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Every single person gathered on this stretch of road in the middle of the night was practically an important figurehead in the spiritual world. The only exception was the black-haired youth standing in the middle of the group and a temporarily nameless, silent newcomer to the spiritual world.
“Zhao Xu, I understood when you said you wanted to bring a lucky charm, but isn’t it too reckless to bring a young newcomer? We aren’t going to Ghost City to play.” Before entering the Ghost City, an elderly senior who resembled Zhao Xu quite a bit didn’t hesitate to speak, his brows furrowed at the youth amidst their group.
“He has the capabilities, and it’s not because of me. Old Luo, don’t speak nonsense,” Zhao Xu told his old friend flatly.
Capabilities? Luo Qun glanced towards the youth once more with doubtful eyes but no longer said anything.
Speaking of the youth in question, Gu Yan recognised him. Wasn’t that his son? He was the one he met at the Shen family’s estate not too long ago.
The mission they were carrying out was part of the plot he had written in his original modern day cultivation novel. Originally, Ye Cheng Yu (the protagonist) managed to claim a lot of credit from this event and for the whole group to be able to return to the human realm was largely due to the protagonist’s halo.
The protagonist’s halo was still important. As the lucky charm of the group, Gu Yan stood in the middle because it was believed that this was the way to evenly distribute his primordial energy of chaos to every person.
“Stay close. No matter what you see in the passageway later, don’t be reckless. They’re merely illusions. If you really can’t bear it, just close your eyes and I’ll pull you along.” These were the words Zhao Xu gave to the dark-haired youth. In the passageway that connected both realms, those whose cultivation was slightly lacking faced the risk of losing themselves, not to mention a weak-minded human without any abilities. He couldn’t help but worry.
Gu Yan nodded in understanding and stood behind the leader without any hesitation.
There was a time limit once the gates to the Ghost City opened, so the negotiations this time needed to be settled before then, otherwise, they would have to wait until the next month in order to leave. However, if negotiations were to fall through, it was unlikely for them to survive the month.
With his divine eye temporarily opened, Gu Yan could see the gates to the Ghost City in front of him, looking like a swirling portal. The unhurried swirling of the gates seemed to give off the illusion of danger but once he stepped through, Gu Yan could clearly feel the change in atmosphere that was now weighing down on them. As if there was an unknown pressure making it difficult for them to breathe.
“You don’t feel anything else?” An elder with the surname Xu in the group glanced at the dark-haired youth beside him strangely. All the illusions in this passageway were deliberately arranged by the master of the Ghost City in order to impede humans from entering. Yet, this person remained unaffected.
He nodded. Gu Yan indeed didn’t feel anything different apart from the heavy atmosphere.
If he had to go into details, then there was this strange feeling at the bottom of his heart that he wasn’t sure how he should describe, as if there was something fleeting that he couldn’t quite grasp.
As a normal human, Gu Yan wasn’t quite sure of the reason that exceeded the logic of science. However, when crossing through the passageway that connects the two realms, he had a faint feeling that something, which was attempting to approach and attack him, got abruptly tamed and even became extremely obedient...
Gu Yan even thought that this thing would accept his commands, for example, right now he wanted the other to stop attacking the people in his group.
“The illusionary array has stopped working...” Celestial Master Xu’s gaze was a bit startled, such a good event happened too suddenly. It really prompted people’s imagination on what other terrible things could occur later on.
If you were to tell him that the master of the Ghost City retracted his power out of goodwill, Master Xu would rather die than believe it. As a member of the spiritual organisation, he knew how vicious and cruel this existence was.
However, nothing else happened during the period of time they spent in the passageway. The group of people arrived safely at their destination.
Commanding the small portion of energy he had extracted to form the illusionary array, the pale and beautiful man stared intently at the painting hung on the wall without blinking. He merely continued to gaze at the person in the painting.
The people entering the Ghost City this time seemed to be a touch stronger than those who’d come before. They could at least use some kind of method to stop his illusionary array...
He flicked his wrist as he recalled the separated little bundle of energy. In the instant the incorporeal wisp returned to him, Xie Lan’s cold heart suddenly started to beat uncontrollably.
Repressing the agitated ball of energy which had come from himself to appear calm, the tiny ball seemed to have become much tamer. It had even carefully suppressed its inherent icy-cold nature.
