Chapter 55
Several years ago, Xia Yue was still studying hard in a college in Zhang County, a true scholar striving for success in the imperial examinations. His family wasn't wealthy, but it wasn't too bad either. His parents were still alive, and everything was fine.
Just when Xia Yue thought that his life would go on like this, one day, a very young boy, the same age as him, moved into the small courtyard near his home. He said his name was Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng, a half-grown child, struggled to survive and lived in a small courtyard that everyone despised. Xia Yue's parents couldn't bear to see this, so they often helped Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng was also a grateful person. He would help them with farm work in his spare time, and would make medicine for Xia Yue's sick parents and take care of them when Xia Yue couldn't get back from the academy.
Xia Yue was originally a dull person, but after coming into contact with Wang Sheng, he felt that Wang Sheng was not at all like the other classmates in the academy who came and went with all sorts of nonsense. Wang Sheng was very tenacious, just like the seeds sown by parents in the ground and the crops grown with the help of dew from heaven and earth, bringing infinite vitality to Xia Yue's life.
In the days that followed, Xia Yue's performance in the imperial examinations became increasingly impressive. When Wang Sheng and the others all thought that Xia Yue had a great chance of passing the imperial examinations, he returned home in the middle of the night because he had studied too late, and he met the ghost rider.
He accidentally stumbled into the place where the ghost master was collecting ghosts, and after being discovered, he was taken away and became the world's new ghost master. Xia Yue found himself addicted to this inhuman power. He was deeply interested in such things as gods and ghosts, so when Wang Sheng said he wanted to become a Taoist fortune teller, he never contradicted Wang Sheng.
Xia Yue's power was discovered by the Queen's people, so he joined the Tian family's forces. He didn't care what the Queen wanted them to do, he only knew that by following these people he could gain more people's admiration and inhuman power.
Because of Wang Sheng, he became hardworking, wanting to make Wang Sheng and his parents proud of him. Because of this, he became a ghost rider.
He would often pretend to have just returned from the academy, go home to see Wang Sheng, and listen to Wang Sheng talk about some recent things he didn't know, which would make his heart, which was floating because of his ghost-controlling ability, sink. His home in Zhang County was his rope.
Even if he was deaf in one ear, he could still hear Wang Sheng's voice, so the moment Wang Sheng opened his mouth, Xia Yue was wondering why Wang Sheng had changed his appearance, why Wang Sheng, who he thought would always be a fake Taoist priest, would appear in the ghost realm at this time, and even allow Chen Kang to use the white-faced ghost?
Xia Yue was trembling all over. He subconsciously hid himself, his heart beating in his throat, and he no longer had the composure he usually had.
Wang Sheng: "What's the benefit of working for you? I think it's good for me to follow the prince. If you tell me who is behind you, I might consider your request."
Chen Kanglian sneered: "I thought you knew who was behind me. If you don't know, I know who is behind you."
Hearing Chen Kanglian's affirmation, Wang Sheng was stunned. How could he not know that there was someone behind him? Does Shi Ye also count?
He did not refute Chen Kanglian. Chen Kanglian now had the upper hand. No matter how powerful this young man was, he could not escape from his grasp. So he was in a very good mood and was willing to chat with him.
"You are one of the Northern Territory's Huai'an King's men, right? If you tell me what Huai'an King will do next with Atler Stone, I might be able to let you go."
A hint of surprise flashed across Wang Sheng's eyes. These people were actually related to the Northern Territory. What on earth did the Queen want to do?
Seeing Wang Sheng looking like he was begging for death, Chen Kanglian regretfully ended the life of this promising young man. "If you don't want to talk about it, then there's nothing I can do. Perhaps you have some tricks I haven't discovered yet. Otherwise, I'll have to dig out your eyes and enjoy them after you die."
After he finished speaking, the white-faced ghost raised his hands to the side, and with his movements, all the debris rose up and floated densely in the air. Suddenly, the sharpest ends of these fragments pointed at Wang Sheng. The appearance of these fragments was reflected in Wang Sheng's eyes, and he reacted instinctively. When these fragments attacked him, he urged the fire ghost to spray fire at the fragments.
