Chapter 103 The Borrowed Must Be Returned

The crowd looked on.

The Grand Inquisitor placed a hand on Shen Li's shoulder, then remained motionless, his expression extremely grave.

No one knew.

Within Mountain Lord's cranial sea, a majestic and somber warning echoed.

"What has been borrowed, must be returned."

Li Yu frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

"Mountain Lord?"

Why... were beads of sweat forming on Mountain Lord's forehead?

He was a psychic extraordinary, and although his level couldn't compare to Mountain Lord's title, he could still perceive subtle mental states to some extent.

Li Yu faintly sensed fear from Mountain Lord.

He subconsciously raised his head, gazing at the oppressive black cloud in the dome.

Shen Li had been in the mausoleum all along.

And the King of the Underworld... was said to be in the mausoleum as well.

Could it be?

"Alright..."

Mountain Lord raised his hand, his voice a little hoarse, forcing a smile, and said, "How do you feel now?"

"Huh... much better."

Shen Li looked surprised, throwing a punch, feeling relaxed all over.

He felt as if there was a wisp of very light mental energy in his mind, rippling outwards.

That was after Mountain Lord touched him.

That wisp of mental energy, guided out smoothly... and the mental anomalies naturally dissipated.

"Thank you, Grand Inquisitor."

The little iron man rotated his arm again, and after confirming that he was fine, he respectfully bowed.

He looked at Gu Shen and said, "Brother Gu... were you calling me just now?"

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to say that if you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can come to the mausoleum often." Gu Shen smiled and said, "The array patterns in the inner mausoleum have the effect of nourishing the mind. Cultivating here often is good for your injuries."

Shen Li quickly laughed and said, "If Brother Gu lives here for a long time, then I will naturally come."

After saying that, he bid farewell.

Li Yu transmitted his voice, "Lord Inquisitor, did you detect anything unusual?"

Mountain Lord shook his head and transmitted his voice to the other inquisitors, "Everyone, I'll take my leave first and head to headquarters."

The inquisitors didn't know what had happened and looked at each other in confusion.

Only Li Yu looked at the black cloud that was slowly dissipating in the dome, lost in thought.

...

...

"Mountain Lord went to retrieve the things."

Chu Ling looked at the backs of the prison personnel as they left, and asked, puzzled, "He believed that little trick?"

It was indeed a small trick.

Gu Shen's Blazing Fire was hidden in Shen Li's mental sea.

Transmitting such a heartfelt message wasn't difficult... after all, they had trained together in Spring Rain Temple for a whole year, and Gu Shen knew his mental sea even better than Shen Li himself.

However, just with this one sentence, wanting Mountain Lord to return the King of the Underworld's items.

In Chu Ling's eyes, it was simply unbelievable.

"Not everyone is [Deep Sea]."

Gu Shen smiled, "The name of the King of the Underworld will not allow him not to believe."

That dark cloud was originally a coincidence, but it turned out to be an excellent opportunity.

Gu Shen noticed Mountain Lord constantly looking up during the funeral.

It seemed that this Grand Inquisitor had always felt uneasy about the existence of the King of the Underworld.

Then, getting back the items from the old residence wouldn't be troublesome.

This transmission was enough.

"It won't be long before he sends the things back to the mausoleum."

Gu Shen said calmly, "For Mountain Lord, plundering the King of the Underworld's residence back then was just to get started. There weren't any important items in that residence. Now that he's the Grand Inquisitor, why bother keeping the old things... it's wise to obediently send the things back."

Chu Ling nodded slowly.

Under the calculations of the [Deep Water Zone], the answer she got was also to send the items back intact.

"Returning things to their original owner is inherently right."

Gu Shen smiled and muttered to himself, "The things of the former King of the Underworld, being taken by the current King of the Underworld, can be considered reasonable, right?"

Speaking of which, he was a little curious.

What secrets did those blueprints contain?

...

...

Gu Shen had told Senior Bai Shu in advance about asking the prison for the old items.

Now, the Fighting Spirit Fireseed had just been fused.

Bai Shu was in seclusion in the inner mausoleum, comprehending and mastering the divine power of this fireseed.

During this period, the divine radiance of the Fighting Spirit Fireseed covered the mausoleum, like a great sun, dispelling darkness and cold, and making people feel warm.

And Gu Shen was sitting on the top of Little Mountain.

He and Chu Ling had repaired the key array patterns of the inner mausoleum, and re-supported the "array mist."

Billowing mist rose, covering and surrounding several broken little mountains.

