I sent a WeChat message to Yaoyao, but she didn't reply. When I tried to call her to ask the latest time I needed to arrive, the phone became unreachable again. The signal in that town might be poor.
Fine, I'll set off on my own. Anyway, I now have two life-saving artifacts: one is the dagger-gun given by Shen Xingyue, and the other is the invisible gas bomb taught by Yaoyao. I should be able to venture into the martial world for a bit.
I informed the fox spirit of my travel plans. After Yaoyao left, she had become the de facto person in charge of the base. Her high emotional intelligence and excellent coordination skills made her suitable for managing these spirits, or rather, for serving everyone.
The fox spirit casually asked, "Did the boss send you a voice message or text?"
"Text, why?" I asked.
"Since the boss learned to use Pinyin input, she rarely sends texts anymore," the fox spirit chuckled. "Does she get shy when talking to you?"
"... We're old married folk, what's there to be shy about."
"Don't worry, boss, go ahead. If I encounter any problems I can't handle, I'll ask Shen Xingyue for help," the fox spirit said.
I gave her a thumbs-up. I've discovered that the Bai Ze demon tribe has a characteristic of being naturally close to humans, without prejudices like "those not of our kind will surely have different intentions." Recently, our cooperation with Sabia has been very good, and this honeymoon period has lasted quite a while.
"How about letting Diana accompany you?" the fox spirit still seemed a bit worried.
"No need, Yaoyao is in a hurry, I need to use the Gale Step to get there."
"What's that?"
I smiled without answering. This was my secret technique!
I used the Soul Summoning Token to contact Xie Bian, asking for the address of the nearest City God's Temple in the underworld corresponding to the town near Mount Zhongnan.
"Sanyang Town?"
"You know it?" I asked, hearing a hint of surprise in Xie Bian's tone.
"Although it's in a remote location, it has the largest City God's Temple in the southwestern region of Yanxia. A deputy commander from the Judge's Bureau personally presides over it. The corresponding underworld location is called the Three Yin Hall, and it has already been occupied by rebels. It's very dangerous if you want to use the Gale Step to get there," Xie Bian explained briefly.
"Dangerous... Why don't you accompany me?"
"How can I accompany you? I'm thousands of miles away from the Three Yin Hall."
"I'll use the Gale Step to travel through the underworld, and you use the Gale Step to travel through the mortal world. Then we can both reach there very quickly. When you arrive at Sanyang Town, you can enter the City God's Temple, and then you'll be at the Three Yin Hall!"
Xie Bian pondered, "That's right, why didn't I think of that!"
"...Who knows what you underworld officials are thinking. This simple travel conversion problem, could it be that I'm the first to come up with it?" I laughed. Was I that brilliant? I didn't know.
"In any case, this is the first time I've heard of using this method to save time."
"That's true, your time isn't very valuable," I said. Ghosts don't have much concept of time; they'll live for a hundred years anyway. Unlike humans, who have limited lifespans, their childhood, adolescence, and prime years are very short, hence they cherish them even more.
"How should I go?" I asked.
"Simple, keep heading south until you reach the sea."
"The sea? How do I distinguish it?" I asked, mainly because the rivers in the underworld are too wide, indicating an abundance of water, and there are probably many large lakes. I needed to be able to distinguish the sea from a lake.
"Lakes are black, the sea is white; you can tell at a glance."
"Understood. When I get to the Three Yin Hall, where will I find you?" I asked again, it sounded like a big city.
"There's a Three Yin Mountain in the Three Yin Hall. The stone walls are carved with statues of three ancient Yin Kings. You'll see it when you get there. I'll be waiting for you inside the mouth of the middle statue."
"...The mouth?"
"Yes, the mouth. If you still can't find me, walk inside a bit, perhaps in the throat area. My identity is easily discovered by the rebels, so I have to be careful."
Hearing her say that, the statue of the ancient Yin King must be quite large, and its mouth is probably about the size of a living room.