Chapter 110: Ghost General (Part One)
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At the peak of the great mountain behind everyone, one could casually look up and see the clear, twinkling stars, completely different from the lower area shrouded in dark clouds at the mountainside – like two different worlds. Elder Sun from Floating Immortal Island suddenly pointed below and shouted: “Elder Dongfang, come look quickly!”
The elders quickly flashed over, only to see the dark clouds below rolling magnificently, with red and black malevolent energy swirling in and out of sight. Elders from the other major sects were similarly alarmed. Disregarding the differences between righteous and demonic paths, they all gathered beside the Floating Immortal Island group, looking at the malevolent energy that occasionally shot up to the sky, their brows furrowed together.
Dongfang Changao stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the rolling dark clouds without blinking for a long time. After a while, he said in a deep voice: “What kind of demon has such tremendous momentum? Could it be the Ghost General?”
Qiu Wuyuan from Ten Thousand Demon Palace slowly walked to his side, his expression grave: “Apart from that Ghost King, who else within thousands of miles below this mountain could have such momentum?”
The four leading elders from Great Luo Sect, Moon Gazing Sect, Blood Demon Palace, and Corpse God Sect also stood side by side with the two, their expressions unprecedentedly stern.
“If it really is the Ghost General, I’m afraid not a single one of these disciples will return.” Su Qiankun, the leading elder from Great Luo Sect, said in a deep voice. At this moment, regardless of whether the disciples below were righteous or demonic, they were all elites selected from each sect’s disciples – it would truly be a pity if they were all lost like this.
Wen Zhongping, the leading elder from Blood Demon Palace, looked at the dark clouds and said: “Legend has it that within this boundless Demon Ghost Domain are ten great Ghost Kings and ten great Demon Kings, each with profound cultivation. This Ghost General is one of them. It’s said he was once a great general who wielded military power. After dying in defeat, through fortuitous circumstances, he successfully cultivated and gathered his subordinates who died in battle with him, becoming a Ghost King ruling one region of the Demon Ghost Domain. The title ‘Ghost General’ supposedly came about this way! I wonder if anyone has ever seen his true appearance?”
Hua Ruyi, the leading elder from Moon Gazing Sect, nodded: “Demon Ghost Domain, Ghost General – ‘Born at the wrong time, alas, even in death often filled with regret, long laments sung nightly with tears.’ Since someone has spread this ballad, naturally someone has seen him, but we just don’t know about it.” Everyone nodded silently.
Later, the six major sects brought their Divine Sense Compasses together. For unknown reasons, most of the light points were gathered in the same place, with a small portion scattered elsewhere. Logically, they should all be dispersed, but from the six Divine Sense Compasses, most disciples from the six major sects were actually in the same location – truly strange. However, for now, nothing seemed wrong.
Dongfang Changao sighed: “Let’s watch and see first!” Everyone turned their gaze back to the mountain below.
The dark clouds were being stirred into turmoil by the swirling red and black malevolent energy, but the shocking sounds of thousands of troops marching suddenly vanished without a trace. Yue Qianchou and the disciples from various sects looked at each other in bewilderment. Then they saw the hillside ahead suddenly turn completely red, illuminating their side so clearly that people could be seen. This was followed by several neighing sounds of war horses.
“Clop clop clop…” The sound of hoofbeats came, and a single rider charged up from the slope ahead. An armored general holding reins circled several times at the slope’s edge, surveying everyone from afar. The bright red firelight behind him made the figure appear exceptionally mighty and extraordinary.
Yue Qianchou looked at Kou Xuehua, then at Gu Qingyun, and said in amazement: “This is the Ghost General? This is a ghost? No matter how I look, he seems like a living person!” Unfortunately, no one answered his question.
The figure kicked his horse’s belly and charged directly toward the group. With four hooves galloping rapidly, he soon reined in his horse right in front of everyone.
