Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

Yu Lang then asked, "Then the woman in white they encountered in Liangzhou City in the first story, was she your young lady?"

Changsheng continued to shake his head: "The stories are all from what they told me; I have never seen them with my own eyes."

Ren Fengjue then asked, "Were the 'master' and 'coachman' in the second story the first people to enter the manor?"

"Yes." Changsheng nodded: "Before this, no one had ever come except for that 'man'."

"The young lady said that she allowed them to come in."

Yu Lang said, "So, everything they saw in the inn was just an illusion created by your young lady to lure them to the manor?"

Changsheng nodded again.

Ren Fengjue continued, "Although they left, that master died a violent death not long afterward."

"His death was very suspicious. A wisp of malevolent energy pierced his body, scattering his soul. Do you know the connection between these events?"

Changsheng replied truthfully, "I don't know. They were very well-behaved that night. They didn't leave their room and didn't have any evil intentions. So, Miss, spared their lives."

"As for what happened after they left, I don't know."

Ren Fengjue pondered for a moment and asked, "Besides them, has anyone else left from here?"

Changsheng thought carefully before answering, "There was also a couple seeking medical treatment, as well as a father and son, whom you let go as well, Miss."

Do you know their identities?

Chang Sheng shook his head again: "I don't know."

Ren Fengjue immediately thought of the names hidden in the black iron box…

If Meng Zhiyuan's death is related to this, then are the names of the couple and father and son mentioned by Changsheng also among them?

This has become another mystery.

Xia Ximo suddenly spoke up, getting straight to the point: "I only want to know two things. First, what is your young lady's identity? Second, what is the identity of the man in the story?"

Faced with these two questions, Changsheng clearly hesitated.

He lowered his head again, seemingly unwilling to answer.

Xia Ximo's voice grew even colder: "If you don't even want to answer this question, how am I supposed to save your young lady?"

Chang Sheng then slowly raised his head, his eyes gleaming slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, a bell rang, its sound growing louder as it approached, echoing throughout the manor.

Immediately afterwards, the howling of the cold wind grew even more rampant, and the flying snow danced wildly, dazzling the eyes.

Changsheng's face immediately lit up with joy, and he shouted, "Miss! Miss! You're back?"

No one was in sight in the snow, but a sigh could be heard, followed by a clear, cold female voice.

"Chang Sheng, she can't save me."

Xia Ximo stepped forward, about to speak, but Wuyou raised her voice and said, "A hundred years ago, it snowed in the Underworld..."

Everyone was slightly taken aback.

As a member of the Taoist sect, Yan Zhengchu had also been to the underworld once. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but argue.

"How can it snow deep underground?"

Wuyou coughed lightly: "Because the Earth Deity of the Underworld has fallen in love with a mortal, she wants to cross that person's name off the Book of Life and Death."

"So, while the Earth God was away from the Underworld, he made the Underworld, which has never seen snow before, have a strange snowfall."

"The ghosts of the underworld, after being soaked in the snow, became drowsy, causing chaos in the order of the underworld, and the earth deities took the opportunity to steal the Book of Life and Death..."

Everyone looked on in astonishment.

Xia Ximo frowned slightly. "Earthly Deity?"

Wuyou dared not speak too loudly, but whispered in her ear: "Actually, she is the attendant of the Earth Lord. It is said that there are twelve attendants in the Ghost King's Palace. This one is the head of the twelve attendants, with the title of Hanyuan Attendant. In the underworld, she is called Xueyin Niangniang."

"..."

After all that, it turns out it's another mess left by the Earth God.

Xia Ximo's expression turned even more unpleasant.

Wuyou continued, "But the aftermath of this matter is unknown. After the Earth Lord retrieved the Book of Life and Death, this Earth Deity disappeared into the Underworld."

Yu Lang couldn't help but ask, "What happens if your name is crossed out of the Book of Life and Death? Does that mean you'll live forever?"

Before Wuyou could answer, Yan Zhengchu spoke up, saying, "I've heard that the Book of Life and Death is divided into the Book of Life and the Book of Death. If one's name is removed from either book, one can be freed from the control of life and death."

Yu Lang asked suspiciously, "Is there really such a good thing in the world?"

Xia Ximo: "If she really succeeded, why would she stay alone at Mingyue Manor?"

Yu Lang speculated, "Could it be... that man in the story..."

Before he could finish speaking, a woman in white appeared in the snow and stood directly in front of him.

Yu Shaoqing was so startled that his breath caught in his throat, and he quickly covered his mouth: "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."

The woman in white gave him a cold glance, and only then did everyone get a clear look at her.

It's not the same as described in the story.

Although her hair reached the ground, it was snow-white, and even her eyebrows looked as if they were made of frost and snow.

Only his eyes had a faint bloodshot glint in them.

Changsheng suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "Miss, how could you... have become like this?"

Wuyou whispered, "She has killed too many people and exhausted her spiritual energy. Now she is no different from an evil spirit."

Xia Ximo asked coldly, "Did you really stoop to this level for a man?"

The woman in white turned around, glanced at her, then at Ren Fengjue, and said, "I'm just not as lucky as you."

Sensing the veiled meaning in her words, Xia Ximo frowned again: "What does this have to do with luck?"

The woman in white said, "The person you love is willing to risk their life for you, to give up everything, and in the end, you forget everything and are left with nothing. Isn't that a kind of luck?"

"..."

Xia Ximo's expression changed, as he felt a burning gaze on his side...

She knew Ren Fengjue was watching her.

Suddenly, she remembered what the Earthly Lord had said to her when she went to the Ghost King's Palace last time, and her heart skipped a beat.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the woman in white continued, "But I'm different. I gave up everything, and in the end, all I got was resentment and betrayal. And he, like you, won't remember anything."

Xia Ximo was about to refute her when Ren Fengjue said, "Relationships are simply about mutual affection. If you've truly loved someone, why would you care about gains or losses?"

Yu Lang immediately chimed in, "I think Lord Ren is right!"

Yan Zhengchu didn't understand these matters of love and affection. Instead, he was more concerned about what fate awaited the person whose name was erased from the Book of Life and Death...

So the question was asked: "So, did this person ultimately achieve immortality?"

The woman in white looked at him and smiled coldly. Then, her figure once again merged with the wind and snow, leaving only a sound echoing in the air.

"Since you are so loyal and righteous, let me see if you will sacrifice yourselves for the sake of others when you are truly facing death."

After he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.