"Senior Blade Ghost."
In the shadows ahead of the Mountain Bandits' encampment, Xu Taiping continued forward without a sound while secretly sending a voice transmission to Blade Ghost.
Blade Ghost's voice soon rang out in Xu Taiping's mind:
"I'm here. I'm here."
Hearing that voice, Xu Taiping inexplicably felt much more at ease.
At the same time, Gu Changming's voice also rang out in his mind:
"Brother Taiping, Xiao Moji has already taken those sixty villagers into hiding by the encampment's side gate."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping breathed a sigh of relief and sent a voice transmission to Gu Changming:
"Brother Changming, once I'm truly surrounded by the bandits, take those sixty Village Soldiers and immediately find a way into the encampment."
Gu Changming immediately replied:
"All right!"
While Xu Taiping was exchanging voice transmissions with Gu Changming, Blade Ghost's figure had silently appeared beside him.
Xu Taiping glanced at Blade Ghost beside him and said in surprise:
"It really is as you said, Senior Blade Ghost. Here in Three Paths Village, there's no difference at all between a spirit form and a true body."
Blade Ghost raised his hand and clenched his fist, then tossed a Soulfire Stone into his mouth and said with a smile:
"It's been a very long time since I could sense the existence of these arms as clearly as I can now."
Xu Taiping offered Blade Ghost the bone blade No Edge:
"Will this do?"
Blade Ghost took the bone blade and hefted it, saying with great satisfaction:
"Not bad. It'll do!"
Xu Taiping nodded, pressing one hand against the hilt of the Water-Cutting Blade at his waist and gripping the Fengdu Token with the other:
"Senior Blade Ghost, I'm going to summon the Ghost Generals now."
Blade Ghost tightened his grip on the