As soon as the situation was exposed, Yi Xinxing and I were both stunned. To think that we are now in such a state, one of us is half-crippled and the other is a coward. Moreover, we don't even have any tools on hand. If Bai Wuchang wants to capture our souls, it would be as easy as playing a game.

  I only felt a chill run through my body. I had closed my eyes and waited for death, but it seemed like nothing was happening. When I opened my eyes again, the white gowned figure had floated out of the window. It turned its head and glared at us with an evil gaze before quickly flying downwards.

  I looked down from the window and saw that the eight ghosts, which were originally lined up in a row, had disappeared. One of them was missing, and it was the one that hadn't been wrapped in black paper clothes. It seemed that it wasn't willing to die like this, so after Mr. Wu saw him leave, he bit open the rope that tied the ghost and ran away. But then I thought again, no, Mr. Wu's rope can't be so unreliable? What's going on here?

  I gazed at him as he descended the stairs, and with a wave of his hand, he swept up the remaining eight ghosts into his sleeve. After looking around left and right, he flew off to the west.

  I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, what's this called? This is called "life shouldn't be cut off". Holding in farts isn't holding in farts, it's good luck!

  I let out a sigh of relief, thinking that I had almost died, it was really dangerous. When I looked at Yi Xing beside me, he was still in the same Golden Rooster Independent state, and I couldn't help but admire how calm he was at this moment.

  "So I said to him: 'Yi Ge, it's really too dangerous, didn't expect you could remain so calm.'"

  All I saw was him shivering and turning his head to say: "Quickly come over and help me, my legs are numb and I can't move!"

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  I rushed over to support him, helped him onto the bed, and hung up his leg in a plaster cast. I sat on the bed and asked him, "Hey Yīgē, why did you shout just now? We almost lost our lives."

  Yi Xinxing lay on the bed with a lingering fear and said to me, "You think I'm kidding, you don't know what I just saw, it's too weird."

  I hastily asked him what he had seen. He rubbed his leg, which had gone numb from standing, and said to me: "Just now when you were talking to me, I didn't dare turn my head around. Originally those nine ghosts were standing there just fine, but suddenly a black shadow appeared out of nowhere and snapped the rope on that ghost who wasn't wearing paper clothes. After that ghost ran away, the black shadow also disappeared. Isn't this strange?"

  What? There's actually someone who can instantly break the rope that binds the ghost? I'm puzzled, what's going on here? Who is that black shadow? Why did he let the ghost go? What's the benefit of doing so?

  Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Whether that ghost runs or not has nothing to do with us two. What's most important now is that our lives are saved, so let's just go to sleep quickly, that's the best way.

  So I said to Yi Xin Xing: "Old Yi, no matter what, we've escaped this time. Now that we've gained some experience and there's no more danger, it's time to sleep. Don't think about anything else, just focus on recovering your body first."

  But under the faint light of the small blue lamp, Old Yi's face suddenly turned iron-green again. He half-opened his mouth, his eyes wide open, staring fixedly at something behind me.

  I also felt a chill behind me, which gave me goosebumps all over again. What a coincidence! I turned around nervously to take a look.

  A donkey face similar to a hanged ghost appeared behind me! The sudden fright made me sit on the ground in an instant. Indeed! How did it come back again? Looking up, White Impermanence was now pinching that mourning stick with his hand, staring at us two with his small eyes, he seemed very angry at this moment, his long tongue hanging out of his mouth was bright red and trembling slightly along with his body. His white robe appeared eerie under the reflection of the small blue lamp.

  It's all over, it's all over. This time we're really done for. I sat on the ground looking at Wu Chang's furious face, it seems that we two are doomed to die. But after going through thick and thin, if I were to die like this, I would really not be willing to give up. So I racked my brains thinking of whether there was any method in the books I had read that could deal with Bai Wuchang.

  No need to say, looking at the big hat on its head, it really made me think of a way to capture it. According to the records in "Ghost Talk", Bai Wuchang's "One See Wealth" has a origin. It is roughly that if someone encounters Bai Wuchang outside the tomb and does not run away, but instead throws bricks and stones at him, he will take the gold and silver on his body and throw them back. When they are all thrown out, he will be ashamed and escape, and the other party can pick up the treasure, naturally "One See Wealth".

