A Prairie Fire

"How could that be, Yaozu?"

Master Wang's eyes widened instantly. The badge in his hand fell to the ground as though he had lost all strength.

"Th-this is impossible. Ghosts are invincible. We humans can never defeat ghosts. It's impossible!" Master Wang stared at Huang Yaozu, shaking his head again and again.

The voice emanating from the owl head left him in excruciating pain, as if his head were about to explode, yet he continued denying it.

"My lord ghost, don't joke with me. M-my head hurts so much!" Master Wang begged, covering his ears with both hands.

"Hmph. 14174." The owl snorted coldly and spoke a string of numbers.

"Yaozu, it really is you!"

Master Wang's pleading expression instantly turned vacant. He even forgot the pain in his head, and his face filled with regret.

That number was a password.

A password that opened a certain secret chest.

That chest contained information on many people and many ghosts; the people were those who fought against evil ghosts, while the ghosts were high-ranking ghosts!

Being able to say that was enough to prove that the mighty monster before him was Huang Yaozu, his former comrade.

"This damn badge is what you got after betraying us? You did it all for this?"

"Wang Benfu, have you forgotten your wife A Juan, and Tongtong and Linlin? Who was it that once said he wanted to go be with them?"

Blood flowed from Master Wang's nostrils and the corners of his eyes at the same time. He wailed, "Yaozu, you don't understand. You don't understand!"

"It's because I've been through too much that I understand we can never defeat evil ghosts."

"We can't win against them. Resistance is useless."

"Obtaining this and coexisting with evil ghosts is humanity's only chance!"

"Our only chance?"