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

Chapter 671 The Consequences of Disobeying Hades Acha! Being Manipulated, a Life of Despair!

For Old Chen, the value of a single silver dollar was an immeasurable fortune.

Not to mention, there's also that pill that can restore my daughter's eyes.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Old Chen knelt down prostrate before Luofu.

But he had only kowtowed once, and Luo Fu, who had just been standing in front of him, had already disappeared without a trace.

Old Chen paused for a moment, but did not get up. Instead, he continued to kneel and kowtow three times in the original position of Luofu before standing up.

He hurriedly stuffed the pills and silver coins given to him by Luo Fu into his arms, holding them tightly. Old Chen didn't even care about the noodle shop. After leaving the house, he didn't even close the door and went straight home.

Having left Luofu, he had no interest in continuing to pay attention to Lao Chen's movements.

on the street.

A carriage filled with the eerie atmosphere of the underworld, carrying the soul of the night watchman, vanished from the mortal realm under Sister Bai's compassionate gaze.

After seeing the night watchman off, Sister Bai saw Zhao Li, looking flustered, walking quickly toward her.

"What...what happened?" Sister Bai asked in surprise. Although she had realized earlier that Old Chen was alive.

But in Sister Bai's eyes, with Zhao Li's abilities, there was no way he couldn't solve this problem.

The Book of Life and Death in the Underworld records that Old Chen is destined to die. Therefore, even if he were still alive, he should act in accordance with the rules of the Underworld.

As soul ferrymen, they are not only responsible for ferrying the souls of the dead to the underworld, but the ghost messengers themselves also have the duty of collecting souls.

There are many ways a person can die, and one of them is dying peacefully without illness.

In a world without extraordinary souls, there could be many reasons for dying without illness. But in this world of Heaven and Hell, with its strict laws, there is only one possibility for dying without illness: the soul has been taken away by the ghost messengers.

In Sister Bai's opinion, Old Chen was not dead, so he was not dead. At most, it was Zhao Li who personally took his soul.

But why does Zhao Li look so terrified now?
"Big sister, don't say anything. We can't stay here any longer. Quick, let's go back to the underworld immediately. I have something important to report to the King of the Underworld right away."

Zhao Li's serious expression also made Sister Bai feel intimidated.

"Luckily, I was prepared. We just saw the night watchman off. The gates of hell haven't closed yet, so we..."

Before Sister Bai could finish speaking, a playful voice rang out.

"Zhao Li, are you in such a hurry to go to the underworld?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, when Sister Bai saw Luo Fu's figure, she realized that Luo Fu must have done something to make Zhao Li act so strangely.

The moment Luo Fu revealed his name, Zhao Li gave a helpless, bitter smile.

He didn't bother to explain to Sister Bai. After only a moment's hesitation, Zhao Li knelt on one knee in the direction of Luo Fu and said, "Please forgive us. Sister Bai and I are just underworld messengers acting on orders. We have never seen you before. Whatever your orders are, we will do our best. We hope you will show mercy and spare our lives."

Having lived for so long, Zhao Li was quite adaptable and flexible. When facing the Fifth Prince, he was able to kneel down and pay his respects without hesitation.

Not to mention, now they're facing Luofu.

In Zhao Li's eyes, Luo Fu was a demon who had escaped the surveillance of the Heavenly Realm Kunlun and the Underworld.

Is this kind of being someone he can contact? He even apologized to Luo Fu immediately, first stating his position, then lying through his teeth, saying that he had never seen Luo Fu at all. But then, he kindly begged Luo Fu for forgiveness, saying that no matter what Luo Fu asked for, he and Sister Bai would do their best to help.

It can be said that Zhao Li has spared no expense in order to sever all ties with Luofu.

Luo Fu glanced at Sister Bai with interest, not because he was interested in this middle-aged ghost messenger, but because he wasn't that heartless.

However, when Luo Fu saw Sister Bai at the noodle shop, he immediately recognized her. He recognized her as someone who had appeared in the bottle world before.

Even her identity is that of the mother of Wang Xiaoya, the incarnation of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

From this perspective, Xia Dongqing's life is practically no different from Truman's.

Almost everything he came into contact with was pre-arranged.

Even the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who was disguised as Wang Xiaoya's mother, and who at most had only one encounter with Xia Dongqing, was played by underworld ghost messengers.

