Chapter 139 Delamination

Tang Hao opened his mouth in astonishment.

A perpetual motion machine? A controllable nuclear fusion device?

If he could produce these things and hand them over to the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom, what would he need Qiao Yu for? The Great Xia Ancient Kingdom would arrange a division of soldiers to protect him!

"Young master-in-law… you're deliberately making things difficult for me." Tang Hao looked embarrassed.

"You know it's deliberately making things difficult?" Qiao Yu raised an eyebrow. "Everyone has their own secrets to becoming stronger. We're not relatives or friends, but you want me to tell you this secret. Isn't that making things difficult for me?"

"The absurdity of your request is like Zhang Wei winning a lawsuit against Teacher Luo Xiang, Mei Yangyang chasing after Fei Yangyang, Tang Seng making a scene in Heaven, Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree, and Wu Jing joining the Candy Super Sweet group."

Tang Hao's face turned from green to white as Qiao Yu spoke.

But he realized that what Qiao Yu said was indeed correct. If he were Qiao Yu, he wouldn't choose to tell others the secret of how he became stronger.

"I'm sorry, young master-in-law, I was abrupt."

Having figured it out, Tang Hao stood up stubbornly and left, supporting Qin Ke, without pestering him further.

This kind of frank attitude made Qiao Yu think highly of him.

At this time, the crowd outside had already exploded.

"The Tang family's son-in-law!!!"

The head of the Sun family saw that his five talented juniors had all died neatly at Qiao Yu's hands, and he almost had a heart attack from anger.

"Tang Wumou, this matter isn't over! When my Sun family's expert, Sun Xiaochuan, returns from his travels, my Sun family will settle this account with your Tang family properly!"

"Let's go!"

After uttering a harsh word, the head of the Sun family turned around and left with the Sun family members. After all, they had already been completely defeated, and this family meeting had little to do with them.

Tang Wumou ignored him, only quietly staring at Qiao Yu's projection in the bronze mirror.

If there were no accidents, the Tang, Qin, and Ji families would consolidate their positions, while the Xiao family would be replaced.

"Now that you've obtained the Ghost Eye, why haven't you returned yet..." Tang Wumou murmured.

"Achoo!"

Qiao Yu suddenly sneezed loudly.

"Damn, which old bastard is secretly talking about me behind my back?"

At this time, Ghost Mountain was dyed orange by the afterglow of the setting sun, looking somewhat warm.

"What's wrong, Brother Qiao Yu? Is it too cold in the tree?" Zhang Erhe asked with concern.

"It's nothing." Qiao Yu rubbed his nose and looked at the setting sun. "Reverend Zhang, this ghost mist should be dissipating soon, right?"

Zhang Erhe nodded. "When the sun completely sets, the ghost mist will dissipate, and the ghosts on Ghost Mountain will begin to absorb moonlight to cultivate."

Qiao Yu stretched lazily upon hearing this.

After sleeping in the tree, he felt sore and in pain, as if he had been beaten up in a dream.

Qiao Yu jumped down from the tree and quietly stared at the slowly dissipating ghost mist.

After the mist completely dissipated, the entire Ghost Mountain was completely plunged into darkness, with only the cold moonlight illuminating it.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Erhe had changed into a brand new Taoist robe at some point, and he was carrying two swords on his back, a peach wood sword and an iron sword, looking quite like an enlightened expert.

If Qiao Yu hadn't seen him peeking with his Heavenly Eye, he might have really been fooled by Zhang Erhe's attire.

"Reverend Zhang, why are you dressed so formally?" Qiao Yu asked.

Zhang Erhe cast a deep gaze towards a corner of Ghost Mountain, where a dilapidated temple was located.

"The section of road above our current location is called the Avici Hell, a forbidden zone for the living."

"Avici Hell… a forbidden zone for the living…"

Qiao Yu muttered these eight words in a low voice. This strange name sounded like… it had a lot of evil qi.

