The carriage, with its finely carved openings, passed by. By now, Chen Hao had already gathered a great deal of Yin Qi Spiritual Power around him, ready to attack Qian Feng.

However, through the shadow cast by the light inside the carriage, Chen Hao saw the silhouette of a figure with a graceful posture. Following that, Lin Huashan emerged from the carriage.

"Chen Hao!" Lin Huashan greeted him with a face full of joy.

"Huashan!" Chen Hao exclaimed in surprise, "Why is it you!"

Lin Huashan squinted her eyes into slits, looking at Chen Hao with full-hearted happiness.

"Yep, it's me! It looks like Clan Leader Qian was right, without me, you really would make a move on him!"

Chen Hao showed an expression of helplessness and retracted the Yin Qi Spiritual Power swirling around him, muttering with a frown, "What makes you so sure I won't make a move on you."

"Because you're a good person, Chen Hao!" Lin Huashan said laughingly as she hopped down from the carriage and walked up to Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao. "You wouldn't bear to lay a hand on a lady."

Chen Hao was about to speak when he inadvertently caught sight of a sinister shadow stretching out from inside the carriage. His heart skipped a beat—he felt animosity toward Qian Feng, along with fear.

In his eyes, Qian Feng was a cunning fox who was always scheming and omniscient. Facing such a person, he of course had to be a hundred percent vigilant.

Under Chen Hao's watchful eye, Qian Feng finally stepped out from inside the carriage. His right hand constantly caressed the ring on his left hand, ready for Chen Hao who might attack him at any moment.

Upon their first meeting, Qian Feng's hazy eyes left a deep impression on Chen Hao, in stark contrast with the two-headed seven-star deer by his side.

"Nether King, I wonder if this counts as another meeting," Qian Feng said to Ye Yuqiao, his attitude very respectful. Though Ye Yuqiao's face was veiled, he recognized her at a glance.

His implication was that, just a few days ago at Sunset Pass, he had met with Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.

Ye Yuqiao lifted her veil and responded coldly with a mere "Clan Leader Qian."

"So you're Chen Hao," Qian Feng's gaze shifted to Chen Hao, "long time fan!"

"A long time fan, Qian Feng!" Chen Hao replied with a sharp tone, having no intention of being courteous to Qian Feng.

"Although we haven't met before, it's like we're old acquaintances."

"Yes!" Chen Hao sighed, "We're acquainted through conflict. But now that we are acquainted, we still have to fight!"

He kept his eyes fixed on Qian Feng, trying to discern his true intentions from his gaze. However, the fog in Qian Feng's eyes not only didn't clear up, but after putting up his guard, it became even more indecipherable.

A slight smile curled on Qian Feng's lips as he said, "With a formidable enemy ahead, I hope we can set aside old grudges for the time being and eliminate our common foe!"

"I can do that!" Chen Hao agreed quickly, "But don't forget, it's only temporary. Now, tell me, what's your purpose for coming here today?"

Chen Hao spoke casually, but his heart was not at ease.

"Firstly, to meet you; secondly, to meet the Nether King; and lastly, to ask you to persuade another Nether King."

"Persuade her to do what?" Chen Hao asked.

"To take my advice—after taking over Netherworld City, not to rush into eliminating the Ghost King, but instead to foster strength and bide time, striking when our forces are strong and ready!"

Chen Hao huffed lightly and said, "Why should I listen to you!"

"Because of the Nether King," Qian Feng pointed at Ye Yuqiao, "I think she would very much agree with me!"

Ye Yuqiao's eyes sparkled fiercely, and she glanced at Qian Feng in a somewhat flustered manner, wondering if Qian Feng also knew that secret?

The night was deep.

In the mountains to the south of the Netherworld, mist swirled.

The Ghost King stood on a large stone at the summit, with a full moon above his head, pondering a question in his mind: Was the Glacier Heart on Chen Hao's person?

After listening to the Dark Law King and King Wumeng describe their battle with Chen Hao during the day, the Ghost King learned:

Although Chen Hao was an Onmyoji from the mortal world with abundant Yang Energy, the Yin Qi Spiritual Power in his body was even stronger than his Yang Energy Power, all because of the enchanted power in his left eye;

It was also because of this enchanted power that Chen Hao was able to use some ancient but terrifying techniques, and most crucially, the power in his left eye granted Chen Hao an Immortal Body.

Thinking of the rumors that had spread earlier about the possibility that the Fourth Generation Underworld King might be within the allied camp of the five great families, the Ghost King guessed that before the Fourth Generation Underworld King sacrificed his Yin Soul to seal the Gate of the Nether King, he most likely handed the Glacier Heart to Chen Hao.

Counting back, Chen Hao's age matched up exactly with that time nineteen years ago.

Furthermore, considering that King Ning, King Xin, King Mieji, and the Dark Law King had died in succession at Chen Hao's hands, the Ghost King felt increasingly that it was a trap set by the Fourth Generation Underworld King.

"Could it be that nineteen years ago, at the moment she intended to use the Yin Soul to seal the Gate of the Nether King, she already had a plan in place to eliminate me!" The Ghost King's eyes flickered incessantly with a sharp light, "I didn't expect this Underworld King lass to be so crafty!"

At this moment, what the Ghost King wanted to know most: whether the Fourth Generation Underworld King was really, as the rumors suggested, within the ranks of the allied forces of the five great families?

"If the rumor is true, wouldn't my decision to retreat from the Netherworld City be the biggest mistake!" the Ghost King suddenly felt panic stricken.

He recalled how more than ten thousand years ago, when he was about to breach the Netherworld City while leading the Ghost King Battalion, it was Qian Feng who took the Fourth Generation Underworld King to hide in the Wind Shelter Valley, and the relationship between Qian Feng and the Fourth Generation Underworld King seemed to be good. Thus, if the Fourth Generation Underworld King truly was within the camp of the five great families, it would only be a matter of time before the families negotiated an alliance with Qian Feng.

"Goo woo, goo woo!" Just then, the call of a Ghost King Bird sounded.

The Ghost King instantly snapped out of his thoughts, raised his head, and caught the Ghost King Bird flying towards him.

The Ghost King Bird had brought him the latest news: Qian Feng had gone to the Netherworld City alone.

Upon hearing this news, the Ghost King was fraught with anxiety, worried that Qian Feng might reach an agreement with the five great families that very night. Should the two sides forge an alliance, it would be much harder for him to take back the Netherworld City.

Since his first escape from the Gate of the Nether King to the time he led the Eight Great Law Kings to conquer the Netherworld City, it had taken him more than ten thousand years!

"No, I must go to the Netherworld City myself," the Ghost King said, "to see if that woman who transformed into a firebird is truly the Fourth Generation Underworld King!"

Before his words fell, the Ghost King's body suddenly expanded, transforming into a huge black mastiff that rushed towards the north, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.

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An even deeper night.

Netherworld City.

Outside the house, a cold wind howled; within, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao embraced as they slept.

"Ao!" Suddenly, a sharp bark melded with the cold wind, reaching the ears of the two.

Both opened their eyes at the same time.

"Did you also hear that bark?" Ye Yuqiao asked urgently.

Chen Hao nodded, already sensing a powerful Spiritual Power slowly pressing in through the walls.

"It's him!" Ye Yuqiao exclaimed in shock, "The Ghost King!"

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