Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 657 An Being Who Has Mastered the Authority of Heaven! The Red-Clad Senior's Lover!

The gods of the heavens did indeed quell the rebellion led by Chi You and the primitive people back then.

However, the celestial realm also suffered losses.

In reality, the gods of the celestial realm, who are high above all others, are also divided into generations, just like the primitive people who followed Chi You in the past and the humans of today, who are vastly different.

In the beginning, the gods of this world were ancient gods, such as the Lord of Mount Tai.

Whether it's the gods of Kunlun in the celestial realm or beings like Hades Acha in the underworld, they can only be considered as the new generation of gods.

The two are completely incomparable.

Even the extremely troublesome remnant soul of Chi You, which was a great concern to the gods of the celestial realm, could be resolved with a single sacrificial ceremony to the Lord of Mount Tai. The ancient gods were the ones who truly held the authority of the Heavenly Dao, while the current gods of the celestial realm were more like powerful beings who could interfere with the authority of the Heavenly Dao to a certain extent. Only the ancient gods were the true embodiment of the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

It should be noted that even the adopted daughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the island nation, Princess Go, possessed methods that were beyond the reach of both the heavens and the underworld.

In other words, Princess Gohime came to cause trouble in order to revive Hideyoshi, who was enshrined as a god. In the end, seeing that there was no hope of reviving Hideyoshi, her obsession dissipated and she vanished into thin air.

Judging from Hao Ji's methods, it is not difficult to see that the so-called gods of Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm are not truly in control of the Heavenly Dao.

For Luo Fu, if his identity as Chi You was exposed when he was not fighting against the gods of the heavens, then...

So he had no choice but to take a detour and go out to hide for a while.

If Hao Ji can cause trouble, Luo Fu might as well do the opposite.

After returning home, Luo Fu stayed indoors for the next few days. He also instructed Su Yue that even if the consulting firm had clients, they should wait until he came out of seclusion. Otherwise, he left everything to Su Yue to decide. He himself stayed at home to adapt to the surge in strength he had gained after localization.

In the past few days, Wang Xiaoya, who had previously been too embarrassed to participate in the midnight Ouija board game, finally experienced terrifying consequences.

However, Wang Xiaoya did not contact Luo Fu immediately. Although she had witnessed the events involving Su Yue and his wife, she found it difficult to feel close to Luo Fu.

Just like this time, their entire dormitory fell for the trick of the senior in red.

Even Zhou Jie's ex-boyfriend, Wang Yu, committed suicide by jumping off a building.

Even though the consequences have already been so severe.

However, after talking with Xia Dongqing, Wang Xiaoya chose to contact Su Yue and his wife.

Su Yue has been living a relatively comfortable life lately. He obtained the ability to control spirits from Luo Fu, so he no longer needs to worry about the consequences of leaving his wife Qingqing's soul behind.

Although I need to work for Luofu, Luofu's consulting company has only been open for a few days. Apart from a roundabout collaboration with Zhao Xinqiao in the Su-Yue region, it has hardly taken on any business.

After all, paranormal events don't happen often. Even if you come into close contact with the spirits of the dead, most people won't be able to see them unless they have the ability to see ghosts, unless the paranormal event has already affected their lives.

Of course, thanks to Su Yue and his wife, Luo Fu's consulting firm has already made a name for itself, otherwise Zhao Xinqiao wouldn't have come knocking on their door, even though Zhao Xinqiao herself was just trying her luck.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xinqiao became the sole victim in the test of courage at the Ghost Bridge a few days ago.

The loss of clients actually prevented Luofu Consulting from gaining a better reputation.

Working in a place with almost no customers, Su Yue spent most of his time with his wife, taking advantage of opportunities to practice his spiritual manipulation skills.

Upon receiving Wang Xiaoya's request for help, Su Yue agreed after only a brief moment's thought.

Originally, Su Yue wanted to consult Luo Fu, but Luo Fu's strength had suddenly increased, perhaps due to the female ghost bridge. He told Su Yue in advance not to disturb him unless necessary, and that if there was anything to discuss, she should wait until he came out of seclusion.

Unable to contact Su Yue of Luofu, they had no choice but to take matters into their own hands.

Wang Xiaoya's university is just an ordinary undergraduate institution, not even as good as Donghu University.

Su Yue, who was personally catching a ghost for the first time, initially planned to investigate the situation of the senior in red.

However, Xia Dongqing had already infiltrated the girls' dormitory to investigate beforehand.

