Seeing that the female ghost still didn't want to believe it, Gu Zhisang asked:
"Do you know the name of the family you are marrying in the afterlife?"
After a moment of silence, the female ghost nodded.
When the rooster was used as a proxy for "worshipping", the object it was "marrying" - the portrait of the village chief's deceased son, and a wooden plaque with his name and date of birth, were all held in the arms of the deceased's cousin.
The Xiao girl, who was floating in the air at the time and looking at all the absurd things happening below with full of resentment, engraved the above information firmly in her heart.
It revealed the information of the person to be married to the dead, and also reported the name of the chief of Tianyun Village.
Gu Zhisang used the "Soul-Catching Book" and found that the corresponding souls did not return to the underworld.
If her guess was correct, the souls of the dead villagers in Tianyun Village were swallowed up silently and would never come back!
The evidence was right before her eyes, and the Xiao girl had no choice but to believe it.
Its emaciated soul was trembling with anxiety due to the violent fluctuations of emotions, and its eyes gradually became bloodshot.
After all the truth and the darkness hidden behind it surfaced, the truth made all the ghosts sigh and be shocked.
If everything that happened to the Xiao family girl was caused by the black fog;
Its act of slaughtering the villagers, in turn, created hundreds of dead souls for the black fog. Isn't this tantamount to working for its enemies, and also bringing with it a lot of bad karma that will soon bring it punishment from heaven!
Among the ghosts, there were some who felt sympathy for her plight, or some who believed that the Xiao family girl's twisted mentality was also the result of the murder by the black fog and that this was excusable, and they all spoke up to plead for her.
But Gu Zhisang never lowered his elbow holding the wooden sword, and his whole body was filled with an energy that could not be ignored:
"I don't deny that your experience deserves sympathy, but the sin you committed is too serious."
“The tomb robbers and buyers who resell human beings are guilty, but you slaughtered innocent villagers and imprisoned and devoured foreign mystics. Who should they complain to about their grievances?
These sins are equally inexcusable, and you must pay the price."
Gu Zhisang paused for a moment and said solemnly:
"Follow me to the underworld and confess your crimes. That's your only chance of survival!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the blade of the wooden sword she was holding flashed, as if covered with a layer of rune golden light.
The Xiao family girl looked crazy upon hearing this, and the ghostly aura around her surged:
"What does it matter if I have sinned so deeply? It's worth it as long as I can see those beasts get their retribution with my own eyes! I have been victimized to such an extent and suffered so much, even if I go to hell, I will drag them down with me!"
"If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
For the resentful female ghost, in order to break the barrier and seek revenge on the vicious relatives of the Xiao family, she has paid too much price and used all means under the drive and stimulation of the black fog.
For example, abandoning conscience, bottom line, etc.
"Killing the Xiao family" has become the only obsession in its heart.
If it gives up on even this matter, then all the suffering it has endured, the people it has killed, and the sins it has committed before will become a meaningless joke.
It thought Gu Zhisang was going to try to persuade it, so it flashed and pounced directly towards the lacquered red sedan not far away. Its five claws were as sharp as hooks, and it wanted to seal Yan Cheng's throat and take his soul away.
Gu Zhisang, who was well prepared, raised his sword and rushed forward, blocking the Xiao family girl's surprise attack. Without caring whether Yan Cheng in the sedan would be injured or uncomfortable, he kicked the protruding wooden beam of the red-top sedan and kicked the sedan several meters away.
Because she carries the orthodox Taoist righteousness, she is a natural enemy to the ghosts in the underworld, and they can easily be hurt if they get close to her.
The Xiao family girl, who had completely lost her mind, was a big ghost with deep resentment. Any soul she touched would be torn to pieces.
In order to avoid being affected, the ghosts who were watching the show around them retreated a hundred meters away early.
The ghost with the underworld-branded mobile phone took it out, took excited photos, and posted them on the underworld version of Big Eyed Boy.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention and heated discussion of the entire underworld network.
Half of the ghosts care about what Yan Cheng looks like and are trying to uncover his identity.
The other half of the ghosts are placing bets.
The number of votes betting on Gu Zhisang to win rose rapidly. In just a few minutes, it went from millions to tens of millions, and it was still soaring.
