"Could Zhou Xiaochuan really have just... died?!"
Inside a side room in Fengdu Prefecture in the Yellow Springs Ruins, Ping'an stared at the phantom image before him and spoke in disbelief.
Beside him, Ninth Madam nodded and said:
"To be precise, he didn't die. He replaced Butcher Zhao and remained in Three Paths Village."
Ghost King Qin Ming, who sat behind them, added:
"Actually, the original Butcher Zhao didn't leave Three Paths Village either. He's sleeping inside that body."
"Unless the Netherworld Edict sealing Three Paths Village is lifted."
"Otherwise, he'll remain trapped in Three Paths Village forever."
Hearing this, Ninth Madam suddenly turned to Ghost King Qin Ming in surprise:
"Could this be your Fengdu Prefecture's latest discovery?"
Ghost King Qingming nodded:
"Fengdu Prefecture has yet to announce this publicly. Please don't spread the word."
Ninth Madam, Ping'an, and the others nodded lightly.
Just then, Heavenly Lord Xuanbei suddenly said gravely:
"Gu Changming, who keeps following Xu Taiping, is very likely to become a hidden danger. Xu Taiping should shake him off sooner rather than later."
Daoist Fengzhu shook his head and said:
"The most pressing matter is still to gain a villager's acceptance before dark. Otherwise, once night falls, he'll surely be besieged by the ghost horde."
Hearing this, Ping'an suddenly recalled the scene of Butcher Zhao chopping Zhou Xiaochuan into a bloody pulp. He immediately frowned and said:
"Ordinary spells and divine abilities have no effect whatsoever on the evil ghosts in Three Paths Village."
"I'm afraid even Eldest Brother might not withstand an entire village of evil ghosts attacking him."
Ninth Madam nodded as well and said:
"These evil ghosts are actually incarnations of the Netherworld Edict. If he isn't accepted, it'll be tantamount to confronting the Netherworld Edict directly."
"Unless he has means from the