Unfortunately, Xia Dongqing knew the result but not the reason why.

Su Yue subconsciously assumed that Xia Dongqing, who possessed the ability to see ghosts and was often accompanied by ghost messengers, must have made foolproof preparations.

The human and ghost couple, along with Wang Xiaoya and Xia Dongqing, and several girls from Wang Xiaoya's dormitory, arrived at the long-abandoned girls' dormitory, room 404, in a reckless manner.

As expected, the red-clad senior's strength far exceeded Xia Dongqing's expectations.

Fortunately, Su Yue never dared to slack off in the slightest after learning how to control spirits and command generals.

She was afraid that her own actions might cause any changes in her relationship with her husband.

Even so, they were trapped in the abandoned girls' dormitory building.

The senior in red had been rampant for decades, and the entire abandoned girls' dormitory building had almost become her haunt.

How could Su Yue, a half-baked expert, and Qingqing, a newly deceased ghost, possibly contend with them?

Su Yue and Qingqing did their best, but they barely managed to prevent the red-clad senior from killing them directly.

But in the long run, they definitely won't be able to keep it up.

"Damn it, why is there still no signal?" Wang Xiaoya was so anxious that she jumped up and down, but unfortunately, none of their phones had any signal.

Su Yue said weakly, "This should be the ghost realm of that senior in red. It's a completely independent space. Unless we escape from the ghost realm, not only will our cell phones have no signal and we won't be able to contact the outside world, but no one outside will be able to contact us either."

"What do we do now?" Wang Xiaoya asked subconsciously, then changed the subject and said, "It's all my fault. If I had known, I would have informed Zhao Li in advance."

"Hurry up and think of something!" Zhou Jie's face was pale. After her boyfriend Wang Yu died, she didn't know if it was because of the influence of the senior in red or some other reason, but she fell seriously ill and hadn't recovered yet.

"There's nothing we can do," Xia Dongqing said helplessly. "We can only wait now."

"Wait for what?" Zhao Niannian was already crying in fear, pleading, "We...we won't die here, will we? Like Wang Yu, and..."

Just thinking about how, when the senior in red appeared, the room 404 was filled with so many ghosts that it almost filled the entire room, made Zhao Niannian's legs go weak.

As if he had made a decision, Su Yue glanced at his wife Qingqing, whose soul was becoming somewhat weak, and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Qingqing and I can hold on for a while. I left a message for the master in advance. As long as the master comes, we will definitely be fine."

"When will that gentleman be back?" Xu Li cried, her face full of sorrow.

Su Yue fell silent.

Luo Fu had gone into seclusion before, and his instructions were given in a very rushed manner; he had only sent a text message to Su Yue via mobile phone.

As for when Luo Fu would emerge from seclusion, this was never mentioned in the previous message. Even Su Yue didn't know if Luo Fu would check his phone during his seclusion.

Seeing Su Yue remain silent, Xia Dongqing couldn't help but say, "I've dragged everyone down. I didn't expect this senior in red to be so fierce."

"Are we...are we doomed?" Su Yue's silence filled Xu Li and Zhao Niannian with despair.

Just when everyone was in despair.

A furious shout came from an unknown direction.

It was a very ordinary voice, without any special power whatsoever.

But precisely, the moment that sound rang out...

The demonic realm that had trapped everyone suddenly contracted.

It was only then that everyone realized that Professor Hu, who had warned Wang Xiaoya, Xia Dongqing, and others more than once, had also come to dormitory 404.

"Professor Hu?"

Xu Li looked surprised and subconsciously glanced at Su Yue and his wife.

Although Su Yue and his wife were no match for the senior in red, they were still able to compete with her, which was better than Xia Dongqing, who had no other means of catching ghosts and exorcising demons except for his ability to see ghosts.

Su Yue was also completely bewildered at this moment.

He didn't know why the fierce senior in red would withdraw her ghostly aura simply because of a professor's angry shout, even though the professor was just an ordinary person.

If he hadn't been certain that Professor Hu was truly just an ordinary person, he would have suspected that Professor Hu might also be a reclusive master.

"What are you all doing?" Professor Hu said sternly, angrily rebuking, "Who gave you permission to break school rules again? You...you even brought outsiders to the school, what are you trying to do?"

"Professor Hu, hello." Su Yue took the initiative to greet him, "We are from a consulting firm, specializing in..."