Who knows what the situation is like for the others?
It is conceivable that most of what Xia Dongqing experienced was not truly accidental. Even if it was, it was merely a minor variable resulting from the power struggle between the Underworld and Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm.

Almost everything else is arranged by the underworld and the heavenly realm.

This grand drama actually began the moment Xia Dongqing was born. In fact, when Xia Dongqing was born, Zhao Li disguised himself as a doctor to personally deliver the baby, while Jiutian Xuannv disguised herself as a nurse.

Even the name Xia Dongqing was given by Zhao Li.

For Xia Dongqing, the person involved, this kind of life was an unprecedented despair, a life of utter despair.

Sister Bai, who had worked with Zhao Li many times, certainly knew very well what kind of person he was.

The fact that someone could make Zhao Li immediately bow his head and even kneel down to beg for mercy made Sister Bai not even dare to think about what Luo Fu's true identity was.

Almost simultaneously with Zhao Li, they knelt before Luo Fu.

"Since you can recognize my identity, it means you have already come into contact with the remnant soul of the human demon. So tell me, where is the host of the remnant soul of the human demon now?"

Sister Bai almost cried out in surprise.

A remnant soul of a demon?

In the underworld, few people know what the so-called remnant soul of a human demon is, but Sister Bai is one of those very few.

In some ways, Sister Bai's qualifications in the underworld are no less than those of Officer Zhao.

Zhao Li's previous life was that of a high-ranking monk who had attained the Arhat realm, so Sister Bai's background is probably not simple either.

Knowing what the remnant soul of a demon represented, Sister Bai understood all too well why Zhao Li was so terrified, kneeling so limply. Sister Bai didn't even dare to utter a sound; she was a far cry from her previous alluring self. She cowered there, head bowed, wishing she could disappear from Luo Fu's sight.

The problem with Luofu really startled Zhao Li.

Xia Dongqing and his sister were not the first hosts to be possessed by the remnant soul of Chi You.

When Chi You died, not only was his body divided, but his soul almost vanished as well.

The current Hades, Acha, has exhausted almost all means to barely preserve a wisp of his soul. Even so, reviving Chi You is by no means a simple matter.

Don't forget, the death of Xia Dongqing's entire family was personally carried out by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden on the orders of Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm, and was executed with thunderous force.

In the long period after Chi You's death, similar things have probably happened countless times. Since Hades Acha will entrust Xia Dongqing's affairs to Zhao Li in the future, it means that she definitely trusts Zhao Li very much. At the very least, Hades Acha is confident that she can control Zhao Li and make him dare not disobey her orders.

The future Xia Dongqing, Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm, was completely handed over to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, while Zhao Li was practically the spokesperson for the Underworld.

Judging from its importance, it is not difficult to judge that Zhao Li must have undergone more than one test before this.

This is why Luo Fu asked Zhao Li if he knew the current host of Chi You's remnant soul.

Even if Zhao Li knew, he wouldn't dare to say it.

After all, as soul ferrymen, they are soulless themselves; the souls of all ghost messengers and soul ferrymen are in the hands of Hades, the King of the Underworld.

The consequences of betraying Hades are obvious.

Zhao Li said with a look of despair, "You... how could you think that a mere ghost messenger like me would know such news? You overestimate me. I'm just a nobody."

"A nobody?" Luo Fu smiled noncommittally, his gaze then falling on Sister Bai.

Since Sister Bai is destined to become the incarnation of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and Wang Xiaoya's mother, she must also be someone highly trusted by King Acha of the Underworld.

"And you? Can you tell me where the remnant soul of the human demon Chi You is now?"

Her knees buckled, and Sister Bai instantly knelt before Luo Fu, just like Zhao Li.

She didn't dare answer that question either.

Seeing the two remain silent, Luo Fu had no intention of letting the matter rest.

In fact, the reason why Luo Fu wanted to take advantage of his rare time travel to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period to find the remnant soul of the demon Chi You was to further usurp the power that belonged to Chi You in this world.

But it's clear from Zhao Li and Sister Bai's reactions that they probably wouldn't answer Luo Fu's question even if it meant death.

Luo Fu couldn't possibly use torture to extract a confession; his current identity was something that couldn't be revealed.

Putting everything else aside, once it attracts the attention of the Heavenly Realm, Kunlun, and the Underworld at this point in time, Luo Fu might not be able to handle it with his current strength.

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Luo Fu's mind in an instant, and he suddenly said to Zhao Li, "Zhao Li, do you want to know who you really are?"

