"My lord, I never imagined that this dark realm is not all chaos. There are actually scenes of dead souls living and working in peace."
It was the first time for both generals to enter the Dark Realm, and they couldn't help but feel novel. Li Ping talked about the scene he saw in the future and couldn't help but sigh.
"Haha, evil spirits are also caused by this chaotic spiritual energy. These ordinary dead souls, without cultivating spiritual power, will naturally not be contaminated by the violent spiritual energy so quickly. But if they stay in this environment for a long time, they will inevitably become You will be affected to some extent, but if your emotions fluctuate too much, you will give this ubiquitous violent spiritual energy an opportunity to easily turn into an evil spirit."
Li Ping has followed Zhao Jin for the longest time, and it is inevitable that he will be infected with Zhao Jin's bad habit of lamenting life from time to time.
"My lord, if there is a spiritual weapon or formation that can filter out the negative emotions in this aura, maybe we can create a paradise!"
Zhao Jin couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that Li Ping had such naive thoughts.
"Haha, how can any eggs be intact when the nest is overturned? It is said that when some forces in the dark realm are short of evil spirits and ghosts, they will oppress ordinary dead souls to turn them into evil spirits to replenish their sources of soldiers. The major forces fight in a melee , how can we have the opportunity to live and work in peace and contentment? It’s just temporary peace, an illusory illusion!”
Zhao Jin looked at the small fishing boats working in the distance and shook his head helplessly.
"The reason why the Dark Territory is called the Dark Territory is because the colors in it are mostly gray. Therefore, it is rumored that there are secret treasures wherever there is color in the Dark Territory. Do you think there are any treasures at the bottom of the lake?"
Upon hearing Zhao Jin say that there might be treasures in the lake, Zhang Xiu couldn't sit still and his eyes lit up.
"Lord, let's go down and take a look?"
"Haha, don't worry. If there is really a treasure underneath, the ghost leopards in Shuiyun Town will not remain indifferent. Let's eat Shuiyun Town first!"
"promise!"
Although Zhang Xiu was itching and unbearable, he could only endure it for now since Zhao Jin spoke like this.
"You guys go back later, and I'll go in and take a look first. You guys are too big and will definitely alarm the Ghost Leopard."
"promise!"
After Zhao Jin collected dozens of fish and put them into the storage space of the Demon Refining Pot, he put away his horse and walked slowly towards Shuiyun Town.
Shuiyun Town is indeed as its name suggests. It is a medium-sized town. There is not even a city wall, and there are almost no fortifications. There is only a plaque at the door with the three characters "Shuiyun Town" written on it, letting people know that this is where it should be. The main entrance of the town.
Zhao Jin walked in slowly, like a tourist here, but did not alert any dead souls.
The streets paved with bluestones were lined with houses that were no more than two and a half stories tall. Originally, Zhao Jin wanted to find out where Ghost Leopard lived, but now she felt that there was no need to search.
There is a small palace on a small dirt bunker in the center of the town. Although it does not look luxurious, it definitely stands out compared to the three-story houses in the entire town.
That’s it for now, let’s have a full stomach first.
I wanted to find a small stall closest to the mayor's mansion to have a meal, but I didn't know that there was no human habitation within a 300-meter radius of the mayor's mansion. Oh no, it was ghost smoke. It seems that this Mr. Ghost Leopard is really unpopular. Na.
"My guest, please come to see me!"
"Hmm~~ It smells good, boss, your craftsmanship is really good!"
"Haha, I have been working for decades, and I rely on this craft to make a living. Young man, I see you are a stranger, from out of town?"
The boss is a rickety old man who looks to be in his fifties or sixties. The poor people in ancient times could live to this age before dying, which is considered the end of their lives.
"Haha, indeed, I like to travel around the mountains and rivers. When I saw the charming scenery here, I walked in unconsciously. Boss, your food tastes really good."
The food in the dark realm is not inedible to humans. Essentially, these foods are composed of spiritual energy. However, ordinary humans cannot eat them directly. Spirit masters like Zhao Jin are not included in this category.
Zhao Jin guided the old man's words and complimented him from time to time. Praise always made people happy physically and mentally and helped to bring them closer to each other.
"Haha, after all, it is an old craft for decades. The scenery in our Shuiyun Town is indeed beautiful, but it is a pity that it is not stable now. Young man, I see that you have an extraordinary temperament, and you must be one of our children. I advise you to eat You'd better leave here as soon as you finish this bowl of noodles, I won't charge you for this noodles either."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"Well, originally our life here in Shuiyun Town was quite peaceful, but a group of evil spirits came a year ago. Their leader called himself 'General Ghost Leopard'. After occupying the mayor's mansion, he bullied the townspeople and turned them into The evil spirits have joined his army, and if I hadn’t been too old, little old man, I might not have been able to save my business.”
Hearing this, Zhao Jin had some enlightenment in his heart. It seems that the power behind the Ghost Leopard is not that big, or maybe the Ghost Leopard General's status in their power is not that high? Otherwise, would you use yourself to recruit evil spirits?
