Chapter 827 - 236: Yin and Ghost Tides Veil the Sky, Human Emperor Is but a Pawn

Chapter 827: Chapter 236: Yin and Ghost Tides Veil the Sky, Human Emperor Is but a Pawn

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A few days later.

The Ghost Prison was still merging with the Paradise Garden.

And Xiao Wu Ya brought the latest news.

"Ghost Street has been shattered, and even the Zhong Mansion is gone..."

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A few more days passed.

An Illusionary Sparrow landed near the Mass Grave.

This Mass Grave was the "small outpost" of the Dragon Vein on the Fujiang Path.

Previously, from the outside, it seemed like a few rows of small houses in the mountains, with clear waters and picturesque scenery; but upon entering, one would see it was all an illusion, the reality was a pit of corpses with flies buzzing, dried blood, and a stench of decay permeating the yellow earth.

But at this moment, the human-like pupils of the Illusionary Sparrow suddenly constricted.

Because... the Mass Grave had vanished.

This seemed to corroborate the "Ghost Street shattering" incident.

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There was still no news from afar about King Chu, but the information related to the surrounding Ghost Realms poured in like an avalanche.

With Xie Wei and Xiao Wu Ya around, Li Yuan could essentially control information from all sides.

At this moment, he quietly listened to the news from all directions.

"Something major has happened, ghost tides have appeared everywhere, and no one knows where these tides are coming from..."

"In the northern suburbs of the county, many people suddenly disappeared after opening their doors; it should be the Woodworker Ghost who captured them, but he had been behaving for a long time."

"Over in Shannan County, several missing cases are happening simultaneously."

"To the west of the county, in Changyang Upper Village, a Blood Spring Water gushed out."

"Dad, these ghost tides all come from the original Ghost Realms.

We don’t know why, but those Evil Ghosts have all left the original Ghost Realms and started to revolt.

They don’t seem to know what they’re doing either."

Li Yuan listened to Xiao Wu Ya speak in the courtyard without saying much, and then walked to the attic.

Before he could speak, Xiaoyu’Er said, "You’re going out again."

Li Yuan said, "I have to go and check."

Xiaoyu’Er softly said, "Go, and come back soon."

Li Yuan nodded, then left.

When he was far off, his form transformed into a sparrow, flying high into the sky to begin surveying the land.

His perception range could reach nearly a hundred miles, and combined with the unobstructed view from above, he could see the flow of Yin and Yang elements, making his patrol efficiency extremely high.

What others couldn’t clearly see, he could observe as if it were fire.

He spent three days and three nights carefully observing, finally arriving at a conclusion: all Ghost Realms were indeed unleashed, but they were not moving chaotically, rather... they were heading towards Shanbao County.

Strictly speaking, it might not be Shanbao County, but the Ghost Prison that was merging with the Paradise Garden near Shanbao County.

Li Yuan had this feeling.

In his vision, he saw rings of black mist obscuring the view, surging from all directions to cover the sky.

This was an unprecedentedly dense Yin Qi.

On the surface, Yin Qi appeared as black mist, within which were various Ghost Servants.

Among the Ghost Servants were the Evil Ghosts, like the Ghost Kings.

These Evil Ghosts included Single Ghosts, Twin Ghosts, and even Multiple Ghosts.

As the ghost tides passed, all life perished, and the air was eerily silent.

Perhaps the concentration of Yin Qi was too overwhelming, even Li Yuan felt a chilling sensation.

The cold of deep winter freezes one’s hands and feet, but this chill pierced the soul directly.

Li Yuan estimated that even if he exerted all his strength, he could at most eradicate some of the Earth Surface Evil Ghosts and Ghost Servants, but there was nothing he could do against the underground moving Yin Qi.

Although he possessed the Withered Fire, strictly speaking... all the Yang Qi of his Withered Fire was only on par with "Multiple Ghosts."

Yet now, the ghost tides surging from all sides were more than just a Multiple Ghost problem.

The words "Great Unity of Yin Yang" suddenly emerged in his mind.

How the future would unfold, he could no longer predict.

However, he knew... Shanbao County could no longer be a place to stay.

The ghost tides might leave a little bit of life, but once the Yin Qi passes, probably everyone except him would have to die.

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Upon returning, Li Yuan directly sought out Xie Wei and Xiaozhao, informing the two women of his findings, then instructed them to immediately initiate the "entire county relocation plan."

Although the area of Shanbao County was not very large, it still had all Twelve Districts, plus the numerous people who came here over the years after hearing the name of Lady Yama.

And the first wave of Yin Qi might arrive in just two days.

In the past, Li Yuan might have kindly left behind a "Nameless Letter," informing the local powers of the situation, then relocate with his family, fleeing far away.

But now, those local powers had become himself.

He couldn’t abandon those people who worshipped Lady Yama day and night.

With the situation urgent, he couldn’t afford to check on King Chu’s situation or how the Human Emperor System was, but hurriedly returned to Xie Yu to explain.

He softly said, "Xiaoyu’Er, I..."

"You have things to do." Xie Yu finished his sentence, then said, "You always have things, endless things.

We just got married, and you went into seclusion every day, sometimes for as long as a year.

Later, when I wanted a divorce, you came back, took me everywhere, and then rooted us in your old home.

I thought... we would settle down here. But now..."

Li Yuan softly said, "I’m sorry."

Xie Yu said, "What I want to hear is not ’I’m sorry.’

Li Yuan lowered his head.

He knew, Xie Yu wanted him to never hide anything from her, no matter what he did, and even to take her along.

But... how could he explain?

Xie Yu was not Xie Wei, she could never accept a relationship that was deceitful from the start.

Moreover, Xie Yu didn’t know many things, she wasn’t even aware that "Li Yuan was the Old Barbarian King, who had long died in the Withered Fire," and naively thought that "her second sister being with Li Yuan was not strange at all."