Gu Yu was not familiar with Bai Jing. At most, he had heard other disciples in Yun Sect talk about him a few times. His impression of Bai Jing was that he was powerful, cute, and had a good personality.
The reason why he said this was because Gu Yu heard from the ghosts nearby that Bai Jing had been staying in the hospital with a teenager for some time.
So he guessed that the reason Bai Jing didn't want to go back was because of the young man in the hospital.
Although it was a bit strange that Bai Jing would care so much about an ordinary boy, he didn't think much about it and just thought that they were very good friends.
"Ah... yes." Bai Jing paused after hearing Gu Yu's words, then nodded affirmatively, "You go back, I want to stay here."
What Gu Yu said was right, he stayed because of Xiang Yan, so Bai Jing nodded affirmatively at Gu Yu, and then let Gu Yu go back by himself, he planned to stay here.
"You..." Gu Yu looked at Bai Jing with confusion.
He came down the mountain this time to find Bai Jing. After all, the human world is in such a crisis right now, but Bai Jing doesn't look like he will change his mind...
Gu Yu didn't know what to do for a moment.
After frowning and struggling for a while, Gu Yu looked up at Bai Jing and said, "I will stay in Xuzhou for another week. If you change your mind, come and find me."
After saying that, Gu Yu handed Bai Jing a talisman, then turned and left.
After taking the talisman and watching Gu Yu leave, Bai Jing looked down at the talisman in his hand, then put it away and turned back to the ward.
Although he will definitely not go to Yun Sect, it’s okay to keep the talisman. Maybe he will need it in the future?
Turning back to the ward, Bai Jing sat down on the sofa quietly, glanced at Xiang Yan who was sleeping soundly, then turned to look at Ihara Yanzhi and others who were looking at him curiously.
[Let’s talk about it after Xiang Yan wakes up.] Bai Jing said in his heart.
Ihara Yanzhi and Yunhe nodded in understanding, then sat quietly in the ward without saying anything else.
At night, Xiang Yan woke up after a good sleep.
"Hmm..." After sitting up and stretching, Xiang Yan took the water handed to him by Ihara and took a sip. After he woke up a little, he looked at the shells beside him.
"Tell me, what happened in the past few days?" Xiang Yan narrowed his eyes and glanced at Yi Yuan and Yan Zhi.
Because of Xiang Yan's illness, Yi Yuan and Yan Zhi did not tell him what happened outside, but just asked Xiang Yan to recuperate well.
But Xiang Yan was not stupid. These past few days, Yi Yuan and Yan Zhi had been sneaking out late at night for some unknown reason. He had been suspicious for a long time, but he was just waiting to lift the hypnosis before talking to them properly.
"Uh..." Yi Yuan touched his nose and avoided Xiang Yan's gaze.
"Ahem." Yan Zhi, Yun He, Bai Jing and others on the other side also avoided Xiang Yan's slightly unhappy look.
Since they were all in the same group, Yi Yuan and the others were not surprised that Xiang Yan guessed that something had happened outside. However, they still didn't want Xiang Yan to know too much to avoid worrying him.
After all, Xiang Yan's body has not fully recovered yet and he still needs to stay in the hospital for several days for treatment.
Xiang Yan saw that they didn't say anything, so he didn't open his mouth either. He just stared at them silently.
Xiang Yan: Stare————
"...Oh, forget it, forget it. I'll tell you what I want to tell you. Isn't it enough? Stop looking at me like that!" Xiang Yan obviously didn't say anything, but Bai Jing couldn't stand his gaze. He sighed and admitted defeat.
"..." After hearing Bai Jing's words, the other people also sighed and stopped insisting. They motioned Bai Jing and Xiang Yan to tell them what had happened.
Xiang Yan blinked and looked at Bai Jing seriously.
"Well, things are a bit complicated. I'll explain slowly." Bai Jing coughed, then looked at Xiang Yan and said, "Didn't we know before that the King of Hell handed over the Gate of Hell to humans? Because it felt a bit strange, so we went to check it out."
The Gate of Hell is not a random thing. The most likely reason why the King of Hell handed it over to humans is that something happened in Hell.