「Wait for me to find you.」
Suddenly, this extremely indistinct phrase repeated itself in his heart, Xie Lan absorbed that little ball of energy as he raised his head to stare at the person in the picture, “Have you come to find me...?”
The cold voice sounded softly in the room. Contrary to his tone, the Ghost City master’s cold heart seemed to be beating frantically in his chest.
“Badump, badump…”
He was extremely aware of how the sound of his heart seemed to even drown out the knocking on his door. The master of the Ghost City, presently dressed in dark robes, turned around expressionlessly to look towards the door, “Come in.”
No one wished to go inside the study to interrupt. It was allowed only when there was some matter of extreme importance that needed to be reported, important enough to warrant not getting executed.
Feeling an icy, sharp glare that seemed to pierce through himself, the evil ghost who had just entered desperately struggled to resist the shivering of its body. It knew that if the news it had brought wasn’t important enough, its master would destroy it mercilessly.
With narrowed eyes, Xie Lan waited for his subordinate to report the news but the majority of his attention was somewhere else. He should begin searching, if that person had come here, he would definitely find him.
The awareness encapsulating the entirety of the Ghost City was directed by it’s master, however in reality, the one he was searching for was already extremely close to him, currently being received by his officials.
“Not used to it?” Zhao Xu asked the two juniors who stepped into the Ghost City for the first time. Saying so, he stroked his white beard and added, “In any case, you don’t need to get used to it. We’re staying for less than a day, so just treat this historical looking place as an experience.”
So as to avoid turning the atmosphere too heavy, the white-bearded elder still used a light tone from his previous brief joke.
“Master Xie Lan is in the study and you may need to wait a while.” The brows of the messenger were furrowed but the meaning in those words made these esteemed guests unhappy. Whether or not the negotiations were successful, this sort of treatment was truly not giving them any face.
Even if they ended up tearing all pretences apart later, before that, the other side should at least do something to maintain a courteous image, no?
“Master Xie Lan’s study is the Ghost City’s forbidden area, please forgive me that I am unable to convey the news of your arrival.” Knowing what these mortals were probably thinking about in their hearts, the attendant continued to keep his eyes to the ground as he explained.
From their experience, the lord wouldn’t come out of that room for an entire day once he stepped in. This length of time may be short for ghosts but for these humans...
And yet, just as he thought this, the attendant saw the approach of another messenger. While he was still unable to react to what just happened, the other had already led the group of mortals to another place.
It hasn’t even been five hours, but the lord has already come out…?
This piece of news could even make it to the annual list of incredible happenings in the Ghost City!
But no matter what went through the messenger’s head, the group of people escorted to another room clearly and surely saw the target of their operation this time round.
He wore a pair of dark robes with no redundant embellishment. Although it looked simple, it shrouded the master of the Ghost City in an untouchable aura despite him merely sitting there in silence. The pale skin contrasted against the dark garment which only served to further highlight his unique temperament in addition to his innate beauty.
Just as he stepped into the room, Gu Yan immediately felt a gaze lock onto him. Like a piece of rope, it coiled around him, abruptly tightening at the end to bind him so securely that even a strand of hair wouldn’t be able to pass through.
It was an indescribable gaze. When he instinctively returned the stare, Gu Yan met a pair of dark eyes that were incredibly deep.
It was hard to describe, however...it wasn’t hard to understand.
“Qiuqiu…” The voice was very quiet, those slightly further away wouldn’t have been able to hear it.
Lu Chengye who’d been standing right next to the dark-haired youth heard the uttered repeated syllables, slightly confused, he turned to look at the youth. But this one glance almost scared away all the gall he possessed in this life.
The master of the Ghost City who’d been nicely seated right at the head seat suddenly appeared in front of him. While that was relatively fine, the important point was that this pale Ghost King’s eyes were slightly lidded, his head leaned on the youth’s nape, two arms encircling his waist.
In short, his entire person… No, this ghost was practically stuck to the youth’s body.
What was this situation——??
All the great masters who had some form of reputation, when faced with such an abnormal situation, could only expose a dumbfounded expression, what was more abnormal was that their team’s mascot actually raised his hand towards the Ghost City master’s head and fucking pet! him! twice!
Logically speaking, they had to be dreaming, right…?
***
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Every single person gathered on this stretch of road in the middle of the night was practically an important figurehead in the spiritual world. The only exception was the black-haired youth standing in the middle of the group and a temporarily nameless, silent newcomer to the spiritual world.
