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Zhang Chen's question made the already tranquil lake even quieter.
Yu Ming hesitated briefly, then suddenly smiled. "No one ever said that the Emperor killed Shi Shou, right? What you heard was probably something like, 'The Emperor removed Shi Shou from the Prehistoric Dynasty,' wasn't it?"
"Removed? Do you mean stripped of his name, or something else?" Zhang Chen pressed.
"Your concern is justified, Zhang Chen. Although I have taken over everything in the ruins, I have not completely taken control of these Lost Soldier Souls' minds. You were right not to ask the souls within the Prehistoric Dynasty ruins such questions. Otherwise, many of those soldier souls might develop prejudice against you, and you might even trigger the restriction the Emperor set."
"By 'remove,' I mean completely erasing Jailer Marshal Shi Shou, someone capable of threatening his position, from the Prehistoric Dynasty. By some means, he forcibly made the Underworld Consciousness erase Shi Shou's identity as an Underworld Envoy. Then, someone as powerful as Shi Shou naturally would not be welcomed in the human world. Where do you think he would go?"
"Ling?"
"Ling had only just formed back then. As for where Shi Shou actually went, I don't know either. In any case, after Shi Shou left the Underworld, there was no further news of him. I merely inherited the Emperor's legacy, not his memories. This is all the information I know." Yu Ming's answer was quite formal, and Zhang Chen could tell that he had not deceived him.
"Thank you for telling me."
The smile on Yu Ming's lips remained unsettling as he draped an arm over Zhang