Judging from his expression, it seemed that his right eye was in excruciating pain, unbearable. Xie Lian immediately took it back: "What's wrong with you?"

Hua Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, but he resisted the urge to answer. The silver eyes on the handle of the Evil Life Knife opened, and the eyeballs began to move wildly. The veins on the back of Hua Cheng's hand on the altar were slightly bulging, as if he wanted to overturn the altar. Xie Lian raised his hand to touch him, but Hua Cheng shouted in a low voice: "Don't come over!"

Xie Lian paused, Hua Cheng endured and said: "... Your Highness, please leave me now. I might..."

Xie Lian asked, “How can I leave like this?!”

Hua Cheng said angrily: "If you stay here any longer I...!"

Outside the Qiandeng, waves of ghost cries and wolf howls were heard, one louder than the other. On the main street of the ghost market, ghosts fell to the ground, crying and screaming, as if they all had splitting headaches and were dying. Qi Rong, however, was running very fast in front, only because he was attached to a living person. Although this flesh body weakened his magic power by a layer, it also served as a barrier to weaken the attack on the ghost body by a layer. Therefore, he could still barely jump around and seize the opportunity to run away. The female ghosts holding Gu Zi fell to the ground and cried out in pain, unable to sing the hypnotic song. Gu Zi woke up in a daze and just saw Qi Rong running wildly. He quickly got up and chased after him, shouting, "Dad! Dad! Wait for me!"

As Qi Rong ran, he turned back, stuck out his tongue and rolled his eyes, and said, "Lululululalalalalalalalal, dear son, Daddy is leaving! Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

Guzi was still chasing after him with his two short legs. Seeing him running farther and farther away, he burst into tears: "Dad! Don't leave me. Dad, take me with you!"

Qi Rong said with a spit, "Go away! Go away! Don't chase me! You're just in the way!"

His spit flew far away and hit Gu Zi on the forehead, causing him to fall backwards and sit on the ground crying. Xie Lian couldn't stand it anymore and rushed out of Qiandeng Temple and shouted angrily, "Qi Rong!"

When Qi Rong saw him blocking the way, he was so scared that he quickly ran back. In the process, he picked up the millet on the ground and said, "Don't come over here! If you come over here, I will bite off this little burden's head for you to see!!! My dear son, you are really filial to your father by being his food! Tomorrow, your father will cook you. It's your choice whether to braise you or steam you. Hahahaha!"

Xie Lian was not afraid of him at all. Just as he was about to catch up, he heard a loud noise behind him. It turned out that Hua Cheng had swept all the inkstones and pens on the table to the ground, as if he was furious. As a last resort, Xie Lian had no time to care about Qi Rong. He turned back and said, "Sanlang..."

Suddenly, Hua Cheng hugged him fiercely and said in a trembling voice: "I lied. Don't leave."

“…” Xie Lian froze in his arms like a piece of iron and said, “San Lang? Do you recognize who I am?”

He seemed to be out of his mind and couldn't recognize who was in front of him. He just hugged Xie Lian tightly and murmured repeatedly: "...I lied, don't leave."

Xie Lian opened his eyes wide. Qi Rong’s smug laughter and Gu Zi’s loud crying could be heard from outside Qiandeng Temple. Qi Rong said, “Hehe! Gou Huacheng! I’ll let you look down on me all day long! I’ll let you act so awesome all day long! This is retribution, isn’t it? Fall down now!”

The ghosts who were screaming in the street had lost all their strength, but they also started to curse: "Green ghost! How can you, a useless piece of shit like you, have the guts to curse our city lord?!"

Hearing the noisy clamor from the others, Hua Cheng seemed particularly angry and raised his hand to blast them away. Xie Lian quickly hugged him back, pressed down his hand, and said softly: "Okay, okay. I won't leave, I won't leave you." He raised his hand again, causing the gate of Qiandeng Temple to close automatically, preventing Qi Rong from coming in under such circumstances, and shouted to the outside world: "Get out quickly, I don't have time to deal with you! If you don't leave, be careful... ah!"

Unexpectedly, Hua Cheng was not satisfied with just hugging him, and suddenly pushed him down on the jade table. This time, the pens, ink, paper and inkstone were scattered all over the floor. Xie Lian's hand slid across the cinnabar on the table, and as he struggled, he left a few scarlet marks on the paper. In "Li Si", the word "Wu Shan" in "Except Wu Shan is not a cloud" was stained with the delicate red marks, which was inexplicably charming. Xie Lian said: "Three..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Cheng pressed his shoulder and kissed him.

