Chapter 138: Princess of the Ghost Kite

Crimson Moon City. The Red Moon Palace, Royal Mansion.

Ghost Shura was busy arranging tomorrow's agenda with the servants. The Royal Selection Assembly would begin the following day, and he needed to ensure everything was perfectly prepared.

Ghost White Tiger returned to the palace and reported to Ghost Shura that the assassination mission had been completed; the Demon Hunter and Xue Ju had been eliminated. Unfortunately, both targets had been reduced to ashes by the explosion, and the precious City Lord Token had been destroyed along with them.

Upon hearing this, Ghost Shura was not overly concerned about the loss of the token. After all, he would become the true City Lord tomorrow, rendering such an object superfluous. If anything, the existence of the token was a threat to him, and its disappearance was for the best.

"Very well. Also..." Ghost Shura nodded in satisfaction. Remembering his sister, he shifted the topic and instructed Ghost White Tiger, "Go and check on the Princess. Tomorrow is the day of the assembly, yet she seems far too calm. I fear she may be plotting something in the shadows."

"Lord Shura is overthinking it." Ghost White Tiger felt that Ghost Shura was being overly cautious. He said indifferently, "The Princess has remained in her courtyard for over half a month, behaving herself without any signs of abnormality. Clearly, she has long since abandoned any hope of competing with you for the throne. There is no threat left to pose."

"I know that, but it is precisely because she is too quiet that I am worried." Ghost Shura waved his hand dismissively. "To be safe, you should go and investigate. I have a foreboding feeling. Tomorrow is the most critical period; I cannot allow any accidents to interfere with my ascension to the throne."

Ghost White Tiger deemed this reasonable. Without further comment, he acknowledged the order with a "Yes" and withdrew.

"I hope there will be no surprises." Ghost Shura raised his teacup, his eyes glinting with ambition. He muttered to himself, "The time for the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade draws near. If tomorrow goes smoothly and I can ascend the throne, I can reorganize the army the day after... I must launch the campaign early and trample Winter City as soon as possible."

Only by occupying Winter City and winning the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade could he become the sixth Abyssal. Once all six Abyssals were gathered and the Gate of Heaven opened, he would finally have the chance to ascend to the legendary... throne of the gods.

Ghost White Tiger left the Royal Mansion. Within his shadow lay a dark space. Cheng Feng sat inside, observing the situation outside clearly. He had overheard the entire conversation between Ghost Shura and Ghost White Tiger, gaining valuable intelligence. Everything was proceeding exactly as he had planned—he had successfully infiltrated the Red Moon Palace.

Cheng Feng had originally intended to leave the shadow space and use his [Invisibility] ability to evade the ghost soldiers and search for the Princess. However, the palace was vast, and he had no idea how long such a search would take. Furthermore, invisibility was not foolproof; while it could deceive ordinary ghost soldiers, it could not hide him from the powerful high-ranking demons.

But Ghost Shura’s order for Ghost White Tiger to check on the Princess was an unexpectedly good piece of news for Cheng Feng. He simply needed to wait until Ghost White Tiger reached the palace where the Princess was held. Cheng Feng would be brought there effortlessly.

Xue Ju poked her head out from Cheng Feng’s collar. Her small cat head peered out, but she could only see a pitch-black space, unable to see her own paw. Seeing this eerie, dark space, she asked in confusion, "Cheng Feng, where is this?"

"Shh, this is the shadow space," Cheng Feng signaled for silence.

It was his first time using [Shadow Concealment]. He was unsure if sounds made within this space could be heard outside, so he urged Xue Ju to be quiet. If Ghost White Tiger were to discover them, the situation would be dire.

"Oh, I see," Xue Ju realized, quickly covering her mouth.

Cheng Feng looked upward. Through the space above, he could see the outside world. Ghost White Tiger was still walking, showing no hesitation or irregularity, which suggested the sounds from within the shadow were not audible outside. Cheng Feng immediately understood that the shadow space created by [Shadow Concealment] isolated the sound within. Simply put, one could hear the outside from within the shadow space, but the outside could not hear the inside.

After letting out a small sigh of relief, Cheng Feng looked down at the little white cat on his chest and explained, "This is one of my abilities. I can hide in shadows; this is the space inside the shadow."

"Shadow space?" Xue Ju blinked, curious. "Did you not know this ability before?"

Such a useful concealment ability would have allowed them to hide the shopkeeper and the others during the 'Black Yaksha Subjugation Battle.'

"I just learned it," Cheng Feng said, unaware of her thoughts.

"Then what should we do now?" Xue Ju’s mind was in turmoil. Even the Ghost Commander she had known for years had betrayed them. Could she even trust the Ghost Vermillion Bird General under the Princess, or had she also turned against her? She felt as though no one in Crimson Moon City could be trusted. Now, she had no choice but to rely on Cheng Feng. With the City Lord Token useless, she could do nothing but seek his help.

Seeing Xue Ju’s anxious state, Cheng Feng smiled slightly. "It’s fine, leave everything to me. We just need to wait for the right moment to act."

Outside the shadow space, Ghost White Tiger had arrived at a Japanese-style courtyard. Before a folding screen, a graceful silhouette in royal attire was whisking tea over a small stove. It was the Second Princess of Crimson Moon City, Ghost Ling Yuan.

Hidden in Ghost White Tiger’s shadow, Cheng Feng finally saw the ethereal, celestial beauty of the Ghost Princess.