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

Chapter 89 The Ghost Soldiers Borrow a Path (3)

"........."

Chen Yang was stumped by the question and it took him a long time to say, "Who says lightning has to be purple? Back in 1974, Soviet astronomers witnessed a rapidly rolling black lightning bolt. Scientists call this kind of black lightning 'dark lightning,' and it's much more powerful than ordinary lightning!"

This isn't something Chen Yang made up.

Having experience in turning the Taoist "fire technique" into "ghost fire," Chen Yang specifically searched online.

The "black lightning" that Chen Yang cultivated is different from the "dark lightning" produced in nature.

He was a ghost official in the underworld, following the path of "ghost cultivation," but he also had a physical body. Due to the combination of various factors, although he mastered the [Qingwei Thunder Technique], the color of the "thunder" turned black.

of course.

The power of lightning magic will not change.

After many days of arduous training, Chen Yang finally mastered the Thunder Technique. In a great mood, he washed up and then invited Gu Jinghui and Xiao Pang out for morning tea.

"And me?"

Yang Shuai: "You even brought Cat Master along... but not me to eat?"

Gu Jinghui joked, "You'll just be smelling the aroma if you go, why waste the money... Besides, you're a ghost, you won't starve even if you don't eat."

"Lord Night Wanderer, how about we don't go out to eat?"

Little Fatty said, "I checked online and found that there's a morning market in Wucheng... It opens around 6 o'clock. Let's go buy some groceries and then Little God will personally cook for you, Lord Night Wanderer."

"........."

Chen Yang: "Are you sure the food you cooked is edible?"

Little Fatty patted his belly with his paws, making a loud thud: "Don't worry, Master, I will cook with all my heart."

"You don't shed, do you?"

"........."

Little Fatty said quietly, "Don't worry, sir. I am, after all, a [Nine Netherworld Patrol Envoy], listed in the register of the underworld gods. I will not lose a single hair."

Chen Yang agreed and found the car keys, asking Gu Jinghui to take Xiao Pang to buy groceries.

Yang Shuai also wanted to go, but his cultivation was too weak and he dared not face the sun, fearing that the sun would ruin his "skin" unless Chen Yang went with him and could "protect" him.

"Hey!"

"Being a ghost is too hard!"

Yang Shuai sighed, floated up to the second floor, took out an elastic rope, and hung himself up again.

Chen Yang continued to study the [Qingwei Thunder Technique].

The Thunder Technique is in its initial stages and still requires further refinement.

soon.

Gu Jinghui and "Little Fatty" are back. The two of them bought a lot of vegetables, as well as rice, noodles, oil, meat and various seasonings.

Chen Yang asked in surprise, "Why did you buy so much?"

Gu Jinghui said helplessly, "Cat bought it... It said that ever since it made instant noodles last night, it has fallen in love with that feeling and wants to cook all three meals a day from now on."

Chen Yang didn't offer any opinion, deciding to wait until Xiao Pang had cooked the meal and then try it himself.

To Chen Yang's surprise...

Although Xiao Pang's cooking was slow, taking until after 11 o'clock for breakfast, the food tasted very good. There were four dishes and a soup, with meat and vegetables, hot and cold dishes.

Nothing happened for the next two days.

During the day, Chen Yang comprehended the "Thunder Technique" and nurtured the "Blood Pattern Flying Sword," while at night he cultivated the "Yellow Spring Refining God Technique," steadily improving his strength.

His short video account's followers soared to over 600 million, making him one of the most popular "pet livestreamers" on the internet. Within two days, at least ten cat food manufacturers contacted him privately, wanting him to accept advertisements or even promote their products.

One manufacturer in particular offered a commission of 70%.

Chen Yang chose to ignore it.

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June 15th, the 6th day of the fifth lunar month.

Suitable for burial, offering sacrifices, and bathing.

It is taboo to get married, register a marriage, or move into a new house.

