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Chapter 993: Soil in front of the grave

After Ma Hui's commotion, the other two people couldn't stand it anymore and started struggling with all their might. Wang Ziang even said arrogantly, "Who are you? Don't you know me? I'm a big star, let me go, or I'll put you in jail for life!"

Compared to the first two, Sun Zhiyuan was more cowardly. He seemed to already know where this place was. He kept begging for mercy, "Please let me go. I regret it. I don't want to die. My parents are still waiting for me at home. I still have to continue my postgraduate entrance examination!!"

The lady boss seemed to be used to this kind of situation, so she said to the dwarf in a cold voice, "Don't just stand there, take him away quickly. He keeps making so much noise that it's almost driving my brain crazy."

At this time, two ghost messengers walked to the bar, opened a black booklet on top, scribbled on it, and then turned to the proprietress and said, "The boss said that the funds in the underworld are tight recently. Let's collect 100 people and settle the bill together."

The proprietress rolled her eyes when she heard this, but she still said in a delicate voice, "You have the final say... Anyway, you have to pay it sooner or later."

After sending away the two ghost messengers, the proprietress smiled at Song Jiang and Gu Hao and said, "Sorry to have kept you two waiting for a long time. Money in the underworld is getting harder and harder to make these days. Gaozi, serve the tea!"

After Gao Zi agreed, he took out a large copper teapot from the back, poured tea for Song Jiang and Gu Hao, and said dryly, "Dear guests, please have some tea."

When Song Jiang heard the casual name of the tall and short skeleton, he couldn't help but smile. Then he heard the proprietress said softly, "Tell me, what do you want to do here?"

It seemed that she was speaking to the two of them, but her eyes were fixed on Song Jiang. Seeing this, Gu Hao coughed lightly to draw the other party's attention back, and then said, "We want to go to the underworld..."

The proprietress raised her eyebrows slightly, then said in a deep voice, "Going into the underworld...? I haven't heard such a bold idea in many years. Gentlemen, the underworld is not a supermarket. It's not a place where you can go in and out as you please."

After hearing this, Gu Hao picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea and said, "Of course... Otherwise, there would be no need for us to ask the boss lady for help, right?"

After hearing what Gu Hao said, the other party was a little dazed for a moment. After a few seconds of silence, he smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Li, and my given name is Wan. I wonder what your names are, gentlemen?"

When Song Jiang heard this, he looked at Gu Hao, his eyes clearly asking, "Didn't you say that no one knows the boss lady's name? Isn't her name Li Wan?"

Gu Hao cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "My name is Gu Hao, and this is my friend Song Jiang. We both inquired about the rules here before coming here, and we know that if we want to enter the underworld, we must ask you, the boss lady, for help."

Li Wan nodded and said, "What you said is true...but the question is, why should I help you? Going to the underworld is no joke. If you two young people want to go in on impulse, and if something bad happens and the higher-ups investigate, won't I be the one to take the blame in the end?"

"That's not possible... We are going there just to see an old friend. We are not so bold as to go to the underworld to cause trouble for no reason!" Song Jiang said with a smile.

Gu Hao agreed as soon as he heard it, "Besides, we can't let the boss lady do this for nothing..." After he finished speaking, he took out a small velvet box from his backpack, slowly opened it, and found a strange-looking Buddha amulet inside. At first, Li Wan just glanced at the thing with her eyelids, obviously not taking a liking to it, until Gu Hao said to her meaningfully, "Boss lady, why don't you pick it up and take a closer look, is there a hint of familiarity?"

Li Wan was stunned for a moment, then immediately took the amulet in her hand and turned it over and over to examine it. When she looked up at Gu Hao again, she asked with red eyes, "Where did you get this thing?"

Gu Hao pondered for a moment and said, "This is a Buddha amulet made by a high monk in Thailand before he passed away... It contains soil from the grave of a vengeful ghost."

When Li Wan heard this, he tightly grasped the amulet and asked, "Where is the grave of that vengeful ghost?"

Seeing Li Wan asking this, Gu Hao smiled and said, "We will have to wait until the two of us come out of the underworld safely before we can take you there."

Obviously, this was the condition of the deal between Gu Hao and Li Wan, and Song Jiang finally understood that Gu Hao must have known Li Wan for a long time and knew all her details, so he offered something that could strangle her lifeblood as a condition to ask her to help send the two of them to the underworld...

Li Wan gently rubbed the amulet in his hand, and looked at Gu Hao with cold eyes and said, "Who are you? Why do you know I'm looking for him?"

But Gu Hao disagreed and said, "You are waiting for someone. Anyone who has been to Huangquan Inn knows about this. We sincerely want to ask you for help, so we have worked hard to help you find this Buddha amulet in the human world."

After hearing this, Li Wan placed the amulet on his lips and kissed it, then reluctantly handed it back to Gu Hao and said, "Okay, I agree to your terms..."

Unexpectedly, Gu Hao did not take the amulet back. Instead, he waved his hand at her and said, "I'll leave the thing with you first. In case... we really can't come back, you can use the resentment on it to look for it yourself."

Li Wan didn't expect Gu Hao to say that. She was slightly stunned, then said seriously, "Thank you... I will do my best to help you return safely, but I have to prepare in advance. You two will stay here tonight. After midnight tomorrow night, I will send you to the underworld."

Afterwards, Song Jiang and Gu Hao were arranged by Li Wan to stay in the guest room on the third floor. After entering the room, Song Jiang first listened to the noise outside. After confirming that there was no one, he asked in a deep voice, "You... knew Li Wan before?"

Gu Hao admitted generously, "She knows me... You know I've changed several bodies, and she can't recognize me at all. As for this amulet, I've actually found it many years ago, but I've never had the chance to see her, so naturally there's no way I could give it to her."

"If that's the case, then why didn't you reveal your identity from the beginning? Helping each other between old friends... is always safer than a transaction." Song Jiang said in confusion.

But Gu Hao shook his head and said, "It's safer for her not to know who I am. There's nothing else between us except the deal. If the truth comes out, she can deny the matter completely."