hearing Li Shiqing's words, Xiao Yu was moved. He didn’t expect there would still be gatherings under such circumstances where the Odd Doors were waning. Since there is a gathering, it must have many...Chapter 306: First Arrival in Zhonghai

"Grandmaster Immortal..."

"Grandmaster Immortal... You haven't visited us for a long time!"

The earth ghost, water ghost, and all the other ghost soldiers knelt on the ground before Xiao Yu's soul returned. They said to him in unison.

After opening his eyes, Xiao Yu looked at the earth ghost and the others and asked, "How have you been recently"

"Grandmaster Immortal, we've been fine recently. We’ve kept on practicing, and the repair of the Gathering Yin Umbrella has also sped up!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's question, the earth ghost raised his head and replied to him.

The ghosts like the earth ghost and water ghost used to call Xiao Yu Young Master. However, since Xiao Yu recovered his identity as an Immortal Censor at the sect, they all changed their way of addressing him from "Young Master" to "Grandmaster Immortal." At this point in time, although he was still the successor of Zhong Kui, he had already been able to recover his body as an Immortal Censor. Thus, they changed how they addressed him.

After talking with the ghosts for a while in the basement, Xiao Yu left and put that Japanese demon sword, Muramasa, into the coffin.

Xiao Yu went to his bedroom because he planned to go to Zhonghai tomorrow. He had no intention of going back to the clinic in the afternoon, so he sat cross-legged on his bed to meditate.

He needed to restore his mental energy for the trip to Zhonghai the next day. As he didn’t know where the soul of Old Ma’s daughter-in-law was, he wasn't sure whether this journey would be fruitful or not.

The next morning, when it was still dimly lit outside, Xiao Yu drove out of his villa. When passing by Jin Xianglin's villa gate, Xiao Yu didn’t pay attention and sped past.

Right after Xiao Yu’s car left, Jin Xianglin's villa door opened. Wearing a sports outfit, Jin Xiu Zhu looked at the departing car and then glanced at Xiao Yu's villa with a mysterious smile in her eyes.

At this moment, Jin Xiu Zhu was feeling particularly good as she hummed a song while jogging slowly towards the small garden in the center of the villa complex.

Xiao Yu drove to Shenzhen Airport. He had booked a plane at nine o'clock that morning, so he wasn’t in a hurry and drove slowly on the road. When driving past the section of highway where frequent accidents used to occur, Xiao Yu's black-and-white world under his eyes had completely enveloped this place. In Xiao Yu’s black-and-white world, everything was back to normal. Especially at that stone cave, the odd rocks blocking both sides had been removed and turned into a passage connecting both sides of the highway.

Xiao Yu's car paused slightly here and then headed towards the airport.

By 8:30, Xiao Yu had arrived at the airport. After parking his car, he boarded a plane in no time.

The plane took off precisely at 9 o'clock, slicing through the clouds to soar across the azure sky, heading towards Zhonghai.

Zhonghai International Airport

By around eleven-thirty, Xiao Yu had landed at Zhonghai International Airport. As soon as he stepped off the plane, a chill wind felt like a sharp knife cutting into his skin, causing it to ache slightly.

Xiao Yu adjusted his collar and walked off the plane. The weather in Zhonghai was less humid but more crisp than that of Shenzhen. After leaving the airport, Xiao Yu hailed a taxi and sped towards the city center of Zhonghai.

This was Xiao Yu's first time coming to Zhonghai, so after getting into the taxi, he handed the address Wu Shanshan had given him to the driver, asking him to take him there.

The driver glanced at the note in Xiao Yu's hand and nodded. "Brother, don't worry! I'll definitely get you there!" He then drove off from the airport.

The taxi gradually entered Zhonghai, a bustling financial hub city. The architecture of Zhonghai was markedly different from that of Shenzhen. Although Zhonghai had developed rapidly in recent years, it still retained many Western-style buildings, giving the city an air of antiquity.

Upon careful observation, you would find that Zhonghai not only exuded a sense of age but also carried more積澱 and底蘊 than Shenzhen. If Shenzhen were likened to a vibrant youth bursting with energy, then Zhonghai was akin to a middle-aged person who had been seasoned by society and become stable and reserved.

Zhonghai was an ancient city with a long history. Several centuries ago, it had formed the center of textile handicrafts. By mid-19th century, Zhonghai had already become a bustling port teeming with merchants. After the Opium War, colonialism opened Zhonghai as a 'trading' port and subsequently established concessions here, turning Zhonghai into a semi-colony.

Since then, numerous Western-style buildings had emerged in Zhonghai. Over the next half-century, newly built structures bore some European influence, which became a distinctive feature of Zhonghai but also served as a reminder of its humiliating past.

