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Chapter 379 Master, which master?
Messenger of God?

Yang Xiu?

Wang Xinghui's expression was rather unpleasant.

Having served as a ghost messenger for so long, he's no longer a novice.

Unlike other organizations, the divine messengers are all at least equally ferocious and sinister beings whenever they appear.

But now, two of them have appeared in his house at once!
From their brief conversation, Wang Xinghui deduced that they were heading towards the underworld!

They even specially dispatched Yang Xiu to target the underworld!
Seeing the terrified faces of his wife and daughter, Wang Xinghui didn't hesitate and whispered, "Wang Xinghui, the underworld messenger, please..."

Before Wang Xinghui could finish speaking, the expressions of the man and woman on the other end changed.

"Stop! Otherwise, you can forget about your wife and children!"

The woman screamed, her fingernails already digging into the necks of Wang Xinghui's wife and daughter.

Seeing the bright red blood and hearing his daughter's aggrieved cries, Wang Xinghui's heart clenched, and he couldn't bring himself to say, "Please help me, sir."

He had heard from Kong Yi about asking the officials of the underworld for help, but he had never tried it before.

He didn't know how fast the officials from the capital were arriving, and what would happen to his wife and daughter if they were a step too slow.

People from folk organizations like the "divine messengers" are inhuman, so Wang Xinghui dared not gamble.

Suppressing his inner turmoil, Wang Xinghui realized that since the other party hadn't directly killed his entire family, it meant they had a purpose. If they had a purpose, then there was still a chance.

"What on earth do you want to do!"

Suppressing his anger, Wang Xinghui looked at the two men and asked.

Seeing that Wang Xinghui had stopped, the two people opposite him breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the higher-ups had taken all the information about the underworld into account before they came; otherwise, if they had actually managed to summon a high-ranking figure from the underworld, the two of them would have been in serious trouble.

"Hehe, young man, don't be so nervous. We just want your help."

The woman smiled again, but her fingers, which were resting on the necks of Wang Xinghui's wife and daughter, did not move an inch.

"Say!"

Wang Xinghui said coldly.

"Hehe, it's like this, we have long admired the Underworld and want to visit its residence, so we would like to ask you to tell us the location of the Underworld's residence."

"Don't worry, we'll leave immediately once you tell us."

As the woman spoke, she pulled her finger back slightly.

Looking at the woman, Wang Xinghui's mind raced.

Given the current situation, unless he disregards the life and death of his wife and daughter and is determined to take a gamble, he has no choice but to agree to the other party's conditions.

But... he didn't even know where the underworld was located!
He only went twice, both times through stickers, and the first time he was passively pulled into the underworld.

However, he did hear from Kong Yi that the underworld should be located in the Yinming, but the Yinming is so vast, how can it be found?
Looking at the two men, Wang Xinghui suddenly said, "I don't trust you. Release my wife and daughter first."

The woman looked at Wang Xinghui and laughed, "Hehe, if I let them go and you get away, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

"Hmph, since that's the case, then there's nothing more to say. Since I don't know if telling you would save my wife and daughter, what's there to talk about!"

After saying that, Wang Xinghui continued to shout, "Wang Xinghui, the underworld messenger, please proceed..."

Swish!
Wang Xinghui opened his arms and caught his daughter, who was being thrown to him.

"Slap, ouch, it hurts..."

Seeing his daughter cry like that, Wang Xinghui felt a pang of heartache, but now was not the time to worry about that.

After wrapping his daughter in the raven feather raincoat, Wang Xinghui stuck a sticker on her body, activating the device and sending her away. With the raincoat as cover, the other party couldn't see the truth.

Wang Xinghui breathed a slight sigh of relief as he put away the sticker his daughter had exchanged for.

It's one that can be saved.

"Alright, here's one for you. Now it's time to talk."

The woman said impatiently.

After a moment of silence, Wang Xinghui said, "The underworld is located in the Yinming."

The woman waited for a while, but received no further updates.

"And then what? Where is the Underworld? Do we enter through the Underworld Rift or a 'door'? And once inside, how do we find the location of the Underworld?"

Hearing the woman's barrage of questions, Wang Xinghui only replied, "Send my wife over here, and I'll tell you the rest."

"With you all guarding me, I can't escape anyway, so what are you afraid of?"

Wang Xinghui tried to fool them, but the other party wasn't buying it.

"Hehe, the underworld is known for its many methods, and there might be some we don't know about, so you'd better tell us now."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, her fingernail scratched across Wang Xinghui's wife's cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

"what!"

"stop!"

Wang Xingping transformed into a flock of crows and swooped down on the two of them.

The small study immediately turned into a mess.

But then, Muscle King activated the power of his blood and qi on his body surface, scattering nearly half of the dozen or so crows that flew in, while the other half was wiped out by the woman with a casual wave of her hand.

Bang!
Wang Xinghui fell to the ground from his crow form, and a 30-centimeter-long scratch appeared on his chest under his raven-feather raincoat.

