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"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Yunyang reached out to cover her lips. "We're not going to die. Lian Xiong's incident was just an accident. When you come back, we'll think of a way to get the Witch out of your body!"
Xiang Xueer slowly lifted her head. When did she become so reliant on him? Just a single sentence made her feel at ease, and she couldn't help but smile. "It seems I'm really becoming more and more unable to live without you!"
"It's me who can't live without you!" Li Yunyang shook his head, lifted her chin, and gently kissed her. Each heart-stopping separation made him extremely anxious; only when he held her in his arms did it feel real.
"Ling Zhu said she saw my master!" Li Yunyang blushed and continued, "When I meet my master, I'll introduce you to him so he can arrange our marriage."
Marriage? Xiang Xueer blinked. Could it be? Was it really necessary to rush this? She wasn't mentally prepared for such a quick decision. She swallowed hard and quickly turned to run outside. "I don't want to get married this early! We need to think this through!"
Li Yunyang immediately panicked and followed her, warning, "Think it through? You’re not planning to sneak around flirting with handsome men again, are you?"
"What flirting with handsome men? You need evidence if you're going to say that! Who have I flirted with?" Xiang Xueer turned around, hands on her hips, glaring at him. Li Yunyang's expression darkened as he pointed at his own nose and exclaimed, "You flirted with me!"
After a brief pause, Xiang Xueer burst out laughing. "Do you really think I need to flirt with you? You're the one who keeps following me around like a sticky candy that won't come off!"
"Want to get rid of me? Not a chance! Xiang Xueer, let me tell you, no one else can marry you in this lifetime but me!" He pinched her little nose playfully, looking like a couple teasing each other.
"Ahem!" Lan Ran Qingtian stood nearby, awkwardly interrupting their conversation. "Shirley, everything is ready; we’re just waiting for you to set off!"
Back at the clearing near Shili Slope, there was still some distance from Sky Beyond Mountain. If they didn't leave soon, they wouldn't make it before dark. The group nodded and began heading toward Shili Slope together.
After settling Lian Cheng Xue's body, Xiang Xueer looked up at the sky; it was almost midnight. Taking a deep breath, she prepared all her weapons and ammunition before stepping into the clearing filled with spider lilies.
Meanwhile, Li Yunyang, Lan Ran Qingtian, Ling Zhu, and Duck hid behind a large tree next to the forest, peeking over at the scene. Finally, it was time for the door to open; two figures appeared from the entrance.
One had a pale face and wore a white pointed hat, while the other had a dark complexion and a long tongue hanging down—these were the Black and White Impermanence from the Underworld. Seeing them, Xiang Xueer walked over to block their path.
"What do you want?" As Hei Wubai stepped out, he found someone blocking the way. The two frowned and looked closely, immediately gasping in shock, "Wow, what are you doing here? What do you want?"
Xiang Xueer felt frustrated. What kind of attitude was this from these two little brats? Was her name in the Underworld that bad? She cleared her throat and quickly got to the point, "I need to see your boss!"
"See the boss?" Black and White Impermanence exchanged glances. It was time for work, and they were supposed to be out collecting souls. They didn't expect this troublemaker, Xiang Xueer, who had caused chaos in the Underworld last time, to show up again and demand to see the boss.
"Hey, I'm talking to you two! I want to see the Rakshasa King!" Xiang Xueer walked over impatiently, glaring at them with an annoyed expression, her arrogance still intact.
"What era is this? We are ghosts, and humans usually avoid us. Who would have thought this woman is even more ferocious than a ghost!" Black Wuchang rolled his eyes and turned away. "No way, no outsiders can enter the Underworld, especially not you!"
Xiang Xueer's face darkened. She patiently took out a jade token from her bag and waved it in front of them. "Do you think I want to come to this ghostly place? Your boss's token ended up in my hands, and I'm just being nice by returning it!"
Black and White Impermanence leaned forward to stare at the token in Xiang Xueer's hand. They exchanged surprised glances. White Impermanence pulled Black Wuchang aside and whispered, "Wow, this really does seem like the King of Hell's token."
"Are you sure? What if it's fake?" Black Wuchang became more cautious and quietly said, "Don't rush. Let me check if it's real first!"
After some murmuring between them, they turned back to question Xiang Xueer: "Hey, why should we take your word for it? You might be trying to use this fake token to sneak into our Underworld and cause trouble!"
Xiang Xueer sneered, "This is a genuine token! Your boss gave it to me when he captured the Serpent Empress last time. If you don't believe me, just take me in and ask him. Besides, what good would it do me to lie to you?"
The two listened with skepticism. White Impermanence simply extended his hand: "How about this? You give me the token, and I'll deliver it to the King of Hell for you. You won't need to go in."
"That's not going to happen!" Xiang Xueer quickly put the item away, showing a look of distrust. "If I hand it over to you two and you keep it for yourselves, what will I do when the King of Hell comes looking for it?"
"What did you say? How could we possibly keep it for ourselves?" Black Wuchang's face was already dark; hearing this made it even darker. He shouted angrily, "I'll take you in to see the King of Hell right now! If you're lying, I won't let you off easily!"
A victorious smirk appeared on Xiang Xueer's lips as she hid her hand behind her back and signaled an 'OK' gesture towards Li Yunyang and the others hiding behind a tree. Thus, she successfully followed Black and White Impermanence into the Underworld.
Li Yunyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now they could only pray silently: she must return safely this time!
Upon entering the Underworld, four little ghosts of various heights and builds worked together to push open a giant red door, revealing a scene that was somewhat different from what she had seen before.
Last time, she and Lan Ran Qingtian had come directly out of Hell's Nineteen Layers, and they were sent out by Lu Pan. This was her first time seeing the full view of the Underworld.
Xiang Xueer looked around for a long time before following Black and White Impermanence to a small riverside. The river seemed endless, with water that was reddish-brown in color, resembling a mixture of human blood and muddy water. A gust of Azure Wind brushed past her, faintly carrying a foul smell.
"Get on the boat!" Black and White Impermanence jumped onto a small grass boat by the riverbank and then turned to look at Xiang Xueer. Surely they weren't going to make her take this little broken boat across the river?
At the bow of the boat, an elderly man with a white beard impatiently shouted, "Hey, you lot! Are you going or not? If you're not going, I might as well go back to sleep. It's late at night, and you're making noise by the river. Isn't it annoying?"
Xiang Xueer frowned as she boarded the boat. The Ferry Man began to row unsteadily towards the opposite bank. The foul smell from the river was almost identical to that of the river in front of the Demon Prison Tower, nearly suffocating her.
"Wow! What kind of river is this? It stinks! Is this a sewer?" Xiang Xueer covered her nose with her hand, her mouth twisted in disgust as she yelled at Black Wuchang, "What kind of broken boat and broken river is this? I want to ride on a cruise ship!"
"A cruise ship? What's that?" The Ferry Man, who was struggling to row, turned his head with a puzzled expression at Xiang Xueer.
He didn't even know what a cruise ship was? What era was this person from? Xiang Xueer clicked her tongue and waved her hand dismissively, saying, "Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything!"
The boat continued on its way for about half an hour. Xiang Xueer sat there with a sore backside and was just about to complain when suddenly the boat began to tremble slightly and sway intermittently on the water's surface.
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