Chapter Sixty-Four p1
The surroundings were silent. The footsteps in the distance stopped, and a group of people dressed in fine clothes and gray robes stood there, looking over from afar. The leader was clearly the man who had taken Yu Zhao to the imperial city before. His face was full of shock as he looked at Bo Chi, and he involuntarily took two steps back.
There was no more movement behind her, it was unknown whether it was from fear or lingering fear.
Bo Chi didn’t look back, but nervously met Yu Zhao’s gaze, opened her mouth, and muttered: “I, I haven’t killed anyone…“
Her words were weak, because she still remembered what Yu Zhao had said to her before – Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts.
As expected, Yu Zhao seemed to be awakened by her words, her long and narrow phoenix eyes instantly reddened, she charged towards her with her sword, and shouted angrily: “Get lost!“
Bo Chi’s heart trembled, her whole body cold, and she stood there numbly, without any resistance.
Despair arose in her heart, the sharp pain making it difficult for her to breathe. She even gave up on running away, thinking fatalistically… A ghost will die eventually, and it wasn’t bad to die at the hands of her beloved.
She sadly let Yu Zhao approach, thinking that she would be stabbed through the heart, but Yu Zhao brushed past her, her peach wood sword firmly blocking the black shadow’s silently approaching claws, and she gritted her teeth and said word by word: “She is my wife, I’ll see who dares to hurt her!“
After speaking, Yu Zhao bit her fingertip, smeared the bright red blood on the peach wood sword, and a blood line immediately lit up on the sword, forcing the black shadow back.
The black shadow growled, hid in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to strike, and didn’t flee.
The exorcists not far away then spoke, and said coldly: “Miss Yu, don’t be fooled by the demon. This ghost is a woman, how can a woman and a woman become husband and wife?“
Yu Zhao stood in front of Bo Chi with her sword, took a deep breath, and said firmly: “Whether she is human or ghost, male or female, she is my destined beloved. If you are willing to be merciful and let us go, Yu Zhao will be eternally grateful, and will repay you in the future.“
A voice came from among the exorcists: “What if we don’t let her leave alive?“
Yu Zhao raised her sword horizontally in front of her, the blood line on the sword and the scarlet in her eyes both filled with killing intent: “Then Yu Zhao can only fight to the death with you to protect my wife!“
The air fell silent again, and the exorcists’ faces showed apprehension, obviously not wanting to fight Yu Zhao.
But now was a special time. The supreme ruler in the imperial city was greedy for life and afraid of death, and had found them and promised them a great reward, the only requirement being to kill the evil ghost.
If that person knew that they had clearly seen the ghost, but let it go, then none of them would have a good time.
The exorcists quickly made a decision, took out their weapons and talismans, and said in a deep voice: “You, as an exorcist, not only abandoned the oath you made when you first entered, but also fell in love with a demon. Today, we will eliminate harm for the people, and expel you from our exorcist lineage!“
They all attacked, and Yu Zhao fearlessly protected Bo Chi in front of her, without retreating half a step.
Bo Chi’s mood went through ups and downs. At this time, before she could even rejoice, she fell into worry.
She raised her hand to help Yu Zhao, and Jin Xi and the others behind her suddenly stepped forward, one by one pushing her behind them, their voices trembling as they said with a look of determination: “Chi Niang, run quickly, we’ll block them for you!“
“Chi Niang, thank you for the dry food and water that day, this life of Liu Qinger was saved by you, and now, being able to repay your kindness, even death is worth it!“
“Chi Niang…“
The repeated calls for her to leave made Bo Chi’s eyes water, and also made the exorcists look sideways, their expressions different, their gazes at Bo Chi somewhat moved.
Not all exorcists had their entire families killed by ghosts, and not all exorcists hated demons and ghosts so much that they would travel around to kill them. Most of them were born into families, and had the opportunity to become exorcists from birth.
Therefore, when they found that Bo Chi was actually being protected by so many people, although they were fighting mercilessly on the surface, respecting the emperor’s wishes, they slightly reduced their strength.
——An evil spirit that could be protected and loved by humans should be truly kind, right?
They felt compassion, but Bo Chi and the others didn’t notice. Seeing that the ghost in the dark was looking for an opportunity, and they were blocked by the exorcists in front, Bo Chi thought for a while, and quickly made up her mind – Instead of continuing to stay and attract fire, putting Yu Zhao in a difficult position, it was better to take this opportunity to leave first, and let them fight against the external enemy together, which could be considered as not letting down the others’ good intentions.
