Above the Great Dao
Chapter 728 - 323 Lady Ling Su_2

Chapter 728: Chapter 323 Lady Ling Su_2

These little yakshas carried poles or pitchforks on their shoulders, with their own packs hanging, often a cloth bag filled with stale food and paper money, moving slowly forward.

Chen Shi stepped forward to inquire, and a little yaksha said: "The owner here wants to host a banquet and is hiring some diligent little yakshas for chores, offering high wages. We’re here to try our luck, maybe we can find some work. The residence doesn’t need big yakshas, so waiting in line won’t help you."

Chen Shi smiled and said: "I’m just passing by, not here to compete for work. What’s the name of the owner here? What’s their background?"

"I don’t know."

Chen Shi asked a few little yakshas, but none knew the name of the courtyard’s owner.

Chen Shi followed Boat Aunt and Black Pot, passing by the courtyard. This courtyard was far more extensive than other Yuan Chen Palaces, extending dozens of miles. Behind the courtyard lay darkness, faintly visible was a celestial street hanging in the darkness, only from afar could one see a Yuan Chen Palace standing in the depths of the darkness, with no other Yuan Chen Palaces visible.

The front and back of the courtyard seemed like two different worlds.

"Last time my daughter and I came here, it was in this Yuan Chen Palace that we rescued your mother." Boat Aunt said.

Chen Shi observed, the roads on both sides were pitch-black, devoid of light.

His thoughts stirred slightly, Qi-Blood formed a talisman, conjuring a Five Thunder Talisman in the darkness.

The instant the thunder light flared, a colossal, indescribably massive creature could be seen coiled in the darkness, stretching dozens of miles, encircling that Yuan Chen Palace!

On both sides of the road were flatboats, each with a horse-faced ghost god standing or sitting, some lying with bamboo hats on the boats, which floated in the darkness like drifting on the river surface.

In the instant of the thunder’s flash, Chen Shi turned to leave, and the horse-faced ghost gods on those flatboats each rose, opening their eyes, scanning towards the thunder-stricken place.

They held Heavenly Spirit Lamps in their hands, the light like a torch illuminating forward.

Beams of light converged together, destroying the Five Thunder Talisman!

Those horse-faced ghost gods, seeing it was only a Five Thunder Talisman, immediately directed their gaze towards where Chen Shi had been, but Chen Shi was already gone.

The beams of light withdrew, leaving only bright eyes in the darkness.

Suddenly, behind those eyes, an enormous eyelid opened in the darkness, demon fire raging, flowing in all directions.

It was a giant dog, curled up in the darkness, with Chen Shi’s mother’s Yuan Chen Palace cradled in its embrace.

At this moment, the giant dog awoke, and the horse-faced Yin Messengers immediately became nervous, shouting: "The demon hound is awake, the demon hound is awake!"

Just then, a tall, fiery red figure descended into the darkness, landing on the road leading to the Yuan Chen Palace. Red hair fluttering, it was the Red-haired Ghost, shouting: "What are you yelling about?"

He noticed the giant dog was awake and his expression changed, quickly taking out a talisman, which flew out and stuck to the giant dog’s forehead.

The giant dog roared, shaking the ground under the Yin Messengers’ feet, and the Red-haired Ghost swayed, hurriedly steadying himself.

The giant dog then fell back into slumber.

The Red-haired Ghost breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and asked: "What happened just now?"

One of the Yin Messengers explained the Five Thunder Talisman event, and the Red-haired Ghost’s eyes flickered, saying: "Five Thunder Talisman? It seems last time’s matter isn’t over, someone is stirring again. You guard this place well, I’ll go inform the Young Master."

"As you command."

The Red-haired Ghost returned to the courtyard, finding its interior scenery exquisite, like an immortal realm even in the underworld.

He went to the Governor Hall, where the Young Master was receiving guests. After a while, a palace-attired lady exited the hall, nodding slightly to the Red-haired Ghost.

"Greetings, Lady Ling Su!"

The Red-haired Ghost dared not neglect, quickly returning the gesture, and only after Lady Ling Su left did he enter the Governor Hall to report the matter to the Young Master.

The Young Master exclaimed in surprise: "Five Thunder Talisman? The intruder isn’t a Yin God but a living human. Yin Gods wouldn’t use this kind of talisman."

He was a noble young man, with a delicate appearance. If Xiang Tianyu were here, he would be extremely surprised as this person’s appearance hadn’t changed at all in thirty years, as if he hadn’t aged.

The Young Master stood up, smiling: "So, it’s Chen Shi who’s arrived."

The Red-haired Ghost felt awe, saying: "He caused such a big issue and dares to return to the underworld?"