  So I hastily searched around for something like a brick, but this is a hospital ward, where can I find a brick? This is simply as unrealistic as searching for fish in a toilet!

  As I watched the White Impermanence walk in with a ferocious expression, I swore I was going to cry out loud. I felt like an ant in its hands, and if it exerted any force, I would definitely be crushed to pieces. Old Yi's performance wasn't much better than mine either; because his leg, which was wrapped in plaster, was suspended and couldn't move, he could only tightly grasp the bed sheet and tremble with fear.

  That ghost floated in front of me with a furious face, and as he slowly raised his mourning staff towards me, my heart sank like it had fallen to the bottom of a well. Seeing death right before my eyes, I didn't care about dignity or face anymore. I hastily waved my hands at him, saying: "Wait wait wait!!! Don't move yet!! We... we are Yin and Yang Masters!!!"

  No choice, now it's just a case of trying every possible treatment because in Mr. Liu's story I mentioned before, the previous yin-yang master had connections with these yin messengers, and who knows if this method still works in today's era, but regardless of whether it works or not, I have to give it a try. Because from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to just die without knowing what happened.

  But, this trick of throwing medical treatment at a critical juncture really did get me mixed up. Wu Chang listened to my words and was clearly taken aback for a moment. He held the mourning staff with an air of suspicion and looked at us both before slowly putting down the mourning staff.

  Seeing it put down the weapon, I and Lao Yi on the bed let out a sigh of relief at the same time, looks like there's hope!

  That unpredictable gaze swept back and forth between us like a knife, and after a while, it spoke up. Due to its long tongue hanging out, it seemed somewhat unclear in its speech. In a gloomy and strange tone, it coldly said to me: "Mr. Yin Yang? What is your Taoist name?"

  What's his Taoist name? I don't have a Taoist name, do I? Just as I was about to come up with something random to get by, Yi Xingxing on the bed misheard it as a nickname due to her unclear speech. She trembled and said: "His nickname... is 'Shi Ni Die'."

  My head went "buzz" and I cried out in my heart: Yi Xinxing, you really are my father, if you say one less sentence, you will die!

  Na Wu Chang was stunned after hearing this, as if pondering what these three words meant.

  Good heavens! If you understand the meaning of 'this is your dad', wouldn't I be dead for sure? So I quickly shook my head like a rattle drum, and hastily told it: "He's talking about a nickname, not a Taoist name. I don't have a Taoist name, my name is Cui Zuofei. We two are really the yin-yang masters of the White Sect!"

  Yi Xin Xing on the bed also hastily said: "Really... pure white faction!!"

  After Wu Chang heard what I said, he sneered and raised his mourning staff again, saying: "You dare to deceive the great Wu Chang? Those who eat food in the underworld will not be without a way. It's useless to talk more, accept your death!"

  Damn it, I'm really a master of yin and yang without a title! Ninth Uncle taught me the skills but didn't tell me my title!! Wait, Ninth Uncle? Right, isn't he working in the underworld now? If I mention his name, it should be effective, right?!

  I saw the pug right in front of me, and I hastily said to it in a flustered tone: "Don't move your hands! Don't move your hands!!! I really don't have a waybill, but my master's name is Wei Fengjiao!! She's also a yin messenger!! Do...do you know her??"

  Fortunately, the old heaven didn't starve to death, and after I mentioned Wei Fengjiao's name, he was stunned again. He asked me: "Are you Xiaojie's apprentice?"

  It seems that he really knows Ninth Uncle!! That's great, it seems that having a yin-yang civil servant as a backer is indeed a happy thing! This time, Ninth Uncle has indirectly saved my life again. I nodded hastily and said: "That's right, that's right, I am his third disciple, the inheritor of the 'Three Pure Talismans'!"

  Only then did the ghost of impermanence put down his mourning staff and muttered to himself, "Last time I had a drink with Little Nine, I seemed to have heard that he has an apprentice named Cui."

  I'm safe for the time being, I feel like I'm covered in cold sweat, just like after a sauna. The sweat seeping into the wound on my back is starting to throb with pain again.

