dognovel Chapter 626 What She Wanted
Chapter 626 What She Wanted
Devout believers rush to the sacred place in their hearts.
Their armor clanged, their murderous aura subsided, and they removed their weapons, lining up in the most respectful manner.
The target was no longer the battlefield, but the majestic city gate that had rang the sacred bell twenty-one times.
The Lord of the Underworld has returned at this critical moment, and will surely save the collapsing empire and turn the tide. No matter how powerful the enemy, they will no longer be afraid.
In the streets and alleys of the underworld, all the ghosts were shocked by the twenty-one tolls of the bell. Noise rose from every corner, but eventually returned to solemnity.
"The Lord of the Underworld has returned!"
"My God, we can actually see the Lord of the Underworld in person?"
"What an honor!"
The ghosts trembled with excitement.
The wind howled in the sky. They looked up and saw dozens of figures clad in black armor flying towards the massive city gate like shooting stars.
"They are the Kings of Qin, one, two... seven, eight! Eight Kings of Qin!"
"They are going to see the Lord of the Underworld!"
"The return of the Lord of the Underworld is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the City of the Underworld, we mustn't miss it!"
In an instant, souls surged towards the gates of the underworld city like a tidal wave.
Where the tide of souls receded, a woman's spirit stood frozen in place.
Her expression was somber as she slowly raised her head, her gaze fixed on the colossal statue that towered into the clouds in the center of the underworld city.
Qin Hanyue's fists clenched silently, her knuckles turning white, her voice filled with suppressed, deep-seated hatred.
"is her?"
The towering statue, as majestic as a building, bore an exact resemblance to Qin Youyou.
That was the true face of the Lord of the Underworld, a being that all the souls of the dead in the city of the dead could only prostrate themselves before.
Qin Hanyue still remembered how shocked her remnant soul was when she first saw this statue when she entered the Underworld City two years ago.
How is that possible? A good-for-nothing from the Qin family is actually the Lord of the Underworld who created the Underworld?
But if Qin Youyou is not the Lord of the Underworld, and if this statue is just too similar to her, then how do you explain how she, a mere mortal, managed to bring herself to such a miserable defeat?
How do you explain the god she commanded?
Over the past two years, Qin Hanyue has suffered greatly in the Stone Mill Purgatory, and finally had the good fortune to be noticed by Prince Siyuan. She once tentatively asked Prince Siyuan about Qin Youyou.
The answer was affirmative.
Qin Youyou is the reincarnation of the Lord of the Underworld. In order to lay the foundation for the Great Dao of Reincarnation, she scattered her cultivation and personally walked the path of reincarnation, and was reborn into the Qin family!
The moment I learned the truth, I was overwhelmed by shock.
Fortunately... Si Yuan, the Prince of Qin, shared her deep-seated hatred for Qin Youyou.
If it weren't for that black phoenix, Si Yuan and Qin Wang wouldn't have died. After Si Yuan learned from her that the black phoenix had been contracted by Qin Youyou, his anger towards Qin Youyou became even more overwhelming.
Hating the same person is a secret shared by Si Yuan and Qin Hanyue, and it is also the bond that allows them to work together and trust each other.
They kept this secret deep in their hearts, unable to reveal it to the other nine Qin kings in the Underworld City.
Unless they reach the very top of the Underworld City, cultivate their Underworld power to its extreme, and trample everyone else under their feet, they cannot fully reveal their hatred, or even take revenge.
Qin Hanyue did not tell her father, Qin Tian, or her brother, Qin Jun'an, about Qin Youyou's identity as the Lord of the Underworld.
First, the rules of the Underworld City are strict, so she cannot easily see them. Second, there are some things that they would rather know as little as possible.
But now, the return of the Lord of the Underworld means that Qin Youyou has arrived.
She's probably going to wipe out her entire family!
A dangerous glint flashed in Qin Hanyue's eyes.
Father has made a mistake and is still being tried in Hengye Palace. Prince Siyuan Qin has promised to protect Father, but I don't know if she can really keep her word...
If Qin Youyou were to witness this, her father would likely be in grave danger.
No… now is not just the time to worry about her father; Qin Hanyue herself is in far greater danger!
The blood feud between her and Qin Youyou is truly irreconcilable!
Just then, a spirit quietly approached Qin Hanyue's side.
"Sister." A familiar voice called out.
Qin Hanyue's thoughts were interrupted, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
Looking up, he saw Qin Jun'an standing in front of him, looking disheveled. He opened his palm, revealing three dull gold coins, and forced a tired smile.
“Sister, the Lord of the Underworld has returned. All the workers went to the city gate to see him. We finished work early, and I finished moving the last bundle of underworld clay bricks, so I came out a little late. I didn’t expect to see you here.”
"This is all the gold coins I earned this month. Take it all. Adding them to what you had before, do you have enough gold coins now? Can you go to the Cycle of Reincarnation?"
Qin Hanyue's brows furrowed suddenly.
She had never paid much attention to this older brother.
Upon entering the Underworld, due to her grave sins in her previous life, she was cast into the Stone Mill Purgatory, and her father, Qin Tian, was imprisoned in the Oil Cauldron Purgatory. Only Qin Jun'an, whose crimes were less severe, was released after several months in prison and now makes a living by doing manual labor in the Underworld.
But after two whole years, he had accumulated very few gold coins.
She toiled every day, looking haggard. After two years of saving, she hadn't even saved enough for the five thousand gold coins needed to start her reincarnation. If it weren't for working for Prince Siyuan, where she could receive generous rewards, she didn't know how many more years it would take to get by relying on this brother.
She took the gold coins from Qin Jun'an and weighed them in her palm. "That's enough."
"That's good." Qin Jun'an's face relaxed, and his eyes were full of undisguised joy. "Then go quickly, sister. It's good to be reborn a day earlier. Don't worry about me and Father. I will continue to make money. Sooner or later, we will all be able to embark on the path of reincarnation."
Qin Hanyue gazed at the gold coin in her palm, then suddenly let out a soft laugh, "Hehe..."
She looked up and pointed to the tall statue: "Brother, who does he look like?"
"Lord of the Underworld..." Qin Jun'an smiled nonchalantly, "This statue does resemble Qin Youyou somewhat, but I pass by here every day on my way to work. After looking at it for a while, I don't think it looks like her anymore. The Lord of the Underworld is the supreme being in the Underworld. How could Qin Youyou possibly be comparable to him?"
"Heh..." A mocking smile appeared on Qin Hanyue's face: "Foolish!"
Qin Jun'an's expression changed: "Little sister, what's wrong?"
Qin Hanyue shoved the gold coins back into Qin Jun'an's arms: "Take them away, I, Qin Hanyue, don't care about reincarnation anymore!"
Before Qin Jun'an could reach out to catch them, the gold coins clattered to the ground.
He was stunned, staring at the gold coins scattered on the ground, then at his sister with a gloomy expression, completely puzzled.
"Sister, what are you saying? If you don't enter the cycle of reincarnation, are you going to stay in this netherworld and suffer forever? Reincarnating as soon as possible and returning to the mortal realm is the only way out!"