The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"In short, thank you very much this time, otherwise who knows what kind of mess would have occurred."

"To tell you the truth, if I weren't a match for you, you would have been dead by now!!"

Heka clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly, more than a dozen times, before finally exhaling and turning his head away as if to avoid seeing the problem altogether.

"...How about I just stand still and let you kill me once?"

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai seriously put forward a very practical suggestion.

"Buy one get one free. If being killed once isn't enough, I can provide another free 'service' of being killed. Shouldn't that be enough to express my apology?"

"...If I were you, I should run away now."

After a moment of silence, Heca spoke softly.

"Your mistake just now can be considered an extremely heinous act that disrupts the order of the world. The Dragon God will descend soon, and by then it will be too late for you to run. Do you think you can stand against the Dragon God?"

"Hmm... I almost forgot, I think I really do need to go back and take a look..."

Shi Bai crossed his arms and stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"But let's put those things aside for now... Since you've finally come, how about lending a hand? I feel I'm still a bit inexperienced in handling these things on my own..."

"...Are you really not afraid of the Dragon God?"

"Well, to be honest, the Dragon God is from my family. Look at my sincere eyes ヽ(ー_ー)ノ."

"........."

Although there were some unexpected events and setbacks along the way, the ending was still good.

However, if Heca hadn't noticed something was wrong and intervened in time, it's hard to say how far things would have gone.

In this matter, Shi Bai had to admit that he owed the other party a favor.

The project, which was originally expected to take several months or even half a year to complete, could be shortened to as little as half a month with Heca's reluctant involvement.

"...Now I'm starting to believe that Lord Dragon God is from your family."

Looking up at the empty space before her, Heca was speechless.

"Having committed such a grave error, and having violated countless rules of the world, the Dragon God's punishment for you is merely... a verbal reprimand?"

"Words are the most hurtful thing, what do you know?"

Shi Bai lay on a flat rock, his head resting on his hands, a melancholy expression on his face.

"I got a really bad scolding... I'm so sad, like a mushroom..."

"Tell me honestly, you wouldn't happen to be the Dragon God's illegitimate son, would you?"

Turning her head, Heca looked at the world with a look of utter disbelief.

"Or perhaps the Dragon God is actually your mother or something...?"

"...She's my wife."

"Suddenly I remembered something. When I went out today, I saw a lot of cows flying in the sky. At first, I was wondering about it, but now I think I've found the reason why those cows were flying in the sky. It turns out it was you who kept blowing on the ground."

"She really is my wife, but I don't usually go around telling people this kind of thing. Remember to keep it a secret for me. I'm not usually a liar, but usually no one believes me when I tell the truth."

"Oh, but those old guys who claim to be forever eighteen don't deserve to say such things."

"I really am eighteen years old, I'll prove it to you!! Look, this is my ID card, it clearly states that I haven't turned nineteen yet, I won't until the year 202... Hey, hey, hey, don't turn your head away with that sneer and disdain, it's hurtful, I really am eighteen!!!"

Someone's unwilling words faintly echoed from underground.

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It must be said that with Heca joining the project, the progress bar is moving quite fast.

Destruction is often easier than creation. Shi Bai is an expert at destruction, but he is far inferior to Heca when it comes to creation.

The efficiency of working alone is completely different from that of working with someone, especially thousands of meters underground, far from human habitation. The effect of having a companion is immeasurable.

Time slipped by unnoticed amidst their daily bickering. Just as the project was about to reach 100%, Heca discovered a rather strange place underground.

"Yes, this is it. The rocks here are quite strange."

After leading someone to a flat, open space, Heca pointed to the ground in front of him and around him, which was completely different from what he had seen before, and began to speak.

"You've lived much longer than me, you should be able to see something, right?"

"I told you, I'm only eighteen years old, just a pitiful, weak, and helpless young boy, why won't you listen?"

As he crouched down and brushed the dust off the ground, he muttered resentfully to himself.

"I've never dared to eat shit since I was a child, but today I'm risking my life to come here... huh?"

As if he had discovered something, Shi Bai's expression suddenly changed slightly.

"What, did you find anything?"

Heca, keenly noticing the change in the other person's expression and automatically ignoring the nonsense in their mouth, quickly asked a question.

"These rocks are harder than I imagined. Even I would have a hard time breaking them in a short time. Do you recognize what they are?"

"Yes, I recognized him."

Taking a deep breath, Shi Bai nodded solemnly.

"This is a very hard rock. There is a great secret hidden beneath it. Be prepared."

At this point, he suddenly stood up, turned his head, and looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

Infected by the emotions on the other person's face, Heca's heart tightened, and his expression also became serious. He followed the other person's gaze and turned his head to look into the distance.

But no matter how she looked, she couldn't find anything unusual within her field of vision.

"Oh, my legs are numb from squatting. I'll stand up and relax for a bit."

Shi Bai nodded with a serious expression.

Heca: "..."

...As expected, the guy next to me is still really annoying.

From the distant ancient times until now, Shi Bai has built several homes for himself.

From the initial tree hollow to the valley, from the dream world to the bamboo forest, every place holds many precious memories.

The tree hole where he used to hide in the beginning is impossible to find now, but the valley where he used to live with Xiao Ye and Xiao Xi may still be found.

