You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 86 The Demon That Ran Out of Hell!
"Old demon from Montenegro?"

Yang Shuai floated over, surprised, and said, "A Chinese Ghost Story? A thousand-year-old tree demon? What's going on in this world? Are the demons in the movies becoming reality?"

"This Black Mountain Demon is not the fictional one from movies and TV dramas. It is one of the most terrifying ghost kings in the Northwest region, with a full three thousand ghost soldiers under its command!"

As Ruyi explained, she was secretly surprised...

Why is there another seemingly dim-witted hanged ghost in this shop besides Chen Youshen and Gu Jinghui?

She and Li Ali had been traveling around the human world for more than half a year, experiencing all kinds of food, drink, play and entertainment.

In her spare time, Ruyi's favorite thing to do is watch movies and TV series. She especially likes "A Chinese Ghost Story," a classic work that tells the story of a love between a human and a ghost, and naturally knows what Yang Shuai means.

Ruyi knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, pleading with the emperor.

"Miss Ruyi, please don't cry!"

Seeing Ruyi sobbing and looking pitiful, Gu Jinghui felt an inexplicable urge to protect and cherish her. He quickly stepped forward to help her up and said, "Miss Ruyi, don't be anxious. Let's talk things out slowly!"

The moment physical contact...

Gu Jinghui felt the real touch from his palm, and his heart stirred. He secretly glanced at Ruyi a few more times.

"Old Chen is right. Miss Ruyi's yin body is indeed not much different from flesh and blood, except that it is a bit cold, which can be overcome... Oh dear, why am I thinking about these things?"

Ruyi represents the "red clothing" level.

She couldn't have condensed such a powerful "Yin Body" on her own; she must have had Li Ali's help. You know, when Chen Yang first met them, he didn't even realize they weren't human.

This is partly due to Chen Yang's weak "cultivation" at the time, but it is enough to show how powerful Li Ali, the "Red Mountain Goddess," is!

But now...

Another Black Mountain Demon, even more powerful than "Li Ali," has suddenly appeared?

Has this world become a den of demons?
But thinking about it carefully... it doesn't seem that different!
The path between Yin and Yang has been cut off for over 1100 years. How many souls have perished in the human world during these 1100 years?

Fortunately, even the dead can die.

Furthermore, after the Yin-Yang path was severed, the spiritual energy in the world gradually became scarce... until the early Ming Dynasty when it completely entered the "Dharma-ending Age," and the human world encountered another great change, resulting in countless souls being reduced to ashes.

However, some, like Li Ali, Ruyi, and that Yellow River water ghost, were lucky enough to leave behind a wisp of their souls... Then there are the "wandering souls" who died in recent years!
In just the Wucheng area alone, so many vengeful ghosts and spirits have appeared in recent days, let alone the entire Great Xia and the entire human world.
"If the path between the living and the dead isn't cleared... the human world will inevitably descend into chaos sooner or later!"

Chen Yang couldn't help but change his mind and looked at Ruyi, asking, "Is this your young lady's idea?"

Ruyi dared not hide the truth and said, "The Yin generals under the command of the Black Mountain Demon have sealed off Red Mountain City. Miss was unable to leave the city, so she sent me out and ordered me to invite Lord Night Wanderer. She wanted to ask Lord Night Wanderer to go to Red Mountain City to help Miss and all the brothers and sisters in Red Mountain City pass on to the afterlife."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang: "So... asking me to help deal with the Black Mountain Demon was your own idea?"

His tone changed slightly.

The invisible aura of the Night Wanderer emanated from him, causing Ruyi's legs to buckle and she to kneel down again!

“Lord Night Wanderer, I know my sins… But Miss treats Ruyi like a sister, and her kindness to me is immeasurable. Ruyi knows that Miss loves life in the human world… If it weren’t for the Black Mountain Demon forcing her, would Miss have made this choice?”

Ruyi kowtowed repeatedly: "If Lord Night Wanderer is willing to rescue Miss, Ruyi is willing to serve you like a slave, in addition to the several boxes of gold and silver jewelry she has saved."

The Night Wanderer is a ghost official of the underworld, and is officially registered in the underworld's divine register. Therefore, Chen Yang's aura naturally has a powerful deterrent effect on "evil spirits and ghosts".

