Even if he wished to seek refuge with Deputy Chief Duan, it was not something he could do merely by wanting to. General Niu pondered for a moment, then returned to his cave abode and took out a pitch-black ox horn, which looked like a piece of black jade.
General Niu gritted his teeth, placed the ox horn into his storage ring, and turned to leave. Once outside, he followed a broad road eastward.
Before long, a pavilion appeared before him. When General Niu was several yards from it, he took out a white sound-transmission talisman and said, "Deputy Chief Duan, your subordinate Niu Xian requests an audience."
"Come in," said a languid voice.
The ox-headed ghost entered the pavilion. This was not his first visit, so he knew the way well. He entered a room and saw a four-armed evil ghost at the Spirit Cultivation Stage within. It was Deputy Chief Duan.
General Niu stepped forward a few paces, his face fawning as he said, "Greetings, Deputy Chief Duan."
Deputy Chief Duan said blandly, "General Niu, what is it you want?"
The ox-headed ghost said, "Last time, you mentioned needing an ox horn from an ox-headed ghost at the Spirit Cultivation Stage for medicine. I searched for several days after returning and finally found one, so I brought it to you."
As he spoke, he took a Jade Box from his storage ring. Inside was that ox horn.
Yet Deputy Chief Duan did not even look at it. "Last time, I heard Manager Quan say that you did not have this item. How is it that you have it now?"
General Niu said, "When Manager Quan mentioned it last time, I truly did not have it. Otherwise, I would certainly have presented it to you. But after Manager Quan