One, two, three, four...
The Water Ghost had seen more Red-Clothed ghosts in the past few minutes than he had in the previous ten years combined. He wanted to leave, but it was already too late.
The corridor was flooded with blood-red light, and the resentment surging like waves nearly lifted the roof off the building.
"I'm not interested in the door you possess, so there's no conflict of interest between us. The easiest way to earn the door's recognition and become the new Door Pusher is to kill the original Door Pusher, the Underworld Fetus. We also have a common enemy right now." Chen Ge looked at the Water Ghost Red-Clothed, surrounded by several other Red-Clothed ghosts. "No matter how you look at it, we have a basis for cooperation. What do you think?"
"I..." The Water Ghost Red-Clothed's all-white eyes darted around wildly. He looked around and saw that every way out was blocked. Several Red-Clothed ghosts were staring at him like he was food. "I think you make a lot of sense. We're not enemies, and we shouldn't be. If we fight and weaken each other, the Underworld Fetus will benefit."
"So, have you remembered anything else?"
"Yes. The Shrine is in the basement. I'll take you there."
Surrounded by several Red-Clothed ghosts, the Water Ghost Red-Clothed led everyone into the basement.
It was extremely damp, and the air reeked of mildew. The passageway was crammed with all kinds of junk, and two rusty bicycles had been dumped by the entrance.
"A lot of the apartments in Jiangyuan Residential Complex are rented out. Some tenants leave their belongings behind when they move. If the Landlord doesn't want to throw them away, they're stored here."
They reached the far end of the corridor. In the corner stood a