Hell Emperor.

Chapter 336 Yam
"What's wrong with me……"

After recovering from his confusion, Sheng Jiang looked horrified, and it took him a while to sort out his thoughts.

"Just now, I seemed to have lost my mind and even wanted to attack my sister. How could this happen..."

Thinking of what had just happened, Sheng Jiang was filled with fear. If Shan Yao had not used the Soul-Binding Rope in time to control the mad Jiang, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"You finally recovered."

Seeing that Jiang had recovered, Ye Jie nodded with satisfaction. The seven-sided stitched pages were indeed powerful and the effect lived up to his expectations. It said that it could erase the beast-shaped ghost characters in the file, and it could, thus helping Jiang to recover.

"Palace Master... do you know what just happened?"

Sheng Jiang asked with a lingering fear on his face. Although he didn't understand how Ye Jie made him recover, he was still full of gratitude in his heart. If it weren't for Ye Jie, he would never have been able to recover.

Ye Jie glanced at him and said, "You encountered a beast-shaped ghost and almost became one of them. I didn't expect that this beast-shaped ghost would appear in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Golden Wheel Palace. This is really..."

Ye Jie shook his head with a hint of worry in his eyes. The appearance of the beast-shaped ghost also meant the arrival of the beast-shaped envoy. Once the beast-shaped envoy approached, it would inevitably be accompanied by a tragic disaster.

On the side, Shan Yao also breathed a sigh of relief and said to Sheng Jiang: "Anyway, it's great that you can recover. Your recovery is all thanks to the Palace Master, why don't you thank him quickly."

Sheng Jiang lowered his head, a little guilty in his eyes, thinking back to when they first met, he was still full of hostility towards the Master of the Golden Wheel Palace because of the words of the witch elder. Now it seems that things are clearly not what he imagined: "Thank you, Master..."

Ye Jie waved his hand and said, "No need. Protecting the ghost officials in the hall is what I should do as the hall master. Compared with this, I am more worried about the beast-shaped ghosts you have awakened. If left alone, the beast-shaped ghosts will continue to spread until all the creatures they encounter are turned into beast-shaped ghosts. In order to prevent the situation from getting worse, we must stop them."

Ye Jie's eyes darkened. Even more difficult to deal with than the beast-shaped ghost was the beast-shaped user who created all this.

Now, with the seven stitching pages in hand, Ye Jie also has a way to restore those beast-shaped ghosts, so he asked: "Where did you awaken the beast-shaped ghosts?"

Sheng Jiang immediately replied: "It is at the soul-guiding location just now. Palace Master, please follow me."

The two of them set off immediately and came together to the place where they had just been attacked.

Accompanying the two of them was Shan Yao, who looked worried. Ye Jie was a little helpless about this: "Why did you come here? I remember that you are responsible for the clerical work of bookkeeping, right?"

Shan Yao said confidently, "If I hadn't used my skills to bring my brother back just now, I'm afraid he would have been a beast ghost in the future. If we fail to deal with these beast ghosts in time, I'm afraid it will cause a big mistake in the future. We were able to find the traces of the beast ghosts so quickly, and it's all my credit!"

After a pause, Shan Yao muttered softly: "Besides, there are so many civilian ghost messengers in the palace, and they don't need one more like me."

Ye Jie pondered for a moment. What Shan Yao said did make sense. She played an indispensable role in discovering the hidden danger of the beast-shaped ghost so early this time. Even Sheng Jiang was accidentally attacked, but she was able to calmly cast the Soul-Binding Rope. It seems that her innate magical powers are not just for show.

"Okay, so be it."

Ye Jie shook his head and stopped nagging him. Instead, he focused his attention on the more important matter at the moment, which was the whereabouts of the beast-shaped ghost.

If you listen carefully, you can hear low growls coming from all around. The fluctuations in spiritual power generated by the movement of everyone attracted the attention of many beast-shaped ghosts.

One after another, beast-shaped ghosts came over and surrounded Ye Jie and his companions in the center. Both Shan Yao and Sheng Jiang seemed a little uneasy at this moment, and their fists clenched involuntarily. The beast-shaped ghosts that had just launched the attack left them with an unforgettable impression. Ye Jie, on the other hand, had a calm expression and slowly browsed through the seven stitched pages in his hand.

A series of words appeared on the torn pages. As the files were modified, the eyes of the mad beast-shaped ghosts one after another regained clarity. The price Ye Jie paid was only a hundred good karmas for each ghost.

