Ghost Messenger Seizes Souls, Underworld Court

"Do you not remember..."

"That night five years ago..."

"You pushed me into the well to drown..."

Liao Xiu'er stared at Liao Xiong with a ghastly expression, her pale, sightless eyes overflowing with bone-chilling hatred.

If not for him.

She would surely be married by now, perhaps even have children of her own.

But this beast had forcibly pushed her into the well to drown!

He had even pushed her brother into the well to drown as well!

Their branch of the family had been completely severed!

"It's you..."

"It really is you--!"

"You... you... don't come any closer!"

"I didn't want to! You forced my hand! If you had just submitted to me, I wouldn't have pushed you into the well!"

"It's all your own fault!"

Liao Xiong collapsed to the ground in terror, screaming in a breakdown as he scrambled backward.

His heart was completely filled with fear.

Liao Xiu'er had actually turned into a ghost!!

And now she had come for him!

"You beast!"

Liao Chengping, dressed in the uniform of a Ghost Messenger, rushed out from the side. With a dark expression, he swung the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain fiercely toward Liao Xiong!

The talisman hanging around Liao Xiong's neck flared briefly.

But a glimmer of Divine Power flashed across the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain, and the talisman shattered instantly.

This talisman, which had prevented the siblings from taking their revenge for five years, was utterly defenseless against the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain!

"Liao Chengping!!"

"You actually turned into a ghost too!!"

Liao Xiong shrieked in terror, wetting himself on the spot.

He had not expected this.

The two siblings he had pushed into the well all those years ago had both become vengeful ghosts, and now they were here for revenge!

And the talisman that the Daoist priest had given him had actually shattered!!

"Brother--!"

Liao Xiu'er pulled on Liao Chengping, stopping the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain from striking Liao Xiong.

"Hm?"

Liao Chengping looked at his sister in confusion.

This beast had murdered them; a thousand cuts would not be enough to satisfy his hatred!

"The order of the Venerable God is only for us to bring his soul back."

"Until the Venerable God gives the command, we cannot take matters into our own hands."

Liao Xiu'er took a deep breath and shook her head.

Although she hated Liao Xiong to the bone and wanted to use the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain to whip him and inflict cruel torture, she had heard stories in her life.

She knew that no superior liked subordinates who acted on their own initiative.

Since they were now working under the Venerable God, they had to follow the rules of the Venerable God.

Moreover, she believed—

The Venerable God would surely give this beast the punishment he deserved!

"My sister is right."

Liao Chengping nodded.

Then, he fixed his sinister gaze upon Liao Xiong, who was staring at him in terrified shock, having already wet himself—

The ethereal Soul-Binding Chain in his hand extended instantly, like a giant, phantom black python, and coiled around Liao Xiong's body in a flash.

Then—

He gave the ethereal Soul-Binding Chain a sharp tug.

Liao Xiong's soul was instantly bound by the chain and dragged out!

"I... have I also become a ghost?"

Liao Xiong stared in terror at the ground, at his own body that no longer held a breath of life.

"Move."

Liao Xiu'er's white dress instantly transformed into a Ghost Messenger uniform as she headed toward Four Seas Village.

The Soul-Binding Chain extended three zhang, dragging Liao Xiong's soul behind her.

The quiet town remained deathly still.

Although Liao Xiong's terrified scream must have been heard by the nearby townspeople, no one dared to come out and investigate.

No one dared to make a single sound.

Many townspeople were even deathly pale, trembling in fear.

They had just heard the word "ghost!"

Had someone encountered a ghost?

Please, don't let it come to our house! the nearby townspeople prayed.

Outside the Land God Temple.

Li Youming, who had been fast asleep, suddenly felt a wave of chilling air and jolted awake.

"Where is this sinister aura coming from?"

He was somewhat astonished.

This was the Land God Temple, under the watchful gaze of Lord Zhangyue!

Could it be that some sinister ghost dared to run wild here?

He pushed open his door.

A large amount of 'Qi' within his body flowed into his eyes.

Immediately, he saw—

Two ghosts dressed in messenger uniforms were kneeling respectfully before the Land God Temple. One of the ghosts held an iron chain, and at the end of that chain, another soul was bound.

The bound soul wore a look of utter terror.

"Liao Chengping, Liao Xiu'er?"

"Liao Xiong?"

He spoke in surprise.

Five years ago, hadn't the siblings Liao Chengping and Liao Xiu'er fallen into a well and died?

The incident had been the talk of the Four Villages at the time.

There were even rumors that Liao Xiong was responsible.

But without any evidence, the matter had been left unsettled.

What was happening now?

Had the dead Liao Chengping and Liao Xiu'er become ghosts?

And they had captured Liao Xiong's soul?

Could it be that Liao Chengping and Liao Xiu'er were truly pushed into the well by Liao Xiong to drown?

"Uncle Grandmaster Youming."

"You can see us?"

Liao Xiu'er asked in astonishment.

The Four Villages were not far apart, and since her mother was from Li Family Village, she had visited often.

"I am the Temple Keeper for Lord Zhangyue, walking the mortal realm on his behalf; naturally, I can see you."

"With those messenger uniforms and kneeling before the temple of Lord Zhangyue, could it be that you have received his grace?"

Li Youming's eyes flashed as he made a guess.

"So the Venerable God is Lord Zhangyue!"

"Uncle Youming has actually become the Temple Keeper for the Venerable God!"

Liao Xiu'er realized with a start and hurriedly said:

"Uncle Youming, we have received the grace of Lord Zhangyue and are now serving as Ghost Messengers under his command."

Ghost Messengers!

Li Youming nodded, gratified.

"You siblings have suffered misfortune, but to be able to serve as Ghost Messengers under Lord Zhangyue after death is also your good fortune."

After all, he had watched the two siblings grow up.

Their maternal grandfather was even a cousin of his within the five degrees of mourning, though he had long since passed away.

Having said that.

He immediately returned to his room, no longer concerning himself with the matter.

He was the Temple Keeper for Lord Zhangyue, walking the mortal realm on his behalf and managing worldly affairs.

But since Liao Xiu'er and her brother had become Ghost Messengers, the things they did no longer belonged to the mortal realm!

Matters that did not belong to the mortal realm.

He naturally had to steer clear of them.

Having lived for over fifty years, he understood at least that much.

Inside the "Divine Domain."

Li Yue looked at the Ghost Messengers Liao Xiu'er and Liao Chengping kneeling outside the Land God Temple, as well as the soul of Liao Xiong, who had been apprehended.

A look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Though Liao Xiu'er was only sixteen when she died, she knew how to conduct herself and was exceptionally intelligent.

He could certainly focus on cultivating her in the future.

He waved his hand gently.

Instantly—

The "Divine Domain," which had already expanded to a radius of ten zhang, shifted, transforming into a majestic Underworld courtroom.

Columns stood tall within the hall, surrounded by pitch-black mist, somber and imbued with a terrifying authority.

Clad in his Land God Vestments and wearing the Land God Crown, he sat at the head of the courtroom.

Before him sat a table, upon which rested the Land God Seal and the Land God Register.

"Bring Liao Xiong in."

He spoke indifferently.

As his voice echoed out of the Land God Temple, Liao Xiu'er and Liao Chengping felt a blur before their eyes, and they found themselves inside the "Divine Domain" that had transformed into an Underworld courtroom.

Liao Xiong, bound by the illusory Soul-Binding Chain, was brought in along with them.