In Wei Wu Forest, where bizarre demon beasts and demon plants abound, despite having already scattered Plant and Beast Repellent Powder all around, Ying Chuan arranged for people to take turns on night patrol in the vicinity to avoid any ambush.

As Yun Sheng walked out of the tent, Ying Chuan was sitting by the campfire, lost in thought.

Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Ying Chuan quickly stood up.

The bright campfire illuminated Yun Sheng’s charming face, making her look even more radiant, and Ying Chuan was momentarily mesmerized.

"Bo Bo, the one wielding the big knife, why are you staring at our master," Bo Bo exclaimed begrudgingly.

"Miss Yun, my apologies, I was just momentarily ... but my junior sister has provoked you again. She’s been spoiled since childhood; please don’t mind her," Ying Chuan, one of the top young talents in the Bai Ren Sect, had always been very proud. Yet this time, upon seeing Yun Sheng, he found himself distracted and his heart racing.

"Brother Ying, I won’t take it to heart. I’m just not used to sleeping outdoors; that’s why I came out to have a look," Yun Sheng smiled gracefully and sat down beside Ying Chuan.

Fortunately, Gold Coin was in the Beast Language Ring at the moment, or else there’d be another jealous episode.

"Miss Yun, if you trust me, can you tell me what brings you to the Netherworld?" Ying Chuan was skilled at observing and he noticed that although Yun Sheng was alone and her abilities seemed unremarkable, the Bo Bo sheep she carried and her demeanor suggested she was not an ordinary person.

In Human World terms, Yun Sheng must be from a prominent family or the Royal Family. Her appearance in the Netherworld must not be simple. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Indeed, nothing can escape Brother Ying. I came to the Netherworld to search for the Netherworld Ghost King," Yun Sheng replied openly, briefly explaining the strange illness her mother, Hu Jiusheng, suffered.

Upon hearing about the Netherworld Ghost King?

Ying Chuan’s expression slightly changed, and Yun Sheng caught all of his subtle reactions.

"Brother Ying, do you know the whereabouts of the Netherworld Ghost King?"

"Miss Yun, you should head back. The Netherworld Ghost King perished twenty years ago," Ying Chuan’s words shocked Yun Sheng greatly.

Perished? The Netherworld Ghost King has fallen?

Despite all of Yun Sheng’s calculations, she hadn’t expected the Netherworld Ghost King to have already died.

"But I clearly..." Yun Sheng wanted to say that she had met the Netherworld Ghost King years before, but upon reconsidering, she found herself at a loss for words.

Yun Sheng suddenly remembered, the last time she met the Netherworld Ghost King, it was with the help of the Taiyuan Princess, having returned to five hundred years in the past.

In other words, the Netherworld Ghost King she saw years ago at the Taoyuan Ruins was actually the Netherworld Ghost King from five hundred years ago.

Five hundred years have since passed, the fall of the Netherworld Ghost King isn’t impossible.

The Netherworld Ghost King was near-divine level, but he was ultimately not a god; even if he were a god, he might still be slaughtered.

"Before the Netherworld Ghost King’s fall, the Eight Prefectures of the Netherworld were controlled by both the Netherworld God and the Ghost King, each wielding authority over four prefectures. One king, one god, evenly matched, making the Netherworld rather peaceful. Since twenty years ago, after the Netherworld Ghost King fell, the four prefectures under the Ghost King’s umbrella fell into turmoil. Nowadays, the Netherworld is more chaotic than ever," sighed Ying Chuan.

Bai Ren Sect’s Jimo County was once directly under the Netherworld Ghost King’s influence.

Though the Ghost King was both righteous and wicked, acting unpredictably, his methods were brutal, his military management strict, keeping the evil forces inside the four prefectures so suppressed they didn’t dare to act.

But once the Ghost King fell, within Jimo County, groups such as the Wanyan Sect took the opportunity to rise, rendering the Netherworld unlivable.

"Brother Ying, how did the Netherworld Ghost King die? Did he have any family or disciples?" Yun Sheng was more concerned about the whereabouts of the Heart Difficulty Lamp than the Ghost King’s death.

After all, her mother Hu Jiusheng’s fragment of soul is locked in the Heart Difficulty Lamp, Yun Sheng is worried about its destruction or uncertain whereabouts after the Ghost King’s fall.

"The exact cause of his death is unknown to the outside world. Some say he fought the Netherworld God and was slain; others say he tried to ascend to divine level but died of heavenly tribulations from too many sins. He was alone, had no wife or children nor any disciples," Ying Chuan’s words made Yun Sheng’s heart sink.

Her initial hopes of finding the Ghost King through the Divine Power Pavilion vanished.

Seeing the clouded expression on Yun Sheng’s charming face, Ying Chuan knew she was feeling dejected. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Miss Yun, actually, you shouldn’t lose heart. Though I don’t know how the Ghost King died, there’s a rumor that he was buried in the Ghost King Cave. If you can reach the Ghost King Cave, maybe you will find some clue."

"Oh, where is the Ghost King Cave?" Yun Sheng’s brows filled with hope again.

"Haha, if Bai Ren Sect knew the whereabouts of the Ghost King Cave, would we be in this sorry state?" Came a faintly sarcastic voice from in front of the tent.

Ci Hu, along with dozens from the Wanyan Sect, surrounded Bai Ren Sect’s camp.

"Ci Hu, how dare you intrude our camp at night!" On hearing the commotion, people in the tent came out, Ying Yue held a grim face, her bow and arrow pointed at Ci Hu.

As the two forces came face to face, tension was palpable, the atmosphere extremely tense.

Turns out, after secretly disposing of those lured by East Wei Gate, Ci Hu and his crew planned to capture Yun Sheng.

Who would have thought, after tracking her all this way, they found no trace of Yun Sheng.

While searching through Wei Wu Forest, they discovered Bai Ren Sect’s presence and realized that Yun Sheng, while evading Cannibal Vine, had encountered people from Bai Ren Sect.

It turned out, Bai Ren Sect and Wanyan Sect were both local forces in Jimo County.

Just as Ying Chuan said, before the Ghost King fell, Bai Ren Sect, County Government, and Divine Power Pavilion were known as the three major powers in Jimo County.

But since the Ghost King fell, Bai Ren Sect’s head Ying Lei, also known as Ying Yue’s father, was severely injured by Wanyan Sect during an outing, and Bai Ren Sect started declining.

Adding to that, Wanyan Sect’s killing and pillaging, monopolizing much of Bai Ren Sect’s original industries, Bai Ren Sect is now struggling, about to be annexed by Wanyan Sect.

Thus, when Ci Hu learned Yun Sheng was rescued by Bai Ren Sect, he did not fear their power and directly surrounded Bai Ren Sect’s camp.

"Oh, I was wondering who it was, so it’s Miss Ying Yue. In consideration of Miss Ying Yue, I, Ci Hu, won’t cause trouble. Just hand over that girl to us, and I will withdraw with my brothers," Ci Hu’s sly eyes fixed on Yun Sheng’s charming face.

Under the night sky, the newcomer from Human World appeared even more enchanting.

They numbered in dozens, Bai Ren Sect only had a dozen or so. Though Ying Chuan and Ying Yue were there, Ci Hu knew their group entered the forest for another purpose, and would not rashly lose their men.

Therefore, Ci Hu naturally assumed that Bai Ren Sect would hand over Yun Sheng.

Ying Yue, in her heart, understood too well, though Ci Hu wasn’t their opponent, they were outnumbered. Importantly, it was now deep into the night, a fight would surely attract demon beasts or demon plants from Wei Wu Forest.