  That Wu Chang looked at us two and asked: "What was that just now? Why did you want to sneak a peek at Ben Chaohun?"

  At this point, I didn't dare hide anything anymore, so I told it everything that had just happened in detail.

  After listening to my words, Wu Chang furrowed his brow and said in a gloomy tone: "Since you two are indeed eating yin-yang food, with five flaws and three shortcomings, this Yin messenger will not pursue the crime of stealing a glimpse of the soul."

  I and Lao Yi were overjoyed when we heard that he wasn't going to pursue the matter, thinking that this time our lives would be spared. But then Wu Chang coldly smiled and said: "Now it's time for us to settle the account for running away with a yin soul."

  What? I thought to myself, isn't this unfair? That ghost wasn't let loose by us, and besides, as a Soul Reaper, it shouldn't take much effort for you to hook it back.

  So I plucked up the courage to say to it in a quivering tone: "Uh, Lord Wuchang... you see, we didn't mean to, and with your divine powers, wouldn't it be easy for you to hook that escaped ghost back?"

  Years of experience have taught me that flattery will get you nowhere, but this particular brand of flattery is a masterpiece - while praising its omnipotence, it also subtly implies that one's dreams should be fulfilled by oneself.

  But this yin soul doesn't seem to be buying what I'm selling, and it says harshly: "You little brat knows nothing! That yin soul just now has already been struck off the book of life and death by me!! It was supposed to be taken to the underworld city soon, but who would have thought that it escaped?! With the book of life and death struck off, where can I find it?!"

  The two of us saw it and got angry again, and suddenly a new layer of cold sweat broke out on our bodies. So I asked him timidly: "That... Lord Wuchang, what do you think... we should make amends? Or would you like to name a price? As long as you don't take our lives... any amount is fine!"

  To tell the story of Mr. Liu is enough for me to learn a lifetime, money can make ghosts push mills, I don't believe you this old ghost doesn't love money either? Wu Chang saw that I was also a knowledgeable person and smiled again, as the saying goes, joy and anger are unpredictable, this sentence is really true.

  He sneered, "Don't think that money can get rid of me. I'm telling you two, give yourselves a year's time to find that escaped yin soul for me. If not, no matter whose disciples you are, a year later will be your death date!"

  This is also too unreasonable! You yourself let the ghost run away and now you're asking us to help you find it? If you can't even find it, how do you expect us to? After hearing him finish speaking, a surge of nameless fire suddenly rose up in my heart. Damn it. If I weren't currently injured and didn't have any talismans on me, my small temper would really not be able to bear it and I would rush up and fight with him to the death.

  This guy really thinks he can squeeze out a fortune from catching a toad, but thinking about it now, my and Lao Yi's lives are still in his hands, no way, can only swallow my anger and prioritize saving our lives first.

  So I said to him: "This... we're still not very knowledgeable about the Tao, and don't know if that ghost has any specific characteristics?"

  "That's a female ghost," said the impermanent one to both of us. "The lock head of my soul hook is tied to her hand, and without my words, it can't be untied. Although she somehow broke free from the rope, you two can still recognize her through the lock heads on her hands. That's all I can tell you now, got it?"

  Can't you understand? This is like looking for a needle in the ocean. Old Yi and I are extremely frustrated, just wanting to get rid of it first. I bitterly smiled at it and said: "Understood. Lord Unpredictable, do you have any other business? If so, then go ahead and attend to it."

  That guy heard what I said and laughed, saying: "Don't think that just helping me with one thing can solve this matter so easily. A life for a life, the cost of changing fate still needs to be paid."

  Damn it! You're still asking for money after all this? But that's a minor issue. So I asked him, "How much?"

  He stretched out three fingers at me and said: "Three trillion, not a single cent less, it must be issued by the Tian Di Bank, otherwise it won't circulate."

  You also have the face to say that! However, when under someone's roof, who dares not to lower their head? My eyes rolled and I suddenly thought of another idea, so I put on a smile and said to it: "No problem, I'll give you 600 billion, plus two foreign chicks, can you spare us a few more years?"

  (The Night Fox Chapter ends.)