Chapter 503: A Living Being

Xue Wei was puzzled when he found out that the Ghost Realm had so much technology, and the seals that they accepted were quite harsh.

However, at least they allowed attacking for self-defense. If even self-defense was banned, then it was obvious that no one would enter another city than the one they had settled in, and then they would truly become a backward world.

Each city would become an independent country that would not interact with others, and as a result, their advance, both technological and cultivation wise would slow drastically.

Xue Wei was somewhat puzzled. Was he also going to get a seal, and would these seals even work on him, since he was not a ghost?

If they did not work on him, then he was not likely to be allowed entry into the city.

If he did enter, and something went wrong, everyone would suspect that he was the culprit.

There were many things that he needed to take into account, but after considering for some time, he knew it was not possible to stay out of the village.

He had to enter the village and learn about how the Ghost Realm worked. He had only been in the desolate areas and the carriage so far. Visiting a village would be good to slowly adjust to the more populated places within the ghost realm.

When they arrived at the entrance, a group of guards appeared from behind the gate, opening it laboriously, and then went to inspect the inside of every single carriage in order to put the seal on each of the ghosts.

However, these guards were deep in shock when they saw Xue Wei and Lan in the middle-aged ghost's carriage.

At first, they thought that something was amiss, but their eyes widened in shock after observing them closely. Were these not living beings?

Although all ghosts knew that some living beings could enter the Ghost Realm, it was not something that had happened before according to their knowledge.

At least, no one had experienced it before.

"Stretch out your hand," the guard said after hesitating for a moment and furrowing his brows.

Xue Wei nodded his head. He understood the seriousness of this matter and obediently stretched out his hand.

A white gleam of light shone from the guard's hand, and a strange rune appeared on the back of Xue Wei's hand. The rune seemed to be embedded into his hand, no one could feel it when putting their hands on top of it, but when looking at it, then everyone could see it.

The guard was looking somewhat hesitant. He had not thought that the rune would actually appear on the hand, he had thought that it would be impossible for Xue Wei, who was alive, to be affected by the death energy of the Ghost Realm, but it proved that he had been mistaken.

Frowning, he did not know what to do. Looking at the rune, it seemed that it had been successful, but how could he test it?

If he made Xue Wei attack someone without it being self-defense, then his soul would shatter. No one would be willing to take such risks.

And if it were truly a case of self-defense, then no one would be able to say anything anyway.

As such, he could only hope for the best.

"What is happening?" the captain appeared next to the guard, and looked at him with a questioning expression on his face.

The guard looked as if he had found his savior, and he instantly explained what had happened, "Captain, there is a bit of a problem here. The carriage has a living human inside," he said. His voice was so low that no one else heard it.

He understood that Xue Wei was a living being, but a living being appearing would cause chaos.

Many of the Ghosts would be jealous. They were dead, and life as a ghost was not easy. Many dreamt of returning to the real world, returning to be alive, returning to a life where they did not have to fear getting consumed.

The life of the living was only a rumor to them, but the dreams were still vivid in the mind of most ghosts.

If a living being appeared, then chaos would ensue. Every strong ghost would look for him in an attempt at finding a way to return to the real world.

They wanted to live again.

They were not planning on stealing his life force. Everyone knew that it was impossible for a ghost to suddenly take over a living body, but they hoped to find a path back to the outside world.

Xue Wei could not blame them. The Ghost Realm was extremely dark, gloomy, and desolate.

It was a hell, a place where you only had to fight for strength, and the strength only mattered for the sake of survival.

There was no purpose in life, no actual enjoyment. While some tried to get the best out of it, time indeed went by slowly in the Ghost Realm, and many often succumbed due to the harsh nature of the realm.

The commander knew that the fact that a living being had appeared was extremely important. He had to inform his higher-ups right away, but it was even more pressing to hide the life force in Xue Wei's body. He also had to mask his eyes somehow, so that he no longer had a pupil, but two big, black eyes.

Fortunately, although the Ghost Realm did not really have living beings, most places had ways to change a living being's aura.

"Please take the carriages to the Mayor's manor," the Captain politely asked the middle-aged ghost to drive to the most crucial place in the whole village, and naturally, the ghost did not decline. It would be much better for his business to obey the orders and go there.