After a brief moment of intimacy with Liu Yanxu, the two of them left the Fiery Space where Houtuniangniang was located and returned to Willow Smoke Fluff's residence. Bexia no longer had the chance to continue with his bad thoughts, as Lulumon came knocking on their door, taken aback when he saw Bexia and Willow Smoke Fluff in a close embrace.
"Big brother, Willow sister, you two...!" Lulumon's originally cheerful expression turned into astonishment at the sight of the two hugging each other, covering her mouth in surprise!
"Uh..." Bexia was also momentarily stunned, as Willow Smoke Fluff quickly broke free from his embrace.
"Lulumon, it's not what you're thinking!" Willow Smoke Fluff hurriedly explained.
"I already know, Willow sister. The rumors about your husband have spread throughout the city, I just didn't expect your husband to be big brother here!" Lulumon changed her expression to a smile.
"...". That remark left Willow Smoke Fluff speechless.
"Lulumon, did you come here to find Smoke Fluff?" Bexia quickly changed the subject to ease Willow Smoke Fluff's embarrassment.
"Yes, Lord Yanwang notified me to accompany Willow sister to the Old Hell for some business!" Lulumon explained.
"Oh! I see!" Willow Smoke Fluff quickly recovered and calmly put away the letter given by Lord Yanwang.
"Since that's settled, let's head straight to the Old Hell!" Willow Smoke Fluff suggested.
"Alright!" Lulumon happily nodded.
"Let's go together then!" Bexia then turned to Willow Smoke Fluff and asked, "Can you introduce me to the situation in the Old Hell? I'm not familiar with that place."
Thinking of the Old Hell reminded Bexia of Rinka he had met before, who was said to be a descendant of the Heavenly King of Strength. Perhaps this trip to the Old Hell would reunite him with familiar faces!
"We'll talk while we walk," Willow Smoke Fluff replied.
The Old Hell, as it was called, was to distinguish it from the current Hell and the Hell that existed during ancient catastrophes. This area of Hell was the site of ancient calamities and still had a huge rift connected to the mortal realm, weakening the control of Hell's origin there. Many Hell beings who did not want to abide by Hell's rules fled there.
Willow Smoke Fluff led Bexia to the border of the New Hell using a teleportation array. After passing through the protective barrier of the New Hell, Bexia felt the power emanating from Willow Smoke Fluff and Lulumon had decreased significantly. Curious, he looked at Willow Smoke Fluff, ready to ask, but she preempted him as if reading his mind.
"In the Old Hell, the control of Hell's origin weakens, so the power bestowed upon us, the officials of Hell, also diminishes!" Willow Smoke Fluff explained.
"And this blessing will continue to weaken as we delve further into the Old Hell. In some areas of the Old Hell, there is no blessing of Hell's origin at all!"
"I see!" Bexia nodded in understanding.
"Big brother, let's go!" Lulumon summoned a giant skeletal bird and hopped on its spine, waving cheerfully.
"Coming!" Bexia and Willow Smoke Fluff both boarded the skeletal bird.
"Let me tell you about the power distribution and the temperaments of those beings in the Old Hell, so you don't unintentionally offend anyone!" Willow Smoke Fluff, thinking of Hanyue's situation, couldn't help but give Bexia a knowing look.
"There aren't many strong figures in the Old Hell. Apart from the four Ghost Kings of the Ghost Clan, there's only one Hua Xushi from the Netherworld, and the leader of the Demons and Monsters Alliance, Dizang!" Willow Smoke Fluff continued.
"Hua Xushi?!" This was the second time Bexia heard this name.
"What's wrong? Are you interested in that ruler from the Netherworld? I heard she's a great beauty!" Willow Smoke Fluff joked.
"What are you talking about? I haven't even seen her face, let alone have any thoughts like that!" Bexia rolled his eyes at Willow Smoke Fluff. "I've only encountered something related to Hua Xushi before, you can ask Lulumon, that item is still with her!"
"Big brother is right! There's something called 'Firewood' on Lulumon, which seems to be a relic from an ancestor of Hua Xushi!" Lulumon explained.
"No wonder they sent you, little one, it's all for this reason!" Willow Smoke Fluff suddenly realized, evidently also aware of the connection between 'Firewood' and Hua Xushi.
"It seems Houtuniangniang is planning something..." Willow Smoke Fluff mused to herself.
"Smoke Fluff, continue telling me about this ruler of the Netherworld," Bexia urged.
"Sure!" Willow Smoke Fluff nodded, then organized the information in her mind and slowly began recounting to Bexia.
"This ruler of the Netherworld rarely leaves her residence, so many people are unaware of her existence. I've only heard that she wields the power over death; I don't even know her name!"
"But Houtuniangniang might know. I'll ask her next time I get a chance!"
"This ruler of the Netherworld arrived in Hell even before Houtuniangniang. It is said she has some connection with the Mount Tai Lord and resided in the Netherworld during the ancient Hell era. I don't know much about the past, but the only recent intervention was when the Old Hell was formed..."
"I've heard about this. The ruler of the Netherworld engaged in a grand battle with the three supreme gods who invaded Hell. She never attacked first; her defense alone made the three supreme gods surrender!" Lulumon chimed in.
"Just as Lulumon said, the strength of the ruler of the Netherworld is unimaginable!"
