After all the twists and turns, they were back at the Hall of Confusion.
This was the very place Nian Nian had been eager to leave in a hurry before going to the Naihe Bridge.
The old geezer was being dragged along by the Black Impermanence. There was no way he could refuse to go.
The ghosts in the Ghost Market who were eager for a bit of excitement quickly lost their enthusiasm when they saw that the main characters of the show were the Black and White Impermanences.
Some of them even wished they could float even farther away.
Damn it!
It was just an instinctive fear!
Even those who had done nothing wrong were scared!
The Hall of Confusion was extremely desolate. There wasn't a single ghost around, and the ghosts passing by would always stay as far away as possible.
After seeing the reactions of those ghosts and recalling how Nian Nian had dragged him out of the hall in a hurry, Yu Sheng couldn't help but think that there might be some man - eating monsters inside.
When he followed them there, he was filled with trepidation.
"Sister... We're not going to die, are we? Your big brother here still hasn't lived enough!"
Xiao Tuanzi had lost count of how many times she had been speechless today.
But every single time it was because of Second Brother.
"Hey, Second Brother, you're so timid."
Yu Sheng was shocked.
ʕ(ⓛ–ⓛ)ʔ
He was being looked down upon, wasn't he?
Wasn't he?
Quietly withdrawing his paw that had been about to grab Nian Nian's foot out of nervousness, Yu Sheng pretended to cough nonchalantly.
Then he strode forward with his head held high.
Just as fearless as he had been when Nian Nian first opened the passage to the underworld.
"You brother is quite an honest man. He isn't afraid to enter the Hall of Confusion at all," the White Impermanence said in mild surprise as he watched Yu Sheng march ahead of them.
There were no man - eating monsters in the Hall of Confusion, and entering this place would cause no harm to either the soul or the physical body.
The reason why the passing ghosts were so scared was that after a visit to the Hall of Confusion, all their secrets would be revealed.
There was a spring in the hall.
After drinking the water from this spring, one could only tell the truth.
The hall was always shrouded in mist.
The mist was all the vapor from the spring in the hall.
Everyone had their own secrets, things they didn't want to or couldn't bring themselves to talk about.
If someone got close and inhaled the mist here.
Before long, they would spill every last detail, even about the age they wet the bed.
However, those whose minds were weak were mostly the ones who would be so greatly affected just by inhaling the mist.
To be on the safe side, all souls would take a sip of the spring water in the Hall of Confusion before going to see the Judge.
This was to ensure that all their answers would be the truth when they faced the Judge.
This stuff was really effective. The reason they had brought the old geezer to the Hall of Confusion was precisely because of the miraculous properties of the spring water here.
After forcing him to drink a mouthful, Nian Nian could ask him whatever she wanted.
The White Impermanence thought that Yu Sheng was so open - hearted that he dared to get so close to the Hall of Confusion.
Little did he know that Yu Sheng was completely oblivious to what was going on.
If he had known what would come out of his mouth after they got home, he probably wouldn't have come even if he was killed.
Yu Sheng walked into the Hall of Confusion with his head held high. Not feeling any discomfort, he became even bolder in his actions.
No one paid him any attention, and he was acting like a hyperactive monkey, looking around curiously.
Whether it was Nian Nian or the Black and White Impermanences, their attention was all on the old geezer.
He was forcibly dragged to the side of the spring.
Without a word, the White Impermanence scooped up a handful of water and tried to force it into the old man's mouth.
It was no use for the old man to clench his teeth tightly.
After a few blows from the mourning staff, he was beaten into instinctively opening his mouth.
After the water went down his throat, within three breaths, the White Impermanence nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay, you can start asking now."
The White Impermanence elegantly took out a white handkerchief from his suit pocket and slowly wiped the water off his hands, smiling gently.
Nian Nian tilted her little head and showed a big smile: "Thank you, Brother Xiaobai."
Xiao Tuanzi was a well - behaved and polite child.
She knew she had to thank first before interrogating the old man.
The old geezer also knew that his situation was hopeless. Falling into the hands of the Black and White Impermanences, he was doomed to suffer.
He cursed himself for his carelessness in his heart.
He never would have thought that this kid was actually connected to the Black and White Impermanences.
He had been in the business for so many years, always doing things flawlessly and cleaning up after himself perfectly. But he never expected to stumble in the underworld.
He was filled with regret!
If he had known this would happen, he would never have come to the Ghost Market to join in the fun.
Why did he have to be so bold and set up a stall here?
Wasn't it better to just spend more money to buy magic tools in the human world?
Why did he have to covet this thing from the underworld?
It was no use for the old geezer to regret now. When Xiao Tuanzi asked her question in her soft voice, he had to answer honestly.
"Why did you try to harm my Second Brother?"
"Because we wanted to siphon off your good fortune. But you have great merits protecting you, so ordinary spells had no effect on you at all. We had no choice but to target your relatives. If they died because of you, you would carry sins. Sins from your direct blood relatives would reduce your great merits significantly, and then we could finally do something to you."
At this point, the old geezer's expression suddenly became extremely agitated. He felt his mind was in a complete mess and just wanted to blurt out all the secrets he had been hiding.
He wanted to let out all his pent - up emotions.
"Damn it, it's so annoying. We originally planned to kidnap you when you were born and guide you to commit sins yourself. If we could just lead you astray, it would have been so much easier to take your good fortune."
"I don't know which bastard stole you away before we could. We've been looking for you for so many years but couldn't find a single trace of you. We didn't even know when you returned home!"
Nian Nian blinked in confusion.
This was a huge bombshell, so much information.
Her little head was a bit overwhelmed for a moment.
Yu Sheng stepped forward at this moment. Staring into the old geezer's eyes, he slowly asked, "You mentioned my dad before. Did you do something to him too?"
The old Taoist rolled his eyes at him.
He hated this young man who had pretended to be a ghost to deceive him to the core.
"Yes. Your whole family is so lucky. Your dad is just a country bumpkin, but his fortune is incredibly good. I went to a lot of trouble to bring him down. I sent unlucky ghosts to him and turned his residence into a den of a hundred ghosts. But he still hasn't gone bankrupt or died miserably? It makes me so angry!"
Yu Sheng's fists tightened.
He wanted to beat this shameless old man to death, but unfortunately, he still had more questions to ask.
"Who else in my family did you harm? What about my mom? Is her mental breakdown related to you?"
"Pfft! Don't try to pin this on me. Your mom is protected by your family like the apple of their eye. I would need an opportunity to do anything to her! I bribed so many people but couldn't get a single hair or drop of blood from your mom. Without a medium, how could I cast a spell? I might as well target you instead!"
The old Taoist got more and more agitated as he spoke, and his face turned as red as a pig's liver.
Hearing that his mother's madness wasn't caused by this old man, Yu Sheng felt a mix of relief and sadness.
He was relieved that his mother hadn't fallen victim to this villain.
But he was sad because if his mother's madness was also due to a curse, with his sister around, she might have recovered quickly.
Sigh, he really missed his mom.
He didn't know when his mom would recognize him.