Above the Blood Sea in the dream.
"Why? You don't plan on leaving this place?"
With no intention of taking the [World Contract ▪ Underworld] she had offered for the moment, Bai Zhi frowned slightly as he looked at the Pink Haired Girl before him.
Handing something so important over to him without a second thought made it obvious that she had never considered leaving this place.
"This is a crucial Sealing site. I cannot leave."
Shaking her head, the Pink Haired Girl pointed beneath the stone platform.
"Beneath this platform lies the passage connecting to the [Eighteen Levels of Hell]. Compared to that place, the situation on the Underworld's side is actually not that bad. If this opening were to break open, something terrible would happen. I have to remain here and guard it."
As she spoke, she raised the White Jade Tablet in her hand.
"The [World Contract], the [Book of Life and Death], and this Black Stone Tablet are all specifically meant to suppress this passage. But as you can see, the Underworld is constantly being contaminated by the aura leaking out from the [Eighteen Levels of Hell]. This only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."
"...The [Eighteen Levels of Hell]?"
Recalling the battered state of the stone platform outside, Bai Zhi looked thoughtful.
"In that case, there should be a way to change this situation, right?"
"That's right. As long as Your Majesty takes office as the Yin Emperor and gains complete control over the Underworld, this passage will never again become a threat."
The Pink Haired Girl looked up at him with blazing eyes and an intensely expectant expression.
"So, Your Majesty, are you willing to save this world that is damaged and polluted?"
"Oh, no."
Pink Haired Girl: "..."
"Handle your own problems