Xu Zimo's arrival was like a plague; everyone kept far away from him.
Watching them leave one after another, the elderly storyteller shook his head slightly, put away the book before him, and prepared to leave.
"Old sir, may I ask you a few questions?" Xu Zimo asked with a smile.
"Ask," the old man said, looking up at Xu Zimo.
"Why do those people not dare approach me?" Xu Zimo asked.
"They are all low-level Ghost Spirits. The yang energy on you is too heavy; if they remain near you too long, their souls will scatter and vanish," the old man explained.
"Is Netherworld City considered a forbidden land?" Xu Zimo asked.
"Netherworld City is Netherworld City. It is not a forbidden land," the old man said, shaking his head.
"If you wish to enter the forbidden land, you can seek out the City Lord. The entrance is in his hands."
Xu Zimo asked a few more simple questions. Before leaving, the old man reminded him, "Netherworld City opens at night and closes at daybreak.
"If you do not wish to be expelled from Netherworld City, you must find somewhere to stay before dawn."
Xu Zimo thanked him, then walked down from the city tower. People wearing all manner of ghost masks brushed past him.
He planned to find Netherworld City's City Lord.
But after taking only a few steps, the sounds of battle came from nearby.
The many Ghost Spirits on the bustling street panicked, while several figures came striding through the air from afar.
"Catch that human! The Ghost King will richly reward you!" several figures chasing from behind roared angrily.
The person fleeing ahead was Xie Changliu.
After separating from Xie Changliu earlier, Xu Zimo had told him to wait in Rihua City.
He had not