I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

"Xinxin, when did you recognize your sworn brother? How come we didn't know?" Ao Jue asked incredulously.

“I didn’t even know myself!” An Xin turned her head to look at Xie Zi’an and said, “I told you, I don’t remember you. At least I’ve never sworn brotherhood with you in this life, and my dad has never recognized you as his godson!”

"It's okay if you don't remember now, you'll remember eventually!"

"That happened after I remembered. I don't have a sworn brother like you now, so don't try to extort me. Thanks for the invitation!"

"So, this so-called world lord was just talking to himself!" Qi Mingxuan snorted coldly, turning his head away and refusing to look at him.

"What kind of riddles are you talking about?" Ao Jue was completely confused.

"You still haven't answered me. How did you see through my invisibility? And who are you?" Xie Zian really didn't know how to communicate with An Xin, so he could only change the subject.

"How are you supposed to see through me? It's not difficult at all! My identity is not something you mortals are worthy to know!" Ao Jue said with an arrogant expression.

An Xin stepped to his side and whispered, "Ao Jue, his cultivation is not low. If he were at the Great Ascension Realm, he might be able to help you remove the Soul Nail!"

Ao Jue looked at Xie Zi'an with a puzzled expression, and then... nothing more happened.

"Ah! I forgot to tell him not to look into your eyes, another one has fallen for it! Cast an invisibility spell on us..."

After a lot of work, Ao Jue finally recovered from the fear of seeing a meteor hurtling towards him. An Xin then explained to Ao Jue that looking into Xie Zi'an's eyes could induce fear.

"Xie Zi'an? You're Xie Zi'an, the adopted son of the Heavenly Emperor?" Upon hearing this name and recalling his terrifying skills, Ao Jue's eyes widened instantly, and he almost looked at him again. Fortunately, An Xin was quick enough to block his eyes!

"You know me?" Xie Zian asked uncertainly.

“Yes, I’ve heard my father mention you! The Heavenly Dragon King, the patriarch of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, you know him, right? I’m his son, the young patriarch Ao Jue!” Ao Jue became excited. “How come you’re here? And you’ve become the master of this world? Didn’t you disappear a long time ago? Back then, the Heavenly Emperor mobilized heavenly soldiers and generals, and even our dragon clan had to search for you both in the heavens and the earth, even the dragons in the sea were mobilized.”

"No wonder you could see through my spell; my Qimen Dunjia was taught by the Heavenly Dragon King. Time is truly a cruel mistress; even a little earthworm like you has come out to move around!"

"You...you explain yourself! Who's the earthworm? Who's the earthworm!" Ao Jue was furious. If An Xin hadn't been holding him back, he would have rushed up and bitten the bastard a few times.

"By the way, little earthworm, what's Xin'er doing here? And she's turned into a human?"

"Don't call me Little Earthworm, I am Ao Jue, the young patriarch of the Heavenly Dragon Clan!"

"Alright, alright, Ao Jue, is that enough?"

"Hmph! Where else would Xinxin be if not here?"

"She is the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, my sister!"

"What? The Heavenly Emperor's daughter? How is that possible? When I was hit by the meteor, I was on my way to the Heavenly Princess's birthday celebration at the Heavenly Emperor's invitation! I was even nailed to the lake in your Dark Forest with the Heavenly Fiend Soul Nail!" Ao Jue stood with his hands on his hips, showing no signs of being a handsome young man, and looked more like an old lady arguing in a market.

"Could it be the time difference between the Celestial Path and the Netherworld? Is the difference that big?"

"I don't know how much it's different, but one thing I do know is that you have indeed been missing for a long time. Later, because no one could find you, only the Heavenly Emperor kept searching for your whereabouts. This time, it was only because the Heavenly Maiden's birthday was approaching that he returned to the Heavenly Palace to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Look, look! How good he is to you, how much he cares about you, and you still doubt him!" An Xin jumped out again to poke Xie Zi'an in the heart.

"Huh? That's not right. Xie Zi'an's sworn sister is Tian Ji, so Xin Xin is her sworn sister? Could it be that Xin Xin is Tian Ji?" Ao Jue blurted out out of the blue.

"You little earthworm, you're such a small-minded worm! I've been explaining this for ages, I bet everyone understands the connection by now, and you still don't get it!" Xie Zi'an thought that those around Xin'er were either too weak or mentally challenged, which was truly worrying! "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Since that's the case, it seems you don't know how Xin'er became human and ended up here by chance! As for when you fell into this space and had your major acupoints sealed, I really don't know. Although I've assimilated with this space, I can't monitor everything that's happening every single moment! Here, come here, let me take a look at the Heavenly Fiend Soul Nail!"

Ao Jue, who was originally so angry that he was jumping up and down, immediately realized that it was wise to be pragmatic. He walked up to him and turned his back to him.

"Huh? The Heavenly Fiend Qi is gone, and this Soul Nail... is it actually made of dragon bone? Little Earthworm, I can't help you remove the Soul Nail. Although the Heavenly Fiend Qi is gone, this Soul Nail is made of the bones of your dragon clan. You can't remove it without a cultivation level of True Immortal Realm or above!"

"Ah—" With a long sigh, Ao Jue's heart finally died...

"Little White Dragon, don't be sad. Since I might be a Celestial Maiden, I'll eventually return to the Celestial Path. Or perhaps when my cultivation reaches the True Immortal Realm, I can help you get rid of it! If we're even luckier, we might just encounter a Celestial Being who can help you get rid of it! There's always a way! Cheer up, you are the young patriarch of the Celestial Dragon Clan!"