These little mountains had experienced the divine war and collapsed for the most part, but Senior Bai Shu's [Reverse Flow] domain was gradually adapting to the amplification of the Fighting Spirit Fireseed. Once it was completely fused with the fireseed, these collapsed mountains would soon be restored to their original state.

At that time.

The damaged topography of the mausoleum will also be repaired by the [Reverse Flow] domain.

Before long.

Qingzhong returned to its former desolation.

And Mountain Lord... returned to the mausoleum alone, carrying a small alloy box. Even though he saw that the dome of the mausoleum was now a clear sky with ten thousand miles of cloudless sky, his expression was still solemn.

For him, the biggest purpose of this trip was not just to return the old items.

Returning was a very simple matter.

Just like when he took these items from that residence back then... reaching out, he took them.

Dropping his hand, he could put them down.

What made him uneasy was how to communicate with that capricious god on the throne next.

The prison's "borrowing behavior" back then was extremely rude.

If the King of the Underworld was furious...

What should he do?

Mountain Lord came to the little mountain of the mausoleum. He saw that the mist that had not risen at the end of the funeral had risen again, and he vaguely felt the "sinister" gaze again.

In the mist.

It seemed that someone was watching him.

He took a deep breath and looked at the other end of the mist.

Mountain Lord knew.

He came, no need to speak.

The King of the Underworld naturally knew.

Taking advantage of the fact that the divine radiance of the new Fighting Spirit God was still shining in the mausoleum, he quickly settled the old grudges of the past... Presumably the King of the Underworld would not care about him.

"Lord God."

Mountain Lord's expression was sincere. He spoke to the mist in the distance, "I am deeply sorry for what happened back then... These are important items from your old residence. The prison has been carefully guarding them over the years, and has not dared to make the slightest mistake."

Gu Shen, who was hiding in the mist, almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

This Grand Inquisitor could really talk.

The clearing of the residence back then had become "substitute safekeeping."

Gu Shen sat on the top of the mountain, drawing on the King of the Underworld's Fireseed, spreading his mental power... the array patterns of the Colossus Ruins trembled faintly, and the towering giants began to tremble slightly. The King of the Underworld's Fireseed was still suppressed underground. This force of traction was enough to cause the inner mausoleum to fluctuate.

However, under the cover of the array mist.

This wisp of fluctuation was the best response to the existence of the "King of the Underworld."

The existence of a god-level, with a wave of hand, can affect the world.

"This is... God's Domain?"

Mountain Lord's expression changed drastically.

He didn't dare to look up, only feeling the mist churning.

A cold voice asked.

"What is the crime for taking without asking?"

The mist lingered, as if hell had condensed.

The Grand Inquisitor stood in front of the mountain. These mists had no killing intent, nor did they have any substantial extraordinary power, but they gave him a great sense of oppression... He thought silently in his heart, if he plucked up the courage at this moment and took a few more steps forward, would he see the rumored "King of the Underworld"?

Just.

He didn't move forward an inch.

Not that he couldn't.

But he dared not.

As if an invisible force had nailed him in place.

Mountain Lord sighed, raised his head, and said in a deep voice, "Taking without asking is theft. The old events of the past were my fault alone. If you want to hold me accountable, then hold me alone accountable."

He put down the alloy box.

With a "whoosh" sound.

A strong wind blew.

In the void, a series of faint flying fires seemed to appear, rolling the box into the distant boundless mist.

Mountain Lord looked into the distance nervously.

There was silence.

This sentence was the only solution he had thought of before coming to the mausoleum.

In the face of God, any excuse was meaningless.

It was better to... confess.

Now that he had finally said the most difficult sentence, after confessing, he was waiting for the King of the Underworld's response.

Mountain Lord's mood was very uneasy.

However, the distant misty mountains were stirred by this ghostly wind, becoming thick, and there was no sound for a long time.

With a muffled "bang" sound.

On top of the mountain.

Gu Shen stretched out a hand, and he took the box.

Blazing Fire instantly swept out, wiping the surface of the box... confirming that there were no mental tricks.

Well...

Now it was the King of the Underworld himself who came to ask for the items, even if he gave Mountain Lord ten guts, he wouldn't dare to mess with anything.

The things were in hand.

Gu Shen opened it and checked it. It was indeed an ordinary blueprint, nothing special.

After pondering for a moment.

He didn't blame him, but said softly, "These items have been well preserved, which counts as a merit. Merits and demerits cancel each other out... You, leave."

