"It's a long story..." Gao Ying sighed, "It all started because I trusted Pei Youzhi too much back then."
"Pei You?" Zu An was shocked. Could it be that Pei You was responsible for the other party's condition? How could that be?
“That’s right,” Gao Ying said through gritted teeth, “If I hadn’t trusted that Pei so much and gone to the banquet without any precautions, I wouldn’t have fallen into this trap, and control of the palace wouldn’t have been so easily taken away by someone else…”
He then recounted in detail what had happened that day.
Zuan frowned as he listened, never expecting that those guys would pull off such a big stunt so soon after he left the human race.
Although Gao Ying died young and he was unaware of many details of the whole incident, Zu An only needed to think for a moment to roughly deduce the culprit.
In the capital, who else but Bi Qi has the motive and ability to instigate all this?
However, it would be difficult for the Bi family to achieve this alone; they must have joined forces with other forces. We'll have to go back and find out the specifics.
I wonder if Liu Ning and Linglong are in any danger...
He composed himself and said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, Pei You was also kept in the dark by his father. Given his character, he would never do something like betraying a friend."
Upon hearing this, Gao Ying sighed: "Actually, after calming down these past few days, I know that this is mostly the case, but I was ultimately schemed against by the Pei family, and I can't swallow this insult. Later, it seems that he even collected my body and burned a lot of paper money for me, but I didn't want anything from the Pei family, so I threw it all away, which is why I came to this City of the Unjustly Dead."
Zuan: "..."
This guy is so stubborn. If he had accepted that money and converted it into German currency back then, he might have already crossed the river, been judged at the Mirror of Retribution, and been reincarnated.
Why bother coming to the City of the Dead and suffering all this?
He quickly laughed and said, "But every cloud has a silver lining. It's because of your stubbornness that we've been able to meet again here. I'll take you back and see if I can save you."
"Ah, can I still be saved in my current condition?" Gao Ying was both surprised and delighted.
Zu An smiled slightly: "Of course not for ordinary people. Have you forgotten who I am now?"
"The Netherworld Emperor!" Gao Ying laughed as well.
"However, you also need to be mentally prepared. The conditions for saving him are very demanding, and success is not guaranteed," Zu'an said seriously, a hint of worry in his heart. What if his physical body were completely destroyed...
“Of course,” Gao Ying said solemnly. “Given my condition, having even the slightest chance is already a wonderful surprise.”
Zuan nodded and then collected his soul.
The "Great Codex of Life and Death in the Underworld" can manage all matters, big and small, in the underworld, and of course, it can also collect souls.
Even though it's been incorporated into the F8 key in the keyboard system, its functionality remains unaffected.
He immediately opened a tunnel back to the mortal realm through the "Great Ceremony of Life and Death in the Netherworld." A spatial vortex appeared in front of him. Just as he was about to return to the mortal realm, a voice suddenly rang in his ears, and he was instantly stunned.
...
Meanwhile, atop the cliff of the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, Shang Liuyu was intently observing the movements around him.
She hasn't slept a wink these past few days, afraid that she might not notice any danger in time.
At first, she was extremely wary of the mysterious giant statue, always feeling that it was deliberately trying to lure her away from here.
So I was on guard all along, while also being a little curious: given the terrifying pressure the other party was putting on, why would they need to resort to these methods?
Unable to understand, she decided to stop thinking about it.
A few days passed, and she noticed that the giant statue had suddenly fallen silent.
No matter how she tried to probe or speak to him, he didn't react at all.
Shang Liuyu then felt a deep sense of loneliness wash over him.
This Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons is the burial ground of the dragon race, filled with deep yin energy. Below the cliff is a huge and terrifying black vortex, which seems to suck your mind away just by looking at it from a distance.
The space around the cliff is very large, but it is all darkness, giving you the feeling of standing at the end of the world.
The Shangliuyu naturally loves blue skies and white clouds, so it is particularly uncomfortable in this environment.
Fortunately, she had music to keep her company. She gently played the tune that Zuan had given her before, and looking at his face up close was not a bad thing.
"No wonder my sister fell for him; he is indeed quite handsome." Shang Liuyu thought of the relationship between his sister and him, and a hint of melancholy crept into the tune he played.
However, she kept in mind her mission to protect Zu'an and confined the music of the song to this small area to prevent the sound from attracting any unknown enemies.
Many days passed like this. Then one day, her expression suddenly changed. She stood up from beside Zu An and looked warily at the other side of the cliff.
"Hmph, we've finally found it." At that moment, a loud, unrestrained laugh rang out.
Just then, the Bloodthirsty Crocodile Ancestor and the Fearful Shadow Demon appeared not far away. At this moment, both of them looked extremely disheveled. The Bloodthirsty Crocodile Ancestor not only had its tail broken off, but it also seemed to have lost a hand.
The Shadow Demon of Fear was no less formidable; he had a bloody, mangled hole in his chest. Normally, with the cultivation level of an Earth Immortal, such an injury would heal quickly.
But the bloody hole remained, clearly indicating that some violent power was still raging within the wound, and the injury wouldn't heal until he completely dispelled it.
They were all disheveled, and their clothes were tattered, as if they came from the Beggars' Sect.
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