Two days ago.

Netherworld.

The confidant of King Qingyu swiftly traveled from the mortal world to the Netherworld, informing King Qingyu that Chen Hao and his party had suddenly arrived at King Qingyu's mansion. Upon hearing this news, King Qingyu hurriedly went to the Nether King Palace to report the matter to the Dark Law King.

At that time, King Shuanglin happened to be in the Nether King Palace, while King Wumeng had been dispatched to search for King Nanlin Yao, who had escaped from the gates of the Netherworld a few days earlier.

As previously discussed by several Law Kings, Chen Hao and his party were supposed to complete a circuit of King Mieji's mansion before entering another area controlled by a different Law King. However, they had only toured half of King Mieji's territory before entering King Qingyu's mansion, which was particularly thought-provoking given the delicate situation at the time.

After hearing about this, King Shuanglin was very displeased and angrily said, "Chen Hao is far too arrogant, suddenly entering King Qingyu's mansion at this time is simply provocation! If..."

King Shuanglin originally wanted to say that if Chen Hao dared to come into his domain, King Shuanglin's mansion, he would definitely go to the mortal world to kill Chen Hao immediately. But knowing that saying so would anger the Dark Law King, he didn't voice it.

"It seems Cheng Hao is well aware of the events occurring in our Netherworld!" the Dark Law King speculated with narrowed eyes. In fact, since Chen Hao had killed King Mieji, he had begun to suspect that Chen Hao's consecutive slayings of three Law Kings were not simply to act as an agent of heaven, restoring order in the mortal world's Onmyoji realm.

Behind Chen Hao, there must be some mysterious and immense force. And the only ones daring enough for such a deed were the Eight Great Clans.

It appeared that Zhao Chong was the support behind Chen Hao, but the Dark Law King didn't really think so. In his view, Zhao Chong was someone extremely meticulous, leaving no stone unturned—how could his motives be detected so easily?

If it weren't for the recent troubles within the Netherworld, plus the fact that Chen Hao and his party had suddenly disappeared in Rainbow Town for over two months, the Dark Law King would have eliminated Chen Hao already.

"So what should we do next?" King Qingyu asked with a frown, "I've heard that Chen Hao is currently in seclusion, cultivating in the Yang Wood Forest, and it looks like he's preparing to..."

King Qingyu trailed off, a bitter expression crossing his face.

"But feel free to speak your mind."

King Qingyu looked at the Dark Law King and said, "It looks like he's preparing to greet the Ghost King when he comes out of seclusion!"

"As if he could match the Ghost King!" King Shuanglin immediately flew into a rage.

"Don't flatter him; not even a month of cultivation—give him ten years, and he still won't withstand a single hit from the Ghost King."

"Do not underestimate the boy!" the Dark Law King cautiously stated, "If his victories over King Ning and King Xin were flukes, then his murder of King Mieji can't be called luck any longer, something you all should be well aware of. From the moment he suddenly emerged and killed King Ning, it's only been eight months to this day, and his progress has been nothing short of miraculous. We can afford to overestimate his strength, but we must never underestimate him, not in the slightest!"

With that, the Dark Law King turned his gaze to King Qingyu and said, "At the moment, we are short of strong leaders on our side; you should not bother with Chen Hao!"

The underlying meaning of the Dark Law King's words was that King Qingyu was no match for Chen Hao and that he feared King Qingyu might lose his life to Chen Hao.

If it were any other Law King, they would have felt insulted and would have rushed to the mortal world to settle scores with Chen Hao immediately. But King Qingyu would not do so; among the Eight Great Law Kings, he who always lacked confidence, his voice carried little weight.

"Hmm!" King Qingyu nodded, "During this period, I will stay in the Netherworld until the Ghost King returns."

"Are we just supposed to let him run wild in our territory?" King Shuanglin asked.

"No," the Dark Law King's eyes flashed coldly, "Since he's in seclusion, we naturally should send someone to disturb him."

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After bidding farewell to Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, Ye Yuqiao walked alone toward the depths of Yang Wood Forest.

In her hands, she carried freshly prepared cooked food that constantly emitted an enticing fragrance into the forest.

Before long, Chen Hao, who was at a distance, caught the scent and immediately got up and used his quickest Qinggong to arrive in front of Ye Yuqiao.

"Yuqiao, I'm so happy to see you again!" Chen Hao said with a goofy smile, his eyes intermittently unable to resist glancing at the food in Ye Yuqiao's hand.

Ye Yuqiao huffed, muttering, "You're obviously happy to see the food, here, take it!"

As she spoke, she approached Chen Hao, then stuffed the food into his embrace and said with a frown, "I've already brought you the tasty treats, I'm leaving!"

"Hey!" Chen Hao raised his eyebrows, hastily grabbed Ye Yuqiao's hand, pulled her into his arms, and chuckled, "Your Majesty, are you jealous of the food?"

"Yes, I am!"

"Well, in that case, I'll personally finish them off to prove my devotion to you!"

"Annoying, always so slick with words!" Ye Yuqiao raised her hand and pinched Chen Hao's slightly gaunt cheeks, saying with concern, "Alright, no more teasing, you should eat up!"

Subsequently, the pair found a shady spot beneath a tree, shielded from the morning light. Chen Hao wolfed down the food while Ye Yuqiao watched him, at times disgusted by his messy eating, and at other times worried he might choke.

The air of Yang Wood Forest in the morning grew romantic and warm with their presence.

Outside the forest, however, six non-human eyes were watching the pair. They had originally planned to ambush Chen Hao when he held his breath to enter the state of self-cultivation, but Chen Hao hadn't done any formal training that morning and instead had been helping Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing catch the ghost boy.

Now that Ye Yuqiao had appeared, it was even less prudent for them to launch an attack unprepared; what they needed to do was wait.

Before long, Chen Hao finished the bag of food, his mouth still covered with traces of oil. After glancing at him, Ye Yuqiao wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Having the queen personally serve me, I am truly blessed!" Chen Hao smiled brightly, his face lit with pride.

"Naughty!" Ye Yuqiao scolded softly, leaning her head against Chen Hao's shoulder, "Boyfriend, I have to go, I've already held you up all morning!"

"You're leaving so soon?" Chen Hao looked disappointed, "Stay a while longer. Wait until Xie Xiaofeng and the others have reported back to the Yin Yang Master Association in J City before you leave."

"Wouldn't that delay quite a lot of time?"

"Is it long?" Chen Hao asked, "Every time I'm with you, I feel like time flies by so quickly, so briefly! Don't worry, after you leave, I'll train even harder to make up for this morning."

It wasn't until noon that Ye Yuqiao left Yang Wood Forest.

Only then did Chen Hao start his formal training for the day.

Meanwhile, from a distance, those six pairs of eyes were now filled with murderous intent and bloodshot veins.

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