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The direction the man gave us was not accurate, it was just a rough direction.

As we headed in that direction, we saw crumbling mountains.

The mountain in front of me is not tall, nor does it stretch for dozens of kilometers. I only see a small hilltop.

Such a mountain looks a bit abrupt.

The forest on the mountain was swallowed up by the mud, and there were landslides. The entire mountain looked like mud piled up by a child.

But through this piece of mud, I felt the yin energy on the other side.

Introverted but solid, slightly different from the Yin Qi of ordinary ghost kings, somewhat like the Yin Qi of a costumed ghost, which makes people confused.

I was a little confused and used Nangong Yao and Gu Mo's abilities, but I didn't find them.

Qin Shu and I flew over the hill, and our view was no longer obstructed.

A small city appeared in front of us.

The city is not big, but looking at the layout of the city, it is not that small. Neat and orderly residential areas, small commercial areas that can be seen at a glance, clean streets and convenient facilities...

My eyes lingered on the bell tower for a moment.

The appearance of the bell tower is different from the bell tower of Minqing University of Finance and Economics in my memory. The biggest difference is that it is not located in the center of the city, but has been moved to the edge of the city. The building itself has also undergone changes and is somewhat damaged. Obvious cracks can be seen on half of the wall, and large holes can also be seen in the wall. The hands on the clock face are skewed, as if they are hanging on the clock face and are not fixed properly.

The damage to the bell tower is clearly visible.

Looking elsewhere, I found other signs of damage.

Qin Shu and I were still staying on the mountainside, overlooking the city, which was a bit far away.

The closest one is the clock tower.

I turned my head and looked along the mountain.

I saw another distant city and could see its outline.

The city's skyline was uneven and had obvious imperfections.

When——when——

Suddenly there was a sound in the bell tower, a distant sound.

Such bells ring with echoes.

I distinguished carefully and heard that the bells were not coming from one direction and did not belong entirely to the bell tower in front of me.

In that distant city, there were also bells ringing, as if they were responding to the same bells.

Qin Shu covered his ears and frowned, "The sound is too loud..."

He said something, and I heard it clearly. Before I could agree, he said it again loudly.

I found that I relied on Gu Mo's ability to hear Qin Shu's voice.

The bell was also very loud in my ears, but I didn't feel it was noisy. Instead, I heard a subtle rhythm from it.

I looked at the city in the distance.

My perspective further changed.

The incomplete outline was completed in my field of vision, and I caught the faint yin in the air.

There is no shortage of yin energy in the future world. The yin energy on the ghost king's body and the yin energy emanating from the ghost king and filling the air are as bright as lights. But the future world itself is still filled with a kind of gloomy atmosphere. The gray sky is a strange phenomenon caused by the influence of Yin Qi.

Of course, this weirdness is for people like me who come from the real world.

The people here are probably used to this kind of weather. This is their common sense.

After I came here, I quickly got used to this environment.

Now, I caught something a little abnormal in this normal environment.

They are well hidden and almost undetectable.

I raised my hand and touched the particles.

I seemed to have touched a trace of electricity, and a light exploded in the air.

Qin Shu was startled and looked towards me in surprise.

When I catch that particulate Yin Qi again, light shines again.

There were ripples in the city near and far.

Qin Shu exclaimed, "Look! There!"

I looked towards the bell tower.

There are always people walking under the bell tower. They were steady and orderly, doing their own thing. The same goes for the ants-like cars and pedestrians in the city. Their lives were not disturbed in any way.

But when I capture the yin energy and light appears in the air, ripples will appear on the two cities.

Round and round... spread out.

Whether it is near or far away, these ripples in the void are clearly visible.

Those who behaved normally seemed to feel something, stopped what they were doing, and raised their heads.

More and more people saw Qin Shu and me.

I heard the screams and the collective chatter.

"Is this... going to be troublesome?" Qin Shu asked worriedly.

"Let them come to us and save us the effort." I continued to capture the Yin Qi.

I already feel that the ghost king of this small city is coming quickly.

On the other side, in the distant city, everything was peaceful. I could sense a vague yin energy there, but I couldn't sense its movement.

The crowd of onlookers gathered below suddenly seemed to hear some instructions and left in groups.

The solid Yin Qi also slowed down.

I looked in the direction where the Yin Qi was coming from and saw a figure.

The figure walked on the ground and along the campus road, no longer running. He didn't fly up parallel to us either.

When the figure reached the foot of the bell tower, it slowly ascended.

There is still some distance between us and we can't see each other's faces clearly.

I greeted Qin Shu, stopped catching the Yin Qi, and flew directly towards the Ghost King staying in the air.

Getting closer and closer, we can finally see each other.

I paused in the air, feeling somewhat unexpectedly relieved, and thought about what I wanted to ask.

"It's you." The other party spoke.

I was surprised and looked at the other person.

"My appearance hasn't changed. You should...don't you recognize me?" The other party changed his mind midway through his words, feeling slightly disappointed.

"No. I didn't expect that you would know me." I looked at the condensed yin energy on his body and the chains of his soul, "Dr. Cheng, long time no see."

"Well, it doesn't take long. It's just...things have changed and people have changed...Oh, it should be said the other way around, people have changed and things have changed." Cheng Lin tugged at the corner of his mouth and let out a long sigh.

He glanced at Qin Shu who was following him, turned around, and floated downwards, "Follow me."

Qin Shu pulled me and said, "Do you know him? He is also a person with abilities?"

When Qin Shu asked this question, his tone was a little strange.

"His father is a ghost king and his mother is an ordinary person." I introduced briefly.

Qin Shu took back his hand, as if disappointed.

However, he immediately laughed self-deprecatingly, "What you said before... ha... you are right, the temptation is great, if you can become the King of Ghosts..."

He had just wavered.

This is not surprising.

I've also had this wavering.

However, with Ye Qing pushing me behind me, I couldn't retreat. Having come this far, there is no way to go back.

I patted Qin Shu on the shoulder and caught up with Cheng Lin.

He took us into the bell tower.

The bell tower has changed. It is no longer a teaching building for students to attend classes, but an academic building. In addition to classroom offices, academic affairs offices and other rooms, there are also large conference rooms.

There are some school introductions hanging in the conference room.

"It's still the University of Finance and Economics." I looked at the school name and badge and said to Cheng Lin.

"Yeah. There are a lot of external changes, but internally, there are almost no changes." Cheng Lin sat down at one end of the conference table, "It won't be called Minqing University of Finance and Economics, it will be called Yangshan University of Finance and Economics." He twitched the corner of his mouth, "There is only one university in Yangshan."

"Something unreasonable."

"Yes, but no one digs into it. Everyone seems to be blind." Cheng Lin said sarcastically.