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
Jiu Ye noticed it, too. "There's no pond!" he exclaimed in surprise.
Although they were removed in the family tree, but they still came from a rich family, after all. And it was a standard to have a pond in one's home.
"No wonder I feel it's strange earlier… I didn't hear the sound of water!" Jiu Ye spoke as he looked around. "They didn't build a pond… or was it removed because of that 'rule'?" he asked and looked at Shi Jiu.
Shi Jiu's gaze fell on the wooden bridge. "They removed it." he answered. "Because of that 'rule'." He said.
Jiu Ye followed his gaze and saw the wooden bridge. There should have been a pond beneath it. "In order to comply with the 'rule', they buried it with soil." He said.