Gu Xi slept for a full day and night, and only woke up around this time the next day.
Even so, that day and night of sleep had not been peaceful.
From time to time, he heard strange voices.
It was as if someone were standing beside his bed, passing along information about him.
"So this is the one, right..."
"He doesn't look like much."
"He seems to know something, but that bit of memory looks like it's been sealed..."
"..."
Listening to those voices made Gu Xi feel utterly miserable. Every time he tried to open his eyes, he found himself trapped as if under a Night Hag, unable to wake no matter what.
By the time he finally managed to come fully awake today, Gu Xi still felt as though he had not slept well at all.
That feeling left Gu Xi extremely irritated.
But after checking through the Nether Spirit Flower and other means, Gu Xi still found nothing wrong with himself.
Instinctively sensing that something was off, Gu Xi immediately entered the Land of Death.
First, he borrowed the Death Bigshot's power to check whether anything had been placed on him.
After forcibly staying in Death's domain for two whole days, Gu Xi finally withdrew.
During those two days, Gu Xi had not been idle either. From time to time, he communicated with the old ghosts in Death's domain.
Sometimes he even asked around about the connection between the Netherworld and the Yellow Springs.
In any case, Gu Xi had essentially been learning nonstop for those two days.
After coming out of Death's domain, Gu Xi felt his whole body lighten.
That feeling made Gu Xi understand that he had definitely been targeted by someone.
The reason his name had spread was very likely because he