Yue Qianchou opened his mouth wide and stared at him foolishly. The horse was robust, the rider imposing, with a war blade at his waist and wearing gleaming iron-colored armor. His tiger-like eyes swept back and forth over everyone with spirit, without any actions that made people feel uneasy. The only difference from ordinary people was that he seemed to always have faint wisps of black energy swirling around him.
“Are you really a ghost?” Yue Qianchou pointed at him and then at his mount, asking.
The general’s gaze paused on him, clearly somewhat surprised, but he swept over with cold eyes without saying anything. The disciples from various sects, hearing his words, immediately felt like going crazy – they were truly impressed by him. Not considering what time it was, he could actually say anything. The handsome-faced Gu Qingyun’s face also twitched, and he glared at him fiercely.
Actually, this couldn’t be blamed on him. In his previous world, the understanding of ghosts wasn’t like this – they either had bloody mouths or green faces with fangs, anyway, they always had a hideous appearance. How could they be like this person, who was exactly like a general galloping on horseback? On this point, his understanding differed greatly from those behind him.
The general’s gaze left everyone and slowly swept across the wilderness, then shouted: “Since living people have come here and know the Great General has arrived, why don’t you quickly come forward to kneel and worship? What do you intend by hiding and lurking? I give you half an hour to come pay respects to the General, otherwise you’ll be killed without mercy!” His voice rolled out in all directions.
“Hyah!” As soon as he finished speaking, he spurred his horse and left, leaving everyone amazed and bewildered.
“Senior Kou, who is this Great General he mentioned? Is it the Ghost General you spoke of?” Yue Qianchou turned his head and asked.
Kou Xuehua’s face was deathly pale as she nodded: “It should be him.”
“Tsk tsk!” Yue Qianchou sighed: “This person died and became a ghost but still plays at being a general – how impressive!” His tone was quite envious.
“Legend says the Ghost General was a great general who wielded military power when he was alive.” Kou Xuehua said.
“Oh! So that’s how it is.” Yue Qianchou said as he walked out a few steps, sheathed his sword behind his back, patted his bottom, turned around and smiled at everyone: “Let’s go! Let’s go see what this legendary Ghost General actually looks like. This kind of opportunity isn’t something everyone can encounter. Oh right, everyone put away your weapons! Didn’t you hear him tell us to come pay respects? Since we can’t beat him, going there still holding weapons – wouldn’t that be seeking death?”
Everyone fearfully put away their weapons. Gu Qingyun kept glancing at Yue Qianchou, now truly admiring him somewhat. Knowing he was going to his death, he could still be so calm and composed – he admitted he couldn’t do the same.
Yue Qianchou swaggered ahead with big strides, with everyone following several zhang behind. He only stopped when he reached the slope’s edge. With firelight hitting his face, he was truly shocked. Below the hillside was an open plain, with an army camp more spectacular than in movies spread out before his eyes. A rough estimate suggested tens of thousands of troops and horses – no wonder he was called the Ghost General.
Spectacular! Yue Qianchou’s emotions surged. His gaze paused on the wooden platform in the center of the military camp, then he lifted his feet and ran down the hillside, walking quickly toward the army camp. The disciples from various sects stood stunned on the slope for quite a while. Seeing Yue Qianchou had almost reached the edge of the army camp, Gu Qingyun jumped down to follow, and the large group had no choice but to reluctantly jump down and follow.
Outside the army camp surrounded by wooden palisades, two teams of soldiers guarded the main gate. Yue Qianchou looked them over and discovered these people looked somewhat more like ghosts – their faces were iron-blue and their expressions dull.
Just as he was about to step into the camp area, two ghost soldiers blocked him with spears, staring at him and making “chirp chirp…” sounds for quite a while.
‘Is this what ghost gibberish is like?’ Yue Qianchou was stunned. So these ghosts couldn’t speak human language – it seemed their cultivation wasn’t sufficient. He immediately pointed to the people following behind and smiled: “We’ve come to pay respects to the Great General. Please announce our arrival.”
At this moment, a military officer walked out from the barracks – it was the same person who had ridden the horse earlier. He shouted: “Let them in.” The ghost soldiers immediately stepped aside, clearing the path.
