"Wait. The great calamity will descend soon. In another half month, everyone within these city walls will die."
He murmured hoarsely, utterly certain, then swept his sleeve. Gusts of cold, ghostly wind surged out of it, gradually enveloping the entire painted boat.
A shattered lantern aboard the painted boat slowly lit up, flickering in and out of sight in the darkness.
Moreover, it grew hotter and stronger. This was the soul lamp of the female ghost in the opera costume from earlier.
The female ghost had been on the verge of death, her soul about to scatter and vanish from heaven and earth. With the soul lamp's appearance, however, her senses returned, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Faint ripples shimmered in those exquisite eyes, revealing a hint of seductiveness.
Her figure was voluptuous, her curves graceful. As she knelt on the floor, the exaggerated curve of her buttocks looked ready to burst her opera robe apart.
At the sight of the female ghost, the enormous figure slowly nodded, a trace of gratification entering his eyes.
He was an immensely powerful existence even in the Underworld Realm, known as one of the Ten Kings, with thousands upon thousands of consorts.
And this female ghost was one of his most cherished consorts.
Otherwise, weak as she was, he could never have agreed to let her enter Kyoto.
After all, the Underworld River was far too stifling.
It was perfectly natural for his beloved consort to want to enter this world and torture more humans to death.
He was confident that, with his charm, his beloved consort must love him deeply.
No one could steal her away!
Chapter 261: Please be gentle, Demon Venerable!
Splash!
Night hung like a dark curtain. Within the deep lake waters, the Underworld River continued to flow