Der Fall des Geisterboten – Die Geschichte einer Seele, die den Körper verlässt

Kapitel 38

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The frog looked at the chaos before it and sighed helplessly.

"And what about me?" it asked Ni.

Ni glanced at the document in her hand. "You have made contributions to flood control; past mistakes will not be punished."

"Oh," the frog thought, feeling a little bored.

"And... the Monkey King has already secured a position for you. You'll be the honorary minister of the Entertainment Department of the Heavenly Palace Cultural Bureau. You'll receive 'Heavenly Palace Fashion' and 'Celebrity Photo Album' magazines for free every month," Ni added after reading the following text.

The frog's eyes lit up instantly. "Oh my god... that's a limited edition, only available to insiders... Great Sage Equal to Heaven, all these years of idol worship haven't been in vain... I wonder if you could also send me a copy of 'Boundless Buddhist Dharma - My Untold Story with Buddha' by Jin Chanzi?"

“That one, it’s probably discontinued, right? I can’t get my hands on it!” Ni said, her interest piqued.

"Is it really that hard to get started?" The frog found a fellow enthusiast and immediately approached.

"Yes. I heard that only Guanyin Bodhisattva has a few copies left, but she plans to keep them for herself and refuses to sell them!"

"How could this be! What about the pirated version?"

"Marshal Tianpeng has some, but there are no photos of him, and they're not very good!"

"Oh no... what should I do?"

"Try searching online. Maybe you can find it!"

Upon hearing this, the inquisitive crab asked, "Online? Where is the online?"

The carp and the blackfish finished their mutual flattery and swam away.

"Oh dear, Crab, how come you don't even know this?" Carp sighed. "This is a new industry! I heard the guy who founded it is called 'Spider Fairy'! He's the richest man in the Three Realms now, and he's constantly embroiled in scandals! Even the Monkey King and the Bull Demon King have been dragged into it!"

"Wow……"

"Then, where can I get internet access?" the crab asked.

"Once you find the Spider Demon's special spider web, you can go online. There's one in the big lake, but it's a bit expensive—it costs a day's worth of cultivation power per use," the carp said.

"Wow……"

The frog chuckled and said, "Why go to the big lake? I have one in my well, and its spider silk is super thick!"

"Huh?!" the little demons exclaimed in surprise.

The catfish said leisurely, "Of course, otherwise how would a frog, who never leaves the well, chase after its idols?"

"It's all high-tech..." the little demons exclaimed in amazement.

Ni nodded in agreement, then immediately sensed something was amiss. "You demons, don't change the subject! Are you going to accept the decree or not?!"

The demons were helpless.

"Alas... I accept that demons cannot fight immortals!" the carp said, tears welling in its eyes.

"I have no choice but to accept it!" Blackfish said, tears welling in his eyes.

"Crab must become an official in the future!" the crab said indignantly.

"Whatever, I already said..." River Shrimp continued packing his luggage.

"That's settled then!" Ni put away the documents. "Tsk, I missed half an episode of 'A Bloodbath Caused by a Peach,' I'm off!"

After saying this, it transformed into a beam of seven-colored auspicious light and disappeared into the sky.

"A bloodbath caused by a peach?" The crab scratched its head.

"The main character is the Monkey King!" the frog laughed. "Luckily, I'm watching it online, so I'm not worried!"

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The crab suddenly thought of something and asked, "If the black snake becomes the water official, what will happen to you, you idiot sister?"

The dragon walked to the edge of the pond, squatted down, and said, "I came here to tell everyone that I'm going to become a human..."

"Huh?!" The demons exclaimed in surprise.

"Were you banished to the mortal realm?" the carp asked.

"No..." Chi counted on his fingers, "I'm with Jiaolong..."

The demons remained silent.

"I envy not the immortals, but only the mandarin ducks..."

The demons' unanimous conclusion earned them a murderous glare from the dragon.

"When are you leaving?" the catfish asked.

"Tomorrow," the dragon replied, crouching down.

"It's all tomorrow..." the catfish said with a hint of melancholy.

"All?" Chi asked, puzzled.

A river shrimp crawled ashore and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow too, to become a human."

"There are so many people out there," Chi said, scratching his head.

The carp slapped its forehead. "Hey! Do you think the recent population explosion is related to this?"

The blackfish suddenly realized, "Carp, your insight is truly unique! It's thought-provoking! We absolutely can't be human anymore!"

“That’s right! Controlling the population starts with you and me!” the carp said solemnly, holding the black fish’s fin.

The river shrimp looked at them with disdain, "Pah! Fish are so stupid!"

“Wow—racism—” the carp and the blackfish shouted.

The frog ignored the dispute and said, "Since it's all tomorrow anyway, let's have some fun today!"

"Agreed..." the demons echoed.

Chi looked at the dragon.

The dragon smiled, a smile carrying an inexplicable warmth. No more need for private feuds to alleviate loneliness... Here, the noise is so loud you don't even have time to feel lonely. And from now on, you won't be lonely anymore...

"Let's go find the fox and Tingcong to come along!" the crab suggested.

“Yes! Foxes also ran off to become humans,” the carp chimed in.

"It's a trio of like-minded people..." Blackfish added.

"Get lost! You brain-dead fish!" The river shrimp immediately attacked.

"Wow—racism—"

"You're the ones being discriminated against!"

...

The black snake looked at the scene before it and sighed.

"Good luck, Lexin!" the frog patted its shoulder and laughed, "This is your pond from now on!"

“This is an S-rank mission…” Black Serpent sighed.

The catfish looked up and chuckled, "Hehe... Speaking of S-rank missions, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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The catfish smiled helplessly. It seems I really can't keep making things up like this...

Chapter 45

After a night of commotion, when dawn broke the next day, gods and demons alike were lying haphazardly on the grass by the pond.

Blackfish gazed at the faintly brightening sky, his mind completely blank.

It could still recall the first time it came to this pond; even though hundreds of years had passed, it felt as if it had happened just yesterday…

Where there is gathering, there is also parting. This is an eternal truth, and the long passage of time has been enough for it to see through it...

It smiled quietly and closed its eyes...

...

"Kuroko!!! Kuroko!!!"

While still half-asleep, the blackfish was awakened by violent shaking and sharp cries.

"What's going on?!" Blackfish suddenly opened its eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"We're going to be late!!!" the carp shouted.

"What do you mean by late???" Blackfish shouted, puzzled.

"Come down to earth!!! Blackie!!!" the carp shouted, still shaking itself.

"Okay!!! Let's go then!!!" Blackfish immediately stood up.

"Ah..." the carp said, as if remembering something, "To add to that, it's an idiot and a dragon descending to earth..."

Blackfish blinked, “…”

The surrounding demons and immortals all stared at them with blank expressions.

"Let's go, let's ignore them..." The dragon sighed, pulled up the dragon, and walked away.

The dragon hesitated for a moment, then looked back and obediently followed.

Upon seeing this, all the demons and immortals immediately followed.

"Where are we going?" the crab asked as it walked.

“Let’s go to the Taoist temple on the mountain,” the frog replied.

"Huh? Why?" the crab asked, puzzled.

"Being sent to the mortal realm is different from cultivating into a human. Chi and Jiaolong must go to the place with the strongest spiritual energy and then be reincarnated as humans," the catfish replied slowly.

"Oh! This must be the traditional concept of reincarnation, right?" the crab exclaimed in sudden realization.

"Congratulations, you got it right!" the carp and the blackfish said in unison.

"Pah! You stupid fish!" the river shrimp immediately scoffed.