"Brother Jiang, why are you here?"
Hearing Lou Yangzi's question, Jiang Lin couldn't help but ask back:
"I'm naturally here for work, why are you here?"
This Lou Yangzi, shouldn't he be in the small world left by the divine official 'Jiang Lin' for his two disciples as a fallback?
As a ghost, yet possessing a shadow.
Jiang Lin hadn't doubted it, but since Que Sixi had arranged it there, it meant it was trustworthy.
Within the small world, there were fertile fields and beautiful scenery, with well-ordered houses.
Innumerable derivative spirits, all of them pure and kind.
It could be considered a paradise.
The Seven-Colored Egg had hatched there.
This was because the spirits within were full of curiosity about the outside world.
Not long ago, Jiang Lin had sent Xu Nan to deliver various books and game consoles.
He never expected to encounter Lou Yangzi today.
And to meet him in such a manner.
"Brother Jiang, you might not believe me..."
Lou Yangzi, with his delicate features, was dressed in a grey robe, his long hair tied up, appearing like a person from ancient times.
A spiritual grass was even tucked into his hair.
He scratched his head, his expression somewhat bewildered:
"Just now, I was tidying the storeroom with the little ones when I suddenly heard a voice calling me."
"I turned and saw a light, which was very curious. When I walked closer, I arrived here and saw you, Brother Jiang."
"..."
Jiang Lin frowned.
Although the small world was within this world, it should be an independent space.
This forbidden technique could actually reach there...
As expected of a forbidden technique.
This young girl went to such great lengths and paid such a price to summon Lou Yangzi...
What was her identity?
As Jiang Lin pondered,
Within the large forbidden technique array—
Lou Yangzi surveyed his surroundings, the intricate runes in the air, and the dead girl on the ground...
He felt an unfamiliar sense of familiarity.
"This is a forbidden technique, isn't it?"
He subconsciously murmured, "It looks like a summoning type. This kind of blood sacrifice,
either it's to summon some terrifying existence, hence the need for flesh and blood in exchange. But I haven't absorbed any of this energy..."
Lou Yangzi followed the large forbidden technique array under his feet and looked at the various smaller forbidden technique arrays radiating outwards from it.
Though few, there was a continuous flow of energy from all directions.
"This should be some kind of revival summoning forbidden technique... using vital energy and blood to call back the deceased."
In this world, not all beings completely vanish after death.
Some things will revive with the arrival of certain opportunities.
That's why such things are sealed.
But what this girl didn't expect was,
He was actually not dead at all.
"Why did she go to so much trouble to summon me?"
Lou Yangzi didn't understand.
However, the formation under his feet was quite familiar.
Could it be related to his lost memories?
Jiang Lin: "...Do you really not know anything?"
Lou Yangzi: "I might know, but I've forgotten... Oh, right, when I came over earlier, I heard voices talking about the Lord of Taboos, and the Master of Humanity."
Jiang Lin: "..."
It was certain now that Lou Yangzi was undeniably involved in this matter.
Lord of Taboos, Master of Humanity...
These two terms didn't sound simple.
After speaking with Jiang Lin, Lou Yangzi walked around the large forbidden technique array on the mountaintop twice.
Then, he found the formation's core and dismantled the forbidden technique in a few moves.
As the large forbidden technique was dispelled, the other smaller ones also lost their efficacy.
Lou Yangzi subconsciously commented, "This forbidden technique was arranged too crudely, and it's incomplete. I wonder which rogue practitioner came up with it."
After saying that, he froze.
How did he know what a complete forbidden technique looked like?
...
Seeing the forbidden technique dispelled, Jiang Lin flew towards the mountaintop.
He carefully collected the soul of the deceased girl that had just drifted out.
As the instigator who caused such a major incident... even in death, she wouldn't just get away with it.
Everything would be dealt with after returning to the underworld.
As for Lou Yangzi...
Since Que Sixi had brought his soul back to the small world, it meant he was trustworthy.
But...
Upon discovering the trace of the large forbidden technique, he had already sent a message to the underworld. Ghost messengers would likely arrive soon.
Lou Yangzi, seeing Jiang Lin collect the soul, said with curiosity:
"This is my first time seeing Brother Jiang at work. So this is what the Bai Wuchang's job entails."
"It's because I wasn't dead, and her sacrifice was only half-finished, that her soul was preserved. Otherwise, nothing would have remained."
As he spoke, he surveyed his surroundings.
From the mountaintop, he could see many scenes.
Disaster areas after earthquakes, and intact cities.
On either side, they were like two worlds, divided.
"This is the human world... it looks similar to the books, but what happened in that ruined area?"
Jiang Lin replied, "An earthquake."
"I see. In the face of natural disasters, humans are indeed very weak."
Lou Yangzi was about to say that it wasn't impossible to resist.
For some reason, since arriving here, seeing these forbidden techniques, these cities...
He felt an unfamiliar sense of familiarity, as if something was constantly surfacing in his mind.
But when he turned and saw Jiang Lin's unusual expression,
He temporarily swallowed his doubts and asked, "Brother Jiang, is something wrong?"
Jiang Lin sensed the spatial fluctuations nearby, knowing that the ghost messengers from the underworld were arriving.
He looked at Lou Yangzi and said calmly, "You are Sixi's friend, and I trust you."
"But how this matter truly unfolds is not something I can decide alone."
"I'm afraid you'll have to come with us."
Lou Yangzi pondered for a moment, "That is only right."
"I also want to know why I was summoned here."
In the past, he went with the flow, not actively pursuing his memories.
His days were quite good.
But now that trouble had found him, he had to figure things out.
Fortunately, he met Brother Jiang this time.
If he were to be summoned to a battle scene next time, it would truly be like a pot falling from the sky, impossible to shake off.
As the two ghosts spoke,
Spatial fluctuations appeared around the mountaintop, revealing several underworld passages.
They maintained a distance from the mountaintop.
This allowed for the quickest reaction, without immediately entering the previous large forbidden technique array upon arrival.
Ghost messengers in various attire emerged from them, exuding terrifying auras.
They had expected a fierce battle.
But...
A few ghost messengers looked up at the mountaintop. Where was the great forbidden technique array?
Then they saw the dead girl, Jiang Lin, and a clean-featured young man...
Why were they chatting?
Where was the battlefield?
...