Lian Mingyu and He Linyu remembered that Qi Jinnian was getting close to a girl, but when they went to find Liao Tingting, they found that she had already disappeared.
Liao Tingting and Qi Jinnian were in love and entered into a ghost marriage, during which Liao Tingting became pregnant with a ghost child. Qi Jinnian had long discovered that although the child was half-human and half-ghost, she possessed the potential to become a ghost king. Fearing that people from the Xuanmen sect would harm the child, he secretly sent her away.
They went to great lengths to hide in a remote mountain village.
To protect Liao Tingting and the ghost fetus, he left a portion of his ghostly power within her. With this ghostly power and the marriage contract, he preserved a remnant of her soul.
Having lost his physical body and greatly diminished his strength, he was unwilling to simply vanish, so he painfully possessed the child he had with the woman he loved.
A child needs nourishment to be born, and so does a ghost fetus, especially since this ghost fetus is extremely powerful. Qi Jinnian had to absorb the mother's life force, but it still wasn't enough.
At six months old, he "had to" devour his mother's flesh and blood, and a few days later, Liao Tingting stopped breathing.
He was "forced" to burst out of the abdomen, and his strength was already comparable to that of the red-clothed vengeful ghost. After devouring the mother's soul, he reached an even higher level.
He enveloped himself in ghostly energy, mimicking the mother, and went out every night to kill people, plunder their flesh and blood, and devour their souls to replenish his nourishment.
Because the location was so remote, it went undiscovered until three years later.
At that time, He Linyu also became a disciple of the Xuanmen sect and had good talent. He and Lian Mingyu handled many supernatural cases together. When they heard that everyone in a village had been killed silently and had been sucked dry, they immediately came to check.
As they investigated, they were shocked to discover that they had not completely killed the half-step Ghost King back then, and they were filled with remorse.
Qi Jinnian became more vigilant this time, killing people without any pattern, leading them all over the country without ever being caught, until the day he became the Ghost King.
When the Ghost King was born, strange phenomena appeared in the heavens and earth. Many powerful figures from various sects rushed out of the mountains and joined forces to kill him again when he had just become the Ghost King and had not yet fully mastered his power. This time, they set up a net of heaven and earth, leaving him no chance to escape.
Although Qi Jinnian is dead, these powerful figures in the Xuanmen sect are far from happy.
Because his soul was damaged, he never reincarnated. Instead, he followed his brother He Linye and witnessed so many people die, which made him feel extremely guilty.
Nine people went into that tomb back then, but now he's the only one left. All the guilt weighs on him. He's filled with regret and feels that they shouldn't have gone in.
Thus, this mission came about.
001 didn't jump up immediately this time. Muttering something strange, she went to ask the main system and learned that the mission had been restarted.
He Linye wanted everyone to be alright, and he could afford the price. He had previously sent a mission taker who entered when they had just arrived near the mountain.
The mission leader stopped them from continuing their reckless actions, ordering them to postpone their descent into the tomb. At the same time, he contacted someone to come and kill Qi Jinnian directly.
He talked himself hoarse on the phone trying to eliminate the future Ghost King, but the group, having come all this way, decided to go camping. Liao Tingting sang folk songs, which somehow woke up the ghost.
They were all wiped out, and the first wave of casualties was even greater.
001 and Di Xiu's pupils trembled violently upon seeing the main system's reply.
This time, they didn't go and cause trouble. Is this prince really that grumpy when he wakes up? And it seems Liao Tingting isn't dead after all.
So you're just forcibly moving through the timeline, right?
The souls of those who undertake the mission are generally extremely resilient, which makes them powerful ghosts even when they transform into ghosts. However, if they were to face a half-step ghost king right away, they would have no chance of winning without any special means.
The mission participant failed, which resulted in the Emperor Xiu being able to enter a later point in time.
And that's how it happened.
The downside of letting the mission takers in directly as ghosts is that the few on the ground can't be saved, but the upside is that Emperor Xiu avoids a direct confrontation with Qi Jinnian as soon as he enters.
Although... there's no need to be this thoughtful.
001 said weakly, "Original body, never mind. He Linye's mission requirements are to protect the family, kill Qi Jinnian, and poison the mute Liao Tingting."
The last point should be considered misplaced anger.
"Oh, right, He Linye doesn't insist on keeping his body; he'll just abandon it if necessary."
Di Xiu rubbed his temples, changed his conspicuous attire into a modern style, disguised himself as He Linye, and awakened the Limitless Sword Spirit in his heart.
Let's go.
"Go fight now?"
"Um."
Qi Jinnian is the villain. The timeline doesn't focus on his relationship with Liao Tingting. Before He Linyu discovered it, he seemed to be happily dating, but who knows what the truth is?
The sooner it's resolved, the sooner we can have peace of mind.
Taking advantage of his divine soul state, he passed through walls to chase after Qi Jinnian and Liao Tingting.
He Linye and his group entered the tomb at midday, but after wandering around inside for a long time, it was now pitch black outside.
Besides the group that went down into the tomb, there were other people waiting outside. As night fell and no one came out, they couldn't help but get anxious, especially since half an hour earlier, a sound had come from deep inside the tomb passage and the ground seemed to start shaking.
Just as they hesitated about whether to evacuate, a group of figures rushed out from inside. They instinctively shone their flashlights over and found that it was the two students who had gone down. Seeing that they were only covered in dust and had no injuries, they quickly asked, "What happened down there? Where is the others?"
When Qi Jinnian squeezed He Linye's soul out, he also snatched one of his souls and one of his spirits, possessing some of his memories. He replied calmly, "I don't know who triggered the mechanism, the place below collapsed, and only the two of us escaped."
He didn't seem sad at all, and even made no attempt to hide his disdain and disgust, his eyes flashing with a dark red light as he looked at the group.
It was very dark, and everyone's attention was focused on the tomb and the people who hadn't escaped. They didn't notice his unusual behavior. He didn't need a few more bites, so he suppressed the bloodlust surging from the depths of his soul.
His words caused quite a reaction, with most people panicking. One of them noticed that the person in his arms was not moving and came over to ask, "What's wrong with her? Put her down quickly, let me check her over."
Qi Jinnian looked at the man for a while, chuckled, handed him over, said "I'm going to relieve myself," and left the group's sight.
He watched with interest as the thin, ghostly figure receded into the darkness, muttering, "Luckily, this ghost didn't know how to hide, and dared to come looking for death."
He snorted coldly, licked his lips, and chased after them.
After circling half the mountain, the shadow in front of him finally slowed down, and its form seemed to be dispersing. He immediately attacked it with his ghostly energy.
Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky, startling Qi Jinnian, who vaguely sensed a dangerous aura.
Just as the ghostly aura was about to envelop the ghostly figure, the other party turned around, but it wasn't He Linye he thought he would see. Instead, it was a strange face that he would never forget once he saw it.
When Di Xiu turned around, he had already reconstituted his divine soul. His eyes flashed with divine light. He made a strange hand gesture with his left hand and pierced Qi Jinnian's brow with his right hand holding a sword.
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