CHAPTER 554: CHAPTER 554 COMMUNICATION WITH GHOST GODS

"Is that so?"

Shen Siyuan, after hearing Xiao Yue’s report, fell into contemplation.

He had never used the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to capture ghosts en masse before.

This was mainly because although the Ten Thousand Soul Banner is a supreme treasure of the Demon Path, it is severely damaged. Too many ghosts entering the banner would inevitably produce various desires, polluting the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and potentially causing a backlash against him.

Of course, if the Ten Thousand Soul Banner were intact, there would naturally be nothing to fear.

But now, with the Divine Fire born within him, he fears not even the vile, nor is he afraid of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner being polluted and backlashing, so it can indeed be maneuvered.

Moreover, if it really doesn’t work out, he can completely channel them all into the Netherworld.

However, he still needed to wait a bit, for the Divine Fire within him to recover, and for the Divine Bird to finish cleaning the Netherworld properly.

"Alright, I know now, I need to go out, do you want to go with me, or stay at home?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue turned to look at Dou Dou and Duoduo, who were playing with Tang Tang, and then asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"

"No."

Shen Siyuan was planning to find a place to cultivate and replenish himself, so naturally, he didn’t need Xiao Yue’s help.

"Then I won’t go, I want to visit Grandpa Liu, I haven’t seen him for a while." Xiao Yue said.

"Alright then, when you see Lady Huang, send her my regards."

"Okay."

Xiao Yue nodded, and then deftly rode the Yin Wind towards Grandpa Liu’s house.

Seeing Xiao Yue leave, Shen Siyuan also prepared to go out. As for Dou Dou and Duoduo, naturally, they stayed at home to play with Tang Tang, as taking them along was of no use.

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"Take care, guest."

Huang Lancai escorted the guest out of the courtyard. Just as she turned around, she saw Xiao Yue standing inside the courtyard.

First, she was startled, then she showed a delighted expression and said, "Xiao Yue, long time no see."

"Sister Amei." Xiao Yue also greeted Huang Lancai.

"I haven’t seen you for a long time, what have you been up to lately?"

Huang Lancai asked with a smile while leading Xiao Yue inside the house.

But she saw Lady Huang sitting cross-legged in front of a low table, grabbing a handful of rice and scattering it on the table while muttering continuously.

Curious, Xiao Yue went closer.

Huang Lancai whispered beside her, "Granny is consulting the gods."

"Consulting the gods?" Xiao Yue was somewhat shocked at these words.

Huang Lancai nodded and said, "Granny can communicate with the Underworld Gods."

Then she leaned closer to Xiao Yue’s ear and whispered, "Actually, I don’t know if it’s true, because the gods have never responded."

Xiao Yue heard this and slightly curled her lips.

"We better not disturb her. Let’s go inside and find Grandpa, otherwise later, if she doesn’t get a response from the divine, she might blame us for disturbing the gods..."

But before she could move, Lady Huang had already turned to look over.

"Xiao Yue..." Lady Huang warmly greeted her with a smile.

At that moment, Xiao Yue saw Lady Huang’s pupils change from entirely black to normal color in an instant, so fast that she thought it was her illusion.

"Granny, my brother asked me to greet you on his behalf." Xiao Yue greeted.

"Mr. Shen is so thoughtful, still remembering this old woman."

Lady Huang was very pleased upon hearing this, and then stood up.

Noticing Xiao Yue’s gaze fixed on the handful of scattered rice on the table, she said with a smile, "Granny was just communicating with the ghost gods, this is a method passed down from my ancestors."

"But all this time, I haven’t seen any connection with a ghost god."

"Alas, that’s because the Netherworld and the Mortal World have lost contact." Lady Huang replied.

Their ancestors were ghost gods from the Netherworld, and because of their ghostly bloodline, they could communicate with ghosts. So, she always firmly believed in communicating with ghost gods. But not only her, even the previous generation Lady Huang, couldn’t get in touch with the Netherworld ghost gods.

However, during their free time, they would occasionally try it as a pastime.

But Lady Huang quickly became excited again.

"Things have been different lately."

"What’s different?" Huang Lancai curiously asked.

"Just feels different."

Huang Lancai: ...

"I thought you had really connected with the ghost gods."

"It’s only a matter of time, I have a feeling, a very different feeling, completely different from before..." Lady Huang said.

Huang Lancai was also a bit surprised; she knew Granny wasn’t someone who spoke without thinking, so if she said that, surely something had changed.

"Then tonight I’ll try it too."

With her Huang family bloodline, Huang Lancai naturally had such an ability, but after trying several times without success, she gave it up completely.

"Alright, maybe you’ll succeed on the first try." Lady Huang said happily.

"If you couldn’t do it, how could I succeed?"

"That’s not necessarily true, maybe ghost gods prefer young and beautiful ones."

"Granny, you’re talking nonsense again." Huang Lancai said with a slightly flushed face.

"I’m not talking nonsense, you see in those storybooks, when offerings are made to ghost gods, they’re either virgin boys and girls or youthful and beautiful maidens. Have you ever seen them offer old women to ghost gods?"

Huang Lancai: ...

"Stop talking nonsense, I told you those are just storybooks, you still believe in them?"

"Storybooks also say there are ghosts in this world; do you believe it?"

Huang Lancai: ...

"I won’t talk to you anymore, I’m going to find Grandpa." Huang Lancai said, pulling Xiao Yue along inside.

Lady Huang watched them with a smile and didn’t stop them, until they went in, she then looked down at the handful of rice on the table.

The once pure white grains had now all turned a grayish-black.

"This is not good."

Lady Huang bent down to pick up the grains from the table, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

The impending changes, she knew not if they were good or bad.

She only hoped that Mei could stay safe in this great upheaval.

Then she thought of Shen Siyuan, he was the only extraordinary person she had seen over the years, saying he was akin to immortals was not an exaggeration.

If Huang Lancai could connect with him, having him to protect them could possibly grant them a haven.

"Grandpa."

Xiao Yue entered the room and saw Grandpa Liu sitting on a chair, with his eyes closed, listening to the radio, looking utterly leisurely.

Turning into a ghost, there weren’t many things one could find interesting anymore.

For instance, Grandpa Liu loved listening to Qiong Opera. He didn’t get many chances to listen to it while alive, but after death, he listened to his heart’s content. After a long time, he could sing many of them himself.

Hearing someone call him, he opened his eyes and saw it was Xiao Yue, he immediately stood up excitedly from his chair.

He reached out to turn off the radio, only to find out he couldn’t touch it.

He immediately asked Huang Lancai, "Quick, turn off the radio, it’s so noisy."

Huang Lancai went up to help turn it off, muttering in her heart, "You wouldn’t say so when you were listening, and it really is noisy to death."

"Xiao Yue, long time no see, what have you been up to lately?" Grandpa Liu greeted Xiao Yue with a smile.

"I’ve been out with my brother for a while." Xiao Yue said.

Grandpa Liu seemed to understand, "No wonder I didn’t see you, I even went to Hai Chao District last time, but you weren’t there."

"We moved."

Xiao Yue sat down nearby and started chatting with Grandpa Liu.

Huang Lancai also sat down beside them, and Grandpa Liu glanced at her, then deliberately steered the conversation towards Shen Siyuan.