Rebirth: City Sovereign

It was already the middle of the night. On top of the Ponida Falls, a cold wind was blowing and the water on the surface of the lake was still. In the darkness, there was nothing but silence and the occasional chirping of insects.    

At this moment, a dull rumbling sound could be heard from within the waterfall.    

boom rumble rumble *    

A square dimensional door slowly opened, and on the other side of the door, a young man dressed in a White Gown was holding onto a sweet looking, beautiful, and charming woman in each arm, as he slowly descended from the entrance.    

It was Ye Kai, Ye Qingying and Lee Mengying who had just returned from Heavenly Portal of Western God.    

"Pata."    

Spiritual energy rose up from under his feet and his white cloth shoes stepped on the tranquil surface of the lake. The World Passing Gate slowly shrunk and became a snowflake shaped purple crystal.    

Keeping the Piercing Stone into the Space Artifact, Ye Kai raised his head slightly and looked around.    

It couldn't be wrong, this was precisely the waterfall which he had headed towards at that time in the Heavenly Portal of Western God.    

Even Ye Kai did not expect that the dimensional stone would be so convenient to pass through, to the extent that it could actually directly bring him and Lee Mengying to the entrance of the Heavenly Portal of Western God.    

Just then, Lee Mengying suddenly grabbed his arm and said.    

"I say, why is it so cold here?"    

At this time, Lee Mengying and Lee Mengying were both wearing standard ol dresses and ladies' suits and coats. However, the temperature here seemed to be unbearable just by relying on their shirts and coats.    

Lee Mengying and Ye Qingying had been captured for three months. Although the average temperature at night would be relatively low, it shouldn't be so cold.    

Ye Kai did not speak, the stars in his dark green eyes spun. After entering the fourth level of his soul, he could directly use his body to sense the changes in time and space.    

After a few seconds, he slowly opened his mouth and spoke.    

"It's only natural to be cold. It's already December."    

Hearing that, Lee Mengying instantly revealed a surprised expression.    

"How is that possible? When we were captured, it was in the third month, and we didn't even stay in the immortal gate for a week!"    

Ye Qingying was clever, and quickly reacted, revealing her understanding as she said.    

"The Celestial Gate and Earth are not the same space. The flow of time is different. We stayed in the Celestial Gate for six days, which is equivalent to nine months on Earth?"    

Ye Kai extended his hand and shot out two warm Spiritual Strength s that wrapped around the two girls' bodies as he spoke.    

"No, a year and nine months."    

Hearing this, both Lee Mengying and Ye Qingying were slightly stunned, their faces full of astonishment.    

Who would have thought that just six days in the Celestial Sect would have passed so long on Earth?    

Ye Qingying then took out her phone and quickly dialed a number. After a short exchange, she put down her phone and sighed.    

"Not bad."    

and Ye Kai could naturally also guess who Ye Qingying's target was. What could cause her to worry about, was naturally her own Lightness Group.    

Ever since Ye Qingying and her wife were captured by the International Tribunal, there were scoundrels within the Lightness Group who directly sold their Lightness Group to the United States. Now that they had left Earth for more than a year, Ye Qingying was naturally very worried about the condition of the Lightness Group.    

Actually, Ye Qingying didn't know that when Ye Kai left for the Heavenly Portal of Western God, he had already handed over all the matters regarding the Lightness Group to the Ye Alliance.    

Now, under the supervision of Ye Qingying's secretary, although her Lightness Group had not continued to climb, he was still able to maintain her performance.    

After a huge boulder in her heart was put down, Ye Qingying looked at Ye Kai and asked.    

"Brother, how do we return to China?"    

Ye Kai laughed faintly.    

"No rush, it's too late today. Let's find a place to rest first."    

Ye Kai on the other hand, wasn't too worried. However, after the long journey of crossing worlds with Ye Qingying, the expressions on their faces were already quite exhausted.    

Since Ye Kai had said so, Lee Mengying and Ye Qingying naturally would not object. Ye Kai lifted his hand and released a stream of spirit energy, placing it under the three people's feet, they flew towards the closest town to Pang Nida Falls.    

While flying in the air, Ye Kai felt something strange.    

Even though it was December, the air was so cold that there was something wrong with it.    

The thick moisture in the air continued to pass by the three of them. It was not the cold that was brought about by the low temperature, but another kind of aura that caused people to feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.    

Baleful Yin Force!    

While flying quickly in the air, Ye Kai pinched his fingers together, with a slightly grave expression on his face, he muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.    

"In the year of the Shady Ghost, a baleful aura erupts. No wonder it is so lonely."    

Although there was no such method of calculation on Earth, in the universe, there was a saying that only existed once every hundred years called the year of the Shady Ghost.    

Just like how people often called the "seventh month and a half", the year of the Shady Ghost s was the year where the yin energy was the densest among the hundred years.    

For ordinary people and cultivators, this atmosphere, regardless of work or cultivation, was very unfavorable. Only people who cultivated in Baleful Yin Faction could obtain great opportunities from the Year of the Ghost.    

Ten minutes later, the three of them slowly descended from the sky into a silent town. Although the area of the town wasn't small, it was currently quiet like a dead city.    

"Phew!"    

The cold air that was like a sharp blade slowly brushed past the three people that were standing on the ground, even with Ye Kai's protection, the deathly still atmosphere caused Lee Mengying's face to turn even paler.    

"It's only been a little more than a year, what's going on with Earth?"    

"Brother, I'm a little scared."    

Even the usually strong and independent Ye Qingying was trembling, goosebumps dropping all over her body as she came close to Ye Kai and asked.    

Ye Kai understood in his heart that ordinary people would not be able to sense the abnormal situation, and it was precisely because Ye Qingying was already in the Peak of Dispersing Strength that he understood the unusual change that had occurred in the city.    

"It's nothing, don't be afraid. Let's find a place to stay first."    

frowned, as he spread out his Spiritual Strength's probing through the entire town, and said that.    

Fortunately, a few dozen meters away from the trio, there was a small hotel with a faint fluorescent light at the end of the street.    

As the three of them walked towards the hotel, a fat figure suddenly appeared from the shadows in the corner.    

"Ya!"    

Being frightened by the sudden arrival of this guest, Lee Mengying opened his mouth wide in alarm and shouted.    

Only when the plump and slightly short figure completely emerged from the corner, did the two girls clearly see his appearance under the flickering white light of the street lamp.    

A fat woman with wavy white hair was standing in front of them. She was wearing a long dress and a tall hat. She had a white bag on her shoulder. She looked quite expensive.    

In short, a bourgeois noblewoman with a similar appearance to the old society squinted her small eyes that was pasted on her false eyelashes, and sized up Ye Kai and the other two with a malicious look.    

The tanned hair of Ye Kai and the other two appeared in his sight, causing the middle aged woman to be startled, as she spoke out.    

"Chinese? You don't want to stay in this hotel, do you? "    

Ye Qingying nodded and said.    

"Yes."    

The woman revealed a look of disgust and said.    

"Haha, it looks like this is your first time here. Let me remind you, this hotel has a very poor reputation."    

"The service attitude is terrible, and the facilities are aging. Most importantly, there are often terrifying rumors being spread around this inn!"    

As the middle aged lady spoke, Ye Qingying and Lee Mengying's charming and cute face, slender legs, and sleek waist entered their vision. Probably out of jealousy, the middle-aged noble lady snorted once again, and spoke with disdain.    

"A lot of people who came to this hotel, especially young women like you, disappeared on the first day you stayed here. Some said that they went missing, some said that they were taken away by the shop and sold."    

"This town is haunted!"