Lao Mo and I spoke up.
In a sense, both Lao Mo and I have special constitutions.
He possesses the ultimate Metal spiritual root constitution, while I am of the extreme Yin constitution.
After Lao Mo and I finished speaking, we looked at the four Yin Guards.
The four Yin Guards, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang, who stood before us, were all dumbfounded.
They stared at Lao Mo and me, wide-eyed and incredibly surprised.
They had initially thought this condition would deter us.
But who would have thought that both of us would have special constitutions?
The ultimate spiritual root constitution and the Yin-attracting constitution are both exceedingly rare, found in only one in ten thousand.
And now, both of us possessed them.
What made the four Yin Guards truly tremble, however, was the latter part of my statement.
I had received the Wu Chang Curse from Black and White Impermanence.
Besides being soul reapers, Black and White Impermanence are also among the Ten Great Yin Commanders below.
They are deities who hold divine positions, albeit the lowest of them.
But in the underworld, they are figures who can do as they please.
Even Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang would have to step aside and call them "Yin Commander."
For a moment, all four Yin Guards focused their gaze on me.
Chi Yin Guard, with its large eyes, nearly popped them out:
"What? You, you received the Wu Chang Curse from Lord Black and White Impermanence?"
"Yes, I received it. But the two instances of the Wu Chang Curse have been used up.
Therefore, I have no trump card left for self-preservation.
That's why I'm asking the four officials for some means to subdue demons and vanquish monsters."
I said gravely.
Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang could no longer sit still.
Mei Yin Guard, with its dog-like ears, quickly asked:
"Where is the location where the mark was received?"
I raised my right hand:
"The palm of my right hand!"
The moment I finished speaking, Wang and Liang, the two ghosts, floated over.
Wang Yin Guard, with its pig-like snout, grabbed my right hand and stared intently, unable to take its eyes off it.
Liang Yin Guard then exhaled a breath of Yin energy.
Instantly, Yin energy permeated the air, enveloping my right hand.
Then, a peculiar scene unfolded.
The Wu Chang Curse mark, which had long since disappeared, reappeared as a faint golden phantom image of the character "Chang."
Seeing this phantom image, I was somewhat surprised.
Hadn't the Wu Chang Curse been used up?
Why was there still a phantom image?
However, while I was surprised, the two ghosts, Wang and Liang, beside me, as well as Chi and Mei not far away, were equally astonished.
They were all utterly shocked.
"Brother, he truly received the Wu Chang Curse from Commander Wu Chang."
"This, it's actually true!"
"..."
The way the four ghosts looked at me changed once again.
They appeared very shocked and incredulous.
Their gazes made me feel rather awkward:
"Four officials, why did this, this curse mark reappear? Didn't I use it all up?"
I asked, somewhat confused.
Wang Yin Guard, with its pig-like snout, replied:
"The Wu Chang Curse is a divine imprint of Commander Wu Chang, forged into your body.
How could it completely dissipate from your mortal flesh and blood? Traces will always remain.
Even if only your soul remains, it can still persist for a while."
As he spoke, Chi Yin Guard, with its large eyes, added:
"With the trace of this curse mark, it is equivalent to receiving recognition from Commander Wu Chang.
After death, as long as your merits are not negative,
You can directly become a fifth-rank Yin Guard.
Keep in mind, there are nine ranks of Yin Guards.
Yin Ze, I never imagined you had this connection.
This Yin Guard had underestimated you."
The other ghosts nodded in agreement.
I, too, had not expected the Wu Chang Curse to have such significance in the underworld.
I was also shocked. So, this meant that even before I died, I had already been "fast-tracked" for a position in the underworld?
All because I had encountered Black and White Impermanence back then and requested this "Wu Chang Curse"?
Thinking back now, the paper houses, ingots, and ghost money I burned for Black and White Impermanence were incredibly worthwhile.
While I was still in surprise,
Wang and Liang, the two ghosts, retreated.
The "Chang" character mark on the palm of my right hand disappeared once more.
The four ghosts exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
Then, they looked at Lao Mo and me again, their gazes completely transformed.
Chi Yin Guard, with its large eyes, then addressed us:
"Yin Ze, Yang Ting.
Since you two are destined to be with us,
Then we, the four brothers Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang, will bestow upon you some means to slay demons and vanquish monsters."
The moment he finished speaking, without waiting for Lao Mo and me to reply,
The four ghosts, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang, simultaneously formed hand seals.
Their movements were synchronized, and the speed at which they formed the seals was perfectly matched.
Moreover, their hand seal formations were incredibly standard.
They were highly artistic to behold.
And as they formed the seals, waves of terrifying Yin power erupted from their bodies.
As for these hand seals, apart from the initial few starting gestures that Lao Mo and I recognized,
We did not recognize any of the subsequent hand seals.
Finally, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang formed a hand seal we did not recognize and pointed it at Lao Mo and me.
They uttered in a low voice:
"Subjugation Art!"
In an instant, four pitch-black misty walls appeared before the four ghosts.
They looked very strange.
However, from within these pitch-black misty walls, eight black iron chains suddenly shot out.
With a "shua shua shua" sound of chains,
Those chains shot towards Lao Mo's and my bodies.
At their tips were sharp hooks.
Lao Mo and I were greatly alarmed and tried to move our bodies.
But we discovered that our bodies were already immobilized by the four Yin Guards, rendering us unable to move.
Our pupils widened, and then we saw those iron hook chains pierce directly into our bodies.
But there was no pain, only a wave of icy coldness.
It felt as if the chains were scraping across our hearts,
And we could clearly feel the sensation of the chains rubbing against our hearts, along with the "ge ge ge" sound of the chains sliding...
Third watch. Brothers, I did my best, and this is all I could write today.