Chapter 79

Listen, Xia Xiaobrother, you've really blown up someone's nest this time. The City God won't let us off now. The Yin-Yang Dao's altar has been destroyed. We can't return to the Yang world. Just look at that crowd of ghost generals and the City God. Even someone as powerful as Yao? feels uneasy. How long does it take to set up an altar to borrow the Yang path?

At least three to five minutes, you guys hold on, I'll start the ritual. Master Hai is already taking things out of his backpack, even the life charm. He laid out a large blue paper talisman on the ground, took out cinnabar and a brush, and started drawing the talisman.

Only Master Hai can borrow the Yin-Yang path here; no one else can even think about it. But I feel sorry for the poor life charm, it's probably going to be cut again. I must be its nemesis; it's been cut three times because of me.

The City God brought countless ghost soldiers and generals, filling the Yin-Yang path, the scene is breathtaking.

The little ghosts carried the City God, who seemed relaxed but had a bad expression. The Black and White Impermanents shook their heads and wagged their heads, looking like they were saying, "You're in trouble."

Then I saw Song Wanyi riding a big black dog, the City God's eyes turned green with anger, gnashing his teeth.

"Kill!" The City God shouted in a strange voice, pointing at us and giving a death order!

The ghosts were also furious. They almost got killed by the black dog earlier, now they were indignant, wielding soul-snatching knives and sticks, they rushed over.

"Finished, finished, this is it!" Liu Fangyuan's face turned ashen, trembling with fear.

Don't look at him being old and a master of array formations, but he was even more afraid of death than Master Hai. So many ghost soldiers and generals rushing over, he had never seen such a sight, and he fell to the ground, unable to stand up.

But he was still brave enough to dare to venture into the Yin-Yang path with Master Hai. After a while, he shakily pulled out a bunch of array flags, inserted them in a square, and started chanting, borrowing power.

Yao? shouted a six-character mantra, then swung his sand bowl and charged into the enemy, sweeping through with incredible strength, no wonder he could fight Li Po-xiao.

Seeing a large group of ghost generals rushing towards him, Xijun was overjoyed. It was like a pile of candies and cookies rolling towards him. He ran over, licking his fish-scale teeth, and I couldn't stop him.

"City God!" I shouted loudly, trying to talk to the City God.

But my voice was drowned out by the battle cries.

And my body isn't as strong as Yao?'s. Compared to him, I'm just a scrawny guy. If I went up, I'd be killed by the ghost generals. I immediately said to Song Wanyi, "Song Wanyi, make the black dog suppress these ghost generals. I need to talk to the City God. Fighting like this, we're dead."

Song Wanyi agreed and started muttering softly, making sounds like "wang wang," which was quite cute.

But thinking about it, I would have to ask Song Wanyi to give commands to the black dog in the future. Even if we were familiar, it would probably only understand simple commands like "stand up" and "sit down." I didn't want to learn dog barks, but I liked hearing Song Wanyi speak dog language.

But the black dog was really useful. It stood in front of the array, its body and appearance were majestic. It howled to the sky, shaking the underworld!

The City God's eyes half-closed, and the other ghost generals and soldiers looked at the big black dog with fear.

A black dog can ward off evil in life, and after death, it becomes even more fierce. Now, this is a black dog formed from the怨气 of countless black dogs. When it howled, the ghost generals trembled, it was their nemesis.

And Song Wanyi calling it a black dog wasn't just for fun.

What is a black dog? It's an ancient divine beast! Fierce and strong, it is said to eat brains, leap through the air, and be extremely fierce, looking like a black dog.

The black dog howled to the sky, silencing all the battle cries. I quickly stood in front of the array and shouted, "City God! What the hell is your problem! I not only returned your family heirloom but also went to the Yang world to capture Li Po-xiao for you! You've taken all the benefits, and now you're sending troops to chase me? Don't you know that going back on your word is not the way of a hero? Aren't you afraid of losing face as the City God?"

The City God's body trembled with anger. "Damn it, I haven't even said anything to you, and you're already accusing me! It's like I'm the one at fault!"

"Xia Yitian! Is this how you return things? It wasn't a ghost general inside, it was a mad black dog! I was bitten, and I lost thirty-six ghost generals. How is that a benefit? Stop whining and just give up your life here! This time, I won't believe you, I'll definitely extract your souls!" The City God pointed at me, standing up in a rage.

