Ye Chen silently committed it to memory. Seeing that Ye Chen understood the stakes, Sun Wukong led him deeper into the dim passageway.
Once they entered the passage, Ye Chen couldn't make out his surroundings. Knowing Ye Chen was now no different from a Wandering Soul, Sun Wukong deliberately made his own body glow so Ye Chen could keep up.
As Ye Chen watched Sun Wukong, a hint of fondness suddenly stirred in his heart. The monkey looked careless and indifferent to everything, but in truth, he was very considerate. In the books, he had always been good at looking after others.
"Kid, stay close. If you get caught, I, Old Sun, won't have time to come save you," Sun Wukong said as he walked, speaking to Ye Chen behind him.
Ye Chen's heart warmed again. That monkey never spared anyone with his words, but deep down, he was soft-hearted. Ye Chen had no doubt that if he really got into trouble, Sun Wukong would come to his rescue without hesitation.
A monkey and a Wandering Soul walked one ahead of the other. Before long, Ye Chen saw a faint glimmer of light at the end of the passage.
Though the light ahead was nothing compared to the radiance streaming from Sun Wukong, Ye Chen knew it must be the gate to the underworld.
Sure enough, Sun Wukong led Ye Chen to where the light shone. Ye Chen saw a great gate, far wider than he had imagined.
Sun Wukong's glow fell across the gate. Ye Chen looked up, and the part he could see was already more than three people tall; its upper reaches disappeared into darkness.
The gate covered a vast area. Standing beneath it, Ye Chen felt tiny. At its very center, a pearl-like object, much like