Ma Danna, terrified inside the car, saw a very steep slope at the next corner. If the car went down, she would surely die.
As Ma Danna pulled the car door, about to get out, Yu Daohen stopped her with a shout: "Don't get out, stay inside."
In this situation, Ma Danna getting out would only be more dangerous; staying in the car was safer.
The surroundings began to fog up. Seeing this, Yu Daohen gripped the Kanglong Jian with his other hand, braced it against the ground, and roared, "Bang!"
The Kanglong Jian suddenly emitted a golden light that spread outwards. The surrounding mist was quickly dispersed by this golden light.
In front of the car, a small ghost suddenly jumped onto the car, grinning at Ma Danna.
Yu Daohen released the steering wheel, then grabbed the rear window's bottom cover and leaped onto the car.
Just as the small ghost was about to counterattack, Yu Daohen kicked it square in the face.
The small ghost was sent flying backward. Seeing the Kanglong Jian in Yu Daohen's hand, the three small ghosts pulling the car turned and prepared to flee.
Yu Daohen flashed forward towards the three small ghosts, simultaneously conjuring the Dikun Hand and stabbing it towards the chest of the nearest one.
The moment the small ghost was struck by the Dikun Hand, it turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated into the air.
Yu Daohen didn't pause. He brushed his hand across the Kanglong Jian, igniting a fierce flame.
"Run again and I'll split you with my Jian," Yu Daohen threatened, raising the Kanglong Jian, ready to swing.
The two small ghosts quickly stopped their retreat and immediately knelt down.
One of the small ghosts pleaded, "Dao Ye, please calm your anger, Dao Ye, please calm your anger."
Seeing the two ghosts kneeling and begging for mercy, Yu Daohen finally put away the Kanglong Jian.
"You have quite the nerve, daring to block my, your Grandpa Yu's, car," Yu Daohen bared his teeth.
The small ghost on the right quickly explained, "Dao Ye, we were forced into this."
"Oh, forced?" Yu Daohen asked with some curiosity.
These mere weaklings weren't even fierce ghosts, at most slightly stronger than spiritual ghosts. With their strength, they wouldn't dare to kill people so openly.
The two small ghosts nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we were truly forced."
Yu Daohen felt something was amiss and asked, "Tell me, who forced you?"
The two small ghosts exchanged glances, their expressions fearful, "If we tell you, can Dao Ye let us go?"
Yu Daohen smiled faintly, "That depends on whether you speak the truth."
Seeing a glimmer of hope, the small ghost on the right showed a hint of joy, "Does Dao Ye keep his word?"
Yu Daohen nodded and raised his hand to swear, "A gentleman's word is his bond."
Upon seeing Yu Daohen swear, the two small ghosts finally began to explain the entire story.
Two days ago, three nether ghosts suddenly appeared in the Yangzhou area. Their first action was to gather all the surrounding evil ghosts.
Not many ghosts initially responded, but they killed any ghost they encountered, leaving no survivors. The other ghosts could only submit.
The demand of the three nether ghosts was to kill people, and they stipulated how many people had to be killed each week. Failure to comply would result in immediate elimination.
The small ghosts in the Yangzhou area now basically obeyed the three of them.
After hearing the small ghost's explanation, Yu Daohen nodded and fell into thought.
If he guessed correctly, those three nether ghosts had escaped from the underworld.
"Dao Ye, we really didn't want to kill people," the small ghost kneeling on the ground began to sound aggrieved.
Yu Daohen nodded, "Alright, I understand. You can get up now."
Seeing that Yu Daohen was truly letting them go, the two small ghosts happily stood up.
*Swoosh!*
The moment the two small ghosts stood up, Yu Daohen immediately swung the Kanglong Jian towards their necks.
The two small ghosts were filled with shock and fear. They never dreamed that death would come so quickly.
The instant the two small ghosts were struck by the Kanglong Jian, they turned into wisps of green smoke and dissipated into the air.
Looking at the dissipating smoke, Yu Daohen said calmly, "As everyone knows, I, Yu Daohen, never keep my word. Moreover, I said a gentleman's word is his bond."
Yu Daohen turned and walked to the passenger seat, opened the door, and sat down. He looked at Ma Danna, who was still shaken, and said, "It's alright now, we can continue our journey."
Ma Danna nodded and stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
As expected, about ten minutes later, the car drove out of that old road.
Yu Daohen, in the passenger seat, looked out the window, lost in thought.
The current situation might have already spread to every region. If that were the case, the consequences would be unimaginable.
This also indicated that the formation had a fatal flaw.
If Shen Tianming were truly allowed to unseal all eighteen layers of hell, who knew how many people would die.
Yu Daohen shivered just thinking about it.
About twenty minutes later, the car stopped steadily in front of a police station.
As Yu Daohen and Ma Danna got out of the car, they heard a lewd voice: "Master Yu, why are you so late?"
Yu Daohen looked and saw a man with a beer belly, wearing large gold rings on every finger, and a prominent gold tooth that made him look like a nouveau riche.
This person was none other than Biao Tao.