Old Liu gambled his life, drawing the ghost in the Imperial Court's area into trying to cross the blue flames and float over from above.
It seemed terrified of... the blue flames burning in the trench, yet it craved the vitality emanating from Old Liu.
The ghost floated very slowly, but it had already risen higher and was slowly crossing the trench.
"Just a little more, just a little more...!"
Li Yan was so tense that his heart might stop at any moment. He clenched his fists, staring fixedly at Old Liu.
Just then, the ghost accelerated in midair.
Boom!
Suddenly, blue fire surged out of the trench, rising three meters high, only about two meters short of the ceiling.
"Aah!"
The vicious ghost's piercing scream rang out. It fled for its life, rushing back into the Court Faction's area in an instant.
For a moment, the room was so quiet that a pin drop could have been heard.
"Ha ha ha!"
Scholar suddenly burst out laughing, his anxiety and despair instantly subsiding.
In the Prince Huai Party's area, Li Yan, who had always been rather hard-hearted, even cold, finally reacted. Disregarding his own safety, he rushed forward and grabbed Liu Ji Shan at the edge of the trench.
He pulled hard, and both of them stumbled backward and fell to the floor together.
"G-ghosts in different areas... can't cross the blue fire." Liu Ji Shan's face was purplish blue. He felt as though he had plunged into an ice cellar, his entire body trembling. "We can't snatch theirs."
"Right. Are you okay?" Li Yan asked with concern.
"...I'm... I'm fine. I feel much better away from there." Liu Ji Shan weakly shook his head.
"Let's get out first. We still have souls on our side." Ignoring the two ghosts