Some fragments melted, but more broke through the fire ghost's wall of fire. Just as Wang Sheng was about to be pierced through the body by the fragments and die, two forces appeared at the same time, pressing towards Chen Kanglian behind him with overwhelming force.
The first force that appeared blocked the fragments that were about to hit Wang Sheng, but the force that appeared later directly covered the previous two forces.
Someone rushed towards Wang Sheng and pushed him aside to prevent him from feeling the unbearable oppression.
After Wang Sheng fell to the ground, he turned to look at the man, stunned. "A Yue? No, why are you here?"
Hearing the familiar name "Ayue", Xia Yue finally confirmed that this person was Wang Sheng. He said, "I'll explain it to you later."
Xia Yue had originally sent out a fierce ghost to block the debris, but now it was blocked. He and Chen Kanglian both felt a strong pressure. In the air behind Wang Sheng and Xia Yue, He Bo's concubine appeared there, and beside her was a little girl in a thin white dress.
The He Bo concubine sucked in the surrounding water, and the little girl stared with her white eyes, turning the prepared water into cold ice cones, which stabbed Chen Kanglian in an instant.
Chen Kang didn't even have time to figure out why Xia Yue was here. He cursed loudly and quickly dodged the attack.
Chen Kanglian knew exactly what kind of evil ghosts Xia Yue had in his hands. These two evil ghosts were definitely not Xia Yue's, nor could they be controlled by ordinary ghost masters. Only the Jiazi Jue could control evil ghosts of this level.
Only a small number of people on Yuntai Mountain knew the Jiazi Jue. Chen Kanglian looked at Xia Yue standing next to Wang Sheng, and he seemed to know something.
So that's how it was. He thought this staff member was just a small-time man with some tricks, but he didn't expect him to be Xia Yue's old lover. And the only person who could be connected to Wang Sheng was Shi Ye!
Chen Kanglian suddenly looked around for something. If these were the two evil ghosts summoned by Wang Sheng, it meant that Shi Ye was also near the East Palace. But he didn't know whether Shi Ye was inside or outside the ghost domain. He could actually avoid so many spies in the palace and hide there. They were really careless.
What Chen Kanglian didn't know was that people weren't in the ghost realm, let alone outside it. Even Wang Sheng was dazed the moment he saw He Bo's concubine. Could it be that the master had come to the capital so soon? Hadn't they just communicated through the underworld last night?
In the underworld, a bloody man covered in blood stood in the Cave of All Things. The living beings inside felt that this man was full of the breath of purgatory, so they all hid far away, fearing that they would be discovered by this strange man and disappear completely from the world.
Outside purgatory, countless ghosts were busy repairing the barrier. They were extremely troubled by the holes in the barrier, but fortunately, no evil spirits escaped from it. It was a blessing in disguise.
The man held the hilt of the sword with one hand, half-knelt on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
A thick black aura enveloped him, completely enveloping him, making it difficult to even see his face. However, the rat-man at the cashier's counter knew who he was, and now hid under the counter, holding his head, trying to minimize his presence.
The Wanxiang Cave, which serves the living dead, had a particular sense of location within the underworld, so upon leaving Purgatory, this person immediately chose to come here. He exhaled, roughly assessing the location, and then offered He Bo's concubine and Zhu Menhong.
He saw Wang Sheng through Zhu Menhong's eyes and was relieved to see that he was fine.
Although Shi Ye's move was useful, it aggravated the sins he had to bear as a ghost master. Not only did he now have the aura brought from purgatory, but he also had the consequences of countless backlashes from himself. However, all this was nothing after seeing Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng broke free from Xia Yue's restraints, climbed up, and shouted, "Master? Shi Ye! Are you here?"
The white-eyed woman locked onto Chen Kanglian's position and threw countless ice cones at him. Chen Kanglian was unable to dodge and wanted to pull the white-faced man in front of him to block him, but found that the white-faced man was frozen in place and did not move at all.
Directly opposite it is the concubine of Ha Bo who is shedding tears of blood.
Wang Sheng noticed something was wrong with He Bo's concubine and followed her gaze. He saw the white-faced man staring blankly in her direction. Wang Sheng suddenly remembered someone he had met in He Bo's concubine's life story: Lin Bai. He only just realized now that the white-faced man was Lin Bai!
