"Chen Hao!"

Hearing Niu Tou call his name, Chen Hao immediately looked at Niu Tou, his eyes blankly asking, "Niu Tou, did you call me?"

At this moment, Zhao Chong and Zhou Ke also looked towards Niu Tou, their expressions somewhat displeased. From Zhao Chong's eyes, Niu Tou saw a cold and dreadful intimidation.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Niu Tou finally nodded and said, "You've made great progress these past few days."

Hearing Niu Tou say this, Zhao Chong's expression relaxed, and he turned his gaze away; Zhou Ke frowned in confusion but also shifted his line of sight.

"Hehe! You flatter me too much!" Chen Hao scratched his head and laughed foolishly once more. He originally thought Niu Tou had something urgent to tell him, but it turned out Niu Tou just wanted to praise him.

After Chen Hao looked away, Ma Mian and Niu Tou exchanged uneasy looks.

In Niu Tou's view, since Zhao Chong had chosen the masked Nether King, and it was the masked Yuqiao who saved him and Ma Mian yesterday, he ultimately decided not to tell Chen Hao about it.

Ye Yuqiao was still pondering. Suddenly, Chen Hao thought of someone.

"Right, Zhao Chong!" Chen Hao called out to Zhao Chong, "Where's Huashan? I haven't seen her."

Immediately, a sharp gleam flashed in Zhao Chong's eyes. Zhou Ke slightly turned his head towards him, giving him a meaningful glance.

"Seven days ago, I ordered my subordinates to take her to an absolutely safe place," Zhao Chong promptly told a lie, his expression a bit unnatural. Because of the nightfall, Chen Hao failed to see his expression clearly.

"Oh!" Chen Hao's tone was somewhat disappointed, "Has she been well at your residence over the past six months?"

Zhao Chong narrowed his eyes and after thinking for a moment, he said coolly, "You should ask her that question."

"Bastard, what, are you really missing Huashan?" Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao's voice rang in Chen Hao's mind. By her tone, she seemed a little displeased. Moreover, after many days, she was calling Chen Hao a bastard again.

"I was just asking," Chen Hao replied to Ye Yuqiao with a grimace, using their secret language, "Her parents entrusted her to my care, I should at least occasionally show concern for her well-being."

Ye Yuqiao huffed coldly.

"Yuqiao, have you decided which way we should go?" Chen Hao deliberately shifted the topic.

"Which way do you want to go?" Ye Yuqiao asked Chen Hao in return. Although she knew that Chen Hao's true intent was just to change the subject, the day was about to break, and time was pressing; they needed to quickly decide on the next step.

"I want to meet the Dark Law King and King Wanfa," Chen Hao said, "Although I'm very nervous inside, we'll have to face them sooner or later, won't we? If we can eliminate both of them at the same time, the Ghost King's strength will be greatly weakened, which is good. Plus, I can test out the results of my month-long retreat and training. If I can't defeat the two Dharma Kings, then there's even less hope against the Ghost King."

"I understand!"

Ye Yuqiao looked up at Zhao Chong and said, "Zhao Chong, let's head northeast to take out King Wanfa and the Dark Law King."

"Good!" Zhao Chong said, a fierce glint passing through his eyes, razor-sharp as it hadn't been for a long time.

"Let's set off!"

Afterward, the group of them rode their battle horses towards the northwest.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao rode together on the same battle horse.

Since Chen Hao had never ridden a horse before, especially one that could soar through the clouds, he felt both excited and intrigued. He wrapped his arms tightly around Ye Yuqiao's waist, pressing his body close to her back, and rested his chin lightly on her shoulder, excitedly looking around, "What a strange feeling!"

Ye Yuqiao, sitting in front, holding the reins, laughed softly and said, "Naughty boy, with the great battle ahead, you still manage to laugh. Haven't you considered that we might be about to die?"

Ye Yuqiao's voice grew softer and softer, fearful of affecting the morale of the soldiers around her.

"Anyway, if I'm going to die, I might as well die with you. What's there to be afraid of?" Chen Hao said indifferently, "The Netherworld is so vast, if we're still alive after this, we must ride these flying horses and travel every corner of the Netherworld. How does that sound?"

"Of course, that sounds wonderful." Ye Yuqiao's eyes were filled with longing, "Let me tell you a secret, I've actually never been to many places in the Netherworld. I've spent most of my time within the Netherworld City. I used to think about getting married quickly so I could produce the next Nether King, then I could abandon everything and wander everywhere."

Chen Hao's expression darkened, and he said with displeasure, "Who did you want to marry and have children with before?"

Ye Yuqiao chuckled lightly, lifting her right hand to stroke Chen Hao's cheek, explaining, "I hadn't considered anyone, that's why there's been no next generation for the Netherworld yet."

"Then did you ever consider my past life, Ye Heng?"

"No!" Ye Yuqiao answered quickly, "I only ever considered you. It wasn't until a year ago that I realized why I had never thought about it before."

"Why is that?"

"Because you hadn't appeared yet, so I was always waiting."

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Meanwhile, in the military camp thousands of miles to the northwest.

The Dark Law King and King Wanfa were also waiting.

Ever since an hour ago, when the royal troops sent to the south reported back that they had found the people of the Zhao and Wu families in the great river wetlands, there had been no further news.

At this moment, in the distance to the east, a few faint glimmers of white light were already appearing in the night sky. Dawn was about to break.

"Zhao Chong is a war god," King Wanfa finally spoke, "Perhaps all those over six thousand royal troops have been completely annihilated."

"Even if Zhao Chong is that powerful, there should still be someone who could have made it back alive," the Dark Law King retorted, bearing some resentment towards King Wanfa for having kept the command of the royal troops from him earlier.

"Don't forget they also have Niu Tou and Ma Mian."

"Our royal troops are not weak either!" the Dark Law King objected again. "Besides, both Niu Tou and Ma Mian are injured, they won't have many avatars."

King Wanfa remained silent, continuing to wait.

It wasn't until the first ray of morning sunlight tore through the dark night, streaming from the distant east right onto their tent, that a scout finally entered.

"Kings, people from the Zhao and Zhou families are heading our way," he said.

Upon hearing this news, the expressions on the faces of the Dark Law King and King Wanfa were vastly different: King Wanfa was calm, having predicted this; the Dark Law King, however, was surprised. He didn't understand why the Zhao and Zhou families, with just over a thousand people, dared to strike at them.

"This is highly suspicious!" the Dark Law King said, "There must be some sort of ambush."

"Not necessarily!" This time it was King Wanfa's turn to object, though not out of emotion, "Perhaps they are indeed coming for a decisive battle to the death with us."

"What makes them think they can!" the Dark Law King exclaimed angrily.

"Kings," the scout spoke again, "from what I've just observed, there are two very special people among them. The woman only has a Yang Spirit, and the man is from the mortal world, with extremely strong Yang Energy."

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