Hell's Handbook

Chapter 411

Inside the temple of the elder gods, the Demon Lord sat cross-legged in front of the sacred well. Her eyes were slightly closed, as though she were meditating, while Phoenix and the others glowed with a godly aura behind her. The four of them had already become gods.

“You’ve done well, so you deserve to be rewarded!” Jing Hua had an arrogant look on his face, as though the creatures of the world were mere ants.

“It took quite a bit of effort to make that fellow come down,” said Phoenix lazily. She looked at her surroundings and said with some disdain, “Deities? They’re just a bunch of fools who go around fooling themselves and others!”

“That’s quite enough. We went through this phase before this too, so you shouldn’t be mocking others. Different people choose different paths, and no one has the right to say who was right and who was wrong.” The usually timid Tiny was surprisingly vocal.

“Cut it out – I can’t believe you’re still so critical of other people,” snapped the Dog God in annoyance.

Just then, the Demon Lord suddenly opened her eyes. She took a step back as a bright light flickered from within the well and a person leaped out.

The one who had leaped out of the well was a man. He had a muscular body and a brilliance in his eyes that looked like it consisted of thousands of stars. He shut his eyes to take everything around him in, then suddenly opened his eyes again. He gave a pleased nod and said, “The wait was a little long, but it was well worth it!”

“So, O Great One, what about the thing you promised me?” asked the Demon Lord reverently.

The man said, “Don’t worry, I’m not someone who goes back on their word. Trickery is something that’s unique to you living creatures. I don’t need something like that.”

In that moment when the man appeared, shockwaves were sent through the thousands of universes. They could feel his might and they could sense his presence.

Inside the broken void, the Mad Hatter, who was playing chess with Pinocchio, suddenly froze. He exchanged glances with Pinocchio, then said, “Our chance is here.”

“You’re right! Our chance is here!” Pinocchio’s hand trembled as it gripped a chess pawn. He was very excited!

Inside Hell’s Bar, the boss who had been busy serving his customers also stopped what he was doing. He narrowed his eyes slightly for a moment, then returned to his work as though nothing had happened.

Woong!

The man arrived at Hell’s Bar and took a seat at the bar, while the Demon Lord and the other four randomly sat at another table. The man said to the owner, “I want your most expensive drink.”

“Tsk… I only serve owners here,” the boss replied without hesitation.

“Hoho, as someone from the first batch of rebels, your temperament really hasn’t changed!” The man laughed heartily.

The boss frowned and said, “To be honest with you, even though you look human now, your face still disgusts me. Get out of my territory!”

The man was a little stunned before he smiled faintly and got up. He motioned to the Demon Lord and her table to follow him, but he had only taken a few steps before turning back to say to the boss in a grim voice, “There are some matters in which I hope you will not interfere with.”

“Don’t worry, I’m a man of my word,” murmured the boss as he wiped the glass in his hand.

“I hope I get a chance to try some of the drinks here, even though I don’t know what’s so good about them.” The man smiled and disappeared with the Demon Lord and the rest.

Meanwhile, Su Jin had brought Xu Ran and Situ Jin to Chu Yi’s universe. They were clearly surprised to see Wu Jingru in the house.

“Not bad! You’re still young but you’ve already started dating? She’s quite pretty too,” remarked Situ Jin as he gave Chu Yi a knowing pat on the shoulder.

Chu Yi sighed and said, “If you knew who her dad was and still said those things, I’ll call you a real man.”

“Who’s her dad? The Jade Emperor?” Situ Jin scoffed. Then again, even if the Jade Emperor really appeared in front of Situ Jin now, he might not be afraid.

“Her dad’s a respected old man,” said Chu Yi.

“Of course he’s an old man. Her dad wouldn’t be a teenager, would he?” chuckled Situ Jin.

But Su Jin put the pieces together quickly and gasped. “She’s… Wu Chen’s daughter?”

Situ Jin spat out the water he just drank. “Wait, what? That old man?!”

“That’s what I was trying to say earlier…” Chu Yi rolled his eyes at Situ Jin.

Situ Jin saw that Su Jin and Xu Ran were staring at him like he was an idiot and said, “Fine, fine, I’m the stupid one. Happy now?”

