Chapter 56

I have no idea who this City God is, why he exudes such an eerie aura. Could it be because he mentioned the name of Yinfeng Town? Or is the person behind the human skin mask someone I know?

But I can't remember when I saw him in Yinfeng Town.

Actually, I don't want to unravel these mysteries, because his strength is far beyond what I can resist. As the saying goes, without the skills of a diamond cutter, don't take on the job of repairing porcelain. Meddling in other people's affairs can be fatal.

It seems we didn't meet in Yinfeng Town. What do you know? Why do you want to avoid me? The City God's cold voice echoed in my ears again.

I didn't dare to answer him. He must have misunderstood something; I just instinctively wanted to escape.

Xijun snarled in front of me, the Black and White Impermanence were ready to act, and everything seemed to freeze.

I'll kill you! Chen Zhili squeezed forward from behind the Black and White Impermanence, and a golden shackle flew toward Xijun!

Xijun had no intention of toying with Chen Zhili this time. In a flash, he flew to Chen Zhili's shoulder, crouched down, and bit through his neck, then quickly pounced on the Black Impermanence!

She was as fast as lightning. The Black Impermanence extended his hand, recited a few spells at lightning speed, and instantly split into several black shadows, moving to another position.

Xijun missed her target and immediately turned to attack the White Impermanence!

The White Impermanence extended his large sleeves, and chains inexplicably emerged, the iron shackles grinding together, producing an unpleasant metallic sound.

I knew these were soul-snatching chains. Their heads were all hooks, and as long as they encountered a soul, they would chase after it as if they had eyes!

Xijun, like a nimble beast, darted from one place to another. Although the chains split into several paths to chase her, they all missed and nailed into the ground due to the short distance!

Under pressure, Xijun returned to a spot not far from me, and this sudden attack failed!

I felt that this was a battle with no chance of winning.

The City God approached us, his cold, expressionless eyes fixed on me.

The Black and White Impermanence stood beside him, and although Chen Zhili's neck had been bitten, he quickly returned to his original form. Like his brother, he wouldn't die until his energy was exhausted, but this bite was enough to make him suffer.

Do you think this is the path to the living world? The City God spoke. How could the path to the living world be in such a conspicuous place?

Whether it's the path to the living world or the path to the human world, it doesn't matter. Open this gate, and we'll leave. Whatever you want to do is none of my business. Otherwise, even if I die, I won't let you off easily! I said coldly, determined not to back down.

You know nothing? The City God half-closed his eyes, as if trying to read something from my expression.

I don't know! If you hadn't sent someone to take my soul, I wouldn't be here. I think this City God is definitely involved in the affairs of Yinfeng Town and is plotting something.

But this has nothing to do with me. As long as it doesn't affect my personal interests, I have no reason to interfere.

The City God suddenly smiled strangely and said, "No mistakes, no mercy."

The Black and White Impermanence exchanged a glance and immediately pounced together! Chen Zhili, like an iron tower, charged over, and a group of ghost soldiers, seemingly unafraid of being cannon fodder, came in a black mass.

This is exactly what I was worried about. It seems this City God has no intention of letting us go. He must be planning something big, otherwise he wouldn't have the intention to silence us.

Boom!

Just as I was about to give up all hope, Song Wanyi broke through the gate with all her might. I was grateful for her effort!

Master, the gate is broken. Even if it's not the path to the living world, it's a way out. Song Wanyi told me and pulled me to escape.

Xijun repelled a wave of enemies and quickly retreated with me.

Hmph, you think you can leave under my nose? You're too naive! The City God, seeing that the ghost soldiers couldn't do anything to us, extended his hand!

An invisible giant hand instantly flew toward me, and all the ghost soldiers were pushed aside!

Song Wanyi fired three wind blades, but they were like hitting a rock, unable to stop the giant hand, which still came toward me!

Hold it!

At the critical moment, an old voice came from the path to the human world, and with it, three blue talismans. They pierced down like arrows, burning rapidly to form three walls of fire, which with a loud boom, blocked the giant hand!

My front was as bright as if on fire!

Old Hai!? I was both surprised and delighted. I didn't know why Old Hai's voice would be here, but it seemed things had taken a turn for the better!

In front of me, the path to the human world was shrouded in mist, and a figure carrying a peachwood sword and holding a paper talisman, and another holding a paper figure, ran in quickly.

