Chapter 467

At this moment, Ye Yu's serious expression made Ran Jingjing suddenly smile.

She then started talking about the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag.

Thirty thousand years ago, when Ran Jingjing had ascended to the Ghost Immortal realm, she had refined this artifact as her Life-bound Dharma treasure.

She’d used it for a long time, growing very comfortable with it.

However, later during a battle against a powerful enemy—

Ran Jingjing was betrayed by her closest friend.

Not only was the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag stolen, but she was also severely poisoned, greatly weakening her strength.

Back then, everyone assumed Ran Jingjing would die by her enemy's hand.

But unexpectedly, she survived by using a secret technique.

Afterward, Ran Jingjing went into seclusion to recover.

One hundred years later, the first thing she did upon emerging was to seek revenge against that friend.

No matter the reason, betrayal deserved death!

Yet what Ran Jingjing discovered instead was news of her friend's death.

This had greatly surprised her.

But her friend was dead—what about the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag?

Because its imprint had been erased—

—Ran Jingjing could no longer sense its location at all.

Just as she prepared to keep searching—

—the entire Ghost Realm fell into turmoil.

All the powerful ghosts either entered deep sleep or mysteriously vanished.

No one knew exactly why.

Fortunately, Ran Jingjing had only fallen asleep.

She awoke half a year ago—

—and coincidentally heard news about the Xin family—

—including their acquisition of the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag from a secret realm.

Thus, Ran Jingjing visited the Xin family in Chouyang City, even meeting Xin Wan'en personally.

To her disappointment—

—none of them carried the aura of the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag.

Ran Jingjing suspected the flag might have been hidden by someone from the Burial Flower Ghost Mansion.

Perhaps that's why Xin Wan'en hadn't found it even after destroying their sect.

With no other choice, Ran Jingjing headed towards the Burial Flower Ghost Mansion once more—

—but unexpectedly encountered Ye Yu midway.

She immediately felt the Myriad Poison Jade Bone Flag's aura emanating from him—

—and thus boldly guessed he was likely Xin Wan'en's disciple, Ye Yu!

Now, it appeared her guess had indeed been correct.

After listening to Ran Jingjing's entire explanation, Ye Yu coldly asked:

"Do you want me to praise your meticulous deduction?"

"Or are you expecting me to compliment your accurate guess?"

Ran Jingjing shook her head.

"Neither."

"What I want to tell you is, ever since meeting Xin Wan'en, I've become very interested in you!"

"The story of the Xin family in Chouyang City is quite legendary."

"But Xin Wan'en herself is only at the Ascension realm, incapable of doing much on her own."

"Yet rumors outside say, whether killing the Chu family's ancestor in Xianyin City or destroying Cao Yongyu of the Burial Flower Ghost Mansion—"

"—you two went together as master and disciple."

"So, the only person truly capable of helping Xin Wan'en get revenge is you."

"In my eyes, your story is far more legendary than that of the Xin family!"

"Accepted as Xin Wan'en’s disciple at age eight, every ghost in Chouyang City envied your incredible luck."

"But who could have thought you'd waste your talent entirely—"

"—not practicing ghost arts at all."

"By age eighteen, you’d barely reached the Foundation Establishment realm."

"Later, when the Xin family declined, and Xin Wan'en’s soul and origin were damaged—"

"—you remained faithfully by her side."

"Three years later, Xin Wan'en rose powerfully, becoming legendary."

"Every ghost thought you'd just continue living a carefree life, wasting your talent again."

"But I didn't think so."

"If my calculations are correct, you shouldn't even be twenty-two years old yet, right?"

"Mid-stage /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Earth Ghost at twenty-two..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. If this counts as laziness, all those who diligently cultivate in the Underworld might as well just die!"

Ye Yu's expression grew increasingly solemn.

Cultivation methods in the Underworld differed greatly from those in the Human or Celestial Realms.

Techniques like Breath-Concealing Art couldn't fully hide his cultivation here.

That's why Ye Yu never revealed his strength in front of others.

Yet today, Ran Jingjing easily saw through him.

Moreover, she knew too much!

This was truly troublesome!

Indeed, reaching mid-stage Earth Ghost at twenty-two was incredibly shocking!

Within Ye Yu's sleeve, his right hand had already formed a seal—

—prepared to unleash Nine Nether Inferno at any moment!

He'd already decided he'd rather fight to death than become someone's experimental subject!

Suddenly, silence filled the air.

Neither Ran Jingjing nor Ye Yu spoke another word—

—but the surrounding ghostly qi grew increasingly turbulent.

Yin winds howled fiercely.

Just as Ye Yu's patience wore thin, ready to strike first—

Ran Jingjing suddenly stepped forward, earnestly asking:

"So, exactly which Ghost King reincarnation are you?"

"Huh?"

Ye Yu was instantly stunned.

Ran Jingjing pointed at Ye Yu solemnly, saying:

"Stop pretending! After all, I'm a mid-stage Nether Ghost."

"I've seen countless geniuses in the Underworld."

"But a twenty-two-year-old Earth Ghost—"

"—that can't be described simply as genius anymore!"

"In the entire Underworld’s history, no one has ever cultivated that quickly."

"Therefore, I suspect you're certainly a reincarnation of some Ghost King!"

"Senior, please just admit it!"

Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn't help stepping back in shock.

Such confident posture, such confident gestures—

—was she some kind of legendary detective?

Right, that had to be it.

From their first encounter half an hour ago, Ran Jingjing had constantly been guessing.

And undeniably, her reasoning was meticulous.

She was truly an excellent detective.

Actually, following her logic, the reasoning wasn't wrong at all!

Other than reincarnation, there really wasn't a better explanation.

If that's the case—

—he might as well roll with it!

Much better than becoming someone's guinea pig!

Thinking of this, Ye Yu waved his hand and set up a soundproof barrier—

—and then adopted a profound expression, slowly saying:

"There are some things you shouldn’t randomly guess, and some things you shouldn’t casually talk about."

"My great enmity remains unresolved. This matter—I don't wish other ghost cultivators to know about."

"Do you understand my meaning?"

Ran Jingjing immediately displayed a knowing smile—

—and hastily declared:

"Senior, rest assured! I, Ran Jingjing, swear upon my own white bones that I'll never tell another soul about this!"

Ye Yu slightly raised his eyebrows, deeply puzzled inside.

Something felt off. Everyone here was a ghost cultivator, merely soul forms.

White bones? Where would they even come from?

The next second—

—a crystalline-white skeleton illusion suddenly appeared behind Ran Jingjing.

Ye Yu was speechless.

"Damn! So she really is Jingjing (‘Crystal Crystal’)!"