The water ghost said coldly, "I'm not inviting you to sit down. Do you think you can eat me?"

"I don't have the hobby of eating ghosts!" I smiled and said, "However, I can tell you that if you don't invite me to sit down, you won't be able to open the underground palace."

Before the other party could speak, I said first, "This underground palace is actually a place of sealing. What seals it are the nine Ghost Cauldrons."

"Originally, those nine Ghost Cauldrons were not in the underground palace, but outside the underground palace, sunk at the bottom of the river. Arranged in a certain order to form a formation, they locked the underground palace."

"Back then, the Shoushui Camp risked their lives to retrieve seven Ghost Cauldrons from the riverbed, and each of the seven sorcerers got one. However, they never retrieved the last main cauldron. This is why they have never been able to enter the underground palace."

I paused here and suddenly said, "Do you need me to continue?"

The water ghost's face changed several times before nodding, "Come with me!"

Zhao Zhuang and the others had been staring with bloodshot eyes since the water ghost appeared. If I hadn't repeatedly signaled them not to act rashly, they would have already fought desperately.

Now that the water ghost was inviting us as guests, Zhao Zhuang immediately took a step forward, "Mr. Li..."

At the same time, I transmitted my voice to them, "Don't worry, I'll meet this water ghost first. The matter of the underground palace is not as simple as we see."

The water ghost seemed to have seen me transmitting my voice. He glanced at my face meaningfully before heading towards the steps of the underground palace. He walked past us calmly and slowly ascended the steps.

When I followed behind him to the end of the steps, I saw a huge dragon head stone carving.

According to the size of the stone carving, we should have been able to see the black dragon guarding the entrance of the underground palace after we came out of the water, but I didn't find its existence.

No, when we stepped onto the stone steps, we felt the fierce power of the dragon's head. The prehistoric behemoth that had been pressing down on us was this black dragon stone carving.

The water ghost walked to the edge of the dragon's mouth, held onto the dragon tooth that was more than a meter high, and pointed to two futons in the dragon's mouth, "Do you dare to sit in the dragon's mouth?"

I smiled slightly, stepped into the dragon's mouth, and sat down on the futon.

After the water ghost sat down cross-legged, he took two teacups and gently tapped the edge of the teacups with his hand. The water flow with Yin energy filled the cups. "There is no tea here, so I can only offer you a cup of water."

I looked at the other party expressionlessly, "Before we talk, shouldn't we exchange names?"

The water ghost said indifferently, "My name is Li Yulan."

"Wang Li Shi?" As soon as I said the words, the other party was furious, "I don't want to have anything to do with the Wang family!"

I took out the bracelet given to me by the Wang family's ghost, "Someone asked me to bring this to you."

Li Yulan stretched out a hand, palm up, and used Yin energy to hold the bracelet in mid-air. After repeatedly washing it several times, she carefully put the bracelet on her hand.

The corner of my mouth twitched slightly, and I immediately returned to calm, "You've been guarding the underground palace for so many years, you want to go in too, right? Let me guess, what are you planning to do?"

My gaze suddenly sharpened, "You're planning to bury yourself in the underground palace, aren't you?"

After Li Yulan fell into the water, her body should not have been salvaged, otherwise, she would not have dared to cause trouble outside the Fish Basket Village.

A person's corpse can be said to be the shell shed by a ghost, but once this shell is in the hands of a sorcerer, they have many ways to use the corpse to kill the soul. At the very least, they can forcibly detain the ghost through the body.

I dare to assert that Li Yulan's body is near this dragon head!

Li Yulan said in a deep voice, "So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"

I said slowly, "If you want to enter the underground palace, we can make some deals. If you just want revenge, then we can only meet with swords and soldiers."

Li Yulan asked, "Why should I believe you?"

I pointed to the cauldron that I had smashed outside, "Because I know how to enter the underground palace!"

Li Yulan raised her head sharply, "You're talking nonsense! The sorcerers of the Shoushui Camp have been guarding here for so long, and they haven't found a way to enter the underground palace. You just came a few days ago and you're telling me you can enter the underground palace?"

I smiled, "What they can't do, I may not be able to do. Is there anyone in the Shoushui Camp who can sit in the dragon's mouth and chat with you?"

Li Yulan couldn't help but fall silent. After a long while, she said, "What do you want?"

I held out a finger, "First, I want you to release those villagers you've captured."

"Okay!" After Li Yulan nodded, I held out another finger, "Second, I want you to lift the curse on Fish Basket Village and let them leave."

Li Yulan refused to speak. I said in a deep voice, "You cursed Fish Basket Village, you just want to take revenge on the people who forced you to death back then. They are all dead now, and you have killed a lot of people. This grievance should be over, right?"

Li Yulan nodded, "I can let them go. What other conditions do you have?"

I looked directly at the other party, "I want half of the things in the underground palace! This condition is not excessive, right?"

This time, Li Yulan nodded without thinking, "I can agree to this. As long as you bury me in the underground palace, you can take whatever you want inside!"