Around eight-thirty, Gu Xi appeared inside Lord Jun's Underground Palace.
The moment he entered, Gu Xi could feel that Lord Jun's Underground Palace had clearly changed.
In the very center of the Underground Palace, there was now a river that looked as if it was made of mud.
On both banks of the river, a normal-person-sized Stone Man stood every ten meters.
The Stone Men's arms hung naturally at their sides, as if they were gripping something tightly.
When Gu Xi arrived, he noticed at once that these Stone Men were staring straight at him, their gazes even following him as he moved.
For a moment, Gu Xi could not tell whether these Stone Men were statues or living creatures.
Just then, Lord Jun rode a warhorse and charged out of the Mud River.
When he stopped in front of Gu Xi, Lord Jun sized him up.
"What happened that made you come looking for me in such a hurry?"
"Lord Jun, Death reminded me to hurry up and complete the Hand of Death's mission."
Gu Xi said only that much. There was no need to say anything more.
Lord Jun had also completed missions given by Death.
His second piece of Red Equipment had come from a mission given by Death, and in the end, he had completed it in Death Territory.
So he knew very well how much care Death showed toward young Undead-type professionals.
He also knew very well that missions given by Death were usually rather troublesome.
Sometimes, the missions were not all that easy to complete.
Gu Xi was definitely stuck on some part of a mission.
He had run into this sort of thing himself in the past, so when Gu Xi brought up this issue, Lord Jun felt as if he was seeing