Lu Sheng's eyes widened in realization. "So, you were never in hell? You've been here the whole time?"
"Yes, Young Master," Lu Qing confirmed, his voice tinged with a mix of gratitude and sadness. "I was trapped here, unable to move on, consumed by my need for vengeance until you graced me with your presence."
Lu Sheng took a deep breath, his tension finally starting to ease. "I see. I guess I was overthinking things."
"He is useless then," Lu Sheng muttered to the System, frustration creeping into his voice. His previous respect for Lu Qing is now gone.
[But he is as old as Clan Patriarch, maybe he will be useful in other ways.] The System suggested, trying to calm him down.
"Wait, there's something else I need to ask." He suddenly remembered something.
"Lu Qing?" Lu Sheng called out Lu Qing again but this time more in a casual tone, instead of his previous respectful tone. His fear of the seniority of this ghost Lu Qing is now gone.