Because they were a little curious, Yan Zhi and Yi Yuan went out to investigate while Xiang Yan was resting at night.
The past few days were fine, and there was nothing wrong in the human world. At most, a few little ghosts caused some minor trouble.
But starting two days ago, the human world suddenly seemed to be in chaos. Some ghosts that came from nowhere came out to cause trouble, and the place was in chaos.
In addition to the ghosts that already exist in the human world, the evil ghosts in the ghost realm also began to appear, running around everywhere, and no one knew what they wanted to do.
As a ghost catcher, Yi Yuan naturally couldn't just sit there and do nothing while the ghosts were causing trouble. He went out at night to deal with those ghost incidents.
As the King of Ghosts, Yan Zhi certainly couldn't just sit back and watch the evil ghosts escaping from the ghost realm.
Regarding the matter of the ghost realm, Zhong Mingyuan actually started contacting Yan Zhi very early on. After all, Yan Zhi had suddenly left Fengchang Ghost Realm before and had not returned for several days, which made them a little worried.
However, because Xiang Yan's condition was unstable, Yan Zhi had been ignoring Zhong Mingyuan until he discovered that an evil ghost had escaped from the ghost realm, and then he took the initiative to contact Zhong Mingyuan.
After all, Zhong Mingyuan was the previous Lord of Fengchang Domain, and his pressure on Fengchang Ghost Domain was still there, so Fengchang Ghost Domain was relatively peaceful now, but the other ghost domains were...
Let Zhong Mingyuan continue to manage the Fengchang Ghost Domain, while Yan Zhi looked after Xiang Yan while collecting relevant information.
And Yi Yuanze and Yang Wu got in touch.
Because Qi Yanluo's attitude towards him was a bit strange, Yi Yuan did not go directly to Qi Yanluo, but instead found Yang Wu, whom he was more familiar with.
From Yangwu, Ihara learned that they could not return to hell for the time being, which further confirmed Ihara and the others' speculation that something had happened in hell.
However, since Yangwu and the others don't know much, it is still up to Ihara and the others to collect the information themselves.
They went out these past few nights to collect information.
They asked all the ghosts and monsters that could be found nearby, but how did they ask? Well, I can't say, I can't say.
"In other words, the outside world is in chaos now, something seems to have happened in hell, and those ghost realms are also restless?" Xiang Yan listened to what Bai Jing and the others said, gave a brief summary and said.
"You can say that." Yi Yuan nodded, "Among the seven ghost realms, except for the Fengchang ghost realm where Yan Zhi is and the Kangling ghost realm, the other five ghost realms have taken action."
"Kangling Ghost Domain? It sounds familiar." Xiang Yan recalled, then said "oh", remembering what Kangling Ghost Domain was. "Is it the ghost domain where those ghosts I saw in the locust tree forest before are located?"
"Yes." Ihara nodded.
When he saw the two ghosts in the locust tree forest before, Ihara was wary of them for a long time. After all, they didn't look like they had good intentions.
However, they didn't take any action for a long time, so Ihara and Bai Jing almost forgot about them.
It was this incident that reminded me of the Kangling Ghost Domain.
"Kangling Ghost Realm..." Xiang Yan pondered, "Will they know something?"
This incident was quite disadvantageous for Xiang Yan and his team, because they didn't know any information. They were completely confused at the beginning, and it took them a few days to slowly collect information before they had some guesses.
However, they still didn't know what had happened. They only knew that this day... seemed to be changing.
The people in Fengchang Ghost Domain dare not take any action because of the presence of the Ghost King. Then what is the reason for Kangling Ghost Domain?
"Well... do you want to go and take a look?" Seeing Xiang Yan's expression, Yan Zhi thought for a moment and asked.
Although he didn't want to leave Xiang Yan, he was still willing to go to Kangling Ghost Realm if Xiang Yan wanted to know the situation.
Yes, he went there just because Xiang Yan wanted to know him, not because of other people or the so-called truth.
Maybe because of the shell, Yan Zhi and the others are less kind than Xiang Yan's original body, and they treat other things more rationally.
