Just as Li Ling thought the Long-eared Thief would quiet down for a while, at midnight, Underworld soul-reaping emissaries appeared within the imperial palace.
"Zhang Er, the two of us have such bitter lives! Fat assignments never fall to us, so why do these deadly tasks always land on the two of us?"
"Wang Si, stop complaining, hurry and detain the Tang Emperor's soul and take it back to the Underworld, and the two of us can call it a day."
Chapter 25