I looked at the markings around me and continued to run forward with a few people.
An hour, then two.
Until the third hour.
Let alone ordinary people like Chu Yue, even my master and I couldn't bear it anymore.
And it was already half-past eight in the morning.
There was still one hour left until the Yin Yang Sect opened its gates.
But at this moment, we hadn't found an exit.
Chu Yue and the others were already too exhausted to walk.
"Daoist Master, no, no more, I really, really can't run anymore!"
A woman spoke.
Chu Yue, however, grabbed her hand:
"Hui'er, don't give up. Get up."
As soon as Chu Yue finished speaking, the rest also chimed in:
"Daoist Master, I can't anymore either.
Why don't you create a talisman array for us to hide in the car for a while longer!"
"Yes, yes, I'm almost dead from exhaustion, I don't want to run anymore."
"..."
These few people spoke one after another.
Although I knew they were truly exhausted and couldn't run any further.
But right now, we were fleeing for our lives.
Resting just like that?
My master was still behind, fending off large numbers of ghosts.
Why wasn't my master resting?
Others might indulge them, but I wouldn't.
"Whether you walk or not is up to you.
If you want to die, stay behind.
Chu Yue, come with me!"
After speaking, I pulled Chu Yue and continued to move forward.
Because our purpose for coming here was to save Chu Yue.
The others were just being helped along.
I really didn't care much about whether they lived or died.
Chu Yue looked bewildered and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The other four were also completely stunned.
They had thought I would compromise.
At the very least, I would offer them some encouragement.
But who knew that I wouldn't care about their lives or deaths at all?
I truly abandoned them and ran with Chu Yue.
This scene sent chills down their spines.
If I really wasn't there, they would only die if they stayed.
"No, no, Daoist Master Qin, don't leave us behind."
"Daoist Master, Daoist Master, we'll follow you, we'll follow you..."
"..."
The few people gasped for breath and followed, scrambling along.
However, after we had only run about two hundred meters.
I stopped abruptly.
Chu Yue, panting beside me:
"Qin, Qin Ze, why, why did you stop!"
"Danger!"
I frowned and said in a deep voice.
Chu Yue looked around:
"There, there aren't any ghosts around here?"
I didn't answer, but quietly looked into the darkness ahead.
Because I sensed a strong aura of Yin energy.
And I vaguely saw ghostly figures flickering in the gloom.
The people behind also caught up in a sorry state.
Seeing me stop, they thought I was going to stop for a rest.
"Daoist Master, finally, finally are we going to rest for a bit?"
"I really, really can't run anymore."
"There are no ghosts around, let's rest, let's rest for a bit!"
"..."
The few people spoke one after another.
But in the next second, a terrifying scene unfolded.
From the darkness all around, bursts of Yin energy suddenly surged.
The Yin energy rushed towards us like ripples.
Blowing towards us with a "whoosh whoosh" sound...
Everyone shivered.
Before they could even figure out what was happening.
"Wuwuwu" sounds echoed from the darkness all around.
Then, ghostly figures began to appear, one after another.
From a distance, they floated out one by one.
One, two, ten, a hundred...
In an instant, from all directions, there appeared densely packed, an unknown number of ghostly spirits and vengeful ghosts.
"Ah! Ah!"
"Ghosts, ghosts! So many ghosts!"
"Daoist Master Qin, Daoist Master Qin!"
"What do we do, what do we do?"
"..."
These people were extremely panicked and spoke incessantly.
My heart also trembled.
With so many ghosts, could we still have a chance to break out?
I looked behind me.
Master was rushing towards us with his peach wood sword.
Behind him, there was also a large group of ghosts.
Their numbers probably reached two thousand.
And here, only my master and I had combat ability.
Two people against two thousand, what did that mean?
Although these two thousand ghosts were all very weak.
But even if they were weak, they still had offensive power.
Even two thousand pigs, if placed in front of you for you to kill, could exhaust a person to death.
Not to mention life-and-death combat.
Master quickly caught up.
Seeing Master arrive, I felt more at ease:
"Master, we're surrounded."
I said in a deep voice.
Master coughed, his expression fierce:
"It seems the vengeful ghost has played with us enough and now wants to kill us."
"Ah! So many ghosts, aren't we, aren't we doomed."
"Two Daoist Masters, you must protect us."
"Yes, I still have children at home..."
Except for Chu Yue, the other few spoke up.
They looked around in terror, hoping to get assurances of safety from my master and me.
But my master and I completely ignored them.
We couldn't even protect ourselves in the current situation.
However, just as we were all in a state of panic.
From all directions, the voice of that vengeful ghost, the Black Nether Ghost King, sounded again:
"My dear wife, do you think.
They can really take you away from here?"
After speaking, a gust of Yin wind appeared.
In front of all of us, a black mass of energy suddenly condensed.
The black energy swirled and finally formed a human figure.
It was the lord of this ghost realm, the vengeful ghost who called himself the Black Nether Ghost King...