"Wait a moment, can you give an old man a ride?"
An ancient white-haired man suddenly appeared in the otherwise lifeless village, blocking Shi Jian's carriage.
The old man did not know that his lifespan was nearing its end, nor that his three souls and seven spirits had briefly left his body.
"Sir, could you give me a ride?"
The white-haired elder approached the Black and White Impermanence, kneeling and begging them.
Because this world was different from the realm of the living, the old man had walked for several hours without finding his way home, which was why he had stopped the carriage.
"What is your name?"
"My humble name is Lin Zhong. If you two sirs would give me a ride, I would be eternally grateful!" Kuai Shu Ge
The Black and White Impermanence did not speak, but instead took out their ledger and began searching for Lin Zhong's name.
Finally, after a few minutes, Black Impermanence found the old man's remaining lifespan on the Underworld Register.
"You have six months left. I will come back to fetch you in six months!"
Black Impermanence Fan Wujiu waved his hand, and the white-haired old man's three souls and seven spirits vanished beside the carriage, returning to the realm of the living.
Then, the carriage continued its journey between the Yin and Yang realms, pursuing the Ghost King that had lingered in the living world, until the two ghosts and one person arrived outside a village.
"That Smiling Ghost is in this village. Fan Wujiu, you drive the carriage, and I will handle catching the Ghost King!"
White Impermanence Xie Bi'an sensed the intense Yin energy emanating from the village. He took out his soul-snatching rope and mourning staff, looking around the village to try and locate the Smiling Ghost's hiding place.
The carriage slowly entered the village. The Black and White Impermanence relied on the Yin energy emitted by the Ghost King to precisely pinpoint its location.
Meanwhile, in the village of the living world, several Daoists were locked in an intense battle with the Smiling Ghost.
"Old man, this Ghost King has become a spirit. It's much stronger than any Ghost King we've encountered before."
"You brat, come help your old man! This Ghost King is a rare species. Look how happily it smiles. It would make a great treasure to guard our home."
An elderly Daoist, wearing a yellow Daoist robe and slightly overweight, was being beaten by the Smiling Ghost and scurrying about, covering his head.
Zhuge Kongping had entered his old age, and with his increasing girth, his Daoist skills were far inferior to what they were twenty years ago.
"Old man, our lives are at stake! Let's just run away quickly!"
Another middle-aged man, also in a yellow robe, wielded a peach wood sword dipped in dog's blood, momentarily repelling the Smiling Ghost.
"Xiao Ming, quickly help me up!"
During the fight with the Smiling Ghost, Zhuge Kongping was accidentally kicked into a wall by the Ghost King, injuring his waist!
Beside him, the Smiling Ghost's facial expression became increasingly sinister, with blood continuously flowing from its seven orifices.
The middle-aged man, who was about to help Zhuge Kongping up, immediately fell prey to the Smiling Ghost's charm. His body moved uncontrollably towards the Ghost King.
"Heh heh heh, this Daoist should taste good. The thought of devouring a Daoist's flesh and soul excites me."
The Smiling Ghost King licked its lips, patiently waiting for its prey to come to it.
"Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming!"
Seeing that Zhuge Xiao Ming had fallen under the illusion, Zhuge Kongping, in his desperation, bit his tongue and spat the blood onto Zhuge Ming.
The blood from the tip of the tongue also possessed strong Yang energy, second only to the blood from the fingertips, which are connected to the heart.
Fortunately, Zhuge Xiao Ming had not gone far. The blood landed on him.
Within seconds, the blood from the tip of the tongue took effect, and Zhuge Xiao Ming broke free from the Smiling Ghost King's illusion.
"Xiao Ming, you run! It's no longer just a Ghost King!"
"I will hold off this Smiling Ghost. You go to Mount Mao and invite Celestial Master Zhong to deal with the Smiling Ghost King."
Zhuge Kongping, enduring his waist pain, stuck three talismans onto his peach wood sword and engaged the Smiling Ghost King in combat.
Unfortunately, the talismans no longer had any effect on the Ghost King. Within seconds, the peach wood sword, along with the talismans, was destroyed by the Smiling Ghost King.
"The prey still resists. The more it resists, the more delicious it should be!"
The Smiling Ghost King grabbed Zhuge Kongping's head, but instead of sucking his blood, it looked disgusted and flung him away.
Then, it caught up to Zhuge Xiao Ming and opened its mouth, about to bite his neck.
"Old man!"
Seeing Zhuge Kongping flung away, Zhuge Xiao Ming quickly took a nail gun from himself and fired several shots at the Smiling Ghost King in front of him.
As the coffin nails struck the Ghost King, the Yin energy began to leak out. After a few minutes, several coffin nails fell to the ground.
At this moment, Zhuge Kongping and his son realized the strength of the Smiling Ghost King before them.
"Finally caught you!"
The Smiling Ghost King grabbed Zhuge Xiao Ming and was about to bite down when suddenly, the sound of urgent horse hooves echoed through the village. Subsequently, the scenery around the town dimmed, as if they had entered another world.
"What's going on?"
The Smiling Ghost's smile gradually disappeared, replaced by an expression of confusion.
As the sound of hooves grew closer, a carriage rapidly approached it. The Smiling Ghost King seemed to see something terrifying and, with a look of utter dread, quickly threw Zhuge Xiao Ming aside and fled in all directions.
"This thing has indeed gained power and become a Kui!"
White Impermanence Xie Bi'an saw that the Ghost King had transformed into a Kui and planned to first bind the Kui with the soul-snatching rope and then collect it with the mourning staff.
However, the Kui easily dodged the soul-snatching rope, forcing Xie Bi'an to personally step forward to prevent the Smiling Ghost from escaping.
"Old Xie, are you sure you can handle it? Do you need me to help you? The Soul Snatcher Lord doesn't have time to wait here!"
Fan Wujiu, who had been with Xie Bi'an for a long time, offered to assist when he saw that White Impermanence was unable to subdue the Kui in a short period.
"Stop the nonsense and come help me quickly. This Ghost King has exceeded our expectations by becoming a Kui. I can't handle it alone."
Fan Wujiu, sitting in the carriage, connected the soul-snatching rope and the mourning staff, continuously shaking the soul-summoning bell attached to the mourning staff.
The Kui's speed slowed down under the influence of the soul-summoning bell. In a moment of carelessness, it was bound by Xie Bi'an's soul-snatching rope and collected into the mourning staff.
"Done. This Kui is perfect for guarding the entrance at the Ghost Gate Pass."
"Old Xie, that's a brilliant idea. In all my time as a ghost messenger, I've only encountered Kui twice before. Having a Kui guard the gate sounds thrilling, especially a Smiling Kui."
After capturing the Smiling Kui, the Black and White Impermanence discussed how to deal with it in front of Zhuge Kongping and his son.
"Xiao Ming, it's the Black and White Impermanence! Quickly play dead, or your three souls and seven spirits will be taken!"
Zhuge Kongping, lying on the ground, was also startled to see the Black and White Impermanence.
As the Yin marshals of the Underworld and soul-snatching emissaries, Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu were recognized by many.
Especially the conspicuous characters on their heads, "See Wealth in One Glance" and "Peace Under Heaven," not to mention that Zhuge Kongping and his son were practitioners of Taoism.