Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

Bai Shimen was discovered by a father and son and taken to the city hospital. When he woke up in the hospital, the police arrived...

The police told him about the fire in the house, and that the fire started in his daughter's room. Due to the intensity of the fire, only a highly charred body was found.

And after DNA testing, unsurprisingly, the deceased was indeed Bai Shimen's daughter...

Upon hearing this news, Bai Shimen's eyes became empty and lifeless, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.

My condolences...

The police comforted Bai Shimen, saying they didn't know the specifics of what happened in the military, only that it seemed a traitor had appeared and assassinated Bai Shimen.

After the police left, in a moment of utter despair, Bai Shimen suddenly remembered what Shi Lingming had told him.

Yes, he'll go to the underworld. He'll definitely see Shui'er again there. As long as there's even a sliver of hope, he'll give it a try!

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The Underworld, Nandou Street.

"Brother Moxuan, what are we doing here?"

Bai Shui'er sat by the river, her little feet dangling in the clear water, while Li Moxuan sat on the bank next to her, fishing with a fishing rod.

Li Moxuan yawned, "We can't keep sleeping in the open like this. The environment here is nice, let's stay here!"

"Stay here?"

Bai Shui'er seemed a little uninterested.

Since entering the Underworld with Li Moxuan, she has witnessed many interesting things, such as undead and evil spirits, flying dragon boats and various strange beasts, etc.

Moreover, it was as if her Ren and Du meridians had been opened, and she was actually able to cultivate!

Although they endured hardships and slept outdoors along the way, Li Moxuan taught her some basic knowledge about the underworld and spirit beings, and also guided her in cultivation, which she found very interesting.

This girl...

Li Moxuan was a little speechless. He was terrified when he first saw the evil spirit, but after saving a group of undead from one of the evil spirits, he seemed like a completely different person.

All he thinks about is being a chivalrous knight-errant, punishing evil and promoting good...

"Alright, stop making that face. I'll take you out to play more often from now on!"

Bai Shui'er's face lit up with joy. "Really? That's wonderful!"

However, looking at the tall Fusang Divine Tree not far away, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Moxuan, will the guardian spirit of this place agree to let us stay here?"

"He probably won't, but wouldn't it be enough if I became the Soul Guardian here?"

"But is it necessary to obtain the approval of the Spirit Master to become a Soul Guardian General?"

Li Moxuan smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough!"

"Oh……"

"Brother Moxuan, I'm hungry... How about we go into the woods and hunt some wild game?"

"Don't worry, I'm about to catch a fish!"

Bai Shui'er ruthlessly exposed, "But you've been fishing for an hour and not a single fish has taken the bait..."

Li Moxuan's face darkened. "That's because you kept your feet up in the water, scaring all my fish away!"

"No, that's not true!"

Many small fish were gathering at Bai Shui'er's little feet. "They like me! They're all kissing my feet..."

Li Moxuan's face darkened further. He pointed to the woods behind him and said, "Go find some firewood. My fish is about to take the bait!"

"All right!"

Bai Shui'er stretched her little feet out of the water and climbed onto the shore. "Good luck, Brother Mo Xuan!"

After she finished speaking, she skipped and hopped into the woods, while Li Moxuan sighed helplessly.

This girl, once she gets close to me, she's started undermining me...

Nevertheless, Li Moxuan instructed, "Pharmacist, follow Shui'er closely and make sure she doesn't encounter any danger."

"Your Highness, another general will protect her..."

"The other one?"

Li Moxuan became interested. "Pharmacist, which general is willing to come out and help me?"

"Before I tell Your Highness, I would like to ask you a question!"

"Okay, go ahead and ask!"

"Your Highness's visit to Nandou Street this time is not simply about staying overnight, is it?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you!"

Of course, Li Moxuan didn't intend to keep it from Li Jing, since he needed his help.

Li Jing's tone suddenly turned serious, "Then may I be so bold as to ask, what is Your Highness's purpose in plotting against Nandou Street?"

Li Moxuan chuckled and countered, "Pharmacist, do you still remember what you said to me the day we escaped from Dead Soul Island?"

"You said I should stay on Dead Soul Island and wait for the Spirit Master's arrangements to become a Soul Suppressor..."

"But I've never liked people bossing me around or telling me what to do, and I especially don't like entrusting my safety to others!"

"This subordinate understands!"

From this single sentence, Li Jing could already see that Li Moxuan was born with a rebellious nature, and Nandou Street was just the beginning...

Chapter 10: The Newly Arrived Soul Guardian

Nandou Street, inside the hibiscus tree hole.