The Xiao family girl has a clear goal.
It knew that Yan Cheng was a mortal without any spiritual practice or ability, which would inevitably become a weakness;
So it thought that as long as it took action against Yan Cheng, Gu Zhisang would be restricted in every way.
At the same time, Yan Cheng's physique gathered evil spirits. As long as he could devour them, his own power would skyrocket, and he would be able to fight even if a real evil spirit came.
Based on the limit of what the Xiao family girl could imagine, she felt that no matter how powerful Gu Zhisang was, he was just a young man and could not be stronger than the God of the Underworld.
As long as it swallows Yan Cheng first, it can easily defeat Gu Zhisang.
Gu Zhisang, who saw through its plan at a glance, sneered coldly, the golden ring in his eyes remained unchanged, and his momentum rose.
When the spirit of the Xiao family girl was less than one meter away from the lacquered red sedan chair, the curtain of the red sedan chair was blown back by the cold and sharp yin energy, revealing the handsome Yan Cheng inside.
Although the young man looked a little pale due to the loss of strength, his face showed no fear or timidity;
Even though he was suddenly faced with the distorted expression of a ghost and attacked by a sinister force that chilled his spine, he did not lose his composure and did not even show any sign of pain.
Yan Cheng suddenly raised his hand and threw out a bunch of ignited Samadhi True Fire Talismans from his palm. The flames devoured the yellow talisman paper and rushed straight to the face of the Xiao family girl who was nearby.
Before I even touched its soul, it already felt a burning and tight sensation.
This is obviously not a talisman of ordinary quality!
The shocked girl from the Xiao family didn't expect that this young human man who had no ability to protect himself, had been hungry for two or three days and was dragged into the underworld surrounded by ghosts, but he was not scared yet and still had some tricks to deal with her.
But it had a grim smile on its face and didn't take Yan Cheng's "little trick" seriously.
If it was for ordinary vengeful ghosts or evil spirits, Yan Cheng's extremely pure Samadhi True Fire Talisman could indeed burn them to pieces, leaving nothing behind.
But for it, which is already half a step away from becoming a ghost king, this is not considered a powerful move.
The Xiao family girl waved her sharp claws and directly brushed away the Samadhi True Fire that was rushing towards the door above, extinguishing it.
The true fire of positive yang can burn away filth and remove evil spirits, and it is the natural nemesis of evil spirits.
Even it, the soul of the hand that grasped the extinguishing true fire was burned to the point of blurring the soul, accompanied by a sizzling sound, a large amount of gray-black rotten and foul air evaporated upwards.
Just as the sarcastic words were about to come out of her mouth, the feeling of stagnation and confinement in the palm of her hand made the girl's face change.
It suddenly lowered its head and saw a white cylindrical object tightly attached to the palm of the soul that was twisted by the true fire.
This is human bone cutting.
It still had a slight residual warmth, obviously having been taken off a warm human body not long ago.
Once it stuck to his soul, it suppressed most of the negative energy in his body!
The Xiao family girl reacted very quickly.
It gathered strength and struggled to break free from the shackles of the 'Jade Finger Bone', threw it behind it, and stared at Yan Cheng with a fierce look on its face.
Just as it raised its eyes, its body paused.
The young man in the red sedan had a face as white as jade, a red robe as bright as fire, and a pair of eyes as black as ink, emitting a murderous aura, like two bottomless whirlpools.
He had a ghostly aura all over him, and at first glance he looked even more like a demon than himself!
But what made the Xiao girl even more shocked and panicked was that she discovered that some of the evil power in her body was flowing towards Yan Cheng!
This was the first time it encountered such a weird thing and such a mortal. It didn't dare to stop and rushed towards Yan Cheng's neck fiercely, regardless of the loss of murderous aura.
When it was still half an arm's length away, the peach wood sword with a bright golden light came down from above behind him, breaking through the wind.
At the moment when her soul was chopped off by the Taoist power, the girl from the Xiao family still looked confused.
It never thought that the ridiculous and clumsy wooden sword, which seemed to have a blunt blade, could actually cut it down with one sword after being attached with Gu Zhisang's soul power.
From the time its body exploded and attacked Yan Cheng to the time its soul was broken into two, only three or two seconds had passed.
In the blink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, everything changed.
