As the smell of blood slowly filled the spacious imperial study, Wen Kang blinked in confusion. He couldn’t understand why he had suddenly fallen.

Seeing Feng Xiyan raise his foot and step on his cheek, Wen Kang opened his mouth, but no words came out.

As if realizing something, Wen Kang shifted his gaze and saw a headless body lying nearby.

His eyes widened in horror, and he heard Feng Xiyan’s cold voice echo, "Go down and repent for your sins."

After saying that, Feng Xiyan raised his sword and stabbed through Wen Kang’s forehead, ending his life completely.

Pulling out his sword, Feng Xiyan turned to his elite soldiers and ordered, "Tie them all up and hand them over to General Fan. Spare those who have surrendered, and kill those who resist."

Clasping their fists, the elite soldiers answered in unison, "Yes, Great General!"

After the soldiers dragged the generals, the Minister of War, and Wen Kang’s body out of the imperial study, Feng Xiyan suddenly fell to his knees.

Clutching his chest, he frowned in pain. A few seconds later, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Cough!"

The blood stained his lips and the floor, but all Feng Xiyan felt at that moment was emptiness. Closing his eyes, he let out a sigh of relief.

As his body collapsed to the ground, only one thought remained in his mind.

’It’s finally over... Yun’er, wait for me...’

Hearing the noise from inside, the elite soldiers waiting outside rushed into the imperial study. When they saw Feng Xiyan lying motionless on the blood-stained floor, they cried out in panic.

"Great General!"

"Quick! Bring Physician Yan here!"

Shrouded in darkness, Feng Xiyan heard the faint, panicked voices, but he was too tired. All he wanted was to close his eyes and sink into the darkness.

While the Feng Army ended the short reign of the Wen Clan, far away in the Underworld Realm, Bai Hanyun suddenly felt panic and anxiety for no reason.

Stopping in her tracks, she grabbed her chest and frowned.

Noticing her pause, Hua Yuyu patted her shoulder and made a hand sign. [Miss Bai, what’s wrong?]

Bai Hanyun shook her head in response and continued walking.

After walking for hours, they still hadn’t left the Ghost City.

Scratching his head, Bao Shengjie looked at the others and made a hand sign. [Don’t you think we have been walking in circles since we stepped into this Ghost City?]

When the others received his question, they scanned their surroundings. Seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery, their expressions darkened.

Wu Jun thought for a moment, then made a hand sign. [Miss Bai, is there something that could help us find a way out of this place?]

Reminded by him, Bai Hanyun looked into her spatial ring. After rummaging through the items given by the Gui Clan’s disciple, she shook her head. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

[Nothing.]

Receiving her answer, Wu Jun frowned slightly.

Seeing that there was no other way besides following the golden line, Hua Yuyu said, [That Gui Clan member said this white jade stone could help us find our way. Since there is nothing else that can help us leave this place, we can only follow the golden line.]

Left with no choice, Bai Hanyun and the others nodded in agreement.

With that, the group continued on their way, following the faint golden line.

Bai Hanyun didn’t know how long they had been walking, but her sore feet and exhaustion told her it had been a very long time.

Just when she was about to give up, the scenery slowly began to change. Bai Hanyun’s eyes lit up, and she quickened her pace.

After another hour of walking, Bai Hanyun and her team finally left the Ghost City.

However, instead of barren, scorching ground or a desolate road, what greeted them was a long road paved with smooth stones, glowing with a dark blue-red hue.

At the end of the road stood a majestic black palace shrouded in green mist, towering so high that Bai Hanyun couldn’t see its peak.

Bai Hanyun observed the black palace for a moment before following Hua Yuyu and the others down the long path.

As they got closer, more and more figures appeared.

Bai Hanyun glanced at their transparent bodies, then at their faces. There was confusion, fear, sadness, acceptance, relief, regret, and countless other emotions she couldn’t fully comprehend.

Arriving near the black palace, Bai Hanyun finally saw the famous ox-head and horse-face officers.

Standing on both sides of the palace entrance, they stopped the ghosts. As they checked the long lists in their hands, they asked a few questions before letting other ghost officers take them away.

Bai Hanyun and her team followed the line of ghosts and eventually arrived before the ox-head and horse-face officers.

Seeing that they were covered from head to toe, the horse-face officer frowned and said, "Take off your hoods."

Bai Hanyun and the others didn’t react.

Blinking in confusion, the horse-face officer lowered his voice and called, "Old Cow, come here for a second."

Hearing him, the ox-head officer called over a nearby ghost officer and said, "Take him to the sixth court."

After giving the order, the ox-head officer walked over and asked tiredly, "What’s wrong?"

The horse-face officer leaned closer and covered his lips with his hand. "This group shouldn’t be here."

Bai Hanyun calmly watched his lips move and thought, ’Sir, your hand is too small to cover your horse’s lips.’

Overhearing his words, she looked at the ox-head officer and saw him scanning her, Hua Yuyu, and the others.

After a brief silence, the ox-head officer finally said, "You shouldn’t be here. You should leave."

Since they couldn’t speak, Bai Hanyun and the others could only rely on body language.

Moving her hands and feet, Bai Hanyun tried her best to explain, but the two underworld officers only looked at her as if she were an idiot.

The horse-face officer couldn’t hold back any longer and nudged the ox-head officer. "Hey, Old Cow, do you think she is a mute?"