The Soul Guardian of Nandou Street, Tanlang, dragged a dying spirit medium toward the Hibiscus Flower Garden, glancing at the burly Spirit Master lying on the ground as he passed.

"I spared your life to help me dispose of the bodies of these traitors, but you're here playing with wood carvings, not even knowing that people have escaped."

"You're useless, you mute!"

Greedy Wolf's gaze swept over Xiao Muli, who was locked in a cage, and he muttered to himself, "It doesn't matter if you die, you're mute anyway. As long as that girl lives, that's enough!"

"Although she looks like a child, she's actually much older than me, haha..."

"She's really stubborn. She hasn't revealed the secrets of the Spirit Realm even after being imprisoned for so long. But it doesn't matter, I've already taken control of this place!"

"Greedy Wolf, you actually plotted a rebellion! I won't stand for it! I'm going to tell everyone!"

The spirit being dragged behind Tanlang endured the pain and angrily rebuked him.

Greedy Wolf snorted coldly, "You have no chance!"

As he spoke, Greedy Wolf threw him toward the hibiscus flower. The hibiscus vine quickly reached out, wrapped itself around him, and began to feed on him by piercing his body with its tendrils.

Seeing this, Xiao Muli, trapped in the cage, felt a pang of pity and pleaded, "Please don't do this!"

"Even if you imprison us now, you'll eventually slip up, and then the people here will suffer."

"I love humans... I don't want humans to become enemies with the Spirit Realm!"

"And I really don't know what unspeakable secrets the Spirit Masters are hiding from you!"

Despite Xiao Muli's sincere advice, Tanlang scoffed, removing his mask and coldly snorting, "Who believes your nonsense!"

"Not long ago, the Spirit Realm hosted a banquet for all the core members of the Hall of Heroes, but they vanished overnight, and the internal organization suffered a complete reshuffle!"

"What a trap! There are no secrets in this world, do you really think we didn't know?!"

"Even Tang Xiaoxiao and Cao Yanming from Rakshasa Street have disappeared one after another. You still dare to say it wasn't you who did it?!"

"Now that I know about this, the Spirit Realm's blade will be at my head sooner or later. I don't trust any of you worthless bastards. Whoever threatens me, I'll take them down..."

Before Tanlang could finish speaking, the hibiscus vines behind him suddenly wrapped around him and then pierced his body.

"What are you doing? I'm the one who raised you!"

The hibiscus ignored the panicked wolf and began to devour his soul through its vines.

Not long after, the hibiscus vine released the greedy wolf, whose soul had been drained and who was now just an empty shell, and extended its vine to pierce the small wooden creature in the cage.

At the critical moment, the burly spirit master who had fallen to the ground rushed in front of Xiao Muli and blocked the hibiscus vines that were piercing her.

"A big guy!!!"

Xiao Muli wanted to help the big man who controlled spirits, but unfortunately she was locked in a cage and couldn't get out.

The hibiscus vines entwined around the big guy, pulling him close and beginning to slowly devour his soul.

Not long after, the hibiscus vine reached out towards Komurasaki again. Komurasaki could only close her eyes tightly, but the pain she had imagined did not come. Instead, the cage was opened.

Xiao Muli opened her eyes, looked at the hibiscus vine gently stroking her head, and realized, "Big guy, is that you? You can control hibiscus flowers?"

Hibiscus Vine picked up the large wooden elephant carving made by the Spirit Master from the ground and handed it to Xiao Muli, who understood what it meant.

"Thank goodness, you're still here, you haven't disappeared. Now I don't have to worry about being lonely anymore..."

Noticing the mask scattered on the ground by Tanlang, an idea arose in her mind: she preferred humans to spirit tamers, so why not take this opportunity...

Xiao Muli walked out of the Fusang tree hole with the mask in her hand, but encountered two uninvited guests at the entrance of the tree hole.

Li Moxuan and Bai Shui'er sized up Xiao Muli, while Xiao Muli also looked at the two of them timidly.

She could sense that both of them possessed spiritual energy; they must both be spirit possessors...

Xiao Muli mustered her courage and asked, "Um... who are you people?"

"Hello, we are..."

Li Moxuan pushed Bai Shui'er, who was about to answer, behind him and coughed, saying, "We are the new Soul Guardians sent by the Spirit Realm to replace Tanlang. Where is he?"

Is someone this old already being sent to be a Soul Guardian?

Although Xiao Muli was surprised, she did not doubt it. She hesitated for a moment before turning around and walking into the Fusang tree hole.

"Please come with me, he's inside the tree hollow..."

"Let's go!"

Li Moxuan patted Bai Shui'er's head and followed her inside.