I was losing my temper with Ling for the first time, and once I started, I couldn't stop: "Did you two come here drunk?"

"This matter can be handled by me and Ye Yang. What are you two getting involved for?"

Ling said, "I'll go back and disband Nan Weiyang immediately. If anyone is willing to follow me, I'll bring them to Liangjie Tang."

I was stunned. "Are... are you really drunk?"

I heard someone sternly shout, "No! You are betraying the Emperor by doing this!"

I turned my head and saw Hei Ye Xiao and a person wearing a long black robe walking over together. Judging from the other person's aura, he should be Ying Gou.

Hei Ye Xiao's face was also gloomy for a moment. "Ying Gou, whether Ling is betraying the Emperor or not, you and I know very well."

"The Emperor didn't ask the Three Palaces to stay and wait for his return. The Three Palaces can be considered free."

"If Pang Gu Fang hadn't interfered, the Three Palaces would still have returned to the Emperor's command. Is there still such a possibility now?"

Ying Gou's face was extremely ugly for a moment, but he still stubbornly argued, "But... they are, after all..."

Ying Gou couldn't continue speaking. The masters of the Three Palaces were long gone. Could Ling and Cang Tian Ji still be considered the Emperor's women?

Hei Ye Xiao said, "They don't even have the Zhu Ni (Rebellion Killing) Mark on them. What identity do you want to give them?"

Hei Ye Xiao didn't wait for Ying Gou to finish speaking and continued, "If you want to avenge Pang Gu Fang, you and I can find a place to have a good fight and let me see how powerful you, the vanguard general who became a Corpse God, really are."

Before Ying Gou could speak, Ye Yang and I drew our weapons.

Ying Gou looked at Ye Yang and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Forget it, I don't want to fight Qi Jian Wang. Besides, I'm not crazy, why should I avenge Pang Gu Fang?"

"Let's wait for the Emperor to return and make a judgment on the rights and wrongs of this matter!"

"When you find the Emperor, don't forget to notify me!"

After Ying Gou finished speaking, he turned around and left. Hei Ye Xiao subconsciously said, "Where are you going?"

"To see the world!" Ying Gou said, "In the past, we thought that only gods could do things, but now people have already done them. How can I be worthy of my countless years of sleep if I don't go and see this world?"

"Oh right! Huang Long and Teng She, those two little fellows, seem to want to see you. However, the news they bring you may not be very good."

Ying Gou left as soon as he said he would, without stopping for a moment.

I didn't have time to ask any more questions and rushed back to Liangjie Tang. Xiang Kai and Bu You Ming were also waiting for us there.

When Xiang Kai saw me come back, he greeted me directly, "Hall Master Li, I have something important to discuss with you. Where is it convenient to talk?"

I sat down directly in the living room. "There are no outsiders in Liangjie Tang. It's convenient to talk anywhere. Qin Xin, make tea for the two gentlemen."

Xiang Kai said, "This time, when we welcomed out the ancestor of the Bu family, we received very bad news."

My expression became solemn. "What news?"

Xiang Kai said, "The Gou Chen lineage has betrayed the Emperor and joined the command of the Yi Tian Chess Master. They are opening the secret passage."

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

Xiang Kai took the teapot that Qin Xin brought over. "For example, this teapot is Tian Lao (Heavenly Prison)."

"The spout of the teapot is the road from Tian Lao to the human world."

"The teacup is Liangjie Mountain."

"The tea is Tian Hun (Heavenly Soul)."

"When I pour the water out, the water can only fall into the cup through one line. As long as the cup is big enough, the water won't spill out."

"Now, the Reincarnation Division wants to change one teapot spout into nine and pour water out all at once!"

I was shocked. "Is that possible?"

Xiang Kai said, "If the Gou Chen lineage sets up the Xiang Liu Grand Formation, it is entirely possible!"

"Nine-headed snake!" Ye Yang and I couldn't help but look at each other.

Xiang Liu is the nine-headed snake in Chinese legends.

Xiang Kai said, "The key to the Xiang Liu Grand Formation lies in the Nine-Headed Snake Jade. Only by finding the nine pieces of snake jade can the Xiang Liu Grand Formation be activated."

"Back then, Bu Ting also searched for the Nine-Headed Snake Jade, but unfortunately, he found nothing."

Hearing this, I looked at Xiang Kai and said, "Brother Xiang, didn't you finish what you wanted to say?"

Xiang Kai was stunned. "Hall Master Li, what do you mean? I don't understand."

I stared at Xiang Kai and said, "I'm asking you, is there a piece of Nine-Headed Snake Jade in Da Meng Xiang (Great Dream Village)?"

Xiang Kai was also stunned. "No way? I haven't heard Bu Ting mention it!"

I stood up and said, "Brother Xiang, think carefully, why did the Emperor want the Four Guards to sleep back then? Why did the Four Guards stay behind in the human world? Was it really just to create Corpse Gods?"

"Although high-level zombies can fly and escape, the Emperor had to deal with Tian Hun. Zombies are naturally at a disadvantage when killing ghosts. If they are not careful, low-level zombies will be controlled by Tian Hun and defect."

"What was the Emperor's purpose in asking the Four Guards to sleep?"

I paused and said, "I think the only possibility is that the Emperor had four pieces of Nine-Headed Snake Jade in his hands."

"Back then, the Emperor and the Jiu Guan Dao Ren (Nine Coffin Taoist) had to enter reincarnation. It was impossible for them to carry the snake jade with them for reincarnation. The safest way was to hand the snake jade over to his most trusted subordinates to guard."

Xiang Kai pondered, "This... seems... seems a little far-fetched, right?"