Chapter 1808, Chapter 1804: Advice
Then perhaps it was better not to meet again!
Xu Xiaoshou had no idea what the Ghost Ancestor would become when they next met. Presumably, not even the Ghost Ancestor Himself knew.
Whether He became Bei Huai, Hua Changdeng, the Medicine Ancestor, or some other hodgepodge existence...
The goodwill He had shown today was unlikely to appear again.
Even if He did not change in the end and remained Himself.
By their next meeting, the Ghost Ancestor's condition would surely have improved. Would He still have any reason to show him goodwill then? Perhaps they would already be enemies!
"Since this is our first meeting and also our last, and since I've taken your benefits, then..."
The Ghost Ancestor looked over, the ghostfire in His eyes seeming to hold a trace of expectation.
Jinren drew a deep breath. Still unable to see His appearance clearly, he said, "May you be safe?"
The Ghost Ancestor froze, then, after a long while, laughed. "Hiss hiss hiss..."
His unvarnished laughter was as cold and sinister as a venomous snake's, making the back of Jinren's head go chilly. Then He said, "It is getting late. You should be on your way."
Jinren jumped.
The Ghost Ancestor said, "After this meeting, you cannot return to the Sorrowful Emperor Realm. You may choose to slit your own throat, or this Ancestor can help you."
The moment he went back, he would fall into Bei Huai's hands? Sometimes, Jinren dearly wished he were a fool—at least then he would not be able to hear the bleak meaning beneath those words.
He grew melancholy again.
He truly had no confidence that, within the Sorrowful Emperor Realm, he could withstand Bei Huai's capture and soul-searching.
Perhaps Bei Huai's deliberate "indulgence" had been intended solely