“Zhao Xu, I understood when you said you wanted to bring a lucky charm, but isn’t it too reckless to bring a young newcomer? We aren’t going to Ghost City to play.” Before entering the Ghost City, an elderly senior who resembled Zhao Xu quite a bit didn’t hesitate to speak, his brows furrowed at the youth amidst their group.
“He has the capabilities, and it’s not because of me. Old Luo, don’t speak nonsense,” Zhao Xu told his old friend flatly.
Capabilities? Luo Qun glanced towards the youth once more with doubtful eyes but no longer said anything.
Speaking of the youth in question, Gu Yan recognised him. Wasn’t that his son? He was the one he met at the Shen family’s estate not too long ago.
The mission they were carrying out was part of the plot he had written in his original modern day cultivation novel. Originally, Ye Cheng Yu (the protagonist) managed to claim a lot of credit from this event and for the whole group to be able to return to the human realm was largely due to the protagonist’s halo.
The protagonist’s halo was still important. As the lucky charm of the group, Gu Yan stood in the middle because it was believed that this was the way to evenly distribute his primordial energy of chaos to every person.
“Stay close. No matter what you see in the passageway later, don’t be reckless. They’re merely illusions. If you really can’t bear it, just close your eyes and I’ll pull you along.” These were the words Zhao Xu gave to the dark-haired youth. In the passageway that connected both realms, those whose cultivation was slightly lacking faced the risk of losing themselves, not to mention a weak-minded human without any abilities. He couldn’t help but worry.
Gu Yan nodded in understanding and stood behind the leader without any hesitation.
There was a time limit once the gates to the Ghost City opened, so the negotiations this time needed to be settled before then, otherwise, they would have to wait until the next month in order to leave. However, if negotiations were to fall through, it was unlikely for them to survive the month.
With his divine eye temporarily opened, Gu Yan could see the gates to the Ghost City in front of him, looking like a swirling portal. The unhurried swirling of the gates seemed to give off the illusion of danger but once he stepped through, Gu Yan could clearly feel the change in atmosphere that was now weighing down on them. As if there was an unknown pressure making it difficult for them to breathe.
“You don’t feel anything else?” An elder with the surname Xu in the group glanced at the dark-haired youth beside him strangely. All the illusions in this passageway were deliberately arranged by the master of the Ghost City in order to impede humans from entering. Yet, this person remained unaffected.
He nodded. Gu Yan indeed didn’t feel anything different apart from the heavy atmosphere.
If he had to go into details, then there was this strange feeling at the bottom of his heart that he wasn’t sure how he should describe, as if there was something fleeting that he couldn’t quite grasp.
As a normal human, Gu Yan wasn’t quite sure of the reason that exceeded the logic of science. However, when crossing through the passageway that connects the two realms, he had a faint feeling that something, which was attempting to approach and attack him, got abruptly tamed and even became extremely obedient...
Gu Yan even thought that this thing would accept his commands, for example, right now he wanted the other to stop attacking the people in his group.
“The illusionary array has stopped working...” Celestial Master Xu’s gaze was a bit startled, such a good event happened too suddenly. It really prompted people’s imagination on what other terrible things could occur later on.
If you were to tell him that the master of the Ghost City retracted his power out of goodwill, Master Xu would rather die than believe it. As a member of the spiritual organisation, he knew how vicious and cruel this existence was.
However, nothing else happened during the period of time they spent in the passageway. The group of people arrived safely at their destination.
Commanding the small portion of energy he had extracted to form the illusionary array, the pale and beautiful man stared intently at the painting hung on the wall without blinking. He merely continued to gaze at the person in the painting.
The people entering the Ghost City this time seemed to be a touch stronger than those who’d come before. They could at least use some kind of method to stop his illusionary array...
He flicked his wrist as he recalled the separated little bundle of energy. In the instant the incorporeal wisp returned to him, Xie Lan’s cold heart suddenly started to beat uncontrollably.
Repressing the agitated ball of energy which had come from himself to appear calm, the tiny ball seemed to have become much tamer. It had even carefully suppressed its inherent icy-cold nature.
「Wait for me to find you.」
Suddenly, this extremely indistinct phrase repeated itself in his heart, Xie Lan absorbed that little ball of energy as he raised his head to stare at the person in the picture, “Have you come to find me...?”
The cold voice sounded softly in the room. Contrary to his tone, the Ghost City master’s cold heart seemed to be beating frantically in his chest.
