
With folded hands, Qia Jia looked at Xin Huang closely. It seemed that Xin Huang felt uneasy at the peek of his entire life story from the past, to the future.
Yes, the future! There were so many futures that Qia Jia saw. All of them branched like branches of a fallen tree.
And all the ends of Xin Huang's future, always ended in destruction. Not because of Xin Huang, but because of an unknown entity.
Qia Jia frowned and stroked her chin. He seemed to be thinking hard about the future he had just seen. "Why did this happen? That unknown entity really has enormous power."
Qia Jia glanced silently at Xin Huang. "The boy's future, was exactly the same as Jue Yuan's future. Well... In the end they were indeed bartarungs, but after that fight, I don't know how it ended, nor do I know who won and lost."
Xin Huang broke out in cold sweat as he was stared silently by Qia Jia.
After that Qia Jia sighed. He looked at Xin Huang, then walked over to her. "Xis... Do you know your true form is like rotten tofu? Smelly and disgusting. It's all because of how many lives you lost."
Xin Huang lowered her head, she did not know what to answer.
"And more stupidly, my brother didn't give you a way so you could be better. He was talking about karma that you never felt at all. My sister prefers destruction everywhere and an unhappy ending. Instead of choosing a straight path and a happy ending. He was young, his mind immature and childlike. Just like you, even if you've lived for trillions of years, if you're still immature what's the point?"
Xin Huang still lowered her head. Being in a situation like this, she became reminded of her real mother.
"Answer! Don't just shut up!"
Qia Jia's impact made Xin Huang flinch. "Y-yes...."
"Huh! Alright. I know what exercises fit your nature."
Qia Jia raised her hand. He closed his eyes, then snapped his finger.
Sapus...
***
Xin Huang moved into a luxurious room with a small child in front of her.
That little boy looks so cute and adorable. He was seen playing with Xin Huang's white and soft hands.
White and soft?
Xin Huang looked at both of his hands. His hands look so soft and smooth.
After that he looked at his chest. There was something protruding, and the bird beneath him felt it had disappeared.
"I'm a woman...." Xin Huang sighed, she had already trained not to panic when faced with something.
"Sister...." The little boy looked at Xin Huang with a hearty look. As if I wanted to ask for something.
With his sharp gaze, Xin Huang turned her gaze away from the boy. "The system? Where're you?"
No one answered....
Time and again Xin Huang tried to summon her system. But there is no answer at all.
But on the other hand, Xin Huang is able to use all the features of his system. Such as status and inventory. But he couldn't open his shop.
Hey, it's me, Qia Jia.
Xin Huang immediately sat up straight as soon as he heard Qia Jia's words. "*Y-Yes?"
The name you are currently in is 'Judgment Shrine'. A place where spirits are tried and punished. Your job is to lead the spirits to go to hell or to heaven.
If you are able to give a verdict 50,000 times, you pass this test*.
Xin Huang gawked, then nodded his head. "Well, I get it. By the way, why did I become a woman?"
You'll know that later.
Xin Huang tilted her head. He was confused by Qia Jia's words. "Ah, okay."
After that Xin Huang looked at the boy before her. He looked like he wanted to cry from being stared at cynically by Xin Huang.
"Hmmm... Who is she?" Xin Huang analyzed the boy before him. But he couldn't, it seemed like analysis was an ability that was blocked in this place.
"Who are you, boy? Why are you acting so familiar with me?"
The boy again wanted to cry, he ran towards Xin Huang, and hugged her tightly. "Sister... You're really my brother, aren't you? Why are you acting this cruel to your own sister? Can't you forgive me?"
Xin Huang did not understand, he really did not know who the boy was. "Please you're so familiar," Xin Huang tried to take off the boy's embrace. But he could not do it, because the boy was really tightly hugging himself.
"Hello...." A big man came into the room. He looked a little surprised when he saw the woman who was tightly hugged by a boy.
"Huh?" Xin Huang looked at the man. He was holding a piece of paper in his right hand. "Who are you?"
"It's...." The man gave Xin Huang the piece of paper he had been holding since.
Xin Huang accepted that with a puzzled face. But after he read what was written on the paper, he understood what happened.
"That's it, so this test has already begun."
In the paper, a lot of information about the burly man. Starting from the name, age, to the crimes he has committed.
Behind his pretentious attitude, hidden a lot of crimes that he had committed.
Such as rape, murder, and torture. All of his victims were women, he was infatuated with what he called women, especially if the woman was beautiful.