Qi Rong obviously heard something wrong, and laughed: "Brother Crown Prince, you better be careful! Gou Huacheng must be like a mad dog right now, biting whoever he catches! I'm going to go out and spread the word for you. There are many monks and Taoist priests who have grudges against Gou Huacheng, so hurry up and settle accounts with him now! Hahahaha..." His voice gradually faded away, and Xie Lian's heart tightened. What if Qi Rong really called a bunch of Taoist priests and mages that Huacheng had offended in the past to take advantage of the ghosts' misfortune? In this situation, how could the ghosts in the ghost market be unscathed?

However, Hua Cheng did not give him the time to think about these things. He was clearly not a living person, and had no body temperature, but at this moment his body was extremely hot, as if he had a high fever. Xie Lian pressed his lips against his, and was forced to endure the surging heat from him. The hand that was originally trying to resist tightly grasped the red shirt on his shoulder.

Perhaps it was because Hua Cheng's magic power was too strong, filling his entire throat, chest, and abdomen with warmth and swelling, making him extremely uncomfortable. Xie Lian felt that if he continued to be forced to endure it, his entire body would be pierced by what Hua Cheng had forced through him. He gritted his teeth and slapped out with force. However, although he slapped out, he could not really attack Hua Cheng, and only hit his shoulder, which was neither light nor heavy. Hua Cheng grabbed his wrist tightly, pressed it down, and continued to vent.

If he continued like this, he would not be able to continue. This time, Xie Lian used both hands to push him away, and fled to the altar, panting slightly. However, Hua Cheng came over with bloodshot eyes and pressed him down on the altar. Xie Lian said, "San Lang!"

“…”

Maybe his voice had some effect. Hua Cheng stared at his face for a long time, and suddenly hugged him tightly.

Seeing that he was obedient and didn't force him to use his magic power anymore, Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief. However, as he held him, he felt that Hua Cheng's magic power was running wild. No wonder he kissed him as soon as he caught him. He was so frantic that he had to find a way to vent. If he wanted to calm down and regain his consciousness, he would have to bleed him. But Hua Cheng was not a living person, so where would he bleed?

After thinking it over again, Xie Lian still said, “…I’m sorry.”

So, he held Hua Cheng's face with both hands, and took the initiative to cover his lips, slowly guiding the hot spiritual flow in Hua Cheng's body to his own body, helping him relieve the pain and heat. Hua Cheng also hugged his waist, Xie Lian trembled slightly, and the next moment, the two of them rolled onto the altar.

It was really unfair. Xie Lian didn't dare to touch any dangerous part of Hua Cheng's body, but Hua Cheng took advantage of his unconsciousness to do whatever he wanted to him, making Xie Lian miserable. This altar was originally a place for worshipping gods, but now a ghost and a god were kissing and entangled here. It was really absurd and bizarre, but also affectionate and beautiful.

In the previous few times, both parties were still sober, and each time seemed to have a very serious reason, and they were relatively restrained in doing this, and only limited their lips to each other, but this time, one party was confused, and the other party was caught off guard, and their lips and teeth were entangled too much. In a daze, Xie Lian finally confirmed one thing. Although it seemed that he couldn't help himself every time, in fact, he couldn't help himself every time.

After enduring this torture for most of the night, Hua Cheng's restlessness finally subsided, and his arms around Xie Lian loosened a little. Xie Lian turned over and sat up, staring at Hua Cheng's face with his eyes closed and sleeping, and sighed.

Er Ming was thrown aside, his eyes still darting around. Xie Lian took the scimitar and fiddled with it for a long time. Er Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was finally satisfied. Not long after, Hua Cheng suddenly turned over and sat up, saying, "...Your Highness?!"

Xie Lian quickly adjusted his expression, turned around and said happily: "You're awake? It's okay."

Hua Cheng looked around. The main hall of Qiandeng Temple was in a mess. His face was unusually confused, as if he could not remember what happened last night. Xie Lian took the initiative to speak calmly: "What happened last night? All your subordinates suddenly had headaches, fevers, and were restless. You were also very angry."

Hua Cheng said: "Besides that?"

Xie Lian asked, “Besides that? Nothing else.”

Hua Cheng stared at him and said, "Is it really gone? Then how can I calm down?"