It was as if the two men had predicted its movements and practiced how to respond, without any hesitation, leaving it no time to react.
In fact, Gu Zhisang didn’t even think about stopping it from pouncing on Yan Cheng.
From the beginning to the end, the direction in which her sword was pointed was always the daughter of the Xiao family.
If the daughter of the Xiao family is brought to justice, she will take her to the Palace of Yama, and the underworld will judge her rights and wrongs.
But this ghost had lost all reason and turned into a violent perpetrator after suffering so much.
It is now unwilling to let go of Yan Cheng and the other masters it has captured. When it really becomes a powerful ghost with profound Taoism and breaks through the barrier to go to the outside world of the living, how can it keep its promise to only kill the Xiao family members without touching any grass or trees in the world of the living?
By then, it has already tasted what it is like to stir up trouble in the human world and wantonly control the lives of weak humans. How could it obediently return to the underworld and endure the pain of sin and punishment?
The moment the daughter of the Xiao family refused to submit to the law, Gu Zhisang transformed the Taoist power attached to the wooden sword into the 'Ghost Killing Curse'.
But she was somewhat surprised by Yan Cheng's actions and courage.
When the sword was retracted, Gu Zhisang glanced at the slightly embarrassed young man in the sedan with a look of satisfaction.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Yan Cheng shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't because he was still in shock, but he was glad that he did not hold Gu Zhisang back and did not become a person who restricted Gu Zhisang in every way.
The Samadhi True Fire Talisman that burned the daughter of the Xiao family was originally given to him by Gu Zhisang when he encountered the "Red and White Collision Evil" at the entrance of Tianyun Village.
是为了以防万一——比如出了某些意外让顾之桑被绊住了脚、没能及时找到他，给他防身驱鬼用的。
晏承在途中也尝试过逃脱。
但这漆红小轿就像一顶硬邦邦的铁箱，无论他如何撞击都无动于衷。
外头飘着的‘喜丧之鬼’还窃窃讥笑着，让他别再白费力气。
他刚被抬到地府没多久，顾之桑便赶来了。
晏承在轿中听到了她同肖家女的交谈对峙，那时他便将颈上挂着的‘玉指骨’取了下来，包裹在了三昧真火符中，一直握在手中。
在听到肖家女的声音陡然尖利，他便开始念着顾之桑教给他的、用来驱动三昧真火符的咒语。
晏承本以为自己没有修道的天赋，谁承想一遍就成功。
三昧真火‘嗤’的一声引燃后，一股刺目的冷煞便把轿帘吹开；
看到肖家女狰狞充血的眼瞳，他便将手中的火符迎面丢去。
