Ye Liang followed the little squirrel into the room across the hall.
He leaned back against the door, listening as the surrounding sounds faded away. Letting out a sigh of relief, he lowered his guard a little.
He bent down and picked up the squirrel at his feet.
"You little rascal! You ran here in the blink of an eye. Don't you know this place is dangerous?" Ye Liang scolded the squirrel gently, but seeing its cute face, he couldn't bring himself to be harsh.
"Alright then, I forgive you."
He sighed.
At this moment, he finally began examining the room.
Inside was similar to the previous one but much larger. After lighting the room with a spark from his fingertip, Ye Liang noticed a massive black throne at the far end!
He only took one glance, yet he actually felt a strange urge to sit on it.
Shaking his head to dispel such thoughts, Ye Liang muttered, "What's wrong with me?"
"You brought me here—did you want to show me something?" he asked the squirrel. The squirrel chirped excitedly and scurried toward the throne.
Ye Liang followed closely behind.
"You want me to sit on it?"
He watched as the squirrel jumped onto the throne and waved at him.
A strange feeling came over Ye Liang.
The little squirrel had indeed saved his life, so he should trust it. But this throne gave him an eerie sense of coldness. Like when he first stepped in—he felt an uneasy pull toward it, as if drawn by something invisible!
He wasn't some relic from feudal times—why would he feel drawn to a royal seat?
"Forget it, let's go," Ye Liang turned to leave when suddenly, he felt his body pulled toward the throne by an unprecedented force!
Shit!
There was something wrong with this thing!
He realized something was happening, but it was already too late!
His butt felt glued to the throne—it was like being stuck fast with superglue! No matter how hard he struggled, yanking off part of his pants in the process, nothing worked!
The door at the entrance swung open.
Entering was a completely snow-white skeleton.
"Giggle giggle! We meet again."
Ye Liang's pupils widened!
This speaking skeleton must be the same one he saw upon entering earlier. In a panic, he channeled all his energy to his arms. Clearly, the only movable part left for resistance were his hands!
[Lightning Release—Lightning Ball!]
Using Thunder Training Technique, Ye Liang launched a miniature 'lightning ball'—the first of its kind.
Frowning slightly, he noticed that due to the throne's pull, the power of his lightning ball was unusually weakened, barely striking the skeletal figure before him.
"Tsk tsk tsk! Already using Ninjutsu? Then you must belong to Izanagi no Mikoto." The skeleton looked at Ye Liang in surprise, shaking its hand dismissively as the tiny lightning bolt caused no damage whatsoever.
"That's right! I'm one of his people! What are you going to do with me!" Ye Liang glared hatefully at the skeleton.
He dared to hope—if it recognized Izanagi no Mikoto, maybe it would let him go.
"Not much—I'm just surprised a traitor's follower ended up here," the skeleton said calmly.
Traitor?
Cold sweat poured down Ye Liang's face.
Looks like claiming allegiance to Izanagi not only failed to protect him—it seemed to have sealed his fate instead.
"That time, the Yomi Emperor was facing a life-or-death cultivation crisis. That bastard Izanagi no Mikoto took advantage to launch a sneak attack, causing your brothers here to die together with him. Now you'll serve perfectly as my sacrificial offering for resurrection!" White Bone sneered, then started walking toward Ye Liang, who was completely immobilized.
Ye Liang had absolutely no clue what was happening.
He desperately kicked his legs, frantically trying to escape from the throne, but it was completely useless.
Right when White Bone was about to reach him,
the little Squirrel suddenly tensed his body. Two strange beams of blue light shot from his eyes, sending the opposing White Bone flying backward.
"Meidouzi! What do you think you're doing!" White Bone roared furiously. But at this moment, the Squirrel jumped onto Ye Liang's head: "Wait! He's affiliated with Izanagi no Mikoto. I have some questions for him!"
"You idiot! Izanagi no Mikoto is just a lying bastard. You actually believe him!"
"What does that have to do with you? Whether I believe or not is my own business!"
"You!"
Ye Liang stared blankly at the conversation between the Squirrel and White Bone, feeling completely confused. From the current situation, it seemed these two actually knew each other.
Moreover, the Squirrel appeared to understand human speech?
"Uh... should I still call you Squirrel then?"
"You can call me Meidouzi! I'm the Yomi Emperor's maid."
"Er, okay then. Meidouzi, can you explain now why I ended up here?"
Ye Liang twitched his eyebrow slightly as he spoke.
From the current situation, he seemed to have become the meat on the chopping block.
He originally came here to seek treasure. Everything went completely against his original plan!
"First, I need to ask you—was it really because of Izanagi no Mikoto that the Yomi Deity perished?
Second, were his words to me back then truthful?
Third, will he come here to save me?"
Three questions struck him like heavy blows!
For once, Ye Liang didn't know how to respond! He himself wasn't even affiliated with Izanagi no Mikoto, let alone the fact that Izanagi no Mikoto would certainly not share his personal affairs with his subordinates.
This Squirrel was just too naive!
He quickly brainstormed.
First, it was clear that if he answered incorrectly, he would definitely be killed by White Bone nearby, though he didn't know what methods the latter might possess.
But he was tied to the throne now, completely helpless and powerless!
"Listening to this Squirrel's tone, the key seems to be whether Izanagi no Mikoto's words were truthful.
What did Izanagi no Mikoto say? I can guess with my feet.
Meidouzi must be a girl's name. What could that scoundrel Izanagi say? Definitely some romantic vows to deceive young girls!
As for killing the Yomi Deity?
Certainly something Izanagi no Mikoto did. Besides that self-righteous bastard, who else could it be! But Ye Liang definitely wouldn't admit that at this moment!"
Thus, he solemnly said: "That's right! Lord Izanagi no Mikoto indeed told me some past stories.
He said that long ago, he once wronged a girl. That girl's name was exactly Meidouzi! She was so charming, delicate, and intelligent. Unfortunately, he had some unspeakable difficulties and helplessly had to leave her!
If heaven could grant him another chance, he would certainly say three words to that girl: 'I love you!' And if a time limit had to be added to this love..."
"I swear from today, my love will last ten thousand years!"
That line was utterly bold and macho!
Ye Liang figured any girl who heard Master Xing say that line would instantly fall head over heels.
But he was wrong.
Meidouzi clearly wasn't that kind of sentimental woman. She glared at Ye Liang with her squirrel-like eyes and coldly ordered,
"Kill him."
WTF!
Ye Liang's eyes nearly popped out of his head!
What the hell was going on!
Could this soap opera twist really be different from what he'd imagined?
Before Ye Liang could even think straight, Hakugutsu beside him suddenly lunged at his head!
A wave of icy cold swept through him, and then he slowly blacked out.
"Where am I?"
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