The Young Master chuckled, saying, "He dares indeed. Immediately lead the Yin Messengers and block Chen Shi’s Yuan Chen Palace! He has nowhere to go in the Immortal City, and is sure to return to Yuan Chen Palace!"

The Red-haired Ghost was about to handle it when the Young Master called him back, "Also, keep an eye on his Three Corpse Gods. He’s very cunning, but the Three Corpse Gods will reveal his whereabouts."

The Red-haired Ghost responded affirmatively and hurried away.

Chen Shi, the Boat Aunt, and Black Pot quickly fled, and only after leaving tens of miles from the courtyard did they stop. Chen Shi frowned, "With such tight security, it’s impossible to rescue my mother! Especially that colossal creature in the darkness, its strength is unfathomable, we are utterly no match!"

"Woof!" Black Pot said.

Chen Shi nodded; that colossal creature was probably the same species as Black Pot, but has already matured and is exceptionally powerful.

The Boat Aunt was fretful, saying, "Last time we came as father and daughter, there weren’t so many ghost gods guarding. They must have strengthened their defenses. What should we do now?"

Chen Shi halted, looked around, seeing that the Immortal City was filled with ghost gods and monsters everywhere. It’s extremely difficult to rescue someone from the Immortal City. Only at the moment of rescue can we return directly to the Mortal World and escape from there, and hope to leave.

Just then, a carriage passed by them, stopped, and the window opened. A palace-attired lady looked at Black Pot.

Black Pot gazed at the lady, who smiled faintly and said, "Naughty little dog."

Black Pot was shocked, as she wasn’t affected by him!

Chen Shi, too, was taken aback; people in this world who aren’t affected by Black Pot are often those of exceptional strength!

The palace-attired lady shifted her gaze, landing on the two Yaksha forms of Chen Shi and the Boat Aunt, sized them up, and laughed, "Sha Qiutong’s Transformation God Skill has reached such a refined level? I can’t even see your true forms."

Chen Shi and the Boat Aunt felt a chill, and the Boat Aunt looked terrified, trembling like a leaf, suddenly stomped heavily, transforming into a gust of yin wind and vanished.

She was too frightened and fled back to the Mortal World, leaving Chen Shi and Black Pot here.

The palace-attired lady was unmoved, her gaze on Chen Shi, asking curiously, "Why don’t you run?"

Chen Shi answered honestly, "I don’t know how."

The palace-attired lady chuckled, "You don’t know the spell to return to the Mortal World? You dared to sneak in without knowing? How brave! Now that you’ve been discovered, do not return to Yuan Chen Palace, as someone’s waiting to strike you there."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi promptly asked, "Why is the lady telling me this?"

"Lady?"

The palace-attired lady couldn’t help but laugh, "Just like your grandfather, sweet-tongued. Don’t call me lady, call me Ling Su Madame, otherwise Chen Yindou might tease me for pretending to be young."

Chen Shi bowed, "Greetings, Ling Su Madame."

Ling Su Madame asked, "How is your grandfather?"

Chen Shi replied sadly, "Grandfather... has passed away."

Ling Su Madame was slightly startled, then rejoiced, laughing, "He’s finally dead? Heaven be blessed! Now that he’s gone, I can be with him eternally!"

She was thrilled and immediately ordered the driver to head to Chen Yindou’s Yuan Chen Palace, laughing, "Chen Yindou had so many female friends while alive, now at last, he belongs only to me!"

Chen Shi was stunned, quickly catching up, "Ling Su Madame, can you take me to Grandfather’s Yuan Chen Palace?"

Ling Su Madame stopped the carriage, laughing, "Come aboard!"

Chen Shi boarded the carriage, with Black Pot following behind.

The interior of the carriage was spacious, like a small palace with clouds as cushions and rosy mists as tables and chairs. You could see the outside scenery, but from outside, you couldn’t see inside.

Chen Shi sat cross-legged on a cushion, noticing the driver in front was a skeleton, and the mount were two Bone Dragons, steering the carriage into the air, passing through countless heavenly streets, as Yuan Chen Palaces flickered by on all sides.

Chen Shi quickly glanced at the rear of the carriage, and saw Black Pot hopping and catching up remarkably, which gave him a sense of relief.

He looked at Ling Su Madame, seeing the palace-attired lady was quite beautiful, with a hint of plumpness, the Primordial Spirit was abundant and gracious.

Chen Shi gathered his courage, "Ling Su Madame, are you my grandmother?"

Ling Su Madame’s face turned grim, coldly sneering, "No. I would like to know who that little flirtatious mistress is!"