Inside the resplendent chamber, the Ghost Lord sat on his throne with two beauties in his arms, enjoying the peeled honey pomelo they fed him as he watched the singing and graceful dancing.
By the time the Ghost Lord realized something was wrong, Ning Xiang had already cleaved open the Palace doors.
Hmm, using the Azure Sea Sword to cleave things apart is getting easier and easier.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass..." the Ghost Lord thundered.
Ning Xiang rudely interrupted him. "Cut the nonsense. Tell me how to find the Mars Star Lord."
"You little brat, who lent you the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? Still, since you're pretty, I'll forgive you this once. Come here and serve me wine."
The Ghost Lord dressed exactly like the Ghost Emperor, wearing the same ink-black robes and even a black jade mask over his face, but their bearing was worlds apart.
Ning Xiang did not want to waste any more breath on him and simply brought out the Fire-Illuminating Pearl and the Water-Reflecting Pearl.
"I have what he wants. Take me to him."
The Ghost Lord's eyes fixed on the two pearls resting in Ning Xiang's hand.
They were actually the objects the Mars Star Lord had been searching for all this time.
If he could offer these two pearls to the Mars Star Lord, why would he ever need to worry about not winning his favor?
But the Ghost Lord remained wary.
"How do I know whether the pearls in your hand are real? Why don't you give them to me so I can examine them?"
Ning Xiang said, "If you don't trust me, Ghost Lord, I can simply go back."
She turned to leave, but black ghostly energy slammed the doors shut behind