In the blink of an eye, the horse that Ma Mian had transformed into also vanished from sight.

However, that horse was just one of Ma Mian's countless avatars.

"Family Leader Zhao, who exactly is that prisoner?" the Dark Law King asked Zhao Chong again, "With the strength of the two of us and Niu Tou and Ma Mian, capturing this person shouldn't be difficult."

"Moo!" At this moment, the enormous Niu Tou above the Naihe Bridge let out another roar. Then, suddenly, it shrank in size, returning to its usual form.

After glancing at Niu Tou, Zhao Chong turned his head back and, after a short sigh, said, "Sorry, no comment!"

After the Ancestor of the Nether King usurped the throne by killing his brother and father, the first thing he did was to seal and hide this affair. Therefore, in today's Netherworld, not many people knew about the Hell King, and even fewer knew about that part of history.

Seeing that Zhao Chong was unwilling to speak, the Dark Law King grew somewhat annoyed. To him, it seemed that Zhao Chong's refusal to stop the prisoner's escape was intended to create trouble for him.

Now that the prisoner who had been confined under the Netherworld City's gate walls had escaped, everyone in the Netherworld City was aware of this matter. How to explain it to them was a dilemma for the Dark Law King.

Beyond that, the Dark Law King also had to face another problem: who would be held responsible for this incident?

Was it Clan Leader Sun Shouyi of the Sun family? Or was it him, who had ordered the city guard to surround the Naihe Bridge? Or perhaps Niu Tou and Ma Mian, who had defied the prohibition and let Clan Leader Sun cross the Naihe Bridge? Among these three groups of people, Niu Tou and Ma Mian only had to answer to the Nether King; no one dared to hold them accountable. Clan Leader Sun was praised in his death but nowhere to be found, his fate unknown; as such, the only one left was him, representing the Dharma Kings. Zhao Chong's likely reason for not stopping the prisoner's escape was to make him take responsibility.

"Dark Law King," Zhao Chong's voice woke the Dark Law King from his thoughts, "the escape of the prisoner is a fact. It is time to discuss who will be responsible for this."

No sooner had Zhao Chong finished speaking than Niu Tou leaped up from below the bridge on the Naihe and appeared in front of the two. It hadn't violated the prohibition, nor had it crossed the boundary between the Naihe Bridge and the Netherworld City.

The Dark Law King looked down, his brow slightly furrowed as he gazed at the ground before him, wishing that Niu Tou would take just one more step forward.

"Clan Leader Sun is dead!" Niu Tou declared, "He was burned to ashes by that prisoner just now."

The Dark Law King squinted his eyes, his face full of suspicion, and seemed not to believe what Niu Tou had just said. If Clan Leader Sun had been turned to ashes, then there would be no evidence of his death. It was very possible that the fierce battle that had erupted on the city walls and the prisoner were all a ruse to create the false impression that Clan Leader Sun was dead.

Seeing the Dark Law King's expression, Niu Tou snorted displeasedly and, slightly turning to the side, gestured, "If the Dark Law King does not believe it, you are welcome to verify inside the city wall. Although Clan Leader Sun has been reduced to ashes, his Yin Qi Spiritual Power has not dispersed so quickly. I believe that as a person of such a level of spiritual power as you, it should not be difficult to distinguish whose Yin Qi it is."

With Niu Tou having said so much, the Dark Law King naturally believed that Clan Leader Sun was indeed dead and then asked, "Then who let that prisoner free a moment ago?"

Niu Tou exhaled heavily through its nostrils and, after a long moment of thought, finally said, "It was Clan Leader Sun!"

The Dark Law King felt secretly pleased; with Niu Tou's words, he could naturally shift the responsibility away from himself.

However, Zhao Chong suddenly asked, "Why would he release the prisoner?"

"He must have been compelled, with someone out to kill him. He sought support yet his plans backfired and he ended up being killed instead," Niu Tou responded.

"Who wanted to kill him then?" Zhao Chong continued to ask, "Was it your Niu Tou troops that pressed him into this desperate move during the battle on the city walls just now?"

Niu Tou shook its head and said, "I didn't want to kill him; I just wanted to capture him. The one who wanted to kill him is right in front of you. At first, when Clan Leader Sun led people onto the Naihe Bridge, we didn't stop him, we didn't capture him, because we were afraid that pressing him too hard would make him release that prisoner. Yet, someone set a deadline requiring us to act, and so we too had no choice but to do so!"

By playing back and forth with Zhao Chong like this, Niu Tou had pushed all responsibility onto the Dark Law King.

It was then that the Dark Law King realized that both Zhao Chong and Niu Tou were staring at him with pressing eyes, obviously holding him accountable.

"Preposterous!" the Dark Law King exclaimed angrily, "If it weren't for you, Niu Tou, allowing him to cross the bridge, would today's events have occurred?"

Niu Tou snorted angrily, then turned and left, leaving behind only a sentence, "Don't shirk responsibility!"

Watching Niu Tou's figure recede into the distance, the Dark Law King felt an urgent desire to pull him back and argue further. However, he could not cross that line, and he didn't know why the Ancestor of the Nether King had established this prohibition in the first place, nor did he understand why the Ghost King hadn't abolished this prohibition eighteen years ago.

"The prisoner has escaped, so naturally, he must be captured again," Zhao Chong said, "Of course, someone must also be held responsible. Let's meet again tomorrow in the Nether King Palace, I will send someone to notify the clan leaders of the other families."

At this moment, nearby, countless pairs of eyes were secretly watching the two.

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After parting with the Dark Law King and Zhao Chong, Niu Tou made another personal trip to the mortal world. It had been merely an hour since his last visit there.

But this time, he did not go alone—he brought along a Yin Soul, Chen Che, Chen Hao's grandfather.

"For your own good, and for Chen Hao's good too, you should reincarnate sooner rather than later!" Niu Tou said.

In the blink of an eye, Niu Tou brought Chen Che to the mortal world, to Chen Hao's bedroom.

Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing were originally discussing matters in the living room. Feeling Niu Tou's Yin Qi appear, they all rushed into the room one after the other.

"Grandfather!" Chen Hao exclaimed, not expecting Niu Tou to actually bring Chen Che to the mortal world.

Having visited Rainbow Paradise, he hadn't been to the Netherworld to see Chen Che for two months.

"Grandpa Chen!" Xie Xiaofeng, like Chen Hao, was equally surprised.

"Grandfather." Ye Yuqiao called softly, her tone and expression somewhat shy, given that Niu Tou was present.

Tang Jing, who had never met Chen Hao's grandfather before, stood dumbfounded at the doorway, her expression lost.

"Haozi, Xiao Feng, Yuqiao!" Chen Che looked at the three in turn and called out, his eyes brimming with tears, his voice carrying a hint of excitement.

Then, he looked towards the door and smiled slightly at Tang Jing, "This young lady must be Tang Jing, right?"

"Hello, Grandpa!" Tang Jing responded with a smile, moving closer.

After nodding, Chen Che took two steps forward to Chen Hao, placed his hand on Chen Hao's shoulder, and let out a long, loving sigh.

"Grandfather?" Chen Hao's brow furrowed deeply, sensing that something was amiss. He immediately looked at Niu Tou, his eyes full of questions.

"Haozi, ah!" Chen Che said in a mournful tone, "I have good news for you. Grandpa is going to be reincarnated and start a new life. I finally won't have to endure the cold and damp of the dark chamber anymore."

In an instant, Chen Hao's eyes filled with tears.

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