Especially the shell of the ghost king Yan Zhi...
The Ghost King is cold-blooded. The only tenderness he shows to Xiang Yan is probably his. No one else will even get his attention.
He doesn't care about the life or death of those humans. He is the King of Ghosts, not a kind-hearted person.
In fact, Ihara Baijing and the others are similar to Yan Zhi, but they are not as obvious as him.
For them, the most important thing is Xiang Yan's safety. Then, under Xiang Yan's safety is the system's mission, which is to maintain world stability. As for the rest, they have to stand aside.
He glanced at Yan Zhi. Although there was no conscious communication between them, Xiang Yan could see his thoughts at a glance.
After a moment of hesitation, Xiang Yan did not say whether he would go to Kangling Ghost Realm or not, but instead talked about something irrelevant.
[How selfish...I am.] Xiang Yan lowered his eyes slightly, his fingers tightly grasping the quilt covering his legs.
No matter how different they look, Yan Zhi and the others are all himself. They don't care about other people and only want to protect Xiang Yan. Isn't it because Xiang Yan himself is afraid of death and getting hurt, so he only cares about himself and ignores others?
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"What?"
“…”
Hearing Xiang Yan's words, Yan Zhiyi Yuan and Yun He Bai Jing were stunned and looked at Xiang Yan in surprise.
"What are you talking about?" Yan Zhi took a deep breath and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "What's there to say? Isn't that what everyone does?"
People are selfish. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are people who are so righteous that they can sacrifice themselves for others, but most people only care about themselves first. If their own safety is not guaranteed, who will care about others?
"Huh..." Yi Yuan exhaled softly, then leaned over and hugged Xiang Yan, saying softly: "Why should you care about other people? We are all you, is there anything wrong with protecting yourself?"
"But..." Being held by Yi Yuan, with his face against Yi Yuan's slightly cold body, Xiang Yan said in a daze: "I..."
Although he has not felt much warmth from his parents' love, Xiang Yan has younger brothers and sisters and friends, so his heart has always been soft and full of hope.
For him, who had always lived a life full of hope, it was really unacceptable to watch someone die without helping. It was also contrary to the education he had received.
"There is no but. We are you. We are willing to protect you. We don't care about anyone else except you." Ihara said firmly.
He never thought that protecting himself was a selfish thing.
Rather, if Xiang Yan, the original body that always reminded them, hadn't been there, they might have gone even further.
Destruction is always easier than protection.
"Yes." Hearing Yi Yuan say this, Bai Jing nodded affirmatively, "I don't care about those strangers. I was born for you, and I will always protect you."
They are Xiang Yan. Isn't it the most basic thing for them to protect themselves? Who would hurt themselves?
Rather than being selfish, it would be better to say that Xiang Yan is just a little narcissistic.
Yi Yuan and the others wanted to see Xiang Yan's original body be well and clean every day. If possible, they even wanted Xiang Yan to do nothing and just stay there.
But this is impossible. Xiang Yan still needs to participate in social activities and communicate with others.
"Pfft." Xiang Yan, who was originally feeling guilty for being selfish, suddenly felt better after hearing what his shells said, and he couldn't help laughing.
Seeing Xiang Yan smile, Yan Zhi, Yi Yuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Slightly loosening his arms around Xiang Yan, Yi Yuan supported Xiang Yan's shoulders with his hands and said seriously, "You have to remember that you don't need to feel guilty about our protection, and don't compare yourself with others. This is what you deserve."
[After all, it’s because we can’t have a flow of consciousness now.] Yun He, who was watching from the side, was the most sober person. He watched the whole thing and had only one thought in his mind - why can’t they have a flow of consciousness now? ! ! !
If they could transfer their consciousness, then when Xiang Yan suddenly got stuck in a dead end and felt depressed, he could share his consciousness with the other shells, and he would be fine and cheer up immediately.
Xiang Yan's original body's emotions are more changeable and he is prone to getting stuck in a dead end, so at this time he needs a few rational shells to neutralize them.
Before Xiang Yan fell ill, whenever something happened, they would share their consciousness and then they all felt happy, and their unhappiness was alleviated because of sharing. It was not as troublesome as it is now, and they needed Yi Yuan and the others to rack their brains to find a way to comfort Xiang Yan.
