"Sir, I'll take you there." The Great Elder gazed at Gu Qingshan, his eyes full of pleading.
Gu Qingshan looked at him, his face showing a trace of distaste and a hint of hesitation.
After all, I've been putting on airs. If I suddenly agree without a second thought, he'll grow suspicious instead.
He merely narrowed his eyes and studied the other man, as though weighing something in his mind.
That attitude made the Great Elder even more anxious.
"Sir, don't worry. The truth is, after we escaped the apocalypse and came to this world, all sorts of problems were bound to arise."
"Especially since that Evil Ghost's corpse seems to be awakening."
"At this critical juncture, some want to cooperate with the inheritors of the Evil Ghosts; some want to monopolize every secret, including the remnants of the Six Paths True Tomb in the Great Tomb; and others want to investigate what happened when the Six Paths of Reincarnation was shattered. In short, there are factions everywhere, and conflicts are as numerous as hairs on an ox. You truly need some allies."
Gu Qingshan put on a thoughtful expression.
He hadn't expected these monsters to be divided into opposing camps, either.
But that made sense. Wherever living beings gathered, there would be competing interests and strife. It had never been otherwise.
Right now, the Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave and the Evil Ghost World alike were most concerned with that Evil Ghost's corpse.
It might reveal secrets that no one had ever uncovered.
So the monsters who wanted to cooperate with the Evil Ghost World were his enemies.
In other words, I seem to have become involved in an event that will mark a milestone in history.
Gu Qingshan's heart sank.
An event capable of changing everything was taking