my long hair tangled up like a bird's nest and puffy, red eyes. I didn't even know how many tears I had cried the previous night.When I returned to the ward, the doctor happened to be making rounds a...In July, with the heat of summer still lingering and the time being the middle of the month when the gates of hell are said to be wide open, both my brother and I wore jackets.

When we go out, we always wear a dark-colored windbreaker. It's lightweight, breathable, windproof and warm, and easy to carry without taking up much space.

Even on a scorching hot day, we have to wear them because most places we go are gloomy and secluded.

At this moment, we both took off our jackets. I wrapped them one by one around the girl's waist to shield her, but there were only two. My brother and I looked at each other.

What to do

"...Could I just take one off those paper figures in the empty houses" My brother suggested.

"Don't go, it's dangerous out there. And if you leave, I'll be left here with these three. What if something else comes out"

My brother let out a sigh and took off his T-shirt, leaving only a fitted tank top. I put the T-shirt on the last girl's waist and tied it with a rope.

With my shoulder injured, we couldn't have my brother carry all three of us down this steep slope. Some parts require you to climb with both hands.

"I'll try to use the prison warding talisman to subdue evil spirits. After clearing the ghostly energy, I wonder if there will be any signals..." I patted my small handbag.

Now it should be the last bit of time when the Ghost Gate is wide open on the 15th of July.

This place just happens to be the Ghost Gate of the Northeast, and once you open the gate that summons spirits and exorcises evil, it becomes incredibly huge.

The gate creaked open, looming and imposing.

The statues of the two ghost emperors, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, on the gate were vividly majestic, their eyes blazing as they stared at me.

"Although it is the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when spiritual power is at its peak, you, little Lady, actually possess such cultivation and magical powers..." Shen Tu said slowly.

He stood at the door, watching me, and it reminded me of how helpless I was when I fell in Dushuo Mountain before.

"To help those in distress, to vanquish demons and overcome calamities, not to accumulate karmic obstacles... all these are acts of goodness. Little Lady, you have traveled a long way and must have learned quite a lot by now. There is no need for us to say more." Yu Lei said in a deep voice, with a hint of satisfaction.

I clasped my hands in a respectful gesture and bowed deeply to the two Ghost Emperors.

"Thank you both."

Their dignified gaze held a hint of amusement, and I couldn't help but smile back.

A cold wind blew, and a figure in white drifted out from the doorway. He ambled over to me, leaned down, and looked at the talisman paper still clutched in my hand.

"Oh my, Your Highness, you've wandered into this kind of place to do good deeds again... The Emperor must be very trusting..." Bai Wu used his unique voice, slowly and playfully smiling at me.

"Seventh Lord... you don't need to go along on the inspection" I asked quietly.

"Now it's the end of the fifteenth day of July, whether I'm here or not~ doesn't make much difference~ hehe..." Bai Wu Chang raised his hand, casually tossing his sleeves.

"So you ran back to Dushuo Mountain to look at the peach blossoms and drink The Jade Emperor is far too indulgent towards you." Shennü sighed on the doorstep.

Sweat, it seems Bai Wuchang is too lazy to have his four avatars accompany him on a tour of the underworld, he skipped work and went to Dushuo Mountain to drink under that huge peach tree.

Faint music of immortals could be heard within. I saw Jiang Qiyun remove his crown and ornaments, his hair as dark as ink, his black robe billowing in the wind as he gracefully walked out from the doorway.

Bai Wu Chang lifted his sleeve to cover the smirk playing on his lips and said with a giggle, "Your Majesty~~ It's not even time yet, why are you here"

"Who said he didn't arrive Have a little less wine, you'll cause trouble." Jiang Qiyun scolded Bai Wu Chang with a smirk.

"My wife jumped into the reincarnation well, it's hard to wait, a drink of alcohol can be understood." My brother muttered quietly.

"Hmm~" Bai Wu Chang's pair of evil-spirited phoenix eyes swept over.

Hmph hmph hmph... My brother whistled, tilted his head forty-five degrees and looked up at the sky, with an expression like he hadn't said a word.

