My Father Is Definitely Possessed

Chapter 552 - 257: Li Changqing’s Backup Plan

"Li Yun?"

Hai Dongsheng scrutinized Li Hengsheng, a look of suspicion in his eyes.

"Where are you from?"

Upon hearing Hai Dongsheng’s question, Li Hengsheng’s heart skipped a beat. If he couldn’t reveal his origins, it would certainly become troublesome.

That way, his lie would be exposed.

But Li Hengsheng had never been to the Cloud Wasteland, so how could he know where he came from?

"What? You don’t even know where you come from?" At this moment, not only Hai Dongsheng, but even the surrounding Ghost Race soldiers frowned. Someone even drew the sword at their waist, ready to subdue Li Hengsheng the moment something seemed off about him.

"I’m from the Long Night Ancient Kingdom."

Li Hengsheng gritted his teeth and mentioned a name he rarely knew.

If they continued to press him, Li Hengsheng would really be out of options, forced to fight them and then escape.

Who would have thought that upon mentioning the Long Night Ancient Kingdom, the Ghost Race soldiers would burst into laughter.

"Ah, that explains it. No wonder it’s so difficult to talk about, haha. The renowned Long Night Ancient Kingdom was wiped out overnight by the Longevity Sect; even your kingdom’s genius, Chu Changkong, is now missing. Being brought to such disgrace by a mere Longevity Sect and still claiming to be an ancient kingdom is truly embarrassing."

"Have people from the Long Night Ancient Kingdom fallen to our Ghost City as well? It’s truly laughable. Once, your kingdom was so imperial."

Faced with the ridicule, Li Hengsheng said nothing but felt a sense of relief inside.

Taking a few insults, Li Hengsheng stood there quietly.

At that moment, a Ghost Race soldier spoke to Hai Dongsheng, "Lord Hai, we’ve interrogated everyone in the dungeons, but there’s no trace of the one called Li Hengsheng. It seems like Li Hengsheng isn’t in our Ghost City."

Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng’s heart trembled. They were actually searching for him.

"It’s a gamble." Another Ghost Race soldier chuckled and said, "After all, the Realm Master Cangyuan issued a wanted order. This Li Hengsheng can be exchanged for a Painting Immortal level Painting Treasure. If he does appear in our Ghost City, wouldn’t it be a huge gain for you, my Lord?"

Hai Dongsheng didn’t say much; he simply kept his gaze fixed on the four people before him, and then slowly said, "Temporarily keep the people from the dungeon and these four here. Let them stay in the mansion as slaves. Before long, Li Hengsheng’s portrait will reach our Ghost City, and then we’ll compare to see if he’s among them."

"Someone among them might be lying, fabricating a name to deceive me. When we see the portrait, we’ll see if it’s them."

Hai Dongsheng instructed.

"Yes."

The soldiers all agreed.

But Li Hengsheng’s heart tightened again; would his portrait really be sent here soon?

What should he do?

If it really arrived, wouldn’t he be quickly exposed?

No, he must leave here quickly.

Leave this Ghost City.

Find a safe place.

"Take them away!"

At that moment, numerous soldiers came up and took the people away.

Leaving the dungeon, they walked for an unknown amount of time until they reached a row of dilapidated houses, where Li Hengsheng was pushed inside.

"Work begins tomorrow morning, you’re in charge of feeding the horses. If you can’t get up, watch out for the whip."

A Ghost Race soldier spoke to Li Hengsheng.

Li Hengsheng remained silent. The dilapidated house smelled heavily of mildew, almost to the point of being overpowering, and everything was shabby, hardly a habitable place.

Even the place he once stayed at Wanzai Peak in the Mountain Ancient Land was a hundred times better than this.

The blanket on the bed had an unpleasant odor and felt damp to the touch.

Li Hengsheng looked out the window and noticed there were many Ghost Race soldiers patrolling outside.

Watching them.

Afraid they might escape.

Li Hengsheng knew he was definitely trapped here and realized that he needed to heal his injuries quickly and escape before his portrait arrived, or else he would easily be captured again.

Just as Li Hengsheng was about to tend to his wounds, a voice came from outside, "You’re staying here too, get inside!"

Saying so, a figure was pushed in.

Falling to the ground clumsily.

"Ouch."

That person restrained their urge to curse, rubbed their aching leg, and when they looked up to see Li Hengsheng, they exclaimed in surprise, "Li Yun? You’re staying here too, what a coincidence!"

"Huang Li?"

Seeing Huang Li come in, Li Hengsheng was curious, "Why are you here? You don’t fit their selection criteria, shouldn’t you have been released?"

"Sigh."

Huang Li got up and said helplessly, "I barely made it to Ghost City, and I have nowhere to go right now. I heard General De Kang’s mansion needs human slaves for labor, so I stayed to earn some food. Unexpectedly, I ended up in the same room as you."

"That is quite a coincidence."

Li Hengsheng nodded.

"I just wonder who they’re searching for. Someone called Li Hengsheng must be so important," Huang Li muttered.