Chapter 32

At the Zhou residence, Zhou Xue's bedroom was decorated in a fresh and pleasant style, completely devoid of the eerie atmosphere of the Ghost Realm.

Given Zhou Xue's seniority in the Zhou family, she actually had no right to live in such a fine bedroom, nor to have a maid; however, the head of the household, Zhou Lei, valued Zhou Xue's beauty and was determined to marry her into the Inner City. Therefore, Zhou Xue usually lived a life befitting a well-bred young lady. After all, one's demeanor must be cultivated through daily life, right?

At this moment, a maid hurriedly ran in, "Miss, Miss, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xue asked anxiously, "Could it be that Xiaohao has been caught by Grand Uncle?" Zhou Xue knew that Zhou Lei had sent men to capture Li Hao, but she could do nothing and could only pray silently that Li Hao would not be caught.

"No," the maid replied.

"Phew..." Hearing it wasn't that, Zhou Xue visibly sighed in relief; as long as Li Hao wasn't caught, she wouldn't worry too much about any other bad news.

However, the maid continued, "Li Hao came to the Zhou residence himself..."

"What!?" Zhou Xue was stunned, "Why did he come? Doesn't he know that the head of the household is trying to catch him? How dare he come to the Zhou residence? Isn't this suicide? — No, I have to go and see!" Zhou Xue panicked and hurriedly ran out.

"Miss, don't be in a hurry, listen to me first!" The maid held Zhou Xue back, "Li Hao came with a friend, and his friend is very powerful, even beating Ghost Three to a pulp!"

"Ah?" Zhou Xue was stunned again, then exclaimed, "Ghost Three's strength is far inferior to Grand Uncle's! How could Xiaohao be so reckless? What kind of powerful friend could he have, and how could that friend possibly be a match for Grand Uncle? — Xiaoye, what's the situation outside now?"

Xiaoye was the maid's name.

"Li Hao's friend suddenly took out a jade token; it read: 'Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion!'" the maid Xiaoye continued.

"Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion!?" Zhou Xue was stunned again; in the Sin City, which ghost didn't know the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion? "Li Hao's friend is a ghost from the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion!?" Zhou Xue's eyes sparkled; in her view, if Li Hao really had a friend from the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion, Grand Uncle would never dare to interfere with their relationship!

"However, as soon as Li Hao's friend took out the jade token, another ghost immediately exposed it as a fake!" the maid Xiaoye continued, "Now, Master has already captured them and is sending them to the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion!"

"What!?" Zhou Xue was greatly alarmed and, without hesitation, rushed towards the Inner City gate.

...

The Inner City was quite large, but it had only one gate.

At this moment, the ghost soldier captain Tian Zhan, who was on duty, was idly passing the time. Although he was just a ghost soldier captain, with a low rank and not much strength, here he represented the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion. Challenging him meant challenging the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion! — In the Sin City, who would dare to challenge the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion? Therefore, guarding the Inner City gate was always a very easy and pleasant duty.

Tian Zhan was enjoying the soft, beautiful moonlight with his eyes half-closed when suddenly his eyes lit up, noticing several familiar ghostly figures slowly approaching the gate.

"Isn't that... Brother Jiang?" Tian Zhan was referring to Jiang Wei, of course.

Although Jiang Wei had only been in the Ghost Realm for a few days, and his combined lifespan was not as long as Tian Zhan's, his identity as a disciple of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion made him worthy of the title "Brother." When Jiang Wei passed through the Inner City gate, he indeed exchanged pleasantries with Tian Zhan; they "talked happily" and even started calling each other brothers.

"Hey, why is Brother Jiang being carried by another ghost? And in such an intimate manner? — Oh my, it's even a male ghost!?" Tian Zhan was shocked, "Could Brother Jiang have some special preferences? Hmm? What is that male ghost doing? He's even reaching out to touch Brother Jiang's face... I can't bear to look! I can't bear to look!" Tian Zhan suddenly felt a tightness in his anus and was torn inside — should he keep his distance from Jiang Wei in the future, or should he approach and sacrifice his appearance?

What Tian Zhan saw was Zhou Lei carrying Jiang Wei over. However, since Tian Zhan was far away, he didn't see clearly; what Zhou Lei had actually done was slap Jiang Wei, but Tian Zhan mistook it for caressing Jiang Wei's face.

It's no wonder Tian Zhan was confused; who would have thought that in the Sin City, a ghost would dare to capture a disciple of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion and even bring them to the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion — was this a direct challenge to the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion?

However, as Jiang Wei got closer to the gate, Tian Zhan noticed something was off — this male ghost didn't seem to be Jiang Wei's "concubine," but rather...

At that moment, Jiang Wei shouted at the top of his lungs, "Brother Tian Zhan, come and save me!!"

"Oh my! Tian Zhan finally realized that Jiang Wei was being kidnapped!

Damn!

How dare a ghost kidnap a disciple of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion and even bring them to our Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion! This is outrageous!

"Brothers, prepare for battle!" Tian Zhan quickly ordered.

The kidnapping of a Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion disciple was a huge scandal in the Sin City!

Tian Zhan took a closer look and noticed that the "kidnapper" had an extremely high soul concentration, almost reaching the Soul Condensation stage. This level of ghost was far beyond what a mere gate guard like him could handle.

"Request reinforcements quickly!"

"Whoosh—" An arrow shot into the sky, and thousands of troops rushed to the scene!

...

Not far away, Zhou Lei was walking confidently with Jiang Wei towards the Inner City gate. Seeing the arrow shot by the ghost soldiers, Zhou Lei was puzzled, "Why are these ghost soldiers shooting fireworks to welcome me? Could it be that they've already heard the news and are celebrating my upcoming entry into the Inner City's upper echelons? — Yes, it must be so; these ghost soldiers are thoughtful, and I must befriend them in the future!" Zhou Lei thought.

However, Tian Zhan's sudden shout rudely interrupted Zhou Lei's daydreaming, "You insolent wild ghost, how dare you kidnap a ghost from the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion? Are you tired of your own lifespan!?"

Zhou Lei's steps faltered, "What, are you talking to me?"

"Hmph, of course, who else here is holding a ghost?" Tian Zhan waved his hand, and a group of ghost soldiers immediately surrounded Zhou Lei, "Put Brother Jiang Wei down right now!" Tian Zhan shouted sternly.

"Brother Jiang Wei?" Zhou Lei was dumbfounded; he remembered that the ghost he had captured was called "Jiang Wei"... "How could this be... Wasn't it said that his jade token was fake? No! Could it be that his jade token is real!?" Although Zhou Lei had heard Jiang Wei and Li Hao strongly argue that the jade token was real, he had never taken it seriously, thinking — if the jade token was indeed real, why would they struggle so much? Wouldn't they be eager for me to take them to the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion? The more they struggled, the more it proved they had something to hide!

Only now did Zhou Lei suddenly realize — this jade token might actually be real!

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