Chapter 2

"Someone has died!"

"Quick, let's see who it is, and if any of the ghosts recognize him?"

"What a young and powerful soul; it must not have died of illness, but rather from an accident!"

...

Every day, countless souls enter the ghost realm after their deaths. However, the ghost realm is vast and boundless, and in a small area, it might take a long time for a soul to appear.

"I... am I dead? Where is this place..." Jiang Wei looked at the circle of "people" gathered around him, their forms seeming both real and illusory, with two small horns on their heads, clearly the appearance of ghosts.

Before Jiang Wei could fully comprehend what was happening, a powerful and resonant voice, like a thunderclap, echoed directly in his heart:

"Eleven 'pagodas' of merit, nine 'pagodas' of sin, eighty-three years of yin life!"

Immediately, Jiang Wei "saw" in his mind the eleven 'pagodas' of merit and the nine 'pagodas' of sin, each transforming into a sharp horn. In the next moment, these two horns pierced through his head and slowly rose to become two small horns.

"I have horns too..."

Jiang Wei instinctively touched his head, and a message entered his heart:

"One horn of merit, one horn of sin; when the two horns merge, one falls into the cycle of rebirth!"

Looking at his somewhat ethereal body, Jiang Wei finally came to his senses— "I am a ghost now... These around me must be the ghosts who died earlier!"

"Hey, buddy, how did you die?" A light and casual voice came from behind him.

Jiang Wei turned to see a young ghost speaking. However, when his gaze fell on the slightly familiar face of the young ghost, he suddenly froze.

"Are you... Li Hao!?"

The young ghost was taken aback: "How do you know my name? You are...?" This young ghost named Li Hao also found the newly deceased ghost very familiar, possibly a childhood friend from his past life. However, Li Hao had been dead for over ten years, and his former playmates had grown from teenagers to young adults, making it hard to recognize them immediately.

"It's me, Jiang Wei!" Jiang Wei said, confirming he had not mistaken the person.

"Jiang Wei!?" The young ghost Li Hao widened his eyes, "Damn, how did you die too!? Holy crap, ten years without seeing you, and you've grown into this... Not bad, quite handsome!"

Jiang Wei sighed, "You still look the same!"

"Ghosts don't grow or age..."

At this point, the surrounding ghosts understood that these two were old acquaintances!

"Xiao Hao, old friend?"

"Such a coincidence to meet here!"

"Rare, very rare!"

"Your friend died so young, what a pity!"

The ghosts commented one after another.

They say there are four great joys in life—rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night, and passing the imperial exams. Li Hao was Jiang Wei's good childhood friend, but unfortunately, he died ten years ago. Now, upon his arrival in the ghost realm, Jiang Wei met this old friend, which was a different kind of "meeting an old friend in a foreign land."

After a while, the surrounding ghosts, having satisfied their curiosity, dispersed, leaving the two old friends to reunite.

"Never thought I'd meet you here. When you died, I was really sad for a long time!" Jiang Wei sighed.

"People say death is like a lamp going out. I never expected that after death, I would come to this completely different world, and even more surprisingly, meet you after ten years!" Li Hao also sighed, "By the way, Wei, how did you die?"

"In a mutual destruction with Meng Feiyun..." Jiang Wei began to recount.

Jiang Wei, Li Hao, and Meng Feiyun were all core disciples of the Wuxiang Sect in their past lives.

A year ago, the Wuxiang Sect obtained a great treasure. Possessing such a treasure brought danger, as the Wuxiang Sect was a small sect. Despite their utmost caution, the news still leaked. An army besieged them, giving the Wuxiang Sect no chance to speak, and aimed to annihilate them and seize the treasure.

In the dire situation, the sect leader led the disciples in a desperate resistance while dispersing the core disciples. The great treasure was taken by the sect leader's daughter, Lu Qing, to preserve the hope of reviving the Wuxiang Sect.

Unexpectedly, the senior disciple Meng Feiyun suddenly turned against his fellow disciples. Being the most powerful among the disciples and launching a surprise attack, he killed four of them in an instant, leaving only Jiang Wei and Lu Qing alive. To protect the young sister, Jiang Wei fought to the death, ultimately dying alongside Meng Feiyun.

