School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Really?" Xiao Han laughed when he heard that. "Since you know I have the Soul Bead, you still dare to fight me."

"Hmph, if I can seize the Soul Bead, I can greatly increase my strength," the Ghost King snorted coldly and said, "So, shall I go all in?"

Xiao Han laughed heartily and said, "Good, very good. But now, you have to face reality. You lost!"

"Yes," the Ghost King nodded.

"So, you must submit to me, or else, I will let them tear you to shreds alive," Xiao Han smiled and said, "Anyway, you don't want to submit to me either, so why not feed you to them to enhance their strength, which benefits me a little."

The twelve Yin Spirits nearby all nodded in agreement.

They appeared extremely comical.

"Such a waste of heaven's gifts!" the Ghost King snorted coldly.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it!" Xiao Han smiled and said, "I can't just let you go, otherwise, if you decide to kill me someday, that would be troublesome!"

"Fine!" the Ghost King took a deep breath, then said, "Since you put it that way, I will submit to you, but you must promise me one condition!"

"Speak," Xiao Han said.

"In the future, you cannot command me," the Ghost King stated.

"Haha, don't worry about that," Xiao Han said eagerly, "I certainly won't summon you lightly."

Not summoning and not summoning lightly are two different things, okay?

Xiao Han was indeed exploiting this loophole.

Although the Ghost King had intelligence, it was clearly no match for humans in terms of scheming. After thinking it over, he said, "Alright then!"

If Xiao Han could use the Soul Bead to control the Yin Spirits, then he could use it to control the Ghost King as well.

Xiao Han quickly took out the Soul Bead from the Qiankun Bag and then smiled and said, "From now on, just stay inside the Soul Bead."

When the Ghost King saw the Soul Bead, his blood-red eyes lit up, and drool dripped from the corner of his mouth.

For the Ghost King, the temptation of the Soul Bead was indeed great. The Soul Bead could help the Ghost King increase his strength and also had an effect that could greatly reduce effort. No wonder the Ghost King was willing to risk a fight with Xiao Han. Although he lost, being able to stay inside the Soul Bead was also a cause for celebration for the Ghost King.

"Let them come in too!" the Ghost King grinned, lifting the corners of his mouth into a sinister smile.

"You can't eat them!" Xiao Han immediately said.

"Of course not!" the Ghost King shook his head and said, "If I eat them, who would I summon in the future? I need to keep a few to serve me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Han nearly burst out laughing.

The twelve Yin Spirits stood shivering nearby, each of them pitifully huddled in a corner, looking at Xiao Han with grievance, devoid of their previous frenzied murderous intent. At this moment, the Yin Spirits were like twelve wronged kittens.

"Go on," Xiao Han soothed them, "He won't eat you."

The twelve Yin Spirits entered the Soul Bead reluctantly. Although the Soul Bead was also very beneficial to them, no one knew how the Ghost King would treat them inside the Soul Bead. Seeing the twelve Yin Spirits enter, the Ghost King laughed loudly three times and immediately dived into the Soul Bead.

Once inside the Soul Bead, they must obey Xiao Han's orders from now on.

When he saw the Ghost King enter, Xiao Han let out a sigh of relief, knowing he now had a reliable ally by his side.

As the Ghost King vanished, the sky suddenly changed.

The dark clouds dispersed, all the clouds in the air quickly scattered.

The palace maids, eunuchs, and guards all screamed miserably, rushing frantically towards darker places.

In the air, rushes of sharp and agonizing screams filled the atmosphere...

Soon, the dark clouds were gone and the sunlight reappeared.

All around them emerged vividly, the Yin Spirits had vanished, either completely entering the cycle of reincarnation or finding places to hide. Xiao Han was surprised that this place had been hiding so many Yin Spirits. If he hadn't pitied them, he might have let the twelve Yin Spirits annihilate them all right away.

The sun came out, and the chilly feeling disappeared in an instant.

"The sun's out," Chen Xiaowu hurriedly said.

"Yes, the sun is finally out," Wan Yingying exclaimed, "We... we can be at ease now."

Xiao Han walked over from a distance.

"Are you all right?" Xiao Han asked.

"Xiao Han, are you a Taoist from the Maoshan Sect?"

"Xiao Han, how are you so powerful, can you perform spells?"

The two of them went back and forth, leaving Xiao Han somewhat at a loss for words.

However, Xiao Han thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I am from the Maoshan Sect, but you must keep my secret in the future."

"Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm!" Girls just love to know other people's secrets, especially those that nobody else knows, only they do.

Chen Xiaowu eagerly said, "I won't even tell my parents."

"You can't tell anyone," Xiao Han instructed earnestly, "This secret is for you to keep to yourselves, understand?"

