Chapter 28 Sharing Secrets

When I looked coldly at He Haoyu, the latter slowly said, "I'm praising you, not just flattering you against my will. Because, I don't need to flatter you for anything? I truly admire you."

"Admire you enough to want to share the secrets here with you."

He Haoyu slowly walked down the stairs, "You might say: you're not interested in the secrets here. What I want to tell you is, before you understand the truth of this place, don't reject my proposal."

"Because, the secrets here..."

Before He Haoyu could finish speaking, I heard someone coldly shout, "The secret here is that you deserve to die!"

Bai Wuchang! (White Impermanence)

As I suddenly turned around, I saw Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence) and Bai Wuchang standing side by side in the corridor. He Haoyu exclaimed in shock, "Black and White Impermanence. How did you get in here?"

Bai Wuchang said in a deep voice, "Shushi (Sorcerer) Li Po, you are guilty of opening the passage between yin and yang, but you have merit in capturing wandering souls. Your merits and demerits cancel each other out, no reward, no punishment. Go back, and stay behind closed doors to reflect on your actions!"

Bai Wuchang's meaning was very simple: they were able to enter the Xiao Huangquan (Little Underworld) because I had risked my life to open the yin-yang passage. However, the true secrets of the Xiao Huangquan were not something I was allowed to hear.

I cupped my fist towards Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang and retreated with Ye Yang towards the end of the corridor. As soon as we turned around, we saw countless red-clothed ghost soldiers, and behind them were endless ranks of yin soldiers with swords and spears.

Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang had not only come themselves, but had even brought troops and horses. They were here to encircle and suppress the Xiao Huangquan.

I was only stunned for a moment when I heard He Haoyu shout, "Xiao Huangquan..."

A red-clothed ghost soldier didn't wait for me to turn my head before raising his hand to seal the acupoints around my ears, signaling me to leave with him.

As I followed the ghost soldier towards the library door, yin soldiers on horseback charged through the door, countless soldiers passing by me. The whistling yin energy swept through like a storm, and I practically shivered all the way onto the road.

The red-clothed ghost soldier released the pressure points on my ears, "You go back first, the two Divine Lords will come to find you soon."

Ye Yang and I exchanged a glance and didn't dare to bother with the matters of Xiao Huangquan any further. We went directly back to the pet shop.

As soon as I stepped through the door of the shop, I spat out a mouthful of black blood. Old Liu, who had come out to greet me, was startled, "Li Po, what's wrong with you?"

"The poison has flared up!" I had been suppressing the poison with my inner strength all along.

From the moment I was poisoned, I knew that I couldn't undo Lin Sihan's deadly poison.

Lin Sihan and I could indeed threaten each other, but no one can ever threaten someone who has nothing to fear. Between the two of us, Lin Sihan was precisely the one who had nothing to fear.

Therefore, I would rather kill her than be controlled by her.

Perhaps, if Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang had arrived sooner, we might have had a chance at survival. Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this world.

"Quick, get inside!" Old Liu helped me into the house, and I soon fell unconscious.

When I woke up, the house was empty.

I walked out of the room and saw Old Liu sitting at the table, drinking. Ye Yang was silently pouring wine for Old Liu, and Nie Xiaochun was standing to the side, quietly wiping away tears.

Old Liu saw that I had woken up, "Li Po, you're awake, you're awake, now I can leave in peace."

Only then did I see that Old Liu was lying quietly on a door panel not far away, while the person sitting at the table could only smell the wine in his cup.

Ye Yang picked up the wine in front of Old Liu and poured it on the ground, "Come over, and pour a cup of wine for Uncle Liu! It's what you should do."

Old Liu waved his hand and said, "Don't... please don't!"

"Mr. Li, you always told me to call you Li Po, and not to call you 'Mister'. But in my heart, you are a 'Mister', a true great man."

"You saved our village, and I never had a chance to repay you for anything? Being able to save you this time can be considered as fulfilling a little of my wish."

I was immediately dumbfounded.

Nie Xiaochun said with a sob, "Uncle Liu used a life-replacement secret technique to bring you back."

"This isn't a life-replacement secret technique?" Old Liu said with a smile, "Every family has a hidden skill. Our Old Liu family uses poison to catch fish, so we also left behind a way to detoxify all poisons. That kind of method doesn't kill people, it's just that I'm getting old, so it damaged my vitality. This shouldn't count as Mr. Li owing me anything."

Old Liu said, "Mr. Li, there's never any owing or not owing between us sorcerers, only willingness or unwillingness. It's enough that I was willing to save you."

Old Liu pointed to his remains, "That old body isn't useful for anything. I left it to an old friend. That old friend has great abilities, and it's my good fortune that he's willing to use this body."

"Besides, I also made a deal with him. He'll use my body and protect you for ten years. It's a good deal!"

Who used Old Liu's remains? When I turned my head, I saw Ye Yang shaking his head slightly at me. What he meant was probably that there wasn't time to explain anything to me, and that he wanted me to not ask too much for now.

I went up and wanted to pay my respects to Old Liu, but he forcibly held my arm, "Mr. Li, after I came out of the village, I wasn't really happy. Because, I realized that I was useless."

"Ah... why talk about these things? Mr. Li, being able to say goodbye to you and see you safe and sound is enough for me. I'm leaving, take care. You all take care too."

After Old Liu finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door. I shouted after him, "Uncle Liu, I'll make offerings to you during festivals!"