Boom!
Ancestor Tianqi, who was fleeing, was directly split in half by the blade despite his precautions. Ye Fan had also secretly lent his strength; he felt this damn fellow deserved to die for interfering with his plans!
“Fool! Don’t you know that Heavenly Dao Oaths aren't worth anything here?”
Ghost General Mo Tuo quickly put away the immortal treasure blade and Ancestor Tianqi's corpse. Then, he threw out an attack talisman to blow up the traces at the scene.
Wielding his own weapon, a black whip, he roared at the top of his lungs, “Thief, where do you think you’re going!”
With that, his figure blurred as he charged out!
Not long after he left, Ghost King Hei Dun and the others arrived. They had already known the protective array was broken, so they didn't stop and rushed straight out.
Lu Ming and Big Yellow, following behind, couldn't help but sigh when they reached the spot.
“That guy’s luck is really good; he actually managed to run out!” Lu Ming muttered to himself.
Big Yellow wagged its tail and nodded in agreement.
Looking out at the vast, dark expanse outside the city, Lu Ming’s eyes darted around. He turned to Big Yellow and said, “Come on, let's head back!”
Lu Ming then led Big Yellow all the way back. Once they reached their residence, Lu Ming told Big Yellow and the others to wait there.
Then, he put on the cloak of invisibility. He crept all the way to Ghost King Hei Dun's residence, found a spot unguarded by ghost soldiers, and slipped inside.
Then, the great looting began.
He took whatever he saw—heavenly treasures, pills, magical artifacts, tables, chairs, benches... everything was swept into his secret realm. After stripping Ghost King Hei Dun's residence bare, he crept over to the Ghost King's warehouse.
Once inside, he conducted another clean sweep...
He had originally wanted to look for Heibei City's spirit herb garden, but calculating the time, he figured the Ghost Kings would be back soon. Lu Ming could only return to his residence with some regret.
As he passed the main hall, he swept that clean as well.
...
After Ghost King Hei Dun and the other Ghost Kings chased their way out of Heibei City, they eventually scattered. After all, who didn't want to get their hands on the immortal treasure blade?
No matter how anxious Ghost King Hei Dun was, there was nothing he could do. He could only send transmissions to order more ghost soldiers and ghost generals to join the pursuit.
However, after searching for half a day and circling the entire surrounding area, he found no trace of Ancestor Tianqi.
Furious and helpless, he finally gave up. He contacted the other Ghost Kings, and they all claimed they had found nothing! Whether they were telling the truth, he didn't know.
When Ghost King Huang Dun received the message from Ghost King Hei Dun, he was also at a loss. He suspected that since Ancestor Tianqi hadn't been found for so long, either someone had found him and was lying about it, or the old man had truly escaped.
Ghost King Huang Dun decided to head back to Heibei City first.
He rushed back and arrived at the main hall where the gathering had been held earlier. Upon entering, Ghost King Huang Dun was instantly stunned.
The entire hall was empty!
It was truly empty. Not only were the tables, chairs, and benches gone, but even the wine they had been drinking and the leftover Yin spirit fruit had vanished without a trace.
The problem was that even the Ghost King's seat and decor on the high platform were gone! The entire hall was... well, it was just the building itself now.
Ghost King Huang Dun stood there in a daze. Was this cleaning a bit too thorough?
As he stood there bewildered, the sound of footsteps approached, and Ghost King Bai Dun walked in. Upon entering, Ghost King Bai Dun even suspected he had come to the wrong place.
Only when he saw Ghost King Huang Dun did he confirm he was in the right spot.
“Did they clean their house a bit too excessively?” Ghost King Bai Dun pointed at the empty hall.
The point was, they hadn't even left yet! Wasn't this a bit too rude?
Ghost King Huang Dun nodded with a look of utter speechlessness.
Just then, more footsteps sounded from outside. Ghost King Hei Dun walked in with a dark expression, but he froze the moment he entered.
What was going on? How did his main hall end up like this?
Ghost King Bai Dun's voice rang out, “Old Hei, your cleaning is a bit too thorough, isn’t it?”
Ghost King Hei Dun was filled with confusion. Who cleans their house by taking away all the interior decorations?
“Supervisor, get in here!” Ghost King Hei Dun roared toward the outside of the hall.
Instantly, a ghostly manager dressed in black robes came running in. He was also shocked when he saw the state of the hall.
“What is the meaning of this?” Ghost King Hei Dun demanded.
“Ghost King, I... I don't know either!”
“After you all left, I sent away the serving imps and sealed the hall!” He had been worried that while the Ghost Kings were away, someone might sneak in to eat the spirit fruit or steal the spirit wine, as such things had happened before.
“Did anyone come in?” Ghost King Hei Dun asked in a low voice.
“No, I only opened the hall's formation when Ghost King Huang Dun returned...” As the ghostly manager spoke, he glanced at Ghost King Huang Dun.
“Hey, hey... what are you implying? You don’t seriously suspect me of stealing your tables and chairs, do you?” Ghost King Huang Dun immediately grew agitated.
“If you said I stole the immortal treasure blade, I might admit it. But stealing tables and chairs? Isn't that an insult to my reputation?” Was he really that low-class?
Ghost King Hei Dun also knew it was impossible for Ghost King Huang Dun to steal furniture. Suddenly, the ghostly fire in his eyes flared violently.
“Oh no!!”
He let out a cry and rushed straight toward his own residence. Ghost King Huang Dun and Ghost King Bai Dun exchanged a look and followed him.
When they arrived at Ghost King Hei Dun's residence, they found it had been stripped bare, just like the main hall.
“Who!! Who on earth stole my things?!”
Ghost King Hei Dun’s roar echoed throughout Heibei City. The ghost soldiers and ghost citizens of the city all suspected their Ghost King had been driven mad by the loss of the immortal treasure blade.
“Investigate! See if anything else is missing!”
Following Ghost King Hei Dun's command, the ghostly manager in charge of the warehouse soon came reporting in a panic—the warehouse had been robbed!
Ghost King Hei Dun’s body swayed. Dammit, his home base had been cleaned out!
“Seal Heibei City! Conduct a thorough search for the thief...”
By this time, Ghost King Hong Dun and the others had also returned. When they learned that Heibei City had been looted, they were also quite amazed. It was just that this thief was a bit unprincipled, stealing absolutely everything.
“Old Hei, we all went out to chase the immortal treasure blade, but someone didn't,” Ghost King Huang Dun remarked meaningfully.
Hearing this, Ghost King Hei Dun immediately thought of Huang Tianbao. He remembered how that fellow had been acting strangely, clamoring to see the blade the moment he arrived, only to act disdainful after seeing it.
“Let’s go take a look!”
Ghost King Hei Dun and the others made their way to Huang Tianbao’s residence.
Ghost King Hei Dun got straight to the point, “Yama, did you loot my house?”
Huang Tianbao, who had already received word from Lu Ming, feigned a look of shock as he looked at Ghost King Hei Dun, “Your house was looted? What did you lose?”
Ghost King Hei Dun stared at Huang Tianbao, “Various heavenly treasures... tables, chairs, benches...”
Huang Tianbao’s eyes widened, “Are you sure a Yama like me would steal your chairs and benches?!”
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