CHAPTER 250: CHAPTER 250: LORD XIE

The car came to a stop, Lin Xiaoyan looked out the window at the towering trees, the sunlight was completely blocked, and the whole forest looked very dark.

The surroundings were quiet, giving off an eerie feeling.

"Let’s go, get off and walk a bit further." Xuan Shiyi unfastened his seatbelt, turned around, and spoke to everyone.

Others followed suit, unfastening their seatbelts. Lin Xiaoyan looked at the scenery outside, and felt shivers running down her spine.

"I... How about I wait for you in the car?" Lin Xiaoyan felt some fear in her heart.

Nan Xi said nothing, wherever Lin Xiaoyan was, she would be too.

Shiyi came over, opened the car door, and showed a mysterious smile, "If you’re not afraid of something coming, then stay in the car!

I’ll remind you, don’t open the car door!"

The next second, Lin Xiaoyan decisively put on her backpack and got off!

"I’ll go with you guys, now that I’m here, how could I stay in the car by myself?"

Lin Xiaoyan declared confidently, "Don’t worry, I definitely won’t hold you back, if anything happens, I promise to stay far away and run quickly!"

"Hahahaha..."

The others heard Lin Xiaoyan’s words and laughed.

Lin Xiaoyan tightly held onto Shi Wu’s arm, warily looking around, feeling anxious.

Nan Xi walked on Lin Xiaoyan’s other side, her gaze firmly ahead.

"Shi Wu, to borrow ghosts from the Underworld, do we need to go down there?"

Lin Xiaoyan finally asked the thing she had been worrying about all along, she really didn’t want to go down to the Underworld.

Shi Wu patted Lin Xiaoyan’s hand, "Don’t worry, we’re just coming to the Ghost Gate here, we don’t need to go down, we just need to call up the Yin Cha, let them bring the ghosts up."

"But... back in Yun Province, didn’t Shiyi and the others directly open the Ghost Gate, sending ghosts into the Underworld?

Why are we running so far this time?" Lin Xiaoyan was very puzzled.

Shi Wu softly explained, "Indeed, we can open the Ghost Gate anywhere, but that’s for mission purposes, we have no choice but to do it that way.

However, opening the Ghost Gate once consumes too much spiritual energy.

This time, the Ghost Gate is nearby, coming here saves a lot of spiritual energy!"

Lin Xiaoyan listened to Shi Wu stress the last sentence, and she understood.

So the main reason is, coming here saves spiritual energy!

They didn’t know how long they walked, Lin Xiaoyan only felt colder and colder around her, not the cold of winter, but a chill that pierced the soul!

In Shi Wu’s terms, this was Yin energy.

Shiyi noticed Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi’s unusual state, he came alongside them and patted their shoulders, the next second, they immediately felt much warmer.

"Thank you."

Lin Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Xuan Shiyi, and thanked him.

Nan Xi also took a deep breath, the feeling just now was a bit terrifying.

"No problem, we’re almost there, there’s a lot of Yin energy here, stay close and don’t get lost!" Shiyi reminded.

Lin Xiaoyan made a pained face and responded, "Okay..."

She grabbed Nan Xi’s hand, and tightly held Shi Wu’s arm with her other hand.

"Sister Nan, hold onto me tightly!"

Nan Xi held Lin Xiaoyan’s hand, "Okay."

They walked for about another ten minutes, then Shi San stopped.

"This is the place."

Everyone stopped and looked around.

Lin Xiaoyan sneaked a glance at the surroundings, unsure if it was an illusion, she always felt this place looked more sinister than others, giving a chilling sensation.

Xuan Er surveyed the surroundings, then strode to a rock.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at that rock, it was an ordinary rock without anything special.

Next, she saw Xuan Er raise his hand, and a piece of talisman paper appeared at his fingertips.

Xuan Er waved his hand, the talisman paper floated into the air, when it landed on the rock, it suddenly ignited.

Suddenly, the rock disappeared, transforming into a dark ring of light...

Nan Xi watched this, her eyes full of shock.

Though she was brave enough, calm enough, seeing this now, she couldn’t maintain her composure.

Lin Xiaoyan was hiding behind Shi Wu at this moment, peeking from Shi Wu’s shoulder at the scene.

When she saw the dark ring of light grow larger and eventually become a door filled with ancient aura, she couldn’t help but marvel.

So magical!

The door opened out of thin air, from inside came the sound of chains, and the air pressure around suddenly dropped.

"Who!"

They heard a rebuke from inside the door, the voice penetrated deep into their souls, making people tremble uncontrollably.

Shiyi and the others’ expressions changed drastically, they immediately calmed their minds, faces showing solemn awe.

Lin Xiaoyan knew in her heart, don’t look, don’t look, yet her eyes were uncontrollably wanting to peek.

She saw a tall figure emerge from the door, when that figure stepped out, Lin Xiaoyan saw clearly.

The person was dressed in black, holding a thick chain, with a sullen face, looking sharply at them.

Lin Xiaoyan immediately withdrew her gaze, not daring to make eye contact.

"Lord Xie, I am Xuan Er..."

Lin Xiaoyan listened to Xuan Er’s calm and orderly voice, sighing inwardly, Xuan Er indeed, could remain so composed even at this moment!

Suddenly, she thought of her grandparents, maybe they’re beyond this Ghost Gate.

She had never seen her grandparents since childhood, even when her mom married into the family, she hadn’t seen them.

She only knew that when her dad was young, her grandparents passed away one after another.

There were no pictures of her grandparents at home, since childhood, she only learned bits about them from the village elders.

She wondered if her grandparents were still in the Underworld or if they had reincarnated...

Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t help but look into the darkness inside the door, seeing nothing.

Lord Xie’s chilly gaze landed on Lin Xiaoyan, when he saw the Merit Power on her, there was a brief pause in his eyes.

Shi Wu noticed Lord Xie’s gaze, her heart tightened, quietly shifted her steps to shield Yanyan.

Lord Xie’s attention returned, looking at Xuan Er, "I need to check whether those people are still in the Underworld, if they’ve reincarnated, there’s no way."

Xuan Er respectfully replied, "Sorry to trouble you, sir."

Lord Xie coldly grunted, turned, and entered the Ghost Gate, disappearing from sight.

Once the lord left, the atmosphere instantly relaxed a bit.

Shi Wu turned to Lin Xiaoyan, asking, "Yanyan, are you alright?"

Upon hearing Shi Wu’s question, Lin Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze from the Ghost Gate, "I’m fine."

Shiyi came over, "How could she have anything wrong, if we have troubles, she’d be fine, with all that Merit power, there’s nothing that’d be wrong, really makes one envious!"

Xuan Er heard Shiyi’s words, glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, looked at the Merit power on her, withdrew his gaze, still staring at the place of the Ghost Gate.

Shi San put away the Compass, looked at Lin Xiaoyan, "No doubt, anyone seeing Yanyan’s Merit would be jealous!"