"An heirloom passed down from my great-grandfather! The seal was never broken! How was I supposed to know it was a black dog inside? It's been sealed in an urn for eight hundred years! Besides, when did I say it was a human-turned ghost general? You assumed it, and now you're blaming me?" I laughed in anger, pointing at the City God.

"You!" The City God was speechless, realizing he didn't have a good reason. But looking at Song Wanyi's black dog, his eyes glowed green. "Even so, since the box is mine, the contents should belong to me, right? How did it end up under your ghost general's butt?"

My face turned red, but I still said stubbornly, "A good bird chooses its tree, a good dog chooses its master. The dog had no owner, it just liked to be a dog for my ghost general. What can I do?"

Song Wanyi giggled, covering her mouth, looking at me with admiration, impressed by my verbal skills.

"Fine! Make your ghost wife and dog serve me for a hundred years, and I'll let you go! Otherwise, hmm." The City God hummed, his eyes gleaming with greed. He realized the black dog was now under Song Wanyi's control, and to subdue it, he needed to subdue both the ghost and the dog.

"City God, aren't you dreaming a bit too much? I'm not easy to bully. At most, I'll change the first condition to the second: serve as a minor official for half a year, send you thirty to fifty ghost generals, and we'll call it even. If you try to extort more, I'll fight to the death with my fellow disciples and the black dog. We'll take down a hundred of your generals, and if Li Po-xiao comes, your position as City God might be over. Think about which is more beneficial!" I frowned, looking ready to fight to the death.

The City God's eyes narrowed, his killing intent rising.

Master Hai was performing the ritual, but seeing me confront the City God to this extent, his face turned green. The City God was silent, which was unacceptable. He was like a hero to Master Hai.

Thinking about it, he started to complain about being too easy-going in the past. Now, even a small underworld official didn't respect him, which made him very sad. In the future, he would have to let his junior handle underworld matters, as his junior was tough and could make the City God back down.

"Amazing!" Yao? was also tough, and seeing me intimidate the City God, he gave me a thumbs up.

Liu Fangyuan was borrowing power, and seeing the City God silenced, he forgot where he was in the ritual and started over.

"Thirty to fifty isn't enough, it should be a hundred, principal and interest." The City God said resentfully. There was no choice; Xia Yitian was too tough and ready to fight to the death. He had several powerful disciples, two ghost generals, and a dog. A fight would be a lose-lose situation.

And according to the other side, waiting a bit would not only return the principal and interest but might also bring in Li Po-xiao. It was a good deal.

"Fine, it's a deal?" I frowned, nodding, still looking reluctant. The City God could send the black dog to capture ghosts in the Yang world, and there were plenty of ghosts. A hundred shouldn't be a problem, and he didn't specify that they had to be perfect. I could just pick the ones Xijun didn't like.

"Once said, it can't be taken back!" The City God instinctively replied, then coldly hummed and waved his hand to return to his palace.

Seeing him leave, I quickly said, "The deal is set, but you haven't opened the Yang path for us! How do we return?"

"Can't you open it yourself?" The City God turned and asked sarcastically, already unhappy.

"Fine, I'll open it myself. If I mess up the Yin-Yang path, don't ask me for repairs." I sneered.

The City God was furious, remembering his gate had been destroyed. He waved his hand, ordering the Black and White Impermanents to open the Yin-Yang path for us.

Master Hai looked at me, rolling his eyes, almost falling over. I had intimidated and threatened the City God into submission, saving him the trouble of the ritual.

Exiting the Yin-Yang path, I found myself in a cemetery. Under the moonlight, the graves looked pale and eerie, with soul banners fluttering in the wind.

A few new graves near me were emitting smoke, and ghost fires might appear soon.

Just as I was looking around, my phone rang. I almost dropped it in shock. "Uncle Zhao? What's up?"

"Xia Tian? You're finally back! I knew you'd be fine. But I'm so worried, something big happened at my company. I called Uncle Liu, but couldn't get through. I was trying to call you, and it worked! Are you free now?" Zhao Xi asked anxiously.

"I guess so, I should be. It's 8:30 PM, another day gone. City God, you've really put me through it. The deadline from the Xuanmen family is approaching, we might meet again in two days!"

"Then come to me right away! Song Qian is here too." Zhao Xi said urgently.

The background was noisy, with people arguing. Although I was worried, I had more pressing concerns. The Yin energy here was too strong!

"City God, how did you open the Yin-Yang path? Did you bring us to the wrong place?"