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
Huo Ling, Yi Bing, Qian San, Wu Ling, Shi Yi and Qi Bai looked for the boatman to inquire which intelligence center should they go to avoid suspicion from all sides of jianghu.
"Aiyo! Exactly what are you young sirs planning to do?!" the boatman asked in a low voice. "I tell you this now. Don't play with the fire! If you are just inquiring about the matters of jianghu just to satisfy your curiosity, then this curiosity will take you your life!" he warned them.
"Boatman, we aren't." Qian San, with a good temper, spoke in a mild tone.
"Then, what are you inquiring these things for?!" the boatman asked.
"Why are you asking us? We are the ones asking here!" Wu Ling doesn't have a good temper. "As long as we pay you money, it is enough, right?" he asked.
"He doesn't take money." Yi Bing spoke when he recalled that yesterday, Huo Ling gave the boatman money yet the boatman didn't take it. Instead, he told them the story of the Zhuo family.