The one holding the paper figure was undoubtedly Old Hai.

But when I saw the one carrying the peachwood sword, I was stunned!

Zhang Yidan!! I was so shocked I almost bit my tongue!

How could this be! It's impossible, Zhang Yidan is dead! He's dead, even though his body disappeared, he couldn't possibly be alive. Who is this person!

Little Brother Xia? What nonsense are you talking? Are you okay? Old Hai, seeing I was fine, asked. When I didn't answer, he took out a blue paper figure and urgently put it in my hand: No time to explain, take this! Return to the living world!

As soon as I took the paper figure, a warm current suddenly spread through my body, and I shivered. My vision went blank.

When I woke up, I felt weak all over, lying in bed, unable to move. I opened my eyes and found a layer of white cloth covering my head.

Outside the door, it was noisy like a market.

But I didn't have the mood to listen carefully.

After struggling a few times, my blood flow gradually returned, and I tore off the white cloth. In the intense struggle, I fell to the ground with a thud.

Two soul jars rolled to the side, and I suddenly remembered that Xijun and Song Wanyi were still in the underworld.

Could this not be a dream?

I opened my mouth to call, but my tongue was too big to pronounce their names. I called a few times, but neither of them appeared.

I thought for a moment and, with great difficulty, drew two talismans. Sitting on the ground, I panted heavily, moved my tongue, and when I felt I could speak clearly, I said, "Xijun, Wanyi, come back quickly."

My vision blurred, and I felt my qi and blood were still severely depleted. There was no sign of my wife.

As I was in a state of uncertainty, Xijun and Wanyi appeared in front of me. They seemed to be fine. Xijun ran over and hugged me, ignoring the cold sweat on my body, rubbing her cheek against mine affectionately.

I was too exhausted to speak. Song Wanyi knelt beside me, picked up her sleeve, and wiped the cold sweat from my forehead. Her gentle touch somewhat diminished my anger at her earlier behavior.

Moreover, I was still unsure if what I had just experienced was a dream. How could Old Hai appear in my dream?

Not to mention Old Hai, but even Zhang Yidan appeared. What was going on?

But thinking about it, Zhang Yidan died unjustly, and I couldn't save him, so it's not surprising that I would think about him day and night, eventually turning it into a dream.

I turned my head with great difficulty to look at Xijun. This look made me realize something. Hovering between dream and reality, I finally confirmed this.

I pried open one of her eyes and saw a clear red ring in the pupil, confirming that Xijun and I had indeed been to the underworld!

My memory might still be a bit confused. I might have mistaken the high-ranking person carrying the peachwood sword for Zhang Yidan. I sighed and began to recover my strength.

Song Wanyi obediently brought me the tea I hadn't finished earlier and handed it to me. I drank it all, but still felt thirsty.

How long have I been asleep? A few hours? Judging by the speed of my body's recovery and the absence of any signs of rigor mortis, I estimated it hadn't been too long.

I began to consider whether, after returning to the living world, the City God would call me back to the underworld again. If this happened again, I wouldn't be able to handle it. I needed to save myself somehow.

I found some paper talismans and cinnabar, quickly wrote some soul-stabilizing talismans, not knowing if they would work, but at least for peace of mind.

I picked up a lighter, lit the talismans, and dipped them in the tea, pinching my nose and drinking them down.

Without my wife to support me, I realized I was truly useless. If it weren't for Old Hai and that powerful Taoist, I probably wouldn't have made it back.

Stop bothering Tian Ge! He's dead, so please respect the dead! If you have any issues, direct them at me! I'll compensate you! I vaguely heard Zhao Qian crying outside the door.

What do you mean by respecting the dead? I hesitated, looked at the white cloth I had just lifted, and was startled. Was Zhao Qian thinking I was dead?

I looked around and saw a neatly cut red paper robe lying there. Xijun followed my gaze and, seeing the exquisite robe, ran over to touch it happily.

Tian Ge is dead, and you're still acting like this! Xiao Xue sobbed pitifully, kneeling outside and begging Zhang Xiaofei and the others.

What do you mean by dead or alive! Do you think we'll believe any random excuse? You even tried the lame trick of faking death? Do you think I, Zhang Xiaofei, am that easy to fool? I saw him lively and well this morning! If you two don't give us a proper explanation today, we'll smash your villa! Zhang Xiaofei shouted loudly.