"Heh, even with the strength of the eighth or ninth grade, he still dares to call himself a general."
Zhao Jin sneered disdainfully.
"Old man, doesn't your town have a garrison? This town is not small, so it won't be occupied so easily, right?"
"Hey, don't mention it. Our town doesn't have any garrison at all. This town was built by Yunshui Taoist people a hundred years ago. Yunshui Taoist people were used to traveling around. After building the town, they continued to travel, leaving only a few The little Taoist priests who have been taught spells by him for half a year have only a few superficial skills. They can deal with ordinary wild beasts, but they are far from good at dealing with General Ghost Leopard's army."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jin finally knew the origin of the name Shuiyun Town, but Shuiyun Lake...
"Then Taoist Yunshui has never come back?"
"Well, since Taoist Yunshui left, he has never come back. Some people say that he has died long ago. Otherwise, why wouldn't he come back to have a look?"
The old man sighed, his inner helplessness palpable.
"Old man, don't sigh. You still have to have hope. What if your life changes, right?"
While Zhao Jin was talking, a small group of evil ghost soldiers came from the corner not far away. They were dressed like Li Cong (Li Goudan)'s armor. They walked into a small restaurant.
"Oh, young man, hurry up! There are ghost soldiers coming. You are tall and strong. If they see you, they will definitely make you a strong man. You hurry up, I will treat you as a young man here. !”
"boom!"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he saw a person flying out of the restaurant, looking like the owner of the restaurant.
"Old man, I asked you to pay more money. What are you doing to your mother-in-law? I asked you to pay more money to give you face. How dare you disobey me!"
The leader of the ghost soldiers stepped on the body of the restaurant owner and crushed him hard while talking.
"My lord, my lord, I paid you the money yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday. I really don't have any money to pay anymore!"
"No money? If you don't have money, then you have to pay for it with your life!"
After saying that, the ghost soldier stepped harder.
"Boss, I can't stand it anymore! Ah!!!!"
I saw a man rushing out of the restaurant, covered in black air, and rushed towards the ghost soldier.
"Xiaoer, Xiaoer...you...don't want it!"
The restaurant owner looked at the waiter with eyes full of reluctance. He cried and tried to move forward to stop the waiter, but his body was stepped on by the ghost soldier and he could not move.
"Hey, the evil spirit has transformed. It's just the right time to recruit a soldier. Come and suppress him, and you can collect the reward again!"
Seeing the waiter who had turned into an evil spirit, the ghost soldier was not angry but happy, and immediately ordered the people around him to take him down. The waiter in the shop had just completed his undead transformation. How could he compare to these evil ghost soldiers who had been undead for many years? He was captured easily.
"Boy... damn... I will fight with you!"
With an angry shout, the shop owner also began to emit black air.
"Hey, there's another reward!"
Looking at this scene, the old man not far away was still trying to persuade Zhao Jin to leave as soon as possible.
"Young man, you have seen it, do you also want to become an evil spirit? You should leave quickly!"
Zhao Jin chuckled.
"Old man, I'm just going to ask you a question, and I'll leave after I ask it."
"what is the problem?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and then he thought to himself that this tough young man finally got the idea.
"Is the Ghost Leopard in the mayor's mansion?"
"Well, yes, he rarely leaves the town. Except for occasionally going boating on Shuiyun Lake, he always stays at the mayor's mansion."
"Okay, that's good."
"Young man, you've finished asking the questions. You should leave quickly. It will be bad if they see you!"
The old man was still anxious to persuade Zhao Jin to leave, but he smiled evilly.
"Hey, old man, I'm actually here to save you."
After saying that, Zhao Jin flicked the chopsticks in his hand, and the two chopsticks shot out like sharp arrows. One of them went straight into the throat of the leader of the ghost soldiers, and the other fell on the shop owner who was turning into an evil spirit. I saw that the black energy on the shop owner's body melted quickly like snow meeting fire when it met the chopsticks, and his transformation into an evil spirit was also prevented.
"Huh? Uh..."
In just an instant, the leading ghost soldier was killed.
"Who!? Who!?"
When the other ghost soldiers saw that their boss was killed with one blow, they immediately panicked and quickly looked around. Looking around, they only saw Zhao Jin and the old man still lingering outside, while the others had already packed up their stalls and entered the house. .
"Is it him? Come on!"
The remaining five ghost soldiers armed with guns surrounded the old man's noodle stall.
"who are you?"
"Oh, there's a misunderstanding, Master Jun. This is the little old man's distant nephew. He came here specifically to see the little old man today. He is a very good citizen. Hey, please go inside quickly."
Seeing that the ghost soldiers were surrounding him, the old man suddenly panicked, but even so, he was still protecting Zhao Jin, which made Zhao Jin couldn't help but sigh, were all the ancients so kind?
Although the old man saw how Zhao Jin Fei Chopsticks killed people, he still didn't believe that he alone could defeat General Ghost Leopard and his army, so he could only do his best to protect him.
