Chapter 213

"The Hungry Ghost Festival is coming soon. On this day, many ghosts will go back to visit their loved ones. They can only leave the Fengdu boundary when the sun sets, and enter it before the sun rises. This is the time of the year when the Fengdu boundary's magical power is the weakest, and it is also the easiest for something to happen." Cui Jue looked at Day Patrol, "If Jiang Qu Lian wants to do something, it would be most appropriate to pick this day. What do you think?"

Day Patrol nodded, "Every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival is the busiest time in the Underworld. To prevent any ghosts from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, the Red King will most likely strike at this time."

"Likewise, in order to ensure order, many of the Yin servants will be deployed, and the guards at the Yin Yang Monument will be greatly reduced. If Fan Wu She wants to infiltrate into the Underworld, he will most likely choose this day as well." Cui Jue's face was somewhat grave, "Something is bound to happen on that day, but if we make good use of it, we will be able to wipe out the two of them."

Xie Bi An said worriedly, "They were both former Underworld generals and they knew this well, so I don't know what unexpected things they will do."

"They wouldn't dare to do it the hard way." Cui Jue said, "As long as you are in the Underworld, we can make sure you are safe. Bi An, no matter what happens, you can't leave the Underworld on the Hungry Ghost Festival, do you understand?"

"Okay, the Eastern Emperor Bell there ..."

"I will ask King Qin Guang to keep watch." Cui Jue said coldly, "On that day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, we must gather the strength of the Underworld Generals and Yin servants to trap both of them in the Underworld and make them unable to leave."

Day Patrol arched his hand and said, "At your service, Official Lord."

After Day Patrol left, Xie Bi An couldn't help but look at his back for a while: "Official Lord Cui, Day Patrol and Night Patrol made great achievements in Chidi City. You said you would earnestly request the emperor to set them free, but when will the emperor come out of seclusion?"

"No one knows that. The last time the emperor came out of seclusion, it was because he was alarmed by the Supreme Demon. The two of them were personally punished by the emperor, and should also be pardoned by the emperor, but three years ago in Chidi City, I promised them that I would plead for them. After solving this crisis, I will take initiative, act first and report later, and let them reincarnate. Even if the emperor blames me, I will accept it.”

Nowadays, it is difficult for Xie Bi An to smile sincerely. When he heard this, he could not help but display it on his face: "Official Lord Cui is highly principled. Even if Day Patrol and Night Patrol have a million faults, they have done their duty loyally for the Underworld for 500 years. There is no lack of merit and hard work, and they have atoned for their sins. Let them have a chance to be together."

Cui Jue sighed, "Yes, it's time to let them go."

Day and Night Patrols’ love for each other was so deep that Xie Bi An was envious. Even though they could only look at each other briefly throughout the day, and could only talk to each other through letters despite them being so close, they were always there for each other and would never leave each other. In order to regain freedom and continue the unfinished fate of the previous life, they have diligently worked for the Underworld for 500 years. What kind of deep love is this? Yet some people, even if they live together, are detached from each other, sharing the same bed with different dreams. Some even have to cheat, suspect and hurt each other.

The pair of charming and cold hanging fox eyes appeared in front of Xie Bi An's eyes, and bitterness flooded his heart.

After Cui Jue finished his deployment, Xie Bi An reported to him and returned to Fengdu City. He wants to wait in the Orchid Garden for news from Lan Chui Han. He was very concerned about whether Song Chun Gui could turn peril into safety,  and what Li Bu Yu would be able to do before his fate arrived.

Cui Jue now forbade him from leaving Fengdu, but it was still very safe inside the city. With the Yin servants patrolling everywhere, Fengdu City was the only place in Jiuzhou where humans and ghosts could coexist.

The nearer the Hungry Ghost Festival came, the more restless Xie Bi An felt. Apart from cultivation, he shut himself in the orchid garden, tending to the flowers and plants.

