Yan Junyi didn't have much of a relationship with me, so it was normal for him to say such a thing from the perspective of a geomancer.

Xiang Kai, however, stared at me without blinking.

I waved my hand and said, "Old Liu, protect their souls and send them to the underworld in the future."

"Yes!" Old Liu didn't wait for them to speak before shaking his fan and releasing the ghosts and gods, who rushed towards Xiang Kai and the others without explanation.

Although the ghosts and gods didn't intend to kill, they were strong, and Xiang Kai and the others were newly dead ghosts without much combat power. Before long, they were gagged, their arms were grabbed, and they were pinned to the ground.

Hei Yexiao took out the soul-sealing bag, put Xiang Kai and the others into it one by one, tightened the opening tightly to prevent them from making a sound, and then carefully put the bag away.

I didn't want to answer Xiang Kai's questions because I didn't have time to waste words with them.

Taking Xiang Kai away was to send them to the underworld. I wanted to see if I could find them a job. It would be a pity if they simply vanished into thin air.

Becoming ghosts and gods might not be a bad rebirth for them.

I turned to look at Old Liu, "Old thing, how could you just watch Xiang Kai and the others die?"

"You knew that Bu Ting would attack them, right? Why didn't you stop him sooner?"

"Four geomancers! What a pity!"

Old Liu shook his head and said, "We were suppressed too hard by Jiang Chen to interfere in front of him."

"Also, Master, come and see."

Old Liu led me to Xiang Kai's body and pulled out the Life-Reaping Hook from his chest.

Only then did I see that Xiang Kai's Life-Reaping Hook was stained with a string of dark green bloodstains.

"This is..." I carefully identified it before saying, "Corpse poison?"

"Yes!" Old Liu nodded, "This corpse poison isn't just on Xiang Kai, it's on the others as well."

Ye Yang turned around and checked all the corpses except for Xia Xiaotian, "They've all been poisoned by corpse poison, and it's entered their heart meridians."

"Old Liu, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Shopkeeper Ye." Old Liu said with a smile, "With Old Hei by my side, Jiang Chen wouldn't have a chance to poison me."

I asked back, "How do you know it wasn't Ying Gou who poisoned them?"

Hei Yexiao shook his head and said, "Ying Gou doesn't have such abilities. Although his corpse poison can also infect masters of the Tiangang realm, he has to scratch or bite the other person, and the poison only works when blood is drawn."

"At the very least, Ying Gou would have to unleash his corpse poison and completely saturate the surrounding space with poisonous gas."

"The only one who can poison people so silently is Jiang Chen!"

Old Liu said, "Jiang Chen didn't inform Bu Ting that he was using corpse poison on them. Bu Ting then poisoned them with snake venom a second time."

"When the snake venom takes effect, the corpse poison will naturally be triggered. From the moment they were poisoned, I couldn't save them."

Only then did I nod, "What is Jiang Chen up to? Does he want to control the Right Four Guards? Why doesn't he just threaten them directly?"

According to common sense, after Jiang Chen poisoned them, he should have threatened them, so that they wouldn't dare to open the Emperor's Mausoleum to welcome the Emperor's return while he was away.

But he didn't do that!

So, what was the point of poisoning them?

I pondered for a moment and said, "Let's ignore them for now and go find my old man. Tell him that this place is the Five Directions Tomb."

"Wait a minute!" Old Liu said in shock, "Master, what did you say? Five Directions Tomb?"

I briefly explained Zero's deduction, and Old Liu's expression changed drastically as he repeatedly stomped his feet, "Wrong, all wrong."

"Quick, Master, go save Nie Xiaochun. They're in danger."

I was immediately dumbfounded, "What do you mean?"

"No time to explain, go find Nie Xiaochun. We'll talk on the way." Old Liu turned to run.

Hei Yexiao went up, grabbed Old Liu, and threw him onto his back, "You talk to the Master, I'll carry you."

When it comes to speed, Old Liu really isn't as fast as Hei Yexiao.

Old Liu, lying on Hei Yexiao's back, said urgently, "We were all wrong. Jiang Chen is the Emperor."

"What did you say?" I didn't react for a long time, "Jiang Chen is the Emperor? Are you sure? Does Hei Yexiao not recognize Jiang Chen, or does he not recognize the Emperor? Can he mistake people?"

Old Liu explained, "I said it too quickly. Let me explain it to you slowly."

"What I mean is that Jiang Chen is still Jiang Chen, but he didn't betray the Emperor. Instead, he is the Emperor's monitor left in the mortal world."

"When the Eight Guards welcome the Emperor's return, they must first find a suitable body for the Emperor."

"Does this body have to be the Emperor's remains?"

"Why can't it be Jiang Chen?"

I immediately gasped, "You mean: Jiang Chen is the real Emperor's body. Once the Emperor's will returns, Jiang Chen will give up his body?"

"This... isn't this a bit redundant?" I said, "Does that mean the Emperor's remains aren't needed?"

Hei Yexiao interjected at this moment, "I think the Military Advisor is right. Before Jiang Chen turned into a zombie, his strength was only slightly higher than ours. It's impossible for him to crush me and Ying Gou so easily as he does now."

"There must be some secret hidden in Jiang Chen's body."