After eating and drinking their fill and watching the excitement, the four prepared to leave the entertainment building.
Just as Chu Yu stepped out of the private room, Consort Liu's maid, Xiao Cui, approached with a black box and respectfully said to Chu Yu, "Miss Chu, this is a gift from Consort Liu. She said it's compensation for the fright you suffered tonight."
Chu Yu was somewhat surprised; Consort Liu was being far too polite.
She was about to refuse when Xiao Cui forcefully shoved the box into her hand and hurriedly left.
Chu Yu: "..."
Jiang Huai'an exclaimed, "This Consort Liu is such a kind person; she even specially sent a gift to calm your nerves."
Chu Yu opened the box, inside was a pearl necklace. The pearls were very large, probably South China Sea pearls used as tribute in ancient times.
She roughly counted them and found there were 99 pearls. One pearl was already expensive, but there were 99 of them. Consort Liu was truly wealthy and powerful.
Jiang Huai'an's eyes lit up: "Wow, what a big pearl! It looks very valuable."
Chu Yu calmly explained, "These are ancient South China Sea pearls. If you take them to an antique shop, one can sell for hundreds of thousands."
Jiang Huai'an clicked his tongue in amazement: "Wow, there are still dozens of them in this string! Junior sister, you've made a killing! No wonder so many metaphysicians are competing to be deliverymen in the underworld. This is too much money to be made; it's an extremely profitable industry."
At that moment, his desire to apply for a delivery job in the underworld became even stronger.
Song Ze couldn't help but cast an envious glance at Chu Yu. Although he earned tens of millions a year, he couldn't compare to Chu Yu.
It's a pity he doesn't know any mystical arts and isn't qualified to apply for the job, otherwise he would have competed for it too.
Fu Yunche remained calm. Chu Yu did earn a lot, but she was capable and deserved it.
Chu Yu glanced at them and quickly explained, "Not every deliveryman in the underworld can make a lot of money; it depends on individual skills."
Jiang Huai'an thought of Lingxiao Daoist. He had worked for him for a while, but didn't earn much.
"You're right!"
...
The night was deep, and a gentle breeze was blowing.
Rakshasa Ghost King stood on the highest pavilion of Ghost King Palace, gazing in the direction of the exit of Youdu City, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
At this moment, a guard stepped forward and respectfully reported: "Your Majesty, Chu Yu and his party have already left Youdu City."
The Rakshasa Demon King nodded slightly: "Understood, you may leave."
The guard had just left when Consort Liu arrived.
Consort Liu bowed respectfully to the Rakshasa Demon King and reported, "Your Majesty, I have delivered the gift to Chu Yu as you instructed."
Before Chu Yu left, the gift Xiao Cui gave him was not from Consort Liu, but rather an apology gift sent by the Rakshasa Ghost King through her.
"That's good."
The Rakshasa Demon King replied, gazing meaningfully into the distance, and sighed, "After all these years of wandering, he has finally returned."
Consort Liu was curious when she heard this. The king was talking about him. Who was he?
He probably wasn't referring to Chu Yu.
It is said that when the Ghost King first arrived at the Pleasure Pavilion, one of the people brought by Chu Yu did not bow to him. Normally, failing to bow in public would be punished, but this time, the Ghost King not only did not blame them, but after they entered the Pleasure Pavilion, he also specially ordered that they be arranged to stay in the top-class private room and treated them well.
Later, Chu Yu was wronged by Consort Yu, and the Ghost King, in a fit of anger, banished her to the Cold Palace, probably because of the friend behind Chu Yu.
Who exactly is that person, and why does the esteemed Ghost King feel such awe for him?
Although she was curious, Consort Liu did not ask, as this was not something she could inquire about.
Seeing that it was windy up high up, she worried that the Ghost King would catch a cold, so she took out a cloak from her storage bag, walked up to him, and said with concern, "Your Highness, it's windy here. Please put this cloak on and it will keep you warm."
Seeing her concern for him, the Rakshasa Demon King's gaze softened: "Alright. Help me put this on."
Consort Liu thoughtfully helped him put on his cloak.
The Rakshasa Demon King liked her understanding, gentleness, and thoughtfulness very much.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, asking softly, "You did a great job in the beauty pageant tonight. What kind of reward would you like?"
Consort Liu smiled gently and said modestly, "There are already prizes in the competition, so I don't need any extra rewards. I just want to spend more time with Your Highness."
Rakshasa Demon King naturally granted her wish: "I happen to have some free time recently, so I'll spend more time with you."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Consort Liu smiled happily.
Consort Liu was brought to Youdu City by the Rakshasa Ghost King 500 years ago.
At that time, she was a down-on-her-luck daughter of an official family. Her stepmother forced her to marry a man in his sixties as a concubine. She was unwilling and ran away in the middle of the night. She was chased by people sent by her stepmother, but she was saved by a ghost king who was traveling in the human world.
The Ghost King fell in love with her at first sight and took her back to his palace to be his concubine.
In order to ensure that she could stay by his side for a long time, the Ghost King gave her an elixir of immortality.
Although the Ghost King was a womanizer with more than a dozen concubines in his harem, he doted on her, allowing her to live in a magnificent palace, bestowing upon her countless gold and silver treasures, and filling the palace with a large number of servants.
Consort Liu was quite clear-headed, knowing that even the emperors of the mortal world had three palaces and six courtyards with countless concubines, so it was impossible for the Ghost King to love only her.
Therefore, she rarely got jealous; as long as she was doing well, she didn't mind if the Ghost King had multiple women.
Consort Yu was different. She dreamed of being with the Ghost King for life. Whenever a concubine was favored, she would be jealous of her and try her best to suppress her.
Because Consort Liu was favored by the emperor for a long time, she was often targeted by Consort Yu. Consort Liu was not one to be trifled with either, and the two quickly became mortal enemies.
Thinking that Consort Yu had gotten herself into the Cold Palace tonight, Consort Liu felt a cold sneer.
As a concubine of the Ghost King, she actually dared to dream of winning his one true love. She has lived for thousands of years and is still so foolish. How ridiculous!
Meanwhile, a hundred miles away from Youdu City, beneath a snow-capped mountain, lies a mysterious man in a black robe with a cold and aloof expression, frozen in ice.
The man had been sealed away for many years and had been sleeping ever since.
Suddenly, he sensed something while he was sleeping and slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes were deep blue, gleaming with a dark, eerie light.
He looked up at the seal above, a chilling glint in his eyes.
"I can sense his presence. Has he returned? Good. It's time for him to repay what he owed me back then."
The moment the chilling voice rang out, the ice above him cracked rapidly and exploded with a bang.
He transformed into a wisp of black smoke, flew out of the crack, and headed towards the entrance to the human world.
...
In the human world, in the capital city.
After returning from Youdu City, Jiang Huai'an and Song Ze did not go home because it was too late; they both stayed at Yufu Garden.
Chu Yu slept until 7 a.m. When she woke up, she picked up her phone and saw that it was Saturday and she didn't have to go to school.
She was thinking about what to do this weekend since she had nothing to do when her phone suddenly rang.
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