Bo Chi calmed down, and took the time to instruct the system: {Help me keep an eye on Yu Zhao and Jin Xi’s safety. If anything happens to them, use my points first.}
Before the system could answer, she took two steps back, and said to Jin Xi and the others: “I—“
Just as she uttered one word, the black shadow in the dark attacked again, accurately grabbing at Bo Chi.
Its timing was perfect. At this time, Yu Zhao and the exorcists were all focused on each other, and since the target it grabbed was beyond everyone’s expectations, no one could react in time.
Bo Chi was also startled, and then calmed down.
She and the black shadow were both ghosts. Unless the other party swallowed her in one bite and slowly digested her, even if it scratched her soul body, she could still gradually recover by absorbing yin energy.
Besides, even if the other party really swallowed her, she wasn’t afraid – Did she accumulate so many points for nothing?
Bo Chi wasn’t panicking at all, and even tried to dodge this claw by moving.
As a result, to her shock… this ghost didn’t fight fair! When it reached her, it suddenly closed its hand, didn’t tear her soul body, but grabbed her waist, carried her, and ran!
Bo Chi was dumbfounded, Yu Zhao was dumbfounded, and the exorcists were also dumbfounded.
After a while, a furious voice came, full of anger: “Put her down!!“
{Yu Zhao is chasing you, she chased you to the street, she bumped into the vendors on the street, and they cursed angrily.} Bo Chi hung on the black shadow’s shoulder, struggling while listening to the system’s real-time monitoring: {Yu Zhao can’t catch up, but she’s not giving up, she’s still chasing.}
The black shadow itself was a ghost, and unlike humans, it didn’t need to walk with its feet. At this time, it carried Bo Chi all the way, and then, as if passing through some kind of barrier, it came to another world filled with yin energy.
Bo Chi felt a sense of crisis, stopped struggling, and began to look around vigilantly.
This place should no longer be the human world. A blood moon hung strangely in the sky, human figures were looming around, and a strong yin energy filled the air, making Bo Chi feel as comfortable as a fish in water.
The black shadow also seemed to have calmed down a bit, put Bo Chi on the ground, and then ignored her, floating into the group of ghosts on its own.
In a moment of daze, Bo Chi found that she couldn’t find it anymore, and couldn’t help but say: {What’s going on?! It carried me all the way here, and then just put me down and left???}
The system said calmly: {This is the ghost realm, a place where only ghosts can stay for a long time. Once humans appear, they will not only be torn apart by hundreds of ghosts, but their physical bodies will also be eroded and damaged by the yin energy. But for weak little ghosts like you, this place is the safest. You can absorb yin energy with peace of mind, and after becoming a powerful being, you can go out – the black shadow brought you here, probably because it later discovered that you are a little ghost who feeds on yin energy. Out of a sense of protection for its own kind, it saved you from the humans and brought you back ‘home’.}
Bo Chi was speechless, and her mentality was a little broken: {Th, then should I thank it?}
The system shrugged: {Without points, you definitely can’t find the black shadow among so many ghosts. And just to find someone to ‘thank’, I don’t think you need to waste points. It’s better to seize the time and cultivate hard, and strive to go out and find Yu Zhao early – she lost you, and is now venting her anger in the wilderness.}
Hearing this, Bo Chi no longer had the mood to cultivate, and shook her head: {No, no, I can’t let her worry for too long, I want to use points to teleport out of this ghost realm!}
The system said slowly: {It’s not about points, but the rules of this world that restrict you. You are a ghost, and you shouldn’t stay in the human world. You should have come to the ghost realm when you died. It’s fine that you didn’t come in before, but now that you’re back ‘home’, it’s difficult to go out. Before your strength reaches the standard, no matter how many times you teleport, you can only wander around in the ghost realm.}
{Unless you have enough points.} Although it knew it was nonsense, the system still added: {So many that it reaches thousands or tens of thousands, then I can easily help you change the rules of this world. From now on, there will be no underworld or ghost realm, and souls will coexist with humans in the human world… As for the disadvantages of doing this, you should be able to imagine.}
Bo Chi wilted, and said with some despair: {So, I can’t do anything now, and can only focus on cultivating?}
System: {Yes. Of course, you can also place your hope on Yu Zhao. Maybe she can figure out where you are now, and come to save you with her sword.}
Bo Chi found an empty space and sat down listlessly, absorbing the surrounding yin energy, not having any hope that Yu Zhao would come.
It wasn’t that she was certain that the other party wouldn’t dare to come, but even she couldn’t find the black shadow among a group of ghosts, how could Yu Zhao, while being attacked by hundreds of ghosts, find her?
Bo Chi began to cultivate buddhistically.
