The goatee said, "The Zhang family is real, and it's also true that Zhang family ancestors were trapped in the Lesser Yellow Springs. Without the Zhang family, we wouldn't have been able to get those materials."

"They… the Zhang family was just cooperating with us, acting with you to stall you, so you wouldn't have time to reinforce Li Po."

"The real danger in Lesser Yellow Springs isn't when people first enter. They can still get out within the hour of Zishi (11pm-1am) after entering. Once that time passes, the ghosts return to their positions, and people can't get out unless our people bring them out."

Ye Yang said coldly, "Were you initially planning to deal with me, or with Li Po?"

The other party replied, "We deal with whoever enters Lesser Yellow Springs. We only negotiate with the one who hasn't gone in. The Yin-Yang meridian pair share a life; we can negotiate with either of you."

Ye Yang nodded and said, "Give me the information on Lesser Yellow Springs!"

The goatee said, "I don't have it! The information is with the people inside. I don't have any information."

Ye Yang quickly asked, "Who did you send in? Is it Lin Sihan? How do I contact her?"

"I don't know!" the goatee said. "We have other people contacting him. The boss was afraid you'd force a confession out of me, so he didn't tell me many things!"

"Understood!" As soon as Ye Yang finished speaking, he thrust his longsword forward, piercing the other party's throat and pinning him to the ground.

Ye Yang retracted his longsword and turned to walk towards the door when he heard someone sit up behind him. When he turned back, the goatee had already wiped the blood from his throat. "So troublesome! I have to find a way to borrow life again. Young man, I told you to be patient, why won't you listen?"

"Now, you're more than three steps away from me. No matter how good your sword is, it can't kill me. We should renegotiate."

"That sword took three years of my lifespan! You have to return my life force!"

The goatee sneered, "If you dare to act rashly again, I guarantee Li Po won't get out of Lesser Yellow Springs. You'd better sit down obediently!"

"No interest!" Two beams of blood-red light flashed in Ye Yang's eyes, piercing straight into the other party's eyes like sharp swords.

"You're not…" The goatee didn't finish speaking. The horror in his eyes seemed to be shattered by the blood-red light. He instantly lost his spirit, his gaze empty, and he fell to the ground, lifeless.

Ye Yang took out his token and tapped it a few times. Four ghost soldiers in red robes immediately appeared in the room. The four ghosts bowed simultaneously and said, "Greetings, Lord Ye."

Ye Yang said in a deep voice, "Rescue the people in the back room and clean up the bodies here."

When the two ghost soldiers brought out Nie Xiaochun and Lao Liu, Lao Liu was still unconscious, but Nie Xiaochun had only suffered some loss of vital energy.

Just as Nie Xiaochun was about to speak, the ghost soldier cleaning up the corpses returned. "Lord Ye, the matters outside have been taken care of."

"Red-robed ghost soldiers! Lord Ye!" Nie Xiaochun said in shock, "Ye Yang, who exactly are you? Not only can you command red-robed ghost soldiers, but they also call you Lord Ye?"

The ghost soldiers that sorcerers can see are all dressed in black and are only responsible for leading souls into the Yellow Springs. The ghost soldiers wearing red robes are beings of a higher level. You can't see them unless you are in the core of the Underworld.

"Capture her!" At Ye Yang's command, two red-robed ghost soldiers pinned Nie Xiaochun to the ground.

Nie Xiaochun was terrified. "Ye Yang, what are you doing? I didn't see anything, I don't know anything. Don't kill me to silence me!"

Ye Yang took out a bottle from his body and poured two mouthfuls into Nie Xiaochun's mouth. She immediately stood there with a blank look in her eyes.

Ye Yang then took out four bottles and handed them to the four ghost soldiers. "Drink it and forget who I am!"

"Lord…" The leading ghost soldier said in shock, "What are you doing?"

"Don't ask too much!" Ye Yang said. "You just need to take the empty bottles back. At the same time, I will also drink Meng Po's secret medicine and forget my identity, becoming a true Yang meridian successor from now on. Someone will naturally arrange the things that follow!"

"Lord, think thrice!" The ghost soldier leader tried to dissuade him, "If we all drink the secret medicine, no one except the Lord Official will know your true identity. The Lord Official has gone to that place. If the Lord Official doesn't return, no one will ever know your identity again. You will have to be a life borrower forever, and if… if…"

Ye Yang's arrangement was equivalent to destroying all the identity credentials of an undercover agent. Once something happened to his direct superior, no one would be able to prove his identity.

"There is no 'if'!" Ye Yang shook his head and said, "I am originally a living person, carrying the identity of the Underworld is not suitable. Besides, if I don't forget myself, I will expose my identity sooner or later."

"Some things, no matter how carefully you plan, cannot withstand the arrangements of fate. If I can really reach that step among the life borrowers, I will recover my memories and also recover my identity. If…"

Ye Yang paused and said, "If I can't reach that step, even a great identity can't save me. Li Po's life fate is surprising, maybe he can give me a surprise. My mind is made up, you don't need to persuade me, drink! I'll watch you drink!"

The four red-robed ghost soldiers gritted their teeth and drank the secret medicine, showing Ye Yang the bottom of the bottles.

Only then did Ye Yang feel relieved and drink the secret medicine, sitting down next to Nie Xiaochun.