Mountain Lord, who was waiting anxiously in the distance, showed an incredulous expression when he heard these words.

He stared blankly at the mountain mist.

There was no question of guilt?

This... was really beyond his expectations.

However, the King of the Underworld had never let people guess what he was going to do. He was a capricious and irregular person who didn't abide by rules and didn't reason.

Mountain Lord pressed his hand on his chest, God knows how uneasy he was on the way to the mausoleum, for fear that the King of the Underworld would pursue the matter.

It seemed that the items in the box were valuable to the King of the Underworld.

He took the old things and was in a good mood.

Naturally... he wouldn't care about himself anymore.

"Thank you, Lord God!"

Mountain Lord breathed a long sigh of relief.

He bowed deeply.

This matter had actually been a knot in Mountain Lord's heart. Although the federal government had confirmed the death of the King of the Underworld, after all, no one had seen the body of the God.

What if...

One day he came back, what should he do?

Unfortunately, this one-in-ten-thousand probability finally happened.

Fortunately, his trouble was over.

He was just about to leave.

A gust of demon wind rolled up.

That gloomy and dark voice sounded again.

"You are a smart person... After you go back, you know what to do, right? I don't need to tell you?"

Mountain Lord's expression froze instantly.

He frowned, thought hard, and then said tentatively, "I will send someone to clean the old residence of the Lord God in Snow Forbidden City immediately... If you are willing, you can move in at any time."

Clean the residence?

Gu Shen sat on the top of the mountain, shaking his head slightly.

If there were no accidents... he would naturally not be able to live in that old residence related to the King of the Underworld, and he couldn't even pass by it.

This matter about Mountain Lord would naturally not be so simple.

Although he had never met the former King of the Underworld, Gu Shen probably guessed through the reactions of others... this was not a kind person who was tolerant and forgiving.

He took the things of the King of the Underworld, and wanted to leave like this?

There was no such good thing in the world.

He continued to transmit the sound, his tone stern.

"What else?"

Mountain Lord's heart thumped.

He was really happy too early.

That King of the Underworld was worthy of being famous for his "capriciousness". Just now it was a clear sky, but now it was cloudy in an instant.

Was he missing something?

"What else..."

Mountain Lord thought again, gritted his teeth and said, "The prison has conducted some tests on the items of the senior over the years, which violated the rules... If the senior doesn't mind, I will put some vulgar things in that residence, as a tribute to the senior."

Vulgar things?

Gu Shen's heart moved slightly.

Perhaps... occasionally passing by "his residence" was also a good choice.

He remained silent and continued to transmit the sound, "What else?"

It was still these three words.

Mountain Lord was under a lot of pressure, and it took a long time to come up with a sentence, "If I remember correctly, twenty years ago, you have been looking for the whereabouts of the rumored 'Black Silver'... The juniors have made some progress in private collections over the years, these Black Silver will be sent to the residence in full."

Black Silver?

Gu Shen had heard of this "strong logical material", which was a rare special substance that could contain violent source quality.

Even in North Continent, it was hard to find.

Another unexpected gain.

Gu Shen now felt that it was necessary for him to go to "King of the Underworld's Residence" in the future.

Well... of course not because of those vulgar things, he was not interested in money, mainly to take away the Black Silver that belonged to him.

Looking at Mountain Lord's answer just now, it should be nothing reserved.

Gu Shen cleared his throat.

This time, he only said two words.

"What else."

The fewer the words, the more serious the matter.

...What else?

Mountain Lord racked his brains and really couldn't think of it. He asked bitterly, "... Please give me some advice, senior."

Seeing this, Gu Shen smiled slightly.

Can't think of it?

It's right if you can't think of it... He said meaningfully, his voice became hoarse through the spiritual power of the fire seed.

Extending the faint mist, spreading continuously.

A very light voice came to Mountain Lord's ears.

"Also, remember... be kind to Shen Li."

Mountain Lord was stunned at once, this sentence, like a thunderbolt from the blue.

He always felt that something was wrong on the road.

Now that the King of the Underworld pointed it out in person, he completely understood... How could Shen Li, who was not lucky enough to fall asleep in the mausoleum to survive the God War, be simply lucky?

This clearly... was blessed by God!

The King of the Underworld descended into the dark clouds earlier, and then transmitted the sound to himself through Shen Li, which was also very meaningful.

Obviously, Shen Li had already been recognized by the King of the Underworld.

And such recognition, put outside, is generally called...

Apostle.