The darkest night in Bai Ying vision is something that one can literally imagined out of horror storybook, fill with torturous scream and dying wish of their enemies. He have been envisioned this ever since the day Ghost King fallen into their scheme and lied. He saw it all with his two own eyes how the Ghost King destroyed, and Bai Ying scrambled to scrape every little bits of him and try to save his dispersed soul.
Talk about loyalty, he deserves to win the award of most loyal dog hound. It is not Bai Ying receive great treatment from the old Ghost King Jiang Rui, he is the most selfish man one could ever serve. But he knows how to evoke emotion of his followers and even until today, there are exist those that share the same sentiment as Bai Ying.
However, he does not know why the night that should have been darkest without a single star shine is now bright with thick red cloud, purple lightning streaked with the sound of thunder that make his body that full of scripture means to hide him from the eyes of heaven tremble.
How the weather change so abruptly and this make him gritted his teeth and try to move even faster toward the place where the resurrection circle and pyre has been prepared. Of course, as he hastened his move, he could not see Fushe that look up at the sky while following this dotard Bai Ying. He is a little bit worried now, how if his master and those old cultivators late to Cheng Jiayi rescue and the Ghost King resurrect in his body ? What will they do to Cheng Jiayi, kill him so they can destroy the Ghost King for once and all.
It would be a pity for such a delicate and beautiful person such as Cheng Jiayi. This Bai Ying could be saying quite resourceful in searching the vessel for his Ghost King. Still, what he had done is unforgivable and there are none of it can be pardoned. This man killed tens of thousands life just to revive a useless tyrant like the Ghost King. With the efforts he done and step by step act he perform meticulously; Bai Ying shall just take the opportunity to become the Ghost King himself. What a waste.
But then what shall Fushe expect out of a man who could only purported about the Ghost King this and that. He define his action and live based on Ghost King, like he has no other purpose aside of serving the vile despotic Ghost King. Ironic, think Fushe, he is known as the hell puppet master, but Bai Ying himself is just a puppet in Ghost King hand.
But well, looking at the weather now besiege them, it would not be long before that stupid place of resurrection will receive a gate crasher in the form of his master. Yang Guang unlike those old men, and Fushe know this. His master, he must be a reincarnation of higher being that Fushe could not see, deduce, or guess. It is just, like him, their knowledge seem partially block and no matter how hard Fushe try to unblock it, he will be unsuccessful and not mention it will cause him days of recuperation needed inside the brass mirror.
They finally arrived in the place where men and women in black robes and bathed in what seen like blood, waiting for Bai Ying. As soon as Bai Ying arrive, he bring the body of Cheng Jiayi that controlled by the Gu King toward the stone altar that surrounded by these people that act so much like they are in cult.
Well, it is a cult, no matter how you seen it. With blood and fire, everything around this place is eerie and spooky. If Fushe is not a mere spirit, he definitely will feel so unnerving. However, he does not leave an inch from Cheng Jiayi that now lying on the stone altar. Bai Ying directly force Rui Gang to kneel by the side of the stone altar. He pull the yin dagger that have been carried by Rui Gang and brandished it with swag toward the sky. He start to chant a string words that sure sound like garble, but it does give a mystical and transcendent feeling. He start to move his head then his body and he seems so deep in his ritual singing and dancing.
Two attendants with the same hideous black robe come carry a stone basin and it sure does look crudes and like it was made during the antiquity era rather than just a plain ugly avantgarde stone art. The stone basin is fill with blood and Fushe can bet his antique brass mirror that definitely not chicken blood.
Fushe wonder if he is practically in twilight time zone where he see a bunches of men and women who now start chanting and dancing like they are possessed. He wonder if he read history book of their great country would he ever find any source of this hip song and chant. The rockers in 80s and 90s would definitely feel proud if they can see these cultist.
Nonetheless, Fushe know the extent of this kind of ritual that becoming so heated. Bai Ying shaking his whole body while started cutting the cloth that Cheng Jiayi wear and remove it while leaving he stark naked just like the day he was born. Fushe is now becoming much more nervous as he start biting his finger with exasperation.
Bai Ying cut his own palm and let the blood feel upon Cheng Jiayi fair skin before he start drawing symbols that Fushe realised is connected to the King of Yin. So, that is why this man is so confidence about resurrecting the Ghost King. It seems not all the matter/paraphernalia related to the King of Yin is totally destroyed after the war with Ghost King. Sometimes Fushe wonder, humankind is definitely hard to understand, they know the effect of King of Yin relic but still there those that still want to keep it for themselves.
Fushe seen the entirety of the process where Bai Ying draw the symbol with his blood and blood from the stone basin. He also take the blood from Rui Gang that still under the puppet charm of Bai Ying. His eyes look at Rui Gang with cynical and smirk with satisfaction etch in his diabolical pair of eyes.
"Soon our King will return to us," Bai Ying finally remarks as he turn around and look at the masses in black robes. The Ghost King loyalist cheer loudly with Bai Ying words and they all look up at the night sky like they are in trance and together they are chanting a mantra that even if Fushe does not understand it, know it is nothing good.
The atmosphere of entire place changes as the mantra start taking it effect. The fire that lit on the braziers surrounded the area turn to eerie greenish light which causing one heart turn cold. The wind start blowing and the sounds of animalistically howl start coming from these men and women. They act like they have been possessed and each of them start opening their robes. The two attendant that previously carry the stone basin has already moved from one end of the congregated masses. They both hold dagger with them, and as the mantra they chant reach it zenith, both robes attendant start methodically cut the dagger on the neck of these possessed peoples.
This outcome surprise Fushe and he could not help but shiver from deep within his spirit. They are being killed one by one like a sacrificial lamb, but they do nothing to stop or try to against it. He wonder what kind of drugs Bai Ying have given them that they relent to give their own life for the purpose of resurrecting the Ghost King.
This is crazy to be honest. He spare not even the men and women who stand by his side.
Bai Ying laughed out loud seeing the sacrificial resurrecting circle is almost complete. Soon, soon enough, he think with himself. The greenish eerie light emanate from the brazier now starting to lit up on the stone altar where Cheng Jiayi naked body lie. His body is now full of symbol that seems wriggling around his body like a bloodied worm. It makes one feel nauseated just looking at it.
The greenish eerie light start to fell upon Cheng Jiayi body and Bai Ying eyes is now alighted with obsessions. Yes the sacrifice has been complete, the altar has been alighted and the vessel has been prepared. Everything is now ready, and Bai Ying could no longer hide his excitement inside those crazy and maniacal eyes. Bai Ying is now looking forward for the day that will come, with the Ghost King as their leader, everything will be back on the track just like 100 years ago.
Now, my King it is the times for your resurrection.
Yet, high on the sky, the thick red cloud is now sprawling like a giant source of lightning and thunder, with one person is now looking down and his eyes shine like a pair of molten golds.