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 raised his hand to wave an incoming taxi. Hao Baiyun has just left. Hao Baiyun told him that he wanted to send him home. He knows that Hao Baiyun is worried for him after he told Hao Baiyun he got assassinated again in Salt Flats, Bolivia, while he was on a vacation after he resigned from his work as a preschool teacher in the foreign country. But he refused. He doesn't want to inconvenience his friend. Furthermore, he doesn't want for Hao Baiyun to be implicated.
Thus, he agreed earlier when Hao Baiyun suggested for them to not meet for the meantime. Hao Baiyun wanted for Huo Ling to not go out of his home, and so he wouldn't invite Huo Ling for the meantime. But, Huo Ling wanted for Hao Baiyun to not to be dragged in his problem in case the people who wanted to kill him would see Hao Baiyun hanging out with him and kidnap Hao Baiyun to lure him out.