Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2013: Chapter 2010: Not in the Netherworld

Linghu Cai didn’t hesitate and immediately replied, "Of course I’ve heard about him, one of the Zombie Ancestors." His answer was identical to Mu Yun’s.

"Do you know where Ying Gou is?" Although he wasn’t very hopeful, Lin Tian still asked.

"I don’t know." Linghu Cai shook his head decisively, but his answer left Lin Tian unsettled.

A merchant like Linghu Cai traverses the Yin Yang realms, visiting countless places, encountering innumerable people and events.

Moreover, Linghu Cai has possibly been around for hundreds of years, surely he has heard many secrets. If such a legendary merchant doesn’t know, then who could know Ying Gou’s whereabouts?

So far, only Ying Gou’s bloodline inheritor hasn’t appeared; Nu Ba was passed to Lin Tian, Jiang Chen to Xu Feibai, and Charlotte, considered half an inheritor of Houqing.

Among the four Zombie Ancestors, only Ying Gou has no information, which is very unusual. Could Ying Gou be completely dead? Reduced to ashes?

"This is quite troublesome." Lin Tian furrowed his brows, a foreboding feeling lingering in his heart. Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu also remained silent.

Twice, he couldn’t help Lin Tian, Linghu Cai felt deeply regretful and, after pondering, he said, "Brother Lin, let me put it this way: you are asking the wrong person. For instance, you shouldn’t be asking me. Why?"

"The four Zombie Ancestors are matters from Ancient Times, and I’ve only been alive for a few hundred years. Although I’ve earned the reputation of a legendary merchant, it’s impossible for me to know things that happened so long ago. You should ask those living fossils; their era is ancient enough."

"Such as Ksitigarbha..." Linghu Cai gave an example but then shook his head: "Impossible, Ksitigarbha has been missing for a long time, even harder to find than Ying Gou."

"The Netherworld King, the Netherworld King should know, right?" Zhang Lingyu suggested.

"The Netherworld King no longer resides in the Netherworld..." Linghu Cai instinctively replied, then quickly stopped himself: "Did I say something? Hahaha..." A burst of laughter covered up his embarrassment.

Lin Tian’s gaze flickered, looking towards Mu Yun, whose expression was rather odd, but she lowered her head slightly, neither answering nor making a stance.

"You said the Netherworld King is not in the Netherworld, what does that mean?" Lin Tian didn’t speak, but Xiao Manxuan seized the key point and pressed the question.

"Well, I didn’t say anything." Linghu Cai promptly denied and diverted the topic: "Who do you think is the oldest in the Netherworld?"

Zhang Lingyu frowned and replied, "Isn’t it the Netherworld King and Ksitigarbha?"

"Hehe, you only know Ksitigarbha and the Netherworld King, but you don’t know, there is someone..." Linghu Cai paused, his face full of mystery: "Meng Po, you know? She is the true seniority in the Netherworld, so to speak, even the current ten Yamas aren’t as ancient as her."

"Lord Zhu, as a City Lord, holds high status, even he must pay respect to Meng Po. It can be said that Meng Po is a very special existence in the Netherworld." Linghu Cai smiled secretively.

"But I’ve met Meng Po, she’s young and beautiful, not like what you said." Xiao Manxuan doubted.

Linghu Cai chuckled: "There’s nothing strange about that, who said Meng Po can’t be like that?"

Lin Tian turned his head to Mu Yun and said, "You’re a First-class Impermanence, don’t you know Meng Po?" From what Linghu Cai said earlier, it seemed he knew more than Mu Yun.

Mu Yun shook her head: "I’m not very sure, my time as a Ghost Messenger isn’t too long, and most people in the Netherworld also don’t know Meng Po’s origins, probably even Yama doesn’t know."

Linghu Cai spread his hands and smiled: "I also don’t know Meng Po’s origins, but she might be able to help Brother Lin. But Brother Lin, if you go to see Meng Po, forgive me for not accompanying you. As you know, if she’s displeased with my past actions, giving me a bowl of Mengpo Soup would be the end."

"Understood, regardless, thank you for your advice, Brother Linghu." Lin Tian clasped his fist in gratitude, and Linghu Cai also clasped his fist back, gracefully taking his leave.

After Linghu Cai’s figure disappeared beyond the door, Zhang Lingyu suddenly said, "Mu Yun Envoy, what did Linghu Cai mean by his words? The Netherworld King isn’t in the Netherworld?"

Mu Yun’s gaze flickered several times, her expression rather troubled: "That guy Linghu Cai, I don’t know if he intentionally slipped. Since it was mentioned, I admit, the Netherworld King is indeed not in the Netherworld."

"No way!" Hearing Mu Yun’s confirmation, Lin Tian and the others widened their eyes, knowing that Ksitigarbha is also absent from the Netherworld, having reincarnated.

The fact that the two major rulers of the Netherworld are absent at the same time is a recipe for chaos?

Zhang Lingyu pressed further: "Where did the Netherworld King go?"

As a Demon Exorcist, deeply linked to the Netherworld, the disappearance of the Netherworld King is profoundly shocking to the Demon Exorcism World.

But Mu Yun decisively shook her head: "I don’t know."

Zhang Lingyu stared at her for a long while, finding no indication of a lie, and could only give up, no longer inquiring.

"Forget the Netherworld King, let’s go to Naihe Bridge to find Meng Po." Lin Tian waved his hand, not wanting to bother with news about the Netherworld King.

"I’ll take you, otherwise you’ll run into trouble." Mu Yun glanced at the three, then turned and left the hall.

Lin Tian understood her meaning; to find Meng Po, they had to reverse-cross Naihe Bridge, which was forbidden unless on official business for the Netherworld Ghost Messenger.

With Mu Yun leading the way, the three headed out of the city, leaving Fengdu City and soon reaching the head of Naihe Bridge. As expected, the four were stopped by gatekeeping ghost soldiers, even Mu Yun, a First-class Impermanence, was no exception.

"We’re on a mission, this is the City Lord Token." Mu Yun took out a token, and the ghost soldier glanced at it, one side engraved with the word "Order," the other with "Fengdu."

The ghost soldier not only examined but also took out a pitch-black token, then combined the two tokens together, a ghostly blue light shot out from the tokens, forming a light screen above.

The light screen first shook, then an image appeared; Lin Tian recognized the person in the image as Lord Zhu.

"Greetings, City Lord." The ghost soldiers saluted respectfully.

Lord Zhu waved his hand, maintaining an authoritative appearance: "Mu Yun is on a mission, let them pass."

"As you command, City Lord." The ghost messenger nodded vigorously, and the light screen vanished.

Lin Tian squinted his eyes; leaving was stricter than entering, requiring not only a token but also a personal command from the City Lord, making fake tokens useless, like those crafted by the Beautiful Sky Master.

With Lord Zhu opening the backdoor, the four successfully crossed Naihe Bridge, reaching Wangxiang Platform. Here, there were still many souls lined in a long queue, waiting to ascend and gaze upon their homeland, waiting to drink Mengpo Soup, severing all ties with the human world.

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