The tingling and gradually numbing sensation at the wound site made Wang Xinghui realize that something was wrong, but he wore a smile on his face that the two messengers couldn't see.

At this moment, the woman flicked the blood off her fingers and said disdainfully, "Heh, so this is what the underworld officials are like?"

"I told you long ago, the underworld officials are exaggerated far too much. In my opinion, using torture directly might be faster."

As Muscle King spoke, he walked toward Wang Xinghui on the ground. This time, the woman did not stop him.

But just then, they felt a blur before their eyes, and the huge Wang Xinghui on the ground disappeared!
"who!"

Muscle King shouted and looked around. Then he saw the hostage in the woman's arms, who was also missing.

"what happened!"

"Muscle King asked."

Just then, Muscle Man saw the woman reach out and grab the small human-shaped sticker that was falling from the sky.

Turning his head, MuscleBass saw a sticker in the same spot where Wang Xinghui had been standing.

"Damn it! They actually let them get away right under our noses! If the Grand Guide finds out, he'll skin us alive!"

Muscle King said irritably, then turned around and punched a hole in the wall.

"I don't think so."

The woman put away Wang Xinghui's sticker and then made a phone call.

After hanging up the phone, the woman looked at the sticker in her hand and smiled.

"The Great Guide didn't blame us. He told us to take that thing to the Shadow Envoy and have her tell the Ghost Slave Organization about the situation."

"Hmm? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

……

The Underworld, the residence of the Three Mountains.

Shen Zhihong's family was gathered around a little girl who was crying hysterically, trying to comfort her.

Just now, Shen Zhihong was taking a walk with his family in Sanshan Village when he suddenly heard a child crying from a courtyard with its gate wide open.

Shen Zhihong and his family have explored the entire Sanshan residence area in the past few days, and they have also learned that the houses with open doors are all unclaimed.

So when they saw a child crying in an abandoned yard, they were still a little puzzled.

If this were in the mortal world, Shen Zhihong might have already taken out the Soul-Binding Rope and other talismans, but this is the Three Mountains' territory, how could there be ghosts here?

So, Shen Zhihong and the others filed in and found the little girl standing in the yard.

Shen Zhihong stared at her for a while before he remembered that she was the daughter of one of the underworld officials in his ranks.

But how did his daughter end up here? It would be easier to explain if the whole family appeared together, but it's very strange that there's only the little girl here.

Shen Zhihong immediately took out the cloth dog and contacted Kong Yi, asking Kong Yi to contact Wang Xinghui.

But as soon as Kong Yi agreed, Wang Xinghui and his wife rushed out of a room.

"Nini!"

Wang Xinghui rushed over, hugged the woman, and checked her over. After finding no problems, he sat down on the ground.

Only then did he have time to look around.

Standing to the side, watching Wang Xinghui rush out and hug his daughter, Shen Zhihong frowned and asked, "Wang Xinghui, what's going on?"

Upon seeing Shen Zhihong, Wang Xinghui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old Shen, something's happened!"

Wang Xinghui handed his daughter to his still-shaken wife, then turned his back to her and removed the cloak-feather raincoat.

Shen Zhihong was shocked when he saw the scar on Wang Xinghui's chest.

Immediately, he pulled Wang Xinghui outside.

"What happened? Tell me."

Then, Wang Xinghui recounted what had happened.

Shen Zhihong was also taken aback when he heard that the Divine Messenger Organization was targeting the Underworld.

"Come with me, let's tell the adults about this."

Just as Shen Zhihong was about to cover himself with the raven feather raincoat, he suddenly remembered something.

He took out the cloth dog and said, "This consumes Yin virtue. Please help me notify all other Yin messengers who own cloth dogs, and warn them to be careful of divine messengers. If they can come to the underworld, teleport them directly to the underworld!"

After saying that, Shen Zhihong's raven feather raincoat flashed, and he led the way, flying towards the banyan tree.

Wang Xinghui glanced at his wife, nodded in the distance, and then flew away.

Unbeknownst to the two, Chen Xin already knew about this after the cloth dog in Wang Xinghui's study was activated.

If it's just about activating the protective objects, since there are so many of them now, the illusory body might not be able to see the situation of the underworld messengers in time.

But Wang Xinghui's dog has been activated!

Shen Zhihong's group of anti-trafficking underworld officials each had a cloth dog, and everyone had also "upgraded" their cloth dogs, which meant that Jiuri left "teeth marks" on them.

These were all requests made by Shen Zhihong, and none of the underworld officials in the anti-trafficking team resisted them.

So when Wang Xinghui's cloth dog was activated, Jiuri was the first to know, and then he informed Chen Xin of the news.

After that, Chen Xin went directly to Wang Xinghui's study through the Netherworld.

It can be said that the battle between Wang Xinghui and the divine messenger took place right under Chen Xin's nose.

Chen Xin had not expected that the divine messenger would send Yang Xiu to 'restrain' the underworld officials.

