Chapter 112: Karmic Thread

The corpse ghost suddenly teleported to the base of the wall, lifted its head, revealing that pale, bloodless yet exquisitely sculpted face, its pupils like a blood-colored vortex, staring fixedly at Su Xi.

"Who are you?" The corpse ghost's voice was low, carrying a hint of hoarseness, as if it rarely spoke, every word laced with a hair-raising rasping quality.

Su Xi looked at him expressionlessly. "When asking someone else's name, shouldn't you introduce yourself first? Of course, whether a corpse ghost possesses that kind of manners is another question."

"…Ye Chenyu." The corpse ghost replied.

"My Daoist name is Huayuan."

"You're a Daoist." Ye Chenyu looked at her and gave a derisive laugh. "Slaying demons and exorcising evil?"

"No, I exorcise evil spirits." A thunder ball appeared in Su Xi's palm; the light of the lightning kept the other corpse ghosts from daring to approach.

Ye Chenyu's expression involuntarily grew solemn as he watched her, and dense black mist began radiating from his entire body as pressure!

Su Xi's gaze grew colder.

Er Miao spoke up: 【Host, stay calm. He looks exactly like Master, not a hair off—could he be related to Master?】

【What relation could he have with Master? Master has probably already become an immortal by now, how could he possibly be here.】 Su Xi's pupils suddenly contracted. 【Master was of a body that combined immortal and demonic cultivation. If he became an immortal, he would have had to sever the demonic cultivation part. If he didn't eliminate it, he would have to endure tribulation punishment far exceeding that of ordinary immortal-demon hybrids.】

【That's right, Host. Master's demonic talent far surpassed his immortal talent, and in terms of strength, the demonic side also outweighed the immortal side.】

【Could this corpse ghost really be related to Master?】

【Er Miao isn't sure either, but it's best for the Host to rule it out, to avoid leaving a source of regret later.】

Su Xi said nothing more, but the thunder ball in her hand was put away again, and she looked at Ye Chenyu with an inquisitive gaze.

In an instant, she was before him.

"Evil spirits?" Ye Chenyu slightly furrowed his brow. "Aren't those just demons and monsters?"

Su Xi replied: "They're not the same. Demons and monsters are living beings. You are already a dead body—you should enter Ming Gui Jie, not remain in the human world."

"Heh!" Ye Chenyu gave a light laugh. Just as he was about to continue speaking, his expression paused slightly, his brow gradually knitting, and he raised his head to look up at the high wall.

A man in a white military uniform, tall and long-limbed, with sharp, deep-set eyes, stood atop the towering wall, holding a pitch-black, ice-cold handgun aimed at Ye Chenyu. "One last chance—submit to me!"

Chi Qu stared at Ye Chenyu with an extremely cold gaze, completely ignoring Su Xi beside him.

Gu Yue appeared behind Chi Qu, and upon seeing Su Xi at the base of the wall, urgently said—"Su Xi! Get away from him, quick."

Su Xi replied: "It's fine. He can't do anything to me."

Hearing Su Xi's words, Ye Chenyu glanced at her.

Su Xi met his gaze with a slightly provocative look. "Even if you are an S-class corpse ghost."

Chi Qu finally noticed Su Xi standing beside Ye Chenyu.

He had not sensed her life force earlier and had assumed she was also a corpse ghost. Now it appeared she could fully conceal her aura, which meant she wouldn't attract the corpse ghosts' attention.

"Gu Yue, is this the free person you mentioned?" Chi Qu turned his head to ask Gu Yue.

Gu Yue hurriedly nodded. "Yes, Commander. She is a lightning-attribute spiritual ability user, and very powerful."

Ye Chenyu looked at Su Xi again, a trace of doubt in his eyes. "Are you a spiritual ability user? Why is there no spiritual ability fluctuation on you that would disgust the corpse clan?"

Su Xi replied: "Because I'm not a spiritual ability user."

Ye Chenyu's expression changed drastically. "Not a spiritual ability user? Then what are you?"

