Xiaoling was Feng Yunshu's spiritual pet. She had accompanied Feng Yunshu for many years, and there had already been a certain telepathy between the master and the servant.
At this moment, Xiaoling deeply felt the surging grief in Feng Yunshu's heart. Such a master made Xiaoling feel extremely distressed. She ran to Feng Yunshu's side, opened her claws and hugged Feng Yunshu, then patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.
"Master, if you're feeling really bad, just cry it out. Don't hold it in. It's not good for your health if you hold it in for too long. I know you're really reluctant to part with Prince Helan. But you cultivators should understand this better. Life and death, wealth and honor are all predestined. We can't force things..."
Feng Yunshu felt a pang of sourness in her heart. Her eyes and nose were both red. How could she not understand this truth? But when this actually happened to her, she just couldn't convince herself to believe it.
She didn't believe that Helan Yanting would have an accident like this. She also didn't believe that he was willing to leave her behind. She didn't believe that he would leave without even saying goodbye...
After making this agreement, Kong Ze and Xiaoling used their magic to create a barrier outside the house to prevent anyone from suddenly barging in and interrupting the spell. After that, the two of them began to set up a formation inside the house.
Since they were going to send Feng Yunshu to the Underworld, just in case, before letting Feng Yunshu enter the formation, Kong Ze took off a string of spiritual beads on his wrist and handed them to Feng Yunshu.
"Junior Sister, wear these spiritual beads well on your wrist. There's some of my spiritual power attached to them. If something happens to you down there or you encounter any unexpected events, they can save your life."
Feng Yunshu nodded and put the bracelet on her wrist. She also brought some self - defense tools and that demon - detecting mirror, all for safety reasons.
Then, Kong Ze lit an incense stick on the table. He told Feng Yunshu worriedly, "Junior Sister, with your current mortal body, you can't stay in the Underworld for too long. When this incense stick is almost burned out, I'll ask Xiaoling to send you a signal. At that time, you must come back immediately, or the consequences will be unimaginable."
Feng Yunshu glanced at the burning incense stick on the table and then nodded. "Okay, Third Senior Brother, don't worry. I know."
"Okay, then we'll activate the teleportation formation. Remember to be extremely careful after you go down. Find the person as soon as possible and don't waste any time."
After giving the instructions, Kong Ze and Xiaoling stood on both sides. A rune mark appeared on the ground. As Kong Ze and Xiaoling injected their spiritual power, the mark began to flash with light and gradually formed a halo.
Gradually, a black hole appeared on the ground within the halo. The hole gradually expanded, and there came faint shrill wails and moans from inside, along with gusts of cold yin wind.
"It's time, Junior Sister. Go down."
At Kong Ze's order, Feng Yunshu nodded, turned around and walked into the black hole. Her whole figure quickly disappeared into the black hole. The halo gradually faded, and Feng Yunshu completely disappeared from the room.
Xiaoling looked at the disappearing back of Feng Yunshu and couldn't help but feel worried. "Master, you must be extremely careful! No matter what happens, you must first protect your own life. After you come back, we'll figure out a way together!"
"Don't worry, Xiaoling. I know what I'm doing. I won't act recklessly."
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Inside the Underworld.
Gusts of cold yin wind blew towards her. The surrounding environment instantly became dark and gloomy. No light penetrated this place.
"Wu wu wu..."
On both sides, there were all kinds of headless ghosts floating around. From time to time, they would reach out their hands to tease Feng Yunshu. But Feng Yunshu seemed very calm. She was really used to this.
It was really not the first time she had come to the Underworld. The last time she came, she was Feng Yunxi, the eldest disciple under Immortal Liuyun. This time, she had become Feng Yunshu, an ordinary legitimate daughter with a mortal body.
"Hey, where did you come from, you lonely ghost? You need to line up and pass through. Do you understand? If you just barge around like this, be careful of being caught by Ox - Head, Horse - Face and those yin soldiers and thrown into the eighteenth level of hell for punishment!"
Since Feng Yunshu was looking for Helan Yanting everywhere and had to look around, it aroused the dissatisfaction of other ghosts.
Just then, Ox - Head and Horse - Face really walked towards Feng Yunshu. They directly put their weapons on Feng Yunshu's head. "You're not a dead person. You still have a long life ahead. Why are you here? You, a mere mortal, have quite a lot of guts. Come with us!"
"Brother Ox - Head, Sister Horse - Face, don't you recognize me? But I still remember you. After not seeing you for so long, you seem to have aged a lot. Is the work pressure in the Underworld too great?"
Hearing this familiar tone, Ox - Head and Horse - Face looked at each other. They saw surprise in each other's eyes. Then they both looked at Feng Yunshu in unison.
"You... Are you Feng Yunxi, the eldest disciple under Immortal Liuyun?"
"Hey, something's not right. Judging from her appearance, she doesn't look like Feng Yunxi. But her tone and manner of speaking are exactly the same. What on earth is going on?"
Feng Yunshu looked at the two of them who were completely confused and immediately explained, "It seems you still remember me. I am indeed Feng Yunxi, but not entirely. A lot of things happened in between, and that's why I've become like this."
"This... Then why did you, Daoist Yunxi, come to this place for no reason? You don't look like a ghost. You clearly still have a long life ahead. Do you know what the consequences will be if a person with a long life ahead stays in this place?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "To be honest, I've come here to look for someone. Have you seen a young man who is tall, with sword - shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and is wearing a black or white robe?"
"This... What's the name of the person you're looking for, Daoist Yunxi?"
"Helan Yanting. Do you have any impression?"
Ox - Head and Horse - Face carefully recalled for a while and then slowly shook their heads. "We don't seem to have seen a ghost like the one you described recently. This name sounds very strange. Maybe you made a mistake, Daoist Yunxi?"
"Really not?"
Feng Yunshu looked around. Among so many ghosts, there was really no sign of Helan Yanting.
Ox - Head and Horse - Face shook their heads. "We're not really sure. There are many ghosts coming and going on the Bridge of Rebirth every day. There are men, women, old and young. How can we remember so clearly? Besides, we're already very tired from completing our own tasks every day."
Feng Yunshu could tell that they weren't joking. Since she was sure she couldn't get any results from them, she had to give up for the time being.
"It's normal that you don't know. Forget it. I won't make things difficult for you. The Book of Life and Death of King Yama must have his name in it. Take me to have a look at the Book of Life and Death, and I'll know."
"This... Daoist Yunxi, since you caused a ruckus in our Underworld last time, King Yama is still so angry that his face turns green. If he sees you coming again, who knows what he'll do. How about..."
"I didn't cause a ruckus in your Underworld on purpose last time. Actually, I was entrusted by someone to look for a person in the Underworld. It was King Yama who said I was arrogant and sent so many yin soldiers to arrest me. I was just defending myself. It's understandable."
Ox - Head and Horse - Face still didn't dare to let her go easily. Just as they were hesitating, Feng Yunshu didn't want to waste any more time. She took a big step and rushed towards the direction where King Yama was.
"Hey, Daoist Yunxi, don't go any further! Stop quickly!"