novelraw Chapter 425 - 415: Shen Yu, I Am Willing to Enter Reincarnation in Her Place
Chapter 425 - 415: Shen Yu, I Am Willing to Enter Reincarnation in Her Place
After learning this news, Shen Yu’s face turned pale, and her body swayed, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Seeing Shen Yu’s reaction, Du Ziren seemed intrigued and laughed, saying, "Weren’t you and Shen Cha always like water and fire?"
"Haven’t you always wished for her to die quickly?"
"Yet now, hearing she’s fallen into reincarnation, you seem... quite concerned."
Upon closer inspection, one would find that Shen Cha and Shen Yu share a 60-70% resemblance, though their beauty differs. Shen Cha’s allure is stunning and naturally seductive, while Shen Yu’s is serene as water, calm and cold.
Du Ziren didn’t understand how the grudge between Shen Cha and Shen Yu had arisen.
Shen Cha, as the Netherworld King, holds a high position in the Underworld, second to none, overseeing the Nether River.
Whereas Shen Yu now has no status or rank, living in Yellow Springs City for many, many years. She neither reincarnates nor climbs upwards, leading a peaceful life.
However, even without any status or rank, no one dares to underestimate her.
Not only because her sister is the Netherworld King, but more importantly... Shen Yu herself is incredibly powerful! No one dares to provoke her.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare come directly to this place and knock on Du Ziren’s residence.
Even Du Ziren, the Southern Ghost Emperor, is unaware of Shen Yu’s exact strength because he’s never seen her in action.
His impression of the two sisters is that... the grudge between them is enormous, reaching a point of irreconcilability, to the death.
Du Ziren speculated: could it be she’s jealous of her sister?
After all, her sister is a generation’s Netherworld King, but as an elder sister, she possesses no status or rank.
This is also the point Du Ziren finds hardest to understand.
Shen Yu’s strength is evidently formidable. Even if she can’t be the Netherworld King, she could easily occupy one of the Ten Palaces.
Why would she willingly live as an "ordinary person" in Yellow Springs City, like those "ordinary people needing redemption," leading a repetitive and torturous life?
He really doesn’t understand.
....
"Why is she like this..." Shen Yu’s face turned ashen, "Is it because of that River Guardian?"
She questioned Du Ziren, her gaze icy cold.
"Don’t look at me with those eyes."
"I told you, it’s all the lady’s decision. I don’t know, nor have the right to know."
Du Ziren gazed at the Divine Domain, speaking calmly.
"I understand."
"I’ll go find the lady."
With that, Shen Yu left.
Watching Shen Yu’s hurried departing figure, Du Ziren sighed.
Truly two sisters, each crazier than the other, each with a temper colder than the other.
......
Soon, Shen Yu piloted a wooden boat to the stone gate at the end of Yellow Springs City.
Without her knocking on the stone gate.
The stone gate opened on its own.
Seeing this, Shen Yu also piloted her wooden boat, entering through the stone gate, reaching the Nether River.
....
After traveling for a very long time, she finally saw the stone bridge and the dark figure above it.
At once, Shen Yu bowed low to the ground, respectfully saying, "Ah Yu, greets the lady."
...
"Ah Cha has already entered reincarnation."
After a long while, a misty voice came.
"Lady, I want to know what crime she committed..." Shen Yu slowly raised her head, gazing at the dark figure on the stone bridge.
....
"Capital crime."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu’s pupils shook violently, and her body involuntarily trembled.
She clenched her hands tight, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes: "Lady, I am willing to enter reincarnation in her place, I beg the lady for fulfillment."
After she spoke, there was a long silence.
The ethereal voice finally sounded: "The crime she committed, you cannot and could not substitute."
"Lady, since Ah Cha has committed an unforgivable crime, as her sister, I equally bear unforgivable responsibility."
"If Ah Cha is to die, then so should I. I beg the lady to cast me into reincarnation, I wish to redeem our sins together with her in reincarnation."
When Shen Yu spoke these words, there was no hesitation.
....
"No."
"You are to replace her and become the next Netherworld King."
The dark figure had already anticipated that Shen Yu would come here; after Shen Cha entered reincarnation, arrangements had long been made in mind.
The position of the Netherworld King is indispensable.
Especially in such turbulent times, within the Reincarnation Realm, no one is more suited than Shen Yu for the next Netherworld King position.
To be precise, Shen Yu is even more suited for the position than Shen Cha.
Whether in the past or present, Shen Yu is more appropriate than Shen Cha.
"Lady, I cannot assume the position of the Netherworld King."
"Please, lady, rescind the edict."
Shen Yu bowed down.
If she had wanted the position of the Netherworld King, it would have been hers long, long ago.
"Let me put it another way."
"You must clean up the mess your sister left behind, as an atonement for her."
"I’m informing you, not asking for your opinion."
The voice of the dark figure was always ethereal and chilly, lacking any emotional fluctuations, as if it were a Divine Punishment sword, cold and merciless, devoid of the stubborn, inferior emotional fluctuations of creatures.
After hearing this, Shen Yu was stunned for a second, then stood up, slightly bowing: "Ah Yu adheres to the lady’s arrangements."
"Ah Yu will tidy up the mess she left behind and will strive to fulfill her duties and responsibilities."
"However, Ah Yu has a small wish....."
"Please, lady, consider her perseverance for the Reincarnation Realm, leaving her a life. No matter where she is, whatever she reincarnates into, I hope she can live happily. Even if she must endure birth, aging, illness, and death, as long as she lives a happy and stable life, life after life, it will be enough."
After speaking, Shen Yu fell to her knees before the dark figure, giving a deep kowtow, creating dull echoes reverberating across the silent Nether River.
Whoosh—
A gust of wind blew over.
Above the Nether River, silence pervaded, only Shen Yu’s ragged breathing could be heard.
"I agree to your wish."
It was a long time before a soft voice arose, echoing.
Upon hearing this reply, Shen Yu gave a heavy kowtow: "Thank you, lady."
In fact, Houtu had already arranged this.
Otherwise, when Shen Cha fell into reincarnation, everything associated with her would have been erased.
Preserving everything on Shen Cha was also a cause-and-effect.
As for what kind of result this cause will ultimately yield, she does not know, hoping it will be good.....
......
Above the Long River.
"Daddy, where did you get this hairpin from?" Nannan looked at the plum blossom hairpin in the copper mirror, asking.
"I bought it from a certain pretty elder sister." Su Mu smiled and asked, "Why? Doesn’t Nannan like it?"
...
"No, no, no."
"Nannan likes it, loves it very much."
"Nannan just feels like this hairpin is different from the gifts Daddy usually gives, but Nannan really likes it, and Nannan loves everything Daddy gives me!"