CHAPTER 249: CHAPTER 249: BORROWING GHOSTS FROM THE UNDERWORLD

"Still need to feed it fresh life essence, look how beautiful it is now." The old man looked at the thing in his arms, a smile on his face.

The young man glanced at his grandfather’s arms and laughed, "It really is, much prettier, just hasn’t grown much today."

"Hmm, wait till tonight, we’ll go to that apartment building..."

If Lin Xiaoyan were here, she would definitely recognize these two as the ones seen earlier at the train station.

However, now the two had completely different appearances from when they were at the train station.

Now their figures had returned to normal, they looked much healthier, no longer just skin and bones, appearing younger and more spirited.

The young man thought again about the girl at the train station before, licking his lips.

"Grandfather, that girl at the train station before, was covered in Merit."

The old man shifted his gaze from his arms, "Are you sure?"

"Sure! I wouldn’t have seen it wrong!"

The old man looked toward the alleyway, "If there’s really Merit Power, that would be great, if we can absorb the Merit, we can go home..."

"No need to take the risk of absorbing life essence here."

The old man sighed, "But, it’s hard to find someone."

The young man looked at his grandfather’s arms, hopefully asking, "Grandpa, can you ask it for help finding..."

Upon hearing this, the old man glared at his grandson, and the next second, the thing in his arms let out a sharp cry.

"Oh, don’t cry, don’t cry, brother spoke wrong, he didn’t mean to command you, be good, don’t cry..."

"Xiao Lu, quickly stretch out your hand!"

Hearing his grandfather’s words, the young man visibly shuddered, "Grand...Grandpa...can we not..."

The old man impatiently grabbed his grandson’s hand, directly thrusting it into his arms.

"Ah!" The young man cried out in pain.

"Shut up!" The old man sternly scolded.

The young man instinctively closed his mouth, striving to endure the pain, his features twisted in agony.

Meanwhile, the sharp cries ceased.

Five minutes later, the young man slumped against the wall, once again appearing skin and bones.

His body was pale, as if devoid of blood, and if not for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would think he was dead.

The old man glanced at his grandson, a flicker of heartache on his face, gently placing the thing in his arms into a suitcase.

He then took out a black pill from the suitcase and fed it to his grandson.

As the pill entered, the young man slowly opened his eyes.

"Grandpa..."

"Hey, feeling any better?"

"Hmm." The young man weakly responded.

The old man helped his grandson up, patiently soothing, "Hang on a little longer, once Little Treasure is full, we can go home, and by then your father, mother, and grandma can all be revived."

Hearing his grandfather’s words, hope rekindled in the young man’s eyes, his face slowly breaking into a hopeful smile.

"Okay."

The old man looked toward the apartment building opposite, tonight, they would go there!

Wait, just wait a little longer, soon they could go home!

...

"Xiao Yan, let’s go for a spin!"

Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi had just finished their meal when Xuan Shiyi and the others pulled them out of the hotel.

Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi sat in the car, looking at the empty streets outside, feeling a wave of desolation.

"This scene is just like that time a few years ago," Lin Xiaoyan said.

Xuan Shiwu glanced outside and said, "A few years ago, we were in seclusion."

"Those two people still haven’t been found?" Lin Xiaoyan asked worriedly.

"Hmm, it’s like they vanished or something’s cloaking their whereabouts."

"But in E Province, the police have ramped up their efforts, conducting a comprehensive search today."

"Hope they find them soon, so we can go home!" Lin Xiaoyan wanted to go home.

The car drove further and further away, and Lin Xiaoyan looked out the window, curiously asking, "Where are we going?"

Xuan Shisan looked at the compass in his hand, "To pick someone up!"

Xuan Shiwu: "No! It’s not a person now!!!"

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!

Xuan Er turned back, looking at the frightened Lin Xiaoyan, chuckling, "Don’t be afraid, we’re not going to catch ghosts this time.

We are borrowing ghosts from the Underworld."

"Borrowing ghosts?"

"Yes, because those experts haven’t found any breakthrough directions with this virus, so the higher-ups want us to go to the Underworld to consult former experts, to see if they have any solutions."

"Also, check if the people from that village a hundred years ago are still in the Underworld, and if they are, ask about what happened back then."

"You can... do that?" Lin Xiaoyan murmured.

But!

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Shiyi driving, "You guys could have gone, why bring me along too?"

She didn’t want to come at all!

"Hahaha..., I thought you’d been cooped up in the hotel bored these days, so I wanted to get you some fresh air." Xuan Shiyi laughed loudly.

Lin Xiaoyan rolled her eyes, "This kind of fresh air, I don’t like!"

Hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s rebuttal, everyone burst into laughter.

Xuan Shiwu laughed, "Shiyi said, the more ghosts you see, the less you’ll fear them in the future!"

"Why should I not be afraid of ghosts?!" Lin Xiaoyan was puzzled, "I don’t even come into contact with ghosts!"

"No! There’s no chance now, but in the future... all bets are off!"

"What do you mean?"

Lin Xiaoyan pursued.

Xuan Shiwu looked apologetically at Lin Xiaoyan, "In the future... you’ll find out."

Lin Xiaoyan: "... Can’t we just be straightforward, I don’t like the roundabout way like in TV dramas."

Xuan Shiwu: ...

Xuan Shiyi: "Hahahahahaha......"

"Sigh, how should I put it?

The world in the future will undergo drastic changes.

Spiritual Objects are reviving, hard to keep suppressed."

Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi froze upon hearing this.

After digesting those words, Lin Xiaoyan uncertainly asked, "Will it become a cultivation world in the future?"

Their faces turned mysterious, eyes gazing complexly at Lin Xiaoyan.

"If we can suppress those Spiritual Objects, then the current world order can be maintained."

Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t help but clench her fists, "What if we can’t suppress them?"

Xuan Er looked ahead, his gaze indifferent, "If we can’t suppress them, humans will truly find it hard to survive."

Lin Xiaoyan took a sharp breath, scenes from fantasy apocalypse movies flashing in her mind.

Monsters rampant, humans reduced to ants, hiding everywhere...

If the world truly became like that, it would be a catastrophic disaster for humanity!

Weak humans in front of those Spiritual Objects wouldn’t stand a chance.

Weapons? Harm the enemy a thousand, harm yourself eight hundred!

"To the left!"

Suddenly, Xuan Shisan said, interrupting Lin Xiaoyan’s thoughts.

She looked up to see Shisan still looking at the compass in his hand.

And the car was already heading into the deep forest.

The road became rugged and bumpy, the car shaking and swaying.

The road ahead grew narrower, soon the car couldn’t go any further forward.