"Boyfriend, do you want to help us?"

"Of course I do, tell me how to help," Chen Hao asked.

Ye Yuqiao's face showed a misty smile as she leaned very close to Chen Hao, her hands gently caressing his cheeks. Blushing, she said shyly, "Silly boy, it's for cultivation, I want the Nether King's Power!"

Having said this, Ye Yuqiao tore a purple rift in the air, and then Chen Hao carried her into the Nether Acupoint.

The next morning.

Ye Yuqiao bid farewell to Chen Hao and headed to Xiufeng Town with Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing.

Chen Hao continued to cultivate alone in the Yang Wood Forest. But this time, within the Yang Wood Forest, he set up a barrier of Yang Energy, which could prevent sudden attacks from King Nanlin or others.

After this separation, Ye Yuqiao had already made up her mind not to visit Chen Hao during this time unless he was in danger.

So, it was very likely that for the next twenty-some days, the passionately in love couple would not see each other until two days before the Ghost King emerged from seclusion in September, which was also the day of the first anniversary of Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao getting to know each other and dating.

"It's already our first anniversary so soon!" murmured Ye Yuqiao as she sat in the Exorcism Special Vehicle. To her, it seemed as if everything that happened over the year had occurred just yesterday. Although she had lived for over twenty thousand years, one year for her was akin to the instantaneous turn of a normal person.

But even such a brief moment had become an everlasting memory in her heart.

In Ye Yuqiao's recollection, the Exorcism Special Vehicle arrived at Xiufeng Town.

Upon arriving in town, Xie Xiaofeng immediately made a phone call to someone named Wu Yong.

Wu Yong was an Onmyoji from the town. Xie Xiaofeng had learned of him through Lu Yuan, the president of the J city Yin Yang Master Association, who could help Xie Xiaofeng and the others find the location of the ancient tomb.

Soon, Wu Yong hurried over. After opening the passenger door, he was first stunned by Ye Yuqiao's beauty, then he quickly recovered and got in the car, directing Xie Xiaofeng towards Xiushan, south of Xiufeng Town.

"I've long heard of your esteemed names, they resonate like thunder!" Wu Yong said with great admiration, and then sighed, "It's just a pity that I couldn't meet Chen Hao today."

Because Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing had killed King Ning, King Xin, and the Dark Law King in succession, and with the national Onmyoji conference a few months ago, their names, along with the Exorcism Special Vehicle, had become well-known in the Yin Yang Master circles of East Country. Even in a small place like Xiufeng Town, Wu Yong, an Onmyoji, had heard of their deeds.

"Chen Hao couldn't make it because he was occupied," Xie Xiaofeng explained while driving, "You're not worried that without him, we won't be able to handle things, are you?"

"No, no!" Wu Yong quickly waved his hands, "It's the same with just the three of you."

As he spoke, Wu Yong's face wore an embarrassed smile, and his eyes glanced through the rearview mirror at Ye Yuqiao, who was sitting in the back with a heavy heart. He thought about the rumors he had heard before about Chen Hao's girlfriend being as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, and seeing her today, he found them to be true.

"Uncle Wu, tell us about that tomb,"

"Sure!" Wu Yong nodded in agreement, then couldn't help but sigh. After a few seconds, he continued, "This tomb was built 1,600 years ago and is the final resting place of Zhou Wu Wang, the third emperor of the Zhou Country. The tomb is located south of Xiu Mountain, directly opposite the Inner Sea of Xiu Peak, with the east-west and north-south lengths both being four hundred meters, and a depth of forty meters. It is the largest ancient tomb discovered in East Country to date. But for some undetermined reasons, this tomb has never been fully explored; almost no one who has entered it has ever come out alive."

Hearing Wu Yong say this, Xie Xiaofeng asked with interest, "Uncle Wu, having lived in this town for decades, haven't you ever thought of exploring that tomb for yourself?"

Suddenly, Wu Yong's expression turned somber. His eyes drifted towards the distant Xiu Mountain, whose winding curves filled his gaze. Then, sorrow and tears appeared in the corners of his wrinkled eyes.

"I managed to enter that tomb once, making me one of the few who have made it out alive."

"Ah!" Hearing Wu Yong's words, both Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing were incredibly surprised.

"Back then, I went in with my old man and several high-level Onmyojis from J City," Wu Yong said thoughtfully, "and, ashamed as I am to say it, after entering the Nether Acupoint, I only made it through the first door. Just beyond that door was a bridge, beneath which flowed a river filled by the waters of Yin springs. My father insisted I not cross the bridge, so I stayed at the head of the bridge waiting for them to return. Later, they never came back; I waited for two days and two nights before I left the tomb."

"There's actually a bridge inside that tomb!" Xie Xiaofeng said, finding it unbelievable.

"Yes, and a very long one at that. Above the bridge was a mass of dark clouds filled with a great deal of Yin Qi. I really don't know where those clouds came from."

"Did you notice anything else particularly strange or unusual at the time?" Tang Jing asked.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Yong shook his head.

"I was only in my twenties then, and it's been a long time. I only remember the way to enter the Nether Acupoint, but I've forgotten almost everything else," Wu Yong said.

"Since that year, my mother was bedridden until she passed away four years ago. I never fulfilled her wish to find my father's body. When I received a call from Chief Lu the day before yesterday, saying that you were coming to look at this tomb, I was so happy I couldn't sleep for two nights. I hope that this time we can find my father's remains, or at least learn how he died to give my mother some closure."

"Don't worry, we will definitely help you fulfill this wish this time!" Xie Xiaofeng said confidently.

"Thank you!"

Half an hour later, the Exorcism Special Vehicle entered into the heart of Xiu Mountain. Under Wu Yong's guidance, the Exorcism Special Vehicle stopped in front of an uphill path on the southeast side of Xiu Mountain.

After getting out of the vehicle, the four walked towards the south side of the mountain. The mountain path was not too steep, but the deeper they went, the more eerie it became, with strange cries occasionally coming from either the bugs in the long grass, birds perched high in the trees, or wild beasts deep in the mountains.

After walking for nearly an hour, a group of people suddenly emerged from the woods on both sides of the path, surrounding the four.

"You can't go any further!" one burly man yelled.

"Brother Liu, it's me, Uncle Wu!" Wu Yong walked forward and said, then turned back to explain to Xie Xiaofeng, "These are the people hired by the town to guard the tomb."

"Uncle Wu, it's really you!"

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