Zhao Li was taken aback and looked at Luo Fu with a moment of confusion in his eyes.

Zhao Li and the former nameless person are completely different people.

Although he was indeed the high monk who had cultivated to the Arhat level, that high monk's soul had long since been reincarnated. To be precise, Zhao Li was more like an empty shell of a nameless high monk.

He may indeed possess the magical power of the nameless high monk, but he is not the same as the nameless high monk.

As a ghost messenger, a ghost messenger without any memories of his past life, Zhao Li naturally had no idea that he had no soul and even less any recollection of the suffering he had endured in the past.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have swallowed the ghost pill refined by Murong in the future, hoping to generate a new soul.

But if we were to say what Zhao Li cares about most, it would definitely be his past.

"You...you know about my past?" Zhao Li's tone was filled with barely concealed excitement.

Nodding slightly, Luo Fu said, "Calm down. I understand. Even if you know the whereabouts of the remnant soul of the human demon, you would never tell anyone. After all, that would be tantamount to betraying the Underworld and King Acha of the Underworld. I'm afraid that neither Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm nor the Underworld will let you off the hook. But we can make a deal."

Zhao Li hesitated for a moment, then glanced instinctively in Sister Bai's direction before saying, "You overestimate me, I..."

"You mean you don't want to know your past, don't want to figure out who you were before you became a ghost messenger?" Luo Fu interrupted Zhao Li.

Speechless for a moment, Zhao Li finally hardened his heart and decided that rather than living in a daze, he might as well take a gamble.

“Alright, what do you need me to do for you to tell me about my past?” Zhao Li said in a deep voice.

"Zhao Li, have you gone mad?" Sister Bai exclaimed. "You are betraying the King of the Underworld. The King of the Underworld will not let you get away with this."

"Don't worry, it won't involve you." Luo Fu smiled at Sister Bai and said, "My deal with Zhao Li isn't in the present, but in the future."

"I..." Sister Bai panicked slightly and explained, "Sir, you misunderstand. We really don't know the information you want to know."

Nodding, Luo Fu said, "I believe you. The remnant soul of the demon is not something you ghost messengers can get close to."

Having made his decision, Zhao Li was not one to hesitate, and went straight to Luo Fu, asking, "Sir, what do you need me to do?"

“It’s not that I need you to do anything, but that you will need my help in the future.” Luo Fu smiled and deliberately spoke in a riddle-like tone: “Believe me, in the future, you will be eager to agree to my deal now.”

The key to Luo Fu's confidence lies in Zhao Li's future choices.

As someone planted by the underworld specifically to be by Xia Dongqing's side, if Zhao Li were truly loyal to King Acha of the Underworld, he wouldn't have chosen to sacrifice himself to help Xia Dongqing expel the remnant soul of Chi You from his body.

Judging solely from his choice, it's easy to see that in Zhao Li's heart, Xia Dongqing, the reincarnation of A Jin, is far more important than any human demon or the remnant soul of Chi You.

From the moment Chi You's remnant soul entered Xia Dongqing's body, Xia Dongqing was destined to be usurped. When Chi You's remnant soul was resurrected, Xia Dongqing would be the first to die.

Luofu, however, could offer Zhao Li another option, a chance for Xia Dongqing to survive.

The remnant soul of Chi You is not something Zhao Li can destroy. Putting aside whether he has the ability, the fact that Hades Acha alone makes it impossible for him to destroy the remnant soul of Chi You.

Then, the only place Zhao Li can turn to for help will be Luofu.

Now, Luofu is merely planting a seed in Zhao Li's heart.

Besides, he can't stay in this era for much longer.

Because he had already sensed that he was being drawn by a subtle force, the source of which was a certain point in the future.

However, this pulling force is extremely weak, so weak that Luo Fu could easily refuse it and remain at this point in time if he wanted to.

Unfortunately, Luo Fu had no interest in staying in this era.

Seeing Zhao Li's puzzled look, Luo Fu said, "Our deal will happen in the future. I will wait for you in the future."

After uttering such a nonsensical remark, Luo Fu's figure was abruptly swallowed up by a spacetime vortex that appeared out of nowhere, much to the astonishment of Zhao Li and Sister Bai.

As Luo Fu disappeared from sight.

Sister Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Zhao Li with worry and said, "This damned world, how could such a terrifying being appear?"

(End of this chapter)