Chapter 541: An Excited Ghost (1/2)
Xue Wei and Lan had been standing in the middle of the courtyard, but when the young-looking ghost left, they instantly moved to a wall. The reason they moved with their backs to a wall was to ensure that no one could sneak up on them.
The courtyard was surrounded by silence. There were no sounds of any kind, as there were no beasts, not even insects, alive in the Ghost Realm.
The ghosts, which should have been patrolling within the manor, had all turned into nothingness as the young-looking ghost had dissipated and consumed their soul power, making it so that they had been eroded of their self, and become energy that slowly became part of someone else.
Death had always been frightening, but it was not at a point where Lan would fear it. He had been living in the Divine Beast World back when he was young, and there one could turn to the Ten Courts of Hell to drag the dead back.
Even when Li Zhiqing died, he was not too panicked, as he held the knowledge of the Ghost Realm.
It was not before he entered the Ghost Realm that he realized just how many souls had ceased to exist and instead become the food for others.
When he first realized this, his heart was full of intense pain and fear. He had been able to wait those thousands of years as he knew that he would be able to enter the Ghost Realm and get her back eventually, but after knowing that he might have lost her forever, he did not know what to do anymore.
It had taken all his willpower to maintain his sanity and not let the fear take over his mind. What would he do if she truly vanished from his world?
It was not before the branch leader told him that he knew her that Lan's suspended heart slowly settled back in place.
He had expected himself to be extremely impatient, but when he found himself in the situation, he did not actually mind waiting a bit longer.
He had understood Li Zhiqing's position in the Ghost Realm and knew that she was not experiencing any danger. Her position was at a point where no one could threaten her, and since he had already waited so many years, it was not a big deal waiting a bit longer.
The two did not speak. They kept their senses alert as they looked around, but nothing happened. They did not know how much time had passed before they heard the arrival of a group of people, and their eyes flashed with a cold gleam.
They were not sure who had arrived. While they were expecting it to be the branch leader and his men, they dared not assume it, and thus they took a defensive stance.