Upon hearing that Mo Yunhan was injured...

Ye Qi rushed in recklessly, sword in hand.

"My lord, you..."

Jiang Qingwan snapped out of her daze and quickly pushed away the man who was holding her so tightly that he was becoming increasingly inappropriate.

Mo Yunhan grunted, his sharp eyes coldly fixed on Ye Qi.

Ye Qi felt a chill run down his neck.

He quickly lowered his head and turned around. Qinghui, who was following behind him, had already tactfully stood outside the door.

"Come in, everyone."

Jiang Qingwan sat in front of the coffee table, seemingly casually fiddling with the teacups.

The blush on her ears betrayed her unease.

However, there was no displeasure in his tone.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But she still didn't dare to look at her own prince, and instead bowed obsequiously to Jiang Qingwan.

"Madam, is the Lord's injury alright?"

"He won't die."

Jiang Qingwan's three words, spoken softly, sent a chill down Qi's spine.

Oh no, I'm still angry.

Jiang Qingwan opened one of the tea boxes, smelled the aroma of the tea inside, and was finally satisfied.

He put the tea into the teapot while speaking with a faint smile.

"I have a friend who has gone missing in the Ghost Market. I would like to trouble you, Lord Ghost King, to take both of them to search for him. You must find him!"

That last sentence was pure threat.

The Ghost King almost ground his teeth to powder, but still bowed slightly.

"As long as the person is alive, we will definitely find them."

Yoru and Aoho exchanged a glance, completely clueless as to what had happened.

How did the owner of this ghost market become like this?

However, Luo Jiu's fate was still unknown, so the two of them did not dare to delay.

They quickly followed the Ghost King.

at the same time,

In the desolate woods not far from another exit of the ghost market.

Bai Shuo was thrown roughly to the ground.

Already covered in wounds, the shards of rock on the ground caused even more pain.

He chuckled.

"Senior brother, so you're still alive."

The man in the black cloak slowly turned around and took off his hat, revealing a somewhat aged face in the moonlight.

The hair at his temples had already been dyed white.

The other person also took off their hat.

It was Mu Zhen.

Her face still bore the bloodstains from being whipped by the Immortal Binding Rope, making her not particularly pretty to begin with. Now, she looked even more ruthless and greedy, her eyes fixed on the red gleaming on Bai Shuo's chest.

"Master, he's probably not going to make it. Should we take action?"

The man also stared at Bai Shuo's chest, then suddenly turned one hand into a claw and reached out to grab the ball of red light.

The finger pierced into flesh, but was suddenly bounced back.

He tried again, but still to no avail.

Bai Shuo's chest was already torn open by Jiang Qingwan's talisman, and blood was gushing out. Now it was an even more gruesome sight.

You could even see his heart beating through the wound.

Despite the horrific scene, he laughed even more maniacally.

"Senior brother, try a few more times. Don't abandon me like you did back then."

The man's face turned unusually grim when he mentioned those days.

"We are both traitors, what right do you have to judge me?"

Bai Shuo laughed even louder, his blood-red eyes fixed on him.

"Bai Shu, back then, you and I were sent on a mission to the Great Zhou by our master, in order to find out where the Great Zhou's dragon vein was located. If it weren't for Murong Yanyan, perhaps we would have succeeded back then, and the Great Zhou would have been destroyed in that great battle."

"Don't think I don't know. Back then, you were greedy for the treasure on Murong Yanyan's body and tricked me into joining forces to kill her. Unfortunately, in the end, the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou benefited. Our mission failed, which instead caused the Great Zhou to attack the Great Sui. You were afraid of being punished by your master, so you tricked me into setting up a scheme with you to steal your master's treasure and escape from the world."

"Master discovered this and was furious. You fled with your disciples and grand-disciples, leaving me alone to be trapped in hell and devoured by ten thousand snakes. We were cursed by Master and should have been annihilated, but I was not destined to die. I unintentionally merged with Master's magic weapon. Bai Shu, you never expected that what you wanted most would become my immortal artifact."

He slowly removed his mask.

With trembling hands, he removed the talisman covering his face, revealing a handsome and refined face.

"Bai Shu, Master's treasure can not only keep me alive, but also keep me looking young forever. Look at how old you look now, you are really too ugly."

He had barely finished speaking when his neck was gripped tightly.

Bai Shuqi's forehead veins bulged out.

Do you really think I have no other choice?

Bai Shuo didn't even struggle.

“You’ve coveted this artifact for a long time and you know its power very well. With your skills, you can’t take it away. Even if you cut me to pieces, you still won’t be able to use it.”

Seeing Bai Shuo's exasperated expression, he burst into laughter again.

He hadn't felt this good in a very, very long time.

Bai Shu really had no other choice, and reluctantly let go of him.

"Muzhen, take him back to the main altar and imprison him in the Forgotten River Water Prison. I will soon find a way to retrieve the magic artifact. At that time, your cultivation levels will all improve rapidly."

Mujin immediately knelt on the ground.

"Yes, Master!"

...

The Ghost King was very efficient in carrying out his duties.

When Jiang Qingwan was brewing the second type of tea, there was a commotion outside.

Mo Yunhan, who was resting with his eyes half-closed against the bed, also sat up.

Luo Jiu's furious voice came from outside the door.

"You ungrateful bastard, you still won't admit your mistake even now, and you've even imprisoned me and forced me to make you traps and hidden weapons. Weren't you so arrogant? Didn't you say you didn't need the Luo family's abilities? Then make them yourself!"

Pushing and shoving, the group entered the room.

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