“Your Highness is right. When I, Gu Qi, encounter danger, I always forge ahead bravely and strive to be the first.” Gu Qi seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in King Qin Guang’s words, nodding repeatedly in agreement and even taking the time to defend himself.
"Please don't worry, Fairy Maiden. Let me ask my subordinates. When they urgently need to summon ghosts, they should have a list. Let's check whether that little ghost Fang Chengxian has gone to the battlefield first," said the Daoist Master of Wuchang Dao.
He couldn't say anything more. If that brat Fang Chengxian went to the battlefield as cannon fodder, his chances of survival were extremely slim, so there was no need to search for him anymore.
"Then hurry up and investigate! What's the use of just talking?" the fairy scolded.
The Daoist Master of the Impermanence Dao hurriedly took out his phone and dialed it in front of the Fairy Maiden and King Qin Guang. He asked some questions on the phone and then put down his phone to look at the Fairy Maiden.
"My subordinates said that Fang Chengxian was transferred, but he was pulled away again just before he was to go to the front line. We don't know exactly where he went," said the Daoist Master of Wuchang Dao.
Fang Chengxian lived in the West Fifth District, which was the site of the Great Calamity. After the calamity occurred, the ghosts of the West Fifth District were the first to go to the battlefield, and the little ghosts were the first to bear the brunt.
What's hard to say about the Dao Master of the Impermanence Path is that the Dao Masters of Floor Zero all have their homes in the West Fifth District. Their respective household ghosts had already made arrangements and moved out early when the great calamity began. Some were even sent upstairs. However, since the man in green robes died early, who would remember that there was still a little ghost in his house?
"That's really strange. How could a little ghost in the underworld just disappear like that?" the fairy said in astonishment.
"When Fang Chengxian was transferred out of the front-line troops, didn't your subordinates keep a record? What was the reason, and who gave the order to transfer him?" King Qin Guang asked with a frown.
"It was a chaotic time. The entire Zero Floor was leaderless and everyone was doing their own thing. They just wanted to block the corpse energy as soon as possible. Why would they care about the whereabouts of a little ghost?" The Dao Master of Wuchang shook his head blankly.
When the great calamity began on floor zero, Gu Qi and King Pingdeng went upstairs. These Dao Lords only became alert after hearing the broadcast announcement. They hurriedly took charge of the front line to block the corpse energy, while the task of dispatching the ghosts was completely left to their subordinates.
As long as there's a constant stream of ghosts filling in, they don't care what kind of ghosts they are. The subordinates are the same; they just focus on gathering ghosts from all over the floor and sending them to the front lines according to seniority.
Back then, even if a ghost priest needed a little ghost, he could just give a heads-up and take him away. After all, they were all cannon fodder, and it didn't matter where they were thrown; no ghost would bother to ask any questions. In short, at that time, a ghost's life wasn't a life at all, let alone a little ghost's life.
“Lord Pingdeng and I went upstairs to ask for help. There was an emergency announcement on the loudspeaker. How can you say there’s no leader?” Gu Qi said, dissatisfied.
"Where is the ghost priest who handled this matter? There's no record of it. Does he not even remember it? Who exactly transferred Fang Chengxian from his hands? Tell him to come and ask them," said King Qin Guang.
"This matter is not unrecorded. My subordinates found out that Fang Chengxian was transferred by checking the records. As for the ghost warriors who were in charge at the time, they were sacrificed when the second line of defense in the fifth western district fell later," the Daoist Master of Wuchang replied.
"So, according to this, Fang Chengxian really can't be found?" the fairy asked King Qin Guang in astonishment.
“It’s probably difficult to find them quickly, but after the great calamity, the ghost mouths in the underworld, especially those on floor zero, will need to be re-registered. Fang Chengxian will be able to find out sooner or later,” King Qin Guang said to the fairy with a frown.
"Hey! Which one is He Xiangu?"
As the group was chatting, a gruff voice suddenly rang out from the side. Everyone looked up and saw a burly man wearing a black jacket with a black leather trench coat over it, staring straight at them with large sunglasses that covered half of his face.
His black leather trench coat was so wide at the top that it was almost frightening, as if he were carrying a door panel on his back. It was at least twice the width of an average person's, but his lower body returned to a normal size, making his whole body look extremely disproportionate.
The jacket worn under the trench coat was intentionally left unzipped, revealing that there was nothing underneath, with the prickly chest hair visibly sticking out from the zipper gap.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on his chest hair, the burly man puffed out his chest smugly, but his tone softened.
"Is He Xiangu here?" The burly man looked around at everyone present.
"I am He Xiangu. Are you Li Kui?" He Xiangu thought to herself that this guy was really not smart. There were three ghosts and only one immortal on the scene. Even without looking at the gender, he could guess that she was He Xiangu. Moreover, there were clearly three men and one woman on the scene. Did this guy surnamed Li not know that Xiangu was an immortal?
"Oh, Captain He, Li Kui, the head of the Security Department of the South Gate Customs Administration of the Heavenly Court, is here to report!" The burly man hurriedly puffed out his chest and shouted to the fairy.
The fairy nodded, thinking to herself that the scapegoat had arrived and her investigation team was now complete. She didn't intend to assign Li Kui any specific tasks. Right now, she couldn't find Fang Chengxian, but she couldn't let that delay her work. She had to go upstairs to see how things were going with Wang Yao.
If he finds out where the enemy is, we can't delay the mission of capturing the culprit. Since Li Kui has arrived, we might as well take him to the tenth floor to meet Wang Yao and then plan the next move.
"My team members are all here, and the handover with Li Jing is complete. You all continue to keep an eye on Fang Chengxian's whereabouts. I'll take Xiao Li to the tenth floor creative group to meet up with Wang Yao," the fairy said to King Qin Guang.
Now that immortals are entering the underworld in large numbers, the underworld's high-ranking officials, such as King Qin Guang and Gu Qi, no longer care whether the fairy maiden stays in the underworld or not. When they hear that she wants to go to the tenth floor, they naturally have no objections.
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