It's worth mentioning that today is Father's Day, a widely celebrated holiday shared by 52 countries and regions, yet few people remember it.

Night had just fallen when fires were lit at the entrance of the funeral home.

It was Chen Yang who was burning things for the old man.

He carried a box of ghost money, a villa, and a dozen specially made lifelike paper dolls, threw them into the fire pit one by one, and finally wrote a letter and burned them all.

The letter contained mostly mundane family matters, asking how the old man was doing down there.

The paper has been burned.

Chen Yang pulled down the roller shutter, got into the back seat of the Mercedes parked at the entrance, and said, "Alright... let's go."

The vehicle started and quickly entered the main road, heading straight for the highway entrance.

In the passenger seat, Yang Shuai stuck out his tongue and said, "Old Gu seems to be in a good mood tonight..."

Gu Jinghui chuckled but didn't say anything.

Yang Shuai: "Could it be that you're excited because you're about to see Ruyi?"

Before Gu Jinghui could speak, he continued, "Give up on that idea. As the saying goes, the living and the dead are different, and humans and ghosts are on different paths. You and Miss Ruyi can never be together!"

Gu Jinghui roared, "Can you shut the hell up? You're a dead man, why do you talk so much nonsense!"

…………

at the same time.

Luoshan.

Red Mountain City.

Outside the city, a ghost general carrying a wedding robe swaggered into the city and headed straight for Li Ali's bedroom.

Ruyi and the Ghost General stood guard on either side of the palace, blocking the Yin General. The Yin General had a blue face and fangs and was extremely ugly. However, it was not angry. Instead, it smiled and said, "Miss Ruyi, please deliver the wedding dress to the Queen... The auspicious time is approaching. The King is already on his way to the wedding. Please do not delay the time."

Ruyi took the wedding dress and said, "Alright, you may leave now!"

Yin Jiang remained unmoved and said, "I must see the Queen Consort in her wedding dress with my own eyes... otherwise, if the auspicious time is delayed, I will be punished by the King, and even ten heads will not be enough to cut off my head!"

The Ghost General was furious and immediately drew his sword.

Li Ali's voice came from inside the palace—

"Bring it in."

The Ghost General could only sheath his sword.

The general gave a cold laugh and said, "General Tuoba... once my king and queen are married, you and I will be brothers. It's best for brothers not to fight each other so easily."

squeak...

The bedroom door opened automatically.

Dressed in a bright red wedding gown and wearing a phoenix crown, Li Ali walked out of the room, glanced coldly at the Yin general, and said indifferently, "I am already dressed in my wedding gown. You may leave at any time."

The Yin general looked up at Li Ali, his eyes lighting up as he praised, "The Queen's beauty is unparalleled; no wonder my king..."

puff!
Before it could finish its sentence, its head exploded with a "poof".

Li Ali withdrew her finger and said coldly, "How dare you, a mere woman in red, be so insolent before me?"

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10 pm.

A Mercedes-Benz slowly drove into Hongchengshui Village at the foot of Luoshan Mountain.

This small mountain village at the foot of Luoshan Mountain is not well-known, so much so that only villagers in the surrounding towns know about it. However, it has a very long history, which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty.

At that time, Hongcheng Shuicun was called "Sanshui County". It had a "Dependent State Commandant" to manage the surrendered Xiongnu, and also a "Salt Official" to manage the production and sale of salt.

Today, Xixia Prefecture does not produce salt, but in ancient times it was a major producer of salt.

The "Yanchi County" of Xixia Prefecture was called "Yanzhou" in ancient times. According to the "Old Book of Tang", there were a total of 18 salt lakes in the country at that time, and Yanzhou accounted for 12 of them!
Today, this small village with a long and glorious history appears extremely lonely under the cover of night.

The village is not small, but most of the young people have moved away, leaving mostly elderly people living alone. These elderly people go to bed early, and at this time, there are hardly any lights on in the village.

