Long Tianba, clad in black, his dark hair dancing without wind,
Behind him, ghostly energy surged like a raging inferno.
His challenge, "Little ghost, come fight!"
Was declared with unparalleled dominance.
His leaping posture was also incredibly cool.
But...
The black-robed ghost from the vanguard, seeing the opponent emerge, immediately retreated ten meters.
Fight?
Sure.
But not one-on-one.
With a whole team present, why would he inflate his ego and seek trouble?
Wasn't that just asking for suffering?
...
On the other side, seeing the black-robed ghost repeatedly retreat, Long Tianba was about to mock him.
But as his gaze followed the direction of the black-robed ghost's withdrawal,
The smile on his face froze, and the words of mockery got stuck in his throat.
He saw in the distance,
A dense mass of ghost messengers and specters, lined up neatly, all staring intently this way.
Long Tianba's gaze shifted upwards, finally settling on the figure in golden robes, appearing magnificent, noble, and elegant.
"You, are you their leader?"
His words were as cool, domineering, and arrogant as ever, with a hint of provocation.
But as soon as he spoke, he clenched the hand by his side.
A cool breeze seemed to blow from behind him.
Chillingly so.
...
"If they don't offend me, I won't offend them. If they offend me, then they are human traffickers. (doge)"
"Tianba and his Caihua? Why do I smell a strong scent of melodrama?"
"Tianba: These ghosts have no martial ethics! To come with such a large force against just one ghost like me!"
Seeing this scene,
The viewers in the live stream were amused.
Although Long Tianba was still cool and domineering, judging from various details, he was definitely momentarily stunned.
Perhaps even a little scared.
However, what the viewers were most keen to discuss.
Was the dynamic between Long Ba and Caihua.
It felt so familiar...
Reminiscent of the popular CEO romance and ghost husband novels of yesteryear.
Who would have thought there would be a real-life version.
"Are you reading too many novels?"
"You're thinking too small upstairs. Maybe those CEO ghost husband novels back then were based on them."
"You're thinking too small upstairs. What if the first CEO ghost husband novel back then was written by them themselves?"
Upon hearing this,
The bullet comments erupted with exclamations.
Such perspective.
This is perspective.
Amazing.
However, a few viewers were confused: "Although I know the ghost messengers don't allow ghosts to arbitrarily contract with humans, it's for our own good."
"But, if they truly love each other and only want to live their pastoral lives, shouldn't they consider fulfilling their wishes?"
...
Jiang Lin, while keeping track of the latest developments ahead, took a moment to glance at the comments.
He wasn't a main character in this scene, so he wasn't really busy.
Seeing the confusion in the comments, he calmly withdrew his gaze.
If it was just an unauthorized contract, the punishment and lesson might be sufficient after bringing them back.
But if it involved human lives...
Jiang Lin looked at the scene inside the barrier, scanned it briefly, and then withdrew his gaze.
In this scene, he was at most an onlooker and an extra.
On the other side,
Fang Hei Yi, who was said to be providing guidance.
From the moment the barrier was broken, he flew to the rear of the team.
He had been observing all these scenes from a bystander's perspective.
Sitting cross-legged, propping his chin with one hand.
Giving the impression that he might pull out sunflower seeds at any moment.
...
"You, are you their leader?"
After asking, Long Tianba was indeed momentarily stunned.
Did the Underworld send a whole troop to fight him?
In the center of the ghosts, the 'Emperor' in golden attire sat on a paper crane chair.
Every movement exuded authority, "Do you know your crime?"
"What did I do wrong?"
Long Tianba's eyes were cold, "If you want to fight, then fight. What's with all the nonsense? A one-on-one, who's first?"
The 'Emperor' sneered, "Take him down for me."
As soon as he spoke, four or five ghost messengers moved out, flying directly towards Long Tianba.
With a wave of his hand, a handful of paper effigies were scattered.
Directly surrounding him.
A one-on-one?
Who said anything about a one-on-one?
Under a fierce barrage, Long Tianba was quickly suppressed by a group of paper effigies.
He looked up at the 'Emperor', full of unwillingness:
"Despicable! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the young and poor!"
The 'Emperor': "So what if I bully your youth and poverty? What can you do to me?"
He's incapable himself, and he's blaming him?
Long Tianba: "...Hmph!"
"Tianba! No—"
Just then, Wang Caihua from inside the barrier ran out.
Since she couldn't fly, she could only spread her hands below, facing the ghost messengers and blocking them, saying:
"Don't take him away. I willingly stayed with him. If you take him away, you might as well kill me!"
"Are you going to be responsible for a life?"
Her voice was sonorous and powerful.
"Caihua, don't be foolish," Long Batian was anxious.
"Tianba, I will not be separated from you."
"Caihua..."
"Tianba..."
The ghosts: "..." Oh my.
These two are even better actors than them.
Is this a competition?
The 'Emperor' stroked the armrest, "Since that's the case... Guards, forcibly break their contract! Then tie her up."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zhong Pianpian flew out and came between Wang Caihua and Long Tianba.
She extended both palms.
Ghostly energy surged in her palms.
She reached out and grabbed the person and the ghost, and a thin red line gradually appeared in her hand.
This was the thread of contract.
"No—!"
The person and the ghost shouted, their eyes splitting with rage.
Zhong Pianpian tightened her grip, and the red line in her hand began to strain.
Then she pulled.
During this process, both the person and the ghost felt their souls being tugged.
Their faces were filled with pain.
Especially Wang Caihua, who was covered in cold sweat, as if she would collapse at any moment.
Long Tianba felt worse than death, wishing he could bear all the pain for Wang Caihua.
"Cut!"
At this critical moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone present looked.
They saw Fang Hei Yi, who had been observing from behind the ghosts, raise a hand, "'Emperor', your aura was not right just now. Let's redo this scene."
The purpose of this setup was twofold: to capture the ghost,
And to help the minister cultivate.
"Come, come, let him go, start from when you said you'd take him down," Fang Hei Er said.
...
Redo?
Long Tianba narrowed his eyes, hatred burning within them.
Although he didn't know what these guys were up to,
As soon as they let him go, he would definitely return the favor tenfold, a hundredfold.
At any cost!
Let these guys also taste the pain and despair that he and Caihua experienced!
...
(ps: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river... this line is from the internet~)