Xie Lian coughed lightly and said a little embarrassedly: “To be honest, Sanlang, please don’t blame me. In addition to this…” He raised his hand that was stroking Er Ming and said: “Also, ahem, I had a fight with you.”

“…”

Hua Cheng asked suspiciously: "...had a fight?"

Xie Lian remained calm, looking at him sincerely, and said, “Yes, you see, this palace is in such a mess because of our fight.”

“…”

After a while, Hua Cheng exhaled and held his forehead with one hand.

Seeing that he didn’t ask any more questions, Xie Lian finally let go of his worries and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Hua Cheng whispered: "It's open."

Xie Lian asked, “What?”

Hua Cheng raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Tonglu Mountain has reopened."

The two of them knew exactly what this meant. Xie Lian opened his eyes wide and asked, "A new Ghost King... is about to be born?"

·

When Xie Lian returned to report, thunder rumbled over Xianjing. Entering the Shenwu Hall, Xie Lian subconsciously wanted to find someone to ask, "Master Thunder Master, what happened?" But after he finished speaking, he remembered that the place where the wind master usually stood was no one. The water master in the front row and the earth master in the corner were also gone. He was stunned, sighed in his heart, and turned his head, only to see Lang Qianqiu coming in from outside the hall.

After not seeing each other for many days, Lang Qianqiu had lost weight and looked a little more depressed. He looked at him and turned away without saying a word.

Xie Lian looked around, but couldn’t find anyone in the hall with whom he could have a casual conversation.

A voice replied, "Nothing, the Ghost King is about to be born, ghosts are crying and gods are howling, and the thunder can't be stopped."

The one who answered was Feng Xin. For some reason, Xie Lian felt very close to him when he saw him. However, Feng Xin had a black eye. Xie Lian couldn't help but look back at Mu Qing who was far away on the other side of the hall. Mu Qing's cheek was swollen. It seemed that the two of them had been holding grudges for many years and the last fight was quite fierce.

Jun Wu said: "I'm sure you all have heard why I called everyone here this time."

The priests responded in different ways. Jun Wu said slowly: "The world is a furnace, and all living beings are copper; the water is deep and the fire is hot, and there are endless disasters in it.

“Tonglu Mountain is a natural badland with bad feng shui, and an active volcano that may erupt at any time.

"Every hundred years, the Gu City in the mountain opens, and all ghosts are shocked, especially the previous ghost king. All the demons and monsters who want to ascend to the desperate situation will rush to Tonglu Mountain. After gathering together, Tonglu Mountain will be closed again, and the fighting will officially begin.

"When only the last one is left, the Ghost King is born.

"Xueyu Tanhua and Heishui Chenzhou are both desperate ghost kings from Tonglu Mountain. They both achieved their goals and left the mountain. It took Heishui twelve years and Huacheng ten years."

Mu Qing said coldly: "One Heishui and one Huacheng are already difficult enough, look at what they have done. If there is one more, it will be terrible."

Xie Lian said in a gentle voice, “General Xuanzhen, I won’t comment on what Heishui did. But Huacheng didn’t do anything too extreme, did he?”

Mu Qing puffed up his swollen cheek and glanced at him. Pei Ming said, "It's quite tricky. So this time, the ghosts must be stopped from attending the meeting, right?"

Jun Wu said: "That's right. It will take several months for all the ghosts to gather together. We need to try to intercept them before they gather together."

Xie Lian asked, “What if we can’t stop it in time? Can we still save it?”

Jun Wu said: "Yes, but I hope it won't come to that. The most urgent task right now is that the restlessness of the Ten Thousand Ghosts has caused a wave of chaos. Many demons and monsters that were originally suppressed in various places have fled. Many of them are extremely dangerous inhuman creatures, such as the female ghost Xuan Ji, the fetal spirit, and the Jinyi Immortal. They must be rushing to Tonglu Mountain at the moment, and they must be captured again immediately."

Xie Lian said, “They all ran away? This mess is really big.”

Jun Wu said: "So I'm afraid the Martial Gods of each hall will have to put in more effort recently to thoroughly investigate their respective areas of jurisdiction."

Xie Lian asked, “Then…what about me?”

Although Xie Lian is now a broken god, he ascended as a martial god the first two times, and now he is basically used as a martial god. However, he does not have any jurisdiction. After pondering for a moment, Jun Wu said: "Xianle, you, go with Qiying."