Chapter 279: Madam Bai

Chapter 279: Madam Bai

Master Wan shook his head and said, “That thing is not here with me.”

Yin Jiuyin asked, “Is it with Madam Bai?”

“Yes.” Master Wan nodded.

Yin Jiuyin sighed. “Alright.”

“Grandpa Wan!” At this moment, the little girl ran toward the giant. Yin Jiuyin did not stop her, clearly assured that the little girl would be completely safe with the giant.

“You’re still so tiny, little one! You never seem to grow up!”

Qi Xuansu actually managed to hear a tone of delight coming from this grisly giant, but because the giant’s face was made of spliced ??corpses, the giant had no expression.

The little girl giggled. “Why do I have to grow up? I don’t want to be like you, Grandpa Wan. You only eat and sleep all day!”

“Little girl, you sure inherited your grandpa’s ability to annoy people!” Master Wan exclaimed.

As he spoke, Master Wan slowly stretched out a giant palm, which landed on the ground with a crash, causing the fog to stir around him.

The little girl climbed onto its huge finger and trotted to the middle of Master Wan’s palm.

Then Master Wan slowly lifted the little girl in front of him.

Qi Xuansu could not help but think to himself, If I were to look at Master Wan’s face up close, I probably wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face. But this little girl doesn’t seem scared at all! I wonder where she’s from. Could she be a century-old ghost?

Yin Jiuyin raised his voice. “Girl, you stay here and keep Grandpa Wan company. I’m going to see Madam Bai!”

The little girl only laughed in response.

Yin Jiuyin turned to Qi Xuansu and said, “Kid, please come with me.”

Qi Xuansu hurriedly agreed. He certainly did not want to stay near this giant, as Master Wan’s oppressive aura was too strong. It could kill Qi Xuansu easily by squishing him with its pinky. Whenever Master Wan moved his body, several corpses would fall off his body, and these fallen corpses seemed to come back to life after landing. The corpse gas they emitted was also lethal, corroding anything it touched.

Yin Jiuyin led Qi Xuansu away from here and returned to the Wu Gate again.

Throughout this time, Master Wan did not acknowledge Qi Xuansu’s presence. Qi Xuansu did not know whether the giant did not see him or just did not care at all.

There was another possibility that the Xuan Jade of Death had covered Qi Xuansu’s aura. After all, most of the pedestrians on the street earlier had turned a blind eye to Qi Xuansu, who also had no heartbeat, pulse, or breathing in this place. He was just like a dead person here.

Qi Xuansu could not help but ask, “Master Yin, is Madam Bai in the Imperial City?”

The Imperial City in this yin realm also had a replica of the three palaces. Yin Jiuyin came to the largest Palace of the Supreme Deity, also known as the Golden Throne Hall.

As soon as they entered the hall, Qi Xuansu heard a chuckle.

“Master Yin, you never come here without a purpose. I wonder what brings you here today?”

Qi Xuansu turned toward the source of the voice and saw a woman sitting on the throne in the innermost part of the hall.

The woman was slim and tall. She was wearing a white dress and had half of her eerily pale and beautiful face covered with her long black hair, making it difficult to see her true appearance. There was a string of beads on her wrist, which were made up of 12 thumb-sized skulls. The eyes of each skull were dancing with faint blue fire. It was a creepy sight.

Qi Xuansu figured that she must be the Madam Bai whom Master Wan and Yin Jiuyin mentioned earlier.

So far, disregarding the little girl, Qi Xuansu only met three of these mysterious characters. He could not help but think about the Daoist preference for the number 3.

There were three celestials: the Heaven Celestial, Earth Celestial, and Water Celestial.

The Holy Xuan also created three positions of Deputy Grand Masters, who were also known as the Three Preceptors: the Heavenly Preceptor, the Earthly Preceptor, and the Imperial Preceptor.

At this moment, Madam Bai seemed to notice Qi Xuansu, who was following Yin Jiuyin. She let out a small gasp. “You even brought a guest with you? How rare!”

Qi Xuansu felt Madam Bai’s chilling gaze on him, which made him freeze.

He took a step forward, lowered his head, and saluted with slightly trembling arms. Even his voice sounded shaky as his teeth chattered. “Gr-Greetings, M-Madam B-Bai.”

His teeth were chattering not from fear but from the sudden plunge in temperature.

“There’s no need to stand on ceremony.” Madam Bai smiled. At this moment, it felt as if spring had returned. The chill receded in an instant. “Raise your head and speak.”

Qi Xuansu did as he was told.

The woman sitting on the throne lifted her black hair that was covering the other half of her face, or rather, her skull. The other half of her face had no skin or flesh, only bones. A strange black smoke was also constantly escaping from her mouth.

Qi Xuansu forced himself to remain calm and dared not show a reaction for fear of offending this woman. He had previously heard stories about half-face makeup, but this woman’s half-face makeup was truly unbearable.

Although Madam Bai sounded friendly, her expression was cold and intimidating, like a high and mighty Emperor of the Netherworld. It was terrifying to make direct eye contact with her.

Qi Xuansu secretly thought that among the three mysterious characters he had seen in this place, Master Yin was the most normal.

Madam Bai seemed to have read Qi Xuansu’s thoughts. She said calmly, “You only think so because you have never seen Master Yin’s true appearance. He’s actually nothing like a human.”

Qi Xuansu only felt a chill on his back.