It was all my fault

White Impermanence then said, "Yichen, my friend, if anything comes up later, just come to either of us."

"Don't stand on ceremony with us." Black Impermanence thumped his chest as well. "There's nothing in the Underworld the two of us can't sort out."

What a pleasant surprise! Li Yichen almost laughed aloud. He couldn't call on his great-grandfather every time something came up, could he? With these two influential figures in the Underworld helping him, things would be much easier.

"Thank you so much!" Li Yichen quickly followed up. "But how do I find you?"

White Impermanence thought for a moment, then said, "Though we brothers often travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, we can't stay by your side all the time."

He paused, then said, "Hold out your hand, my friend."

"Oh." Although Li Yichen had no idea what he intended to do, he obediently held his hand out in front of him.

White Impermanence extended a finger too, moistened it with a little saliva from his mouth, then took Li Yichen's hand and began drawing a talisman seal on his palm.

Apparently worried that Li Yichen would find it disgusting, he explained as he drew, "Don't be put off, Yichen. What's in our mouths isn't ordinary saliva, but the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness beneath the Bridge of Helplessness."

"A Communication Talisman drawn with the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness won't fade even after millions of years, so rest assured." With that, White Impermanence finished the final stroke.

After hearing White Impermanence's explanation, Li Yichen curiously examined the seal on his hand. Sure enough, every stroke glistened with moisture.

Then the seal flashed with white light and vanished.

"Seventh Lord, why did it disappear?" Li Yichen asked, startled and puzzled.

"It's fine," White Impermanence said with a smile. "Just reach out to the seal with your mind, and it will appear again on its own."

White Impermanence then cupped his fist in his other hand and said, "We'll head back to the Underworld now. Until we meet again."

"Until we meet again." Li Yichen copied his gesture.

"Mm." White Impermanence smiled and nodded, then called to Black Impermanence, "Brother Fan, let's go." The two turned around together and walked away, disappearing from Li Yichen's sight as they went.

"Oh yeah! I really hit the jackpot this time." Watching them leave, Li Yichen immediately clenched his fist in excitement.

"Oh no... my car! This is awful!" Just then, a horrified cry rang out.

Looking at the sorry state of her beloved, newly purchased car, Ouyang Xuanxuan felt more heartbroken than if she had lost her first kiss.

Li Yichen rubbed his nose, sheepishly walked up behind Ouyang Xuanxuan, and looked at the car. He couldn't help twisting his lips either.

There was actually a human-shaped imprint on the once-pristine bodywork. From a distance, it looked as though someone was lying face down on the hood.

The head of the human-shaped imprint was especially bad: it had left a huge dent, with even the nose and eyes faintly recognizable.

Then there was the shocking smear of blood across the windshield. No explanation was needed; anyone could tell at a glance that this was the scene of a major traffic accident.

Li Yichen felt a little frightened in hindsight. If his body hadn't been transformed by the Netherworld Dark Jade...

After an impact that powerful, he probably wouldn't have been black and blue all over—he would have been scattered all over.

"I only bought this car three days ago!" Ouyang Xuanxuan wiped away her tears, then immediately turned a sharp gaze on Li Yichen behind her.

"It's your fault my car ended up like this. You have to pay me back!" With her hands on her hips, Ouyang Xuanxuan pointed at Li Yichen's nose, trying to look fierce but only managing to look cute.

"That's daylight robbery!" Li Yichen immediately flared up. "You mean you hit me, and I still have to pay you?"

"Aren't you perfectly fine now? That means you weren't seriously hurt." At this point, Ouyang Xuanxuan's defense began to sound a little uncertain.

Li Yichen almost laughed in anger. He dragged the reluctant Ouyang Xuanxuan to the front of the car, pointed at the huge dent in the bodywork and the blood on the windshield, and said, "I coughed up blood, and you call that not serious? So I'd have to die right here today to satisfy you?"

"Speaking of compensation..." Li Yichen tugged at his T-shirt. "Shouldn't you pay for my clothes first?"

Ouyang Xuanxuan glanced at Li Yichen's clothes and immediately blushed a little.

She had nearly torn his T-shirt into two pieces, practically turning it into an open-front shirt. When Li Yichen tugged it, it fell open, revealing his powerful chest muscles.

"You... I... who told you to have such hard bones? Besides, I tore your shirt to save you. How can you have the nerve to ask me for money?" Left with nothing to say, Ouyang Xuanxuan could only put on a tough front.

"Oh, now you've really set me off." Li Yichen took out his phone. "I'm calling the police right now. Let them decide who's in the wrong."

"Don't!" Ouyang Xuanxuan panicked. She had sneaked out in the first place. If the police came, they would definitely contact her parents. Her family would be in an uproar!

If they saw this horrific scene, they would certainly drag her back to Magic City, and she could forget about ever leaving their sight again.

At the thought of that terrifying consequence, she immediately grabbed Li Yichen's arm and pleaded, "Please... I was only joking earlier. Put your phone down first, and we can talk it over, okay?"

"That's more like it." Li Yichen inwardly sighed in relief. He had only been pretending to make the call. He didn't want the police to come either—how would he explain himself?

He hadn't died even after wrecking the car like this. Was he supposed to tell them he was Superman? Or the Terminator?

Outwardly, however, he remained completely serious. "So you know you were wrong?"

Ouyang Xuanxuan felt terribly wronged. Although, thinking about it now, it did seem to be her responsibility, why did something still feel off?

Though she came from a wealthy family, she wasn't unkind. All she could do was nod aggrievedly. "It was all my fault. Happy now?"

"So do you still want me to pay you?" Li Yichen asked solemnly, holding back a laugh.

"No." Ouyang Xuanxuan felt even more aggrieved. Tears welled in her eyes, but she desperately held them back.

"Then tell me, what's your name? Where are you from?" Li Yichen suddenly asked.

"Ouyang Xuanxuan. I'm from Magic..." She answered instinctively, then caught herself halfway through and asked warily, "Why should I tell you? What are you trying to do?"

Though she hadn't finished, Li Yichen was satisfied just to learn her name.

"You tore my shirt up like this. I have to ask your parents to pay for it, don't I?" Li Yichen quickly came up with an excuse.

"Tell me how much. I'll pay you," Ouyang Xuanxuan said stubbornly.

Li Yichen held up five fingers and waved them in front of her. "This shirt cost five..."

Before he could finish, Ouyang Xuanxuan interrupted him. "Fifty thousand? I'll pay you."

Li Yichen was dumbfounded. He looked at his hand, then at Ouyang Xuanxuan's sports car, and couldn't help marveling inwardly, This little rich girl really has money.

"Ahem." Li Yichen coughed awkwardly before saying, "Right, fifty thousand... but... I don't..."

"Hey, you... what are you doing? I haven't finished talking yet..."