"Meng Feiyun was a spy planted by another sect, and it was he who caused the downfall of our Wuxiang Sect!" Jiang Wei was filled with grief and anger.

"Meng Feiyun, always Meng Feiyun!" Li Hao gritted his teeth, "Wei, you probably didn't know, but I was also killed by Meng Feiyun!"

"What!?" Jiang Wei had only heard that Li Hao died at the age of ten during a training trip, surrounded by beasts. Now he learned that the situation was more complex, "Xiao Hao, your talent was rare, and if given a few more years, you would have become a formidable power. Meng Feiyun must have realized this and acted against you... Unfortunately, I only learned the truth now, too late... too late!"

"Yes, it is too late..." If they had known earlier, the tragedy of the Wuxiang Sect could have been avoided.

Suddenly, Jiang Wei's heart stirred, "After Meng Feiyun died, he should also have come to the ghost realm, right?"

"Any creature with a soul will be reborn in the ghost realm after death. Those who die near the Wuxiang Sect will be reborn in our 'Original Sin City.'" Original Sin City was the ghost city where Jiang Wei now found himself, "However, with millions of souls in Original Sin City, and Meng Feiyun not necessarily being reborn near us, finding him would be like searching for a needle in a haystack!"

"Even if it's like searching for a needle in a haystack, I must find him!" The hatred for the destruction of his sect and the murder of his body was not something that could be easily forgotten, "Even as a ghost, I won't let him off!"

As they were talking, a figure slowly materialized not far from Jiang Wei.

"Another one has died!" This scene was familiar to Li Hao.

The figure gradually took the form of a young man, and two small horns grew on his head. Unlike Jiang Wei, this figure also emitted a faint blood glow. When the figure fully materialized, its face was revealed.

Suddenly, Jiang Wei's expression turned fiercely distorted; his eyes wide with rage, almost as if he wanted to devour the figure.

"Meng Feiyun!"

Jiang Wei could never forget the face that brought disaster to the entire sect.

Li Hao was also emotionally agitated; the young and promising Li Hao, who had shown great potential at the age of ten, could not believe that the senior disciple he had always admired would turn against him. Now, meeting in the ghost realm, the suppressed hatred of ten years surged to the surface. However, when Li Hao noticed the blood glow on Meng Feiyun, his face suddenly changed, "He's a malevolent ghost..."

At this moment, Meng Feiyun, who had just regained his senses, finally noticed the two ghosts in front of him.

"Jiang Wei!... Hmm? You are... Li Hao!" Meng Feiyun, who had died slightly later, was still disoriented and did not understand the situation, but the sight of the two people he had killed standing before him filled him with fear.

"Meng Feiyun, you traitor, give me your life!" Jiang Wei's eyes were bloodshot with rage.

Li Hao was also furious, but instead of rushing forward, he grabbed Jiang Wei, "Wei, run!"

Though Li Hao looked like a child, he had been a ghost for many years and was not to be underestimated. Jiang Wei, a "mature ghost," could not break free from his grip.

"Why are you holding me? Quickly, let's go and kill him!" Jiang Wei shouted.

"Run!" Li Hao pulled Jiang Wei back, whispering urgently, "We can't defeat him!"

"Even if we can't defeat him, we must kill him!" How could Jiang Wei let go of such a deep-seated enemy?

"Don't be foolish!" Li Hao shouted, "If we rush in, we'll just die for nothing and become his nourishment! Listen to me, run!"

"Why!?" Jiang Wei still wouldn't listen, "You've been in the ghost realm for ten years, are you afraid of a newcomer?"

"Stop talking nonsense, run now, I'll explain later!"

Despite his reluctance, Jiang Wei, seeing Li Hao's serious expression, had to suppress his anger and let Li Hao drag him away.

At this moment, Meng Feiyun realized that the other side was afraid of him! Since that was the case...

"Want to run!?" Meng Feiyun sneered, and his figure quickly pursued them, moving much faster than Jiang Wei and Li Hao.

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