Canonization

Wang Ye did not hesitate. He silently headed toward the general store.

It had been a long time since he had communicated with the underworld. He wondered how their progress had been.

At the very least, before the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain were destroyed, the underworld would remain Heaven Group's staunchest ally. That could not be changed.

The general store's door was not shut, left slightly ajar.

Wang Ye pushed it open and walked inside.

Meng Po was lazily sitting in a rocking chair, her cane tossed into a corner by the wall. The chair swayed back and forth as she sat with her eyes closed, seemingly already asleep.

As if sensing Wang Ye's arrival, Meng Po wearily opened her eyes. She looked at him, smiled, and said nothing.

Wang Ye glanced around the empty room, which did not even have a single chair. He curled his lip, took out a stool himself, and sat down.

"Why did you only just come back?"

They were very familiar with each other. In the underworld, Meng Po was the person Wang Ye knew best.

She was also the only one who was truly connected to him.

Meng Po sighed. "No choice. There was too much to do. I finally managed to come back and rest for a while."

The two fell silent.

The silence felt somewhat wrong, yet neither knew what to talk about.

Until—

Wang Ye's breathing grew slightly heavier. "What did Xiao Wu say before he left?"

"Does it still matter?"

Meng Po asked in return.

Wang Ye smiled bitterly.

Indeed, it did not matter.

If Xiao Wu had said something sentimental, it would only make him feel worse.

If he had said nothing, that would feel even worse.

"Ksitigarbha did not perish. It is only that the path