"Waaah... Xinxin is still the best..." Ao Jue hugged An Xin tightly, sobbing.

"That's enough! Why does everyone want to hug you! ... With me, your sworn brother, here, none of you are allowed to touch Xin'er!"

Seeing Xie Zian fuming and about to take action, Fu Mochen's lips twitched, deeply worried about the World Lord's mental state!

She quickened her pace, grabbed his arm, and said with her head still down, "My lord, what's wrong? Is there a problem in the Netherworld? Why are you suddenly so emotionally unstable?" More than just emotionally unstable, he was practically out of control!

"Mo Cheng, you're here. It's nothing... nothing, I'm fine. How's the investigation going?"

"Anna returned with Kwon Yuri on the day of the Ghost Festival. She was seriously injured when she returned, but she recovered in a few days! Moreover, she seems to have romantic relationships with both Kwon Yuri and Kwon So-hwa. As for the other subordinates, we can't find any information about them!"

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy, I'm going to wander around!"

"Yes! Lord!"

As soon as Fu Mochen left, Xie Zi'an was about to turn around and speak to the others when Anna came looking for him...

An Xin complained: "You really can't talk about people during the day! Wait, this space doesn't have day or night!"

"Lord of the World, I've been looking for you for ages," Anna said, leaning against Xie Zi'an.

"Why are you looking for me instead of Quan Yuli and Quan Shaohua?" Xie Zian said coldly, showing no regard for others' feelings.

"Lord World Master, you're joking. It was Lord Kwon Yuri who sent me to serve you!" Anna showed her signature aggrieved expression.

"What's that smell on you? It's weird, don't come near me!" Xie Zian pushed the person away, looking disgusted.

Anna nearly cried upon seeing this. This was a bewitching incense she had specially obtained to get close to Xie Zi'an. If other ghosts smelled it, they would be irresistibly drawn to her, and for a long time, enough for her to "devour" them completely. (This is a double entendre!)

The problem is that Xie Zi'an isn't a ghost! Moreover, his cultivation level is too high; ordinary sleeping potions can't affect him at all, unless he himself is willing to be drugged.

Just then, Xie Zi'an saw Quan Shaohua passing by and called out to him, "Young City Lord, please wait. This Ms. Anna seems to be unwell. Please take her to see her quickly."

"Oh...yes, my lord!"

Quan Shaohua took Anna's hand and led her to a room on the first floor.

"Why did you hand her over to Quan Shaohua? Couldn't you have gotten some information out of her?" An Xin asked suspiciously.

"So we can see a good show later!" Xie Zian winked at An Xin.

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't you know your face is handsome? You really don't suit making that kind of expression! It's so weird!" You have to understand how terrifying it is to make faces that are expressionless all year round, plus dark eyes, when you're making faces!

"Isn't that because I know you like to watch the drama unfold?"

"I didn't, I didn't do it, don't frame me!"

"You're the one who said they only got halfway through both times, dragging their feet! Isn't this perfect?"

—Oh my god! My lifelong reputation has been ruined by your words!

At this moment, several men all looked at her, which made her feel so ashamed and angry that she wished there was a crack in the ground for her to crawl into!

"No, that was just complaining, complaining! Besides, how do you know they were going to do *that* when they got to the room?"

"That woman put a love potion on herself; it's very effective against ghosts and can make them aroused!"

"Ah, is that the incense made from the Netherworld Grass?"

"Xin'er, how did you even know this! You... I never expected you to be like this, Xin'er!"

I'm numb! Destroy it!

"I don't know anything, and I don't want to see! Remove our invisibility, I'm going to find Gu Shuohan and Second Senior Brother! You're all bad people!"

Unraveling the spell and seeing An Xin storm off, Xie Zi'an cried out anxiously, "Xin'er, wait for me..."

"Don't come any closer! You're too conspicuous." An Xin turned around and glared at him before striding towards Gu Shuohan.

"Serves you right! Of all people to mess with, you had to mess with Xinxin! You'll get used to it after experiencing more setbacks!"

—Hehe, even I have my moments when people get used to me!

Qi Mingxuan left silently, inwardly scoffing: How naive!

Meanwhile, Gu Shuohan breathed a huge sigh of relief when he saw that An Xin had finally arrived.

"Are you alright? You seem so nervous!"

"This job is inhuman, it's even more tiring than acting!"

"It's just acting!"

"Acting has a director, a production assistant, and a crew; you can even call a break when you're tired! There's no that here. One-shot filming is such a challenge!"

"Then your acting skills will definitely improve a lot after you go back, and you'll win so many awards that your hands will get sore."

"Isn't this enough of an award?! So, when can we go back?"

"Wait a little longer. You're the main attraction of the promotional event, how could you leave so early? By the way, what did you find here?"

"Nothing much, just met a lot of ghosts and monsters, but strangely, the city lord of Beidi City in the North City didn't come!"

"It's alright, we'll meet again! What about the other city lords?"

"You mean impressions? Not bad, right? The West City Lord is very straightforward and a witty Western female ghost! The South City Lord is reserved but has a lot of love for this world!"

"That's roughly the same as my opinion, so now it's up to the North City Lord! The World Lord said that Kwon Yuri is also a knife in someone else's hand, could he be referring to him?"

"Xinxin, how did you manage to speak with the World Lord?"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you when I get back." Talking too much is tiring.

"Kwon Yuri and the World Lord are talking?" Gu Shuohan looked towards a corner of the ballroom: "We just mentioned them, and they appeared together."

"Xie Zian just said there's going to be a good show... Could it be... no way!"

An Xin thought of a possibility, and found the scene both exciting and a little awkward...