My Silly, Sweet Wife

”What?” Jin Ling and Cai You both looked at Gui Tuo in disbelief, as if hearing an absurd tale.

Gui Tuo sighed, ”Heh, you wouldn’t think the Hidden Sect is just an organization’s name, would you?”

Jin Ling and Cai You shook their heads blankly, indicating they had no idea.

Wen Cangfeng sighed and explained, ”Since that stone has already cracked today, I have no choice but to tell you the truth. In fact, the Hidden Sect is not just an organization; it is truly a gate. It’s said that the gate connects to another world. Some say that world is a world of cultivators, while others say it is the Yinming Land, full of ghostly creatures. When the Seven Kings caused chaos, the Hidden Sect also vanished simultaneously, and it is rumored that to find the Hidden Sect again, you must use the Book of Life and Death. To the Seven Kings, the Book of Life and Death is a superior cultivation technique, but it is not merely that. There’s another rumor that the Book of Life and Death is the key to finding the Hidden Sect. Whoever can master the cultivation techniques within the Book can find the Hidden Sect and open it!”

”Ah? Is this true?” Even though Jin Ling and Cai You were well-informed, they still found it hard to believe.

The Hidden Sect is truly a gate.

”Does Lord Military God know about this?” Jin Ling asked curiously.

Wen Cangfeng nodded, ”He knows, and precisely because of this, we must find a way to locate that Hidden Sect quickly and prevent it from being opened; otherwise, if the things inside escape, it could be deadly for us. It’s even possible that the appearance of the white-haired zombie is because the Hidden Sect is about to appear. There’s been a rumor saying when the Hidden Sect appears, ghosts emerge, so Lord Military God is taking this very seriously.”

Gui Tuo also sighed, ”Although I’ve lived for hundreds of years, I’ve merely been lingering on. Now I am just a soul, unable to reincarnate. But for these years, thanks to that stone nourishing me, I managed to survive. But now that the stone is shattered, and the things inside have escaped, I fear I must leave here.”

”Ah? You want to leave?” Wen Cangfeng was startled, ”You are the Grand Protector of Lord Military God, where would you go?”

Gui Tuo gave a bitter smile, ”I am nominally the Grand Protector of Lord Military God, but I haven’t done anything all these years, always waiting for the appearance of the Hidden Sect, hoping to have the chance to enter it. Lord Military God knows this as well. Now that the stone is broken, it proves the Hidden Sect has left traces, and all of this likely has something to do with Ye Guichen. If that’s the case, the Hidden Sect Seven Kings probably won’t let it go, and many forces that rarely appear may emerge too. Once they learn Ye Guichen has mastered the Book of Life and Death, they might capture him, and I must protect him.”

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into silence.

Especially Jin Ling and Cai You.

This was the first time they heard about these secrets.

Clearly, in the past, they knew nothing.

It turns out this time Ye Guichen came over was intended as a deliberate test by Wen Cangfeng and Gui Tuo.

It’s just that they didn’t expect the test to go a bit too far, resulting in the stone being shattered.

”That Ye Guichen is truly not an ordinary person?” Jin Ling finally couldn’t resist voicing her doubt.

Wen Cangfeng remained silent but looked toward Gui Tuo, seemingly wanting an answer from him.

Gui Tuo sighed and shook his head, ”You know my memories are incomplete; although I have lived for hundreds of years, I am unclear about many things, even some information regarding the Hidden Sect is incomplete.”

”Alright.” Wen Cangfeng said helplessly, ”Tell us what you need, and we will report everything here to Lord Military God.”

Gui Tuo nodded, ”Thank you for your care all these years.”

With that, he clasped his fists, ”That red-clothed spirit must be captured quickly, I’m leaving now!”

As his words faded, his figure vanished again.

Wen Cangfeng’s expression turned extremely serious, and he finally let out a long sigh, ”I’ll go find Lord Military God first, you guys hurry and capture the red-clothed spirit.”

”Alright!” Jin Ling and Cai You exchanged looks and had to accept.

On the other side, after Ye Guichen left, he originally planned to return to the bar to rest, but he kept feeling something watching him, giving him an irksome feeling.

After witnessing many ghostly creatures in the secret base, Ye Guichen developed a new understanding of this world.

Amid his doubts, Ye Guichen took out the compass Wen Cangfeng had given him.

With a needle, the compass, according to Wen Cangfeng, could identify ghostly things through yin energy.

Except, when he took it out, Ye Guichen surprisingly discovered the needle was pointing behind him.

”Hmm?”

Ye Guichen remained calm and quickly slipped into an empty alley.

Looking at the compass again, it seemed to point to behind him.

A sense of creepiness washed over him.

Turning abruptly, Ye Guichen finally saw not far behind him, a small black dog about twenty centimeters in height.

The little black dog was pitch black all over, and as Ye Guichen stared at it, it wagged its tail incessantly, as if trying to please him.

Looking down at the compass, the needle pointed precisely at the little black dog.

”Is it you?”

When Ye Guichen saw the little black dog, he felt a sense of familiarity, similar to when he touched that stone.

”Are you the black mass from inside the stone?” Ye Guichen asked tentatively.

He didn’t expect the little black dog to respond.

But in the next second, a surprising scene unfolded before Ye Guichen.

”Woof woof!”

The little black dog barked twice, suddenly transforming into a cloud of black mist, floating in front of Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen’s pupils contracted, ”Is it really you?”

Immediately alert, he asked, ”What do you intend to do?”

The little black dog clearly didn’t want to speak, transforming back into its dog form again, running to Ye Guichen’s feet, rubbing against his pant leg in a close, affectionate manner.

”You want to follow me?” Ye Guichen asked strangely.

The little black dog lifted its head, nodded vigorously, sticking its tongue out and wagging its tail, seeming very happy.

Ye Guichen was a bit confused.

However, this obviously wasn’t a simple dog.

Its body carried heavy yin energy; could it be a dead dog?

Ye Guichen was puzzled internally, but sensing no ill intent from the little black dog, he said, ”You couldn’t be something from another world, could you?”

The little black dog seemed confused, appearing not to understand Ye Guichen’s words.

Ye Guichen sighed, ”Alright then, can you help me find that red-clothed spirit?”

No matter what this little black dog was, Ye Guichen felt that the escape of the red-clothed spirit was likely related to himself.

Since that’s the case, he might as well see if this little black dog is capable.

This time, the little black dog seemed to understand, barking and turning to run out of the alley.

Ye Guichen quickly followed.