100. See you again, Ye Cang

The cell fell silent once more. In the darkness, Ghost Shark opened his mouth and spat out a storage scroll from his stomach. Inside it were the white ghost lanterns he had collected, laxatives, poisons, and hidden weapon devices that he had specially prepared before entering the prison. It seemed that it was time to put them to use. For self-defense. No words were spoken that night.

Early the next morning, the inmates were awakened by a rapid and piercing alarm bell. "You lazy dogs, get up and work! Let me remind you first: anyone who deliberately falls behind will not get breakfast!" Several prison guards walked through the corridor, holding batons and knocking on the cells one by one, shouting loudly. Just like other prisons, the inmates in Ghost Lantern City also had to work daily. Ghost Shark emerged from the cell and walked with the many inmates toward the prison's quarry.

Among the crowd, many people's gazes fell on him, not kindly. Ghost Shark ignored them and quickened his pace, pushing aside the inmate blocking his way and rushing to the entrance of the quarry. The blazing sun hung high in the sky. The inmates worked under the supervision of the prison guards, sweating profusely. Ghost Shark remained the focus of everyone's attention. If they killed him, they could get the warden's favor, go to the infirmary to lie down and cool off with air conditioning while drinking beverages, and never have to work like slaves under the blazing sun again. This temptation made many of them restless, wanting to find an opportunity to approach Ghost Shark and kill him. The first to take action were the Wild Wolf Gang.

A group of people walked towards Ghost Shark and surrounded him. "Ghost Shark, your talisman is in our hands from the Wild Wolf Gang. Want to get it back?" A criminal dressed like a leader said to Ghost Shark with a teasing face, and took out the talisman, waving it in front of him. "What do you want?" Ghost Shark stared at the opponent, took a step forward, and his burly and strong body instantly brought a strong sense of oppression to the other party. "Don't come over!" The leader backed up a step, took out a lighter, and acted as if he was going to burn Ghost Shark's talisman. Another member of the Wild Wolf Gang seized the opportunity to make a condition to Ghost Shark: "You first help us finish these tasks and show enough sincerity, and we'll naturally return the talisman to you. After all, this isn't something valuable." With that, they threw the shovels, iron shovels, and backpacks they were holding all at once in front of Ghost Shark.

Ghost Shark, upon hearing this, glanced at the prison guard patrolling in the distance, who was selectively blind and ignored everything happening here. Clearly, he had been bribed by the Wild Wolf Gang. After threatening Ghost Shark, the members of the Wild Wolf Gang ran under a pile of stones about seven or eight meters high, hiding in the shade to rest and cool off. After all, Ghost Shark was very strong and looked like he could beat ten people alone, making him a tough opponent. So, the members of the Wild Wolf Gang came up with this method, using the talisman to threaten Ghost Shark into working for them, draining his strength. Once Ghost Shark was exhausted, they would swarm him like wolves attacking a tiger and beat him down. Unfortunately, Ghost Shark would not act according to their plan. He glanced at the stone pile where the Wild Wolf Gang was resting, his eyes flashed, and he decided to strike first. Just as Ghost Shark was about to act, the inmates on the quarry suddenly became excited, each blowing whistles toward the opposite open space separated by the fence. It turned out that the female inmates of the prison had come out for exercise. Compared to male prisoners, there were not many female inmates in Ghost Lantern City, usually locked in the other side of the prison, managed separately. Among that group of female prisoners, Ghost Shark spotted a familiar figure at a glance. Ye Cang of the Fire Escape Technique. The hero of Sand Village of the past, now reduced to a prisoner. At this time, Ye Cang was wearing a cool, backless prison uniform, and on her right arm was a lifelike flame dragon tattoo, both alluring and domineering. Moreover, her hair hadn't grown back yet, so she no longer concealed it and appeared bald. She also had a pair of large round metal earrings on her ears. It must be said that this somewhat avant-garde style was even more individualistic than her previous non-mainstream image. Ye Cang didn't seem to fit in with the group. The female prisoners seemed to envy her figure and beauty, but no one dared to provoke her. Or rather, someone who had provoked Ye Cang before had suffered for it. Ye Cang walked to the bottom of a large tree, crossed her arms, leaned against the tree trunk to rest, and no one dared to approach. The frivolous whistling of the male prisoners landed in her ears, making her feel disgusted as always. She coldly glanced at those guys through the fence. As a result, the next second, Ye Cang's whole body trembled, and her pupils contracted. Because she saw a man with a shark face. The man had an extremely tall build, his muscles glistening in the sunlight, standing out particularly in the crowd. Ghost Shark. How could he be here? At this moment, Ye Cang lowered her arms and stared blankly at Ghost Shark, revealing an expression of extreme shock. Ghost Shark smiled at Ye Cang from afar.

Then, he squatted down and pressed his left hand to the ground, as if he was tired and wanted to rest for a bit. In reality, a burst of explosive chakra emanated from Ghost Shark's palm, silently entering the ground and spreading all the way to the stone pile where the Wild Wolf Gang was located. Boom! A deafening explosion. The stone pile collapsed, and boulders weighing hundreds of pounds rolled down one after another, smashing the unsuspecting members of the Wild Wolf Gang to pieces. Amid the continuous wails of agony, the Wild Wolf Gang was wiped out on the spot. On the quarry, it quickly became chaotic and in turmoil. Taking advantage of the fact that the attention of the prison guards and inmates was all drawn to the scene, Ghost Shark walked to the fence and waved at Ye Cang opposite. Ye Cang's expression changed, various thoughts flashed in her mind, and in the end, she still walked towards Ghost Shark. Reunited after a long time. The two were several meters apart, and had a conversation across the fence. "Ye Cang, you've really disappointed me. You actually lost in the power struggle in the upper echelons of Sand Village." As soon as Ghost Shark opened his mouth, he understood the reason why Ye Cang had come to this prison. "This has nothing to do with you." Ye Cang responded coldly. Indeed, during the competition for the fourth Kazekage position, she was defeated by Lu Sha, a disciple of the third Kazekage, and exiled by the upper echelons of Sand Village led by that person. Facing Ye Cang's indifference, Ghost Shark didn't care and continued to ask, "Let me guess, the Fire Escape Heavenly Prison Technique of Wunao didn't completely bind your chakra, right? After all, after you ate the alien cells, your body also evolved, and you're different from ordinary people." "Thanks to you." Ye Cang remained indifferent and only said these four words. "So, why don't you escape from prison?" Ghost Shark asked curiously. With Ye Cang's abilities, if she wanted to escape from here, there was still a great chance. Ye Cang fell silent. Of course she wouldn't tell Ghost Shark that she had become a heartless, broken person. Ye Cang, who had lived in Sand Village her whole life, was suddenly expelled from her beloved village and lost the sense of belonging as a ninja. Now, even if she escaped this prison, there was nowhere for her to go, so she had given up on herself and was waiting out her remaining life here. However, the next sentence from Ghost Shark gave Ye Cang a boost of spirit.