Yu Zhao on the other side, as the system said, vented her anger for a while, and finally, when Jin Xi and the others rushed over, she suddenly realized: “If that evil ghost wanted to kill Chi Niang, there was no need to take her away, it could have just swallowed her directly. But it didn’t do that, which means that it doesn’t have any intention of killing its own kind for now, but wants to save Chi Niang from us!“
The exorcists who arrived late heard this, glanced at her, and said: “So, they can only go to the ghost realm.“
Jin Xi and the others were confused: “Where is that?“
“A place of extreme yin, where tens of thousands of ghosts and evil spirits gather.” The exorcist pondered: “In your mortal terms, it’s no different from the underworld.“
Jin Xi’s eyes widened: “Underworld? Th-Then can Chi Niang still come back? Can she only go reincarnate?“
“No.” The exorcist shook his head: “There are no legendary figures in the underworld, no judges or Yama, there is only the heavy yin energy that erodes lifespan, and countless muddle-headed evil spirits. But one thing you said is right, that female ghost, after entering, probably can’t come out again. After all, her cultivation is low, and she’s far from reaching the level of breaking through the ghost realm alone.“
Jin Xi and the others looked at each other, seeing worry in each other’s eyes.
They turned to look at Yu Zhao, wanting to comfort her, but saw that Yu Zhao had stood up at some point, put away her peach wood sword, and walked away step by step.
Jin Xi was stunned, and hurriedly said: “Master Yu, where are you going?“
Yu Zhao didn’t answer, and the exorcist shook his head and said: “She wants to go to the ghost realm to find someone. In other words, she’s seeking death! Sigh, such a talented exorcist, but she’s been blinded by her prey… Nothing in this world can escape the word ‘love’…“
The exorcists’ faces showed regret, and also a hint of admiration. After sighing, they turned and left.
Jin Xi and the others stood there in confusion, watching Yu Zhao’s thin figure gradually walking away alone.
The ghost realm was different from the human world, but it was also connected to the human world.
It didn’t have a specific entrance. If humans wanted to enter, they only needed to open a passage with a secret method at midnight in a cold place, and they could naturally enter.
As for whether they could come out or not, that depended on luck.
Yu Zhao’s luck wasn’t very good, but her strength was strong enough.
The injuries she sustained when fighting the ghost before had mostly healed. At this time, with only half of her strength, she still chose to enter the ghost realm in the mass grave.
She entered quickly, and came out quickly.
The gray robe instantly turned into a blood-stained garment on her body, and the peach wood sword behind her was never unsheathed – because she was afraid that Bo Chi’s mind would be disturbed in the ghost realm, afraid that she wouldn’t notice her presence immediately, and afraid that with one sword strike, she would kill her own wife.
Yu Zhao had always believed in killing to stop killing, and wasn’t very good at the exorcist’s defensive techniques.
This accident changed her mind. She began to live in the mass grave, and besides cultivating, she was healing her injuries. When her condition slightly recovered, she entered the ghost realm again to look for someone, regardless of her life.
Spring went and summer came, two years had passed.
Yu Zhao’s cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and her defensive techniques became indestructible, enough to support her walking among hundreds of ghosts, checking their faces one by one.
But the ghost realm was so vast, and the number of ghosts was constantly increasing. Even if she searched for another ten or eight years, she might not be able to find Bo Chi.
Yu Zhao was depressed, but her movements were not slow. After searching for a while without any results, just as she was about to leave when the spell dissipated, a surge of yin energy suddenly erupted from the south of the ghost realm, and the strong yin energy blew the surrounding ghosts around.
Yu Zhao’s eyes lit up, she remembered the general location, and immediately adjusted her breath after leaving the ghost realm.
She had thought of finding a more powerful ghost and enslaving it to find someone for her in these two years, but the ghost realm was too big, and the ghosts wouldn’t release their aura at ‘home’, so she never found anything, and could only let her own aura spread out, attracting groups of small ghosts, and slowly checking them one by one.
Now that she had accidentally discovered the trace of a powerful ghost, she immediately entered the ghost realm again after adjusting her breath, concealed her aura, and searched towards the south.
And Bo Chi, who had finally escaped from the ghost realm after two years of suffering, took a deep breath of the human world’s air, and said excitedly: {System, help me see where Yu Zhao is now!}
System: {In the ghost realm.}
Bo Chi said happily: {Good, then I’ll go find— Ghost realm?? Why is she in the ghost realm? Is she dead?!}
System: {She guessed your location, and has been traveling through the ghost realm these two years, hoping to find you.}
Bo Chi was stunned, her eyes slightly reddening: {She’s silly, there are so many ghosts in the ghost realm, how long will it take her to find me…}
No one needed to say this, Yu Zhao herself definitely knew better than anyone.
But she still came looking for her without hesitation.
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