Hell Emperor.

Chapter 283 Xia Wei - Seeking Justice
It's getting dark.

After learning that Ye Jie might still be alive, Xia Wei and his party traveled day and night without stopping, but the journey was too long and they have only just arrived outside the Goguryeo border.

"At the current speed, I don't know how long it will take to reach the East China Sea. I'm afraid that even if Master Ren returns, we will still be wandering around in Goguryeo..."

Li Fei'e curled his lips and felt discouraged when he thought of the long journey ahead.

Ever since Youdie left, she has been looking listless, and her former vitality has long disappeared.

Xia Wei smiled, full of confidence in the future: "Don't worry, these few days, Master Shen taught me the method of flying the sword. When I master it, my speed will be greatly increased. When the time comes, Master Shen and I will take turns flying the sword, and we will definitely be able to get to the East China Sea as soon as possible and find the overseas witch!"

Upon learning that Xia Wei had made some achievements in the art of sword control, Li Fei'e was filled with envy:
"The sword-controlling method is not that easy to learn. Even though Master controls the sword easily, she has been practicing for many years. The energy of practitioners is limited. Once you learn a method of immortality, it is best to go all the way to the bottom. Changing your method is mostly a waste of energy. I didn't expect that Sister Xia Wei would master the essence of sword-controlling so quickly. It's really..."

Li Fei'e, who was learning the way of thunder, had no idea about the sword-riding that Shen Qingge was good at. When he saw Xia Wei master it in one go, a bit of admiration appeared in his eyes.

At this time, spiritual energy was seen flowing around, and Bo He's figure ran out from the painting of the beautiful building in Xia Wei's arms, holding a tray with several delicious dishes.

"After a long day of traveling, you must be hungry! I brought you some spiritual delicacies, eat them quickly!"

Bo He handed the bowl of food to Xia Wei, who gladly accepted it and began to eat. However, Li Fei'e did not move, but curled her lips and complained quietly:
"Why is it another spiritual delicacy? I'm tired of it. Sister Xia Wei, you're eating it so happily..."

The mint cat's ears pricked up when he heard Li Fei'e's complaints, and he quickly asked, "This is a spiritual delicacy that Youkui made specially for you. It is very helpful for circulating spiritual energy. Don't you like it?"

Li Fei'e complained: "Of course Youkui's cooking skills are good, I don't deny that, but this spiritual delicacy is for ghosts. When I eat it, it turns into spiritual energy in my mouth. I can only taste it, but I can't feel full at all. It feels like I am refining pills. How can I eat it?"

Hearing this, Xia Wei put down the bowl, stretched out her hand to grab Li Fei'e's ear, and said with a smile: "If I don't give you food, you will be obedient. Otherwise, you should eat the fasting pill like Master Shen."

Upon hearing that he could only eat the fasting pills from now on, Li Fei'e refused to agree no matter what. At least he could still taste the spiritual delicacies, but the fasting pills had no taste at all!
Mint fell into deep thought: "What you said makes sense. In that case, what do you want to eat? I'll let Youkui prepare it for you."

When asked what he wanted to eat, Li Fei'e immediately became excited: "Of course it's monster meat, preferably roasted in large pieces!"

Bohe was a little embarrassed: "The monsters in the east are amazingly powerful, with both wisdom and strength. We have been walking for so long, have you ever seen a blind monster attack us? Where can I get monster meat for you?"

"After all this talk, we can only eat these spiritual delicacies." Li Fei'e had a sad face and felt like he had no desire to live.

At this moment, Xia Wei's expression became firm, and the original smile disappeared, replaced by a hint of solemnity between her brows.

Xia Wei's reaction made everyone slightly stunned, and they also became alert, wary of everything ahead.

A cold wind blew by, and a faint crying sound came from the front. The crying was mournful and heartbreaking, as if there was endless distress that one had nowhere to vent.

The crying sound beside his ears made Nan Linghe shrink his neck and subconsciously hid behind Xia Wei, daring to show only his head. After looking around, he even shrank his head back and lowered his voice with a trembling tone, as if he was frightened: "Sister Xia Wei, there seems to be... a ghost in front."

Li Fei'e: "..."

Xia Wei: “…”

Bohe scratched his head, not doubting it: "Aren't we ghosts? Aren't you a ghost too? We are all ghosts, why should we be afraid of the ghosts over there?"

