My little nephew was crying so hard his tears streamed down his face. I stared at him for quite a while before recognizing him. The little fellow had already become a late-stage Corpse King. I had set up an array around the detached residence, yet he had somehow appeared beside me. As expected of the Corpse King of the Netherworld.
"Uncle, Uncle... Could you save Mom?"
My little nephew wiped away his tears. Seeing that he was still clutching a bone spike, I frowned slightly.
"Little Winter Melon, don't come any closer to Big Brother." Xijun stretched out her little hand and directly blocked his path.
My little nephew glared at Xijun with his dead-fish eyes. Seeing that her cultivation was still a little stronger than his, he immediately became unhappy.
"City God Xia, we've come to ask for reinforcements. We hope you can put aside your past grievances and save our City God. After all, we're all descended from the southern region. Enemies are watching us from all sides. If City God Zhou falls, we'll inevitably suffer the fate of lips and teeth perishing together." Black Impermanence hurriedly explained.
My little nephew shook his head and tried to come over again. Afraid that the two children might clash, I took out a lollipop and tossed it to him. He happily caught it, but still cried his eyes out. "Mom... Mom's been surrounded by a bunch of ghosts, Uncle..."
"Tell me what happened." Seeing that the little fellow could no longer even explain what had happened to Zhou Xuan now that he had candy, I raised my head and looked toward the two Impermanence ghosts.
"A while ago, the number of deserters and wandering souls from the Ten Great Seas entering the territory of our southern region's Dalong County increased.