“It’s not a question of whether you’re afraid or not. Look, I’ve put on a protective shield, and even I, an immortal, can’t withstand it here. Once we reach the source of the corpse energy, if I’m too busy to take care of myself and you fall, it will be a meaningless sacrifice, unnecessary. We’ll have to think of another way,” Wang Yao said.
"I wonder how many passageways connect this Underworld Queen District to other areas? If there are few, perhaps we can find a way to seal the passageways first, which can ensure the Underworld's temporary stability."
"I think Gu Qi must also be seeking help everywhere. As long as more immortals join in, we can gradually extinguish the corpse energy and find out where the source is."
“Um… the path we’re on leads to the Underworld Affairs District, and… there’s another one in the Underworld Production District. I took that one last time when I went to pick up equipment. There’s also another one in the Underworld Residence District, which is where everyone comes to work,” Qin Su said, thinking to herself.
"Only three paths in total?" Wang Yao was somewhat taken aback. Even if he took this one path, he would have gone through countless bends and forks in the road. He had thought that the Underworld District was a network of interconnected roads, so he was quite surprised to hear Qin Su say that there were only three paths.
“There aren’t many main roads between the districts,” Qin Su said, shaking her head.
“Hmm, there aren’t many passages, which makes things easier. Hui Shuo and I can each guard one, so it shouldn’t be a problem. Hui Shuo can guard this passage, and I’ll guard the other one. But… there’s one more that’s going to be a bit more difficult.” Wang Yao frowned.
"I'll go!" Qin Su said.
"You? How are you going to guard this place?" Wang Yao looked at her in astonishment.
"I can just stand there like this," Qin Su said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yao suddenly realized that Qin Su had come up with a good idea, which saved him a lot of trouble. He was still thinking that the Awakening Order could not completely block the corpse energy. This method of using the "Glass" protective shield to create a ghost wall was truly ingenious.
“You alone are not enough. To completely block the corpse energy, we’ll probably need four or five… lined up in a row,” Wang Yao laughed. “Let’s get right to it. Let’s go back and make arrangements for Hui Shuo first.”
The two hurriedly came out of the room, passed through a series of doors and went up the stairs, heading towards the place where Hui Shuo and the ghosts were staying.
Unexpectedly, the two walked out of the side road leading to the Energy Office and hadn't even gone five or six bends along the way they came when they heard the sound of a wooden fish drum coming from ahead.
Wang Yao was startled and quickly quickened his pace. He hadn't gone far when he saw Hui Shuo sitting cross-legged in the middle of the road, striking a wooden fish, surrounded by a golden light.
The corpse energy that touched the golden light turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated. The ghosts stood behind Hui Shuo, outside the area covered by the golden light.
"Why did you all get here?" Wang Yao stepped forward and knocked on Hui Shuo's neck to ask.
"Ah...that...that..." Hui Shuo suddenly woke up from his meditative state, his mind still not very clear, and he stammered and couldn't speak clearly.
“My lord, the man in the green robe came over again just now. We were afraid that he would kill ghosts again, which would be detrimental to the holy monk, so we had to hide here. The corpse energy here is so strong that the man in the green robe dared not come over. So we asked the holy monk to chant scriptures to block the corpse energy and barely keep us safe.”
"There's a ghost behind me!" Wang Yao shouted an explanation.
"Green robe?" Upon hearing this, Wang Yao's anger flared up again. This Gu Qi was truly despicable. He had refused him, so he planned to use Hui Shuo as a hostage. Fortunately, these ghosts were quick-witted and knew how to hide using the corpse energy. Otherwise, if Hui Shuo had fallen into Gu Qi's hands, Wang Yao would have had no choice but to let him do as he pleased.
"Was the man in the green robe found in the Underworld District or the Underworld Affairs District?" Wang Yao asked the ghost who had led them in behind Hui Shuo.
"Of course it's the Underworld Queen's District. If it weren't for Lord Green Robe's coercion, we wouldn't have moved at all. We'd have to wait for the Immortal to return," the Traffic Ghost replied.
Wang Yao frowned. It seemed that if he wanted to block the main road from the Underworld Queen District to the Underworld Affairs District, he would have to face the green-robed man directly. However, Hui Shuo and the ghosts had already left. Would the green-robed man go back to Gu Qi to report back?
After thinking about it, he was still sure it wouldn't happen. The man in green was afraid of Gu Qi and hadn't completed Gu Qi's task. He was probably wandering around in the corridor right now. How could he dare to go back and provoke Gu Qi?
"My lord, we are surrounded by the aura of corpses in front of us and the man in the green robe behind us. What should we do?" a ghost suddenly cried out in a shrill voice.
"Yeah, what do we do now?"
"It's all your fault. Why did you have to cause such a mess and come looking for the Death Path? You actually tricked everyone into going down there."
"The immortal's magic is divine. He's given everyone a snakeskin cover, so we can continue forward. The green-robed lord definitely won't dare to come over."
"Forget it, do you think snakeskin covers don't cost money? The immortal has already expended a lot of energy, and there are many dangers ahead. We should go back and beg that green-robed man to have mercy and let the holy monk go. I will take responsibility for any crimes. The green-robed man can kill or torture me as he pleases, I guarantee he won't even bat an eye."
"That's right! To die for the holy monk is truly the most perfect death. Old Gu, the man in the green robe is about to make his move. I'll go first, don't try to take it from me..."
"Brother Wang... what do you think we should do?" Hearing the ghosts arguing and making a fuss, Qin Su was at a loss and turned to look at Wang Yao.
“It’s definitely not safe for everyone to stay here. Going forward is too dangerous. We can only turn back and seal off the passage between the Underworld Queen District and the Underworld Affairs District first, and then we’ll look for the other two passages,” Wang Yao said after thinking for a moment. “I’ll deal with the green-robed man.”
Since "Asking the Heart" was effective on the man in green robes, Wang Yao thought to himself that he could just use it a few more times, until he could frighten the man in green robes into not daring to kill the ghosts. Now, with wolves in front and tigers behind, he had no choice but to face him.
When the ghosts heard that Wang Yao had taken the initiative to deal with the green-robed man, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Although dying for the holy monk was an incredibly happy thing, few of the ghosts truly felt regretful about not dying.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
