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"That old ghost is not easy to deal with!" Cheap Brother said within the White Halo.
"Big Brother! I feel sorry for Zitong. Why don't you think of a way to help him reincarnate?" Xiao Yefeng looked at Zitong. Although he liked Zitong very much, for a ghost, being able to reincarnate was ultimately the best thing.
"It's not easy! Forget about that old ghost. Just lead him to Zhao Yin Gate, and I'll take a look!" With that, a flash of white light appeared from the door, and the wooden door, which had only been slightly ajar before, fully opened. At that moment, Xiao Yefeng saw a swirling vortex inside the door, emanating an inexplicable attraction that made his spiritual sense involuntarily want to approach it.
At that moment, the White Halo flashed brightly and directly knocked Xiao Yefeng's spiritual sense away. Then it said, "Are you trying to throw your life away? Do you want to pass on too?"
Enduring the immense pain, Xiao Yefeng finally regained his senses. Looking at the wooden door, he suddenly remembered the name of Cheap Brother from just now within the White Halo. Shocked, he exclaimed, "You... is this Zhao Yin Gate among the Four Great Yin Gates?"
"Damn! I let it slip again. Don't spread it around! Your Xiao Family is such a hassle; you know too much and are so hard to deal with. If it weren't for your excessive Yin Sin, I wouldn't bother with this mess! Stop dawdling and hurry up!" The man in the White Halo seemed somewhat annoyed, but since he had already spoken, there was no turning back.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Xiao Yefeng then took Zitong by the hand and walked under the wooden door. A dark blue light shot out from the vortex of Zhao Yin Gate and directly landed on Zitong. At that moment, Zitong said, "Big Brother? What is this? It feels so comforting!"
"Be good, Zitong! You'll find out soon!" Xiao Yefeng replied.
However, at this moment, Xiao Yefeng was still in shock over the name Zhao Yin Gate. Zhao Yin Gate! That was one of the Four Great Yin Gates of Transcendence! It was an honor belonging to Geomancers in ancient times!
While Xiao Yefeng was deep in thought, suddenly the light emitted from Zhao Yin Gate came to an abrupt halt. Zitong remained in place while the dark blue swirling light within Zhao Yin Gate dimmed. At this time, Cheap Brother said within the White Halo, "Zitong, this old ghost has a special identity. Zhao Yin Gate cannot see his origins. Since you have a connection with him, I will dissolve your Spirit Tamer contract with Zhang Chuanhai. You can try to bond with this old ghost and see if there's a chance for you to form a contract with him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a phosphorescent light was simultaneously drawn from both Xiao Yefeng's spiritual sense and Zhang Chuanhai's ghost by Zhao Yin Gate. This was the power of the contract. Without this power, Xiao Yefeng realized he could no longer sense Zhang Chuanhai's thoughts.
"How about this: I have a list of several notorious Evil Spirits on my hands. If you see an opportunity, capture them. Your Yin Sin is too much; reducing it even a little would help. From now on until your death, Zhao Yin Gate will belong to you!"
With that, a flash of white light occurred as Cheap Brother returned to Zhao Yin Gate once more. The two wooden doors of Zhao Yin Gate slowly closed behind him, leaving one person and three ghosts on the Spirit Platform. Xiao Yefeng looked at Zitong who was holding his hand; Zitong was also looking at him.
"Big Brother, are you going to send me inside?" Zitong blinked her eyes and asked.
Seeing that he could no longer hide it from her, Xiao Yefeng replied straightforwardly, "Yes! Look at these two uncles; they will return to Yin Si after death to be reincarnated. That's what ghosts should pursue!"
"But I don't want to go back!" Zitong pouted.
After considering that the Zhao Yin Gate of Transcendence could not guide Zitong back to Yin Si, Xiao Yefeng said, "Alright! Then we won't go back. But do you know who that person in the white light was?"
"I don't know! But I feel like I really want to meet him!" Zitong replied after thinking for a moment.
With a head full of questions, Xiao Yefeng led the three ghosts out of the Spirit Platform. As they were about to reincarnate, Utu and Zhang Chuanhai also arrived at the Black Gold Spirit Banner, as it was closer to the outside world. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng was rummaging around in the Bamboo House for hidden secret doors. The reason he was doing this was that he had just found an ancient key on Uchi, a handmade key, which meant something must have been hidden by Uchi.
As for the four corpses here, that was nothing to joke about. Back when Xiao Yefeng and Liu Xuanhuang were on a mission together, they had slept beside corpses. What were these four corpses? Besides, ordinary people fear corpses; what do they really fear? Isn't it ghosts? Now, with Zitong constantly circling around him and two ghosts in the Black Gold Spirit Banner in his backpack, did Xiao Yefeng fear ghosts?
Searching high and low, Xiao Yefeng discovered that this Bamboo House had no hidden compartments at all. Could it be that he guessed wrong and that the item was not here but at his home? After searching through everything, he couldn't help but doubt himself.