"I don't care who you are, this school doesn't welcome outsiders. Get out of here right now!" Professor Hu said, trying to cover up his grievances and eager to kick everyone out of room 404.

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

It looked like the two sides were about to reach a stalemate.

Zhao Li's voice came from afar and grew closer.

Dressed in dark-themed clothing, he walked over, slapping the Soul-Destroying Spear, which resembled a flintlock pistol, on his thigh.

"And who are you?" Professor Hu frowned, his anger barely contained.

In his eyes, it was one thing for outsiders to keep appearing at the school, but what was more important was that these outsiders had such a clear goal: to get their hands on this abandoned girls' dormitory building, especially room 404.

This did indeed make Professor Hu begin to worry.

As the former lover of the senior student in red, Professor Hu was aware of her existence, although she had never taken the initiative to appear in front of him over the years.

But he was certain of the existence of the senior in red, and he also knew exactly how many people had died in this abandoned girls' dormitory because of room 404 and his former lover.

Otherwise, Professor Hu wouldn't come here so often to burn paper money.

All I can say is that Professor Hu and this female student in red are indeed former lovers.

At first glance, their relationship seems very touching, but after one of them committed suicide, he became a vengeful ghost and kept killing one ordinary person after another. The other one backed down when faced with love and reality, and as a result, he has been watching the red-clad senior kill countless people for decades.

Putting aside their so-called love that transcends worldly conventions, both of them are clearly selfish and self-serving; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are birds of a feather.

"Who am I?" Zhao Li revealed what he thought was a wicked smile, pointed the Soul-Destroying Spear in his hand at Xia Dongqing, and said, "Dongqing, you tell him who I am."

Upon hearing this, Xia Dongqing, who had narrowly escaped death, thought for a moment before saying, "Professor Hu, this is a soul ferryman, also known as a ghost messenger."

Professor Hu's expression suddenly changed drastically.

"What ghost messengers, what soul ferrymen, it's all feudal superstition. I'm telling you, this is a university campus, a sacred place of science. You are absolutely not allowed to do anything feudal or superstitious here. Get out of here, or I'll call the police."

"According to your rules, I, as a ghost messenger, am considered a policeman in the underworld," Zhao Li said with a smile. "Policemen in the mortal world can restrain them, so what do you think of me, a policeman in the underworld?"

College students are naive and foolish.

But the couple Su Yue were also trapped in the ghost realm by the senior in red.

Although Su Yue was deeply in love, he and his wife Qingqing were at least doing quite well in society. Even if his emotional intelligence wasn't exceptional, he still managed to sense something through the conversation between Zhao Li and Professor Hu.

Without making a sound, Su Yue shielded Xia Dongqing, Wang Xiaoya, and several girls behind him.

Several female students and Xia Dongqing also noticed that Professor Hu was acting strangely.

Professor Hu remained silent in response to Zhao Li's questioning.

Xia Dongqing said, "Professor Hu, do you know this place? Or do you know that senior student in red here? Right?"

"I remember now!" Wang Xiaoya's eyes suddenly lit up. "Professor Hu saved us before. He even performed a ritual and burned paper money in room 404."

"I..." Professor Hu panicked instantly. Back then, under the pressure of reality, he had flatly denied any relationship with Lü Hong.

Although in front of the senior in red, he acted as if he wished he could go to the underworld with her.

But even after all these years of Lu Honghua being the red-clad senior student, Professor Hu has never committed suicide for love.

"Whatever happened here back then, it's all in the past." Zhao Li gave Professor Hu a meaningful look and said, "What are you all standing there for? Get out of here."

Everyone was stunned.

Xia Dongqing asked incredulously, "Zhao Li, you...aren't you the ferryman of souls? Aren't you going to abandon us?"

Zhao Li looked indifferent. "I am a soul ferryman, but I am only responsible for sending souls to the underworld. Other things are not my job, especially this... this senior in red. She has been dead for so many years. When she was in the human world, I had not yet been transferred to this jurisdiction. This is a historical problem that should be solved by my superiors."

Su Yue's eyes widened, and she said, "But aren't ghost messengers supposed to be responsible for catching ghosts?"

"Catching ghosts is your job?" Zhao Li glanced at Su Yue and said, "You humans have ghost catchers, but we in the underworld don't have that kind of law enforcement power in the human world."

It must be admitted that Zhao Li's reasoning has indeed overturned everyone's usual understanding of underworld officials.

(End of this chapter)