"The Avici Hell, the forbidden zone for the living, is the most terrifying section of Ghost Mountain, filled with all kinds of fierce ghosts and monsters. So, Brother Qiao Yu, it's not too late to regret it now. You don't have to risk your life with Erhe."

"What are you talking about? Friends forever! I, Qiao Yu, consider you a friend, how could I abandon you! Let's go!"

Qiao Yu excitedly walked ahead with his knife, worrying about where to fill the 9000 evil qi gap.

"Brother Qiao Yu…" Zhang Erhe's voice was a little choked up.

As a Taoist priest who had entered the world, he had seen too much of the ugliness of human nature.

Some had laid out feng shui to kill their descendants for their own longevity; some had murdered their parents to get rich; some had sacrificed the lives of everyone in an entire town for power.

It was because he had seen so much ugliness that Qiao Yu's back looked so radiant in Zhang Erhe's eyes at this moment.

Even though he was not related to him, he was willing to continue walking with him for the sake of friendship…

Zhang Erhe secretly made up his mind that even if he died, he would definitely send Qiao Yu down Ghost Mountain safely!

Qiao Yu and Zhang Erhe had not gone far when they smelled a strong smell of blood.

The entire Ghost Mountain was eerily quiet, without even the sound of insects.

"Be careful!"

Zhang Erhe reminded him and hid in the darkness with Qiao Yu to approach quietly.

Soon, they found several corpses on the ground. What was strange was that the skin of these corpses was gone, leaving only bloody red flesh. No wonder there was such a strong smell of blood!

Since the corpses had no skin, Qiao Yu couldn't even tell if they were players or NPCs from the Ghost Mountain dungeon.

"What exactly is causing trouble..."

Qiao Yu frowned and continued to move forward, hoping to find some living people.

At this moment, Zhang Erhe grabbed him, his eyebrows furrowed together.

"Be careful, it's a Peeling Ghost! Let's go!"

Seeing Zhang Erhe's expression, Qiao Yu was also a little shocked. It was the first time he had seen Zhang Erhe's face so solemn.

Whether it was the Deep Pool Female Ghost, the Skin-Painting Ghost, or the Giant Flower, none of them had made Zhang Erhe's face so ugly.

This Peeling Ghost must be a ruthless character.

"Reverend Zhang, what is the origin of this Peeling Ghost?" Qiao Yu hurriedly followed behind Zhang Erhe.

"It seems you don't know much about ghosts and monsters. Let me explain it to you."

While walking, Zhang Erhe explained to Qiao Yu.

"Ghosts, those who return. People turn into ghosts after death. There are ninety-seven thousand kinds of ghosts in the world, each different. Some are good at stealing, some love to eat, and some are keen on violence."

"Moreover, because there are rules in the Yin and Yang worlds, humans are one level higher than ghosts, so they never dare to show themselves at will. But there are a few kinds of ghosts that despise the rules and risk their souls being scattered to harm humans. People call them: Fierce Ghosts."

"The most terrifying of those Fierce Ghosts is the Peeling Ghost!"

"The Peeling Ghost has an ugly appearance, so it especially likes to lure those who are good-looking. When humans lower their guard, it peels off their skin."

"After peeling off human skin, the Peeling Ghost wants to put it on itself, but a ghost is just a ghost after all. Human yang energy is too strong, and they will be in pain when wearing human skin."

"Even though they can't use human skin, Peeling Ghosts still crave human skin all the time. They make human skin into lanterns so that they can permanently retain the beauty that doesn't belong to them."

Listening to Zhang Erhe's explanation, Qiao Yu felt a chill in his heart.

At this moment, a gust of Yin wind blew, and Qiao Yu couldn't help but shiver. That gust of Yin wind was icy cold, and the eerie feeling seemed to blow directly into people's bones.

What was even more terrifying was that Qiao Yu felt like something was blowing air into his ear from behind…