It's not his fault, because this white-faced man has changed so much, and after so long, if He Boqie hadn't been here, he probably wouldn't have recognized him. But why did Lin Bai also become a fierce ghost, and even a subordinate of Chen Kanglian?
He Bo's concubine took a step forward and murmured, "Lin Lang...is that you?"
He Bo's concubine was able to speak because of Wang Sheng, but Lin Bai not only could not speak, he could not see anything, and his mind was extremely unclear, but he could hear voices. As soon as He Bo's concubine's voice sounded, Lin Bai struggled violently.
"What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to come over?" Chen Kang's calf was pierced by an ice spike. Seeing that Lin Bai was also beginning to lose control, he really began to feel like he had seen a ghost today and nothing was going well.
He looked in Xia Yue's direction and called out to her, "Xia Yue, you're just watching there, right?! Come over and help!"
Wang Sheng also turned his head to look at Xia Yue: "Ayue, you..."
Xia Yue knew when he made his move that this time he would not end well. On the one hand, Chen Kanglian would definitely inform the Queen, and on the other hand, he could not hide it from Wang Sheng.
Xia Yue: "Xiaosheng...I..."
"Xia Yue! Are you going to betray us? If I die here, do you think you can still live?" Fine pieces of ice began to spread from Chen Kang's calves up. He was shaking as he spoke. He could only ask for help from Xia Yue, whom he disliked, and threatened Xia Yue at the same time.
Seeing Chen Kanglian being caught off guard, Xia Yue could only hide his emotions, took a last look at Wang Sheng, and then decisively released the evil ghost to carry Chen Kanglian, and instantly disappeared into the ghost domain of the white-eyed woman.
Lin Bai's ghost handler was moving away from him. He Bo's concubine saw Lin Bai beating himself in pain, and hurried forward to hug him tightly. As a fellow evil ghost, she knew how much pain Lin Bai was in, but she had no other choice but to look at Wang Sheng with pleading eyes, praying that he could save Lin Bai like he had saved her before.
Wang Sheng stood silently by and shook his head. "He can't see me. My ability is useless to him."
Lin Bai seemed to understand something. He endured the pain and stopped struggling, his eyes vacant. He reached out his hand, touched the person holding him, and said something in a hoarse voice.
Wang Sheng could tell from the shape of her mouth that it was the word Ruoyan.
It was also said that if a ghost tamer left without taking back an evil spirit, the evil spirit would completely dissipate. However, Lin Bai had been forced to stay voluntarily. The edges of his soul were turning transparent and extending towards the center.
Liang Ruoyan could sense that Lin Bai had become a ghost for her, or perhaps he had subconsciously stayed because, like her, he was unwilling to accept that two people who loved each other could not grow old together.
There are so many sufferings in the world, countless and endless. Liang Ruoyan didn't understand why it had to be them. She had just met Lin Lang, why did fate play such a trick on them, making them unable to be together even after death?
Lin Bai gradually disappeared before their eyes.
At the last moment, he smiled. Although he couldn't see, he looked accurately at Liang Ruoyan, the wife he was about to marry, and then left without a trace of regret.
Suffering has created these evil spirits, but it has also made some friendships seem even more precious.
Seeing Liang Ruoyan distracted, Wang Sheng also felt uncomfortable.
However, Liang Ruoyan was the only evil spirit that he could not control. From the Green-faced General onwards, as long as Wang Sheng did not release them at the moment of the contract, they could not escape the control of the ghost master, but Liang Ruoyan could.
Wang Sheng still remembered the way Liang Ruoyan smiled and told him that she was still waiting for someone. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Liang Ruoyan, go to the underworld and take Lin Bai's share with you and continue on your journey."
Liang Ruoyan stared blankly at her empty arms, and shook her head after hearing Wang Sheng's words.
Shi Ye's eyes were snow-white.
He felt that the black line behind his ear belonging to Liang Ruoyan had completely disappeared.
Wang Sheng also shut his mouth after Liang Ruoyan refused, and then once again watched a soul disappear before his eyes.
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