"Yes." After being reminded by Yunhe, Yiyuan, Yanzhi and others also came back to their senses.
"Ah~" Several people sighed in unison.
"Hahaha!" Looking at the helpless and embarrassed expressions of the people in front of him, Xiang Yan couldn't help but feel a little funny and couldn't help laughing.
While laughing, Xiang Yan felt quite relieved in his heart.
He knew his own personality. Sometimes he tended to be sentimental. Suddenly he couldn't figure something out and got stuck in a dead end and couldn't get out.
If he didn't have these shells of his own, he might have gotten into a lot of problems and couldn't get out of them.
They are obviously the same person, but there are some problems that Xiang Yan cannot see. If he changes the shell and looks at it from an objective perspective, it is easy to see the problem.
………………
On the other side, Kangling ghost area.
As the lord of Kangling Ghost Domain, Cheng Ziyu usually stays in the Kangling Palace, but today is an exception.
"Ayu..." Cheng Ziyu chased after her assistant, shouting, "Ayu, Ayu, A..."
Bang——
He Yu closed the book in his hand, turned around and looked at Cheng Ziyu behind him, "If you have something to say, just tell me!"
"Ahem." Seeing He Yu's cold and dissatisfied expression, Cheng Ziyu coughed lightly, then asked awkwardly: "Why did you reject the proposal of those people from Hell? We have a bad relationship with Hell, so isn't it a good opportunity to deal with them?"
He Yu glanced at Cheng Ziyu sideways, as if wondering who this fool in front of him was.
"Hey!" Although he didn't say anything to Yu, Cheng Ziyu still saw contempt in his eyes. He snorted in dissatisfaction, but still couldn't help asking, "What's going on?"
"Oh~" He Yu sighed. It seemed that if he didn't explain clearly, he would not have peace today.
"Who do you think is more powerful, the King of Hell or Yama Luo?" He Yu asked Cheng Ziyu.
"Of course it's the King of Hell." Cheng Ziyu replied affirmatively.
Hell has existed for so many years, but the King of Hell has never changed. This is not only because the King of Hell manages hell well, but more importantly, the King of Hell is powerful and no one else can beat him.
There is no shortage of ambitious people everywhere, but the King of Hell has never changed. Anyone who tries to usurp the throne will disappear silently. This clearly tells others a signal, that is - the King of Hell is powerful, extremely strong!
"You mean..." Thinking of the powerful strength of the King of Hell, Cheng Ziyu also reacted slightly, but he was still a little confused, "But this is not necessarily true, right? The King of Hell is powerful, but he is only one person. Those guys in Hell seem to have prepared a lot."
"In addition to the King of Hell, there is also the Fengchang Ghost Realm." He Yu continued.
"Huh? What's the matter with Guan Fengchang's ghost realm?" Cheng Ziyu looked at He Yu puzzledly.
He Yu glanced at Cheng Ziyu, then smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Feng Chang Ghost Domain has not agreed to cooperate with those guys in Hell."
Although the Ghost King did not attack the several major ghost realms, it does not mean that the people in other ghost realms will ignore the existence of the Ghost King. Rather, because the Ghost King has always ignored them, they are a little uneasy in their hearts.
While hell was in turmoil, Fengchang's ghost domain was surprisingly quiet. This undoubtedly gave them a signal that the Ghost King did not intend to interfere in the affairs of hell this time.
Since the Ghost King doesn't intervene, He Yu thinks it's best for them not to intervene either.
Although the Ghost King did not say that others could not interfere in the affairs of Hell, He Yu was not one of those idiots who could not understand the situation.
It is still unknown who will win this time in hell. Acting rashly at this time will only cause trouble without any benefits.
It would be fine if those guys in Hell won, as Hell would be reshuffled and they would get some benefits if they participated. But if the King of Hell won...
"Do you think the King of Hell will let those who interfere go?" He Yu looked at Cheng Ziyu.
"No." Cheng Ziyu put herself in his shoes and knew that he would never let go of those who took advantage of the chaos.
