The Nai River is the river of the underworld. Apart from soul fish, any other living being that falls into the Nai River will inevitably drown without external assistance!
No matter how high one's cultivation, it is useless.
Now, the ghost general has been punched into the Nether River by Ye You. The other underworld soldiers have no ability to enter the river to rescue him. If no powerful being passes by, the ghost general is as good as dead!
An underworld soldier, seeing his superior being struck into the Nai River, immediately glared at Ye Ling and shouted, "You actually murdered a ghost general! This is a grave offense against heavenly law, and the entire underworld will not tolerate you!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Which eye of yours saw us kill the ghost general?"
The underworld soldier roared, "Our boss was knocked into the Nai River by you, and he's about to lose his life. You still say you didn't try to kill him?"
"Even if you throw all of us into the Nai River today, the army of the underworld will never let you go!"
Ye Ling merely shook his head and smiled at the underworld soldier's threat, saying, "I'm just here to borrow something. There's no need to be so agitated."
With that, Ye Ling extended his hand and beckoned. The ghost general, who had fallen into the Nai River and drunk a large amount of its water, flew out from within and landed directly amidst the underworld soldiers.
The underworld soldiers were stunned to see the ghost general with a swollen belly, lying on the ground unable to move.
"Boss, boss?"
The underworld soldiers stared blankly at the ghost general lying on the ground, their minds a complete blank, unable to react for a moment.
Even the most influential figures in the underworld would have to expend considerable effort to retrieve someone who fell into the Nai River, and even then, survival wouldn't be guaranteed.
Yet, Ye Ling, with just a gentle wave of his hand, had pulled the ghost general out of the Nai River. Such a feat was beyond the capabilities of ordinary ghosts and gods!
Ye Ling, unconcerned, urged the few underworld soldiers, "If you continue to stand here watching, your boss will likely never wake up."
As soon as Ye Ling spoke, the underworld soldiers finally snapped back to reality. They rushed forward to administer emergency aid to the ghost general, squeezing all the Nai River water from his belly.
"Cough, cough!"
The ghost general woke up, suddenly rolled over, and coughed violently, his eyes filled with terror.
When he fell into the Nai River, he thought he was surely dead. He never expected to have his life saved here!
After regaining his senses, the ghost general looked at Ye Ling and Ye You with lingering fear, finding himself unable to utter any harsh words.
He could have attributed being struck into the Nai River earlier to Ye You's sneak attack, claiming he wasn't prepared.
But Ye Ling's effortless retrieval of him from the Nai River was not something that could be achieved by mere trickery!
There were no more than three beings in the entire underworld capable of directly pulling someone from the Nai River out of thin air!
This meant that at least one of the two people standing before them possessed strength that ranked within the top three of the underworld!
Such a powerful being standing before him was not a situation where he could afford to be presumptuous!
Realizing Ye Ling's immense power, the ghost general no longer dared to provoke Ye Ling and Ye You. He quickly knelt down before them, prostrating himself and kowtowing, "It was this humble one's oversight, I have offended you two great lords. I beg you to spare us!"
With the ghost general's words, the other underworld soldiers could no longer stand firm. They all knelt down before Ye Ling and Ye You, completely abandoning their resistance, "We beg the two great lords to spare us!"
Seeing this, Ye You smiled, "Wouldn't it have been better if you had done this earlier? If you had handed over the transit pass sooner, you wouldn't have suffered this torment."
"Good, good..."
Hearing Ye You's words, the ghost general dared not hesitate. He quickly took out his transit pass and offered it with both hands.
After a moment of hesitation, the ghost general trembled and said, "Gr-great lords, this humble one has one more thing to report."
"Speak," Ye You said casually, taking the transit pass from the ghost general.
The ghost general said, "Recently, the underworld has been undergoing reforms. New equipment has been introduced, and the management methods for officials have been strengthened. When using transit passes, one needs to use facial recognition..."
As the ghost general spoke, Ye You froze in place, "Facial recognition?"
The ghost general broke out in a cold sweat, nervously saying, "Y-yes... I heard that Lord Yama introduced new equipment from the mortal realm to keep up with the times..."
The ghost general's voice grew quieter and more uncertain, fearing that Ye You might fly into a rage and scatter his ashes!
After all, in the underworld, the more powerful beings were, the more ancient they were. Many great figures' thinking was still stuck in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Now that Lord Yama was promoting modernization in the underworld, it had caused dissatisfaction among many powerful individuals.
Ye Ling and Ye You had displayed unparalleled strength. The ghost general had already regarded them as great figures from ancient times. Such near-antiquated beings, who might go into seclusion for thousands of years at a time, while technology in the mortal realm developed at an astonishing pace, how could these great figures understand modern things?
The facial recognition machines at the official checkpoint bridge had already been smashed by some irate overlords several times!
However, the ghost general never would have imagined that Ye Ling and Ye You were from the mortal realm themselves, and their acceptance speed of facial recognition machines was far faster than other powerful beings in the underworld. They quickly recovered.
Ye You tossed the transit pass back to the ghost general and asked, "Since it requires facial recognition, you can take us there. How many people can you bring at once?"
Seeing that Ye You was not angry, the ghost general secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly replied, "My transit pass is a Level Two pass. Besides myself, I can bring five people!"
"Five people..." Ye You counted on his fingers. Then, smiling, he patted the ghost general's shoulder and said, "There are exactly five of us. You can lead us through."
Seeing Ye You's comforting smile, the ghost general suppressed his fear and forced a smile, "Understood, understood..."
Seeing the ghost general agree, Ye You beckoned to Xu Xiaoqing and Su Ruoxue behind the tree, calling out, "Everyone can come out now. Everything is settled here!"
The ghost general looked at the people emerging from behind the tree. Upon seeing Xu Xiaoqing and Su Ruoxue, and then Tian Yuan behind them, his pupils contracted sharply, "It's him!"
Ye Ling noticed the ghost general's reaction and asked with a smile, "What, do you two know each other?"
The ghost general quickly replied, "N-no, we don't."
Although he said so, he subtly turned his face away, clearly showing that he had something to hide.
Tian Yuan, however, showed no restraint. He strode forward and called out to the ghost general, "Qu Hu, do you still remember me?"
Qu Hu looked at the Nai River, his heart uneasy, "Who, who are you?"
"You don't even remember me?" Tian Yuan said, almost laughing in anger. "I'm your sworn brother!"
Ye You, watching Tian Yuan's furious expression, felt his gossipy soul ignite. He quickly asked, "What's going on between you two?"
Tian Yuan respectfully bowed to Ye You, then said, "Replying to my lord, to be honest, Qu Hu and I were brothers before. I was ultimately punished and assigned to guard the Youming Pool, and it was entirely because of him!"
Hearing this, Qu Hu immediately turned his head and retorted sharply, "Nonsense! That was entirely your own doing! It has nothing to do with me!"