Holding On to My Man

Chapter 97

When Gu Bai pushed Han Lijun aside instinctively, he was sure he would survive. Although both of them would return to the starry space after their death in the world, they could not stay in the starry space at the same time. Naturally, they had to fight for time in the task world.

Based on the female ghost’s terrified behavior from just now, it was obvious that there was something on him that made the female ghost so terrified.

The original owner was just an ordinary person, and his own soul was not stronger than the female ghost’s. After careful consideration, perhaps her fear was due to the flame marking that the owner of the tomb had given him when he entered the ancient tomb.

At that time, the warning at the entrance of the tomb said that only those with permission could enter the tomb, so the mark should be the protection given by the tomb’s owner.

Everything was just a guess. At most, the result of guessing wrong was just dying and then entering the next world. Therefore, Gu Bai had no fear at all. He just didn’t expect that the previously majestic aura of the female ghost disappeared after she had been burned by the flame.

“Great immortal, spare me, please spare me...”

The female ghost knelt on the ground and kowtowed incessantly, and her beautiful face was full of tears, showing the tear-stained face of a beauty. If they did not know that she was a fierce ghost, they would have pitied her.

But all the fortunate scholars and soldiers who survived shrank away and were afraid to move even the tiniest bit closer. Even if the female ghost looked more harmless, the previous scene of her killing people was still fresh in their memory.

Only Han Lijun was not afraid and stood by Gu Bai’s side, firmly grasping Gu Bai’s hand. As he stared at the female ghost, he stood in a protective stance.

Gu Bai knew his lover’s character, so he turned his hand over to also hold his man’s hand, before he continued to look at the female ghost.

“I see that you’ve been practicing for at least ten million years, and you’re one of the ghost immortals. If you continue to cultivate yourself, you’ll surely ascend to the upper world. But now you came out to harm people, picking up evil karma. When you ascend, you’ll surely suffer a calamity, being on a road to ruin. You killed several of my companions. If I spare you, how will I explain to their families when I go back?”

This sentence he said really made him seem like a Holy Father. Of course, Gu Bai was this kind of compassionate, good person who got along with everyone.

He had said this so naturally because he had discovered that the smart camera that had been following them this whole time was still recording.

That meant that from entering the tomb to now, their every move had been broadcasted on the entire Interstellar StarNet. He still wanted to live a good life in the Interstellar world after he left the tomb, so naturally, he couldn’t let go of such a good chance to win favor.

When the female ghost heard his seemingly unforgiving words, she cried even harder. She kowtowed a few more times and continued to beg for mercy.

“Great Immortal, please listen to this concubine’s explanation. When I killed them, I was also saving them. Those who enter the tomb do not have a chance to leave again. Even if it was a Da Luo Jinxian who came, they would be trapped here...”

The female ghost’s face showed bitterness as she said this. She timidly looked at Gu Bai and looked around at the dark and empty surroundings, then continued speaking.

“Great Immortal, you may not know, but since the day the tomb was shut, it has been blocked by an array. Whether they’re people, ghosts, immortals, demons, or spirits, they can only enter but not leave...”

“But fortunately, because of the array, there was abundant spiritual energy in this tomb. This concubine’s burial companions thought that we could cultivate by using the power of the array. Even if we couldn’t ascend to the upper world in the future, we could at least open the passageway to the ghost world in the underworld and enter the reincarnation cycle. But we don’t know what happened. After we became ghosts, the channel to the underworld couldn’t be opened...”

“We couldn’t leave or reincarnate, and my companions dissipated one by one. Only this concubine was lucky and had a particularly long life stem, so I was lucky to live until now. This concubine has been trapped for tens of thousands of years and was truly delighted to see you come in today. This concubine just wanted you guys to stay and accompany me. This concubine killing them was just turning them into this concubine’s ghost slaves, saving them from the fate of becoming scattered ashes. Wuwu, this concubine is begging Great Immortal to spare me... ”

The female ghost cried bitterly, and her faint voice made the people in the protection circle tremble.

They completely didn’t understand what the ghost was talking about. They had never heard of the underworld, ghost world, or cultivation, but they could still somewhat guess the meaning. This female ghost wanted them to stay in the tomb to accompany her forever!

Gu Bai was silent. He had discovered that the passage of reincarnation in this world had disappeared when he first arrived in this mission world. It was because of this that the Interstellar people had a hard time conceiving.

However, he was more concerned about the other matter mentioned by the female ghost, specifically, the array that was protecting the ancient tomb.

A female ghost with tens of thousands of years of cultivation was still trapped here, so what was the identity of the person who set this array? Why did the other party set up such a powerful array for this ordinary mortal tomb?

“What’s the origin of this ancient tomb?” Gu Bai muttered.

Although Gu Bai’s cultivation was currently not high, he had the protective mark on his body. The female ghost was terrified and could only obediently answer him.

“Answering Great Immortal’s question, I know that this ancient tomb is the mausoleum of Emperor Nanxun of the Shangzhou dynasty, and this one was one of the imperial concubines of Emperor Nanxun...”

According to the female ghost, this ancient tomb indeed belonged to an emperor. Gu Bai had never heard of the Shangzhou dynasty, but it was not surprising that a lot of history had been lost over the course of time for various reasons.