After regaining their sanity, the ghosts looked confused and lost, and it took them a while to accept the current reality.

"You are already dead. I am the master of the Golden Wheel Palace, who manages the souls here. Tell me, what did you encounter before?" After modifying all the beast-shaped ghost files, Ye Jie put away the seven stitched pages and asked slowly.

Among the ghosts, an old ghost came forward and answered, "Palace Master, we are residents of a nearby village, living well here. Suddenly, a green-faced, fang-toothed, evil beast with black air came. We thought it was an alien demon king, so we took out generous gifts to entertain him. However, we never expected that everyone who inhaled the black air would lose their mind and start attacking others..."

At the end, recalling the nightmarish memories, fear appeared on the faces of the ghosts. They did not want to go through that purgatory-like situation again.

Ye Jie took a deep breath. From the description of the old man's ghost, what they encountered was indeed the beast-user.

The beast messenger is just as its name describes, rarely moving in human form. Most of the time, it appears like a ferocious beast. Ordinary ghost messengers have to retreat when they see them.

Ye Jie still remembered that he had taught Xia Wei the Turtle Hand. The Turtle Hand was a skill that originated from the Beast Hall. When it was cultivated to the highest level, the arm could be transformed into the shape of a wild beast.

"They are really beast-shaped envoys... Why are they coming to the territory of the Golden Wheel Palace instead of staying in the West?" Ye Jie was quite confused.

At this time, Sheng Jiang seemed to remember something and asked doubtfully, "But I saw that the wounds on your bodies were unusually smooth, as if they were cut off by a sharp weapon. Could it be that the evil beast did that as well?"

Hearing this, Ye Jie took a quick look and discovered a detail that he had overlooked before.

The remains of the dead were still vivid on the ground not far away. Ye Jie couldn't help but look at the flawless wounds a few more times. There were some dark burn marks on the edges of the wounds. The weapons that cut them off were not only extremely sharp, but also extremely hot, which completely burned the blood vessels. "Wait, why is this so similar..."

Looking at the wounds on their bodies, Ye Jie's mouth twitched. He remembered that he knew someone who could cause such injuries. Could it be that what he thought was happening?

As expected, the old man's spirit sighed and said, "After that evil beast, we lost our minds. Even the few relatives who escaped and still cared about our condition were attacked by us and became the same as us... It was not the beast master who freed us, but a female fairy who passed by here. It seemed that there was a sharp sword hidden in her eyes. We didn't even feel a trace of pain. When we woke up again, we had become ghosts."

Upon hearing this, Shan Yao and Sheng Jiang were confused, not understanding who the so-called female fairy was. Only Ye Jie, after hearing the description of the old man's soul, felt his heart tremble slightly:
"It's her... It's definitely her. Only she would go to great lengths to eliminate these threats after learning about the beast-shaped ghosts."

If the person mentioned by the old man's spirit wasn't Xia Wei, then who else could it be? Ye Jie recognized Xia Wei's identity based on just these few words.

"So she is already here..." Ye Jie was quite moved. He didn't expect that he would find out about his disciple's whereabouts again under such circumstances.

On the side, Sheng Jiang was still in a dilemma: "Palace Master, besides them, there should be other beast-shaped ghosts. If we don't curb the spread of beast-shaped ghosts, I'm afraid the situation will get worse and worse."

Ye Jie seemed to have expected this and said, "No need. Someone has already helped us eliminate the beast-shaped ghosts in the human world. All the ghost officials have to do is to find the remains, draw out the souls of the beast-shaped ghosts, and send them to the palace. I will restore them."

After a pause, Ye Jie said to Shan Yao, "Tell the ghost catchers in the hall that this mission is quite dangerous, and those who don't want to participate don't have to force themselves. I need fifty ghost catchers to participate in the mission. For those who are willing to participate, I will teach them the entry-level soul-binding rope, saving them years of hard training, so that they can deal with the attacks of beast-shaped ghosts."

Ye Jie opened the seven stitching pages. After spending a lot of money before, he now had less than five million Yin De. To teach a ghost catcher the introductory stage of the Soul-Binding Rope, he needed one thousand Yin De, and to restore a beast-shaped ghost to normal, he needed one hundred Yin De. If his Yin De continued to decrease like this, he would become stretched to the limit.

He shook his head and put aside the amount of good karma he had accumulated. The most important thing now was to resolve the threat posed by those beast-shaped ghosts.

