Wuxia: Starting Off With 60 Years of Inner Strength

This, however, also put her much more at ease, as if the place they were in was no longer so sinister and strange.

After the girl had recovered a little, Jiang Ran led the two of them in the direction she had just pointed out.

As they walked, he kept an eye on Ruan Yuqing's condition.

The origin of the 'bride' from the sedan chair was still unclear, so Jiang Ran couldn't completely trust what she said.

He had to carefully observe Ruan Yuqing's state to prevent any accidents.

At the same time, he asked the girl about her background.

According to her, she was a girl from an ordinary family in a nearby town.

Her surname was Liu, and her name was Liu Xiao'e.

Before this happened, she had washed up and gone to bed just like any other day.

But unexpectedly, when she woke up, she found herself inside a sedan chair.

The cramped environment, the clothes she was wearing, and the surrounding atmosphere instantly filled her with terror.

What was worse was that it felt as if something incredibly heavy was pressing down on her.

She couldn't struggle free no matter how hard she tried.

This caused her to scream for help, crying and shouting.

But unfortunately, it was all useless.

After she was carried here, she didn't know what happened because she was too afraid to look.

She only knew that after those people put her down, they vanished without a trace.

At this point, she suddenly said:

"Come to think of it... those Evil Ghosts weren't just escorting that person who was shouting for his Young Master..."

"It seemed like there was another group of Evil Ghosts, also escorting someone, but that person didn't say a word. I'm not sure who it was."

"I was terrified at the time and didn't dare look outside at all."

Jiang Ran and Ruan Yuqing exchanged a look, and then Ruan Yuqing asked:

"Then where did this group of people... this group of Evil Ghosts, where did they go?"

"Also... also in this direction."

As Liu Xiao'e finished speaking, Jiang Ran suddenly raised his hand and pointed to a place up ahead.

Ruan Yuqing looked over and saw that the building before them, like all the others, had eerie green lanterns hanging by its door.

But while the doors of the other buildings were all shut tight, the main entrance to this one was wide open.

Looking up, she saw a large plaque hanging above, inscribed with four words: Soul Hook Gambling House!

Upon seeing it, the corners of Jiang Ran's mouth lifted slightly.

"Well, this is interesting..."

"Don't let your guard down."

Ruan Yuqing reminded him softly.

Jiang Ran nodded. "Well, since we're here, we might as well go in and see the owner... We've barely seen anyone on our way here. This gambling house looks quiet, but there seem to be quite a few people inside."

"People?"

Liu Xiao'e asked softly, "Not ghosts?"

"Since when are there ghosts in this world..."

Jiang Ran chuckled softly and walked toward the gambling house.

Ruan Yuqing and Liu Xiao'e followed close behind.

Pushing aside the curtain at the entrance, they found a short flight of stairs leading down. A pale-faced man with rouged cheeks sat before a counter.

He was looking down at a ledger. Hearing the noise, he froze for a moment, then looked up, his eyes widening in shock.

"More living people?"

"Ghosts! Ghosts! Get over here, ghosts!"

"Quickly, seize these living people!"

As he said this, a rushing sound came from the inner doors on both sides.

One after another, 'Evil Ghosts' with deathly pale faces and bright red cheeks surged out.

They brandished iron hooks and steel forks, putting on ferocious and vicious expressions as they cackled sinisterly:

"It's been a long time since we've feasted on the hearts and livers of the living. Today, we'll eat our fill!"

"Why is there a bride with them?"

"Isn't that the concubine Prince Yu was planning to take? What is she doing here?"

"Could it be this mortal beat him to it?"

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the weapons in their hands.

He saw that they were also engraved with a golden script, exactly the same as the one on the Bewildering Ghost Wall.

As they channeled their Inner Strength, a faint golden glow emanated from the weapons.

A thought struck him, and he turned to look at Ruan Yuqing. Just as he expected, her face was deathly pale, and the hand holding her sword was trembling.

At the same time, with a THUD, Liu Xiao'e collapsed right onto the floor.

Her face was a mask of extreme terror.

He immediately sighed, reached out, and took Ruan Yuqing's hand. He circulated the Inner Strength from his Righteous Heart Scripture of Creation, and the fear in Ruan Yuqing's eyes instantly vanished like mist.

Her focus returned, and she let out a long breath.

"Even though I knew it was probably fake... I still couldn't help but feel terrified."

"What kind of technique are they using?"

"If you want to know, we'll just have to capture the Ghost King later and ask him."

As Jiang Ran said this, the expression of the man sitting behind the counter changed slightly.

"Be careful! There's something strange about this mortal. He seems to have broken Lord Ghost King's 'Enchanting Order'. Take him down, quickly!"

As he pointed, the surrounding 'Evil Ghosts' instantly lunged forward.

Their steel forks and iron hooks came crashing down.

Jiang Ran lashed out with a kick. Before the first 'Evil Ghost' in line could even see what happened, he was sent flying into the ceiling. Half his body broke through, leaving him dangling there, unable to get down.

Immediately after, Jiang Ran's blade flashed out. CLANG! An 'Evil Ghost' tried to block with his iron hook, but the Goldshatter Blade was far too sharp. The hook was sliced in two, and the blade continued through the man's entire body. His upper torso slowly slid to the floor, spraying blood all over the heads and faces of the nearby 'Evil Ghosts'.

Jiang Ran grinned.

"What kind of Evil Ghost bleeds, and warm blood at that..."

The moment he finished speaking, he pulled Ruan Yuqing along and charged into the crowd of 'ghosts'. His Goldshatter Blade danced, leaving streaks of golden light, and every slash claimed an 'Evil Ghost's' life.