Chapter 2707 - 2706: Reunion

Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao finally discovered that the object of worship by these believers was actually the culprit who dragged them into the Nine Nether—Zhou Ming!

"How could it be this guy? Someone actually built a temple for this guy?" Ling Feng couldn’t believe it.

Song Ruozhao was also shocked, unsure why there would be a statue of Zhou Ming here.

Ling Feng walked over and patted a believer kneeling on a mat: "What is this place? Are you people?"

Song Ruozhao was a bit taken aback by Ling Feng’s way of questioning, thinking it was a bit too blunt to ask someone if they were human right off the bat.

The believer turned his head and smiled warmly at Ling Feng: "Hello, of course I’m human, this is the Nine Nether."

Ling Feng’s face froze: "Then why are there humans in the Nine Nether? Isn’t this the afterlife?"

The believer kept smiling: "Aren’t you human too? Then why did you come to the Nine Nether?"

Ling Feng was speechless, so he sat down on the mat next to him and pointed at Zhou Ming’s statue: "Do you know this guy? What’s he up to? Why do you worship him?"

The believer’s expression changed, and he quickly bowed his head to Zhou Ming’s statue, apologizing: "Forgive us, O Deity, we did not mean to offend you..."

The believer looked at Ling Feng with a displeased expression: "Please do not speak disrespectfully of the deity, if the deity punishes us, neither you nor I could bear it."

"The deity is the god of the Nine Nether and has been tirelessly protecting us. Thanks to his protection, we can survive in this cruel world; the deity is the ruler of all, and yet he is very friendly to us common people,"

"It is only because of his presence that we can live so well. Without the deity, we would all be doomed..."

Ling Feng stood up and shook his head at Song Ruozhao and Ling Yao: "There’s no saving them, they’re completely insane. These people are fanatical followers of Zhou Ming, but their basic language skills seem fine, so I’d say they’re definitely human,"

"I’m just curious how they’ve survived in this world. It looks like they’ve been here a long time, yet they’re still alive..."

Song Ruozhao was also baffled, lowering his head in thought for a moment. When he looked up again, his eyes suddenly widened, as if he’d seen something incredible.

In the distance, a woman in a white robe was devotedly worshiping Zhou Ming’s statue, but when Song Ruozhao saw her, he was frozen in place. He walked toward her one step at a time.

Seeing Song Ruozhao’s abnormal behavior, Ling Feng looked up and asked, "Song Da Xia? What’s wrong with you?"

But Song Ruozhao seemed not to hear Ling Feng’s inquiry at all; he just kept walking forward.

Ling Feng followed Song Ruozhao’s gaze and saw the woman in white too. Realizing something was amiss, Ling Feng furrowed his brows.

"I can’t be wrong..." Song Ruozhao murmured, approaching the woman from behind.

"Su Hua..." Song Ruozhao said softly. The woman turned around, looking gently at Song Ruozhao, and tears welled up in Song Ruozhao’s eyes.

"Ruozhao?" Su Hua also cried as she spoke.

Song Ruozhao no longer doubted and went over to embrace his wife, pouring out all the longing and remorse of so many years.

Su Hua also sobbed and said, "I’ve missed you so much over the years too, Ruozhao, where did you go?"

Song Ruozhao gently wiped his wife’s tears and said tenderly, "I was harmed by villains back then, sealed for three thousand years. In those three thousand years, I’ve missed you all the time. I regret that I couldn’t save you back then..."

"Don’t say it, it’s all in the past now... we will not be separated again..." Su Hua said slowly.

"Indeed, I’m back now. I will repay all the pain those villains caused us, they will pay the price!" Song Ruozhao said, his expression stern.

After the couple composed themselves, Song Ruozhao introduced his wife to Ling Feng and Ling Yao:

"Ling Feng, Ling Yao, this is my wife, Su Hua."

"Hello!" Su Hua greeted Ling Feng and Ling Yao with a smile.

But Ling Feng’s expression was very cold, as was Ling Yao’s. The two of them looked at the sudden return of Song Ruozhao’s wife with a scrutinizing gaze.