符箓中的‘玉指骨’定住肖家女的瞬息，他是做好了吸收女鬼阴煞的准备。
晏承抬眼：“多亏了你…”
话没说完，阴惨笑声打断了他的声音。
由于肖家女怨气凝结深重，被斩成两段之后，两截魂魄散得很慢，它又自行放弃了一截，如今上身的魂体断口已缓缓凝固。
它冷笑着盯着顾之桑：“你竟一点都没想过要为这个男人化煞挡招，看来你也并没有多在乎他的死活！”
顿了片刻，肖家女说：
“栽在你手上我认，但你这种冷心冷肺、连同情怜悯都没有的人，也不会拥有真情的。”
临到要魂飞魄散，它还不忘挑拨顾之桑关系。
对此顾之桑也并不在意，它说得也的确是实情。
她本身就对晏承没多少情谊，是冲着故人之谊对他多了几分照拂。
但若这份照拂同她的目标相冲，她还是会优先于自己的道义。
比如刚才，她并没有十成十的把握能保晏承全身而退。
对方毕竟是肉/体凡胎比较脆弱，被强烈的阴煞冲撞很可能会受伤不轻。
她若是为保全晏承就要转变剑势，以破招为主，那自然会在对战中处于被动地位，容易陷入圈套被反攻。
顾之桑不会让自己处于被动，所以从始至终她的目标都是：
一击斩杀。
肖家女死了，对人世间的威胁、以及晏承的险境，也会完全消失。
就算晏承受了伤，她也有信心能让对方完全恢复。
稍一权衡，她便冷静而坚定地选择就地绞杀邪祟，对肖家女消失前的言语攻击也毫不在意。
顾之桑走到半截魂魄的女鬼身前，神色如常：
“我心向大道，坚定如磐石。”
区区言语还撼动不了她的心性。
“你罪孽无可辩解，但我保证，卖了你的肖家人会遭报应的。
希望你闭眼之前，也能为自己犯下的深重孽力、为那些死去的无辜村民有悔过和歉意。”
说完，不等愣神中肖家女有所反应或求饶，顾之桑干脆提剑，一剑削去魂魄的头颈，给了它一个干脆。
当点点溃散的魂力消散在地府中时，顾之桑抬头望了望头顶开始有变化的阴阳入口。
造成‘倒吊地府’存在的大凶之物肖家女魂飞魄散，支撑着这个天然阴阵的阵眼也就消失了。
阴阳即将归位，两地相通的入口也即将闭合。
顾之桑踏出一步。
一抹浅金色的虚影在她的躯壳上浮现，比她的肉/身大了一圈。
这是她的魂魄。
五官容貌分明一样，可就是比同躯壳相融合时的感觉，差了一大截。
魂魄离体能让她‘地仙’级的魂力完全铺开，随着她有意让魂力在四周扩散，周围成千上万的阴魂都感受到了这股强大的压迫力。
顾之桑离体的魂魄睁开双眸，带着特殊道法力量的声音扩到极远之外：
“还滞留在阳间的阴间客速速回归地府，我已在天云村外布下了杀鬼大阵，一旦阴阳通道完全闭合，就会开启杀阵。”
“届时还藏身于村中、或心怀鬼胎者，杀阵无眼，格杀勿论。”
这声音传到了每一个阴魂的耳中。
大多数阴魂察觉到了其中的力量和威胁，都乖乖沿着通道口回了地府；
仍有零星对自己实力自负、或是以为顾之桑在诈鬼的依然头铁，就藏在村子角落。
待通道口彻底闭合后，过了半分钟也没有任何动静，这些阴魂便心中讽笑，朝着没了结界的村外飘去。
刚飘到村路上，它们的魂魄就像被风吹散的烟。
连响都没发出一下，就直接被巨大的阵法力量绞成了碎末。
地府的阴魂们亲眼看着肖家女一任新晋鬼王，就这么被顾之桑连斩三段，原本许多阴魂心中对虚拟形象的喜爱，都在亲身感受到顾之桑的实力后，转变为了崇拜和惧意。
重新身魂融合的顾之桑身上，还有未曾散去的压迫感。
她看向周围阴魂时，一片阴魂都怯生生道：
“桑桑我们没吃人。”
“一听到你让回来，我就直接回地府了，很听话很守规矩的！”
顾之桑：？
“没扰阳间秩序、不害人，我不会把你们怎么样。”
她又不是什么杀鬼魔头，倒也不用这么害怕。
“刚刚那个厉鬼掳走的玄门中人呢？应该被它藏在了地府吧。”
虽是问声，但顾之桑笃定那些失踪的人就在地府。
众鬼面面相觑，最终还是其中一个飘了出来：
“使者大人，它确实在地狱入口藏了一些阳间的术士，只是那些人的状态不是很好……”
顾之桑：“带路吧。”
这时，跟在她身后久久没有出声的晏承忽然喊了她一句：“桑桑。”
“嗯？”
顾之桑扭头去看，发现晏承的神情有些严肃。
“它说的不对。”
在顾之桑神情微愣，有些没听懂时，晏承缓声道：
“你虽面上不显，但从不对陷入困境的人漠视，明明是个再好不过的人。”
“你本没有义务来救我和其他人，但你还是来了，也救了很多人，有很多人真心实意地感激你、喜欢你，你会拥有很多真情和真心。”
“桑桑你也会得道的，你会得偿所愿。”
顾之桑微微挑眉，没有想到晏承如此郑重说出的，是这些话。
她看着青年说完后，逐渐局促的神情，莞尔一笑：
“当然。”
现在她对晏承这个人的感官，又稍稍增加了一些。
——
到达了‘焱小地狱’的入口附近，顾之桑看到了那些失踪的玄门之人、以及灵组小分队的队友。
这哪里是状况有些不好，而是非常不好。
甚至有些诡异恐怖……
只见那一个个玄门术士都像被宰杀的猪似的，被紧紧捆住、头朝下倒着被悬挂在地狱的入口处。
来来往往的阴魂都能凑上去踢他们一脚，或是吸两口人气儿。
因为每个人的脸色，都因为倒挂充血、以及‘生气’外泄太多，涨得紫红中带着青色。
最为诡奇的是，他们每个人的腹部都鼓起一大团，像怀胎七月的孕妇那样；
有的人鼓起的肚子还在蠕动。
因着这团东西的存在，道行浅能力弱些的人——尤其是灵组分队的人，脸上都蒙上了一层死气，是将死之相。
反而是道行深的玄门人，特别是其中胡子最白、脸色最难看的老头，依旧面色红润。
看到顾之桑的倒影缓步而来，视线都有些模糊的灵组组员不由瞪大了眼睛，嘴里发出激动而悲戚的呜呜咽咽：
“顾大佬！顾大佬你终于来救我们了呜呜……”
“是顾指导！！”
顾之桑还没说话，她身后浩浩****的鬼众便飘了上去：
'快，赶紧把顾使者的朋友们放下来！’
