Wanbao Lady

Chapter 487 Clearing the Ghost

Seeing this scene, both the executioner and the bystanders were immediately furious.

"Gone!"

"Where have you been?"

Even the executioner flew forward and searched carefully left and right, front and back, but the more he searched, the darker his face became.

It’s not an illusion, it’s really gone!

In the stands, some people felt regretful, some were indifferent, some were surprised and suspicious, and some were excited.

This was the first time that a prisoner had successfully escaped from the Soul Slicing Platform, or rather, had mysteriously disappeared. Moreover, this disappearance was related to the Empress whose reputation had recently become well-known in the world of immortal cultivation.

For a while, as time went by, the matter became a hot topic.

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In a desolate wasteland, there are dilapidated tombs.

All I saw was a group of ghosts, hunched over, sitting or standing among them.

Without exception, they were all so thin that their bones were just skin and bones, and their clothes were tattered and dirty.

Despite this, they all focused their attention, their eyes shining as they stared at an old crooked tree in the center. To be more precise, they were looking at the area under the tree.

There, there stood an old ghost who was also skinny and filthy, no different from the other ghosts, and he talked incessantly about what he had seen and heard.

"You don't know, those powerful Qing ghosts were about to be ripped out of their souls on the spot, but at this moment, they saw the lotus lamp rise above their heads, shining brightly, and those Qing ghosts just whooshed away!"

The old ghost danced with joy.

Hearing this, the little ghosts were amazed.

"Old Geng, I heard that it was done by the Empress, is it true?"

"What's the name of that precious lamp? Is it also one of the Queen's treasures?"

"Where did they go?"

"Was he taken back to Yudu Mountain by the Queen?"

The ghosts were talking at once, making the usually deserted cemetery suddenly lively.

"Ahem, problems come one by one, one by one." As an eyewitness, Lao Geng felt very proud and subconsciously wanted to straighten his back, but he couldn't do it because of years of hard work.

"Old Geng, I heard clearly what those powerful ghosts were saying, guarding the heart lamp, and calling the empress. This is most likely the empress's kindness."

Hearing this, the ghosts all looked longing.

"very nice......"

"You said that everyone is a cleansed ghost, why don't we have such a good life?"

"They are the best among us ghost hunters, so they can be dragged by the ghost master to see the queen. We? What are we?"

"Alas, as soon as the queen left, these adults suffered... In this world, it is difficult to clear the ghosts!"

"Damn, this country is rotten to the core. It's hard to be a corrupt ghost, and it's even harder for us to be clean ghosts! Only those powerful people can..."

"Hush! You're going to die!"

I saw a little ghost quickly covered the speaker's mouth and stopped him from saying anything.

The ghost pulled down the hand that was covering his mouth and sighed angrily.

"Alas! What a pity, this damn country... We, the Qing ghosts, are weak and powerless. Even if we want to bring about reforms like the Xisha Kingdom, we cannot do it."

As a result, they can only suffer oppression and live in confusion.

There was silence for a while, and a bleak cold wind blew, making the ghosts' bodies flicker like candle flames. So the ghosts could only temporarily hide in their own tombs, relying on the dilapidated tombs to barely resist the invasion of the cold wind.

When the cold wind passed, a skinny little ghost suddenly popped his head out of his grave. He seemed to have thought of a good idea and said excitedly, "Old Geng, didn't you say you saw the treasure lamp with your own eyes? Why don't you make one for us to see!"

Hearing this, heads popped out from the other graves, their eyes shining.

"Yes! Since it is the Queen's treasure and can protect those powerful ghosts, I think the treasure must have spirits. If we worship it every day, will the Queen notice us?"

"What a good idea! Lao Geng, didn't you always brag that you were a first-class carpenter when you were alive? We will find some Yin wood later. Gou Sheng's family happens to have a ghost knife. Can you help us carve one?"

Hearing this, Laogui blew his beard and said, "After so many years, my skills have long been rusty! But," he said with a flash of expectation in his eyes, "it's just a lotus lantern, it shouldn't be a problem."

As for why not just carve a statue...

Having never seen a god, I dare not create anything about him, so as not to blaspheme.

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Two hours passed.

When a lifelike wooden lamp appeared in front of the ghosts, it immediately attracted a lot of astonished gazes.

"Oh! Is this the Queen's precious lantern? It's so beautiful!"

After carefully examining his work, Old Geng came forward with a solemn expression, clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully, muttering in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please allow me to report. My name is Geng Datong, and I and my thirty-seven companions live under the old crooked tree outside the Xitu City of the Ghost Country. We were all citizens of the Xisha Country when we were alive. We were swept away by a sandstorm on the way to the Great Zhou for trade, and ended up here in a daze. Since we came here, we have abided by our duties and have never harmed anyone or ghosts."

He then showed a bitter look on his face, "We want to escape from the ghost country, but because there are evil ghosts guarding the border, we can only enter but not leave. We, the Qing ghosts, have been suppressed repeatedly. We can only do the dirty and tiring work that no one wants to do, so that we can barely save our lives."

As he spoke, he looked expectantly at the wooden lotus lamp in front of him, as if this lamp was his final salvation.

"My queen, if you can hear my prayers, please have mercy on us and let us escape from this place and return home."

The old ghost's lips trembled and he choked with sobs.

Seeing this scene, the ghosts also felt sad and wailed continuously.

At this time.

They didn’t know if it was an illusion of the ghosts, but a faint sigh sounded in their ears, as if it was there and not there.

The ghosts were stunned and looked at each other.

When he realized something, he immediately looked ecstatic.

But I saw that the wooden lotus lamp offered in front of me, with the wick also carved from Yin wood, was lit!

Plop, plop, plop.

The ghosts immediately knelt on the ground, shaking with excitement and almost crying for joy.

When he looked up cautiously, he saw that on the wooden lotus lamp, in the small area illuminated by the wick, several rows of large golden characters were gradually emerging.

Even if you can't read, you can understand its meaning instantly just by taking a look at it.

【The heart lamp appears, and the light is passed on. 】

【If your character is unyielding, you can be blessed. 】

【Originally pure, it can keep away from muddy water. 】

The ghosts silently savored the three lines of big characters, pondering their meaning.

Not long after, when the golden characters were blown away by the wind, the ghosts bowed respectfully once more, then stood up and excitedly discussed.