Ling Feng’s cold expression quickly disappeared, and he smiled and greeted Su Hua: "Hello, sister-in-law, I’m Ling Feng, and this is Ling Yao. We’re very happy to see you return."

"Sister-in-law, may I ask why you are here?" Ling Feng asked with a playful smile.

Su Hua’s eyes flashed with a quickly disappearing light, almost unnoticeable.

She answered, "I don’t know either; all I remember is waking up here."

"Do you remember where you were before you fainted or passed out?" Ling Feng continued to ask.

"I just saw a mass of red liquid, and I couldn’t see my surroundings clearly, as if I had brought myself here..."

"Do you know what this place is? And weren’t you... how have you been here all these three thousand years, doing what?"

Ling Feng’s gaze grew sharp, and his face lost its smile.

Su Hua hesitated, unable to answer, suddenly touching her forehead: "Oh, my head hurts, Ruozhao, my head hurts..."

Song Ruozhao’s expression changed, immediately supporting his wife as she began to fall back: "What’s wrong, why the sudden headache?"

"It feels like a lot of memories and information are swirling in my mind, I really can’t recall anything more, but I feel I can see black and red flowing before me,"

"But I really can’t remember any more information..."

Su Hua’s face was already tearful, looking so pitiful that Ling Feng furrowed his brows.

But Song Ruozhao comforted her: "It’s okay, it’s okay, let’s not think about it if we can’t remember."

Turning to Ling Feng, Song Ruozhao said solemnly: "Ling Feng, my wife just got back, please don’t press her any more!"

Ling Feng gave a kind smile: "Alright, my apologies, I won’t ask any more."

Song Ruozhao supported his wife, trying to leave the temple.

Su Hua suddenly looked up and said: "Ruozhao, I cannot leave this temple."

"Why is that?" Song Ruozhao finally asked in confusion.

Ling Feng also narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at Su Hua.

"Because I haven’t fully returned yet; I need to stay in the temple for forty-nine days to be completely back, just three more days, and I will be fully back."

Though Song Ruozhao frowned, he was already overwhelmed with joy at his wife’s return and nodded in agreement.

"It’s fine, it’s just three days. I’ve waited three thousand years, what’s a few more days?"

"As long as you can return to my side, I’ll do anything!"

Su Hua finally smiled and nodded.

After staring at Su Hua for a long time, Ling Feng suddenly walked to Song Ruozhao’s side and said with a smile: "Song Da Ge, seeing the Zhou Ming statue in the temple frustrates me, I want to destroy it, what do you think?"

Though Ling Feng said this to Song Ruozhao, his gaze remained on Su Hua’s expression.

Sure enough, when Ling Feng mentioned destroying Zhou Ming’s statue, Su Hua’s expression changed, and a gleam flashed in her eyes as her hands clenched tightly.

After a moment’s thought, Song Ruozhao said, "Since it dragged us into the Nine Nether and keeps causing trouble, I suppose destroying it is fine..."

But Su Hua suddenly grabbed Song Ruozhao’s hand: "Ruozhao, you mustn’t!"

Ling Feng’s mouth curled up as if expecting Su Hua’s response.

Song Ruozhao asked, puzzled: "Why not?"

Su Hua looked awkward and hesitated: "Because... if the statue is destroyed, I won’t be able to continue existing,"

"I need to stay here for three more days to exist permanently; if it’s destroyed, I’ll be affected... I might as well not continue existing..."

Song Ruozhao’s expression changed, and he began to hesitate and struggle.

On one side was Zhou Ming, the cause of his life’s tragedy and their entrapment in the Nine Nether.

On the other side was his wife, just returned, who would vanish without the statue.

Even Song Ruozhao found himself deeply torn in face of such a situation.

Standing aside, Ling Feng suddenly sneered: "Now you’re stopping us from destroying the statue,"

"Does that mean in the future, when we fight against Nine Nether Zhou Ming, you’ll also stop us? Not let me kill him?"