Chapter 1229: Bringing Up the Past

Lu Shu looked at the ghost general. “Can you speak?”

“Are you the person who took away the Seal of Lands?” The ghost general asked. A low voice sounded from the gap in its jaw.

To be honest, the ghost general was slightly dejected. Back then, when the Seal of Lands was taken away, it did not even see who had taken it. A group of Heavenly Network soldiers had been attacking, while Li Yixiao grabbed his spear and did not let go. In the end, it gave up on its spear and retreated back to the ghost mansion. But the Seal of Lands was gone.

Back then, 12 terracotta soldiers were protecting the place. Based on the information the terracotta soldiers had reported, not only had the young man taken away the Seal of Lands, he had even taken their spears! What a cheater!

Lu Shu laughed cheerily. “Yes, I was the one who took it.”

But at that moment, the ghost general suddenly knelt down. “Welcome, G.o.d Lu!”

Lu Shu was dumbfounded. “How did you know?”

“Back then, when you threatened the terracotta soldiers, you used your representative weapon.” The ghost general earnestly said, “I did not expect to be able to see you again.”

“Wait.” Lu Shu was very surprised. “You have seen Corpsedog before.”

Back then, he had relied on the ability of Corpsedog to kill spirits and took away 12 magical spears from the terracotta soldiers. But even Zhang Weiyu and the rest did not recognize Corpsedog. Why did this ghost general recognize it? This ghost general was different.

“Of course I have seen Corpsedog,” said the ghost general. “Once I have seen it, I can never forget about it.”

“I thought everyone who has seen Corpsedog is dead.” Lu Shu was puzzled.

The ghost general hesitated. Suddenly, he said, “Am I not dead…”

Lu Shu was silent.

Oh. Lu Shu finally understood. This ghost general had been killed by the old King of G.o.ds. Thus, it had seen Corpsedog before…

Lu Shu had not thought about this. There was nothing wrong with this logic. All the people who had seen Corpsedog and Concealed Arrow were dead. The one in front of him was a dead person after all…

Lu Shu did not know whether to laugh or to cry. “I don’t look like the old King of G.o.ds either.”

“Typically, your appearance changes all the time. I only need to see the weapons you are carrying. The last time you came, you changed your appearance as well,” said the ghost general carefully. Although he had also sensed that something was wrong, he did not dare to say anything.

Lu Shu realized that the old King of G.o.ds also carried the mask to change his appearance when he traveled. Thus, the mask he had obtained in the past was also frequently used by the old King of G.o.ds.

Lu Shu sighed with emotion. If only he had known earlier that everyone who protected the remains liked to curry favor. Why did he waste so much energy back then? He should have just revealed his ident.i.ty.

Of course, he was being rash. After all, there were many traitors among those who protected the remains, such as the Blood Devil. He did not know whether it would be a blessing or a curse if they knew his ident.i.ty.

Cloud Yi and Tiger Zhi had always been helping him to gather his old army, but many people did not even listen to the Puppet Masters.

People changed. The problem of loyalty was a hoax. They were only loyal towards power, not a certain person.

Thus, Lu Shu did not feel that it was a pity for the guardians of the remains to have died. After all, this ghost general had been killed by the old King of G.o.ds. Why was he killed? He must have committed a mistake.

Lu Shu observed the ghost general. “When were you sent here?”

“There are no seasons here, so I have forgotten. Probably a few decades ago. Over the past few years, I have suffered everyday. I now know where I have gone wrong. G.o.d Lu, please let me out. I will atone for my crimes with good deeds,” said the ghost general as he knelt down.

The ghost general was sincere, but Lu Shu shook his head. He did not intend to let this ghost out. After all, he did not understand this ghost general.

If Cloud Yi and Tiger Zhi were around, he would be able to ask about the ghost general. But Cloud Yi and Tiger Zhi were eating hotpot in the Luniverse. This was worrying.

The ghost general did not even dare to lift up its head. It could be seen how terrifying the old King of G.o.ds was in its heart. Lu Shu curiously asked, “What were you in your previous life?”

The ghost general was suddenly dumbfounded. How could Lu Shu not know about his previous ident.i.ty after killing him? This did not make sense.

The ghost general started to doubt Lu Shu’s ident.i.ty. If the person in front of it was really G.o.d Lu, he would not have had to take away the Seal of Lands secretly. There was no one in this world who was able to defeat G.o.d Lu, right?

But Lu Shu’s strength was like the stars in the night sky. It could be fake. At least, the ghost general would not be able to defeat him.

This conflicting information confused the ghost general. It could not wrap its head around what exactly had happened.

“In my previous life, I was a Rank One palace guard,” said the ghost general after some deliberation.

“What is your name?” Lu Shu asked curiously.

“Xu Yuanxuan,” said the ghost general.

Lu Shu was dumbfounded. He took out Seizing Thief and pointed it at the ghost general. “I was asking you for your name. What pinyin[1] are you talking about?”

The ghost general was about to burst into tears. “What is pinyin? My real name is Xu Yuanxuan!”

“From Xu Yuanxuan’s distress, +666!”

“Oh.” Lu Shu nodded his head, indicating that he had understood. The name Xu Yuanxuan seemed to have taken a different approach from “Le Yulu”, but the result was the same…

Lu Shu asked. “Then why did I kill you?”

The ghost general was shocked. You were the one who killed me. Why were you asking me? He could not accept this. It sounded like he would be killed…

It was like being scolded by one’s parents when one was young. When they asked you whether you knew where you had gone wrong, they did not want you to actually know what mistake you had committed. They just wanted to humiliate you…

Lu Shu unkindly said, “If you tell the truth, we will be done. Why are you hesitating?”

“Oh.” The ghost general said, “That night, you wore casual clothes and walked around the palace of the King of G.o.ds. I was guarding the north city gate. Suddenly there were sounds of murder from the palace of the King of G.o.ds. Not long after, I saw Lord Arcane and Lord Zhang Weiyu. They wanted to pa.s.s through the north city gate. I did not dare to stop them and let them through. But after you returned, you were furious and killed the servants there and punished me, by never allowing me to reincarnate. Then, you ordered me to protect this place to make amends for my past crimes…”

Lu Shu calmly looked at Xu Yuanxuan. Had this happened 23 years ago? Thus, Xu Yuanxuan had probably been thrown here by the old King of G.o.ds 23 years ago. Everything that had happened that night was probably plotted by Arcane, Zhang Weiyu, and the rest.

It was as if everything had started that night.

Lu Shu calmly asked, “Did you realize that anything was wrong that night?”

“Back then, I was panicking. Thus, I did not realize anything.” Xu Yuanxuan said, “No. I have been thinking here for many years. Every time I recall what happened that night, I feel that one detail is very strange!”

Lu Shu furrowed his eyebrows. “What detail?”

“That night, Lord Zhang Weiyu and Lord Arcane were not injured. No one was injured.” Xu Yuanxuan explained, “But the sounds of killing were very loud… someone should have been injured.”

[1] Chinese romanisation system