He flipped his right hand, ready to draw the Ancestral Talisman.
"Don’t move."
A faint voice came through.
Li Yuan held the gun, looking at General Gu Xiang who was impaled mid-air, and kindly reminded, "Fingers."
General Gu Xiang looked at the terrifying man who charged like a Fierce Beast, sighed, and dropped his hands.
Li Yuan, on the other hand, slightly savored the taste of the recent fight.
The difference between the Sixth and Seventh Grade is that besides increased power, the Sixth Grade mainly improves speed and reflexes; additionally, it provides the magical Ancestral Talisman and doubles one’s lifespan.
If he and General Gu Xiang had just about the same strength, his gun might not even touch General Gu Xiang’s body.
Because the Sixth Grade seemed to have eyes all over their body.
Plus, even if they’re cut in half, their terrifying regenerative power with the Ancestral Talisman can restore them.
Indeed, the gap between the Sixth and Seventh Grade is like night and day...
"Not bad."
Li Yuan praised him.
General Gu Xiang, however, smiled bitterly, "Far behind you."
Li Yuan sincerely complimented, "Your use of that needle was particularly good, quite creative. Do you have one hidden in your mouth?"
General Gu Xiang felt a sense of mockery, like a cat playing with a mouse, but the strength of this Mr. Mu before him was too terrifying, he indeed was not a match, and escape was not an option.
So, he honestly said, "Mr. Mu overpraises me, hiding a needle in the mouth is rather difficult, especially this special Armor-Piercing Needle laden with potent poison, it would cost one’s life with one wrong move."
After speaking, he continued, "If Mr. Mu doesn’t kill me, I am willing to follow you."
Li Yuan stared at him.
General Gu Xiang said, "I can swear on poison."
"Do you believe yourself?" Li Yuan asked.
General Gu Xiang said, "I believe..."
"Really?"
"I... I don’t believe it." General Gu Xiang lamented, "Who in their right mind would swear on poison?"
He sighed and said, "I can’t go back to the Central Plains, I can only stay here, being with you means we Sixth Grade form a small force in this wilderness.
If there are foreign enemies, we can help each other in defense. Both emotionally and rationally, I won’t make trouble. This point, you only need to see that I let Zhao Xiantong act outside while I hide.
Speaking of which, although I thought about it, in fact with you, and your senior brother, I have no enmity... Now that we’ve fought, even less of a grudge."
Swoosh!
Li Yuan drew his gun.
General Gu Xiang fell from mid-air, crashing to the ground, but dared not use the Ancestral Talisman to heal, letting the blood flow from his wounds.
Li Yuan said, "Let’s talk about the Mass Grave Ghost Realm. If this ghostly thing is not dealt with, it will cause a catastrophic disaster."
"Yes, sir." General Gu Xiang respectfully bowed, then asked, "Zhao Xiantong... really is a Ghost Servant?"
Li Yuan said, "Really."
Only then did General Gu Xiang show a look of horror, muttering, "I didn’t even notice."
Li Yuan said, "Let’s go, let’s take a look."
After taking a few steps, he suddenly said, "Did you bring any money?"
General Gu Xiang shook his head, who brings money when going out to fight?
Li Yuan said, "Remember the few houses damaged here, give them some silver taels."
General Gu Xiang showed a look of joy, "Alright!"
...
Before long, the two arrived outside the Mass Grave, watching from afar.
At this time, the Mass Grave wasn’t a mass grave, but a small cottage in the mountains, looking ordinary, nothing peculiar from a distance.
The next morning, General Gu Xiang saw a woman swaying her hips leading a man with shaky steps entering it.
Li Yuan stared at the man and woman and suddenly said, "That woman is a Ghost Servant, save that man, and you’ll see the truth."
General Gu Xiang’s eyes flashed with hesitation, he didn’t want to have anything to do with this ghostly thing.
However, he also understood that if he refused, Mr. Mu would not let him off.
The reason Mr. Mu spared him was partly because there was some sense in his words, but that’s not the main point, the key is Mr. Mu needs him to stabilize this Ghost Realm.
To stabilize it, he first has to get involved.
So, General Gu Xiang decisively darted out, pouncing like a cheetah, grabbing the man, seizing his clothes, and smashing him to the ground with a shout, "Take a good look at where you are!"
The man was stunned.
And the woman had already run into the Ghost Realm’s vicinity, waving her hand ahead, urgently shouting, "Husband, come quickly, hurry~~"
The man looked at General Gu Xiang’s fierce appearance, disregarding pain, scrambled up to run inside, but suddenly stopped, his body stiffened, face full of fear, and then collapsed on the ground, exclaiming in terror.
Ahead, where was the small cottage, it was nothing but a huge gray-black pit, a faint stench sweeping close, forming a dizzying haze.
General Gu Xiang saw it too, not only that, he saw the woman dissolve, turning into a terrifying wax-white corpse staring at him with venom.
General Gu Xiang grabbed the man’s neck, angrily said, "Think carefully, do you know this woman?"
"I... I..."
The man was terrified, after a long time he recalled, "I... I remember! She is Xiaocui, she..."
After General Gu Xiang’s pressing, he immediately got to the bottom of it.
This man was the son of a wealthy family, years ago, he had flirted with a woman several times, that woman tried to avoid him, but he kept persisting, leading to her unbearable humiliation and committing suicide by jumping into the river. Afterward, she was carted to the Mass Grave and buried.
Without saying a word, General Gu Xiang knocked the man out, then cursed, "Evil deeds bring about one’s own doom, deserved to be killed by ghosts!"