Chapter 618

Wang Fánchen (Brahma Dust)

He was laughing, laughing that Wang Fanchen also didn't get a good outcome: "You piece of mud that won't stick to the wall, just like your dead master! I'm blind, blind!"

Yinsuo General (Silver Lock General)

Jin General (Gold General)

Zhuyou Sanren (Bamboo Secluded Hermit)

He sat down on the ground and just went crazy.

Wang Fanchen raised his hand above his head and slapped it hard.

Liu Junyan (Willow Jade Flame)

Yu Nian (Jade Thought)

Dang Pu (Current Shop)

Shíjiǔ Dòngtiān (Nineteen Heavenly Caves)

The Golden Shackles General strode over to us, I hurriedly greeted him, the Golden Shackles General responded politely, then reached out toward Liu Junyan.

Yuānyāng Tóngxīn Suǒ (Mandarin Ducks United Heart Lock)

I immediately realized, this is the Yuānyāng Tóngxīn Suǒ belonging to Liang Bo and Lin Mei that was formed after being melted by Nirvana fire.

I quickly took it, held it behind my back, and said: "Golden General, this stone has already been dead-pawned into our pawn shop; it rightfully belongs to our pawn shop."

Liu Junyan also said: "The other Yuānyāng Tóngxīn Suǒ that were melted have all been sucked back into the boulder; only this piece wasn't, because it belongs to our pawn shop and now has an owner."

Merit (Virtue)

Thousand Soul Banner (Thousand Soul Banner)

Obviously, Wang Fanchen had already arranged everything.

A Nian (Ah Thought)

He dared to squander all his own Merit, daring to face the judgment ahead.

He knew his identity as the City God was likely to be stripped, that he would suffer heavenly punishment, even die… but he still resolutely did everything he wanted to do, should do, and shouldn't do.

After General Golden Shackles and Silver Locks led the yin officials away, Yu Nian immediately ran toward Wang Fuchen and hugged him.

My nose instantly soured, my eyes blurred with tears.

Turning sideways, I also grabbed Liu Junyan in an embrace.

Liu Junyan wrapped her arms around me, her big hand lightly patting my back.

Yu Nian cried.

A suppressed sob.

Neither of them spoke.

Even Wang Fuchen did not return Yu Nian's hug.

He just lowered his head to look at Yu Nian—after about two or three minutes, he reached out and pushed her away.

"Ah Nian, I have to go."

Wang Fuchen was too calm.

So calm it was frightening.

But I saw that the hand he kept behind his back was trembling.

He was putting on an act, also struggling to endure.

"Don't forget what I told you down there—transfer the souls from the Thousand Soul Banner back into those people's bodies as soon as possible, without a moment's delay."

"Live well, eat well."

"Whether in the underworld or the mortal realm, if you encounter difficulties, you can go to General Golden Shackles and Silver Locks—they'll help you."

"Fuchen… is merely a speck of dust, I specially crafted him to prolong your life and accompany you; I am Wang Fuchen…"

That final sentence, Wang Fuchen said it contradictorily; I don't know what he meant to express.

I heard it, but I didn't understand.

I don't know if Yu Nian understood either.

Yu Nian just silently shed tears.

Then Wang Fuchen turned and walked away.

He stepped onto the Iron Chain Bridge and strode upward.

As he kept going up, the Iron Chain Bridge kept contracting, until it completely vanished from our sight.

I immediately stepped forward, opened my arms, and pulled Yu Nian into my embrace.

Holding her tightly.

I knew how anguished she was at this moment; she needed an embrace to support herself.

"Sister, cry it out, trust him, everything will be fine."

Yu Nian buried her head in my shoulder, sobbing, her tears wetting my shoulder.

Everyone present was moved.

The tribulation of love is hard to cross.

But the love tribulation between Wang Fuchen and Yu Nian, having been forcibly disturbed by Zhu Ming for so many years, has become especially hard to cross.

Clearly, they had reunited after a long separation.

Clearly, they worked together in perfect harmony.

Clearly, they deeply loved each other.

Yet in the end they still had to part.

In the very end, Wang Fuchen didn't even dare to give Yu Nian a hug—he… was he afraid he wouldn't be able to come back?

The ground began to tremble, and the space of the Shíjiǔ Dòngtiān became distorted.

Liu Junyan said, "We have to leave here immediately."

A Cheng also urged, "Two elder sisters, this space is about to be destroyed; we must go back to guide the souls back to their flesh."

Yu Nian wiped away her tears, gripped the Thousand Soul Banner, and we all left quickly.

Just as we had just returned to the Chénghuáng Miào, a huge heavenly thunderbolt split down from midair.

This heavenly thunderbolt split from the mountain summit all the way to the mountainside.

That is to say, the Ascension Platform and the Shíjiǔ Dòngtiān were both split.

Immediately after came the second.

When the Third Heavenly Thunder struck, the entire Shíjiǔ Dòngtiān was broken and completely disappeared.

Immediately followed by the fourth, fifth, … each one struck the mountain summit's Dēngtiān Diàn.

From beginning to end, Yu Nian never raised her head to look.

She merely silently guided the souls back to their flesh, her movements swift and steady.

Until the last wisp of soul was guided back into the flesh, Hui Moqiong led people in, evacuated everyone, and Huang Fan and the others had already diverted those vehicles outside this territory.

When everything was settled, as Wang Fanchen's protective Merit Boundary here disappeared along with it, the final heavenly thunderbolt also struck down.

The entire Jūnzhú Shān shook and trembled.

Hui Moqiong warned, "Junzhu Mountain is about to collapse; everyone has already safely withdrawn from the Jūnzhú Shān territory; we too must leave immediately, for this Chénghuáng Miào will soon collapse."

We immediately retreated in haste.

Before we even walked out of the Chénghuáng Miào's gate, Yu Nian fainted.

Li Qingying rushed forward, hoisted Yu Nian onto her back, and sent her onto our vehicle.

Jūnzhú Shān collapsed with a roar, and the Dēngtiān Diàn was also destroyed.

Wang Fanchen…… no one knows his fate.

When we returned to the Dang Pu, Yu Nian had already awakened.

Li Qingying alone tidied a room for Yu Nian to stay in.

Yu Nian leaned against the headboard, dazed for a while.

I have been guarding by her side.

To be honest, I am very worried about her condition.

If she wakes up, she might cry, confide, ask about Wang Fanchen's news—I wouldn't be afraid of any of that.

I just fear that she would have no reaction at all.

After a long while, she suddenly said to me, "Xiao Jiu, you don't need to worry about me; after several life-and-death trials, I am not that fragile."

I tightly grasped her hand; thousands of words, each syllable now seemed pale, I could only look at her helplessly: "Sister……"

Yu Nian raised her hand to tuck the stray hair beside my ear behind it, saying, "Xiao Jiu, I want to return to Huicheng to stay for two days, then go back to the Ferry boat; later, if you have business, go directly to those two places to find me; once you bring the Yin Dang Hang onto the proper path, we may still cooperate often."

I agreed to each.

Yu Nian insisted on leaving, and Li Qingying said she would drive Yu Nian back to Huicheng.

Yu Nian agreed.

We watched the vehicle depart, just about to turn back to the Dang Pu to review everything that had happened these days, when suddenly two squads of ghost officials appeared from the Xijiekou direction.

The leading ghost official had a bluish face and fangs, looking somewhat ferocious.

He stepped forward and said to Liu Junyan, "Lord Liu Qiye, you unjustly drew heavenly thunder to kill a nearly hundred‑year‑old innocent elder; the charge stands—come with us."