50,000 years ago, Hell was destroyed because of too much Foul from the resentment of the souls that later turned to Soul Eaters and devoured everything in their wake, leaving nothing of Hell. The gods above in Heaven, in order to take care of the newly-died souls, created the Afterlife Department comprised of grim reapers. Huo Ling was delivering food that day when he met Yi Bing and the guy gave him a warning. When he arrived to the customer's unit, he was killed. Huo Ling: you set up a death flag for me! Yi Bing: I'm a grim reaper. I'm the flag myself. Let me help you solve the mystery of your death. Huo Ling: your sister! Alternative title: The Different Ways I Died at 23 Update: daily
"This street here, at the first intersection, is my grandfather's company." Huo Ling said as he led Yi Bing down the street. They passed by the office workers working in the various companies within the street, as well as some civilians.
Seeing the enthusiastic expression on Huo Ling's face, Yi Bing opened his mouth to speak. "You… are closer to your maternal family." He said.
"I grew up in China so it's reasonable for me to be closer to them." Huo Ling said. It was reasonable, indeed. However, Yi Bing saw him slightly moved his gaze away.
"… you're not close to the royal family." Yi Bing deduced from Huo Ling's words.
Earlier, when Huo Ling was talking about his father as well as the royal family, he looked like he's very formal towards his father while it was only Kale he's close to in the royal family. However, now that they were talking about his maternal grandfather, he looked like an excited child.