Chapter 34 The Souls Obey the Command
The people who came were Shangguan Peiyu, Yao Qingfeng, and Chi Shangxing, with the white-bearded old man being Chi Shangxing.
Shangguan Peiyu is a recent successor to the family business. Because of her outstanding abilities and the fact that the old master's health is not good, she was chosen to take over.
Yao Qingfeng and Chi Shangxing nodded politely without saying anything, while Shangguan Peiyu was eloquent and arrogant.
"Director Ding, that Nine Netherworld Lord was someone our ancestors from the Xuanxue family, together with all the capable and extraordinary people in the world, paid a great price to force him to retreat to Savage Valley. We also made a three-point agreement with him: he must never step out of Savage Valley for the rest of his life, and we would not pursue the matter. Unexpectedly, some young girl appeared out of nowhere and broke this rule, causing our three Xuan families to bear the infamy of being faithless and treacherous."
Yao Qingfeng's voice was loud and clear, and his aura was very strong. "Yes, Director Ding, this is not a good idea. In the past few hundred years, the Nine Netherworld Lord has not come out of the Savage Valley to harm people, but those people who are not afraid of death insist on going in. They are just asking for trouble."
Ikegami Yuki didn't say anything, he just sighed.
This infuriated Yu Liang. "Hey, what do you mean? My sister went through so much trouble to subdue that so-called great demon, how is it her fault?"
Yu Xiaoluo had tears in her eyes as soon as Shangguan Peiyu appeared, and now she couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.
"It's all my fault, all my fault! I'm too capable, I captured the big bad guy they couldn't handle, stole their thunder, and made them lose face. Waaah—"
Bao Shuoyu, Director Ding, and Nanshan almost burst out laughing, but Director Ding and Nanshan had to hold it in, because they didn't dare to offend the three heads of the family as their faces turned from red to white, and then from white to green.
But Bao Shuoyu wasn't afraid of anyone. "Little Luo Luo did something that others couldn't do in several lifetimes, and she did it so well. It's only natural that she would arouse jealousy. Okay, don't cry, be good, brother will give you candy."
As he spoke, he took a lollipop out of his pocket and handed it to Yu Xiaoluo.
The candy was originally prepared by the black cat, considering the huge bucket of chicken blood it brought. But thinking about it, I only bought one piece. Giving it to the little girl would be better; at least she'd sweetly call me "Brother Shuoyu—"
The black cat only calls for its owner; it's so boring.
Thinking about it, he put it back in his pocket.
If Black Cat knew about this, he would probably hate Yu Xiaoluo even more.
Yu Xiaoluo wiped away her tears, stuffed the candy into her mouth, and smiled sweeter than the candy itself.
Yes, it looks really good.
We should save the best food for this girl from now on.
Shangguan Peiyu was furious. "You all have no idea how arrogant you are!"
Yu Xiao took the lollipop out of her mouth, pursed her lips, and giggled, "Miss, you must know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is. Why don't you tell me how high and how thick it is? If you guess right, I'll hand over the management of Ghost Valley to you."
When had Shangguan Peiyu ever been treated like this? Just as she was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, Director Ding quickly stepped in front of them.
He didn't want to offend the three major Xuan families, since he needed their help in many things, but he didn't want to offend Yu Xiaoluo even more.
"Everyone, please calm down. This was my fault. Sigh, it's my fault for not considering everything. I didn't think things through properly, which led to this situation. How about we discuss matters related to the metaphysical community after today's matter is settled?"
Chi Shangxing, who had been silent until now, chuckled and said, "It's an honor for the metaphysical world to have such a remarkable person as the young lady from the Yu family. Today's matter is more important, so let's wait for her to finish her business first. We'll just watch the show from the sidelines. Since the young lady from the Yu family is so capable, she certainly won't disappoint us."
Although Chi Shangxing was a cunning old man, he did manage to get the situation out of trouble. Director Ding then went along with him, saying, "Yes, yes, we're all ready. Everything is ready except for the final push. Once we've helped those souls pass on to the afterlife and let them be reincarnated properly, it will be a good deed to accumulate merit."
Shangguan Peiyu then coldly retorted, "That's because if we don't let them pass on, it would diminish our merits."
"Hehe, that's not what I meant, please don't misunderstand, Patriarch Shangguan."
Yu Xiaoluo checked the time and realized it was almost time, so she stopped paying attention to them, drew a large circle with chicken blood in a relatively open space, and then sprinkled cinnabar on it.
Her expression turned serious. "All of you, stand in this circle to avoid being harmed by the evil spirits. Do not come out without my permission."
She paused, glanced at the three heads of the metaphysical families, and said, "What will come out later will not only be a large number of ordinary souls, but also high-level ones."
The so-called high-ranking officials were ghost messengers, meaning they brought a large number of ghost messengers to serve as their beasts of burden. However, she didn't say that.
She was rebuked by Shangguan Peiyu for bragging. Whether they listened or not was up to them; with their cultivation abilities, they should be able to protect themselves.
Therefore, Yu Xiaoluo ignored them and allowed Yu Liang, Bao Shuoyu, and the people brought by Director Ding Nanshan to all enter this circle.
Shangguan Peiyu let out a cold laugh, "Is that all the skill you have? So, Yu Xiaoluo, are you planning to perform the ritual for those souls all by yourself?"
Yu Xiaoluo ignored her completely, treating it as if she were talking nonsense.
"Uncle Ding, where is your list?"
Director Ding paused for a moment, glanced at Nanshan, who had the list with him, and took it out of his pocket.
Yu Xiaoluo glanced at the list and saw that there were about a hundred people on it, all with their birth dates and times written on them. It was only this many people who came to claim the remains of their family members.
Some people may not know the news yet, or may think it's unnecessary.
Over time, the muscles would rot away, leaving only a few bones, and they wouldn't believe that the person they received was truly their relative.
She infused the list with spiritual power, and the list spontaneously combusted. She shouted, "The list is here, birth dates are determined by Heaven, departed souls heed my command, the remains of those on this list, come forth at once!"
Within seconds, many broken bones and fragments flew towards this side from the valley, all landing at Yu Xiaoluo's feet and piling up into a small hill.
Yu Xiaoluo said to Director Ding and Nanshan, "Uncle Ding, Brother Nan, the remains on this list are all in here. It shouldn't be difficult to test their DNA in this pile."
Nanshan laughed, "My sister is really amazing. This will save us a lot of trouble. It should only take a day or two. Otherwise, it might have taken several months to get it done."
Director Ding also gave her a thumbs up.
Shangguan Peiyu snorted coldly, "Heh, just a little trick. Look at what she's capable of."
Yu Xiaoluo completely ignored her, as she had more important things to do.
She went to the incense table, lit the incense, took out a golden talisman and threw it into the air, bit her finger, and drew the talisman with her blood.
The golden talisman immediately emitted a red light, illuminating the entire valley.
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