Even if those people are from the major ghost realms, Hell cannot intervene, but the King of Hell is not without a solution.
Especially the Ghost King would not mind doing a favor to the King of Hell...
"Ghost King..." He Yu lowered his eyes slightly, and his vigilance towards the Ghost King increased again.
This time, the Ghost King can be said to have reaped the benefits.
Because he did not participate, if the King of Hell won, the King of Ghosts would not only suffer no loss, but could also do the King of Hell a favor and get rid of those disobedient guys.
And if those guys in Hell win...
Even if the Ghost King did not help them, they had just experienced so many things and would definitely not choose to go against the Ghost King at this time. Instead, they would establish a better relationship with the Ghost King.
"So the Ghost King is so powerful?" After listening to He Yu's explanation, Cheng Ziyu widened his eyes slightly and became more wary of the Ghost King.
"Yes, so we must not let our guard down and be careful of the Ghost King." He Yu warned seriously.
Not knowing that he had been portrayed as a scheming conspirator in their minds, Yan Zhi left the ward after chatting with Xiang Yan for a while, and then found a place to contact Zhong Mingyuan.
"Lord Ghost King." Yan Zhi took out an oval stone and pressed a few places with his hands, and then Mingyuan's figure appeared on the stone.
Every time he saw this scene, Yan Zhi had a very strange feeling.
It was clearly a special ability created by energy, but Yan Zhi couldn't help having the illusion that he was making a phone call, because it really looked like he was making a video call!
It’s a high-end version of the video call, which can shrink a person many times and place him in front of you.
"Yeah." Although he had a lot on his mind, Yan Zhi still maintained a calm look on the surface. He nodded slightly and asked, "How is the situation?"
"My lord, the Fengchang ghost domain is still very stable. Although there are a few restless ghosts, I have dealt with them all." Zhong Mingyuan replied.
Yan Zhi did not ask how he solved it, but instead talked about other things, "How is the investigation of hell going?"
"I sent people to follow those people who came to Fengchang, and found that they came to the human world." Zhong Mingyuan replied: "After arriving in the human world, those people looked for ghosts everywhere, and also spread some rumors."
Yan Zhi raised his head and looked at Zhong Mingyuan with a puzzled look.
It was Yan Zhi's order to have people follow those who were going to Fengchang Ghost Domain to seek cooperation. Although he didn't want to cooperate with them, Yan Zhi still cared about what they wanted to do.
"They said that the King of Hell seems to have been seriously injured and his strength has been greatly weakened." When Zhong Mingyuan said this, he couldn't help but look up at Yan Zhi.
He has been working with Yan Zhi for a while, but he still doesn't understand what Yan Zhi wants to do.
He was clearly the Ghost King, and he quickly took control of the Fengchang Ghost Domain when he first arrived. Just when everyone thought that he would continue to go to other ghost domains and conquer all of them, he stopped moving and just stayed in the Fengchang Ghost Domain.
Afterwards, he came to the human world for unknown reasons and no one knew what he was doing.
And now he clearly rejected the proposal to fight against the King of Hell together, but he sent people to keep an eye on those who came from hell.
It's really hard to understand what he wants to do.
"Now that the King of Hell is seriously injured, it is a good opportunity to strike at Hell." Zhong Mingyuan thought about it and suggested.
"?" Yan Zhi was just thinking about Yi Yuan's words. Yi Yuan did not mention that Yan Wang was injured, so this rumor could not be believed. He had just made this definition when he heard Zhong Mingyuan's slightly instigating words.
Raising his eyebrows, Yan Zhi chuckled, slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and then looked at Zhong Mingyuan.
The author has something to say: Xiang Yan is not a good person. He will not do bad things, but he cannot sacrifice himself to save others. When he was in his original body, he cared about other people and had a soft and gentle personality. But when he was in the shell, his personality was closer to his inner thoughts. Yan Zhiyi and the others cared so much about Xiang Yan and protected him all the time. In fact, this was Xiang Yan’s inner thought. Deep down in his heart, he hoped that someone would protect him, but there was no such person in real life, so he could only protect himself.
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