Su Xi replied: "A Daoist. Want me to give you a heads-up, will you listen?"

Ye Chenyu looked at her and gave a slight nod.

Su Xi paused, then said: "You cannot change the fixed destiny ordained by the Heavenly Dao. You'd be better off leaving Yang Shi and properly comprehending the ways of Ming Gui. With your aptitude, you will surely achieve something in the future. I can help you open the gate to Ming Jie."

Having said this, she gazed at his face, her expression momentarily dazed, and scenes of her time with Rong Shou in Ling Shou Yuan flashed through her mind.

And in that very instant, Ye Chenyu struck, attacking her heart meridian!

Su Xi gave a low sigh and vanished!

Ye Chenyu looked at his own hand, his pupils a terrifying black.

【Host, what's wrong?】 Er Miao asked with concern. Su Xi's emotions had plummeted to zero when Ye Chenyu launched his偷袭.

Su Xi stood atop an abandoned high-rise, gazing into the distance toward Er Shi Si Hao Ji Di, where the battle raged fiercely and flames shot in all directions. 【Er Miao, you were right. He really is related to Master. When he attacked me, I saw a karmic thread.】

【A karmic thread? Why didn't Er Miao detect it?】

【Oh? Looks like you still have a lot of room to grow.】 Su Xi said teasingly.

【Host!】 Er Miao protested.

【Haha~】 Su Xi laughed out loud, but quickly composed herself, and said to Er Miao: 【It was just a feeling. If I hadn't happened to be lost in thoughts of Master at that moment, I wouldn't have noticed that thread. Karma doesn't produce concrete data, so it's normal you didn't detect it.】

【Then is he Master's demonic side?】

【Even if not, there's definitely a connection.】

【Is the Host going to do something?】

【Let's learn about Ye Chenyu first.】

【Isn't he Master?】

【My Master is the immortal cultivator Rong Shou, not a demon.】

Su Xi used immortal power to transform into the appearance of Da Miao's calico cat, and had Er Miao mimic the aura of a corpse cat, then teleported into the midst of the corpse ghost horde.

The wall of Er Shi Si Hao Ji Di had already been breached, leaving a gap, and numerous corpse ghosts had entered the base, tearing and killing anyone they saw.

Suddenly, a shrill cry rang out.

Upon hearing this sound, the corpse ghosts immediately stopped all their attacks and ran toward the direction the sound came from.

Su Xi leaped onto the shoulder of a giant corpse ghost nearly three meters tall.

It did not sense Su Xi, and simply charged forward with heavy 'Boom~ boom~' strides. Sometimes it would step on smaller corpse ghosts, crushing them into pulp.

The giant corpse ghost quickly ran to the very front of the entire horde.

Su Xi also saw what lay ahead—it was Ye Chenyu.

He had lost an arm, his entire body covered in purplish-red blood, gravely wounded. In his remaining hand he held a human head—it was precisely the commander of Er Shi Si Hao Ji Di, Chi Qu!

The giant corpse ghost dropped to its knees directly before him.

Ye Chenyu tossed the human head to the giant corpse ghost.

The corpse ghost opened its mouth and bit down, chewing it up clean in a few bites.

Su Xi stared with her big golden-green cat eyes, completely dumbfounded.

【Host, the giant corpse ghost has evolved overall after eating the human head!】 Er Miao reminded Su Xi.

Su Xi replied: 【I know. Its eyes went from dull to spirited.】

【Many thanks, Master.】 The giant corpse ghost pressed its forehead to the ground and prostrated itself in worship.

Su Xi took the chance to leap down from his shoulder, preparing to leave.

But Ye Chenyu grabbed her in one swift motion.

He first examined her eyes, then the color of her fur and her build, and finally set her on his shoulder that had lost an arm. "Follow me."

How perfectly convenient — she had been mingling among the corpse ghosts precisely to observe him, and getting close to him couldn't be better.

She looked at him, then finally lay down on her belly.

A trace of softness flickered through Ye Chenyu's eyes. "You'll be reserve food."

Su Xi instantly bristled all over!