188: Chapter 188 The Uninvited Guest from the Land of Cherry Blossoms

"What?"

Lin Ye felt a little confused by Helena's words.

Helena softly explained, "Boss. It's like this: the three Cardinals of the Western Holy See were the main force suppressing the dark side of the entire Western Continent and the surrounding sea areas."

"Last night, you... locked the three of them in the basement to ride exercise bikes for the entire night, causing their presence to completely vanish from the world."

"Losing the deterrence of these three demigods, combined with the eruption of the leyline spiritual energy in the Ten Thousand Mountains..."

"...the ancient oddities and evil gods across the globe that had been asleep for hundreds, even thousands of years, all feel that the sun is shining and the rain has stopped, and that they're hot stuff again. The seals have loosened one after another, and they've all rushed out to stir up trouble."

Hearing Helena's analysis...

Lin Ye didn't panic in the slightest; instead, a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"You mean that all these evil gods and ancient monsters across the world are now ownerless property?"

As the current proprietor of the Funeral Shop, Lin Ye's train of thought had always differed from normal people.

In the eyes of others, this was the end of the world, a catastrophe that brought devastation to all living beings.

But in Lin Ye's eyes...

These were all freaking walking Husband points!

These were all high-quality fuel and rare spoils for the nine nether purgatory tower!

"Helena, go bring up two buckets of the spiritual energy canisters those three old men pumped out in the basement. I'm in a good mood today, so I'm giving you all a raise."

Lin Ye waved his hand grandly.

Right at that moment...

"Bang!"

The glass door of the Funeral Shop was slammed open violently.

Accompanied by the rapid clicking of high heels on the floor, Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan rushed in out of breath.

"Lin Ye! We've got huge trouble!"

As soon as Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan entered, she walked straight to the tea table, picked up the coffee Lin Ye had just taken a sip of, tilted her head back, and drained it in one gulp.

Lin Ye sized up her outfit with great interest.

"Captain Chu, you're so fiery early in the morning. If you pull that zipper down two more inches, I reckon the vice squad will revoke my Funeral Shop's business license."

Lin Ye rubbed his chin, a signature mischievous smirk hanging on the corner of his lips.

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan glanced down at her chest, her cheeks flushing bright red in an instant.

She quickly reached out to pull the zipper up a bit, glaring fiercely at Lin Ye.

"What time do you think it is?! Can't you put something decent in that brain of yours!"

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan flopped into a chair and slapped a top-secret military tablet onto the table.

"Did you check the Dark Web news just now? Oddities all across the world are fully awakening."

"The Ninth Bureau is under massive pressure right now, and the Yanjing headquarters has already reassigned part of its elite forces to guard various borders!"

"What does that have to do with me?"

Lin Ye spread his hands.

"I'm just a common civilian running a shop in Jiangzhou. Even if The Ninth Bureau can't pay salaries, I can't go stand guard for you."

"Heh."

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan let out a bitter smile and pulled up a high-definition satellite image on the tablet.

"Look at this! This was taken at 3:00 AM last night."

"A super luxury cruise ship, [amaterasu], departing from Sakura Country's Yokohama Port, deviated from its designated route and forcibly broke through Great Xia's East Sea defense line at an uncanny speed."

"Just half an hour ago, this cruise ship anchored and docked right at Jiangzhou Port!"

Lin Ye's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze landed on the picture.

It was a luxurious, massive cruise ship.

But at this moment, the ship's exterior was shrouded in a thick layer of black demonic fog.

The deck of the cruise ship was densely covered with various bizarre tentacles and severed limbs.

Blood had almost dyed the seawater surrounding the cruise ship red.

"On this ship, there were originally young masters from several of Sakura Country's top ten Onmyoji families, along with a large group of financial tycoons and dignitaries."

"They noticed the outbreak of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade in Sakura Country and wanted to flee to Great Xia for refuge!"

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan's voice was trembling.

"But! While the ship was in international waters, it lost contact."

"According to the last distress signal we intercepted, a terrifying ancient demon from Sakura Country snuck aboard the ship."

"Not only did it devour all the Onmyoji and tycoons on board, but it also turned the entire cruise ship into a mobile demon lair!"

"Now, this ship of the dead—packed with Sakura Country's evil ghosts and wicked gods—is docked at Jiangzhou Port! The thousands of ordinary workers and customs personnel at the port have already been trapped inside by that demonic fog!"

Hearing Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan's report...

The air in the hall instantly dropped to the freezing point.

Ayugu was so frightened that she dropped the fried egg in her hand onto the table.

"An ancient demon from Sakura Country? The monsters raised by those perverts use methods that are both disgusting and despicable. Boss, this job won't be easy to take."

Helena's face was also solemn.

In the records of the Western Holy See, the demons of the Orient loved absorbing the essence and souls of the strong, and their methods were extremely brutal, often slaughtering entire cities.

Lin Ye didn't speak.

He stared at the cruise ship on the tablet that was emitting endless resentment.

His fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, making a rhythmic "tap, tap, tap" sound.

"Captain Chu."

Lin Ye suddenly looked up, a bloodthirsty gleam flashing in his dark eyes.

"Did you say earlier that this ship originally carried several major financial conglomerates and top Onmyoji families from Sakura Country?"

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan froze for a moment and subconsciously nodded, "Yeah. That was the wealthiest and most powerful group of people in Sakura Country. But what's the point? Right now, there probably aren't even bone fragments left of them!"

"No, you're wrong."

Lin Ye slowly stood up, placing both hands on the table, looking down at Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan.

"Dead people have value too."

"The magical artifacts carried by those Sakura Country Onmyoji, the refuge funds they brought, and the inner core of that ancient demon that ate them like a buffet..."

Lin Ye turned his head toward the staircase leading to the second floor.

Leng Yue was already standing there.

She had changed into a form-fitting black combat qipao, with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire faintly flickering in her dark golden eyes.

Frost Star also poked her head out, clutching a dark blue bone dagger, and even licked her lips in excitement.

She had clearly overheard the word "buffet."

"I was just worrying about where to find suitable coolies for the dozens of empty exercise bikes on the first floor of the nine nether purgatory tower."

Lin Ye stretched, his bones cracking loudly once more.

"Since our friends from Sakura Country are being so polite, sailing all this way to deliver express packages to me..."

"...wouldn't it make me look like an impolite host of Great Xia if I didn't go to the pier to sign for them in person?"

Lin Ye walked up to Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan, naturally reaching out and lightly pinching her cute nose.

"Stop frowning, Captain Chu. Let's go."

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan froze all over from the sudden intimacy, her heart beating uncontrollably fast.

"Where... where are we going?" she asked hesitantly.

Lin Ye grabbed the black windbreaker draped over the back of the chair and threw it over his shoulders.

"To Jiangzhou Port."

"To give these Sakura Country folks a grand, unforgettable burial at sea!"