Black Pot led the boat girl through the door, turned around, and said, "Woof, woof woof."
The boat girl asked in surprise, "Chen Jieyuan passed the imperial examination as the top scorer? Well, I suppose we can't call him Master Jieyuan anymore; we have to call him Master Top Scorer. When is My Lord returning to the Underworld? After all, you are a sacred being of the Underworld, and lingering in the Yang World for too long is improper."
"Woof woof, woof woof woof."
"That is true. Master Top Scorer cannot do without you."
Chen Shi walked over from ahead. The boat girl hurried forward to meet him, preparing to pay her respects, but Chen Shi was burning with anxiety and motioned for her to dispense with the formalities, asking, "Miss, have you rescued my mother's soul?"
The boat girl hesitated. "Rescued, but also not entirely rescued."
Chen Shi did not understand.
The boat girl said, "After my father and I descended to the Underworld, we immediately galloped tens of thousands of li, seeking the Primordial Palace where your esteemed mother's soul was imprisoned. The guards of the Primordial Palace were not particularly strict. We sneaked in, wounded a few Underworld guards, and rescued your esteemed mother's soul. My father and I knew that if we tried to escape from the Underworld, we would never get away, so we immediately returned to the Yang World with your esteemed mother's soul, hurrying from the Yang World toward Xijing."
Chen Shi's eyes lit up, and he praised, "Smart!"
The boat girl said, "After we came to the Yang World, bringing your esteemed mother's soul, it would take at most three days to reach Xijing. However, trouble struck on the very first night. I discovered that we were being tracked by something. Something