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, Shi Jiu and Jiu Ye dropped their chopsticks when they heard what Pei Ru said. Meanwhile, Yi Bing's figure momentarily swayed before he regained his composure.
"What happened to gege? Are you okay, gege?" Pei Li asked Jiu Ye who was sitting beside her as they talked.
"I – I'm fine…" Jiu Ye answered and forced a laugh even though he is crying inside. He felt the hairs on his nape raised because Pei Ru is just behind him.
Pei Ru said that she was asleep last night and didn't talk to Han ma…
"Ah? Oh. Then, I must be dreaming last night…" Han ma said and resumed eating.
Jiu Ye almost collapsed and felt chills on his spine. If they didn't see it last night, just based on the conversation, they wouldn't think much about it. But, they have seen it last night that the two women talked. Yet, now, Pei Ru is saying that she didn't, and Han ma brushed it off because she was really sleepy last night…