Chapter 12: Expert

137.

In this way, with the enthusiasm of half the Underworld, I spent a year intensely watching pigs - male, female, fat, thin, pure colored, spotted. You name it, I had it. I quickly gained experience.

And then I became… a veteran livestock expert in the Underworld.

The kind with a certificate.

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In response, the Underworld arranged a simple and rough job for me - raising pigs.

I had quite a headache too.

I looked at Old Man Li who cherished the younger generation. His hunched figure was leaning on a cane, but he did not forget to pay attention to the truckloads of pigs being brought in, which made it difficult for me to say anything.

So my life became raising pigs, waiting for someone, and chatting nonsensically with Old Man Li, where the topic deviated by 3000 miles in a single leap.

……I also don't know how long Su Yu's—that thing's—predetermined lifespan was. I'm afraid if he doesn't come soon, pigs all over the world will probably know me.

139.

Su Yu remained in the human world for another ten years before collapsing at work.

He left in his prime, and also at the peak of his career. Countless people lamented that this talent, who had created legend after legend in the previous ten years, had finally exhausted himself to death due to overwork.

But no one knew that when he passed away, he had a smile on his face.

He returned to work in the first few years, but he also spent a lot of time traveling around the world, learning musical instruments, and reading books. 

Nobody knew that the places he visited, the books he read, and the hobbies he picked up were all the wishes of a very important person who'd appeared in his life.

He wanted to live for that person, as if he was still by his side.

It's just that the man had no great ambitions, and his wishes were just that big, and they were all quickly fulfilled.

So he returned to work, did his own thing, fulfilled his responsibilities in life, and considered himself fulfilled.

140.

The road to the Underworld is very long, so long that a person can reflect on their life, and also long enough for them to think of the person they long for day and night.

His beloved must have reincarnated after all these years. He must be a kid now, running around all over the place.

Did he bring that ring with him when he reincarnated? 

Where had he been reincarnated?

What will his next life be happy?

Will he...still remember me?

Su Yu thought he was a little out of his mind. Everything was forgotten after drinking a cup of Meng Po's soup, no matter how intense the love or hatred. Before reincarnation, a soul was cleansed of all emotions. How could he recall his previous life?

He should have grown into a naughty little monkey who goes up the tree to steal birds' eggs and goes down to the river to fish by now. Every day, he must be working hard to figure out how to avoid going to kindergarten. Unaffected and innocent. Ring or no ring, whether he was married in his previous life or not, none of this would bother him.

Su Yu's heart hurt all of a sudden.

In any case, there was a goal for which he had worked in the human world. But now, as he got closer to the end, the prospect he had duped himself into was about to be ripped open, revealing the emptiness behind it.

That guy had promised to reincarnate well. The Bridge of Helplessness was empty, no one was waiting for him.

Su Yu didn't know what to do.

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The new soul had to pass through the judge's hall to get their merits and demerits assessed. As he walked along the Yellow Springs and entered the Underworld, Su Yu's footsteps abruptly came to a halt just as the ghost messenger was about to lead him around a corner. His entire body stiffened as he looked in a specific direction.

The ghost messenger followed his gaze and commented, "Oh, that's where the ghosts stay in the Underworld. Some ghosts refuse to reincarnate and some of them have a longer wait time. They all stay there, just like people in the human world. It's quite lively. If your time for reincarnation is relatively late, you'll have to..."

Su Yu walked over without saying a word.

The ghost messenger blinked and thought to himself, "Based on his expression, he must have seen an acquaintance."

142.

It's almost time for the festival, and the slaughterhouses are bustling with activity.

Pigs are arriving in the Underworld at all hours of the day. Many of the idle ghosts are in a good mood. Every day, they happily drag me to the famous "pig evaluation conference."

At the beginning:

Ghost A: Hey, hey, hey, that pig! Smooth, round and shiny, is that your family's pig?

Me: … The one in my family is a man.

Ghost B: That one is also good! It's pitch black and looks delicious. Is it yours?

Me: … The one in my family is a man.

Ghost C: Piglets are better! The little sucklings are cute! Is that little one from your family?

Me: … The one in my family is a man, not little.

Later:

Ghost D: Look at that one! Look at that one! It's so chubby and cute when it grunts. Is it the one from your family? 　

Me: Nonsense! Much worse than the one in my family!

Ghost E: What about that one? Fat and mellow, it must have been good at grabbing food back in the day. How does it compare with the one in your family? 

Me: Tsk, it's barely a tie!

Ghost F: Hey, hey, hey, look at that! It's spotted! It should be a small and pretty sow!

Ghost G: Don't say nonsense. The one from his family is a male.

Ghost F: What's the big deal? She and the male from his family can be a couple! Do you think this one is a match for your family, expert?

This was the question Su Yu overheard when he walked over.

144.

The scene was like this:

The Yellow Springs River was flowing slowly, and on the other side of the river, the piggies drove in one after another, their grunts and snorts resounding throughout the Underworld. 

On this side of the river bank, a group of ghosts were chatting together. One of them was sitting cross-legged, a blade of grass in his mouth, totally at ease. The ghosts around him were speaking to him one by one, and he was responding to each of them cheerfully.

Ghost: Expert, do you think this one is suitable for your family?

The ghost sitting cross-legged in the middle waved his hand and exclaimed: A great match!!

Su Yu raised his head and looked in the direction they were pointing. The little spotted sow they were referring to looked right at Su Yu and snorted.

Su Yu: ……

Su Yu's face turned green in an instant.

145.

That ghost continued to speak incessantly. His little mouth fired away, making people want to sew it shut: That little spotted sow is indeed good, from my professional perspective of evaluating fine pigs for many years. It has gleaming skin, a plump figure, and appears to be well-behaved. She's truly first-rate. Although she's not as good as the one in my family, it'll be difficult to find a better one in the pig world...
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There was an elderly man with unusually good eyesight among the ghosts. He became aware of a man standing directly behind them. He was tall and handsome, but with a very colorful expression on his face. His gaze was fixed on their Underworld livestock expert. Despite his cold demeanor, his eyes were ablaze with fire, and his fingers trembled slightly. He appeared to be on the verge of punching someone.

When Old Man Li, who was the most concerned about the younger generation, looked at the current scene, a thought flashed through his mind. He kindly asked that male ghost a soul-destroying question: ...This wawa, are you also looking for your family's pig?

Su Yu: ……

Su Yu's face turned even greener.

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