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"": "What Xu Lu held against his chest was a book.
A very old thread-bound book.
The Heaven Veil domain was an ancient place to begin with, so a book like this was nothing unusual. At first glance, it looked perfectly ordinary, too.
Yet Xu Lu's reaction was even more exaggerated than when he had seen the Jade Ruler and the two ink reels!
The Dao Hall was already one of the most important places in the Heaven Origin Taoist Grounds, and the ink reels were Ritual Artifacts belonging to the grounds, capable of sealing the Bright Consort.
The Jade Ruler was even more extraordinary. Otherwise, Xu Lu would never have stared so fixedly at it, swallowing hard.
Did that mean the old book was worth even more than the Jade Ruler and the ink reels?
"Fourth Master Gray, what are you waiting for? Tell the Mountain Rats to hurry... Just a little farther, to where we parked. Step on it!"
Xu Lu could not even wait for Luo Bin to answer before urging Fourth Master Gray on.
Fourth Master Gray squeaked, "What's the big deal? Little Xu, why are you so flustered? That fat old geezer can't get out. All those Corpse-Ghosts are watching him."
Luo Bin could also tell that Xu Lu was nervous.
Floating Tortoise Mountain was another Heaven Veil domain. It could obscure the Heavenly Mechanism, making divination difficult.
But Fourth Master Gray was right. The Corpse-Ghosts blocked the way, and they had only escaped thanks to the River Lady. How was Guo Baichi supposed to get out?
With his explosive temper and habit of attacking ghosts at the slightest disagreement, was it realistic to expect him to control the Ghost Ferryman?
"Mr. Xu, calm down."
Luo Bin offered a word of