The ghost ship continued to sail at its original speed.
Inside the ship.
"..."
The winged ghost held a grudge about whether he was a "thing."
Seeing that no ghost on the ship knew what was going on with his wings, he suddenly found a way to retort and said smugly:
"You clearly haven't seen true skill, you don't even know how these wings work, tsk!"
"Let me see."
At this moment, Xu Youzhi, who had been thinking about something, suddenly moved.
Black Wuchang Liu Buwei and the sealing team member Yu Baixing immediately stepped aside, making way.
Xu Youzhi walked up to the winged ghost, squatted down, and then reached out and tapped a certain spot on the wings.
In an instant, the pair of white wings, like a shattered dream, suddenly turned into wisps of ghost energy and dissipated into the air.
...The wings were gone.
The winged ghost froze for a moment and then looked at Xu Youzhi fiercely, "What did you do?"
He was so confident even after being tied up because he knew these ghost officers didn't even understand the principle of his wings.
Even if he was caught now, he was sure he would have a chance to escape.
But now, the wings were gone!
He belatedly felt a sense of dread, shouting as he scraped backward on the deck.
"What do you want to do to me?! Don't come near me! Don't think I'm afraid of you!"
After retreating a couple of steps, he was stopped by a foot.
Qin Zhouzhou of the intelligence team stepped on the winged ghost's back, pondered for a moment, and said,
"This area is close to the southern territory, so it should be from the Southern Palace. There have been similar cases before. Ghosts from there occasionally escape."
"It's perfect, we'll return him to the Southern Palace together later."
Xu Youzhi nodded and looked at the younger generation, explaining,
"His wings should be a cultivation method that we haven't mastered.
I can remove them because I saw it in the 'Archives' of the Underworld before.
When we get to the Southern Palace, you can seize the opportunity to learn this method."
"Yes, senior!"
The newly appointed ghost officers replied in unison, clenching their fists in their hearts.
The Southern Palace indeed had cultivation methods different from theirs!
They would definitely not fail this trip and would learn all the techniques!
"The Southern Palace?! You're going to the Southern Palace?!"
The winged ghost, hearing their conversation, his panicked expression suddenly turned to one of horror.
At the same time, his struggles became more violent.
"I don't want to, I don't want to go back! Let me go!"
The winged ghost, stimulated by something, began to speak incoherently.
"Please, I can't repay your great kindness, please let me go, I don't want to go back..."
However, Qin Zhouzhou's foot on him remained unmoving, like a mountain pressing down.
No matter how he struggled, it was like he was just rubbing in place.
Seeing his state, the ghost officers on the ship became even more curious about the Southern Palace.
What exactly had the Southern Palace done to this ghost to make him so terrified?
More than his fear, they were more curious about what method the Southern Palace used.
Perhaps they could even learn it and use it in the Eastern Palace Underworld...
...
"Senior is mighty! This incident tells us that studying is not useless!"
"Ghost Ghost: Where are my wings?? Why did they disappear?"
After knowing he wasn't an angel, the viewers didn't know whether to feel relieved.
After all, who wouldn't want wings?
Those were wings!
However, after hearing the senior's explanation, the viewers became excited again.
So, the streamer was going to learn new techniques this time!
"I say, hypothetically... if the streamer learns it, will they teach us a bit?"
"Are you dreaming, upstairs? But this dream is quite tempting, count me in."
"By the way, isn't anyone curious about what the Southern Palace did?"
Seeing the winged ghost's reaction upon hearing about the Southern Palace, some viewers showed a mischievous smile.
A dramatic scene instantly played out in their minds.
"Am I the only one who smells dog blood? (dog head)"
"He flees, she chases, he can't escape with wings? ๑乛◡乛๑"
"I'm just curious if that ship will catch fire from friction? ∠(ᐛ」∠)_"
"Friction friction, it's the devil's footsteps hahahaha..."
...
No matter how the winged ghost struggled or begged for mercy, no one on the ship responded.
However, a member of the Ghost Artifact Workshop asked once after the wings disappeared:
"Can you make them appear again?"
The winged ghost said with a bitter face, "Things that are broken, how can they come back so quickly!"
Ghost Artifact Workshop member: "...Oh."
From then on, no ghost officer on the ship paid any attention to the winged ghost.
Watching the ghost artifact ship steadily approach the Southern Palace, the winged ghost's expression changed repeatedly.
Several times he tried to find an opportunity to slip away, but Qin Zhouzhou stepped him back onto the deck with a single foot.
Winged ghost: "..."
He really didn't want to go back!
...
As they approached the southern territory, the speed of the ghost ship gradually slowed down.
Xu Youzhi came to the bow and controlled the ghost ship to stop at the edge of the southern territory, not proceeding further.
"We will wait here for a moment for the ghost officers from the Southern Palace to pick us up."
Yu Baixing quickly responded, "Okay, senior. Would you like to rest first?"
Xu Youzhi smiled and shook his head, his gaze sweeping over these juniors, and said slowly,
"You don't need to be too nervous, but when you arrive at the Southern Palace, you must cherish this opportunity and not provoke trouble."
"Once we are in the Southern Palace, we are guests, unlike when we were in the Eastern Palace."
The newly appointed ghost officers nodded, listening attentively.
"But there is one more thing I want you to remember."
Xu Youzhi put his hands behind his back, his expression becoming serious.
"Whether in the Southern Palace or elsewhere, you represent the face of the Eastern Palace."
"You can be humble, cautious, and proud... but never do anything that disgraces the name of the Eastern Palace!"
"We understand, senior!"
The expressions of the new captains also became serious, and they straightened their backs.
What the senior said was right. Although they were here to learn, this trip also represented the Eastern Palace!
It didn't matter if they lost face in the Eastern Palace, but if they lost face in the Southern Palace, it wouldn't just be their own face they lost.
It would be the entire Eastern Palace!
At this moment, the mindset of the new captains had undergone some changes.
The annual meeting, which they had cared about before, seemed less important now.
...