Following the navigation, Gu Jinghui drove through the village and arrived at the foot of Luoshan Mountain.

There was only one mountain road ahead, and the car couldn't go any further.

Two people, a ghost, and a cat got out of the car and looked up at Luoshan Mountain ahead. They saw a mud city standing halfway up the mountain. The mud city was surrounded by a thick yin energy and swirling mist. Occasionally, ghostly figures could be seen flying around.

Within the dark mist, will-o'-the-wisps burned, turning the already red soil hillside into a blood-red hue!
This "earthen city" is usually hidden from view and difficult to see with the naked eye.

but……

Chen Yang is a night wanderer, Gu Jinghui has "yin-yang eyes", Xiao Pang is a nine-nether patrol envoy... Yang Shuai is even more so, he is a ghost, so he can see the "scenery" on the mountain clearly.

"If the car can't drive up, shall we walk up... huh?"

Before Chen Yang could finish his sentence, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look behind him.

Xiao Pang, Gu Jinghui, and Yang Shuai all turned their heads to look at each other.

But then they heard a festive suona horn and the sound of gongs and drums coming from behind, followed by a howling wind and a thick fog!
From within the mist, the sound of footsteps approached, growing louder as they drew nearer.

Ghostly figures emerged from the mist, with several tall ghostly figures riding tall horses in front of them, and a festive eight-bearer sedan chair in the middle. Behind the sedan chair were ghostly soldiers holding weapons!
"The Black Mountain Demon King's wedding procession?"

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly transmitted his voice, "This is the Yin army borrowing a path. Everyone step back and pretend you didn't see anything!"

He took a step back, and he and Gu Jinghui retreated to this side of the road.

Yang Shuai and Xiao Pang retreated to the other side of the road.

Several tall horses passed by, and the ghostly figures on horseback glanced at Chen Yang and Gu Jinghui, then at Yang Shuai and Little Fatty Cat on the other side of the road.

It's perfectly normal for ghost soldiers to encounter living people on the road when they're asked to pass by...

Anyway, living people can't usually see them.

But what's going on with this hanged ghost?
In the middle of the night, how could someone be with a live cat and two adults?
One of the Yin generals riding a tall horse secretly pondered... but he didn't pay any attention, assuming that the hanged ghost was a citizen of Red Mountain City!
The King is getting married!

Business is important!

Several tall horses passed by the dirt road between the two people, the ghost, and the cat. The howling wind lifted the curtain of the bridal sedan chair, and Chen Yang saw the "groom" inside through the curtain.

It was dressed in a wedding gown, with a large red flower tied to its chest, its hair was disheveled, but its face was like that of a skeleton.

The bridal sedan chair passed by.

Then, the ghostly soldiers marched forward in unison, kicking up dust as they trodden the ground.

"Good guy..."

"so much?"

"It seems the Black Mountain Demon King's three thousand Yin soldiers are not just empty boasts!"

Looking at the passing ghostly soldiers, Chen Yang almost drooled. When the ghostly soldiers reached the end of the procession, he couldn't hold back any longer!
Whoosh!
The Soul-Locking Chain at his waist suddenly flew out, directly entangling six Yin Soldiers, then swiftly retracted... and stored them in the Soul-Capturing Bell.

"........."

The ghostly army in front suddenly stopped, and their heads slowly turned around.

Yang Shuai got anxious and shouted, "Old Chen, didn't you say you'd pretend you couldn't see it?"

Chen Yang: "..."

"Feel sorry."

"My professional instincts kicked in!"

boom!
He activated his cultivation, his aura suddenly exploding. With a flick of his hand, the Night Wanderer's Decree flew out, and he shouted loudly, "The underworld officials are handling cases. Those who know what's good for them, kneel down immediately, or else..."

"Kill without mercy!"

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P.S.: Third update. Goodnight everyone.

(End of this chapter)