"Uh-huh!" Chen Xiaowu and Wan Yingying nodded hurriedly.

The eyes of the two girls were shining brightly. They looked at Xiao Han with eyes filled with admiration and reverence.

For anyone, meeting someone as formidable as Xiao Han would likely inspire respect. Let alone two innocent girls, who almost regarded Xiao Han as a deity.

"Let's get going," Xiao Han urged, "What if we run into even more powerful Yin Spirits later? Wouldn't that be trouble?"

"Yes, yes!" Both nodded repeatedly, rushing towards the not-too-distant direction.

The walk through Eastern Tube Alley was long, and it took the trio over ten minutes to get through. After exiting Eastern Tube Alley, they found themselves in a vast open space. Not far off, they could see tourists taking photos.

"We're at the Archery Field," Wan Yingying quickly explained, "We're safe now."

"Really?" Chen Xiaowu exclaimed excitedly, "Are we truly safe?"

"Yes!" Wan Yingying nodded and continued, "This is the Archery Field, it's a tourist viewing area, so... We're officially safe now."

"Who would've thought that just by passing through an old door, we'd have escaped that ghostly place," Xiao Han laughed.

The three exchanged glances.

At that moment, a few curious tourists nearby walked over.

"Hey, where did you guys come from?" one of the tourists asked curiously.

"We..." Wan Yingying turned her head to glance at the door behind them.

The tourists also looked curiously in that direction, and one of them asked in surprise, "What's back there?"

"Don't..." Wan Yingying hastily said, "Inside... inside is an off-limits area!"

"How did you get in if it's off-limits?" the leader of the tourists asked curiously.

Wan Yingying was at a loss for words all of a sudden.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Han chuckled and said, "Inside there is the haunted part of The Forbidden City, do you want to go?"

Upon hearing this, the few tourists were immediately delighted, "That's great, we came here looking for an adventure, but couldn't find the way. Thank you for telling us about this path."

As they were about to push the door open and enter,

Creak...

All of a sudden, the palace gate, its colors speckled with age, creaked open. An old eunuch, his face pale and dressed in eunuch garb, pulled open the door, revealing half of his head, and asked in a creepy voice, "Do you want to come in?"

Sss...

The tourists were immediately petrified with shock.

"Ghosts!" They turned and ran as fast as their legs could carry them, screaming all the way.

Chen Xiaowu and Wan Yingying had seen their share of the world, having encountered far more vicious Yin Spirits, so they were not concerned or afraid at all. They stood behind Xiao Han, carefully tugging on his arm.

Xiao Han glanced at the Old Eunuch.

The Old Eunuch bowed respectfully to Xiao Han and then slowly closed the palace gates.

Just when Xiao Han and the others were about to leave, a group of people came running in their direction.

The group included staff members from the Imperial Palace Museum. The few tourists who had been scared out of their wits had led the staff members straight over, along with a dozen other visitors who had heard the commotion about an Old Eunuch and were very curious.

Seeing Xiao Han and the others, the staff members asked anxiously, "Did you see a ghost?"

"No, not at all," Xiao Han shook his head.

"Where did that ghost come from?" Chen Xiaowu asked, puzzled.

Looking at the tourists with a baffled expression, the staff members were confused. Then the tourists became frantic, "It's true, we saw it. They did too, but they're just not admitting it. Maybe... maybe they are the ghosts!"

"Nonsense!" Hearing this, the staff member glared disapprovingly at the tourists, saying, "If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll have you removed!"

"We really saw a ghost, don't believe it... then open that door and see for yourself!" the tourists insisted hastily.

Taking the point, the staff member hurried over. The door had previously been locked, but now the lock had inexplicably disappeared. "Strange," he mumbled, "I remember there was a lock on this door. Where did it go?"

With those words, full of doubt, the staff member opened the door.

As the door swung open, a cold breeze swept through, and the long corridor beyond was empty. Looking further in, the floor was spotless, without a speck of dust or a single person in sight. The staff member turned to look at the tourists.

"It's weird, I clearly saw an Old Eunuch open the door," a tourist muttered, "How come... how come he's disappeared?"

"He must be hiding somewhere," another tourist added urgently, "He definitely is; otherwise, they couldn't have vanished so suddenly. Anyway, we definitely saw him."

No matter how wildly the tourists raved, the staff member no longer wanted to attend to them. He closed the door, replaced it with a new lock, and declared, "Enough nonsense, if you dare to spout any more, I'll call the police!"

The mention of police scared the tourists into silence.

However, they were certain they had seen the Old Eunuch open the door just moments before, and as to why he had suddenly vanished, they were unsure themselves. They only knew for certain that's what had happened.