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It had been a full seven days since Xiao Zheng first faced off against the Ghost King.

Long Qie and the others had already returned from their mission, which was successfully completed.

However, Xiao Zheng was still in seclusion, still locking himself in the sealed room.

Long Qie and the others didn’t disturb him, as there was nothing else to do now, and the Ghost King had not appeared yet, so they had plenty of time.

Then, at noon that day, a little child suddenly came knocking at the branch office door.

The child looked no older than eight or nine. The brother who opened the door, seeing this, couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Little friend, did you knock on the wrong door? If you can’t find your way home, I can call your parents for you."

Hearing this, the child obediently said, "Uncle, I’m not lost. There was a brother who asked me to deliver a letter for him."

After saying this, he pulled out a crumpled envelope from his pocket.

Seeing this, the brother at the door frowned: "Little friend, did the brother who asked you to deliver the letter say anything else to you? And do you remember what he looks like?"

Upon hearing this, the child earnestly thought for a moment and then said, "That brother is very handsome, that’s all I know. He just asked me to deliver the letter."

Realizing he couldn’t get more information from the child, the brother took the envelope from him.

The child quickly skipped away, and the brother soon took the letter to Long Qie, who was having tea in the living room.

After learning about what had just happened outside, Long Qie couldn’t help but frown: "Someone got a little child to deliver a letter to us? And such a strange occurrence? Where is the letter?"

"The letter is here!" The brother at the door immediately handed over the envelope.

After taking the envelope, Long Qie quickly opened it.

When he finished reading the letter’s content, his face suddenly turned a bit gloomy.

At that moment, Titan and the others arrived, having heard the news.

"I heard someone sent a very strange letter. Where is the letter? Has anyone opened it to take a look?"

Hearing this, Long Qie said, "I have already read the letter, it was sent by the Ghost King!"

What!

Upon hearing this, expressions of shock appeared on Titan’s and the others’ faces!

"Such a thing? What did the letter say?" Titan’s face gradually turned serious, and he asked.

Long Qie did not intend to hide it from everyone and said, "He wrote an address, inviting Mr. Xiao for a life-and-death duel. The place is called Soul-breaking Valley, has anyone heard of it?"

"Never heard of it..." Titan and the others shook their heads.

At this moment, Zhang Xin, who was standing in the crowd, suddenly raised his hand and said, "Mr. Long, I know this place called Soul-breaking Valley."

"You know? Where is Soul-breaking Valley located?" Long Qie quickly asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xin appeared somewhat solemn and said, "Soul-breaking Valley is deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, shrouded in fog all year round, and there’s often talk of hauntings there. No matter where you enter the valley from, you eventually find yourself back at the starting point. Moreover, it’s said that Soul-breaking Valley was once an ancient battlefield."

"Several hundred years ago, over a thousand soldiers were buried alive in the valley, which is where the name Soul-breaking Valley comes from!"

Hearing his words, expressions of shock appeared on everyone’s faces.

No one expected that Soul-breaking Valley was actually a mass grave in ancient times!

"In that case, the fact that the Ghost King chose that place for a duel with Mr. Xiao can only mean he harbors ill intentions!" Long Qie said coldly, "The Ghost Raising Family uses strange methods and relies on ghostly entities to fight. It’s possible that at a place like Soul-breaking Valley, the power of these entities would be enhanced!"

"What should we do now? Mr. Xiao is still in seclusion!" Titan said.

But his words had barely fallen when Xiao Zheng’s voice suddenly came from outside the living room: "I have finished my seclusion, and I heard everything you were just discussing."

"Mr. Xiao! When did you finish?" Everyone turned to look at him, faces full of shock.

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng slowly walked into the living room and then said with a smile, "Actually, I woke up a few days ago. I just hadn’t left seclusion, waiting for an opportunity."

"Today, I finally got that opportunity."

"You mean this letter?" Long Qie asked, holding up the letter.

Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "That’s right, this letter. I knew the Ghost King wouldn’t give up, and I had long guessed he’d come looking for me again."

"Mr. Xiao, since you already know his intentions, there’s no need to take the risk," Long Qie said. "We can all go together and take him down!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but laugh: "Are you joking with me? Bringing you along would only create chaos. Besides, it’s just a mere Ghost King, not worth the effort of gathering all of us."

Long Qie blushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Xiao Zheng was right; no matter how weak the Ghost King seemed, he was still a Supreme Realm powerhouse. In battles at that level, having low-realm people involved leaves no chance of survival.

"Zhang Xin, you said you know Soul-breaking Valley, right? Could you draw a map for me? I’m heading out now," Xiao Zheng calmly said.

Zhang Xin dared not delay and quickly fetched a map of Xiangnan Province.

After marking a few places with a marker, he handed the map to Xiao Zheng: "Mr. Xiao, I’ve marked the entire route to Soul-breaking Valley on the map."

Xiao Zheng took a look, memorized the route by heart, and then put down the map and said, "Got it, I’m heading out now. You just wait at home for my good news."

With that, he flew into the clouds, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

With the speed of flight, getting from Yun Chuan City to Soul-breaking Valley didn’t take long; just three to four minutes had passed when Xiao Zheng arrived over Soul-breaking Valley.

He looked down at Soul-breaking Valley, seeing only endless white mist.

And within this perpetual mist, he felt an incredibly strong aura of ominous energy.

This ominous aura was even stronger than the armored ghosts he faced that night!

It was clear that Long Qie was right; the Ghost King indeed set a trap for Xiao Zheng in Soul-breaking Valley!