"Master is here?" I jumped in shock and hurriedly stopped all the corpse soldiers, including Madam Qi, from advancing any farther. My face had tightened until it looked almost like a bitter melon.
I had wiped out the Tang Household and recruited two thousand corpse soldiers. The commotion had even drawn the Daoist sects above into the matter. There was no way I could explain it to Master. He had definitely come to call me to account.
Fortunately, Zhou Xuan had taken all the corpse soldiers away to help nurture them. Otherwise, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't have been enough to wash me clean.
"Yes. He just arrived today and is drinking tea inside." Dai Mei smiled.
"Dai Mei, have the ghosts arrange lodging for Madam Qi and the generals. Don't disturb Master." I pinched the bridge of my nose and spoke in a low voice. I hesitated, unable to take another step forward.
The two ghost generals accompanying Dai Mei led Madam Qi toward the guest rooms.
Dai Mei found it strange that I was so frightened at the prospect of seeing Qiu Cunzh i, but I didn't feel like explaining. Instead, I asked first, "How has Zhou Xuan been lately?"
"Still the same. She's recruiting troops everywhere. She always seems to think she doesn't have enough soldiers, as if she's preparing to fight a major battle—or something else." Dai Mei hesitated before speaking.
"Mm. I ambushed her on the way here and abducted fifteen hundred elite Blood Corpses! Her purpose should be about to reveal itself now, right?" I said pensively.
Dai Mei was stunned and froze on the spot. "Fifteen hundred elite soldiers? Commander, either you've lost your mind and are delivering troops to Zhou Xuan, or you're talking utter nonsense!"
I smiled. I knew