Pfft!
"Fuck..."

Why am I kneeling?

Yang Shuai was also a ghost, so he knelt down too.

Ignoring Yang Shuai's strange cries, Chen Yang said speechlessly, "Why would I, a night owl, need a ghost like you to serve me?"

not to mention……

You're just a maid. Even if you really wanted to catch a female ghost to serve you, your first choice should be Li Ali.

Chen Yang casually pulled the "Little Fatty" who had jumped onto the counter into his arms and petted him, saying, "As a night patrolman, I have the duty to monitor the good and evil in the human world and capture wandering ghosts."

"The Red Mountain Goddess now works for me. That Black Mountain Demon has some nerve, daring to mess with me!"

Several boxes of gold and silver jewelry held little appeal for Chen Yang.

Since he was promoted to "Night Wanderer" and began speaking directly with Lord Cui, he has lost interest in these material things... To put it bluntly, money is now just a number to Chen Yang!
He can earn money easily if he wants to.

But the temptation of a Black Mountain Demon even more powerful than Li Ali and his three thousand Yin Soldiers was too great for Chen Yang!
That's an incredible achievement!

Upon hearing Chen Yang's words, Ruyi kowtowed repeatedly in gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Night Wanderer... Thank you, Lord Night Wanderer!"

Gu Jinghui felt sorry for him and went over to help him up.

Chen Yang stroked the tabby cat and said, "Tell me, what's the background of that Black Mountain Demon?"

"I know very little about that Black Mountain Demon, I've only heard some of its legends in the Ghost Market... It is said that it lives in Zheyang Mountain in Yongzhou (Gansu) Prefecture and has three thousand Yin soldiers under its command."

"The Black Mountain Demon's subordinates once boasted that their king had killed a ghost messenger and seized the ghost messenger's soul-locking chain and mourning staff. It was because he possessed these two magical treasures that he was so unscrupulous."

Ruyi gritted her teeth and said, "Otherwise, as fellow ghost kings, why would Miss be afraid of it?"

Did you kill a ghost messenger?
Chen Yang was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "You're just bragging... What other ghost messengers are there in this world these days?"

Meow!

The tabby cat "Little Fatty" in Chen Yang's arms suddenly meowed, jumped to the ground, and said, "My lord... according to this little devil's description, I have remembered something."

"........."

Ruyi exclaimed in surprise, "This is... a cat demon?"

"presumptuous!"

The tabby cat suddenly turned its head to look at Ruyi and shouted, "I am the [Nine Netherworld Patrol Envoy] appointed by the Underworld. How dare you, a mere little ghost, spout such nonsense in front of me?"

Ruyi was startled and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy: "This girl was blind and begs the Inspector to spare my life."

The tabby cat licked its paws and said calmly, "Ignorance is no excuse. Since you sincerely admit your mistake, I will give you a chance... Get up."

In his heart, however, he was extremely pleased with himself!
In front of Chen Youshen, I am just a little fatso, but you, dressed in red, dare to talk nonsense?
It continued, "Back then, something big seemed to have happened in the underworld, causing turmoil in the eighteen levels of hell, and even a large number of evil spirits escaped from hell and came to the human world."

"The underworld once sent a large number of ghost messengers to the human world to capture those escaped evil spirits..."

As a result, the turmoil in the underworld spread to the human world.

The path between Yin and Yang is severed.

Some ghost messengers returned to the underworld before the path between Yin and Yang was completely severed, but a very small number of them failed to descend in time...

"If I'm not mistaken, that Black Mountain Demon might be the evil spirit who escaped from hell back then. Such an evil spirit must be on the wanted list of the underworld. If we can capture him and send him to the underworld, it will definitely be a great achievement!"

Chen Yang was overjoyed upon hearing this and asked, "Ruyi, when will that Black Mountain Demon come to your Red Mountain City to fetch the bride?"

"Just three days later, on June 15th, the 6th day of the fifth lunar month."

"There's still plenty of time, no need to rush."

Chen Yang then asked, "You said earlier... that the Black Mountain Demon met your young lady in the Ghost Market. What Ghost Market?"

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P.S.: I accompanied my wife to the hospital for a prenatal checkup this afternoon, so I'm writing this late. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)