Lady Houtu stretched her lips into a smile that never reached her eyes, inwardly cursing Cui Jue a thousand times. My luck really is rotten today. At this rate, I'll lose every last shred of face.
Though she was seething with displeasure, Lady Houtu still tried to keep her voice calm. "You say you refuse to become an Underworld Enforcer. What exactly is your reason?"
"There is someone this humble official cannot let go of... I cannot abandon her..." Cui Jue kowtowed to Lady Houtu again. "And so I cannot obey your command."
"Ah!" Du Yu suddenly remembered that before he entered this legend, the great Judge of the Underworld had mentioned this very matter!
He had said there was an obsession in his heart that, even now, he could neither skirt around nor escape.
Du Yu hurriedly winked and waggled his eyebrows at Lady Houtu, hoping she would send him a telepathic message, but she did not understand.
Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi! Du Yu could only call for Xiao Qi in his mind.
"What is it?"
"Help me pass a message to Lady Houtu. I can't initiate telepathic communication." All his hopes now rested on Xiao Qi.
"Huh?" Xiao Qi sounded frightened. "I-I-I-I-I've never spoken to a deity of such high rank before..."
"You have to get past that mental barrier. Lady Houtu is actually pretty approachable."
"Then... all right... what do you want to say?"
"I'll say it, and you repeat it."
Du Yu gathered his thoughts and said, "Lady Houtu, Cui Jue truly does still have someone he cannot let go of. Please give me a little time and return tonight. Whether I succeed or not, I'll give you an answer then."
After finishing, Du Yu watched Lady Houtu, waiting for Xiao Qi to relay his words.