 

Why is he afraid of Shen Sheng? It's because when he died, it was Shen Sheng who fetched him! Yes. Shen Sheng is the first member of the Collection Department! Things have been tight at that time as the Afterlife Department was just starting and naturally, they are short on the staff. Since it was Shen Sheng who proposed the idea of grim reapers, naturally, he has to be responsible of it! 

But, this is insane! How can the prince of the Heaven work?! That's why after Shi Jiu found out in the end that Shen Sheng is the prince of Heaven, his soul almost left his body after he received a big fright. He was fetched by a VIP! And this VIP treated him like a VIP!!! So, he was very afraid of Shen Sheng. He feels embarrassed, when it should be the other party who should be embarrassed instead since they are the one who was in the lower position before. 

But, it was exactly this lower position that made Shi Jiu feel embarrassed as Shen Sheng shouldn't have been treated like this! Furthermore, how can he make Shen Sheng feel embarrassed?! That's why it was him who is embarrassed himself! 

Shou Ji noticed his subordinate's discomfort and started a topic. "Shen Taizi is here because…?" he asked as he faced the humble prince of Heaven. 

"Ah!" Shen Sheng's eyes brightened when he remembered something after hearing Shou Ji's question. "That's right! Ruan Yu!" he turned to the doctor. "You've worked hard! How do you want me to compensate you?" he asked as he brightly smiled. 

Even the carefree Shou Ji broke into a cold sweat when he heard Shen Sheng's question. Meanwhile, Shi Jiu's soul is about to leave his body. Who dares to charge Shen Sheng?! Are they tired of living?! Do they want to completely disappear?! 

Although Ruan Yu doesn't care of other people's opinions of him, but he also doesn't charge anyone as he is loyal to his profession. "Shen Taizi. You also know that I don't charge. Please stop teasing me." He said. 

Shen Sheng chuckled. 

"So?" Shou Ji looked at them both, still waiting for an answer to his question earlier. 

Shen Sheng turned to him. "Ta-da!" he said as he showed him a box. Then, after he opened it, they were shocked! "A complete Soul Crystal!" he told them while beaming. 

A Soul Crystal is a crystallized soul, and where the Soul Fragments come from. A soul crystallizes because it has a problem of manifesting their soul. 

"A Soul Crystal…" Shou Ji muttered as he sharply inhaled. Even Shi Jiu has forgotten his fear towards Shen Sheng because he was stunned to see a Soul Crystal. 

Soul Crystals are rare since the souls, although weak, are still able to maintain their soul figure. They only become Soul Crystals because their problem is severe. And this is a rare case. 

"Whose Soul Crystal is this?" Shou Ji asked. 

Shen Sheng, however, just grinned. Shou Ji knows not to ask anymore. And Shen Sheng didn't take Shou Ji's question just now against him. Shen Sheng loves the grim reapers. This is a fact. 

"Have you found another Soul Fragment of yours, too?" Shen Sheng asked as he looked at the specialized box in Shou Ji's hand. 

Suddenly, Shi Jiu coldly sweated. He may have reported this to Yi Bing, but he forgot to report this to Gu Shi, and especially to Shen Sheng! No, actually, he doesn't have the intention to report this since this is his boss's Soul Fragment. He is afraid that the Afterlife Department would confiscate it even if it is Shou Ji's, since the Soul Fragment is a sensitive matter, no matter whose it is. 

That's why Shi Jiu's heart thumped when he heard Shen Sheng's question. Shou Ji's broken state is an open secret as he was gravely injured when he was brought to the Stable World. He came from an interstellar world and his ship crashed into a wormhole. It can be guessed how will he end up – dead. 

But, Shou Ji's soul miraculously survived even after going through a wormhole. He was brought to the Stable World where it is easier to recuperate because of the stable flow of world energy compared to the aggressive one of the interstellar world. It was undoubtedly Shen Sheng prolonged the life of Shou Ji's soul and even told him that it is still possible to find his Soul Fragments.

The others think Shen Sheng was just encouraging Shou Ji to continue to live by giving him hope. But, it was enough for Shou Ji, even if it was a lie. 

"Yes." Shou Ji honestly answered. 

"Then, I'm happy for you." Shen Sheng sincerely said as he patted Shou Ji's shoulder. "Your soul would be almost complete." He sighed in relief. 

Shou Ji, Shi Jiu and Ruan Yi looked at him. To them, Shen Sheng is like their father. They greatly respect him and admire him. 

"Yes. Thank you." Shou Ji said and bowed. 

Shen Sheng chuckled. "Go on. Ruan Yu's skills are getting better and better. I am sure your soul will become more powerful!" he told him. 

"Shen Taizi… how about you? Where are you going?" they asked. 

"Of course, drinking!" Shen Sheng answered and then waved at them before he left. 

For a prince of Heaven to have vices… it's definitely unbelievable, but you have to believe it. 

Afterlife Department. 

Di San, Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui who have just returned and immediately went to the Afterlife Department after they gave the Soul Fragment that they found to Shen Sheng now didn't dare breathe after they saw Gu Shi's dark face. 

They all looked at each other and, finally, Di San walked forward. He is the assistant director. "What's wrong?" he asked, softening his tone. 

Gu Shi raised his head and looked at him. "An accident happened in Normal World 2828." He said. 

"Normal World 2828… why does this sounds familiar?" Di San muttered. 

"That's the world where the archangel Ling Shiyi went to." Gu Shi answered. 

"Oh." Di San indifferently muttered. After a while, he finally processed what Gu Shi has said. "WHAT?!?!" he exclaimed in shock. 

Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui were too late to cover their ears. They heard Di San screamed. 

"WHY?!?!" Di San asked as he approached Gu Shi's table and hit the table with his hands. "What happened?! How did it happen?!" he asked as he looked at Gu Shi with widened eyes. 

Don't look at me like it was I who committed a crime. Gu Shi thought and helplessly sighed. "Ling Shiyi arrived and was caught off-guard when he saw there was too much Foul in that world." He answered, then paused. "It was much more than what he expected." He said. 

Di San frowned in disdain. This is the problem with angels. Although they can purify the Foul, but once they were overwhelmed by it, then they can only wait to die as Foul affects the angels more than the grim reapers. Because the grim reapers' bodies are corpses, their body doesn't have qi. 

Angels are the exact opposite. Their bodies are brimming with qi, and that's what they use to purify the Foul. But, if they can purify it, naturally, the Foul can also contaminate it and infect the angels' bodies. And the more qi the angel has, the more susceptible he is to Foul. The angels' shield against the Foul is their reaction speed and power. 

But, Gu Shi said that Ling Shiyi has an accident… this is unbelievable. How much Foul does that world has?! They thought as they stared at each other. Complete disbelief can be seen in their eyes. 

Di San coughed and acted concerned. "So, how is he? Was he gravely injured?" he asked. "He didn't die, did he?" he added. 

Gu Shi, Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui. "…" you don't need to act. They thought as they looked at Di San's eyes that are gleaming in schadenfreude and the smile on his lips. This is the worst acting that they have seen. 

Gu Shi coughed. "He is fine." He answered. "He is now recuperating, but his injuries are not that fatal." He explained. 

"That's too bad…" Di San muttered. 

Gu Shi, Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui. "…" the hostility is as clear as the sky!