Highlight Xin Huang's eyes became sharp. Even though he likes to kill, he really doesn't like to make women in pain.
"You're disgusting yeah...." Xin Huang picked up the brush on the table that was in front of him.
The burly man only smiled, he looked unconcerned by Xin Huang. "Well...."
"Nothing is funny shit," Xin Huang wrote down such horrible words on the blank paper.
All of those words were inscribed with the punishment the burly man would undergo. The burly man looked trembling as he looked at Xin Huang's writing.
"Can't you ease my punishment a little? I haven't done that in 5 years. I've learned a lot about how to appreciate women."
"Shut your mouth, motherfucker," Xin Huang signed the paper. And the burly man suddenly disappeared from there.
You're failing. The punishment you give is too much for someone who has repented for 5 years.
"Huh? Failed it? Have you ever thought about how the women he killed felt?"
I'm thinking. But now you are justice. If you want to punish, punish according to the actions of the perpetrator.
You are the future ruler of the world. Not a hero of misfortune. So think first, before you do anything.
Xin Huang bowed down, she felt like a hypocrite. Whereas compared to that burly man, the victims he killed were far more than him.
"All right...."
***
Two months passed, Xin Huang had started to get along with the boy who claimed to be his sister.
His name was DaiDai, a boy who had a super handsome face. His eyes were red, and his hair was short black.
All of his body accessories were exactly the same as Xin Huang's body accessories. So Xin Huang thought that the boy was his real sister.
"Sister, when will your work be completed? Don't you want to play with me?" Tanya DaiDai who was playing with her chariot toys.
Xin Huang sighed, she did not know when her sister would shut up and stop talking. "Aren't you tired of talking for two whole months?"
"If you talk to your sister, I won't be tired forever. You are the most beautiful, you always give me the energy to keep talking. So don't go brother, and let's play with me."
Xin Huang shook his head, because an old woman came into his room, carrying a piece of paper in his hand.
"H-Hello...." He said with a trembling tone. He seemed unable to stand for long. So Xin Huang allowed the woman to sit in front of him.
"Hello madam, please give me the paper," Xin Huang said as polite as possible to the grandmother.
He has interacted with many people. Various traits, gender, up to all ages.
So that he can think more, and know how to behave to strangers.
Xin Huang received the paper with her right hand, then she read through all the papers that were on paper.
"Madam, you have a very good heart. Your life is filled with so much goodness. Your smile is remembered by many, you are truly a positive example of life. But my question is, why don't you get married?"
The woman chuckled, "Hoho... You're not married either, do you really not know why?"
Xin Huang sighed, "I have my own reasons for not getting married. But in another universe, I'm married."
"Yes, same as you. I also have my own reasons for not getting married."
Nodding his head, Xin Huang signed the paper. "Alright madam, enjoy all your time in heaven. And feel the pleasure of ***."
"You too...." The grandmother's form faded, then disappeared from its place.
Good, you're getting close to the end of the first test. You are the best.
Xin Huang smiled and nodded. "Thank you teacher."
***
Three weeks passed quickly. In his free time, Xin Huang always took the time to play with DaiDai, after all, it was not good to let small children play alone.
"Sister, you seem to have forgotten your memory?"
"Yes, you could say that."
"But even if you say memory, you're still good to me, even if you want to make me a dress. I wonder what your heart is made of?"
DaiDai's words slightly pierced Xin Huang's heart. She finally understood why she was being turned into a female at this moment. "Ah, yes...."
"Haha, but no matter if you lose your memory or not, you're still pretty as usual."
A man came into the room. And just like before, the man also carried a paper in his grasp.
His face looked gloomy and filled with nothingness. Without further ado, the man gave the paper to Xin Huang.
Xin Huang accepted and read it. He was so shocked at what sin the man had committed. "Killing your own child? What's your reason for doing that?"
He didn't answer. However his eyes looked radiant upon seeing Xin Huang. "Ah... Uh... Uh.... I'm sorry, I'm sorry...." Tears kept pouring down the man's cheeks.
DaiDai was speechless with a dark face as he looked at the man before him.
"What's up, sir?" Xin Huang looked worried about the man's condition.
"I'm sorry...." Can't help it anymore, the man was crying so hard. He looks like a newborn baby.
"Please tell me what your problem is, don't freak me out like this."
