I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 416 Heavenless Hell_1

Chapter 416: Chapter 416 Heavenless Hell_1

"Mr. Zhang."

You greeted Zhang Haiqiang with a cupped-fist salute.

Zhang Haiqiang returned the gesture.

From the way he called your mother ’sister-in-law’, you could tell that Zhang Haiqiang must have had a good relationship with your father, and he clearly harbored great wariness towards your mother, which added a few more points of confidence in your heart.

"Er Ya and I have been childhood friends; it was because of the Soul Devouring Curse that we were separated. As a young girl, she underwent many trainings that even grown men could not stand, lingering on the edge of life and death countless times—and all just to survive." Your expression was stern and solemn, your voice steady, yet it conveyed a sense of resoluteness, "For anyone else, having shelter and three meals a day would be enough to live. But not for her; she had it tougher than anyone and yet never gave up, always gritting her teeth and enduring."

Zhang Haiqiang fell silent.

You bowed to Zhang Haiqiang once more, a deep bow of seventy-five degrees!

"Uncle Zhang, I want nothing else but to know, where has Er Ya’s soul gone?"

Zhang Haiqiang let out a heavy sigh, "I’ll just tell it like it is. Actually, just now, when you used the spiritual energy of various Dan Medicines to repair Miss Wu’s body and then used the Pure Qi of Sanqing to merge Miss Wu’s physical form with her soul, indeed, doing so could remove the Soul Devouring Curse. However, at that moment, two people came and forcibly took Miss Wu’s soul away."

"Who?" your mother bellowed angrily.

"Why?" you asked, fixing your gaze piercingly on Zhang Haiqiang, eager to know the reason.

"Black and White Impermanence."

Upon Zhang Haiqiang’s words, your brows furrowed tightly. You repeated the question you just asked, "Why?"

"Because the Empress’ soul should not continue to stay in the Mortal World. She is a repeat offender, and after death, she should have been imprisoned in the deepest part of the netherworld forever. However, because she was afflicted by the Soul Devouring Curse, an authority below showed mercy beyond the law, allowing her to reincarnate, giving you a chance to meet again in this life. Twenty years later, her soul would have dissipated, sparing her the suffering in the depths of the netherworld."

You fell silent, and everyone else did as well.

"Why?"

After a while, you asked again.

Zhang Haiqiang sighed, "The Empress, she established a glorious dynasty, but in doing so, she disrupted the system that had been formed since ancient times, challenging authority. Those in positions of power naturally put her on the list for imprisonment."

"Where is she? Where is she? Where is the deepest part of the netherworld?"

At that moment, you appeared exceptionally calm!

You knew that only calmness could lead to finding a way to rescue Er Ya; only calmness would prevent you from being swayed by emotions and unable to save Er Ya!

Zhang Haiqiang did not immediately answer your question, instead turning to look at your mother, "Sister-in-law, he didn’t want to drag you and your son into this."

"Bullshit! Who does he think he is?" Your mother’s eyes widened fiercely, "This daughter-in-law of mine, I’ve watched her grow up since she was a child, no different from my own daughter. And now, you’re telling me to stay out of it, what kind of nonsense is that?"

Zhang Haiqiang scratched his head.

At this time, Uncle Yang, who had been standing silently beside you, spoke up, "She must be in Heavenless Hell."

"Heavenless Hell?" Your brows locked tight; even though you didn’t know what that place was, just the name alone suggested that it was somewhere no one should be!

"Heavenless Hell is used to imprison serious offenders. Once someone is locked in there, they can never get out. Moreover, it is said to be the place where Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva practices cultivation, essentially meaning he personally oversees those imprisoned there."

"What!?"

Your body shook, and a surge of turbulence arose in your throat, causing you to spit out blood at once!

"Mu Yun!"

Your mother quickly supported you.

Meanwhile, Xi Yu had already collapsed to the ground, holding Wu Qiyi in her arms, tears streaming unabated.

"Pah!"

You vigorously wiped the blood from the corner of your mouth!

Looking up, you asked Uncle Yang, "How can I get to Heavenless Hell?"

Uncle Yang shook his head and sighed, "Ordinary evil people don’t even qualify for Heavenless Hell. Even if you killed thousands now, you would just suffer in the Eighteen Levels of Hell."

You turned to look at Zhang Haiqiang, "Uncle Zhang, things have come to this, I have no other requests, just tell me how to get down there."

"He will not agree," Zhang Haiqiang said a sentence that made you even angrier.

"I don’t know who the ’he’ you’re talking about is, but make it clear, ever since I was a child, no one except my mother has ever been able to shake my resolve, especially not now when Er Ya is suffering!"

The Sen Luo Curse Mark in your eyes spun rapidly, a surge of presence suddenly enveloped Zhang Haiqiang entirely.

"Uncle Zhang, please speak!"

Zhang Haiqiang remained silent still.

After a silence of more than a dozen seconds, your words came out cold as ice, "If you won’t speak, I’ll go by myself!"

As you spoke, you turned to Xi Yu, "Take good care of Er Ya’s body, I will definitely bring her back!"

Your mother hurried to your side, staring straight at you.

"Mom, don’t stop me." You looked at your mother, your eyes filled with nothing but determination!

She smiled, tears in her eyes, gently tussled your hair while smiling, "Go early and return early."

"Mhm!"

As you spoke, you suddenly retreated several steps, and at that moment, the Sen Luo Curse Mark in your pupils stopped spinning, instead emitting a bloody light! At the same time, the blood you had just spat out seemed to come to life, quickly gathering into a Sen Luo Curse Mark. It turned into a beam of blood light that flew above your head, spinning rapidly!

"All Forms of Sen Luo, Leaving Soul!"

"All Forms of Sen Luo, Jedi!"

Suddenly, you were enveloped in a blood light, appearing extremely eerie in the eyes of everyone!

"Wait!" Just as your soul was about to leave your body, Zhang Haiqiang hurriedly stopped you, "If you enter the Underworld in the form of a soul, not to mention you won’t make it to Heavenless Hell, you probably won’t even pass the Ghost Gate!"

Your soul immediately returned to your body, and you stared straight at Zhang Haiqiang, asking, "Then how should I go down?"

Zhang Haiqiang sighed softly and said, "Go find Grandma Meng."

"Grandma Meng?"

Upon hearing this name, which any Huaxia person would recognize, you frowned and asked, "Where is she?"

"Haven’t you seen her several times already?"

"Ah?" After a brief moment of bewilderment, you realized and said, "That old lady selling dumplings is Grandma Meng?"

Zhang Haiqiang couldn’t help but say, "Who said Grandma Meng was an old lady? In the Underworld, she’s known to be a unique beauty. Oh, right, she did not use her true form, ah, it seems like you are the only one who dares to call her ’grandma.’ It appears that all this is destined."

Zhang Haiqiang’s words made you both shocked and delighted. If Grandma Meng was indeed the dumpling-selling old lady, then you would have additional protection when entering the Underworld.

"Uncle, please take me to see Grandma Meng."

With a light sigh, knowing that there was nothing more to hesitate at this point, Zhang Haiqiang walked over to you, took your hand, and said, "Let’s go."