Instead of being overjoyed, Feng Guang asked uncertainly, "You're not lying to me?"
"I have no reason to lie to you."
"That's great! Let's go!" The person who had been sobbing quietly just moments before stood up abruptly, her face beaming with smiles. There was no trace of her previous sadness or distress; not even a tear in her eye.
Looking down at the girl who was more than a head shorter than him, he asked a question that was unusual for him: "Are all humans as cunning as you?"
"I'm not being cunning, I'm being clever!" she said smugly. "Who told you to arrest the wrong person, bring me to the underworld, and then not take responsibility for sending me back? I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
If he is truly a heartless man, then she is truly in trouble.
Feng Guang tilted his head and said with a smile, "You promised to take me back, so you can't go back on your word."
"You are a cultivator of the Tao."
She was taken aback. "Yes, I'm practically a cultivator. What, could it be that you could tell because I have too much immortal energy?"
She asked the last question with great excitement. Because she didn't like cultivating and her cultivation level wasn't very high, even if she met someone in the same field, they might not be able to tell that she was a cultivator.
"You are the cultivator with the weakest immortal aura I have ever seen."
Fengguang: "..."
Why did he suddenly ask this question?
Naihe said, "Those who cultivate the Tao all need to undergo tribulations. Your arrival in the underworld this time may be the tribulation you are meant to undergo."
Feng Guang had heard his master talk about the tribulation. In the Three Realms, whether it is a human, a demon, or even a monster, as long as one's cultivation reaches a certain level or one's opportunity arrives, one will have to undergo a tribulation. Those who can overcome this tribulation will experience a breakthrough in their cultivation. This is what is meant by "surviving a great calamity will surely bring good fortune."
She said happily, "Could it be that my cultivation level is about to improve?"
Naihe said indifferently, "If I take you to the underworld, you will obviously benefit as well."
"...What are you trying to say?" She had a bad feeling, as if she had accidentally fallen into a pit.
“I arrested the wrong person. I’m going to send you back to the mortal realm. You’ve already made a trip to the underworld and gained some benefits. Shouldn’t you repay those benefits to make it fair?”
"How about... I burn more paper money for you when I get back?" Isn't it popular to burn paper money for concubines these days? So burning a female paper figure for him wouldn't be a bad idea.
Naihe said, "These things are useless to me."
"So what exactly do you want me to do?"
“Catch that escaped ghost.”
Feng Guang was stunned. "You want me... to go ghost hunting?"
"You heard right."
"But you also said that I am the cultivator with the weakest immortal aura you have ever seen. You must know very well how strong I am. I might be able to barely catch an ordinary little ghost, but what if it is a vengeful ghost?"
Naihe casually said, "That's your fate too."
"No, I won't do it!" She turned her head away and hummed, "I don't want to go through tribulations. Tribulations are only for those who want to ascend. The human world is so much better, with delicious food and fun things to do. I don't want to ascend."
To put it bluntly, she has no ambition.
"Since that's the case, then I don't need to send you back to the mortal realm." Naihe turned and left once again.
"Hey!" Feng Guang followed closely behind, his face full of heartache. "You said you would take me back, you can't go back on your word."
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