Excessive ferocity due to caution

Wujian, an ancient battlefield.

Above the sea of ​​blood, several men dressed in black, clad in shackles, appeared.

The moment they stood there, the surrounding void was completely sealed off, and almost all laws came to a standstill and could not function.

If Zhao Yi were here, he would definitely discover that these people were none other than members of the Skull Church!

"Everything went smoothly."

Beneath the sea of ​​blood, a rotting human head spoke thus.

"I was initially quite troubled about what reason I should give him to leave so he could leave without any problem, but his quick thinking saved me a lot of trouble..."

"but……"

Seeing the rotting head suddenly begin to devour him, the black-robed man calmly asked:

"But what?"

The rotting head recalled its private conversation with Zhao Yi, its tone rather eerie:

"We probably have some corrupt elements within our ranks that need to be purged; that guy knows far too much..."

The man in black robes raised an eyebrow:

"oh?"

"too much?"

"How much is too much?"

"He knows about the high priest and the gods... and it seems he knows more than just a little bit."

The man in black robes fell silent, pondering for a long time:

"I'll be looking into a way to clean out the staff soon."

"Regarding Zhao Yi... the plan will continue."

"News has arrived from headquarters: this person's identity is extraordinary; he was likely once a remarkable figure within the Holy Mountain!"

"No matter what, this time we must completely annihilate them and the underworld!"

"We can't let him escape again!"

Rotting head:

"I've basically finished getting things sorted out here. As soon as I receive the order from the other side, I'll head to... the Amber Forest immediately."

...

God's Mansion.

As Zhao Yi was taken away by the bull-headed guards in the Divine Palace, Chao Fei and Ji Chen were also sent out of the Divine Palace by Ji Pa.

"Thank you, little sister."

Ji Chen looked at Ji Pa's underworld uniform and thought of himself, who was three years older than his sister and had accomplished nothing. His face flushed.

Ji Pa didn't speak, and led the two of them towards the Ji family.

On the way, Ji Chen chattered incessantly, but Ji Pa listened more and responded less.

He finally got to ask Zhao Yi.

"By the way, sis, do you know who Zhao Yi really is?"

"Your boss seems to respect him a lot..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Pa stopped in her tracks, turned around, and gazed at Ji Chen with her beautiful eyes, as if sculpted from ice and jade. Her tone was cold as she spoke:

"If you don't want to die, don't ask about him."

"Especially... don't ask the people in the underworld."

Ji Chen was stunned for a moment by the rebuttal.

"he……"

Ji Pa moved closer, her exquisite and beautiful face, combined with the faint fragrance emanating from her body, made Ji Chen involuntarily take a step back.

My younger sister has never felt any distance from me since we were little.

It didn't matter when he was a child, but as he grew up, it inevitably made Ji Chen feel a little...uncomfortable.

"Brother, Ji Chen..."

"I don't care how you got close to that person..."

"But I must warn you, the person who was with you at the time was a being with extremely high authority in the underworld..."

Ji Chen's eyes lit up:

"Extremely high privileges?"

How tall is it?

A glint flashed in Ji Pa's eyes, but unable to resist Ji Chen's burning gaze, she turned her face away and put on her horse-face mask.

"I told you before that the people working in the underworld all have markings on their bodies."

"These marks are symbols of identity."

"There are many types of markings, and generally, the redder the marking, the higher the status..."

"I have had the privilege of meeting many important figures in the underworld, including the King of Reincarnation, but none of their markings were as red as the one on the person I just met..."

"The red stain on his body...it looked like blood."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen shrank back.

"Is it really that scary?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Pa grabbed Ji Chen by the collar and said, word by word:

"Your parents died young, and you're my only brother. It's okay if you're useless, just don't cause me any trouble."

"This person is different from the Ghoul Clan. He's very likely a high-ranking figure sent down from the Underworld. If you really mess with him, I can't protect you... understand?"

Ji Chen blinked frantically:

"Understand!"

Chao Fei, standing to the side, was somewhat bewildered:

"Um... young man from the Ji family, what's going on with you?"

"Why are you getting involved with ghouls again?"

Ji Chen coughed a few times.

"that……"

"It wasn't anything serious. When I was young, I was a bit of a spoiled brat and didn't know any better. I got into some minor conflicts with the ghouls, and later I accidentally killed someone, which caused a big problem. Luckily, my sister went to work in the underworld and saved my life. Otherwise, the ghouls would definitely not have let me go..."

Chao Xin:

"It's only one person who died, is it really that serious?"

"Can't this be resolved privately?"

"Who did you kill?"

Ji Chen glanced at Ji Pa and coughed lightly:

"I killed my...brother-in-law."

Chao Xin:

"puff!"

He nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Ji Chen:

"On the day of Xiaopa's wedding, we were drinking with my brother-in-law... Later, we drank too much, and since we're all young, we inevitably got into a fight. I got drunk and couldn't hold back... I beat him to death."

Chao Fei glanced at Ji Pa, who stood expressionless to the side, and wiped the sweat from his brow:

"May I ask, what kind of conflict occurred between you at that time?"

Ji Chen thought for a moment:

"like……"

He stepped on my shoe as he walked by.

Chao Xin:

"?"

"Just because of this, you killed your brother-in-law?"

Ji Chen said earnestly:

"You don't understand, Senior Chao."

"There's a saying among young people... A hero can suffer injustice, but you can't step on my Chelsea!"

He had barely finished speaking when Ji Pa impatiently interrupted him:

"Alright, shut your mouth and say less!"

"I'll take you back first, then I need to hurry back; I have a ton of things to take care of."

Ji Chen chuckled and gestured to Chao Fei:

"Senior...why don't you come to my place for a while?"

Chao Fei hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said:

"No, thank you..."

"Old man, I've been trapped on this ancient battlefield for so long, and I have some very important things to take care of. When I have the chance, I'll definitely treat you to a drink in Yandu!"

After he finished speaking, he said goodbye to the two of them and left.

After Chao Fei left, Ji Chen stopped laughing and joking.

"Xiao Pa, did you see that?"

"This guy is feeling guilty."

Ji Pa frowned slightly, but said nothing. Gazing into the distance in the direction Chao Fei had gone, she suddenly took Ji Chen's hand and said softly:

"Thank you for your hard work, brother."

Ji Chen rummaged through his clothes, pulled out half a cigarette, lit it, and put it in his mouth, his expression relaxed.

"Why say all this?"

"You're my only precious little sister, who else would I help if not you?"

"But... it really is fate."

"I just randomly went out somewhere, and by sheer coincidence, I bumped into Zhao Yi... Isn't that a coincidence?"

"In the old man's words, this is called... man proposes, God disposes."

PS:

Second update, goodnight everyone, it's getting a little late!

I went to see The Wandering Earth 2 today, and I thought it was pretty good.

I hope there will be a third one.