But this is indeed a solution. After all, apart from the spirit objects that Chen Xin himself condensed from the "Complete Collection of Spirit Objects" that have been promoted to the level of Yin Si and Yama, which have the means to deal with Yang Xiu, few of the spirit object sub-bodies can deal with Yang Xiu.

If the divine messenger could detect this weakness, the Bureau of Investigation would likely be able to as well.

The main reason why the Bureau of Pollution is now paying attention to Yangxiu is probably not just because Yangxiu can use talismans and avoid the 'warm sun'.

Another major reason is probably to 'restrain' the spirits of the underworld.

However, Chen Xin didn't care about any of this. In the first place, he never intended to use the talisman to suppress the Bureau of Investigation.

That said, when Chen Xin saw Wang Xinghui, who only had one Yin Marshal-level talisman and it was damaged, facing two divine messengers, he was already prepared to send out Huang Ying or Jiuri to save his few remaining Yin messengers.

To his surprise, Wang Xinghui's performance was truly remarkable.

Not only did he use words to get his daughter back, but when he transformed into a crow, he used the other party's reluctance to kill him as leverage to stick stickers on his wife.

Thus, Wang Xinghui averted a life-or-death crisis by merely sustaining injuries.

Compared to the other underworld officials who also encountered attacks from divine messengers and needed Chen Xin's intervention to save them, Wang Xinghui's performance was outstanding.

So when Shen Zhihong and Wang Xinghui arrived at the location of the banyan tree, Chen Xin directly threw in a wisp of Yin Si-level Tusu wine, which cleaned Wang Xinghui's chest and allowed it to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is the healing effect that Tusu Wine gained after being promoted to the Yin Si level.

Combined with the previous effects of Tusu Wine, the current Tusu Wine can heal both spiritual and physical wounds!
After sending the two away, Chen Xin focused his attention on the two stickers belonging to Wang Xinghui.

All the other divine messengers failed because of Chen Xin's intervention. Now, only these two stickers have been taken away, which naturally become the only clue for the divine messengers to find the location of the underworld.

Chen Xin wanted to see what the divine messenger was up to.

Since there's no sign of 'assimilation' right now, he has time to focus his attention on the divine messenger.

……

“Master, the messenger of the gods has arrived.”

In the high-end club of the Ghost Skin Clan in the mortal world, members of the Ghost Skin Clan reported the news.

"Bring it in."

The Ghost Skin Master spoke, then looked at the Shadow Envoy Fu Yuexia standing to the side.

"It seems you divine messengers are quite swift in your actions."

Fu Yuexia did not deny it: "The divine messenger had long regarded the existence of the underworld as a threat, so he made preparations. This speed is nothing."

The Ghost Skin Master remained silent.

Soon, the two divine messengers who had appeared in Wang Xinghui's house entered.

Upon entering, the Ghost Skin Clan Master's gaze fell upon Muscle Tyrant. He raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised that the Divine Envoy's people possessed Yang cultivation.

Soon, he realized the key to it and immediately understood why the divine messenger had sent a Yang Xiu.

The Ghost Skin Pulse Master's eyes lit up.

Although there is no Yang Xiu among the Ghost Slaves, the remaining members of the Ghost Heart lineage can control Yang Xiu!
That is one way to deal with those 'special equipment'.

Why didn't I think of that before?
Withdrawing his gaze, the Ghost Skin Clan Master looked at the two of them, and then glanced behind them.

"Where are the people from the underworld?"

Muscle King didn't speak, nor did he bother to talk to Ghost Skin Master.

A woman stepped forward and said, "The people of the underworld have all fled. Our divine messengers dispatched four teams, but the other three teams have already been wiped out."

The Ghost Skin Clan Leader turned his head and glanced at Fu Yuexia, who looked astonished, and sneered inwardly.

Is this something that has been prepared for a long time?

"So, the person ran away, what are you doing here? Here to apologize?"

The words of the Ghost Skin Pulse Master made Muscle Tyrant frown and take two steps forward, but he was stopped by the woman.

"Hehe, Master, what are you saying? Since you've come, you must have gained something."

As she spoke, she handed over the two stickers in her hand and placed them on the Ghost Skin Master's table.

"These are the things left behind by the underworld official we captured when he escaped. The Ghost Slave Organization should be able to obtain some useful information from them."

Looking at the two stickers, Ghost Skin Master sneered inwardly.

They're still testing the depths of the ghost slaves; it seems it'll be time to let them see the power of their master.

"It's good that we've made a gain. In that case, let the master see if what your divine messengers provided is of any use."

With that, the Ghost Skin Master led the way toward the basement.

Muscle Man and the woman exchanged a glance and followed behind Fu Yuexia.

As for the Great Guide's advice not to linger in the Ghost Slave Organization, they didn't take it to heart.

That's a real adult; wouldn't it be a shame not to go and meet him?
Soon, the Ghost Skin Clan Master knelt on the ground again.

When the word "master" was uttered, Chen Xin, who was far away in the underworld, suddenly froze.

"Master? Which master?"

……

P.S.: Another day of hard writing! Thank you all for your monthly votes. I'll only be posting one chapter today~
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