“Badump, badump…”
He was extremely aware of how the sound of his heart seemed to even drown out the knocking on his door. The master of the Ghost City, presently dressed in dark robes, turned around expressionlessly to look towards the door, “Come in.”
No one wished to go inside the study to interrupt. It was allowed only when there was some matter of extreme importance that needed to be reported, important enough to warrant not getting executed.
Feeling an icy, sharp glare that seemed to pierce through himself, the evil ghost who had just entered desperately struggled to resist the shivering of its body. It knew that if the news it had brought wasn’t important enough, its master would destroy it mercilessly.
With narrowed eyes, Xie Lan waited for his subordinate to report the news but the majority of his attention was somewhere else. He should begin searching, if that person had come here, he would definitely find him.
The awareness encapsulating the entirety of the Ghost City was directed by it’s master, however in reality, the one he was searching for was already extremely close to him, currently being received by his officials.
“Not used to it?” Zhao Xu asked the two juniors who stepped into the Ghost City for the first time. Saying so, he stroked his white beard and added, “In any case, you don’t need to get used to it. We’re staying for less than a day, so just treat this historical looking place as an experience.”
So as to avoid turning the atmosphere too heavy, the white-bearded elder still used a light tone from his previous brief joke.
“Master Xie Lan is in the study and you may need to wait a while.” The brows of the messenger were furrowed but the meaning in those words made these esteemed guests unhappy. Whether or not the negotiations were successful, this sort of treatment was truly not giving them any face.
Even if they ended up tearing all pretences apart later, before that, the other side should at least do something to maintain a courteous image, no?
“Master Xie Lan’s study is the Ghost City’s forbidden area, please forgive me that I am unable to convey the news of your arrival.” Knowing what these mortals were probably thinking about in their hearts, the attendant continued to keep his eyes to the ground as he explained.
From their experience, the lord wouldn’t come out of that room for an entire day once he stepped in. This length of time may be short for ghosts but for these humans...
And yet, just as he thought this, the attendant saw the approach of another messenger. While he was still unable to react to what just happened, the other had already led the group of mortals to another place.
It hasn’t even been five hours, but the lord has already come out…?
This piece of news could even make it to the annual list of incredible happenings in the Ghost City!
But no matter what went through the messenger’s head, the group of people escorted to another room clearly and surely saw the target of their operation this time round.
He wore a pair of dark robes with no redundant embellishment. Although it looked simple, it shrouded the master of the Ghost City in an untouchable aura despite him merely sitting there in silence. The pale skin contrasted against the dark garment which only served to further highlight his unique temperament in addition to his innate beauty.
Just as he stepped into the room, Gu Yan immediately felt a gaze lock onto him. Like a piece of rope, it coiled around him, abruptly tightening at the end to bind him so securely that even a strand of hair wouldn’t be able to pass through.
It was an indescribable gaze. When he instinctively returned the stare, Gu Yan met a pair of dark eyes that were incredibly deep.
It was hard to describe, however...it wasn’t hard to understand.
“Qiuqiu…” The voice was very quiet, those slightly further away wouldn’t have been able to hear it.
Lu Chengye who’d been standing right next to the dark-haired youth heard the uttered repeated syllables, slightly confused, he turned to look at the youth. But this one glance almost scared away all the gall he possessed in this life.
The master of the Ghost City who’d been nicely seated right at the head seat suddenly appeared in front of him. While that was relatively fine, the important point was that this pale Ghost King’s eyes were slightly lidded, his head leaned on the youth’s nape, two arms encircling his waist.
In short, his entire person… No, this ghost was practically stuck to the youth’s body.
What was this situation——??
All the great masters who had some form of reputation, when faced with such an abnormal situation, could only expose a dumbfounded expression, what was more abnormal was that their team’s mascot actually raised his hand towards the Ghost City master’s head and fucking pet! him! twice!
Logically speaking, they had to be dreaming, right…?
***
T/n: Hey my beautiful kitties, hope you guys have been well. Please stay indoors and read BL this covid season. Anyway, I have important news for you guys. Some of you may already be aware of it, but dummytranslations has a discord server (newly set-up so it's still tiny) but feel free to hop on in and talk to us, receive latest updates, trade cat gifs, etc.
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ReplyDelete[Ghost King’s eyes were slightly lidded, his head leaned on the youth’s nape, two arms encircling his waist.]
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