0119 - Some Questions, Some Answers.

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.