The female ghost, named Jiaonu, was the most beloved concubine of Emperor Nanxun. However, because she had no children when Emperor Nanxun died, she became a burial concubine.

Since ancient times, emperors built tombs for themselves when they ascended the throne. Emperor Nanxun was not strange, but unlike other emperors, this ancient tomb built by him was quite different.

Whether it was the contradictory pattern of dragon and taotie at the entrance of the tomb, or the pattern of the whole tomb, it was all very unusual.

In particular, Emperor Nanxun’s coffin, which should have been buried in the main tomb, was placed in the side tomb by his last edict, which was simply inconsistent with an emperor’s identity.

“Could it be that the person buried in the main tomb is the real owner of the tomb?”

Although the tomb belonged to Emperor Nanxun, he was not buried in the main tomb chamber. This indicated that the real owner of the tomb was not Emperor Nanxun but someone else.

When the female ghost heard Gu Bai’s words, she nodded. Everyone else did not understand the situation, but did not dare to interrupt and just listened quietly.

StarNet was also totally quiet. Everyone was attracted by the strange dialogue between the female ghost and Gu Bai. Everyone wanted to know what kind of story was behind this ancient tomb. Their old ancestor’s affairs were just too interesting.

The female ghost, Jiaonu, saluted Gu Bai and continued to speak.

“Great Immortal guessed right. Although the tomb was built by the king, and it was also the tomb for the king, the king is not the owner of the tomb...”

The female ghost Jiaonu once again continued to speak. Before Emperor Nanxun became emperor, he was an ordinary scoundrel. In an era when feudal lords and heroes coexisted, the monarchy was rich and distinguished, and social classes were clearly divided, such a person like him would have never been able to amount to anything.

However, when he was 26 years old, he met a very mysterious expert. The other gave him a body naturally suited for martial arts, an army of mysterious soldiers, and his own input and advice. In a short period of five years, he divided the land, established the nation of Shangzhou, and ascended the throne.

Naturally, there were requirements for the mysterious man’s help. Emperor Nanxun had to build a mausoleum according to his conditions.

This requirement was not difficult, and it was nothing compared to that of his own enthronement. Therefore, Emperor Nanxun agreed very happily and asked people to build the mausoleum according to the letter and things left by the man after he ascended the throne.

This was all unknown to outsiders, and the female ghost only knew because she had gotten Emperor Nanxun’s favor. As she accompanied him day and night, she heard him speak of it while he was drunk.

“When this concubine was bored in this tomb, this concubine was once curious and went to the main tomb, but this concubine couldn’t get close to it. The entire area surrounding the main tomb room was guarded by the army of divine soldiers that the man had given to His Majesty. Whether it was humans or ghosts, once they got close, all would be killed. Even if this concubine is a ghost immortal, I couldn’t get close to it...”

The female ghost had been trapped in this tomb for tens of thousands of years. After a long time of boredom, she would naturally wander around the tomb and come to know every corner of it.

Yet the main tomb chamber was the one place she would not dare enter. Once anyone got close, they would be attacked by the divine soldiers. Even if she was a ghost immortal, she still couldn’t beat them. In particular, there was a strange force in the main tomb chamber, which scared these demons and fierce ghosts.

After speaking up to here, the female ghost once again sighed lightly and then continued to look at Gu Bai with an expectant look on her face.

“But if it’s you, Great Immortal, it would be different, the flame marking on your forehead has the same aura as the strange force inside of the main tomb chamber. It must be the protective marking given by that person. You can definitely go in. If Great Immortal is curious, this concubine can bring you to look...”

The female ghost had been trapped here for tens of thousands of years. She couldn’t leave and was thus unable to reincarnate. Now, she had discovered something particular about Gu Bai, so naturally, she wanted to borrow his power to test if she could open the damned protection array and leave. Otherwise, she would be trapped until she disappeared into ashes. It was just too painful.

“Ok, you can take me to have a look. But I’m warning you, if you dare have any weird ideas, I’ll scatter your soul into pieces right now!”

The female ghost seemed to be sincere, but she was still a fierce ghost. Regardless if she was good or evil before she had died, she had become a fierce ghost after her death, so she could not be underestimated. Moreover, she had been trapped in this tomb for tens of thousands of years. Who knew if she had been trapped to the point of insanity? Thus, one couldn’t completely trust her.

“Great Immortal, don’t worry. This concubine doesn’t dare cheat you. This concubine will take you there right away. But can Great Immortal take pity on this concubine and help this concubine escape from this terrible place...”

The female ghost sent the skeleton army back as she begged pitifully, and the way she called him “Great Immortal” was pleasant-sounding.

Gu Bai nodded, indicating that everyone should follow. The smart camera was still broadcasting everything. He couldn’t leave these people here to die.

Everyone was terrified as they looked at the female ghost whose feet weren’t touching the ground, but they were even more afraid of staying alone here. They hardened their hearts and followed them.

Han Lijun crouched down silently, and Gu Bai understood immediately and obediently climbed on his back. His noble demeanor disappeared immediately. There was no difference between him and youths who depended on each other for happiness. The warm atmosphere eased the fear in people’s hearts.