Facing Ye Yu’s questioning, Ru Kong’s expression froze
To be honest, this was his first time seeking reinforcements in the Underworld—he had absolutely no experience
After all, monks came here to save thousands of ghosts, accumulate merit, and one day attain the Golden-Body Buddha
It wasn’t like newbies entering a starter village
Nobody had ever called for aid before
Moreover, the Celestial Realm and the Underworld were different planes; even with a passage, their communication hadn’t improved at all
He didn’t know when the Buddhas in the Buddha Realm might hear his plea for help
Right now, Ru Kong’s only hope was that his master would take pity on him as his disciple and personally come to rescue him; he dared not hope for any other reinforcements
Bang!
Seeing Ru Kong still silent, Ye Yu raised his hand and knocked him on the head
“What are you spacing out for when I’m talking to you?”
clutching his head in pain, Ru Kong’s face contorted and tears sprang into his eyes
Honestly, before meeting Ye Yu, he had never seen a ghost’s soul solidified to such an extent
Its power was so great that even his Vajra-hard body couldn’t withstand it
It was simply brutal
To avoid getting hit again, Ru Kong hurriedly raised his hand and said, “Please don’t blame me, benefactor. I’m not daydreaming. I’m calculating the time. It’s true that our Buddha Realm masters have unfathomable cultivation, but they still need time to arrive”
Hearing this, Ye Yu didn’t doubt him too much and asked calmly, “Have you calculated how long?”
“Ah ... um ... maybe one or two shi-chen? Communication between two planes is difficult, after all ...”
Ru Kong blurted out a time, though he had no confidence in it
“All right, we’ll wait two shi-chen. Today I want to hear the subtleties of Mahayana Dharma”
Having said that, Ye Yu found a large rock, lay down quietly, and looked as though he were anticipating a holiday
Ru Kong couldn’t help sneering slightly—think yourself safe
When my master Buddha descends, it will be your death day, ghost
But the next moment, a sense of urgency welled up in him
What if no aid arrived after two shi-chen?
Today’s benefactor Ye Yu seemed extremely irritable
If he found Ru Kong’s words empty, he just might knock him again
That soul-piercing pain was something Ru Kong naturally didn’t want to experience
So he hurriedly tried to make amends
“Benefactor Ye Yu, it’s good that you want to hear Mahayana Dharma, but don’t schedule it so ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) rigidly. Our Buddha Realm has many affairs—sometimes they may be late...”
While Ru Kong babbled on, over ten thousand powerful ghosts drew within three thousand li of them
They raised the banner of the Anti-Buddha Army and marched in awesome formation
Their might was enough to turn heaven and earth dark
Each ghost emanated dense ghost-qi, clearly all Underworld elites
Strictly speaking, they could form a force to challenge heaven
Yet this time their mission was simple: kill one Buddha disciple and one ghost
Indeed, Ye Yu and Ru Kong were their targets
After all, Ye Yu had greatly enraged them lately
Nearly one-third of all Ghost City Lords had been trampled by him—right in front of their own subordinates
And each time he left behind a Buddhist scripture for them to study
Ghosts studying sutras—what a betrayal of master and clan!
Such grudges were irreconcilable
Thus those humiliated Ghost City Lords marshaled every resource to persuade Underworld elites to join the Anti-Buddha Army and exterminate Ye Yu and Ru Kong
After all, in the vast Underworld, a madman leading a monk around every day made people think there was no one in the Underworld
This notion drew more elite ghosts into the Anti-Buddha ranks
At the army’s front, a Hanged Ghost suddenly halted, lightly rubbing his fingertip together
Then he said coldly, “I’ve sensed the madman and the monk less than three thousand li ahead. Don’t alert them; hide your forms and encircle them before revealing yourselves. Under no circumstances let them escape”
Hearing this, the other ghosts all agreed
One Water Ghost even expended his soul-origin to cast a concealment barrier over everyone
The cost was immense—he nearly suffered soul dispersal
An Emaciated Ghost, curious, murmured, “Why is Old Song spending so much just to kill that madman? Doesn’t he fear falling in realm or dissipating?”
A Headless Ghost beside him replied in a low voice, “You don’t know? Five days ago, Ye Yu went to Ghost City to preach Dharma. Old Song argued with him, and Ye Yu poured chili water into his soul body”
Leaving aside the burning sensation, Old Song really did act like a little red ghost for days, celebrating like a runaway—
Upon hearing this, the Emaciated Ghost finally understood and nodded, pity glinting in his eyes as he looked at Old Song
Soon, over ten thousand ghosts formed a massive encirclement around Ye Yu and Ru Kong, though none revealed themselves, merely shifting positions
Despite their concealment, Ye Yu could clearly see the flickering numbers in the distance
One hundred thousand, one hundred ninety-thousand, two hundred sixty-thousand ...
Huh ... so many negative-emotion points appearing?
Are these ghosts setting an ambush?
Interesting
Since you’ve delivered yourselves to me, I’ll gladly accept
Ye Yu rose slowly and harvested another large wave of negative-emotion points
His movement startled Ru Kong so badly he leapt up
“Benefactor Ye Yu, what are you doing? The two shi-chen haven’t passed yet. You can’t hit me again!”
Ye Yu rolled his eyes at him in silence
Before he could move again, a shaft of golden Buddha-light descended from the sky
The warm sensation made Ye Yu’s icy soul body extremely uncomfortable
Looking up, he saw a golden lotus wheel slowly rotating in midair
Had the Buddha Realm finally arrived?
At this sight, the ten thousand ambushing ghosts tensed instantly
