Storing the Heart

The road to the residential area wasn't long, or rather, the entire Underground City wasn't very big; it was at most the size of a village.

Beneath their feet lay mud of unknown thickness. Between each area, smooth stone slabs formed a narrow path, large enough for two or three people to walk side by side, thus preventing everyone's bare feet from getting dirty.

Yu Xing saw several farms along the way. The vegetables in the fields were growing very well and seemed to be even larger than those on the ground, but their appearance was a bit strange.

The eyes in the middle of the cabbage darted around, following his steps; the eggplant's open mouth at the bottom was filled with densely packed shark teeth, some even tinged with a scarlet color.

"..." Yu Xing had lost his appetite. But then again, he had died and been resurrected, which should have taken two or three days. Even though his appetite wasn't strong, he shouldn't have been completely hungry.

The truth is, after waking up, he had no desire to eat anything; instead, he was more interested in the curse-like power contained within the Ghost Tree.

Thinking of this, Yu Xing placed her right hand on her stomach and gently touched it.

All of this points to an undeniable fact.

As he came into contact with Ghost Tree, his physique gradually changed towards inhumanity, or rather, gradually returned to the time when he had just escaped from the laboratory.

"..."

Hopefully, this won't affect his thinking.

After walking for a while, we arrived at the low-rise residential area. The houses in the residential area were large, and each one looked a little different, but they were all more than 20 square meters.

Yu Xing heard a noisy commotion, as if someone was celebrating something loudly.

He approached silently and, sure enough, found a dozen or so people gathered behind a house. The bearded Klaus stood at the front, smiling as he patted a short man on the shoulder.

"Ruben, we really owe you a debt of gratitude this time! When will the Yindu Heart be offered as a sacrifice to the Wood God?"

The short, bald man chuckled, "The Tree Witch told me privately that tomorrow evening would be a good time to offer the sacrifice."

"Until then, Yindu Heart must be kept in someone's chest to ensure its safety."

Ruben Reed's small eyes gleamed. "Klaus, do you have a recommendation? Preserving God's heart is a meritorious deed, and God will reward him!"

Yu Xing listened quietly from behind when he suddenly noticed that the bald, short man called Ruben was looking at him.

Following his gaze, Klaus and the others also looked over and immediately spotted Yu Xing.

"Roy, you're here!" Klaus waved. "Come here! Let me introduce you to the great hero of this return mission!"

Yu Xing smiled and walked over, obediently standing next to Klaus. She nodded to the short Ruben and said, "Hello, I've heard so much about you."

"A new companion, huh?" Ruben Reed looked Yu Xing up and down. "Such a young and handsome appearance, quite the charm Amber must like, right?"

"You guessed right, Amber couldn't resist him. They just did it in the reception area, huh? By the way, where's Amber?" Klaus realized something was wrong halfway through his sentence and looked at Yu Xing. "Why didn't she come? She said she would definitely come to congratulate Ruben."

"Also, you came back pretty quickly. Were you done already?"

Yu Xing keenly noticed that Ruben's gaze towards him was somewhat unfriendly.

What, could this be one of Amber's suitors? Tsk... does he still retain the ability to be jealous?

But Yu Xing hoped for more variables, giving him the opportunity to gradually gather the fuse before finally detonating it. Gu Jue

Meeting Ruben's gaze, his expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't detected the hostility in Ruben's words. He chuckled twice and bowed slightly in regret, "Sorry, I was a bit too rough. She fainted and is resting in the tub now."

Wow.

"The new guy is pretty impressive!"

The young and middle-aged people standing nearby exclaimed in surprise.

"..." Ruben's expression immediately turned ugly.

"She couldn't handle it, and I couldn't force her, even though I haven't... but I endured it." Yu Xing seemed a little helpless.

Klaus looked at him in surprise. "Impressive! I think if word got out, besides Amber, there would be plenty of girls in town who would want to try dating you."

Yu Xing waved his hand. "Those things aren't urgent. I just arrived today and I'd like to learn more about the specifics of the Underground City first."

Ruben Reed's face contorted for a moment, his eyes darting around, before he suddenly said, "With such an excellent new companion, why don't we have this guy, Roy, keep the Yindu Heart of the Roy in his care?"

"This will allow the Wood God to see his piety, quickly bringing him into the Wood God's sight, giving him the opportunity to go to the earth to do tasks, and then receive the same reward as me..."

"What do you think, Roy?"

Yu Xing smiled but didn't say anything.

He had overheard the gist of it from behind: the method of preserving the Yindu Heart is to place it in a person's chest; in short, cut open the chest and put the Yindu Heart inside.

Everyone here might accept this approach, after all, their inner selves are already rotten, unlike living beings.

But he couldn't do that. His body was still alive. To him, cutting open his chest would be like killing him again. Most importantly, he would actually die within two or three days, which would expose the fact that he was alive. In the Underground City, being forced to expose himself would be a huge problem.

He hadn't forgotten the abilities of the wizard in Angel's attic; he was at least at the level of Struggle Level ghost, on par with his current apparent level. If over two hundred Struggle Level came at once, even with his cursed power as a bug, he wouldn't be able to withstand it at all, not to mention that there must be even more powerful beings among them, such as the Tree Witch that Ruben had just mentioned.

Yu Xing and Ruben's eyes met, and besides hostility, they also saw mockery and ridicule.

In Ruben's mind, safeguarding Yindu Heart should be a good thing, so why would someone offer it to him on their own initiative? Unless... Ruben knew that he couldn't accept this "honor"!

Ghost Tree deliberately let him enter this place, and then Ruben returned successfully from his mission. The reason for this...

Yu Xing understood.

Ruben was probably sent by Ghost Tree specifically to trip him up here.

For unknown reasons, Ghost Tree did not reveal this explicitly, but instead allowed a small number of people to enter, increasing the risk of his exposure.

Unfortunately, Ruben doesn't seem to be very bright.

After a moment of silence, Yu Xing finally spoke, laughing unexpectedly, "Mr. Ruben, are you joking?"

"There are Mr. Klaus and other outstanding believers in the city, who are more senior than me, while I haven't even explored the Underground City once. I'm indeed new here, so I haven't made any contributions yet. How can you entrust me with the responsibility of preserving important items for the Wood God?"

He turned to Klaus, whose expression was somewhat stiff. "Mr. Klaus, you've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, haven't you? Mr. Ruben is probably tired; he hasn't considered your feelings at all..."