However, after a moment's thought, Xiao Yefeng dismissed this idea. It was impossible for it to have left this place; the item must still be hidden within this secretive Bamboo House. Otherwise, it wouldn't be Uchi's secret base. But where had he not looked? After pondering for a while, Xiao Yefeng suddenly realized there was indeed one place he hadn't checked!
He jumped directly down from the hole on the second floor to the first floor. After moving aside the bodies of Cui and Talangtai, he carefully knocked on the stone slab of the floor. Sure enough, right beneath where Cui's body lay, the smooth stone slab emitted a hollow sound.
Hearing this sound, Xiao Yefeng found a wooden stick to pry open the stone slab. Indeed, a downward door appeared. Climbing down some decaying wooden stairs, Xiao Yefeng entered a narrow cellar that could only accommodate one person sideways; it was clearly dug out by Uchi himself.
In a dark corner of the cellar, a stone box appeared in the firelight. The handmade copper lock on top of it resembled the key Xiao Yefeng had found. Inserting the key, he heard a click as the copper lock opened. Inside the box were only two items: an ancient book carefully wrapped and a bamboo tube about one foot long and several centimeters wide.
The bamboo tube sealed with yellow wax emitted a faint aroma of alcohol. Suddenly, Zitong, who had been spinning around restlessly, stopped in her tracks and approached the bamboo tube. After examining it closely, she said, "Big brother, this is that wine!"
Seeing Zitong's dissatisfied expression, Xiao Yefeng smiled and said, "Alright then, you can take it with you!"
With that, he opened his backpack and tossed both the bamboo tube and ancient book inside. After checking carefully and finding nothing else, Xiao Yefeng returned to the Bamboo House. After making a phone call to Jiang Xing to report everything that had happened here and clarifying Uchi and Sun Wulang's identities, Jiang Xing acknowledged with understanding and assured Xiao Yefeng that he would handle everything here.
Afterward, Xiao Yefeng left the Bamboo House and turned to walk into the deep mountains. The issue at Fierce God Gorge had yet to be resolved, and Utu's body still lay in the waters below Fierce God Gorge. Now Xiao Yefeng needed to help retrieve his body so that Utu could reincarnate peacefully.
All along the way, Utu led the way while Xiao Yefeng followed him. However, as they hurried along, Xiao Yefeng couldn't help but keep glancing at Zhao Yin Gate within Spirit Platform. He never imagined that those legends about the gatekeeper from his memories were all true.
It was said that Yin Si would select four individuals from among geomancers to serve as official gatekeepers for Yin Si itself. These four individuals each controlled one of Yin Si's great gates—known as East Gate, West Gate, South Gate, and North Gate in human terms—and each of Yin Si's four gates had its own name. Zhao Yin Gate was one of them; it was rumored that Zhao Yin Gate could reveal every detail of a ghost's past life.
As soon as one passes under the gate, whether alive or dead, anyone with a guilty conscience will be revealed. However, Xiao Yefeng was skeptical about this; he had also been beneath Zhao Yin Gate, yet his own information did not appear. It was certain that Zhao Yin Gate could see the merits of ghosts, but mastering Zhao Yin Gate was not particularly useful. It merely allowed one to have their own judgment when dealing with spirits. Moreover, possessing Zhao Yin Gate indicated that one was a person of Yin Si, and various deities and spirits would show some respect.
In the joy of having Zhao Yin Gate, Xiao Yefeng quickly arrived at the Transcendence's Fierce God Gorge. However, upon reaching the valley, he understood why Utu's ghost had been expelled from here; this place was one of the ten Great Treasure sites in feng shui known as Screened Horse.
Anyone buried here, if they choose the right spot, would ensure their descendants have a smooth path in life. Even if they did not pursue an official career, they could still live peacefully and enjoy a prosperous life.
Taking advantage of the night, Xiao Yefeng noticed that behind him stood the tall and flat Xuanwu Mountain. The water in the valley flowed high above and meandered gracefully. Observing the dense terrain of Screened Horse, it was clear that no one should be buried here without a geomancer's rituals; otherwise, situations like Utu's would occur, where the ghost would be pushed away by the mountain's force and unable to rest in peace.
Entering Fierce God Gorge, Xiao Yefeng discovered it was indeed a treasure land of feng shui. However, he wondered why it bore such a dangerous name. Following Utu's guidance, he arrived at the edge of the last pool of water in the valley.
"Where is your body?" Xiao Yefeng asked.
"It's right beneath this water, but I cannot enter," Utu pointed to the pool.
"I was thrown in from here," Utu finally found the spot where he had entered the water at the time of his death.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yefeng removed his clothes and placed his backpack beside the pool before diving straight into the water. The water was icy cold, yet Xiao Yefeng moved like a fish, propelling himself downward like an arrow piercing through the depths.
It had been a long time since Xiao Yefeng had entered water—over two years! He remembered that his last experience in water was during a test when he left Constellation. However, this time underwater, he discovered a peculiar sensation enveloping him.
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