A passerby in a horror movie

Master Zhong had made many connections in the cultivation world and knew fellow practitioners from various sects, but he had never seen the person in front of him before.

So he immediately put away the magical artifact and asked the other party about their origin with a puzzled look on his face.

"I am Jian Shi, from the Maoshan Sect. Fellow Daoist, you must not touch these two, or you will get yourself into trouble."

"Jian Shi," also known as Shi Jian, said to Master Zhong.

This person was Shi Jian. After sensing that the Netherworld's great formation had been torn open and that Zhong Kui and the other two had escaped from the Netherworld, Li Haotian immediately summoned Shi Jian.

Because he knew the plot, he had now discussed with the Ghost Judge not to cause trouble for Zhong Kui. However, without the Ghost Judge's help, Zhong Kui and Zhong Ling would definitely not escape once they were captured by Master Zhong.

Even if the short ghost helps him escape, they will still get married in the mortal world. At that time, Zhong Kui will be sent to be reincarnated, and his plan may fail.

Therefore, Li Haotian had to get all three of them back to the underworld, and naturally, someone had to step in to help.

The Ghost Judge is no longer suitable, since the Underworld's grand formation is now closed. If the Ghost Judge could also go to the mortal realm, the short ghost messengers would definitely realize something was wrong.

So he asked Shi Jian to come over and help him keep the show going, while also testing and supervising Master Zhong to see if he would do anything unusual.

Of course, as time went on, they would have changed their appearance and name to prevent the source from noticing.

For this reason, Li Haotian even temporarily gave him the jade ruyi to use. With the jade ruyi concealing the source, unless the source came to investigate in person, he would definitely not be able to discover the origin of the time.

With the jade ruyi present, even if the source is discovered, Shi Jian can temporarily hold off the attack.

If he is truly outmatched, Li Haotian can summon time back at any time, so there won't be any major danger.

Shi Jian readily agreed to Li Haotian's request.

Of course, Shi Jian's motivation wasn't solely to repay Li Haotian's kindness; he was also quite interested in time travel himself.

After all, this is a rare opportunity to travel through different times and spaces and experience different laws of heaven and earth, which will greatly help his breakthrough.

Moreover, if he could travel to a world with abundant spiritual energy, he could take the opportunity to cultivate, which would be much better than staying in Maoshan every day and cultivating slowly.

"So you are a senior from the Maoshan Sect. What do you mean by that? Could it be that these two ghosts are related to you?"

"Senior, don't you know that the underworld and the mortal realm have changed drastically? There are hardly any cultivators left in the mortal realm. We can't afford to have too many ghosts appearing, or they will endanger the world!"

Upon hearing that Shi Jian was from the Maoshan Sect, Master Zhong understood. No wonder the other party was so strong; it turned out he came from the Maoshan Sect.

It's not surprising that the Maoshan Sect, as a major Taoist sect, has such a cultivator.

Even so, Master Zhong did not intend to let these two "ghosts" go easily.

In his view, even if they were not killed, they should at least be sent to the underworld to prevent them from causing harm in the human world; this was his principle.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I am not here to save them, but to save you."

Do you know who these two are? They are not evil spirits. This one is Zhong Kui, the patriarch of your sect.

And this one is Zhong Kui's sister. Fellow Daoist, you've really got a case of mistaken identity! You're family, yet you don't recognize your own kind.

Shi Jian almost burst out laughing when he saw Master Zhong's serious expression.

When he first met Master Zhong, he was quite surprised because the man looked exactly like his junior brother.

However, he quickly returned to normal. After all, he had already experienced things like time travel, so it wasn't surprising to see people in other worlds who resembled him or his junior brother.

Li Haotian had already explained the concept of the myriad worlds to them, as well as things like movies and novels, so Shi Jian was somewhat prepared.

"Senior, you're saying he really is Zhong Kui? But wait, why does Zhong Kui look like this?"

Upon hearing Shi Jian's words, Master Zhong was dumbfounded.

His eyes widened in disbelief; he never imagined he had actually captured Zhong Kui.

It should be noted that his lineage did indeed originate from Zhong Kui, who is the main deity in the underworld, and many methods even borrow his power.

Now that he's captured the patriarch, if word gets out, he'll be laughed at!

"Hmph, I've already told you I'm Zhong Kui, but you still don't believe me."

Because of the rules of the underworld, we can't just come up here. If we do, we'll quickly lose our magic. Now that I've lost all my magic, how can you recognize me? Release me at once!

Upon hearing that Shi Jian had helped him out of the predicament, Zhong Kui's expression immediately changed, and he spoke to Master Zhong.

"I see, haha, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to. Why did you come up here? And why are you bothering this kid?"

Upon hearing Zhong Kui's words, Master Zhong couldn't help but cough awkwardly.

Then he quickly put away the spirit-locking net and looked at Zhong Kui and the other person with an apologetic expression, asking them questions.

"My sister is about to be reincarnated and married. This boy was sent to the underworld by you before, and he had physical relations with my sister. My sister has fallen for him and now wants to marry him. What can I do?"

Zhong Kui looked at Master Zhong with a resentful expression, then explained indignantly.

Li Shimin, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. He never expected that the ghosts who had been bothering him for so long were actually Zhong Kui, and that Zhong Kui's sister was going to marry him.

What the hell is going on?

Li Shimin felt like crying, but he couldn't.

"Ahem, thank you very much, fellow Daoist. If it weren't for your help, we would have been in real trouble."

After saying this, Zhong Kui looked at Shi Jian and immediately thanked him.

Although he didn't know where Shi Jian came from, and he had no connection with him, he was definitely grateful since the other party had helped him out of a predicament.

Even if Shi Jian didn't come to his rescue, he would still find a way to escape.

After all, Master Zhong's abilities were insufficient to help him pass on to the afterlife.

Furthermore, with the underworld now closed, even if Master Zhong wanted to send him there, he wouldn't have the ability.

Moreover, Shi Jian came from the Maoshan Sect, and Zhong Kui also had some connections with the Maoshan Sect. It's likely that the other party knew his whereabouts and came to help him.

"Judge Zhong, you're too kind. I know a little about your matter. May I say a few more words?"

Shi Jian looked at Zhong Kui and said.

With Li Haotian's reminder, he naturally knew that Zhong Kui's temperament had changed drastically and he was no longer the Zhong Kui he used to be, so he was very careful with his words and did exactly as Li Haotian instructed.

"Oh? Just ask me whatever it is."

Upon hearing Shi Jian's question, Zhong Kui nodded. Since Shi Jian had helped him, Zhong Kui was naturally willing to cultivate a good relationship with him.