On this day, he finally received a letter from Lan Chui Han from Mount Shu. As they expected, Song Chun Gui became the biggest suspect for killing Wu Si Hai. With Wu Si Hai's cultivation, not many people in Wuliang Sect can put him to death, and the two always had a grudge. In the three years of managing Wuliang Sect’s affairs, there were even constant big and small conflicts, and secretly, the sect has already been divided. Now, Li Bu Yu is gradually weakening, yet he delayed the appointment of the successor to the sect leader. If Li Bu Yu suddenly died, then the sect leader position will logically be succeeded by the eldest senior brother. Song Chun Gui was eager to seize power. The motive of murdering Wu Si Hai is very sufficient. The crucial point is that he does have the skills.

However, ever since Song Chun Gui entered the sect, he has an extensive public reputation for his character. Plus, they did not find direct evidence, so he could not be convicted for now. And Wu Si Hai had his core dug out, which also inevitably reminds people of Meng Ke Fei, who also died that year, but never caught the murderer. It’s very likely the work of the same core stealing demonic cultivator. In addition, there is Fan Wu She, who was reincarnated from the Supreme Demon and is still wandering on earth.

Xie Bi An then wrote a letter back to Lan Chui Han, stating that Cui Jue's plan would require the help of the Immortal Alliance during the Hungry Ghost Festival, so at this time, Li Bu Yu had to know what was more important and could not punish Song Chun Gui. He also attached a handwritten letter to Li Bu Yu, asking Li Bu Yu to give Song Chun Gui his Thunder Ancestor Treasure Grant and come to Fengdu during the Hungry Ghost Festival to help them "catch ghosts".

He knew that it was impossible for Li Bu Yu to agree to hand over the Thunder Ancestor Treasure Grant, but among the elders and disciples of Wuliang Sect, no one was more capable of controlling this treasure than Song Chun Gui.  He threatened Li Bu Yu that if he lost this battle during the Hungry Ghost Festival, he would tell the whole truth to Fan Wu She. With the Shanhe Sheji Map in his hand, the Supreme Demon’s hatred and anger would be enough to wipe out Mount Shu.

After writing this letter, Xie Bi An started another draft and sent a letter to someone far away in Chidi City, Kunlun --- Hua Xiang Rong. This letter will be delivered by Night Patrol for him, but he still does not dare to guarantee absolute safety, so he did not reveal important contents in the letter, but with his understanding of Hua Xiang Rong, after the alliance of Qi Meng Sheng and Jiang Qu Lian, the flame of revenge is burning her every moment. She will definitely come and meet him.

After doing all this, the empty feeling in Xie Bi An's heart grew stronger and stronger. He returned to the Orchid Garden and half squatted by the flowerbed’s side, and his eyes fell on his Dangshanhe.

Lan Chui Han thought that the Dangshanhe was his grandfather's favorite object, but in fact Zhong Ming was like most boys when he was a child; he had no interest in flowers and plants, and only later did he learn that the Dangshanhe was a family heirloom that he had left to Zhong Ming. But even Zhong Ming would not know why this orchid became his only orchid, and the reason why it survived was because on that day his mother destroyed the orchid garden, his Xiao Jiu secretly hid this one. The saddest thing is that Xiao Jiu himself doesn't remember.

Only he remembers, and only he understands, how pure and sincere Xiao Jiu's heart was for him when he secretly hid this Dangshanhe.

Although he threatened Li Bu Yu to tell the whole truth to Fan Wu She, the time has changed. All the tragedies are irreversible. What difference does it make if he said it or not? Even if he said it, will Fan Wu She believe it? Even if he believes it, what can it change?

But both Huang Dao Zi and Zhong Kui told him that he was reborn and reincarnated, precisely to change something ...

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A few days later, Xie Bi An received a letter back from Lan Chui Han, which stated that Li Bu Yu would never agree to give Song Chun Gui the Thunder Ancestor Treasure Grant, but that he would bring Song Chun Gui to Fengdu on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival to fight the enemy together with them.

Xie Bi An remembered that the last time he saw Li Bu Yu, he looked so old that he had one foot in his grave. Fighting the enemy together is fake, and getting rid of Song Chun Gui by taking advantage of the chaos is true. But once he reaches Fengdu's territory, he will not let him have his way so easily.

In a few days, the annual Hungry Ghost Festival will arrive, and Fengdu, where people and ghosts have been living together in harmony for a hundred years, is about to experience an immeasurable storm.

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Edited on 29 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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