"Therefore, it is the most reasonable arrangement for you to take charge of the defense while we attack the Underworld," Yama insisted.
"I don't care how you arrange things, I'm going to be with Xiao Wang. I have something to do with him, and I can't let him get into danger," the fairy said from the side.
“That makes sense. Xiao Wang is currently the only being in the Underworld capable of fighting against spirits. Only with the personal protection of me and Fairy Maiden can we be absolutely certain of success.” Cao Xian nodded repeatedly.
"You two can rest assured that the Old Man of the Moon is with us. Even if all of us Yama Kings were to perish, we would not allow the Old Man of the Moon to be in the slightest danger," said Yama King.
"Relax? How could I possibly trust you bunch of devils? I was on the eighteenth floor, greeting King Pingdeng perfectly well. I was leading the ghosts down to repair the pipes when, in the blink of an eye, that old bastard vanished without a trace, even blocking the elevator shaft and practically burying me alive."
Cao Xian rolled his eyes and said.
"If you see danger in the Underworld, and run away like King Pingdeng, how can a young man like me, with my extensive experience, not be able to escape? Wouldn't I be killed by you?"
"Cao... Cao Xian, you can't speak without conscience!" Before Cao Xian could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from the door. Wang Yao looked closely and saw that the ghost coming from the door was none other than King Pingdeng. However, in a short period of time, King Pingdeng's appearance had changed drastically.
When Wang Yao first met this prince, although he was dressed simply, he was in high spirits, and his imposing presence was like that of a fierce beast, like a tiger crouching and a dragon coiling.
But now, looking at King Pingdeng again, he seemed to have aged decades in just a few days. His entire spirit and energy had collapsed, his ghost body felt loose, and his face was covered in stubble, giving him a dejected appearance.
"Oh? You've arrived. You old bastard, you've been ruthless to me, but I haven't been unjust to you. When I saw your convoy stuck on the eighteenth floor, I even specially arranged for Di Yun to protect them. Look at what you've done, you bunch of devils, you're really something else..."
“They lack nothing, but they’re utterly immoral!” Cao Xian shouted.
"Director Cao, I admit that when I heard that spirits had appeared in the Underworld, I did leave the control center. But it was not desertion. Instead, I passed on information to Lao Song and Lao Qin. These two are responsible for contacting the Heavenly Court. They must keep abreast of the situation and remind the Heavenly Court to pay attention."
"Moreover, the essence body is the nemesis of immortals. Once the essence body appears, it will be difficult to defend the eighteenth floor. Our ten Yama Kings' assets accumulated over thousands of years are all there. Shouldn't we make some arrangements?"
"I took care of all the miscellaneous matters and rushed back to the control center as soon as possible, but all the immortals in your office had already disappeared. The elevator shaft was blocked by the immortals in your office. However, when I arrived, the sandbags had already been thrown out by someone and were all over the ground."
"I urgently recalled several ghosts from the control center, only to find out that after your subordinate, Shan Laowu, was possessed by a spirit, the immortals in the office scattered in all directions. You were basically buried alive by your own subordinates, so you can't blame me at all!"
"I heard you hadn't come out, so I specially summoned the officials of the Prince's Mansion to build barricades by the elevator shaft. I figured that since the leader hadn't come out, your men would definitely come back sooner or later, and I planned to hold out until your men returned so we could rescue you together, but I didn't expect..."
King Pingdeng pointed at Cao Xian with a sorrowful expression, his beard trembling as he cried out.
"But I didn't expect that instead of a single immortal, I would be greeted by the aura of corpses. It wasn't until my men noticed something was wrong with the ghostly body that I belatedly realized that something terrible had happened. The yin energy in my body must have been mixed with the aura of corpses at that time."
"Otherwise, how could I have so easily developed mild corpse aura on the seventeenth floor? You're still blaming me here, unaware that I almost lost my life for you!"
"Nonsense...nonsense! How could my men have buried me alive? You...you're talking nonsense!" Cao Xian glared at King Pingdeng with a fierce but weak expression.
“If you don’t believe me, well… I think I’ve seen that immortal before, his name is Liu… Liu something…” King Pingdeng’s trembling finger pointed again at Liu Xikai standing behind Cao Xian.
"No, don't look for me!" Liu Xikai hurriedly shook his head. He knew what his boss, Director Cao, meant. He was determined to follow Wang Yao no matter what. Going to the Underworld District was to deal with the spirits, but blocking the corpse energy wasn't? Would the spirits listen to your orders?
If Wang Yao goes to the Underworld Queen District, but the spirits attack the front lines, who will deal with them without the Old Man of the Moon? Therefore, only by following Wang Yao can one be safe; it's not that whoever stays in the rear is safe.
Cao Xian couldn't openly express his thoughts. He had already heard Huang Zhen explain everything clearly and knew that the person who blocked the elevator shaft was a celestial being from the office, but he still wanted to pin the blame on Yama, his purpose being to insist on being with Wang Yao.
Unexpectedly, King Pingdeng, who had clearly run away, suddenly returned, making the lie impossible to maintain. King Pingdeng asked Liu Xikai to be a witness. Liu Xikai was not stupid; Cao Xian was his superior, so he certainly couldn't speak for King Pingdeng, but he was unwilling to speak for Cao Xian either.
Who knows what Cao Xian is up to? If he were to arrange for Liu Xikai to stay with the ghosts, he would be too busy cursing him to speak up for him. So he could only remain neutral.
"Are you afraid to speak up because of your superiors? It's alright if you're afraid to speak up. I've already taken down the surveillance footage from the control center. I originally planned to submit it to the Heavenly Court as evidence to investigate your cause of death. In that case, let's take a look at the surveillance footage and it will be clear at a glance."
"Let me tell you, the surveillance footage I brought down is very comprehensive. It's all from when we left the control center until the very last moment before I left. Do you know who threw those sandbags that buried you alive up here? Let me tell you, it was the corpse puppets!"
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