Today's second update: Chapter 1686! 2/2!
Naturally, they could not let Xu Kun move the Gate of the Underworld. That would sever their roots!
After seeking everyone's opinion, Gongsun Sheng finally nodded in agreement.
However, he did not hand it over to Xu Kun immediately.
Xu Kun said nothing, but Yuan was deeply displeased. "Why not give it to him directly? What if he gets the job done and you regret it afterward?"
Gongsun Sheng hurriedly explained, "Your Excellency Lord Yuan misunderstands. King Yama has delivered a divine decree to us, and we would never dare defy it."
"It's just that thing..." Gongsun Sheng looked toward the box on the chest of Emperor of Mount Tai's statue.
"What about that thing?" Yuan pressed.
"Well... um..." Gongsun Sheng once again wore an expression of looking everywhere but addressing the matter at hand.
Chao Gai shook his head. "At this point, there's no need to keep hiding it."
Then, without waiting for Song Jiang and the others to agree, he said bluntly, "The item in that box is a true treasure of the underworld. It may even possess the power to govern everything in the underworld!"
Chao Gai's words were shocking enough that even Yuan's eyes widened.
"Has the Phoenix Race ever heard of the Three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"
Yuan's pupils contracted, and Yuan could not help looking up at the box. "Could what's inside be the Book of Man: Book of Life and Death, conceived at the birth of the underworld?"
Chao Gai glanced at Song Jiang and the others, then smiled. "More precisely, half of the Book of Man is stored inside!"
Half?
Even Xu Kun, who had long guessed what was in the box, clicked his tongue in amazement.
After collecting for so long, he