My thoughts had begun to wander.
But all of it rested on the premise that the Underworld Emissary would intervene.
And the emissary who came had to be strong enough to settle every problem.
If some not-so-capable little emissary showed up and caused such a huge commotion...
Then not only would we fail to save Senior Brother, we might all get dragged down with him...
Of course, the prerequisite for everything was finding a way to save Senior Brother Zhuang Sheng.
As Master and I talked, we had already returned to where the car was parked.
This time, I drove. Without any hesitation, I headed straight for Bountiful City.
Master wanted to speak with Grandpa face-to-face.
He wanted to seek some solutions and help from Grandpa.
After all, an Underworld Emissary had appeared this time.
As a patrolman, Grandpa had dealt with Underworld Emissaries and understood them far better than Master and I did.
Perhaps he could separate Golden Spring.
Second, we could borrow Black Emperor from Grandpa.
As a dog demon, Black Emperor had a high level of cultivation as well.
If we had him sneak into the gorge and monitor the hot spring pool,
perhaps we could uncover more clues and determine exactly what kind of living evil creature was inside that pool...
It took more than three hours to travel from Scenic Town back to Bountiful City.
It was not too late yet. We estimated that we could return to Ghost King Village at around one in the morning.
After exchanging a few words with Master on the road, we fell silent.
I drove rather fast, speeding like the wind toward Bountiful City.
Once we got off the highway, I kept flooring the accelerator.
At 1:20 in the morning, I drove back to the village.
The moment