Nan Linghe blinked, then reacted and was no longer afraid.

Xia Wei burst out laughing: "I remember Sister He said something like this before."

Nan Linghe stuck out his tongue shyly and explained awkwardly: "I'm sorry... When I'm with my family, I'm always very happy. I'm infected by the warmth and sometimes forget that I'm a ghost. I still think I'm alive, so I'm afraid of ghosts."

Nan Linghe's words made everyone fall silent. Physical death is not something that anyone can accept, let alone the innocent Nan Linghe. The reason why she said those words was because, deep in her heart, she still considered herself a human being.

Xia Wei reached out and patted Nan Linghe's shoulder vigorously: "Sister He, don't worry, when I become an immortal, I will help you rebuild your body so that you don't have to be a ghost anymore."

"Reshape the body?" Before Nan Linghe could say anything, Li Fei'e spoke with a surprised look on his face, "Reshape the body is not a simple matter. Ordinary immortals who have reached the first or second level cannot do it at all. Moreover, to reshape the body and reverse yin and yang, even if it can be done, the price to pay is also unimaginable..."

Xia Wei insisted, "If I can't do the first and second turns, how about the fourth and fifth turns? Or the seventh and eighth turns? As long as I am still alive, I will continue to practice and will never give up. Not only Sister He, but all my family members, I will help them rebuild their bodies."

Seeing that Xia Wei had made up her mind, Li Fei'e knew that she could not persuade her, so she could only sigh. However, there was still some respect in her eyes when she looked at her. Li Fei'e also wanted to do these things for her family, but she knew that she did not have the ability to do so.

As they got closer, everyone could sense a strong aura of resentment. Hua Xiaomei revealed herself and frowned slightly, "That's the breath of a resentful ghost... Why would a resentful ghost appear out of nowhere?"

"Any explanation?" Xia Wei asked.

"After a person dies, their resentment lingers, and so they turn into resentful ghosts, attacking anyone they meet. However, because of the resentment, their strength increases greatly, and they are often able to escape the capture of ghost catchers. They are considered one of the most common evil ghosts." Hua Xiaomei said.

Xia Wei took note of the situation and said, "I'll go check ahead first, you guys be careful."

Nan Linghe seemed to remember something and gently pulled Xia Wei's sleeve: "Sister Xia Wei, do you need me to transform into a dark spirit magic weapon to help you?"

Xia Wei looked back and smiled, and said confidently: "Not for now, the Nether Spirit Magical Weapon will consume your strength, you should have a good rest. I am enough to deal with this kind of resentful ghost by myself. When we meet a strong enemy, you can come to help me!"

After saying that, Xia Wei walked forward alone, and soon saw a ghost surrounded by a gloomy aura standing by the roadside.

There was a long, hideous bloodstain on the ghost's neck. He lowered his head and searched around as if looking for something. However, his head loosened and split open at the bloodstain, and fell to the ground, rolling around.

He was busy and searching randomly, but his foot kicked the head further away. He finally picked up the head and put it back, but the next moment he looked down at the ground, and the head fell off again. He repeated this action tirelessly, and didn't realize Xia Wei was approaching at all, until Xia Wei exuded her aura and suppressed him with the aura of the peak of the fifth level. He stayed where he was, not daring to move.

Seeing the ghost's funny movements and only level three, unable to withstand her attacks at all, Xia Wei couldn't help but frown slightly.

She remembered her master saying that the appearance of ordinary ghosts would remain at the age they were in life, but only the appearance of evil spirits would remain at the moment of death. So it seemed that the evil spirit in front of her must have been beheaded.

"Who are you? How many people have you harmed? Tell the truth!"

Xia Weili snorted. She was never merciful to the evil ghosts that harmed people. Her eyes flashed with a dazzling purple light, and her purple devil pupils were already ready to go. If the evil ghost intended to attack, the laser would shatter his soul in the next moment.

"Don't go any further..."

The evil ghost cried out in fear, but blood could not help but flow out of his mouth, making it impossible for him to continue speaking. He had no choice but to reach out and take off the whole head. Only then did he feel better, and his tone became clearer.

"You want to block my way? No one can stop me!"

Upon learning that the evil spirit in front of her actually intended to block her way, Xia Wei growled, showing her anger, and was about to launch an attack the next moment.