On the side, Sheng Jiang's eyes lit up. He certainly didn't want to miss out on the opportunity of the Palace Master granting him a technique. "I should be counted among the lucky ones who can learn the technique and resolve the crisis. Those beast-shaped ghosts want to turn me into one of them, so let me show them how powerful I am!"

Hearing that he had this intention, Ye Jie did not hesitate and took out the torn page. A series of words emerged:

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moruo calendar, Shura Jie spent a thousand Yin De to modify the martial arts file of the ghost messenger Sheng Jiang.]

[The Soul Binding Rope (Beginner) has been added to the list of skills learned by the Ghost Messenger Sheng Jiang.]

As the words on the torn pages appeared, Sheng Jiang stood there in a daze, feeling that his mind had added information that he had never known before. The fresh feeling of learning the martial arts instantly filled his heart.

There was no repeated arduous attempts, no setbacks and progress in failure. Sheng Jiang learned the method simply by following the hall master's thought. Even though he had known that the hall master had such ability, he still found it a little unbelievable when he experienced it personally.

On the side, Shan Yao pouted. When Ye Jie first recruited her to be a ghost catcher, he also taught her the Soul Binding Rope. At that time, she thought that was a special treatment that only she could enjoy. Now it seems that other ghost catchers can also do the same. It turns out that she is nothing special.

Thinking of this, Shan Yao felt sour in her heart. She didn't get the Soul Binding Rope as a reward for the mission, but instead owed Ye Jie a favor. So she said, "After learning that the Palace Master wanted to teach the Soul Binding Rope, I don't know how many soul-catching ghost officials would fight to join this mission. I'm afraid the number will far exceed fifty..."

Ye Jie touched his chin. What Shan Yao said was true. After learning that there was a reward of teaching martial arts, any ghost messenger would not ignore such a good thing. They would probably fight for these fifty candidates.

"I only need fifty people, no more. Including the two of you, I need forty-eight people." Ye Jie spoke slowly.

"Me? Do I have to participate in the mission too?" Shan Yao understood the meaning of Ye Jie's words and stood there in a daze for a moment. She seemed to have not said yet, do you want to participate in this mission?
"Haven't you learned the Soul-Binding Rope? Besides, you're tired of being a civilian ghost messenger, so this mission is perfect for you." Ye Jie shrugged.

Shan Yao didn't think so, and immediately pouted: "What about my reward? I learned the Soul Binding Rope, and it seems that I still owe 10,000 Yin De? Other ghost officials can learn the Soul Binding Rope as long as they participate in the mission, but I have already learned it, so is there no reward?"

Ye Jie smiled faintly and said, "Do you think the Soul Binding Rope only has one level? The Soul Binding Rope you have learned is only at the entry level. Don't you want to go one step further and reach the mastery level?"

"Mastery stage..." Upon hearing what Ye Jie said, Shan Yao's eyes lit up immediately. If she could upgrade the Soul Binding Rope to the Mastery stage, wouldn't that mean that her Soul Binding Rope would be one level higher than other ghost messengers? This was a rare good thing.

The Soul-Binding Rope at the entry level can only exert its superficial effect. Once facing an enemy with a stronger level, it is completely useless. Shan Yao has long been dissatisfied with the Soul-Binding Rope at the entry level. He did not expect that he could take advantage of this mission to upgrade the technique to the next level and thus enter the mastery stage.

"In that case... then I will reluctantly participate in this mission to catch the beast-shaped ghost." Shan Yao pretended not to care, but finally agreed.

Ye Jie glanced at her and said, "Don't worry. Your mission is different from other ghost catchers. It's not to catch beast-shaped ghosts."

"Different? Then what should I do?" Shan Yao blinked, with a bad feeling in his heart, "Wait... Palace Master, you are not asking me to catch the evil beast that caused the mutation? The Soul Binding Rope at the mastery stage can't catch that evil beast."

The corner of Ye Jie's mouth twitched. He didn't know why Shan Yao would have such an idea. Not to mention Shan Yao, even Ye Jie himself was not sure that he could take down the beast-shaped user. How could he send her to carry out such a fatal mission?
In response, Ye Jie shook his head: "You are wrong. Your task is to select the other 48 ghost messengers who will participate in the mission. There must be a large number of ghost messengers who want to participate in this mission. The final selection is up to you, no more, no less."

Shan Yao curled her lips, showing little interest in this. She didn't expect Ye Jie to not let her deal with the beast-shaped ghost at all, but instead gave her a civilian task. However, considering the Soul Binding Rope at the mastery stage, she could only accept it:

"Okay... Palace Master. I will definitely complete the task well."

(End of this chapter)