"Benefactor, go quickly. Xiu Niang and I can die together; I have no regrets in this life."
Zhang Zhongxing said resolutely.
Xiu Niang turned to look at him, her eyes full of tenderness and contentment.
Xu Yi waved Zhang Zhongxing off and fixed his gaze on Zhong Shenxiu. "After we parted in Eastern Judgment Prefecture, I promised myself I wouldn't cause needless bloodshed again. What fault do these soldiers bear? They're flesh and blood, born of parents like anyone else. To die for one man's private order is a wretched fate. It seems that today, I'll have to break my vow..."
Before he could finish, Zhong Shenxiu cried out in a shrill voice, "You're Old Demon Kongxu!"
At those words, all eight hundred armored soldiers of the Mighty Guard shuddered at once. The four ghost immortals under Zhong Shenxiu all retreated a step in unison.
Xu Yi said coldly, "I'm no demon. I'm a truly kindhearted man. If those corrupt officials hadn't turned all of Eastern Judgment Prefecture into a hell on earth, I wouldn't have resorted to such measures. But now it seems Eastern Judgment Prefecture isn't the only place like that. I've come from afar, and everywhere I've seen along the way has been plunged into darkness. The lesser underworld officials extort bribes, and the senior officials are incompetent. I think it's time Jianghuai Earth Palace had a new master."
Xu Yi's voice was not loud, but in Zhong Shenxiu's ears, it rang like thunder.
After the battle in Eastern Judgment Prefecture, the Underworld Court had been enraged. It issued a wanted notice and announced a huge reward.
Yet the uproar it caused was minimal.
In the eyes of the many senior officials, Zhong Shenxiu included, this was nothing more than the Underworld Court going through the motions.