I listened to Bai Wu Chang's laughter and the two Ghost Emperors' helpless sighs, and couldn't help but sigh.

All people fear death, and the deities imagined in the emptiness.

They were either aloof and indifferent, or sinister and terrifying.

This is all human imagination.

Unless one sees it with their own eyes, who would know that soul-stealers would also drink wine in the Peach Blossom Grove Even the Mengpo soup, which washes away all worldly concerns before a bowl on the Wangutai, is served by fairy hands.

Who would have known, that imposing and icy Emperor Beita, would also lower his head, with a slight smile playing on his lips.

Like the warm sun of March.

》》》

The Qian Luo Da Na, the profound mystery of Dao.

Slaying demons and vanquishing evils, saving countless people.

After opening the gates of hell, purifying heaven and earth, righteous qi prevails.

I lowered my hand from the incantation. Bai Wu Chang chuckled softly and said, "Your Highness went to great lengths to communicate with the Emperor of Heaven across the Three Realms,~~~ Such lonely and untethered spirits will naturally be absorbed or vanish into thin air. You are truly kind... Has the Emperor given you enough lotus flowers"

Lotus… it’s been ages since I’ve called upon it.

When Bai Wuchang asked, I raised my hand and silently recited the incantation. A lotus flower, the size of a coin and as white as glazed snow, appeared in my palm.

It's been a while since I last saw it, and it seems like it's still only about half white.

Jiang Qiyun used this artifact to materialize my cultivation and good fortune, giving me a concrete goal to strive for.

"Not bad, hee hee~~~ It'll probably take another few decades of good deeds before we have a chance~~~," Bai Wuchang comforted me.

That's right, decades are short, aren't they.

I smiled and gave him a withering look: "If you try too hard, you lose your true nature. Do things spontaneously, and that's when they truly become kind."

Bai Wuchang was slightly taken aback, his usually smiling lips slowly flattening.

The white ghosts I've seen always wear a smile, three parts playful and seven parts sinister, laughing even before they speak.

He suddenly stopped smiling, and I thought I had said something wrong. I looked at Jiang Qiyun with some fluster.

Jiang Qiyun's expression was as usual, and even his gaze at me held a hint of amusement.

I didn't say anything wrong.

Bai Wu Chang suddenly let out a light laugh, which made my heart skip a beat.

"It seems… like a thousand or even ten thousand years ago... someone once said this to me as well..."

"My goodness~~~ The world has truly changed a lot. Young Mistress, do women in the human realm no longer wear clothes now"

He then shifted his focus to the three girls lying in the pile of weeds.

I cover my face, what am I going to do Out here in the middle of nowhere, I can only carry my brother's body down the mountain bit by bit, and who knows if we won't get injured along the way.

Jiang Qiyun furrowed his brow and glanced at the several female students. He turned his head to look at the Earth God kneeling on the ground and said, “You’re watching here.”

"Yes...yes! The little deity takes your order."

"Go down the mountain to a place where you can get a signal and call for help," Jiang Qiyun said, clutching my hand as he led me down.

I followed his path down the mountain, quickly reaching our car. There was still no signal here. My brother walked down the mountain, Bai Wuchang floating and hovering behind him. The two of them seemed to be chatting as they walked out of the pitch-black village.

My brother is really brave.

I still get a chill down my spine whenever I'm alone with Bai Wu Chang.

"What No signal here yet" My brother ran up to me and asked, I shook my head.

He glanced at his phone and said, “Get in the car. Let’s go for a drive down the main road. I reckon the energy here hasn’t fully recovered yet...Qian Ye, do you want to sit in the passenger seat”

White Chang was grinning in the passenger seat... This scene was really creepy, I kind of couldn't bear to look.

"If this road is alright, we should be able to get out. That signpost shouldn't have been tampered with by any ghosts, right" My brother pointed at the signpost from before.

Bai Wuchang raised an eyebrow and suddenly uttered with a hint of bewilderment, "Hmm"nfluence to get him to speak up for her."But to actually dare attack you, that's not just favoritism; it's a challenge to the authority of the gods... I'll definitely investigate this thoroughly later...