But as the world changed, the valley he had once sealed off with bedrock disappeared to who knows where in the world. There was nothing he could do about it, so he could only let fate take its course.

What Shi Bai didn't expect was that, thousands of meters underground, he was able to miraculously find the valley where he used to live, which was sealed off by bedrock. This could be considered a cruel twist of fate.

While bedrock, as the foundation of the Minecraft world, is absolutely indestructible, this "absolute" is only relative.

Shi Bai knew quite a few methods for destroying bedrock.

"This place is nice. Was it your old home?"

Walking on the flat valley floor, looking around at the surrounding environment, Heca's eyes lit up.

"This place is much better than where I live. I can't believe there are such good places in the real world?"

"What do you think? This is the only place that has been preserved from ancient times to the present. It is the only one in the world. You can't find it anywhere else. This is a paradise among paradises."

As he walked toward the detached villas he had built next to the hot spring, Shi Bai curled his lip.

“Especially this hot spring, if you can find a better hot spring in the world, I’ll change my surname to yours… Okay, you can leave now. I’ve been underground for so long without taking a bath, I’m going to soak in the hot spring first.”

"Hot spring? This is..."

Completely ignoring what he was saying, Heca quickly ran ahead of him to the hot spring and put her hand in, then her eyes widened involuntarily.

"What are you doing? You want to soak too? You can, but you have to wait until I'm done first."

Shi Bai looked on with a wary expression.

"You call this a hot spring?! This is a sacred spring, okay?! You're using this to bathe?!"

Heca turned his head fiercely, his words carrying a hint of gritted teeth.

"You're wasting such a precious resource!!"

"Uh... I understand how you feel. It's like someone who loves tea to death seeing the finest tea leaves being used to make tea eggs..."

Shi Bai spread his hands, his face showing complete innocence.

"But this is a hot spring originally for bathing. Xiaoye, Xiaoxi and I used to bathe here often, which can effectively relieve fatigue."

"........."

"Alright, is there anything else? If not, please go ahead and soak in the hot spring. I've been wanting to come back here for a long time because only the hot springs here are the most authentic..."

With a "plop," the splashing water interrupted his words.

Seeing Heka staring at him with half his head submerged in the hot spring, Shi Bai stopped taking off his clothes and was immediately shocked.

"You never knew how to soak in a hot spring before? You have to take your clothes off first!"

The goddess of hell was still glaring at him fiercely, as if they had some life-or-death grudge between them, but her eyes clearly revealed four words.

Women! Women! Superior! First!

"...Fine, whatever you want. But remember to pay next time you come to the hot springs. I'll reluctantly let you have it for free the first time."

After reluctantly saying this, Shi Bai turned and walked towards the house next to the hot spring, muttering to himself as he went.

"I'm going to get something. You can soak here at your leisure. But remember to take off your clothes next time you go to the hot spring. Who goes to a hot spring with clothes on?"

Although so much time has passed, this valley has undoubtedly been well protected by the bedrock that forms the foundation of this world.

The original decorations remain the same, except that most of the items are now covered with a thick layer of dust.

After visiting each of the rooms he used to live in and cleaning them with a rag, Shi Bai went to the room where he used to live.

He pulled a large box from under the bed and swiftly took out the things that had been stored there.

The things he keeps here are either because he doesn't need them at all, or because they are not very practical, or because they are not suitable to be taken out, or because there are already more suitable alternatives.

For example, there are the twelve Zodiac Talismans and eight masks from Jackie Chan Adventures; the Death Hunter and Apocalypse Laser Cannon from Counter-Strike Online; the dozen or so Devil Fruits from One Piece; and the Philosopher's Stone from some unknown world... and so on.

It took him about ten minutes to sort and organize all these scattered items and put them into the storage ring on his hand. After he finished dealing with all these things, he sat down on the edge of the bed and began to think about a very profound question.

It's a good thing that I finally found this valley that I've been searching for for so many years, but the problem is that it's also within the area where the old hell was divided and merged, otherwise Heca wouldn't have found it.

He didn't mind that his former home had been incorporated into the Old Hell, but he was still a little uncomfortable about having those chaotic monsters from the Old Hell living in the home he used to share with Xiaoye and Xiaoxi.

"No, we have to restrict those monsters from entering here... Or should we just let Lianlian and the others move in? If I renovate and refurbish this place... wait."

As if suddenly remembering something, Shi Bai turned his head and looked around with a rather strange expression.

"...The Temple of the Earth Spirits?"

P.S.: I had a really bad dream this afternoon, I almost didn't wake up. Every time I thought I was awake, I found myself still in the dream. It went on like this more than ten times, it was terrifying...

Chapter Twenty-Four: Is that what you call liking?!

"The Earth Spirit Palace...you're not planning to settle down here, are you?"

Looking at the valley floor that had been completely transformed in just half a month, Heca's expression became rather strange.

"No, I plan to give this place away."

Clap his hands and look at the Earth Spirit Palace that was already taking shape in front of him, Shi Bai nodded with great satisfaction.

"Is this a gift for me?"

Heca looked on with anticipation.

"If you're willing to give this..."

"What are you thinking? You're the ruler of the underworld, what do you need such a small place for?"

Shi Bai turned to look at Heca, his face full of confusion.

"Besides, you're not a little girl."

"But the hot springs here are so comfortable..."