The man nodded, and began to tell him about his past. "I was an ordinary man living in a small village in the suburbs. I have two very handsome and beautiful children,"
"The older sister is Xia Mei, and the youngest sister is Xia Dai. One day while I was at work, I had a bad feeling going on in my house. I immediately went home and ran to my house,"
"And you know what's going on in there? My daughter Xia Mei was killed by her own sister in a very sad condition. His neck was slit and his feet were cut into small pieces. His body was naked and it was seen that all his clothes had been torn apart by Xia Dai,"
"My mind became very chaotic and filled with anger. I immediately clenched my hands and beat Xia Dai to death. And when I came to, the people found me holding my son's body. They immediately accused me of killing my own two children and burning me alive,"
"And you know what makes me so sad? That's you, your face looks a lot like my daughter's. My very gentle and kind daughter. The daughter who had replaced her mother's role to take care of her father. The reason I still keep working hard at an old age is because of Xia Mei. I want to see my daughter marry a well-established, kind-hearted man,"
"I.... I just want to see my daughter happy... But everything was destroyed when Xia Dai killed her own brother. I don't know what the reason he did that is, I really don't know the reason he did that cruel thing. If I have a second chance, I would love to kill Xia Dai once again."
Hearing the man's story before him, Xin Huang understood why the man was crying hysterically when he saw him. "I understand sir. For your sake, I'll give you a little leniency in your punishment."
The man smiled warmly, "No little girl, no matter how much of a reason I give, killing your own child is unjustified. So let me serve my true punishment."
"But...."
"No son, thank you very much for your kindness."
"All right..." Xin Huang wrote down the punishments that the man would undergo. Without being reduced, or overstated.
After writing, the man's body began to fade, and disappeared as usual.
That's the 49999 perpetrator, there's only one more person left before you finish your test.
Xin Huang nodded. His face looked lethargic and tired with all these stories.
A few days Xin Huang waited for the final culprit to come. But the perpetrator did not come as long as Xin Huang waited.
That made Xin Huang super annoyed, and wanted to slam the table in front of her.
"Sister."
Xin Huang looked at DaiDai who had just called out to him. "What?"
"You're waiting for the last guest?"
"Yes, I've been waiting for a few days, but he's not coming around either."
DaiDai fell silent, then tightly grumbled Xin Huang's hand. "Why should you wait for him when he is next to you?"
"Hm?" Xin Huang frowned, she did not understand what DaiDai said.
"I was the first guest. But since you don't know anything, I'm the last guest."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am Xia Dai, the younger brother who had killed his own brother. And the brother I killed was you, Xia Mei."
Xin Huang subconsciously opened her mouth, she was unable to contain her shock. "H-uh? You're lying, aren't you? What's a kid as good as you killing his own brother?"
"Because of an obsession. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Your parasites, your character, to your very beautiful and gentle treatment make me fall in love with you. On the day of your murder, I expressed my feelings for you, and you lightly rejected my feelings. I thought you were a good woman, but it turns out you have a bad side too. I got pissed, slit your throat, and raped your body. Your hands I cut into small pieces to satisfy my desires. When I was about to climax, my father came and beat me to death. And he was exposed to his own karma, he was burned alive until his skin peeled off and died full of pain. Well brother, after I tell you all about it, what are you gonna do to me?"
Xin Huang's face froze, her eyes widened with her mouth also wide open. He could not believe the cruel deeds Xia Dai had done.
"You-you... Evil."
Xia Dai closed his eyes. He took a brush and wrote down the words on the paper. All of those words were inscribed with what punishment he would feel.
Hanged, slashed, skinned alive, burned, drowned, poisoned, dismembered, gouged, boiled, squeezed, baked and crushed.
He wrote it all with a calm heart. "This is a punishment I deserve. So goodbye brother."
Xia Dai signed the paper, and his body disappeared from there.
Leaving Xin Huang who was still gawking in disbelief. "A-What? Why does my heart hurt so much? It's not me, I've never been this soft. I have a very strong heart, left by my parents alone I did not cry. But why do I feel like I want to cry?"
You have to hold him. Being the ruler of that world is indeed very painful. And you'll continue to feel that pain as long as you're in this place.
If you don't want to feel that pain, then you can be a weapon.
Oh yeah, congratulations, you passed the first test.
Somehow Xin Huang couldn't smile happily. Her heart still felt throbbing after losing her best friend, Xia Dai.
He just wanted to die, rather than feel the pain. "Ah... You're a bad teacher, you're a very bad one."
I'm sorry, kid, but you can't keep gradually feeling it. You must become more neutral, and not side with either of the two options.
You have to rely more on logic and rules than on useless feelings of empathy.
"As far as you."
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