Chen Mu couldn't understand it. He had come to the Netherworld and had always been an honest, law-abiding Yinling. How had he gotten swept up in this mess?
"Do honest people deserve to be bullied?" Chen Mu fumed.
"Are you sure it wasn't the Water Ape?" He still refused to give up.
"The Water Ape couldn't possibly know so many people's names." Shi Dechun shook his head.
Chen Mu looked utterly dejected.
Camp Hai's Ghost Soldiers had secretly taken away so many Yinlings. There had to be some shameful secret behind it.
No, he couldn't stay here any longer!
His first thought was to flee Camp Hai.
"But where exactly is this Outer Heaven? If I really leave Camp Hai, how am I supposed to return to the Netherworld?" Chen Mu hesitated.
At least he had heard legends about the Yin Nether Underworld, and there was a chance of returning to the Thirteen Prefectures.
Outer Heaven, however, was completely unknown. Surviving there alone would be difficult enough, never mind returning to the Mortal World.
"I can only hide in Thousand Lantern City for now." Chen Mu felt helpless. As long as I avoid this trouble and wait for Camp Hai to withdraw, I can slip into Ghost Gate Pass and return to the Netherworld with them.
Seeing Chen Mu's constantly shifting expression, Shi Dechun hesitated for a moment before cautiously suggesting, "How about hiding underground?"
"That seems to be the only option." Chen Mu sighed.
Hmm?
"You actually know about the Underground Chamber?" Chen Mu suddenly fixed Shi Dechun with a stare.
"Hehe, you knew? My ears are rather sharp." Old Man Shi chuckled.
Chen Mu's eyes instantly widened.
This old man knew that he hid in the chamber every day, yet after all this time, he had never shown