Xiao Yu was visiting for the first time and did not know if he'd been driven around, but he didn't mind since he had never been to Zhonghai before. Even if they had gone in circles, it gave him an opportunity to properly observe this financial hub within the country.

After two hours of driving, the taxi turned into a relatively quiet alleyway. Though Xiao Yu did not know where exactly they were, he could tell that they were far from downtown.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of an old residential area. The driver turned to Xiao Yu and said, "Here is the neighborhood you're looking for! Two hundred and forty yuan!"

"Oh!" Xiao Yu looked around the neighborhood and then took out money from his wallet to pay the driver before getting off the taxi.

Xiao Yu checked the address Wu Sannian had given him, but he didn't go straight to her house. If he went now, he would likely be treated as a fraudster and chased away.

Xiao Yu wasn't in any hurry at this moment; there were many small restaurants on this street. He hadn't eaten since morning, so he picked a random place for lunch.

After eating, Xiao Yu had nothing else to do, so he decided to wander around Deepsea City and go to Wu Sannian's house in the evening.

This was also the plan he thought of while in Deepsea City. If he went to Wu Sannian's home during the day, he would definitely be treated as a fraudster; it would be better if he used his yin soul at night.

If using his yin soul, there wouldn't be so many concerns—just see whether Li Jie's spirit was still around and what condition Wu Sannian's body was in. These were the issues he needed to address.

When Xiao Yu arrived, he only brought a small backpack with him, so he didn’t look for accommodation immediately but instead strolled through this world-renowned super city of Deepsea City.

Xiao Yu aimlessly wandered through the streets and alleys of the city, feeling its atmosphere. Every street was bustling with people; it lived up to its reputation as having the highest population density in the country. Even small streets were crowded with people.

Since this was Xiao Yu's first visit to Deepsea City, he didn't go elsewhere and merely wandered around Wu Sannian’s neighborhood. Although it was already far from downtown, it was still a bustling area.

Xiao Yu kept wandering until five o'clock in the afternoon before finding a hotel to stay at. He directly requested a room on the twenty-seventh floor of the topmost building.

Standing inside his room, Xiao Yu looked out through the window and could just see the neighborhood where Wu Sannian lived.

After settling in, Xiao Yu didn’t go anywhere else but instead sat cross-legged to meditate.

At midnight, Xiao Yu remained seated with eyes closed. His yin soul directly emerged from his head. Since Xiao Yu rarely checked the time at night, he knew that midnight was when the atmosphere of yin energy was strongest; thus, by sensing changes in the yin energy levels, he could roughly tell what time it was.

Xiao Yu’s yin soul floated out of his head and circled around the room before flying toward the window.

Under the night sky, Xiao Yu observed Deepsea City from above. He noticed that when in his yin soul form, what he saw wasn't a black-and-white world but rather a colorful one.

Although it was late at night, Xiao Yu could still see the city of Zhonghai brightly lit up under the starry sky, resembling an ever-bustling metropolis by a clear water.

Xiao Yu turned and flew towards Wu Shanshan's neighborhood. Although he saw from his hotel room window that her place was nearby, there were actually four streets in between.

Xiao Yu’s shade wasn’t in a hurry either; it slowly floated toward the neighborhood.

After a while, Xiao Yu’s shade arrived above the neighborhood and dove down, flying around among the buildings.

Even though Wu Shanshan had told him her address, he didn't know which building to look for. He could only search slowly.

"Building 3B! This must be it!" When Xiao Yu’s shade floated over a small high-rise apartment and saw the building number, Xiao Yu nodded as he muttered to himself.

"13th floor! Here!"

After counting up to the 13th floor, Xiao Yu smiled faintly with some relief. He then slipped into the hallway.

Xiao Yu quickly found Wu Shanshan’s home.

Apart from a sense of certainty that this was where she lived, he wasn’t sure how things would end up; thus, he tidied his thoughts and slowly walked towards the door.

Since it was Xiao Yu's shade here, there were no obstacles for him to enter Wang Shanshan’s home.

Xiao Yu saw that nobody was in the living room and floated toward the bedroom.

However, when he entered the bedroom, he saw someone lying on the bed. Recognizing this person, Xiao Yu's brows furrowed slightly because there was a faint aura of death emanating from him, especially around his head.

Xiao Yu walked to the bedside and looked at the man lying in bed. He appeared to be in his thirties and seemed to be asleep; he wasn’t moving at all.

In fact, as soon as Xiao Yu entered the room, seeing this person's state allowed him to deduce that he was now in a vegetative state.ng to Xiao Yu earlier, despite knowing that Xiao Yu didn't think highly of him (not even offering genuine smiles), he still greeted Tian Feng warmly out of respect for his qualities. If Tian Feng were...