'动作轻一点，不要弄伤人家。’
顾之桑：……
她倒也没阻挠这些热心鬼众：“稍等，等我确定一下人。”
说着她就掏出了手机，打开了小程序，将灵组小分队的人选的照片都找了出来，说道：
“麻烦这几个帮忙放下来吧，他们都是我朋友。”
鬼众：‘好嘞！’
很快，几个大腹便便的灵组队员就被小心翼翼放了下来。
看到搀扶他们的都是些阴气森森的鬼魂，一方面他们觉得顾指导实在是太牛逼了连鬼都能使唤，另一方面又怎么得不得劲。
数了两遍，还是少了两人。
鬼魂道：‘顾使者，有俩人找不见啊！’
一个哭丧着脸、肚皮凸起的组员眼眶红了，带着鼻音道：
“那两个同事，他们、他们已经去了……”
这话说出后，现场有些沉默，顾之桑的神情也冷了些：
“你们的肚子……这是怎么回事？”
就在组员张了张口，打算诉苦时，还被吊着的玄门几人实在受不了自己像被宰的猪狗一样挂着，出声打断了他。
其中一个同样肚皮高耸、脸色涨紫的中年恼怒呵道：
“你这个丫头，看不到我们吗？！就这么让长辈……有没有教养？！”
他们本矜持认为，顾之桑见到了干清门的副掌门，定然会诚惶诚恐、先把他们安放下来。
But after waiting for so long, this yellow-haired girl actually ignored them? !
The deputy head of the Qianqing Sect also looked gloomy and couldn't help but say:
"You have no respect for your elders and cannot be taught a lesson!"
Gu Zhisang paused, sneered, and asked three times:
"My elders are either in the sky or in the ground."
"Who do you think you are to be called my elders?"
"Do I know you? Are you begging me to let you go? Is this the attitude of begging?"
The middle-aged master, who was completely annoyed by her sarcastic words, cursed and even threatened:
"Are you going to help the evil spirits to fight against Xuanmen? Xuanmen will not let you go, and you will definitely be in trouble!"
Gu Zhisang chuckled: "Are you declaring war on me?"
She raised her fingertips, and a token appeared in the air, which was the "Life and Death Order".
After making it happen, while the middle-aged master was stunned, she raised her sword and drew it.
The blood splattered three feet away.
It only takes the blink of an eye to retract the sword.
Wiping the blood stains off the wooden sword, Gu Zhisang raised his eyes with a cold gaze:
"Since you've said you won't let me go, let's go to the underworld first."
The author has something to say:
① Killing the Xuanshi with a sword:
1. There is a reason. This person has evil power. We will talk about it in the next chapter. 2. He threatened first. Xuanshi’s words are powerful. After being hated, he will definitely trip him up. Sangsang just stabbed him directly (similar to: You said you wanted to kill me, so how can I give you this opportunity??)
② About the protagonist
1Xiao Yan: Good at making money, cold-faced but soft-hearted, strong-willed, and finally!!! Love-brained
2 Sangsang: Career and the great path are above everything else, including the aftermath until the end.