Encountering Old Ghost Wu, Part 2

The owner of the little tavern was still chattering on endlessly, but Ye Wen had long since left. Within a few steps, he had exited the city through the west gate.

He had not walked for long before he saw someone ahead of him carrying a huge black coffin on his back. Ye Wen quickly stepped forward and took a look. Sure enough—it was Old Ghost Wu!

Old Ghost Wu had been hurrying along with his head down when someone suddenly appeared in front of him, startling him badly. Once he saw who it was, his face became even more incredulous.

"Ye Wen? Young Brother Ye? You're actually still alive? Back when I saw you get captured and thrown into the Demon Suppressing Tower, I thought it was such a pity."

Hearing Old Ghost Wu say that, Ye Wen was rather curious. Since when had this old ghost learned to sympathize with him?

"I said it was a pity at the time, such a pity! With a body as powerful as yours, if I'd refined it into a Walking Corpse, its strength would definitely have gone straight to that of a Bronze Corpse!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wen nearly could not stop himself from slapping him to death. So that was what he meant—it was a pity he had not gotten Ye Wen's body and failed to refine him into a Walking Corpse!

"Old Ghost Wu, are you looking to die? Watch out, or I'll burn you and your Corpse Wife to ashes in one fire!"

Only then did Old Ghost Wu feel a lingering chill of fear. Damn it, how did I say what was in my heart out loud? This kid is terrifyingly strong now.

"Young Brother, Young Brother Ye, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!

"I was merely lamenting that you died young—ah, pfft, no, that's not right.

"I was lamenting your bad luck, that Old Ancestor Mo had singled you out.

"But you actually managed to escape from beneath the Demon Suppressing Tower. That's simply too unbelievable."

Old Ghost Wu explained himself to Ye Wen, but only when he reached the end did he realize it himself.

For Ye Wen to have escaped from beneath the Demon Suppressing Tower was an utterly heaven-defying feat.

Seeing Old Ghost Wu's face full of shock, Ye Wen did not intend to say much more to him and went straight to the point.

"Back then, a Demonic Beast attacked the Demon Suppressing Tower. They released an Old Demon King imprisoned inside, and I took the chance to slip out. Old Ghost Wu, do you know where the Mo Family went?"

"The dead died, the ones who ran fled. They all scattered. I don't know.

"At the time, Demonic Beasts attacked the city, and there was even the legendary Dragon Race. I was so scared that I ran straight away. I really don't know where they went."

Under Ye Wen's tiger-like glare, Old Ghost Wu did his utmost to explain. Ye Wen suddenly gave a contemptuous laugh.

"Old Ghost Wu, do you think I really won't kill you? You still dare feed me a string of ghost stories even now.

"Speak. How could that bitch, the Grand Princess Mo Ruxue, trust you so much? She was the one who arranged for you to monitor me back then, wasn't she?"

Old Ghost Wu's face suddenly drained of color as he looked at the fury in Ye Wen's eyes and the killing intent radiating from him.

Only then did he recall that Ye Wen had once been a ruthless man who slaughtered several Xiantian Masters in a row. And now, Ye Wen felt even more powerful than before.

"Young Brother Ye, Young Brother, don't be angry. I'll tell you everything I know."

Only then did Ye Wen rein in his killing intent.

"Do not try to deceive me. Otherwise, I might not be able to control myself and kill you."

Ye Wen spoke again, his voice icy cold.

"I know. I'll tell you everything. Because of you, the Grand Princess was sent to the Western Continent by Old Ancestor Mo.

"They said she returned to the academy where she studied magic, an academy under the Holy Church. That academy is not hard to find. Just ask around once you reach the Western Continent.

"Also, I have always been a retainer of the Mo Family. They knew my background inside and out, so they trusted me more than most. I was once one of the guards stationed at the place where the Mo Family's ancestor cultivated in seclusion.

"Several Decades ago, the Mo Family's ancestor flew into a great rage and tore up many ancient books, throwing them all out. It was from half of an ancient book he threw away that I learned this method of refining Walking Corpses.

"As for my wife, she died of illness back then. It was not as they said, that I refined her alive into a Walking Corpse. We loved each other deeply, and I could not bear to part with her, so I wanted to keep her by my side.

"And I myself was one of their Mo Family people, placed in the Innate Mansion to monitor you Xiantian Masters."

Only then did Ye Wen understand some things. His cultivation manual had probably been dug out of some ancient tomb by Mo Chengkong. It was likely not something Mo Chengkong wanted, so he had torn it up in anger and thrown it away. That was how Old Ghost Wu had gotten lucky.

Ye Wen then asked him, "You knew beforehand about the traitors in the Innate Mansion?"

"Yes. Aside from Dongfang Yu, I knew everyone else's situation. But I never expected Dongfang Yu to be a traitor too.

"He had been with the Mo Family for many years, and he was even Mo Yuanyuan's Martial Dao Master. No one expected that he, too, was an undercover traitor!"

Ye Wen studied him intently, trying to determine whether Old Ghost Wu was lying. Did he truly not know about Dongfang Yu?

Ye Wen tried hard to recall the events of that day. After Dongfang Yu came out, he and Mo Ruxue really did not seem to notice anything unusual. It was only when Dongfang Yu suddenly erupted and killed someone that his true intentions were revealed.

"Then where is the Mo Family's ancestor?"

"I truly don't know that. When the Demonic Beasts attacked, the City Lord even arranged for people to prepare to defend the City Lord's Mansion. But when they saw more than ten dragons soaring through the sky together..."