Su Jin turned to Chu Yi and asked, “When did you revive her?”

“Not too long ago. I got lucky and managed to obtain everything necessary for the Ceremony of the Gods, so I decided to revive her.” Chu Yi scratched his head, then whispered to Su Jin, “It’s so troublesome to have a woman in the house!”

“Why? Is she very difficult to handle?” asked Su Jin puzzledly. They all said hello to Wu Jingru earlier and felt that she had a fairly pleasant temperament.

“No, she’s just too efficient with her hands,” Chu Yi continued scratching his head.

“She steals stuff?” Situ Jin was very surprised.

“Are you serious? I don’t think Wu Chen would have raised a daughter like that.” Su Jin was doubtful.

“Honestly though, given Wu Chen’s character, he might just have,” said Situ Jin as he made a face.

Chu Yi quickly interjected, “It’s not like that! That’s not what I meant! She’s always helping to wash my clothes, to cook, to clean the house and all that, and I can’t seem to stop her from doing all that, so she’s very troublesome! If you refuse to let her do any of it, she’ll pull a long face!”

“Are you sure… you’re not just trying to brag to us?” asked Situ Jin with a confused look on his face.

“No, I’m serious,” said Chu Yi with a very annoyed look on his face, as though he really didn’t like having Wu Jingru around.

“I can’t stand you!” said not just Su Jin and Situ Jin, but Xu Ran as well at the same time.

“Huh?” Chu Yi didn’t understand their reaction.

The three older men were even more annoyed. Su Jin and Situ Jin had women whom they loved dearly, except they were now separated. Xu Ran had taken the vow of celibacy as a priest, so he was in the same boat.

Jealousy was a good word to summarize their feelings, and they had nothing but disdain for Chu Yi right now. But Chu Yi’s annoyance turned into frustration as he said, “And I still haven’t figured out how to tell her about what happened to Wu Chen.”

“I’ll take care of that,” said Su Jin confidently. Wu Jingru had been stealing glances at them the whole time, so Su Jin waved to her to come over and she quickly came running toward them.

“Hello there, what’s your name?” asked Su Jin with a smile.

“Hello, I’m Wu Jingru. Are all of you my father’s… friends?” asked Wu Jingru curiously.

Su Jin nodded, paused like he was in deep thought, then said, “Your father’s dead.”

Wu Jingru didn’t know how to respond.

“What the hell is wrong with you?!”

“Boss, you…”

“Su Jin, couldn’t you break the news more gently?!”

The other three couldn’t help but yell at Su Jin. Su Jin had been too direct with his words!

Wu Jingru looked like she had just been struck by lightning, and Su Jin also realized he had been a little too brash. He quickly went on, “But you don’t have to worry. He’ll be revived.”

Wu Jingru still looked completely bewildered. She turned and said to Chu Yi, “Er… is there a problem with your friend’s intelligence levels?”

“Hey! You can question anything else about me except my intelligence!” protested Su Jin very seriously.

“I think you’d better just shut your mouth. If you go on like this, I’m going to question your intelligence too. Do you have no idea how to speak to a girl at all?” said Xu Ran with a glare.

Su Jin scratched his head, organized his thoughts, and tried again, “Miss Wu, do you know about Hell’s Handbook?”

“What the… he actually said it out loud?!”

“Are we allowed to talk about this?”

“Wait, even if he said it, she can’t actually understand that part, right?”

“What’s… Hell’s Handbook?” asked Wu Jingru.

“Oh my god! She understood him perfectly!”

“That’s… impossible, isn’t it?!”

“Boss is amazing!”

“What are you guys? The peanut gallery?” Su Jin glared at them. “I’m no longer bound by the rules of Hell’s Handbook, unlike you. So there are certain things that you’re not allowed to say, but I can.”

Su Jin proceeded to tell Wu Jingru about Hell’s Handbook and Wu Chen in its entirety, but even then, she refused to believe a single word he said.

“Are you talking about some fantasy world? Chu Yi, there’s definitely something wrong with your friend’s brains!” Wu Jingru complained to Chu Yi.

Su Jin figured that just talking about it was pointless, so he waved a hand and an entire building in front of them disappeared.

“Oh dear… it seems like there’s something wrong with my eyesight.” She stubbornly refused to believe him.