"Of course. Leave these to us!" Qiniang agreed readily, while Yefo and Guizi hurriedly proclaimed their loyalty as well, throwing in a few flattering words for good measure. Soon afterward, the three ghosts took the Shaking Mountain Beast and left.
The Three Realms occupied the middle three layers, and Shaking Mountain Beasts existed in those layers as well. Thinking about it now, they had probably been freed from their predicament. However, Qiniang and the others had already formed master-servant bonds with their Shaking Mountain Beasts, so they would definitely have some advantage over any beasts that had been separated from their masters.
Of course, I wasn't going to be blindly optimistic either. Before they left, I issued an order that wasn't quite an order: "You were originally the Three Ghosts under the Supreme Being's command, so you ought to help one another unconditionally. Therefore, if you see a companion in danger and refuse to help, then to me, that's no different from betrayal. Not to mention that once you leave this place, you might even attack one another. So you must keep this in mind."
The three ghosts acknowledged this repeatedly, saying that they would never dare do such a thing, and only then did they withdraw.
Senior Brother Hai shook his head with a smile. "Yitian, you really are a good nursemaid. You've thoroughly sealed off everything they're not allowed to do to one another. Still, that's for the best. They seem to be on friendly terms while secretly at odds, so there's no harm in reminding them a couple more times. All right, we can more or less begin now. Yitian, you control these six flames of karmic fire and burn the incense. Senior Brother will perform the ritual beside you and help fan the flames, while Junior