Yama Rising

Qin Ye slapped the card onto Wang Chenghao’s nose, “What did I say earlier? Can’t you keep an ear out for some useful information instead? How can you become my assistant if you’re always harping on the nitty gritty things?”

Qin Ye carefully examined the card once more.

This city sure knows how to party…

They seriously know how to party… Has the netherworldly society in Salvation City already come so far… This is how all Yin spirits should live the rest of their lives! Drinking bloody marys, hugging skeletons, and indulging in graveyard bungee jumping, and hearse drifting… It’s on a whole different scale from what we’ve seen in Clear Creek County!

Wang Chenghao’s lips twitched slightly. He could no longer hold back his comments anymore, “Brother Qin… I completely understand what you’re saying. But if this might be a trap, why do you still keep infusing the card with Yin energy?”

As Qin Ye continued to inspect the card, Wang Chenghao coughed lightly and probed further, “Brother Qin… I’ve never seen you so anxious before. Could it be that… you’re a sorcerer?”

“No.” Seconds later, he replied with the utmost conviction.

I knew it. He’s strong and good-looking, and he even stands tall at a height of 1.7 meters. How could he possibly be a sorcerer?

Wang Chenghao was suddenly filled with a sense of realization. He wanted to respond, yet he simply couldn’t find the words to speak. Finally, after much difficulty, he managed to condense his thoughts into a simple statement, “Ahh… men.”

Boom!

Whoosh! The curtains in the room suddenly drew themselves shut as though a poltergeist were up and about. The hotels used blackout curtains. As soon as they were drawn, they effectively blocked out the sun altogether! In that instant, the entire room was engulfed in pitch-black darkness. Despite that, the Yin energy continued to pour out of the card like a wild vortex, while Qin Ye simply held his ground in the center of the room.

Qin Ye remained silent.

“It’s not me…” He stroked the Hell’s Emissary uniform around his body with disbelief, “I… I wasn’t the one who instigated the transformation into the Hell’s Emissary state. This is…”

“A living Emissary of Hell!”

This truly was a kindred spirit!

“Emissary of Hell? A living Emissary of Hell?!” Just then, a similar cry of shock echoed out. Taken aback, Qin Ye exclaimed, “Arthis? You’re finally awake?”

“Are you certain?” Qin Ye glanced about at the surrounding Yin energy that was just as pure and similar to his own on a qualitative level as he muttered with a complicated expression.

Everyone was silent.

What are his intentions?

“All Emissaries of Hell, apart from you, are Yin spirits of Hell who have been kept in check by the natural orders of hell. And now that the order of Hell has completely fallen apart, these Emissaries of Hell… would most certainly become tens or even hundreds of times scarier than the average ghost! Right now, I’m almost certain… haa… haa…”

Qin Ye immediately understood the entire situation!

“It can’t be right. It’s not possible that the authorities are unable to detect a location filled with Yin energy… unless there’s simply no way to locate him!”

“So… why did the head honcho of the entire city of Salvation send me an invitation?”

After some time, Arthis finally came back to her senses. Her voice was ostensibly somber as she panted, “Kid, you’ve got to consider this invitation carefully…”

“This is a form of microcosm reflective of what Hell once used to be. The other cities should be developing in a similar fashion to the City of Salvation. Even if they aren’t led by an Emissary of Hell, other powerful ghosts are still able to achieve the same effect. It’s all a matter of the strong controlling the weak… Understanding him might give you a better insight on the microcosms sprouting up all over the mortal realm after Hell’s great collapse. And such an understanding would be very useful for you going forward. In fact, something like this is almost of vital importance.”

Qin Ye was fully aware of the strength of a Hunter-class entity after the battle against the Assassin of the Underworld.

Qin Ye finished the sentence, “However, as soon as negotiations break down, he’ll immediately be aware that I’ve got a shard of King Yanluo’s Seal on me. If that happens, death is the only possible outcome for me, isn’t it?”

“It’s far too dangerous.” Qin Ye stashed the card away, “Say, couldn’t you just cover me with the shard’s energy anyway? I’ve still got this feeling of uneasiness niggling away inside me…”

There was no sound from Arthis thereafter. She had gone back to her deep slumber.

They couldn’t afford to dally any longer.

And regardless of what this kindred spirit’s state of mind was, Qin Ye simply didn’t want to interact with him right now!

The Insignia University was located on the suburbs of the city. After driving for about one hour, the duo found their way to the main entrance of the Insignia University.

“It’s end-October right now. Sounds like the perfect time for conducting military drills… That said, things should be dying down soon.” Qin Ye scanned the campus with some measure of nostalgia in his eyes.

On the other hand, everything on the way appeared fresh and inviting to Wang Chenghao. School had just started some time ago, and the banners of various clubs and societies were hung up all over the place. Even though the enthusiasm had died down slightly since the start of term, it was still sufficient to invite Wang Chenghao’s mind to consider a completely different world.

An urge to sew up his trap swelled up in Qin Ye’s heart.

Over at the student union’s office, Zhang Linhua had just handed a form over to a fellow student when his cell phone suddenly rang.

“Is that Mr Zhang? I’m Qin Ye.”

Qin Ye looked keenly at his phone on the other end of the line, “It’s like this. We’re reporting to the university today. Could I trouble you to take us to the faculty office?”

“Mr Qin, which entrance are you at right now? … Oh, that’s the rear entrance. The building straight across from where you are should be where the laboratories are located. If you keep going straight, you’ll see the library. Once you go past the library, you’ll come to a cross junction. Turn left there, and you’ll see a somewhat older building. That’s where the finance department is located. Go fill out your paperwork there, and then pop by the student union’s office to pay the necessary fees. I’ll arrange the dorms on your behalf… Alright, that’s all…”

Neither Qin Ye nor Zhang Linhua left much of an impression with the other in their earlier interactions. Furthermore, Qin Ye knew that he couldn’t expect the goodwill between him and Zhang Baoguo to extend his son as well either. Thus, he knew that it was natural for Zhang Linhua to treat him with some measure of coldness. In other words, Qin Ye had never expected Zhang Linhua to serve him.

After hanging up, Zhang Linhua snorted to himself at the student union, tossed his phone aside and muttered under his breath, “Idiot.”

1. This is a reference to one of the characters in the manhwa 加油大魔王.