Facing Xia Wei's questioning, the evil spirit trembled all over. If it weren't for Xia Wei's power, how could he dare to block Xia Wei's way with his third-level realm? What really frightened him was the things ahead: "If you continue to move forward, you will die like me..."

Xia Wei was stunned, thinking that there might be something else going on with the evil spirit in front of her, so she asked, "What are you talking about? Who did this to you?"

Xia Wei's words brought back the ghost's sad memories of the past. He couldn't help but shed tears while holding the head in his hands:

"I am a merchant from the north, planning to do some business with Goguryeo. I passed by here and stayed overnight in an ancient temple a few miles away. As a result, I accidentally revealed my wealth and the monks in the temple wanted to take advantage of me. They chopped off my head while I was sleeping and stole my goods..."

At the end, recalling the sad past, the headless ghost cried bitterly. The shrill sound even moved Xia Wei.

However, Xia Wei still had some doubts: "Are you telling the truth?"

The evil spirit answered earnestly: "Of course it is true. I stay here to warn those who come here. Don't die in a foreign land like I did, and my soul will not rest in peace."

Xia Wei was in a dilemma for a moment. She didn't expect that the evil ghost in front of her had no intention of attacking her at all. The reason why he appeared here was to warn those who came later. This made Xia Wei undecided.

Fortunately, at this time, other family members also came over and overheard the conversation between Xia Wei and the evil spirit.

Xia Wei had no way of telling whether the words were true or false, but there was one person who could tell, and that person was Nan Linghe who was walking towards her.

Nan Linghe didn't know what was going on. Even when Xia Wei looked at her, she still looked confused and unaware.

Thinking of the previous methods, Xia Wei suddenly had an idea. She took out two pieces of paper, one with words written on it and the other without, and then crumpled them into two balls.

Looking at Nan Linghe, Xia Wei slowly asked, "Sister He, please help me tell whether what the evil spirit said is true or false. I have two pieces of paper in my hand. Choose the one with words on it. What he said is true. The one without words is false."

Nan Linghe would certainly not refuse Xia Wei's request. Rather, she was happy to be able to help Xia Wei.

When Nan Linghe heard Xia Wei say that she didn't need him to transform into a magical weapon of the underworld, he felt a little guilty in his heart, thinking that he could not help his family in any way. Now that he heard her make a request, Nan Linghe was so happy that he couldn't wait to refuse.

Nan Linghe reached out and quickly selected one of the pieces of paper.

When Xia Wei opened it, she saw that it was the one with words on it. This also proved that what the headless ghost said was all true. He did not lie to her. He did stay in the ancient temple, but was killed and robbed.

"How unreasonable..."

Xia Wei gritted her teeth and lowered her voice, her eyes filled with rage. The people around her were all shocked. They had all seen Xia Wei's impulsive behavior not long ago, and they were afraid that something bad was going to happen again. They were about to persuade Xia Wei, but they heard Xia Wei promise to the headless ghost:
"Don't worry, now that I know about this, I won't sit idly by. Xia Wei will definitely help you get justice!"

"Oops……"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingge almost fainted. Last time, Xia Wei committed countless murders just to seek justice. Could it be that it would happen again this time?
At this time, Xia Wei remembered something and asked the headless ghost again: "I saw you looking for something on the ground. What are you looking for?"

The evil spirit answered truthfully, "I am looking for a purse in my luggage. The things in the purse are not of much value to those monks, but they are of great significance to me. Maybe they will throw it away because they think the purse is worthless, so I keep looking for it... No matter what, I will find it."

Xia Wei nodded and wrote down what the evil spirit said: "If there is a chance, I will help you find it."

After saying that, Xia Wei slowly turned around, only to see that everyone's eyes were all on her. Everyone looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated. She couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong?"

"Xia Wei, do you really want to seek justice for that evil ghost?" Li Fei'e coughed dryly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Of course! Can I regret what I said?"

Xia Wei nodded vigorously, which made the rest of the family feel even more uneasy. Once Xia Wei took action, she would not care about anything else. By then, there would be more than just that one evil spirit who needed to seek justice.

"We are already close to the territory of Goguryeo. If we accidentally bump into someone, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us. We are unfamiliar with the place and don't even know the situation here. How can we rush to take action?" Shen Qingge also reminded.

Unfortunately, Xia Wei wouldn't listen to anything she said. She gritted her teeth and said, "No matter who I offend, I will redress this injustice! Let's go now!"

(End of this chapter)